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1998 Bournemouth International

The 1998 Bournemouth International was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Bournemouth, Great Britain that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 14 September until 20 September 1998. Félix Mantilla won the singles title. Finals Singles Félix Mantilla defeated Albert Costa, 6–3, 7–5 Doubles Neil Broad / Kevin Ullyett defeated Wayne Arthurs / Alberto Berasategui, 7–6, 6–3 References Bournemouth International Category:Brighton International

Wagnerian (horse)

Wagnerian, (Japanese: ワグネリアン, foaled 10 February 2015) is a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the best two-year-olds in Japan in 2017 when he was unbeaten in three races including the Grade 3 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes. In the following spring he was defeated in his first two starts of the year but then recorded his biggest win in the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). On his only subsequent appearance of 2018 he won the Kobe Shimbun Hai. Wagnerian failed to win in 2019 but finished third in both the Osaka Hai and the Japan Cup. Background Wagnerian is a bay horse with no white markings bred in Hokkaido, Japan by his owner Makoto Kaneko. During his racing career he was trained by Yasuo Tomomichi. He was from the eighth crop of foals sired by Deep Impact, who was the Japanese Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006, winning races including the Tokyo Yushun, Tenno Sho, Arima Kinen and Japan Cup. Deep Impact's other progeny include Gentildonna, Harp Star, Kizuna, A Shin Hikari, Marialite and Saxon Warrior. Wagnerian's dam Miss Encore, who won one race from nine attempts died in September 2018 as a result of injuries sustained in the Hokkaido earthquake. She was a daughter of Broad Appeal, an American-bred mare who was imported to Japan and won several good races on dirt. Broad Appeal was descended from the Irish broodmare Royal Meage, the ancestor of many major winners including Dancer's Image, Habitat and Suave Dancer. Racing career 2017: two-year-old season Wagnerian began his racing career on 12 July at Chukyo Racecourse when he was a narrow winner of a contest for previously unraced juveniles over 2000 metres. After a break of two months the colt returned in the Nojigiku Stakes over 1800 metres at Hanshin Racecourse and won by two lengths from Delos. On 18 November Wagnerian was stepped up in class for the Grade 3 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Stakes over 1800 metres at Tokyo Racecourse and started the 0.4/1 favourite against six opponents. Ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, who became his regular jockey, he came home three lengths clear of Lucas, with Charlemagne a neck away in third. In the official ratings for Japanese two-year-olds Wagnerian was rated the third best juvenile of the year behind Danon Premium (Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes) and Time Flyer (Hopeful Stakes). 2018: three-year-old season Wagnerian began his second campaign in the Yayoi Sho over 2000 metres at Nakayama Racecourse on 4 March in which he finished second of the ten runners, beaten one and a half lengths by Danon Premium. In the Grade 1 Shuka Sho over the same distance on 15 April the colt was made the 5/2 favourite but came home seventh of the sixteen runners, almost six lengths behind the upset winner Epoca d'Oro. On 27 May, in front of a crowd of 126,767, Wagnerian was one of eighteen colts to contest the 85th edition of the Japanese Derby over 2400 metres at Tokyo and started the 11.5/1 fifth choice in the betting behind Danon Premium, Blast Onepiece, Kitano Commandeur and Epoca d'Oro. After tracking the leaders Wagnerian produced a sustained challenge down the centre of the course in the straight, gaining the advantage in the last 50 metres and winning by half a length from Epoca d'Oro with Cosmic Force, Etario, Blast Onepiece and Danon Premium close behind. Fukunaga, who was winning the race for the first time said "The staff did a terrific job in preparing the colt and he just gave his best. I just drove him feverishly to the line. I’ve won G1 races in Tokyo before, but to win the Derby is totally a different story. I was beginning to have doubts after having so many chances, but thanks to the support of my family and so many others, I’m thrilled to have won at last". Following a break of almost four months Wagnerian returned to the track on 23 September for the Kobe Shimbun Hai over 2400 metres at Hanshin and started the 1.7/1 joint favourite alongside Epoca d'Oro. After racing in mid-division Wagnerian made strong progress in the straight, catching the front-running outsider Meisho Tekkon on the last 100 metres and holding off the late challenge of Etario to win by half a length. The colt was aimed at the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho but did not recover sufficiently from his race at Hanshin and was rested for the remainder of the year. In January 2019 Wagnerian was runner-up to Blast Onepiece in the poll to determine the JRA Award for Best Three-Year-Old Colt for 2018 taking 88 of the 276 votes. In the 2018 World's Best Racehorse Rankings Wagnerian was rated the eleventh best three-year-old colt in the world and the fifth-ninth best horse of any age or sex. 2019: four-year-old season On his first appearance as a four-year-old Wagnerian started the 7.4/1 fourth favourite for the Grade 1 Osaka Hai at Hanshin on 31 March. He raced in mid-division before staying on strongly to take third place behind Al Ain and Kiseki, beaten half a length by the winner. He was then off the track for four and a half months before contesting the Grade 2 Sapporo Kinen in August when he finished fourth behind Blast Onepiece, Sungrazer and Fierement. After another break he returned in the autumn edition of the Tenno Sho at Tokyo on 27 October when he started at odds of 17.7/1 in a field of sixteen. He stayed on well from the rear of the field without looking likely to win and came home fifth as victory went to the filly Almond Eye. On 24 November Wagnerian ended his season by starting second favourite for the Japan Cup. After settling behind the leaders he lost his position entering the straight but then "unleashed a furious charge" to take third place behind Suave Richard and Curren Bouquetd'or, Pedigree References Category:2015 racehorse births Category:Racehorses bred in Japan Category:Racehorses trained in Japan Category:Thoroughbred family 4-r

Finished with the Dogs

Finished with the Dogs is the second album by Holy Moses, released in 1987 on AAARRG Records. It was re-released on August 5, 2005 through Armageddon with 4 bonus live tracks. All music and lyrics are by Andy Classen and Sabina Classen. Track listing "Finished with the Dogs" - 2:31 "Current of Death" - 2:38 "Criminal Assault" - 3:22 "In the Slaughterhouse" - 2:32 "Fortress of Desperation" - 3:52 "Six Fat Women" - 2:58 "Corroded Dreams" - 4:01 "Life's Destroyer" - 2:55 "Rest in Pain" - 3:17 "Military Service" - 3:39 2005 reissue bonus tracks "Road Crew" "Life's Destroyer" (live in Bad Salzungen - Wacken Roadshow - May 2005) "Current of Death" (live in Munich - Wacken Roadshow - May 2005) "In the Slaughterhouse" (live in Munich - Wacken Roadshow - May 2005) "Finished with the Dogs" (live in Stonehenge Festival, Holland - July 2004) Personnel Sabina Classen - vocals Andy Classen - guitars, backing vocals (lead vocals on "Road Crew") Andre Chapalier - bass Uli Kusch - drums, backing vocals Category:1987 albums Category:Holy Moses albums

Claude Lemaire

Claude Lemaire (21 February 1921 – 5 February 2004) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Lepidoptera Saturniidae. Studies Graduate Diploma of Civil Law, Faculty of Law of Paris Graduate Diploma of Political Economy, Faculty of Law of Paris Doctorate in Law Doctorate of the University of Paris (Sciences) Professional activities 1949–1956 : Bank. Chief of contentious department 1957–1959 : Auctioneer at Drouot (Paris) Entomological activities Publications Claude Lemaire published a hundred of entomological works Récompenses He is elected president of the Société entomologique de France in 1972, president of the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera in 1992 and two times vice-president of the Lepidopterist's Society. He receives the prizes Constant (1971) and Réaumur (2003) of the Société entomologique de France. In 1999 he receives the medal Karl Jordan of the Lepidopterist's Society. Genus and Species he described In their necrology, Naumann, Brosch & Nässig, give 319 taxa described by him directly or in collaboration with other authors Genres 10 genera are attributed to Claude Lemaire : Arias Lemaire, 1995 Automeropsis Lemaire, 1969 Citheronioides Lemaire, 1988 Erythromeris Lemaire, 1969 Gamelioides Lemaire, 1988 Hyperchirioides Lemaire, 1981 Hypermerina Lemaire, 1969 Leucanella Lemaire, 1969 Mielkesia Lemaire, 1988 Pseudautomeris Lemaire, 1967 References Category:1921 births Category:2004 deaths Category:French entomologists Category:French lepidopterists

Ashbel A. Dean

Ashbel A. Dean (February 6, 1857 – July 5, 1899) was a Vermont physician and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. Biography Ashbel Azra Dean was born in Monkton, Vermont on February 6, 1857. He was educated at New Haven's New Haven Academy (later called Beeman Academy), received his Doctor of Medicine degree from New York University in 1878 and established a practice in Bristol. A Republican, Dr. Dean served in several local offices, including town treasurer. In 1890 Dr. Dean left his medical practice and operated a drug store, which he pursued until retiring because of ill health in 1895. In 1894 he was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. In 1896 he was elected to the Vermont Senate, where he served until his death. In his first term he was selected to serve as President of the Senate. Dr. Dean died in Bristol on July 5, 1899. He is buried in Bristol's Greenwood Cemetery. References Category:1857 births Category:1899 deaths Category:New York University School of Medicine alumni Category:People from Monkton, Vermont Category:Vermont Republicans Category:Members of the Vermont House of Representatives Category:Vermont state senators Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Vermont Senate Category:Burials in Vermont Category:19th-century American physicians Category:Physicians from Vermont Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Physician-politicians

Molly Bernard

Molly Kate Bernard (born April 10, 1988) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lauren Heller on the television series Younger. Life and career Molly Bernard began her career in 2000 in the drama Pay It Forward beside Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment. Bernard’s early credits include a recurring role in the television series Alpha House where she played Angie Sullivan. In 2015, was cast in the television series Younger alongside Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff, where she portrayed Lauren Heller. In 2015, she had a small role in the Nancy Meyers comedy The Intern, beside Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway. Bernard was cast as Young Shelly, sharing a role with Judith Light in Amazon Prime’s Transparent. She appeared in two seasons of the critically acclaimed show. In 2019, Bernard appeared in the comedy Otherhood, a film directed by Cindy Chupack. For two seasons, Bernard has appeared as medical student Elsa Curry in the NBC drama Chicago Med. Bernard has a bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and a MFA in acting from Yale School of Drama. Personal life Bernard is the granddaughter of actor Joseph Bernard, who co-founded the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Bernard announced her engagement to longtime girlfriend Hannah Lieberman on Instagram on January 14, 2020. Filmography Film Television References External links Category:American television actresses Category:Actresses from New York City Category:Living people Category:People from Brooklyn Category:1988 births Category:American film actresses Category:20th-century American actresses Category:21st-century American actresses Category:Skidmore College alumni Category:Yale School of Drama alumni Category:Pansexual people

Galaxy And Mass Assembly survey

The Galaxy And Mass Assembly (GAMA) survey is a project to exploit the latest generation of ground-based wide-field survey facilities to study cosmology and galaxy formation and evolution. GAMA will bring together data from a number of world class instruments: The Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) The Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VISTA) The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) The Herschel Space Observatory The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Data from these instruments will be used to construct a state-of-the-art multi-wavelength database of ~375,000 galaxies in the local Universe over a 360 deg2 region of sky, based on a spectroscopic redshift survey on the AAT's AAOmega spectrograph. The main objective of GAMA is to study structure on scales of 1 kpc to 1 Mpc. This includes galaxy clusters, groups, mergers and coarse measurements of galaxy structure (i.e., bulges and discs). It is on these scales where baryons play a critical role in the galaxy formation and subsequent evolutionary processes and where our understanding of structure in the Universe breaks down. GAMA's primary goal is to test the CDM paradigm of structure formation. In particular, the key scientific objectives are: A measurement of the dark matter halo mass function of groups and clusters using group velocity dispersion measurements. A comprehensive determination of the galaxy stellar mass function to Magellanic Cloud masses to constrain baryonic feedback processes. A direct measurement of the recent galaxy merger rates as a function of mass, mass ratio, local environment and galaxy type. In August 2012 GAMA received worldwide attention for its announcement of a galaxy system very similar to our own Milky-Way Magellanic Cloud system, centred on GAMA202627. References Category:Astronomical surveys Category:Articles containing video clips

Kubice, Masovian Voivodeship

Kubice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Miasto, within Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. References Kubice

Granulina lawsonae

Granulina lawsonae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Marginellidae. Description Distribution References Category:Marginellidae Category:Gastropods described in 1998

Enniaunus

Enniaunus (Welsh: Einion mab Arthal) was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Archgallo and brother of Marganus II. According to Geoffrey, he ruled poorly and harshly causing him to be deposed due to tyranny. He was replaced with his cousin, Idvallo. References Category:Legendary British kings Category:3rd-century BC rulers Category:Characters in works by Geoffrey of Monmouth

Thomas Slaney Poole

Thomas Slaney Poole (3 July 1873 – 2 May 1927), commonly referred to as "Justice Poole" was a South Australian lawyer. History Poole was born in Strathalbyn, South Australia, the eldest son of Frederic Slaney Poole "Canon Poole" (9 July 1845 – 28 June 1936) and Rebecca Poole, née Scott (c. 1843 – 10 May 1931). He attended St. Peter's College, where he had a distinguished scholastic career. He entered Trinity College, University of Melbourne, graduating BA with first class honours in Greek, Latin and comparative philology in 1894. In December 1894 Professor E. V. Boulger (1846–1910) resigned his position as Professor of Classics and Comparative Philology and Literature at the University of Adelaide. Poole was appointed to take over his Classics lectures for the months of March to May 1895. He returned to Melbourne, where he graduated MA in 1896 and LLB (with honours) in 1897. He was called to the Victorian Bar the same year. He then became associate to Justice Bundey in Adelaide, then entered a partnership with Percy Emerson Johnstone (c. 1875–1951) from around 1910 to 1919. Despite Poole's notorious misogyny, Mary Kitson was articled to this partnership, which later became Johnstone, Ronald and Kitson. Poole took silk in 1919 and was appointed fourth judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia on 25 September that same year. Arthur William Piper succeeded him on the bench on 16 June 1927. Poole acted as Administrator (or Lieutenant Governor) of South Australia from 9 April 1925 to the end of November while the Governor, Sir Tom Bridges and the Chief Justice Sir George Murray were absent from the State. Other interests He was a committed Anglican and served for some time as the Chancellor of the Diocese of Adelaide. He was a warden of Adelaide University from 1922 until his death. He was an active Freemason and was for several years until his death Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Australia. He laid the foundation stone of the new Masonic Temple on North Terrace on 15 April 1925. Family In 1903 the judge married Dora Frances Williams (1874 – 13 November 1950), a daughter of Rev. Francis Williams, for many years headmaster of St. Peter's College. They had three daughters: Katherine Slaney Poole (1903 – 1983) Gertrude Slaney Poole (1908 – ) married Arthur Reginald Evans Cynthia Slaney Poole (1911 – 2002) He died at his home Alpha road, Prospect after several months' ill-health. His remains were buried at the North Road Cemetery following a State Funeral. See also References Category:Australian lawyers Category:1873 births Category:1927 deaths

1888 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1888 Cork Senior Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. Lees won the championship following a 0-03 to 0-01 defeat of Dromtarriffe in the final at Cork Park. This was their second title overall and their second title in succession. Results Final References Category:Cork Senior Football Championship

2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles

Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarterfinals to Mikhail Youzhny. Second-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Mikhail Youzhny. Seeds Draw Finals Top Half Bottom Half External links Main Draw Qualifying Draw Category:2009 Japan Open Tennis Championships

Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of Sir David Attenborough, a naturalist, documenter, and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983, receiving awards for Best Picture and Best Director. The BFI ranked Gandhi the 34th greatest British film of the 20th century. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, The Sand Pebbles, Doctor Dolittle (1967), Miracle on 34th Street (1994) and Jurassic Park. Early life Attenborough was born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, the eldest of three sons of Mary Attenborough (née Clegg), a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, a scholar and academic administrator who was a fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and wrote a standard text on Anglo-Saxon law. Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and studied at RADA. In September 1939, the Attenboroughs took in two German Jewish refugee girls, Helga and Irene Bejach (aged 9 and 11 respectively), who lived with them in College House and were adopted by the family after the war when it was discovered that their parents had been killed. The sisters moved to the United States in the 1950s and lived with an uncle, where they married and took American citizenship; Irene died in 1992 and Helga in 2005. During the Second World War, Attenborough served in the Royal Air Force. After initial pilot training he was seconded to the newly formed Royal Air Force Film Production Unit at Pinewood Studios, under the command of Flight Lieutenant John Boulting (whose brother Peter Cotes later directed Attenborough in the play The Mousetrap) where he appeared with Edward G. Robinson in the propaganda film Journey Together (1943). He then volunteered to fly with the Film Unit and after further training, where he sustained permanent ear damage, qualified as a sergeant, flying on several missions over Europe filming from the rear gunner's position to record the outcome of RAF Bomber Command sorties. Acting career Attenborough's acting career started on stage and he appeared in shows at Leicester's Little Theatre, Dover Street, prior to his going to RADA, where he remained Patron until his death. Attenborough's first major credited role was provided in Brian Desmond Hurst's The Hundred Pound Window (1944) playing Tommy Draper who helps rescue his accountant father who has taken a wrong turn in life. Attenborough's film career had begun in 1942, however, in an uncredited role as a sailor deserting his post under fire in the Noël Coward/David Lean production In Which We Serve (his name and character were omitted from the original release-print credits), a role that helped type-cast him for many years as a spiv in films like London Belongs to Me (1948), Morning Departure (1950) and his breakthrough role as Pinkie Brown in John Boulting's film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel Brighton Rock (1947), a role that he had previously played to great acclaim at the Garrick Theatre in 1942. In 1949, exhibitors voted him the sixth most popular British actor at the box office. Early in his stage career, Attenborough starred in the West End production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which went on to become the world's longest running stage production. Both he and his wife were among the original cast members of the production, which opened in 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre and as of 2019 is still running at the St Martin's Theatre. They took a 10 per cent profit-participation in the production, which was paid for out of their combined weekly salary ("It proved to be the wisest business decision I've ever made... but foolishly I sold some of my share to open a short-lived Mayfair restaurant called 'The Little Elephant' and later still, disposed of the remainder in order to keep Gandhi afloat.") At the beginning of the 1950s Attenborough featured on radio on the BBC Light Programme introducing records. Attenborough worked prolifically in British films for the next 30 years, including in the 1950s, appearing in several successful comedies for John and Roy Boulting, such as Private's Progress (1956) and I'm All Right Jack (1959). In 1963, he appeared alongside Steve McQueen and James Garner in The Great Escape as RAF Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett ("Big X"), the head of the escape committee, based on the real-life exploits of Roger Bushell. It was his first appearance in a major Hollywood film blockbuster and his most successful film thus far. During the 1960s, he expanded his range of character roles in films such as Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and Guns at Batasi (1964), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM). In 1965 he played Lew Moran opposite James Stewart in The Flight of the Phoenix. In 1967 and 1968, he won back-to-back Golden Globe Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor, the first time for The Sand Pebbles, again co-starring Steve McQueen, and the second time for Doctor Dolittle starring Rex Harrison. His portrayal of the serial killer John Christie in 10 Rillington Place (1971) garnered excellent reviews. In 1977, he played the ruthless General Outram, again to great acclaim, in the Indian director Satyajit Ray's period piece The Chess Players. He took no acting roles following his appearance in Otto Preminger's version of The Human Factor (1979) until his appearance as John Hammond in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park (1993) and the film's sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). He starred in the remake of Miracle on 34th Street (1994) as Kris Kringle. Later he made occasional appearances in supporting roles, including as Sir William Cecil in the historical drama Elizabeth (1998), Jacob in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and as "The Narrator" in the film adaptation of Spike Milligan's comedy book Puckoon (2002). He made his only appearance in a film adaptation of Shakespeare when he played the English ambassador who announces that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead at the end of Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (1996). Producer and director In the late 1950s, Attenborough formed a production company, Beaver Films, with Bryan Forbes and began to build a profile as a producer on projects including The League of Gentlemen (1959), The Angry Silence (1960) and Whistle Down the Wind (1961), appearing in the cast of the first two films. His performance in The Angry Silence earned him his first nomination for a BAFTA. Seance On A Wet Afternoon won him his first BAFTA award. His feature film directorial debut was the all-star screen version of the hit musical Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), after which his acting appearances became sporadic as he concentrated more on directing and producing. He later directed two epic period films: Young Winston (1972), based on the early life of Winston Churchill, and A Bridge Too Far (1977), an all-star account of Second World War Operation Market Garden. He won the 1982 Academy Award for Best Director for his historical epic Gandhi, and as the film's producer, the Academy Award for Best Picture; the same film garnered two Golden Globes, this time for Best Director and Best Foreign Film, in 1983. He had been attempting to get the project made for 18 years. He directed the screen version of the musical A Chorus Line (1985) and the anti-apartheid drama Cry Freedom (1987). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director for both films. His later films as director and producer include Chaplin (1992) starring Robert Downey Jr., as Charlie Chaplin and Shadowlands (1993), based on the relationship between C. S. Lewis and Joy Gresham (C. S. Lewis was starred by Anthony Hopkins, who had appeared in four previous films for Attenborough: Young Winston, A Bridge Too Far, Magic and Chaplin). Between 2006 and 2007, he spent time in Belfast, working on his last film as director and producer, Closing the Ring, a love story set in Belfast during the Second World War, and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer and Pete Postlethwaite. Despite maintaining an acting career alongside his directorial roles, Attenborough never directed himself (save for an uncredited cameo appearance in A Bridge Too Far). Later projects After 33 years of dedicated service as President of the Muscular Dystrophy campaign, Attenborough became the charity's Honorary Life President in 2004. In 2012, the charity, which leads the fight against muscle-wasting conditions in the UK, established the Richard Attenborough Fellowship Fund to honour his lifelong commitment to the charity, and to ensure the future of clinical research and training at leading UK neuromuscular centres. Attenborough was also the patron of the United World Colleges movement, whereby he contributed to the colleges that are part of the organisation. He was a frequent visitor to the Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (UWCSA). With his wife, they founded the Richard and Sheila Attenborough Visual Arts Centre. He founded the Jane Holland Creative Centre for Learning at Waterford Kamhlaba in Swaziland in memory of his daughter who died in the tsunami on 26 December 2004. He was a longtime advocate of education that does not judge upon colour, race, creed or religion. His attachment to Waterford was his passion for non-racial education, which were the grounds on which Waterford Kamhlaba was founded. Waterford was one of his inspirations for directing the film Cry Freedom, based on the life of Steve Biko. He founded The Richard Attenborough Arts Centre on the Leicester University campus in 1997, specifically designed to provide access for the disabled, in particular as practitioners. He was elected to the post of Chancellor of the University of Sussex on 20 March 1998, replacing The Duke of Richmond and Gordon. He stood down as Chancellor of the university following graduation in July 2008. A lifelong supporter of Chelsea Football Club, Attenborough served as a director of the club from 1969–1982 and between 1993 and 2008 held the honorary position of Life Vice President. On 30 November 2008 he was honoured with the title of Life President at the club's stadium, Stamford Bridge. He was also head of the consortium Dragon International Film Studios, which was constructing a film and television studio complex in Llanilid, Wales, nicknamed "Valleywood". In March 2008, the project was placed into administration with debts of £15 million and was considered for sale of the assets in 2011. A mooted long-term lease to Fox 21 fell through in 2015, though the facilities continue to be used for filmmaking. He had a lifelong ambition to make a film about his hero the political theorist and revolutionary Thomas Paine, whom he called "one of the finest men that ever lived". He said in an interview in 2006 that "I could understand him. He wrote in simple English. I found all his aspirations – the rights of women, the health service, universal education... Everything you can think of that we want is in Rights of Man or The Age of Reason or Common Sense." He could not secure the funding to do so. The website "A Gift for Dickie" was launched by two filmmakers from Luton in June 2008 with the aim of raising £40m in 400 days to help him make the film, but the target was not met and the money that had been raised was refunded. Personal life Attenborough's father was the principal of University College, Leicester, now the city's university. This resulted in a long association with the university, with Attenborough becoming a patron. The university's Embrace Arts at the RA centre, which opened in 1997 is named in his honour. He had two younger brothers: naturalist and broadcaster David; and John (died 2012), who had made a career in the motor trade. Attenborough married actress Sheila Sim in Kensington on 22 January 1945. From 1949 until October 2012, they lived in Old Friars on Richmond Green in London. In the 1940s, he was asked to 'improve his physical condition' for his role as Pinkie in Brighton Rock. He was asked to train with Chelsea Football Club for a fortnight, subsequently becoming good friends with those at the club. He went on to become a director during the 1970s, helping to prevent the club losing its home ground by holding onto his club shares and donating them – worth over £950,000 – to Chelsea. In 2008, Attenborough was appointed Life President of Chelsea Football Club. On 26 December 2004, the couple's elder daughter, Jane Holland (30 September 1955 – 26 December 2004), along with her mother-in-law, Audrey Holland, 81, and Attenborough's 15-year-old granddaughter, Lucy, were killed when a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake struck Khao Lak, Thailand, where they were on holiday. A service was held on 8 March 2005 and Attenborough read a lesson at the national memorial service on 11 May 2005. His grandson Samuel Holland, who survived the tsunami uninjured, and granddaughter Alice Holland, who suffered severe leg injuries, also read in the service. A commemorative plaque was placed in the floor of St Mary Magdalene's parish church in Richmond. Attenborough later described the Boxing Day of 2004 as "the worst day of my life". Attenborough had two other children, Michael (born 13 February 1950) and Charlotte (born 29 June 1959). Michael is a theatre director formerly the Deputy Artistic Director of the RSC and Artistic Director of the Almeida Theatre in London and has been married to actress Karen Lewis since 1984; they have two sons, Tom and Will. Charlotte, an actress, married Graham Sinclair in 1993 and has two children. He publicly endorsed the Labour Party in the 2005 General Election, despite his opposition to the Iraq War. Attenborough collected Picasso ceramics from the 1950s. More than 100 items went on display at the New Walk Museum and Art Gallery in Leicester in 2007, in an exhibition dedicated to family members lost in the tsunami. In 2008, he published an informal autobiography entitled Entirely Up to You, Darling in association with his colleague Diana Hawkins. Illness and death In August 2008, Attenborough entered hospital with heart problems and was fitted with a pacemaker. In December 2008, he suffered a fall at his home after a stroke and was admitted to St George's Hospital, Tooting, South West London. In November 2009, Attenborough, in what he called a "house clearance" sale, sold part of his extensive art collection, which included works by L. S. Lowry, Christopher R. W. Nevinson and Graham Sutherland, generating £4.6 million at Sotheby's. In January 2011, he sold his Rhubodach estate on the Scottish Isle of Bute for £1.48 million. In May 2011, David Attenborough said his brother had been confined to a wheelchair since his stroke in 2008, but was still capable of holding a conversation. He added that "he won't be making any more films." In June 2012, shortly before her 90th birthday, Sheila Sim entered the professional actors' retirement home Denville Hall, for which she and Attenborough had helped raise funds. In October 2012, it was announced that Attenborough was putting the family home, Old Friars, with its attached offices, Beaver Lodge, which came complete with a sound-proofed cinema in the garden, on the market for £11.5 million. His brother David stated: "He and his wife both loved the house, but they now need full-time care. It simply isn't practical to keep the house on any more." In December 2012, in light of his deteriorating health, Attenborough moved into the same nursing home in London to be with his wife, as confirmed by their son Michael. Attenborough died on 24 August 2014, five days before his 91st birthday. He requested that his ashes be interred in a vault at St Mary Magdalene church in Richmond beside those of his daughter Jane Holland and his granddaughter, Lucy, both of whom had died in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. He was survived by his wife of 69 years, their two younger children, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and his younger brother David. His widow, actress Sheila Sim, died on 19 January 2016, aged 93. Honours In the 1967 Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1976 New Year Honours, having the honour conferred on 10 February 1976 and on 30 July 1993 he was created a life peer as Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Although the appointment by John Major was 'non-political' (it was granted for services to the cinema) and he could have been a crossbencher, Attenborough chose to take the Labour whip and so sat on the Labour benches. In 1992 he had been offered a peerage by Neil Kinnock, then leader of the Labour Party, but refused it as he felt unable to commit himself to the time necessary "to do what was required of him in the Upper Chamber, as he always put film-making first". Attenborough was the subject of This Is Your Life in December 1962 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the Savoy Hotel, during a dinner held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap, in which he had been an original cast member. In 1983, Attenborough was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolence Peace Prize by the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. He was also awarded France’s most distinguished award, the Legion d’Honeur and the Oliver Tambo Award by the South African government ‘for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid’. In 1993, Attenborough was appointed a Fellow of King's College London. On 13 July 2006, Attenborough, along with his brother David, were awarded the titles of Distinguished Honorary Fellows of the University of Leicester "in recognition of a record of continuing distinguished service to the university". On 20 November 2008, Attenborough was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Drama from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) in Glasgow. Attenborough was an Honorary Fellow of Bangor University for his contributions to film making. Pinewood Studios paid tribute to his body of work by naming a purpose-built film and television stage after him. The Richard Attenborough Stage has an area of 30,000 sq ft. In his absence because of illness, Lord Puttnam and Pinewood Chairman Lord Grade officially unveiled the stage on 23 April 2012. The Arts for India charity committee honoured Attenborough posthumously on 19 October 2016 at an event hosted at the home of BAFTA. Filmography Portrayals In early 1973, he was portrayed as "Dickie Attenborough" in the British Showbiz Awards sketch late in the third series of Monty Python's Flying Circus. Attenborough is portrayed by Eric Idle as effusive and simpering. A portrayal similar to that seen in Monty Python can be seen in the early series of Spitting Image, when Attenborough's caricature regularly appeared to thank others for an imaginary award. In 2012 Attenborough was portrayed by Simon Callow in the BBC Four biopic The Best Possible Taste, about Kenny Everett. See also List of oldest Best Director Academy Award winners References External links Richard Attenborough Archive on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) site University of Sussex media release about Lord Attenborough's election as Chancellor, dated Friday, 20 March 1998 Richard Attenborough Stills & Posters Gallery from the British Film Institute Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and the Arts Richard Attenborough in Leicester website Richard Attenborough at Virtual History Category:1923 births Category:2014 deaths Category:20th-century English male actors Category:21st-century English male actors Category:Actors awarded knighthoods Category:Actors awarded British peerages Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Richard Category:BAFTA fellows Category:Best British Actor BAFTA Award winners Category:Best Directing Academy Award winners Category:Best Director BAFTA Award winners Category:Best Director Golden Globe winners Category:Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners Category:English male Shakespearean actors Category:British people of English descent Category:Chelsea F.C. 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Principe (surname)

