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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanas%C3%ADn%20Municipality

Kanasín Municipality

Kanasín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “tense or strongly tightened”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (72.81 km2) of land and located roughly 5 km east of the city of Mérida. History It is unknown which chieftainship the area was under prior to the arrival of the Spanish. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. One of the first encomenderos was Francisco Sosa, with 209 Indians in his charge. Later it passed to Josefa Díaz Bolio, who had care of 211 Indians and then to reverend Sister María Josefa, with 155 Indians. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, Kanasín was established as head of its own municipality. Governance The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of policing and neighborhoods, public works, health and ecology, education, culture and sports, public monuments, parks and gardens, transportation, and nomenclature. The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools. The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council. Communities The head of the municipality is Kanasín, Yucatán. There are 76 inhabited placed in the municipality. Some of the more important ones include Habal, Mulchechén, San Antonio Tehuitz, San Antonio Xiol, San Pedro Nóhpat, and Teya. The significant populations are shown below: Other localities: San Bernardino Local festivals December 8 Celebration to honor the Immaculate Conception January 29 to February 2 Feast of the Virgin de la Candelaria March Popular carnival Tourist attractions Church of San José, built in the seventeenth century Hacienda San Ildefonso Teya References Municipalities of Yucatán

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2%20Berrettoni

Niccolò Berrettoni

Niccolò Berrettoni (15 December 1637 – February 1682) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Life and Work He was born in Macerata Feltria on December 14. 1637. As a child he studied under Simone Cantarini in Pesaro; at the death of this master, he moved circa 1670 to Rome to work for the large studio of Carlo Maratta. In 1675, while still in the orbit of Carlo Maratta, he entered as an academic into the Roman painter's guild, the Accademia di San Luca. Under the patronage of Maratta, he obtained important commissions; however, in the last years of his life, his relationship with this master altered. According to Pascoli, in 1680 when Berrettoni was about to receive the commission of the ceiling fresco of the nave of San Silvestro in Capite, Maratta, fearing the rising fame of his pupil, caused the commission to be assigned instead to the older Giacinto Brandi. Embittered by the affair, Pascoli said Berrettoni fell ill, and died in February 1682. Some of Berrettoni's painting executed for aristocratic clients, including the Flight to Egypt (mentioned in an estimate of 1724 and cited by Pascoli) are missing. Works ascribed to Berrettoni include: Frescoes of Palazzo Altieri (1675), his most praised work, that were first confused with the painting of the ceiling in the first antechamber, which actually belongs to Domenico Maria Canuti, and only in 1961 were they identified by Clark with those of the current Red Hall. The decoration includes the oval of the ceiling with an allegory of passionate love (Venus holding the torch, Cupids and the Three Graces) and the two lateral lunettes with the Colloquium of Love and Psyche (or Venus and Cupid) and Allegory of the Spring. Chapel of Santa Anna (3rd on right) in the church of Santa Maria in Montesanto (1679 - 1682), work in which he was involved included the ceiling oval depicting God in Glory in the clouds surrounded by angels, plumes with cherubs, the two lateral lunettes with the Meeting of Anna and Gioacchino and the Apparition of the Angel to Gioacchino; the beautiful picture above the altar, today very darkened, which represents the Madonna with the Child and Saint Anna. In the Villa Falconieri of Frascati: two lunettes, one with portraits of the members of the Falconieri family, are stylistically similar to the figures of the vault of Santa Maria in Montesanto and to the lunettes found in the Palazzo Altieri. Frescoes of the vault of the third chapel in Santa Maria del Suffragio, which he started, were entrusted by Maratta to Giuseppe Chiari upon his death. In Palazzo Oliva (formerly the Cattani house) and in the Casino of the villa Cattani in Paolucci in Trebbiantico there still exist frescoes by Berrettoni. Marriage of Mary on the high altar of San Lorenzo in Piscibus in Rome, engraved by Pier Santi Bartoli. Adoration of the Shepherds and the Baptism of Christ in the Gallery of Drescla. Madonna with Child and Young St John the Baptist in the Museum of Ascoli Piceno. Holy Family for Santa Maria in Monte Santo, engraved by Frezza. References Specific 1637 births 1682 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Pupils of Carlo Maratta

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Howe

Mary Howe

Mary Howe (April 4, 1882 – September 14, 1964) was an American composer and pianist. Biography She was born Mary Carlisle in Richmond, Virginia, at the home of her maternal grandparents. She would live most of her life in the Washington, D.C., area. Her family was extremely wealthy; her father, Calderon Carlisle, was a well known and successful lawyer. This privilege helped her get piano lessons with Hermione Seron, an accomplished pianist. By the time she was 18, she was performing publicly and was accepted into Baltimore's Peabody Institute. It was there that she began studying with Richard Burmeister, who taught her to be quite accomplished on the piano. She also studied composition with Gustav Strube, Ernest Hutcheson, and Harold Randolph (1861–1927), and in 1933 went to Paris to study with the famous French pianist Nadia Boulanger. Shortly thereafter, she started performing with her friend Anne Hull, one of their most notable performances being Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos. However, she much preferred composition. She notably emulated neo-romanticism, with an unusually open mind for modernism. Her early compositions were almost exclusively for piano. However, she began to develop an interest in themes in nature and American themes, paving the way for some of her most famous orchestral works (which include Sand, Stars, Rock, Three Pieces after Emily Dickinson and "Chain Gang Song" for orchestra and chorus). Her "Chain Gang Song" was especially praised for its lack of femininity; after the chorus and orchestra called her up to bow after its first performance, a man from the audience praised the conductor for the piece and asked why the woman was bowing with the ensemble. Later in life, Howe developed a passion for singing, and wrote many songs. In support of her country during World War II, she composed vigorous pieces in support of the troops that incorporated the texts of William Blake, which were also written for voice. She died in 1964 at the age of 82, ten years after the death of her husband, Walter Bruce Howe. They were survived by their three children: Bruce, Calderon, and Molly. Work list Choral Catalina, 1924; Chain Gang Song, 1925; Cavaliers, 1927, unpublished; Laud for Christmas, 1936; Robin Hood's Heart, 1936, unpublished; Spring Pastoral, 1936; Christmas Song, 1939; Song of Palms, 1939; Song of Ruth, 1939; Williamsburg Sunday, 1940; Prophecy, 1943; A Devotion, 1944; Great Land of Mine, 1953; Poem in Praise, 1955, unpublished; The Pavilion of the Lord, 1957, unpublished; Benedictus es Domine, 1960, unpublished; We Praise thee O God, 1962, unpublished Songs Old English Lullaby, 1913; Somewhere in France, 1918; Cossack Cradle Song, 1922; Berceuse, 1925; Chanson Souvenir, 1925; O Mistress Mine, 1925; The Prinkin' Leddie, 1925; Reach, 1925; Red Fields of France, 1925; Ma douleur, 1929; Ripe Apples, 1929; There has Fallen a Splendid Tear, 1930; Der Einsame, 1931; Liebeslied, 1931; Mailied, 1931; Schlaflied, 1931; Abendlied, 1932, unpublished; Avalon, 1932; The Little Rose, 1932; The Rag Picker, 1932; The Lake Isle of Innisfree, 1933; Fair Annet's Song, 1934; Herbsttag, 1934 Little Elegy, 1934; Fragment, 1935; Now goes the light, 1935; Velvet Shoes, 1935; Go down Death, 1936; A Strange Story, 1936; Départ, 1938, unpublished; Soit, 1938; Viennese Waltz, 1938; Irish Lullaby, 1939, unpublished; You, 1939; Am Flusse, 1940; Die Götter, 1940; Heute geh' ich, 1940; Die Jahre, 1940; Ich denke dein, 1940; Trocknet nicht, 1940, unpublished; Zweiful, 1940; The Bird's Nest, 1941; General Store, 1941; Horses of Magic, 1941; Song at Dusk, 1941; Traveling, 1941, unpublished; Were I to Die, 1941, unpublished; L'amant des roses, 1942; Mein Herz, 1942; Men, 1942; Nicht mit Engeln, 1942; Hymne, 1943; In Tauris, 1944; Look on this horizon, 1944, unpublished; To the Unknown Soldier, 1944; Lullaby for a Forester's Child, 1945; Rêve, 1945; O Proserpina, 1946; Spring Come not too Soon, 1947; The Christmas Story, 1948; The Bailey and the Bell, 1950; Horses, 1951; Einfaches Lied, 1955, unpublished; My Lady Comes, 1957; Three Hokku, 1958 Other works Orchestral: Poema, 1922; Stars, 1927 (New York, 1963); Sand, 1928 (New York, 1963); Castellana, 2 pianos, orchestra, 1930; Dirge, 1931; Axiom, 1932; American Piece, 1933; Coulennes, 1936; Potomac River, 1940; Paean, 1941; Agreeable Overture, 1948; Rock, 1954 (New York, 1963); The Holy Baby of the Madonna, 1958 Chamber music: Fugue, string quartet, 1922; Sonata, D, 1922 (New York, 1962); Ballade Fantasque, 1927; 3 Restaurant Pieces, 1927; Little Suite, string quartet, 1928; Piano Quintet, 1928; Suite mélancolique, 1931; Patria, 1932; Quatuor, string quartet, 1939; 3 Pieces after Emily Dickinson, string quartet, 1941; Interlude between 2 Pieces, flute, piano, 1942; Wind Quintet, 1957 Piano: (published unless otherwise stated): Andante douloureux, 1910; Nocturne, 1913 (New York, 1925); Prelude, 1920; Valse dansante, 2 pianos, 1922, unpublished; Berceuse, 1924 (New York, 1925); Estudia brillante, 1925, unpublished; 3 Spanish Folk Tunes, 2 pianos, 1925 (New York, 1926); Whimsy, 1931; Stars, 1934; Trifle, 1935, unpublished; Cards, ballet, 2 pianos, 1936, unpublished; Le jongleur de Notre Dame, ballet, 2 pianos, 1959, unpublished Organ: Elegy, 1939, published; For a Wedding, 1940, unpublished Also transcriptions of works by J. S. Bach for 1 and 2 pianos Discography Music by Mary Howe (1998) – performed by John Martin, Mary Howe, William Strickland, and Catholic University of America Chamber Arts Society, Performed by Tokyo Imperial Philharmonic Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic Love's Seasons: Songs of Mary Howe and Robert Ward (2004) by Sandra McClain and Margo Garrett Stars (1927) – recorded by Hans Kindler and the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., on 29 January 1941 for RCA Victor (78rpm: 11-8608) and reissued on CD in 1999 (Biddulph WHL 063). Sources Profile, Bach-Cantatas.com Dorothy Indenbaum, Carol J. Oja: "Howe, Mary", Grove Music Online External links Mary Howe Papers, 1884–1972 Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Mary Howe collection of noncommercial recordings, 1945–1955, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts American women classical composers American classical composers Composers for piano American classical pianists American women classical pianists American women singer-songwriters 1882 births 1964 deaths Musicians from Richmond, Virginia Peabody Institute alumni Singer-songwriters from Virginia 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers Classical musicians from Virginia 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century American pianists Singer-songwriters from Washington, D.C.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locational%20astrology

Locational astrology

Locational astrology (sometimes referred to as astrogeography or locality astrology) is any of various types of astrology that factor in specific locations of the Earth. The different types also carry a range of astrological techniques. Astrogeography The topic of astrological geography is the astrological study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth. The origins of astrogeography may possibly go back to the roots of astrology in Mesopotamian Culture. Some relation between zodiac signs and cardinal points is highly probable to have been established for astrological weather forecasts and other purposes of prediction. Nicholas Campion names Marcus Manilius (1st century) and Claudius Ptolemaeus (2nd century) to be the first authors to deliver a system of rulership of zodiac signs for regions. Others are Al-Biruni (11th century), William Lilly (17th century), Raphael (19th century), Green and Sepharial (20th century). An important systematic approach to astrogeography was developed by various astrologers such as Sepharial (Walter Gorn Old) in England, and A.M. Grimm in Germany. Both these systems assume that the Greenwich Meridian in metropolitan London has a 0° Aries fixed local MC, leaving the various regions of the globe to correspond with the 12 signs of the zodiac. There are subtle differences between the system of Sepharial and Grimm which are not noticeable in many classical astrology methods, but may be noticeable in precision methods such as those of Uranian astrology or cosmobiology. The Sepharial system was later popularized by Canadian astrologer Chris McRae, and American astrologer Joyce Wehrman. The Canadian astrologer L. Edward Johndro also worked with this method at various points throughout the 1930s and later years, and vacillated between the starting reference point at Greenwich and one near the greater pyramids of Egypt; there is controversy over which system he actually decided upon in later years. In the course of the development of computer technology which made it easier to calculate more elaborate astrogeographical maps the so-called Andersen system was published in 1974. It included 11 newly developed world maps valid for one planet each. A more complex astrogeographical world mapping system based on the holographic structural model and astrological field study through comparison of the features of the landscape developed in astrological geomancy was published by Georg Stockhorst in 2009 calculating 6 size levels of fields nested inside one another. Astrological cartography The topic of astrological cartography is the astrological study of the relationship of individuals such as subjects or objects to places on Earth by the projection of valid horoscopes on to the Earth's surface, through the simple micro-approach to various longitude based location as narrated in each degree nd minutes of 360° of 12 zodiacs of wheel chart. The most popular method in astrological cartography was based on findings by Don Neroman, Gustav Schwickert, Cyril Fagan, Roy Charles Firebrace und Donald A. Bradley and developed from about 1930 until the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s it was further developed and made popular by Jim Lewis under the trademark of "Astro*Carto*Graphy". Another Astrological Cartography system is named "local space astrology," developed by German astrologer Friedrich Sieggrün and later popularized in the United States by Steve Cozzi and astrological software developer Michael Erlewine. Astrological geomancy Astrological Geomancy is any approach to examine and understand the astrological qualities of places. In astrological geomancy places are studied not through projections from maps like in astrogeography but through consideration of the microcosmic system of a place. The surroundings, the use, animals and plants, features of buildings and architecture, events and all possible features of places can be evaluated in astrological geomancy but the most important element would be the landscape. A highly elaborate system of astrological geomancy was developed and published by G. Stockhorst between 1995 and 2010. The system is based on fields of 30 square meters for a basic grid system with the sequence of zodiac signs running from north to south and west to east so that one full zodiac length can be measured as 360 m long in both directions. The use of a holographic structural model in which 12 x 12 square 30 m fields make one 360 square m field, 12 x 12 360 square m fields make one 4,32 km field, 12 x 12 4,32 km fields make one 51,84 km field and 12 x 12 51,84 km fields make one 622,08 km field allows mapping of villages, towns and regions through projection onto maps and the use for verification in astrogeographic mapping. In Chinese geomancy (feng shui) astrological signs, symbols and categories have been traditionally used. See also Astrocartography References Astrology by type

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%20Treweek

George Treweek

George Treweek (31 March 1905 – 28 October 1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a towering in his time, who formed an integral part of the champion South Sydney teams of the 1920s and early 1930s. He is rated as one of the finest second-row forwards ever to play for Australia. Club career Starting out as a in the lower grades at the Mascot Juniors RLFC, Treweek was moved into the second-row upon reaching first grade and won five premierships with South Sydney, captaining the side in the 1931 and 1932 premiership victories. All up Treweek played 120 games for Souths between 1926 and 1934. Representative career He made 7 Test appearances for the Australian national representative side. His test debut was against the touring Great Britain team in 1928. He was selected to go on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, playing in four tests and 22 games in all and scoring six tries. Curren is listed on the Australian Players Register as kangaroo No. 142. Treweek also played eighteen games for NSW. Accolades In 2004 he was named by the Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team, consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908 through to 2004. In 2006 he was inducted into the ARL Hall of Fame. In February 2008, Treweek was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. In 2010, Treweek was named as captain in the Mascot Juniors RLFC Team of the Century. Surname and spelling George Treweeke was born Albert George Treweek. The family name was always spelled without the final e. His brothers and parents all kept the original spelling but George changed it to Treweeke. He never had the heart to tell the press of the day that they had spelled his name wrong throughout his entire career. The proper spelling of his surname is actually Treweek not Treweeke though he graciously accepted Treweeke throughout his life. Footnotes Sources Andrews, Malcolm. The ABC of Rugby League. Australia: ABC Books, 2006. 1905 births Australian rugby league players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Australia national rugby league team players South Sydney Rabbitohs captains New South Wales rugby league team players 1991 deaths Rugby league second-rows

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress%20majorization

Stress majorization

Stress majorization is an optimization strategy used in multidimensional scaling (MDS) where, for a set of -dimensional data items, a configuration of points in -dimensional space is sought that minimizes the so-called stress function . Usually is or , i.e. the matrix lists points in or dimensional Euclidean space so that the result may be visualised (i.e. an MDS plot). The function is a cost or loss function that measures the squared differences between ideal (-dimensional) distances and actual distances in r-dimensional space. It is defined as: where is a weight for the measurement between a pair of points , is the euclidean distance between and and is the ideal distance between the points (their separation) in the -dimensional data space. Note that can be used to specify a degree of confidence in the similarity between points (e.g. 0 can be specified if there is no information for a particular pair). A configuration which minimizes gives a plot in which points that are close together correspond to points that are also close together in the original -dimensional data space. There are many ways that could be minimized. For example, Kruskal recommended an iterative steepest descent approach. However, a significantly better (in terms of guarantees on, and rate of, convergence) method for minimizing stress was introduced by Jan de Leeuw. De Leeuw's iterative majorization method at each step minimizes a simple convex function which both bounds from above and touches the surface of at a point , called the supporting point. In convex analysis such a function is called a majorizing function. This iterative majorization process is also referred to as the SMACOF algorithm ("Scaling by MAjorizing a COmplicated Function"). The SMACOF algorithm The stress function can be expanded as follows: Note that the first term is a constant and the second term is quadratic in (i.e. for the Hessian matrix the second term is equivalent to tr) and therefore relatively easily solved. The third term is bounded by: where has: for and for and . Proof of this inequality is by the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, see Borg (pp. 152–153). Thus, we have a simple quadratic function that majorizes stress: The iterative minimization procedure is then: at the step we set stop if otherwise repeat. This algorithm has been shown to decrease stress monotonically (see de Leeuw). Use in graph drawing Stress majorization and algorithms similar to SMACOF also have application in the field of graph drawing. That is, one can find a reasonably aesthetically appealing layout for a network or graph by minimizing a stress function over the positions of the nodes in the graph. In this case, the are usually set to the graph-theoretic distances between nodes and and the weights are taken to be . Here, is chosen as a trade-off between preserving long- or short-range ideal distances. Good results have been shown for . References Graph drawing Dimension reduction Mathematical optimization Mathematical analysis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics%20and%20Language

Ethics and Language

Ethics and Language is a 1944 book by C. L. Stevenson which was influential in furthering the metaethical view of emotivism first espoused by David Hume. 1944 non-fiction books Meta-ethics Ethics literature Contemporary philosophical literature

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick%20Byrd

Rick Byrd

Richard F. Byrd (born April 30, 1953) is a retired American college basketball coach who served as the head coach of the Belmont Bruins men's basketball team from 1986-2019. On February 16, 2017, with the Bruins win over Eastern Kentucky, Byrd marked his 750th career win, 658 with Belmont. He retired after the 2018-2019 season with 805 wins, which ranks twelfth all-time among NCAA Division I men's basketball coaches. Early life Byrd grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee where he would sit alongside his father, Ben Byrd, and watch him write articles on the Tennessee men's basketball games as a kid. He then went to play basketball at a Florida junior college for a year, but decided to come back home to Knoxville and attend the University of Tennessee, where he was asked to join the junior varsity team for the Volunteers his senior year. The next year, in order to start his coaching career, he became the student assistant to the varsity squad. The very next year Byrd also attempted to become a graduate assistant for the Vols. Byrd then went to nearby Division III school Maryville as an assistant coach. After Maryville, Byrd moved to Tennessee Tech as an assistant for a few seasons, before becoming head coach at Division II Lincoln Memorial where he stayed for three seasons and finished with a 69–28 overall record. Career at Belmont In 1986, Byrd was hired by Belmont as head coach. At the time of his retirement, Byrd was one of five active NCAA coaches to have 500 wins at one school. Byrd was also one of 11 active coaches to have more than 600 career wins. Byrd won his 700th game as a head coach on January 17, 2015, when Belmont defeated Austin Peay 89–83. Byrd is first among all active NCAA Division I men’s basketball head coaches (min. 10 years at school) when ranked by percentage of schools’ all-time wins; having accounted for over 59 percent of the total victories in Belmont history. Only three Division I men's head coaches in the nation had been at their respective institutions longer than Byrd's 30 years of service at Belmont. He led Belmont to eight NCAA Tournaments in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2019. Under Byrd's guidance, the Bruins have won 239 games and posted a remarkable 179–43 (.806) record in conference games over the past 10 years. Byrd, from 2011–2014, led the Bruins to be one of only six NCAA Division I men's basketball programs to win 26 or more games per season, joining the select company of Duke, Florida, Syracuse, VCU, and Wichita State. On April 1, 2019, Byrd announced his retirement from Belmont after 33 years at the helm of the program. Notable players Byrd has coached many players that have gone on to have very accomplished careers after their Belmont careers, including J.J. Mann, the Ohio Valley Conference's Player of the Year, a first-team Academic All-American and the winningest player in Belmont history. He now plays for the German professional team Phoenix Hagen. Byrd also coached Ian Clark, NBA shooting guard. Clark was Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention, Naismith and Lou Henson National Player of the Year candidate, Lefty Driesell Defensive All-America, Mid-Major All-America, OVC co-Player of the Year, First Team All-OVC, OVC Defensive Player of the Year, OVC All-Tournament Team, Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Men's Basketball Player of the Year all, among many other awards, all under the direction of Byrd. Byrd also coached Kerron Johnson who helped take the Belmont program to new heights, leading the Bruins to 102 victories, four regular season conference championships, three conference tournament championships and three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. Moreover, Johnson helped Belmont earn national Top 25 poll votes three straight seasons and the program's best NCAA Tournament seed - No. 11 - in 2013. This seed would later be matched by the 2018-19 squad. Head coaching record See also List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins References 1953 births Living people Basketball coaches from Tennessee Belmont Bruins men's basketball coaches College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters men's basketball coaches Maryville Scots men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball coaches University of Tennessee alumni

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forcht%20Group%20of%20Kentucky

Forcht Group of Kentucky

Forcht Group of Kentucky (pronounced "fork") is a group of companies principally owned by Terry E. Forcht, with corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky and Corbin, Kentucky. The corporation employs more than 2,100 people in many companies specializing in banking and financial services, insurance, nursing homes and health care, broadcasting and print media, retail, data and Web design services, real estate and construction. Forcht Group of Kentucky officially changed its name from First Corbin Financial Corporation on November 10, 2007. The company also sponsors "The Forcht Group of Kentucky Center for Excellence in Leadership" lecture series which began in 2005 at University of the Cumberlands, where Terry Forcht formerly taught business. Forcht Bank The largest of Forcht Group's businesses is Forcht Bancorp, which is a management services company for Forcht Bank which has 34 locations in 12 Kentucky counties with total assets of more than $1 billion ranking it among the top 10 Kentucky-based banks in the Commonwealth. In December 2007, Forcht Bank was formed by merging the 11 banks that Forcht Bancorp owned. The bank's locations were formerly named Boone National Bank, Campbellsville National Bank, Deposit Bank and Trust Co., First National Bank of Lexington, Laurel National Bank, PRP National Bank, Somerset National Bank, Tri-County National Bank, Williamsburg National Bank, and Eagle Bank. Forcht Bank is based in Lexington, and Forcht Bancorp's headquarters is in Corbin and Lexington. The bank's slogan is "A New Direction in Banking." Forcht Bank is the title sponsor for the State Baseball Championship tournament at Applebee's Park in Lexington, Ky. Forcht Broadcasting On April 23, 2008 Forcht Group of Kentucky announced that Key Broadcasting had been rebranded as Forcht Broadcasting. Forcht Broadcasting currently operates 19 radio stations, with locations in Columbia-WAIN-AM and WAIN-FM, London-WFTG-AM, WWEL-FM and WANV-FM, Hopkinsville-WHOP-AM and WHOP-FM, Paintsville-WSIP-AM and WSIP-FM, Somerset-WYKY-FM and WTLO-AM, Whitesburg-WTCW-AM and WXKQ-FM, Olney, Illinois- WVLN-AM, WSEI-FM and WIKK-FM, and Crawfordsville, Indiana-WCVL-AM, WIMC-FM and WCDQ-FM. Forcht Broadcasting stations are affiliates for a variety of pro, college and local sports including the University of Kentucky Sports Network, NASCAR Nextel (formerly Winston) Cup, NASCAR Xfinity (formerly Busch), Gander Outdoor (formerly Craftsman) Truck and IRL Racing Networks, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Nashville Predators, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and local high school sports. List of companies Banking and financial services Forcht Bancorp, which operates 34 banking centers in 12 counties with total assets of more than a billion dollars. First Corbin Bank Services, Inc. First Financial Appraisals, Inc. First Leasing, LLC Columbia Bancshares, Inc.* 1st Hamburg, LLC First Financial Credit, Inc. Key Motor Club, LLC First Corbin Hedge Fund, LLC Health care Parkway Realty, Inc. Forcht Pharmacy Forcht Diagnostic Laboratory Management Advisors, Inc. Health Realty, LLC Barbourville Realty, LLC Harlan Realty, LLC Williamsburg Realty, LLC Bacon Creek Realty, LLC Hazard Realty, LLC Knott County Realty, LLC Wolfe County Realty, LLC Hyden Nursing Home Realty, LLC Broadcast and print media 1st Media, LLC Forcht Broadcasting, Inc. Key Management, Inc. Tri-County Radio Broadcasting, Inc. S.I.P Broadcasting, Inc. T.C.W. Broadcasting, Inc. C.V.L. Broadcasting, Inc. V.L.N. Broadcasting, Inc. F.T.G. Broadcasting, Inc. P.R.S. Broadcasting, Inc. H.O.P. Broadcasting, Inc. HOP Realty, LLC SIP Realty, LLC FTG Realty, LLC The Whitley Whiz, Inc., which publishes the Corbin and Williamsburg News Journal The Hamburg Home Journal, LLC Insurance Kentucky National Insurance Company Forcht Insurance Agency, LLC Hamburg Insurance, LLC Corbin Insurance, LLC First Kentucky Insurance, LLC Kentucky Home Life Insurance Retail My Favorite Things, LLC First Jewelry and Gifts, Inc. Technology Key Technology, LLC Input Data, LLC BSC Data, LLC Service group Forcht Construction, LLC First Construction Landscaping, LLC Terry E. Forcht S/P Key Association S/P Key Management S/P First Corbin Investment S/P First Corbin Financial.com, Inc. Real estate First Corbin, LLC Second Corbin, LLC Old Rosebud, LLC Billy Town Realty, LLC First Corbin Realty, LLC Forrest Hills, LLC Land Company of Columbia, Inc. Forcht Investment S/P Land Company of Corbin, Inc. I.P. Realty, LLC Queen Hill, LLC Land Company of Danville, Inc. MA Realty, LLC Radio IAI, LLC Duke Publishing, LLC First Air, LLC Huff, Farmer and Forcht PTR* Huff & Associates, LLC* Forcht & Patrick PTR* Forcht, Patrick & Frazier PTR* *Minority ownership References External links Forcht Group homepage Forcht Bank homepage Article on Terry Forcht in March 2008 issue of The Lane Report Story on Terry Forcht and Forcht Group in the Lexington Herald-Leader Corbin, Williamsburg banks now named for founder Article on First Corbin published in the ABA Banking Journal Banks based in Kentucky Companies based in Lexington, Kentucky Banks established in 1985 1985 establishments in Kentucky

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia%20Federal%20Route%2091

Malaysia Federal Route 91

Federal Route 91, or Jalan Kluang-Kota Tinggi, is the main federal road in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Kluang to Kota Tinggi. Route background The route starts at Kluang and ends at Kota Tinggi via Gunung Lambak and Bandar Tenggera. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 91 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. List of intersections and towns I/S - intersection RSA - Rest and service area, L/B - layby, BR - bridge References 091

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex%20Callier

Alex Callier

Alex Callier (born 6 December 1972, in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium) is a member of Belgian rock band Hooverphonic. Biography Callier studied image, sound and editing at RITCS between 1990 and 1993. After his studies he worked as a sound engineer for the public Flemish broadcaster VRT. In 1995 he co-founded Hoover (later Hooverphonic), where he is active as a musician, as well as a composer and producer. In 1999 he wrote the music for the Belgian film Shades. In 2000 he received the ZAMU Award for Best Belgian producer. In 2009, he launched his solo project Hairglow. In 2018, he co-wrote a Matter of Time, the song Sennek used to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. ACTA treaty Alex Callier was in favour of the now rejected ACTA treaty. He defended this proposal to restrict the internet, among other things, in the European Parliament. References 1972 births Living people Belgian electronic musicians Belgian rock musicians People from Sint-Niklaas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%20Salto%2C%20Durango

El Salto, Durango

El Salto is a town and seat of the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo in the southwestern part of the Mexican state of Durango. As of 2015, the town had a total population of 24,241, Situated on a pine-forested plateau about 2,580 meters (8,464 feet) above sea level in the Sierra Madre mountain range, the town is home to a large lumber industry. It also has a military base. The surrounding municipality has a population of 50,417 and an area of 6,178.3 km² (2,385.45 sq mi). Climate El Salto has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb). Thanks to its location in the high plateau of the Sierra Madre Occidental it receives abundant rain during the summer months; enough for it to avoid the semi-arid (BSk) classification found further inland. Due to its location the town experiences mild but rainy summers, and relatively dry and chilly winters with freezing night temperatures. Winter months witness the occasional snow storm. References Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática Durango Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Populated places in Durango

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De la Torre Bueno Prize

The de la Torre Bueno Prize is an annual award offered by the Dance Studies Association for the best book published in English in the field of dance studies. The award honors José Rollin de la Torre Bueno, the first university press editor to develop a dance studies titles list. The award of $1000 recognizes exemplary scholarship and important contributions to the field. From its creation in 1973 to 2001, the prize was awarded by the Dance Perspectives Foundation, an organization founded in 1966 to support dance scholarship. However, the de la Torre Bueno family severed the relationship with the Foundation in 2001, and from 2002 until 2016, the prize was awarded by the Society of Dance History Scholars. When the Society of Dance History Scholars merged with the Congress on Research in Dance in 2017 to become the Dance Studies Association, the de la Torre Bueno Prize transferred, as well. Award winners Awarded by SDHS 2016 - Prize to Melissa Blanco Borelli for She is Cuba. Oxford University Press, 2015. 2014 - Prize to Prarthana Purkayastha for Indian Modern Dance, Feminism and Transnationalism in New World Choreographies series, eds. Rachel Fensham & Peter M. Boenisch. Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 2014 - Special citation to Rebecca Rossen for Dancing Jewish: Jewish Identity in American Modern and Postmodern Dance. Oxford University Press, 2014. 2013 - Prize to Felicia McCarren for French Moves: The Cultural Politics of le hip hop. Oxford University Press, 2012. 2013 - Special citation to Hélène Neveu Kringelbach for Dance Circles: Movement, Morality and Self-fashioning in Urban Senegal. Berghahn Books, 2013. Special citation to Paul A. Scolieri for Dancing the New World: Aztecs, Spaniards, and the Choreography of Conquest. University of Texas Press, 2013. 2012 - Special citation to Ramón H. Rivera-Servera for Performing Queer Latinidad: Dance, Sexuality, Politics. University of Michigan Press, 2012. Special citation to Tilden Russell for The Compleat Dancing Master: A Translation of Gottfried Taubert’s Rechtschaffener Tantzmeister (1717). Peter Lang, 2012. 2011 - Prize to Carrie J. Preston for Modernism’s Mythic Pose: Gender, Genre, Solo Performance. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. 2010 - Prize to Constance Valis Hill for Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010 - Special citation to Susan A. Reed for Dance and the Nation: Performance, Ritual, and Politics in Sri Lanka. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. Special citation to Jerri Daboo forRitual, Rapture and Remorse: A Study of Tarantism and Pizzica in Salento. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. 2009 - Prize to Carrie Lambert-Beatty, Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Culture at Harvard University, for Being Watched: Yvonne Rainer and the 1960s. Boston: MIT Press, 2008. 2009 - Special citation to Anthea Kraut, Associate Professor of Dance at the University of California-Riverside, for Choreographing the Folk: the Dance Stagings of Zora Neale Hurston. Minneapolis: Minnesota University Press, 2008. 2008 - Prize to Jacqueline Shea Murphy, Associate Professor of Dance at University of California-Riverside, for The People Have Never Stopped Dancing: Native American Modern Dance Histories. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2007. 2008 - Special citation to Janice Ross, Associate Professor (Teaching) of Drama at Stanford University, for Anna Halprin: Experience as Dance. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. 2008 - Special citation to Sydney Hutchinson, research associate at the University of Arizona's Southwest Center and doctoral candidate at New York University, for From Quebradita to Duranguense: Dance in Mexican Youth Culture. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2007. 2007 - Prize to Gay Morris, independent scholar and critic in New York City, for A Game for Dancers: Performing Modernism in the Postwar Years, 1945-1960. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2006. 2007 - Special citation to Lucia Ruprecht, a University Lecturer in German and Fellow of Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, for Dances of the Self in Heinrich von Kleist, E.T.A. Hoffmann and Heinrich Heine. Hampshire, England and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2006. 2006 - prize to Yvonne Daniel, Professor Emerita of Dance and Afro-American Studies at Smith College and 2005-2006 Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, for Dancing Wisdom: Embodied Knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian Candomblé. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2005. 2005 - prize to Thomas DeFrantz, Associate Professor of Music and Theatre Arts at MIT, for his book Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. 2005 - special citation to David Gere, Associate Professor of World Arts and Cultures at UCLA, for How to Make Dances in an Epidemic: Tracking Choreography in the Age of AIDS. Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 2004. 2005 - special citation to Deborah Jowitt, dance critic for the Village Voice and Adjunct Professor at NYU, for Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. 2004 - prize to Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Professor Emerita of Dance at Temple University, for The Black Dancing Body: A Geography from Coon to Cool. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003. 2004 - special citation to Jennifer Fisher, Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of California-Irvine, for Nutcracker Nation: How an Old World Ballet Became a Christmas Tradition in the New World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. 2003 - prize to Susanna Sloat, critic and independent scholar in New York City, for her edited anthology Caribbean Dance from Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2002. 2003 - special citation to Donald McKayle, renowned choreographer and Professor of Dance at University of California-Irvine, for his memoir Transcending Boundaries: My Dancing Life. London and New York: Routledge Harwood, 2002. 2002 - No prize awarded by SDHS. Awarded by Dance Perspectives Foundation 2001 prize to Marian Smith, Ballet and Opera in the Age of Giselle 2001 special citation to Stephanie Jordan, Moving Music: Dialogues with Music in Twentieth-Century Ballet 2000 prize to Suki Schorer, Suki Schorer on Balanchine Technique 2000 special citation to John Forrest, The History of Morris Dancing 1438-1750 1999 prize to Debra H. Sowell, The Christensen Brothers: An American Dance Epic 1999 special citation to Valerie Preston-Dunlop, Rudolph Laban: An Extraordinary Life 1998 prize to Roland J. Wiley, The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov 1998 special citation to Ellen Graff, Stepping Left: Dance and Politics in New York City, 1928-1942 1998 special citation to Karl Toepfer, Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture 1997 prize to Judith Kavanagh, Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton 1997 special citation to Susan L. Foster, Choreography & Narrative: Ballet’s Staging of Story and Desire 1997 special citation to James Neufeld, Power to Rise: The Story of the National Ballet of Canada 1997 special citation to Kariamu Welsh-Asante, ed., African Dance: An Artistic, Historical, and Philosophical Inquiry 1997 special citation to Jacqui Malone, Steppin’ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance 1996 prize to Barbara Browning, Samba: Resistance in Motion 1996 special citation to Francis Spearshott, A Measured Pace 1996 special citation to Amy Koritz, Gendering Bodies/Performing Art: Dance and Literature in Early Twentieth-Century British Culture 1996 special citation to Mark Franko, Dancing Modernism/Performing Politics 1995 prize to Judith Chazin-Bennahum, The Ballets of Antony Tudor: Studies in Psyche and Satire 1995 special citation to Rebecca Harris-Warrick and Carol Marsh, Musical Theater at the Court of Louis XIV: Le Mariage de la Gross Cathos 1995 special citation to Carol Martin, Dance Marathons: Performing American Culture in the 1920s and 1930s 1994 prize to Maurice Esses, Dance and Instrumental Diferencias in 17th and Early 18th Century Spain 1994 prize to Susan Manning, Ecstasy and the Demon: Feminism and Nationalism in the Dances of Mary igman 1994 special citation to Sally Banes, Greenwich Village 1963 1993 prize to Sally Ann Ness, Body, Movement, and Culture 1993 special citation to Janet Soares, Louis Horst: Musician in a Dancer’s World 1991/2 prize to Agnes de Mille, Martha Graham 1991/2 special citation to Larry Warren, Anna Sokolow 1990 prize to Elizabeth Sourtiz, Soviet Choreographers in the 1920s 1990 special citation to Katrina Hazzard-Gordon, Jookin’ 1990 special citation to Cynthia Novack, Sharing the Dance 1990 special citation to Irwin Spector, Rhythm and Life 1989 prize to Lynn Garafola, Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes 1989 special citation to Pauline Koner, Solitary Song 1988 prize to Deborah Jowitt, Time and the Dancing Image 1987 no winner 1986 prize to Alexandra Danilova, Choura 1986 special citation to Susan L. Foster, Reading Dancing 1985 prize to Jennifer Dunning, But First a School 1985 special citation to Deborah Jowitt, The Dance in Mind 1984 no winner 1983 prize to John Mueller, Astaire Dancing 1982 no winner 1982 special citation to Roger Copeland and Marshall Cohen, What is Dance? 1981 prize to Suzanne Shelton, Divine Dancer 1980 prize to Jack Anderson, The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 1980 special citation to Olive Holmes, Motion Arrested 1979 prize to Richard Ralph, The Life and Works of John Weaver 1978 no winner 1977 prize to Nancy Reynolds, Repertory in Review 1976 prize to David Vaughan, Frederick Ashton and His Ballets 1975 prize to Jane Sherman, Soaring 1974 no winner 1973 prize to Mary Grace Swift, A Loftier Flight References External links The de la Torre Bueno Prize - submission information and past recipients Dance Studies Association Awards Dance Studies Association Dance awards Awards established in 1973 1973 establishments in the United States American non-fiction literary awards

