Terre del Barolo

Terre del Barolo is a cooperative winery based in Castiglione Falletto, in the Langhe area of northern Italy, renowned for the production of the main Piedmontese wines. Founded in 1958, Cantina Terre del Barolo is one of the most historic cooperative wineries still active in Piedmont.
History.
Genesis of the project.
The territory of Langhe has always been a land of renowned wines, however the first decades of the twentieth century were characterized by difficult periods: the two world wars, the phylloxera epidemic and periods of economic depression due also to a market of grapes characterized by more and more strong speculations to the detriment of winemakers.
The idea of founding a cooperative winery in Castiglione Falletto is due to the intuition of Arnaldo Rivera, son of winegrowers in the area. Already his father founded a cooperative winery in the twenties but didn’t have the hoped success, anyway Arnaldo Rivera had the mind to repeat the company. Before even developing the project to involve local winegrowers, as a primary school teacher of the country as it was, he proposed almost like a game to their students to set up a sort of cooperative of the hens with the purpose of financing the year-end school tour with the sale of the eggs. This didactic experiment, so-called “the hens' cooperative”, carried out as a capital for each student, was successful and at the end of the school year, its dissolution was unanimously approved with the consequent sale of all the hens.
In the 1958 Rivera he succeeded in overcoming the widespread distrust of cooperative associations since in the first half of the twentieth-century various wine consortia had also failed due to a lack of dynamic market. While continuing his activities as an elementary teacher and mayor of Castiglione Falletto, the project of a new wine cooperative involved him in the development of local resources and helped to safeguard the interests of the wine sector in the area, avoiding further speculation. Rivera was able to convince many winegrowing friends in difficulty but also mayors of other municipalities and then public bodies and banks to obtain the necessary funding.
The foundation of Cantina Terre del Barolo.
On December 8, 1958, with a deed of incorporation drafted in the hall of the Town Hall of Grinzane Cavour in front of the notary Italo Ferrero, Cantina Terre del Barolo was founded with headquarters in Castiglione Falletto and the founding members at the time of foundation, represented by President Arnaldo Rivera, were twenty-two.
The works for the construction of the plant, designed by the engineer Biagio Soave and the architect Elio Celato, left after in 1959 on land partly purchased by the diocese and partly by the peasants and, in the meantime, the members of the association rose to over three hundred.
In January 1961 the first ordinary assembly met to approve the first balance sheet which amounted to Lire 187,915,461 with revenues of Lire 2,666,913.
Growth during the difficult seventies.
In 1968 the budget of Cantina Terre del Barolo exceeded one billion lire and the plant was expanded to accommodate new oak barrels but also new spaces for the grapes provision, whose sale by the winegrowers partners no longer represented a problem as in the past. Despite the economic crisis of the early seventies, the cooperative winery began to be known by participating in various trade fairs in Alba but also in Turin, Milan, Genoa, Parma, Verona and was also organized a first distribution network.
In 1970 the Terre del Barolo cooperative winery also received two Diplomas with a Gold Medal, following participation in the 2nd National Competition of Italian Wines held in Milan.
In 1974 the Cantina Terre del Barolo reached almost five hundred members and, despite the less abundant vintages, production and sales were destined to rise.
The eighties.
At the beginning of the eighties, the cooperative winery received in New York the prestigious American award “Italian Barrel Wine” for a 1979 Nebbiolo d'Alba decreed as one of the best Italian wines. The number of members settled at 550, with a budget that was close to seven billion lire.
In 1983 the twenty-five year activity was celebrated and Arnaldo Rivera, in a speech during the ceremony said that «a social entity that acts democratically sharing the income in relation to the participation of members can be a winning idea, breaking down the prejudice that men are destined to be armed against each other in the name of individual privilege and egoism».
In December 1986 Arnaldo Rivera resigned and after his death in 1987, took over Francesco Conterno who held the office of president until 1990, taking care to complete the process of renewal already started with Rivera, that included also the purchase of new equipments, the creation of an internal analysis laboratory and the modernization of the offices.
The cooperative from the nineties to today.
Since 1990 Matteo Bosco became the new president of the cooperative and the members were reduced to about four hundred, although nevertheless achieving satisfying results about production and quality; important renovations and expansion of the cellar and refining rooms were also carried out.
The flood of the Tanaro in 1994 damaged many municipalities and territories in the area, so the cooperative deliberated the granting of financial contributions in support of the most affected members.
Since 2001, the cooperative has decided to set up an annual award to be awarded only to women distinguishing themselves for success in their professional field and the first woman to be awarded was Carla Fracci. In the following years, the Terre del Barolo Award was awarded to Luciana Littizzetto, Margherita Hack, Micol Fontana, Elena Sofia Ricci, Dacia Maraini and Enza Sampò.
Under the leadership of the new president Paolo Boffa the Cantina Terre del Barolo in 2017, on the eve of its sixtieth anniversary, has commemorated its founder by creating a special selection of Barolo DOCG called ARNALDORIVERA.
The wines.
The cooperative winery mainly produces red wines produced exclusively from the Langhe grapes, respecting the DOC and DOCG regulations, including an organic line. The main wines are classified as Barolo, Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Dolcetto, to which is added a small production from the native Pelaverga and Nascetta wines. An Alta Langa DOCG "Metodo Classico" sparkling wine, a Barolo Chinato and a Barolo Grappa complete the range.
Certifications.
Quality.
• BRC (GSF Global Standard Food)
• ENI EN ISO 9001: 2008
• IFS (International Food Standard)
• ISO 22000: 2005
• ISO 22005: 2008
• Biological
Environment.
• ISO 14001: 04
• EMAS


Peter Harold Wright

Peter Harold Wright VC (10 August 1916 – 5 April 1990) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details.
Wright was 27 years old, and a company sergeant major in the 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards, British Army during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
On 25 September 1943 near Salerno, Italy, a steep, wooded hill was being assaulted by the 3rd Bn. Coldstream Guards, and Company Sergeant Major Wright's company, most of its officers killed, was held up near the crest. Sergeant Major Wright took charge and single-handed he silenced with grenades and bayonet three Spandau posts and then led his men to consolidate the position. He then beat off a counter-attack, and disregarding the heavy fire, brought up extra ammunition.
Wright's Distinguished Conduct Medal was substituted for the VC on the instructions of King George VI.
Wright was born in Mettingham, near Bungay in Suffolk on 10 August 1916. In 1946, he married Mollie Hurren from Wenhaston in Suffolk and together they farmed Church Farm at nearby Blythburgh.
He died in Ipswich on 5 April 1990 and is buried in the village churchyard of All Saints at Ashbocking, also in Suffolk.


Speedex Tractors

Speedex Tractors were a line of small garden tractors produced in various factories in Ohio between 1935 and 2000.
Early years.
Harold Pond, along with his brother Elmer and brother in law, Glen Heilman all worked for Shaw Manufacturing of Galesburg, Kansas, a company which produced walk-behind tractors. Harold was assigned the territory of Ohio and Pennsylvania. In 1935, Pond left to form the Pond tractor company and began producing Speedex walk-behind tractors.
Harold Pond developed the Model B Speedex Riding tractor in 1938. Pond set up a head office in the town of Ravenna, in Portage County, Ohio. The Model B would become known as the first four-wheel garden tractor in America. It had an air cooled engine and pneumatic tires. The Model B tractors were produced and sold from 1938 to 1948. The engine was Briggs & Strattion Model ZZ Gas Engine. The tractors included a Ford Model A Transmission and a Ford Model T Rear Axle. This tractor had tiller steering with a single stick that would move forward and backward to control the steering gear.
In addition to the Model B, Pond also produced a Model A and Model C Walk Behind tractor.
In 1942, Pond developed a Model FG (Farm and Garden) tractor. This model would use a Ford Model A Four-cylinder engine, a Ford Model A Transmission and a Ford Model T rear axle. Early models were distinguished by the Shiny Chrome Ford Radiator. Later models were higher with a painted radiator.
Pond was contacted in 1948 by Ford who told Pond that the Pond Tractor company was competing with Ford's own tractor line and that he would no longer be able to purchase Ford components for his tractors. As a result, Pond developed his own line of transmissions and rear axles for his tractors.
In 1949, Pond renamed his company to the Speedex Tractor Company. A name that would carry through with the production of tractors until 2000 when the last Speedex tractor was produced.
After the changes were made to the transmissions and axles, Pond began selling the M-23 and M-25. In addition, other changes were made to the Walk-Behind tractors that were being sold by the company.
Pond sold the Speedex Tractor Company in 1957. New owners Maury Foote and Jerry Stowe were from other backgrounds but would develop the S-Series line of Speedex Tractors. The S-Series would become the most widely sold models of the Speedex Company and many are still in existence in 2015.
S-Series.
The first S-Series tractors were produced starting in 1959 and would be made with the same basic concepts being used until 1974. In 1959, the S-14 and S-23 were made available for purchase. These tractors incorporated the earlier changes from the transmission and axle designs of Harold Pond in 1951. However, a steering wheel and steel hoods were added to these tractors. A full line of accessories had been developed and was carried over to the S-Series.
In 1960, a mowing deck with its own Engine was manufactured for the S-Series. This model attached to the front of the tractor and made the S-Series the first Four Wheel Riding Lawn Mower in America.
The models S-14, S-17, S-18, S-19, S-23, S-24, and S-32 were to be produced throughout the years. The model number of the tractor initially begin directly corresponding to the model number of the Briggs and Stratton engines that were being used on the tractors. In 1968, Kohler gas engines began being available on certain models.
Production of the S-Series reached approximately 1000 units per year and remained stable until the company was sold in 1969.
The new models.
In 1969, the General Combustion company, which later merged with Mechtron International, boosted to over 1500 units per year. In this time, the First fully floating mower deck was manufactured. As the years progressed, a newer style frame and model line would be introduced. The 832 was a small frame tractor with a diesel engine.
In March 1969, the Eagle Tractor Company purchased the company. Models such as the Falcon and Eagle began production. These models were targeted as the yard mowing consumer Speedex models. These models were comparable to models being produced by many companies and being sold in hardware and retail stores around America. As a whole, these models were not considered as reliable as the heavier line of tractors that Speedex had been producing.
After 1974, The S-Series models were replaced with a Four Digit model system. Models such as the 1430, 1431, 1432, 1630, 1631, and 1632 were produced during the 70's and 80's As the models progressed, a 3-point attachment system would be developed. Older models came with hydraulics for lifting and hydraulic brakes.
Production of Speedex tractors continued in the Ravenna, Ohio facility until 1994. This facility was eventually closed all models moved out of the factory. This factory remains today and is owned by a private owner.
The Armstrong Tractor Company again started production of Speedex Tractors. This company was based in Armstrong, PA. The company only produced tractors with the Speedex name for a short period before changing the name of the tractors to Strongland. Armstrong continued production of the tractors in the same basic design as the Speedex Tractors and continued producing parts and accessories for owners of the Speedex line of tractors.
In 1997, Speedex Tractor Company was acquired by Trans Tech International in Bolivar, Ohio. The last USA Made Speedex tractor was made in 1999 when the Speedex Tractor company introduced the Model 2032. Only a handful of 2032's were ever produced. The Speedex Tractor company is still in existence but, tractors are no longer in production.
Speedex tractors are sought after by collectors, and some of them have formed the Speedex Collectors' Club. The older models are sometimes displayed at agricultural events and festivals.