Principe is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin. Notable persons with that surname include: Joe Principe, American rock guitarist Lawrence M. Principe, American historian of science Thomas Principe, American mobster; member of the Gambino crime family Category:Occupational surnames

Lor Tok

Lor Tok (, real name Sawong Supsamruay , April 1, 1914 – April 29, 2002) was a Thai comedian and actor. He was named a Thailand National Artist for performing arts in 1995. With an acting career that stretched from the 1930s into the 1980s, Lor Tok had roles in more than 1,000 films, among them Ngern, Ngern, Ngern (Money, Money, Money, 1983 version), for which he received an award for best actor at the Thailand National Film Association Awards. Biography Early life Born Sawong Supsamruay (สวง ทรัพย์สำรวย) in Ban Suan Klong, Bangkok Yai, Lor Tok was the third of five children of an orchardist. As a boy, he climbed coconut trees and learned to play traditional Thai musical instruments. He attended Wat Nuan Noradit School until Mattayom 3 (the equivalent of ninth grade) and then went to work on the family orchard. After floods wiped out the orchard, Lor Tok worked on a river pier, helping to moor ferry boats. Other occupations included boatman on the Pasi Charoen canal, a trishaw driver in Nakhon Ratchasima and professional boxer. He is said to have often walked from Nakhon Ratchasima to Bangkok on foot, a journey that took three days. He also served in the Royal Thai Army. Comedy and film career Lor Tok joined a comedy troupe and began performing with another popular comedian of the day, Jok Dokchan. He was acclaimed for his stage performance in the comic play, Klai Glua Kin Dang (Near Good Salt, Eat Bad Salt). Due to this role, a senior actor gave him his stage name. His film debut was in 1933 in Wan Chakayan. Other films were Panan, Yod Phi, Hong Fah, Phra Apaimanee and Roy Khan. Among his more famous roles were the 1985 remake of the musical comedy Ngern, Ngern, Ngern (เงิน เงิน เงิน), for which he won best actor at the Thailand National Film Association Awards. He portrayed an unscrupulous moneylender whose son falls in love with a debtor and ends up taking sides against his father. He had also had a smaller role in the original 1965 film. Lor Tok won a Tuktathong ("Golden Doll") award for his role as a Chinese merchant in Go Hub. He played the lead role in the 007 spoof, James Band and was the title character in the comedy horror, Dracula Tok. In the early 1980s, he acted in the acclaimed Luang ta duology, in which he portrayed a wise Buddhist monk. He established his own production company in 1969 called Tok Boom Parpayon. Among the films he directed was Luk Kuey, which starred Mitr Chaibancha and Petchara Chaowarat. He was popular on television in the 1980s, appearing in the shows "Nateethong" and "Traduduang". Personal life Lor Tok was described as short and dark skinned, with black hair and often sported a pencil moustache. His good humor won him an admirer in Somjit, a statuesque actress, model and beauty contest winner. They married and had three children. At the end of his life Lor Tok suffered from emphysema due to smoking. On April 28, he was admitted to Sotharavej Hospital in Chachoengsao after collapsing while rehearsing for a khon masked dance performance, and he died at the hospital the next day. Shortly after his death, a cartoon series based on his Dracula Tok character was developed. Tribute On 1 April 2019, search engine Google commemorated Sawong "Lor Tok" Supsamruay with a Doodle on his 105th birth anniversary. References External links Category:1914 births Category:2002 deaths Category:People from Bangkok Category:Thai male film actors Category:National Artists of Thailand Category:20th-century Thai male actors Category:Deaths from emphysema Category:Thai comedians Category:20th-century comedians

Prince-Bishops' Castle (Delémont)

The Prince-Bishops' Castle is a castle in the municipality of Delémont of the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Nowadays, the castle hosts a primary school. See also List of castles in Switzerland References Category:Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Jura Category:Castles in the canton of Jura Category:Delémont

Chokoleit

Jonathan Aguilar Garcia (June 25, 1972 – March 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Chokoleit, was a Filipino comedian, actor, and TV host. He was best known for his role as Pearly Shell in the Philippine television series Marina. He died at the age of 46, in a heart attack in Bangued, Abra on evening of March 9, 2019. Education Chokoleit attended Ateneo de Davao University where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication. Career Chokoleit's showbiz career started in 1994 when he was discovered by movie director/ talent manager Maryo J. Delos Reyes. His contemporary was fellow stand-up comedian Gil "Ate Gay" Morales. Not soon after, he became a bit player in the GMA Network sitcom Haybol Rambol, sharing screen time with lead stars Dennis Padilla, Benjie Paras and Nida Blanca. He managed to stay with the sitcom until it was cancelled in 1995. He also became part of the talk show Brunch as comic relief to main hosts Bing Loyzaga and Michelle van Eimeren from 1998-1999 and started to appear in movies also as a bit player, while continuing his work as a stand-up comedian in The Library, Punchline and Laffline. In 2004, Chokoleit bagged the role of Pearly Shell in the ABS-CBN fantaserye Marina after being recommended by director Wenn Deramas, who became instrumental to his career until the director's untimely death in 2016. From Marina, more TV shows and movies came for Chokoleit. His life story was essayed in the drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya and became a talent of the Kapamilya Network's "Star Magic". Death Chokoleit died of a heart attack on the evening of March 9, 2019 at the age of 46, shortly after a performance at the Kawayan Festival in Bangued, Abra province. Before his death, he experienced difficulty breathing after his performance and was rushed to a local hospital. His remains were brought to Davao City for the funeral. He was cremated afterwards on March 17. His ashes were interred in Davao Memorial Park. Filmography Television Film References External links Category:1972 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Filipino male comedians Category:Filipino male television actors Category:Filipino television personalities Category:LGBT people from the Philippines Category:LGBT comedians Category:People from Davao City Category:People from Antipolo Category:Star Magic Category:21st-century Filipino male actors Category:Filipino male film actors

Greville Ewing

Greville Ewing (1767–1841), was a Scottish congregational minister. Career Ewing, the son of Alexander Ewing, a teacher of mathematics, was born in 1767 at Edinburgh, and studied with considerable distinction at the high school and university there. Of a deeply religious temperament, he decided to prepare for the ministry, much against his father's wishes. On being licensed as a probationer he was chosen, first as assistant and afterwards as colleague to the Rev. Dr. Jones, minister of Lady Glenorchy's Chapel, Edinburgh. Here he soon acquired wide popularity as a preacher, and exercised his ministry with great success. Missions attracted much of his attention, and in 1796 he took an active part in the formation of the Edinburgh Missionary Society, becoming its first secretary. He was also editor of the ‘Missionary Magazine’ from 1796 to 1799. When Robert Haldane of Airthrey projected a mission to India, Ewing was appointed to go out, but the directors of the East India Company refused to sanction the undertaking, and it was abandoned. He then joined with the brothers Haldane in an important missionary movement at home. Among its supporters were many who had not received Presbyterian ordination. It was condemned in a pastoral admonition from the general assembly of the established church. Ewing, who regarded the congregational system as more scriptural and more elastic than the presbyterian, had in 1798 resigned his charge as minister of Lady Glenorchy's Chapel, as well as his connection with the Church of Scotland. In 1799 he became minister of a congregational church in Glasgow, and retained the charge till 1836. As a result of his labours with the Haldanes and afterwards with Dr. Ralph Wardlaw, congregationalism was introduced into Scotland; he guided the formation of several congregations, including St. James’ Congregational Church. He was tutor of the Glasgow Theological Academy — a congregationalist foundation — from its foundation in 1809 till 1836, and did much to promote the study of the Bible in the original languages. In 1812 he helped to form the Congregational Union of Scotland. In 1801 he published a Greek grammar and lexicon for students of the New Testament. He also published several pamphlets and sermons, and two larger works—‘Essays to the Jews, on the Law and the Prophets,’ 2 vols. (1809–1810), and an ‘Essay on Baptism’ (1823). Family and death Ewing was thrice married: in 1794 to Anne Innes, who died in 1795; in 1799 to Janet Jamieson, who died in 1801; and in 1802, to Barbara, daughter of Sir James Maxwell, bart., of Pollok, and stepdaughter of Sir John Shaw-Stewart, bart., of Ardgowan. Ewing's third wife died 14 September 1828, in consequence of an accident at the Falls of Clyde, and her husband published a memoir, of which a second edition appeared in 1829. By his second wife he had one daughter, who married James Matheson, a congregational minister. During the last few years of his life Ewing was in broken health, and had to discontinue his regular work. He died suddenly on 2 August 1841. References Category:1767 births Category:1841 deaths Category:Scottish Congregationalist ministers Category:People from Edinburgh Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh

Juvignac

Juvignac is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also Communes of the Hérault department References INSEE Category:Communes of Hérault

Haditha Al-Khraisha

Haditha Ali Abdullah Al-Khraisha (الخريشا) was a Bedouin tribal sheikh in Jordan in the nineteenth and twentieth-centuries. Haditha was one of the two paramount sheikhs of the Bani Sakhr Tribe, arguably the most powerful tribe in Jordan. Haditha headed the northern clans of the Bani Sakhr (al-Ka'abnah),<ref>According to the 1986 Jordanian Electoral Law, the Bani Sakhr Tribe is made up of thirteen clans: Al-Khirshan; Al-Jbour; Al-Salim; Al-Badareen; Al-Gudah; Al-Hammad; and Al-Shra'ah (traditionally known collectively as the Ka'abnah half of the Bani Sakhr); Al-Ghbein; Al-Amir; Al-Ka'abna; Al-Hgeish; Al-Saleet, and Al-Taybeen (traditionally known collectively as the Twaga half of the Bani Sakhr); The Tribes of Jordan at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century, Ghazi bin Muhammad; Turab, http://rissc.jo/the-tribes-of-jordan-at-the-beginning-of-the-twenty-first-century .</ref> while Mithgal Al-Fayez headed the other half, (al-Twaga). In the early twentieth century (1922 & 1924), Haditha and the Bani Sakhr, in addition to other Trans-Jordanian tribes such as the Huweitat and the Belqawiah, fought the Wahhabi Ikhwan, a religious militia who helped establish Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud as the first King of Saudi Arabia. The Wahhabi Ikhwan were Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud's tool for territorial expansion and lent religious legitimacy to Ibn Saud's territorial and political ambitions. According to King Faisal Al Saud the armed resistance that Bani Sakhr put up against Ibn Saud and the Wahhabi Ikhwan was "the reason that Saudi Arabia's borders do not extend all the way to Palestine and why the Al Sauds never became the rulers of the Levant". Haditha was known throughout Arabia for his wisdom and chivalry, He played a significant role in building the nascent Jordanian state and shaping its development. An ally and supporter of King Abdullah I, Haditha served several terms as Senator and Parliamentarian, including the first Jordanian Senate in 1947 which consisted of only ten members. Haditha was also elected to the second Legislative Council in June 1931,http://www.parliament.jo/en/node/146 and the Fourth Legislative Council in 1937The History of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Vol. II: The Development of Transjordan, 1929-1939, Ma'an Abu Nowar; Amman, Jordan Press Foundation, 1997, p.206. while Jordan was still an Emirate. Haditha was also one of the founding members of the Jordanian Solidarity Party (Hizb al-Tadamun al-Urduni) in March 1933. Sheikh Haditha also cultivated the oasis of Azraq, Jordan.The Making of Jordan: Tribes, Colonialism and the Modern State, Yoav Alon, I.B. Taurus, 2007, p.129. Relationships with Emir Abdullah, Arab nationals and tribal sheikhs Sheikh Haditha and Emir Abdullah, later King Abdullah I of Jordan generally maintained close relations, but the two also "periodically fell out". Emir Abdullah and Bani Sakhr had a "strong bond" and indeed in August 1922 Emir Abdullah moved his camp to Al-Muwaqqar, near the desert castles, the Khraishas' stomping grounds. There, Emir Abdullah started to organise a force of Bedouin warriors to defend [against the Wahhabi Ikhwan]. Emir Abdullah expressed his devotion and gratitude to their loyalty and courage through land allocations, gifts and even tax benefits. As head of the northern Ka'abnah tribes of Bani Sakhr, Haditha had close ties with Syrian Arab nationalists who held him in great regard. Emir Abdullah relied on Sheikh Haditha's relationships with the nationalists and the Sheikh was the Emir's link to them. During the 1925-1927 Syrian Revolt against the French Mandate, Syrian nationalists such Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar, took refuge with Sheikh Haditha in Al-Muwaqqar where the Sheikh had settled his tribe. Sultan Al-Atrash, Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar, and Nasib Bakri, three of the main leaders of the Syrian Revolt, were close friends of Sheikh Haditha and stayed with him in his camp near Azraq and in Al-Muwaqqar on several occasions. Indeed, they came to Amman through Azraq protected by Sheikh Haditha and secretly called on Emir Abdullah I in 1926. When Frederick Gerard Peake, Alec Kirkbride, and E.R. Stafford arrived in Al-Muwaqqar, and demanded that Sheikh Haditha hand over Syrian nationals and refugees under his care, he "told them that his camp was open to visitors to stay for three days before they were asked to be identified; if however, they claimed to be dakhil'' (someone who asks for the protection of a tribe against a threat), he could not be expected to hand them over," as that would have violated Bedouin codes of honour and hospitality. Sheikh Haditha was also Emir Abdullah's link to Shukri Al-Quwatli, post-independence Syria's first president. Following the 1941 coup in Iraq that ousted Abdul Illah, Regent of Iraq, Emir Abdullah I dispatched the Mechanised Brigade of the Arab Legion to guide British troops across the desert to Iraq. Haditha instructed his men from Bani Sakhr serving in the Arab Legion to abstain from suppressing the Rashid Ali Gaylani revolt in Baghdad and resign from the Arab Legion rather than to fight other Arabs. Haditha's defiance of Emir Abdullah I and the British forced him to go into self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia. The Khraisha family had enjoyed strong relations with the tribes of the Arabian Peninsula for centuries, particularly the Shammar Tribe of Ibn Rashid, traditional rivals of the House of Saud. The Al-Khraisha family's ties with the House of Rashid went back to the time of Sheikh Haditha's father, Ali. The origin of Ali Al-Khraisha's relationship with Abdullah ibn Rashid, the founder of the Emirate of Jabal Shammar, is related in John Bagot Glubb 1978 book Arabian Adventures. Early in the nineteenth century, the formidable Shammar Tribe of Nejd underwent an internal struggle for dominance. The two rival sheikhs were Ibn Ali and Ibn Rashid and at the end of the affair Ibn Ali won the struggle for precedence and Ibn Rashid and his brother, Obeid, were driven out of the tribe they had hoped to lead. Eventually the brothers reached Jordan with only one camel between them and landed at the tent of Sheikh Ali Al-Khraisha, the Sheikh of Bani Sakhr. The Sheikh was away but the family and servants took care of the guests. During the night their camel died and so they were forced to continue their journey on foot. A short distance from the camp, they met a Bedouin on camelback. The man stopped them and asked them their news and what camp they had just come from. After hearing their story, the man asked them if their host had supplied them with a fresh mount. The brothers replied that their host was away. The rider then dismounted, obliged them to mount and his camel, revealed that he was Sheikh Ali Al-Khraisha and swore that no guest of his would reach his tent riding and leave on foot. Years later, Abdullah Ibn Rashid returned to Shammar, drove out his rival, and became Emir of Northern Nejd. Abdullah and his descendants ruled for fifty years until they were driven out by Ibn Saud in 1920. For as long as they ruled, the House of Rashid treated the Khraisha family as friends and allies in memory of the camel given by Ali Al-Khraisha to Abdullah ibn Rashid in his destitution generations before. In addition to supporting the Syrian nationalists in the mid-1920s, Sheikh Haditha also contributed to the Palestinian struggle. He also had firm bonds with the Circassians and Chechens of Transjordan who fled persecution in their original lands for being Muslim and whose rights in Jordan Sheikh Haditha fought for and defended. Sheikh Haditha was also a much sought-after and highly respected tribal arbiter and mediator; in affairs ranging from blood feuds to land disputes. For example, in 1943, Sheikh Haditha spent twenty days in Sama with officers from the Arab Legion to determine the boundaries of disputed land in the area Legacy Sheikh Haditha was respected both by his fellow Arabs, the orientalists who met him on their travels, and by the British Mandate officers with whom he came into contact, several of whom expressed their grudging admiration for the sheikh as in this report by Captain Dunbar Brunton in 1920: "Haditha, in particular, deserves the greatest credit for the way in which he acted as intermediary...sensible and reliable...is not wealthy but never begs like others and is generous...His manners are quiet and he has a great personal charm. One might term him the only real gentleman among the sheikhs of this region." As Alon writes in The Making of Jordan: Tribes, Colonialism and the Modern State, "Haditha clearly embodied the stereotypical Bedouin gentleman so admired by the British. It is worth noting that Britons serving in Transjordan in later years often remarked on his virtues." In Adventures in Arabia, Seabrook describes Haditha as a man who possessed a "courtly dignity ... a tall, elderly man, of grave and noble countenance, seldom smiling, with whitening beard, and the far-away look of a dreamer in his eyes... [The Bedouin's] code of honor, in some respects, is as quixotic and fantastic as that of King Arthur's knights. Haditha embodied it, perhaps more than any other Bedouin I met. My friend Mithkal [Al-Fayez] was rich, prosperous, and worldly-wise, cynical, too, in an amiable way; yet he revered Haditha as a sort of saint. Haditha was "universally honored and beloved" and was "famous throughout the desert because of his extraordinary generosity". Anecdotes Known throughout the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula for his chivalry and wisdom, many anecdotes about Haditha's courage and magnanimity survive to this day. One of the most well-known stories about Sheikh Haditha was related by Sheikh Mithgal Al-Fayez to William Buehler Seabrook who recorded it his 1927 book, Adventures in Arabia: "We ride," said Mithkal, "to visit the menzil of a saint." And as we rode, he told me briefly the history of Haditha Pasha, sheik of the El [S]Khour. He had inherited wealth and the leadership of a powerful tribe, but his possessions and the number of his warriors had dwindled, because of his extraordinary generosity, which had become famous throughout the desert. It had made him universally honored and beloved, but it was "poor business," Mithkal pointed out, for men to spend their lives following a chief who habitually gave away three-fourths of the tribal flocks...Haditha had a white mare which he loved. A neighboring sheik name Goren...admired the mare and was very amxious to buy it. He offered Haditha three hundred gold pounds, and when he found that Haditha would not sell the mare at any price...Goren then called on him formally and said: "As we are not enemies, honor and the desert law compel me to warn you that I am going to any lengths to get your mare even if I have to steal it." Haditha replied: "I am warned."...When more than a year had passed—this event occurred in 1920, according to Mithkal—Goren learned that Haditha was planning to ride into Damascus to make arrangements about the sale of some camels...[Goren] dressed himself in the garments of a beggar and took a staff. On the morning when Haditha was to ride into Damscus, Goren took the road before him, and walked... until he was actually worn out, covered with perspiration, and in great pain. These precautions might seem theatrical and unnecessary, but the eyes of the Bedouin are keen as a hawk to penetrate disguise or sham. Goren had therefore produced in himself a condition, even down to the details of exhaustion and pain, which was not sham but real. Presently Haditha, cantering along on his white mare, overtook Goren, and as he came abreast, Goren sank into the road almost under the mare's feet. Haditha, observing the bloody bandage and the exhaustion, failed to recognize Goren because of the beard, the henna and the dirt on his face, and the kafieh which partly covered it; he halted and dismounted to help the wayfarer in distress. Goren moaned that he was on his way to Damascus and had become exhausted because of his wound. Haditha...lifted Goren to the back of his mare, held him in the saddle, and set out towards Damascus, himself on foot, letting the beggar ride. Goren kept silent for more than half an hour, giving his strength time to return; then he said: "Noble sheik, your gun is heavy on your shoulder; do, therefore, hang it here on the pommel." It was a hot day and a long road, and Haditha, suspecting nothing, acquiesced. Two or three minutes later Goren dug his heels violently into the mare and in three bounds was out of Haditha's reach. He then wheeled the horse, unslung the rifle, and returned to where Haditha stood. "Oh! Haditha, I gave you honorable warning." Haditha recognized Goren and replied, greatly chagrined: "O Goren, you did give warning!" As Goren turned to ride away triumphantly, Haditha suddenly shouted. Goren wheeled again and returned to him. "Haditha said: "I have reflected. The mare is yours, and I will promise not to seek its return either by violence or guile, if you will promise what I ask of you.""I promise," replied Goren. It is the custom among Bedouin sheiks to demand a promise and to acquiesce in it without saying what the bargain is—depending on each other's honor.Haditha said: "You will promise on the name of the Prophet, and I will promise likewise, that we will tell no living soul the manner in which you obtained my mare." "I promise, O sheik! But why?" replied Goren. "Because," said Haditha, "if this tale spread from mouth to mouth in our desert, no rider would ever dare to stop and give aid to a wounded man or a beggar again, and this would be a shame greater than the loss of a thousand white mares." Goren reflected, got down from the horses's back, put the bridle in the hands of Haditha, and said: "I cannot steal, even after honorable warning, from such an honorable man." Haditha, because of Goren's wound, helped him back into the saddle, they went together into Damascus—and remained fast friends." Death Haditha died on 4 January 1952 and is buried in Al-Muwaqqar, Jordan. 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Kate Knuth

Katherine "Kate" Knuth (born May 15, 1981) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 50B, which included portions of the cities of New Brighton, Arden Hills, Fridley and Shoreview in Anoka and Ramsey counties, which are part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Knuth, a Democrat, was first elected in 2006 and was one of the youngest representatives to serve in the 85th Legislature. She won the seat vacated by retiring Rep. Char Samuelson. In the legislature, many of her authored bills have dealt with improvements to infrastructure. She was reelected in 2008 and 2010. Knuth has degrees from the University of Chicago and Oxford University, and attended the University of Oslo on a Fulbright Scholarship. Her father, Daniel Knuth, served in the Minnesota House for three terms from 1983 to 1989. Electoral history 2006 Race for Minnesota State House - District 50B Kate Knuth (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 9025 (53.67%) Lori Grivna (Republican) 7769 votes (46.20%) 2008 Race for Minnesota State House - District 50B Kate Knuth (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 11,966 (57%) Lori Grivna (Republican) 9183 votes (43%) 2010 Race for Minnesota State House - District 50B Kate Knuth (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) 8455 (52.4%) Russ Bertsch (Republican) 7667 votes (47.51%) References External links Rep. Knuth's House Profile Star Tribune Candidate Profile: Kate Knuth Project Votesmart Profile: Rep. Kate Knuth Kate Knuth's Campaign Website Kate Knuth on Twitter Kate Knuth on Facebook Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:People from New Brighton, Minnesota Category:Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Category:Minnesota Democrats Category:University of Chicago alumni Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota Category:University of Oslo alumni Category:Fulbright Scholars Category:21st-century American politicians Category:21st-century American women politicians

Newbiggin, Furness

Newbiggin is a village on the A5087 road, in Furness, in the South Lakeland district, in the English county of Cumbria. Historically in Lancashire, nearby settlements include the large town of Barrow-in-Furness, the village of Aldingham and the hamlet of Roosebeck. References Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria (page 171) Category:Villages in Cumbria Category:Furness Category:South Lakeland District

I'm in Touch with Your World

"I'm in Touch with Your World" is a song by the American rock band the Cars, from their debut album, The Cars. It was written by Ric Ocasek. Background "I'm in Touch with Your World" features many bizarre sound effects played by Greg Hawkes. Hawkes said, "That was always one of my favorite ones to play live." He continued, "Plus, I figured it'd be fun for people to watch visually." The line "everything is science fiction" was the result of Hawkes mishearing Ocasek's original lyric, "everything you say is fiction"; hence the spacey sound effect after the line. Ocasek changed it to accommodate this. (Liner notes for The Cars Deluxe Edition, Rhino, 1999) Aside from being released on The Cars, the song appeared as the B-side to the band's debut single, "Just What I Needed". Reception "I'm in Touch with Your World" has received mixed reviews from critics. Rolling Stone critic Kit Rachlis said "'I'm in Touch with Your World' and 'Moving in Stereo' are the kind of songs that certify psychedelia's bad name." On Billboard'''s 1978 review of The Cars, they noted "I'm in Touch with Your World" as one of the "[b]est cuts" on the album, while Jaime Welton, author of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'', said that the song "employs a variety of sound effects that would be at home in a Looney Tunes cartoon[.]" Pitchfork Media writer Ryan Schreiber said, "Songs like 'I'm in Touch with Your World' and 'Don't Cha Stop' are, to say the least, not some of the best songs rock music has produced." References External links Category:1978 songs Category:The Cars songs Category:Songs written by Ric Ocasek Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker

Burn (disambiguation)