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Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was originally intended to be released, in the United States, early in 1931, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. Despite waiting a number of months, the public proved obstinate and the Warner Bros. reluctantly released the film in December 1931 after removing all the music. Since there was no such reactions to musicals outside the United States, the film was released there as a full musical comedy in 1931. The film pokes fun at Al Jolson, who had suffered a downturn in his career due to the public aversion to musical pictures. He had been released from his contract to Warner Bros. late in 1930. Cast Winnie Lightner as Doris Roberts Charles Butterworth as Herbert T. Herbert Joe Smith as Lou Delman of the Avon Comedy Four (as Smith) Charles Dale as Jake Delman of the Avon Comedy Four (as Dale) Dickie Moore as Junior Roberts Bobby Watson as Paisley Frank Conroy as Bill Brighton Walter Miller as John Roberts Mae Madison as Woman in charge of fitting Polly Walters as Telephone girl Luis Alberni as Vassily Vassiloff Greta Granstedt as Charlotte Evans Lilian Bond as Sewing girl Cast notes This was the first of two films which the comedy team of Smith and Dale starred in for Warner Bros., the second being The Heart of New York. The team failed to be the success which Warner Bros. had hoped for and their contract was not renewed. Production The film was the first Warner Bros. film to be filmed in the improved Technicolor process which removed grain and improved both the color and clarity of the film. This improved process had first been used on The Runaround (1931) and resulted in an attempt at a color revival by the studios late in 1931. Variety praised the color work in this film, stating that "the coloring is easy on the eye and never harsh or confusing as the early color pictures were." Music Three songs were written for the film by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler: "I Love a Parade" (Production Number sung by Chorus) "Temporarily Blue" (Sung by Winnie Lightner) "I'm Happy When You're Jealous" (Sung by Winnie Lightner). It was later recorded by Isham Jones and his Orchestra for Brunswick Records (Record Number 6204). Preservation Only a black and white copy of the cut print released in 1931 in the United States seems to have survived. A print is deposited at the Library of Congress. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists. According to the George Eastman Museum 2015 book The Dawn of Technicolor, 1915-1935 a 16mm safety color print (ca. 3200 ft) is held at UCLA. See also List of early color feature films References External links 1931 films 1931 musical comedy films 1930s color films American musical comedy films American films 1930s English-language films American films based on plays Films directed by Lloyd Bacon Films set in New York City Warner Bros. films Films with screenplays by Robert Lord (screenwriter) Early color films

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Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson is a 1935 American black-and-white drama/fantasy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. The film is loosely based on the 1891 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. A tale of a love that transcends all obstacles, it relates the story of two youngsters who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their lives together. The transitions between reality and fantasy are captured by the cinematography of Charles Lang, as discussed in the documentary Visions of Light (1992). Plot Gogo is a young boy of English extraction growing up in Paris. He shares a friendly but often combative relationship with the neighbor girl, Mimsey. After his mother dies, Gogo is taken to England by his uncle who gives him an English name based on his mother's maiden name, transforming Gogo into Peter Ibbetson. "So ended the first chapter in the strange foreshadowed life of Peter Ibbetson." Now an adult Englishman, Ibbetson is an architect working in Yorkshire on a restoration job for the Duke of Towers, a peer of the realm. He falls in love with Mary, Duchess of Towers, and she with him, although she is already married. When the duke discovers this, he callously demands they explain themselves. Peter then realizes that Mary is his childhood sweetheart. All these years, Mary has kept, in the dresser beside her bed, the dress she wore at their last childhood meeting. The Duke becomes jealous and pulls a gun on Ibbetson. Ibbetson manages to kill the Duke in self-defense. "So Death ended the second chapter. And then, in a prison on the bleak English moors..." Ibbetson is unjustly convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison, and despairs that he will never see Mary again. In a fight with his guards, he breaks his back and lies unconscious. Mary visits him in his dreams and convinces him that they can continue to live together in one another's dreams, which connect them spiritually. Peter can leave prison to join Mary in sunlit glades and meadows, but only in his slumbers. "...and so, many years went by." Though the years pass, Peter and Mary remain youthful in their dreams. Mary eventually dies of old age, but she goes to her usual dream rendezvous one last time and speaks to Peter from beyond. Peter, back on his bed in prison, promises to join her now, and dies. Cast Production Robert Donat and Fredric March were reportedly considered for the role of Peter Ibbetson, while Miriam Hopkins was first offered the role of Mary. Gary Cooper, who had previously acted in Westerns and "heroic dramas" (e.g. A Farewell to Arms) was cast against type by Hathaway, a move that heightened "the aesthetic uncanniness of the film". According to The New York Times, the production budget exceeded $750,000. Some location filming took place in Laguna Beach, California. Director Hathaway was inspired by the original illustrations in du Maurier's novel in his approach to various scenes and his emphasis on repeating themes and symbols. The film was released on November 8, 1935, three months after shooting wrapped. Critical reception The film was well received by film critics, including Andre Sennwald, in The New York Times, who liked Hathaway's adaptation of the novel on film, his direction, and the acting. He wrote: Mr. Hathaway bridges the spiritual gulfs between Lives of a Bengal Lancer [his previous film]...and the fragile dream world of du Maurier's sentimental classic with astonishing success. With his directness and his hearty masculine qualities, he skillfully escapes all the lush pitfalls of the plot and gives it a tenderness that is always gallant instead of merely soft. The photoplay, though it scarcely is a dramatic thunderbolt, possesses a luminous beauty and a sensitive charm that make it attractive and moving. Under Mr. Hathaway's management Miss Ann Harding, who has been losing prestige lately, gives her finest performance, while Gary Cooper fits into the picture with unexpected success. Variety praised the cinematography, saying: "From a technical standpoint, picture is just about tops, gaining so much weight in beauty and serenity that it almost overbears the incredulity of the story". The film received a positive reception from André Breton and other proponents of Surrealism; Breton commended it as "a triumph of surrealist thinking". The fact that Cooper and Harding, as well as the child actors who portrayed them as youths, had American rather than English or French accents did not seem to bother critics. Awards and honors Nominations Academy Awards: Best Original Music Score, Irvin Talbot (head of department); score by Ernst Toch; 1936. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: 2002: AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions – Nominated Other adaptations In 1917, du Maurier's story had been adapted into a very successful Broadway play starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. The story had also been filmed in 1921, as a silent film called Forever (1921), directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring the popular Wallace Reid. In the years following the 1935 film, a Ford Theater television Peter Ibbetson (1951) starring Richard Greene, and a Campbell Playhouse radio Peter Ibbetson (1951) directed by and starring Orson Welles were produced. An opera, Peter Ibbetson with music by Deems Taylor from a libretto by Constance Collier and Deems Taylor, based on the same 1891 novel by George du Maurier. It was performed at the Metropolitan Opera 55 times from 1931 to 1935. Orson Welles's The Campbell Playhouse program performed a one-hour radio adaptation, broadcast on CBS on September 10, 1939. The musical Dream True, by Ricky Ian Gordon (music and additional lyrics) and Tina Landau (book and lyrics), is a loose adaptation of the novel, reset in the United States from the 1940s through the 1980s, with a gay subtext (the Peter and Mary characters are both male). It played at the Vineyard Theatre in New York in 1999. The cast was led by Jeff McCarthy, Daniel Jenkins, and Judy Kuhn. The 1947 film The Guilt of Janet Ames, starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas, makes reference to Peter Ibbetson and utilizes the concept of projecting in the plot. Footnotes External links Peter Ibbetson at American Movie Classics 1935 films American historical films American black-and-white films Films based on works by George du Maurier Films directed by Henry Hathaway Paramount Pictures films 1930s historical films 1935 romantic drama films Films scored by Ernst Toch American romantic drama films American films Films set in the 19th century Films about dreams Films about Spiritism American historical romance films

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History of Saskatoon

The history of Saskatoon began with the first permanent non-indigenous settlement of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1883 when Toronto Methodists, wanting to escape the liquor trade in that city, decided to set up a "dry" community in the rapidly growing prairie region. As of 1882 this area was a part of the provisional district named Saskatchewan, North-West Territories (NWT). Their organization, the Temperance Colonization Society, first examined this area in 1882 and found that it would make an excellent location to found their community based on the ideals of the temperance movement. The settlers, led by John Neilson Lake, arrived on the site of what is now Saskatoon by traveling by railway from Ontario to Moose Jaw, Assiniboia, NWT, and then completing the final leg via horse-drawn cart (the railway had yet to be completed to Saskatoon). The plan for the Temperance Colony soon failed as the group was unable to obtain a large block of land within the community. Nonetheless, John Lake is commonly identified as the founder of Saskatoon; a public school, a park and two streets are named after him (Lake Crescent, which was developed in the 1960s, and Eastlake Avenue, originally Lake Avenue (as testified on the first map of Saskatoon from 1883), but later changed for reasons unknown). In 1885, several houses on 11th Street East were used as military hospitals during the North-West Rebellion. One house, the Marr Residence, is a heritage site run by the Meewasin Valley Authority. The first school, Victoria School, opened for classes at the corner of 11th Street and Broadway Avenue in 1888. This small school, now called the "Little Stone Schoolhouse", now sits on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan. Early history Before the founding of the city itself, the Saskatoon area was already inhabited by indigenous peoples, with the oldest traces of civilization dating back around 6,000 years. Stratified remains from the Tipperary Creek First Nations sites near Saskatoon indicate that the area was occupied by indigenous peoples in winter. The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway reached Saskatoon in 1890 and crossed the South Saskatchewan River where the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge now stands, causing a boom in development on the west side of the river. 20th century From the end of the North-West Rebellion in 1895 to 1913, Saskatoon was a "booming" that saw exponential population growth. The main contributing factors of the exponential growth includes the establishment of a temperance settlement in the area during the late 19th century; an economic surge created by the Barr colonists 1903; the city becoming western Canada's railway network hub, and the establishment of the University of Saskatchewan in the city. In 1901, Saskatoon's population hit 113. A third settlement, Riversdale, also began just southwest of Saskatoon. 1903 saw an economic boom for Saskatoon with the encampment of Barr colonists on their way to the Brittania colony. A town charter for the west side of the river was obtained in 1903; Nutana became a village in the same year. April 1904 saw the collapse of the rail bridge due to spring melt and ice on the South Saskatchewan River. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway system survey proposed Hanley as its northern terminal between Regina and Prince Albert. Saskatoon's Board of Trade sent delegates from Saskatoon to Ottawa to discuss the river crossing and proposed city bridges. Their mission resulted in the selection of Saskatoon as the divisional centre for both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; both of these built bridges near the town by 1907. The QLL&SR bridge was rebuilt in 1905, and again after a train fell through it in March 1914; it was demolished in 1965 to make way for the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge and the Idylwyld Freeway. In 1906 Saskatoon became a city with a population of 4,500, which included the communities of Saskatoon, Riversdale, and Nutana. Following the formation of the Province of Saskatchewan September 1, 1905, premier Hon. Walter Scott focused on the creation of a provincial university and agricultural college. Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Regina, Qu'Appelle, Indian Head and Battleford were all under consideration for this location. President Walter Murray and the Board of University Governors voted in favour of Saskatoon on April 7, 1907. 1907 saw the completion of the Traffic Bridge, as well as the CPR Bridge and Grand Trunk Pacific GTP Railway Bridge. The geographical barrier: South Saskatchewan River between Nutana and West Saskatoon was overcome with the building of the Traffic Bridge, which opened in 1907. The physical barrier of the CNR rail yards isolated Riversdale and Saskatoon. Road underpasses below the rail line were built at 19th and 23rd Streets, and a wooden pedestrian overpass at 20th Street. Latter 20th century After World War I, the Dirty Thirties and Depression years saw migration away from bankrupt farms and towards a hope of employment in the cities. The socio-economic changes brought about by World War II and the industrial revolution saw a shift from rural life to urban living. Saskatoon was not only a centre for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during the 1940s, but also became a major regional distribution and service centre. Saskatoon experienced a severe shortage of residential dwellings between 1945 and 1960. During the 1960s, the CNR rail yards were relocated to Chappell Drive, making room for the Idylwyld Freeway and Midtown Plaza in the first Saskatoon Downtown revitalisation project. In 1906, the boundaries of Saskatoon were Clarence Avenue to the east, Taylor Street to the south, Avenue P to the west, and 33rd Street East to the north. This area is roughly the same as the core neighborhood suburban development area. These boundaries remained basically the same for approximately 40 years until Saskatoon reached financial stability during World War II. The following suburban development areas saw neighborhoods developed between 1940 and 1980: Nutana SDA on the east side; on the west side Confederation SDA and Lawson SDA. In 1955, Montgomery Place and in 1956 the neighboring town of Sutherland were annexed by the quickly growing City of Saskatoon This growth continued until the mid-1980s. Technological, educational and cultural amenities have also expanded to meet the increased demand in this growing city. 21st century Saskatoon's first growth spurt gained Saskatoon the nickname Hub City, whereas the latest growth phenomenon has been termed Sask-a-boom. The 10-year capital deficiency discussion paper for 2007–2016 has recently been updated for 2007. The new priority for the civic government are infrastructure needs and proposed new capital projects for the population increases and for the physical geographical growth. The phenomenal retail sector increase, new neighborhoods and communities place a demand upon the city to provide additional firehalls, transit buses, police headquarters, libraries, water plants, electrical power plants, bridges, interchanges and roadways. Brookside, Rosewood, Stonebridge, The Willows, Willowgrove, University Heights Suburban Centre, Hampton Village, Hudson Bay Industrial, Marquis Industrial, Blairmore Suburban Centre, and another 10 unnamed proposed neighborhoods are being developed or are currently under construction. A further annexation of extensive areas to the north, northeast and east of the city took place in July 2010. On August 24, 2010, the Traffic Bridge, which symbolized the uniting of Saskatoon, Nutana and Riversdale into one city, was closed indefinitely due to structural integrity concerns were raised. In 2011 city council decided to replace the iconic bridge, which was completed and opened to the public October 3, 2018. Historical communities amalgamated into Saskatoon Saskatoon became a city with the amalgamation with the above three communities, however the current size of Saskatoon has meant that the geographical presence of Saskatoon has encompassed several other early communities. North Saskatoon is now known as North Park. West Saskatoon was a post office from 1900, which changed its name to Saskatoon in 1902. This area is currently referred to as the Central Business District. Chappell was a CNR station west of Saskatoon, located near the present-day location of Montgomery Place. There was also a community known as Brownell near North Saskatoon; it was located near present-day 51st Street and Miners Avenue, in the present-day neighborhood of Hudson Bay Industrial. McNab Park was built 1967 as a Royal Canadian Air Force station and is located in the Airport Business Area. It has been used as a low-income housing development for many years. The community was decommissioned and dismantled in 2011–2012 and is being redeveloped as a business park. The "Magic City" of Factoria is now the neighborhood of Silverwood Heights. Billy Silverwood, a horse breeder and spring water bottler, owned land north of the 1912 Saskatoon city limits. The enterprises of horse breeding and bottling water, where an uncontaminated water supply was needed, were not a good combination. R.E. Glass, a Chicago entrepreneur, had a vision of an industrial community and purchased the Silverwood Bottling Company. He foresaw extending the rail line to service factories, breweries, flour mills, and expanded bottling works. The rail line came in 1913, and the beginnings of businesses lined the track, however World War I and the coming of electricity in 1918 made the venture unsuccessful. Caswell Hill was a hill located in the homestead of Robert Caswell; it was developed as Saskatoon's first suburb and is prominent in early photographs of the west side of Saskatoon. Crescent Heights was a proposed subdivision from 1912. It would have been located five miles (8 km) from the Saskatoon city limits, at the location of Battleford Trail Road, which remains outside the city limits to this day. West of Saskatoon were a number of CNR and CPR stations closely spaced together along their parallel tracks. The closest was Yorath, on the CNR line just west of the river, near Yorath Island and approximately where the landfill is located today. Garfield was the closest CPR station, approximately where the present-day neighbourhoods of Fairhaven, Saskatoon and Parkridge, Saskatoon are located. About three miles (5 km) farther out were Cory (CPR), Farley (CNR), and Eaton (CNR branch line toward Vanscoy), in approximately a north-south line; Eaton was renamed Hawker, as the post office was confused with Eatonia, and is now the location of the Saskatchewan Railway Museum. Eaton was also used briefly as a Ukrainian Canadian internment during World War I. Smithville Cemetery is just west of Saskatoon on Highway 14 just west of the city, although it is now within the city limits. East of Saskatoon, Newcross (north of Grasswood, earlier called South Saskatoon) and Duro were CNR stations between Saskatoon and Clavet, while Engen and Floral were east of Saskatoon on the CPR line. In 1904, the Grand Trunk Railway GTR built a station named Earl 3 three miles (5 km) south of the boundaries of Saskatoon at that time. This is presently the CN Industrial area. Legal land location of amalgamated communities Currently Saskatoon is considered to be located encompassing townships 36 and 37, range 5 and township 36, range 6, west of the Third Meridian. (See also Dominion Land Survey – Each township is a square.) Historical population References External links Saskatoon Gen Web Project – Saskatoon Dominion Land Grants Original Homesteaders Townships 36, 37. Ranges 5,6. West of the Third Meridian Populace Spring 2006 City of Saskatoon – City Planning City of Saskatoon: Departments · Community Services · City Planning · ZAM Maps saskMAPS.ca Saskatoon interactive growth map The Saskatoon Heritage Society old site The Saskatoon Heritage Society new website Saskatoon Heritage Guide* City of Saskatoon – Departments – Community Services · Development MUNICIPALLY DESIGNATED HERITAGE PROPERTIES Saskatoon Gen Web Project – Narratives of Saskatoon 1882–1912

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Les Gutches

Leslie Lyle Gutches (born February 21, 1973, Medford, Oregon) is an American former amateur wrestler and coach. His accomplishments include becoming world champion in freestyle wrestling at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's best college wrestler in 1996, becoming the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in the 177 lb. weight division in both 1995 and 1996, earning All-American status in 1994, 1995 & 1996, becoming a member of the 1996 United States Olympics freestyle wrestling team, and winning numerous other tournaments and honors. Youth Gutches grew up in a family of wrestlers with his father Les Senior, a retired Fire Captain, being the first Gutches state champion. Les's siblings are Jason, a chiropractor and Chad, a home builder. Les Gutches grew up in Southern Oregon and has the unique distinction of winning national championships in all of the wrestling age groups, including three state titles while a student at South Medford High School. College Considered the university's best wrestler in modern history with a 134–10 record, Gutches had a tremendous collegiate wrestling career as a four-year letterman of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team, culminating in winning the Dan Hodge Trophy as the best college wrestler in the United States in 1996. He placed 5th at the NCAA championships in 1994, and went on to win the title in both 1995 and 1996, years in which he was undefeated with an identical 69–0 record. This earned him All-American status each of the three years, which is awarded to the top 8 athletes in each weight class every year. He graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Anthropology and a minor in German Language in 1996. Some years later he completed requirements for the bachelor's degree in German Literature, and in 2006 graduated with a Master's degree in Business Administration and was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. He was also a three-time NCAA First-Team Academic All-American as an undergraduate. International Gutches achieved his greatest accomplishment in 1997, when he won the gold medal in Freestyle Wrestling at the 32nd FILA Wrestling World Championships against Ukrainian Eldar Assanov in Krasnoyarsk. Gutches again medalled in 1999, when he won the bronze. Other gold medal first-place finishes at international competitions were at the 1999 FILA Wrestling World Cup, the 1999 Pan American Games, and the 1998 Goodwill Games. He was also a 1996 Olympian. Coaching Gutches was a full-time assistant coach at Oregon State from 1996 to 1999, a volunteer coach in 2001, and again a full-time assistant coach in 2002–2006, coaching five wrestlers to All-American honors. He was also an assistant coach for the United States National Team at the 2002 Freestyle World Cup, his team winning the title that year. Personal In January 2010, it was announced that Gutches had been named the Director of Program Development for USA Wrestling. He was promoted to Associate Executive Director for Programs and Strategy in October 2012. Previously, he worked as a Commercial Loan Officer at Citizens Bank for four years, and lived in the Corvallis, Oregon region with his wife, the former Jennifer Busen, who played basketball at Oregon State. They presently live in Colorado Springs, Colorado with their daughter Alexis and son Logan. Gutches is one of the three founders of G3 Sports Performance Center in Corvallis, Oregon. Accomplishments Gutches has won numerous wrestling tournaments, awards and honors, including: 1989 USA Junior Greco-Roman Championships (178 lb): 1st 1989 USA Cadet Greco-Roman Championships (182.5 lb): 1st 1991 FILA Junior World Greco-Roman Champion (198 lb): 1st 1992 FILA Junior World Freestyle Championships (198 lb): 1st 1993 FILA Junior World Freestyle Championships (180.5 lb): 1st 1993 USA University Freestyle Championships (180.5 lb): 1st 1994 USA University Freestyle Championships (180.5 lb): 1st 1994 NCAA Division I Collegiate Championships (177 lb): 5th 1994 NCAA Division I All-American (177 lb) 1995 NCAA Division I Collegiate Championships (177 lb): 1st 1995 NCAA Division I All-American (177 lb) 1996 NCAA Division I Collegiate Championships (177 lb): 1st (Outstanding Wrestler) 1996 NCAA Division I All-American (177 lb) 1996 Dan Hodge Trophy winner 1996 US Olympic Team Freestyle results (180.5 lb): 7th 1996 USA Senior Freestyle Championships (180.5 lb): 1st (Outstanding Wrestler) 1997 USA Senior Freestyle Championships (187.2 lb): 1st 1997 FILA World Championships (187 lb): 1st 1997 Athlete of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee 1998 USA Senior Freestyle Championships (187.2 lb): 1st (Outstanding Wrestler) 1998 Goodwill Games Freestyle Wrestling (187 lb): 1st 1998 FILA World Championships (187 lb): 7th 1999 Yasar Dogu Tournament (187.25 lb): 1st 1999 USA Senior Freestyle Championships (187.2 lb): 1st 1999 Pan American Games (187.2 lb): 1st 1999 FILA World Championships (187 lb): 3rd 2000 USA Senior Freestyle Championships (187.2 lb): 1st Hall of Fame inductions 2003 Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame 2009 National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum 2011 Oregon Sports Hall of Fame 2012 Medford Sports Hall of Fame References External links Les Gutches - Distinguished Member - at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Les Gutches - Inductee at the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame 1973 births Living people Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics American male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the United States Wrestlers at the 1999 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Oregon State Beavers wrestlers American wrestling coaches Oregon State Beavers wrestling coaches Sportspeople from Colorado Springs, Colorado Sportspeople from Corvallis, Oregon Sportspeople from Medford, Oregon Wrestlers from Oregon Pan American Games medalists in wrestling World Wrestling Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games

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Paul Flatley

Paul Richard Flatley (born January 30, 1941 in Richmond, Indiana) is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Northwestern Wildcats from 1960 to 1962 and later in the National Football League from 1963 to 1970. In 1962, Flatley was a vital part of Northwestern's offensive attack which helped earn the Wildcats the #1 AP ranking for two weeks mid-season. Flatley led the team in receiving yardage and participated in the 1962 East-West Shrine Game. During his professional career, he played for the Minnesota Vikings (1963–1967) and the Atlanta Falcons (1968–1970). Drafted by the Vikings in the 4th round in the 1963 NFL Draft, Flatley was selected as the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year. As a Viking, Flatley played in the 1966 Pro Bowl. He is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gopher football radio broadcast team, along with Ray Christensen for many years. 1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Richmond, Indiana Players of American football from Indiana American football wide receivers Northwestern Wildcats football players Minnesota Vikings players Western Conference Pro Bowl players Atlanta Falcons players Minnesota Golden Gophers football

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John de Wingfield

Sir John de Wingfield (died c. 1361) of Wingfield Castle in Suffolk was chief administrator to Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376). He and both his brothers fought at Crécy in 1346. He fought in the Normandy campaign from 1347-48. He was appointed 'governor of the prince's business' (in effect business-manager) to Edward the Black Prince round about 1351. In 1356 Wingfield fought at Poitiers capturing the head of the French King John II's bodyguard, Sire D'Aubigny. Edward III of England purchased this captive from Wingfield for £833. Wingfield died in about 1361, possibly of the second outbreak of the Black Death. His will provided for the founding of Wingfield College in 1362. The college was endowed by the Black Prince. Sir John Wingfield's only child, his daughter and heiress Catherine Wingfield, married Michael de la Pole, later 1st Earl of Suffolk and lived at Wingfield Castle in Suffolk. Sources Register of Edward, the Black Prince, preserved in the Public Record Office, prepared under the superintendence of the Deputy Keeper of the Records. Vols 1 to 4 Wrottesley, Staffs, II, 33,38. P. H. W. Booth, The Financial Administration of the Lordship and County of Chester, 1272-1377, Chetham Society, third series, 38 (1981), pp. 73-9, 133, 136. External links Wingfield Family Society | Wingfield Family Society St. Andrews Church Wingfield :: Welcome Wingfield, John Wingfield family 1360s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain

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Rice Institute Computer

The Rice Institute Computer, also known as the Rice Computer or R1, was a 54-bit tagged architecture digital computer built during 1958–1961 (partially operational beginning in 1959) on the campus of Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States. Operating as Rice's primary computer until the middle 1960s, the Rice Institute Computer was decommissioned in 1971. The system initially used vacuum tubes and semiconductor diodes for its logic circuits; some later peripherals were built in solid-state emitter-coupled logic. It was designed by Martin H. Graham. A copy of the machine called OSAGE was built and operated at the University of Oklahoma. Memory Memory was implemented using a variety of technologies over the lifetime of the R1. Originally a cathode ray tube or "Williams tube" array, RCA core memory was introduced in 1966, followed by Ampex core memory in 1967. Following those two upgrades, the R1 had reached its full 32k word capacity, although the original electrostatic memory was soon decommissioned due to falling reliability in its old age. Architecture The R1 had seven memory-mapped general-purpose processor registers, each 54 bits in size, in addition to a constant zero register. For memory addressing, seven 16-bit "B-Registers" were used. The program counter was also held in a writable "B-Register". See the table below for conventions and hardware-enforced usage of these registers. See also List of vacuum-tube computers References External links An entry at http://ricehistorycorner.com/2012/01/31/new-info-on-the-rice-computers/ ("New Info on the Rice Computers") by Melissa Keane has some historical information about the Rice Computer (R1) ("and" the R2 also) and it offers at least one photo (with a link to a larger copy of the photo). It also offers at least one old document – the document dated "1 July 71" can be seen at http://ricehistorycorner.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/r1-3.jpg YouTube video "The Completed Computer" Early computers Rice University

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Greg Hawick

Greg Hawick (3 May 1932 – 6 February 2020) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A fine utility back for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams in the 1950s and a representative player in the Australian national side, he was named at in an Australian 1950s rugby league team of the decade. Playing career Club A South Sydney junior Hawick had played with the Alexandria Rovers junior club. Hawick made his first-grade debut with Souths in 1950 as a lock forward but subsequently switched to the backline playing halfback and centre. He won a premiership with Souths in his debut year, but then missed out on a second in season 1951 when his jaw was broken in the semi-final against St George. He eventually gained his second premiership victory in the 1954 NSWRFL season. Hawick's career with South Sydney stretched from 1950 to 1956, during which he played in five premiership winning teams. In all he played 84 first grade games scoring 19 tries and kicking 62 goals for a total of 181 career points. Hawick played his club football with Wagga in country New South Wales for the 1957 & 58 season. He fought a landmark battle against the NSWRFL in 1958 when after having signed a contract with North Sydney he reneged, chose to stay in Wagga and was disqualified by the League. An equity court ruled that the disqualification was a denial of natural justice and he was able to play the season in Wagga and was still selected in the state and the national team that year. Hawick was lured to North Sydney for the 1959 & 1960 seasons. He returned to country rugby league with Wagga from 1961 and his playing career ended there in 1963 a result of another broken jaw. Representative Hawick made six Test appearances for the Australian national side. He also played eight games for New South Wales including appearances in 1957 & 58 when his club football was played in the country.. Hawick toured with the Kangaroos to Great Britain in 1952–53, playing two tests, another 16 tour matches and scoring eight tries. He also toured to New Zealand with the Kangaroos in 1953 playing two tests, six other tour matches and scoring two tries and kicking three goals. Hawick played in the first World Cup in 1954 and was part of the 1957 World Cup-winning team. Accolades In 2004 he was named by Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team, which consisted of seventeen players and a coach representing the club from 1908 through to 2004. In 2007 Hawick was selected by a panel of experts at five-eighth in an Australian 'Team of the 50s'. Coaching career Hawick coached Norths from 1983 until his sacking midway through the 1985 NSWRL season. Sources Andrews, Malcolm, The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney. Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney Team of the 50s named – Daily Telegraph article at news.com.au Greg Hawick at yesterdayshero.com.au Footnotes 1932 births 2020 deaths Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players North Sydney Bears coaches North Sydney Bears players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Sydney South Sydney Rabbitohs players

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El with tail

El with tail (Ӆ ӆ; italics: Ӆ ӆ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter el (Л л) by adding a tail to the right leg. El with tail is used in the alphabets of the Itelmen language and Kildin Sami language, where it is located between and . This letter represents the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative , like the pronunciation of in the Welsh language. In Khanty language, it is used to substitute the Ӆ as Ԯ/ɬ/. Computing codes See also Ԯ ԯ : Cyrillic letter El with descender Ԓ ԓ : Cyrillic letter El with hook Ԡ ԡ : Cyrillic letter El with middle hook Cyrillic characters in Unicode Cyrillic letters with diacritics Letters with hook

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Higashimiyoshi

is a town located in Miyoshi District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Miyoshi and Mikamo, both from Miyoshi District. As of June 1, 2019 the town has an estimated population of 14,025 and a density of 115 persons per km². The total area is 122.48 km². Transportation Railway JR Shikoku - Tokushima Line Eguchi - Mikamo - Awa-Kamo Notable people Kazuo Taoka, former yakuza godfather External links Towns in Tokushima Prefecture

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Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation

Spin-stabilized magnetic levitation is a phenomenon of magnetic levitation whereby a spinning magnet or array of magnets (typically as a top) is levitated via magnetic forces above another magnet or array of magnets, and stabilised by gyroscopic effect due to a spin that is neither too fast, nor too slow to allow for a necessary precession. The phenomenon was originally discovered through invention by Vermont inventor Roy M. Harrigan in the 1970s. On May 3, 1983 Harrigan received a United States patent for his original levitation device based upon this phenomenon he discovered. Independent of Harrigan, a Pennsylvanian inventor named Joseph Chieffo made the same discovery in 1984 employing a flat base magnet, a geometry that proved a significant change over his predecessor's design which relied upon a dish shaped mounting of magnets for the base. Chieffo's design, publicized in a 1991 edition of the periodical "MAGNETS IN YOUR FUTURE", further differed from Harrigan's in its incorporation of an un-weighted top. Harrigan's technology, either entirely or in conjunction with Chieffo's flat-base innovation, provided the basis for the development of a mass marketed levitating toy top sold under the brand name, 'Levitron'. In 2012 and 2014 Max Michaelis reported operating Levitron brand magnetic tops at inclination angles of 45° and 90° (i.e. with the spin axis, horizontal) after developing novel configurations for the supporting magnetic fields. Physics Earnshaw's theorem does not allow for a static configuration of permanent magnets to stably levitate another permanent magnet or materials that are paramagnetic or ferromagnetic against gravity. This theorem does not apply to devices consisting of a properly configured magnetic base and corresponding magnetic top, however, because the non-static nature of the spinning top acts as a gyroscope to prevent its magnetic field from fully aligning itself in the same direction as that of the primary supporting toroidal field of the magnetic base (i.e.: via the top flipping). In a vertical orientated configuration this gyroscopic property combined with the top's precession allows it to respond dynamically to the direction of the local toroidally shaped field of its base magnet(s) and remain levitating about a central point in space above the base where the forces acting on the top (gravitational, magnetic, and gyroscopic) are in equilibrium thereby allowing the top to rest in an energy minimum well. (see: magnetic levitation) In the laboratory, experimental setups are able to levitate tops for indefinite periods by measuring the spin rate and maintaining it using a drive coil. However, variations in temperature can affect the stability, and without ambient temperature control the top will eventually fall after hours or days due to the temperature coefficient of the magnets. The physics of the magnetic stability is similar to magnetic gradient traps. Inclined or horizontal axis levitation is accomplished by superposing a “macro-trap” on the precessional “micro-trap” first described by Sir Michael Berry and Simon, Heflinger and Ridgway. The macro-trap is generated by a combination of two magnetic “V”s as well as a puller magnet, situated directly above the Levitron. The puller acts like the string of a pendulum. See also Electromagnetic suspension Electrodynamic wheel Magnetic bearing Electrodynamic bearing Levitron References Magnetic levitation Articles containing video clips Tops