Isaac Coles

Isaac Coles (March 2, 1747June 3, 1813) was an American planter and statesman from Virginia.
Biography.
Coles was born in Richmond in the Colony of Virginia in 1747. He was educated at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. During the American Revolutionary War, he served as a colonel in the Virginia militia. In 1780 and 1781 as well as 1783–1788, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. As a member of the Virginia Ratifying Convention assembled in June 1788, Coles opposed ratification of the United States Constitution. Nevertheless, he ran for the United States House of Representatives, serving in Congress from 1789 to 1791. He was also elected to the House in 1792 and 1794, serving from March 4, 1793 to March 3, 1797.
Coles died on his plantation, Coles Hill, near Chatham, Virginia in 1813 and was buried in the family cemetery there. His son, Walter Coles, also served in the House of Representatives.
A relative with a similar name, Isaac A. Coles (b. 1780 at Enniscorthy, Albemarle County and brother of Edward Coles) served as personal secretary to Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison during their administrations.


Finger Rock Rearing Unit

The Finger Rock Rearing Unit is a Colorado Parks and Wildlife cold water fish production facility located near Bear River in Routt County at the base of Flat Tops Wilderness Area.
History.
Finger Rock Rearing Unit was inaugurated in 1950. The facility is 34 acres and spanning 7,999 ft - 8,219 ft in elevation and is between two cattle ranches off Colorado Highway 131 south of Yampa.
Mission.
An overarching mission among the hatchery staff is creating healthy and sustainable populations of trout among Colorado's waters. DOW field biologists monitor these practices.
Fish Species.
Hatchery staff works to support the raising of 460,000 fingerling rainbow trout and brown trout, and 170,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout. They stock these species in as far north as Steamboat Lake to Poudre River Valley in northwestern Colorado. The fish are kept in hatchery and nursery ponds. Between these two areas, they hold approximately 650,000 fish. Their source of water comes from a groundwater spring.


Bozeman National Fish Hatchery

The Bozeman National Fish Hatchery, now known as Bozeman Fish Technology Center, is located about northeast of Bozeman, Montana, at the entrance to Bridger Canyon. There is also a National Fish Health Center on the southwest side of Bozeman, near Montana State University, about away from the Fish Technology Center. Fish Technology Centers work with a wide variety of public and private partners to improve and conserve aquatic resources. Both the Fish Technology Center and the Fish Health Center are part of the National Fish Hatchery System, operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. There are seven Fish Technology Centers and nine Fish Health Centers in the United States. The Bozeman hatchery is the fourth oldest National Fish Hatchery. The hatchery was named to the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1983.
The Bozeman National Fish Hatchery was authorized by an act of the United States Congress on August 5, 1892. The initial purchase of land for the hatchery was on May 20, 1893, and consisted of at the entrance to Bridger Canyon. Construction of facilities began April 1895 and was completed in late 1896. The first superintendent, Dr. James A. Henshall, began working there on January 11, 1897. The hatchery's original focus was on brook trout and rainbow trout (steelhead). The hatchery grew steadily and an additional were purchased in 1905. The fish hatchery focus ceased in 1966 when the hatchery became a Fish Cultural Development Center with a focus on improving Salmonidae culture. The focus changed again to cover a wider variety of fish species when it became a Fish Technology Center in 1983. Today, the center is more of a research and education center than a hatchery.
A significant accomplishment of the center was its instrumental role in getting the greenback cutthroat trout's rating under the Endangered Species Act changed from extinct to threatened. In August 2004 a new laboratory and administrative building known as the Robert G. Piper Building was opened, named in honor of a former director of the center. The Bozeman Fish Technology Center currently studies aquatic species culture, aquatic species nutrition, fishery evaluation, and aquatic species health in the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, Colorado, and Kansas.


Edward P. Allis

Edward Phelps Allis (May 12, 1824April 1, 1889) was an American businessman who founded the Edward P. Allis Company, a manufacturer of milling and mining equipment, steam engines, and other large-scale capital equipment. He was a notable ideologue in the Greenback Movement, running for governor of Wisconsin as a candidate of the Greenback Party. About a decade after his death, his company merged with others to form the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. In 1883, Allis was elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Early life and business career.
Allis was born on May 12, 1815, in Cazenovia, New York. A graduate of Union College in 1845, Allis moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1846 and started a leather company with a tannery in Two Rivers. In 1856 he sold out to his partners, and for a period of time, he was out of business, until 1860 when he purchased an iron products manufacturing company. The company grew rapidly and by 1867 had built a large manufacturing works on the near south side on Florida Street. Most of the early business involved making flour mill apparatus, Wisconsin at that time being a leading wheat-producing state. The south-side facility was known as the "Reliance Works" which became the brand name for these products. Eventually, the Edward P. Allis Company expanded into steam engines, sawmill equipment, iron piping, and other products.
In 1878 and 1879, the company built roller flour mills for Cadwallader Washburn's Washburn-Crosby mills and Charles A. Pillsbury's mills. These installations represented a significant new change in flour production in the United States, leading to the predominance of Pillsbury Best and Gold Medal flour brands and to a major shift in wheat cultivation to states west of the Mississippi. Between 1879 and 1889, the Reliance Works manufactured 50,000 flour mill rolls used in "new process" milling, selling them to mills worldwide.
Political activity.
Allis was a leading figure of the Greenback Party, which was named for the fact that the party favored issuance of paper money ("greenbacks") as issued originally during the American Civil War. Allis, who up until that time was a Republican, catapulted to prominence in November 1875 when he wrote a letter to the "Milwaukee Sentinel" in which he expressed the view that government financial policy was ruining the prosperity brought about in the wake of the war. After expressing these views, he was recruited into Milwaukee's Greenback Club and was the Greenback Party candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 1877 and 1881. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for nomination as the party's presidential candidate in 1880. After the party collapsed, Allis was never otherwise involved in politics.
Personal life.
Allis married Margaret Watson of Geneva, New York, in 1848. He died on April 1, 1889, and is buried in Milwaukee. He was survived by his wife and eleven children. His grandson, William Allis, became a noted physicist.
Legacy.
In 1901 the Edward P. Allis Company merged with the Fraser and Chalmers Company, becoming Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, which continued to predominate in large scale industrial equipment and agricultural machinery for many decades. West Allis, Wisconsin, is named after the fact that Allis-Chalmers built a new large manufacturing facility at that location shortly after the founding of the merged company. In 1883, Allis was elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.


Martin Heydon

Martin Heydon (born 9 August 1978) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Research & Development, Farm Safety and New Market Development since July 2020. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2011. He previously served as the Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party from 2016 to 2020.
Early life.
Heydon is a native of South County Kildare and lives outside of Kilcullen town, owning a family farm. He was educated in Crookstown National School, Cross and Passion College Kilcullen and Teagasc Kildalton Agricultural College in County Kilkenny.
Political career.
Heydon joined Fine Gael in 2008. He was elected to Kildare County Council following the 2009 local elections, at his first attempt. He was replaced on Kildare County Council following his Dáil Éireann election in February 2011, by Councillor Ivan Keatley.
Heydon contested Kildare South for the party in 2011 and polled over 12,000 votes, being elected on the first count, more than 3,000 votes over the quota, his first attempt in a general election. Fine Gael had been unrepresented in the constituency since Alan Dukes had lost his seat in 2002.
He served as Chair of Fine Gael's Internal Committee on Agriculture and Rural Affairs between 2011 and 2016.
Newbridge Fine Gael Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy was added to the ticket for the 2016 general election as his running mate. Heydon won re-election, topping the poll in Kildare South.
On 8 June 2016, Heydon was elected Chairman of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, succeeding retired Limerick TD Dan Neville. Heydon's responsibilities in this role included chairing the weekly meeting of the party's TDs, Senators and MEPs.
Following the formation of the Government of the 33rd Dáil, Heydon was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Personal life.
Heydon is married to pharmacist and former ladies' GAA All-Star Brianne Leahy. The couple have three sons and a daughter.
He is an officer of his local Gaelic football club, St Laurence's GAA.