A burn is an injury to flesh caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, or friction. Burn may also refer to: Places Burn, North Yorkshire, a village in England Burn Manor, Cornwall People Amos Burn (1848–1925), English chess player Harry T. Burn (1895–1977), member of the Tennessee General Assembly Richard Burn (1709–1785), English legal writer Robert Burn (classicist) (1829–1904), English classical scholar and archaeologist Robert Burn (1752–1815), Scottish architect, father of William Burn Robert Scott Burn (1825–1901), Scottish engineer and author Rodney Joseph Burn (1899–1984), English artist William Burn (1789–1870), Scottish architect Burn Gorman (born 1974), English actor Arts, entertainment, and media Films Burn! (1969 film), the English title of Gillo Pontecorvo's 1969 film Queimada Burn (1998 film), a 1998 film starring David Hayter Burn (2012 film), a 2012 documentary about Detroit firefighters Burn (2019 film), a 2019 thriller film starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey Music Burn (band), a hardcore band from New York Albums Burn (Deep Purple album) Burn (Melba Moore album) Burn (Peach album) Burn (Defiance EP) Burn (Sister Machine Gun album) Burn (Fear Factory EP) Burn (Jo Dee Messina album) Burn Burn (album) Burn (Burn EP) Burn (Havok album) Burn (Sons of Kemet album) Songs "Burn" (Alkaline Trio song) "Burn" (Tina Arena song) "Burn" (Hamilton song), written by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the musical Hamilton "Burn" (Deep Purple song) "Burn" (Ellie Goulding song) "Burn" (Industry song) "Burn" (Jessica Mauboy song) "Burn" (Meek Mill song) "Burn" (Mobb Deep song) "Burn" (Ruth Lorenzo song) "Burn" (Nine Inch Nails song) "Burn" (The Cure song) "Burn" (Usher song) "Burn", by Against Me! from Crime as Forgiven By "Burn", by Apocalyptica from Worlds Collide "Burn", by Collective Soul from Home "Burn", by Counterparts (band) from Tragedy Will Find Us "Burn", by Doctor and the Medics "Burn", by Dope from Group Therapy "Burn", by Fear Factory from Remanufacture – Cloning Technology "Burn", by Five Iron Frenzy from Cheeses...(of Nazareth) "Burn", by Hamish Anderson, best blues song 2015 Independent Music Awards "Burn", by In This Moment from Blood "Burn", by King Diamond from The Eye "Burn", by The Luchagors from The Luchagors "Burn!", by Megadeth from Super Collider "Burn", by Michael Angelo Batio from Hands Without Shadows "Burn", by Mushroomhead from Savior Sorrow "Burn", by Papa Roach from Time for Annihilation: On the Record & On the Road "Burn", by Peach from Giving Birth to a Stone "Burn", by Pet Shop Boys from Super "Burn", by The Pretty Reckless from Going to Hell "Burn", by Rancid from Let's Go "Burn", by Rob Zombie from Hellbilly Deluxe 2 "Burn", by Sevendust from Alpha "Burn", by Shannon Noll from That's What I'm Talking About "Burn", by Three Days Grace from Three Days Grace "Burn", by VanVelzen "Burn", by Year of the Rabbit from Hunted "Burn: Fumetsu no Face", by B'z Television Burn Notice, an American television series C.U. Burn, a cult Irish-language TV comedy series featuring sibling funeral directors and their rundown crematorium Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media Burn (novella), a 2005 novella by James Patrick Kelly Burn card, a card discarded from the top of a deck Other uses Burn (energy drink), an energy drink among Coca-Cola brands Burn (landform), type of watercourses so named in Scotland, England, and New Zealand Burn, Combustion Burn, slang for a type of insult Burn, an orbital maneuver Burn, to squander Burn notice (document), an official statement issued between intelligence agencies stating that an individual or a group is or has become unreliable Burn-in, use of hardware early in its life-cycle, intended to improve user satisfaction Burn-in, or screen burn, on display hardware, damage called phosphor burn-in Burning, a synonym for optical disc authoring Burnup, a measure of how much energy is extracted from a primary nuclear fuel source Dodging and burning, a type of photographic manipulation Sunburn, or sun burn See also Bern (disambiguation) Berne (disambiguation) Burn Burn (disambiguation) Burned (disambiguation) (includes Burnt) Burner (disambiguation) Burning (disambiguation) (includes Burnin') Burns (disambiguation) Burns (surname)

William Heath (artist)

William Heath (1794 – 7 April 1840) was a British artist who once described himself as a "portrait & military painter". He was best known for his published engravings which included caricatures, political cartoons, and commentary on contemporary life. Heath was born in Northumberland. His early works often dealt with military scenes, including colour plates for The Martial Achievements, The Wars of Wellington, etc., but from about 1820 on he focused on satire. Between 1827 and 1829, many of his works were published under the pseudonym "Paul Pry" (the name of an overly inquisitive stage character in a popular 1825 stage comedy by John Poole ); also used the pseudonym Argus. He was described by Dr John Brown, biographer of John Leech as "poor Heath, the ex-Captain of Dragoons, facile and profuse, unscrupulous and clever". Heath helped found an early caricature magazines, The Glasgow Looking Glass (renamed to The Northern Looking Glass after five issues). Heath created a numbered series of political Caricatures between 1830 and 1834 for McLean's Monthly. He died in Hampstead, London. The British Museum catalogue has over 160 works by Heath. Gallery Works Historical Military and Naval Anecdotes (1815) The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies (1815) The Wars of Wellington (1819) (Illustrations) Real Life in Ireland (1821) (Illustrations) Real Life in London (1822) (Illustrations) The Life of a Soldier (1823) Studies from the Stage (1823) Rustic Sketches (1824) Illustrations of Heraldry (1828) Parish Characters (1829) Sayings of the Ancients (1831) Fashion and Folly (1832) Minor Morals for Young People. Illustrated in tales and travels (1834-39). References External links William Heath Illustration using speech bubbles from July 1st, 1830 issue of The Looking Glass Category:1794 births Category:1840 deaths Category:19th-century engravers Category:English caricaturists Category:English engravers Category:English illustrators Category:British illustrators Category:British satirists Category:19th-century war artists Category:British war artists

2012 Lotto–Belisol season

The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. At the end of the 2011 season, Lotto parted company with co-sponsors Omega Pharma after seven seasons together, before window manufacturer Belisol joined the team as co-sponsor for three seasons. 2012 roster Ages as of 1 January 2012. Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season Season victories Footnotes References Category:2012 road cycling season by team Category:Lotto–Soudal Category:2012 in Belgian sport

Commerce National Insurance

Commerce National Insurance, Commerce National Insurance Services, or Commerce Insurance Services is the insurance subsidiary of Commerce Bancorp and maintains its headquarters in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Commerce National is one of the 25 largest insurance agencies in the United States, and is licensed in all 50 states. The current chief executive of Commerce National is George Norcross III. External links Commerce National Insurance website Category:Insurance companies of the United States National Insurance Category:Companies based in Camden County, New Jersey Category:Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Bernie May

Bernard "Bernie" May MHK (born 6 July 1941) is a British politician and entrepreneur, who was a Member of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man and Government Minister. Early life and career Born on 6 July 1941 to Harry Turner May and Lilian Freda (née Nicholl) in Hyde, Cheshire, he was raised on the Isle of Man and educated at Douglas High School. He later went on to own and operate a taxi company on the island and was also a member of Douglas Town Council before he was elected as a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North in 1985 for the Manx Labour Party. He was re-elected in 1986 and 1991 before losing to John Houghton in 1996. In 1998, he unsuccessfully stood again. Personal life He has been married to Carol (née Mander) since 1969, they have 3 children together. Governmental positions Chairman of Isle of Man Post Office, 1986–88 Minister of Industry, 1988–91 Minister of Health and Social Security, 1991–96 References Category:Members of the House of Keys 1981–1986 Category:Members of the House of Keys 1986–1991 Category:Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 Category:English businesspeople Category:Manx businesspeople Category:20th-century English politicians Category:20th-century Manx politicians Category:Manx Labour Party politicians Category:1941 births Category:Living people

7 for 7

7 for 7 is the seventh extended play by the South Korean male group Got7. It was released on October 10, 2017, by JYP Entertainment. It features the single "You Are". Track listing Charts Release history References Category:2017 EPs Category:Got7 EPs Category:Korean-language EPs Category:JYP Entertainment EPs

Enoyl CoA isomerase

Enoyl-CoA-(∆) isomerase, also known as dodecenoyl-CoA-(∆) isomerase, 3,2-trans-enoyl-CoA isomerase, ∆3(cis),∆2(trans)-enoyl-CoA isomerase, or acetylene-allene isomerase, is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cis- or trans-double bonds of coenzyme A (CoA) bound fatty acids at gamma-carbon (position 3) to trans double bonds at beta-carbon (position 2) as below: This enzyme has an important role in the metabolism of unsaturated fatty acids in beta oxidation. Mechanism Enoyl-CoA isomerase is involved in the beta-oxidation, one of the most frequently used pathways in fatty acid degradation, of unsaturated fatty acids with double bonds at odd-numbered carbon positions. It does so by shifting the position of the double bonds in the acyl-CoA intermediates and converting 3-cis or trans-enoyl-CoA to 2-trans-enoyl-CoA. Since the key step in the degradation of fatty acids with double bonds at even-numbered carbon positions also produces 3-trans-enoyl-CoA in mammals and yeasts, enoyl-CoA isomerase is technically required for their metabolism as well. The reaction mechanism is detailed in figure 1, and the base that initiates the isomerization and NH groups that stabilize the intermediate are located on the active site of enoyl-coA isomerase. As it functions in the step immediately preceding the actual beta-oxidation and forms a double bond extending from the beta-carbon (position 2), enoyl-CoA isomerase is involved in both the NADPH-dependent and NADPH-independent pathways of beta-oxidation. The double bond serves as the target of oxidation and carbon-to-carbon bond cleavage, thereby shortening the fatty acid chain. Sub-classification Enoyl-CoA isomerases can be categorized into three classes: monofunctional mitochondrial monofunctional peroxisomal multifunctional The monofunctional mitochondrial and peroxisomal enzymes are found in the mitochondria and peroxisomes of eukaryotes, respectively. The multifunctional enzymes are found in bacteria and in the peroxisomes of some eukaryotes, but they serve two functions: the N-terminal domain works the same as the other classes of enoyl-CoA isomerases and the C-terminal domain works as a dehydrogenase, specifically, to 3-hydroxyactyl-CoA. There are two divisions among the mitochondrial enoyl Co-A isomerase: short-chain and long-chain [4]. In an immunoblot, antibodies were run against all enoyl CoA isomerase. However, two of these isomerases had antibody attachment: the short chain isomerase and the peroxisomal multifunctional enzyme. There was one enzyme which did not have binding specificity to this antibody: mitochondrial long-chain isomerase. Long-chain isomerase was found when it eluted at a lower potassium phosphate concentration in the gradient. Thus, the discovery of three sub-classes of enoyl CoA isomerase was made. Although all three classes of enzymes have the same function, there is little overlap among their amino acid sequences. For example, only 40 out of 302 amino acid sequences (13%) are the same between monofunctional peroxisomal and mitochondrial enzymes in humans. In fact, in mammals, the peroxisomal enzyme has an extra N-terminal domain that is not present in the mitochondrial counterpart. Also, it has been found to be a subunit of the peroxisomal trifunctional enzyme (pTFE) and contributes only to minor cleavages of the fatty acid chain. In that sense, for many higher organisms, the mitochondrial enzyme is essential for deriving maximum energy from lipids and fueling muscles. Mitochondria (both short- and long-chain) of rat liver contain more than one enoyl Co-A isomerase. To further support the idea that short- and long-chain isomerases elute at different concentration of potassium phosphate concentration, they do not share similar primary polypeptide structure, hence they must not be evolutionarily related. Peroxisomes of plants and of rat liver are very different in the way they operate. Despite their primary structure similarities, there are differences among the different specimen. To begin with, the peroxisomes of rat liver are a multifunctional enzyme including enoyl-CoA isomerase, enoyl-CoA hydratase, and L-(−)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase. Three different enzymes reside on this entity (multifunctional protein) allowing this enzyme to perform isomerization, hydration, and dehydration. Isomerase activity on the multifunctional enzyme occurs at the amino-terminal catalytic half of the protein along with the hydratase activity. The dehydrogenase activity of enoyl-CoA occurs in the carboxyl-terminal. Upon further investigation of the CoA binding site on the amino-terminal half of the multifunctional protein, the CoA substrate is not transferred through the aqueous phase from the isomerization phase to the site of hydration or does not have a bulk phase. This removes the need for a substrate transferring enzyme. On the other hand, the cotyledons convert long-chain 3-trans-enoyl-CoA, long-chain 3-cis-enoyl-CoA, and short-chain 3-cis-enoyl-CoA species into their 2- trans-enoyl-CoA respective forms. As previously mentioned, plant enoyl-CoA isomerase exclusively forms the 2-trans isomer as product. It does not act on 4-cis-enoyl-CoA species or 2-trans- 4-trans-dienoyl-CoA species. In comparing the products of the plant peroxisome and the multifunctional enzyme of rat liver, the plant has no hydratase activity. The Plant form did not form a 2-cis-isomer (from enoyl-CoA hydratase) or D- or L- 3 hydroxy derivative (L-(−)-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase): products of multifunctional enzyme of rat liver. The turnover rates of these the two sub divisions of peroxisomes are very different. The Kcat/Km ratio in cotyledons is 10^6 M-1s-1 which outperforms the ratio .07 * 10^6 M-1s-1. Due to a high turnover rate, the plant peroxisomes contain a lesser amount of enoyl-CoA isomerase than their counterparts in the rat liver. In rat liver, mitochondrial enoyl CoA isomerase and peroxisomal enoyl CoA isomerase embedded in the multifunctional enzyme have similarities in the primary structure sequence. When comparing the amino-terminal half of E. coli against the amino-terminal half of rat liver, there were primary and secondary structure similarities towards the middle of the amino-terminal end. This conserved region must be important for structure and function of this specific enzyme since showing equally in both E. coli and rat liver. Structure All classes of enoyl-CoA isomerases belong to a family of enzymes, the hydratase/isomerase or crotonase superfamily, and when examined with x-ray crystallography, exhibit a common structural feature of the family, the N-terminal core with a spiral fold composed of four turns, each turn consisting of two beta-sheets and one alpha-helix. In enoyl-CoA isomerase, the two beta-sheets are part of the catalytic site, since the NH groups of residues following the beta-sheets attach to the carbonyl oxygen of the acyl-CoA intermediate. The formation of this oxyanion hole stabilizes the transition state of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction. Moreover, a glutamate residue located next to body cavities filled with water molecules and lined with hydrophobic or apolar side chains has also been identified as a part of the catalytic site. In its deprotonated form, the glutamate can act as a base and remove a proton from the acyl-CoA intermediate. The body cavities aid in rearranging the glutamate side chain to retain the proton and later deliver it back to the acyl-CoA, on a different carbon position. The NH-containing residues have been identified as Ala70 and Leu126 and the glutamate as Glu158 in peroxisomal enzymes in a yeast species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Their relative locations on the enzyme can be compared in figure 2. The enzymes of the hydratase/isomerase or crotonase superfamily are typically trimeric disks dimerized into hexamers. The wide range of their substrate-enzyme specificity derives from the variations in the distances between the trimeric disks and their orientation. However, the human mitochondrial enoyl-CoA isomerase is a trimer and orients the fatty acid tail in a completely different direction from that seen in the hexamers. The trimeric disk of peroxisomal enzymes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is displayed in figure 3. History Enoyl-CoA isomerase was first identified and purified from rat liver mitochondria in the 1960s and 1970s via gel filtration and ion exchange chromatography. Since then, all classes of enoyl-CoA isomerase, mitochondrial, peroxisomal and multifunctional, have been identified in different organisms, including more mammals, plants, and unicellular organisms. By 1994, using the rat enoyl-CoA isomerase cDNA as a hybridization probe, human enoyl-CoA isomerase cDNA could be sequenced and cloned. In the same year, the protein itself was isolated, not by affinity to rat antibody or cDNA probes, but by copurification with a transferase, human glutathione S-transferases. In the attempts to examine the human enoyl-CoA isomerase in detail, the mitochondrial enzyme in the mammalian liver was identified as a potential biological marker for metabolic diseases due to its elevated levels in defective cells, and linked defects in fatty acid beta-oxidation to human diseases, to be specified in the next section. Clinical significance In humans, defects in the beta-oxidation mechanism result in hypoketotic hyperglycemia, a symptom of starvation, due to the inefficient utilization of fatty acids as a primary source of energy. The metabolic disease was found to be on a genetic level: rats without the genes for enoyl-CoA isomerase also displayed high blood glucose level. Moreover, a biological marker for this condition may have been identified as the urine of these rats included high concentrations of medium chain unsaturated dicarboxylic acids, a condition called dicarboxylic aciduria. More recent studies link hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to defects in fatty acid degradation, specifically, to that in enoyl-CoA isomerase. HCV is the leading cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, and more than 180 million people are affected globally. Due to the prolonged latency of the virus and no existing cures to rid the virus specifically, HCV is a serious problem that is causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS in the United States, but its threat still do not receive adequate attention. The need for a HCV-specific treatment is essential, and according to John Ward, the director of the CDC Hepatitis Division, it can save up to 120,000 lives. According to protein profiling in the human liver biopsies of HCV patients, a correlation was initially discovered between dysfunctional mitochondrial processes, which include beta-oxidation, and HCV. As a matter of fact, lipids play an important role in the replication cycle of HCV, and in the "in vivo" samples from HCV patients, many lipids were found in abundance to aid HCV in virus uptake, RNA replication, and secretion from host cells. Enzymes that regulate fatty acid metabolism, including enoyl-CoA isomerase, were also similarly upregulated. Gene silencing techniques revealed that enoyl-CoA isomerase is essential in HCV RNA replication, and opened ways to stop HCV infection on an intracellular level. See also Fatty acid metabolism Isomerase 2,4-dienoyl-CoA reductase 1 References Category:EC 5.3.3

Phonological history of English close front vowels

The close and mid-height front vowels of English (vowels of i and e type) have undergone a variety of changes over time, often varying from dialect to dialect. Developments involving long vowels Up to the Great Vowel Shift Middle English had a long close front vowel , and two long mid front vowels: the close-mid and the open-mid . The three vowels generally correspond to the modern spellings , and respectively, although other spellings are also possible. The spellings that became established in Early Modern English are mostly still used today, although the qualities of the sounds have changed significantly. These and generally corresponded to similar Old English vowels, while came from Old English . For other possible histories, see English historical vowel correspondences. In particular, the long vowels sometimes arose from short vowels, via Middle English open syllable lengthening or other processes. For example, team comes from an originally long Old English vowel, while eat comes from an originally short vowel that underwent lengthening; the distinction between these two groups of words is still preserved in a few dialects, as noted in the following section. Middle English was shortened in certain words. Both long and short forms of such words often existed alongside each other during the Middle English period; in Modern English the short form has generally become standard, but the spelling reflects the former longer pronunciation. The words affected include several ending in d, such as bread, head, spread, as well as various others including breath, weather and threat. For example, bread was in earlier Middle English, but came to be shortened so as to rhyme with bed. In the Great Vowel Shift, the normal outcome of was a diphthong which developed into Modern English , as in mine and find. Meanwhile, became , as in feed, while the of words like meat became ; this later merged with in nearly all dialects, as described in the following section. Meet–meat merger The meet–meat merger or the ''fleece merger is the merger of the Early Modern English vowel (as in meat) into the vowel (as in meet). The merger was complete in standard accents of English by about 1700. As seen in the previous section, the Early Modern/New English (ENE) vowel developed from Middle English via the Great Vowel Shift, while ENE was usually the result of Middle English (the effect in both cases was a raising of the vowel). The merger saw ENE raised further to become identical to ; this means that Middle English and have both become in standard Modern English – meat and meet are now homophones. The merger did not affect the words in which had undergone shortening (see section above), and a handful of other words (such as break, steak, great) also escaped the merger in the standard accents, acquiring the same vowel as brake, stake, grate. Hence the words meat, threat (which was shortened) and great now have three different vowels, although all three words once rhymed. The merger results in the lexical set, as defined by John Wells. Words in this set that had ENE (Middle English ) are mostly spelt (meet, green, etc.), with a single in monosyllables (be, me) or followed by a single consonant and a vowel letter (these, Peter), sometimes or (believe, ceiling), or irregularly (key, people). Those that had ENE (Middle English ) are mostly spelt (meat, team, eat, etc.), and in borrowed words sometimes with a single (legal, decent, complete) or with or otherwise (receive, seize, phoenix, quay). There are also some loanwords in which is spelt (police, machine, ski); these mostly entered the language later. There are still some dialects in the British Isles which do not have the merger. Some speakers in Northern England have or in the first group of words (those that had ENE , like meet), but in the second group (those that had ENE , like meat). In Staffordshire, the distinction might rather be between in the first group and in the second group. In some (particularly rural and lower-class) varieties of Irish English, the first group has while the second preserves . A similar contrast has been reported in parts of south and west England, but it is now rarely encountered there. In some Yorkshire dialects, an additional distinction may be preserved within the meat set. Those words which had original long vowels, like team and cream (which come from Old English tēam and Old French creme) may have , while those which had an original short vowel that underwent open syllable lengthening in Middle English (see previous section), like eat and meat (from Old English etan and mete) have a sound resembling (like the sound heard in some dialects in words like eight and weight that lost a velar fricative). In Alexander's book (2001) about the traditional Sheffield dialect, the spelling "eigh" is used for the vowel of eat and meat, while "eea" is used for the vowel of team and cream. However, a 1999 survey in Sheffield found the pronunciation to be almost extinct there. Changes before and In certain accents, when the vowel was followed by , it acquired a laxer pronunciation. In modern General American, words like near and beer have the sequence , and nearer rhymes with mirror (the mirror–nearer merger). In RP (Received Pronunciation), a diphthong has developed (and by non-rhoticity, the is generally lost, unless there is another vowel after it), so beer and near are and , and nearer (with ) remains distinct from mirror (with ). A variety of pronunciations are found in other accents, although outside North America the nearer–mirror opposition is always preserved. For example, some conservative accents in northern England have the sequence in words like near, and just before a pronounced as in serious. Another development is that bisyllabic may become smoothed to the diphthong in certain words, leading to pronunciations like , and for vehicle, theatre/theater and idea respectively. This is not restricted to any one variety of English; it happens in both British English and (less noticeably or often) American English as well as other varieties; although it is far more common in the former, as many Americans do not have the phoneme . The words which have may vary depending on dialect. Dialects that have this smoothing usually also have the diphthong in words like beer, deer and fear; the smoothing causes idea, Korea, etc. to rhyme with these. Other changes In Geordie, the vowel undergoes an allophonic split, with the monophthong being used in morphologically closed syllables (as in freeze ) and the diphthong being used in morphologically open syllables, not only at the very end of a word (as in free ), but also word-internally at the end of a morpheme (as in frees ). Many other dialects of English diphthongize , but in most of them the diphthongal realization is in a more or less free variation with the monophthong . Compare the identical development of the close back vowel. Developments involving short vowels Lowering Middle English short /i/ has developed into a lax, near-close near-front unrounded vowel, , in Modern English, as found in words like kit. (Similarly, short has become .) According to Roger Lass, this laxing occurred in the 17th century, but other linguists have suggested that it took place potentially much earlier. The short mid vowels have also undergone lowering, so that the continuation of Middle English (as in words like dress) now has a quality closer to in most accents. Again, though, it is not clear whether the vowel already had a lower value in Middle English. Pin–pen merger The pin–pen merger is a conditional merger of and before the nasal consonants , , and . The merged vowel is usually closer to than to . Examples of homophones resulting from the merger include pin–pen, kin–ken and him–hem. The merger is widespread in Southern American English, and is also found in many speakers in the Midland region immediately north of the South, and in areas settled by migrants from Oklahoma and Texas who settled in the Western United States during the Dust Bowl. It is also a characteristic of African American Vernacular English. The pin–pen merger is one of the most widely recognized features of Southern speech. A study of the written responses of Civil War veterans from Tennessee, together with data from the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States and the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle South Atlantic States, shows that the prevalence of the merger was very low up to 1860, but then rose steeply to 90% in the mid 20th century. Today there is very little variation throughout the Southern States in general, except that Savannah, Austin, Miami, and New Orleans are excluded from the merger. The area of consistent merger includes southern Virginia and most of the South Midland, and extends westward to include much of Texas. The northern limit of the merged area shows a number of irregular curves. Central and southern Indiana is dominated by the merger, but there is very little evidence of it in Ohio, and northern Kentucky shows a solid area of distinction around Louisville. Outside the South, the majority of North American English speakers maintain a clear distinction in perception and production. However, in the west, there is sporadic representation of merged speakers in Washington, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. But the most striking concentration of merged speakers in the west is around Bakersfield, California, a pattern that may reflect the trajectory of migrant workers from the Ozarks westward. The raising of to was formerly widespread in Irish English, and was not limited to positions before nasals. Apparently it came to be restricted to those positions in the late 19th and early 20th century. Nowadays the pin–pen merger is only commonly found in the south and southwest of Ireland. A complete merger of and – not restricted to positions before nasals – is found in many speakers of Newfoundland English. The pronunciation in words like bit and bet is , but before /r/, in such words as beer and bear, it is . The merger is common in Irish-settled parts of Newfoundland, and is thought to be a relic of the former Irish pronunciation. Kit–bit split The kit–bit split is a split of standard English (the vowel), occurring in South African English. The two distinct sounds are: A standard , or [i] in broader accents. This is used before or after a velar consonant (lick, bi, sinɢ; kiss, kit, ɢift), after (hit), word-initially (inn), generally before (fish), and by some speakers before (ditch, bridge). It is found only in stressed syllables (in the first syllable of chicken, but not the second). A centralized vowel , or in broader accents. It is used in other positions (limb, dinner, limited, bit). Many speakers who use nonetheless replace it with in weak syllables because of the weak vowel merger. Different phonemic analyses of these vowels are possible. In one view, and are in complementary distribution and should therefore still be regarded as allophones of one phoneme. Wells, however, suggests that the non-rhyming of words like kit and bit, which is particularly marked in the broader accents, makes it more satisfactory to consider to constitute a different phoneme from , and and can be regarded as comprising a single phoneme except for those speakers who maintain the contrast in weak syllables. Thank–think merger The thank–think merger is the lowering of to before the velar nasal that can be found in the speech of speakers of African American Vernacular English, Appalachian English, and (rarely) Southern American English. For speakers with the lowering, "think" and "thank", "sing" and "sang" etc. can sound alike. Developments involving weak vowels Weak vowel merger The weak vowel merger is the loss of contrast between (schwa) and unstressed , which occurs in certain dialects of English. In speakers with this merger the words abbot and rabbit rhyme, and Lennon and Lenin are pronounced identically, as are Rosa's and roses and addition and edition. (Speakers without the merger generally have in the final syllables of rabbit, Lenin, roses and the first syllable of edition, distinct from the schwa heard in the corresponding syllables of abbot, Lennon, Rosa's and addition.) If an accent having the merger is also non-rhotic, then for example chatted and chattered will be homophones. The merger also affects the weak forms of some words, causing unstressed it, for instance, to be pronounced with a schwa, so that pig it would rhyme with bigot. The merger is very common in the Southern Hemisphere accents. Most speakers of Australian English replace weak with schwa, although in -ing the pronunciation is frequently ; and where there is a following , as in paddock or nomadic, some speakers maintain the contrast, while some who have the merger use as the merged vowel. In New Zealand English the merger is complete, and indeed is very centralized even in stressed syllables, so that it is usually regarded as the same phoneme as . In South African English most speakers have the merger, but in more conservative accents the contrast may be retained (as vs. ; see kit split, above). The merger is also commonly found in General American. In Southern American English, however, the merger is generally not present, and is also heard in some words that have schwa in RP, such as salad. In Caribbean English schwa is often not used at all, with unreduced vowels being preferred, but if there is a schwa, then remains distinct from it. In RP, the contrast between and weak is maintained. In other accents of the British Isles behavior may be variable; in Irish English the merger is almost universal. Even in accents that do not have the merger, there may be certain words in which traditional is replaced by by many speakers (here the two sounds may be considered to be in free variation). In RP, is now often heard in place of in endings such as -ace (as in palace), -ate (as in senate), -less, -let, for the in -ily, -ity, -ible, and in initial weak be-, de-, re-, and e-.. Final , and also and , are commonly realized as syllabic consonants. In accents without the merger, use of rather than prevents syllabic consonant formation. Hence in RP, for example, the second syllable of Barton is pronounced as a syllabic , while that of Martin is . Particularly in American linguistic tradition, the unmerged weak -type vowel is often transcribed with the barred i , the IPA symbol for the close central unrounded vowel. Another symbol sometimes used is , the non-IPA symbol for a near-close central unrounded vowel; in the third edition of the OED this symbol is used in the transcription of words (of the types listed above) that have free variation between and in RP. Happy tensing Happy tensing is a process whereby a final unstressed i-type vowel becomes tense rather than lax . This affects the final vowels of words such as happy, city, hurry, taxi, movie, Charlie, coffee, money, Chelsea. It may still apply in inflected forms of such words containing an additional final consonant sound, such as cities, Charlie's and hurried. It can also affect words such as me, he and she when used as clitics, as in show me, would he? Up to the 17th century it was possible for words like happy to end with the vowel of my (originally , but diphthongized in the Great Vowel Shift); this alternated with a short i sound which led to the present-day realizations. (Many words spelt -ee, -ea, -ey formerly had the vowel of day; there is still alternation between that vowel and the happy vowel in words such as Sunday, Monday.) It is not entirely clear when the vowel underwent the transition. The fact that tensing is uniformly present in South African English, Australian English, and New Zealand English implies that it was present in southern British English already at the beginning of the 19th century. Yet it is not mentioned by descriptive phoneticians until the early 20th century, and even then at first only in American English. The British phonetician Jack Windsor Lewis believes that the vowel moved from to in Britain the second quarter of the 19th century before reverting to in non-conservative British accents towards the last quarter of the 20th century. Conservative RP has the laxer pronunciation. This is also found in Southern American English, in much of the north of England, and in Jamaica. In Scottish English an sound, similar to the Scottish realization of the vowel of day, may be used. The tense [i] variant, however, is now established in General American, and is also the usual form in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, in the south of England and in some northern cities (e.g. Liverpool, Newcastle). It is also becoming more common in modern RP. The lax and tense variants of the happy vowel may be identified with the phonemes and respectively. They may also be considered to represent a neutralization between the two phonemes, although for speakers with the tense variant, there is the possibility of contrast in such pairs as taxis and taxes (see English phonology – vowels in unstressed syllables). Modern British dictionaries represent the happy vowel with the symbol (distinct from both and ). Merger of with and with Old English had the short vowel and long vowel which were spelled orthographically with "y" which contrasted with the short vowel and the long vowel which were spelled orthographically with "i". By Middle English the two vowels and merged with and , leaving only the short-long pair . Modern spelling therefore uses both "y" and "i" for the modern KIT and PRICE vowels. Modern spelling with "i" vs. "y" is not an indicator of the Old English distinction between the four sounds, as spelling has been revised since after the merger occurred. After the merger occurred, the name of the letter "y" acquired an initial [w] sound in it, to keep it distinct from the name of the letter "i". Additional mergers in Asian and African English The mitt–meet merger is a phenomenon occurring in Malaysian English and Singaporean English in which the phonemes and are both pronounced . As a result, pairs like "mitt" and "meet", "bit" and "beat", and "bid" and "bead" are homophones. The met–mat merger is a phenomenon occurring in Malaysian English, Singaporean English and Hong Kong English in which the phonemes and are both pronounced . For some speakers, it occurs only in front of voiceless consonants, and pairs like "met", "mat", "bet", "bat" are homophones, but "bed", "bad" or "med", "mad" are kept distinct. For others, it occurs in all positions. The met–mate'' merger is a phenomenon occurring for some speakers of Zulu English in which and are both pronounced . As a result, the words "met" and "mate" are homophonous as . See also Phonological history of the English language Phonological history of English vowels References Bibliography Category:English phonology Category:History of the English language Category:Splits and mergers in English phonology