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Canon Island Abbey

Canon Island Abbey (or Canons' Island Abbey) (Irish: Mainistir Oileán na gCanánach) is a ruined Augustinian monastery located on the extreme northeast corner of Canon Island (Inisgad) on the River Shannon in County Clare, Ireland. History Canon Island (or Innisgad) was originally called Elanagranoch. The abbey was founded in the late twelfth century. The 270 acre island was granted to the Augustinian Canons from Clare Abbey in 1189 by Domnall Mór Ua Briain (Donald O'Brien), king of Thomond. There are no written records of the abbey until the end of the 14th century. In 1393, a papal document describes the abbey as "so destroyed alike in respect of its buildings as of its books, chalices, and likewise of its temporal goods as to be threatened with ruin". The papal letter offered indulgences to any who would help repair the abbey. The abbey was built on land donated to the Augustinian canons at Clare Abbey, but was a separate community and not dependent upon the larger abbey. The monastery prospered until it was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1540 and the island, monastery and its associated assets and income were granted to Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond. By 1577, Canon Island belonged to Queen Elizabeth. The monks continued to live on the island until it was attacked by Cromewellian forces in 1651. The abbey was bombed during the attack and several monks were killed. After that time, the monastery was unable to continue its religious function. Over the next few hundred years, ownership of the island passed thru succeeding generations of Earls of Thomond until the island eventually passed to local families. The island population was at its height in 1841 at 54 people. By 1966, the census recorded Canon Island as being uninhabited. Since 1990, an annual pilgrimage of island descendants and nearby villagers travel to Canon Island in July to celebrate mass at the abbey. Description Canon Island Abbey is located on Canon Island, in County Clare, Ireland. The island is situated in the River Shannon, east of Inishtubbrid Island and 2.5 km east of the village of Kildysart. It is the largest of 25 small islands that span the crossing of the Shannon and Fergus estuaries. The abbey ruins are located on the north-eastern corner of the 270 acre island. The remaining abbey buildings consist of a church with Romanesque windows, two adjoining chapels, a belfry, a cloister and a large square tower. Roofs are missing from all of the standing buildings. Buildings to the east would have had a sacristy, chapter house and dormitory for the monks. The south range had a kitchen and refectory. The abbey's cemetery has several graves. See also List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland, (County Clare) Cromwellian conquest of Ireland References Further reading Augustinian monasteries in the Republic of Ireland Religion in County Clare Buildings and structures in County Clare Ruins in the Republic of Ireland Former populated places in Ireland 1189 establishments in Europe Religious organizations established in the 1180s Christian monasteries established in the 12th century National Monuments in County Clare 12th-century establishments in Ireland

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Robert Allan Brown

Robert Allan Brown (1849–1931) was a well-known and flamboyant prospector and speculator in 19th and early 20th Century in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was known generally as Volcanic Brown, especially in the province's Kootenay and Boundary districts and in adjoining Eastern Washington, and also as Sunset Brown in the Similkameen District and still also to others as Crazy Brown. His enthusiastic nature contributed to his nickname, and as result of that and his flamboyant personality he was a fixture in mining industry news in a wide region which spanned the British Columbia-United States border. Brown was prominent in the Boundary Country and Inland Empire mining industries, in capacities ranging from being a notable and very successful prospector through to being a speculator, promoter and investor, and also the founder of Volcanic City, one of the many short-lived mining and smelting towns of the Boundary Country. He was a presence in many mining districts throughout the region and led the way in discoveries of several important orebodies, although he never became wealthy. Name origin Brown's name derived from his theory that the richest copper deposits in the region had not yet been located, and believed it would be found in abundance where there had been volcanic activity, so spent much of his life searching the Boundary Country for that evidence. Demise In later years, he took up the story of the fabled lost goldmine near Pitt Lake and is believed to have died in the country beyond the upper valley of the Pitt River. A camp was found at the foot of the Stave Glacier, at the head of the Stave River, the next basin east of the Pitt's upper course with a glass jar containing 11 ounces of gold, but no remains were found, not even his solid gold dentures. Legacy Other than Volcanic City, other places named for Volcanic Brown include Volcanic Creek and Brown Creek, which enter the Granby River 15 km upstream from the town of Grand Forks, near the site of Volcanic City. References Pre-Confederation British Columbia people Canadian miners Canadian prospectors History of Washington (state) Kootenays Similkameen Country Boundary Country 1849 births 1931 deaths

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Christophe Neff

Christophe Neff (born 10 June 1964 in Tübingen, Germany) is a Franco-German geographer, working on Mediterranean ecosystems, the geography of the Mediterranean Basin and fire ecology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. In Germany he is considered one of the rare German experts on the Mediterranean ecosystem and fire ecology. Furthermore, he is an expert of the geography of Francophone (African French geography) and Lusophone Africa and the Azores. Neff is editing a blog called paysages (engl.= landscapes) on les blog le Monde.fr since 2009, mostly written in French, sometimes in German, and very rarely in English. On the 23 of April 2019 Neff announced on his paysages blog, that he will finished editing “paysages” on the blogplatform les blogs LeMonde.fr, because Le Monde has decided to close up the Blogs Le Monde.fr. He also explained that he tries to relaunch “paysages” on another blogplateform. In the same post he also noticed, that the cultural gap between France and Germany never has been as large as in the year 2019, remembering that originally the idea of this blog, was to create a franco-german blog.In June 2021 he published a trilingual (French, German, English) retrospective of 12 years editing the blog paysages, including also a list with the most visited/readed blog posts. In January 2022, he noted that a large part of the links from the times when paysages was still hosted by le Monde.fr had disappeared in the meantime References Sources Andreas Dittmann u.a (Hrsg): Wer ist wo? Geographinnen und Geographen an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Bonn 2006. External links Homepage of Christophe Neff at the University of Karlsruhe including publication list french-english-german paysage-landscape-landschaft Blog of Christophe Neff Broadcasting interview (Deutschlandfunk) about reducing wildfire risks by prescribed fire in Mediterranean France (German) (manuscript + streamline) Broadcasting Interview concerning wildland fires in Greece (Summer 2007) and wildfire situation in the Black Forest (Germany) (The interview is in German.) http://digbib.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/diva/2007-292/ 1964 births Living people Scientists from Tübingen French geographers German bloggers French bloggers German geographers French male writers German male writers Male bloggers University of Mannheim alumni People from Schramberg

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50 Million Frenchmen (film)

Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Bacon. It was photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was produced and released by Warner Brothers, and was based on Cole Porter's 1929 Broadway musical Fifty Million Frenchmen. The film was originally intended to be released, in the United States, late in 1930, but was shelved due to public apathy towards musicals. Despite waiting a number of months, the public proved obstinate and the Warner Bros. reluctantly released the film in February 1931 after removing all the music. The film was released outside the United States as a full musical comedy in 1931. Plot Set in Paris, the story concerns the exploits of wealthy Jack Forbes (William Gaxton), who bets his friend Michael Cummings (John Halliday) that he can woo and win Looloo Carroll (Claudia Dell) without using any of his money or connections. Cummings hires Simon and Peter (Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson), a pair of erstwhile detectives, to make sure that Forbes doesn't win his bet. Instead, Simon and Peter befriend our hero and decide to help him out. Olsen & Johnson have all the best material, notably an early double entendre encounter with a randy American tourist (Helen Broderick) and a scene in which Olsen impersonates a mind-reading fakir (Bela Lugosi) – who loses his clothes in the process! The finale has the comedians being chased by every law officer in Paris. Cast Ole Olsen as Simon Johanssen Chic Johnson as Peter Swanson William Gaxton as Jack Forbes Helen Broderick as Violet John Halliday as Michael Cummins Claudia Dell as Lu Lu Carroll Lester Crawford as Billy Baxter Evalyn Knapp as Miss Wheeler-Smith Charles Judels as Pernasse – Hotel Manager Carmelita Geraghty as Marcelle Dubrey Nat Carr and Vera Gordon as Jewish tourists Bela Lugosi as Orizon the Magician (uncredited) Music 50 Million Frenchmen was originally a Cole Porter musical, but the songs were omitted from all prints of the film in the United States because box-office receipts for musical films at that time were down. Box office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $401,000 domestically and $29,000 internationally. Preservation Only a black and white copy of the cut print released in 1931 in the United States seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists. See also List of early color feature films References External links 1931 films 1931 musical comedy films 1931 romantic comedy films 1930s color films American musical comedy films American romantic comedy films American films American romantic musical films Films based on musicals Films directed by Lloyd Bacon Films set in Paris Warner Bros. films Early color films 1930s English-language films

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Malaysia Federal Route 93

Federal Route 93, or Jalan Sungai Sayong, is the main federal road in Johor, Malaysia. Features At most sections, the Federal Route 93 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h. List of junctions and towns References 093

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Canon Island

Canon Island (Inis na Canánach in Irish) is an island situated in the River Shannon, about east of the village of Kildysart, County Clare in Ireland and about from the shore on the mainland. The island is home to the ruins of Canon Island Abbey, an Augustinian monastery built in the late 12th century. References A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis at Library Ireland Islands of County Clare Uninhabited islands of Ireland River Shannon River islands of Ireland

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Pete Brown (American football)

Samuel Morris Brown also known as Pete Brown (December 19, 1930 – September 4, 2001) was a National Football League player for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Georgia Tech football team. He graduated from Rossville High School in Rossville, Georgia. College Team: Georgia Tech Brown was a member of two teams that went undefeated while he was at Georgia Tech - 1951 team that finished 11-0-1 - 1952 team that finished 12-0 sharing the national championship with Michigan State "He was the greatest blocker I ever saw," said Edwin Pope, former Atlanta Constitution sports writer and sports editor of the Miami Herald. NFL Career: San Francisco 49ers Drafted by the 49ers in 1953, Brown's NFL career was cut short due to a shoulder injury. Military service Brown served as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve. Awards and recognition SEC All Southeastern Conference, 1951 NCAA All-American, Football, 1952 NCAA National Championship Team Member, 1952 Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, 1974 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 1990 References 2001 deaths 1930 births People from Rossville, Georgia American football centers American football linebackers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players San Francisco 49ers players

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2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)

The 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter (short-course) pool. FINA announced on April 9, 2006 that Dubai had defeated the only other bidder Istanbul, Turkey, 11 votes to 10, after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Shanghai, China. The USA topped the medal standings with a total of 25 medals. A total of 57 Championship Records were set, and 4 World Records. American Ryan Lochte and Spaniard Mireia Belmonte were named swimmers of the competition. Lochte became the first individual ever to win 7 medals at a Short Course Worlds, and became the first individual to swim a World Record since suits-rule changes went into effect in January 2010. Belmonte won a total of four medals, tied for the most with American Rebecca Soni. Participating nations The entry list released on the FINA website before the championships contained 153 countries. Results Men's events Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals. Women's events Medal table Highlights For a list of day-by-day highlights from the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see: 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Highlights Records For a list of records set at the 2010 Short Course Worlds, please see this entry: 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) – Records Controversy At the time of the event, Israel and the United Arab Emirates had no diplomatic relations; however, UAE officials said they would issue visas to the Israeli delegation attending the competition. As such, the Israeli delegation was eventually let into the country and were able to get to the Championships before racing actually started, but it was not without difficulties and several delays. Among the reported issue were that the Israelis were not issued visas nor were their passports stamped, and their arrival was delayed to just before competition started. Notes and references Daily reports Dubai, Day 1: China sets first WR of the year and Spain gets first gold ever. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-15. Dubai, Day 2: Two more WR and tied match (3-3) between USA and Russia. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-16. Dubai, Day 3: Lochte imperial sets WR in the 200m IM. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-17. Dubai, Day 4: Belmonte Garcia (ESP), a new Star is born. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-18. Dubai, Day 5: Lochte (USA), first ever with 7 medals in one championships. FINA. Retrieved on 2010-12-19. See also 2010 in swimming List of World Championships records in swimming References Official event website Summons for the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Psych Sheets for 2010 Dubai Short Course World Championships FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) International Sports competitions in Dubai December 2010 sports events in Asia 2010s in Dubai

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Submarine Squadron 11

Submarine Squadron 11 (also known as SUBRON 11) is a squadron of submarines based at Point Loma Submarine Base, San Diego, California, United States. Submarine Squadron 11 was commissioned July 1, 1986, aboard her flagship, , at Naval Submarine Base Point Loma, San Diego. Their missions include anti-submarine, anti-surface, strike, special and mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. The squadron currently consists of four Los Angeles-class submarines for deployments to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. History Submarine Squadron 11 is a squadron of submarines based in San Diego, California. It consists of four s, a floating dry-dock, , and Undersea Rescue Command. The squadron staff is responsible for providing training, material and personnel readiness support for all units. Submarine Squadron 11 is located on Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, Calif. Submarine Squadron 11 was commissioned July 1, 1986, aboard her flagship, , at Naval Submarine Base Point Loma, San Diego. Over the years, Squadron 11 has continued to evolve. Older submarines have transferred, or been decommissioned, henceforth the squadron has received newer submarines with upgraded sensors and weapons capability. Squadron 11 submarines represent the most advanced submarine technology and are among the most capable and clean attack submarines in the world. Submarine Squadron 11 units maintain a very aggressive operational schedule, including training and operations with other ships in the Southern California operating area, independent operations to enhance readiness and deployments to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. Their missions include anti-submarine, anti-surface, strike, special and mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Assignments The submarines that make up SUBRON 11 include: Support vessels Floating Drydock Commanders CAPT Eugene Doyle CAPT Brian Davies - February 2016 to August 2017 CAPT Chris Cavanaugh - August 2017 to August 2019 CAPT Patrick Friedman - August 2019 to Present Submarines that have historically belonged to SUBRON 11 USS Barb (SSN-596) Support ships or vessels that have historically belonged to SUBRON 11 Submarine Tender Submarine Tender Submarine Tender References External links Submarine squadrons of the United States Navy Point Loma, San Diego Military units and formations established in 1986

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Malcolm Jeeves

Malcolm Alexander Jeeves (born 16 November 1926) is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of St Andrews, and was formerly President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He established the Department of Psychology at St Andrews and his research interests centre on cognitive psychology and neuropsychology. Career Educated at Stamford School, Lincolnshire, and St John's College, Cambridge where he won an exhibition in Natural Sciences in 1945. 1945-1948 he served as an infantry officer in Germany with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and the Sherwood Foresters. Undergraduate study and postgraduate research at Cambridge where he was awarded a PhD, 1955 Advanced Fellowship at Harvard, 1956 appointed lecturer in psychology at the University of Leeds 1959 Foundation Professor of Psychology at Adelaide University. 1969 Foundation Professor of Psychology at St Andrews University 1980-1984 Vice-Principal 1992 Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to science and to psychology in Britain. 1996-1999 President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1998 Elected a Founder Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences He has received honorary degrees from Edinburgh University, Stirling University, and St Andrews University. Amongst his medals and prizes are the Kenneth Craik Prize in Experimental Psychology at Cambridge, the Abbie Medal in Anatomy at Adelaide University in Australia, and the Cairns Medal of the Society of Neurologists and Neurosurgeons of South Australia. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Britain, of the British Psychological Society, and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His main scientific research interests are in neuropsychology; he was Editor-in-Chief of the international scientific journal Neuropsychologia in the 1990s. Publications Books Psychology Thinking in Structures (with Z. P. Dienes) - translated into French, German, Italian, Hungarian, Spanish, Japanese Effects of Structural Relations upon Transfer (with Z. P. Dienes) - translated into French, German, Italian Experimental Psychology: an Introduction for Biologists - translated into French Analysis of Structural Learning (with G. B. Greer) Callosal Agenesis (with M. Lassonde) Science and Christian belief The Scientific Enterprise and Christian Faith (1968) Psychology and Christianity: The View Both Ways (1976) Free to be Different (with R. J. Berry and D. Atkinson) (1984) Psychology through the Eyes of Faith (with D. Myers) (1987) Human Nature at the Millennium (1997) Science, Life and Christian Belief (with R. J. Berry) (1998) Psychology through the Eyes of Faith: revised and updated (with D. Myers) (2002) From Cells to Souls-and Beyond (2003) Neuroscience, Psychology, and Religion: Illusions, Delusions, and Realities about Human Nature (with Warren S. Brown) (2009) Minds, Brains, Souls and Gods: A Conversation on Faith, Psychology and Neuroscience (2013), IVP Academic, References External links His CiS Lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge 2000 The Jeeves Lectures named in his honour at the University of St Andrews 'Psychologising and Neurologoising about Religion: Facts, Fallacies and the Future', the 2008 Boyle Lecture given by Malcolm Jeeves, St Mary-le-Bow church, 23 January 2008 (available for download as text, audio or video files). 1926 births Living people Academics of the University of St Andrews Academics of the University of Leeds Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Harvard Fellows Members of the International Society for Science and Religion People educated at Stamford School People from Stamford, Lincolnshire Royal Lincolnshire Regiment officers Sherwood Foresters officers

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Les Cowie

Leslie Gordon Cowie (17 May 1925 – 20 May 1995) was an Australian rugby league footballer, a fine for the champion South Sydney Rabbitohs teams of the 1950s and an Australia national representative. In 1994 he received a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to Rugby League football. Club career Nicknamed "Chicka", Cowie debuted with Souths in 1947. Cowie's career with South Sydney Rabbitohs stretched from 1947 to 1957, during which he played in five premiership winning teams. In all he played 178 first grade games for Souths. In 2004 he was named by the Souths in their South Sydney Dream Team, consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from 1908 through to 2004. Representative career Cowie made six Test appearances for the Australian national representative side. He toured with the Kangaroos to Great Britain in 1948–49, playing 20 tour matches and scoring 10 tries. He also toured New Zealand with the Kangaroos in 1949 playing in two tests against the Kiwis, six other tour matches and scoring five tries. Cowie also played 10 games for NSW. He was selected to represent Sydney against France during their 1951 tour of Australasia in a match that ended in a 19-all draw. Footnotes Sources Andrews, Malcolm. The ABC of Rugby League. Australia: ABC Books, 2006. Australian rugby league players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Australia national rugby league team players New South Wales rugby league team players City New South Wales rugby league team players 1995 deaths 1925 births Rugby league locks Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia

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Surprise Gardener

Surprise Gardener was a TV series on Home & Garden Television (HGTV) which aired from 1998 to 2003. Each week, host Susie Coelho welcomed a guest designer to perform a much needed backyard or garden makeover. Each makeover was performed in a single day. Cast Susie Coelho - Host Duncan McIntosh - Landscape Designer Tonya van der Wal - Landscape Designer Dan Weeden - Landscape Architect Wendy Hawker - Landscape Designer Jill Harris - Landscape Designer Daveena Limonick - Landscape Designer Stephanie Rose - Landscape Designer Michal Conor - Landscape Designer Darrell Tsutsui - Landscape Designer Bruce Meeks - Landscape Designer Christopher Robbins - Landscape Designer Crew Gary Bernstein Executive Producer Steven Radosh - Executive Producer Karen Cadle - Producer David Loitz - Producer Tonya van der Wal - Producer Ernesto "Tito" Romero - Producer, Director Thomas Shull - Assistant Director Steve Bluestein - Production Coordinator Justin Lillge - Assistant Production Office Coordinator Dee Dee Cecil - Production Secretary Kirk Demorest, JE Chase- Editor Aleksandar Sashko Jovanovic - Sound mixer Writers Tonya van der Wal Thomas Shull Stephanie Rose Patricia Brown Brian Wogensen Episode guide Season 1 SPG-101 Yard Design, Sandbox SPG-102 Flowers, Redwood Bark Uses SPG-103 Runaway Garden SPG-104 English Garden SPG-105 Low Maintenance SPG-106 Regaining Control SPG-107 Large Tree SPG-108 Large Yards SPG-109 Pool Ideas, Garden Makeover SPG-110 Large Yard Landscaping SPG-112 Rustic Garden, Split-Rail Fence SPG-113 Shade Plants, Inviting Yard Season 2 SPG-201 Oriental Planting Design SPG-202 Dining Al Fresco SPG-203 Children's Backyard SPG-204 Limited Budget Ideas SPG-205 Groundcover SPG-206 Return to Yesteryear SPG-207 Geometric Yard Design SPG-208 Child-Friendly Yard Design SPG-209 Flowers All Year-Round SPG-210 Sandy and Windy Terrain, Terrace, Pathway SPG-211 Old Country Setting SPG-212 Evergreens and Rocks, Waterfall Focal Point SPG-213 Evergreens and Rocks Season 3 SPG-301 Mountain View Design, Training Wisteria SPG-302 Concrete Side Yard SPG-303 A Stroll in the Park SPG-304 Creating Privacy SPG-305 Secret Garden SPG-306 Softening the Edges SPG-307 Nesting Bird Removal SPG-308 Rose Garden SPG-309 Creating Shade SPG-310 Country Garden SPG-311 Hillside Yard SPG-312 Tropical Setting SPG-313 Welcoming Entrance, Proper Planting, Healthy Soil, Porch SPG-314 Informal Victorian Garden SPG-315 Poolside Solutions SPG-316 Recycled Garden, Citrus Tree Transplant, Corner Trellis SPG-317 Safe Play Area, Easy Birdbath SPG-318 Small Backyard, Raised Veggie Planter, Kids' Garden SPG-319 Drought Tolerant SPG-320 Canyon Garden, "Rusted Iron" Planters, Hanging Pot Watering SPG-321 Outdoor Living SPG-322 Poolside Planting SPG-323 Shade Garden SPG-324 Rock and Turf SPG-325 Recycled Garden SPG-326 Feng Shui Garden Season 4 SPG-401 Picnic Garden SPG-402 Small Urban Space SPG-403 Neglected Yard SPG-404 Allergy-Free Garden SPG-405 A Children's Garden *Garden-based learning SPG-406 Cottage Garden SPG-407 Rooftop Garden SPG-408 Family Garden SPG-409 Effective Simplicity SPG-410 Painted Garden SPG-411 Garden Retreat SPG-412 Treasure Garden SPG-413 Secluded Garden SPG-414 Fiesta Garden SPG-415 Front Yard Garden SPG-416 Backyard Patio Garden SPG-417 A Home Outdoors SPG-418 Fire Station Garden SPG-419 A Starter Garden SPG-420 Resort Garden SPG-421 A Rustic Garden SPG-422 Desert Oasis SPG-423 Attracting Birds SPG-424 A Meditation Garden SPG-425 Asian-Style Garden SPG-426 A Rectangular Garden Season 5 SPG-501 Old World Garden SPG-502 Paths and Flower Beds SPG-503 Patio Garden SPG-504 A Simple Garden SPG-505 Foundation Garden SPG-506 The Relaxing Hideaway Garden SPG-507 Shore-Side Garden SPG-508 Mediterranean-Style Garden SPG-509 The Outdoor Room SPG-510 Space Gardener SPG-511 Vine and Arbor Garden SPG-512 The Reading Garden SPG-513 Hillside Garden Season 6 SPG-601 The Western Garden SPG-602 Family Garden SPG-603 A Whimsical Garden SPG-604 Recycled Items Garden SPG-605 The City Garden SPG-606 An Asian-Influenced Garden SPG-607 A Place to Go SPG-608 Trikes and Bikes Garden SPG-609 A Romantic Garden SPG-610 Gardening Without a Garden SPG-611 An Exotic Shade Garden SPG-612 A Sunny-Side Garden SPG-613 A Tropical Garden Party Season 7 SPG-701 The All-Grasses Garden SPG-702 The Welcoming Garden SPG-703 No-Lawn Garden SPG-704 An Exotic Tropical Garden SPG-705 Adding Charm to an Average Garden SPG-706 Sprucing Up an Old Garden SPG-707 A Low-Maintenance Pond Garden SPG-708 A Cool Blue Garden SPG-709 A Walled Garden SPG-710 Circular Forms SPG-711 Vines and Flowers Garden SPG-712 A Garden for Busy People SPG-713 An Easy-Care Formal Yard Season 8 SPG-801 A Cape Cod Garden SPG-802 A Southern Garden SPG-803 A Side Garden SPG-804 A Rose and Perennial Garden SPG-805 Peaceful Perennial Garden SPG-806 A Simple Garden SPG-807 An Asian-Inspired Garden SPG-808 Garden of Sunset Colors SPG-809 A Restful Garden Retreat SPG-810 A Garden with Curb Appeal SPG-811 A Patio Garden SPG-812 Island Bed Garden SPG-813 Blending in the Garden External links Home & Garden Television (HGTV) Susie Coelho Enterprises Steve Bluestein's Blog: Life Sucks Why Not Share It? 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George's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia

Alex George's taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was the first modern-day arrangement for that genus. First published in 1981 in the classic monograph The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae), it superseded the arrangement of George Bentham, which had stood for over a hundred years. It was overturned in 1996 by Kevin Thiele and Pauline Ladiges, but restored by George in 1999. A recent publication by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele suggests that it will soon be overturned again. Background Banksia is a genus of around 80 species in the plant family Proteaceae. An iconic Australian wildflower and popular garden plant, they are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones". They grow in forms varying from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 35 metres tall, and occur in all but the most arid areas of Australia. As heavy producers of nectar, they are important sources of food for nectariferous animals such as honeyeaters and honey possum, and they are of economic importance to the nursery and cut flower industries. However they are seriously threatened by a number of processes including land clearing, frequent burning, and disease, and a number of species are rare and endangered. Specimens of Banksia were first collected by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel Solander, naturalists on the Endeavour during Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook's 1770 voyage to the Pacific Ocean. A number of arrangements were published in the 1800s, culminating in George Bentham's 1870 arrangement. This arrangement would stand for over a hundred years. 1981 arrangement George's arrangement of Banksia was first published in his 1981 monograph The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). The arrangement was as follows: Banksia B. subg. Banksia B. sect. Banksia B. ser. Salicinae B. dentata B. integrifolia B. integrifolia var. integrifolia (now B. integrifolia subsp. integrifolia) B. integrifolia var. compar (now B. integrifolia subsp. compar) B. integrifolia var. aquilonia (now Banksia aquilonia) B. conferta B. conferta var. conferta (now B. conferta subsp. conferta) B. conferta var. penicillata (now B. conferta subsp. penicillata) B. marginata B. canei B. saxicola B. oblongifolia B. robur B. paludosa B. ser. Grandes B. grandis B. solandri B. ser. Quercinae B. quercifolia B. oreophila B. baueri B. ser. Orthostylis (now B. ser. Banksia) B. serrata B. aemula B. ornata B. menziesii B. speciosa B. baxteri B. candolleana B. sceptrum B. ser. Crocinae B. prionotes B. victoriae B. hookerana (now spelled B. hookeriana) B. burdettii B. ser. Cyrtostylis B. media B. praemorsa B. pilostylis B. attenuata B. lindleyana B. ashbyi B. benthamiana B. audax B. laevigata B. laevigata subsp. laevigata B. laevigata subsp. fuscolutea B. lullfitzii B. elderana (now spelled B. elderiana) B. elegans B. ser. Prostratae B. goodii B. gardneri B. gardneri var. gardneri B. gardneri var. brevidentata B. gardneri var. hiemalis B. chamaephyton B. repens B. blechnifolia B. petiolaris B. ser. Tetragonae B. lemanniana B. caleyi B. aculeata B. ser. Coccineae B. coccinea B. sect. Oncostylis B. ser. Spicigerae B. spinulosa B. spinulosa var. spinulosa B. spinulosa var. collina B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii B. ericifolia B. ericifolia subsp. ericifolia B. ericifolia subsp. macrantha B. brownii B. occidentalis B. littoralis B. littoralis var. littoralis B. littoralis var. seminuda (now B. seminuda) B. verticillata B. tricuspis B. ser. Dryandroideae B. dryandroides B. ser. Abietinae B. sphaerocarpa B. sphaerocarpa  var. sphaerocarpa B. sphaerocarpa  var. caesia B. sphaerocarpa  var. dolichostyla B. micrantha B. grossa B. leptophylla B. lanata B. scabrella B. telmatiaea B. laricina B. incana B. violacea B. meisneri B. meisneri subsp. meisneri B. meisneri subsp. ascendens B. pulchella B. nutans B. nutans var. nutans B. nutans var. cernuella B. subg. Isostylis B. ilicifolia B. cuneata 1999 arrangement George's arrangement was superseded by Thiele and Ladiges' arrangement in 1996, but in 1999 George largely restored it in his 1999 treatment of the Flora of Australia series. George's 1999 treatment included a number of taxa described after 1981, followed Thiele and Ladiges in a few minor rankings, and altered the phyletic order of taxa in places, but it was otherwise identical to his 1981 arrangement. None of Thiele and Ladiges' four promotions to species rank was accepted, and none of the thirteen infrageneric taxa introduced by Thiele and Ladiges was retained. George's 1999 taxonomic arrangement of Banksia was as follows: Banksia B. subg. Banksia B. sect. Banksia B. ser. Salicinae B. dentata B. aquilonia B. integrifolia B. integrifolia subsp. integrifolia B. integrifolia subsp. compar B. integrifolia subsp. monticola B. plagiocarpa B. oblongifolia B. robur B. conferta B. conferta subsp. conferta B. conferta subsp. penicillata B. paludosa B. paludosa subsp. astrolux B. paludosa subsp. paludosa B. marginata B. canei B. saxicola B. ser. Grandes B. grandis B. solandri B. ser. Banksia B. serrata B. aemula B. ornata B. baxteri B. speciosa B. menziesii B. candolleana B. sceptrum B. ser. Crocinae B. prionotes B. burdettii B. hookeriana B. victoriae B. ser. Prostratae B. goodii B. gardneri B. gardneri var. gardneri B. gardneri var. brevidentata B. gardneri var. hiemalis B. chamaephyton B. blechnifolia B. repens B. petiolaris B. ser. Cyrtostylis B. media B. praemorsa B. epica B. pilostylis B. attenuata B. ashbyi B. benthamiana B. audax B. lullfitzii B. elderiana B. laevigata B. laevigata subsp. laevigata B. laevigata subsp. fuscolutea B. elegans B. lindleyana B. ser. Tetragonae B. lemanniana B. caleyi B. aculeata B. ser. Bauerinae B. baueri B. ser. Quercinae B. quercifolia B. oreophila B. sect. Coccinea B. coccinea B. sect. Oncostylis B. ser. Spicigerae B. spinulosa B. spinulosa var. spinulosa B. spinulosa var. collina B. spinulosa var. neoanglica B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii B. ericifolia B. ericifolia subsp. ericifolia B. ericifolia subsp. macrantha B. verticillata B. seminuda B. littoralis B. occidentalis B. brownii B. ser. Tricuspidae B. tricuspis B. ser. Dryandroideae B. dryandroides B. ser. Abietinae B. sphaerocarpa B. sphaerocarpa  var. sphaerocarpa B. sphaerocarpa  var. caesia B. sphaerocarpa  var. dolichostyla B. micrantha B. grossa B. telmatiaea B. leptophylla B. leptophylla var. leptophylla B. leptophylla var. melletica B. lanata B. scabrella B. violacea B. incana B. laricina B. pulchella B. meisneri B. meisneri subsp. meisneri B. meisneri subsp. ascendens B. nutans B. nutans var. nutans B. nutans var. cernuella B. subg. Isostylis B. ilicifolia B. oligantha B. cuneata Legacy George's arrangement was undisputed as the accepted arrangement between 1981 and 1996. It was replaced by the arrangement of Thiele and Ladiges in 1996, but this lasted only until 1999, when George published a revised version of his 1981 arrangement. This revised version was not universally accepted, however: some Australian herbaria continued to follow Thiele and Ladiges on some points, for example by recognising the four species that they promoted. In 2005, Austin Mast, Eric Jones and Shawn Havery published the results of their cladistic analyses of DNA sequence data for Banksia. They inferred a phylogeny very greatly different from George's taxonomic arrangement, including finding Banksia to be paraphyletic with respect to Dryandra. A new taxonomic arrangement was not published at the time, but early in 2007 Mast and Thiele initiated a rearrangement by transferring Dryandra to Banksia, and publishing B. subg. Spathulatae for the species having spoon-shaped cotyledons. They foreshadowed publishing a full arrangement once DNA sampling of Dryandra was complete. References 1981 introductions Taxonomy of Banksia

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Louis J. Tullio

Louis J. Tullio (May 17, 1916 -– April 17, 1990) was the Mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania for six terms from 1966 until 1989. He was the first Italian-American elected to this position. Biography Tullio had a childhood goal of becoming Mayor of Erie. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts on a football scholarship, and received a master's degree in education from Boston University. After serving in the Navy in the South Pacific during World War II, he opened a restaurant in Erie and became a high school teacher and football coach, including as head coach of the professional Erie Vets franchise. He lost the 1965 Democratic primary for mayor to Mike Cannavino, who died 11 days before the general election. This allowed Tullio to replace Cannavino on the ballot and defeat Republican incumbent Charles Williamson. As mayor, Tullio was credited with helping slow Erie's decline as a manufacturing town and preserving it as a port city and commercial center. Regardless, during his long administration, the city of Erie declined in population and was plagued by urban deterioration. He easily won re-election five times, and unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 1976. In October 1987, Tullio was diagnosed with amyloidosis, a rare disease that also struck then-Pittsburgh mayor Richard Caliguiri and then-Pennsylvania governor Robert P. Casey. Despite his illness, which forced him to cut back on his workload and schedule, Tullio stayed in office and did not appoint an acting mayor until November 12, 1989, shortly before the end of his term. He eventually succumbed to his illness in his home on April 17, 1990. Legacy The Louis J. Tullio Plaza, comprising Jerry Uht Park, Erie Insurance Arena, and the Warner Theatre, is named after him. References Further reading deCourcy Hinds, Michael. "Erie Journal; A Mayor For Whom The Office Equals Life." The New York Times 27 Oct 1989, late ed.: A12. AP. "Ailing Mayor of Erie Resigns." The New York Times 12 Nov 1989, late ed.: A28. External links 1916 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American politicians Boston University School of Education alumni College of the Holy Cross alumni Gannon Golden Knights football coaches Gannon Golden Knights men's basketball coaches Mayors of Erie, Pennsylvania American politicians of Italian descent Deaths from amyloidosis