Landais pony

The Landais is a criticallyendangered French breed of small horse or pony. It originated in the marshy plains and woodlands of the département of the Landes, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France, but is more often reared in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, particularly in the arrondissement of Pau. Due to influences from Arab and Welsh blood, it shows more similarity to Oriental horses than to other Celtic breeds. It is used for riding and driving, and is a good trotter.
History.
Traditionally, two distinct types of pony or small horse lived in a feral or semi-feral state in the region of south-western France: the Lédon or Poney des Pins in the sandy coastal areas of the Gironde and the ; and the Barthais in the , the marshy meadowlands of the valley of the Adour river.
The plantation of the Landes forest and associated swamp drainage operations in the nineteenth century reduced the natural range of these horses. In 1913 the two populations totalled some 2000. The advent of motorised transport led to a decline in the number of animals, both because their usefulness was reduced and because some were the cause of road accidents; during the Second World War, some fell victim to land-mines laid by German forces to prevent coastal landings. After the War, no more than 150 head remained. The Poney des Pins became extinct in about 1950.
Recovery of the breed – which now consisted only of the Barthais type – began in 1967, and a stud-book for the Landais was established in that year. To reduce the effects of inbreeding, some use was made of stallions of Arab and Welsh (Section B) types.
In 2007 the Landais was listed by the FAO as "critically endangered"; in 2014 the total number reported for the breed was 159. Annual births are low: between 2006 and 2013 the number ranged from 36 to 66.
A genetic study of French horse breeds in 2008 suggested that, to maximise genetic diversity among the French horse population, conservation priority be given to the Landais and four other breeds.
Some Landais ponies live in a semi-feral state with other livestock and wildlife on the banks of the Adour and Luy rivers in the area of Dax in the Landes, but the largest number is found in the arrondissement of Pau, in the département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques.Others are reared elsewhere in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Centre-Val de Loire, Occitanie and Pays de la Loire regions.
Characteristics.
The Landais shows more similarity to Oriental horses than to Celtic breeds. Arab influence can be seen in the head, while the small upright ears are from the Welsh heritage. The legs are fine, the shoulders sloped, and the rump sloping and single. The mane is full, as is the tail, which is carried high. The colours are bay, black, chestnut, liver chestnut, and seal brown; White markings to the face and legs are permitted.
Use.
The Landais is used as a riding horse – often by children – for hacking out and trekking, and in competition sports such as jumping, eventing and dressage. It is an excellent trotter, and is used in trotting races and in competitive driving; a Landais named Jongleur holds the trotting record for the run between Paris and Chartres.
The Landais was among the breeds used in the creation of the Poney Français de Selle or French Riding Pony.


Azpi Gorri

The Azpi Gorri is a traditional Spanish breed of domestic goat. It originates in the historical Basque Country, and is the only recognised goat breed of that area. It is distributed in the northern part of the province of Álava and in southern Bizkaia, with a few herds in the autonomous community of Navarre.
History.
The Azpi Gorri is a traditional breed of the Basque Country. By the late twentieth century it had become gravely endangered, with an estimated breeding population of 100. In 1997 it was added to the , the national register of livestock breeds of the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, and in 2001 it was included in the official list of Basque breeds of the País Vasco.
A breed society, the , was formed in 1999; it has kept the herd-book since 2007.
Also in 2007, the Azpi Gorri was added to the Ark of Taste of the Slow Food Foundation. The Ark of Taste also lists the Azpi Zuri, a colour variant with white lower parts rather than the characteristic red of the standard breed.
Characteristics.
The Azpi Gorri is of medium size. The coat is short and lustrous black with chestnut-red markings on the underbelly, the underside of the tail, the legs and the face – the Basque words mean approximately "with reddish lower parts". The facial profile is straight, and the ears are held more or less horizontally. The horns are arched in nannies, more corkscrew-shaped in billies; both sexes occasionally have tassels.


Rork Scott Ferguson

Thomas Rork Scott Ferguson (10 February 1884 – 4 March 1955) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Peterborough County, Ontario and became a farmer.
Ferguson attended high school at Norwood. In 1934, Ferguson was a regional reeve of Dummer and Asphodel Townships. He also became a Peterborough County Warden in that year.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Hastings—Peterborough riding in the 1935 general election. After serving one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, Ferguson was defeated by George Stanley White of the National Government party. In the 1945 election, Ferguson was unsuccessful in unseating White.


Carolina Tiger Rescue

Carolina Tiger Rescue is a nonprofit wildcat sanctuary in Pittsboro, North Carolina, that offers public tours and field trips and is home to rescued tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, caracals, servals, bobcats and other wild animals. Over 20,000 visitors come to the sanctuary each year for guided tours, field trips, summer camps, volunteering and corporate work groups. Their mission is saving and protecting wild cats in captivity and in the wild. They work toward a day when wild cats are living in their native habitat and are not exploited by humans. Carolina Tiger Rescue is Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and USDA accredited. The Executive Director is Pam Fulk.
History.
Carolina Tiger Rescue was founded as The Carnivore Evolutionary Research Institute in 1973 by Dr. Michael Bleyman, a geneticist at UNC, as a research facility for carnivores that were vanishing keystone species — species critical to the survival of their ecosystem. Bleyman's intent was to keep a viable population of these animals in trust until their home habitats were sufficiently protected to support them again.
The Carnivore Evolutionary Research Institute was incorporated in 1981, and changed its name to Carnivore Preservation Trust (CPT). CPT became well known for its success in breeding certain species, particularly servals, ocelots, and binturongs, and was once held the largest population of binturongs in the united states.
As the environmental community began to appreciate the plight of these lesser-known carnivores, they began to create species survival plans – organized plans for the survival of the species, including a national genetic registry to monitor numbers and breeding. In response, Carnivore Preservation Trust stopped breeding wildcats in 2000, and changed its name to Carolina Tiger Rescue in 2009, refocusing its mission to rescue.
Rescues.
Aria was rescued in May 2013, when she was confiscated by the authorities from a family in South Carolina who had kept her as a pet. Aria was about 10 years old and near death. Although she was eating, she had lost weight very rapidly. When she arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue, she weighed under 200 pounds, about half of what she should have weighed. Within a few months of receiving veterinary intervention, a healthy diet, and proper care, Aria became the healthy, beautiful tiger she was destined to be.
Rajah and Kaela Tiger were found wandering a rural county road near Charlotte, North Carolina when they were about six months old.
Nitro was a blind tiger who arrived at Carolina Tiger Rescue in 2009, with his enclosure-mate Apache. They had been rescued from a junkyard in Kansas after a lion there attacked a man. The three lions were relocated to the Detroit Zoo, and the search began for a home for the owner's two tigers. Luckily, Carolina Tiger Rescue could take them in. National Geographic Kids wrote a book featuring Nitro.
Educational Program.
Carolina Tiger Rescue has a robust educational program and offers educational tours, school field trips, homeschool programs, preschool storytime, group presentations, and internships. One of Carolina Tiger Rescue’s main goals is educating the public on the dangers of private exotic cat ownership, circuses and wild animal exploitation. Another goal is preserving wild animals in their natural habitats by exposing the dangers of palm oil and its affects on tiger habitat. Summer animal care internships are available for college students.
Safety.
Carolina Tiger Rescue is a no-touch facility and meets USDA and US Fish and Wildlife standards for a big cat sanctuary. Guests must be escorted around the sanctuary by a staff member and are kept at least three feet away from the animal enclosures. Employees or trained volunteers may briefly enter lower level enclosures housing animals like caracals for cleaning and maintenance, but are careful not to interact with these wild animals. All employees and volunteers are heavily trained before they can interact with the animals or enter any enclosure.
Partnerships.
Carolina Tiger engages in a variety of partnerships with the academia/research, environmental, and sanctuary and zoo communities, as well as the corporate world. For almost two decades, Carolina Tiger has provided access to our tigers’ footprints to collect baseline data for the WildTrack Noninvasive Wildlife Monitoring Project. Carolina Tiger was a founding member of the Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance (BCSA) in 2017. BCSA membership is limited to bona fide facilities that meet the federal definition for a wildlife sanctuary. The Alliance is dedicated to eliminating private ownership and the commercial exploitation of wild cats in the US. Carolina Tiger staff also participate in the local American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK). Some funding comes from employee donations through workplace giving campaigns via Earth Share of North Carolina.
Controversy.
Sherry Blanchette, owner of a wildlife sanctuary, went under cover with the BBC posing as a veterinarian and toured the CPT in 2000. She later wrote a report to the USDA and county officials, saying that the facility was unsafe because of vegetation on cages, rusting feed bins, and inadequate, rusting fencing. CPT officials refuted those claims.
In 1998, Mark Kostich, a CPT volunteer, was mauled by a cougar while cleaning cages and he later sued CPT. In Kostich's lawsuit,
Sherry Blanchette was called as an expert witness on cougar behavior.
The North Carolina legislature considered an unsuccessful bill in 2004 which would make it illegal for individuals and over thirty other nonprofit zoological entities to own many of the animals housed at the Carolina Tiger Rescue. Carolina Tiger Rescue supported this bill.
Accreditations.
Guidestar has awarded Carolina Tiger Rescue and Platinum-level participant in transparency and Great Nonprofits has named them a top nonprofit for 2018. Carolina Tiger Rescue is Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) and USDA accredited.


Vezzena

Vezzena is a type of cow's milk cheese, produced in the area of plateau of Lavarone, Vezzena and Folgaria in the province of Trento, Italy. It is an Ark of Taste food.


John Thomas Simpson

John Thomas Simpson (27 October 1870 – 13 December 1965) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Waverley, Ontario and became a farmer and a municipal politician.
Simpson attended schools in Simcoe County, including Barrie Collegiate Institute. He served on the council of Simcoe County for 12 years, serving as councillor and reeve of Tiny Township, becoming the county warden in 1913 and county clerk in 1922. In 1919, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1919 Ontario election.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Simcoe North riding in the 1930 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by Duncan Fletcher McCuaig of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.


List of sugar mills in Queensland

The sugar industry is an important industry in Australia valued at $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion per annum, much of which is generated through export. Requiring a hot climate and plenty of water, sugarcane is predominantly grown in Queensland with some in northern New South Wales. Over 4000 sugar cane farms produce 32-35 million tonnes of sugar cane each year, from which 4-4.5 million tonnes of raw sugar is extracted at sugarcane mills. At 2011, there were 24 sugar mills in Australia, ranging from Mossman in Queensland to Grafton in New South Wales. Mackay Region is known for its five locally owned mills. Altogether they produce enough sugar to support Central Queensland and Northern Queensland. They range from Racecourse Sugar Mill, Farleigh Mill, Marian Mill, Proserpine Mill and Sarina Sugar Shed.
List of operating sugar mills in Queensland.
This is a list of the sugar cane mills in Queensland, ordered from north to south.
The sugar mills in northern New South Wales are located in Broadwater, Condong, and Harwood Island.
Former sugar mills in Queensland.
Poor roads and limited transport options meant that there were once many local sugar mills in Queensland. With improved transport options, many of these smaller mills closed and only the larger more economic mills remain. This list is likely to be incomplete as many mills were small and operated only for a short period leaving few records. They are ordered from north to south, although in some cases the location is not known very accurately.