Segrdkan, Iraq

Segrdkan () is a town in Erbil province in Iraq. It lies 75 km southeast from the city of Erbil and lies 60 km southwest from the city of Koy Sinjaq. References Category:Populated places in Erbil Governorate Category:Erbil Governorate

Unleashed Software

Unleashed Software is a New Zealand-based software-as-a-service company that provides cloud based inventory management. They were named as a SaaS company to watch in 2013 and also awarded the Xero add-on partner of the year in 2012. History Unleashed Software was founded in 2009 by Greg Murphy The company originally began in Auckland, New Zealand inside of Massey University. Since then, they have expanded globally with a presence in Australia, the UK, and the USA. In 2012, the company updated their platform with a drag and drop feature to allow users to customise and sort reports. The upgrade was said to make the software easier to navigate and more pleasant to look at. The same year the company entered into an exclusive deal with NZPM Group, New Zealand's second largest plumbing supplier, to provide live pricing of approximately 40,000 items to users of their production systems tools. Unleashed Software moved their offices to Takapuna, Auckland in 2013. The move was to bring their offices closer to their employees, 80% of whom were reported to live on the North Shore of New Zealand. Unleashed Software raised $2 million in venture capital in September 2012, and a further $4 million in October 2013 to expand its sales staff and developers. In 2013 it was also reported that Unleashed paid its workers approximately 20% higher than the local market average. In June 2015, they secured $4.5 million to support trans-Tasman growth, international expansion, and product development. In October 2017, Unleashed Software secured a Series C investment of NZ$7.0 million from Movac, one of New Zealand's most experienced technology investment company. The investment funds will go towards fuelling the development of the next generation inventory management software and support the global growth of the company. Products and service Unleashed Software provides inventory management tools that are primarily used for business-to-business traders. The tools integrate with other online business software programs such as Xero's accounting system and Magento eCommerce. Inventory management is the main tool of Unleashed Software. It allows import and export of inventory through CSV files. Once inventory is entered or uploaded into the software, customers can create reports, graphs, and track inventory, including from multiple warehouse locations. It also has an ecommerce feature that allows an online store, offline sales, and accounting data. Inventory is updated automatically based on sales. There is also a customer relationship management feature to track clients by contact details and recent activity. Unleashed has a partner program where they assist companies in gaining knowledge about stock control and the use of Unleashed Software. The program includes training from experts, providing business with the support they need to manage their inventory. They also have an API for developers which allows them to integrate Unleashed Software with other systems. This allows companies to maintain their current software systems but integrate Unleashed as their inventory management tool. Awards and recognition Unleashed Software was named as a SaaS company to watch in 2013 and also awarded the Xero add-on partner of the year in 2012. In 2013 they were honored by Deloitte by being placed on both the Deloitte Fast 50 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500. They have since gone on to place in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for 6 years in a row. In October 2017, Unleashed Software was awarded Xero's Industry App of the Year at Xerocon London. In the same week, Unleashed Software was also awarded Westpac's Excellence in International Trade award. In 2019, their customer engagement team was awarded with Westpac's Excellence in Customer Service Delivery award. In November 2019, Unleashed Software was awarded Xero Small Business App of the Year in Australia. See also Software as a service Cloud computing References External links Unleashed Software Category:Service-oriented (business computing) Category:Companies established in 2009 Category:Cloud communication platforms Category:Software companies of New Zealand Category:Companies based in Auckland

Airdrie Savings Bank

Airdrie Savings Bank was a small commercial bank operation in the Lanarkshire area of Scotland. It ran 3 branches throughout the area, with its head office in Airdrie at the time of the announcement of its closure. Total assets of the bank at 31 October 2013 were £158 million with a reported loss of £267,000. In January 2017, the bank announced it would begin closure proceedings on 28 April of that year. Corporate Structure Airdrie Savings Bank was the only remaining independent Savings Bank in the UK. It operated on mutual principles, had no shareholders and was instead governed by a Board of Trustees, appointed to represent the interests of depositors and to ensure that the bank was managed properly. In addition to Airdrie, there were branches in Bellshill and Coatbridge at the time of the announcement of its closure. History The first true savings bank was established by Rev. Henry Duncan in the Dumfriesshire village of Ruthwell in 1810. Duncan's model was rapidly adopted across Scotland, the rest of the UK and continental Europe. In 1924 the world's first International Thrift Congress was held in Milan and there were representatives there from 350 institutions around the world. Airdrie Savings Bank was instituted in 1835 by the efforts of four “founding fathers” – Rev. John Carslaw (a local church minister and strong advocate of the temperance movement); Dr William Clark (a retired doctor and member of a wealthy old Airdrie family); Rev. Andrew Ferrier (another local minister); and James Knox (a local hat and cap manufacturer). The first Board of Directors included several weavers, a blacksmith, a schoolmaster, a stonemason, a tailor and a salesman. Indeed, the blacksmith was Vice-President of the bank for over twenty years. The first account was opened on 21 January 1835 with a deposit of £2 10s and by the end of 1835 a total of £355 had been deposited (over £31,000 today). The first branch was opened in the Session House of a local church but the church closed in 1841 and the bank moved to the shop premises of a tailor where it remained for twenty years before relocating to a hat shop. Finally a purpose built independent office was established in the town in 1883. By 1885 the bank total deposits had risen to £20,000 (£2 million today) and within a decade this figure increased ten-fold to £200,000 (£20 million today). At the same time the number of customer more than quadrupled from 1100 to 4600. Deposits continued to double every decade such that by 1916 they had reached the £1 million mark (£87 million today). During the First World War the bank continued to expand, opening new branches in Coatbridge (1916) and Bellshill (1917). In 1925 the head office in Airdrie relocated to new premises at the bottom of Wellwynd in the town where it remains today. Further expansion in the 1930s resulted in new branches in Shotts and Muirhead (both 1931) and Ballieston (1936). A second Coatbridge branch, Whifflet followed in 1969, Motherwell in 1997 and Falkirk in 2011. In August 2010 it was announced that a new branch would be opened after a cash injection of £10 million, from a group of Scottish entrepreneurs who support the bank's mutual model. Sir Angus Grossart, Sir David Murray, Ann Gloag, Brian Souter, Sir Tom Farmer and Ewan Brown each provided £1 million. Soutar stated that "Airdrie Savings Bank represents what Scottish banks once stood for - security of funds, a focus on savings and outstanding personal service". He went on to say that: "We believe the mutual principle is fundamental to the integrity of the bank. We are doing this because so many Scots are dismayed at what has happened within the banking sector". On 28 May 2015, the bank announced that the branches at Baillieston, Muirhead, Motherwell and Shotts would close on 28 August. The Falkirk branch closed in April 2016. In January 2017, the Board of Trustees of Airdrie Savings Bank resolved that the bank should be wound up as a result of changing customer requirements and the increasing cost of regulation. The three remaining branches, including the head office, would close and customer deposits would be returned or transferred to other financial institutions. Mortgages and secured loans were to be transferred to TSB Bank plc., and any outstanding deposits were to be transferred to Wesleyan Bank. List of Presidents of Airdrie Savings Bank References External links Airdrie Savings Bank Category:Defunct banks of Scotland Category:Companies based in North Lanarkshire Category:Banks established in 1835 Category:1835 establishments in Scotland Category:Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Category:2017 disestablishments

Gu Leguan

Gu Leguan (; January 1935-2001) was a Chinese physicist and educator. He served as President of Chongqing University from December 1986 to August 1992, and Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing University, from August 1989 to April 1997. Biography Gu was born and raised in Wu County, Jiangsu. After high school, he studied, then taught, at Chongqing University. He earned his Ph.D. in Sciences and Engineering from Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University in 1960s. After graduation, he returned to China and taught at Chongqing University. In December 1986 the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of the People's Republic of China appointed him President of Chongqing University, a position he held until August 1992. He also served as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing University, from August 1989 to April 1997. He died in 2001 in Chongqing. References Category:1935 births Category:Scientists from Suzhou Category:2001 deaths Category:Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University alumni Category:Chongqing University alumni Category:Presidents of Chongqing University Category:Physicists from Jiangsu Category:Educators from Suzhou

AH85

Asian Highway 85 (AH85) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running 338 km (211 miles) from Merzifon to Refahiye, Turkey. The route is as follows: Turkey Road D100: Merzifon - Amasya - Refahiye Category:Asian Highway Network Category:Roads in Turkey

Neyva River

The Neiva or Nevya () is a long river in the Sverdlovsk Oblast of Russia, which flows out of Lake Tavatui along the slopes of the Ural Mountains through the urban-type settlement Verkh-Neyvinsky and the towns of Nevyansk and Alapaevsk. The basin formed by the river has a total catchment area of . The upper reaches are punctuated by a series of lakes and reservoirs that cover . After joining the Nitsa River, the Neyva enters the Tura River, a tributary of the Tobol. Category:Rivers of Sverdlovsk Oblast Category:Irtysh basin

Hendrick van Cleve III

Hendrick van Cleve or Hendrik van Cleve III (c. 1525 in Antwerp - between 1590 and 1595) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and designer of prints. He is known for topographical views, including views of Rome and the Vatican, as well as imaginary landscapes. Traditionally, a large number of depictions of the construction of the Tower of Babel have been attributed to him but most of these are now attributed to anonymous Flemish painters, who are referred to as 'The Hendrik van Cleve III Group'. Life Hendrick van Cleve III was born in Antwerp around 1525 as the son of Willem van Cleve the Elder, a painter. He was the elder brother of Marten and of Willem and of three sisters. He is called "the third" to differentiate him from Hendrik van Cleve I (registered as a master of the Guild of St. Luke 1489/90) and Hendrick II (Guild of St. Luke, 1534), about whom little else is known. Hendrick and his brothers initially learned drawing under their father. Hendrick and Marten then continued their studies and learned painting under the prominent history painter Frans Floris. Hendrick and his two brothers registered in 1551 as free masters of the local Guild of Saint Luke. The youngest of his brothers, Willem, died before 1564 while Marten became a prominent genre painter. It is certain that Hendrick travelled to Italy. Scholars disagree about the timing of his stay in Italy. Some place it before 1551, the year in which he became a master of the Guild, while others place it between 1551 and 1555, the date on which he got married. In Italy he made many drawings of mountain views, buildings and cityscapes, which he later used in his works. Based on his known drawings of Italian cities, he likely spent time in Rome, Florence and Naples. Hendrick is only mentioned again in the records of the Antwerp Guild in 1557 when a certain Cornelis Janssens is enrolled as his pupil. After that, there is no trace of him in the period between 1557 and 1582. It is only in 1585 that his name reappears in the Guild records. He did not leave Antwerp as some scholars have suggested, but remained in Antwerp as is evidenced by various real estate transactions in which he was involved. These transactions also demonstrate that the artist was affluent. Scholars do not yet understand why almost no works can be attributed to the artist for about 30 years until 1580s when he created a large number of signed and dated paintings and drawings. As a good painter of landscapes, his master Frans Floris and his brother Marten often invited him to paint the landscapes in his compositions. He married Paesschyn Suys in the Saint James Church in Antwerp on 2 July 1555. The couple had three sons named Gillis, Hans and Hendrick who all became painters. The date of death of Hendrik van Cleve is not known. A deed dated 26 January 1590 relating to the sale by van Cleve of the home of his late brother Marten demonstrates he must have lived beyond that date. It is believed he did not live beyond 1595. Work General Hendrik van Cleve is now primarily known as a good draughtsman since many of his drawings have been preserved. This may suggest that he was more prolific as a draughtsman than as a painter despite the fact that he is always referred to as a painter in the records of the Antwerp Guild. The oeuvre of the artist is still not well understood and new scholarship has led to revision of the works attributed to the artist. His earliest dated work, an oval portrait of a man with a vague landscape in the background, dates from 1582. This drawing is also the only portrait in his entire oeuvre. Hendrick van Cleve was a landscape artist. He created topographical views as well as imaginary landscapes. His landscapes are in the Italianising style and typically depict wide views with ruins that may or may not be entirely imaginary. The ruins are usually a compilation of characteristic elements from classical architecture. Some are based on existing ruins which can be identified. Others are completely fabricated constructions. Antiquating elements such as fragments of antique sculptures, caryatids, columns, half-columns, obelisks or Egyptian sphinxes are placed here and there in the landscape. He often added sixteenth-century buildings around the archaeological structures. All these elements were placed in a fantastic landscape where the horizon is invariably formed by some majestic mountains or a view over the sea. A group of travelers often appears in the foreground. They appear to be en route to the sites where others, pointing to all its splendor, are already amidst the ruins.. Prints Hendrik van Cleve's drawings were used by contemporary printmakers in Antwerp as designs. Two series of prints after van Cleve's designs were published by the renowned engraver and publisher, Philips Galle. The first series, Regionem, rurium, fundormumq [ue], varii atove [read: atque] amoeni prospectus was published in 1587. It consists of 10 plates that mainly depict inaginary pastoral landscapes with ruins. Hendrik van Cleve is mentioned as the designer on each print and Philip Galle as the engraver. The second series entitled Ruinarum varii prospectus, ruriumq [ue] aliquot delineationes is undated but was likely published around the same time as the first one. The 38 prints show Mediterranean views. It is not clear who engraved this series. Hendrick van Cleve III and the Hendrick van Cleve III group A favourite theme of various late 16th and early 17th century Flemish painters was the Tower of Babel. The subject is taken from the Book of Genesis 11:1-9. This narrates the story of the decision to build a city and a tower reaching into the heavens. The biblical character Nimrod was appointed to oversee the project's construction. This story was a rich source of subject matter for various late 16th and early 17th century Flemish painters. Their representations were inspired by the two works of 1563 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder on this subject matter (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam). The story of the Tower of Babel is in essence a reflection on human impiety and hubris, a moral message already implicit in both Bruegel’s paintings. In the past many compositions depicting the Towers of Babel were attributed to Hendrick van Cleve III. However, only three representations of the Tower of Babel can be attributed to him in a more or less secure way: a monogrammed and dated drawing (1684) in the Statens Museum in Copenhagen; a painting sold at Christie's London on 10 July 2002 (lot 19) as 'Circle of Abel Grimmer', which shares many similarities with the drawing in the Statens Museum; and a painting sold as by "Abel Grimmer's circle" at Sotheby's London on 18 April 2002 London (lot 7). The drawing and two paintings show the characteristics of Hendrik van Cleve's interpretation and visualization of the parable of the Tower of Babel. The composition in all three is similar in that the tower placed in the middle and the large driveway starting at the front. The Tower structure is cone-shaped and the driveway swings to the top in a spiral. These elements reprise traditional representations which were widely used for this theme in the Middle Ages. At the same time van Cleve shows inventiveness in both the depiction of the Tower and the city in the background. He pays a lot of attention to the ornamentation of the Tower. The city in the background is richly decorated with basilicas and castles placed amidst the houses. Mannerism's interest in creating imaginary city panoramas is clearly present as well as ts fascination with the Arab world as is evident from the attire of the figures wearing turbans, the mosque and the symbol of the crescent moon. Babel was often identified with Cairo in the Middle Ages. On the left side of the foreground King Nimrod with his soldiers and the architects are depicted. The other figures in the foreground are painted with such precision that they can be identified as a man or a woman. Hendrick van Cleve distributes the other figures evenly throughout the foreground and often incorporates playful scenes. The landscape in the background has the typical characteristics of the world landscape of the 16th century and consists of rocky mountains and a meandering river in the distance. The typical elements of van Cleve's drawing and paintings of the Tower of Babel are not present in the large body of compositions of the Tower of Babel that have traditionally been attributed to van Cleve. It is now believed that the latter were the work of unidentified painters active in Antwerp in the period between 1580 and 1600. These painters, who share other characteristics have been named "the Hendrick van Cleve III group". About 50 works have been attributed to the group. In terms of composition, the works of the Hendrick van Cleve III group can be divided into two groups: in the first group, two roads lead to the tower: the one on the left recalls a Roman aqueduct, the one on the right passes through a triumphal arch. The Tower has a circular base. An example is the panel of the Hamburger Kunsthalle. In the second group, two roads intersect X-shaped just in front of the Tower. The Tower has a square base. For example, the panel of the Kröller-Muller Museum in Otterlo and the copper painting in the collection of Fondation Custodia in Paris. Typical of the Hendrick van Cleve III group is the interest in architecture which was a feature of 16th century Mannerism. This is expressed in the depiction of a mishmash of Flemish architectural styles and classical elements such as aqueducts, half-columns, palazzos, triumphal arches, circular arches, sculptures and so on. They also had great fascination with the imaginary city of Babel. In the background there is invariably a city with smoking chimneys. In the foreground are numerous figures who are busy building the Tower. The perspective is generally exaggerated to make the Tower more impressive. The flip side of this is that the perspective is not correct and it appears that the viewer is looking at the tower from below. Selected works of Hendrick van Cleve References External links Prints of Rome from Ruinarum Varii Prospectus, Ruriumque Aliquot Delineationes at Harvard Art Museums (search Hendrick van Cleve) (zoomable) Category:Year of birth unknown Category:Year of death unknown Category:Flemish landscape painters Category:Artists from Antwerp Category:Flemish Renaissance painters Category:Members of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke Category:Year of birth uncertain

Jam-e-Jamshed

Jam-e-Jamshed () is a weekly Mumbai newspaper published partly in Gujarati and mainly in English. The Jam-e-Jamshed is the second oldest newspaper in Asia. The paper was originally published as a weekly from 12 March 1832. In 1853, it was converted into a daily but facing financial pressures in the 1960s it yet again became a weekly. The paper primarily covers issues of interest to the Zoroastrian community in India. Circulation is not just restricted to the Indian Parsi and Irani, the publication is also popular Zoroastrian diaspora and Gujarati Bohra community. Articles are posted here. Cyrus Contractor's and Meher contractor's articles are seen here External links Jam-e-Jamshed newspaper website References Category:Zoroastrian media Category:1832 establishments in India Category:Asian news websites Category:English-language newspapers published in India Category:Newspapers published in Mumbai Category:National newspapers published in India Category:Weekly newspapers published in India Category:Publications established in 1832

Kobyzewicz family

The Kobyzewicz family (Polish, also: Kobyziewiczowie; Russian: Кобызевичи, Ukrainian: Кобизевичи) was a boyar family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th—17th centuries. The family's cadet branch, Kobyzewicz-Krynicki, received the status of the Polish szlachta. The family was known for their active role in the history of Kiev. The Kobyzewicz family is claimed to be paternal to the Lizohub family of the Cossack Hetmanate. History It is currently unknown where exactly the Kobyzewicz family hailed from. The family was based near Mozyr (modern Belarus) in the late 15th century. In the early 1500s, two brothers, boyars Fyodor (the elder) and Ivan Kobyzewicz, inherited a landed estate (‘a third of Bokowszczina, the folwarks of Poszkowszczina and Czortkowszczina’), which was to pass to Fyodor Kobyzewicz under majorat. The younger brother, Ivan, had to move out. After having stayed at Mozyr for some time, he moved to Kiev, where were based some of his relations, including an old boyar of Kiev Pechersk Monastery also named Ivan Kobyzewicz. Upon arriving in Kiev, around the 1520s, Ivan Kobyzewicz made a contribution to Kiev Pechersk Monastery for his late kinsmen to be commemorated in its earliest known synodik, under the name of Ivan Kobyzev from Mozyr'. His commemoration list gives names of 41 relatives, including a few clerics (3 ascetics (schema monks), two monks and one priest) and some Prince Mikhail'. All of them were Orthodox Christians. Volodymyr Antonovych, a 19th-century Ukrainian historian, argued that the family was descended from a Tatar named Kobyz, who was supposedly captured by Duke Vytautas in the battle of Kulikovo (1380) and put in the Castle of Mozyr. However, the castle at Mozyr was first mentioned only in 1519, while a wooden stronghold (detinets) appeared in its place in the late 15th century. V. Antonowicz did not provide any reference to documented sources, but based his assumptions solely on his association of the family's name with the Turkic musical instrument kobyz. The historian was not aware that the family had any branch other than the Mozyr one. Currently, a more comprehensive study on the family has been provided by the Ukrainian historian Natalya Bilous. Later on, former Mozyr boyar Ivan Kobyzewicz became a merchant. He had two sons: Ustin, nicknamed Fiz, and Bogdan, both involved in trade. Ustin Fiz Kobyzewicz (d. 1578) was the first in the family to have become a member of the upper chamber (rada) of the Kiev city council (magistrat) (1564—1578). In the 1550s, Fyodor Kobyzewicz also moved to Kiev where he was engaged in trade. In 1557 he returned to Mozyr where he lived on his estate until his death in 1569. After his death, the estate passed down to his elder son, Kuzma, while all the rest, including his widow, Sofia, were left with small inheritance, mainly movable property. It stirred up a bitter conflict in the family. Soon, the second son, Wasily Kobyzewicz, while his brother Kuzma was absent on his service in Kiev, robbed the estate and took away everything of value Then, together with his brother Fyodor, he moved to Kiev. In Kiev, brothers Wasily and Fyodor Kobyzewicz established themselves amongst the local elite and started the new branch nicknamed Chodyka-Krynicki'. As for their nickname, Chodyka (also spelled as Hodyka) N. Bilous connects it to a different Kievan family that died out during the plague of 1572. At the same time, she points out that their father, boyar Fyodor Kobyzewicz was already known by this nickname in Kiev. According to the historian, hodyka meant "a newcomer". According to V. Antonowicz, in 1572, during plague, Wasily Kobyzewicz (d. 1616) saved the daughter of the local wealthy merchant, Efrosinia Mitkovna, left alone with her little brother after their parents’ death. Soon they married, and Wasily Kobyzewicz became the guardian of a large fortune. However, in the will of her mother, Tatyana Kruglikovna, dated by July 7, 1572, it says that she had more surviving children, and who died where actually her husband and son, Konsha. She left most of her possessions to her elder married daughter Olena, son Fyodor (she had one more son thus named), and grandson Mikhail. What she left to her other daughter Efrosinia and her husband Wasily Kobyzewicz was "Zankovskaya warehouse at the Kiev marketplace and two silver chalices", as well as a fur coat, a few gowns, pearls and jewells. Moreover, by the testament, in case her son Fyodor died, all he inherited was to go to either of two sons-in-law, Ignaty Bogdanowicz Malikowicz (husband of her elder daughter) or Wasily Kobyzewicz.  In the 1570s, Wasily Kobyzewicz seized the estates of Burgomaster Andrey Koszkoldeewicz (the father-in-law of his brother Fyodor) by court action: Basan and Bykov. In 1586 he purchased the village of Krenichi, near Kiev, since when this branch of the Kobyzewicz family acquired the name of Krenicki, also spelled as Krynicki. Wasily Kobyzewicz-Krynicki was the owner of multiple estates near Kiev and Chernigov, including two towns. However, Bykov was then an empty land where in the ancient Rus there was a stronghold. In 1605 he received a patent from King Sigismund III Vasa allowing him to build a town and a castle there and launch trade. On March 27, 1589, at Warsaw General Sejm, brothers Wasily, Fyodor and Iev Kobyzewicz received the status of polish szlachta and a coat-of-arms for participation in the war with Muscovy of 1578—1581 during the reign of King Stefan Batory. W. Antonowicz claimed they Wasily Kobyzewicz faked this fact by stating that they were involved in trade in Kiev at this time. However, the Russian State Archive of Ancient acts has documents according to which Mozyr ziemianin Wasily Kobyzewicz sent two mounted servants to the troops, which was the privilege of Lithuanian and Polish landed gentry who did not wish to perform military service themselves. The right for the status of szlachta (the family originated from the boyars) was challenged by Janusz Ostogski, who in association with the assistant of the Kievan voivode and later the judge of the Kiev Powiat, Jan Aksak, sued Wasily Kobyzewicz twice in 1609 and in 1615, in order to take over his estates by proving that his nobility was fabricated and accusing him of a murder. Yet, the Kobyzewicz-Krynicki family was officially confirmed as szlachta and their coat-of-arms was listed in the heraldic books, such as Poczet Herbow Szlachty by Wacław Potocki published in 1696. In 1609 Wasily Kobyzewicz became the treasurer (skarbnik) of the Kiev Powiat. Fyodor Kobyzewicz was a member of the upper chamber (rada) of the Kiev city council in 1587—1601. In 1612 he was elected Vogt of Kiev. The office of vogt in Kiev was permanent and occupied until death. He was an active advocate of taxing the city residents to maintain the fortress. He had provided many new privileges for the city, i.e. the free use of surrounding woods, the free fishing on the Dniepr and its tributaries, annulment of the obligation to report to the royal inspectors for the income received from taverns. However, as an Uniat he was opposed by the anti-Polish party. In 1625 a few Cossack troops attacked the city. Fyodor Kobyzewicz together with some other officials was kidnapped and drowned in the Dnieper river near the village of Tripolie. His son, Josef Kobyzewicz-Krynicki, was the vogt of Kiev in 1633–1641. He acquired three significant privileges for Kiev: the free trade, the right to elect the vogt, liberation from the trial by the voivode and the establishment of the trial by the vogt. His younger brother, Andrzei, was the vogt of Kiev in 1644–1651. As the vogt, he had to persecute those suspected in collaboration with the Cossacks. As a result, he was threatened his office and even his life. In 1651 he abandoned the city with Hetman Janusz Radziwill. In 1652 the widow of Fyodor Kobyzewicz-Krynicki, Anna Sadkowska-Krynicka (daughter of Wacław (Stanisław) Sadkowski, Greek-Catholic (Uniat) suffragan bishop of Kiev in 1616 - 1626), escaped from Basan to Volhynia with her children. On their way their train was robbed by a Cossack gang of 500 men. The Cossacks killed their servants and stole all the values and property documents. However, later, Hetman Ivan Vygovski returned 'the Basan castle and the volost' to the family. Coats-of-arms Kobyzewicz family arms The silver seal of Wasily Kobyzewicz-Chodyka, stored at Sheremetiev Museum in Kiev, features a shield with the letter M and a cross over it, resembling the Masalski coat-of-arms. The same emblem is present on the seal of his father, Mozyr boyar Fyodor Kobyzewicz, dated by 1553. Historian Natalia Bilous believes that this seal displays the family's ancient arms. Ustin Fiz Kobyzewicz also had a signet ring with an arms, which is mentioned in his will; however, it has not survived to date. This coat-of-arms shall, nevertheless, not be attributed to the Massalski princly house. It is believed that it originates in Poland and has many similarities in the medieval Polish heraldry. The identical arms with the letter M with a cross was used by other Lithuanian noble families, such as Semaszko, which was first mentioned in 1429. Some Polish researchers consider this arms a version of Mogila coat-of-arms. Others point to the similarity with the early form of the Unila coat-of-arms that displayed a capital M and a cross and is dated by1388. The seal of Sandomir voivode Pakosław, dated by 1228, also displays an M with small a cross high above. In 1434 Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund Kęstutaitis gave the Eastern Orthodox boyars the right to use Polish noble coats-of-arms. This means that the Kobyzewicz family had already been part of Lithuanian szlachta in the early 16th century. Kobyzewicz-Krynicki arms The coat-of-arms of the Kobyzewicz-Krynicki family as described in the patent of 1589, was based on Korczak, depicting the three bars (Polish: wręby) and a horseshoe on the red shield. The modern image of the family's coat-of-arm created by Tadeusz Gejl, is based on the illustration from the armorial by Juliusz Ostrowski (Polish: Juliusz Ostrowski. Księga herbowa rodów polskich. Cz. 1. S. 284) where it is named 'Krynicki I". This coat-of-arms was first described by Wacław Potocki (1621 — 1696) in his book The Armorial of nobility of the Polish Crown and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polish: 'Poczet Herbow Szlachty Korony Polskiey Y Wielkiego Xiestwa Litewskiego') (1696). Krynicki of the Sas and Korab arms The Kobyzewicz-Krynicki family (also referred to in sources as "Krynicki na Basaniach", by the name of their main 17th-century estate), should not be confused with Polish noble families named Krynicki that have different descent. The Polish historian Tadeusz M. Trajdos does not see any genealogical link between the Krynickis of the Sas and Korab arms with the Ruthenian Krynicki family (a branch of the Kobyzewicz clan). Lizohub family Some 19th-century Ukrainian historians, such as A. Lazarevsky, had assigned the descent of the Lizohubs to the Kobyzewicz family. This myth was based on the claims of the Lizohub family seeking Russian nobility in the late 18th century. In 1799, cornet Jakov Lizohub submitted papers to the Chernigov Nobility Assembly in order to prove nobility (dvorianstvo). Amongst the documents he provided was a patent of nobility supposedly given by King John II Casimir Vasa to Cossack Colonel Ivan Lizohub in 1661. In that document Ivan Lizohub was claimed to have the last name of Kobyzewicz. Another document the Lizohubs presented was a patent of nobility purportedly given to their assumed progenitor Ivan Kobyzewicz-Lizohub by Jan Casimir Vasa in 1642. The Ukrainian researcher, Erwin Miden, has debunked the myth in his study on the Lizohub family. In particular, in his article on the Colonel Ivan Lizohub, he provided reference to the records of the Warsaw General Sejm of 1661, which misses any mention of Ivan Lizohub. As for the paper dated by 1642, this particular ennoblement could not take place as King John II Casimir Vasa first entered Polish throne only in 1648. Notable members Wasily Fyodorowicz Kobyzewicz (Chodyka-Krynicki) (d. 1616) was the treasurer (skarbnik) of Kiev Powiat (since 1609), the member of upper chamber (rada) of the Kiev city council. Fyodor Fyodorowicz Kobyzewicz (Chodyka-Krynicki) was the vogt of Kiev (1612—1625). Fyodor (Theodor) Kobyzewicz-Krynicki (d. 1641), son of Wasily Kobyzewicz, was the podstoli of Chernigov (1633—1641). In 1638 he was the commissar of the Sejm for demarcation between the Kiev and Chernigov Voivodeships. His son, Franciszek, served in the military. Josef Kobyzewicz-Krynicki (Chodyka) was the vogt of Kiev (1633—1641). Andrzei Kobyzewicz-Krynicki (Chodyka) was the vogt of Kiev (1644—1651). Stefan (Stephan) Kobyzewicz-Krynicki, the son of podstoli Theodor Krynicki, was the cup-bearer (czesnik) of Zhytomir (1691—1696). In 1674 he participated in elections of King Jan III from the Voivodeship of Kiev. In fiction Wasily and Fyodor Kobyzewicz-Chodyka-Krynicki became villains in the novels by Mikhail Staritsky: the First Hawks (Russian: Первые коршуны; 1893) and The red devil (Russian: Червонный дьявол; 1896). The Kobyzewicz-Krynicki branch is mentioned in the novel With Fire and Sword (Polish: Ogniem i Mieczem) by Henryk Sienkiewicz in the episode about a peasant revolt in their estate of Basan during the Khmelnitski Uprising. This episode was based on the account of Bogusław Kazimierz Maskiewicz who mentioned that Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, indeed, stayed at Basan on May 16, 1648. References Category:Ukrainian noble families Category:Ruthenian noble families Category:Lithuanian noble families Category:Polish noble families Category:History of Kiev