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Bob Lindner

Bob Lindner (born 10 November 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. An Australia national and Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he is one of a handful of players to be named man-of-the-match in State of Origin football more than once. Fifteen years after his retirement from football in Australia, he had made the most appearances and scored the most tries of any forward in State of Origin history. Brisbane Rugby League Lindner went to Iona College, Brisbane. Lindner played for South Brisbane Magpies in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1983 to 1984, playing in South's losing 1984 Grand Final team alongside Mal Meninga, Gary Belcher and Peter Jackson. In 1985 he signed with the team who had defeated Souths in the 1984 Grand Final, the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls, where he played alongside Queensland and Australia captain Wally Lewis, Gene Miles, Greg Dowling and Colin Scott. The 1985 BRL Grand Final saw Souths Magpies defeat Wynnum-Manly 10–8. Lindner won his only BRL premiership in 1986 as the Seagulls defeated Past Brothers 14–6 in the Grand Final at Lang Park. New South Wales rugby league Following his successful Kangaroo tour, Lindner signed with reigning NSWRL premiers, the Parramatta Eels as a much-anticipated replacement for club captain Ray Price, who had retired following the Eels 1986 Grand Final win over Canterbury-Bankstown. Lindner played in Queensland's 2–1 1987 State of Origin series win and retained his place at in the Australian test team for the one-off test against New Zealand at Lang Park which saw the Kiwis cause an upset with a 13–7 win, snapping Australia's 9 game winning streak. At the end of the 1987 NSWRL season, Lindner played a short stint with English club side Castleford (Heritage No. 655) for part of the 1987–88 Rugby Football League season. He scored a try in Castleford's 12–12 draw with Bradford Northern in the 1987 Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley in Leeds on Saturday 17 October 1987, but he did not play in the 11–2 defeat by Bradford in the final's replay at Elland Road in Leeds two weeks later. Back in Australia in 1988 following his stint at Wheldon Road (Castleford's home ground), Lindner played in Queensland's 3–0 Origin series sweep of New South Wales before being selected for all three Ashes series tests against the touring Great Britain side. The Australian's defeated the Lions 2–1 to retain The Ashes that they had not lost since 1970. After 28 games over two seasons for the Eels in which they failed to play finals football, Lindner signed with newly created expansion team, the Gold Coast Giants for the 1989 NSWRL season. A broken leg suffered in Game 2 of the 1989 State of Origin series at the Sydney Football Stadium saw Lindner ruled out of the Australian teams mid-season tour of New Zealand. Following his year on the Gold Coast, Lindner signed with Sydney team Western Suburbs for the 1990 NSWRL season. He was named man-of-the-match in the Game III of the 1990 State of Origin series, and at the end of the season was selected to his second Kangaroo Tour. His performances for the 1990 Kangaroos saw him named the player of the tour. Lindner suffered another broken leg in early 1991 but made a strong recovery before breaking the leg again playing in the first test of the 1991 Trans-Tasman series against New Zealand in Melbourne. 1992 saw him named man-of-the-match in the second game of the State of Origin series and during the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour, he helped Australia retain The Ashes, pushing his Test tally to 19, before playing in the 1992 Rugby League World Cup Final win over Great Britain at the Wembley Stadium in London. Wests' salary cap problems saw him join his fourth NSWRL club, the Illawarra Steelers, in 1993, but after playing for Australia in the mid-season test series against New Zealand, and for Queensland in the Origin series (including a try-scoring performance in the Maroons' 24–12 game 3 win, his last game for his state), he announced his intention to leave Australia and play abroad. Lindner's player agent, the Sydney businessman Michael Saad, received many offers and the 24-Test veteran subsequently announced that he had signed for Oldham (Heritage No. 1017). During the 1993–94 Rugby Football League season, Lindner took over as captain-coach of Oldham following the departure of fellow Australian forward, Peter Tunks and successfully averted the team's relegation to Second Division. Post-playing career Lindner then returned to Australia and linked with the short-lived South Queensland Crushers where he was originally recruited as a player but retired in order to replace Bill Gardner as club coach in 1995–96. He stood down as coach in 1997, the Crushers' final year in the Australian Rugby League premiership. In 2000, Lindner was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in rugby league. In June 2008, he was chosen in the Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century at lock-forward. In 2009, Lindner was a member of the National Rugby League's judiciary panel. He has also been a qualified Optometrist since 1985. Lindner's university exams actually fell during both his début State of Origin series in 1984, and again in 1985, causing him to have to miss team bonding sessions so he could study. References External links Bob Lindner at stateoforigin.com.au Queensland Team of the Century named - article at nz.leagueunlimited.com Bob Lindner at yesterdayshero.com.au Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au 1962 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Australian optometrists Brisbane rugby league team players Castleford Tigers players Gold Coast Chargers players Illawarra Steelers players Oldham R.L.F.C. captains Oldham R.L.F.C. coaches Oldham R.L.F.C. players Parramatta Eels players Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Brisbane Rugby league second-rows South Queensland Crushers Souths Logan Magpies players Western Suburbs Magpies players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players

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Caitlin Hill

Caitlin Alexandra Hill (born 8 September 1988) is an Australian YouTube personality under the name TheHill88. She produces, edits and uploads her videos from her home in Brisbane, and since 2008 from New York City. Dubbed "the goofy princess of cyberspace" by Australia's version of 60 Minutes, Hill maintains a channel on YouTube. Her videos have a cumulative view count of over 17 million. In addition to maintaining a channel on YouTube, Hill is the Chief Creative Officer of Hitviews, a website and new media business venture, which she co-founded with Walter Sabo. The site allows marketers direct access to internet celebrities such as Kevin Nalty and Cory Williams. Bob Weinstein is among the site's investors. YouTube fame Hill submitted her first video to YouTube 16 August 2006, as a fan response to popular web serial lonelygirl15. A day later, Hill began to assemble fans of her own upon uploading Re: LonelyGirl: Lazydork is Better Than You (posted 17 August 2006), a video response to YouTube comedian Richard Stern, received over 1,000,000 views before September 2006. Described by The Age as "cheesy rap", YouTube featured the video and her 14 short videos collectively received over 4,000,000 views. She has credited Zach Braff, Brooke Brodack and Bree, a lonelygirl15 character played by Jessica Rose, for inspiring her to join the YouTube community. After sustaining a sizable viewership on YouTube for nearly a year, Hill became one of the first twenty to thirty YouTube users to join the YouTube partnership program in May 2007. This status gives the user "the ability to share in ad revenue". In September 2007, Hill announced on her MySpace blog that 2007 would be her last year in the partnership program, stating: By October 2007, YouTube no longer listed Hill as a revenue sharing partner. In addition to her own output, Hill plays a recurring role in Choose Your Own Tube, a YouTube serial produced and directed by Remi Broadway. In July 2007, she featured in 'Disgrace', a music-video created by the band Coldstone. Also in July 2007, Hill played herself in Lisa Donovan's comedy sketch LisaNova Does Youtube, in which she and other popular video bloggers are kidnapped by Donovan and made to comment on thousands of YouTube user profiles. In August 2018, Caitlin made a return to YouTube and relaunched her channel with the series "Snacks and Facts with Caitlin Hill". Off YouTube Hill played an unpaid but central part in the independent horror movie The Girl in the Red Dress, featuring Remi Broadway, among others. She plied her YouTube fame to The Darfur Wall, earning the nonprofit website hundreds of hits in a period of two weeks. Her fansite ranked at #2 in advocacy points. In February 2007, Hill visited California to take part in the "As One" YouTube gathering in San Francisco. She appeared on Tom Green Live with "Weird Al" Yankovic and Mike Vallely during her stay. Over the course of repeated travels from Australia to the United States, Hill has auditioned for roles in several big-budget Hollywood movies. Hill was cast for the role of Lucy Grimm in the remake of Plan 9 from Outer Space, whose teaser trailer was released on 9 September 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original, but pulled out. In 2008, Caitlin Hill announced in multiple videos that she moved to New York City, New York. On 8 December 2008, Hill became the youngest recipient of the National Arts Club Medal of Honor. On 20 April 2009, Hill briefly became the new host of the vlog Rocketboom, replacing the outgoing Joanne Colan. However, Rocketboom producer Andrew Baron stated that they were unable to reach agreement with Hitviews to keep Hill at that time, although they hoped to reach a deal. Molly Templeton subsequently replaced Hill on Rocketboom. Hill performed with the Brisbane Bollywood Performance Team, Dance Masala. See also YouTube celebrities Vegemite wars References External links TheHill88.com, Caitlin Hill's official fansite. Choose Your Own Tube Segmented, CC licensed video interview with Caitlin Hill, by Christian Einfeldt, of digitaltippingpoint.com Hitviews 1988 births Australian bloggers Australian film actresses Living people Video bloggers Australian YouTubers People from Brisbane Australian women bloggers YouTube vloggers Comedy YouTubers

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Louise Shivers

Louise Shivers (August 15, 1929 – July 26, 2014) was an American author and writer-in-residence at Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia. Born in 1929 in Stantonsburg and raised in Wilson, North Carolina, Shivers received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and published two novels. Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, originally published by Random House, Collins, London, and Editions Belfond in Paris, was named Best First Novel of the Year by USA Today in 1983 and was made into the feature film Summer Heat. The novel is available from John F. Blair Publishers and Google ebooks. A stage play, Faith's Affair, by Jayetta Slawson based on the novel made its debut in 2006 at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. A Whistling Woman garnered Shivers the Georgia Author of the Year award in 1993. In January 2013, My Shining Hour : A novelist's memoir of World War II was published. Shivers died of congestive heart failure in Evans, Georgia on July 26, 2014, aged 84. References External links Shivers bio, per publisher Shivers 2012 article in The Columbia County News-Times https://www.southeastern.edu/news_media/bylion/2006/march_27/index.html#faith 1929 births 2014 deaths Augusta State University American women novelists Novelists from North Carolina 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American memoirists American women memoirists 20th-century American women writers People from Stantonsburg, North Carolina People from Wilson, North Carolina People from Evans, Georgia 21st-century American women

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Tommy Tighe

Tommy Tighe is a sports radio broadcaster who previously worked for the Westwood One radio network. He had been employed by the network since CBS radio days, hired in 1987 as a reporter and a commentator. He currently does work for ESPN Radio as a sportscenter anchor. Career Tighe can currently be heard on 790 the Ticket doing the pre- and post-game Miami Heat broadcasts. Tommy also has a Saturday morning show form 9am - 11am on 790 the Ticket. Tighe was Westwood One's primary studio host for its sports broadcasts. He hosted the pre- and post-game studio shows for The NFL on Westwood One and has since been replaced by Scott Graham. Tighe also hosted the network's coverage of NCAA college basketball and football (except for Westwood One's Notre Dame football coverage, which was produced separately from the weekly college football package Westwood One airs). In addition, he hosted the Westwood One recap show NFL Sunday, which aired an hour prior to the Westwood one Sunday Night Football broadcast. Also, prior to 2004, Tighe hosted the pre- and post- game shows for Monday Night Football on the network, but was replaced by Jim Gray. Tighe's other credits for Westwood One include U.S. Open tennis coverage, a weekday sports recap show called "Sportstime", and a weekend sports report segment known as "Sports Central USA," which he did prior to taking over as pre-game host for nearly all sports broadcasts on the network. Mr. Tighe is also the captain of the five-time champion Thursday Night Bowling team 'Tommy's Tools.' References American radio sports announcers American television sports announcers National Football League announcers College football announcers College basketball announcers in the United States Tennis commentators Living people National Basketball Association broadcasters Miami Heat announcers Year of birth missing (living people)

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Active immunization

Active immunization is the induction of immunity after exposure to an antigen. Antibodies are created by the recipient and may be stored permanently. Active immunization can occur naturally when microbes or other antigen are received by a person who has not yet come into contact with the microbes and has no pre-made antibodies for defense. The immune system will eventually create antibodies for the microbes, but this is a slow process and, if the microbes are dead, there may not be enough time for the antibodies to be used. Artificial active immunization is where the microbe is injected into the person before they are able to take it in naturally. The microbe is treated, so that it will not harm the infected person. Depending on the type of disease, this technique also works with dead microbes, parts of the microbe, or treated toxins from the microbe. A common example of this form of active immunization is vaccinations, which have led to several controversies in the past and even present regarding their safety. Some of the main concerns over the years regarding immunization and vaccination as a whole throughout the West has been its rumored association with the onset of autism. Yet, this rumor which began in 1998 after the publication of an infamous and inaccurate medical paper which has since been dubbed as the Lancet MMR autism fraud.[2] The subsequent massive panic that it has triggered has been categorized as likely the most damaging medical hoax of the last century as it has caused concerned parents to avoid the MMR vaccine altogether, therefore putting more lives in danger.[3] Throughout the twentieth century and thus far throughout the beginning of the 21st century, the effective active immunization associated with the Polio vaccination has contributed to the disease almost being eradicated worldwide. Yet to date, areas of Nigeria continue to be notorious zones of infection for Polio even with the increased vaccination efforts of the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.[4] A lot of the concern and pushback which has prevented the effective distribution of the Polio active immunization throughout parts of Nigeria and elsewhere have not only been terrorist activity and the killing of aid workers, but also false and rumored sterilization initiatives from Western physicians.[5] See also Immunization Vaccination Passive immunity References Vaccination

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20mammals%20of%20Kaziranga%20National%20Park

List of mammals of Kaziranga National Park

Kaziranga National Park is a national park and an UNESCO World Heritage Site in India. The park contains significant breeding populations of more than 35 mammalian species, out of which 15 are threatened mammals according to the IUCN Red List. The park has the world's single largest breeding population of Indian rhinoceros, with the 2006 census estimating the present population to be around 1,855, around 70% of the world's total wild population of 2,700. The park contains significant stock of three other large herbivores — the Asian elephant, the wild Asian water buffalo and the subspecies eastern swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli ranjitsinghi). A census on wild Asiatic buffaloes in March 2001 revealed the presence of 1,666 buffaloes — the largest single population of the species reported in this millennium, up from 677 in the 1984 census. Assam is India's most populous state with respect to Asiatic elephants (an estimated 5,500 out of a total of 10,000 wild Asiatic elephants in India live in Assam), and Kaziranga contains as many as 1,206 elephants (from the 2005 census), up from 1048 individuals (in the 2002 census). The combined Kaziranga - Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve has as many as 1940 elephants according to the 2005 survey. The eastern race of the swamp deer also had 468 individuals existing as noted in the 2002 census, down from 756 individuals noted in the 1984 census. Other stable populations of large herbivores include the gaur (30 individuals in 1984) and the sambar (58 in 1999). Smaller herbivores include the Indian muntjac (100 in the 1972 census), wild boar (431 in 1999), barking deer and hog deer (5045 in 1999). The park has a large variety of primates including all free roaming primates in India with the exception of the endemic Western Ghats primates and the newly discovered Arunachal macaque. This includes the vulnerable and rare species of Bengal slow loris, Assamese macaque, capped langur, golden langur and the only ape found in India — the hoolock gibbon. Kaziranga had a population of around 30 Bengal tigers during the 1972 census, which grew to 86 in the 2000 census. This made Kaziranga the protected area with the highest tiger density in the world (0.2 tigers /km2), and Kaziranga formally became a tiger reserve in 2006. The park is also provides habitat to sloth bear, jungle cat, fishing cat and leopard cat. Other small mammals include the rare hispid hare and Indian gray mongoose, small Indian mongoose, large Indian civet, small Indian civet, Bengal fox, golden jackal, Chinese pangolin, Indian pangolin, hog badger, Chinese ferret badger, particolored flying squirrel and bats. Kaziranga's rivers (especially the adjoining stretch of the Brahmaputra) are home to the blind, highly endangered Ganges dolphin. Even though the ubiquitous wild boar is present in Kaziranga, and Assam was part of the historical range of the critically endangered pygmy hog, the pygmy hog is no longer found in Kaziranga. The Indian Javan rhinoceros was probably also an inhabitant of Kaziranga before becoming extinct. List of mammals (incomplete) Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Indian boar (Sus scrofa cristatus) Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrura) Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) Gaur (Bos gaurus) Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) Western hoolock gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) Indian hog deer (Hyelaphus porcinus) Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatto) Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis) Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Indian porcupine (Hystrix indica) Fishing cat (Felis viverrina) Jungle cat (Felis chaus) Large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha) Small Indian civet (Viverricula indica) Indian gray mongoose (Urva edwardsii) Small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctata) Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis) Indian jackal (Canis aureus indicus) Common otter (Lutra lutra) Chinese ferret badger (Melogale moschata) Hog badger (Arctonyx collaris) Ganges and Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) Orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel (Dremomys lokriah) Asiatic black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus) Bat, various species References Cited General references Kaziranga National Park Mammals Checklist Kaziranga National Park in UNESCO List World Conservation Monitoring Centre Kaziranga Centenary 1905-2005 Mammals of India Kaziranga National Park Mammals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%20Hungry

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film with music photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was based on the play The Great Divide (from 1906) which was written by William Vaughn Moody. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Divide (1925) and as an early silent/sound hybrid by First National also called The Great Divide (1929). Cast Sidney Blackmer as Geoffrey Brand Lila Lee as Judith Temple Raymond Hatton as Joac Fred Kohler as Kampen Kenneth Thomson as Leonard Temple Olive Tell as Betty Temple David Newell as Dr. Neil Cranford Tom Dugan as Same Beeman Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Temple J. Farrell MacDonald as Buzzard See also List of early color feature films References External links 1931 films 1930s color films 1930s Western (genre) musical films American films American Western (genre) musical films English-language films American films based on plays Films directed by Clarence G. Badger Films shot in Lone Pine, California First National Pictures films Early color films

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Michael Joseph Gross

Michael Joseph Gross (born 1970) is an American author and journalist. He is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, where he covers topics including politics, technology, and national security. He has also written extensively for publications such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and GQ. Gross is the author of the book Starstruck: When a Fan Gets Close to Fame, published in 2006 by Bloomsbury Publishing. Gross attended Williams College, and later studied at Princeton Theological Seminary. After graduating, he wrote speeches for Massachusetts Governor William Weld, a Republican. References External links Official webpage American male journalists Living people 1970 births Williams College alumni Princeton Theological Seminary alumni

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Arvid Gustavsson Sparre

Arvid Gustavsson Sparre, born 1245 in Vik, Balingsta and died in 1317 (at Nyköping Banquet). He was Lord of Ekholmen in Veckholm, Uppland, Sweden. He had in his Coat of Arms, a spar, which has retrospectively dubbed all the family named in genealogies as Sparre of Vik. He was the councillor of Eric, Duke of Södermanland and Valdemar of Finland. Father was Gustaf Knutsson Sparre (Born 1222, Adelsö, Sweden), Grandfather was Knut Sixtensson Sparre (Born 1190, Adelsö, Sweden), Great grandfather was Sixten Sixtensson Sparre (born 1165 in Tofta, Uppsala, Sweden) Married with Ramborg Israelsdotter And. Child, Gustav Arvidsson, became knight and member of the Privy Council of Sweden, justiciar of Södermanland. His grandson is known as Arvid Gustavsson, Lord of Vik. Arvid also had a child named Gisles Arvidsson Sparre with Helena (Elin) Magnusdotter Sture. Sources Äldre svenska frälsesläkter, by Folke Wernstedt, 1965 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927093311/http://www.artursson.se/0002/2744.htm Lawspeakers 1245 births 1317 deaths

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDF15

GDF15

Growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) was first identified as Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 or MIC-1. It is a protein belonging to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily. Under normal conditions, GDF-15 is expressed in low concentrations in most organs and upregulated because of injury of organs such as liver, kidney, heart and lung. The function of GDF-15 is not fully clear but it seems to have a role in regulating inflammatory pathways and to be involved in regulating apoptosis, cell repair and cell growth, which are biological processes observed in cardiovascular and neoplastic disorders. GDF-15 has shown to be a strong prognostic protein in patients with different diseases such as heart diseases and cancer. Metformin was shown to cause increased levels of GDF-15. This increase mediates the effect of body weight loss by metformin. A monoclonal antibody (mAB1) that neutralizes circulating GDF-15 is being tested in mice and non-human primates as a potential treatment for cancer-related cachexia. References External links GDF 15 in Oncology Developmental genes and proteins TGFβ domain

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The Highland Connection

The Highland Connection is the second album by Celtic rock band Runrig. It was released in 1979. Track listing "Gamhna Gealla" (White Stirks) - 3:38 "Màiri" - 2:56 "What Time" - 2:30 "Fichead Bliadhna" / "Na Luing air Seòladh" (Twenty Years) - 7:50 "Loch Lomond" - 5:02 "Na h-Uain a's t-Earrach" (The Lambs in the Springtime) - 3:38 "Foghar nan Eilean '78" (Island Autumn '78) - 3:15 "The Twenty-Five Pounder" - 2:22 "Going Home" - 3:49 "Morning Tide" - 4:41 "Cearcal a' Chuain" (The Ocean Cycle) - 2:47 External links Runrig's official website 1979 albums Scottish Gaelic music Runrig albums

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernan%20McMullin

Ernan McMullin

Ernan McMullin (October 13, 1924 – February 8, 2011) was a philosopher who last served as the O’Hara Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame. He was an internationally respected philosopher of science who has written and lectured extensively on subjects ranging from the relationship between cosmology and theology, to the role of values in understanding science, to the impact of Darwinism on Western religious thought. He is the only person to ever hold the presidency of four of the major US philosophical associations. He was an expert on the life of Galileo. Life McMullin was born on October 13, 1924 in Ballybofey and died on February 8, 2011, in Letterkenny in his native County Donegal, Ireland. Career Educated at Maynooth College in Ireland, where he received an undergraduate degree in physics and a bachelor of divinity degree in theology. 1949 ordained a Catholic priest. Studied theoretical physics on a fellowship at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies 1954 earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Leuven. 1954 Joined Notre Dame faculty as an assistant professor of philosophy, 1967 a full professor 1984 named to the John Cardinal O’Hara Chair. 1965-1972 chaired the Notre Dame department of philosophy. He was a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, the University of Cape Town, the University of California at Los Angeles, Princeton University, and Yale University. A former Phi Beta Kappa National Lecturer, he delivered the Cardinal Mercier Lecturer at the (Flemish) University of Leuven in 1995 and the Reynolds Lecture at Baylor University in 2005. He also served on numerous scholarly committees and congresses worldwide and is the only person ever to have been elected president of all the following professional organizations: the American Philosophical Association (1984), the Philosophy of Science Association, the Metaphysical Society of America (1974) and the American Catholic Philosophical Association. He served as the chair of the History and Philosophy of Science Section of the AAAS, as a member of the executive committees of the History of Science Society, the Council for Philosophical Studies, and the Society of Christian Philosophers, and as a member of numerous scholarly and scientific committees, congresses, and panels. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the International Academy of the History of Science, and the AAAS, he was an honorary fellow of St. Edmund's College, Cambridge, and was awarded honorary degrees by the National University of Ireland at Maynooth, Loyola University (Chicago), Stonehill College, and University of Notre Dame. Among other honors, he won the Aquinas Medal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, the Centennial Medal of John Carroll University, the Founder’s Medal of the Metaphysical Society of America, and two Notre Dame faculty awards. McMullin was influential on the thought of the eminent philosopher of biology Michael Ruse. Father McMullin wrote and lectured widely on subjects ranging from the relationship between cosmology and theology, to the role of values in understanding science, to the impact of Darwinism on Western religious thought. He also was an unrivalled expert on the life of Galileo. Publications McMullin served on the editorial boards of a dozen academic journals and encyclopedia. At the time of his death he was a member of the editorial boards of Perspectives on Science, International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, and International Philosophical Studies. The author of some 200 articles in scholarly and popular journals, Father McMullin also published 14 books including: Newton on Matter and Activity (1978) The Inference That Makes Science (1992). The Church and Galileo, a collection of essays he edited for the University of Notre Dame Press, was published in 2005 to widespread acclaim. The author of numerous scholarly articles and the editor of a series of monographs on logic published in the mid-1960s by Prentice Hall, he also edited ten other books. Among his edited volumes: The Concept of Matter in Greek and Medieval Philosophy (Notre Dame, IN: Univ. of Notre Dame Press, 1965). The Concept of Matter in Modern Philosophy (1978 Rev. ed). Evolution and Creation (1985) Just before his death, he was working on a study on rationality, realism, and the growth of knowledge. Harvard University philosophy professor Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses McMullin's views on Scientific realism in the book Theory and reality (University of Chicago Press, 2003, p. 178), citing McMullin's paper "A Case for Scientific Realism" in the book Scientific Realism, edited by Jarrett Leplin (University of California Press, 1984). "Science and the Catholic Tradition"—appears as a chapter in part I (Introduction) of Science and Religion: New Perspectives on the Dialogue (1968), pages 30–42, ed. Ian Barbour Notes and references 1924 births 2011 deaths Members of the International Society for Science and Religion Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968) alumni Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Irish physicists Catholic philosophers University of Notre Dame faculty University of Cape Town academics Presidents of the Metaphysical Society of America People from Ballybofey Philosophical cosmologists Theistic evolutionists Writers about religion and science Irish expatriates in Belgium Irish expatriates in the United States Irish expatriates in South Africa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20Dupont

Joseph Dupont

Joseph Dupont may refer to: Joseph Dupont (bishop) (1850–1930), French missionary bishop to Zambia Joseph Dupont (violinist) (1838–1899), Belgian violinist and conductor See also Dupont (disambiguation)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude%20Lippincott%20Award

Gertrude Lippincott Award

The Gertrude Lippincott Award is an annual award for the best English-language article in the field of dance studies. Previously it was awarded by the Society of Dance History Scholars; since 2017 it has been awarded by the Dance Studies Association. The $500 award was named after modern dance teacher and mentor Gertrude Lippincott and honors exemplary dance scholarship. Ms. Lippincott was herself honored in 1973 with the National Dance Association's Heritage Award for her contributions to dance education. She was one of the founders of the Congress on Research in Dance and of the Modern Dance Center of Minneapolis. She was also an editor for the periodicals Dance Observer and Dance Magazine. Award Winners 2018 - VK Preston, "Baroque Relations: Performing Silver and Gold in Daniel Rabel’s Ballet of the Americas," in The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Reenactment, edited by Mark Franko (New York: Oxford, 2017), pp. 285-310. 2017 - Kareem Khubchandani, “Snakes on the Dance Floor: Bollywood, Gesture, and Gender,” The Velvet Light Trap 77 (2016), pp. 69-85. 2016 - Brandon Shaw, “Phantom Limbs and the Weight of Grief in Sasha Waltz’s noBody” Theatre Journal 67 (2015), pp. 21-42. 2016 (Honorable Mention) - Andrea Harris, “Sur la Pointe on the Prairie: Giuseppina Morlacchi and the Urban Problem in the Frontier Melodrama,” in The Journal of American Drama and Theatre 27:1 (Winter 2015). 2015 - Sherril Dodds, “The Choreographic Interface: Dancing Facial Expression in Hip-Hop and Neo-Burlesque Striptease” in Dance Research Journal 46:Special Issue 02 (2014), pp. 39–56. 2014 - Alexandra Kolb, “The Migration and Globalization of Schuhplattler Dance: A Sociological Analysis” in Cultural Sociology 7:1, pp. 39–55 2013 - Anurima Banerji, “Dance and the Distributed Body: Odissi, Ritual Practice, and Mahari Performance” in About Performance 11: 7–39 2013 - J. Lorenzo Perillo, “‘If I was not in prison, I would not be famous’: Discipline, Choreography, and Mimicry in the Philippines” in Theatre Journal 63: 607–621. 2011 - Selby Wynn Schwartz, “Martha@Martha: A Séance with Richard Move” in Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory 20.1 (2010): 61–87. 2011 (Honorable Mention) - Öykü Potuoglu-Cook, “The Uneasy Vernacular: Choreographing Multiculturalism and Dancing Difference Away in Globalised Turkey” in Anthropological Notebooks 16.3 (2010): 93–105. 2010 - Kate Elswit, "'Berlin ... Your Dance Partner is Death" in TDR: The Drama Review, 53:1 2009, pp. 73–92. 2009 - Cindy Garcia, "Don't leave me Celia: Salsera homosociality and pan-Latina corporealities" in Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, 18:3, pp. 199–213., 2009 - honorable mention to Victoria Phillips Geduld, "Performing Communism in the American Dance: Culture, Politics, and the New Dance Group" in American Communist History 7:1, 2008, pp. 39–65. 2009 - honorable mention to Melissa Blanco Borelli, "Yahora que vas a hacer, mulata? Hip choreographies in the Mexican cabaretera film 'Mulata'" in Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, 18:3, pp. 215–233. 2008 - Priya Srinivasan, "The Bodies Beneath the Smoke or What's Behind the Cigarette Poster: Unearthing Kinesthetic Connections in American Dance History" in Discourse in Dance, Ramsey Burt and Susan Leigh Foster, editors, Volume 4 Issue 1 2007, pp. 7–48. 2008 - Rebekah Kowal, "Dance Travels: 'Walking With Pearl'" Performance Research, 12(2), pp. 85–94, 2007. 2007 - Anthea Kraut, "Recovering Hurston, Reconsidering the Choreographer" which appeared in Women and Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, 16/1 (March 2006). 2007 - honorable mention to April K. Henderson, "Dancing Between Islands: Hip Hop and the Samoan Diaspora" which appeared in The Vinyl Ain't Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture, Dipannita Basuand and Sidney J. Lemelle, eds., London: Pluto Press, 2006. 2006 - Kimerer LeMothe, " 'A God Dances through Me': Isadora Duncan on Friedrich Nietzsche's Revaluation of Values," Journal of Religion 85 (2), 2005, pp. 241–266. 2005 - No prize awarded. 2004 - Danielle Goldman, "Ghostcatching: An Intersection of Technology, Labor, and Race," Dance Research Journal v. 35/2 & 36/2 (Winter 2003 & Summer 2004 combined issue) pp. 68–87. 2004. 2003 - No prize awarded. 2002 - Theresa Jill Buckland, "Th'Owd Pagan Dance": Ritual, Enchantment, and an Enduring Intellectual Paradigm", in Journal for the Anthropological Study of Human Movement, vols 11, no. 4 and 12, no. 1, Fall 2001/Spring 2002. 2001 - Petra Kuppers, "Deconstructing Images: Performing Disability," Contemporary Theatre Review 11.3&4 (2001). 2000 - Anne Flynn and Lisa Doolittle, "Dancing in the Canadian Wasteland: A Post-Colonial Reading of Regionalism in the 1960s and 1970s," in Dancing Bodies, Living Histories: New Writing about Dance and Culture, edited by Anne Flynn and Lisa Doolittle (Banff Centre Press, 2000). 1999 - Susan C. Cook, "Watching Our Step: Embodying Research, Telling Stories," in Audible Traces: Gender, Identity, and Music, edited by Elaine Barkin and Lydia Hamessley (Zurich: Carciofoli Verlagshaus, 1999). 1998 - Ananya Chatterjea, "Chandralekha: Negotiating the Female Body and Movement in Cultural/Political Signification," Dance Research Journal 30.2 (Spring 1998). 1997 - Jody Bruner, "Redeeming Giselle: Making a Case for the Ballet We Love to Hate," in Rethinking the Sylph: New Perspectives on the Romantic Ballet, edited by Lynn Garafola (Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1997). 1996 - Linda J. Tomko, "Fête Accompli: Gender, 'Folk Dance,' and Progressive-Era Political Ideals in New York City," in Corporealities: Dancing Knowledge, Culture, and Power, edited by Susan Leigh Foster (London and New York: Routledge, 1996). Resources Gertrude Lippincott Award SDHS Award Winners Society of Dance History Scholars Dance awards Humanities awards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruna

Peruna

Peruna is the official mascot and fight song of the Southern Methodist University Mustangs, named after Peruna, a popular patent medicine (18 percent alcohol). The name "Peruna" is given to each successive live mascot. The mascot debuted in 1932, and since then a black Shetland pony, Peruna, has been present at every SMU home football game except for one. The costumed mascot is also referred to as "Peruna." Peruna was selected the #10 Best College Mascot by America's Best and Top Ten in 2009. History On November 4, 1932, Peruna I made his first mascot appearance, appearing at the SMU football game against Texas A&M University. Peruna I was a four-year old, 150-pound pony that was donated by T.E. Jones, the owner of Arlington Downs racetrack. Cy Barcus, a 1929 graduate of Perkins School of Theology and director of the Mustang Band, introduced the black Shetland pony as the mascot and volunteered the name Peruna, which was already the name of the school Fight Song. In the March 22, 1985, edition of The Daily Campus, Barcus related his story to Linda Beheler: “I was out on a picnic and saw a little black horse running through the high weeds and I said, ‘that would make a good mascot for SMU.’ So I went to coach Ray Morrison and said, ‘Ray, I’ve found a horse that I think would make a good mascot,’ and he told me to bring it to the pep meeting. So I got a popular [student] to bring the pony to the pep rally and from then on it became the official school mascot.” On Halloween 1934, Peruna I escaped from his on-campus living quarters and was struck and killed by an automobile on Mockingbird Lane. The event devastated the SMU community and sent the university into mourning. Since then, the university has moved Peruna's living quarters from campus to a Dallas-area ranch. Nine Perunas have represented SMU's athletic teams. The most recent to be retired was Peruna VIII, in 2011. Peruna VIII represented the school from 1997 until 2011. After he was retired from the field, Peruna VIII continued to represent the school on The Boulevard, the tailgating area for football games for one season while Peruna IX was in training. Peruna IX has represented the school since October 15, 2011. Following the death of Peruna I, W.E. Culwell (owner of Culwell and Sons) began a tradition of supplying SMU’s mascot. The Culwell family has donated and cared for Peruna II-Peruna IX. According to Culwell’s son, C.W. ‘Cully’ Culwell (’54), “He (Dad) would go to every game and serve barbecue to the players after the game; he really loved the school….Dad donated a Shetland pony because they have a greater longevity than a Quarter Horse.” (Shetlands will normally live 25 years or more, while a Quarter Horse will only live 15–18 years.) His generosity continued until his death in 1964 and has been continued by the Culwell family. Until 1993, the mascot was stabled on the Culwell Ranch in Grapevine. Since then, the stabling location has been kept a secret. To date, nine mascots have represented SMU...seven stallions and two mares, although hard-core types prefer all-black stallions because of their alleged vitality and spirit. When Cully Culwell was having difficulty locating a black stallion to replace Peruna VI, he shared, “stallions are hard to obtain now because most young male horses are castrated to make them tamer….a stallion which is more aggressive, better represents the spirit of the SMU Mustangs.” Naming The first football teams at SMU were unofficially known as the "Parsons" because of the large number of theology students on the team, but after SMU won a state championship in women's basketball, it was determined that the university's teams needed an official mascot. Bulls, Rams, Comanches and Rattlers were among the names submitted by members of the student body. The list was narrowed to three finalists, and at a pep assembly on October 17, 1917, the name "Mustangs" was selected over Bisons and Greyhounds. The contributor of the winning symbol was Miss Dorothy Amann, President Hyer's secretary. She was struck by the idea while watching the team practice from her office in Dallas Hall: "Why, out there, on the football field, it looks just like a bunch of wild Mustangs!". The mustang is representative of the fleet-footed animal which is native to Texas. The name Peruna originated in the fall of 1915 when SMU student George Sexton substituted the words, "She'll be loaded with Peruna when she comes ..." to the tune of "Coming 'Round the Mountain." In the early part of the century, Peruna was the name of the most famous elixir in Texas and had a reputation as a cure-all. The popularity of Peruna soared during Prohibition due to the high alcohol content allowed for "medicinal" purposes. Peruna happens to mean "potato" in Finnish. Perunas Peruna I (1932-1934) The first mascot was a 28” high, 150-pound pony donated by T.E. Jones of Arlington Downs. The feisty miniature black stallion made his first appearance at a pep rally, November 4, 1932. He was promptly named ‘Peruna’ after a popular patent medicine (18 percent alcohol). Legend has it that the medicine was ‘full of kick’, as was SMU's first mascot. He was kept on campus under the care of an organization called “The Saddle Burrs”. A week before Peruna I's death, he traveled to New York for the Fordham game where a city cab was his mode of travel. At the time, Bob Goodrich (who later became a Methodist Bishop) was the Band Director and took his younger brother, Wilson, on the trip as a ‘Shovel Boy’ for Peruna. On October 30, 1934, a Tuesday evening, Peruna I was hit on Mockingbird by a speeding motorist and killed. The next day, the student body president (Finis Crutchfield ’37), along with the leader of the Mustang Band (Robert Goodrich ’35), led the procession from the flagpole to the burial site near Ownby Stadium. For the processional, the Mustang Band played ‘Peruna’ (Coming 'Round the Mountain) as a dirge. Fordham University, represented by the football team captain and the campus newspaper editor, sent condolences via telegram and Rameses VI, the Fordham mascot, was said to be sullen by his keeper. In 1937, a statue (currently on Peruna Plaza at Ford Stadium) was sculpted by Michael G. Owen Jr. (’37) and placed at the burial site of Peruna I. Peruna II (1934-1943) Peruna II, a black Shetland pony raised at the Culwell Ranch, marked the beginning of the Culwell connection. Peruna II was the first of two mares to serve as mascot. The mare had a white diamond on her forehead that was dyed black to protect the image. She died of blood poisoning after being kicked and injured by another horse. Peruna III (1943-1947) During Peruna III's reign, the Culwells purchased Peruna his own special red and blue trailer. It served to transport all subsequent Perunas until 2002 when a new trailer was purchased. Peruna IV (1947-1949) Peruna IV, the second mare, led the Mustangs to two consecutive Southwest Conference championships. She died of a jaw infection in the summer of 1949. Gene Gaddy (’50) recalls that, because of his role on the Student Council, he was called back from summer break to serve as a pallbearer for Peruna IV. She was buried on the then practice field (now Wescott Field) draped in a blanket. Peruna V (1950-1965) During the fifteen-year reign of Peruna V, he gained a reputation of arrogance. His lively prancing, rearing and biting were good examples of SMU’s fighting spirit. Toward the end of his reign he kicked out the side of his stall (which happened to be the baggage car) on his way to Lubbock. In Chicago for the 1953 Notre Dame game, Peruna V was put up at the posh Stevens Hotel, had elevator privileges, and drank from the washbasin while being cared for by Burl Luscombe. Alys and George A. Richards, a former Peruna Handler, recalled a story from 1959 when they were hauling Peruna to a University of Texas game. As they drove, the radio programming was interrupted to inform the audience that Peruna had been “horse napped” by UT students who would display him at the game the next day. They continued to Austin and arrived at the game with Peruna in tow. The UT student body was surprised to see the real Peruna parade in because the wrong stolen horse was there also....minus its tail and mane. Peruna VI (1965-1986) Peruna VI started his tenure as an 18-month-old on October 2, 1965 at the Cotton Bowl when SMU played Purdue. He served for 21 years until a liver ailment forced him out of action. He had the longest tenure, to date, of any mascot. After death, Peruna VI was buried at Ownby Stadium at a secret night service. When Ownby Stadium was demolished, Peruna VI's remains were the only ones recovered. His ashes now rest under the statue at Peruna Plaza at Gerald J. Ford Stadium’s south end. Peruna VII (1986-1997) Peruna VII arrived at the Culwell ranch a year before his reign began. At the beginning of his reign, Cully Culwell said, “We would have like to have run Peruna VII a year earlier, but he proved to be a tough horse to break…..He’s still a little skittish at times, but he’s full of fight!” Peruna VII was to make his debut during the Homecoming game, but due to Peruna VI's illness, his first showing came at the SMU/TCU game on September 27. During the summer of 1986, Peruna VII broke his leg when he caught his hoof under the gate of the stall. “Under normal circumstances, a horse would be put down,” said Cully Cullwell. The healing process was expensive but enabled him to continue his service to the university. The two years of rest through the Death Penalty, assisted in his healing, though he was retired early due to increasingly more frequent shots to reduce swelling before games. His retirement found him living on a ranch until his liver began to fail in May 2002 and he was euthanized. His ashes are currently in a coffin awaiting a resting spot in SMU's Heritage Hall when it is funded. Peruna VIII (1997-2011) Peruna VIII ‘exchanged reins’ at the Spirit and Traditions Pep Rally at the beginning of the 1997 school year. Peruna VIII is a spirited lean black stallion that immediately made his mark by dragging and tripping several of the Peruna Handlers. He began his service on the field at the Cotton Bowl and was the first mascot to initiate the playing field at the new Gerald J. Ford Stadium. After a long road trip to Washington, D.C., Peruna VIII led The Mustang Band in President George W. Bush’s Inauguration Parade. Peruna VIII's infectious, untamed spirit is demonstrated before every game and as stamps and whinnies as the Mustang Band forms a tunnel and he waits impatiently to lead the players on to the field. Peruna VIII was retired on October 15, 2011. At the beginning of his final season, Peruna VIII made one last mark on the Peruna legacy by killing a goat at his ranch. Peruna IX (2011-Present) Peruna IX took over for Peruna VIII at halftime October 15, 2011 at the SMU vs. Central Florida football game at SMU's Ford Stadium. Peruna IX has been groomed for the job since his selection as a colt. Peruna IX was found by the Culwells mere days before he was scheduled for castration and was spared in order to become SMU's next stallion mascot. The rough-and-tumble stallion attended summer band practices during 2011 to become adjusted to game noise and has been clocked galloping across the football field at a record pace. Sources say his feisty character and strong personality make him well suited for the strenuous job. He runs free at a secret location when not representing the Mustangs. Already, Peruna IX has made a name for himself as one of the most vocal Perunas to date: his whinnying can be heard across the stadium. Peruna IX can be seen rearing up on the sidelines as his team plays on the field. Appearances and Traditions Since 1932 Peruna has been present at every SMU home football game, spanning four stadiums. Peruna has been present at the Cotton Bowl, Texas Stadium, Ownby Stadium and Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Peruna Plaza is located at the south end of Gerald J. Ford Stadium. It serves as a memorial to late Perunas and contains the remains of at least a couple. There is a statue sculpted by Michael G. Owen Jr. (’37), resembling a small horse resting its head, in honor of Peruna I. During football games, Peruna waits behind the Mustangs' end zone to watch his team drive to score. After touchdowns (as well as at the end of each quarter and the end of the first half), Peruna and his handlers run across the field to the opposite end zone. While a member of the Southwest Conference, SMU ran Peruna across the field after every Mustang score. After joining the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, this practice was disallowed by the conference commissioner, who allowed Peruna to be run only after each quarter. Perhaps the most infamous incident involving Peruna is the football game where he killed the mascot of the Fordham Rams. During the game, the Fordham handlers led the Ram too close to the Mustang, and it was killed instantly with a kick to the head. Other notable incidents involving Peruna are when he sent the University of Texas Longhorn Bevo to the ground with a kick in the side, and defecated at midfield during a TCU - SMU game, the week that TCU unveiled the school's brand new Field Turf. Peruna is also noted for having spent the night in every one of SMU's Panhellanic Sorority houses, and traveling to New York with the Mustang Band, where he was given his own cab, his own elevator, and his own hotel suite. Peruna is present at both the commencement of incoming freshmen, and the graduation of seniors. During the early days of the Mustang Band, Peruna accompanied the organization everywhere, appearing on theater playbills as "the midget wonder horse!" References External links SMU Spirit Squads SMU Mustang Band Traditions Horse mascots Ponies SMU Mustangs American Athletic Conference mascots

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Minami, Tokushima

is a town located in Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on March 31, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Hiwasa and Yuki, both from Kaifu District. Located 50 km south of prefecture's capital, Tokushima city, Minami is over 33 km from east to west, and covers an area of approximately 140 km². It is bordered on the southwest by the Kaifu mountains and on the east by the Pacific Ocean, making Minami a scenic town surrounded by mountains and sea. As of June 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 6,433 and a density of 45.7 persons per km². The total area is 140.80 km². In 2009/2010 Minami Town was one of the locations for NHK's TV drama 'Welkame' (ウェルかめ), which featured some of the towns beaches, its Autumn festival, and Minami's sea turtle museum. As a result, the town experienced an increase in domestic tourism. Access Minami is a little over one hour from Tokushima city by car, but can also be reached in one hour by express train from Tokushima Station on the JR Mugi Line. It is a one and a half hour drive from Tokushima Airport. Festivals Hiwasa Hachiman Jinja Autumn Festival A two-day harvest festival held one weekend early October every year. On the first day of the festival, the eight neighborhoods in Hiwasa parade their portable shrine on wheels through the streets of the town while praying for the safety of the townspeople and success in fishing. On the second day about 50 men from each neighborhood carry the portable shrine onto the beach and finally into the ocean, quite literally, proceeding through the waves to the far end of the beach. Each neighborhood vies with the others to put on the most spectacular display and also to prove their strength and bravery by taking their shrine furthest through the ocean waves. The heavy wooden portable shrines, known as chosa, each weigh about a tonne and four children ride atop the shrine drumming taiko drums. On the first evening of the festival there is a night bazaar with various refreshments and traditional dancing and taiko drumming, culminating in a spectacular fireworks display. Records of this festival go back to 1795, but the festival in its current form was started in 1957. External links Minami official website Towns in Tokushima Prefecture

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Austin High School Gang

The Austin High School Gang was the name given to a group of young, white musicians from the West Side of Chicago, who all attended Austin High School during the early 1920s. They rose to prominence as pioneers of the Chicago Style in the 1920s, which was modeled on a hurried version of New Orleans Jazz. Early Development In 1922, five kids from Austin High School in Chicago, Illinois formed a little band which consisted of Jim Lanigan on piano, Jimmy McPartland on cornet, his older brother Dick McPartland on banjo and guitar, Frank Teschemacher on alto saxophone, and Bud Freeman on C-melody tenor saxophone. Bud was the greenhorn of the group and the only one who did not also play the violin. At the time, their ages ranged from Jimmy McPartland, who was fourteen, to Jim Lanigan and Dick McPartland, seventeen. Teschemacher was sixteen and Freeman was slightly younger. They were so keen on music that they practiced in school and in their homes. Coming from comfortable middle-class homes they could, at the outset, pursue their common musical ambitions as a hobby, a circumstance that allowed them much more freedom of choice. Their initial inspiration was a local ensemble called the Al Johnson Orchestra, which gave them the motivation they needed to improve rapidly. Soon, they were playing at the afternoon high school dances, which were then becoming popular in Chicago. The band continued to play – at high school fraternity dances and any other opportunity that presented itself. Influences Jazz was a relatively novel style of music in the early 1920s, and it took root largely in New Orleans and New York. However, the spread of culture at the day was hampered by limited technology, so the Austin High School Gang grew up in an environment where jazz music was not yet thriving. The boys, like many other students from their high school, frequented an ice cream parlor across the street known as “The SPOON and the Straw.” Usually, one of them would feed a nickel to the automatic phonograph. One day, they discovered a record by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, and were so enthralled by the sound of such authentic jazz that they played the record over and over. Then and there, they named their band "The Blue Friars," after The Friar's Inn on the Chicago Loop where the Rhythm Kings played. The Austin High Gang came definitely and immediately under the influence of the Rhythm Kings, and tried to emulate the same steady, compelling rhythm, contrapuntal improvisations, tone color, a similar economy of notes and ease of melodic interpretation. Their pre-professional training was almost complete when they heard Gennett records made by Bix Beiderbecke and the Wolverines, and they drew further inspiration from their style of New Orleans music. Having heard records, they went out to hear the bands themselves and discovered King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band, rounding off their identity with New Orleans jazz. Career Sometimes the Austin High Gang played at Lewis Institute, which Dave Tough attended, and he added his drums to the little band. Later, Jim Lanigan picked up the bass through Chink Martin’s playing and soon became the band’s bassist; Teschemacher also began practicing the clarinet, his style showing traces of the glissandi from violin playing. Dave found Floyd O’Brien playing trombone at a University of Chicago jam session. Then, recruiting him and pianist Dave North, they named themselves Husk O’Hare’s Wolverines and were ready to play professionally. They got a job at White City, a large dance hall of Chicago’s south side amusement park, where they played until their disbandment at the end of the White City engagement. In 1927, Eddie Condon recorded the Austin High Gang as the "Mackenzie-Condon Chicagoans". These recordings catapulted the young musicians into the spotlight and they all subsequently developed acclaimed careers in New York, playing and recording with established musicians like Jack Teagarden, Pee Wee Russell, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey. Of the original Austin High Gang, Jimmy McPartland and Bud Freeman sustained the longest careers in jazz. Discography References Jazz musicians from Illinois 1920s in American music

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Nikolai Girenko

Nikolai Mikhailovich Girenko (; October 31, 1940 – June 19, 2004) was an ethnologist and human rights activist. Biography Nikolai Girenko was born in 1940 in Leningrad. He graduated in African Studies from Leningrad University's Oriental Institute in 1967. From 1967 to 1970 he worked as a translator for Soviet specialists working in Tanzania. In 1970 he began working for the Institute of Ethnography in Leningrad. Girenko received recognition in the USSR for his ethnology and African studies. Girenko taught in the university and worked for Kunstkamera. Saint Petersburg's citizens elected Girenko to the first democratic Lensovet in 1990–1993. Girenko participated in the ethnic minorities' rights group of this legislative body and chaired a similar committee of the Saint Petersburg Union of Scientists. Girenko managed scientific and education programs meant to foster tolerance and counter-act chauvinism. He and others organized the European Conference for the Rights of Ethnic Minorities, the first of its kind in Russia, in 1991. Girenko organized workshops on legal counter-acting the nationalistic extremism in the city of St. Petersburg. He also expressed concern about the rights of the Russian-speaking population in the Baltic states. He participated in international human rights defenders' congresses. He provided more than twenty expert examinations at the request of Moscow and St. Petersburg law enforcement bodies and served as an expert witness at trials. Several far-right journalists were convicted by courts with the help of Girenko's testimony as an expert witness. Members of nationalist groups voiced irritation in their press with Girenko's work. Girenko took part in the trial of the ultra-nationalist newspaper Russian Veche () in 2004 as an expert witness. He provided expert examinations of publications of the Shultz-88 group in another trial. He consulted with the investigators of the 2002 murder of the 53-year-old salesman Mamed Mamedov. Two or more anonymous attackers, suspected to be Neo-Nazi youths, killed Girenko by a rifle shot through the entrance door of his St. Petersburg apartment on 19 June 2004, shortly after Girenko testified about Russian National Unity in the court. Murder investigation Lev Borkin, Girenko's colleague, said that Girenko mentioned receiving threats. One night in November 2003, unknown individuals broke through the entrance to the office of Union of Scientists and left a note, "We will be whacking you, science freaks!". Vladimir Popov, leader of the neo-Nazi group Russian Republic, claimed responsibility for the killing in an interview to the Agency of Journalistic Investigations on June 24, 2004. Popov said that a "death sentence" was given to Girenko by the group. As of June 2005, the official investigation had found no suspects, according to the newspaper Tainy Sovetnik. Yelena Ordynskaya, senior assistant to the city Prosecutor, said the investigation found that Russian Republic published its "death sentence" to Girenko a few days after the murder. The city court of Saint Petersburg sentenced 12 members of a Combat Terrorist Organization led by Voevodin and Borovikov. Homage to Girenko The portal "Human Rights in Russia" organized a social campaign called "I don't want to hate". The authors of the campaign hope to overcome racism, ethnic discrimination and xenophobia. In Russia alone, more than 70 non-government organizations and 47 mass media editor offices are taking part in the campaign. See also Racism in Russia References Scientific works Sociology of Tribe. Published by the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, St. Petersburg, 2005. Ethnos, Culture, Law. Published by the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography and Civil Control, St. Petersburg, 2005. External links Girenko's biography at Kunstkamera, in Russian. Machine translation. In memory of Nikolai Mikhailovich Girenko, Jewish Petersburg, in Russian. Machine translation. Obituary by Yuli Rybakov, in Russian. Machine translation. The "I don't want to hate" campaign, in Russian. Machine translation. The death of a giant, Russian National Unity, in Russian (dead link). "Sentence N1" of the "official site of the Government of the Russian Republic", in Russian. Machine translation. The blow was made very accurately, by Artyom Kostukovsky, AiF-Petersburg, for Novaya Gazeta. Machine translation. Russian Federation. Report 2005, Amnesty International. Death of an anti-fascist from Kunstkamera, by Uliana Skoibeda, Komsomolskaya Pravda, 11 August 2004. Machine translation. 1940 births 2004 deaths Russian anthropologists Deaths by firearm in Russia Ethnographers People murdered in Russia Russian human rights activists Russian murder victims Saint Petersburg State University alumni People from Saint Petersburg Victims of serial killers 20th-century anthropologists

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Skøyen–Filipstad Line

The Skøyen–Filipstad Line () is a long railway line between Skøyen and Filipstad in Oslo, Norway. It is used for freight trains to Oslo Port. History The line was built as part of the Drammen Line that opened in 1872, as a narrow gauge railway. It was rebuilt to standard gauge in 1922 and at the same time electrified. Later the line was rebuilt to double track. The line consisted of the last two kilometers of the Drammen Line that terminated at Oslo West Station (Oslo V). In 1980, the Oslo Tunnel between Skøyen and Oslo Central Station opened and Oslo V was closed. The last stretch of the Drammen Line was then transferred to a pure freight line. References 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Norway Railway lines in Norway Railway lines in Oslo Drammen Line Railway lines opened in 1872 Electric railways in Norway 1872 establishments in Norway

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Tower Hamlets (disambiguation)

Tower Hamlets is a London Borough, created in 1965. Tower Hamlets may also refer to: Tower division, or Tower Hamlets, a Liberty in Middlesex in East London, abolished in 1900 Tower Hamlets (UK Parliament constituency) 1832–1885 Tower Hamlets, Kent, a location in England Tower Hamlets F.C., a football club located within the borough

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Selma Jeanne Cohen Award

The Selma Jeanne Cohen Award is a writing award offered by the Dance Studies Association (DSA) for the best graduate student paper submission to the annual conference. Prior to the DSA's foundation in 2017, the award was sponsored by the Society of Dance History Scholars. The award was established in 1995 to honor Selma Jeanne Cohen's contributions to the field of dance history, and to encourage and recognize exemplary scholarship among students researching dance. The award includes a travel grant and registration fee waiver for the annual conference. Award winners 2018 - Natalia Duong, “Agent Orange Ecologies: Choreographing Kinship in Rhizophora” 2018 - Sammy Roth, “Reproducing the Foreclosed White Body: Racial Imaginary and White Womanhood in Competition Dance” 2018 - Jessica Friedman, ”Josephine Baker’s Decolonial Corporeal Borderland” 2016 - Jennifer Aubrecht, “Rethinking Appropriation: The Reciprocal Relationship of Yoga and American Modern Dance” 2015 - Naomi Bragin, “Global Street Dance and Libidinal Economy” 2015 - Brianna Figueroa, “Economies of The Flesh: Scripting Puerto Rican Colonial History Through Dance” 2014 - Melissa Melpignano, “Dancing Texts: Writing the Presence of the Dancing Bodies in Dance Librettos” 2014 - Anne Vermeyden, “The Reda Folk Dance Company and Egyptian Cultural Nationalism: Writing Dance as History” 2014 Katja Vaghi, “Deixis on Dance: Locating the Audience’s Experience in Time, Space, and Persona” 2013 - Rachel Carrico, “On the Street and in the Studio: Decentering and Recentering Dance in the New Orleans Second Line” 2013 - Sinibaldo De Rosa, “Samah: Kardeşlik Töreni — A Dynamic Bodily Archive For The Alevi Semah” 2013 - Mique’l Dangeli, “Dancing Our Politics: Contemporary Issues in Northwest Coast First Nations Dance” 2013 (Honorable Mention) - Priya Thomas, “Remote Choreography and the Ghost” 2013 - Kelly Klein, “Ecological Consciousness through Somatic Practice in Community-Based Performance: Palissimo’s ‘Bastard’” 2013 - Suparna Banerjee, “I and digi-I: reading the ‘digital double’ in the contemporary Bharatanatyam choreographies” 2013 - Jingqiu Guan, “The Protesting Arabesque” 2012 – Amanda Graham, “Out of Site, Trisha Brown’s Roof Piece” 2012 – Jessica Ray Herzogenrath, “Building National Character: Urbanization, Americanization and Folk Dance in Chicago, 1890-1940” 2012 – Munjulika Rahman, “Dancing in the (Socialist) City: Bangladesh at the 1979 International Folk in Zagreb” 2011 – Daniel Callahan, “Absolutely Unmanly: The Music Visualizations of Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers” 2011 (Honorable Mention) - Virginia Preston, “Fire in the Soul: Claude de l’Estoile’s ballet de cour, Episodic Composition and the Radical Erotics of Globalization” 2010 - No prize awarded. 2009 - Anusha Kedhar, "The Specter of the Devadasi: Bharata Natyam and Indian Ethnicity in the U.S." 2009 - Hannah Kosstrin, "Of Dreams and Prayers: Topographies of Anna Sokolow's Holocaust Work During and After World War II" 2008 - Elizabeth Arden Thomas, "Moving Forward by Being Still: Anna Halprin's Still Dance with Nature" 2008 - Victoria Phillips Geduld, "Cultural Diplomacy and the Construction of Empire: Martha Graham's Appalachian Spring and the State Department Tour of 1955-1956" 2008 - Victoria Fortuna, "Decelerating Movement: The Identity Politics of Time and Space in Rudy Perez's Countdown" 2007 - Clare Croft, "Photographs and Dancing Bodies: Alvin Ailey's 1967 US State Department Sponsored Tour of Africa" 2007 - Samuel N. Dorf, "'Greek' Desires in Paris: Isadora Duncan Dances Antiquity in the Lesbian Salon" 2007 - Sydney Hutchinson, "When Women Lead: Changing Gender Roles in the New York Salsa Scene" 2006 - No prize awarded. 2005 - Juliet Bellow, "Picasso's Puppets: Petrouchka, Pierrot and Parade" 2005 - Öykü Potuoglu-Cook, "From Backstage to Back Streets: An Urban Ethnography of the Post-1980s Turkish Belly Dance" 2004 - Danielle Robinson, "Invisible Men: The Professionalization of Black Dance Teaching in Jazz Age Manhattan" 2004 - Emily Winerock, "Dance References in the Records of Early English Drama: Alternative Sources for Non-Courtly Dancing, 1500-1650" 2003 - Yvonne Hardt, "Relational Movement Patterns: Movement Choirs and their Social Potential in the Weimar Republic" 2002 - Victoria Watts, "How Do Dances Make Us Laugh?: A Comparative Analysis of the Joking Structure at Play in Tere O'Connor's Hi Everybody! (1999) and Twyla Tharp's Push Comes to Shove (1976)" 2001 - Jonathan David Jackson, "Gender Representation in the Latest Form of the Black/Latino(a) Sexual Minority Dance Called 'Voguing'" 2000 - Martin Hargreaves, "Haunted by Failure, Doomed by Success: Melancholic Masculinity in AMP’s Swan Lake" 1999 - Virginia Taylor, "Respect, Antipathy, and Tenderness: Why Do Girls 'Go to Ballet'?" 1999 - Anthea Kraut, "The Vernacular Transformations of Black Female Choreographers: Josephine Baker, Zora Neale Hurston, and Katherine Dunham" 1998 - Janet O'Shea, "Unbalancing the Authentic/Partnering Tradition: Shobana Jeyasingh’s Romance... with Footnotes" 1997 - Michelle Heffner, "Blood Wedding: Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Flamenco" 1997 - Karen A. Mozingo, "Fractured Images: Montage and Gender in Pina Bausch's Tanztheater" 1996 - Ananya Chatterjea, "The Choreography of Chandralekha" 1996 - Julia L. Foulkes, "Feminists, in a Way: How Women Shaped Modern Dance" 1996 - Barbejoy A. Ponzio, "Mythic Images of the West and the Renewed Popularity of Country Dance" 1995 - Constance Valis Hill, "From Bharata Natyam to Jive: Jack Cole's 'Modern' Jazz Dance" [See Jack Cole (choreographer).] 1995 - Maribeth Clark, "The Contredanse, That Musical Plague" Notes and references External links Selma Jeanne Cohen Award - submission information and past recipients Dance Studies Association Awards Dance Studies Association Dance awards Awards established in 1995 Student awards

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Zhu Can

Zhu Can () (died 621) was an agrarian rebel leader during the disintegration of the Chinese dynasty Sui Dynasty. He was particularly noted for his cruelty and his penchant for favoring cannibalism, and he, while not having a set base of operation, generally roved with his army in the modern southern Henan area, claiming for himself the title of Emperor of Chu. He also at times submitted to Li Mi the Duke of Wei, the Sui emperor Yang Tong, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, and Wang Shichong the Emperor of Zheng. After finally breaking with Tang, he fled to the Zheng capital Luoyang, and after Luoyang fell to Tang in 621, he was executed. Initial uprising Zhu Can was from Bo Province (毫州, roughly modern Bozhou, Anhui), and he was initially a minor official with his local county government. He joined the military when men were sought to combat the agrarian rebels at Changbai Mountain (長白山, in modern Binzhou, Shandong, not the mountain range in Jilin), but in or before 615 he defected and led a group of rebels himself, which became known as the Kedahan Bandits (). He declared himself the Prince of Jialouluo (), and he eventually crossed the Huai River south to attack the various commanderies of modern southern Henan, northern Hubei, and southern Shaanxi. It was said that Zhu was very cruel, and that wherever he went, he often massacred the population. Vacillation between independence and submission to various contenders Although Zhu claimed for himself a princely title, he was also communicating with other rebel leaders, and in 617, he sent messengers to submit to Li Mi the Duke of Wei, who was then trying to capture the Sui eastern capital Luoyang. Li created him the Duke of Deng. In winter 617, he suffered a defeat at the hands of Li Xiaogong, the son of a cousin of Li Yuan the Prince of Tang (who had risen against Emperor Yang earlier that year and declared Emperor Yang's grandson Yang You the Prince of Dai emperor, as Emperor Gong), but Li Xiaogong spared his soldiers. In spring 618, after Li Mi achieved a great victory over the Sui general Wang Shichong, Zhu was one of the agrarian leaders who sent messengers to Li Mi, urging him to take imperial title, but Li Mi declined. Meanwhile, he continued to roam in southern Henan, despite defeats by Li Yuan's generals Ma Yuangui () and Zhou Chao (). In fall 618, after Li Mi was defeated by Wang and submitted to Li Yuan (who established Tang Dynasty after hearing of Emperor Yang's death earlier that year, at the hands of Yuwen Huaji), Zhu sent messengers to nominally submit to Emperor Yang's grandson Yang Tong, who had been declared emperor at Luoyang but who by this point was under Wang's control. Yang Tong created Zhu the Prince of Chu. In winter 618, the Tang generals Ma Yuangui and Lü Zizang () again defeated Zhu, but when Lü suggested making one final assault against Zhu, Ma disagreed, and Zhu was able to regroup. He declared himself the Emperor of Chu, and put Ma and Lü under siege at Nanyang (南陽, in modern Nanyang, Henan), capturing the city and killing Ma. Lü died in the siege. It was said that, at this point, Zhu had some 200,000 men, and he roamed in the region, capturing cities and taking their food storage. Even before he finished consuming the food, however, he would leave, and before doing so would burn the remaining food. As a result, people in the region suffered from starvation. Eventually, food supplies in the region ran low, as Zhu's troops also did not plant crops or grow them. Zhu then encouraged his soldiers to eat women and infants, stating, "Human flesh is the most delicious flesh. As long as there are people around, we need not worry about hunger." He also ordered the cities under his control to deliver old people and children to his camps to be consumed. The cities could not accept these orders and rebelled against him. In spring 619, Yang Shilin () and Tian Zan (), leaders of the gentry at Huai'an (淮安, in modern Zhumadian, Henan), attacked him, and the other cities joined them. They defeated Zhu, who then gathered his remaining troops and fled to Jutan (菊潭, in modern Nanyang). He subsequently sent messengers to submit to Tang. Emperor Gaozu created him the Prince of Chu, and subsequently sent his official Duan Que () to greet Zhu. Defeat and death Duan Que, who was known for binge drinking, arrived in Jutan in summer 619. One day, after a feast where both he and Zhu Can were drunk, Duan, intending to insult Zhu, asked, "I heard that you liked to eat human flesh. What does human flesh taste like?" Zhu responded, "An alcoholic human's flesh tastes like wine-marinated pork." Duan, insulted by the response, cursed Zhu, "You bandit! Once you get to the capital [i.e., the Tang capital Chang'an], you will be just a slave; how can you commit cannibalism then?" Zhu responded by arresting Duan and his followers, cooking them and eating their flesh. After he woke from his drunkenness, however, he realized that he had effectively broken with Tang, and he fled to Luoyang, where Wang Shichong made him a general. He continued to serve Wang after Wang seized the throne from Yang Tong later that year, ending Sui and establishing a new state of Zheng. In 620, Tang's emperor Gaozu commissioned his son Li Shimin to attack Zheng, and by 621, Wang was forced to surrender. Li Shimin spared Wang, but put a number of his high-level officials, including Zhu, to death. It was said that the people of Luoyang despised Zhu for his cruelty, and after his death threw rocks at his body in such great numbers that they soon piled up like a tomb. References Old Book of Tang, vol. 56. New Book of Tang, vol. 87. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189. Sui dynasty generals Chinese emperors 6th-century births Year of birth unknown 621 deaths 7th-century Chinese monarchs Sui dynasty politicians Politicians from Bozhou Tang dynasty generals from Anhui Transition from Sui to Tang Executed people from Anhui People executed by the Tang dynasty by decapitation

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Kaiyō, Tokushima

is a town located in Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. It was founded on March 31, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Kaifu, Kainan, and Shishikui, all from Kaifu District. As of June 1, 2019, the town has an estimated population of 8,578 and a density of 26.2 persons per km². The total area is 327.65 km². See also World War II Japanese aircraft carrier Kaiyō External links Towns in Tokushima Prefecture

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Harry Shapiro (author)

Harry Shapiro is a British author and journalist. He has parallel careers working in the UK drugs charity sector and as a music biographer. Biography He joined the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence in 1979 which became DrugScope in 2000 and closed in 2015. Shapiro had various roles within these organisations – in policy, information and communications ending as Director of Communications for DrugScope. During that period, he wrote over 80 articles for Druglink magazine [1] as well as in-house publications, reports and peer-reviewed papers. He is a guest lecturer, conference speaker and media spokesperson. He is currently Director of  DrugWise, a small online drug information service. [2] Since 2015, Shapiro has also been involved in the world of tobacco harm reduction to encourage smokers who cannot give up nicotine to switch away to far safer products such as e-cigarettes. In that role, he is the author and executive editor of the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report. [3] His books include, Recreational Drugs: A Directory, Waiting for the Man: the Story of Drugs and Popular Music and Shooting Stars: Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies. His history of the UK drug scene Fierce Chemistry is published in 2021. On the music side, he is the author of biographies on Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Alexis Korner and Graham Bond. His biography of Gary Moore is awaiting publication. The latest work in progress is a biography of the Louisiana blues guitarist John Campbell [4]. He has written music articles for various UK magazines. [5] The Hendrix biography Electric Gypsy was short-listed for the Ralph J Gleason music book awards while Waiting for the Man was voted one of the best music books of the 20th century on the BBC Millennium website 2000. Shapiro’s books have been translated into French, Spanish, German, Japanese and Mandarin Selected bibliography Jimi Hendrix: Electric Gypsy. Mandarin, 1992. Eric Clapton: Lost in the Blues. Da Capo, 1992. Graham Bond: the Mighty Shadow. Guinness 1992. Jack Bruce: Composing Himself. Jawbone, 2010.  Alexis Korner: the Biography. Bloomsbury, 1996. Bob Dylan: His Life in Pictures. Chartwell Books, 2019. Waiting for the Man: the Story of Drugs and Popular Music. Helter Skelter, 2003. Shooting Stars: Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies. Serpent’s Tail, 2003. Recreational Drugs: a Directory. Salamander, 2004. Fierce Chemistry: a History of UK Drug Wars. Amberley, 2021. References External links Official website: https://harryshapiro.co.uk/ American non-fiction writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)

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Ed van Thijn

Eduard van Thijn (; 16 August 1934 – 19 December 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and historian. Van Thijn attended the Amsterdams Lyceum from September 1945 until June 1952 and applied at the University of Amsterdam in June 1952 majoring in Sociology and obtained a Bachelor of Social Science degree in June 1954 before graduating with a Master of Social Science degree in July 1958. Van Thijn worked as researcher at the Wiardi Beckman Foundation from August 1958 until February 1967. Van Thijn served on the Municipal Council of Amsterdam from May 1962 until September 1971. Van Thijn was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1967, taking office on 23 February 1967. After the election of 1972 the Leader of the Labour Party and Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister in the Cabinet Den Uyl and van Thijn was selected as his successor as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 11 May 1973. After the election of 1977 Den Uyl returned as Parliamentary leader on 8 June 1977 but he was still serving in the cabinet and because of dualism customs in the constitutional convention of Dutch politics he couldn't serve a dual mandate. He subsequently resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives and Parliamentary leader on 8 September 1977 and van Thijn again took over as Parliamentary leader on 8 September 1977. Following the cabinet formation of 1977 the Cabinet Den Uyl was replaced by the Cabinet Van Agt–Wiegel on 19 December 1977 and Den Uyl subsequently returned as a Member of the House of Representatives and as Parliamentary leader on 16 January 1978. After the election of 1981 van Thijn was appointed Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Van Agt II, taking office on 11 September 1981. The Cabinet Van Agt II fell just seven months into its term on 12 May 1982 and continued to serve in a demissionary capacity until it was replaced by the caretaker Cabinet Van Agt III on 29 May 1982. After the election of 1982 van Thijn returned as a Member of the House of Representatives, taking office on 16 September 1982. In May 1983 van Thijn was nominated as the next Mayor of Amsterdam, he resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the same day he was installed as Mayor, taking office on 16 June 1983. Van Thijn was appointed again as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Lubbers III following the death of Ien Dales, taking office on 18 January 1994. On 27 May 1994, van Thijn and Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin resigned following the conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry report into illegal interrogation techniques used by the police. Van Thijn semi-retired from active politics and became active in the private sector and public sector and occupied numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards (Anne Frank Foundation, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Wiardi Beckman Foundation, and the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences) and served as a distinguished professor of Sociology, Governmental Studies, and the History of socialism at the University of Amsterdam from 1 December 1995 until 1 December 2003. Van Thijn was elected as a Member of the Senate after the Senate election of 1999, taking office on 8 June 1999 serving as a frontbencher chairing several parliamentary committees. In February 2007 van Thijn announced his retirement from national politics and that he wouldn't stand for the Senate election of 2007 and continued to serve until the end of the parliamentary term on 12 June 2007. Van Thijn retired after spending 40 years in national politics but remained active in the public sector and continued to occupy numerous seats as a nonprofit director on several boards of directors and supervisory boards. Van Thijn was also a prolific author, having written more than a dozen books since 1977 about Politics, the History of the Jews during World War II, the History of socialism and several autobiographies. Van Thijn was known for his abilities as a manager and policy wonk. Van Thijn continued to comment on political affairs until his retirement in 2017 and holds the distinction as the longest-serving Mayor of Amsterdam after World War II with 10 years. Early life Van Thijn was born on 16 August 1934 in Amsterdam to Jewish parents who in 1943 were held in the Westerbork transit camp. He later studied at the University of Amsterdam. Politics House of Representatives He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 23 February 1967 until 11 September 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, van Thijn became the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, serving from 15 May 1973 until 16 January 1978. Minister of the Interior Van Thijn became Minister of the Interior serving from 11 September 1981 until 29 May 1982 in the Second Van Agt cabinet and again a member of the House of Representatives from 16 September 1982 until 16 June 1983. Mayor of Amsterdam 16 June 1983, van Thijn became Mayor of Amsterdam, serving until resignation on 18 January 1994. On 4 October 1992, while van Thijn was Amsterdam Mayor, El Al Flight 1862 crashed into the Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats in the Bijlmermeer (colloquially "Bijlmer") neighbourhood (part of the Amsterdam-Zuidoost district). Hundreds of people were left homeless by the crash; the city's municipal buses were used to transport survivors to emergency shelters. Firefighters and police also were forced to deal with reports of looting in the area. Senate In January 1994, van Thijn became Minister of the Interior again serving from 18 January 1994 until 27 May 1994, when he resigned following the IRT-affair. He later served as a Senator from 8 June 1999 until 12 June 2007. Personal life Van Thijn had two ex-wives and a domestic partner. In 1992, van Thijn married Odette Taminiau. Van Thijn's children are Carla van Thijn (born 1965) and Marion van Thijn (born 1968). Although not raised religiously observant, in later years he aligned himself with Progressive Judaism. He died on 19 December 2021, at the age of 87. Decorations Notes References External links Official Drs. E. (Ed) van Thijn Parlement & Politiek Drs. 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Paul Manueli