Icelandic cattle

Icelandic cattle ( ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide variety of colours and markings. Icelandic cattle have been genetically isolated for centuries, but are most closely related to a breed in Norway called Blacksided Troender- and Nordland Cattle. No cattle are permitted to be imported into Iceland, so they have been protected by strict disease-prevention measures.
The Icelandic cow is a dairy breed with a small body size. About 95% are naturally polled, but the rest are horned. An average cow can produce about of milk per year, with the best animals producing . They are housed for about eight months of the year and fed largely on hay, supplemented with cereals. They are grazed outside in the summer, and to prolong the growing season, cabbage, turnips, barley, and oats are grown for forage. Fewer than 30,000 cows are on the island and their milk is used to create a mild, butter-flavoured cheese.
According to a report produced by the Agricultural University of Iceland, it would be more cost-effective to replace Icelandic cattle with Swedish cattle, as the latter produce more milk at a lower cost. However, some have argued that Icelandic cattle are part of Iceland's cultural heritage and should not be replaced.
Guðni Ágústsson, former Icelandic minister of agriculture, once kissed an Icelandic cow.
The milk from Icelandic cows is used to make "skyr".


Rubin (company)

Rubin () is a Serbian alcoholic beverages company headquartered in Kruševac.
History.
Rubin was established in 1955. Located in the wine region of West Morava, it produces chiefly grapes, wine and alcoholic drinks. Its most renowned product is Rubinov "Vinjak", type of brandy. In 2005, Rubin was purchased for 30 million euros by "Invej", Serbian company owned by controversial businessman Predrag Ranković Peconi.
Market data.
As of 21 February 2018, Rubin has a market capitalization of 32.79 million euros.


Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank

Puduvai Bharathiar Grama Bank (PBGB) is a Regional Rural Bank in the Union Territory of Puducherry, sponsored by Indian Bank.


Coventry Godcakes

Coventry Godcakes are baked puff pastry pasties containing sweet mincemeat, which originate from the city of Coventry, England. They are in the form of a right-angled isosceles triangle, marked with three slits on the top and sprinkled with sugar. The triangular shape and the markings are said to be reference to the Holy Trinity.
Godcakes are a New Year tradition in the city, and are given by godparents to their godchildren along with a blessing for the year ahead.
In 2010, Leigh Waite, a local Blue Badge Tourist Guide with an interest in baking, was given a recipe by a local historian David McGrory. Leigh tried out the recipe, producing them to sell during the annual Heritage Open Weekend event in the city.
In August 2012, the Coventry God Cake was officially re-launched at a celebration event at Coventry Transport Museum attended by the Lord Mayor and guests, including the Coventry Mummers.
The triangles created in country lanes where three lanes meet derive their names from the Coventry God Cake. A triangle is created by the passing of farm vehicles, originally horse drawn carts, as they turn. The so-called "god cakes", which are not particular to any one city or county, take their name from these triangular pastries.


Agricultural Research Service (ICAR, India)

Agriculture Research Services (ARS) is the Natural Resource services under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
The purpose of the service is to set a cutting edge model of education, perform research for its application in agriculture, agro forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences. The agricultural research services helps to make the country self-reliant as far in food grains, horticultural crops, milk, meat, fish and eggs.
Recruitment Board.
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) conducts all India competitive examinations for ARS to recruit entry level posts. Pursuant to the Gajendragadkar Report of 1972, the ASRB was established on 1 November 1973.
Examination.
The ARS examination consists of preliminary, main and interview. The first is the qualifying examination. All candidates who desire to appear for the ARS examination have to appear for both prelims and mains sessions. Total exam is of 300 marks of which the mains exam is of 240 marks and interview is of 60 marks. The examination is the initial port of entry into the services of ICAR and the new entrants are imparted foundation training called as Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Services (FOCARS) at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad.
Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Service.
FOCARS is designed for the newly recruited entry level scientists to the Agricultural Research Service of the ICAR. The course aims at providing exposure to the trainees on the concepts and principles of project management with special emphasis on project formulation and implementation. It also includes capsules in related areas on human resources development, and information and communication management. The 108th batch of FOCARS trained from July-Oct 2018.
Agricultural Research Service Scientists' Forum.
The Agricultural Research Service Scientists' Forum (ARSSF) of the scientists recruited by the ICAR were registered as a society on 12 August 1980 at Shillong and on 22 November 1995, it was formally recognized by the ICAR.
Career progression.
The recruits through the ARS Examination are designated as ′ARS′ or 'Scientist'. The post of entry level ARS or Scientist is same with Jr. Class I cadre of Central government. The initial pay is fixed after granting advance increments for higher qualification, with PhDs getting the highest salary.
They are kept on 'tenure track' or 'probation' for 2 years and upon satisfactory completion of this period they are given 'tenure'and confirmed in the ARS. On completing service for designated years and meeting set performance criteria, they are promoted to the next higher grades in a Flexible Complementation system known as Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).
Incumbents without a PhD degree are given paid study leave to acquire PhD qualification, which is necessary for career progression. Through CAS, scientists can rise up to Principal Scientist grade, which is equivalent to the scale of Joint Secretary to the Government of India. The ARS encourages fresh infusion of talent at all senior levels through lateral entry in which incumbent scientists can participate in the open competition and move their career ahead in much shorter time than CAS. All the Research Management Positions are filled through open competition. The Director General of ICAR is the highest-ranked member of the ARS, who is "ex officio" Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture.


Albert Lowerson

Albert David "Alby" Lowerson, VC (2 August 1896 – 15 December 1945) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Early life.
Albert Lowerson, nicknamed Alby, was born in Myrtleford, a town in the state of Victoria, on 2 August 1896. His father worked for the railways as an engine driver but later turned his hand to farming. Lowerson worked as a gold miner after leaving school.
First World War.
In July 1915, Lowerson joined the Australian Imperial Force. After initial training, he embarked for the Middle East in September 1915 as a reinforcement for 21st Battalion. He arrived too late to participate in the Gallipoli Campaign and in March 1916 proceeded with his battalion to the Western Front. He fought in the Battles of the Somme, Pozières and Mouquet Farm, the latter of which saw him wounded. He was also recommended for the Military Medal for his work at Pozières but this was not awarded. After a month recovering from his wounds he rejoined his battalion and shortly afterwards was promoted to corporal. Promoted in April 1917 to acting sergeant, he was again wounded, this time during the Second Battle of Bullecourt.
Lowerson's promotion to sergeant was made permanent while he was still recovering from his wounding at Bullecourt. He rejoined his battalion in November 1917. On 1 September 1918, during the Battle of Mont St Quentin, 21st Battalion supported 23rd and 24th Battalions in an attack towards the village of Mont St Quentin. Lowerson's company was held up in its advance on the flank of the village and, with a party of seven men, attacked and captured a strong point from which heavy machinegun fire was directed towards the advancing Australians. The advance was able to continue. Lowerson, wounded, was sent to the rear but it was a further two days before he was dispatched to a hospital.
After his wounding at St Quentin, Lowerson returned to his unit in September 1918 but received his fourth wound the following month and took no further part in the war. The award of his VC for his actions at St Quentin was gazetted on 14 December 1918 and he was presented with it by King George V on 1 March 1919. The citation for his VC read:
Later life and legacy.
Lowerson left for Australia in April 1919 and was discharged from the AIF three months later. Like his father, Lowerson became a farmer and worked a block of land, which he named St. Quentin, near Myrtleford and which he converted to tobacco and dairy. He married in 1930 and had a daughter. After the outbreak of the Second World War, he rejoined the Australian Army but his old war wounds confined him to service on the home front as a sergeant with a number of training battalions. He was serving with 2/8 Training Battalion when he was discharged from service in 1944 but became ill with leukemia the following year. He died on 15 December 1945. Buried in Myrtleford, he was survived by his wife and daughter.
On 23 April 2015 a memorial statue was unveiled in Myrtleford. Lowerson's VC is held at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. He was also entitled for the 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.


Red Sindhi

Red Sindhi cattle are the most popular of all Zebu dairy breeds. The breed originated in the Sindh province of Pakistan, they are widely kept for milk production across Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries. They have been used for crossbreeding with temperate (European) origin dairy breeds in many countries to combine their tropical adaptations (heat tolerance, tick resistance, disease resistance, fertility at higher temperatures, etc.) with the higher milk production found in temperate regions. It has been crossed with Jerseys in many places, including India, the United States, Australia, Sri Lanka, etc.
Description.
The Red Sindhi range in color from a deep reddish brown to a yellowish red, but most commonly a deep red. They are distinguished from the other dairy breed of Sindh, the Tharparkar or White Sindhi, both by color and form, the Red Sindhi is smaller, rounder, with a more typical dairy form, and with short, curved horns, while the Tharparkar are taller with a shape more typical of Zebu draft breeds, and with longer, lyre shaped horns. The bulls are usually of a darker color than the cows.
Breeding.
It has been crossed with include Holstein-Friesian, Brown Swiss and Danish Red. It has also been used to improve beef and dual purpose cattle in many tropical countries, as it is sufficiently meaty to produce good beef calves in such crosses and the high milk production helps give a fast-growing calf which is ready for market at one year. It is somewhat smaller than the very similar Sahiwal and produces a little less milk per animal as a result. This has caused it to lose favor with some commercial dairies in India and Pakistan, which have been phasing out their Red Sindhi herds by breeding to Sahiwal bulls for a few generations. The resulting cows, which are three-quarters Sahiwal and one-quarter Red Sindhi, can not be distinguished from pure Sahiwal cattle.
Red Sindhi cattle are also used for milk production in Brazil, but this race of zebu is not popular as others.
Brazilian Red Sindhi Cattle.
Some Red Sindhi cows were imported to the Brazil in the middle of 20th century.