Yosel Tiefenbrun

Yosel Tiefenbrun (born in Brooklyn, NY) also known as Rabbitailor, is an American master tailor and rabbi, based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He is best known for being a Savile Row trained bespoke tailor. Tiefenbrun has been awarded Best in Show at the Golden Shears Award Ceremony. Early life Tiefenbrun was born in Brooklyn and raised in London. He comes from a long line of tailors, fabric merchants and artists. Tiefenbrun studied design at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 2011 while interning at Harper's Bazaar Magazine. He graduated from the Savile Row Academy, London in 2014, and apprenticed under Master Tailor Andrew Ramroop of Maurice Sedwell for two years. Career After finishing his apprenticeship, Yosel moved back to Singapore and worked as a tailor at Kevin Seah Bespoke, where he worked with many Asian and international clients. While in Singapore he also worked as a Rabbi for the Singapore Jewish Community, where he lead a congregation of over 200 expatriates. At the age of 28, Yosel moved to New York to open his own tailoring house TIEFENBRUN in Williamsburg, New York. He was featured in Time Out London , Fortune Magazine, GQ, New York Times, Times of Israel, TabletMag and Haaretz. Tiefenbrun suits have been featured on the TV show Madam Secretary. Personal life Tiefenbrun married his wife Chaya in 2014 and they have two children. References Category:People from Brooklyn Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Living people

Bojanice, Leszno County

Bojanice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzemieniewo, within Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. References Bojanice

James Macqueen

James Macqueen (1778-1870) — sometimes MacQueen — was a Scottish geographer, statistician, political campaigner, pro-slavery and pro-Empire activist, banker and businessman, noted for founding the Colonial Bank and the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. An expert on African geography, he advocated the colonisation of that continent many decades before the so-called "Scramble for Africa" (1881-1914). He was co-owner and editor of the Glasgow Courier; wrote in London on politics, geography, economics, and general literature; and founded a bank in Mauritius. Although Macqueen had no academic education, professional training or qualifications, his amateur energy and enthusiasm, in several fields, made him a prominent, and controversial figure. He quickly lost interest in many of the projects he started. He had extensive correspondence with the Royal Geographical Society, and many of his memoirs were published in its Journal and Proceedings. Biography Macqueen was born in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1778 and had become manager of a sugar estate on Grenada by 1797. The British Admiralty postal sailing brigs were considered to be slow and unreliable by the colonial community, so on his return to Glasgow in 1830 he started a campaign for a steamship mail service to the West Indies. The government eventually decided to fund the project, and in 1839 the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was granted a royal charter. In 1840 the Admiralty awarded it a contract to deliver mail to the West Indian colonies, with the first departure from Falmouth, Cornwall, on 3 January 1842. The mail network expanded and the company operated services within the West Indies and to New York and Halifax. Macqueen died on 14 May 1870 at 10 Norton Street, Kensington (some sources say at Bury Street, St James). He died, aged 92, in poverty, and his 59 year old widow Jean was forced to survive on charitable handouts from fellows of the Royal Geographical Society. See also Mungo Park Mary Prince Thomas Pringle References Category:1778 births Category:1870 deaths Category:People from South Lanarkshire Category:Scottish geographers Category:Scottish statisticians Category:Scottish people of the British Empire Category:Scottish bankers Category:Scottish newspaper editors Category:Scottish businesspeople Category:Scottish political writers Category:Scottish economics writers Category:Proslavery activists Category:Advocates of colonisation Category:Scottish company founders

Lake Afrera

Lake Afrera (also transliterated as Lake Afdera) is a hypersaline lake in northern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 2 of the Afar Region, it is one of the lakes of the Danakil Depression. According to its entry in Lakenet, it has a surface area of , although another source states the area is . An unconfirmed report gives its depth as ; the lake is fed by underground streams. It is also known as Lake Giulietti, the name Raimondo Franchetti bequeathed it, after the Italian explorer Giuseppe Maria Giulietti who was slain by Afars southwest of the lake. Another name for this body of water is Lake Egogi (or Egogi Bad), which is the name L. M. Nesbitt's Afar guide gave it when the Italian explorer became the first European to see it in 1928. The single island in Lake Afrera, Franchetti Island (also known as "Deset"), located in the southern part of the lake, is considered the lowest-lying island in the world. Unlike other saline lakes in Ethiopia (e.g., Lakes Abijatta, Shala, and Chitu), the pH of Lake Afrera is low and in the acidic range. Although little studied, a few species of fish are hosted by Lake Afrera, including two endemics: Danakilia franchettii (a cichlid) and Aphanius stiassnyae (syn. Lebias stiassnyae; a pupfish). Salt extraction Rock salt has been mined at Lake Afrera, and the surrounding part of the Afar Depression, for centuries. Lt. Lefebvre recorded some of the hazards of mining salt from the Depression, which he heard from one of the miners himself: He said that this lake often changes its shape and place, which he expressed in these terms: the lake moves. Often, he added, on going to a place which the evening before was quite solid, you suddenly break through, and disappear in the abyss. But what is more frightful is the overflow of the waters: sometimes the lake rises like a mountain, and falls again into the plain like a deluge; entire caravans, men and beasts are engulphed. There are, however, precursory signs, of which mounted men only can take advantage, by flying at the utmost speed of the animals; occasionally some of them have thus escaped, and it is from them these terrible details are procured. More recently, the Ethiopian Mineral Resources Development Enterprise has established the existence of 290 million tons of salt at Lake Afrera alone. Some local companies used to produce salt from the lake by pumping the brine into artificial ponds for evaporation and subsequent precipitation. Following the 2011 eruption of Nabro, the lake is contaminated with sulfuric acid, making the salt inedible. See also Lake Karum Lake Assal Notes Category:Lakes of Ethiopia Category:Saline lakes of the Great Rift Valley Lake Afrera Category:Endorheic lakes of Africa

Neil Holding

Neil A. Holding (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Lancashire, and at club level for St. Helens and Rochdale Hornets, as a or , i.e. number 6, or 7, and coached at club level for Rochdale Hornets, Oldham and Bradford Northern. Playing career International honours Neil Holding won a cap for England while at St. Helens in 1980 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1984 against Australia (3 matches) and New Zealand. Challenge Cup Final appearances Neil Holding played in St. Helens' 18-19 defeat by Halifax in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987. County Cup Final appearances Neil Holding played in St. Helens 0-16 defeat by Warrington in the 1982 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1982, and played in the 28-16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984. BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances Neil Holding played in St. Helens' 7-13 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1978–79 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 12 December 1978. John Player Special Trophy Final appearances Neil Holding played , and scored a drop goal in St. Helens' 15-14 victory over Leeds in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988. Honoured at St Helens Neil Holding is a St Helens R.F.C. Hall of Fame inductee. References External links Profile at saints.org.uk (archived by web.archive.org) Saints snap up Holding Category:1960 births Category:Bradford Bulls coaches Category:England national rugby league team players Category:English rugby league coaches Category:English rugby league players Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players Category:Lancashire rugby league team players Category:Living people Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. coaches Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Rochdale Hornets coaches Category:Rochdale Hornets players Category:Rugby league five-eighths Category:Rugby league halfbacks Category:St Helens R.F.C. players

Rhythm game

Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. Games in the genre typically focus on dance or the simulated performance of musical instruments, and require players to press buttons in a sequence dictated on the screen. Many rhythm games include multiplayer modes in which players compete for the highest score or cooperate as a simulated musical ensemble. While conventional control pads may be used as input devices, rhythm games often feature novel game controllers that emulate musical instruments. Certain dance-based games require the player to physically dance on a mat, with pressure-sensitive pads acting as the input device. The 1996 title PaRappa the Rapper has been deemed the first influential rhythm game, whose basic template formed the core of subsequent games in the genre. In 1997, Konami's Beatmania sparked an emergent market for rhythm games in Japan. The company's music division, Bemani, released a series of music-based games over the next several years. The most successful of these was the 1998 dance mat game Dance Dance Revolution, which was the only Bemani title to achieve large-scale success outside Japan, and would see numerous imitations of the game from other publishers. Other Japanese games, particularly Guitar Freaks, led to development of Guitar Hero and Rock Band series that used instrument-shaped controllers to mimic the playing of actual instruments. Spurred by the inclusion of popular rock music, the two series revitalized the rhythm genre in the Western Market, significantly expanded the console video game market and its demographics. The games provided a new source of revenue for the artists whose music appeared on the soundtracks. The later release of Rock Band 3 as well as the even later Rocksmith would allow players to play the songs using a real electric guitar. By 2008, rhythm games were considered to be one of the most popular video game genres, behind other action games. However, by 2009, the market was saturated by spin-offs from the core titles, which led to a nearly 50% drop in revenue for music game publishers; within a few years, both series announced they would be taking a hiatus from future titles. Despite these setbacks, the rhythm game market continues to expand, introducing a number of dance-based games like Ubisoft's Just Dance and Harmonix's Dance Central that incorporate the use of motion controllers and camera-based controls like the Kinect. Existing games also continue to thrive on new business models, such as the reliance on downloadable content to provide songs to players. The introduction of the new generation of console hardware has also spurred return of Activision's Guitar Hero and Harmonix's Rock Band titles in late 2015. Definition and game design Rhythm game, or rhythm action, is a subgenre of action game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm. The genre includes dance games such as Dance Dance Revolution and music-based games such as Donkey Konga and Guitar Hero. Games in the genre challenge the player to press buttons at precise times: the screen shows which button the player is required to press, and the game awards points both for accuracy and for synchronization with the beat. The genre also includes games that measure rhythm and pitch, in order to test a player's singing ability, and games that challenge the player to control their volume by measuring how hard they press each button. While songs can be sight read, players usually practice to master more difficult songs and settings. Certain rhythm games offer a challenge similar to that of Simon says, in that the player must watch, remember, and repeat complex sequences of button-presses. Rhythm-action can take a minigame format with some games blending rhythm with other genres or entirely comprising minigame collections. In some rhythm games, the screen displays an avatar who performs in reaction to the player's controller inputs. However, these graphical responses are usually in the background, and the avatar is more important to spectators than it is to the player. In single-player modes, the player's avatar competes against a computer-controlled opponent, while multiplayer modes allow two player-controlled avatars to compete head-to-head. The popularity of rhythm games has created a market for speciality input devices. These include controllers that emulate musical instruments, such as guitars, drums, or maracas. A dance mat, for use in dancing games, requires the player to step on pressure-sensitive pads. However, most rhythm games also support more conventional input devices, such as control pads. History Origins and popularity in Japan (1970s–2000) In the early 1970s, Kasco (Kansei Seiki Seisakusho) created a rhythm-based electro-mechanical arcade game, designed by Kenzou Furukawa and produced by Kenji Nagata. According to Nagata, it was Furukawa's "idea for a game where you’d lift girls skirts in time to some rhythm", inspired by the 1969 Japanese Oh! Mouretsu commercials. The arcade game was released in Japan. Arcades in Japan are called Game Center (ゲームセンター), or simply known as ゲセン (GaCen). Another early rhythm-based electronic game was the handheld game Simon, created in 1978 by Ralph Baer (who created the Magnavox Odyssey) and Howard Morrison. The game used the "call and response" mechanic, in which players take turns repeating increasingly complicated sequences of button presses. Human Entertainment's Dance Aerobics was an early rhythm-based video game released in 1987, and allows players to create music by stepping on Nintendo's Power Pad peripheral for the NES video game console. The 1996 title PaRappa the Rapper has been credited as the first true rhythm game, and as one of the first music-based games in general. It requires players to press buttons in the order that they appear on the screen, a basic mechanic that formed the core of future rhythm games. The success of PaRappa the Rapper sparked the popularity of the music game genre. In 1997, Konami released the DJ-themed rhythm game Beatmania in Japanese arcades. Its arcade cabinet features buttons similar to those of a musical keyboard, and a rubber pad that emulates a vinyl record. Beatmania was a surprise hit, inspiring Konami's Games and Music Division to change its name to Bemani in honor of the game, and to begin experimenting with other rhythm game concepts. Its successes include GuitarFreaks, which features a guitar-shaped controller, and 1998's Pop'n Music, a game similar to Beatmania in which multiple colorful buttons must be pressed. While the GuitarFreaks franchise continues to receive new arcade releases in Japan, it was never strongly marketed outside of the country. This allowed Red Octane and Harmonix to capitalize on the formula in 2005 with the Western-targeted Guitar Hero. In general, few Japanese arcade rhythm games were exported abroad because of the cost of producing the peripherals and the resulting increases in retail prices. The 1999 Bemani title DrumMania featured a drum kit controller, and could be linked with GuitarFreaks for simulated jam sessions. Similarly, this concept was later appropriated by Harmonix for their game Rock Band. Dance Dance Revolution, released in 1998, is a rhythm game in which players dance on pressure-sensitive pads in an order dictated by on-screen instructions. The game was highly successful both in and outside Japan, unlike games such as GuitarFreaks, DrumMania and Beatmania, though the latter had some success in Europe. Released the same year, Enix's Bust a Groove features a similar focus on dancing but employs a more conventional input method. The game contains competitive one-on-one battles, and grants the player more freedom than typical rhythm games. NanaOn-Sha, the creators of PaRappa the Rapper, released Vib-Ribbon in 1999. It eschews instrument-shaped controllers; instead, players maneuver the protagonist through an obstacle course by pressing buttons at correct times. The game's levels are generated by the background music, which players may change by inserting audio CDs. While it was praised for its unique style and artistry, Vib-Ribbons simple vector graphics proved difficult to market, and the game was never released in North America. Sega's Samba de Amigo, released in arcades in 1999 and on the Dreamcast in 2000, features maraca-shaped, motion sensitive controllers. The game allows for two-player gameplay, provides a spectacle for onlookers and allows players to socialise while gaming. In 2000, Taiko no Tatsujin combined traditional Japanese drums with contemporary pop music, and became highly successful in Japanese arcades. The game was later released on consoles in the West as Taiko Drum Master, and the franchise continues to receive new installments in Japan. Gitaroo Man featured a guitar-playing protagonist four years before the release of Guitar Hero, though the game employed a conventional rather than guitar-shaped controller. Gitaroo Man'''s creator, Keiichi Yano, later created Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a rhythm game for the Nintendo DS that utilizes the handheld's touchscreen features. It became a highly demanded import title, which led to the release of an altered version of the game in the West—Elite Beat Agents—and a sequel in Japan. Popularity in the West (2001–2004) Harmonix was formed in 1995 from a computer music group at MIT. Beginning in 1998, the company developed music games inspired by PaRappa the Rapper. In 2001, the company released Frequency, which puts the player in control of multiple instrument tracks. Ryan Davis of GameSpot wrote that the game provides a greater sense of creative freedom than earlier rhythm titles. Frequency was critically acclaimed; however, marketing was made difficult by the game's abstract style, which removed the player's ability to perform for onlookers. In 2003, Harmonix followed up Frequency with the similar Amplitude. The company later released a more socially driven, karaoke-themed music game in Karaoke Revolution (2003). Donkey Konga, a GameCube title developed by Namco and released in 2003, achieved widespread success by leveraging Nintendo's Donkey Kong brand. Peripheral-based games (2005–2013) In 2005, Harmonix and the small publisher RedOctane released Guitar Hero, a game inspired by Bemani's GuitarFreaks. However, instead of the Japanese pop that comprises the earlier title's soundtrack, Guitar Hero features Western rock music. The game reinvigorated the rhythm genre, which had stagnated because of a flood of Dance Dance Revolution sequels and imitations.2008. "Best Rhythm Game: Rock Band 2" . UGO. Retrieved 2009-04-29. Guitar Hero spawned several sequels, and the franchise overall earned more than $1 billion, with the third installment ranking as the best selling game in North America in 2007. Harmonix followed Guitar Hero with the Rock Band franchise, which also earned over $1 billion. Rock Band titles support multiple instrument controllers and cooperative multiplayer, allowing players to play as a full band. The Guitar Hero franchise followed suit with the band-oriented, Neversoft-developed Guitar Hero World Tour. Guitar Hero installments based on specific bands, such as Metallica and Aerosmith, were also published. Additional songs for Guitar Hero and Rock Band were made available for purchase via the Internet, which generated further revenue. Artists whose work is featured in the games receive royalties, and the increased publicity in turn generates further sales of their music. The success of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises widened the console video game market and its demographics, and the popularity of the genre drove increased sales of consoles. In 2008, it was reported that music games had become the second most popular video game genre (behind action) in the United States, with 53% of players being female. At its height in 2008, music games represented about 18% of the video game market. Video game industry analysts considered 2009 to be a critical year for rhythm games, and they believed that it would allow them to gauge the future success of the genre. Both the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises were expanded, and they received entries for handheld gaming devices and mobile phones. Specialized titles that targeted specific genres and demographics, such as Band Hero for pop music and Lego Rock Band for younger players, were released. Sales of music games were down in the first half of the year. This decline was attributed to fewer purchases of instrument controllers; it was assumed that players had already bought such controllers and were reusing them. While analysts had expected that United States sales of Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band would be high—close to or exceeding one million units each in the first month of their release—sales only reached roughly half of those projections. The failure to meet sales projections was partly attributed to the impact of the late-2000s recession on the video game industry; Harmonix's CEO Alex Rigopolis considered that at the time, both Guitar Hero and Rock Band were the most expensive video games on the market. Analysts also considered it to be a sign of market saturation. Further contributing to the decline was genre stagnation; the franchises retained the same basic gameplay over several iterations, giving consumers less incentive to buy additional titles. Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos felt that the aggressive competition between the Rock Band and Guitar Hero brands on the belief that the market could only support one franchise also contributed to the decline of these games. As a result, analysts lowered their expectations for future music games; for example, projections of first quarter U.S. sales of DJ Hero, a Guitar Hero "spin-off", were reduced from 1.6 million units to only 600,000. Sales of rhythm games, which totalled $1.47 billion in 2008, reached only $700 million in 2009. Analysts predicted that the market would settle at the same "healthy" $500–600 million level of the Call of Duty series. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter concluded that the saturation of the rhythm game market accounted for one-third of the industry's 12% sales decline in 2009. The fallout of the weakening rhythm game market affected game developers, publishers and distributors. Companies in the latter two categories believed that most consumers would own at least one set of instrument controllers by 2010, which would increase the importance of software and downloadable content sales. Activision scaled back its 2010 Guitar Hero release schedule to just two games, reducing the number of SKUs from 25 in 2009 to 10 in 2010. The company closed several in-house developers, including RedOctane, Neversoft's Guitar Hero division, and Underground Development. Viacom, which had paid Harmonix $150 million following the success of Rock Band in 2007, began seeking a "substantial" refund on that investment after weak sales in 2009. Viacom also sought to negotiate new deals with music publishers to reduce the costs of the Rock Band series' licensed music. Ultimately, the company began to seek a buyer for Harmonix during the third quarter of 2010. In 2010, rhythm game developers included new features in their products. For example, Rock Band 3 and Power Gig: Rise of the SixString support guitar controllers with strings, and both contain modes that teach players accurate fingering. Despite this new content, sales of music games faltered in 2010. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock and DJ Hero 2 sold only 86,000 and 59,000 copies, respectively, in North America during their first week on the market. This was in sharp contrast to Guitar Hero III, which had sold nearly 1.4 million units in its first week in 2008. Through October 2010, music games achieved net sales of around $200 million, one-fifth of the genre's revenue during the same period in 2008. Analysts believed that the market likely would not break $400 million in revenue by the end of the year. End year sales were less than $300 million. By the end of 2010, the rhythm market was considered "well past its prime", and developers shifted their focus to downloadable content and potential integration with motion control systems. In late 2010, Viacom sold Harmonix to an investment-backed group and allowed it to continue developing Rock Band and Dance Central. Citing the downturn in rhythm games, Activision shuttered their Guitar Hero division in February 2011. Analysts suggested that the market for peripheral-based rhythm games may remain stagnant for three to five years, after which sales could resurge because of digital distribution models or the release of new video game consoles. However, by 2013, the era of peripheral-based music games was considered at an end, as Harmonix announced that it would cease regular updates of Rock Band downloadable content on April 2, 2013 as the company shifts to newer games. Rhythm games for young girls (2004-present) In Japanese amusement arcade, arcade-based collectible card games became popular. In 2004, Sega released Oshare Majo: Love and Berry which was a fashion coordinate game with collectible card game and rhythm game elements. The Oshare Majo was a big hit in Japan and then other game companies also entered in this game genre. Sega - Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2004-2008) and (2009-2011) Taito - (2006-2007) Atlus - Kirarin Revolution: Happy Idol Life (2006-2009) and (2009-2011) Tomy - (2006-2010), Pretty Rhythm (2010-2014) and PriPara (2014-) Bandai - (2007-2017) and Aikatsu! (2012-) Konami - (2015-) Those games have only aimed at young girls, however some of those games also hit at some adults which are often mentioned as "Ōkina otomodachi" (lit. Big Friends). In 2016, as for PriPara, Tomy mentioned that "When all users [of the game] are counted as its main target of from 6 to 9 years old [Japanese] girls, we succeed to expand the market scale as many as every one of the main target." in its financial results. Virtual idol-featured rhythm games (2008–present) In Japan, such as The Idolmaster and Vocaloids became popular in the Nico Nico Douga, a Japanese video sharing service and then many virtual-idol-featured rhythm games were released. The early examples are The Idolmaster Live For You! (2008, BNEI) and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009-, Sega) but there were only aimed to Japanese market. In January 2012, Taiwanese video game maker, Rayark released Cytus, a SF-themed rhythm game, for smartphones. Cytus was a big hit in Asia, including Japan and due to this, smartphone-based rhythm games became popular in Japan. In spring 2012, Sega released Miku Flick, a spin-off game from "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA" series, for smartphone not only in Japanese market but also in world market. In April 2013, BNEI released the iOS port of The Idolmaster Shiny Festa for world market. The iOS port became the first English support game in The Idolmaster series. In the same month, Bushiroad released Love Live! School Idol Festival for smartphones in Japanese market and then in 2014, they released the international version of the game for world market. Smartphone-based idol-featured rhythm games become more and more popular in Japan. The new games have been released every year: Show by Rock!! (2013-), Tokyo 7th Sisters (2014-), (2014-2015), (2014-2016), (2014-2018), Hello Pro: Tap Live (2014-), The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage (2015-), Girl Friend Note (2015-), IDOLiSH7 (2015-), (2015-), (2015-), (2015-2016), AiPara! IDOL PARADISE (2015-2015), Syachihokōru (2015-), Pretty Rhythm Shake (2015-), (2015-2016), (2016-), 8 beat Story (2016-), Idol Connect (2016), (2016-), : Kirameki Note (2016-), (2016-), Idol Incidents (2016-2017), Pop in Q: Dance for Quintet! (2017-2018), BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! (2017-), (2017-), Idol Rhythm Party (2017-), (2017-), B-PROJECT: Muteki*Dangerous (2017-), Doru-on (2017-), Re:Stage!: Prism Step (2017-), (2017-), King of Prism: Prism Rush! Live (2017-), Uta no Prince-sama: Shining Live (2017), : LIVE ON ST@GE! (2017-), Schoolgirl Strikers: Twinkle Melodies (2017-), Legenne: be a star (2017-), Nogizaka46: Rhythm Festival (2017-), New Prince of Tennis: RisingBeat (2017-), and (2018-). Future directions (2010–present) With the introduction of motion controllers for the Xbox 360 (Kinect) and the PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Move) in 2010 and 2011, some analysts stated that the rhythm market would resurge thanks to dance- and band-based games that use platform-agnostic controllers. Dance games such as Just Dance, Dance Central and Michael Jackson: The Game were based on the new motion sensing technology. Industry pundits believe that, because sales of peripheral-based music games are lagging and the popularity of pop music is surging, dance-based games will continue to thrive. Dance games such as Ubisoft's Just Dance and Harmonix's Dance Central boosted the rhythm genre's late-2010 sales; the latter was the top-selling game for the Kinect in North America in November 2010. Both games helped the genre increase its sales by 38% over November 2009, according to NPD. Harmonix is expected to post more than $100 million in profit for 2011 buoyed by sales of Dance Central and downloadable content for the game, according to Bloomberg. Just Dance overcame a poor critical reception to topple Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's best-seller status, while Just Dance 2 (2010) became the best selling non-Nintendo game for the Wii. The Just Dance series competed with top action franchises for sales. Tap Tap Revenge, the first installment of the iPhone rhythm series Tap Tap, was the platform's most downloaded game in 2008. The Tap Tap franchise ultimately generated 15 million downloads and received a Guinness World Record as the "most popular iPhone game series". Over the course of 2014, the phenomenon of indie games produced several variations of the genre. The game Jungle Rumble uses a mechanic where players drum on a touch screen to control the game. Different rhythms correspond with different verbs to control entities in an RTS like environment. The game Crypt of the NecroDancer uses a mechanic where the player controls the main character in sync with the soundtrack's beat. Harmonix returned to its core rhythm games in 2014. In 2014, it successfully funded a Kickstarter to produce a remake of the PS2 title, Amplitude for the PlayStation 3 and 4, with release expected in 2015. Further, in March 2015, the company announced Rock Band 4 to be released later in the same year, with plans to keep the game as a platform with continued free and paid updates and downloadable content, while refocusing on the core social and music enjoyment of the game. Activision also announced Guitar Hero Live, slated for late 2015, which rebuilds the game from the ground up, keeping the core mechanics but using a 3-button with dual position controller, and using recorded footage of a rock concert taken from the lead guitarist's perspective to increase immersion. Guitar rhythm game industry is going for the VR market with games like Rocksmith and Rock Band VR . 2016 saw the release of Thumper, a self-styled "rhythm violence" game combining rhythm mechanics with an abstract horror theme and an original industrial soundtrack. Unusually, Thumper features a player character encountering notes as physical obstacles, rather than having notes simply scroll offscreen. Also in 2016, Konami returned to the western arcade market with Dance Dance Revolution A after a successful location test. Additionally, Konami's new dancing based rhythm game, Dance Rush Stardom, was also released to the western market in 2018. In 2018, Beat Saber, a virtual reality rhythm game designed around cutting colored cubes in time with a song's beat, became the top selling and highest rated virtual reality game on the Steam market at the time of its release. Health and education Rhythm games have been used for health purposes. For example, research has found that dancing games dramatically increase energy expenditure over that of traditional video games, and that they burn more calories than walking on a treadmill. Scientists have further suggested that, due to the large amount of time children spend playing video games and watching television, games that involve physical activity could be used to combat obesity. Studies have found that playing Dance Dance Revolution can provide an aerobic workout, in terms of a sufficiently intense heart rate, but not the minimum levels of VO2 max. Based on successful preliminary studies, West Virginia, which has one of the highest rates of obesity and its attendant diseases in the US, introduced Dance Dance Revolution into its schools' physical education classes. According to The New York Times, more than "several hundred schools in at least 10 states" have used Dance Dance Revolution (along with In the Groove) in their curricula. Plans have been made to increase the number into the thousands in an effort to mitigate the country's obesity epidemic. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Governor of California, was a noted proponent of the game's use in schools. In Japan, celebrities reported losing weight after playing Dance Dance Revolution, which drove sales of the game's home console version. Bemani's testers also found themselves losing weight while working on the game. There is further anecdotal evidence that these games aid weight loss, though the University of Michigan Health System has cautioned that dance games and other exergames should only be a starting point towards traditional sports, which are more effective. Dance games have also been used in rehabilitation and fall-prevention programs for elderly patients, using customised, slower versions of existing games and mats. Researchers have further experimented with prototypes of games allowing wider and more realistic stepping than the tapping actions found in commercial dance games.Guitar Hero games have been used alongside physical therapy to help recovering stroke patients, because of the multiple limb coordination that the titles require. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have used Guitar Hero III and its controller to help amputee patients, and to develop new prosthetic limbs for these patients. Researchers at University of Nevada, Reno modified a haptic feedback glove to work with the Guitar Hero freeware clone Frets on Fire, resulting in Blind Hero, a music game for visually impaired players that is played with only touch and audio. MIT students collaborated with the government of Singapore and a professor at the National University of Singapore to create AudiOdyssey, a game which allows both blind and sighted gamers to play together. Guitar Hero was used as part of a Trent University youth sleep study, which showed that, in general, players who played a song were better at it twelve hours later if that period included normal sleep.Guitar Hero and Rock Band have introduced people to rock music and inspired them to learn how to play the guitar. A study by Youth Music found that 2.5 million out of 12 million children in the United Kingdom have begun learning how to play real instruments after playing music video games such as Guitar Hero. The group believes that these video games can be incorporated into music educational programs. Guitar teachers in the US have reported an increase in students who cite Guitar Hero as their inspiration to start learning. On the other hand, industry professionals, such as the inventor of the Fretlight practice tool, have expressed scepticism over the game's educational value. There is anecdotal evidence that Guitar Hero aids rhythm and general hand-coordination, but also that it creates a false preconception of the difficulty of learning guitar, which can lead students to discontinue their studies. Guitar Center conducted a survey which found that a majority of instrument-based rhythm gamers intended to take up a real instrument in the future while a majority of those who were already musicians had been inspired to play their instruments more. Despite such popularity the guitar remains less popular than it was in the 1960s. Some musicians have been critical of Guitar Hero's impact on music education. Jack White of The White Stripes stated that he was disappointed to learn that video games are the most likely venue where younger audiences will be exposed to new works, while Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin does not believe that people can learn how to play real instruments from their video game counterparts. Similarly, Prince has turned down opportunities to have his music in the Guitar Hero series, stating that he felt that it was "more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar". Other commentators have pointed to drum controllers (including the expanded, lifelike Drum Rocker kit) used in such games as potentially useful in learning and creating music with real drums. Notes References Ashcraft, Brian, Arcade Mania! 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Hung Chi-chang