Colonel Paul Manueli (30 January 1934 - February 2019) was a former Commander of the Royal Fiji Military Forces, a former Fiji Cabinet minister, Senator and successful businessman. Biography Military career Manueli was of Rotuman and Samoan descent, he was a soldier in the Royal Fiji Military Forces, and a graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England. He had a distinguished career with the Fijian military, and while still a lieutenant, was appointed to the post of district officer on Rotuma for an interim period in 1960. He went on to become a Colonel and the first indigenous Commander of the Fiji Military Forces, which he led from 22 February 1974 until February 22, 1979. Post-Military Career Following his retirement, he enjoyed considerable success as a business leader and served on the boards of numerous corporations, including General Manager of BP in the South Pacific. After the 1987 Fijian coups d'état, Manueli held the portfolios of Minister for Home Affairs, Finance Minister and Minister for Justice in the Fijian Parliamentary Cabinet. Originally a member of the post-coup interim government, Manueli subsequently sought election and won the sole seat for the Rotuman Communal Constituency and was made a Cabinet Minister in Sitiveni Rabuka's governments. His most recent position was as Rotuma's representative on the Great Council of Chiefs, which was abolished in 2012. He also was a member of the executive board of Warwick International Hotels. References 2019 deaths Fijian soldiers Rotuman members of the Senate (Fiji) Fijian military leaders Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1934 births Fijian people of Samoan descent 20th-century Fijian businesspeople Rotuman members of the House of Representatives (Fiji) Finance Ministers of Fiji Government ministers of Fiji

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Chris Harford

Chris Harford is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and painter. Career The New Yorker described him as "...A singer, guitarist, and songwriter who rose through the local club scene in the nineteen-eighties, Harford operates in the free zone outside rock's usual categories. He has a foot in country, a hand in seventies rock, a toe in folk, a finger in post-punk. With his gruff but plaintive voice and his fondness for muddied-up guitars, he sometimes recalls Neil Young...". And according to National Public Radio, his music "has been described as 'beautiful, heart-rending and soulful,' as well as 'dark, rocking and dangerous'". Harford's backing band, The Band of Changes, is a revolving door concept which has included notable musicians such as Kevin Salem, Jane Scarpantoni, members of Ween including Dave Dreiwitz and Dean Ween, Scott Metzger, Robert Seahag Mangano, Joe Russo, Eric Slick, Richard Thompson, and Michael Hampton. Harford was born and grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where he attended Princeton High School. He then attended Connecticut College before transferring to Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In the early 1980s Harford was a member of the Boston based band Three Colors that included Hub Moore, whose major label debut on Slash/London Records Harford produced in 1996; and saxophonist Dana Colley, who went on to be a member of the band Morphine. In 1992, as Chris Harford and the First Rays of the New Rising Sun, he released Be Headed on Elektra Records. Subsequently, he released several albums independently:" Comet; Band of Changes; Wake; Live at CBGB's; Sing, Breathe, & Be Merry; and Time Warp Deck. His sixth studio album, Looking Out For Number 6 (2006), was produced by Dean Ween (who also contributed drums and lead guitar) and released by Schnitzel Records Ltd. Harford's paintings were first shown at New York City's famed rock club, CBGB's. He has since had over 20 exhibits at galleries including Salt Philadelphia, and Gerald Peters New York City. Harford has coached college and high school lacrosse at Princeton High School Princeton, NJ; Hendrix College Conway, AR; and Ransom Everglades Miami, FL. Discography Solo With Band of Changes Work for other artists References External links Official Chris Harford site Trouser Press reviews of some Chris Harford albums Hub Moore Hendrix Lacrosse Michel Schlumberger Wines Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Princeton, New Jersey Musicians from New Jersey Massachusetts College of Art and Design alumni Connecticut College alumni Princeton High School (New Jersey) alumni

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Viennese Nights

Viennese Nights is a 1930 American all-talking pre-code musical operetta film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Alexander Gray, Vivienne Segal, Walter Pidgeon, Jean Hersholt, Bela Lugosi and Louise Fazenda. It was photographed entirely in Technicolor and released by Warner Brothers. Viennese Nights was the first original operetta written especially for the screen by Oscar Hammerstein II and Sigmund Romberg. It was filmed in March and April 1930, before anyone realized the extent of the economic hardships that would arrive with the Great Depression, which had begun in the autumn of the previous year. Although not a box office hit in the United States, the film had long box office runs in Britain and Australia. It is one of the earliest sound films to have a short pre-credit sequence. Plot The film begins in Vienna in the year 1890 and we find that Walter Pidgeon, Alexander Gray and Bert Roach, who are three close friends, are going to join the Austrian army. Eventually, Pidgeon become a lieutenant and as a superior officer he is forced to distance himself from his two former friends. Gray and Pidgeon end up falling in love with a poor girl, played by Vivienne Segal, who is the daughter of a cobbler. Although Segal truly loves Gray, she chooses to marry Pidgeon because of his wealth and position, believing that money and the social mobility that goes with it will bring her happiness. Gray is heartbroken and travels to the United States with his friend Roach. Gray gets a job playing violin in an orchestra but struggles to support his wife and child. In the course of time, Segal travels to the United States and meets Gray and their love is rekindled. Gray learns of Segal's unhappy marriage and they plan to make a new life together. Segal, however, discovers that Gray is married and has a child. Feeling sorry for Gray's son, she sacrifices her happiness and returns to Pidgeon, her husband. The film now progresses forty years in time to the year 1930. Segal is now a grandmother and she is planning for her granddaughter, played by Alice Day, to marry a wealthy man since the family's fortunes are now on the wane. Day, however, falls in love with a composer, who happens to be the grandson of Gray. Segal immediately recalls her romance with Gray and of the mistake she once made. She consents to her granddaughters marriage and reminiscences about the man she really loves, who is now dead. One day after the wedding, while at the park, Segal sees Gray and her spirit walks off with him and leaves her body. The film ends as she is finally reunited with her long lost love. Cast Alexander Gray as Otto Stirner Vivienne Segal as Elsa Hofner Walter Pidgeon as Franz von Renner Jean Hersholt as Herr Hofner, Elsa's father Louise Fazenda as Gretl Kruger Bert Roach as Gus Sascher Alice Day as Barbara, Elsa's granddaughter Philipp Lothar Mayring as Baron von Renner, Franz' father June Purcell as Mary, a Singer on the atage Milt Douglas as Bill Jones, a Stage Performer Freddie Burke Frederick as Otto Stirner Jr. Dorothy Hammerstein as Socialite next to Elsa in theatre box Ullrich Haupt as Hugo, Elsa's rejected suitor Isabelle Keith as Franz' Rejected Girlfriend Bela Lugosi as Count von Ratz, Hungarian Ambassador Russ Powell as Herr Schultz Virginia Sale as Emma Stirner Mary Treen as Shocked Woman on street Paul Weigel as Man in Vienna opera box Biltmore Trio as Trio in 1930 Nightclub singing "Here We Are" Production Viennese Nights was the first of four original screen musicals that the team of Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II were to create for Warner Brothers over a two-year period. They were to be paid $100,000 a piece per film against 25 percent of the profits. This deal was made early in 1930, before anyone realized that the Great Depression would be imminent later that year. These economic problems caused studios to stay away from the lavish spectacle of musicals which were now seen as frivolous and anachronistic. Under these circumstances, Warner Brothers were forced to buy out the contract they had signed with the Romberg-Hammerstein team, early in 1931, after their second musical Children of Dreams (1931), which had already been produced, had been released to dismal reviews. The picture marked Broadway star Vivienne Segal's last starring role in a picture. Segal, who was a star on the stage, was trying to be groomed by Warner Brothers as a competitor to Paramount Pictures' Jeanette MacDonald. Segal's last picture was as a supporting player in MGM's The Cat and the Fiddle, ironically with MacDonald as the star. Viennese Nights also marked operetta singer Alexander Gray's last starring role in a feature. Among the players, Bela Lugosi makes his first appearance in color in this feature in a bit part as a Hungarian ambassador named Count von Ratz. Lugosi's part was filmed before his claim to fame as the title role in Dracula for Universal Pictures. Due to the lack of sets, a number of scenes were filmed at other studios, a common practice at that point. The climax of the picture, when the symphony is played, was shot on Universal Picture's Stage 28 theater set, originally built for the Lon Chaney picture The Phantom of the Opera. Viennese Nights marks the third time the set was photographed in Technicolor, the first two being Phantom and The King of Jazz. Songs "You Will Remember Vienna" "I Bring a Love Song" "When You Have No Man To Love" "Goodbye My Love" "Here We Are" "I'm Bringing You Bad News" "I'm Lonely" "Oli, Oli, Oli" "Otto's Dilemma" "Poem Symphonic" "Pretty Gypsy" "The Regimental March" Box office According to Warner Bros records the film earned $343,000 domestic and $607,000 foreign. Preservation Unlike most Warner Brothers' early Technicolor films (with a huge number of them existing either only in black and white or are lost completely), Viennese Nights still survives in color. The film survived as a single nitrate Technicolor print in Jack Warner's personal vault on the Burbank lot, and transferred to the UCLA Film and Television Archive, along with the nitrate collection of studio prints. A full set of Vitaphone sound discs was discovered at Warner Bros. in 1988. Additionally, the Vitaphone discs for the Foreign Version (non-dialogue, but English-language songs and musical underscore) has also survived but without picture. The domestic version has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, including the overture, intermission, and exit music. The Archive has created a 35mm Eastmancolor preservation negative from that print and the restored showprint has played archival engagements around the world. At the present time the film cannot be shown commercially or on Home Video, without the underlying rights being re-negotiated by the current copyright owner, Warner Bros. See also List of early color feature films References External links 1930 films 1930s color films 1930s historical musical films American historical musical films American films English-language films Films directed by Alan Crosland Warner Bros. films Operetta films Films set in Vienna Films set in 1890 Films set in 1930 Early color films

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Vétheuil

Vétheuil () is a commune on the Seine, 60 kilometers northwest of Paris, France. Vétheuil is located in the arrondissement of Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department. Personalities Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived in Vétheuil from 1878 to 1881, during which time he produced some 150 paintings. Joan Mitchell moved to Vetheuil in 1959 where she productively made many abstract works. Camille Doncieux (1847-1879) was the first wife of Claude Monet, who painted her portrait in 1886. Before marrying Monet she was his model, and appeared three times in the painting Women in the Garden (Femmes au jardin). She died in Vétheuil, where she and her husband lived since 1878, and her grave is in Vétheuil cemetery. See also Communes of the Val-d'Oise department :fr:Camille Doncieux References External links Official website Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise Communes of Val-d'Oise

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Amala Akkineni

Amala Akkineni (née Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry in the late 1980s and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, namely Best Actress – Malayalam for the 1991 film Ulladakkam and Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2012 film Life Is Beautiful. Amala is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad, a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India. Early life Amala was born in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) to a Bengali Indian Navy officer and an Irish mother. She has a brother. Amala holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Bharatanatyam from Kalakshetra college of fine arts, Madras now Chennai. She gave many live performances worldwide. She was subsequently persuaded to join films by T. Rajender, who visited her home with his wife Usha and convinced her mother to let her act in the film, which would be a classical film featuring her Bharatanatyam dancing. Personal life Amala married Telugu actor Nagarjuna on 11 June 1992 and the couple has a son, actor Akhil Akkineni born in 1994. She is the step-mother of actor Naga Chaitanya. They currently live in Hyderabad. Career Amala made her debut in a Tamil film titled Mythili Ennai Kaathali, directed by T. Rajendar, which was a huge box office hit. Winning overnight fame, she charmed cinegoers in a flurry of fifty films, including a number of Tamil box office hits. She acted with her future husband Akkineni Nagarjuna in hits such as Nirnayam and Siva. She received Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for the film Ulladakkam (1991). She quit acting in 1992 following her marriage to Nagarjuna. After a hiatus of 20 years she made a comeback in 2012 with the Telugu film Life is Beautiful. She received a CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress and Telugu category Filmfare Award for best supporting actress in 2013 for her portrayal. She returned to Malayalam cinema with C/O Saira Banu after a gap of 25 years, since Ulladakkam. Filmography Tamil Telugu Hindi Kannada Malayalam Television Awards and honours Film awards Social welfare awards 2012: Jeev Daya Purashkaar from Animal Welfare Board of India 2017: Nari Shakti Award from Ministry of Women and Child Development References External links 1968 births Living people Actresses in Tamil cinema 20th-century Indian actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema Actresses in Kannada cinema Indian film actresses Actresses in Malayalam cinema Bengali actresses Indian people of Irish descent Indian women activists Kalakshetra Foundation alumni Activists from West Bengal Actresses from Kolkata 21st-century Indian actresses Indian television actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Telugu television Actresses in Tamil television

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Rapala Tournament Fishing

Rapala Tournament Fishing is a fishing video game developed by FUN Labs and Magic Wand Productions and sponsored by Rapala. It was released by Activision on the Xbox 360 and Wii in November 2006 in the US, and in March 2007 in the PAL region. The game received negative reviews. Critical reaction GameSpot awarded the game only 4.5 out of 10, criticising the unresponsive controls, unchallenging nature of the fish themselves, graphical quirks and inappropriate force feedback. However the pleasant music and inclusion of a wide variety of fishing equipment were highlighted as good features. IGN awarded the game 3.0 out of 10 with similar criticisms, describing the gameplay as "nearly broken". References 2006 video games Wii games Xbox 360 games Activision games Fishing video games Cancelled PlayStation 2 games Cancelled PlayStation Portable games Cancelled PlayStation 3 games Cancelled Xbox games Cancelled GameCube games Video games developed in Romania

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Folklore of the Maldives

Maldivian mythology or Maldivian folklore is the body of myths, tales and anecdotes belonging to the oral tradition of Maldivians. Even though some of the Maldivian myths were already mentioned briefly by British commissioner in Ceylon HCP Bell towards the end of the 19th century, their study and publication were carried out only quite recently by Spanish writer and artist Xavier Romero-Frias, at a time when that ancestral worldview was quickly disappearing. The Maldives lie in the warm equatorial area of the Indian Ocean surrounded by very deep waters. This nation is made up exclusively of coral atolls. There are about 1,200 small flat and sandy islands, but only about 200 of them are inhabited. The Maldives have been continuously populated for millennia; therefore the folklore of these islands is very ancient. Myths of origin The main myths of origin are reflecting the dependence of the Maldivians on the coconut tree and the tuna fish. A legend says that the first inhabitants of the Maldives died in great numbers, but a great sorcerer or fanḍita man made coconut trees grow out of the skulls of the buried corpses of the first settlers. Therefore, the coconut tree is said to have an anthropomorphic origin according to Maldive lore. The coconut tree occupies a central place in the present-day Maldive national emblem. The tuna fish is said to have been brought to the Maldivian waters by a mythical seafarer (maalimi) called Bodu Niyami Kalēfanu who went close to the Dagas (the mythical tree at the end of the world) to bring this valuable fish. Myths of extinction These myths tell that the end of the Maldives will be a great catastrophe where the islands will be submerged by the surrounding ocean. Similar myths are found in the Andaman Islands as well as in the Nicobar Islands. The origin of Malé Early settlers in the Maldives were probably Gujaratis, who reached and settled Sri Lanka about 500 B.C. Evidence of cultural influence from North India can be deduced from the methods of boat-building and silver punch-marked coins It is said that Giraavaru fishermen used to go regularly to a certain large sandbank (finolhu) at the southern end of their atoll to clean tuna fish after a good catch. Owing to the large amount of tuna fish offal and blood, the waters around that sandbank looked like a big pool of blood (maa ley gandeh). "Maa" (from the Sanskrit "Maha"), meaning big, and "Lē" meaning blood. Traditionally the first inhabitants of the Maldives, which include the Giraavaru people, didn't have kings. They lived in a simple society and were ruled by local headmen. One day a prince from the Subcontinent called Koimala arrived to Malé Atoll sailing from the north on a big ship. The people of Giraavaru spotted his vessel from afar and welcomed him. They allowed Prince Koimala to settle on that large sandbank in the midst of the waters tainted with fishblood. Trees were planted on the sandbank and it is said that the first tree that grew on it was the papaya tree. As time went by the local islanders accepted the rule of this Northern Prince. A palace was built and the island was formally named Maa-le Malé, while the nearest island was named Hulhu-le (Hulhulé). Evil spirits Most of the popular tales in Maldives are about evil spirits and their interaction with the islanders. These stories contain always a lesson in some form or the other. Certain actions became necessary in order to avoid trouble with the spirit world. These patterns of behaviour, like the importance of keeping a secret, as well as the avoidance of certain areas of the island and of inauspicious times, were an essential component of the ancient popular spirituality. The Maldivian spirits can take human form, even if it is not known whether they have a human origin or not. While in human shape, the malevolence of those spirits is often masked by beauty and youth. Certain Maldivian evil spirits (handi) have the appearance of charming, beautiful women. These stories about female spirits have their origin in the Ancient Dravidian Village Goddess worship and they point to the ethnic origin of the Maldive people. Other evil spirits which are the subject of many folk stories in the Maldives (furēta) are crude monsters coming from the ocean waters. The tales about sea monsters are part of the local cultural background, which is characterized by the oceanic environment in which, along the millennia, the Maldivian culture developed. Local fauna Folktales where fishes, crabs and seabirds are the heroes, like the tales about Mākana, Findana, Kalhubondage Diye, Fandiyaaru Kakuni, or Don Mohonaai Miyaru, introduce us to the world of the local fauna of the Maldive Atolls, where land animals are very few. Many of these are tales for children and some are still quite popular. Although most of the stories of this type are original, a few are foreign tales or fables which have been adapted to the island context through local storytellers or by Maldivian learned men, like the late Muhammad Jamil. Mighty sorcerers In the ancestral oral literature of Maldivians, the sorcerer, or learned man of the island who knew the magic arts. Magic or sorcery is known in Maldives as fanḍita. The Maldivian sorcerer or fanḍita veriyaa is always portrayed in the folklore of Maldivians as a hero. Only he knew how to appease the spirits that terrified the average island folk on a daily (or better nightly) basis. Some recent stories tend to cast the sorcerer in the role of a villain, but these are totally disconnected from the ancestral Maldive lore. The conversion to Islam According to the well-known Moroccan traveler Ibn Batuta, the person responsible for converting the Maldivians to Islam as a Sunni Muslim visitor named Abu al Barakat ul Barbari. He subdued rannamaari, a demon coming from the sea and convinced the King to become a Muslim. However, the more reliable local historical chronicles, Raadavalhi and Taarikh, mention that this saint was actually a Persian from the city of Tabriz, called Yusuf Shamsud-din. He is also locally known as Tabrīzugefānu. The much venerated tomb of this saint now stands opposite the grounds of Hukuru Miski, in the centre of Malé, the capital. Local characters Stories about local characters, like Rōnu Eduru, Kuda Tuttu Didi, Kalhukuru or Naalaafushi Fagīru (the poor man of Naalaafushi) give us a glimpse on the way of life in the Maldives when the archipelago was a kingdom, and Malé, the capital, was a quaint, laid back place. In those stories we learn much about the life in the court in Malé and about the mutual interaction between the Radun (the king of Maldives) and his subjects. Modern variants Since there are a great number of islands in the Maldives, many folkstories have different versions according to the particular island and the storyteller in question. In recent times some stories have been abridged by contemporary Maldivian writers, like Abdulla Sadiq or Ahumadu Sharīfu (Maradū) because of their extreme length. Other stories (Karukuru, Telabagudi and the Māmeli tales) have been sanitized, because there was much casual reference to defecation and bodily fluids, particularly in ancient folk-stories from the outer atolls, where local values found this acceptable. The Koimala myth Koimala Siri Mahaabarana Mahaa Radun (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ ސިރީ މަހާބަރަނަ މަހާ ރަދުން) or Koimala (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ literally "flower lad") or Koimala Kalo (Dhivehi: ކޮއިމަލާ ކަލޯ, literally "Lord Koimala") is a myth about the first king of all the Maldive Islands. Some versions of the Koimala myth claim that it refers to the first ruler of the Maldives after the conversion to Islam, also known as Dharumavantha rasgefaanu, who ruled from 1117 to 1141. It is believed that he was also the first king from the House of Theemuge and the Lunar Dynasty. By other accounts he was the fourth king of the Lunar Dynastry founded by King Balaadeettiya as the Soma Vansa Kingdom; although until Koimala the house only ruled over part of the Maldives. However, ascribing the legend to the first Islamic ruler does not explain who built the large Buddhist monuments that are present in many inhabited islands and that were built in the first millennium AD. It also leaves without explaining the existence of an ancient kingly dynasty in the Maldives already before the conversion, as the 12th century correspondence from the king to the Sangumanun, or community of Buddhist monks, in Sathudhuvumati (Haddummati Atoll) via copper plates proves. According to Maldivian Folklore, Koimala was a prince from the Indian subcontinent who arrived in Malé Atoll. The people of Giraavaru spotted his vessel from afar and welcomed him. They allowed Prince Koimala to settle on that large sandbank in the midst of the waters tainted with fishblood. Trees were planted on the sandbank and it is said that the first tree that grew on it was the papaya tree. As time went by the local islanders accepted the rule of this northern prince. A palace was built and the island was formally named Maa-le (Malé), while the nearest island was named Hulhu-le (Hulhulé). Since then Malé has been the seat of the Maldivian crown and now the head of state. A different account claims Koimala to be a Sinhalese prince of royal birth from Sri Lanka. The prince is said to have married the Ceylon king's daughter and made a voyage with her in two vessels from Ceylon. Reaching the Maldives they were becalmed, and rested a while at Rasgetheemu island (meaning the King's Island) in Northern Maalhosmadulhu Atoll. The Maldive Islanders who were then Buddhists, learning that the two chief visitors were of royal descent from the Buddhist kingdom of Ceylon, invited them to remain and ultimately proclaimed Koimala their king at Rasgetheemu. The new king and his spouse migrated to Malé and settled there with the consent of the aborigines of Giraavaru (See Giraavaru people) - then the most important community of Malé Atoll. Until then the Maldives is thought to have been ruled by different matriarchies in different atolls. After the settlement in Male', two vessels were dispatched to bring more people of his race to populate Male'. It wasn't tradition for the Giraavaru and perhaps other aboriginal people of the Maldives to marry outside their community. It is not clear, how much of this legend is true. Although he might have been the first king of the whole of Maldives, the story of a prince might actually be a corruption of the stories of King Soorudasaruna-Adeettiya and King Balaadeettiya- both exiled princes from the Kalinga Kingdom of India who founded the Solar and Lunar Dynastries of the Maldives. According to this source (Kitab fi Athaari Meedoo el-Qadimiyyeh by Allama Ahmed Shihabuddine relating from The Maapanansa copper plates), Koimala or Siri Mahaabarana, the son of King Siri Bovana Aananda was the fourth king of the Lunar Dynastry and uncle to King Dhovemi (Siri Bavana-adiththa) the first Sultan (Muslim king) of the Maldives. Koimala is said to have become the King of the 14 atolls and two thousand islands of the Dheeva Mahal. His kingdom was referred to as being Malikaddu dhemedhu- or 'all that lies between the Maliku and Addu. He fought against the Raja Dada's (or the forces of the Tamil emperor Raja Raja Chola I of the Chola empire) Indians to claim the two northernmost atolls for the newly formed Maldivian kingdom. Koimala was succeeded by his nephew Dhovemi Kalaminja in 1141. Further reading Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999, Xavier Romero-Frias, Folk tales of the Maldives, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Press, Copenhagen 2012, , Doń Hiyala āi Alifulu. Abdullah Sādigu, Mulī. Novelty Press. Malé 1996. Asian Variations in Ramayana. Edited by K.R. Srinivasa Iyengar. Sahitya Akademi. Delhi 1983 Furatama Satēka Raivaru. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Malé 1996. Vladimir Propp, Morphology of the Folktale, Austin, Texas 1 984, Divehi Ādakāda. Bābāgē Donmaniku. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Malé 1993 Dońkamanā. Ābāru. Malé 1974. References External links Village Folk Tales Of Ceylon eBook (Ceylon = Sri Lanka); 75 Tales; HTML formatted Myths of the Maldives Maldives Maldivian culture

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Lembeck

Lembeck is a village in the north of Dorsten which belongs to Recklinghausen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Lembeck has 5,356 inhabitants (as of 2006) and is placed in the north Ruhr area, on the border with Münsterland. It is famous for its water castle “Schloss Lembeck”. Economy Lembeck presides over two business parks: one at the streets "Zur Reithalle“ and "Krusenhof” and the other a 1990s developed business park “Endelner Feld”, near the freeway A31. With the attraction “Schloss Lembeck” in the woodlands “Der Hagen” and the eastern border of the “Hohen Mark”, Lembeck has an important role in nature conservation. Culture and Sights At the "Schloss Lembeck“ there decrees at the raised ground floor of the main house a castle museum at the border of a direction, among other things “works of arts”, for example Chinese porcelain, Flemish Tapisserien, paintings and furniture from the Rococo and Empire periods, are shown. The big ballroom, which was designed of Johann Conrad Schlaun (Schlaunscher Saal) in the style of the late baroque era, is of national importance. At the attic, the homeland-club “Lembeck” actuates since 1992 the Homeland-Museum, in which technical and agricultural equipments out of past time as soon as archeological founds, were shown (Opened Saturday and Sunday afternoon). In the ancient kitchen of the castle, at the basement of the main houses, there are again a gallery which shows paintings by the artist “Hans Hubertus Graf von Merveldt”. References Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone

Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) is a special economic zone in Ras Al Khaimah. RAK FTZ is around an hour's drive from Dubai. It has investments from more than 12,000 companies in over a hundred countries, representing more than 50 industry sectors. Overview The free zone provides a tax-free environment, 100% foreign ownership, fast-track visas, freedom to source labour and materials globally, and ongoing business support services. RAK FTZ provides these incentives at lower cost than free zones in other emirates. RAK FTZ was established in May 2000 by an Emiri Decree. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi is its chairman. RAK FTZ has four free zone parks in Ras Al Khaimah – a Business Park for office clients, an Industrial Park for heavy manufacturing, a Technology Park for trading and light manufacturing, and an Academic Zone for educational institutions. It also has representative offices in Turkey, India, and Germany. RAK FTZ organises the Business Excellence Awards, and ABIYA was awarded the fastest growing company in 2015. RAK FTZ Parks Business Park The RAK FTZ Business Park consists of five buildings – Business Centres 1 to 4, and the Administration Building. The Business Park is situated in the heart of Ras Al Khaimah's business district. Industrial Park The Industrial Park is located along the Ras Al Khaimah coastal road, approximately 18 km north of Ras Al Khaimah's city centre, and immediately adjacent to Hulaylah Island. The park is about 6 km from Ras Al Khaimah's Saqr Port, covering an area of 128 hectares. It is developed for heavy industries and warehousing, and also incorporates energy supply. The park's facilities include on-site employee accommodations, a customs office, an operation supportive services centre, as well as other administrative support and service centres. Technology Park Located south of Ras Al Khaimah's city centre, the Technology Park enjoys close proximity to Dubai via Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road (E311) and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. Covering an area of 100 hectares, it is located opposite Al Hamra Village and Resort. It is situated in a rapidly expanding area devoted to light industries and automated manufacturing, as well as capital-intensive lifestyle projects. Academic Zone The Academic Zone comprises educational organisations that offer academic programmes to the RAK and broader UAE communities. The main cluster of campuses is in Academic Zone 3, which is centrally located in the Al Dhait area. Some educational organisations established under the free zone operate from separate campuses at assigned locations in Ras Al Khaimah. RAK FTZ International Offices India The RAK FTZ India Office in Mumbai officially began its activities in August 2005, making RAK FTZ the first UAE free zone to have a liaison office in India. Many of RAK FTZ's clients come from India. Turkey RAK FTZ's Turkey liaison Office was established in December 2007. It is located in Atasehir, on the Asian side of Istanbul, and is easily accessible from any location in Istanbul. RAK FTZ is the only UAE free trade zone with a liaison office in Turkey. Germany RAK FTZ's Germany liaison office was established in April 2008 in response to significant interest in the free zone from the German market. It is located at the MediaPark in Cologne. The office in Germany is the base for RAK FTZ's activities in central Europe. RAK FTZ UAE Business and Promotion Centres The Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority also has promotion centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai The RAK FTZ Promotion Centre in Dubai is located in the Boulevard Plaza Tower 2 on Sheikh Zayed Road. Abu Dhabi RAK FTZ also has a promotion centre at Abu Dhabi Mall (Abu Dhabi). The office is located on the first floor of the West Tower. See also Ras Al Khaimah References External links RAK FTZ website 2000 establishments in the United Arab Emirates Economy of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Geography of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zones of the United Arab Emirates

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Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy "Hands" O'Brien (1925 – 26 March 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back at senior level for the Meath county team. Born in Skryne, County Meath, O'Brien was introduced to Gaelic football at Skryne National School under the tutelage of schoolmaster Brian Smyth. Gaelic football competitions were curtailed during the Emergency, however, he made his senior début with the Skryne club in 1942. A two-time championship medal winner with Skryne, O'Brien also enjoyed championship success with Seán McDermotts in Dublin. O'Brien made his senior début during the 1944 Leinster League. He went on to play a key role during a golden age for Meath and won two All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, O'Brien won three Railway Cup medals. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1955 championship. O'Brien is widely regarded as one of the greatest Gaelic footballers in the history of the game. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at full-back on the Gaelic Football Team of the Century in 1984 and the Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium in 2000. Playing career Club O'Brien made his senior championship début with Skryne in 1942. He was at corner-forward that year as Skryne faced Donaghmore in the decider. A 1-8 to 0-2 defeat was the result on that occasion. Two years later in 1944, Skryne reached the decider once again where they faced Navan Parnells. After two exciting draws, Skryne were successful at the third attempt, with O'Brien scoring 1-1. It was his first championship medal. Skryne were successful in retaining the title in 1945. A huge 3-17 to 2-4 defeat of Oldcastle gave O'Brien a second championship medal. Work commitments brought O'Brien to Dublin in 1946. Here he joined the Seán McDermotts club where his brothers Vincent and Cyril also played. In 1947 O'Brien captained the club to championship success. Inter-county The suspension of the minor championship during the Emergency delayed O'Brien's inter-county début, and it was 1944 before he made his first appearance for the senior team in the Leinster League against Louth. O'Brien enjoyed his first major success in 1946 when Meath defeated Wexford by 2-2 to 0-6 to secure the National Football League. In 1947 O'Brien won his first Leinster medal following a 3-7 to 1-7 defeat of reigning provincial champions Laois. After surrendering their provincial title in 1948, Meath bounced back the following year with O'Brien collecting a second Leinster medal following a 4-5 to 0-6 defeat of Westmeath. On 25 September 1949, Meath faced three-in-a-row hopefuls Cavan in the All-Ireland final. The northerners were overly reliant on Peter Donohoe who scored all six of their points with five coming from placed balls. Bill Halfpenny scored Meath's goal in the second half, however, Mick Higgins responded immediately with a goal for Cavan, however, it wasn't enough as Meath secured the title with a 1-10 to 1-6 victory. It was O'Brien's first All-Ireland medal. Meath surrendered their titles to Louth the following year, however, they bounced back by reclaiming the provincial title in 1951. The 4-9 to 0-3 defeat of Laois gave O'Brien his third Leinster medal. On 23 September 1951, Meath faced reigning champions Mayo in the All-Ireland decider. Two first-half goals from Tommy Langan and Joe Gilvarry and three points in the last five minutes from Pádraig Carney gave Mayo a 2-8 to 0-9 victory. There was some compensation a week later when O'Brien claimed the National Football League title. The 1-10 to 0-10 defeat of New York gave O'Brien a second league medal. O'Brien won a fourth Leinster medal in 1952 as Meath defeated Louth to take the provincial crown. On 28 September 1952, Meath faced old rivals Cavan in the All-Ireland final. With time almost up Meath looked like they had just done enough to merit a one-point victory, however, Cavan's Edwin Carolan chased a ball that appeared to go over the end line and kicked it across the goal. The ball hit the far post and rebounded over the bar to secure a 2-4 to 1-7 draw. The replay on 12 October 1953 was also a close affair. Paddy Meegan missed three vital frees for Meath, while Cavan's Mick Higgins scored seven points in all. Peter McDermott missed a great chance towards the end when he shot wide with just the Cavan goalkeeper to beat. The 0-9 to 0-5 score line resulted in defeat for O'Brien's side. Three successive provincial titles proved beyond Meath, however, the team returned once more in 1954. A 4-7 to 2-10 defeat of Offaly gave O'Brien a fifth Leinster medal. On 26 September 1954, Kerry opposed Meath in the All-Ireland decider. Tom Moriarty's 20th-minute goal sealed victory for Meath when Peter McDermott's shot was saved but rebounded to the waiting Moriarty who finished to the net. John Sheehan pegged one back for Kerry two minutes before the interval, however, it wasn't enough for Kerry as Meath secured a 1-13 to 1-7 victory. It was his second All-Ireland medal. Meath surrendered their championship titles to Dublin in 1955 and O'Brien retired from inter-county football. Inter-provincial In 1953 O'Brien was chosen at full-back on the Leinster inter-provincial team for the first time. A 2-9 to 0-6 defeat of southern rivals Munster gave O'Brien his first Railway Cup medal. O'Brien was picked at full-back once again in 1954, as Connacht provided the opposition in the decider. A narrow 1-7 to 1-5 victory gave O'Brien a second successive Railway Cup medal. In 1955 O'Brien was appointed the captain of his province, as Leinster faced Connacht for the second successive year. A close game developed once again, however, Leinster triumphed by 1-14 to 1-10. Not only was it O'Brien's third Railway Cup medal but he also had the honour of lifting the cup. Honours Skryne Meath Senior Football Championship (2): 1944, 1945 Seán McDermotts Dublin Senior Football Championship (1): 1947 Meath All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1949, 1954 Leinster Senior Football Championship (5): 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954 National Football League (2): 1945-46, 1950-51 Leinster Railway Cup (3): 1953, 1954, 1955 References 1925 births 2016 deaths Gaelic football backs Skryne Gaelic footballers Sean McDermotts (Dublin) Gaelic footballers Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)

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6-demicube

In geometry, a 6-demicube or demihexteract is a uniform 6-polytope, constructed from a 6-cube (hexeract) with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM6 for a 6-dimensional half measure polytope. Coxeter named this polytope as 131 from its Coxeter diagram, with a ring on one of the 1-length branches, . It can named similarly by a 3-dimensional exponential Schläfli symbol or {3,33,1}. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a demihexeract centered at the origin are alternate halves of the hexeract: (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) with an odd number of plus signs. As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 6-demicube. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces and 5-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 6-demicube. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. The diagonal f-vector numbers are derived through the Wythoff construction, dividing the full group order of a subgroup order by removing one mirror at a time. Images Related polytopes There are 47 uniform polytopes with D6 symmetry, 31 are shared by the B6 symmetry, and 16 are unique: The 6-demicube, 131 is third in a dimensional series of uniform polytopes, expressed by Coxeter as k31 series. The fifth figure is a Euclidean honeycomb, 331, and the final is a noncompact hyperbolic honeycomb, 431. Each progressive uniform polytope is constructed from the previous as its vertex figure. It is also the second in a dimensional series of uniform polytopes and honeycombs, expressed by Coxeter as 13k series. The fourth figure is the Euclidean honeycomb 133 and the final is a noncompact hyperbolic honeycomb, 134. Skew icosahedron Coxeter identified a subset of 12 vertices that form a regular skew icosahedron {3, 5} with the same symmetries as the icosahedron itself, but at different angles. He dubbed this the regular skew icosahedron. References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p.296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p.296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, (Chapter 26. pp. 409: Hemicubes: 1n1) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary 6-polytopes