Brian Courtice

Brian William Courtice (born 17 April 1950) is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He represented the Division of Hinkler in federal parliament from 1987 to 1993 as a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He was expelled from the party in 2005.
Early life.
Courtice was born in Bundaberg, Queensland. His uncle Ben Courtice was an ALP senator and government minister. He was a cane farmer and organiser with the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) before entering parliament.
Parliament.
Courtice stood for the newly created Division of Hinkler at the 1984 federal election, narrowly losing to National Party candidate Bryan Conquest. He defeated Conquest in a re-match at the 1987 election. He increased his majority at the 1990 election but Paul Neville regained the seat for the Nationals in 1993. He was unsuccessful in an attempt to recapture the seat in 1996.
Courtice served as head of the Hawke and Keating Governments' Country Task Force. In 1990, as chair of the ALP caucus primary industries and resources committee, he delivered a report which concluded that the government "had been conned by green groups and would risk future electoral success if it continued to 'appease' them". Courtice publicly supported Paul Keating against Bob Hawke in the June 1991 ALP leadership spill. In 1992, he was a member of the Caucus Joint Working Group on Homosexual Policy in the Australian Defence Force, where he opposed allowing gay people to serve in the military.
Later political involvement.
In 1994, Courtice began working in the office of federal resources minister David Beddall, with responsibility for Queensland projects. He unsuccessfully stood against Bill Ludwig for the state secretaryship of the AWU in 1997. He appeared before the Shepherdson Inquiry and publicly accused Ludwig of "orchestrating electoral fraud in Queensland".
Courtice was expelled from the ALP in 2005 "on the grounds he had brought it into disrepute". He had been a party member for 32 years. His expulsion came after he leaked party documents to state Nationals MP Rob Messenger, which "purportedly exposed the 'siphoning' of $7,000 in branch funds". He had also alleged that his wife Marcia had lost ALP preselection for the state seat of Bundaberg due to a "dirty factional deal". His wife was subsequently sacked from her job as a staffer for Bundaberg MP Nita Cunningham and brought an unfair dismissal claim.
In the lead-up to the 2007 federal election, Courtice appeared in a Liberal Party election advertisement warning voters against ALP leader Kevin Rudd but denied that this made him a "Labor rat" despite his expulsion from the party in 2005.
In response, shadow education minister Stephen Smith described him as "someone who we've known for a long time has been disillusioned, disaffected, distressed and disappointed at his own exit from parliament and public life, and probably bitter". In 2009, Courtice held a press conference with Liberal National Party of Queensland MP Rob Messenger criticising the factionalism of the state ALP. In 2019 he publicly criticised the Queensland ALP government for "stalling" the approval of the Carmichael coal mine.
Other activities.
Courtice's family property Sunnyside Sugar Plantation outside of Bundaberg contains the unmarked graves of 29 South Sea Islanders, who were buried there in the 19th century after being blackbirded. His grandfather bought the property in the 1920s and he grew hearing stories about burials. The gravesites were eventually found in 2012 and the site was heritage-listed. Courtice has campaigned for greater recognition of South Sea Islanders. He has collected a "large brief of evidence on South Sea Islander slavery, including verbal testimony taken during the 1990s from an elderly Bundaberg resident whose relatives had direct experience with the slave trade". In 2020, in response to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's comments about slavery in Australia, he said "the majority of Australians don't know our history" and invited Morrison to come to Sunnyside. He also called for the history of South Sea Islanders to be taught in schools.


Hugh Caperton

Hugh Caperton (April 17, 1781 – February 9, 1847) was a nineteenth-century congressman and planter from Virginia. He was the father of Allen Taylor Caperton whom he had with his wife Jane Erskine Caperton.
Biography.
Born in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Caperton was a planter and engaged in mercantile pursuits as a young man. He moved to Monroe County, Virginia which he became sheriff of in 1805 and became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1810, serving until 1813. He was elected a Federalist to the United States House of Representatives in 1812, serving from 1813 to 1815 and later returned to the House of Delegates from 1826 to 1830. Caperton resumed engaging in agricultural and mercantile pursuits until his death at his estate called "Elmwood" near Union, Virginia (now West Virginia) on February 9, 1847. He was interred at Green Hill Cemetery in Union.
"Elmwood" was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
1813 election.
Caperton was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 100% of the vote, defeating Republican Ballard Smith.


Cristom Vineyards

Cristom Vineyards is an Oregon wine producer and vineyard based near Salem, U.S. It is in the Eola-Amity Hills wine region within the Willamette Valley AVA, about northwest of Keizer.
History.
Paul Gerrie, an engineer based in Pittsburgh, was searching for suitable land in North and South America to open a winery. Trips to France to pursue his passion for wine had exposed him to the French concept of terroir and its importance in Burgundy. He visited Oregon in 1991 for the International Pinot Noir Celebration and decided that it would be an ideal location. Mike Etzel, the owner of Beaux Frères, also in the Willamette Valley, was hired as a consultant to look for an appropriate location.
In 1992, Paul and Eileen Gerrie purchased the abandoned Pellier Winery site in the Spring Valley region of Polk County and established Cristom Vineyards. The existing vineyards were in a state of disrepair and all but one of them needed to be replanted. The first vintage was produced in 1992 from grapes purchased from other local vineyards. The vineyards were replanted from 1993 to 1996. with the first vintage from the estate owned vineyards bottled in 1994.
Cristom's current winemaker is Steve Doerner, who joined the winery as head winemaker for its first vintage. Doerner graduated in 1978 from the University of California, Davis with a degree in biochemistry and had spent 14 years at the Californian Calera Wine Company, specializing in working with Pinot noir, as well as studying under Jacques Seysses, owner and winemaker at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy before being appointed winemaker at Cristom in 1992. Doerner was the first established winemaker from the California wine industry to move to Oregon, and has been followed by many others since. After having established himself as winemaker at Cristom, Doerner was made a partner in the business.
The estate is named after Paul and Eileen Gerrie's children, being a portmanteau of Christine and Tom.
Vineyards.
Cristom has eight estate owned vineyards, with an area of . Six of the vineyards are named after family matriarchs.
"Marjorie" is the only vineyard that was not replanted in the years following the purchase of the winery. It is named after Paul Gerrie's mother. The vines were originally planted in 1982, and there are of Pinot noir. The initial single vineyard wine from this location was from the 1994 vintage.
"Louise" is named after Paul Gerrie's maternal grandmother and was the first vineyard to finish being replanted with of Pinot noir. The first single vineyard wine was the 1996 vintage.
"Jessie" is named for Paul Gerrie's paternal grandmother and was planted with of Pinot noir in 1994. The first release was the 1998 vintage.
"Eileen", is named after Paul Gerrie's wife, the co-founder and co-owner of the estate. This is the highest elevation Cristom vineyard which slopes from . of Pinot noir were planted in 1997 in this vineyard. The first vintage released was in 2000.
Two other vineyards are planted at the estate with Northern Rhone varieties that are unusual for the Willamette Valley region which is primarily known for Pinot noir. These are a Viognier vineyard planted in 1993 and a Syrah vineyard planted in 2002. Cristom is described as a pioneer of these varieties in this region.
Wines.
Cristom is best known for its Pinot noir based wines. Four single vineyard wines are produced with Pinot noir grapes from the vineyards "Marjorie", "Louise", "Jessie" and "Eileen".
Cristom also produces a Pinot noir blends, the "Mount Jefferson Cuvee" named after a mountain visible from the winery. The "Mount Jefferson Cuvee" is a blend from ten different vineyards, with the best barrels of the blend being separated to be bottled as the "Sommers Reserve" wine. Around 3,500 cases of the "Mount Jefferson" and 1,250 cases of the ""Sommers" Reserve" are produced each year.
In addition to Pinot noir, Cristom also produces a Syrah based red wine from the estate vineyard.
White wines are produced from three varieties: a single vineyard Chardonnay as well as Pinot gris and Viognier.
Around 18,000 cases of wine are produced each vintage, with about 1,500 of that total being white wines.


Franciacorta DOCG

Franciacorta is a sparkling wine from the Province of Brescia (Lombardy) with DOCG status. It is produced using the traditional method from grapes grown within the boundaries of the territory of Franciacorta, on the hills located between the southern shore of Lake Iseo and the city of Brescia. It was awarded DOC status in 1967, the designation then also including red and white still wines. Since 1995 the DOCG classification has applied exclusively to the sparkling wines of the area.
History.
The still wines from this area have ancient traditions, referred to by Virgil and Pliny the Elder, and documented in Brescia City council books as "Franzacurta" as far back as in 1277. The name may derive from the tax-exempt ("francae") status of the region's towns ("curtes") in the Middle Ages. The wines were not called Franciacorta until 1957, when Guido Berlucchi released a white wine named Pinot di Franciacorta. An ambitious young winemaker working for Berlucchi, Franco Ziliani, was permitted to pursue an ambition of producing a fine sparkling wine, and in 1961 was allowed to produce for release 3,000 bottles of a sparkling wine, also sold under the name Pinot di Franciacorta. Instant interest allowed the following vintage production to be set at 20,000 bottles, and eventually the annual production was 100,000 bottles. The national prominence that followed was soon exploited by several entrepreneurs from Milan and Brescia, and by the time the region was granted DOC status in 1967 there were 11 producers of sparkling Franciacorta, although Berlucchi represented more than 80% of the production.
With its directives, Franciacorta became the first DOC to specify that its sparkling wines must be made by "metodo classico". In 1990, the Consorzio per la tutela del Franciacorta was formed, instigating codes of self-regulation with a gradual reduction of yields and elimination of the use of Pinot grigio, becoming the body considered responsible for the efficient elevation of sparkling Franciacorta to DOCG status in 1995. Since August 1, 2003, Franciacorta has been the only Italian wine not obliged to declare its DOCG appellation on the label, in the same manner that a Champagne is permitted to exclude from labels its AOC.
From 1996 to 2006, sales of Franciacorta grew from 2.9 million to 6.7 million bottles. According to Tom Stevenson, the Franciacorta region is "the only compact wine area producing world class sparkling wine in Italy".
Conditions and regulations.
Grapes for Franciacorta are grown in strictly delimited vineyards in the communes, Adro, Capriolo, Cazzago San Martino, Cellatica, Coccaglio, Cologne, Corte Franca, Erbusco, Gussago, Iseo, Monticelli Brusati, Ome, Paderno Franciacorta, Paratico, Passirano, Provaglio d'Iseo, Rodengo Saiano, Rovato and Brescia, with soil conditions described as mineral-rich, granular-sized, calcareous gravel and sandy morainal soils that cover a limestone bedrock.
The DOCG declared vineyards extend and the distribution of permitted grape varieties are 85% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot nero and 5% Pinot bianco.
Nonvintage Franciacorta (NV) may not be released until at least 25 months after harvest, of which 18 months must be in contact with the yeast in the bottle (compared to 15 months minimum in Champagne, although many producers choose to age far longer). Franciacorta Vintage or Millesimato may not be sold until at least 37 months after harvest, of which 30 months must be in contact with the yeast (similar to Champagne). A Franciacorta rosé must contain at least 15% Pinot nero, and may be made by blending red wine. Franciacorta Satèn must be a "Blanc de blancs" with only the use of Chardonnay and/or Pinot bianco permitted, with only 4.5 atmospheres of pressure instead of 6.
The designations for "dosage" are exactly as those of Champagne: Pas dosé, or Dosage zéro, Pas opéré, or nature: maximum 2 g/l of residual sugar; Extra brut: 6 g/l; Brut: 15 g/l; Extra dry: 12–20 g/l; Sec: 17–35 g/l; Demi-sec: 33–50 g/l.
Curtefranca.
With the creation of the DOCG Franciacorta, the former DOC was renamed Terre di Franciacorta for the still wines and then in 2008, Curtefranca.The renaming was a legal requirement to avoid confusion between the DOC still wines and the DOCG sparkling wines. These are made in two types: a Burgundy-style Bianco based either on Chardonnay or Pinot bianco or a blend of both, and a Bordeaux-style Rosso based on either Cabernet Franc or Cabernet Sauvignon or both, and Merlot, with smaller amounts of Nebbiolo and Barbera. Pinot noir is permitted only in the DOCG sparkling wines, with no option of a Burgundian-style still red wine under the DOC rules.