Hung Chi-chang (; born 23 August 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) from 12 July 2007 to 19 May 2008. Political career In September 1986, Hung and seventeen others founded the Democratic Progressive Party. Legislative Yuan Hung had served in the Legislative Yuan since 1990, and resigned his seat to chair the Straits Exchange Foundation. Straits Exchange Foundation During a provisional meeting on 12 July 2007, the board of directors and supervisors of the SEF elected Hung to be the chairman of the foundation. Hung express his feeling that upon his election, SEF would step up its services for Taiwanese businesses and people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future. His appointment met with some oppositions from Taiwan independence advocates due to his support for a proposal to lift the 40% investment ceiling of book value for investments by Taiwan's enterprises in Mainland China. Hung sought to be reelected to the legislature via the Democratic Progressive Party list in 2008, but failed to win a seat. References Category:Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:National Taiwan University alumni Category:Taipei Medical University alumni Category:Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Category:Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Category:Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Category:Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan Category:Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Category:Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Category:Taiwanese political party founders

Şiran

Şiran, also Karaca, is a town and district of Gümüşhane Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is one of the points of passage between Eastern Anatolia and Black Sea regions of Turkey, in the sense that the western road departing from Erzincan towards the Zigana Pass (the key pass between the two geographies) has its last urban stop in Şiran. According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 17,600 of which 8,207 live in the town of Şiran. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an elevation of . Name The name comes from Persian and means "the lions", although it is most likely to be an adaptation of the former Greek name of Cheriana (Χερίανα) adopted after the Turkish settlement in the region after and possibly even slightly before the Battle of Manzikert. History Many of the northern villages of the district were home to minority populations of Pontic Greeks until the 1922 Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations, constituting the southern fringes of that community's extension. Some among the present population can also trace their roots to Greeks who had converted to Islam until as late as the end of the 19th century, as indicated by the Ottoman census and changed village names (for example, the present village of "Evren" was formerly called "Sefker"). Places to see Tomara Şelalesi = Tomara waterfalls Yukarıkulaca Alabalık Tesisleri = Yukarıkulaca Trout Plant See also İncedere References External links District governor's official website Road map of Şiran and environs Local city forum website Category:Populated places in Gümüşhane Province Category:Districts of Gümüşhane Province

Tan Anqi

Tan Anqi (; born June 10, 1986 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese female ice hockey player. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. The team finished 7th out of 8 teams. References Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Chinese women's ice hockey players Category:Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic ice hockey players of China Category:Sportspeople from Harbin Category:Asian Games medalists in ice hockey Category:Ice hockey players at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Category:Medalists at the 2007 Asian Winter Games Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for China

Church of All Saints (Keokuk, Iowa)

The Church of All Saints is a parish of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Peter Church, the name of the congregation that built it. The parish of All Saints was established in 1982 as the result of the consolidation of the parishes of St. Peter's (1856), St. Mary's (1867), and St. Francis de Sales (1870). All three contributed furniture and fixtures to the newly constituted All Saints. The parish church is the former St. Peter's; St. Francis de Sales was subsequently demolished. History The area of present-day Keokuk was within the Half-Breed Tract, land set aside by the United States Senate on January 18, 1825 for settlement of mixed-race descendants of the Sac and Fox tribes. Over the years, some of the women had married French trappers who worked the area, and their descendants were excluded from communal lands because their fathers lacked tribal status. Mixed-race families could live in the Half-Breed Tract but could not sell individual allotments until Congress changed the law in 1837. In 1824 Bishop Louis Dubourg of New Orleans appointed the Rev. Charles Felix Van Quickenborne, SJ the Vicar General of Upper Louisiana, which included the Half-Breed Tract. He is the first priest known to have visited the area of present-day Keokuk, visiting in 1832 and 1833, after that section of Iowa was opened to settlement. He recommended a church be built, as he thought the funds could be easily raised. The next priest to visit the area was the Rev. Peter Paul Lefevere. He reported that the number of Catholics in the area numbered 38. In 1840 the Rev. Samuel Charles Mazzuchelli, OP from St. Paul's Church in Burlington added Keokuk to his missionary area. The same year the Rev. John George Alleman started visiting Keokuk regularly from St. Joseph's in Fort Madison; however, he was unable to raise enough money to build a church. He would continue visiting the area until 1848. The first parish established in the town was named St. John the Evangelist and was founded in 1844 by Rev. Lucien Galtier, who was named the first pastor in Keokuk. The church was a log structure built on the corner of Second and Blondeau Streets. The church was built by Hugh V. Gildea from Dubuque with the help of Father Galtier. A future historian of Keokuk, Virginia Wilcox Ivins, remembered seeing the "elegant" priest hammering on the church roof on a hot July day when she was twelve years old. The church building measured and was high. It cost $598.37, and was paid for from funds received from the Society of the Propagation of the Faith. Galtier stayed only a few months, and Father Alleman had care of the Keokuk parish again. The Rev. Jean Villars became its pastor in 1848 and he stayed for nine years. The Rev. William Emonds was sent to Keokuk in 1855 to buy back property lost by the church. Instead, he bought new property on which St. Peter's Church was founded. By now there were quite a few German Catholics in Keokuk, who had immigrated after the 1848 Revolutions, and they wanted a priest who spoke their language. After 1857 St. Peter's became the only Catholic church in Keokuk. St. John the Evangelist was abandoned and Father Villars recalled. The cornerstone was laid for the original church on Exchange Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets on April 20, 1856. St. Mary's Church was established in 1867 to serve the pastoral needs of German immigrants. The parish built a red brick church north of St. Peter's in 1911. St. Francis de Sales Church was begun in 1870 to serve the neighborhoods on the east side of town. All three parishes became part of the Davenport Diocese when it was established in 1881. St. Francis parish built a stone church in 1899, designed by James J. Egan who had earlier designed both Sacred Heart Cathedral in Davenport and St. Ambrose Cathedral in Des Moines. As St. Peter's grew the parish decided to relocate the church in 1872. Three lots were purchased at Ninth and Bank Streets. Plans for the new church building were completed in 1878 by Chicago architect William John Dillenburg, who had been an assistant architect in completing the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. He is also responsible for the Church of St. John the Baptist in Burlington, Iowa. Both All Saints and St. John's are similar in design and were built at the same time. Ground was broken for the new structure in 1879, and its cornerstone was laid on June 12, 1881. Crowell and Worley of Keokuk served as the general contractors, Robert Burns of Keokuk was responsible for the carpentry, and Adam Mullen, of Chicago did the roof work. The parish pastor, the Rev. Thomas O'Reilly, underestimated the cost to build the church. As a result, it had to be built in stages over an extended period of time. The total cost of construction came in at $50,000. It was completed in 1885. In 1886 Franciscan Sisters from Peoria, Illinois opened St. Joseph Hospital next to St. Mary's Church. In 1975 it merged with Graham Hospital and became Keokuk Area Hospital. The commission for the church's solid marble altar was given to Joseph Conradi of St. Louis in 1904. The building's foundations had to be reinforced to support the weight of the new altar. The baptistery was added to the sacristy area at the same time. The altar was dedicated on October 8, 1905. Because of declining numbers of clergy in the diocese, and the declining population in Keokuk, the diocese decided to consolidate the three parishes into one. The Church of All Saints was established in 1982. It was at this time that the Chapel of the Angels was added in the left sacristy area of the church. The chapel used the angel statues that flanked the high altar at St. Mary's, the pews from St. Francis de Sales, as well as other elements from the three churches. The Blessed Sacrament is housed in the chapel, and it is used for weekday Masses and First Friday Adoration. The organ from St. Mary's was placed in the main church. A Monument Garden is located near the chapel entrance behind the rectory. The cornerstones from the first St. Peter's Church (1856), the second St. Mary's Church (1911), the second St. Francis de Sales Church (1898), and St. Mary's School (1907) were refaced to designate All Saints parish. Architecture The Church of All Saints is an outstanding example late Gothic Revival style in the state of Iowa. The structure follows a basilica plan. The exterior is composed of local clay brick, and magnesium limestone for the coping on the pilasters, window sills and buttresses. It rests on a foundation of rough coursed limestone. The verticality of the church is emphasized by its central tower that rises and by the corner towers that are tall. Stepped corbel tables are located below the eaves of the steeply pitched gable roof and horizontal corbelling is located at the central spire base. Above is an eight-sided offset tower that terminates in four gabled facades. In each of the four facades of the tower are pointed-arched louvers in the bell chamber. An eight-sided spire culminates in a cross. The side elevations are six bays in length and are separated by buttresses. Each bay contains a paired lancet window. The church's art glass windows were created in Munich, Germany and installed by the A. Misch Company of Chicago in 1884 at a cost of $3,300. The window on the central tower is tall. It features quatrefoil, Latin cross and yin-yang-shaped lights that are set within rosette forms. The interior is divided into three naves with vaulted ceilings that are divided by columns with capitals in the Corinthian order. A double gallery is located in the rear of the church. In the apse on the opposite side of the church is a carved white marble altar. The statue in the central tower of the reredos is that of Saint Peter, the church's patron saint at the time it was built. The lower level has statues of the Four Evangelists. The former altar frontal bears an image of the Lamb and the scroll with seven seals from the Book of Revelation. The Stations of the Cross that line the side walls came from Munich and were erected on February 28, 1892. Alterations to the church include the replacement of the original wooden front doors with aluminum framed glass doors in 1968. Some of the art glass above the doors was also replaced by thin, clear, horizontal glass panels. A concrete ramp and new steps replaced the original stone steps in 1980. A new Reconciliation Room and a restroom replaced the original confessionals in the back of the church in 1982. The church was redecorated in the mid-1990s. Catholic schools The first Catholic school was established in Keokuk by the Visitation Sisters in 1852. They opened a free school first. In 1853 they started a new convent and a select school for both boarders and day students. St. Peter's Parish desired a parochial school, but the Visitation Sisters' rule forbade them from teaching in parochial schools. The parish school was started by 1859, and the Rev. Louis DeCailly asked the School Sisters of Notre Dame to teach in the school. They taught there from 1861 to 1864. They withdrew from teaching when Father DeCailly wanted to start a high school for girls, and the Notre Dame Sisters felt it would infringe on the Visitation Academy. Lay teachers took over the teaching responsibilities in the parish school. The Visitation Sisters left in 1867 because of financial problems that resulted from the building of a new school. The parish took over the school and the Daughters of Charity came to teach the same year. The common school and the select school were merged in 1877. The grade school was renamed St. Vincent's. The Notre Dame Sisters came back to Keokuk and staffed the parochial school at St. Mary's Church. St. Peter's High School continued until a central Catholic high school named Cardinal Stritch was opened in 1965. The Daughters of Charity left Keokuk in 1996. Because of low enrollment and financial concerns, Cardinal Stritch consolidated with Holy Trinity High School in Fort Madison in 2006. St. Vincent's Elementary School, which includes preschool through fifth grade, moved into the former Cardinal Stritch building. 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Punaluu

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Gessie villastad

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Round Grove, Indiana

Round Grove is an unincorporated community in Round Grove Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History A post office was established at Round Grove in 1878, and remained in operation until 1900. The community took its name from Round Grove Township. Geography Round Grove is located at . References Category:Unincorporated communities in White County, Indiana Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana

1967–68 ice hockey Bundesliga season

The 1967–68 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 10th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and EV Fussen won the championship. Krefelder EV won the DEV-Pokal. First round West South Relegation round West South 3rd place FC Bayern München - ESV Kaufbeuren 5:3 DEV-Pokal Final round References External links Season on hockeyarchives.info Category:Eishockey-Bundesliga seasons German Bund

BAD-2

BAD-2 was a Soviet experimental amphibious armored car, that could be also converted to run on railroad tracks (see draisine). Only one prototype was built in 1932, designed by engineer P. N. Syachentov. Specifications References External links Image Category:Military vehicles of the Soviet Union Category:Armoured cars of the interwar period Category:Military draisines

Eugene A. Eberle

Eugene A. Eberle (1840–1917) was a Broadway actor who appeared in over 60 productions, including Edwin Booth's Hamlet in 1864–65, in which he played the gravedigger.. Born in Bangor, Maine, Eberle made his debut as Paris in a Bangor production of Romeo and Juliet. By the early 1900s he was in the touring company of acclaimed actor Otis Skinner. Eberle's father Charles L. Eberle was a native of Philadelphia, and also an actor. His mother was Rachel Apherton, a descendant of Gen. Humphrey Apherton. The senior Eberle was killed on board the steamboat "Lexington" when it was burned on Long Island Sound. The younger Eberle was educated in the schools of Boston. He was married to Mrs. Mary Tyrell, of Scotland, also an actress. References Category:19th-century American male actors Category:American male stage actors Category:American male Shakespearean actors Category:Male actors from Maine Category:People from Bangor, Maine Category:1840 births Category:1917 deaths

Black Widow (In This Moment album)

Black Widow is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band In This Moment. It was released on November 17, 2014, by Atlantic Records, marking the band's major-label debut and first release away from longtime label Century Media Records. Black Widow is the second and last album to feature drummer Tom Hane, who left the band in March 2016 citing creative and artistic unhappiness. Background and new label After the success of their 2012 album Blood and a headline tour, In This Moment announced that they were returning to the studio at the end February 2014 to begin working on a follow-up. Lead guitarist Chris Howorth told Billboard that they were again teaming up with longtime collaborator Kevin Churko, who has produced the band's previous records, and that the sound would continue with the same style as Blood. On their new evolved sound he remarked, "We feel like we found something and want to stick the flag in the ground on top of that hill." It was reported on February 5 that the band had signed with Atlantic Records. Frontwoman Maria Brink said of the new deal, "We are very excited to be releasing this album through Atlantic Records, who have put out some of the greatest and most revered albums of all time." Album and songs It was revealed on September 6, 2014, through the band's social media pages that new album details would be announced the following week. A redesign of the band's logo featured an image of a black widow, in line with the new album. On September 8, the first single, "Sick Like Me", premiered on Sirius Satellite Radio and was released to iTunes at midnight. The album's title was announced along with a headlining tour, which began in late October. Brink revealed the title is a metaphor for positive and negative life experiences and turning weaknesses into strength. She says, "This innocent young girl who gets infected with life, traumas, experiences, and the balance of light and darkness. She becomes this poised and powerful creature." The album was made available for pre-order on iTunes on October 14, 2014, while the second single, "Big Bad Wolf", was released on October 21. Leaving little time in between, "Bloody Creature Poster Girl" was released as the next promotional single on October 27, followed by the final pre-release single, "Sex Metal Barbie", on November 4. Tour To support the release, the band performed at Knotfest on October 25, 2014, before headlining the Black Widow Tour, which kicked off on October 26, 2014 and concluded on December 14, 2014 with Starset, Twelve Foot Ninja, and 3 Pill Morning as the opening acts. The Black Widow shows presented a more elaborate stage show with each song featuring a new set, props, and choreography. According to Brink, the stage show is to bring the songs to life. Throughout 2015, the headline tour resumed in Europe and the United States, followed by supporting slots for Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch and Godsmack. On March 16, 2016, Drummer Tom Hane announced his departure from the band, citing creative and artistic unhappiness. The band replaced Hane with Kent Diimmel, the drummer from 3 by Design. On June 18, 2016, the band kicked off The Hellpop 2016 Tour with openers Hellyeah, Sunflower Undead, and Shaman's Harvest before joining Rob Zombie and Korn for their summer tour. Personal health issues A second outing in Europe and the UK was scheduled to begin on January 10, 2016 in France. Due to health problems concerning the band members, the tour was postponed and later cancelled. Guitarist Howorth announced that he was being treated for a neck injury due to years of headbanging on stage. Howorth later revealed that the treatment led to painkiller addictions, which he overcame. Reception Black Widow debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 36,000 copies, marking the band's highest chart entry. By June 2015, the album had sold 120,000 copies. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Black Widow. Kevin Churko – production, recording, mixing, mastering Kane Churko – additional engineering, programming, editing Shawn McGhee – additional engineering, editing Nick Helbling – additional programming, editing Marcel Szczypka – additional programming, editing Kelly Churko – noise Khloe Churko – studio management and assistance Michael Spadoni – piano on "The Fighter" Brent Smith – guest vocals on "Sexual Hallucination" Sean Mosher-Smith – art direction, design, photo illustration Robert Kley – cover image, booklet photos Jeremy Saffer – album cover image editing, back cover Tom Hane – back booklet photo Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References Category:2014 albums Category:Albums produced by Kevin Churko Category:Atlantic Records albums Category:In This Moment albums

2Phat

2Phat was an Irish television programme that was shown twice weekly on Network 2 from 1998 to 2000. It reunited Ray D'Arcy and Zig and Zag, who had previously appeared together on The Den. Following the demise of this show, all three would not appear together again until 14 November 2008, when D'Arcy hosted a Den Reunion Reunited special on his Today FM programme The Ray D'Arcy Show. Format The theme music for the opening of the TV show was a version of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Propellerheads. Other music was provided by DJ Lee. The show typically consisted of 15 audience members, and would involve a series of short sketches which led a question. The person who buzzed in first got a chance to answer the question. At the end of the show one person would be selected at random (from the people who answered a question correctly) to play the final round. The final prize was a motor scooter. Recurring segments included several involving "Velcro Girl", a model (Tracy Sheridan) dressed in a velcro-covered catsuit. Items stuck to the suit provided hints to an artist's identity, which the audience would guess. References Category:1998 Irish television series debuts Category:2000 Irish television series endings Category:1990s Irish television series Category:Irish game shows Category:Irish quiz shows Category:Irish television programmes featuring puppetry Category:RTÉ television programmes Category:2000s Irish television series

Mike Higham

Michael John Higham (born 25 April 1970) is a British sound editor, record producer, audio engineer, and composer known for his work in film and television. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for his work on the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Career Higham began his career as a recording engineer for producer Trevor Horn, and worked with artists like Seal, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, and Sting. Since the late 1990s, he has worked primarily as a music editor and supervisor for feature films; including High Fidelity, Bridget Jones's Diary, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Captain Phillips, and Edge of Tomorrow. He was co-composer on the Tim Burton 2016 film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, substituting for Burton's usual collaborator Danny Elfman. Awards and nominations Won 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (for Band of Brothers) 2017 ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for Top Box Office Films (for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) – with Matthew Margeson 2001 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing – Music (Foreign & Domestic) (for High Fidelity) Nominated 2016 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film (for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) 2015 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing Best Sound Editing – Music in a Musical Feature Film (for Into the Woods) 2015 Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over $25 Million (for Into the Woods) – with Paul Gemignani 2011 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film (for Alice in Wonderland) 2008 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing Best Sound Editing – Music in a Musical Feature Film (for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) 2005 Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Feature Film – Animated (for Corpse Bride) References Category:1970 births Category:Living people

Paris Frills

Paris Frills () is a 1945 French drama film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Raymond Rouleau, Micheline Presle and Jean Chevrier. It was made in 1944 during the German occupation but not released until the following year. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. Exteriors were shot in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Plot Micheline (Micheline Presle), a young woman from the provinces, arrives in Paris to prepare for her marriage to a silk manufacturer from Lyon, Daniel Rousseau (Jean Chevrier). But she falls in love with the best friend of her husband-to-be, the fashion designer Philippe Clarence (Raymond Rouleau). He is an impenitent Don Juan who seduces her when he feels the need for some creative inspiration and then drops her just as quickly when he comes to devote himself to a new collection. Micheline no longer feels she can go ahead and get married. A few weeks later Clarence tries to reconquer her but it is too late. She refuses. Clarence goes mad and throws himself from a window. Main cast Raymond Rouleau as Philippe Clarence Micheline Presle as Micheline Lafaurie Jean Chevrier as Daniel Rousseau Gabrielle Dorziat as Solange Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Paulette Françoise Lugagne as Anne-Marie Christiane Barry as Lucienne Rosine Luguet as Cousin Yolande Bloin Eveline Volney as Employee Maria Carld François Joux as Murier Georges Roullet Marc Doelnitz as Cousin References External links Category:1940s drama films Category:1945 films Category:Films directed by Jacques Becker Category:French drama films Category:French films Category:Films set in Paris Category:French-language films Category:Films about fashion designers Category:French black-and-white films