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7-cube

In geometry, a 7-cube is a seven-dimensional hypercube with 128 vertices, 448 edges, 672 square faces, 560 cubic cells, 280 tesseract 4-faces, 84 penteract 5-faces, and 14 hexeract 6-faces. It can be named by its Schläfli symbol {4,35}, being composed of 3 6-cubes around each 5-face. It can be called a hepteract, a portmanteau of tesseract (the 4-cube) and hepta for seven (dimensions) in Greek. It can also be called a regular tetradeca-7-tope or tetradecaexon, being a 7 dimensional polytope constructed from 14 regular facets. Related polytopes It is a part of an infinite family of polytopes, called hypercubes. The dual of a 7-cube is called a 7-orthoplex, and is a part of the infinite family of cross-polytopes. Applying an alternation operation, deleting alternating vertices of the hepteract, creates another uniform polytope, called a demihepteract, (part of an infinite family called demihypercubes), which has 14 demihexeractic and 64 6-simplex 6-faces. As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 7-cube. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces and 6-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 7-cube. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a hepteract centered at the origin and edge length 2 are (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) while the interior of the same consists of all points (x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6) with -1 < xi < 1. Projections References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. (1966) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary: hypercube Garrett Jones Rotation of 7D-Cube www.4d-screen.de 7-polytopes Articles containing video clips

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7-demicube

In geometry, a demihepteract or 7-demicube is a uniform 7-polytope, constructed from the 7-hypercube (hepteract) with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM7 for a 7-dimensional half measure polytope. Coxeter named this polytope as 141 from its Coxeter diagram, with a ring on one of the 1-length branches, and Schläfli symbol or {3,34,1}. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a demihepteract centered at the origin are alternate halves of the hepteract: (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) with an odd number of plus signs. Images As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 7-demicube. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces and 6-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 7-demicube. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. The diagonal f-vector numbers are derived through the Wythoff construction, dividing the full group order of a subgroup order by removing one mirror at a time. Related polytopes There are 95 uniform polytopes with D6 symmetry, 63 are shared by the B6 symmetry, and 32 are unique: References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, (Chapter 26. pp. 409: Hemicubes: 1n1) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary 7-polytopes

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8-demicube

In geometry, a demiocteract or 8-demicube is a uniform 8-polytope, constructed from the 8-hypercube, octeract, with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM8 for an 8-dimensional half measure polytope. Coxeter named this polytope as 151 from its Coxeter diagram, with a ring on one of the 1-length branches, and Schläfli symbol or {3,35,1}. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of an 8-demicube centered at the origin are alternate halves of the 8-cube: (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) with an odd number of plus signs. Related polytopes and honeycombs This polytope is the vertex figure for the uniform tessellation, 251 with Coxeter-Dynkin diagram: Images References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, (Chapter 26. pp. 409: Hemicubes: 1n1) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary 8-polytopes

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9-demicube

In geometry, a demienneract or 9-demicube is a uniform 9-polytope, constructed from the 9-cube, with alternated vertices removed. It is part of a dimensionally infinite family of uniform polytopes called demihypercubes. E. L. Elte identified it in 1912 as a semiregular polytope, labeling it as HM9 for a 9-dimensional half measure polytope. Coxeter named this polytope as 161 from its Coxeter diagram, with a ring on one of the 1-length branches, and Schläfli symbol or {3,36,1}. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a demienneract centered at the origin are alternate halves of the enneract: (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) with an odd number of plus signs. Images References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strass, The Symmetries of Things 2008, (Chapter 26. pp. 409: Hemicubes: 1n1) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary 9-polytopes

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8-cube

In geometry, an 8-cube is an eight-dimensional hypercube. It has 256 vertices, 1024 edges, 1792 square faces, 1792 cubic cells, 1120 tesseract 4-faces, 448 5-cube 5-faces, 112 6-cube 6-faces, and 16 7-cube 7-faces. It is represented by Schläfli symbol {4,36}, being composed of 3 7-cubes around each 6-face. It is called an octeract, a portmanteau of tesseract (the 4-cube) and oct for eight (dimensions) in Greek. It can also be called a regular hexdeca-8-tope or hexadecazetton, being an 8-dimensional polytope constructed from 16 regular facets. It is a part of an infinite family of polytopes, called hypercubes. The dual of an 8-cube can be called a 8-orthoplex, and is a part of the infinite family of cross-polytopes. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of an 8-cube centered at the origin and edge length 2 are (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) while the interior of the same consists of all points (x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7) with -1 < xi < 1. As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 8-cube. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces, 6-faces and 7-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 8-cube. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. The diagonal f-vector numbers are derived through the Wythoff construction, dividing the full group order of a subgroup order by removing one mirror at a time. Projections Derived polytopes Applying an alternation operation, deleting alternating vertices of the octeract, creates another uniform polytope, called a 8-demicube, (part of an infinite family called demihypercubes), which has 16 demihepteractic and 128 8-simplex facets. References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. (1966) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary: hypercube Garrett Jones 8-polytopes

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Immaculate (album)

Immaculate is the fifth studio album by Mac Mall. It was released February 27, 2001. Track listing 2001 albums Mac Mall albums

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9-cube

In geometry, a 9-cube is a nine-dimensional hypercube with 512 vertices, 2304 edges, 4608 square faces, 5376 cubic cells, 4032 tesseract 4-faces, 2016 5-cube 5-faces, 672 6-cube 6-faces, 144 7-cube 7-faces, and 18 8-cube 8-faces. It can be named by its Schläfli symbol {4,37}, being composed of three 8-cubes around each 7-face. It is also called an enneract, a portmanteau of tesseract (the 4-cube) and enne for nine (dimensions) in Greek. It can also be called a regular octadeca-9-tope or octadecayotton, as a nine-dimensional polytope constructed with 18 regular facets. It is a part of an infinite family of polytopes, called hypercubes. The dual of a 9-cube can be called a 9-orthoplex, and is a part of the infinite family of cross-polytopes. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a 9-cube centered at the origin and edge length 2 are (±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1,±1) while the interior of the same consists of all points (x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8) with −1 < xi < 1. Projections Images Derived polytopes Applying an alternation operation, deleting alternating vertices of the 9-cube, creates another uniform polytope, called a 9-demicube, (part of an infinite family called demihypercubes), which has 18 8-demicube and 256 8-simplex facets. Notes References H.S.M. Coxeter: Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, (3rd edition, 1973), Dover edition, , p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973, p. 296, Table I (iii): Regular Polytopes, three regular polytopes in n-dimensions (n≥5) Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. (1966) External links Multi-dimensional Glossary: hypercube Garrett Jones 9-polytopes

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7-orthoplex

In geometry, a 7-orthoplex, or 7-cross polytope, is a regular 7-polytope with 14 vertices, 84 edges, 280 triangle faces, 560 tetrahedron cells, 672 5-cells 4-faces, 448 5-faces, and 128 6-faces. It has two constructed forms, the first being regular with Schläfli symbol {35,4}, and the second with alternately labeled (checkerboarded) facets, with Schläfli symbol {3,3,3,3,31,1} or Coxeter symbol 411. It is a part of an infinite family of polytopes, called cross-polytopes or orthoplexes. The dual polytope is the 7-hypercube, or hepteract. Alternate names Heptacross, derived from combining the family name cross polytope with hept for seven (dimensions) in Greek. Hecatonicosoctaexon as a 128-facetted 7-polytope (polyexon). As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 7-orthoplex. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces and 6-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 7-orthoplex. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. Images Construction There are two Coxeter groups associated with the 7-orthoplex, one regular, dual of the hepteract with the C7 or [4,3,3,3,3,3] symmetry group, and a half symmetry with two copies of 6-simplex facets, alternating, with the D7 or [34,1,1] symmetry group. A lowest symmetry construction is based on a dual of a 7-orthotope, called a 7-fusil. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of a 7-orthoplex, centered at the origin are (±1,0,0,0,0,0,0), (0,±1,0,0,0,0,0), (0,0,±1,0,0,0,0), (0,0,0,±1,0,0,0), (0,0,0,0,±1,0,0), (0,0,0,0,0,±1,0), (0,0,0,0,0,0,±1) Every vertex pair is connected by an edge, except opposites. See also Rectified 7-orthoplex Truncated 7-orthoplex References H.S.M. Coxeter: H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973 Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. (1966) External links Polytopes of Various Dimensions Multi-dimensional Glossary 7-polytopes

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People Power Coalition

People Power Coalition (PPC), formerly called "Edsa Forces", was the Philippine administration's political multi-party electoral alliance in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition included Lakas–CMD, the United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines (UMDP), Liberal Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition, Aksyon Demokratiko, Nacionalista Party, PDP–Laban, Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Democratic Reform Party), the Probinsya Muna Development Initiative and some major regional and party-list political parties. Slogan The Coalition devised an acronym for the 13 senatorial candidates of PPC which is: VOT FOR D CHAMMP (stands for Vote for the Champ or Champion) V for Villar; O for Osmeña; T for Tañada; F for Flavier; O for Obet, R for Recto; D for Drilon; C for Chatto; H for Herrera; A for Arroyo; M for Monsod; M for Magsaysay; and P for Pangilinan. The Senatorial Slate Election results 8 out of 13 candidates won the possible 13 seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received) Joker Arroyo Franklin Drilon Juan Flavier Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Serge Osmeña Francis Pangilinan Ralph Recto Manuel Villar See also Puwersa ng Masa, People Power Coalition's rival coalition Lakas NUCD 1998 Senatorial Slate, the Ramos' administration's senatorial slate during the 1998 national elections Lakas-Laban Coalition, the name of the pro-Ramos coalition in the 1995 midterm elections. Hugpong ng Pagbabago, References Defunct political party alliances in the Philippines

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6-simplex

In geometry, a 6-simplex is a self-dual regular 6-polytope. It has 7 vertices, 21 edges, 35 triangle faces, 35 tetrahedral cells, 21 5-cell 4-faces, and 7 5-simplex 5-faces. Its dihedral angle is cos−1(1/6), or approximately 80.41°. Alternate names It can also be called a heptapeton, or hepta-6-tope, as a 7-facetted polytope in 6-dimensions. The name heptapeton is derived from hepta for seven facets in Greek and -peta for having five-dimensional facets, and -on. Jonathan Bowers gives a heptapeton the acronym hop. As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 6-simplex. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces and 5-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 6-simplex. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. This self-dual simplex's matrix is identical to its 180 degree rotation. Coordinates The Cartesian coordinates for an origin-centered regular heptapeton having edge length 2 are: The vertices of the 6-simplex can be more simply positioned in 7-space as permutations of: (0,0,0,0,0,0,1) This construction is based on facets of the 7-orthoplex. Images Related uniform 6-polytopes The regular 6-simplex is one of 35 uniform 6-polytopes based on the [3,3,3,3,3] Coxeter group, all shown here in A6 Coxeter plane orthographic projections. Notes References Coxeter, H.S.M.: (Paper 22) (Paper 23) (Paper 24) External links Polytopes of Various Dimensions Multi-dimensional Glossary 6-polytopes

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Remains of a Ruined, Dead, Cursed Soul

Remains of a Ruined, Dead, Cursed Soul is a compilation album by the French black metal band Mütiilation. It was the first material to be released in four years, and since the expulsion of The Black Legions. It compiles songs taken from the demo Evil - The Gestalt of Abomination, which was recorded in 1993, but never available to the public, and songs recorded after the release of Vampires of Black Imperial Blood, in 1996. In the liner notes of the release, Meyhna'ch explains he has died due to the lack of competence in the then scene of black metal. This album was officially re-released in 2010 by Dark Adversary Productions (Australia). Track listings "Suffer the Gestalt" (3:28) "To the Memory of the Dark Countess" (6:33) "Possessed and Immortal" (7:26) "Through the Funeral Maelstrom of Evil" (8:39) "Travels to Sadness, Hate & Depression" (7:54) "The Fear that Freeze" (3:50) "Holocaust in Mourning Dawn (French version)" (5:15) Notes Tracks 1 to 5 are from Evil - The Gestalt of Abomination (1993). Tracks 6 & 7 are from 1996. The original Drakkar Productions CD release was only printed in 1000 copies. The LP release by End All Life Productions in 2002 was only printed in 400, hand-numbered copies. The first 60 copies are printed on white covers with smeared pig blood, while the rest are simply printed red. External links Album page on Encyclopaedia Metallum CD release on Discogs LP release on Discogs Album review Mütiilation albums 1999 compilation albums

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Qserv

Qserv Ltd. specialised in oil-well services operations, including slickline, coiled tubing and pumping services. In July 2008, the company was acquired by Aker Solutions and it was acquired by EQT Partners in 2013. The company was named after its focus of "Quality Service". History The company was founded in November 2001 by Tommy Dreelan. In 2004, the company was awarded a contract by ExxonMobil. In March 2005, it was awarded a 5-year well service contract by BP. In 2005, for the 3rd year in a row, the company won the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council. In July 2006, it acquired the coiled-tubing unit of Weatherford International. In December 2006, it acquired the wireline and well-service division of KCA DEUTAG. In July 2008, the company was acquired by Aker Solutions for $198 million and was renamed Aker Qserv. In 2013, Aker Solutions sold its entire well-intervention division, including Qserv, to EQT Partners for £400 million. References 2001 establishments in Scotland 2008 disestablishments in Scotland 2008 mergers and acquisitions Companies established in 2001 Defunct energy companies of the United Kingdom

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7-simplex

In 7-dimensional geometry, a 7-simplex is a self-dual regular 7-polytope. It has 8 vertices, 28 edges, 56 triangle faces, 70 tetrahedral cells, 56 5-cell 5-faces, 28 5-simplex 6-faces, and 8 6-simplex 7-faces. Its dihedral angle is cos−1(1/7), or approximately 81.79°. Alternate names It can also be called an octaexon, or octa-7-tope, as an 8-facetted polytope in 7-dimensions. The name octaexon is derived from octa for eight facets in Greek and -ex for having six-dimensional facets, and -on. Jonathan Bowers gives an octaexon the acronym oca. As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 7-simplex. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces and 6-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 7-simplex. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. This self-dual simplex's matrix is identical to its 180 degree rotation. Coordinates The Cartesian coordinates of the vertices of an origin-centered regular octaexon having edge length 2 are: More simply, the vertices of the 7-simplex can be positioned in 8-space as permutations of (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1). This construction is based on facets of the 8-orthoplex. Images Related polytopes This polytope is a facet in the uniform tessellation 331 with Coxeter-Dynkin diagram: This polytope is one of 71 uniform 7-polytopes with A7 symmetry. Notes External links Polytopes of Various Dimensions Multi-dimensional Glossary 7-polytopes

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Konami Kukeiha Club

is Konami's sound team. It is often confused with 矩形波倶楽部 (Kukeiha Club), Konami's in-house band that has released albums consisting of their studio performances. They are primarily responsible for the sound and music in the majority of Konami video games. One of their best known works is the soundtrack to Gensō Suikoden — the majority of the material being composed by member Miki Higashino (Miki-Chan). Motoaki Furukawa (main arranger and guitarist) has been known to perform live with members not part of the in-house band, credited under "Konami Kukeiha Club". For example, disc 1 of the Konami All Stars: The Senryo-Bako Heisei 4 Nen Ban album (KICA-1053~55) is titled "Konami Kukeiha Club Live in Tōkyō." Members (past and present) Aki Hata Akihiro Juichiya Akiko Hashimoto Akiko Ito Akira Souji Akira Yamaoka Atsushi Fujio Ayako Nishigaki Harumi Ueko Hidehiro Funauchi Hideki Shikama Hidenori Maezawa Hideto Inoue Hideyuki Eto Hiroe Noguchi Hirofumi Taniguchi Hiroshi Tamawari Iku Mizutani Jun Chuma Jun Funahashi Junichiro Kaneda Junya Nakano Kaori Kinouchi Katsuhiko "Nazo²" Suzuki Kazuhiko Uehara Kazuhiro Senoo Kazuhito Imai Kazuki Muraoka Keizo Nakamura Kenichi Matsubara Kenichiro Fukui Keroppy Inoue Kinuyo Yamashita Kiyohiko Yamane Kiyohiro Sada Kouji Murata Kozo Nakamura M. Shirakawa Mariko Egawa Masae Nakashima Masahiko Kimura Masahiro Ikariko Masanari Iwata Masanori Adachi Masanori Adachi Masanori Oouchi Mayuko Kageshita Michiru Yamane Miki Higashino Mikio Saito Motoaki Furukawa Mutsuhiko Izumi Naoki Maeda Naomitsu Ariyama Nobuyuki Akena Noriko Gushiken Noriko Takahashi Norio Hanzawa Noritada Matsukawa S. Masuda Saiko Miki Satoe Terashima Satoko Miyawaki Seiichi Fukami Seiya Murai Shigehiro Takenouchi Shigemasa Matsuo Shigeru Fukutake Shinji Tasaka Shinya Sakamoto Takahito Uenishi Tappi Iwase Taro Kudo Tomoko Nishikawa Tomoko Sano Tomoya Tomita Tsutomu Ogura Tsuyoshi Sekito Yousuke Uno Yasuhiko Manno Yoshiaki Hatano Yoshihiko Koezuka Yoshinori Sasaki Yoshiyuki Hagiwara You Takamine Yuichi Asami Yuichi Sakakura Yuji Takenouchi Yukie Morimoto Yuko Chan Yuko Kurahashi References External links 古川もとあきStation: Motoaki Furukawa Official Web Site Tappy Iwase Official Site Composer profile at OverClocked ReMix Dracula Battle Perfect Selection at VGMuseum Japanese instrumental musical groups Japanese rock music groups Instrumental rock musical groups Video game music cover bands Video game musicians

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Kukeiha Club

, stylized as KuKeiHa CLUB, is a band that was formed by Motoaki Furukawa, a composer, arranger, and producer working for the game firm Konami, after his work on Gradius III back in 1990. It is often confused with コナミ矩形波倶楽部 (Konami Kukeiha Club), Konami's team of composers (music in Konami games are credited to Konami Kukeiha Club, not Kukeiha Club). It consists of members from Konami's music production department, mirroring similar bands at the time from other game companies such as Capcom's Alph Lyla and Sega's S.S.T. Band. The band has two "original" albums: A self-titled back in 1990 featuring five original songs and five cover tracks and a second album entitled Hope featuring 10 original tracks. In a few rare cases, other members of Kukeiha Club are known to perform live (such as in the 1991 Konami All Stars: The Sentryp-Bako Heisei 4 Nen Ban album). However, they are credited as "Konami Kukeiha Club". Initial members Jun Funahashi: keyboards Motoaki Furukawa: guitar, arrangement Yukie Morimoto Primary members Mami Asano : Keyboards Motoaki Furukawa: All Guitars & Programming Tappy (Tappi Iwase): Drums & Percussion Guest musicians Akira Jimbo: drums (Kukeiha Club) Kenichi Mitsuda: keyboards Kenichiro Fukui: synthesizer (Hope / Kukeiha Club) Koichi Namiki: guitar (Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Tokimeki Memorial) Toyoyuki Tanaka: bass (Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Salamander) Masato Honda: saxophone Discography See also Miki Higashino External links 古川もとあきStation: Motoaki Furukawa Official Web Site Tappy Iwase Official Site Japanese house music groups Japanese instrumental musical groups Video game composers Video game musicians

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Tsuki no Waltz

is a 2004 Japanese anime music video created for the popular NHK program Minna no Uta by director Atsuko Ishizuka and Studio Madhouse. Production Minna no Uta, a showcase for independent Japanese animators and musicians presented on the public broadcasting network NHK, had taken notice of Atsuko Ishizuka while she was still in college. Initially a student of graphic design, Ishizuka had taken to animation and produced several short films entirely on her own before being hired by Madhouse. It was shortly after being hired that Minna no Uta contacted her to direct a music video for their program. Convinced by the Minna no Uta staff, Madhouse promoted the low-ranking Ishizuka (then a production assistant) to director, and lent the studio's resources to the production. After production was completed, the music video was shown on Minna no Uta broadcasts from the beginning of October through November 2004. Its success later prompted NHK to order another short from Ishizuka and Madhouse, Sen no Hana Sen no Sora, in 2005. Animation Style The film is animated in Ishizuka's "moving sketch" style, giving the short the look of a hand drawn and colored pencil work. The animation and designs are not smooth or 'cleaned up,' giving them a rougher feel. This is stylistic continuation of Ishizuka's earlier solo works CREMONA and Gravitation, and has traditionally been a style more often seen in independent world animation rather than studio-produced anime. The animation itself was done by Madhouse veteran Yoshinori Kanemori. Despite the appearance, Tsuki no Waltz was done in much the same way as Madhouse's normal anime, using the technique of digital ink & paint for the coloring. Great care was taken to disguise and cover these modern productions aids and ensure that the film look as hand-crafted and individual to Ishizuka's style as possible. Music The song of the same name which the short was animated to was composed and sung by the young musical vocalist Mio Isayama. The song was later released as Isayama's 8th single on December 1, 2004. The lyrics were penned by Reiko Yukawa, long known in Japan as a prominent music critic, and the arrangements were by Jun Abe, known for composing the music of the popular anime Kodomo no Omocha and Fruits Basket. Reception According to Benjamin Ettinger of AniPages Daily, Ishizuka received "literally thousands of posts on the BBS at her home page" after Tsuki no Waltz was aired. Ettinger himself called the film "probably among the best pieces made for the show Minna no Uta in the last few years." The film was also popular enough to receive a home video release. DVD release As is the case for most of the Minna no Uta shorts, Tsuki no Waltz was not originally intended for home video release. Nevertheless, on March 30, 2005, its popularity among fans of the program warranted the short's inclusion on the Minna no Uta Best Hit Collection DVD (Catalog No.: TOBF-5372). References External links Atsuko Ishizuka's Homepage - Tsuki no Waltz 2004 anime OVAs Madhouse (company) Music videos Anime based on Alice in Wonderland Animated music videos Television shows based on Alice in Wonderland

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8-orthoplex

In geometry, an 8-orthoplex or 8-cross polytope is a regular 8-polytope with 16 vertices, 112 edges, 448 triangle faces, 1120 tetrahedron cells, 1792 5-cells 4-faces, 1792 5-faces, 1024 6-faces, and 256 7-faces. It has two constructive forms, the first being regular with Schläfli symbol {36,4}, and the second with alternately labeled (checkerboarded) facets, with Schläfli symbol {3,3,3,3,3,31,1} or Coxeter symbol 511. It is a part of an infinite family of polytopes, called cross-polytopes or orthoplexes. The dual polytope is an 8-hypercube, or octeract. Alternate names Octacross, derived from combining the family name cross polytope with oct for eight (dimensions) in Greek Diacosipentacontahexazetton as a 256-facetted 8-polytope (polyzetton) As a configuration This configuration matrix represents the 8-orthoplex. The rows and columns correspond to vertices, edges, faces, cells, 4-faces, 5-faces, 6-faces and 7-faces. The diagonal numbers say how many of each element occur in the whole 8-orthoplex. The nondiagonal numbers say how many of the column's element occur in or at the row's element. The diagonal f-vector numbers are derived through the Wythoff construction, dividing the full group order of a subgroup order by removing individual mirrors. Construction There are two Coxeter groups associated with the 8-cube, one regular, dual of the octeract with the C8 or [4,3,3,3,3,3,3] symmetry group, and a half symmetry with two copies of 7-simplex facets, alternating, with the D8 or [35,1,1] symmetry group. A lowest symmetry construction is based on a dual of an 8-orthotope, called an 8-fusil. Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates for the vertices of an 8-cube, centered at the origin are (±1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0), (0,±1,0,0,0,0,0,0), (0,0,±1,0,0,0,0,0), (0,0,0,±1,0,0,0,0), (0,0,0,0,±1,0,0,0), (0,0,0,0,0,±1,0,0), (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,±1), (0,0,0,0,0,0,0,±1) Every vertex pair is connected by an edge, except opposites. Images It is used in its alternated form 511 with the 8-simplex to form the 521 honeycomb. References H.S.M. Coxeter: H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular Polytopes, 3rd Edition, Dover New York, 1973 Kaleidoscopes: Selected Writings of H.S.M. Coxeter, edited by F. Arthur Sherk, Peter McMullen, Anthony C. Thompson, Asia Ivic Weiss, Wiley-Interscience Publication, 1995, (Paper 22) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi Regular Polytopes I, [Math. Zeit. 46 (1940) 380-407, MR 2,10] (Paper 23) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes II, [Math. Zeit. 188 (1985) 559-591] (Paper 24) H.S.M. Coxeter, Regular and Semi-Regular Polytopes III, [Math. Zeit. 200 (1988) 3-45] Norman Johnson Uniform Polytopes, Manuscript (1991) N.W. Johnson: The Theory of Uniform Polytopes and Honeycombs, Ph.D. External links Polytopes of Various Dimensions Multi-dimensional Glossary 8-polytopes

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Bill Nye

William Sanford Nye (born November 27, 1955), popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American mechanical engineer, science communicator, and television presenter. He is best known as the host of the science television show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998), the Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World (2017–2018), and for his many appearances in popular media as a science educator. Born in Washington, D.C., Nye began his career as a mechanical engineer for Boeing in Seattle, where he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on 747 airplanes. In 1986, he left Boeing to pursue comedy—writing and performing for the local sketch television show Almost Live!, where he regularly conducted wacky science experiments. Aspiring to become the next Mr. Wizard, Nye successfully pitched the children's television program Bill Nye the Science Guy to Seattle's public television station, KCTS-TV. The show—which proudly proclaimed in its theme song that "science rules!"—ran from 1993 to 1998 in national TV syndication. Known for its "high-energy presentation and MTV-paced segments", the program became a hit among kids and adults, was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning 19, including Outstanding Performer in Children's Programming for Nye himself. Nye continued to advocate for science, becoming the CEO of The Planetary Society. He has written two bestselling books on science: Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (2014) and Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World (2015). He has appeared frequently on other TV shows, including Dancing with the Stars, The Big Bang Theory, and Inside Amy Schumer. He starred in a documentary about his life and science advocacy, Bill Nye: Science Guy, which premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2017; and, in October 2017, was named a NYT Critic's Pick. In 2017, the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World debuted. Early life and career Nye was born November 27, 1955, in Washington, D.C., to Jacqueline Jenkins (1921–2000), who was a codebreaker during World War II, and Edwin Darby "Ned" Nye (1917–1997), who also served in World War II and worked as a contractor building an airstrip on Wake Island. Ned was captured and spent four years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp; living without electricity or watches, he learned how to tell time using the shadow of a shovel handle, spurring his passion for sundials. Jenkins-Nye was among a small elite group of young women known as "Goucher Girls", alumnae of Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, whom the Navy enlisted to help crack codes used by Japan and Germany. "She wasn't Rosie the Riveter, she was Rosie the Top-Secret Code Breaker", Nye recalls. "People would ask her what she did during World War II and she'd say, 'I can't talk about it, ha ha ha! Nye attended Lafayette Elementary School and Alice Deal Junior High before attending Sidwell Friends for high school on a scholarship, graduating in 1973. He moved to Ithaca, New York to attend Cornell University and study at the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His enthusiasm for science deepened after he took an astronomy class with Carl Sagan. He graduated with a BS in mechanical engineering in 1977. After graduating from Cornell, Nye worked as an engineer for the Boeing Corporation and Sundstrand Data Control near Seattle. At Boeing, he invented a hydraulic resonance suppressor tube used on Boeing 747 airplanes. He applied four times, unsuccessfully, for NASA's astronaut training program. Comedy Nye started doing standup comedy after winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest in 1978. Nye's friends asked him to do Steve Martin impressions at parties, and he discovered how much he enjoyed making people laugh. He began moonlighting as a comedian while working at Boeing. He has stated, "At this point in our story, I was working on business jet navigation systems, laser gyroscope systems during the day, and I'd take a nap and go do stand-up comedy by night." He also participated in Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and volunteered at the Pacific Science Center on weekends as a "Science Explainer". Nye quit his job at Boeing on October 3, 1986, to focus on his burgeoning comedy career. During Nye's 10-year college reunion in 1987, he went to great lengths to meet with Carl Sagan at Cornell. Sagan's assistant told Nye, "Okay, you can talk to him for five minutes." In their meeting at the space sciences building, Nye explained that he was interested in developing a science television program. "I mentioned how I planned to talk about bridges and bicycles and so on—stuff that, as an engineer, I'd been interested in—and [Sagan] said, 'Focus on pure science. Kids resonate to pure science rather than technology.' And that turned out to be great advice." In 1986, Nye worked as a writer/actor on a local sketch comedy television show in Seattle called Almost Live!. He first got his big break on the show from John Keister who met him during an open mic night. After a guest canceled, cohost Ross Shafer told Nye he had seven minutes of programming to fill. "Why don't you do that science stuff?" Shafer suggested. Nye entertained audiences with comical demonstrations, including what happened when you ate a marshmallow that had been dipped in liquid nitrogen. His other main recurring role on Almost Live! was as Speed Walker, a speedwalking Seattle superhero "who fights crime while maintaining strict adherence to the regulations of the international speedwalking association." A famous incident on the show led to Nye's stage name. He corrected Keister on his pronunciation of the word "gigawatt", and Keister responded, "Who do you think you are—Bill Nye the Science Guy?" Nye's science experiments resonated with viewers, and the local chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded him a talent Emmy for one of his segments. Even though Nye was regular on Almost Live!, he was only doing freelance work for the program. While looking for more TV gigs, he got the opportunity in 1989 to host Fabulous Wetlands, a short educational show about Washington's wetlands, sponsored by the Washington State Department of Ecology. On Fabulous Wetlands, Nye explained the importance of preserving estuaries, and the hazards of pollution. The show was, in many ways, a model for Nye's later show, with "zany camera cuts paired with Nye's humor" that set it apart from other scientific broadcasts. Nye soon got more offers to appear on nationally broadcast programs, including eight segments of the Disney Channel's All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Following his stint on Almost Live!, from 1991 to 1993 Nye appeared on live-action educational segments of Back to the Future: The Animated Series, assisting Dr. Emmett Brown (played by Christopher Lloyd). Bill Nye the Science Guy In 1993, collaborating with James McKenna, Erren Gottlieb and Elizabeth Brock, Nye developed a pilot for a new show, Bill Nye the Science Guy, for the Seattle public broadcasting station KCTS-TV. They pitched the show as "Mr. Wizard meets Pee-wee's Playhouse". Nye obtained underwriting for the show from the National Science Foundation and the US Department of Energy. The program became part of a package of syndicated series that local stations could schedule to fulfill Children's Television Act requirements. Because of this, Bill Nye the Science Guy became the first program to run concurrently on public and commercial stations. The series was produced by Walt Disney Television and Rabbit Ears Productions, and distributed by Disney. Bill Nye the Science Guy ran from 1993 to 1998, and was one of the most-watched educational TV shows in the United States. While portraying "The Science Guy", Nye wore a powder blue lab coat and a bow tie. Nye Labs, the production offices and set where the show was recorded, was in a converted clothing warehouse near Seattle's Kingdome. Although it focused on younger viewers, it also attracted a significant adult audience. Its ability to make science entertaining and accessible made it a popular teaching tool in classrooms. With its quirky humor and rapid-fire MTV-style pacing, the show won critical acclaim and was nominated for 23 Emmy Awards, winning nineteen. Research studies found that regular viewers were better at explaining scientific ideas than non-viewers. In addition to the TV show, Nye published several books as The Science Guy. A CD-ROM based on the series, titled Bill Nye the Science Guy: Stop the Rock!, was released in 1996 for Windows and Macintosh by Pacific Interactive. Nye's Science Guy personality is also prominent at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts—most notably his appearance with Ellen DeGeneres at Ellen's Energy Adventure, an attraction that ran from 1996 to 2017 at the Universe of Energy pavilion at Epcot at Walt Disney World. Nye's Science Guy character is also heard in a voice-over in the DINOSAUR attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom, and was the on-air spokesman for the Noggin television network in 1999. The Eyes of Nye Following the success of Bill Nye the Science Guy, Nye began work on a comeback project, The Eyes of Nye, aimed at an older audience and tackling more controversial science topics such as genetically modified food, global warming and race. However, "shifting creative concepts, infighting among executives and disputes over money with Seattle producing station KCTS" significantly delayed production for years. KCTS was hampered by budgetary problems and couldn't produce a show pilot on time. "KCTS went through some distress", Nye recalled. "When we did The Eyes of Nye, the budget started out really big, and by the time we served all these little problems at KCTS, we had a much lower budget for the show than we'd ever had for the 'Science Guy' show which was made several years earlier." PBS declined to distribute The Eyes of Nye, and it was eventually picked up by American Public Television. "PBS wanted more serious, in-depth Nova-style shows", explained co-producer Randy Brinson. The show, which eventually premiered in 2005, lasted only one season. Nye acknowledged that omitting his bow tie on the program was a mistake. "I tried wearing a straight tie. It was nothing", Nye said. "We were trying something new. It wasn't me." Dancing with the Stars Nye was a contestant in the season 17 of Dancing with the Stars in 2013, partnered with new professional dancer Tyne Stecklein. They were eliminated early in the season after Nye sustained an injury to his quadriceps tendon on Week 3. Media appearances From 2000 to 2002, Nye was the technical expert on BattleBots. In 2004 and 2005, he hosted 100 Greatest Discoveries, an award-winning series produced by THINKFilm for The Science Channel, broadcast in high definition on the Discovery HD Theater network. In 2007, he also hosted an eight-part Discovery Channel series, Greatest Inventions with Bill Nye. A lecture Nye gave on getting children excited about math inspired the creation of the crime drama Numb3rs, where Nye appeared in several episodes as an engineering professor. On October 28, 2007, he also made guest appearances on the VH1 reality show America's Most Smartest Model. Nye appeared on segments of Heidi Cullen's The Climate Code, later renamed Forecast Earth on the Weather Channel, relating his personal ways of saving energy. In the fall of 2008, he appeared periodically on the daytime game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as part of its "Ask the Expert" feature. In 2008, Nye hosted Stuff Happens, a short-lived show on the Planet Green network. In November 2008, he portrayed himself in the fifth-season episode "Brain Storm" of Stargate Atlantis, alongside fellow television personality and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. In October 2009, Nye recorded a short YouTube video (as himself, not his TV persona) advocating clean-energy climate-change legislation, on behalf of Al Gore's Repower America campaign. He joined the American Optometric Association in a multimedia advertising campaign to persuade parents to provide their children with comprehensive eye examinations. In 2013, Nye guest starred in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Proton Displacement". In the episode, Sheldon Cooper befriends Nye and brings him in to teach Leonard Hofstadter a "lesson" after Professor Proton (played by Bob Newhart) helps Leonard with an experiment instead of Sheldon. Professor Proton accuses Bill Nye of making his TV series similar to Proton's show. After Nye and Sheldon leave, Leonard receives a selfie of the two having smoothies, and later gets a text from Sheldon asking for a ride home, as Nye has ditched him at the smoothie store. In a later discussion with Professor Proton, Sheldon reveals that Nye had a restraining order against him, so he could not help him contact Nye. On February 28, 2014, Nye was a celebrity guest and interviewer at the White House Student Film Festival. On August 31, 2016, Netflix announced that Nye would appear in a new series, Bill Nye Saves the World, which premiered on April 21, 2017. Nye appeared in the 2016 documentary Food Evolution, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy and narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson. In 2017, he was the subject of a biographical documentary film, Bill Nye: Science Guy, directed by David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg. Nye was honorary co-chair of the inaugural March for Science on April 22, 2017. In 2018, Nye guest-starred in an episode of Blindspot, "Let It Go", playing a fictionalized version of himself who is the father of the character Patterson. Nye's fictional self also alludes to his rivalry with Rodney McKay, which was established in the aforementioned "Brain Storm" episode of Stargate Atlantis. Also in 2018, Nye made a second guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory as himself, together with fellow scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson, in the first episode ("The Conjugal Configuration") of the show's final season. In September 2019, Nye was a guest on Episode 127 of Jonathan Van Ness's podcast Getting Curious, where they discussed climate change, the failures of cold fusion, the potential of better battery technology for storage of energy produced by wind turbines and solar panels, the benefits of and forthcoming improvements to electric vehicles, and the detriment and failures of fossil fuel and nuclear energy, measures toward water cleanliness, the role of girls' and women's education in improving the environment, and the threat the Trump administration posed to the environment and to scientific thought in general. Nye also voiced himself in the animated feature Happy Halloween, Scooby Doo! Nye portrayed Upton Sinclair in the 2020 biopic Mank. Nye later competed on The Masked Singer spinoff The Masked Dancer as "Ice Cube". Science advocacy In the early 2000s, Nye assisted in the development of a small sundial included in the Mars Exploration Rover missions. Known as MarsDial, in addition to tracking time, it had small colored panels to provide a basis for color calibration. From 2005 to 2010, Nye was the vice president of the Planetary Society, an organization that advocates space science research and the exploration of other planets, particularly Mars. He became the organization's second Executive Director in September 2010 when Louis Friedman stepped down. In November 2010, Nye became the face of a major science exhibition at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California. Bill Nye's Climate Lab featured him as commander of the Clean Energy Space Station and invited visitors on an urgent mission to thwart climate change. From 2001 to 2006, Nye served as Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professor at Cornell University. On August 27, 2011, gave a public lecture at Cornell University that filled its 715-seat Statler Auditorium. He spoke of his father's passion for sundials and timekeeping, his time at Cornell, his work on the sundials on the Mars rovers, and the story behind the Bill Nye Solar Noon Clock, which he then presented to the university atop Rhodes Hall. Nye conducted a Q&A session after the 2012 Mars Rover landing. Nye is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a U.S. nonprofit scientific and educational organization that promotes scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims. Interviewed by John Rael for the Independent Investigation Group (IIG), Nye said that his "concern right now ... [is] scientific illiteracy ... you [the public] don't have enough rudimentary knowledge of the universe to evaluate claims." In November 2012, he launched a Kickstarter campaign for an educational aerodynamics game called AERO 3D, but it was not funded. In September 2012, Nye claimed that creationist views threatened science education and innovation in the United States. In February 2014, he debated creationist Ken Ham at the Creation Museum on whether creation is a viable model of origins in today's modern, scientific era. In July 2016, Ham gave Nye a tour of the Ark Encounter the day after it first opened to the public. He and Ham had an informal debate while touring the structure, and footage from Nye's visit was subsequently included in the documentary film Bill Nye: Science Guy, released in 2017. Since 2013, Nye has been a member of the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education. On Earth Day 2015, Nye met with U.S. President Obama to visit Everglades National Park in Florida and discuss climate change and science education. In March 2015, Nye announced he changed his mind and now supported GMOs. In a new edition of Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, Nye rewrote a chapter on GMOs reflecting his new position. In a radio interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson, he said, "There's no difference between allergies among GMO eaters and non-GMO eaters ... I've changed my mind about genetically modified organisms." In July 2017, Nye observed that the majority of climate change deniers are older people, and said, "So we're just going to have to wait for those people to 'age out', as they say." He has continued to advocate against climate change. On Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on May 12, 2019, he discussed climate change and the proposed Green New Deal, and said: Personal life Nye has residences in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, in New York City, and on Mercer Island near Seattle. His California house is solar-powered, and often feeds extra power back into the public power grid, something he enjoys showing visitors. Nye and his neighbor, environmental activist/actor Ed Begley Jr., have engaged in a friendly competition "to see who could have the lowest carbon footprint", according to Begley. Nye often appeared on Begley's HGTV/Planet Green reality show Living with Ed. In July 2012, Nye supported President Barack Obama's reelection bid. He frequently consulted with Obama on science matters during Obama's presidency, and famously took a selfie with him and Neil deGrasse Tyson at the White House. Nye attended the 2018 State of the Union Address after being invited by Oklahoma Congressman Jim Bridenstine. Nye's attendance drew scrutiny due to Bridestine's "history of expressing climate change skepticism", but Nye defended him: "While the Congressman and I disagree on a great many issues, we share a deep respect for NASA and its achievements and a strong interest in the future of space exploration. My attendance tomorrow should not be interpreted as an endorsement of this administration, or of Congressman Bridenstine's nomination, or seen as an acceptance of the recent attacks on science and the scientific community." Nye endorsed Jay Inslee during the 2020 Democratic primaries, until Inslee suspended his campaign on August 21, 2019. On October 28, 2020, Nye took to Twitter endorsing Joe Biden for president, urging his followers to vote on behalf of climate change and science. Nye married musician Blair Tindall on February 3, 2006; however, he annulled the relationship seven weeks later when the marriage license was declared invalid. In 2007, Nye obtained a restraining order against Tindall after she broke into his house and stole several items, including his laptop computer, which she used to send defamatory emails impersonating Nye, and damaged Nye's garden with herbicide. Tindall acknowledged killing the plants but denied being a threat to Nye. Nye subsequently sued Tindall for $57,000 in attorney's fees after she allegedly violated the protective order. In the 2017 PBS documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy, Nye revealed his family's plight of ataxia. Due to his father's, sister's and brother's lifelong struggles with balance and coordination, Nye decided to not have children to avoid the chance of passing on the condition, even though he "dodged the genetic bullet" himself. He does however have one daughter by his ex-wife Blaire Tindall. In July 2018, Nye played for the National League squad at the MLB All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game. After striking out in his first at-bat, he singled in the bottom of the third inning to a rousing ovation from the Nationals Park crowd. Nye is a member of two trade unions. Nye is a fan of the Seattle Seahawks. Published works Nye has written over a dozen books in his career, including: Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blast of Science (1993) Bill Nye the Science Guy's Consider the Following: A Way Cool Set of Science Questions, Answers, and Ideas to Ponder (1995) Bill Nye the Science Guy's Big Blue Ocean (1999) Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Dinosaur Dig (2002) Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs (2005) Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Science - featuring Oceans and Dinosaurs (2005) Jack and the Geniuses at the Bottom of the World (2017) Jack and the Geniuses Lost in the Jungle (2017) Jack and the Geniuses in the Deep Blue Sea (2018) Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science (2020) Also: Time magazine has interviewed him for "12 Questions with Bill Nye". U.S. Patents Nye holds three United States patents: one for ballet pointe shoes, one for an educational magnifying glass created by filling a clear plastic bag with water, and one for a device for training an athlete to throw a ball. He also holds a design patent for a digital abacus. Awards and honors In May 1999, Nye was the commencement speaker at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree. He received honorary doctorates from Johns Hopkins University in May 2008, and in May 2011 from Willamette University In May 2015, Rutgers University awarded him an honorary doctor of science degree and paid him a $35,000 speaker's fee for presenting the ceremony's keynote address. Nye also received an honorary doctor of pedagogy degree during a commencement ceremony at Lehigh University on May 20, 2013. He received the 2010 Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association. In October 2015, Nye was awarded an honorary doctorate of science from Simon Fraser University. In 2011, the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSICOP) gave Nye their highest award, In Praise of Reason. On behalf of the committee, Eugenie Scott stated: "If you think Bill is popular among skeptics, you should attend a science teacher conference where he is speaking—it is standing room only ... No one has more fun than Nye when he is demonstrating principles of science." In 1997, CSICOP also presented Nye with the Candle in the Dark Award for his "lively, creative ... endeavor." See also Bill Nye–Ken Ham debate Neil deGrasse Tyson References External links 1955 births Living people American agnostics American male comedians American mechanical engineers American skeptics Boeing people California Democrats Cornell University College of Engineering alumni Cornell University faculty Critics of creationism Daytime Emmy Award winners Participants in American reality television series People from Seattle People from Washington, D.C. Science communicators Sidwell Friends School alumni Space advocates Comedians from Washington, D.C. Comedians from Washington (state) Engineers from Washington, D.C. Engineers from Washington (state) American humanists PBS people Shorty Award winners