Orpington chicken

The Orpington is a British breed of chicken. It was bred in the late nineteenth century by William Cook of Orpington, Kent in south-east England. It was intended to be a dual-purpose breed, to be reared both for eggs and for meat, but soon became exclusively a show bird.
History.
The original Black Orpington was bred by William Cook in 1886 by crossing Minorcas, Langshans and Plymouth Rocks to create a new hybrid bird. Cook selected a black bird that would exhibit well by hiding the dirt and soot of London. When the breed was shown in Madison Square Gardens in 1895, its popularity soared. Cook also bred the Orpington Duck.
The original colours are black, white, buff, blue and splash. Although there are many additional varieties recognised throughout the world, only the original colours are recognised by the "American Standard", the Buff being the most common colour. In the beginning of the twentieth century, Herman Kuhn of Germany developed a Bantam variety. The Bantam retains the appearance of the full-size bird, but in a smaller size. There is a large variety of colours in the Bantam version, including black, blue laced, white, buff, red, buff black laced, barred, buff Columbian, and birchen. The Bantam retains the friendly personality of the Standard breed, and seldom or never flies.
In the UK, the club dedicated to the breed is the Orpington Club, which merged with the Orpington Bantam Club in 1975. The United Orpington Club is the American breeder's club, and the Orpington Club of Australia is the Australian club for the breed.
Characteristics.
There are two similar but different standards for Orpingtons. The first is published by the Poultry Club of Great Britain and asks for a weight from for cocks and for hens. They also ask for a heavy, broad body with a low stance, with fluffed-out feathers which make it look large; the down from the body covers most of the legs. Other characteristics of their Orpingtons are a curvy shape with a short back and U-shaped underline, and a small head with a medium single comb.
Use.
Orpingtons lay about 175 to 200 medium to large light-brown eggs a year.
It was said that at one time Orpingtons were capable of laying as many as 340 eggs per year. The decline in production was due to breeders selecting for looks over utility.


Groupe Bigard

Groupe Bigard is a French meat processing company. It owns half of all slaughterhouses in France It processes beef, mutton, and pork. Its best-known brandname in Charal.
Overview.
The company was founded as "Société commerciale des viandes" by Jean-Paul Bigard in 1968. It became known as Groupe Bigard six years later, in 1974.
The company is headquartered in Quimperlé, France. It owns half of all slaughterhouses in France. It sells meat under the brandnames of Charal, D'Anvial, Tendre et Plus, and Shems. Its best-known brandname is Charal.
As of 2015, Jean-Paul Bigard owns 90% of the company, with an estimated wealth of 350 million Euros. He serves as the President of the Syndicat National de l'Industrie des Viandes (SNIV) and the Syndicat National du Commerce du Porc (SNCP).
2015 French pork production crisis.
In August 2015, both Groupe Bigard and its competitor, Cooperl Arc Atlantique, refused to accept the price set at the Marché du Porc Breton in Plérin, which is used as the norm across France, on the basis that it was too high in comparison with the price set by other European countries like Germany, where both companies also sell pork.


Gunderslevholm

Gunderslevholm is a manor house and estate located 1+ km northwest of Næstved in southeastern Denmark. It has been owned by members of the de Neergaard family since 1803. The main building is located on high ground just west of the Suså river. It was originally a Baroque-style mansion built in 1729 for Carl Adolf von Plessen but was in 17887 adapted to the Neoclassical style. The estate covers 1,936 hectares (2020)
History.
Early history.
Gunderslevholm was in the Middle Ages located in the village of Gunderslevmagle, The manor was in the beginning of the 14th century owned by Niels Pedersen who passed it on to his sons Peder Nielsen and Jens Nielsen. Jens Nielsen sold it to Johannes Mogensen Grubbe, a district judge of Zealand, in 1333. Grubbe constructed a fortified house on the estate but it was destroyed by Valdemar IV's troops just a few years later, probably because Grubbe had sided with Holstein, in their conflict with the Danish king. He was killed on the third day of the action. Gunderslev was then passed on to his three sons, Mogens Jens Grubbe (later bishop of Børglum), Esbern Rage Grubbe and Bent Biug Grubbe, who had all remained loyal to the king. Bent Biug Grubbe, who later became the sol owner of the estate, served as "hofmeister" for Olaf II of Denmark. His son Jens died without children in 1405. His sister, Cecilie, was married to Tyge Basse. Their daughter was married to Ove Jacobsen Lunge, whose daughter Ellen Ovesdatter Lunge married Axel Lagesen Brok.
Gøye family.
Mogens Gøye's first wife, Mette Bydelsbak, the daughter of Albrecht Engelbrechtsen Bydelsbak and Pernille Brock, was the last surviving member of her family after her brother had died in Dithmarschen. Gunderslevholm therefore passed to him when Axel Lagesen Brokin 1498 . He constructed a new main building in circa 1530.
When Mogens Gøye died in 1544, Gunderslevholm was initially passed to his second eldest son, Rskil Gøye, but he died without children in 1560. Gunderslevholm was therefore passed on to his elder brother, Christoffer Gøye. who served in the war against Sweden in 1564-65. He died in Viborg in 1584 but is buried in Gunderslev Church. His son and only child had died back in 1550 and Gunderslevholm was there passed to his nephew, Mogens Gøye, a son of his younger brother Falk Gøye. Mogens Gøye was as headmaster of Herlufsholm School from 1609.
Krabbe family.
Mogens Gøye the Younger's son, Christoffer Gøye, in 631 sold Gunderslevholm to Ejler Urne. Urne's son-in-law, Flemming Ulfeldt, in 1647 sold it to Iver Krabbe. Frederik III (1609-70) made him Governor-General of Norway. He died on the Gunderslevholm estate on 30 October 1666. Gunderslevholm remained in the hans of the Krabbe family until 1693.
Changing owners.
Birgitte Reedtz, the widow of Markor Rodsteen, purchased Hunderslevholm at auction in 1693. Reedtz' heir, Christian Rodsteen, a foster son, sold Hunderslevholm to Elisabeth Sophie von Holstein in 1707. She served as lady-in-waiting for the queen. She sold Gunderslevholm to a court priest, Hector Gottfried Masius, but he died shortly thereafter. The family was ennobled under the name von der Maase in 1712. Christian von der Maase expanded the estate with more land.
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Carl Adolph von Plessen.
Carl Adolph von Plessen bought the estate in 1725. Plessen constructed a new main building in 1729 and expanded the estate through the acquisition of new land. He improved the living conditions for the peasants on his estates, for instance through the construction of schools.
He later included the estate in the Plessenske Fideikommis. The legal effect of a "fideikommis" was that the estate could not be sold, mortgaged or divided between heirs. The Plessenske Fideikommis struggled economically and was converted from land to capital when the estates were sold in 1803.
Neergaard family.
The new owner of Gunderslevholm was Peter Johansen de Neergaard. He died on the estate in 1835 but had by then already ceded it to his second-oldest son, Carl de Neergaard. He had no children and left Gunderslevholm to his nephew Johan Thomas Oluf de Neergaard. He was succeeded on the estate by his son Ferdinand Lorenz de Neergaard.
Architecture.
The two storey main building is nine bays wide. The facade is tipped by a triangular pediment. The hipped roof is clad with blue-glazed tile.
Today.
The current owner is Claus Johan Thomas de Neergaard. The estate covers 1,777 hectares (2014).


Devon County Show

The Devon County Show is an agricultural show held annually from Thursday to Saturday in the third week of May at the Westpoint Arena and Showground in Clyst St Mary near Exeter. It is one of a number of county shows in the United Kingdom. The show is a celebration of rural life in Devon, and features country and livestock competitions, a grand parade, equine events, local food and local drink, traditional entertainment and rural crafts.
History.
The show goes back to 1872, when the Devon County Agricultural Association was formed to undertake promotion of the Devon County Show. It has been held annually ever since, except for breaks during the two World Wars from 1940 to 1946 and 1915 to 1919, eleven occasions between 1890 and 1958, when it was held in conjunction with Bath and West Show or the Royal Show when these were held in Devon, and 2020. The show was first held at Victoria Park, Mount Radford and then at various sites around the county until 1956, when it moved to its first permanent site at Whipton Showground, Exeter. The show moved to its present site at the Westpoint Arena in 1990.
The show.
The Devon County Show comes from a time when agriculture was the most important part of the local economy. It attracts livestock exhibitors from across the country as well as features competitions for young farmers, traditional rural skills, show jumping, horticulture, dairy products, honey, poultry and crafts. There are numerous trade stands, demonstrations, displays in the ring and a funfair. In 2016, some 90,000 visitors attended the show during the three days it lasted.
Students from Bicton College, a specialist agricultural college at Budleigh Salterton, act as stewards, help set up the showground and keep the livestock areas in order. In 2016 they also demonstrated equine skills, gave chainsaw demonstrations, exhibited animals, rebuilt tractors, participated in a cycling challenge and exhibited their art and craft portfolios.


Austin Zoo

Austin Zoo is a non-profit rescue zoo and located in southwestern unincorporated Travis County, Texas, United States, west of Austin. The zoo is accreddited by the Zoological Association of America.
The mission of Austin Zoo is to assist animals in need through rescue, conservation, and education. Austin Zoo currently has over 300 animals from over 100 different species, including African Lions, Bengal tigers, cougars, three species of monkeys, black bears, ring-tailed lemurs, and porcupines.
History.
Austin Zoo started out as a goat ranch. In 1990, it became the Good Day Ranch, housing animals in need. At that time, the animals were mostly domesticated and local animals including goats, pigs, fallow deer, donkeys, and ponies, with just a few exotic animals. Gradually, the number of exotic animals increased, and in 1994, the name was changed to Austin Zoo. In 2000, the zoo became a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Today, the rescue zoo is a permanent home to mostly exotic animals that were rescued from or unwanted by their owners, animals from other zoos and sanctuaries, and animals who were awarded protection through the judicial system.
In 2009, the zoo became home to four wolf hybrids which had been abandoned during Hurricane Ike in 2008.
In 2017, the zoo was home to over 300 animals from over 100 different species and received 232,000 visitors.
Exhibits.
The Austin Zoo has a circular layout featuring exotic and native species. Some notable exhibits are:
Land usage.
Austin Zoo owns 54 acres of land. Currently, 16 acres have been developed and house the Zoo's animal collection. The additional acreage will be used to allow expansion of the zoo as needs change.


Kisaan

Kisaan ( "Kisān") is a 2009 Bollywood action thriller film directed by Puneet Sira, which focuses on Farmers' suicides in India Its title is Hindi for "farmer".
Plot.
Widower farmer, Dayal Singh, based in Palheri in the District of Chandigarh, witnesses the exploitation of farmers at the hands of Zamindars. He decides to send his elder son, Aman, to the city to study and become a lawyer, while his second son, Jiggar, would live with him and assist him in farming. Years later, the district gets a visit from Sohan Seth, who wants to buy the farm and turn the area into a commercial zone. Aman returns home and is able to join hands with his father and brother in advising the locales against Sohan. Things get out of hand when Jiggar is arrested for Assault, and even though Aman defends him, is sentenced to five years in prison. After his discharge, Jiggar returns home to find his father bed-ridden, half of his body paralyzed, a number of farmers have committed suicide, while Aman, who has married his sweetheart-fellow lawyer, Priya, lives in the city, works for Sohan, and has been putting pressure on Dayal as well as other farmers to sell their respective farmlands. Meanwhile, Priya is collecting proofs against Sohan Seth, she is attacked and killed by his men. Aman finds out and he helps his brother in taking down his men. A man reconciles with his father. Jigar marries Titli. They are shown working together on the family fields along with a recovering Dayal.


Henry Ross Lewin

Henry Ross Lewin or Henry Ross-Lewin (c. 1830 – April 1874) was one of the most prominent blackbirders of South Sea Islander labour in the 19th Century. He worked with Robert Towns in the early 1860s to establish this labour trade in the British colony of Queensland. He later worked as an independent recruiter of Islander labour for himself and other capitalists. Ross-Lewin also formed a plantation on the island of Tanna where he was killed in 1874.
Early life.
Ross-Lewin's exact background is not fully known. It appears he was born around 1830 in the United Kingdom and joined the British Navy when he was a teenager. He served in the China Squadron, but was discharged for behavioural reasons probably in the late 1840s. It appears he came to Australia around 1851, possibly in association with the Chinese coolie trade as he was a passenger on the "Duke of Roxburgh" bringing coolies from Amoy to Sydney. In 1851, he was employed as a sailor on the "Black Squall" which was a coastal trader between Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne.
New Hebrides.
At some stage during the 1850s, Ross-Lewin became involved in the Pacific Island trade. He established himself in the New Hebrides and worked for Robert Towns and others to supply sandalwood from these islands for the Chinese markets. He was associated with Captain Edward Rodd at Aneityum in the late 1850s. Captain Rodd was a veteran sandalwood trader who had lost an eye and a hand in skirmishes with Indigenous people of New Caledonia. In the early 1860s, Ross-Lewin brought South Sea Islanders to Sydney on the missionary vessel, "John Williams". During this period, Ross-Lewin was mostly based on the island of Tanna in the New Hebrides. He later established a plantation there called Sangalie, which is now known as the Lenakel settlement, the largest town on Tanna. He utilised the Tannese tribe that lived around his plantation to make forced incursions into other islands, battling with the inhabitants in order to find and exploit the sandalwood.
Recruiter for Robert Towns.
In 1863, the British entrepreneur and colonist Robert Towns, had established a cotton plantation at Townsvale in Queensland and required cheap labour to make the venture profitable. He had tried German migrant labour and Chinese and Indian coolie labour but was dissatisfied with the results. Towns decided to revisit the experiment of importing labourers from Melanesia which had been attempted in the 1840s by Benjamin Boyd. Towns negotiated with his business partners in the sandalwood trade in the Pacific region and Henry Ross-Lewin was employed to organise the first shipment of South Sea Islander labour to the Townsvale plantation. Ross-Lewin was appointed second-mate and recruiter on the vessel "Don Juan" which sailed to places such as Tanna, the Loyalty Islands and Erromango to obtain labourers.
On August 15, 1863, the "Don Juan" arrived in the port of Brisbane with 73 South Sea Islanders, one of whom died on arrival from exhaustion and was buried on Mud Island in Moreton Bay. They were transported to the plantation at Townsvale with Ross-Lewin and William Tutin Walker being employed in managing the workers and the operations there. Immediately, allegations of kidnap and slavery were made, and Towns responded with the publication of a pamphlet outlining the instructions he gave to Ross-Lewin in regards to recruitment of the labourers. This pamphlet was later criticised for possibly being written after voyage and for the conditions specified for the labourers not being met in that shelter was not provided, wages not paid and the Islanders not returned home. Under Ross-Lewin's management at Townsvale, the workers were subject to hard work, poor diet and a lack of medical care, with some deaths being recorded. Ross-Lewin conducted other recruitment voyages for Towns over the next few years and was charged with kidnapping in relation to at least one of these trips.
Independent recruiting agent.
In 1867, Lewin advertised his services to obtain and provide Islander labour for sugar planters and cotton growers in the colony. He claimed he could procure "the very best and most serviceable natives to be had among the islands" for the price of £7 per head. After receiving the orders for labourers, Ross-Lewin chartered the "King Oscar" vessel and set out for the islands. At Epi Island, he organised an ambush on a local village where 20 men and women were captured and "recruited", while at Aniwa Island he tricked another group of Islanders into coming onto the vessel believing that he was taking them to the nearby missionary outpost. The "King Oscar" returned to Queensland in November 1867 with 225 labourers and soon after completed a second voyage returning with another 282 Islanders. Ross-Lewin sold these people for an average of £9 per head and made around £2,000 profit. In 1868, Ross-Lewin chartered the "Spunkie", a vessel with the appearance of being a missionary ship, and conducted further recruitment voyages, often enticing Islanders on board by getting the crew to pretend to be missionaries or more simply by ramming their canoes and picking them out of the water.
The "Daphne" case and child rape accusations.
In 1868, Ross-Lewin, partnered with Thomas Pritchard and bought an old ship named "Daphne" to operate as a labour vessel for the Queensland market. The first shipment was completed and arrived in Brisbane in late 1868. On board was a thirteen year old Tannese girl who had been Ross-Lewin's concubine. She was sold to a plantation owner for £20 and Ross-Lewin was accused of raping her. He appeared before the Brisbane Police Court but was acquitted.
Ross-Lewin left Queensland after these accusations and established himself at his Sangalie plantation on Tanna. The "Daphne" continued recruiting operations on behalf on Ross-Lewin and the other owners, but focused more on providing labour for the colonists in Fiji. In 1869, while in harbour at Levuka in Fiji, the "Daphne" was examined by Captain George Palmer of the Royal Navy. Palmer found that the "Daphne" was fitted out like an "African slaver minus the irons" with the Islanders on board looking emaciated and having little knowledge of why they were on the ship. Palmer was surprised that Ross-Lewin had received a licence from the Queensland Government to undertake recruiting voyages and found that the going price for Islander labour at Levuka was £5 to £6 per head "like so many cattle." Palmer impounded the vessel, released the Islanders and arrested Thomas Pritchard and the captain, a man named Daggett. Despite paperwork clearly showing Ross-Lewin as the licence-holder of the vessel, he never faced any charges. Captain Daggett and Pritchard faced trial in Sydney but all charges were quickly dismissed and furthermore, Sir Alfred Stephen, the Chief Justice of the New South Wales Supreme Court found that Captain Palmer had illegally seized the "Daphne" and ordered him to pay reparations to the owners of the "Daphne".
Death.
In April 1874 at his Sangalie Plantation on the island of Tanna, Ross-Lewin shot a pig belonging to a local man. In an altercation that followed, he punched and knocked down "a native named Jemmy". On the afternoon of the same day, local people came to Sangalie and shot dead Ross-Lewin while he was gardening. At that time, Ross-Lewin's pregnant wife, her two brothers and her son were residing at the plantation. On seeing his dead body, they decided to flee in an open boat taking Ross-Lewin's corpse with them. Both the brothers had dysentery and one died while they were at sea. Ross-Lewin's wife, Eliza, also had a still-birth in the open boat. The survivors were picked up by a passing schooner and taken to Port Havannah where the other brother-in-law later died. Ross-Lewin's body was either buried at sea or at a nearby mission.
Family.
Ross-Lewin married Eliza Jane Heaney, daughter of Hugh Heaney, in May 1863. After surviving the expulsion from Tanna, Eliza arrived in Sydney in July 1875 with her only surviving child. This child was Harrison Westropp Ross-Lewin who married Harriett Miller in 1888 but deserted her in 1895. His second marriage was to Emily Weekes in 1897 and they had three daughters. Harrison died in 1903 after breaking his back during a fight.


Teroldego

Teroldego is a red Italian grape variety grown primarily in the northeastern region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy.
Description.
Wine has been produced since ancient times in "Campo Rotaliano", an alluvial plain between the rivers Adige (Etsch) and Noce. "Teroldego" may take its name from its traditional method of cultivation, trained on a system of “tirelle” or wire harnesses, an explanation that's more likely, albeit less pretty, than its legendary association with German dialect for "gold of the Tirol." Another theory, put forth in the book "Wine Grapes" credits a northern Italian village called Teroldege, or Teroldeghe, where documents dated in 15th century refer to the sale of Teroldego wine. It has recently been discovered to be a full sibling of the Dureza variety from France, which is one of the parents of Syrah.
The grapes ripen around the last week of September or the first week of October.
Cultivation & winemaking.
The wine Teroldego Rotaliano, which is made with this grape in Trentino, has had DOC status since 18 February 1971. It is planted on about 400 hectares and is cultivated by over 300 producers.
In Australia the variety is sparsely planted and has found homes in warmer, coastal climates such as McLaren Vale (Geoff Hardy) and Margaret River. Producers such as Amato Vino are forging a new direction for the variety with great promise.
Some California authorities compare Teroldego to Zinfandel, with its spicy red fruits, and hints of tar, pine, and almond, but few tasters would confuse the two varieties in a blind tasting. Its snappy acidity makes it a versatile food wine. Kaibab Sauvage in Colorado's Grand Valley began growing the grape in 2014. Carboy Winery and Redfox Cellars of Colorado have produced wines with the grape. Red Tail Ridge Winery in the Seneca Lake AVA planted the grape in 2006 and has been producing teroldogo since then.
References.
4. https://theknow.denverpost.com/2020/09/10/teroldego-wine-colorado/245037/


Judith D. Zuk

Judith Daria Zuk (September 11, 1951 – September 1, 2007) was an American horticulturist, author and conservationist who served as president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 1990 to 2005.
Biography.
A native of Canandaigua, New York, Zuk attended Rutgers University, graduating "summa cum laude" with a degree in botany. Following graduate studies at the University of Delaware, she received a master's degree in public garden administration. Prior to accepting the Brooklyn position, she held the post of director of Swarthmore College's Scott Arboretum.
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, founded in 1910, was commemorating its 80th anniversary as Judith Zuk assumed the directorship. Considered one of America's leading institutions of its type, the Garden had just undergone a spate of construction work designed to expand its building area. The space dedicated to nature, however, was still in need of renovation and in the months and years to come, Zuk proved to be a tireless fundraiser, bringing in millions of dollars to refurbish such areas as the fragrance garden, the Cranford rose garden, the Japanese hill-and-pond garden and the children's garden.
She was also an ardent conservationist and environmentalist, representing the United States at the Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a worldwide organization created to ensure the survival of plants facing extinction. Another of her projects was a new high school dedicated to environmental issues, which she realized with the help of the administration of adjoining Prospect Park and The New York City Department of Education.
Later years.
Upon her retirement in mid-2005, she was honored with the renaming of the Garden's magnolia plaza as well as a golden yellow variety of magnolia, developed at the Garden, to be known as "Judy Zuk". Judith Zuk died in Brooklyn of breast cancer in 2007, ten days before her 56th birthday.


Mardie Station

Mardie Station is a pastoral lease and sheep then cattle station that was established in 1866 in the Pilbara region of Western Australia near the mouth of the Fortescue River. The leasee in 2012 was Fourseasons Corporation; Mardie is operating under the Crown Lease number CL453-1984 and has the Land Act number LA3114/1027.
History.
The original pastoral lease was taken by Simpson and MacIntoch, who worked for the Denison Plains Pastoral Company. The company equipped the barque "Warrier" in Melbourne and had intended to sail to Roebuck Bay to settle in another area but following a succession of calms the ship had to land at Cossack when the stock started to die of dehydration.
Upon landing the group decided to trek south west and eventually squatted at Mardie Springs. The station was established and by 1883 three paddocks were fenced, several wells had been dug and the flock was about 18,000 head of sheep.
The Murray Squatting Company, composed of Cornish, Richardson and the Paterson brothers, sold Yeeda Station in the Kimberley in 1883 and acquired Mardie shortly afterward paying a "handsome price for the Fortescue River Station". Richardson maintained an interest in Mardie over the next 30 years and invested in other nearby properties including Oakabella, Tallering and Boodarie Stations.
The station was owned at one time by members of the Withnell family who had also established or owned many other stations in the North West including Sherlock, Mount Welcome, Mallina, Karratha, Chirritta and Edjudina.
The station covers an area of about and has over 8,000 head of specially bred cattle.
The station was hard hit by flooding in 1894 when the Fortescue River, usually about away from the homestead, rose to within metres of the front door. The stockyards were destroyed and hundreds of sheep were washed away.
James Withnell, the owner of Dirk Hartog Station acquired Mardie in 1913 from the Mardie Pastoral Company. At this stage the property occupied an area of and was carrying a flock of 19,000 sheep.
The station was sold by Withnell to B. H. Sharpe who owned Wooleen Station, along with 30,000 head of sheep and 100 cattle in 1923 for £50,000.
It switched from sheep to cattle in 1998. It is owned by CITIC Pacific, a Hong Kong-based company, who bought the station in 2007.
The station is home to the largest infestation of mesquite in the state, following the introduction of two trees as shade trees around the homestead and shearing shed in the 1930s; it is estimated that around contain the plant. About of the infestation is described as dense. Stock must be quarantined in paddocks free of mesquite so the seeds can pass through their guts before they can be moved on to prevent the pest from spreading further.
The station experienced heavy rains followed by flooding during Cyclone Monty in 2004 then again in 2009. Fences were swept away, roads were cut and cattle were stranded when of rain fell in a few hours.
The property is also home to one of the largest holes ever dug in the earth. Sino Iron, a Chinese iron producer, is mining magnetite at Mardie and planning an open cut mine of long, wide and hundreds of metres deep. The company has a 25-year lease obtained in a deal with billionaire Clive Palmer.
Climate.
The station has a hot arid climate (Köppen "BWh") with sweltering summers and very warm to hot winters. Average maximum temperatures range from in July to in January. Rainfall is generally low but highly variable; of rain fell in the 24 hours to 9:00AM on 10 February 1995, but only fell in the whole of 1936. On 19 February 1998, Mardie recorded a daily maximum temperature of , the all-time highest on record for anywhere in Western Australia, the highest February temperature recorded in Australia, and the second-highest temperature recorded anywhere in Australia. This temperature was recorded during a heatwave that affected the Pilbara region in February 1998, which also saw several other centres (such as Roebourne) record temperatures above . On 19 February 1975, during Cyclone Trixie, it recorded several wind gusts of at least , the highest wind gust in Australia at that time; the figure given was the limit of the anemometer, so the gusts may have been higher than measured.


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Minho Province

Minho () was a former province of Portugal, established in 1936 and dissolved in 1976. It consisted of 23 municipalities, with its capital in the city of Braga. Today, the area would include the districts of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Minho has substantial Celtic influences and shares many cultural traits with neighbouring Galicia in Northwestern Spain. The region was part of the Roman Province and early Germanic medieval Kingdom of Gallaecia. Historical remains of Celtic Minho include Briteiros Iron Age Hillfort, the largest Gallaecian native stronghold in the Entre Douro e Minho region, in North Portugal. The University of Minho, founded in 1973, takes its name from the former province.
Minho is famous as being the origin of the soup caldo verde and Vinho Verde, a wine particular to the region.


Leslie Morrell

Leslie Morrell (born 26 December 1931) is a former unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
Morrell was a farmer from near Coleraine, and was active in the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP). He was elected to Coleraine Rural District Council in 1962, then Londonderry County Council in 1969. He was on several committees, on Coleraine Harbour Board and Coleraine Hospital Management Board as well as Tourism and Water until the 1973 Reorganisation. In 1973, he was elected to Coleraine District Council and during his service on the Councils was successful in expanding housing in Articlave and getting a swimming-pool, seafront promenade, bowling green and community hall for Castlerock. He was elected on first preference to the Northern Ireland Assembly from the Londonderry constituency. Although he was a supporter of UUP leader Brian Faulkner, Morrell refused to sign a pledge to support a relevant White Paper, as asked., but became Deputy-leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, under Brian Faulkner, his wife becoming Vice President of Ulster Women's Unionist Association under Lucy Faulkner. He was a member of the team that met SDLP and Alliance for talks that led to the NI Executive and was at the Sunningdale Conference where he negotiated the Council of Ireland with Garret Fitzgerald. He introduced the Shannon-Erne Waterway as a cross -border initiative, giving it further encouragement when on the NI Water Council!
Faulkner appointed Morrell as Minister of Agriculture when the Northern Ireland Executive was created. After Sunningdale when Faulkner resigned after losing a vote on the Agreement in the Unionist Council, and Morrell was expelled from the UUP by the North Londonderry Constituency Association, he joined Faulkner's new Unionist Party of Northern Ireland, becoming deputy leader of the party. The Executive fell as a result of the Ulster Workers' Strike in May 1974. However, Morrell lost his seat in Londonderry in the 1975 elections to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention. Morrell did not defend his seat in the 1977 Northern Ireland local elections, and resigned as deputy leader of the party in 1978, to focus on farming and developing the Voluntary Housing Movement in Northern Ireland
He had attended the Corrymeela Conference on Housing in December 1974 and was elected as a member of the Steering Group to develop Voluntary ( Social ) Housing. When the Federation of Housing associations was set up in 1976 he represented Ulster Provident Housing and was founder-chair of James Butcher Housing NI in February 1976.He was the second Chair of NIFHA in 1981/2, and vacated Chair of James Butcher in 1982 to become Honorary Secretary instead. He retained this office after James Butcher and NIH merged to form Oaklee Housing Association and later when Choice Housing Ireland Ltd. was formed by the merger of Oaklee, Trinity and Ulidia HA's. He retired on 31 March 2016 but was elected as the first Honorary President of Choice Housing.In 2015 the UK Institute of Housing recognised his contribution to the development of Social housing in Northern Ireland by a Lifetime Achievement Award
He helped launch Oaklee Housing Trust, now re-named Oaklee Housing, in the Republic of Ireland with funds from Oaklee, later being elected to its Board where he served until 2018 when tenure ended under the Rules..
He founded and chaired the Virus-tested Seed Potato Growers Association, formed from those who produced the basic healthy seed for the industry in NI., and was a founder member of the NI Institute of Agricultural Science. Before election to the Assembly he was an active member of the Ulster Farmers Union, became Chair of its Potato Committee, on the Executive, and was appointed to the NI Agricultural Council, that elected him as Chairman for several years until it was superseded÷ by the NI Assembly in 1973. in 1982, during Direct Rule, he was invited to Chair the NI Water Council, a post he held for 10 years, receiving the OBE in 1986 for his services to Water.