Norman Giles

Norman Henry Giles (August 6, 1915 – October 16, 2006) was an American microbial geneticist who studied mutations of Neurospora crassa. Notable papers 1940: "The effects of fast neutrons on the chromosomes of Tradescantia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 26:567-575. 1948: With E. Z. Lederberg, "Induced reversions of biochemical mutants in Neurospora crassa". Am. J. Bot. 35:150-157. 1950: With H. P. Riley, "Studies on the mechanism of oxygen effect on the radiosensitivity of Tradescantia chromosomes". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 36:337-344. 1950: With A. V. Beatty, "The effect of x-irradiation in oxygen and in hydrogen at normal and positive pressures on chromosome aberration frequency in Tradescantia microspores". Science 112:643-645. 1951: "Studies on the mechanism of reversion in biochemical mutants of Neurospora crassa". Cold Spring Harb. Sym. 16:283-313. 1956: "Forward and back mutation at specific loci in Neurospora". Brookhaven Sym. Biol. 8:103-125. 1957: With C. W. H. Partridge and N. J. Nelson, "The genetic control of adenylosuccinase in Neurospora crassa". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 43:305-317. 1957: With E. H. Y. Chu, "A study of primate chromosome complements". Am. Nat. 91:273-282. 1958: With M. E. Case, "Evidence from tetrad analyses for both normal and aberrant recombination between allelic mutants in Neurospora crassa". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 44:378-390. Footnotes References Biographical Memoirs: V. 91, the National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2009, pp. 136–151. (also available at http://www.genetics.uga.edu/pdf/giles_NAS_obit.pdf) Category:American geneticists Category:1915 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Emory University alumni Category:American microbiologists Category:Yale University faculty Category:University of Georgia faculty

Michael Hadschieff

Michael Florian Hadschieff (born 5 October 1963) is a former speed skater from Austria. Biography At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances (500 m - 1,000 m - 1,500 m - 5,000 m - 10,000 m), winning medals in two of those. This performance earned him the first place in the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, taking over first place from Nikolay Gulyayev. Only three days later, he lost this first place to Eric Flaim. Hadschieff won two World Cups: On the 1,500 m in 1986 and on the 1,000 m in 1989. His second win was a first place shared with Eric Flaim. Other notable results include winning silver at the European Allround Championships and bronze at the World Allround Championships, both in 1987. Hadschieff was awarded the Austrian Sportler des Jahres ("Sportsman of the Year") title in 1986. Personal records Hadschieff has an Adelskalender score of 157.884 points. His highest ranking on the Adelskalender was a first place. References Eng, Trond. All Time International Championships, Complete Results: 1889 - 2002. Askim, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 2002. Teigen, Magne. Komplette Resultater Internasjonale Mesterskap 1889 - 1989: Menn/Kvinner, Senior/Junior, allround/sprint. Veggli, Norway: WSSSA-Skøytenytt, 1989. External links Michael Hadschieff at SkateResults.com Short bio on Michael Hadschieff from the Encyclopedia of Austria Personal records from The Skatebase Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Austrian male speed skaters Category:Olympic speed skaters of Austria Category:Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Category:Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Category:Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Category:Speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Austria Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Category:Sportspeople from Innsbruck Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating Category:Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Category:Universiade medalists in speed skating Category:World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Category:Universiade gold medalists for Austria Category:Competitors at the 1991 Winter Universiade

Central District (Nik Shahr County)

The Central District of Nik Shahr County () is a district (bakhsh) in Nik Shahr County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 50,842, in 10,144 families. The District has one city: Nik Shahr. References Category:Nik Shahr County Category:Districts of Sistan and Baluchestan Province

Skipper Scrappy UAC-200

The Skipper Scrappy UAC-200 is an American homebuilt aerobatic biplane that was designed by WA Skipper of Greeley, Colorado, introduced in 1970. The aircraft was supplied in the form of plans for amateur construction, but plans seem to no longer be available. Design and development The aircraft features a biplane layout, a single-seat, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing with the span wings built from wood and the whole aircraft covered in doped aircraft fabric. The standard engine used is the Lycoming IO-360 powerplant, which gives a 3700 foot per minute (19 m/s) climb rate and a top speed of . The aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With full fuel of the payload is . Operational history By October 2013 three examples had once been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, but only one remained currently registered. In September 1997 a Scrappy UAC-200 was flown to third place in the International Aerobatic Club basic category at the East Coast Aerobatics Championships, held in Warrenton, Virginia. Specifications (Scrappy UAC-200) References Scrappy UAC-200 Category:1970s United States sport aircraft Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft Category:Biplanes Category:Homebuilt aircraft Category:Aerobatic aircraft

Gephyraspis

Gephyraspis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tortricidae. Species Gephyraspis contranota Diakonoff, 1973 Gephyraspis insolita Diakonoff, 1973 Gephyraspis lutescens Diakonoff, 1960 See also List of Tortricidae genera References External links tortricidae.com Category:Archipini Category:Tortricidae genera

FC Slušovice

FC Slušovice is a Czech football club, playing in the town of Slušovice. The club was founded in 1929. The club won the 1994–95 Moravian–Silesian Football League and played one season in the Czech 2. Liga, finishing 7th in the 1995–96 season. It currently plays in the Zlínský krajský 1.A třída skupina A, which is in the sixth tier of Czech football. References External links Profile at WorldFootball.net Category:FC Slušovice Category:Association football clubs established in 1929 Category:Zlín District

Sampov Lun (commune)

Sampov Lun () is a khum (commune) of Sampov Loun District in Battambang Province in north-western Cambodia. Villages Thnal Bat Thnal Bambaek Kaoh Touch Tuol Chrey References Category:Communes of Battambang Province Category:Sampov Loun District Category:Communes of Cambodia

Geometric standard deviation

In probability theory and statistics, the geometric standard deviation (GSD) describes how spread out are a set of numbers whose preferred average is the geometric mean. For such data, it may be preferred to the more usual standard deviation. Note that unlike the usual arithmetic standard deviation, the geometric standard deviation is a multiplicative factor, and thus is dimensionless, rather than having the same dimension as the input values. Thus, the geometric standard deviation may be more appropriately called geometric SD factor . When using geometric SD factor in conjunction with geometric mean, it should be described as "the range from (the geometric mean divided by the geometric SD factor) to (the geometric mean multiplied by the geometric SD factor), and one cannot add/subtract "geometric SD factor" to/from geometric mean . Definition If the geometric mean of a set of numbers {A1, A2, ..., An} is denoted as μg, then the geometric standard deviation is Derivation If the geometric mean is then taking the natural logarithm of both sides results in The logarithm of a product is a sum of logarithms (assuming is positive for all ), so It can now be seen that is the arithmetic mean of the set , therefore the arithmetic standard deviation of this same set should be This simplifies to Geometric standard score The geometric version of the standard score is If the geometric mean, standard deviation, and z-score of a datum are known, then the raw score can be reconstructed by Relationship to log-normal distribution The geometric standard deviation is used as a measure of log-normal dispersion analogously to the geometric mean. As the log-transform of a log-normal distribution results in a normal distribution, we see that the geometric standard deviation is the exponentiated value of the standard deviation of the log-transformed values, i.e. . As such, the geometric mean and the geometric standard deviation of a sample of data from a log-normally distributed population may be used to find the bounds of confidence intervals analogously to the way the arithmetic mean and standard deviation are used to bound confidence intervals for a normal distribution. See discussion in log-normal distribution for details. References Category:Scale statistics See also Category:Non-Newtonian calculus External links Non-Newtonian calculus website

Canadian Congress of Labour

The Canadian Congress of Labour (CCL) was founded in 1940 and merged with Trades and Labour Congress of Canada (TLC) to form the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in 1956. Founding In 1939, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) supporters were expelled from the TLC, due to the demands of the American-based American Federation of Labor (AFL). This split had to do with the CIO unionizing industrial trades, and the AFL organizing craft trades. The expelled unions included the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, now called the United Steelworkers (USW); United Auto Workers of America, now Unifor; and the United Mine Workers (UMWA). They negotiated with the All-Canadian Congress of Labour and founded the Canadian Congress of Labour in 1940 to rival the TLC. At its founding, it had 100,000 members, and grew to 250,000 by 1943. The Congress' founding executive included Aaron Mosher (Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees), Silby Barrett, Sol Spivak, and Charles Millard (Steelworkers). They were all members of the social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) political party. They were united in the belief that labour should be involved in politics. In 1981 a postage stamp, depicting Mosher flanked by two railway workers, was issued to commemorate the centenary of Mosher's birth. Notes References Category:Congress of Industrial Organizations Category:Canadian Labour Congress Category:Economic history of Canada Category:Trade unions established in 1940 Category:Trade unions disestablished in 1956 Category:1940 establishments in Canada Category:1956 disestablishments in Canada

Republic of the Congo at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

The Republic of the Congo competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. One athlete was announced to represent the country in the event. Results Men References External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website Category:Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics World Championships in Athletics Category:Republic of the Congo at the World Championships in Athletics

Ancylosis rhythmatica

Ancylosis rhythmatica is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914, and is known from Panama. References Category:Moths described in 1914 Category:Ancylosis Category:Moths of Central America

Years & Years

Years & Years is a British synth-pop band, founded in London, England. The band consists of Olly Alexander, Mikey Goldsworthy and Emre Türkmen. Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, Communion, debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2015 and was the fastest-selling debut album of the year from a UK signed band. Their biggest hit single "King" from their debut album Communion reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 2015, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland. Their single "Shine" from the same album reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. In April 2018 they announced the release of their second studio album Palo Santo which features singles "Sanctify" and "If You're Over Me", the latter of which reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom. The album features a dystopian world consisting of robot-like beings named Androids and humans as the minority, and was released on 6 July 2018. Career 2010–2014: Formation and early years The band was formed in 2010, after Goldsworthy moved to London from Australia and met Noel Leeman and then later, Türkmen online. Alexander later joined the band as its lead vocalist, after Goldsworthy heard him singing in the shower. The band was originally a five-piece group, with Noel Leeman and Olivier Subria. Leeman and Subria left the band in 2013. Years & Years' first single, called "I Wish I Knew" was released in July 2012 on the Good Bait label, with the band performing as a five-piece group. In 2013, the group signed a deal to the French label Kitsuné as a three-piece and released their second single, called "Traps" in September 2013. Their third single, called "Real" was released by Kitsuné in February 2014 and its music video featured an appearance by Alexander's Peter and Alice co-star, Ben Whishaw, and the former Misfits actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett. In 2014, the group signed a deal to Polydor Records and then released their fourth single, called "Take Shelter". The song reached number one on the iTunes UK Singles Electronic Chart. In December 2014, the group released their fifth single, called "Desire", which peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. 2015–2016: Communion In January 2015, the band won BBC's Sound of 2015 poll. In the same month, the band's sixth single, "King", was previewed on BBC Radio 1 and selected as Zane Lowe's Hottest Record in the World. "King" was released on 1 March 2015 and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Internationally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland. On 25 February 2015, Years & Years were nominated for the Critics Choice Award at the 2015's BRIT Awards. On 18 March 2015, Years & Years announced their debut studio album, Communion on their Instagram profile. It was released on 10 July 2015, by Polydor Records, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart. As well as it being the fastest-selling debut album in 2015 from a UK signed band, it was also the first number one on the inaugural New Music Fridays release date, marking a moment in history. To celebrate the launch of the album, a world first interactive ad-break takeover happened on Channel 4, on the evening the album was released. Three exclusive music videos for the band's next single, "Shine", were filmed especially for the initiative, and fans were encouraged to 'take control' of the ad break by tweeting the hashtag for the video they most wanted to see; #ChooseLight, #ChooseShadow or #ChooseDark. The initiative garnered 1.55 million viewers and resulted in the most interacted-with ad in Channel 4 history. "Shine" was released as the band's seventh single, serving as a follow-up to their sixth single, "King". It was released on 5 July 2015, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. "Eyes Shut" was released as their eighth single that was to be taken from Communion. The music video for the single was released on 27 September 2015, and the video depicted the band exploring a post-apocalyptic world, set in the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria. In January 2016, Years & Years were nominated for four BRIT Awards, including British Group, British Breakthrough Act, British Single (for "King") and British Artist Video (also for "King"). On 2 March 2016, the band announced that Tove Lo would feature on their next single; a new version of, "Desire". The music video was released on the next day, accompanied by an open letter from frontman Olly Alexander on the band's Facebook page. This detailed the concept of the video and highlighted the LGBT issues addressed by it (such as sexuality and gender dynamics), for which Alexander had become somewhat of a spokesperson. The band played their biggest headline show to date on 8 April 2016, at Wembley Arena, London, as part of their 2016 UK headline tour. The show was completely sold out, with support coming from MØ, Nimmo and Mabel. In July 2016, the band released the music video for their next single from Communion, "Worship". The music video was directed by Matt Lambert, with choreography from Ryan Heffington. On 11 September 2016, Years & Years performed the last show of their Communion tour at Lollapalooza in Berlin. 2016–present: Palo Santo On 13 September 2016, the band released the song "Meteorite", which was included on the soundtrack for the film Bridget Jones's Baby. On 28 September 2016, the music video for the song was released. Alexander later announced that he had been working on new music with Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter. The first single from the album, "Sanctify", was released on 7 March 2018. The song became the number 1 trending video on YouTube within the first 24 hours after its launch. A short interview was released after the music video with Alexander explaining his inspiration for the song came from experiences he had with men who claim to be heterosexual but have desires of other sexualities in which they struggle to embrace. The second single of the album, called "If You're Over Me", was released on 10 May 2018 with its music video released on 14 May 2018. The single peaked at number 6 in the United Kingdom. On 18 June 2018, the band announced the European dates to their Palo Santo Tour. The album's title track, "Palo Santo", was released on 22 June 2018 and "All for You" was released on 27 June 2018, with the album subsequently being released on 6 July 2018. The album received acclaim from critics and reached number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. On 17 September 2018, the music video for "All For You" was released, featuring an angelic Alexander dancing within an abandoned warehouse before transforming into a demonic version of himself and engaging in a dance off with an android. The band was featured on The Greatest Showman: Reimagined covering "Come Alive" alongside Jess Glynne which was released on 16 November 2018. In November 2018, "Play", a collaboration with DJ Jax Jones was released. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Official Chart. On 28 January the music video released, this was a supermarket belt which Alexander and Jones danced upon with previous signature Jones brands appearing as supermarket items. On 14 February 2019, a collaboration with MNEK titled "Valentino" was released. On 4 March 2019, the band announced that Emre would be taking a hiatus from the band whilst they were touring in Asia. His wife delivered a healthy baby girl called Daphne Türkmen. The group performed at the Glastonbury Festival where Alexander gave a speech that was universally praised by fans and media. 11 September 2019 - they released a single in collaboration with Pet Shop Boys called "Dreamland" - This track was already scheduled to be released on the Palo Santo album in 2018, but in the end Pet Shop Boys decided to release it under their name, listing Years & Years as featured. Influences The band's influences include Radiohead, Flying Lotus, Marilyn Manson, the Beatles, Jai Paul, Timbaland, Joni Mitchell, Aaliyah, Robyn, Scritti Politti and Sigur Rós. Members Olly Alexander – vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, piano Mikey Goldsworthy – synthesisers, keyboards, bass guitar Emre Türkmen – synthesisers, keyboards, beats, samples, sampling, sequencers, laptop, guitar Live members Dylan Bell – drums Paris Jeffree – drums Phebe Edwards – Backing vocals Joell Fender – Backing vocals Discography Communion (2015) Palo Santo (2018) Tours Years & Years UK Tour (2016) - Production and Lighting Design by Cassius Creative, Video Design by Adam Young for FRAY Studio. Palo Santo Tour (2018-19) - Creative Direction by Olly Alexander, Production and Lighting Design by Cassius Creative and Movistar, Video Design by Adam Young for FRAY Studio. Awards and nominations References External links Category:Musical groups established in 2010 Category:2010 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:English electronic music groups Category:English house music groups Category:Polydor Records artists Category:Interscope Records artists Category:Musical groups from London Category:Kitsuné artists Category:LGBT-themed musical groups

Timber (Pitbull song)

"Timber" is a song by American rapper Pitbull featuring American singer Kesha. The song was released on October 6, 2013, as the lead single from Pitbull's extended play (EP) Meltdown EP. The song was produced by Dr. Luke, Cirkut, and Sermstyle, with additional production by Nick Seeley. The song interpolates Lee Oskar's 1978 single "San Francisco Bay" and features harmonica player Paul Harrington, who plays through the entire song and was told to emulate Oskar. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and also topped the charts in over fifteen countries, including Canada (where it stood at No. 1 for eight consecutive weeks), Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. According to the IFPI, the song sold 12.6 million units worldwide in 2014, including single-track downloads and track-equivalent streams, becoming the sixth best-selling song of that year. As of 2019, the song has now sold 19.1 million copies worldwide. Background and composition Kesha had previously featured Pitbull on remixes of her songs "Tik Tok" and "Crazy Kids", and Pitbull has featured Kesha on a 2009 song, "Girls". In an interview in December 2013, Pitbull said that Rihanna was originally meant to be the featured artist on "Timber", but she had already been asked to be the featured artist on Shakira's "Can't Remember to Forget You" and did not have time to record "Timber". "Timber" is a dance-pop, EDM and folktronica song with elements of country. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Kobalt Music Publishing, the song is set in common time with a moderately fast tempo of 130 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of G minor and follows a chord sequence of Gm–B–F–E. Kesha's vocals span from G♯3 to D♯5. Paul Harrington, who plays the harmonica throughout the track, was initially given a flat fee of $1,000 for his services. Three years later, however, after consulting an expert on music law, Harrington was paid a further $50,000. Chart performance "Timber" made its first chart appearance on October 10, 2013, in the Republic of Ireland, where it debuted at number 67 on the Irish Singles Chart. The following week, the song climbed to number 19. In Austria, "Timber" debuted at number 69 on the Austrian Singles Chart on October 18, 2013 and eventually crowned the chart at number 1. In Germany, the song debuted at number 90 on October 18, 2013 on the German Singles Chart and later peaked at number one. Timber debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 26, 2013 at number 49, and it topped the chart on January 18, 2014, giving Kesha her third number-one single after "Tik Tok" and "We R Who We R" as well as earning Pitbull his second number-one single, after 2011's "Give Me Everything". Before topping the Hot 100, it had been stuck at number 2 for 4 weeks, behind "The Monster" by Eminem featuring Rihanna. "Timber" is Kesha's eleventh top 10 song on the Hot 100 chart. "Timber" peaked at number 1 on the US Hot Digital Songs, and is Pitbull's first song to do so. "Timber" also peaked at number 1 on the US Rap Songs chart. It is the first #1 single of 2014 in the US, and stood at number one for three consecutive weeks. It has spent four consecutive weeks at the number two, three consecutive weeks at the number one, then again at number two for one week. It reached its 4 million sales mark in the US in May 2014. As of July 2015, the song has been certified for 6 million copies in the US. In Canada, the song debuted at number seventeen on the Canadian Hot 100 as the week's highest debut and climbed steadily to number one, where it has stood for eight consecutive weeks. In the United Kingdom, "Timber" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart on January 5, 2014 ― for the week ending date January 11, 2014 ― shifting 139,000 copies in its first week. This gave both artists their third chart-topping songs in Britain. By the end of 2014, the song had sold 744,000 copies in the UK. In South Korea, "Timber" debuted at number sixteen on Gaon International Chart, but it debuted at number 13 on Gaon Download International Chart with 6,522 downloads. In its second week it reached number 2 on the International Chart. On the download chart, it jumped to number 3, selling another 15,276 copies. "Timber" sold 68,321 copies during 2013 in South Korea. During January 2014, the single sold another 16,515 copies, and during February sold 15,482 digital units. During March 2014, another 13,975 units were sold in South Korea. Music video Kesha filmed her scenes on November 5, 2013 while Pitbull filmed his scenes one week later on November 12, 2013. The video also features a cameo by Italian model Raffaella Modugno and The Bloody Jug Band, an Orlando-based Americana Group, who perform on stage as the bar's house band. The beach scenes were filmed in Exuma islands, Bahamas. The video features a guest appearance from Ann Smith. The music video has over 1.17 billion views on YouTube as of February 2020 making it his most viewed video as a lead artist. Controversy On June 25, 2014, it was reported that songwriters Lee Oskar, Keri Oskar, and Greg Errico had filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the makers of "Timber", which features a harmonica melody that Oskar claims is "identical" to the melody used in his 1978 song "San Francisco Bay". The songwriters were seeking $3 million USD in damages. The lawsuit alleges that while Sony Music may have obtained permission to use the sample, which is credited in the album notes for Meltdown, from a license holder, the label failed to obtain permission from the songwriters themselves. Track listing Digital download "Timber" (featuring Kesha) – 3:24 CD single "Timber" (featuring Kesha) – 3:24 "Outta Nowhere" (featuring Danny Mercer) – 3:26 Credits and personnel Recording Engineered in Tokyo, Japan, and at APG Studios, Hollywood, California; Conway Recording Studios, Hollywood, California; Luke's in the Boo, Malibu, California; Jungle City Studios, New York City, New York, and Blackbird Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee Personnel Armando C. Pérez – songwriter, vocals Kesha Sebert – songwriter, vocals Dr. Luke – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming Priscilla Hamilton – songwriter Jamie Sanderson – songwriter Breyan Isaac – songwriter Cirkut – songwriter, producer, instruments, programming Aaron "AD" Arnold – songwriter Pebe Sebert – songwriter Lee Oskar – songwriter Keri Oskar – songwriter Greg Errico – songwriter Sermstyle – producer Nick Seeley – additional production Al Burna – engineer Rachel Findlen – engineer Clint Gibbs – engineer Benny Steele - engineer Ryan Gladieux – engineer Juan P. Negrete – engineer Alan Da Fonseca – engineer Ernesto Olivera – engineer Eric Eylands – assistant engineer Paul Harrington – harmonica Serban Ghenea – mixer John Hanes – engineer for mix Credits adapted from the liner notes on BMI. 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Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis is an obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium. It is part of the normal microbiota of the human colon and is generally commensal, but can cause infection if displaced into the bloodstream or surrounding tissue following surgery, disease, or trauma. Epidemiology and pathogenesis The B. fragilis group is the most commonly isolated Bacteroidaceae in anaerobic infections, especially those that originate from the gastrointestinal microbiota. B. fragilis is the most prevalent organism in the B. fragilis group, accounting for 41% to 78% of the isolates of the group. These organisms are resistant to penicillin by virtue of production of beta-lactamase, and by other unknown factors. This group was formerly classified as subspecies of B. fragilis (i.e. B. f. ssp. fragilis, B. f. ssp. distasonis, B. f. ssp. ovatus, B. f. ssp. thetaiotaomicron, and B. f. ssp. vulgatus). They have been reclassified into distinct species on the basis of DNA homology studies. B. fragilis (formerly known as B. f. ssp. fragilis) is often recovered from blood, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid, wounds, and brain abscesses. Although the B. fragilis group is the most common species found in clinical specimens, it is the least common Bacteroides present in fecal microbiota, comprising only 0.5% of the bacteria present in stool. Their pathogenicity partly results from their ability to produce capsular polysaccharide, which is protective against phagocytosis and stimulates abscess formation. B. fragilis is involved in 90% of anaerobic peritoneal infections. It also causes bacteremia associated with intra-abdominal infections, peritonitis and abscesses following rupture of viscus, and subcutaneous abscesses or burns near the anus. Though it is gram negative, it has an altered LPS and does not cause endotoxic shock. Treatment In general, B. fragilis is susceptible to metronidazole, carbapenems, tigecycline, beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations (e.g., Unasyn, Zosyn), and certain antimicrobials of the cephalosporin class, including cefoxitin. The bacteria have inherent high-level resistance to penicillin. Production of beta lactamase appears to be the main mechanism of antibiotic resistance in B. fragilis. Clindamycin is no longer recommended as the first-line agent for B. fragilis due to emerging high-level resistance (>30% in some reports). Environmental research B. fragilis bacteriophages are commonly used as tracers of human faecal material. See also List of oncogenic bacteria Infectious causes of cancer Pathogenic bacteria References External links Bacteroides references in Baron's Medical Microbiology (online at the NCBI bookshelf). Type strain of Bacteroides fragilis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase Category:Bacteroidetes Category:Gram-negative bacteria Category:Medically important anaerobes Category:Gut flora bacteria

Nicholas Wilson (parson)

Nicholas Wilson (fl. 1528; died 1548) was an English clergyman who initially refused to accept the Royal Supremacy during the reign of Henry VIII. He was chaplain and confessor to Henry VIII and collated Archdeacon of Oxford in 1528. He was rector of St Thomas the Apostle, London in 1531. According to John Foxe: upon the third day of February [1534]...for the more surety of the crown, to the which every person being of lawful age should be sworn...commissions were sent over all England, to take the oath of all men and women to the act of succession; at which few repined, except Pr. John Fisher, bishop of Rochester; Sir Thomas More, late lord chancellor; and Dr. Nicholas Wilson, parson of St. Thomas the Apostle's in London....[they] were sent to the Tower, where they remained, and were oftentimes motioned to be sworn. B...the doctor excused, that he in preaching had called her queen, and therefore now could not well unsay it again. Howbeit, at length, he was well contented to dissemble the matter, and so escaped: but the other two stood against all the realm in their opinion. He was imprisoned from 1534 to 1537 and made dean of Wimborne Minster from 1537 to 1547. References Foxe's Book of Martyrs Category:Year of birth missing Category:16th-century English clergy Category:16th-century Roman Catholics Category:Prisoners in the Tower of London Category:Archdeacons of Oxford Category:1548 deaths

1964 Aberdeen typhoid outbreak

In 1964, there was an outbreak of typhoid in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. The first two cases were identified on 20 May 1964; eventually over 400 cases were diagnosed and the patients were quarantined at the City Hospital in Urquhart Road, Woodend Hospital in Eday Road, and Tor-na-Dee Hospital in Milltimber which was used as an overflow hospital for typhoid cases. There were three deaths connected with the outbreak. Dr Ian MacQueen, the Medical Officer of Health for Aberdeen, became well known in the media for his twice-daily briefings. The outbreak was eventually traced to contaminated tinned corned beef from Rosario, Argentina and sold in the city's branch of the Scottish grocery chain William Low. Pollution from the waters of the Uruguay River (which flows into the Río de la Plata) appeared to be the source of the contamination, probably through water entering a defective tin through a small puncture. The infected meat then contaminated a meat slicing machine within the William Low shop, leading to the spread of the disease. The bacteria was manifested further into the meats as they were placed near a window and exposed to sunlight. Aftermath The reputation of Aberdeen as a safe city to visit, live and work in was briefly harmed by the media coverage of the outbreak. In July 1964, following the end of the outbreak, The Queen made a high-profile visit to boost morale and to help rehabilitate the city's reputation. An official enquiry and report into the outbreak was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Scotland. The enquiry was headed by Sir David Milne and his published findings became known as the Milne Report. The reputation of William Low was irrevocably damaged within Aberdeen and the city's store, the source of the outbreak, closed for good three years later. Dundee-based company William Low subsequently opened many other stores around Scotland, but remained absent from Aberdeen. William Low was eventually taken over by Tesco in 1994. Public perceptions of the safety of Fray Bentos tinned meats also contributed to significantly diminished income. The outbreak was successfully handled, although there were three fatalities confirmed. The outbreak drew attention to the need for better standards of hygiene, notably in the cleaning of food processing machinery. The University of Aberdeen went on to develop an international reputation in the field of disease control, notably in the appointment of Professor Hugh Pennington to the post of Professor of Bacteriology from 1979 until his retirement in 2003. The typhoid outbreak may have encouraged replacement of traditional laundered roller towels in public toilets, which allowed bacterial cross-infection from person-to-person, by disposable paper towels and warm air hand driers. See also Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Food Standards Agency Liebig's Extract of Meat Company References The Little History of Aberdeenshire by Duncan Harley (Ch10 - Health Matters) External links Typhoid left city 'under siege', BBC news, 2008 50th anniversary of the outbreak, BBC news, 2014 History of the typhoid outbreak of 1964, University of Aberdeen Parliamentary reports (Hansard), House of Commons, 29 July 1964 Category:History of Aberdeen Category:Food safety scandals Category:Food safety in the United Kingdom Category:1964 in Scotland Category:Typhoid fever Category:20th century in Aberdeen Category:1960s disease outbreaks Category:Medical outbreaks in the United Kingdom Category:1964 disasters in the United Kingdom

Anti–citrullinated protein antibody

Contomastix

Contomastix is a genus of lizards in the family Teiidae. The genus is endemic to South America. Species The genus Contomastix contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid, listed alphabetically. Contomastix celata Contomastix lacertoides – Bibron's whiptail Contomastix leachei Contomastix serrana Contomastix vacariensis Contomastix vittata Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Contomastix. References Further reading Harvey, Michael B.; Ugueto, Gilson N.; Gutberlet, Ronald L. (2012). "Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)". Zootaxa 3459: 1–156. (Contomasix, new genus, p. 112). Category:Contomastix Category:Lizard genera Category:Taxa named by Michael B. Harvey Category:Taxa named by Gabriel N. Ugueto Category:Taxa named by Ronald L. Gutberlet Jr.

Tony Hart (theater)

Tony Hart, born Anthony J. Cannon (July 25, 1855 – November 4, 1891), was an American actor, comedian and singer. He is best known for working with Edward Harrigan in the late 19th century comedy team of Harrigan & Hart. He met Harrigan in 1870. The two became a fixture at the Theatre Comique in New York City by the mid-1870s performing in Harrigan's farcical sketches. The slight and short Hart usually portrayed the female roles in their comic sketches and plays. Their breakthrough hit was the 1873 song and sketch "The Mulligan Guard", a lampoon of an Irish neighborhood "militia" with music by David Braham. It became their signature piece, and they featured it in many of their slapstick skits and plays. The team's last Broadway performance was in May 1885. Hart's health and financial condition both deteriorated, and he died at the age of 36. Early life and career Hart was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and began his career in Boston. He met Harrigan in Chicago in 1870 and soon changed his name to Tony Hart. Harrigan and Hart went in 1871 to Boston, where they had their first big success at John Stetson's Howard Athenaeum. They then moved on to New York, where they first worked with Tony Pastor before beginning a long run at Josh Hart's Theatre Comique. By the mid-1870s they began moving from the variety show toward musical theatre. Harrigan's sketches on the Comique's crowded bill featured comic Irish, German and black characters drawn from everyday life on the streets of New York. The slight and short Hart usually portrayed the female roles in their comic sketches and plays. They began moving from the variety show toward musical theatre. The Mulligan Guard Their breakthrough hit was the 1873 song and sketch "The Mulligan Guard", a lampoon of an Irish neighborhood "militia" with music by David Braham, who would become their musical director and Harrigan's father in law. It became their signature piece, and they featured it in many of their slapstick skits and plays. In 1876, Harrigan took over the Comique himself, along with Hart and manager Martin Hanley. By 1878, with The Mulligan Guard Picnic, Harrigan & Hart settled down on Broadway and performed in seventeen of their shows over the next seven years. Their most popular musical was the Mulligan Guard's Ball (1880). Though still broad and farcical, full of chaos and hilarity, these shows integrated music with a more literary story line, together with dance, and they began to resemble modern musical comedy. Harrigan wrote the stories and lyrics, and Braham wrote the music. The action of the plays took place in downtown Manhattan and concerned real-life problems, such as interracial tensions, political corruption, and gang violence, all mixed with broad, street-smart comedy, puns and ethnic dialects. Harrigan played the politically ambitious Irish saloon owner "Dan Mulligan", and Hart played the African-American washerwoman "Rebecca Allup". Although the Theatre Comique was eventually shut down for financial reasons, Harrigan and Hart announced in 1881 that they would build a fresh and elegant "New Theatre Comique" several blocks further north on Broadway. The building they renovated was originally the home of the Church of the Messiah but had hosted many other theatres throughout the years. However, this theatre was not to last; it burned to the ground in 1884. After the theatre collapsed, so did the partnership. Harrigan's habit of hiring relatives soured his partnership with Hart. In May 1885, five months after the fire, Harrigan and Hart appeared on Broadway together for the last time. Later years Hart and his wife, Gertie Granville, went on to appear in other productions, but he never achieved the popularity that he had enjoyed with Harrigan. His medical problems stemming from paresis and syphilis also increased, as his financial condition worsened. His friends and fans mounted a benefit production, on March 22, 1888, to raise funds for his living expenses and medical treatment. He developed dementia and spent most of his last years in a state mental institution. He died in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the age of 36 from complications of paresis and advanced syphilis. He is buried in St. John's Cemetery in Worcester. Harrigan 'n Hart In 1985, a musical celebrating the rise of the partnership, Harrigan 'N Hart, opened on Broadway. The show has a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Peter Walker, and music by Max Showalter is based on the book The Merry Partners by Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. and material found by Nedda Harrigan Logan. Harry Groener portrayed Harrigan, Mark Hamill (of Star Wars fame) played Hart, Christine Ebersole was Gertie, and Joe Layton directed. Frank Rich of The New York Times found the show dull and "aimless". and so did audiences, as it closed after 25 previews and four regular performances. Notes References Greenleaf, Jonathan A History of the Churches, of All Denominations, in the City of New York (New York: E. French, 1846) Moody, Richard. Ned Harrigan: From Corlear’s Hook to Herald Square. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Inc., 1980 Category:1855 births Category:1891 deaths Category:Male actors from New York City Category:American theatre managers and producers

1955 Venezuelan Primera División season

The 1955 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 5 teams. The national champions were La Salle. Results Standings External links Venezuela 1955 season at RSSSF Ven Category:Venezuelan Primera División seasons Category:1955 in Venezuelan sport

White Pass (Washington)

White Pass (elev. ) is a mountain pass in the northwest United States, located in the Cascade Range of Washington, southeast of Mount Rainier and north of Goat Rocks. U.S. Highway 12 travels over White Pass, connecting Yakima County on the east with Lewis County. A shortcut route across White Pass between Packwood and Naches was first established as State Road 5 in 1931, and the link was completed in August 1951 along the current route, later designated U.S. Route 12. White Pass Ski Area, located at the summit, opened on January 11, 1953. Champion ski racing twins Phil and Steve Mahre (and their seven siblings) grew up on White Pass, where their father Dave Mahre was the mountain manager for the ski area. White Pass is also the home mountain of professional snowboarder Marc Frank Montoya, owner of The Block hotels. As the crow flies, the pass is approximately southeast of the summit of Mount Rainier and north of Mount Adams. References External links White Pass road conditions White Pass Scenic Byway - official site Ski White Pass.com - trail map for the ski area Experience Washington.com - White Pass Scenic Byway Category:Landforms of Yakima County, Washington Category:Landforms of Lewis County, Washington White Category:Mountain passes of the Cascades Category:Transportation in Yakima County, Washington Category:Transportation in Lewis County, Washington Category:Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Ben Drew

Ben Drew may refer to: Urban L. Drew (1924–2013), WWII fighter ace Plan B (musician) (born 1983), real name Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew

Jeff Nesmith

Jeff Nesmith is an American journalist. In 1998 while at the Dayton Daily News, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting with Russell Carollo for uncovering mismanagement in military healthcare. Life He is a graduate of the University of Florida. Nesmith is also the author of "No Higher Honor", a book about the USS Yorktown, aka "Uncle Joe's boat". He is married to Achsah Nesmith and has two children: Susannah Nesmith, a reporter and media specialist based in Miami FL, and Jeff Nesmith, a designer and filmmaker based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Washington, DC. Works No higher honor: the U.S.S. Yorktown at the Battle of Midway, Longstreet, 1999, References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20081007204307/http://www.coxwashington.com/reporters/content/reporters/nesmith_j.html Category:University of Florida alumni Category:Writers from Dayton, Ohio Category:Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting winners Category:Living people Category:Dayton Daily News Category:Journalists from Ohio Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Bogdan Bojić

Bogdan Bojić, (born 3 March 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Studentski Centar Podgorica on loan from Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League, the Montenegrin League and the EuroLeague. Bojić is member of young Montenegro national basketball team. External links Bogdan Bojić at aba-liga.com Bogdan Bojić at euroleague.net Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:ABA League players Category:KK Budućnost players Category:Montenegrin men's basketball players Category:Small forwards

Property B

In mathematics, Property B is a certain set theoretic property. Formally, given a finite set X, a collection C of subsets of X, all of size n, has Property B if we can partition X into two disjoint subsets Y and Z such that every set in C meets both Y and Z. The smallest number of sets in a collection of sets of size n such that C does not have Property B is denoted by m(n). The property gets its name from mathematician Felix Bernstein, who first introduced the property in 1908. Property B is equivalent to 2-coloring the hypergraph described by the collection C. A hypergraph with property B is also called bipartite, by analogy to the bipartite graphs. Values of m(n) It is known that m(1) = 1, m(2) = 3, and m(3) = 7 (as can by seen by the following examples); the value of m(4) = 23 (Östergård), although finding this result was the result of an exhaustive search. An upper bound of 23 (Seymour, Toft) and a lower bound of 21 (Manning) have been proven. At the time of this writing (March 2017), there is no OEIS entry for the sequence m(n) yet, due to the lack of terms known. m(1) For n = 1, set X = {1}, and C = {{1}}. Then C does not have Property B. m(2) For n = 2, set X = {1, 2, 3} and C = {{1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}} (a triangle). Then C does not have Property B, so m(2) <= 3. However, C' = {{1, 2}, {1, 3}} does (set Y = {1} and Z = {2, 3}), so m(2) >= 3. m(3) For n = 3, set X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, and C = {{1, 2, 4}, {2, 3, 5}, {3, 4, 6}, {4, 5, 7}, {5, 6, 1}, {6, 7, 2}, {7, 1, 3}} (the Steiner triple system S7); C does not have Property B (so m(3) <= 7), but if any element of C is omitted, then that element can be taken as Y, and the set of remaining elements C' will have Property B (so for this particular case, m(3) >= 7). One may check all other collections of 6 3-sets to see that all have Property B. m(4) Östergård (2014) through an exhaustive search found m(4) = 23. Seymour (1974) constructed a hypergraph on 11 vertices with 23 edges without Property B, which shows that m(4) <= 23. Manning (1995) narrowed the floor such that m(4) >= 21. Asymptotics of m(n) Erdős (1963) proved that for any collection of fewer than sets of size n, there exists a 2-coloring in which all set are bichromatic. The proof is simple: Consider a random coloring. The probability that an arbitrary set is monochromatic is . By a union bound, the probability that there exist a monochromatic set is less than . Therefore, there exists a good coloring. Erdős (1964) showed the existence of an n-uniform hypergraph with hyperedges which does not have property B (i.e., does not have a 2-coloring in which all hyperedges are bichromatic), establishing an upper bound. Schmidt (1963) proved that every collection of at most sets of size n has property B. Erdős and Lovász conjectured that . Beck in 1978 improved the lower bound to , where is an arbitrary small positive number. In 2000, Radhakrishnan and Srinivasan improved the lower bound to . They used a clever probabilistic algorithm. References . . . . . . . . . Category:Set families

Aviator (Aviator album)

Aviator was the debut album by rock band Aviator. Released in early 1979, Aviator was co-produced by the band and Robin Lumley from the British jazz-fusion band, Brand X. The studio album was released with a total run time of 43:32. Track listing All tracks composed by Aviator "Your Loving is My Home" (3:30) "Keep Your Heart Right" (6:21) "Evil Eye" (3:20) "Time Traveller" (2:59) "Silver Needles" (6:07) "Cleveland Ohio" (5:01) "Country Morning" (6:14) "Greed" (3:02) "Morning Journey" (6:58) Personnel Jack Lancaster - lyricon, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, computone, synthesizer Mick Roger - guitar, vocals John G. Perry - bass, bass pedals, vocals Clive Bunker - drums, percussion References Category:1979 debut albums Category:Aviator (British band) albums Category:Aviation media Category:Harvest Records albums Category:EMI America Records albums

Cape Verde at the 2019 African Games

Cape Verde competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total athletes representing the country won one bronze medal and the country finished last in the medal table, in 41st place, shared with Central African Republic. Medal summary Medal table |  style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| |  style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"| Athletics Five athletes represented Cape Verde in athletics. Eveline Sanches competed in both the women's 100 metres and the women's 200 metres events. In both events she did not advance to the semifinals. Carla Mendes competed in the women's 800 metres event. She was also scheduled to compete in the women's 1500 metres event but she did not start. Jordin Andrade competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles. He did not advance to compete in the final. Samuel Freire competed in the men's 5000 metres event. He finished in 19th place. He also competed in the men's 10,000 metres. He did not finish in that event. Ruben Sança competed in the men's half marathon and he finished in 16th place. Beach volleyball Cape Verde was scheduled to compete in beach volleyball but did not compete. Boxing Albertino Miguel Monteiro, Davilson Morais, Ivanusa Moreira, Sergio Antonio Rodrigues, Gelson Rodnex Semedo, Wilson Carlos Semedo and Carlos Antonio Silva were scheduled to compete in boxing. Ivanusa Moreira won the bronze medal in the women's welterweight (69kg) event. Chess Loedi Gomes, Luis Carlos Moniz, Honorina Morais and Joel David Pires competed in chess. Luis Carlos Moniz and Joel David Pires both competed in the men's blitz individual and men's rapid individual events. Loedi Gomes and Honorina Morais both competed in the women's blitz individual and women's rapid individual events. All four competed in the mixed team event where they finished in last place. Karate Danisia Emely Conceicao, Jose Mario Goncalves, Irlanda Lopes and Jelson Varela competed in karate. Taekwondo Four athletes competed in Taekwondo. Volleyball Cape Verde's national volleyball team qualified to compete at the 2019 African Games. They lost all five games in the men's tournament. References Category:Nations at the 2019 African Games 2019 African Games

Acruspex

Acruspex spinipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Acruspex. References Category:Piezocerini Category:Monotypic beetle genera

Bolden (film)

Bolden is a 2019 American drama film based on the life of cornetist Buddy Bolden (1877–1931). One of the seminal figures in jazz history, Bolden left no surviving recordings, having been committed in 1907 at age 30 to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum, where he spent the rest of his life after a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis. The musical drama is directed by Daniel Pritzker, and features original music written, arranged and performed by Wynton Marsalis. The film stars Gary Carr as Bolden, and co-stars Erik LaRay Harvey, Reno Wilson, Yaya DaCosta, Ian McShane and Michael Rooker. The score by Marsalis includes vocalists Catherine Russell, Brianna Thomas, Don Vappie, and instrumentalists including Wycliffe Gordon, Victor Goines, Marcus Printup, and others. The film contains performances by Reno Wilson playing Louis Armstrong (acting and singing). Bolden was released in theaters on May 3, 2019, by Abramorama. Cast Gary Carr as Charles "Buddy" Bolden Erik LaRay Harvey as Bartley Ian McShane as Judge Leander Perry Michael Rooker as Pat McMurphy Yaya DaCosta as Nora Bolden Reno Wilson as Louis Armstrong Robert Ri'chard as George Baquet Karimah Westbrook as Alice Bolden Breon Pugh as Willie Warner Ser'Darius Blain as Willie Cornish Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". References External links Category:2019 films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:African-American biographical dramas Category:African-American drama films Category:Films shot in New Orleans Category:Films shot in North Carolina

2002 Victorian state election

The 2002 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 November 2002, was for the 55th Parliament of Victoria. It was held to elect the 88 members of Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Labor government led by Premier Steve Bracks was returned for a second term with a landslide, taking 62 seats, a gain of 20. It was easily the biggest majority that Labor had ever won in Victoria, and one of Labor's best-ever performances at the state level in Australia. Additionally, it was only the third time that a Labor government had been reelected in Victoria. Labor also recorded 57.8 percent of the two-party preferred vote, their highest on record for a Victorian election. Jeff Kennett had resigned as Liberal leader soon after his shock defeat in 1999, and was succeeded by former Health Minister Denis Napthine. However, Napthine was unable to get the better of Bracks, and was ousted in August 2002 by Shadow Health Minister Robert Doyle. With just a few months before the writs were dropped, Doyle was unable to recover any significant ground. The Liberals saw their seat more than halved, to 17 seats — their worst result since the 1952 election. Labor also won a majority of seats in the Legislative Council for the first time in its history. The Nationals (who after breaking off their Coalition with the Liberals renamed themselves the 'VicNats') retained the seven seats they held from 1999. Labor was assisted by a strong economy and by the popularity of Steve Bracks, while the Liberal Party was badly divided between the Kroger and Kennett factions. The Liberal campaign was also damaged by the revelation that the shadow treasurer, Robert Dean, was ineligible to run. Dean's electorate of Berwick had been abolished and merged into the new electorate of Gembrook. Dean won Liberal preselection for Gembrook, but failed to update his address after moving to his new electorate. As a result, he was no longer on the electoral roll; Victorian law requires candidates to be registered voters. Treasurer John Brumby loudly wondered if the Liberals could be trusted to manage Victoria's economy if their shadow treasurer could not manage his own affairs. This was the last Victorian election where the Legislative Council was elected using preferential voting in single-member districts (while each province has two members, they were elected at alternate elections). The Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003 abolished the electoral provinces and divided Victoria into eight regions each electing five members using proportional representation, with all seats being vacated each election. Results Legislative Assembly |} Legislative Council The following voting statistics exclude the two mid-term by-elections held on the same day, at which one seat each was retained by the Liberal and National parties. |} Electoral maps Seats changing hands Results for Benalla are based from the 2000 by-election, which Labor won from the Nationals. Cranbourne became a notionally Labor seat after the redistribution. Members in italics did not recontest their seats. See also Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, 2002–2006 Candidates of the Victorian state election, 2002 Notes References Victorian Electoral Commission, Category:Elections in Victoria (Australia) Category:2002 elections in Australia Category:2000s in Victoria (Australia) Category:November 2002 events in Oceania

Harris, Oklahoma

Harris is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 259 southeast of Idabel. A post office opened in Harris on May 22, 1894. The community was named for Choctaw jurist Henry C. Harris. References Category:Unincorporated communities in McCurtain County, Oklahoma Category:Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma

Stephen Billett

Stephen Richard Billett is an Australian educational researcher and Professor of Adult Vocational Education in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. His research centres on vocational learning, workplace learning, and learning for vocational purposes. Biography Stephen Billett earned a Diploma of Teaching in technical and further education from the Brisbane College of Advanced Education (1984), a B.A. in humanities (1987) and a M.Ed. (1990) from the University of Queensland, and a Ph.D. in education (1995) from Griffith University. During his Ph.D. studies, he took up a position as lecturer at Griffith University's School of Education and Professional Studies (1992–97), from which he was promoted to senior lecturer (1997-2000), associate professor (2001–07) and eventually to Professor of Adult and Vocational Education (in 2008). He has worked for the Australian Research Council and sits on the editorial and advisory boards of several academic journals, including the Journal on Workplace Learning, Vocations and Learning, and Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training. Research Stephen Billett's research centres on the topic of learning through and for work, pertaining to the fields of vocational learning, workplace learning, and of conceptual accounts of learning for vocational purposes. Since the 1990s, Billett's research has consistently emphasized the potential of workplace learning, conceptualizing workplaces as learning environments where the use of knowledge, roles and processes are continuously negotiated, framing the learner's participation in situated work activities, and appreciating practical knowledge. In particular, he envisions learning as the transformatory result of individuals' participation in goal-directed activities - situated learning -, with the social circumstances of the learning influencing the development of knowledge, which in turn has consequences in terms of cognitive changes. In his research, he notably found that guided learning interactions in the workplace may improve the efficacy of workers in performing new tasks in ways that cannot be (readily) achieved through everyday work activities alone, even though the latter are most valued by workers. Moreover, Billett repeatedly emphasizes that the types and quality of learning occurring in the workplace are determined by individuals' engagement in the workplace and workplaces' readiness to afford individuals with opportunities for engaging in work and to support them in doing so, with the latter increasing the former if individuals are interested in learning. These two topics - individuals' co-participation in work practices within a certain social setting - and workplaces' readiness to offer learning opportunities - are also returning themes in his work on workplace pedagogies and curricula; for instance, he makes the case for a participatory workplace pedagogy based on guidance and participatory practices in the workplace and individuals' engagement in those practices. Billett has been critical of descriptions of workplace learning as inherently "informal", arguing that workplac learning may display many characteristics of formal learning, and that learning should rather be conceptualised in terms of participatory practices wrought between the ppersonal and vocational goals of individuals and the needs of workplaces. Together with Margaret Somerville, he has also highlighted how workplace practices shape individuals' identities and are, in turn, shaped by workers based on their subjective experiences, e.g. if they demand better occupational health and safety in order to improve the quality and perception of their occupation; however, the learning process underlying such actions is hardly taken into account by most lifelong learning policies. This emphasis on individual agency is also present in his analysis of the interdependance between individual and social agencies and, more specifically, the role of individual agency (e.g. intentionality, subjectivity or identity), its shaping by society over time and effect on cognitive experience, and its role in the social construction of experiences. Finally, more recently, Billett has pleaded for the inclusion and integration of practice-based experiences in higher education, which requires close relations between academic institutions and practice settings and their personnel, while recognizing that both learning environments may have different imperatives. As a Future Fellow of the Australian Research Council, Billett led a research project on the development of a curriculum, pedagogy and epistemology of practice aimed at enhancing and legitimating practice-based learning experiences from 2011 to 2015. Currently (2015-2018), he manages a research project on how to increase students' employability by improving post-practicum educational processes. Bibliography Selected books by Stephen Billett include: Billett, S. (2015). Integrating Practice-based Experiences into Higher Education. Springer: Dordrecht. . Billett, S. (2011). Vocational Education: Purposes, Traditions and Prospects. Springer: Dordrecht. . Billett, S. (2001). Learning in the Workplace: Strategies for Effective Practice. Allen & Unwin: Crows' Nest. . Billett, S. (2004). Learning Through Work: Workplace Participatory Practices. In: Fuller, A., Munro, A., Rainbird, H. (eds.). Workplace Learning in Context. Milton Park (UK): Taylor & Francis Publishing. Billett, S. (2006, ed.). Work, change and workers. Dordrecht: Springer. Higgs, J., Barnett, R., Billett, S., Hutchings, M., Trede, F. (eds.) (2012). Practice-Based Education. Dordrecht: Springer. References External links Profile of Professor Stephen Billett at Griffith University Category:Australian educational theorists Category:Griffith University faculty Category:Living people Category:University of Queensland alumni Category:Griffith University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Surfside Beach Marathon

The Surfside Beach Marathon and Half Marathon is held in the Village of Surfside Beach, Texas each February. The first run was in 2005. The race is held on the Surfside public beach, along the Gulf of Mexico, from Surfside to San Luis Pass and back again. The beach is largely undeveloped and extremely hill covered with hard packed, smooth sand. Since it is one of the only marathons in the world run entirely on sand, runners have joined from all over the country and even as far away as Ethiopia, Japan, and Uruguay. Running on sand may result in slower times, approximately 30 seconds per mile more than the your usual pace, but others say the sand is easier than pavement running and great for long runs. In 2007, Stephen Baumgartner was the first runner to break the 3 hour mark finishing in 2 hours, 55 minutes, and 44 seconds. The race begins and ends at the Stahlman Park pavilion on the beach. After the race, a post-race party is held at the scenic park, overlooking the gulf, with plenty of Texas-style BBQ available. Features Each year both the full and half races feature: Miles of uninterrupted, peaceful beach Unique shirt to commemorate the event Event stone drink coasters Custom designed finisher medals Imaginative age group awards Texas-style BBQ after the event Friendly helpful volunteers All the sand you can carry home in your shoes! Surfside Beach is approximately South of Houston down Highway 288. The marathon is sponsored by OverNite Software and ConocoPhillips. External links Official website Category:Marathons in the United States Category:2005 establishments in Texas Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2005

Pharasmanes IV of Iberia

P'arsman IV (, sometimes Latinized as Pharasmanes), of the Chosroid Dynasty, was the king of Iberia (Kartli, eastern Georgia) from 406 to 409. According to the medieval Georgian chronicles, he was the son of King Varaz-Bakur II and the daughter of Trdat of Iberia. Characterized as a pious monarch and an exceptional warrior, he is reported to have rebelled against the Iranian hegemony and have withheld paying tribute to the shah. He is also credited with the construction of Bolnisi. P’arsman is identified by some scholars with the Pharasmanes of the Syriac Vita Petri Iberi who was a brother of Osdukhtia, the paternal grandmother of Peter the Iberian, a well-known Georgian theologian and one of the leaders of anti-Chalcedonian movement in the Eastern Roman Empire. Pharasmanes enjoyed a leading position at the Roman court and held the rank of a magister militum under Emperor Arcadius until being accused of committing adultery with the empress Eudoxia. He escaped back to Iberia where he became king and encouraged the White Huns to attack the Roman frontiers. He was succeeded by his brother, Mihrdat References Category:Chosroid kings of Iberia Category:5th-century monarchs in Asia Category:Magistri militum Category:People of the Sasanian Empire of Georgian descent

Global Fighting Championship

Global Fighting Championship was a Dubai-based kickboxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. Fighters from around world on the roster included Badr Hari, Peter Aerts, Gökhan Saki and Zabit Samedov. It was considered as the biggest kickboxing and MMA promotion in Middle East. Overview Each event had a 4 Man Tournament in the heavy weight division with a winning amount of AED 1 Million. Along with the 4 Man Tournament, 7 superfights were conducted with kickboxers and MMA fighters from around the world. A total of 8 fight series had to be conducted, with each winner progressing towards the grand prix of $1 Million. The first series, took place at Dubai World Trade Centre on 29 May 2014 and featured Peter Aerts, Badr Hari and Stefan Leko. GFC Series GFC Fight Series 1 took place on 29 May 2014 at Dubai World Trade Centre, with Dutch Moroccan Badr Hari emerging as winner of the AED 1 Million defeating Australian Peter Graham in the final and advancing to the GFC Grand Prix. Michael Buffer was the presenter with Mike Markham taking over as Ring announcer and Michael Schiavello as the Commentator. GFC Fight Series 2 took place on 16 October 2014 at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, with Moroccan Ismael Lazar emerging as winner of the AED 1 Million defeating Senegal's Sem Tevette by TKO in Round 2 in the final and advancing to the GFC Grand Prix. Mike Markham was the Ring announcer along with Steve Patrick Moore. Moroccan Badr Hari was supposed to fight French Patrice Quarteron in the Exhibition Superfight, but the fight fell through. Patrice Quarteron was eventually replaced with Lithuanian Arnold Oborotov. Melvin Manhoef was replaced with Sem Tevette days before the fight due to an injury. He still came to support his replacement who lost the finals to Ismael Lazzar. GFC Fight Series 3 took place on 17 April 2015 at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium once again. The fight card included Zabit Samedov, Danyo Ilunga and Ismael Lazaar. Gökhan Saki made an appearance in the main event against Sebastian Ciobanu. Controversy Badr Hari vs Patrice Quarteron was the much awaited fight among fans for GFC Fighter Series 2. Due to Quarteron's unsportsmanlike conduct he was axed from the fight. Hari went on to say "About Patrice... he has been saying a lot about me. I don't care, I have been though those kind of clowns many times so he's nothing special,". Quarteron had made quite a hype about the fight across all social media platforms bashing Hari with memes. He was eventually replaced with Arnold Oborotov who lost to Badr Hari by KO in round 1. References Category:Sports organizations established in 2012 Category:Mixed martial arts organizations Category:Kickboxing organizations Category:Companies based in Dubai

Auersberg (disambiguation)

Auersberg may refer to: Auersberg, a mountain in the Saxon Ore Mountains near Wildenthal, Germany Two mountains in the Bavarian Rhön, the Großer Auersberg and Kleiner Auersberg, in the Wildflecken Training Area, Germany Auersberg (Hilders), a mountain in the Hessian Rhön north of Hilders, Germany Auersberg, a German cargo ship of the Type RO 15

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung (born March 27, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Jin made her stage debut in 1998 and spent ten years in theater, before becoming active in film and television. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards for surveillance thriller Cold Eyes (2013). Filmography Films Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Jin Kyung at Star Village Entertainment Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century South Korean actresses Category:South Korean stage actresses Category:South Korean film actresses Category:South Korean television actresses Category:Korea National University of Arts alumni

Drotningsvik

Drotningsvik is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is located west of the village of Loddefjord in the borough of Laksevåg. References Category:Neighbourhoods of Bergen

Ranibas, Surkhet

Ranibas is a village development committee in Surkhet District in the Bheri Zone of mid-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2695 people living in 443 individual households. References External links UN map of the municipalities of Surkhet District Category:Populated places in Surkhet District