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Koko Crater

Koko Crater (Hawaiian: Kohelepelepe or Puʻu Mai) is an extinct tuff cone located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu near Hawaii Kai. It is northeast of Hanauma Bay and south of the Koʻolau Range. Geology Koko Crater is a part of the Honolulu Volcanics, which were craters that formed as vents of the Koʻolau Volcano during its rejuvenation stage. Other notable landmarks within the Honolulu Volcanics include nearby Hanauma Bay and the well known Diamond Head crater. Koko Crater, Hanauma Bay and other nearby tuff cones form the Koko Rift Zone, which marks the latest episode of volcanic activity on the island of Oahu. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the latest eruption within the Koko Rift Zone occurred 7,000 years ago, although the validity of these results are disputed. Its elevation is 1,208 ft (368 m), making it the tallest and most preserved tuff cone in the area. Trail During World War II, the US military built bunkers on top of Koko Crater with a railroad leading to its summit. In 1966, the air force ceded administration of Koko Crater over to the City of Honolulu. It was then renamed to the Koko Head Regional Park. Within this park is the Koko Crater Trail, which is a 1.8 mile long trail that uses the now-abandoned railroad as its pathway. See also Honolulu Volcanics Koko Head References Volcanoes of Oahu Tuff cones Geography of Honolulu County, Hawaii

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Robert Morss Lovett

Robert Morss Lovett (December 25, 1870 – February 8, 1956) was an American academic, writer, editor, political activist, and government official. Background Lovett was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1892. While a student at Harvard, he joined Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Career After a period teaching at Harvard, Lovett came to Chicago in 1893 to teach writing and English literature at the University of Chicago. He was assistant professor of English (1894–1904); associate professor from 1904 to 1909; and full professor from 1909 onward. From 1903 to 1920 he was dean in the junior college. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Professor Lovett was the author of The History of English Literature, with W. V. Moody (1902); Richard Gresham, a novel (1904); The First View of English Literature, with W. V. Moody (1905); A Winged Victory, a novel (1907); and Cowards, a play (1914). He served as editor of the Dial in 1917 and joined the editorial staff of The New Republic in 1921. He assisted Tarak Nath Das. Lovett was associate editor of The New Republic magazine in 1921-40, and a signer of the Humanist Manifesto I in 1933. As Government Secretary of the Virgin Islands in 1939-43, Lovett served as acting Governor from December 14, 1940 until February 3, 1941. In 1943, the Dies Committee charged him as a communist subversive, over his association with left-wing individuals and groups; through an enactment passed by both houses of Congress, he was forced out of the Secretary position and barred from federal employment. Lovett, who denied he was a Communist, challenged this action through the courts as an unconstitutional bill of attainder, and though he did not get the job back, he won a 1946 decision from the Supreme Court (United States v. Lovett), and received back pay. Personal life and death Lovett spent many years living at Hull House, where his wife was aide to Jane Addams. He died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago in 1956. References "Liberal to a Fault," Time, June 21, 1948 "Robert M. Lovett, Educator, Is Dead", New York Times, February 9, 1956 External links Robert Morss Lovett papers (University of Chicago Library) United States v. Lovett, 1946 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Robert Morss Lovett materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) 1870 births 1956 deaths Harvard University alumni Harvard University faculty University of Chicago faculty Governors of the United States Virgin Islands 20th-century American novelists American male novelists Writers from Boston Writers from Chicago 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers Novelists from Illinois Novelists from Massachusetts

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Kuwata

Kuwata ( characters for "Morus" and "Paddy field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Jiro Kuwata (1935–2020), Japanese manga artist Keisuke Kuwata (born 1956), Japanese singer , Japanese basketball player Masumi Kuwata (born 1968), Japanese baseball player Japanese-language surnames Fictional characters Leon Kuwata, a character from the visual novel ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc'

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Bright Lights (1930 film)

Bright Lights is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor and produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers. Although filmed in December 1929, the film sat on the shelf until the autumn of 1930 when it was given a limited release. However, Warners quickly withdrew the film when the studio realized that the public had grown weary of musicals. Warners believed that this attitude would only last for a few months, but, when the public proved obstinate, they reluctantly re-released the film early in 1931 after making a few cuts to it. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Frank Fay, Noah Beery and Frank McHugh. It also features the screen debut of John Carradine, who appears in a small uncredited role. Plot Successful actress Louanne (Dorothy Mackaill) is about to marry a rich man instead of the man she really loves, Wally Dean (Frank Fay). As the film begins, Louanne is giving her last performance as she plans to retire once she is married. A group of reporters comes to interview Louanne and while she tells them a story which she thinks is appropriate for a soon-to-be wife of a wealthy socialite, the scene flashes back to her actual past. It is revealed that Louanne was once a dancer at a low-class cafe. Portuguese smuggler Miguel Parada (Noah Beery), took an interest in her and attempted to force his affections on her. Wally Dean, who was, even then, her constant companion, manages to escape with her from the cafe as a riot is about to start. Another flashback shows Wally as a barker at a carnival with Louanne as a dancer. Again Wally saves Louanne from an imminent riot. Back in the present, Louanne continues to lie to the reporters and tell them about her genteel background. Fish (Frank McHugh), one of the reporters, does not believe her story but says nothing. When Louanne returns to the stage to resume her performance, Miguel, who happens to be in the audience, recognizes her and goes to her dressing room because he has some "unfinished business" with her. Louanne enters her dressing room and is shocked to find Miguel. Wally soon appears and pretends he has a gun to intimidate Miguel; he gives the "gun" to Connie Lamont (James Murray) because he has to go on stage. While Connie is guarding Miguel, a fight erupts between the two and Miguel reveals that he has a real gun. In the struggle for it, Miguel is shot and he dies. When the police arrive, Wally tries to convince the police that Miguel committed suicide to save Louanne from a scandal before her marriage. Louanne's friend Peggy (Inez Courtney) also gives false testimony to save her. The police remain unconvinced until the reporter, Fish, gives false testimony that he actually saw Miguel pull the trigger. Louanne is cleared and realizes that she really loves Wally. She cancels her engagement to her rich fiancé and is united with Wally. Cast Dorothy Mackaill as Louanne Frank Fay as Wally Dean Noah Beery as Miguel Parada Daphne Pollard as Mame Avery James Murray as Connie Lamont Tom Dugan as Tom Avery Inez Courtney as Peggy North Frank McHugh as Fish, a reporter Edmund Breese as Harris Edward J. Nugent as "Windy" Jones Philip Strange as Fairchild Songs "Nobody Cares If I'm Blue", sung by Frank Fay "I'm Crazy for Cannibal Love", sung by Dorothy Mackaill "Song of the Congo", sung by Mackaill "Come Along!", sung by Fay "All the Pretty Girls I Know", sung by Fay "Wall Street", sung by Fay "I'm Sittin' Pretty", sung by Daphne Pollard (??) "Every Little Girl He Sees", sung by Inez Courtney "I'm Just a Man About Town", sung by Mackaill "You're an Eyeful of Heaven" Preservation status Only a black-and-white copy of the cut print released in the United States in 1931 (with some of the musical numbers cut) seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists. Recently, a small fragment in the original Technicolor, running about three minutes, was discovered in the Library of Congress. In 2012 the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive in a double-bill with another Dorothy Mackaill talking film, The Reckless Hour. A black and white copy is held by The Library of Congress. See also List of early color feature films List of incomplete or partially lost films References External links 1930 films 1930 musical comedy films 1930s color films American films Warner Bros. films American films based on plays Films directed by Michael Curtiz First National Pictures films Films produced by Robert North American musical comedy films Early color films 1930s English-language films

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Argentine Sea

The Argentine Sea () is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the southern tip of South America. It ranges from the mouth of the estuary of the Río de la Plata in the north (35th parallel south) to the Isla de los Estados in the south, and from the Argentine coast to the 200 meters isobath. Its width varies between 210 km in front of Mar del Plata and 850 km at the latitude of the Falkland Islands. The coastline extends for 4,725 km. To the east of the Argentine Sea extends much deeper and more extensive Argentine Basin. Geography The Argentine Sea is in the South Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Argentina, extending from the approximate latitude of Montevideo, Uruguay, southward to Tierra del Fuego, and is situated about north of Antarctica. The Argentine Sea has a surface area of and is one of the largest seas in the world. The average depth of the sea is and the maximum depth is . It has a salinity of 3.5%. The Argentine Sea progressively widens going southward, in contrast to the narrowing of the continental mass. The sea platform has a series of plateaux which descend to the east as large terraces or steps. Because of its stair-shaped plateaux, the Argentine Sea is similar morphologically to the Extra-Andean Patagonia. The Falkland Islands are also located within the continental shelf of the Argentine Sea. Territorial claims According to the law 23968, the territorial waters of Argentina extend from the line from the gulfs of San Matías and San Jorge to the outer limits of the River Plate. The contiguous zone extends 12 nautical miles after the territorial waters, and the exclusive economic zone from it. The continental shelf extends to either the limits of the exclusive economic zone or the shelf slope. Argentina has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The exclusive economic zone claimed by Argentina overlap with claims maintained by the United Kingdom around the Falkland Islands and similar claims around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The UK's Falkland Islands claim boundary starts from the midpoint between Argentina and the Islands to the West and stretches 200 nautical miles in other directions with similar claims around the other British Overseas Territories. Argentina announced its claim without consultation with the United Kingdom. In the years 1990 to 2005 fishing and mineral resources in the area were administered by joint commissions between Argentina and the United Kingdom, Argentina unilaterally withdrew from these organisations in 2005 to pursue a more aggressive stance in its claim to the Falkland Islands. At any one time Argentina usually has a single vessel patrolling the undisputed area of its claim, the vessels do not enter the exclusive economic zone of the United Kingdom although there have been reports of Argentine warships threatening vessels on the Falkland side of the border by radio. Under the terms of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 59 disputed and overlapping claims have no legal force until the dispute is resolved between the opposing parties. Biodiversity The Argentine sea is one of the most temperate seas of the world. It receives the cold Falkland Current from the south, which comes from the Antarctic, and the warm Brazil Current from the north. The Argentine sea has twelve areas identified as places of great biodiversity. There are two international protected areas, one national, and eighteen provincial ones. The Argentine sea has plankton, algae, crustaceans, sardines and anchovies. Those feed the more advanced fauna such as penguins, cormorants, sharks, whales, dolphins, Burmeister's porpoise, fur seals, sea lions, and southern elephant seals. See also Scotia Sea Strait of Magellan References Bodies of water of Argentina Seas of the Atlantic Ocean

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English pronouns

The English pronouns form a relatively small category of words in Modern English whose primary semantic function is that of a pro-form for a noun phrase. Traditional grammars consider them to be a distinct category, while most modern grammars see them as a subcategory of noun, along with common and proper nouns. Still others see them as a subcategory of determiner (see the DP hypothesis). In this article, they are treated as a subtype of the noun category. They clearly include personal pronouns, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, and reciprocal pronouns. Other types that are included by some grammars but excluded by others are demonstrative pronouns and indefinite pronouns. Other members are disputed (see below). Overview Forms Standard Pronouns in formal modern English. Full list Those types that are undisputedly pronouns are the personal pronouns, relative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, and reciprocal pronouns. The full set is presented in the following table along with dummy there. Nonstandard, informal and archaic forms are in italics. Distinguishing characteristics Pro-forms Pronoun is a category of words. A pro-form is not. It is a meaning relation in which a phrase "stands in" for (expresses the same content as) another where the meaning is recoverable from the context. In English, pronouns mostly function as pro-forms, but there are pronouns that are not pro-forms and pro-forms that are not pronouns. Examples [1 & 2] are pronouns and pro-forms. In [1], the pronoun it "stands in" for whatever was mentioned and is a good idea. In [2], the relative pronoun who stands in for "the people". Examples [3 & 4] are pronouns but not pro-forms. In [3], the interrogative pronoun who doesn't stand in for anything. Similarly, in [4], it is a dummy pronoun, one that doesn't stand in for anything. No other word can function there with the same meaning; we don't say "the sky is raining" or "the weather is raining". Finally, in [5 & 6], there are pro-forms that are not pronouns. In [5], did so is a verb phrase, but it stands in for "help". Similarly, in [6], others is a common noun, not a pronoun, but the others stands in for this list of names of the other people involved (e.g., Sho, Alana, and Ali). Pronouns can be pro-forms for non-noun phrases. For example, in I fixed the bike, which was quite a challenge, the relative pronoun which doesn't stand in for "the bike". Instead, it stands in for the entire proposition "I fixed the bike", a clause, or arguably "fixing the bike", a verb phrase. Deixis Most pronouns are deictic: they have no inherent denotation, and their meaning is always contextual. For example, the meaning of me depends entirely on who says it, just as the meaning of you depends on who is being addressed. Pronouns are not the only deictic words though. For example now is deictic, but it's not a pronoun. Also, dummy pronouns and interrogative pronouns are not deictic. In contrast, most noun phrases headed by common or proper nouns are not deictic. For example, a book typically has the same denotation regardless of the situation in which it is said. Syntactic functions English pronouns have all of the functions of other noun phrases: On top of this, pronouns can appear in interrogative tags (e.g., that's the one, isn't it?). These tags are formed with an auxiliary verb and a pronoun. Other nouns cannot appear in this construction. This provides justification for categorizing dummy there as a pronoun. Subjects Subject pronouns are typically in nominative form (e.g., She works here.), though independent genitives are also possible (e.g., Hers is better.). In non-finite clauses, however, there is more variety. In present participial clauses, the nominative, accusative, independent genitive are all possible: Nominative: Some people, I being one of them, are just not good at it. Accusative: Him getting bullied doesn't make him weak. Independent genitive: It worked without our having to do anything at all. In infinitival clauses, accusative case pronouns function as the subject: Accusative: It's not easy for me to change. Object Object pronouns are typically in nominative form (e.g., I saw him.) but may also be reflexive (e.g., She saw herself) or independent genitive (e.g., We got ours.). Object of a preposition The pronoun object of a preposition is typically in the accusative form but may also be reflexive (e.g., She sent it to herself) or independent genitive (e.g., I hadn't heard of theirs.). With but, than, and as in a very formal register, nominative is also possible (e.g., You're taller than me/I.) Predicative complement A pronoun in predicative complement position is typically in the accusative form (e.g., It's me) but may also be reflexive (e.g., She isn't herself today) or independent genitive (e.g., It's theirs.). Determinative Only genitive pronouns may function as determinatives. Adjunct The most common form for adjuncts is the reflexive (e.g., I did it myself.) Independent genitives and accusative are also possible (e.g., Only one matters, mine/me.). Dependents Like proper nouns, but unlike common nouns, pronouns usually resist dependents. They are not always ungrammatical, but they are quite limited in their use: Examples marked with an asterisk are ungrammatical. Undisputed subtypes Personal Personal pronouns are those that participate in the grammatical and semantic systems of person (1st, 2nd, & 3rd person). It's not that they refer to people. They typically form definite NPs. The personal pronouns of modern standard English are presented in the table above. They are I, you, she, he, it, we, and they, and their inflected forms. The second-person you forms are used with both singular and plural reference. In the Southern United States, y'all (you all) is used as a plural form, and various other phrases such as you guys are used in other places. An archaic set of second-person pronouns used for singular reference is thou, thee, thyself, thy, thine, which are still used in religious services and can be seen in older works, such as Shakespeare's—in such texts, the you set of pronouns are used for plural reference, or with singular reference as a formal V-form. You can also be used as an indefinite pronoun, referring to a person in general (see generic you), compared to the more formal alternative, one (reflexive oneself, possessive one's). The third-person singular forms are differentiated according to the gender of the referent. For example, she is used to refer to a female person, sometimes a female animal, and sometimes an object to which female characteristics are attributed, such as a ship or a country. A male person, and sometimes a male animal, is referred to using he. In other cases it can be used. (See Gender in English.) The third-person form they is used with both plural and singular referents. Historically, singular they was restricted to quantificational constructions such as Each employee should clean their desk and referential cases where the referent's gender was unknown. However, it is increasingly used when the referent's gender is irrelevant or when the referent is neither male nor female. The dependent genitive pronouns, such as my, are used as determinatives together with nouns, as in my old man, some of his friends. The independent gentive forms like mine are used as full noun phrases (e.g., mine is bigger than yours; this one is mine). Note also the construction a friend of mine (meaning "someone who is my friend"). See English possessive for more details. Interrogative The interrogative pronouns are who and what (also with the suffix -ever). They are chiefly used in interrogative clauses for the speech act of asking questions. What has impersonal gender, while who has personal gender; it is only used to refer to persons. Who has an accusative form whom (though in most contexts this is replaced by who). For more information see who. All the interrogative pronouns can also be used as relative pronouns, though what is quite limited in its use; see below for more details. Relative The main relative pronouns in English are who (with its derived forms whom and whose), and which. The relative pronoun which refers to things rather than persons, as in the shirt, which used to be red, is faded. For persons, who is used (the man who saw me was tall). The oblique case form of who is whom, as in the man whom I saw was tall, although in informal registers who is commonly used in place of whom. The possessive form of who is whose (for example, the man whose car is missing); however the use of whose is not restricted to persons (one can say an idea whose time has come). The word that is disputed. Traditionally, it is considered a pronoun, but modern approaches disagree. See below. The word what can be used to form a free relative clause – one that has no antecedent and that serves as a complete noun phrase in itself, as in I like what he likes. The words whatever and whichever can be used similarly, in the role of either pronouns (whatever he likes) or determiners (whatever book he likes). When referring to persons, who(ever) (and whom(ever)) can be used in a similar way (but not as determiners). Generic A generic pronoun is one with the interpretation of "a person in general". These pronouns cannot have a definite or specific referent, and they "cannot be used as an anaphor to another NP." The generic pronouns are one (e.g., one can see oneself in the mirror) and you (e.g., In Tokugawa Japan, you couldn't leave the country), with one being more formal than you. Reciprocal The English reciprocal pronouns are each other and one another. Although they are written with a space, they're best thought of as single words. No consistent distinction in meaning or use can be found between them. Like the reflexive pronouns, their use is limited to contexts where an antecedent precedes it. In the case case of the reciprocals, they need to appear in the same clause as the antecedent. Disputed pronouns Determiners Today, the English determiners are generally seen as a separate category of words, but they were traditionally viewed as adjectives when they came before a noun (e.g., some people, no books, each book) and as pronouns when they were pro-forms (e.g., I'll have some; I had none, each of the books). What and which As pronouns, what and which have non-personal gender. This means they cannot be used to refer to persons; what is that cannot mean "who is that". But there are also determiners with the same forms. The determiners are not gendered, so they can refer to persons or non-persons (e.g., what genius said that). Interrogative what is both a pronoun and a determiner, while interrogative which is always a determiner. Relative which is usually a pronoun, but it can be a determiner in cases like I may rain, in which case we won't go. What is almost never a relative word, but when it is, it is a pronoun (e.g., I didn't see what you took.) Demonstratives The demonstrative pronouns this (plural these), and that (plural those), are a sub-type of determiner in English. Traditionally, they are viewed as pronouns in cases such as these are good; I like that. Indefinites The determiners starting with some-, any, no, and every- and ending with -one, -body, -thing, -place (e.g., someone, nothing) are often called indefinite pronouns, though others consider them to be compound determiners. The generic pronouns one and the generic use of you are sometimes called indefinite. These are uncontrovercial pronouns. Note, however, that English has three words that share the spelling and pronunciation of one. determiner: I have one book; I'll have one too. noun: one plus two is three pronoun: if one considers oneself correct Dummy there The word there is a dummy pronoun in some clauses, chiefly existential (There is no god) and presentational constructions (There appeared a cat on the window sill). The dummy subject takes the number (singular or plural) of the logical subject (complement), hence it takes a plural verb if the complement is plural. In informal English, however, the contraction there's is often used for both singular and plural. There can undergo inversion, Is there a test today? and Never has there been a man such as this. It can also appear without a corresponding logical subject, in short sentences and question tags: There wasn't a discussion, was there? The word there in such sentences has sometimes been analyzed as an adverb, or as a dummy predicate, rather than as a pronoun. However, its identification as a pronoun is most consistent with its behavior in inverted sentences and question tags as described above. Because the word there can also be a deictic adverb (meaning "at/to that place"), a sentence like There is a river could have either of two meanings: "a river exists" (with there as a pronoun), and "a river is in that place" (with there as an adverb). In speech, the adverbial there would be given stress, while the pronoun would not – in fact, the pronoun is often pronounced as a weak form, . Yesterday, today, and tomorrow These words are sometimes classified as nouns (e.g., Tomorrow should be a nice day), and sometimes as adverbs (I'll see you tomorrow). But they are alternatively classified as pronouns in both of these examples. In fact, these words have most of the characteristics of pronouns (see above). In particular, they are pro-forms, and they resist most dependents (e.g., *a good today). Relative that Traditional grammars classify that as a relative pronoun. Most modern grammars disagree, calling it a subordinator or a complementizer. Relative that is normally found only in restrictive relative clauses (unlike which and who, which can be used in both restrictive and unrestrictive clauses). It can refer to either persons or things, and cannot follow a preposition. For example, one can say the song that [or which] I listened to yesterday, but the song to which [not to that] I listened yesterday. Relative that is usually pronounced with a reduced vowel (schwa), and hence differently from the demonstrative that (see Weak and strong forms in English). If that is not the subject of the relative clause (in the traditional view), it can be omitted (the song I listened to yesterday). Other pro-forms There is some confusion about the difference between a pronoun and a pro-form. For example, some sources make claims such as the following:We can use other as a pronoun. As a pronoun, other has a plural form, others: We have to solve this problem, more than any other, today I’ll attach two photos to this email and I’ll send others tomorrow.But other is just a common noun here. Unlike pronouns, it readily takes a determiner (many others) or a relative clause modifier (others that we know). Old English Interrogative pronouns Hwā ("who") and hwæt ("what") follow natural gender, not grammatical gender: as in Modern English, hwā is used with people, hwæt with things. However, that distinction only matters in the nominative and accusative cases, because in every other case they're identical: Hwelċ ("which" or "what kind of") is inflected like an adjective. Same with hwæðer, which also means "which" but is only used between two alternatives: Personal pronouns The first- and second-person pronouns are the same for all genders. They also have special dual forms, which are only used for groups of two things, as in "we both" and "you two." The dual forms are common, but the ordinary plural forms can always be used instead when the meaning is clear. Many of the forms above bear a strong resemblance to the Modern English words they eventually became. For instance, in the genitive case, ēower became "your," ūre became "our," and mīn became "my." However, the plural third-person personal pronouns were all replaced with Old Norse forms during the Middle English period, yielding "they," "them," and "their." Middle English Middle English personal pronouns were mostly developed from those of Old English, with the exception of the third-person plural, a borrowing from Old Norse (the original Old English form clashed with the third person singular and was eventually dropped). Also, the nominative form of the feminine third-person singular was replaced by a form of the demonstrative that developed into sche (modern she), but the alternative heyr remained in some areas for a long time. As with nouns, there was some inflectional simplification (the distinct Old English dual forms were lost), but pronouns, unlike nouns, retained distinct nominative and accusative forms. Third-person pronouns also retained a distinction between accusative and dative forms, but that was gradually lost: the masculine hine was replaced by him south of the Thames by the early 14th century, and the neuter dative him was ousted by it in most dialects by the 15th. The following table shows some of the various Middle English pronouns. Many other variations are noted in Middle English sources because of differences in spellings and pronunciations at different times and in different dialects. References English pronouns

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Trasi

Trasi is a place on the west coast of India, 12 km north of Kundapur in Kundapura Taluk, Udupi District. Turtle beach Trasi beach is known for migration of turtle for laying eggs. Christ the King Church Christ the King Church was elevated to being a full-fledged parish in 1971, prior to which it was a substation of the 'Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church' a parish since 1630 in Gangolli to early Goan/Portuguese settlers who migrated south from Goa around 1560. On arrival, the settlers built a modest church building near the 'Bundar'. On being annexed to Goa in about 1629, the old building made way for a new one and then again to the final church which stands there today. The parish caters to over 200 families today, who are descendants of the old settlers. Island There is a small island of about 100 meters radius which is about a kilometer offshore. This island is called Coral Island. References Cities and towns in Udupi district Beaches of Karnataka

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General National Archive (Nicaragua)

The General National Archive () is charged with conserving the documentary heritage of Nicaragua, standardizing the national archival system, and promoting research and access to information. History A presidential decree on February 21, 1863 regulated the functions of the General Governmental Archive (Spanish: Archivo General del Gobierno), which was to be composed of the documents of the nascent institutions and supervised by the Minister of Finance. But it was not until July 7, 1896, that President José Santos Zelaya decreed the creation of the General National Archive as the repository for the holdings of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government, as well as holding the archives of the municipalities. The earthquake of March 31, 1931 provoked a fire that destroyed the majority of the archives, including the Sección de Tierras, which included documents from the colonial era. In October 1959, another decree was issued to regulate the operations of the archive. Until 1979, it was under the auspices of the Ministry of Governance, at which point in came under the control of the Ministry of Culture. With the administrative reforms of 1988, the archive came under the General Administration of Culture of the Ministry of Education. It was later ascribed to the Nicaraguan Historical Institute and since 1990 has been run by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture. Functions The functions of the General National Archive include: The collection, caretaking, and placing into public service the documents produced by public institutions, Caring for and conserving legal and private collections, and the dissemination, through printed publications and other media, of documents of historical interest. Holdings The archive holds approximately ten million documents, which are organized in the following collections: Colonial Section (1526-1821): A collection of photocopies obtained from the National Archives of Costa Rica, chronologically ordered. Presidential Collection (1900-1979): Administrative archives, divided into sections for the Private Secretary, Presidential Secretary, Secretary of General Command, and Secretary of Information and the Press. Governance Collection (1925-1979): Archives of the Ministry of Governance and its attached bodies such as Justice, Police, and Charity. Education Collection (1900-1984): The most complete collection in regards to volume, documentary structure, and years covered. This collection is not completely processed, but are mostly in chronological order. Finance Collection (1931-1954): The ledgers of the Ministry of Finance. Consists of 731 books grouped by issued and ordered chronologically. Nicaraguan Railroad Collection (1912-1987): Accounting books and inventories of goods and services. A nearly-complete collection of the now-defunct Nicaraguan Railroad Company. Legislative Section (1943-1979): In numeric order, indexed. "Somoza García" Section (1923-1956): Documents related to the governmental activity of Anastasio Somoza García. Classified by provenance, chronologically ordered. "José Dolores Gámez" Collection (1783-1923): Bulk 1894-1899. Includes a registry and maintained in numeric order. Mosquitia Collection (1894-1895): Hand-written books relating to the process of the incorporation of Mosquitia. "Sandino" Collection (1896-1935): Contains 133 documents relating to General Augusto César Sandino, including 275 photocopies from the General National Archive of Mexico. Archive of the Nicaraguan Consulate in France (1898-1937): Registers of consulary affairs. "Adolfo Díaz" Archive (1909-1976): Contains 3,800 documents relating to the private and business life of former president Díaz. Fototeca (1893-1976): 1,200 photographs of people, places, buildings, highways, etc. from various presidential administrations. Mapoteca (1934-1976): Composed of 98 original maps of Nicaraguan populations. Planoteca (1912-1978): The utmost representation of the urban and rural populations in Nicaragua. Special Collections: Divided into four sections: History of Nicaragua, National Periodical Publications, Archival, and Documentary Sources. Includes approximately 1,500 volumes. Services The Archive offers such services as a reading room, an auxiliary consultative library, and photocopying. Location The General National Archive is housed on the second floor of the National Museum of Nicaragua, which is located in the old Palacio Nacional, across from the new Palacio Nacional in Managua. References See also List of national archives Government of Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua