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Heinrich Sandstede

Johann Heinrich Sandstede (10 March 1859 – 5 March 1951) was a German lichenologist and local historian who contributed to the study of lichens, particularly the genus Cladonia. Born in Bad Zwischenahn, Oldenburg, Sandstede initially worked as a baker before dedicating his career to botany and lichenology. He published extensive research on the lichen funga of Northwest Germany and the Frisian Islands, including a notable work on Cladonia in the Rabenhorst series. Sandstede's contributions to lichenology earned him recognition from scientific societies and an honorary doctorate from the University of Münster. Beyond his scientific work, he was active in preserving local history and folklore, contributing to the founding of the Freiland Museum and publishing on regional customs. Sandstede's dual interests in lichenology and local culture made him a significant figure in both scientific and cultural spheres of early 20th-century Germany. Early life and education Sandstede's interest in nature and botany began in his youth, initially focusing on flowering plants and vascular cryptogams, and later expanding to mosses, liverworts, and lichens. In 1879, he met Franz Müller, a school director and moss specialist, with whom Sandstede began studying the flora of Oldenburg, eventually leading Sandstede to specialise in lichens. Lichenology career Sandstede's research in lichenology was primarily focused on local habitats. He published his first report on the lichen funga of the lowlands of Northwest Germany in 1889. Over the years, he expanded his research to the Frisian Islands, Neuwerk, Rügen, and Heligoland. In 1931, he contributed a section on the genus Cladonia in the Rabenhorst series (Dr. L. Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Oesterreich und der Schweiz), followed by a phytogeographical study of Cladoniaceae in Die Pflanzenareale (1932–1939), edited by Hubert Winkler and Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti. Sandstede's work in the taxonomy of Cladonia was influenced by Edvard August Vainio's work Monographia Cladoniarum Universalis (1887–1898). With the introduction of Asahina's p-phenylenediamine tests in 1934 and simple microchemical methods, Sandstede applied these techniques to Vainio's system in his report "Erganzungen zu Wainio's Monographia 'Cladoniarum universalis' unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Verhaltens der Cladonien zu Asahina's Diaminprobe" (1938). From 1889 onwards, Sandstede focused primarily on lichenology. In 1912, at the age of 53, he began to work intensively with Cladonia. He published the first fascicle of his exsiccata Cladoniae exsiccatae in 1918, becoming a recognised expert in the genus alongside Vainio of Finland until the latter's death in 1929. Sandstede's exsiccata comprised 13 fascicles of 1886 species and forms, which he distributed to 50 museums, botanical institutes, and colleagues. He revised numerous Cladonia collections, including those at the Berlin-Dahlem Museum and the University of Geneva. Sandstede's own herbarium, exclusive of Cladonia, was presented to the Museum of Bremen in 1912. He received honorary memberships in various scientific societies, including the Scientific Society of Natural Sciences of Bremen, the Society of Natural Sciences of Oldenburg, and the Botanical Society of Brandenburg. He was also granted the Acherson plaque for his research on the flora of Central Europe and received the Oldenburg Medal, 1st class, from Grand Elector Nikolaus Friedrich Peter for his studies on the lichens of Oldenburg. In 1930, on his 71st birthday, the University of Münster awarded Sandstede an honorary Doctor of Philosophy. Sandstede's colleagues named six new lichen species after him: Verrucaria sandstedei ; Cladonia sandstedei ; Stagonospora sandstedeana ; Parmelia sandstedeana ; Diplodina sandstedei ; and Lecidea sandstedei . Local history and cultural contributions Sandstede was involved in both natural sciences and local cultural activities. He studied local customs and folklore, devoting time to provincial activities. He assisted in founding the Freiland Museum (1909) and restoring the Ammerland Peasant Farm and an Oldenburg village. In 1927, during a festival in the village, the German President Paul von Hindenburg visited Sandstede. Sandstede wrote extensively on local history and folklore, publishing numerous articles in local newspapers and periodicals. He was a member of the Society for Folk ways of Lower Saxony (Bremen), the Oldenburg Regional Society for History and Native Lore, and the Regional Union of Lower Saxony (Hannover) for his contributions in this field. Sandstede maintained an interest in his former trade as a baker and wrote various stories published in a small trade journal, "The Bakers' Little Adviser". While some of his stories were light-hearted, others, such as "Bread Substitutes in Times of Famine" (1930), offered practical advice on using lichens as a food source during difficult times. Personal life Heinrich Sandstede married Helene zu Klampers in 1885, but she died in 1911. The couple had two children, both of whom died in 1946 and 1947. Sandstede developed a friendship with Paul von Hindenburg, who became President of Germany after World War I. Sandstede visited Hindenburg many times in Berlin, and Hindenburg paid at least two visits to Sandstede in Oldenburg, including the festival visit in 1927 mentioned earlier. Sandstede died on 5 March 1951 in his hometown of Bad Zwischenahn. His work contributed significantly to the fields of lichenology, local history, and folklore. Selected works Sandstede's first publication appeared in 1889, and he published nearly 40 scientific publications during his career. Some examples follow: See also :Category:Taxa named by Heinrich Sandstede References Category:1859 births Category:1951 deaths Category:German historians Category:German lichenologists Category:German taxonomists Category:People from Oldenburg (district)

CSM Târgu Jiu (football)

Clubul Sportiv Municipal Târgu Jiu, commonly known as CSM Târgu Jiu, is a Romanian football team from Târgu Jiu, Gorj County, currently competes in Liga IV – Gorj County, the fourth level of the Romanian football. The team represents the football section of the multi-sport club CSM Târgu Jiu, which also include basketball, handball, and athletics. History Football Tradition in Târgu Jiu Football in Târgu Jiu boasts a rich and enduring tradition, deeply intertwined with the history of local football teams, most notably Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Established in 1962, Pandurii Târgu Jiu quickly rose to prominence as one of the most significant football clubs in the region. The team has a storied history in Romanian football, especially marked by its performances in Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian football league system. Pandurii Târgu Jiu's achievements include memorable runs in Liga I, where the club consistently competed at a high level and even finished as runners-up in the 2012–13 season. This success earned them a spot in European competitions, where they represented Romanian football with pride. However, despite their on-field successes, Pandurii faced various financial and administrative challenges that severely impacted the club. Financial instability, mismanagement, and the changing landscape of Romanian football contributed to the team's decline. These difficulties eventually led to Pandurii's relegation and, ultimately, to the dissolution of the club, leaving a void in the city's football scene and casting uncertainty over the future of the sport in Târgu Jiu. The Founding of CSM Târgu Jiu In response to the loss of Pandurii, the community and local authorities recognized the need to preserve the city's footballing tradition. To fill this void and ensure the continuation of football in Târgu Jiu, CSM Târgu Jiu was founded. The new club was established with a clear mission: to promote local sports and provide opportunities for young players to develop their talents and continue their careers at a competitive level. The football team of CSM Târgu Jiu has quickly managed to assert itself in local competitions, carrying the torch of the city's football legacy. Through their efforts, CSM Târgu Jiu has played a pivotal role in preserving the football spirit in Târgu Jiu, ensuring that the passion for the sport remains alive in the community and continues to inspire future generations of players. Players First team squad Club officials Board of directors RoleRole Owner Târgu Jiu Municipality President Robert Bălăeț Sporting director Alin Poenaru Current technical staff RoleRole Manager Mario Găman Assistant manager Dan Staicu Assistant manager Florin Popete Assistant manager Sorin Vintilescu GK manager Dorin Hîrsu Masseur Titi Balaci Delegate Cristian Mihuț Public Relations and Communications Officer Cristi Constantinescu League history SeasonTier DivisionPlaceNotesCupa României 2024–25 4 Liga IV (GJ) TBD References External links Category:Football clubs in Gorj County Category:Târgu Jiu Category:Liga IV clubs Category:2024 establishments in Romania Category:Association football clubs established in 2024

Radoslav Kratina

Radoslav Kratina (2 December 1928 – 10 September 1999) was a Czech graphic and industrial designer, photographer, painter, curator and sculptor. His work, based on rational thinking and a materialistic conception of the world,Radek Kratina, in: Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, 2000 is rarely unified and focused.Jiří Machalický, in: Radek Kratina: Variabilia and Monotypes, 2004 Kratina's works, for which he found stimuli in the real world, are among the most authentic manifestations of Czech neoconstructivism of the 1960sLarvová H, 2013, p. 15 and combine contemporary constructive and kinetic tendencies with an existential dimension.Radek Kratina, in: Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců 1950-2001 / Dictionary of Czech and Slovak Visual Artists 1950-2001, Ostrava 2001, p. 224 With his original and pioneering workJiří Valoch: Radoslav Kratina, Galerie bratří Čapků, 1967 he established himself on the international scene during the 1960s. After the Soviet occupation in 1968 and during the following normalization, he lost the opportunity to exhibit and his works, created in isolation, were only discovered after the fall of the communist regime in 1989. The variability of his artefacts is consistent with the concept of open work as formulated by Umberto Eco in the 1960s.Zbyněk Sedláček, in: Kratina in Dynamo, 2012 This space of postmodern freedom no longer has binding directions of development, and Kratina's variabils, in their conception, which Arsén Pohribný classifies as a stream of "irrational geometry",Arsén Pohribný, Changes in Geometric Starting Points, Ars geometrica, Art Group Other Geometry, 1993 go beyond the common understanding of the artwork.Jan Sekera, in: Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, 2000 Life Radoslav Kratina was born on 2 December 1928 in Brno. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Brno from 1943 to 1948 and after graduation worked as a textile designer. From 1952 he continued his studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, first in the studio of graphic designer and painter Josef Novák (1952–1953), and later with Prof. Alois Fišárek (1953–1957). In 1955 he married fashion designer Helena Křížová. As his final work, he submitted a set of blueprint patterns for the dividing panels in the interior of a restaurant at the Expo 58 in BrusselsLarvová H, 2013, p. 290 From 1957 to 1962 he worked as an industrial designer of textiles and toysLarvová H, 2013, pp. 284–285 (exhibition at ÚLUV in Prague, 1961). After moving to a new apartment in 1962, he began to work as freelancer. His wife Helena, who worked as a designer at Oděvní tvorba (Clothing Design), was a reliable source of support for him, as she was allowed to travel abroad and partly supported him financially.Valoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed.), 2013, p. 33 In the 1960s he participated in several collective exhibitions together with artists who dealt with structural abstraction, lettrism and constructivism. In 1964 he assembled his first variable object from matchsticks. In 1967, together with Arsén Pohribný and other artists, he co-founded the Club of Concretists and participated in a joint exhibition in Alpbach. The following year he participated in the exhibitions New Sensibility. Crossroads and Guests in Prague and Brno, and between 1968 and 1971 in a series of exhibitions of the Club of Concretists at home and abroad. Kratina acted as secretary and organizer of all the club's activities throughout this time.Valoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed.), 2013, p. 43 After the occupation in 1968, some members of the Club of Concretists emigrated and the club ceased its activities in 1971. Kratina lost the opportunity to exhibit and until 1989 he privately and in isolation developed the possibilities of his transformable objects and wrote accompanying texts in which he tried to interpret his own work as accurately as possible.Radoslav Kratina, On Rational Approaches in Art Production, Ars geometrica, Other Geometry Art Group, 1993Valoch J, in. 37Radek Kratina, GBR Louny 1991Radoslav Kratina, Exhibition Hall Sokolská 26, Ostrava 1996 He himself also photographed various spatial variations of variabils himself.Valoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed.), 2013, p. 37 In 1989, at the end of normalization, after a nearly twenty-year pause in Kratina's own exhibitions, Karel Holešovský stated about his variabils: "despite their relevance, their mission is not adequately fulfilled in today's society. . are excluded from more general use in the appreciation of their artistic qualities... a certain lack of understanding is surprising..." (although) Kratina is an internationally recognized artist whose work is maturing into sovereign artistic excellence.Karel Holešovský, in: Radek Kratina: Variabily, Brno 1989 In 1980–1983, in connection with efforts to save the tombstone of Jindřich Štyrský,0755205&z=17 Maps. 1, 1997/01/09 Kratina created an extensive set of documentary photographs of artistically valuable tombstones in Prague and out-of-Prague cemeteries.Larvová H, 2013, pp. 23-24, 286-287 thumb|Radoslav Kratina in the 1990s At the end of normalization in September 1989, before the restoration of the Club of Concretists, he founded the Creative group Geometry.Artistic creative group Geometry After 1989, the activity of regional associations of the Club of Concretists was resumed, along with exhibitions at home and abroad. Kratina was represented at all major exhibitions covering modern Czech art since the early 1960s and at a number of solo exhibitions in regional galleries and in Prague. Retrospective exhibitions surveying his work in detail were held posthumously in Liberec (2000) and in 2013 at the Prague City Gallery (Stone Bell House). In addition to Arsén Pohribný and Jiří Valoch, Kratina's work has also been studied by Josef Hlaváček, Jan Sekera, Jan Kříž, Karel Holešovský and especially Zbyněk Sedláček, who prepared an inventory of Kratina's work.Jiří Machalický, in: Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, 2000 Radek Kratina died in Prague on 10 September 1999 as a result of a serious illness. Artistic foundations The manifestations of constructivism and geometric abstraction in Czech art of the 1960s, which Jiří Padrta summarized under the comprehensive designation "New Sensibility", were a reaction to the existential work of artists engaged in structural abstraction (Informel) and New Figuration. The artists drew on the constructivism of the interwar Czechoslovak and European avant-garde (Union of Modern Culture Devětsil, Bauhaus, De Stijl, Abstraction-Création),Arsén Pohribný, in: Larvová H, 2013, pp. 77 but they were also familiar with contemporary tendencies, represented by Swiss Constructivism, Kineticism or the Zero group. The new aesthetic was represented by the French movement Les nouveaux réalistes, the GRAV (Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel) and Julio Le Parc, the Swiss Richard Paul Lohse, or Heinz Mack, Otto Piene and Günther Uecker of the Zero group. Kratina did not have any direct foreign predecessors, but he appreciated the work of the Israeli artist Yaacov Agam and the Venezuelan Jesús Rafael Soto.Jana Sokolová, Radek Kratina in Slovakia, Ateliér vol. 18, no. 19, 2005/09/22 The group of concretists initially formed within the circle of the art groups Křižovatka (Crossroads) - since 1963 and Syntéza (Synthesis) since 1966 and in 1967 founded its own Club of Concretists. The initiator was Radek Kratina together with Tomáš Rajlich, Jiří Hilmar, Miroslav Vystrčil and art theorist Arsén Pohribný.Ečerová M, 2010, p. 19 Exhibitions under the title New Sensitivity: Crossroads and Guests were held in 1968 in Brno and Karlovy Vary and in 1969 in Prague Mánes Gallery. Some participants objected to the title of the exhibition because the number of guests was three times the number of members of the Křižovatka group.Ečerová M, 2010, p. 23 The Club of Concretists presented itself independently for the first time at exhibitions in Žilina and Prague in 1968. Soon after its foundation, the club grew to 36 permanent members. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, some emigrated and the rest were not allowed to exhibit. The club disbanded after 1970.Daňková, J.: Czech Geometric and Concrete Art and the Concretists' Club 2 - Olomouc. Bachelor thesis, Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Philosophy, 2008, p. 19. Artwork Applied art After graduating from the School of Arts and Crafts in Brno, Radek Kratina devoted himself to textile design in 1949–1952. Here he applied his innate sense of order and harmony in the design of decorative cloth and indigo prints based on the principle of regular geometric patterns. He also designed collections of wooden toys and building blocks. He also worked as a textile designer during his subsequent studies at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (1952–1957). His graduation work was a textile panneau for a restaurant at the Expo 58 in Brussels, on which he used rubber stamps to create figurative motifs composed of several geometric elements.Josef Hlaváček, in: Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, 2000 Kratina's toy designs were inspired by the figures that children assemble from chestnuts and offered a variable combination of individual turned parts. Another series of toys made of flat stylized shapes offered similar transformations. 1960s The impulse for his own free creation and abandonment of applied artRadoslav Kratina, in: J. Králík, R. Kratina, MČR v Turnově 1990 became the exhibition of his generational friends Rychnov ´63, especially the creators of informel,Zbyněk Sedláček. 1994 which attracted him by its unconventional approaches and directness of expression.Valoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed. 30 He was also interested in the graphic experiments of Vladimír Boudník.Larvová H, 2013, p. 16 The exhibition in Rychnov represented a radical and irreversible step for Kratina's move towards the formulation of an uncompromising creative gesture and at the same time a choice of a clear artistic orientation,Olaf Hanel: Radoslav Kratina, Prostor Zlín 1999, p. 14 determined by his need to seize things and to fulfill a sense of concreteness.Radek Kratina, Brno House of Art 1967 Between 1963 and 1965 Kratina devoted himself to oil painting, relief paintings, monotypes, frottage, assemblages, collage and sculptural compositions made of plaster. He used a variety of scrap materials found around his home to make his printmaking matrices and printed the artworks using two rubber cylinders from a hand wringer. He achieved interesting results with objects that could not be rolled with paint directly, but by frottage through the attached flimsy. He experimented with paraffin, loose materials or plaster cast on newsprint.Radoslav Kratina: Experimental Graphics of the 1960s and Transformable Objects, 1995 For the creation of lettrist monotypes he reprinted fragments of texts from foreign newspapers and magazinesValoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed.), 2013, p. 34 with his own original method, taking advantage of the difference in the absorption of the font colour and the free space of the magazine pagesZbyněk Sedláček, Radek Kratina: Experimental Prints and Frottage from the 1960s. 1994 and from the first impression on coated paper he printed a positive so that the typeface could be read again (Reprinting the typeface, 1965).Larvová H, 2013, p. 17 At the end of the 1960s, he created a set of two-colour prints on handmade paper with repeating geometric elements, and in the 1970s a set of colour serigraphs using a similar principle as Jan Kubíček or Zdeněk Sýkora.Larvová H, 2013, p. 19 In the mid-1960s he assembled structural reliefs, which he initially used as matrices for printing monotypes and later fixed as independent works. He used repetition of simple elements such as strings, pasta letters, strips of paper, razor blades, fragments of gramophone records or matches.Valoch J, in: Hana Larvová (ed.), 2013, p. 31 In his structural reliefs he followed only the compositional order without any content aspects. He participated in visual poetry exhibitions with letter reliefs. He was attracted by the rhythmic mobility of the structure and the orthogonal order, which replaced the previous "baroque" anarchy of informel.Arsén Pohribný, in: Larvová H, 2013, p. 103 The transition from informal texture to an ordered serial structure represents a fundamental developmental feature of Kratina's graphic work. After 1964, he was already assembling relief pictures that moved away from the Czech existential conception of structure and prepared the ground for the future grasp of geometry.Radek Kratina, in: Larvová H, 2013, p. 91 In 1964, he created his "Zero Variabile" from matches stacked inside a wooden frame of equal depth, where it was possible to change the layout of the resulting relief by finger pressure. He thus discovered the unwittingly transformable structure and variability of the work as a new quality he had not originally aimed for.Radoslav Kratina, Transformable Objects, GVU v Ostravě 1998 This discovery of the unconfined and transformable nature of the work became Kratina's life programme, which he developed over the next 30 years. In the same year he made a relief from cork plugs based on the same principle.Larvová H, 2013, p. 93 Kratina's notion of geometric abstraction is rooted in his previous structural work and contains a wealth of detail that places him at the counterpoint of the constructivist minimization of means of expression.Radoslav Kratina, Bratislava 1991 Ever since his graphic experiments, he has pursued an aesthetic order that has led him steadily to geometric abstraction. The theme of his work is structural, based on a multitude of elements that can be rearranged, folded and moved in various ways, creating relationships of dissimilar clusters from accumulated details. The inspiration for his next pieces came from a modern necklace made up of several hinges with white and black beads, which he discovered in a foreign magazine. The objects Kratina created from 1965 onwards, which he called "variabils", were already constructed in such a way as to allow for changing the composition of the individual elements by shifting or rotating them around the axis. This possibility was also offered to the visitors of the exhibition.Anna Fidlerová, Dotýkati se dovoleno / Touching allowed (Before the end of the remarkable Karlovy Vary exhibition), Nová Pravda 1991/06/19Ečerová M, 2010, p. 32 The first were the Horizontal Sticks (1965) - a vertical assembly of red and white flag sticks that allowed for horizontal displacement. Initially, his material was a variety of wooden elements whose surfaces were differentiated by white, red and blue (Rollers on the Axis, 1967, Homage to Stazewsky, 1967), sometimes supplemented by other colours (20 x 6 Cubes, 1967). These objects were usually visually linked to the wall and showed a significant variation in their frontal colour structure. Later variabils are usually monochromatic, stained or left in the original colour of the wood (Mosaic, 1969). In addition to movement around the axis and reciprocal sliding, the principle of tilting in relation to the base is applied in some of them (Wooden Mane, 1967). The colour variabils are followed by white ones, where light and shadow replace colour contrast (White Prisms in a Frame, 1968, Large White Structure, 1969, White Relief, 1969–1970).Larvová H, 2013, p. 20 Kratina's wooden objects, although based on geometric principles, bore traces of the author's handwriting and thus stood out somewhat from the strictly rational work of other constructivists who emphasized perfect material processing. Kratina used them to introduce a principle of play that was unusual and contradicted the geometric form of the works.Josef Hlaváček, Variabily radek Kratina, in. ), ARTeFACT, Prague, 1999 However, the woodworking was not precise enough for his purposes, and besides, wood was subject to climatic influences and drying, making it difficult to position objects. In 1975–1976, he used Plexiglas for several variations due to its transparency, but problems with finishing soon discouraged him.Larvová H, 2013, p. 21 In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Kratina returned to printmaking and created a series of colour serigraphs.Radoslav Kratina: Screenprints, Juniorklub Na chmelnici, 1994 Highlights The precise shape of the machined metal parts allowed for more complex spatial and shape solutions. Initially, he bought prefabricated profiles from a metallurgical material shop, but over time he found craftsmen who were able to produce and assemble the sculptures according to his drawings. Kratina suppressed the subjectivity of his distinctive style and arrived at a rational artistic expression that conformed to the detached universal forms of geometry. For his first metal variabils he used hollow aluminium cylinders (Metal Object I, 1970), but was dissatisfied with the optical qualities of the material and opted for chrome or nickel-plated iron and brass or aluminium and lightweight dural for his subsequent works. At first, the basis of the variations consisted of simple geometric elements, such as parts of spheres, cylinders and cubes, with surfaces treated by polishing, matting or blackening. He assembled them in a way that allowed independent movement of each element or of the whole axes on which they were fixed. He did not design the objects as mathematical-geometric problems, but was inspired by real objects, such as a wooden folding ruler, a tank train, an archery target, the grid of a metal mat, etc. Kratina's works were mostly small in size, and the artist resisted converting them to larger dimensions because their original intent would be lost. In the 1980s, he made one exception when he and other artists were offered by the architects Ladislav Lábus and Alena Šrámková to participate in the artistic design of the new Lužiny shopping centre. In 1983, he designed a Transformable Object made of coloured metal cylinders measuring 3 x 6 m for the entrance to the haberdashery shop. The work was installed in 1991 and deinstalled after a few years. It was bought from the scrap heap by the director Ivo Janoušek for the National Technical Museum. Transformable Object was damaged in the warehouse during the floods and was finally rescued and restored for Radoslav Kratina's exhibition at the Prague City Gallery in 2013.Transformable Object, Intruders and Herons Kratina's variabils, which he himself called "a provider of possibilities", were created with the aim of involving the viewer in their transformation.Peter Krivda: Radek Kratina, in: Hýbače, 1991Josef Hlaváček: Radek Kratina, in: Iná geometria, 1991 He considered this to be a more humane and democratic idea than mere passive observation of kinetic sculpture. Ironically, however, Kratina was not allowed to exhibit throughout the normalization period (with the exception of a few exhibitions abroad) and his work was created in almost complete isolation. The artist sought aesthetic effect not in the monumental geometric forms of minimal art, but in the subtle nuances of the sculpture designed for interior. Similarly, he rejected the attractive dynamic drive of kinetic art in favour of modest manual combinatorics.Radek Kratina, in: Larvová H, 2013, p. 199 These "toys for adults", as Arsén Pohribný called them, indeed offered endless possibilities of transformation.Arsén Pohribný, in: Larvová H, 2013, s. 127 Kratina, however, puts limits on the anarchy of the game and insists on the moral qualities and his own responsibility for the commissioning of the elements of the game, as well as on the identity of the sculptural idea, which does not lose its individual character even in the face of the infinite possibilities of variations of a particular variabile.Jan Kříž, in: Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, 2000 Unlike kinetic objects that are driven by a motor, this concept, which relies on the active involvement of the viewer in the process of creation, is quite unique. It is not the goal, but only a means to create the final version. In this, the variable objects are related to Kratina's former designs for children's toys, which had axes that allowed for different settings of the individual parts. Kratina's variabils are works with their own aesthetic appeal and geometric order, which do not aspire to resemble something real, but only depict themselves.Larvová H, 2013, p. 24 What distinguishes a variabil from a classical sculpture is its interpenetration of space, similar to the construction of branches filling the inside of a tree's crown. Variabil articulates space and offers transparencies, subtle nuances of distances and relationships, intersections and crossings of bodies, contrasts and rhythms that can be perceived as spatial beauty full of excitement. The adjustability of the elements throughout the 360-degree range allows the use of a rich range of lights and shadows that rhythmize the surface of the object and complete the final impression. Objects whose basic formation is a loose grouping of elements easily exceed their basic dimension, sometimes by several times. The expansion into space is made possible either by the movable vertical axes on which the elements are strung, or by their connection by movable pins or telescopic extensions of the hollow elements.Radek Kratina, Real Movement as a Possibility, in: Radek Kratina: Objects, 1988 The mechanical principle of the additive assembly of geometric elements thus transcends the rigorous schemes of geometric abstraction and strangely grows into an organic principle of life and growth.Radek Horáček: Radoslav Kratina, Výtvarná výchova vol. 38, no. 2, 1998 Kratina's concept of creation is also unique in that the works have no beginning and no end and are conceived as a chained entity. The artist sometimes returns to variations of tried and tested solutions (Wooden Mane, 1967, Metal Mane, 1979), but his working method consists in the search for new rational constructions of objects. The works are deliberately not dated or signed, they allow for any foreign intervention and work with detached geometric shapes that can be easily replicated. They can be thrown into space and time without a name, like a ball. In addition to the aesthetic experience, they offer a sense of the manipulator and the experience of the game itself as a space of creativity and freedom. A structure composed of a large number of elements of the same kind or a limited number of several kinds is open to sensory perception and intellectual interpretation. Although transformable objects have no basic configuration, a state of maximum orderliness can be distinguished in them, which stands in contrast to other, more or less entropic variants. While Kratina's wooden objects from the 1960s clearly belong to the decade in which they were created and are a rusticated variant of geometric art, his metal objects, in their multiplicity and morphological interrelatedness, move away from contemporary art and acquire a timeless validity. In the 1990s, geometric art showed an interest in the theme of irregularity and the loosening of regularly arranged structures, which was also reflected in Kratina's work. The variability of Kratina's objects, which made his works difficult to classify and somehow disturbing, belongs to a disparate stream of artistic expressions that are different in appearance, but aim at the same goal - a new search for the human place in the world, a new evaluation of all things and relationships, a re-examination of perceived connections and links, a primal wonder. Radoslav Kratina's objects have the ability to stand up to the art of his time and the art to come. They address man in the basic essentials of his existence, such as the interplay of sight and touch, the grasp of the object, the movement of the hands and the aesthetic experience of such a simple act. Representation in collections National Gallery PragueNárodní galerie Praha: Radoslav Kratina Moravian Gallery in BrnoMoravská galerie: Radoslav Kratina City Museum of Brno Prague City Gallery Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague Klatovy / Klenová GalleryGalerie Klatovy / Klenová: Radoslav Kratina - Reliéfní struktura, 1985 National Museum, Wrocław Museum of Art, Łódź Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Institut für moderne Kunst, Nuremberg Gallery of Art, Karlovy Vary Gallery of Visual Arts in Ostrava Museum Kampa Regional Gallery Liberec North Bohemian Art Gallery in Litoměřice West Bohemian Gallery in Plzeň Gallery of Benedikt Rejt, Louny Galerie Zlatá husa, Praha Regional Gallery of Highlands in Jihlava East Bohemian Gallery in Pardubice Exhibitions (selection) Solo (selection) 1966 Objects and Variabils by Radek Kratina, Theatre of Music, Ústí nad Labem 1967 Radek Kratina: Objects and Variabils 1963 - 1966, Regional Gallery of Highlands in Jihlava 1967 Radek Kratina: Objects, Variabils, Monotypes, Jaroslav Kral Gallery, Brno 1967 Radoslav Kratina, Galerie bratří Čapků, Prague 1967 Radek Kratina: Variabils, Benedikt Rejt Gallery, Louny 1969 Radek Kratina, Jiří Valenta, Tvář Gallery, Havířov, Workers' Club, Milevsko 1970 Demartini, Kratina, Alšova síň UB, Prague 1978 Radek Kratina: Objects, Variabils, Monotypes, Sonnenring Galerie, Rotemburg 1988 Zdeněk Sýkora: Paintings, Radek Kratina: Objects, with text by R. Kratina: Real Movement as a Possibility, Atrium, Prague 1989 Radek Kratina: Variabils and Objects, Kabinet of Applied Art, Brno 1990 Králík, Kratina, District Museum of Bohemian Paradise 1990 Zippe, Kratina, Art Gallery, Žďár nad Sázavou 1990 Zdeněk Prokop, 10 objects by R. Kratina, Jičín 1991 Zippe, Kratina, Galerie U bílého jednorožce, Klatovy, Czech Cultural Centre Bratislava, Tatra Gallery, Poprad 1991 Chatrný, Kratina, Karlovy Vary Art Gallery 1991 Radek Kratina: Transformation, Benedikt Rejt Gallery, Louny 1991 Radek Kratina: Variabils, Z-Galerie Operngasse, Vienna 1992 Cultural Centre of the Czechoslovakia, Berlin (with V. Hulík) 1993 Kratina, Pešek, Galerie Zámeček, Příbram 1994 Radek Kratina: Experimental Prints and Frottage from the 1960s, Letohrádek Ostrov 1995/96 Radoslav Kratina: Reliefs and Variable Objects, Exhibition Hall Sokolská 26, Ostrava 1996 Radoslav Kratina: Variable Objects, Langův dům Gallery, Frýdek-Místek 1998 Radoslav Kratina: Movement as Possibility, House of Art, Ostrava 2000 Radek Kratina: Idea con variazioni, Exhibition Hall Husova 19–21, Prague 2000 Radek Kratina (1928 - 1999): Selections from his life's work, Regional Gallery in Liberec 2004 Radek Kratina: Variabils and Monotypes, Galerie Montanelli, Prague 2005 Radek Kratina, Komart Gallery, Bratislava, Galerie am Festungsgraben, Berlin 2011 Radek Kratina, Dalibor Chatrný, Galerie Závodný, Mikulov 2012 Kratina in Dynamo, Dynamo design, Prague 2013 Radek Kratina (1928-1999), Dům U Kamenného zvonu, PragueMarie Kohoutová, Geometry of Radek Kratina's Sensitivity, ČT 24, 2013 2017 Radek Kratina: Konstanty a proměnné / Constants and Variables, Museum Kampa, Praha Collective (selection) 1958 Expo 58, Brussels 1964, 1966 Jazz in Fine Arts, Theatre of Music, Prague 1967 Mostra d´arte contemporanea cecoslovacca, Castello del Valentino, Turin 1967 Klub der Konkretisten, Alpbach 1967 Premi Inernacional Dibuix Joan Miró, Barcelona 1968 5 Künstler aus Prag, Paderborn, Medebach 1968/69 Club der Konkretisten Prag, Galerie im Hause Behr, Stuttgart, Galerie Mahlerstrasse, Vienna 1968 II. Międzynarodowe Biennale Plakatu, Warsaw 1968 1969 Klub konkrétistů, Galerie Pluymen, Nijmegen, Bratislava 1969 Club van Konkretisten Praag, Tiffany's Gallery, Den Haag 1969 5 Künstler aus Prag, Kassel, Paderborn 1969 22 grafici della Cecoslovacchia, Libreria Feltrinelli, Firenze 1969 Klub konkretistu Cekoslovacchia, Galleria Fiamma Vigo, Rome, Turin 1969 Klub der Konkretisten, Galerie Mahlerstrasse, Wien, Tiffany's Gallery, Scheweningen 1969 Salon d´Asnieres Peintres et Sculptures d´Aujourd´hui Quatre Artistes Tchécoclovaques, Asnieres sur Seina 1969 Tendence 4, Zagreb 1970 Club van Konkretisten Praag, Heineken Galerij, Amsterdam, Galerie de Bazuin, Harlingen 1970 Expo 70, Osaka 1971 Klub der Konkretisten: Objekte und Graphik, Galerie Interior, Frankfurt 1971 Konstruktive Kunst aus der CSSR, Galerie Sabine Vitus, Nuremberg 1972 35 artisti cecoslovacchi contemporanei Grafica e oggetti, Unimedia Galeria d´arte contemporanea, Genoa 1974 Tschechische Künstler, Galerie Wendtorf-Swetec, Düsseldorf 1980 Die Kunst Osteuropas im 20. Jahrhundert, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1984 Zeitgenössische Kunst der ČSSR, Galerie Dialog e. V., Berlín 1985 Konstruktive Tendenzen II, Galerie Dialog e. V., Berlín 1987 Klub der Konkretisten 1967 - 1987, Objekte und Grafiken, Galerie Rafay, Kronberg 1990 Neue Blätter aus der ČSSR, Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden 1991 Hýbače, Východoslovenská galéria, Košice, Galéria Gerulata, Bratislava, NTM Prague 1992 Nová geometrie / New Geometry, National Technical Museum (Prague) 1992 Arte contemporanea ceca e slovacca 1950 - 1992, Palazzo del Broletto, Novara 1992/2003 Minisalon, Galerie Nová síň, Praha, Mons, New York, Hollywood, Cincinnati, Indianopolis, Chicago, Rapids, Albuquerque, Forth Myers, Columbia, North Dartmouth, Saint Petersburg, Prague, Brussels, Jakarta, Ubud, Surabaya, Paris 1992 Radoslav Kratina, Viktor Hulík: Variabils, Bewegnung in Objekten und Collagen, Galerie 2 G - Gegenwart, Berlin 1992 Situation Pragoise, Galerie Le Manoir, Ville de Martigny 1993 Geometria Bohemia: Tschechische Geometrie / Cseh Geometrikus Müvészet, Műcsarnok, Kunsthalle Budapest 1993 Inter - Kontakt - Grafik - Praha ’93, Mánes, Prague 1993 Výstava současného českého sochařství / Exhibition of the contemporary Czech sculpture, Mánes, Prague 1994 Zwischen Zeit Raum I, Galerie Wendtorf-Swetec, Düsseldorf 1994/95 Nová citlivost / New sensitivity, Severočeská galerie výtvarného umění v Litoměřicích, Dům U Jonáše, Pardubice, Oblastní galerie Vysočiny v Jihlavě, Dům umění města Opavy, Pražákův palác, Brno, Olomouc 1997/99 Klub konkrétistů / Club of concretists, Oblastní galerie Vysočiny v Jihlavě, Dům umění, Zlín, Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, Oblastní galerie v Liberci, Klatovy, Alšova jihočeská galerie, Hluboká, Slovenská národná galéria, Bratislava, Stockholm 1998/2000 Česká serigrafie / Czech serigraphy, Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě, Staroměstská radnice, Praha, Dům umění města Opavy, Galerie moderního umění v Hradci Králové, Dům umění, Zlín, Štátna galéria, Banská Bystrica 1999 Umění zrychleného času. Česká výtvarná scéna 1958 - 1968 / The Art of Accelerated Time. Czech Art Scene 1958 - 1968, Prague, Cheb 2000 Schenkungen, Museum Bochum 2001 Serigrafia dall´Europa centrale / Siebdruck aus Miiteleuropa, Palais Esplanade, Merano 2003/4 Ejhle světlo / Look Light, Moravian Gallery in Brno, Prague castle riding hall, Prague 2005 Emigration out/in 1: Běla Kolářová, Jiří Kolář, Radek Kratina, Hugo Demartini, Saarländische Galerie – Europäisches Kunstforum e.V., Berlin 2006 Weltanschauung, Palazzo Belmonte Riso, Palermo 2008 International triennale of contemporary art 2008, National Gallery Prague 2010 New Sensitivity, National Art Museum of China, Beijing References Sources Monographs Hana Larvová (ed.), Radek Kratina (1928 -1999), Gallery, Praha 2013, Author´s catalogues (selection) Kratina v Dynamu, text Zbyněk Sedláček, Dynamo Design, Prague 2012 Radek Kratina: Variabily a monotypy, text Jiří Machalický, Museum Montanelli, Prague 2004 Radek Kratina 1928 - 1999: Idea con variazioni, Hlaváček J a kol., cat. 76 p., Prague, 2000 Radoslav Kratina: Transformovatelné objekty, cat. 20 p., Kaliba, Prague, 1998 Radoslav Kratina: Experimentální grafika 60. let a transformovatelné objekty, cat. 20 p., Kaliba, Prague, 1995 Radek Kratina: Experimentální otisky a frotáže z 60. let, text Zbyněk Sedláček, Galerie umění Karlovy Vary (letohrádek Ostrov), 1994 Radek Kratina, cat. 16 p., Galerie Benedikta Rejta, Louny, 1991 Radoslav Kratina, cat. 12 s., Správa kulturních zařízení MK SR, Bratislava, 1991 Radoslav Kratina: Objekty, cat. 12 p., Muzeum Českého ráje, Turnov, 1990 Radek Kratina: Variabily, Holešovský K, cat. 48 p., angl. č. fr. rus., Moravská galerie Brno 1989 Radek Kratina: Objekty, Kratina R, Valoch J, cat. 52 p., č. něm., Atrium, Prague 1988 Kratina, text Kříž J, cat. 28 p., Sonnenring Galerie, Rotemburg, 1978 Radek Kratina: Objekty a variabily 1963–1966, Pohribný A, kat. 28 p.,cs. de., OGV v Jihlavě, 1967 Kratina, text Kratina R, Pohribný A, Dům umění města Brna 1967 Kratina, Pohribný A, cat. 16 p., cs. de. fr., GJK, Brno, 1967 Radek Kratina, Valoch J, cat. 12 p., GBR Louny, 1967 Objekty a variabily Radka Kratiny, Pohribný A, cat. 12 p., DKP Ústí n/L, 1966 Collective catalogues (selection) New Sensitivity, 2010, Knížák M et al., 189 p., eng. cz. Chinese, NG in Prague, Czech Collage, 2010, Machalický J, 254 p., Gallery, Prague Movement as a Message (International Triennale of Contemporary Art), 2008, Barbero G et al., 216 p., eng. it., NG in Prague, Soustředěný pohled / Focused View, 2007, Drury RF a kol., 179 p., eng. cz., Rada galerií ČR, Praha, Weltanschauung: Anthology of the 20/21 Century, 2006, 256 p., eng., Palermo, Šedesátá / The sixties, 2004, Juříková M, Železný V, 414 p., eng. cz., Galerie Zlatá husa, Praha, Art is Abstraction: Czech Visual Culture of the Sixties, 2004, ed: Primus Z, 328 p., (Arbor vitae), (Kant) The Message of Another Expression (The Concept of Informel in Czech Art of the 1950s and the First Half of the 1960s), 1997, Nešlehová M, 286 p., English no., Artefact, Prague, (BASE), (ARTEFACT) Czech Graphic Art of the 1960s, 1994, Machalický J, 79 p., eng., National Gallery Prague, Minisalon, 1992, Skalník J, 249 p., Jazz Section, Prague Statements of Art, 1991, Hlaváček J, 240 p., SČ publishing house, Ústí n/L, L´art aujourd´hui en Tchecoslovaquie, 1979, Bénamou G, 190 p., fr., BG, Paris Grey Brick 78/1985, Jazz Section, Prague 1985 Klub der Konkretisten Prag, text by Erich Witz, 24 p., Wien 1969 The Concretists Club, 1968, Pohribný A, 96 p., cz. fr., OGV in Jihlava Graphics 65, 1965, Zemina J, 30 p., Homeland History Museum Písek Encyclopedias Kdo je kdo / Who is who Česká republika, Federální orgány ČSFR 91/92 (I. díl A-M), Nakladatelství Kdo je kdo, Prague 1991 Grafika (Obrazová encyklopedie české grafiky osmdesátých let / Pictorial Encyclopaedia of the Eighties), Středoevropská galerie a nakladatelství, Prague 1993 Kdo je kdo / Who is who v České republice (94/95), Modrý jezdec, spol. s r.o., Prague 1994 Nová encyklopedie českého výtvarného umění / New Encyclopedia of Czech Fine Arts (A-M), Academia, nakladatelství Akademie věd České republiky, Prague 1995 Signatury českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců, Výtvarné centrum Chagall, Ostrava 1995 Všeobecná encyklopedie ve čtyřech svazcích / General encyclopedia in four volumes (2: g/l), Nakladatelský dům OP, Prague 1996 Český biografický slovník XX. století (II. díl K-P) / Czech Biographical Dictionary of the 20th Century (Volume II K-P), Nakladatelství Paseka s.r.o., Prague 1999 Slovník českých a slovenských výtvarných umělců 1950–2001 / Dictionary of Czech and Slovak Visual Artists 1950-2001 (VI. Kon – Ky), Výtvarné centrum Chagall, Ostrava 2001 Theses and dissertations Kateřina Rusoová, Variabils by Radek Kratina, diploma thesis, SDU, FF MUNI in Brno 2010 Michaela Ečerová, Exhibition New Sensitivity, bachelor thesis, FF MUNI in Brno, 2010 Zuzana Krišková, Radoslav Kratina, in: Object and New Sensitivity, thesis UDU, FF MUNI, Prague 2017, pp. 61–62 Helena Málková, Creator of Variabils, Radoslav Kratina, in: Multiplication of Shape as a Means to Construct Reality, PedF UK Prague 2017, pp. 24–29 Articles (selection) Zdeněk Felix, Klub konkrétistů, Výtvarná práce 5, 1968/03/27, p. 5 Arsén Pohribný, Kratina's Variables, Výtvarné umění 3, 1968/06/30 Klub konkretistů vystavoval v dubnu ve Stuttgartu.../ Concretists Club exhibited in Stuttgart in April..., Výtvarná práce 11, 1968/06/25, p. 2 Arsén Pohribný, Van constructivisme naar concrete kunst in Tsjecho-slowakije, Museumjournaal 13/1, 1968 Karel Trinkewitz, Det skönas möjligheter, Livet i Tjeckoslovakien 1969, p. 28-29 Erich Witz, Gemachte Welt, Im Herzen Europas 1969/6, p. 13-15 Karel Trinkewitz, Les possibilities du beau, La Vie Tchecoslovaque 1969/04, p. 28-29 Pavel Štěpánek, Arte attualle in Cecoclovacchia, D'Ars, Milan, 12, 1971, p. 56-57 Hartmut Böhm, European relief-structure Artists, The Unilever Series: Rachel Whiteread, TATE Modern 1971, p. 70-79 Vladimir Malekovič, Suvremena češka i slovačka avantgarda. Radek Kratina i praški konkretisti, Život umjetnosti 18, 1972, p. 68-78 Radek Kratina: Sculpture: My transformables of 1973–76, Leonardo, International Journal of the Contemporary Artist 10/1, 1977, p. 42-43 Geneviève Bénamou, Radek Kratina fait partie du grupe..., L'art aujourd'hui en Tchecoslovaquie, 1979, p. 14-15 Jiří Hůla, Galerie (Radoslav Kratina), Elektronika 1987/07/20, p. 48 External links abART Information system: Radoslav Kratina Czech TV 2, Artmix, 2013 Czech radio Vltava 2013, H. Larvová Czech radio Vltava 2012, Z. Sedláček Radek Kratina in BE/IN, 2013 ProMus: Kratina Radoslav Category:1928 births Category:1999 deaths Category:Artists from Brno Category:Constructivism (art) Category:20th-century Czech sculptors Category:Czech male sculptors Category:Czech photographers Category:Concrete art Category:20th-century Czech male artists Category:Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague alumni

Qing-Kyrgyz War (1758-1846)

The Qing-Kyrgyz war had lasted for many years and the Qing Dynasty was exhausted. As a result of this war, all Chinese attempts to subjugate the Kyrgyz failed. Qing Empire wanted only neutrality on its western borders and therefore did not often interfere in Kyrgyz affairs, while the Kyrgyz rarely openly opposed China and supported the Uyghurs. Qing Dynasty also supported the Russians in Battle of Shymkent. Qing Campaign in Ili River Valley(1758) Using the pursuit of the Oirat refugees as a pretext, Qing troops attempted to cross the Ili River valley into northern Kyrgyzstan in the summer of 1758. However, they met armed resistance from the local population: The first serious clash between the Kyrgyz and Chinese troops took place. It did not leave any mark on the historical fate of the Kyrgyz people, but the Chinese troops could not stay. Battle near Issyk-Kul(1760) When one of the Chinese detachments appeared on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in 1760, it was met with rifle fire from the Saribagysh tribes of Biay Cherikchi, who had sent an envoy to Beijing the year before, and the Qing troops retreated. At the same time, the Kyrgyz and Uzbek population of the Kokand Khanate did not leave the peoples of East Turkestan (Uyghurs, Kyrgyz, Kazakhs, etc.), who were fighting for independence against Qing oppression, in need and provided them with whatever assistance they could. In 1841, one of the Omsk observers emphasized that during the last conflicts with the Chinese, the Kokand Kyrgyz rendered great services of which they were very proud. Kyrgyz-East Turkestan connection and Qing's fear during war Attempts by Qing troops to infiltrate and conquer Kyrgyz territory and the Kokand region were met with armed resistance from Kyrgyz and Uzbek peoples and were thwarted. Qing China had to content itself with urging the Kyrgyz "across the border" to "keep calm" and not to violate Chinese borders. Kyrgyz tribes were an active political force, always ready to support the anti-Qing liberation struggle of the peoples of East Turkestan. Under these circumstances, Central Asian Kyrgyz, Uzbeks and Kazakhs often supported the forcibly indigenized population of East Turkestan, which was predominantly Uyghurs, but also included many ethnically similar peoples. Berdike Baatyr's Campaign aganist Qing's But in addition to this, some tribal leaders fought separately. An example of this is Berdike Batyr, who, having led exclusively the forces under his control, waged a struggle against the Qing Empire. Qing Campaing in Issyk-Kul(1758) The conflict between Qing's and Kyrgyzs occurred in 1758. Under the pretext of capturing the Kalmyks, the Qing general Zhao Hoi crossed the Ili River valley and, after crossing the Santash Pass, entered the Issyk-Kul Basin. The entire population rose up against the enemies and forced them to leave after a series of fierce clashes. Qing Campaign in Fergana In 1759, Kyrgyz-Uzbek forces dealt a devastating blow to the Qing troops occupying Fergana. 7,000 of the 9,000 Chinese invaders were killed. Battle of Oynok Jar Gorge A Chinese detachment of 400 soldiers under the command of General Bayan-Batu was sent in pursuit of Janger Kojo, who had taken advantage of Tay-lak's absence to seize their property in Ak-Chieh, plunder their possessions and steal their cattle. At the Oinok-Dzhar pass in Orto-Syrt (today's At-Bashy region), Tay-lak and his braves caught up with the enemies and destroyed a detachment led by the general himself. Battle of Kashgar (1826) In the spring of 1826, Jangir-Khojo marched on Kashgar with the great help of his comrades from Andijan and Taylak Baatyr and Kyrgyz from Sayak, Cherik, Basiz, Monoldor. This time the Uyghur local population actively supported the anti-Chinese rebellion and soon the main city of Xinjiang came under the rule of Jangir. As the main core of the rebel military forces were Kyrgyz, they performed the external and internal guard service. Qing İnvasion of Atbashi and Ili River(1760-1764) In 1760, the soldiers of Sarbagysh bey Cherikchi fought fiercely against Chinese detachments invading At-Bashi. In 1764, the Kyrgyz inflicted significant losses on the invading troops coming from the upper Ili River. Result of War Qing officials had to admit that attempts to conquer the Kyrgyzs were futile. After that, there were no attacks by the Chinese, but the Kyrgyzs crossed border many more times. References Category:Wars involving the Qing dynasty Category:History of the Kyrgyz people

Konkōkenshū

is the first dictionary of the Okinawan language and the first of any Ryukyuan language. The dictionary was compiled by a group of seven people under the order of King Shō Tei, dated no later than 1711. Konkōkenshū contains many archaic words and expressions remembered by an elder woman of the royal court that served three kings, and cites works such as the Omoro Sōshi, an Old Okinawan anthology, The Tale of Genji, and The Tales of Ise, which are works written in Early Middle Japanese. Volumes There are two volumes in Konkōkenshū, a kenkan (乾巻) and a konkan (坤巻), corresponding to the hexagrams in I Ching. The entries in each of the volumes are sorted by thematic order: The kenkan includes the following 11 themes: heaven and earth (乾坤) humanity (人倫), seasons (時候), branches of the bodies (支体), types of feelings (気形), herbs (草木), tools (器材), housing (家屋), clothes (衣服), and food and drink/beverages (飲食). This volume contains approximately 380 entries. The konkan includes the following 12 themes: heaven and earth (乾坤), the heavenly gods (神祇), humanity (人倫), tools (器材), feelings (気形), herbs (草木), seasons (時候), branches of the bodies (支体), and food and drink/beverages (飲食). This volume contains approximately 720 entries. According to Lawrence (2015:158), the total number of entries in the Konkōkenshū is 1,148 entries, of which 92 of them are duplicates. Structure Headwords are written on the top of the page, while the translation and explanation are written on the bottom of the page. The headwords are typically written in hiragana, although some kanji are used. Manuscripts Various manuscripts of the Konkōkenshū exist. The manuscript is held at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum, and has been thought to be the original text. A facsimile copy of the Hyōjōsho-bon edited by Hokama Shūzen was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1970. References Works cited External links Konkōkenshū online text Manuscript of the kenkan volume of Konkōkenshū on NDL Digital Collections Manuscript of the konkan volume of Konkōkenshū on NDL Digital Collections Category:Dictionaries Category:Ryukyuan languages Category:Art and cultural repatriation after World War II Category:1711 books

Julio Robles

Avelino Julio Robles Hernández (; 4 December 1951 – 14 January 2001), usually known as Julio Robles, was a Spanish bullfighter whose career in Spain's bullrings was cut short by a life-altering injury during a bullfight. He went on to become a bull breeder for the last few years of his life, maintaining a link to his foremost passion even after losing most of his motor functions. Early life Although Robles was born in Fontiveros, Ávila, at the young age of five, he moved with his father, who was a court secretary, to La Fuente de San Esteban, Salamanca, and always thought if himself as Salamancan. His new home was in a rural district and there were a great many ganaderías, or bull ranches, nearby. There, his enthusiasm for the fighting bulls grew. In his adolescence, he would sneak into the town's slaughterhouses to "fight" the calves that were to be slaughtered. He also went to the various bullfights that were held on bull ranches in the area, many times on his bicycle, earning a grounding in bullfighting as he went. Bullfighting career Robles first donned the suit of lights on 28 August 1968 for a bullfighting event in Villavieja de Yeltes, Salamanca. In those days, he would announce himself as "El Salmantino" ("The Man from Salamanca"). In 1970, Robles made his début with picadores in Lleida, alternating with Paco Núñez and Avelino de la Fuente, and with bulls supplied by the María Lourdes Martín Pérez Tabernero ranch. On 11 June 1972, he presented himself in Madrid, alternating with Angelete and his inseparable companion Niño de la Capea. By this time, Robles already held a commanding place in the lower escalafón (bullfighters' rankings). He appeared again in a mano a mano (a bullfighting event at which there are only two bullfighters on the bill rather than the usual three) with Capea. On 9 July 1972, he took his alternativa at La Monumental in Barcelona. Standing as "godfather" at the ceremony was Diego Puerta, while Paco Camino stood as witness. His alternativa was confirmed on 22 May 1973 at Las Ventas in Madrid. Standing as "godfather" this time was Antonio Bienvenida, while Palomo Linares bore witness. The bull was Pernote, supplied by the Caridad Cobaleda ranch. Early on in his bullfighting career, on 19 September 1972, Robles sustained a goring in Valladolid, and no sooner had he recovered from that than he got another one in Valencia. In Robles's own opinion, this might have slowed his career down. After a period of few contracts, from 1978 onwards things began to get better for Robles. He attributed his turnaround to an encounter with a bull from the Lázaro Soria ranch in this year. He became a regular bullfighter at the main fairs, always supported by Madrid fans, who always recognized the great quality of his bullfighting. He was borne out through the Great Gate at Las Ventas three times: on 12 July 1983, alternating with Antoñete and José Mari Manzanares when he "immortalized" a sobrero (reserve bull) named Cigarro from the Puerto de San Lorenzo ranch after performing a fine faena (series of passes before the bullfighter slays the bull); on 7 June 1985 alternating with Curro Romero and Pepe Luis Vázquez with bulls from the Torrealta ranch; and the 1989 Autumn Fair with bulls from the Buendía ranch. On many other occasions he gave ample evidence of his excellent verónica (bullfighting move in which the cape is drawn over the bull's face) and the depth of his muleta work. He did not reach the privileged position of a bullfighting icon, although his name was always well regarded by the fans who knew how to savour his masterful bullfighting. As successful as Robles sometimes was at Las Ventas, he was rather less so at Spain's other great bullfighting centre, the Maestranza in Seville, but even so, at the 1989 Seville Fair, his triumph drew a great clamour from the crowd, and even though the corrida presidency withheld the honour of letting him be borne shoulder-high out through the Prince's Gate, he was awarded two ears for his performance. It was also in 1989 that Robles performed a rather dangerous faena in Pamplona at which he had his feet in the muck during a torrential downpour. Injury and later years thumb|left|Statue in Julio Robles's honour outside the Salamanca bullring. On 13 August 1990, Robles's career as a bullfighter came to an abrupt end when he was seriously injured by a bull named Timador, from the Cayetano Muñoz ranch, at the Béziers bullring in the south of France. Timador twice threw the bullfighter over while the latter was performing a verónica, causing damage to his neck vertebrae that was bad enough to leave Robles tetraplegic. A year earlier, at the Arles bullring, also in the south of France, Nimeño II had sustained a similar injury, although that was more severe. Nevertheless, the gravity of Robles's injury became quite apparent after he was quickly taken to the bullring's infirmary, and he was then transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Montpellier (about 60 km away from Béziers) — indeed, the very same hospital where Nimeño II had undergone surgery after his injury. Although Robles had not actually broken his neck, the lesions between his fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae nonetheless left him severely disabled for the rest of his life. Robles's medical condition, which left him with some limited movement, led to marital breakdown, and his Colombian wife, Liliana María Mejías, left her husband of twelve years in 1993 and returned to her country after experiencing what she described as three years of immense pain and suffering. In 1997, Robles founded the ganadería (bull ranch) La Glorieta. He would spend most of the rest of his life there. Even after he had become tetraplegic, Robles still managed to pursue his other great joy, which was hunting. He needed a board to keep his left arm straight so that he could hold the rifle. He could then pull the trigger with his right thumb — the finger in which he had the best movement. He managed to kill two deer this way. His apoderado (manager/agent) Victoriano Valencia's son-in-law Enrique Ponce even helped Robles do a bit of bullfighting, from his wheelchair. Robles also kept up on events in the bullfighting world, and was impressed with many of the younger bullfighters. He still sometimes also travelled. Bullfighting clubs in both Paris and London invited him to visit, and despite his limited mobility, he accepted these invitations and was especially impressed by London, saying later that it was a "stupendous trip to that city that was so fascinating". At the time when he gave his last interview – only fifteen days before his then unexpected death – he was getting ready for several hunting trips to South Africa. By this time, he had already learnt to drive again, using a modified car. Robles died on 14 January 2001 at the Clínica Santísima Trinidad de Salamanca in Salamanca at the age of 49, of cardiac arrest, after coming down with peritonitis due to a perforated colon. A year later, the mayor of Salamanca, Julián Lanzarote, unveiled a statue outside the Salamanca bullring as a homage to the bullfighter. The sculptor was Salvador Amaya. Robles was considered a bullfighter of classical style, depth, quality, purity and artistry. Robles's loyal apoderado Victoriano Valencia donated another sculptural monument to the town of Ahigal de los Aceiteros, where Robles's surviving family members now live. The sculptor was Luis Sanguino. It depicts Robles in his suit of lights, fighting a bull. Desecration of Robles's grave In September 2008, members of the Iniciativa Charra Contra la Desaparición del Tauricidio ("Salamancan Initiative Against [sic] the Disappearance of Tauricide"; another report renders this name a bit less contradictorily Iniciativa Charra Contra el Tauricidio, or "Salamancan Initiative Against Tauricide") claimed responsibility for having profaned the bullfighter's grave, which lies at the cemetery in Ahigal de los Aceiteros, Salamanca, meaning to steal his body (which they found "impossible"), and furthermore carry out several acts of vandalism, which mainly involved painting graffiti critical of bullfighters and bullfighting.This included such slogans as "Toreros asesinos" ("Bullfighters murderers"). They also stole the bust of Robles, weighing 20 kg, and stated that they would not return it until "the massacre of fighting bulls ends". Eleven members were arrested and detained in 2011 in places all over Spain, and accused in this and many other violent acts. By this time, they were being identified as members of the Spanish arm of the Animal Liberation Front, a "radical ecological group". References External links Julio Robles's file on Portal Taurino. Category:1951 births Category:2001 deaths Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Ávila Category:Sportspeople from the Province of Salamanca Category:Spanish bullfighters Category:People with tetraplegia Category:Deaths from peritonitis Category:Spanish cattlemen Category:Spanish disabled sportspeople Category:Hunters

August von Bulmerincq

thumb|right|August von Bulmerincq August Michael von Bulmerincq ( – 18 August 1890) was a Baltic German scholar of international law, considered one of the most important German-speaking legal scholars of his generation. He was born in Riga, in what was at the time the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. His family was wealthy and influential. From 1841, he studied law at the University of Tartu, and eventually settled in Tartu and pursued a long academic career. Upon his retirement in 1874, he moved to Wiesbaden in present-day Germany and was given the char of international law at Heidelberg University, which he maintained until his death. He was one of the founding members of the Institut de Droit International. His academic work focused on the theoretical underpinnings of international law. He insisted on the separation between law and politics, following in the liberal tradition of Friedrich Carl von Savigny. In his legal positivist view, an expanding legal order and a legalisation of international relations was an important part of a broader, teleological civilisational progression which mankind was engaged in, and which would lead away from a more capricious political order to a predictable, law-based order. Politically he was a conservative, whose views of contemporary political issues were closely linked to his identity as a Lutheran and a Baltic German. Biography August von Bulmerincq came from a wealthy Baltic German family. The family traced its origins to Scotland which had settled in Lübeck in the 17th century. In 1677 the family had moved from there to Riga, where August von Bulmerincq was born. At the time of his birth, Riga was part of the Russian Empire, and the administrative centre of the Governorate of Livonia. His father was a successful merchant and an alderman at the Great Guild in Riga. Many of his ancestors had served in the administration of the Russian Empire as civil servants, officers, scholars, doctors and architects. August von Bulmerincq moved to Tartu (at the time known mainly by its German name Dorpat) and began studying law in 1841. At the time, the language of instruction at the University of Tartu was German. He became a candidate of law in 1847 and then briefly attended Heidelberg University, before returning to his native land in 1848 on account of the Revolutions of 1848. He began practicing law in Riga, and at the same time continued his legal studies. In 1849 he attained his master's degree. He remained in Riga until 1853, when he moved permanently to Tartu to pursue his academic career. He attained the degree of Privatdozent in 1854. Two years later he produced his doctoral thesis, and from then on worked mainly in the field of international law. The subject had been only tentatively studied and taught in Tartu before. From 1858 he was ordinary professor in public law, international law and politics. He stayed in Tartu until his retirement in 1874. The year before his retirement, he was invited to participate at the founding of the Institut de Droit International in Ghent, but could not attend since the invitation did not reach him in time. He was later however counted among the founding members, and would become one of its most active members. During his time as professor, a number of works focused on the theory and history of international law were produced under his supervision; among his students were statistician and economist . thumb|right|The main building of the University of Tartu, where August von Bulmerincq spent most of his academic career. Besides his academic career, Bulmerincq was also active in philanthropic societies and in public life. In 1863 he founded a journal dedicated to economy and agriculture, and he was also the organiser of the first agricultural congress in the present-day Baltic states. After his retirement, Bulmerincq moved to Wiesbaden in present-day Germany. Following the death of Johann Kaspar Bluntschli, Bulmerincq was given the char of international law at Heidelberg University, which he maintained until his death. He died in Stuttgart on 18 August 1890. Contributions to international law August von Bulmerincq belonged to an influential, early generation of scholars of international law, and contributed to forming the modern specialisation and understanding of the discipline. His main interest was in the theoretical foundations of international law. He is considered one of the most important German-speaking legal scholars of his generation. Bulmerincq worked in the tradition of Friedrich Carl von Savigny and had a broadly liberal view of international law, contrasting with views of scholars such as Karl von Gareis who adhered to a worldview grounded in Realpolitik thought. Bulmerincq was a legal positivist and argued that on the international arena, it was important to separate law from politics. While acknowledging that both politics and law are used by states to further their interests (in Bulmerincq's view, politics tend to favour short-term interests, while a legal order favours long-term interests), the main distinction between politics and law for Bulmerincq lay, according to legal historian , in the "absence or presence of the choice of will. While politics could choose the means that seemed appropriate in particular circumstances, in law there was only one rule that had to be applied correctly." Furthermore, in his view an expanding legal order and a legalisation of international relations was an important part of a broader, teleological civilisational progression which mankind was engaged in, and which would lead away from a more capricious political order to a predictable, law-based order. Political views thumb|right|Map of Livonia from the 16th century. Bulmerincq expressed regret that Livonia lost its unity following the Livonian War. In contrast to his overarching liberal legal outlook, Bulmerincq was a political conservative, whose views of contemporary political issues were closely linked to his identity as a Lutheran and a Baltic German. He was opposed to contemporary attempts at Russification in the Baltic provinces of the Russian Empire, but did not engage himself in this conflict very actively. Bulmerincq considered Baltic Germans to be culturally superior to Estonians and Latvians, though he admitted that wider inclusion of non-Germans was a necessity, and had an essentially colonial attitude to these peoples. Similarly, in his legal work he distinguished between countries he considered "civilised" and subjected to certain legal norms, and countries and peoples which he did not consider part of this "family of nations". He viewed the German settlement and Germanisation of the Baltic lands during the Middle Ages as positive, and expressed nostalgia and disappointment for the lost unity of Old Livonia. He was in favour of the Unification of Germany, and he opposed socialism; these views coincided with those of Otto von Bismarck, and Bulmerincq publicly announced them in connection with his move to Germany in 1874. References Sources cited External links Category:1822 births Category:1890 deaths Category:Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Category:People from Riga Category:Legal scholars from the Russian Empire Category:International law scholars Category:University of Tartu alumni Category:Heidelberg University alumni Category:Members of the Institut de Droit International

Jordan Botelho

Jordan Botelho (born May 16, 2001) is an American football defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. High school career Botelho attended Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii where he played linebacker under coach Cal Lee. He won three straight Hawaii football state championships and committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. College career As a true freshman, Botelho played in 11 games and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown in his first collegiate game against South Florida. He made his first start in his sophomore year against Wisconsin at Soldier Field. He converted from linebacker to defensive end before the 2023 season and was named Most Outstanding Lineman in the 2023 Sun Bowl. College statistics Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD 2020 10 0 4 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 11 1 18 11 7 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 13 1 11 9 2 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 13 12 32 18 14 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 1 1 6 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 48 15 71 43 28 10.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal life Botelho's mother is Korean American. References External links Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Honolulu Category:American football defensive ends Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players Category:American sportspeople of Korean descent

Porter Martone

Porter Martone (born October 26, 2006) is a Canadian junior ice hockey forward for the Brampton Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He is considered a top prospect eligible for the 2025 NHL entry draft. Playing career Following the 2021–22 season, in which he scored 41 goals and 63 assists in 53 games for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens U16 AAA along with helping the team win the silver medal at the OHL Cup, Martone was selected 5th overall by the Sarnia Sting in the 1st round of the 2022 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection. Martone signed with the Sting on May 21, 2022, which included a no-trade clause. Martone debuted with the Sting in the 2022–23 season, playing a supporting bottom-six forward role. He scored 6 goals and 7 assists in 29 games before being traded to the Mississauga Steelheads on January 7, 2023, along with Angus MacDonnell in exchange for Ethan Del Mastro and Luca Del Bel Belluz. Martone waived the no-trade clause in his contract with the Sting after being asked to. After being traded to the Steelheads and being placed on a higher line, his offensive production increased with 13 goals and 9 assists in 32 games, for a total of 35 points in 61 games. Martone continued his junior career with the Steelheads for the 2023–24 OHL season. His production increased again, scoring 33 goals and 38 assists in 60 games, becoming one of the league's leading goal scorers. During the season, the media compared him to Matthew Knies and Corey Perry. Following the 2023–24 OHL season, Martone was invited to Hockey Canada's Program of Excellence Summer Camps, which help decide rosters for Canada's four national ice hockey teams. After the summer camp, he participated in the Hockey Night in Brampton charity game, which included names such as Mitch Marner and Chris Pronger. International play Martone debuted internationally with Team Canada Red at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Martone scored 7 goals and 5 assists, tying third in the tournament for most points, to help Canada Red win silver. Despite his efforts, he credited Berkly Catton and Michael Misa as the biggest helpers. Following the U-17 Hockey Challenge, he was selected as one of the four 16-year-olds for the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists for a bronze medal. Martone was also selected for the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, scoring 7 goals and 8 assists, helping Canada win a gold medal. Martone was selected as the only returnee and the captain for Canada at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships. In Canada's third game in the group stage against Czechia, Martone scored a hat-trick, helping secure an 8–1 victory. During the U18 Championships, Martone broke an all-time Canadian points record with 22, surpassing Connor Bedard. He ended the tournament with 5 goals and 12 assists, winning a gold medal. Following the tournament, Martone was named to the 2024 U18 WJC All-Star Team. Personal life His father, Mike, also played professional hockey. He was drafted 106th overall in the fourth round of the 1996 NHL draft by the Buffalo Sabres, but never played in the NHL. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2022–23 Sarnia Sting OHL 29 6 7 13 31 — — — — — 2022–23 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 32 13 9 22 26 6 2 4 6 19 2023–24 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 60 33 38 71 63 5 1 5 6 10OHL totals 121 52 54 106 120 11 3 9 12 4 International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2022 Canada Red U17 7 7 5 12 6 2023 Canada U18 7 3 3 6 27 2023 Canada HG18 5 2 3 5 6 2024 Canada U18 7 5 12 17 6Junior totals 26 17 23 40 45 References External links Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Ice hockey people from Peterborough, Ontario Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards Category:Mississauga Steelheads players Category:Sarnia Sting players

2024–25 Thai League Cup

The 2024–25 Thai League Cup marks the 15th season of Thailand's knockout football competition in its second era. This edition of the League Cup sees the tournament's return to Thai football after a 10-year hiatus. 79 clubs have been accepted into the competition, which commenced with the first qualification round on 31 August 2024 and will conclude with the final on TBD. Notably, the tournament is open exclusively to clubs from Thai League 1, Thai League 2, and Thai League 3. The competition structure is as follows: Clubs from Thai League 3 begin their journey in the qualifying rounds, which are organized regionally. As the tournament progresses, clubs from Thai League 2 enter during the play-off round. The first round then sees the entry of clubs from Thai League 1, who await the winners of the previous rounds. The competition offers a substantial prize, with the champions receiving 5 million baht and the runners-up earning 1 million baht. The League Cup's reintroduction has generated considerable anticipation, reflecting its prestige in Thai football. Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round First qualification round 31 August and1 September 2024 13 26 → 13 26 2024–25 Thai League 3 Second qualification round 7–8 September 2024 18 23 2024–25 Thai League 3 Qualification play-off round TBD 16 18 + 14 → 16 14 2024–25 Thai League 2 First round TBD 16 16 + 16 → 16 16 2024–25 Thai League 1 Second round TBD 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals TBD 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals TBD 2 4 → 2 Final TBD 1 2 → Champions Total 79 clubs Results Note: T1: Clubs from Thai League 1; T2: Clubs from Thai League 2; T3: Clubs from Thai League 3. First qualification round 26 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 participated in the first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup. The draw for this round took place on 20 August 2024. 37 goals were scored in this round. Northern region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Northern Region featured 4 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Northern Region. Northeastern region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Northeastern Region featured 2 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region. Eastern region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Eastern Region featured 6 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Eastern Region. Central region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Central Region featured 2 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Central Region. Western region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Western Region featured 6 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Western Region. Southern region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Southern Region featured 6 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Southern Region. Second qualification round 26 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 participated in the first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup. The draw for this round took place on 20 August 2024. 37 goals were scored in this round. Northern region The first qualification round of the 2024–25 Thai League Cup in the Northern Region featured 4 clubs from the 2024–25 Thai League 3 Northern Region. See also 2024–25 Thai League 1 2024–25 Thai League 2 2024–25 Thai League 3 2024–25 Thai League 3 Northern Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 Northeastern Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 Central Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 Eastern Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 Western Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 Southern Region 2024–25 Thai League 3 National Championship 2024–25 Thai League 3 Cup 2024–25 Thai FA Cup References External links Thai League official website Thailand League Cup Category:Thai League Cup Category:Thai League Cup seasons

2024 California Proposition 3

Proposition 3, titled Constitutional Right to Marry, is a California ballot proposition and legislative statutes that will be voted on in the 2024 general election on November 5. The proposition, if passed, will repeal Proposition 8 passed during the 2008 general election and amend the state constitution to declare that the "right to marry [for same sex couples] is a fundamental right", effectively allowing same-sex couples to once again marry. Supporters Supporters of the proposition argued that "although marriage equality for same-sex couples has been the law of the land in the United States for years, California’s Constitution still says that same-sex couples are not allowed to marry [and that] recent threats against fundamental rights have made it clear California must be proactive in protecting the freedom to marry regardless of gender or race" Opposition Opponents of the proposition argued that it "removes ALL protections on marriage, including limits on children, close relatives, and three or more people marrying each other" as well as "[overriding] all laws on marriage [and a] “fundamental right” to marry [meaning] it would remove protections against child marriages, incest, and polygamy" and that "changing the definition of marriage, this measure also suggests that children don’t need both a mom and a dad [as Prop 3] goes against years of research showing that kids do best when raised by their mother and father in a stable, married home [and that} children without a mother or father are more likely to have emotional issues, take part in risky behaviors, struggle in school, and face financial problems." Polling Date of opinion pollConducted bySample sizeIn favorAgainstUndecidedMarginMargin of ErrorJanuary 21, 2023 - January 29, 2024University of Southern California1,416 20%7%53% pro±4% See also Same-sex marriage in the United States References Category:Same-sex marriage ballot measures in the United States Category:2024 California ballot propositions Category:LGBT law in California

Burning of slavery records in Brazil

thumb|Ruy Barbosa's ministerial dispatch that ordered, under the civil registry law at the time, the burning of slavery records in Brazil on 14 December 1890|upright=1.35 On 14 December 1890, a document signed by Ruy Barbosa, then serving as Minister of Finance of the newly proclaimed First Brazilian Republic, ordered the burning of all records on the purchase and sale of slaves in Brazil, including registration books, customs duties and tax records. The document determined that the records be sent to Rio de Janeiro, then the country's capital, where they would be burned. The burning of the records took place on 13 May 1891, the second anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the country. Background It is believed that Barbosa issued the document with the intention that former slave owners would not be able to seek compensation after the abolition of slavery by the Golden Law on 13 May 1888. On the other hand, it is also believed that the burning of records prevented former slaves from having access to the dates of their purchases, which, in theory, could be used to demand compensation for having been illegally enslaved, since the slave trade to Brazil had been prohibited by law since 7 November 1831. Such possibility of seeking compensation from former slave owners was due to the fact that the 1831 law that abolished the slave trade was largely ignored. It is estimated that after 1831 around 300,000 enslaved Africans entered Brazil through illegal trafficking. The burning of the records would also have made the resumption by the new republican regime of princess Isabel's plans to compensate former slaves with land and tools to work unfeasible. "The National Congress congratulates the Provisional Government for ordering the elimination of traces of slavery in Brazil from the national archives." Motion of support from the National Congress to Ruy Barbosa's order After the abolition of slavery in Brazil, a process of oblivion of the country's slave past began. Because of this, it is argued that the burning of the records relating to slavery in the country was linked to the search for the erasure of a "shameful past" and the reconstruction of history through the "ideals of progress", thus incorporating Brazilian slaves into a capitalist modernization project. According to historian Lilia Schwarcz, even though it was unsuccessful in its attempts to eliminate all slavery records, the incident takes on the meaning of an attempt to erase the slavery past and an attempt to restart Brazilian history from the present, in which Brazil found itself shortly after the proclamation of the republic. At the time, the newspaper O Estado de São Paulo reported, in different editions, on the topic:A destruição dos documentos sobre a escravidão. Estadão, estadão acervos. Legal basis The document signed by Ruy Barbosa had a legal basis authorized by Article 11 of decree No. 370 of 2 May 1890, which was the Civil Registry Law created in the provisional government of president Deodoro da Fonseca. The article has the following original wording: "The registration books under No. 6, in which the pledge of slaves was recorded, will be incinerated, and if they contain other records, these will be transported with the same order number to the new books of No. 2, 4 or 5" (Decree No. 370 of 2 May 1890, Article 11). Survival of some documents Yale historian Stuart B. Schwartz wrote that For example, when a living owner set a slave at liberty, it was done by a letter of manumission. "Libertos (manumitted slaves) would normally keep the original letter in their possession, since the illegal enslavement of people of color was always a danger, but in order to protect themselves and to fully legalize the transition of status, the document was then taken to the nearest notary and transcribed in his register as well". Notarised copies survive in the public archives and are a valuable source for scholars. It is not clear how these documents escaped burning. See also Abolitionism in Brazil Coleção de Livros do Banguê Afro-Brazilian history Post-abolition in Brazil References Citations Bibliography Category:1891 in Brazil Category:First Brazilian Republic Category:Slavery in Brazil

María del Adalid

thumb|María del Adalid (1909) María de los Dolores del Adalid y González Garrido (better known as María del Adalid González and María del Adalid Garrido; Madrid, 1873 - A Coruña , 1930) was a Spanish painter and the first person named an honorary member of the Royal Galician Academy. She had a very good relationship with the painter Francisco Llorens Díaz, a disciple of Carlos de Haes. Early life and education thumb|left|Fanny Garrido and Marcial del Adalida (1923) She was the only daughter of the writer Francisca González Garrido (Fanny Garrido) and the musician Marcial del Adalida, who died when she was eight years old. The family residence was located in the manor house of Lóngora, in the Mariñas Coruñesas. It was for several years the center of the musical and literary life of A Coruña. Among the people who frequently visited Lóngora were the writers Emilia Pardo Bazán, Sofía Casanova, the painters Germán Taibo and Francisco Llorens Díaz, as well as Pan de Soraluce, Alfredo Tella, and Alejandro Pérez Lugín. Adalid spent her childhood in this cultural environment, receiving an artistic and musical education. Adalid studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, specialising in composition and practising other genres such as landscape and portraiture. Career thumb|María del Adalid (1909) She received honorable mentions at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts of 1904, 1906 and 1909. She participated in the Regional Art Exhibition of A Coruña in 1912, in the Galician Art Exhibition of A Coruña in 1917, and in the Galician Art Exhibition of Buenos Aires in 1919. She was also one of the first members —with number 47— of the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors (AEPE), founded in 1910. On 12 December 1928, on the advice of Félix Estrada Catoyra, Adalid deposited her father's important library and archive (279 bound volumes and 2,729 registered musical pieces) in the Royal Galician Academy. In the words of historian Xosé Ramón Barreiro, it was "a unique and invaluable musical collection, more important than that of the National Library". She also donated the library of her grandfather (a military doctor), for which she was named an honorary academician of the Royal Galician Academy on 12 May 1929, the first person in that category.Membros de honra da Academia. Histórico (Honorary Members of the Academy. History), academia.gal Personal life She married José Ruiz de Huidobro, a doctor in Medicine and Pharmacy, on July 19, 1919, at the Monterreal Castle in Baiona. Death and legacy thumb|Lóngora manor Maria del Adalid died at her home at number 26 Tabernas Street, in A Coruña, in 1930. In March 1926, Adalid donated a piece of land she owned in Montrove for the creation of a school, which she helped to build and which bears her name. Adalid bequeathed the family Lóngora manor to the Salesians to build a farm-school. Later, it became the property of the City Council of Oleiros and the headquarters of the University Institute of the Environment of the University of A Coruña. References Category:1873 births Category:1930 deaths Category:Royal Galician Academy Category:Painters from Madrid Category:People from A Coruña

Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid

Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, also known as Dr KAS Murshid, is a Bangladeshi researcher and former director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. He is a director of Prime Bank. Early life Murshid was born in 1951. His parents were Khan Sarwar Murshid and Nurjahan Murshid. His father was a member of the planning commission of Mujibnagar government and confidante of Tajuddin Ahmed and his mother was a member of parliament. He studied economics at the University of Dhaka. He got his PhD from the Faculty of Politics and Economics at the University of Cambridge in 1985. He PhD thesis was on food policy. Career In the late 1970s, Murshid joined Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies as a researcher. In 2010, Murshid edited Challenges in Boosting International Migration from Bangladesh which was written by Kazi Iqbal and Mohammad Yunus and published by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. Murshid retired in 2012 from Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. He has worked at Asian Development Bank based in Cambodia and United Nations Development Programme. Murshid was appointed the director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies on 9 April 2015. He co-wrote a book with Muhammad Yunus called Rice prices and growth, and poverty reduction in Bangladesh and published in 2018 by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Dr Binayak Sen replaced Murshid on 1 April 2021 as the director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. Under Murshid the institute had climbed to 94 on the 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index of the University of Pennsylvania. He edited two books, Securing Food For All in Bangladesh and Agricultural Transformation and Rural Poverty in Bangladesh: Essays in Memory of Dr. Mahabub Hossain, which were published by The University Press Limited in 2021. Murshid wrote The Odds Revisited: Political Economy of the Development of Bangladesh published by the Cambridge University Press in 2022. In 2024, he described the national budget of Bangladesh as a fictitious budget. Personal life Murshid is married to Shameem Subrana, singer. His son, Shabab Murshid, died at the age of 15 while studying at the International School of Phnom Penh and he founded the Shabab Murshid Foundation in his memory. His elder sister is Tazeen Mahnaz Murshid, senior lecturer of King's College London. His other sister Sharmeen Murshid is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government. His brother Kumar Murshid is a leftist politician in the United Kingdom who was formerly Labour Party. References Category:Living people Category:1951 births Category:University of Dhaka alumni Category:Bangladeshi academics Category:Bangladeshi economists

Marie Docher

thumb|2024, by Gérald Garitan Marie Docher (born 1963 Auvergne) is a French photographer, filmmaker and feminist activist. She was an organizer of the La Part des femmes collective, which fights against the invisibility of women in the world of photography. She was awarded the Chevaleresse des Arts et des Lettres. She used the pseudonym Vincent David. Life She graduated from the ESC Clermont Business School, but was more interested in the photo laboratory than in her studies. She began her career in Paris in 1987 as a publishing executive. She sometimes hired studio photographers. In 1994, Marie Docher gave up working as a salaried worker to open her own agency and, the following year, met the photographer and visual artist Isabelle Rozenbaum, who had just created an image bank. She encouraged Docher to reconnect with photography and commissioned her to create a series of images on religions. In 2002, Marie Docher sets off to walk on the Camino de Santiago. During this trip, she photographed her face every time she drank water. This work is exhibited under the title Santiago at the Voies Off d'Arles 2003. Marie Docher also worked as a photographer for Sciences et Vie and Sciences et Vie Découvertes. She was inspired by her visit to the exhibition elles@centrepompidou, which between 2009 and 2011 brought together works by women artists from the collections of the Musée National d'Art Moderne (MNAM) at the Centre Georges-Pompidou. In 2012, her project L'Île sans rivages brought together photographs and videos taken on a repetitive and daily basis on a Norwegian island, exploring the question of the passage of time and aging. She met with Odile Fillod which led her to read the feminist theorists. From 2014, Marie Docher created the blog Atlantes & Cariatides in which she challenges institutions about gender inequalities in art, hidden under the male pseudonym Vincent David. She says that "in the openings, we talk a lot about this feminist man who we find great." In 2016, she became a member of the feminist action group La Barbe. As part of an exhibition at the MFC-Michèle Didier gallery in Paris followed by a symposium at the Maison des auteurs SACD, she apostrophizes institutions and gallery owners who preserve and perpetuate male art in contempt of female creators. The following year, she was at the origin of the creation of La Part des femmes, a collective committed to the visibility and recognition of women photographers. In a manifesto read at the 2018 Paris Photo fair, the collective noted that "the majority of graduates of specialized schools, [women] represent barely 20% of the artists exhibited in galleries, festivals and other institutions." A letter, published in the newspaper Libération, is addressed to the director of the Rencontres de la photographie d'Arles about the lack of visibility of women photographers within the festival. In the following edition, 51% of women appeared in the solo exhibitions. Exhibitions 2014: Island Without a Shore, Gallery 916, Tokyo 2016: L'Île sans rivages, Focales en Vercors festival, Villard-de-Lans; Présence Photographie festival, Montélimar 2018: Time-Climate-Scenery, MYD Gallery, Tokyo References Category:1963 births Category:French photographers Category:Living people

Joseph Conforti

Joseph Anthony Conforti (born February 1, 1945) is an American historian, educator, editor, author, and academic. Conforti is known for his contributions to American studies and the cultural and religious history of New England. He began his academic career at Rhode Island College where he spent ten years before joining the University of Southern Maine, where he served as the Director of the American and New England Studies graduate program and later became Distinguished Professor of American and New England Studies.  He has published eight books and has edited and contributed to a ninth. His notable works include "Imagining New England: explorations of regional identity from the pilgrims to the mid-twentieth century," (2001) which explores the region's identity, and "Hidden Places: Maine Writers on Coastal Villages, Mill Towns, and the North Country," (2020) which analyzes Maine's literary landscape. Early life and education Conforti was born on February 1, 1945. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in History and English from Springfield College in 1967. He then pursued graduate studies at Brown University, where he received his A.M. in American History in 1972 and his Ph.D. in American Civilization in 1975. Career Conforti began his academic career as an instructor of history at Rhode Island College in 1976. He became an assistant professor in 1978 and was later promoted to associate professor of English and history in 1982, a position he held until 1987. In that year, he joined the University of Southern Maine as a professor of American and New England Studies. He served as the founding director of the American and New England Studies program at the university from 1987 to 1997 and continued as a Professor until his retirement, when he was named Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 2011. Outside academia, Conforti has been deeply involved in various organizations. He served as the vice president of the New England Historical Association (NEHA) from 2000 to 2001 and then as its president from 2001 to 2002. He has also been a member NEHA's executive committee and on the editorial board of the Maine Historical Society Quarterly. He was a member of the advisory board for the New England Studies Series of the University Press of New England from 1997 to 2000 and served on the editorial board of Religion and American Culture from 1998 to 2005. As an external evaluator, he has contributed his expertise for various academic programs, including those at Pine Manor College and Plymouth State University. Conforti has served as a project scholar and consultant for the Maine Humanities Council since 1987. He has been affiliated with various historical preservation organizations, including Greater Portland Landmarks and the Maine Historical Society. He also served as a volunteer tutor at Portland Adult Education helping immigrants prepare for the citizenship test. New England's regional identity His 2001 book Imagining New England: Explorations of Regional Identity from the Pilgrims to the Mid-Twentieth Century provides a comprehensive overview of the region's identity over three centuries, examining cultural expressions from literature to gravestones. Conforti argues that New England's identity has been shaped by narratives of the past, which have been continually revised in response to the transformations of regional life. He also highlights the Americanization and re-Anglicization of New England's identity and the role of Federalist leaders in promoting the region as a model for the new nation. Conforti calls for a broader understanding of New England's history that includes its ethnic diversity, reflecting his own upbringing in the diverse, working-class city of Fall River. Maine literary and cultural history Conforti is a scholar with a specialization in regional cultural history, religion, and literature. His work in "Hidden Places: Maine Writers on Coastal Villages, Mill Towns, and the North Country" (Down East Books, 2020), written for a general audience, examines the relationship of  Maine's geography and history to its literary traditions. In "Hidden Places, his last book, Conforti provides analysis and contextualization of the works of eleven Maine novelists, ranging from Sarah Orne Jewett to contemporary authors like Richard Russo and Monica Wood. his work reflects an understanding of the novels' critical reception over time and engages with the diverse terrains, topographies, and social dynamics of Maine. Conforti deliberately excludes urban Maine, particularly Portland, from his analysis, positing that it has not yet produced a master novelist. His commentary on authors such as Monica Wood explores the intersection of personal background and literary output within the context of Maine's working-class culture. Editorial and advisory roles Conforti has served on the editorial boards of several historical reviews, including the Maine Historical Society Quarterly and Religion and American Culture. He was also a member of the advisory board for the University Press of New England's "New England Studies" series from 1997 to 2000. Awards, honors, and grants University of Southern Maine Faculty Achievement Award (1988) National Endowment for the Arts grant for a project on traditional New England town design (1989) National Endowment for the Humanities grants for various projects, including "Creating New England: Memory, Nostalgia, and Tradition" (1993-1994) and "Region and the Imagination: New England and the South" (1994-1996) Davis Foundation Grant for New England Studies Program Development (1990) Richard Beale Davis Prize for the Best Essay Published in Early American Literature (1991) Annual Best Book Award, Northeast Popular Culture-American Culture Association for Imagining New England (2002) Certificate of Merit, Association for the Study of State and Local History for Creating Portland: History and Place in Northern New England (2006) Choice Outstanding Academic Book for Saints and Strangers: New England in British North America (2007) Constance Carlson Public Humanities Prize, Maine Humanities Council (2010) Neal W. Allen Jr. History Award, Maine Historical Society (2012) Selected publications Books Conforti, J. A. (1981). Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement: Calvinism, the Congregational ministry, and reform in New England between the Great Awakenings. Christian University Press. Conforti, J. A. (1995). Jonathan Edwards, Religious Tradition, and American Culture. University of North Carolina Press. Conforti, J. A. (2001). Imagining New England: explorations of regional identity from the pilgrims to the mid-twentieth century. University of North Carolina Press. Conforti, J. A. (Ed.). (2007). Creating Portland: History and Place in Northern New England. UPNE. Conforti, J. A. (2006). Saints and Strangers: New England in British North America. Johns Hopkins University Press. Another City upon a Hill: A New England Memoir (2013) UMass Dartmouth Conforti, J. A. (2016). Lizzie Borden on Trial: Murder, Ethnicity, and Gender. University Press of Kansas. Encyclopedias Conforti, J. A. (2012). New England. In Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History. Oxford University Press. Conforti, J. A. (2011). New England landscapes and regional identity. In A Landscape History of New England (pp. 17-34). MIT Press. Conforti, J. A. (2010). Connecticut: A historic identity-free zone. In Connecticut History (special commemorative issue). Conforti, J. A. (2007). The Salem witchcraft hysteria. In The Encyclopedia of American Disasters and Catastrophes. Facts on File. Conforti, J. A. (2005). Celebrations of New England’s past. In Encyclopedia of New England Culture (pp. 745-746). Yale University Press.. Conforti, J. A. (2001). New England theology from Edwards to Bushnell. In Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History (pp. 208-214). Scribner’s. Journal articles Conforti, J. A. (1996). Edwards A. Park and the creation of the New England theology, 1840-1870. Jonathan Edwards's Writings: Text, Context and Interpretation, 193-207. Conforti, J. A. (1995). The New England religious heritage: Some aspects of tradition. Horizons (Bangor Theological Seminary), 27-47. Conforti, J. A. (1993). Jonathan Edwards and American culture. Bulletin of the General Theological Library of Bangor Seminary, 3-12. Conforti, J. A. (1993). Mary Lyon, the founding of Mount Holyoke College and the cultural revival of Jonathan Edwards. Religion and American Culture, 205-225. Conforti, J. A. (1991). The invention of the Great Awakening, 1795-1842. Early American Literature, 99-119. Conforti, J. A. (1989). Jonathan Edwards and American studies. American Quarterly, 165-171. Conforti, J. A. (1988). Ice and granite: The New England character. Maine Historical Society Quarterly, 92-108. Conforti, J. A. (1987). Antebellum evangelicals and the cultural revival of Jonathan Edwards. Journal of Presbyterian History, 227-241. Conforti, J. A. (1986). Irving Fain and the fair housing movement in Rhode Island, 1958-1970. Rhode Island History, 21-35. Conforti, J. A. (1985). David Brainerd and the nineteenth-century missionary movement. Journal of the Early Republic, 309–329. Conforti, J. A. (1985). Jonathan Edwards's most popular work: 'The Life of David Brainerd' and nineteenth-century evangelical culture. Church History, 188–201. Conforti, J. A. (1983). Joseph Bellamy and the New Divinity movement. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 126–138. Conforti, J. A. (1980). The rise of the New Divinity in Western New England, 1740–1800. Historical Journal of Massachusetts, 37–47. Conforti, J. A. (1979). Samuel Hopkins and the revolutionary antislavery movement. Rhode Island History, 38–49. Conforti, J. A. (1977). Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity: Theology, ethics, and social reform in mid-eighteenth-century New England. William and Mary Quarterly, 572–589. Conforti, J. A. (1987). Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity. In P. C. Hoffer (Ed.), Collected Essays on Early America. Garland. Conforti, J. A. (1980). Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity. In W. J. Scheick (Ed.), Jonathan Edwards: Critical Essays (pp. 37–47). G. K. Hall. References Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:American historians Category:Historians of New England Category:Springfield College alumni Category:Brown University alumni Category:University of Southern Maine faculty Category:Historians of Maine

Shatananda

Shatananda (Sanskrit: शतानंद) was a Vedic sage and the chief priest at the court of the King Janaka in ancient Mithila. In the Valmiki Ramayana he is mentioned as the eldest son of the sage Maharshi Gautama and Devi Ahalya. Etymology Shatananda is a compound Sanskrit word having two terms Shata and Ananda. The meaning of the first term Shata is hundred and good. And the meaning of the second term Ananda is who delights. Thus the compound meaning of the word Shatananda is to give somebody hundred times good and great pleasure. Early life According to Ramayana, Shatananda was born in the region of ancient Mithila Kingdom. His father was Maharshi Gautama and mother was Ahalya. He was the eldest son of the couple Maharshi Gautama and Ahalya. Description In Ramayana, Shatananda was a member of the court of King Janaka. He is mentioned as the Kulguru of the King Janaka. He was the chief priest and religious advisor at the court of King Janaka. He taught King Janaka about religious practices and philosophies. Once when there was a big famine in Mithila Kingdom, then it was Guru Shatananda who suggested King Janaka that the problem could be solved if he ploughed the field himself. He was also appointed by the King Janaka as a teacher of the princess Sita. It is said that he was radiant due to the practice of Yoga. During Sita Swayamvara ceremony, sage Shatananda and King Janaka welcomed and gave due respect to Guru Vishwamitra along with his disciples princes Rama and Lakshmana. Shatananda was very happy to know that Lord Rama had restored his mother Ahalya's old purity. After knowing that the prince Rama had freed his mother Ahalya from the curse given by his father Maharshi Gautama, then sage Shatananda thanked a lot to Lord Rama. He also narrated the story of greatness of the Guru Vishwamitra to Lord Rama and Lakshmana. Shatananda played the role of high-priest in the marriage of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita. He suggested the auspicious date of formal marriage between the prince Rama and the princess Sita to the King Janaka and Dasharatha after the completion of Sita Swayamvara ceremony. References Category:Hinduism Category:Ramayana Category:Ancient Mithila University Category:Rishis Category:Mithila Category:Sages in the Ramayana Category:Indian philosophers

Virginia Cavendish

Virginia Cavendish Moura (born 25 November 1970) is a Brazilian actress, television presenter and film producer, most well known for her work in films directed by her ex-husband Guel Arraes, such as A Dog's Will and Lisbela e o Prisioneiro. With television appearances, she is most well known for her performance in Avassaladoras as Maria Teresa, and for presenting the program TNT + Filme. She started her career while in her hometown of Recife, performing in theatre with names such as João Falcão and Hamilton Vaz Pereira. Afterwards, she began a prolific career in film, beginning in the late 1980s, with nationally successful roles in the decades after. Her performances on TV Globo productions also garnered further success, with varied roles in productions such as Andando nas Nuvens, O Cravo e a Rosa, and Da Cor do Pecado. In 2006, Cavendish moved to Rede Record to become the protagonist of Avassaladoras, alongside Vanessa Lóes, Débora Lamm and Giselle Itié. With the end of the program after a brief run, she returned to TV Globo and acted in more telenovelas and series such as Caminho das Índias and Ó Paí Ó. Still within this new phase, she debuted as a television presenter on the program TNT + Filme, on the subscription channel TNT, alongside Rubens Ewald Filho, who works as a commentator. Biography Cavendish was born in Recife on 25 November 1970, the daughter of Romero Marinho de Moura and Sueli Pessoa Cavendish. She began her career in local theatres, performing pieces such as A Ver Estrelas, by João Falcão, and Leve, o Próximo Nome da Terra, by Hamilton Vaz Pereira and Walter Lima Jr., and Antígona, by Moacyr Góes. She started performing when she was 17 years old. While in secondary school, she attended theatre classes with businessman Anderson Pacheco, responsible for Trem do Forró. Beginning of career (1988-1996) At the end of the 1980s, Cavendish moved on to film, where she made appearances in various videos and short films before entering the national film circuit. During this phase, she participated in Batom, by Ana Paula Portela and Que M... É Essa?, by Bruno Garcia and Marco Hanois, along with having made an appearance in Kuarup by Ruy Guerra in 1989. In the 1990s, she continued to participate in short films such as Soneto do Desmantelo Blue, in 1993, and only debuted in feature films alongside Rosemberg Cariry in the 1996 film Corisco & Dadá. National prominence (1998-2006) By 1998, she began to participate in productions by Rede Globo. Her first role with the company was Rosália in the series Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos. That same year, she also performed as Fernanda Peixoto in the mini-series Labirinto, starring Malu Mader and Fábio Assunção. In 1999, Cavendish she played a role in Andando nas Nuvens, a production that's seven hours long and starting Marco Nanini. That year, she also began to play one of her most notable roles: Rosinha, in the mini series A Dogs Will, by her former husband Guel Arraes. The mini series, which starred Selton Mello and Matheus Nachtergaele, was a hit on television and, afterwards, was transformed into a film of the same name and launched nationwide the year after. Later on, in 2000, she became part of the cast for O Cravo e a Rosa, by Walcyr Carrasco, playing Bárbara Maciel. As Filhas da Mãe, by Sílvio de Abreu, was her next role on television. In the meanwhile, Cavendish also returned to theatre, where she starred alongside Bruno Garcia, in the piece Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, once again in partnership with Arraes. The play would also be made to film and become a major success in 2003, starring Selton Mello and Débora Falabella, and directed by Arraes. Cavendish played Inaura in the movie, with her also making her debut as a producer of films. In 2004, Cavendish returned to TV with a guest appearance in the telenovela Da Cor do Pecado and afterwards became part of the regular cast of Mandrake, starring Marcos Palmeira and broadcast on HBO. In the series, Cavendish plays Verônica. In 2005, the actress also worked on Começar de Novo and Carga Pesada. She became a member of the jury for that years Cine Pernambuco - Festival do Audiovisual. In 2005, her mother Sueli made, at her request, a translation of Collected Stories by Donald Margulies; for this occasion, the Brazilian version received the title "Comendo Entre as Refeições" and where Cavendish played the protagonist Lisa Morrison, and Aracy Balabanian as Ruth Steiner; the same piece had already been adapted prior as Histórias Roubadas. With Walter Lima Júnior as director, it debuted in December of that year at the Teatro das Artes in Rio de Janeiro.Sueli Cavendish: Prefácio "Histórias Reunidas: A Intrigante Lítero-dramaturgia de Donald Margulies" in: Current projects (2006-present) right|thumb|220x220px|Virgínia Cavendish and the cast of Avassaladoras - A Série In 2006, Cavendish switched broadcasters, leaving TV Globo and moving to Record to star in the series Avassaladoras, based on the film of the same name, a 2001 production starring Giovanna Antonelli. The cast included Vanessa Lóes, Débora Lamm and Giselle Itié, and was directed by Mara Mourão, as was the case with the film. Initially, the actress had been invited to play the role of Beth (which would eventually be played by Lamm), but asked Mourão if she could act as one of the other protagonists. She explained in an interview with Terra: "I had been invited initially to do Beth, precisely the femme fatale. But I asked to do a different role". She then went on to play the workaholic Maria Teresa. The next year, she would return to play Verônica when HBO ordered the production of five new episodes of Mandrake, seeking to complete the first season broadcast in 2004 After the cancelling of Avassaladoras after just one season with Record, and the end of her marriage of 10 years to Arraes, Cavendish returned to TV Globo in 2008, participating in an episode of Casos e Acasos, alongside Herson Capri, and made a special guest appearance on Ó Paí Ó as the producer Hipólita. On the character, Cavendish declared that she "had missed to work with an accent" and "that being an awesome Bahian woman would be amazing". In 2009, the actress also came to interpret Selma Magalhães in the telenovela Caminho das Índias by Glória Perez. She played the sister-in-law of Yvone, who is played by Letícia Sabatella, and only played in some of the final episodes. Along with having returned to TV Globo, the actress also debuted as a TV presenter on the subscription TV channel TNT, by way of their interactive program TNT + Filme. Rubens Ewald Filho is the commentator on the program and reveals the answers to the questions posed by Cavendish during the program. Personal life In 1993, she gave birth to her daughter, actress and filmmaker Luisa Arraes, with her then-husband and director Guel Arraes. In 2001, they separated after having been married for 10 years. The separation did not prevent her from inviting Arraes to direct Lisbela e o Prisioneiro, a film she had produced and had acted in. In 2003, she began to date art director Toni Vanzolini, with whom she was in a relationship with for 5 years. Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNotes1998Dona Flor e Seus Dois MaridosRosáliaLabirintoFernanda Peixoto1999O Auto da CompadecidaMaria Rosa Noronha de Brito Morais (Rosinha)Andando nas NuvensPatrícia2000O Cravo e a RosaBárbara Maciel2001As Filhas da MãeMaria Leopoldina2004Da Cor do PecadoLivinhaA Grande FamíliaMaria PadilhaEpisode: "A Morte do Bom Velhinho"Começar de NovoVirgínia2005Carga PesadaMartaEpisode: "O Lobisomem"MandrakeVerônica2006AvassaladorasMaria Teresa2007-10TNT + FilmePresenter2007Super SinceroMoça no cinemaEpisode: "A Namorada"2008Ó Paí ÓHipólitaEpisode: "Brega"Casos e AcasosLucianaEpisode: "O Diagnóstico, o Fetiche e a Bebida"2009Caminho das ÍndiasSelma Magalhães2010Malhação IDLinda GlitterA Grande FamíliaClarisseEpisode: "Desejo & Repartição"2011Malhação ConectadosHelenaHomens de BemCristinaYear end special2014As CanalhasSandraEpisode: "Celina, A Mãe Dedicada"2016Nada Será Como AntesCarmem VeigaA Cara do PaiCarmem CavalcanteEpisode: "Partiu Reveillon"2017-19A Vida Secreta dos CasaisMiranda2021GênesisNajlaArc: Jornada de AbraãoDesjuntadosJoanaEpisodes: "Desmoronar" "Deslumbrar" "Despertar"2024Da Ponte Pra LáLeila Bianchi6 episodes Film YearTitleRoleNotes1988Batom1989Que M... É Essa?Tânia's SisterKuarup1993Soneto do Desmantelo BlueYoung person at CarnavalShort film1996Corisco & DadáLídia de Zé Baiano2000A Dog's WillRosinha2003Lisbela e o PrisioneiroInaura2015CalifórniaCrisAté que a Casa Caia Ciça2016Através da SombraLaura2022Diário de ViagemRegina2024A Dog's Will 2Rosinha Theatre YearTitleRoleRef.1989FêmeasJúlia1990A Ver EstrelasWitch1994Édipo ReiJocasta1994-95AntígonaCoro1995-97O Burguês RidículoLucille2000-01Lisbela & o PrisioneiroLisbela2004A Leve - O Próximo Nome da TerraFrederica2006Comendo Entre as RefeiçõesLisa2006-08Hedda GableHedda Gable2014-16Não Vamos Pagar!Antônia2016O Inferno em MimLívia2017Luís Antonio-GabrielaMaria Cristina2017-18O RioMulher2022TerremotosSarah2022-23Mary StuartMary Stuart Awards and nominations YearAssociationCategoryNominationResult2001Prêmio Qualidade Brasil - RJBeat Comedy Theatre Actress 2003Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil - SPBest Supporting Actress - Film rowspan=2 Prêmio Arte Qualidade Brasil - RJBest Supporting Actress - Film2004Grande Prêmio do Cinema BrasileiroBest Supporting Actressrowspan=3 Prêmio Guarani de Cinema BrasileiroBest Supporting Actress2005Blockbuster Entertainment AwardsBest Comedy Address2015Festival de Cinema Fantástico de Porto AlegreBest Actress rowspan= 2 Fest Aruanda do Audiovisual BrasileiroBest Actress References External links Virginia Cavendish's website Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian people of English descent Category:Arraes family Category:Actresses from Recife Category:Brazilian women television presenters Category:Brazilian women film producers Category:20th-century Brazilian actresses Category:21st-century Brazilian actresses

Tapatío (train)

The Tapatío (named for the Spanish word tapatío, meaning a person from Jalisco) was a passenger service between Mexico City and Guadalajara. It was operated by the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México (N de M), providing an express service between its two destinations. History Under the N de M, the train in its normal service had more than 90 stations throughout its route, including its main stations at Mexico City's Buenavista station, Irapuato, and Guadalajara. The branch of Line A of the national railway network, which was oepned in 1888, reached Guadalajara for its importance as a means of passenger transportation. Eventually, this branch, known as the Irapuato-Guadalajara line, gave rise to the new Line T in 1943, which connected Guadalajara to Nogales. In 1957, the Irapuato-Guadalajara line also led to the expansion of Line I to the Pacific coast in the state of Colima, to help the transport of maritime cargo from Manzanillo to Mexico City, via Guadalajara. By 1960, the Tapatío was one of the last four fully Pullman trains in North America. Soon afterwards, he old, heavy Pullman bed cars, painted in light turquoise with a red stripe, were replaced by newer cars that the N de M purchased second-hand from railroad companies in the United States. From its opening in 1888 until its closure in 1998, the Tapatío supplemented the service of the long-distance train known as the Regiomontano, whose route was twice that of the Tapatío although its speed was also higher; both had stops in stations of the important cities. Like the local Regiomontano, the Tapatío was aimed at middle- and upper-class users, who traveled in Pullman sleeping cars. Proposed revival On 20 November 2023, the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a decree to reactivate seven passenger train lines, including the Mexico City-Guadalajara route. In July 2024, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to restore the Mexico City-Guadalajara passenger train. The work on restoring this service will begin on 1 October 2024, and the new service will open on 17 May 2029. The estimated time of the new Mexico City-Querétaro-Guadalajara Train route would be approximately three hours with 34 minutes, considering a maximum speed of 160 kilometers per hour in the 581 kilometers. The intention is also to connect the Guadalajara train with Nogales across the Pacific coast. See also , for further reading on the proposed revival of the Tapatío Rail transport in Mexico Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México References Category:Named passenger trains of Mexico Category:1888 establishments in Mexico Category:1998 disestablishments in Mexico

1996 in Colombia

Events of 1996 in Colombia. Incumbents President: Ernesto Samper Pizano (1994–1998). Vice President: Humberto de la Calle Lombana (1994–1997). Events January 11 January – José Santacruz Londoño, drug lord and member of the Cali Cartel, escapes from La Picota prison in Bogotá. 30 January – President Samper calls a special Congress into session and admits that money tied to drug trafficking aided his 1994 election campaign, but insists he was deceived. He demands that Congress investigate the situation and himself to determine responsibility. February 4 February – LAC Colombia Flight 028: A flight from Líneas Aéreas del Caribe (LAC), a Colombian airline, crashes near a soccer field in Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay, killing 4 people on board and 18 people on the ground, mostly children. March 5 March – Drug lord José Santacruz Londoño is murdered while on the run. April Juan Carlos Gaviria, brother of former president Caesar Gaviria, is kidnapped by the National Liberation Army's (ELN) Jorge Eliécer Gaitan Alianza (JEGA). May 7 May – The president of the Patriotic Union (UP) party, Aida Abella, is attacked on the Autopista Norte Highway in Bogotá. Right-wing paramilitary groups and gangs who have conducted campaigns of violence against the UP, previously killing over 3,000 members, are suspected to be responsible. She manages to escape unharmed but flees to Switzerland a week later as a result of further threats to her life. June Juan Carlos Gaviria is released by the ELN in exchange for their safe passage to Cuba. 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, Governor of Caqueta, and his driver are murdered by the FARC in Porvenir, El Paujil while attempting to secure the release of kidnapped Congressperson Rodrigo Turbay Cote. July President Samper signs Law 294, establishing acts of inter-familial violence, such as spousal rape, as crimes and resources/legal recourse for victims. August 16 August – 3 people die in a crowd crush trying to get into a Shakira concert in Barranquilla, 20 were also injured. 30 August – Around 500 guerrillas belonging to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia People's Army (FARC-EP) attack Las Delicias military base in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo. During the attack, 27 National Army soldiers die, 60 are kidnapped, and 16 are wounded. 12 FARC members are also killed and 25 are injured. September 2 September – President Samper announces that Ecopetrol has discovered oil in Medina, Cundinamarca. 4 September – The FARC attack a military base in Guaviare, three weeks of guerrilla warfare follow that kills over 130 people. 16 September over 25,000 residents of Facatativá, Cundinamarca protest over after many received increased energy bills, with rate increases as high as 300%. October 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, the parish priest of Venecia, Cundinamarca is murdered. November 5 November – The Colombian ambassador to the European Union (EU) resigns after the European Parliament passes a resolution that called for him to step down. This followed controversy over land he claimed as his property, of which 106 families were displaced from by violent paramilitaries earlier in the year. December 31 December – A massacre is carried out by paramilitaries in Dabeiba, Antioquia; killing 11 people, including 2 llocal eaders of the indigenous Nendo people. Births 12 June – Davinson Sánchez, footballer. 22 October -- Carlos Ramirez Rozo, Venezuelan-Colombian footballer. Deaths 5 March – José Santacruz Londoño, Cali Cartel drug trafficker (b. 1943). 20 June – Jesús Ángel González Arias, politician, lawyer, and then Governor of Caqueta (b. 1955). 4 October – José Luis Botero Henao, priest (b. 1963/1964). References Category:1996 in Colombia Category:1996 by country Category:1990s in Colombia Category:Years of the 20th century in Colombia Category:1996 in South America

2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League

The 2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League is the 32nd season of the Bulgarian Women's League, the top-level women's football league in Bulgaria. NSA Sofia are the defending champions, having claimed their 19th title last season. Teams Twelve teams will contest the 2024–25 Women's League season. Team Location Ground Capacity 2023–24 season Dunav Ruse Ruse Dunav Stadium 13,000 Enko Plovdiv Plovdiv Stadium 1,000 Etar VT Veliko Tarnovo Ivaylo Stadium 25,000 Lokomotiv Stara Zagora Lokomotiv Stadium 2,000 LP Super Sport Sofia Stadion Letishte 3,000 Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad Gnezdo na Orli Complex 2,000 NSA Sofia Sofia NSA Stadium 1,000 Pirin 22 Blagoevgrad Stadion selo Riltsi 1,000 Pladin Plovdiv Paldin Stadium 1,000 Sevlievo Ladies Sevlievo Rakovski Stadium 5,000 Sofia Ladies 2021 Sofia Stadion Vladaia 5,000 Sportika Blagoevgrad Stadion selo Riltsi 1,000 Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorDunav Ruse Enko KraskoEtar VT JomaefbetLokomotiv LP Super Sport Ludogorets 1945 JakoNavibulgarNSA Sofia JakoPirin 22 Pladin eat & goSevlievo Ladies Sofia Ladies 2021 Sportika League table Results The fixtures for the first half of the league were published on 29 August 2024. Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Raya BonevaLokomotiv 3 Monika BaliovaSportika3 Gergana GeorgievaPaldin2 Yelyzaveta KuznetsovaLokomotiv Katerina Maria RavnachkaLudogorets 19456 Polina RasinaNSA Sofia1 Polina DemirovaNSA Sofia Preslava YordanovaNSA Sofia Mirela MoevaEtar VT Lora VasilevaEtar VT Raya FilipovaLP Super Sport Maria AyanovaPirin 22 Zhasmina AtanasovaLP Super Sport Nikol DimanovaPaldin Tsvetelina SlavchevaPaldin Ekaterina ZhelevaLokomotiv Anna-Maria TrifonovaLokomotiv Maria DikelovaLokomotiv Silvia NaydenovaSevlievo Ladies Vyara PelitevaSevlievo Ladies Iveta AndreychevaSportika Iv DeskovaLudogorets 1945 Viktoria GenovaLudogorets 1945 Clean sheets RankPlayerClubCleanSheets1 Viktoria DimovaNSA Sofia1 Tsveta EnchevaEtar VT Ognyana BurgodzhievaPaldin Lora RusaninaLokomotiv Martina IlievaLudogorets Gabriela GenovaLudogorets Discipline Most yellow cardsTotalMost red cardsTotalRef.Player Anita Churusinova (NSA Sofia) Katerina Maria Ravnachka (Ludogorets 1945) Nadezhda Atanasova (Enko) Teodora Dimitrova (Etar VT) Teodora Tsareva (Pirin 22) Ivana Todorova (Sportika) Nia Petrova (Sevlievo Ladies) Vyara Peliteva (Sevlievo Ladies) Tsvetelina Slavcheva (Paldin) Elena Kamenova (Sportika) Karina Rumenova (Sportika) Marina Nacheva (Dunev Ruse)1 ClubSportika3 References External links Women's League on the Bulgarian Football Union website 2024–25 Bulgarian Women's League Soccеrway Bulgaria Women

Ana Garcés

Ana Garcés (born May 9, 2000) is a Spanish actress and model, known for playing the leading role of Mariana "Jana" Expósito in the telenovela La promesa. Biography Garcés was born on May 9, 2000, in Valladolid, in the community of Castile and León, Spain. Besides Spanish, she is fluent in English. Career Education In 2018, Garcés took an acting course at the performing arts academy in Bratislava and, in 2019, obtained an art school diploma from the art school in Valladolid. From 2018 to 2021, she attended the drama school of Valladolid, and upon completion of her studies, she received her degree. Acting career Garcés began acting in various shows such as El diluvio que viene, Don Juan (musical), Fuegos, The Seagull, Estrellas, The Seagull, and Friday. In 2018, she participated in the music video Guerra y Humo by Ecos de la Hysteria. The same year, she starred in the short films Alicia, Muerte en Vida, and La respuesta. In 2019, she played Duena 3 in the short film Señoras de Sijena directed by Tomás Generelo. In 2021, she played Lili in the short film Los comedores de loto directed by Enrique García-Vázquez. For this performance, she won the Best Performance award. In the following year, 2022, she played Nuria in the short film Quizás mañana directed by Lucía Lobato. The same year, she was part of the cast of the television film ¡Sálvese quien Putin! directed by José Mota and Isaac Cantero. In the same year, she starred in the series Fácil aired on Movistar Plus+ and in the series Alpha Males on Netflix. In 2023, she was chosen by TVE to play the leading role of Mariana "Jana" Expósito in the series La promesa aired on La 1. References Category:Living people Category:2000 births Category:Actresses from Castile and León Category:Spanish female models Category:21st-century Spanish actresses Category:Spanish telenovela actresses Category:Actors from Valladolid

List of Legia Warsaw records and statistics

Legia Warsaw is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 champions titles, a record 20 Polish Cup and 5 Polish Super Cup trophies. This page contains Legia's records and statistics. Players records Most appearances All competitions As of match played 31 August 2024 RankPlayerNationalityYearsTotal11954–1972452240432006–14, 2016–1939141966–197838852006–13, 2016, 2017-38762004–06, 2007–1737672010–201934981988–200534891955–1969347102001–2012339 By competition Most appearances in Ekstraklasa: 368 – Lucjan Brychczy Most appearances in Polish Cup: 54 – Jakub Rzeźniczak Most appearances in League Cup: 23 – Tomasz Kiełbowicz Most appearances in Polish Super Cup: 4  – Artur Jędrzejczyk, Michał Kucharczyk, Igor Lewczuk, Miroslav Radović, Jakub Rzeźniczak, Mateusz Wieteska Most appearances in International competitions: 67 – Michał Kucharczyk Most appearances in UEFA Champions League: 23 – Michał Kucharczyk, Miroslav Radović Most appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup: 11 – Bernard Blaut, Antoni Trzaskowski Most appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup: 12 – Tadeusz Nowak Most appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Cup combined: 46 – Jakub Rzeźniczak Most appearances in UEFA Conference League: 19 – Paweł Wszołek Others Youngest first-team player: – Mateusz Hołownia v Zawisza Bydgoszcz, 2014 Polish Super Cup, 9 July 2014 Oldest player: – Artur Boruc v Warta Poznań, 2022–23 Ekstraklasa, 13 February 2022 Oldest debutant: – Michał Żewłakow v Gaziantepspor, 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, 28 July 2011 Most appearances as a foreign player in all competitions: 391 – Miroslav Radović Most appearances as a foreign player in Ekstraklasa: 276 – Miroslav Radović Goalscorers All competitions As of match played 31 August 2024 RankPlayerNationalityYearsTotal11954–197222621966–197814131927–193610642006–14, 2016–199351967–19758862002–05, 2012–168771960–19708181995–20067991994–2001, 2009–1075101925–193075 Domestic league As of match played 31 August 2024 RankPlayerNationalityYearsTotal11954–197218221927–193610631966–1978944Marian Łańko1925–19307551967–19757262006–14, 2016–196771960–1970608Józef Ciszewski1925–19316092002–05, 2012–1658101995–200658 Polish Cup As of match played 31 August 2024 RankPlayerNationalityYearsTotal11954–19723621966–19783032002–05, 2012–162041953–19561351986–19961261955–19571271997–20071181950–19571191962–69, 197010101977–198210 International competitions As of match played 31 August 2024 RankPlayerNationalityYearsCLICFCUC/ELCWCConLICTotal12006–14, 2016–19991821966–197842381731967–1976531521642010–2019781551960–197032341261995–2006281071994–2001, 2009–106392020–22, 2023–1179 By competition Most goals scored in all competitions: 226 – Lucjan Brychczy Most goals scored in Ekstraklasa: 182 – Lucjan Brychczy Most goals scored in Polish Cup: 36 – Lucjan Brychczy Most goals scored in League Cup: 6 – Bartłomiej Grzelak Most goals scored in Polish Super Cup: 3 – Jerzy Podbrożny Most goals scored in international competitions: 18 – Miroslav Radović Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: 9 – Miroslav Radović Most goals scored in European Cup Winners' Cup: 5 – Jan Pieszko Most goals scored in UEFA Intertoto Cup: 8 – Kazimierz Deyna Most goals scored in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Cup combined: 9 – Miroslav Radović Most goals scored in UEFA Conference League: 7 – Tomáš Pekhart Youngest goalscorer: – Ariel Borysiuk v Odra Wodzisław Śląski, 2007–08 Ekstraklasa, 19 April 2008 In a single season This table lists players who have scored more than 25 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season. RankPlayerGoalsSeasonLeagueDomestic CupsContinentalRef1 Nemanja Nikolić362015–1628622 Marian Łańko301927303 Stanko Svitlica292002–032454 Sylwester Czereszewski281999-0016845 Maciej Śliwowski281992–932536 Lucjan Brychczy271964–6520527 Marian Łańko261928268 Henryk Kempny2619562159 Lucjan Brychczy2519561681 In a single season by the competition Most goals scored in a season in all competitions: 36 – Nemanja Nikolić, 2015–16 Most goals scored in a single Ekstraklasa season: 28 – Nemanja Nikolić, 2015–16 Most goals scored in a single Polish Cup season: 8 – Lucjan Brychczy, 1956; Henryk Apostel, 1963-64; Kazimierz Deyna, 1971–72 Most goals scored in a single Polish League Cup season: 5 – Bartłomiej Grzelak, 2007–08 Most goals scored in a single European Cup season: 6 – Nemanja Nikolić, 2016–17 Most goals scored in a single European Cup Winners' Cup season: 5 – Jan Pieszko Most goals scored in a single UEFA Intertoto Cup season: 4 – Kazimierz Deyna, 1967–68; Janusz Żmijewski, 1967–68; Tadeusz Nowak, 1976–77; Marek Kusto, 1976–77 Most goals scored in a single UEFA Europa League or UEFA Cup season: 7 – Miroslav Radović, 2011–12 Most goals scored in a single UEFA Conference League season: 5 – Ernest Muçi, 2023–24 Managers Appearances As of matches played 31 August 2024 RankManagerNationalityYearsTotal1Jan Urban2007–10, 2012–132042Andrzej Strejlau1975–79, 1988–891993Jaroslav Vejvoda1966–69, 1973–751754Kazimierz Górski1960–62, 1981–821395Lucjan Brychczy1972–73, 1979–80, 19871246Wacław Kuchar1948, 1949–531117Paweł Janas1994–19961098Jerzy Kopa1982–85, 1998–991089Dragomir Okuka2001-20039910Henning Berg2014–201597 Team records All competitions Streaks Winning streak: 10 () Losing streak: 7 () Unbeaten streak: 25 () Winless streak: 10 () Goalless streak: 6 () Clean sheet streak: 7 () Consecutive matches with at least one goal scored: 25 () Consecutive matches with at least one goal conceded: 19 () Home winning streak: 16 () Home losing streak: 5 () Home unbeaten streak: 36 () Home winless streak: 8 () Away winning streak: 7 () Away losing streak: 9 () Away unbeaten streak: 18 () Away winless streak: 12 () References Records and statistics Legia Warsaw

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metres T37

The Men's 400 metres T37 at the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place on 3 and 4 September at the Stade de France in Paris. Records TypeNameMarkLocationDateWRAndrei Vdovin49.34Tokyo1 Sep 2021PRAndrei Vdovin49.34Tokyo1 Sep 2021 Classification Results Semi-final The semifinals were held on 3 September 2024.Paris 2024 : Athletics : Men's 400m T37 Semi finals RankHeatLaneAthleteNationResultNotes 1 2 8 Amen Allah Tissaoui 51.59 Q 2 2 6 Yaroslav Okapinskyi 52.04 Q 3 2 5 Andrei Vdovin 52.15 Q 4 1 7 Bartolomeu da Silva Chaves 52.34 Q 5 2 4 Michal Kotkowski 52.45 q 6 1 4 Mykola Raiskyi 52.53 Q 7 1 6 Anton Feoktistov 52.56 Q 8 1 5 Yeferson Suarez 52.73 q 9 1 8 Sofiane Hamdi 53.46 - 2 7 Petrus Karuli DQ Final The final in this classification took place on 4 September 2024, at 11:05: Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 9 Andrei Vdovin 50.27 6 Bartolomeu da Silva Chaves 50.39 8 Amen Allah Tissaoui 50.50 4 7 Mykola Raiskyi 51.79 5 2 Michal Kotkowski 51.83 6 5 Yaroslav Okapinskyi 51.99 7 3 Yeferson Suarez Cardona 52.49 8 4 Anton Feoktistov 52.54 References Men's 400 metres T37

Listed buildings in Folkton

Folkton is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the villages of Folkton and Flixton and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses, farm buildings and a church. __NOTOC__ Key Grade CriteriaII* Particularly important buildings of more than special interestII Buildings of national importance and special interest Buildings Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGradeSt John's Church100px|centreThe church has been altered and extended through the centuries, including alterations and a restoration in 1893–95. It is built in sandstone with a slate roof, and consists of a nave, a chancel and a west tower. The tower has three stages, angle buttresses, a stair turret with slits, two-light bell openings under pointed arches, and an embattled parapet. The south doorway has a pointed arch, a quoined surround, and a hood mould on corbels.Chapel FarmA farmhouse in chalk on a brick plinth, with painted brick dressings, quoins and a slate roof. There are two storeys and two bays. In the centre is a doorway with a fanlight, the windows are sashes, and all the openings have quoined brick surrounds and wedge lintels.Barn east of Grange Farmhouse100px|centreThe barn and hayloft are in whitewashed chalk on a brick plinth, with a stepped brick eaves course and a pantile roof. There is a single storey and a loft. In the centre is a thin timber lintel, with a slit vent to the right, and pitching holes under the eaves. In the left gable end is a blocked pitching window.Little Bella FarmhouseA farmhouse, later a private house, in chalk, whitewashed and painted at the rear and sides, with brick quoins, a brick eaves course, and a pantile roof. There is one storey and attics, three bays and a rear extension. The doorway has a fanlight, and the windows are pivoting sashes. Inside the upper floor rooms is a single pair of crossed-apex upper crucks.Dovecote east of West Flotmanby FarmhouseThe dovecote is in red brick, with sandstone quoins, coved eaves and a pantile roof. There is a rectangular plan and two storeys. The doorway has a timber lintel, on the ridge is a timber glover, and inside there are resting boxes and landing platforms on two sides.Church FarmhouseThe farmhouse is rendered and whitewashed, with an eaves cornice and a pantile roof. There is one storey and attics, a double depth plan, and three bays. The doorway is recessed with a gabled porch, there is one casement window, and the others are sashes, those in the upper floor breaking through the eaves.High Bella FarmhouseThe farmhouse is in stone, painted and partly rendered, with a pantile roof. There are two storeys, and on the front are two doorways. Most of the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes, and there is one three-light casement window at the rear. All the openings have painted timber lintels.Old Inn Farmhouse100px|centreThe Bluebell Inn, later a farmhouse, is in whitewashed chalk with brick dressings, a stepped brick modillion eaves course, and a pantile roof. There are two storeys and two bays. The doorway is in the centre, the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes, and the ground floor openings have brick segmental arches.Barn southeast of Grange FarmhouseA cartshed and stable in whitewashed chalk on a brick plinth, with brick dressings, a stepped brick eaves course, and a pantile roof with tumbled brick gables. There is a single storey and a loft, a three-bay cart shed and stable to the left. It contains two segmental-arched openings, and three upper openings with quoined surrounds, and at the rear are brick piers to cart arches. On the right gable are external steps to a pitching door.Manor Farmhouse and outbuildingThe building is in chalk on a brick plinth, with brick dressings, quoins, and a pantile roof with tumbled brick gables. It consists of a house with two storeys and three bays, a cottage to the left and an outbuilding to the right, both with a single storey and an attic. The house has a central doorway with a patterned fanlight and sash windows. In the cottage is a round-headed stair window, and the outbuilding has two square pitching holes. All the openings have quoined brick surrounds.Barn southwest of Manor Farmhouse100px|centreA threshing barn and a cartshed in whitewashed chalk on a brick plinth, with brick dressings, quoins and a pantile roof. On the left is a threshing barn and hayloft with one storey and a loft, and to the right is a single-storey three-bay cartshed. In the barn is a sliding door and a pitching door, both with quoined surrounds, and slit vents. At the rear are brick piers to the cartshed.Holmlea1819The house is in variegated brick, and has a pantile roof with coped gables and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a fanlight, the windows are sashes, and all the openings have painted wedge lintels. The date is in tie-plates on the right gable.Welbourn HouseA farmhouse and an outbuilding combined into a house, it is in whitewashed chalk with a pantile roof. There are two storeys and three bays. The doorway has pilasters, a fanlight, and a cornice on corbels. The windows are sashes, and the ground floor windows have thin timber lintels.West Flotmanby FarmhouseThe farmhouse is in chalk, faced in brick and stuccoed, with a stepped and dentilled eaves course, and a pantile roof. There are two storeys, two bays, and a double rear range. In the centre is a porch and a recessed doorway with panelled reveals, and a bordered fanlight. The windows are sashes with stone sills and keystones. References Citations Sources Category:Lists of listed buildings in North Yorkshire

1862 Preston by-election

The 1862 Preston by-election was held on 4 April 1862, after the incumbent Conservative MP R. A. Cross resigned to enter a private banking business in Warrington. The by-election was won by the Conservative candidate, Thomas Hesketh. Hesketh was related to two previous MPs for the constituency, both also named Thomas Hesketh, one from the 16th century and one from the 18th. Opposing Hesketh was the Liberal candidate, George Melly, who would later go on to represent Stoke-upon-Trent. Melly faced religious opposition on two fronts. As a Unitarian, he was viewed as barely better than an atheist by many of the electors belonging to the Church of England, while he was also opposed by Catholics, influenced by Papal hostility towards the foreign policy of the incumbent Liberal government led by Lord Palmerston. The aftermath of the by-election was captured in the painting The Preston By-Election of 1862 by the Anglo-Russian artist Vladimir Osipovich Sherwood, who was based in nearby Blackburn at the time. Sherwood's painting, which features Hesketh addressing a crowd amid Conservative party iconography, also includes veiled accusations of voter bribery, with people scrabbling for coins appearing prominently in the foreground. Supporters of the Liberal candidate attributed Hesketh's win to the Conservative's spending power. This included accusations that voters were being offered as much as £25 in exchange for their support, an attractive prospect as the constituency was badly affected by the ongoing Lancashire Cotton Famine. A subsequent recall petition against Hesketh was initiated after the by-election, instigated by the perceived financial impropriety. However it ultimately unsuccessful, due to a combination of the potential cost, and because Melly's allies doubted that he would win the re-run campaign. Result References Category:1862 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1862 in England Category:April 1862 events Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Lancashire constituencies Category:1860s in Lancashire

STAR Transit (Virginia)

STAR Transit is a transit agency serving the two counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Accomack and Northampton. STAR Transit provides local fixed route bus and paratransit services. STAR Transit is operated by the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission and overseen by a board of directors composed of appointees from each county's board of supervisors. STAR Transit's daily operations are managed by Virginia Regional Transit. The fare for all fixed-route services is $0.50. Children under the age of 4 ride for free. All STAR Transit buses carry bicycle racks, although cyclists are asked to seek permission from drivers before racking their bike. STAR Transit does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. Routes Fixed route STAR Transit operates seven routes. Route Terminals Major Stops Red Line Cape Charles → Onley Cheriton Eastville Nassawaddox Exmore Belle Haven Eastern Shore Community College (Melfa) Accomack County Airport (Melfa) Purple Line Onley → Cape Charles Accomack County Airport (Melfa) Eastern Shore Community College (Melfa) Keller Painter Belle Haven Exmore Nassawaddox Eastville Cheriton Blue Line Onley → Oak Hall Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Onancock Accomac Parksley Bloxom Nelsonia Hallwood Wattsville Gold Line Onley → Oak Hall Wattsville Hallwood Nelsonia Bloxom Parksley Accomac Onancock Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Yellow Line Cape Charles (loop) Cheriton Cherrystone Townsend Kiptopeke State Park Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel toll plaza Silver Line Oak Hall (loop) New Church Wattsville Chincoteague Wallops Flight Facility (main gate) Horntown Route 13 Express Cape Charles → Onley (north) Onley → Cape Charles (south) Exmore On-demand services STAR Transit operates on-demand, paratransit services for Accomack County. The service, which costs $1.00, is available between 7:30am to 5:00pm from Monday to Friday. To schedule a pick-up, passengers must call the agency more than 24 hours in advance, during its weekday scheduling hours (10:00am to 3:00pm). ADA services STAR Transit will deviate from a fixed route as far as 0.75 miles to pick up ADA passengers, although they must call the day before to schedule a pick-up with the operator. All of STAR Transit vehicles are ADA accessible, with lifts for wheelchairs. See also Transportation in Hampton Roads Transportation in Virginia Shore Transit (transit provider for the Eastern Shore of Maryland) References External links STAR Transit Category:Eastern Shore of Virginia Category:Transportation in Hampton Roads Category:Transit agencies in Virginia Category:Bus transportation in Virginia Category:Transportation in Accomack County, Virginia Category:Transportation in Northampton County, Virginia

Marina Mayoral

thumb|Marina Mayoral (receiving the Alecrín Award, 1998) Marina Mayoral Díaz (Mondoñedo, Spain, September 12, 1942) is a Galician writer in Galician and Spanish. Early life and education She has lived in Madrid since the age of 19, but always maintained strong emotional and cultural ties with Galicia. She studied the first courses of Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santiago de Compostela and graduated in Romance philology at the Complutense University of Madrid. She obtained her doctorate in 1971, with an extraordinary prize, with a thesis on the poetry of Rosalía de Castro, "Visión del mundo y estilo en la obra poética de Rosalía de Castro". Career As a professor of Spanish literature at the Complutense University of Madrid, Mayoral performed many analyses of contemporary poetry and prose, and published numerous works of research and literary criticism, among which the studies on Rosalía de Castro, Emilia Pardo Bazán, and Valle Inclán stand out. She has collaborated with La Voz de Galicia since 1990. She was co-director of the Biblioteca de Escritoras collection by Editorial Castalia and directed the Relatos collection by Editorial Edhasa and the Club de Clásicos collection by Grupo SM. The action of most of Mayoral's novels takes place in "Brétema", an imaginary place in Galicia. Several of her novels have been translated into German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Catalan and Chinese. In 2017, Mayoral was chosen as an honorary academic of the Royal Galician Academy. Selected works In Galician Novels Contra morte e amor (1987) O reloxio da torre (1988) Unha árbore, un adeus (1988) Chamábase Luís (1989) A man de neve (1992) Tristes armas (1994) Querida amiga (1995) Ao pé do magnolio (2004) Case perfecto (2007) Quen matou a Inmaculada de Silva? (2009) O anxo de Eva (2013) O que queda de nós (2023) Essays Por que Murguía destruíu as cartas de Rosalía? (2017) Collective works Rosalía na cobiza do lonxe, 2013, Centro Ramón Piñeiro para a Investigación en Humanidades In Spanish Novels Cándida, otra vez (1979). Ámbito Literario. Gañadora do Premio Ámbito Literario. Al otro lado (1980). Magisterio Español S.A. Gañadora do Premio Novelas y Cuentos. La única libertad (1982). Cátedra. Contra muerte y amor (1985). Cátedra. Recóndita armonía (1994). Alfaguara. Dar la vida y el alma (1996). Alfaguara. Recuerda, cuerpo (1998). Alfaguara. La sombra del ángel (2000). Alfaguara. Querida amiga (2001). Alfaguara. Solo pienso en ti (2006). H. KLICZKOWSKI. ¿Quién mató a Inmaculada de Silva? (2009). Deseos (2011). Alfaguara. El abrazo (2015). Stella Maris. La única mujer en el mundo (2019). Edhasa. Short stories Morir en sus brazos y otros cuentos (1989). Aguaclara. El tiburón, el ángel y otros relatos (1991). Compañía Europea de Comunicaciones e Información. El amor, la vida y mas allá (2017). Teófilo. Essays La poesía de Rosalía de Castro (1974). Gredos. Rosalía de Castro y sus sombras (1976). Fundación Universitaria Española. Análisis de cinco comedias (1977). Castalia. Análisis de textos (Poesía y prosa españolas) (1977). Gredos. Rosalía de Castro (1986). Cátedra. El oficio de narrar (1989). Cátedra. Escritoras románticas españolas (1990). Fundación Banco Exterior. El personaje novelesco (1990). Cátedra. Awards 1979: Ámbito literario (novel). 1979: Ramón Sijé (stories). 1980: Novelas y cuentos (novel). 1982: Hucha de oro (stories). 1989: Premio Antón Losada Diéguez, for Chamábase Luís. 1992: Fernández Latorre (journalism). 1996: Losada Diéguez: Creación literaria, for Querida amiga. 1998: Medalla Castelao. 2019: Premio Voz de Liberdade, granted by PEN Club Galicia. 2021: Premio Xosé Luís Alvite, granted by Asociación de Periodistas de Galicia for her career. References Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century Spanish novelists Category:21st-century Spanish novelists Category:20th-century Spanish women writers Category:21st-century Spanish women writers Category:Royal Galician Academy Category:People from Lugo Category:20th-century Spanish essayists Category:21st-century Spanish essayists Category:Spanish women novelists Category:Spanish women essayists

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metres T37

+ Men's 200 metres T35 · T37 · T51 · T64 The men's 200 metres T37 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, will take place on 6 and 7 September 2024. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Area Time Athlete Location Date Africa America Asia Europe Oceania Results Round 1 First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final. Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Saptoyogo Purnomo 23.41 , 2 9 Ali Aklnakhli 23.43 , 3 4 Michal Kotkowski 23.51 (.502) 4 5 Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça 23.51 (.509) 5 6 Anton Feoktistov 23.91 6 3 Yaroslav Okapinskyi 24.20 7 8 Petrus Karuli 25.24 Source: Wind: +0.1 m/s Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Christian Gabriel Costa 23.05 , 2 3 Bartolomeu Chaves 23.53 , 3 5 Andrei Vdovin 23.54 4 7 Mykola Raiskyi 23.69 , 5 6 Sofiane Hamdi 23.80 — 4 Andres Malambo Rachez Source: Wind: +0.5 m/s Final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 9 Andrei Vdovin 22.69 3 Ricardo Gomes de Mendonça 22.71 7 Christian Gabriel Costa 22.74 4 5 Bartolomeu Chaves 23.22 5 6 Saptoyogo Purnomo 23.26 6 4 Michal Kotkowski 23.41 7 8 Ali Aklnakhli 23.44 8 2 Mykola Raiskyi 23.91 Source: Wind: +0.3 m/s References Men's 200 metres T37 Category:2024 in men's athletics

Amin al-Khuli

Amin al-Khuli (1895 - 1966) was an Egyptian academic, Quran scholar and writer. He is considered a pioneer in the literary approach to the exegesis of the Qur'an, which suggests that, despite its sacred character, the Quranic text can be examined using the same type of analysis as any literary work. Biography He was born on May 1, 1895, in Shushay and then lived in Cairo. Early in his childhood, he memorized the entire Quran. He studied at the madrasa al Qada al-Sha'i, where he became familiar with the teachings of Mohamed 'Abduh. In 1919, he became involved in the fight against British colonialism. He obtained a teaching position in 1920 and then traveled to Europe: to Rome and Berlin. Upon returning to Egypt, he taught at Al-Azhar University. He later succeeded Ṭaha Ḥusayn as chair of Arabic literature in the faculty of letters at Fouad University, which has since become Cairo University. He is co-founder of the literary review Al-Adab. Literary analysis of the Quran He is considered one of the main reformers of this genre of balaghah (Islamic rhetoric). He advocates an approach to the Quran that considers the text as a whole, avoids breaking it up into a verse-by-verse study that loses sight of the coherence of the whole, and advises on the contrary to bring together verses that deal with similar themes.R. Benzine, p. 160-161. His approach to the sacred text of Islam as a literary work is part of a continuing questioning of the inimitable nature (ijaz) of the Qur'an, drawn from the text itself: "Surely if mankind and jinn banded together to bring the like of this Quran, they would not bring the like thereof, even if they supported one another (Q: 17:88)." Some consider that the Qur'an, being the very Word of God, cannot be subjected to the same analysis as a text of human origin. But, far from discrediting the text, Al-Khuli considers the Qur'an to be "the greatest Arabic text". He takes seriously the assertion of the incomparable character of the Qur'an and launches into the study of the rhetorical means used to disseminate the prophetic message. Following al-Jurjani, Khuli emphasizes the need for a literary approach to understand what makes the Qur'an a unique work of its kind. But according to him, it is necessary to add to the study of rhetoric the methods of literary criticism and the psychological analysis of the effects of the text on the reader. It is also necessary to take into account the context, which is why the exegete must know the history of the establishment of the text and that of the Arabic language.R. Benzine, p. 159-160. On the other hand, he rejects the so-called scientific exegesis, which consists of wanting to prove the value of the Koran by discovering in it the beginnings of modern scientific discoveries.R. Benzine, p. 162. At a conference in Cairo in 1957, the subject of which was to know if the Koran contains the announcement of the launch of the Sputnik satellite, he affirmed that the holy book of Islam is above all intended to guide believers in the spiritual domain. Khalafallah's thesis His disciple was Muhammad Ahmad Khalafallah, who published in 1947, under his supervision, a thesis on "The art of narration in the holy Qur'an" (al-fann al-qasasî fî al-qur'ân al-karîm). The controversy caused by this work among the most conservative cost Al-Khuli his career.R. Benzine, p. 163. Muhammad Khalafallah was influenced by al-Khuli. He was also inspired by the views of Muhammad 'Abduh on the value of Quranic stories: the stories in the Quran are not valuable as historical narratives, but for their ethical and spiritual significance. This is why the facts are reported without concern for the precision of dates and places: that is not the main concern, what counts is the effect produced on the listener or reader.R. Benzine, p. 165. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd explains Khalafallah's idea in these terms: "The Quranic stories are literary works serving ethical, spiritual and religious objectives. It is therefore a fatal methodological error to claim to read the stories of the Quran as purely historical facts." Khalafallah places the stories in the context of their revelation, in order to discern what, in the Quran, has universal value, or relative to the context of the time. For example, the references to witchcraft, or to angels, are according to him concessions made to the superstitions of the Bedouins, intended to make the prophetic message more convincing to them. Khalafallah also takes into account in the understanding of the text the psychology of the Prophet and his evolution,R. Benzine, p. 166. in particular according to the reception of his message by his listeners. But he does not question the authenticity of revelation. Rather, he takes up the traditional theme of the inimitability of the Qur'an, as evidenced by the title of the first version of his thesis - Min asrar al-iʿjaz ("The Secrets of the Inimitability of the Qur'an"). Critics of the thesis argued that its author treated the Qur'an as if it were a human work, and not the divine word. A letter was published, demanding that Khalafallah and his thesis supervisor al-Khuli be brought to justice for crimes against the Qur'an. The thesis was rejected. Khalafallah was transferred, and al-Khuli was no longer allowed to teach Qur'anic studies. The chair he occupied remained vacant until 1972, when Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd took over. Khalafallah would eventually obtain a doctorate, but with a thesis on Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, a less sensitive subject. However, he chose to entrust its supervision to the man who supported him during the controversy, Amin al-Khuli.R. Benzine, p. 172. Al-khuli inspired another disciple, 'Aisha Abd al-Rahman, who became his wife. She implemented al-Khuli's ideas to write a commentary on the Qur'an, the Tafsīr al-Bayānī, in which she applied the methods of literary criticism to exegesis. Islam and Protestantism During a conference on "Islam and the Protestant Reformation" at the Congress of the History of Religions in 1935, he put forward a thesis on the influence of Islam in the birth of the Protestant movement. The Reformation of Christianity and its relationship with Islam expresses his vision of the unity of religions. Works Al-Aʻmāl al-kāmilah (“Complete Works”); Al-Balāghah al-ʻArabīyah wa-athar al-falsafah fīhā (On Arabic rhetoric and language); Al-Imām Mālik ibn Anas Al-Mujaddidūn fī al-Islām (“The Renewers of Islam”) Al-gundiyyat wa-al-silm Manāhig al-tagdīd fī al-naḥw wa-al-balāġat wa-al-tafsīr wa-al-adab (“New Curriculum in Grammar, Rhetoric, Interpretation and Literature”) Kitāb al-hayr: dirāsat mawsūiyyat li-l-falsafat al-adabiyyat': (“The Great Book: An Encyclopedic Study of Literary Philosophy”) Dirāsāt luġawiyyat (“Linguistic Studies”) Fī al-adab al-miṣrī (On Egyptian Civilization). References Category:Egyptian academics

Gerard Lysley Derriman

Captain Gerard Lysley Derriman (January 1870 – 7 August 1915) was a British Army officer in the Grenadier Guards and chief constable of Shropshire Constabulary. He was an animal welfare campaigner known for his advocacy of humane slaughter. Biography Derriman was born in 1870. He was the eldest son of Admiral C. H. Derriman. He married Ruth Margaret in 1907. He joined the Grenadier Guards in 1889 and became captain in 1894. He served in the South African War as staff captain for Imperial Yeomanry and the joined the Reserve of Officers in 1904. He was active in operations in Cape Colony, Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. He received the King's and Queen's medals with five clasps. Derriman was appointed the chief constable of Shropshire Constabulary on 2 September 1908.Elliott, Douglas J. (1984). Policing Shropshire, 1836-1967. K.A.F. Brewin Books. p. 135. He re-joined his regiment in 1914 and was wounded in July, 1915. He died on 7 August 1915 from shrapnel wounds on the Western Front. Derriman is buried at the Le Treport Military Cemetery. He is commemorated upon the Shrewsbury Police Great War Memorial at their headquarters on Monkmoor Road. Animal welfare Derriman was secretary of the RSPCA from 1905 to 1908. In 1906, Derriman invented a "humane killer" for cattle. Derriman patented the RSPCA Humane Killer in 1908.Fuseini, Awal. (2022). Halal Slaughter of Livestock: Animal Welfare Science, History and Politics of Religious Slaughter. Springer. pp. 112-113. It was a 0.450 calibre free bullet firearm with a wire running down the shaft of the weapon as a trigger. From an animal welfare perspective it was seen as an improvement over other humane killers and afforded the operator a safer distance from the animal. Derriman came up with the idea of the instrument through his experiences in the South African War as he realised the urgent need of an instrument to secure painless slaughter of horses that were incurably wounded in battle. The RSPCA advertised Derriman's "Humane Cattle Killer" to butchers as a humane option to the poleaxe. A report on trials of the instrument held in London corporation abattoirs in 1907 by the London County Council and Metropolitan Cattle Markets concluded that "for producing unconsciousness in the ordinary animals used for food we consider it the most efficient, simple and safe appliance we have seen for the use in a slaughter-house". During 1907–1908, the RSPCA gave demonstrations of the instrument at slaughterhouses and were selling it for 40 shillings. The RSPCA stated that they did not aim to make profit out the instrument, the object was to create a weapon which would make the killing process as painless as possible. References External links Captain Gerard Lysley Derriman Category:1870 births Category:1945 deaths Category:British animal welfare workers Category:British police chief officers Category:Grenadier Guards officers Category:Imperial Yeomanry officers Category:RSPCA workers

Poul Nødgaard

Poul Enevold Nødgaard (Vibe, 29 November 1936 – Ringsted, 24 September 2013) was a Danish politician who served as Member of the Folketing from 1990 until 2007. He served as Deputy Mayor of the Ringsted Municipality from 1990 to 1994. He was one of the founders of the Danish People's Party. Life and political career Poul Enevold Nødgaard was born on November 29, 1936, in Vive Parish, son of hotel-owner Christian Nødgaard and hotel-owner Agathe Nødgaard. As early as 1953, he took his municipal training in Volstrup Municipality and advanced to kæmner, the then answer to a municipal director, in Vigersted Municipality from 1957 until 1970, when he moved to Ringsted Municipality as dispatch secretary. In the Folketing he was deputy chairman of the municipal committee for eight years, also after he together with three other members of the Folketing founded the Danish People's Party in 1995, and from the change of government in 2001 until 2007 he was chairman of the Folketing's municipal committee. Before this he was a candidate for the Progress Party from 1990 until 1995, where he was first elected as a Member of the Folketing in the 1990 Danish general election under the party. He was Deputy Mayor of Ringsted Municipality from 1990 until 1994. In 2007, he retired from national politics and dedicated his efforts to city council work. He helped secure the Danish People's Party in 2009 a historic increase from 10.8% to 14.1% in Ringsted Municipality in the municipal elections in 2009. Nødgaard died at his home in Ringsted during a break between two meetings in 2013, aged 76. Erik Nielsen and Erik Fabrin, KL, wrote memorial words for the Danish People's Party's Poul Nødgaard. References Category:1936 births Category:2013 deaths Category:Members of the Folketing 1990–1994 Category:Members of the Folketing 1994–1998 Category:Members of the Folketing 1998–2001 Category:Members of the Folketing 2001–2005 Category:Members of the Folketing 2005–2007 Category:Danish People's Party Category:Progress Party (Denmark) politicians

2024–25 OEHL season

The 2024–25 OEHL season will be the second season of the Ontario Elite Hockey League. The league will play a 20-game regular season which will begin in October 2024 and conclude in February 2025. The post-season will begin in February 2025 and conclude in March 2025. The winner of the OEHL Cup Championship will now be eligible to compete for the Allan Cup. Off-season Allan Cup On May 8, 2024, the Ontario Elite Hockey League announced that OEHL member clubs are now eligible to compete for the Allan Cup, which is Canada's national senior hockey championship. The "AA" champions will face off against the winners from the ACH in a best-of-three series for the OHA's Senior Hockey Championship. The winning team will be declared Ontario's Senior Hockey champion and will represent Ontario at the Allan Cup Challenge Tournament. Expansion Strategy On June 24, the OEHL and Allan Cup Hockey held discussions in Kincardine, Ontario that expansion of both leagues is a top priority over the next calendar year. The OEHL is committed to keeping Senior "AA" hockey true to its roots in small town Ontario. The league will only consider expansion applicants from communities with a population of 20,000 or less. Teams 2024-25 Ontario Elite Hockey League Team Town Arena Creemore Coyotes Creemore, Ontario Creemore & District Recreation Centre Durham Thundercats Durham, Ontario Durham Community Centre Erin Outlaws Erin, Ontario Erin Community Centre Georgian Bay Applekings Thornbury, Ontario Beaver Valley Community Centre Lucknow Lancers Lucknow, Ontario Lucknow Arena Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton, Ontario Perth East Recreational Complex Minto 81's Palmerston, Ontario Palmerston & District Community Centre Ripley Wolves Ripley, Ontario Ripley-Huron Community Centre Arena Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Port Elgin, Ontario The Plex Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth, Ontario Seaforth & District Community Centre Tavistock Royals Tavistock, Ontario Tavistock & District Recreation Centre Map of teams References External links Ontario Elite Hockey League Category:Senior ice hockey OEHL Category:2024 in sports in Ontario Category:2025 in sports in Ontario

Wilfred Beckerman

Wilfred Beckerman (19 May 1925 - 18 April 2020) was an English economist, professor, and author. Early life and education Wilfred Beckerman was born 19 May 1925, in London to Moishe and Mathilda Beckerman, poor Jewish immigrants from Poland a Ukraine. He was the second youngest of six children. At age 15, he dropped out of school to support the family, though he spent a term studying at the London School of Economics. At 18, he joined the Royal Navy; following World War II, he became eligible to receive free post-secondary education, eventually registering at Trinity College, Cambridge. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in 1950. Career Beckerman began his career lecturing at the University of Nottingham, though in 1952, he began working with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), eventually becoming head of division. From 1964 to 1969, Beckerman was a fellow and tutor in economics at Balliol College, Oxford. For a short time in 1967, he also served as an economic advisor to President of the Board of Trade, Anthony Crosland. In 1969, Beckerman transferred to University College London (UCL), serving as a professor and head of the political economy department. During his tenure at UCL, Beckerman became an advisor for the initial Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. In 1975, he returned to his former position at Balliol College, where he remained until being named an Emeritus Fellow, a position he held until his death in 2020. Personal life In 1952, Beckerman married Nicole Ritter, who was raised Roman Catholic. The couple had three children: Stephen, Sophia, and Deborah. Ritter died from breast cancer in 1979. In 1991, Beckerman married Joanna Pasek, becoming a step-father to her daughter, Agnieszka. The couple also had a daughter, Beatrice. Beckerman died April 18, 2020. Publications As author As editor References Category:1925 births Category:2020 deaths Category:English economists

Mathu Vadalara 2

Mathu Vadalara 2 () is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language crime comedy film directed by Ritesh Rana. It serves as a sequel to Mathu Vadalara. The film features Sri Simha Koduri, Satya, and Vennela Kishore reprising their roles from the first installment, with Faria Abdullah and Sunil joining the cast. The film is produced by Clap Entertainment and Mythri Movie Makers, with music composed by Kaala Bhairava. Mathu Vadalara 2 is scheduled for release on September 13, 2024. Plot The sequel follows the aftermath of the first film, where the lead characters, delivery boys Babu (Sri Simha Koduri) and Yesu (Satya), transition into special agents under the guidance of a character named Rohini. However, circumstances force them into a life of crime, leading to a series of comedic and thrilling events. Cast Sri Simha Koduri as Babu Mohan Satya as Yesu Dasu Vennela Kishore as Ravi Teja Sunil as Michael Faria Abdullah as Nidhi, a gun-wielding cop Rohini Music Kaala Bhairava, who composed the music for the first film, returned to score the soundtrack for Mathu Vadalara 2. The background score and songs are expected to maintain the quirky and engaging tone that characterized the original film. Production Following the success of Mathu Vadalara in 2019, a sequel was highly anticipated. Director Ritesh Rana, known for his unique comedic style and heavy use of meme culture, returned to helm the sequel. The teaser for Mathu Vadalara 2 was released on August 30, 2024, showcasing the film's comedic elements, including clever signboards, Easter eggs, and nods to popular culture. The production of the film was handled by Clap Entertainment in collaboration with Mythri Movie Makers, with Chiranjeevi 'Cherry' Pedamallu and Hemalatha Pedamallu as producers. Release Mathu Vadalara 2 is set to release in theaters on September 13, 2024. The film's teaser has garnered positive responses for its humor and engaging narrative, building anticipation among fans of the first film. References External links Category:2020s Telugu-language films Category:Films scored by Kaala Bhairava Category:2024 films Category:2024 thriller films Category:Indian thriller films Category:Mythri Movie Makers films Category:Films set in 2024 Category:Films about substance abuse Category:Films about hallucinogens Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India

Capture of Leiria (1137)

The Capture of Leiria was a military engagement between the Almoravids and the Portuguese in the fort of Leiria. The Almoravids were victorious and sacked Leiria. History After the last attack on Coimbra, the outer fortifications were destroyed by the Almoravids. They were abandoned for some time.H. V. Livermore, p. 62 To stop the Almoravid attack on Portugal. The Portuguese king, Afonso I, decided to build the fortress of Leiria near the Nabão River, to support the defenses of Coimbra. The construction of this fort began in December 1135. It was the southernmost fortress which also served as a base of operations against lisbon and Sintra. After its construction, Afonso appointed Paio Guterres, a dedicated knight known for his exploits. Paio made daring raids into Muslim territories, causing destruction.H. V. Livermore, p. 62-63Adriano Mendes, p. 30-31J.A. de Mattos, p. 50Manuel Pinheiro Chagas & Joaquim Alfredo Gallis, p. 22 While the Portuguese king was campaigning in Galicia, the Almoravids and the Andalusians, gathered their forces and launched a campaign against Leiria in 1137. The Almoravids laid siege to the fort. The Portuguese garrison defended themselves bravely, however, they weren't able to push back the Almoravids. Leiria was captured and over 250 knights and men-at-arms were killed. Paio was able to escape the disaster. A Portuguese force came to the aid of the besieged. They advanced in the Nabão River to disrupt the Almoravid activities. However, the relief force was routed and forced to retreat.H. V. Livermore, p. 63Adriano Mendes, p. 31J.A. de Mattos, p. 50Manuel Pinheiro Chagas & Joaquim Alfredo Gallis, p. 22 Reports of the loss created a shock in Portugal. The Portuguese king was forced to abandon his campaign in Galicia, made peace with the Leonese, and returned to the south to avenge the defeat at Leiria, making preparations for a campaign against the Almoravids.H. V. Livermore, p. 63J.A. de Mattos, p. 50Manuel Pinheiro Chagas & Joaquim Alfredo Gallis, p. 22 Leiria was rebuilt later on but on 1140, it was destroyed again by the Almoravids.Adriano Mendes, p. 31 References Sources H. V. Livermore (1947), A History Of Portugal. J.A. de Mattos (1876), Historia de Portugal. Manuel Pinheiro Chagas & Joaquim Alfredo Gallis (1899), Historia de Portugal, Popular e illustrada. Vol I. Adriano Mendes Strecht de Vasconcelos (1909), Breve noticia das ordens monastico-militares em Portugal. Category:12th century in Portugal Category:Battles involving Portugal Category:Battles of the Reconquista Category:Battles involving the Almoravid dynasty Category:Conflicts in 1137 Category:County of Portugal Category:12th century in al-Andalus

Battle of Vatalandi

The Battle of Vatalandi was a military engagement between the Almoravid troops and the Portuguese at Vatalandi, near Santarém. The Almoravids were victorious. After the death of Alfonso VI of León and Castile, the Muslim inhabitants of Sintra, which was under Christian control, revolted in 1109. The Portuguese count, Henry quickly arrived and captured the castle, putting down the revolt. The next year, 1110, saw the Almoravid leader, Syr ibn Abi Bakr, subduing the Muslim west of Andalusia. The Almoravid forces had already crossed the Tagus River, making an entry to Extremadura. Henry, however, feared that the spirit of the rebellion would spread to other towns nearby, which they mutually assisted each other.Francisco de S. Luiz, p. 176Alexandre Herculano, p. 219 Seeing the Almoravid campaigning in Extremadura and fearing another rebellion, Count Henry sent troops to reinforce the garrison of Santarém in early 1110. An important place he wanted to protect. The Portuguese forces were under Soario Fromariges and Mido Crescones. The Portuguese marched carelessly, encamped at a place called Vatalandi, and erected their tents to rest. However, the Almoravids crossed the Tagus, alongside Andalusians and Arabs. Knowing the Portuguese were small in numbers, they attacked and routed them, inflicting heavy casualties. The wounded were massacred. The commanders, Soario and Mido were killed in the battle.Francisco de S. Luiz, p. 176Alexandre Herculano, p. 219Christóvam Ayres, p. 313 The location of Vatalandi remains unknown.Barrilaro Ruas, Henrique (1949). A data do desastre de Vatalandi, p. 372. According to José Mattoso, Vatalandi is near Santarém.José Mattoso (1989), O castelo e a Feira, a Terra de Santa Maria nos séculos XI a XIII, p. 136. Perhaps in Valada, in the municipality of Cartaxo.João Diogo Rodrigues de Carvalho (2022), Santarém e a Reconquista: a tomada da cidade em 1147, p. 34. References Category:12th century in Portugal Category:Battles involving Portugal Category:Battles of the Reconquista Category:Battles involving the Almoravid dynasty Category:Conflicts in 1110 Category:County of Portugal Category:12th century in al-Andalus Sources Alexandre Herculano (1901), Historia de Portugal, Vol I. Christóvam Ayres de Magalhães Sepúlveda (1902), História orgânica e política do exército portuguêz, Vol. III. Francisco de S. Luiz (1873), Obras completas do cardeal Saraiva, Vol II.

Leptogidium

Leptogidium is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae. It has six species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1873. It was originally classified within the broader genus Polychidium. However, molecular phylogenetic studies conducted in 2011 revealed that Leptogidium is a distinct genus, separate from Polychidium. Leptogidium belongs to the family Pannariaceae within the suborder Collematineae of the order Peltigerales. Phylogenetic analysis has shown that Leptogidium is sister to the genus Degelia, specifically to Degelia gayana. Description Leptogidium is characterised by a distinctive thallus (lichen body) architecture and microscopic features. The thallus of Leptogidium species is radially symmetric and dendroid (tree-like) in structure, consisting of highly ramified, grey to dark brown branches. These branches are cylindrical () and frequently divided, giving the lichen a minutely shrub-like or thread-like appearance. The thallus colour ranges from blue-grey to brown. This three-dimensional form is similar to that of Polychidium, though it has evolved independently. Microscopically, Leptogidium exhibits a distinctive arrangement of fungal cells around the (the photosynthetic partner in the lichen symbiosis). The fungal cells form a brickwork mosaic that envelops the cyanobacterial filaments, with the fungal cells shaped like interlocking puzzle pieces. This distinguishes Leptogidium from the related genus Polychidium, where the cells are roundish. The outer layer () of the thallus is composed of tightly packed, angular fungal cells, forming a protective tissue called . Leptogidium species reproduce sexually through apothecia (disc-shaped fruiting bodies). The development of these fruiting bodies follows a hemiangiocarpic pattern, where the apothecia mature within thalline buds before emerging. When mature, the apothecia become exposed on the surface or slightly raised, appearing orange to red-brown in colour. They lack a (an rim of tissue containing the lichen's photobiont) but possess a (an inner rim of fungal tissue). The photobiont associated with Leptogidium is the cyanobacterium Scytonema. Inside the apothecia, Leptogidium produces spore-bearing sacs (asci), each containing eight colourless, ellipsoidal spores without internal divisions (septa). The asci are interspersed with sterile filaments called paraphyses, which have swollen tips. The genus also produces asexual reproductive structures (pycnidia), which are small, brown, and located on the sides of the branches. These produce tiny, rod-shaped reproductive cells called conidia. Chemical analysis has not detected any lichen-specific substances in Leptogidium. Species Leptogidium byssoides Leptogidium contortum Leptogidium dendriscum Leptogidium intricatulum Leptogidium neocaledonicum Leptogidium stipitatum References Category:Pannariaceae Category:Peltigerales genera Category:Lichen genera Category:Taxa described in 1873 Category:Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)

Miren Galán

Miren Karmele Galán Marín (born in Santurtzi on 22 April 1996) is a Basque actress, journalist and presenter. Life and career Miren Galán was born in Santurtzi (Basque Country) on 22 April 1996. She attended the Asti Leku Ikastola school in Portugalete, where she studied the Spanish Baccalaureate. She later studied a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communication at the University of the Basque Country. She studied and trained in theatre and drama in Ánima Eskola School of Drama with David Valdelvira and Marina Shimanskaya. There he coincided with the also actors Koldo Olabarri, Ainhoa ​​Artetxe, Julen Guerrero and Ane Inés Landeta, together with whom he was trained. Galán began in the world of theatre with the Teatro Encrucijada theatre company in Santurtzi. In 2009 she participated in the production The king of merengue (El rey del merengue), by the Teatro Encrucijada company, an original musical theatre with a libretto by Rafa Romero and Sergio Morales, directed by Spanish stage director Fernando Valgañón and staged in different theatres throughout Spain such as the Serantes Kultur Aretoa in Santurtzi, the Arriaga Theatre in Bilbao or the Zaragoza Congress Palace in Zaragoza. In 2012 she took part in the production An ordinary day at the Moulin Rouge, a musical comedy written and directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira and staged at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, along with Koldo Olabarri and Ainhoa Artetxe among other members of the cast. The production was very well received and was taken to different theaters in 2012 and 2013. The stage production was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2013), in the 10th edition of the awards. In 2013 she performed the play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, a production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira, together with Julen Guerrero and Ane Inés Landeta, among other cast members. In 2014 she took part in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, playing the role of Nick Bottom, a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Spanish stage director David Valdelvira, and with Estela Celdrán as an assistant director, together with Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Julen Guerrero, Lorea Lyons and Ane Inés Landeta, among other cast members. The theatrical production was very well received by the public, and was staged several times between 2014 and 2015. The stage production was awarded the Buero Vallejo Award (2015), in the XII edition of the awards. In 2015, she performed the play Impossible Dialogues, a theatrical production at the Campos Elíseos Theatre, directed by Russian actress and stage director Marina Shimanskaya, based on the works The Seagull, The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters by Anton Chejov and on the poetry of Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, together with Carmen Climent, Nerea Elizalde, Lorea Lyons and Ane Inés Landeta, among other cast members. In 2020, she was the presenter of the GetxoExpress Film Festival, a film festival held annually in the town of Getxo (Basque Country). She currently works in the field of audiovisual production. Filmography Stage 2015, Impossible Dialogues, dir. Marina Shimanskaya 2014, A Midsummer Night's Dream, dir. David Valdelvira 2013, The Lower Depths, dir. David Valdelvira 2012, An ordinary day at the Moulin Rouge, dir. David Valdelvira 2009–2010, The king of merengue, dir. Fernando Valgañón (libretto by Rafa Romero and Sergio Morales) Other 2020, Host/Presenter, GetxoExpress Film Festival Awards and nominations Buero Vallejo Awards +YearCategoryFor workResultRef.2015Best theatrical/stage productionA Midsummer Night's Dream2013Best theatrical/stage productionAn ordinary day at the Moulin Rouge See also Koldo Olabarri Ainhoa Artetxe Julen Guerrero References External links Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:People from Santurtzi Category:Asti Leku Ikastola alumni Category:Ánima Eskola School of Drama alumni Category:University of the Basque Country alumni Category:21st-century Spanish actresses Category:Spanish film actresses Category:Spanish television actresses Category:Spanish stage actresses

History of Antigua and Barbuda (1871-1958)

This article covers the history of the Presidency of Antigua from 1871 until 1958. During this period, Antigua was a presidency part of the British Leeward Islands, also including the islands of Barbuda and Redonda. During this era, universal suffrage was established, and local government thrived. In 1958, Antigua joined the West Indies Federation. Government During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Antigua was a member of the British Leeward Islands, which also included the presidencies of St. Kitts-Nevis, Dominica, and Montserrat. Antigua was governed by a legislative council, with bills passed by the council being assented to by the Governor of the Leeward Islands. On 14 August 1914, the Antigua Defence Force was put on active duty, composed of members of the Leeward Islands Police and the Defence Reserve Corps. On 1 December 1951, Antigua adopted its first constitution, titled the "Constitution and Elections Ordinance". In the ordinance, Antigua was referred to as a "colony". The ordinance remained the constitution until 27 February 1967 when it was replaced by that of the Associated State of Antigua. The Legislative Council remained the presidency's legislature, now being composed of the attorney general, two nominated members, and ten elected members. At the time of adoption, the council had ten electoral districts. Elections Three nationwide elections were held during the period of 1871 to 1958. The first was the 1946 general election, held under limited suffrage.Brian Dyde (2000) A History of Antigua: The Unsuspected Isle, Macmillan Caribbean, p237 After the adoption of the Constitution and Elections Ordinance, the first election under universal suffrage was held, the 1951 general election.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 The final election held under the period was the 1956 Antiguan general election.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 All three elections were landslide victories for the Antigua Trades and Labour Union and the Antigua Labour Party. Demographics In 1911, the racial makeup of the population was as follows: RacePopulationBlack27,224Coloured4,032White1,01532,271 History by area St. John's In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the city of St. John's was governed by a city board. Barbuda Before the adoption of the Barbuda Ordinance, Barbuda did not have many governmental organs other than its magistrates' court. By 1898, the building was in need of repairs, and a proposal was made to construct an "overseer's house". On 30 April 1904, the Barbuda Ordinance went into force, establishing official boundaries for Codrington, making various regulations for the governance of the island, and establishing limited autonomy for the island. Per the ordinance, Barbuda was overseen by a warden. Other villages In 1945, a system of village councils was established for the island of Antigua. In 1950, the terms for the councils were extended. In December 1950, the registration process for the January 1951 village council elections began. On 4 December 1950, the village councils were as follows: +Village councilChairpersonSwetes, Buckleys, and John HughesErnest Williams (Swetes)St. Johnston and Clare HallD. W. Hurst (Clare Hall)LibertaJ. M. A. EdwardsFive IslandsW. J. BuntinBethesda and Christian HillVida Martin (Bethesda)Piggotts and OsbournS. T. JamesSea View Farm and FreemansChristopher Reynolds (Sea View Farm)Johnsons Point and Crabs HillJohn SebastianPotters VillageF. O. BenjaminBolansClifford ParkerCedar GroveM. C. JosephParham and ParesRolston Williams References Category:British Leeward Islands Category:British Antigua and Barbuda

Roll Over and Play Dead

"Roll Over and Play Dead" is a song written by E. Rich that was recorded by American country artist Jan Howard. Released as a single by Decca Records, it placed in the top 40 on the US country songs chart in 1967. The song was given positive reviews from music publications following its release and was later included on Howard's studio album This Is Jan Howard Country. Background and recording Jan Howard was married to country music songwriter Harlan Howard and after discovering her singing skills, he helped her get a recording contract. Her first commercial success was 1960's "The One You Slip Around With". As the decade progressed, she became identified with uptempo songs that often portrayed assertive women. "Roll Over and Play Dead" was considered to be among these recordings and was composed by E. Rich. In her box set, Howard claimed that the song was actually written by Jerry Reed. Release, critical reception and chart performance "Roll Over and Play Dead" was released as a single by Decca Records in June 1967. It was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record that featured a B-side titled "You and Me and Tears and Roses". Cashbox magazine called the song "a lively stanza" they thought would "please many a country fan". Billboard magazine called it an "infectious rhythm entry" with "fine vocal performance". They also predicted the song would reach the top ten of their country chart. Despite this prediction, the song did not make the top ten list. Making its debut on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on July 22, 1967, it spent a total of ten weeks there before peaking at the number 26 position on September 16. It was Howard's ninth charting US country single and ninth top 40 entry on the same chart. It was included on Howard's 1967 studio album titled This Is Jan Howard Country. Track listing 7" vinyl single "Roll Over and Play Dead" – 2:21 "You and Me and Tears and Roses" – 2:22 Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Roll Over and Play Dead" Chart (1967) Peakposition References Category:1967 singles Category:1967 songs Category:Decca Records singles Category:Jan Howard songs

Mozdok truck bombing

The Mozdok truck bombing occurred on 1 August 2003, when Chechen militants detonated a truck bomb at the military hospital in Mozdok. Background Mozdok contains one of Russia's most important military bases in the Caucasus. It has been used since the First Chechen War. Two different terrorist attacks were planned in Mozdok. However, the first attack, which was to be carried out by Zarema Muzhikhoeva, failed due to her falling ill and her car breaking down. She later attempted a suicide attack at a restaurant in the Tverskoy of Moscow, but the bomb failed to detonate, killing no one except a FSB bomb disposal expert. The Mozdok bombing was the second attack, which succeeded. Russian authorities claimed that Abu Zaid Al-Kuwaiti was responsible for organizing the terrorist attack, including instructing the suicide bomber, Magomed Dadaev, with his role in the Beslan school attack being described in the same way. However, it was later found out that his role in the Beslan attack was greatly exaggerated. Attack The suicide bomber was Magomed Dadaev. The blast occurred at about 19:00 MSK on 1 August 2003 when a KamAZ truck loaded with 10 tons of ammonium nitrate, roughly equivalent to one and a half tons of TNT, crashed into the hospital building at maximum speed, which destroyed it. Additionally, several nearby buildings were damaged, including a cardboard factory with had its wall collapsed and a tent camp which was flattened. The attack was the eighth in Russia over a span of three months at the time of the incident. Reactions Domestic Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, was immediately informed of the attack as it happened. Upon his request, a plane with rescuers and emergency equipment was sent to the city. Shortly after, he sent the at-the-time defense minister Sergei Ivanov. The Kremlin said that Putin had sent condolences to victims’ families. Putin reportedly demanded an explanation of how rebels managed to enter the area, leading to speculation that the guards may have been bribed by the suicide bomber. The Russian government blamed the head of the Mozdosk hospital garrison and fired him, leading to backlash from the hospital staff. International Amnesty International: Amnesty issued a statement on 9 December 2003, calling the recent bomb attacks in Russia 'indiscriminate' and a 'flagrant disrespect for civilian life'. : In an official press release, the United States press secretary sent condolences to the families of the victims, labeled the attack as terrorism, and condemned it. : In an official press release, Turkey expressed sorrow over the loss of lives and injuries, condemned the attack as terrorism, and reaffirmed its opposition to all forms of terrorism. Turkey also extended condolences to the victims' families and wished a quick recovery to the wounded. Aftermath As a result of the attack, the duty officer of the North Ossetian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that the building was completely destroyed by the explosion and a huge crater was formed in its place. Windows near the incident were broken. According to the correspondent of the Vesti program, there were 115 people (military personnel and hospital staff) in the hospital at the time of the attack. The head of the Mozdok hospital garrison was arrested. This decision was met with criticism from the hospital staff. A new military hospital was shortly announced to be constructed. The families of those killed in Mozdok received 100 thousand rubles each, around $5006 USD at the time. Civilian victims received 50 thousand rubles each. A day of mourning was declared in North Ossetia, Russia. It was also announced that a marble slab with the names of the victims will be placed at the site of the attack. Controversies Russian soldier bribing allegations Several Russian newspapers, according to Al Jazeera, claimed that the suicide bomber, Magomed Dadaev, bribed Russian guards to get past the multiple military checkpoints present in the area. Suspension and subsequent arrest of Artur Arakelyan The head of the Mozdok hospital garrison, who was also the commander of the 429th Motorized Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Artur Arakelyan was initially relieved of his duties and then detained on 2 August 2001 by the North Caucasus Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, due to having a 'negligent attitude' to the orders presented to him. The doctors of the hospital publicly denounced this decision. References Category:Suicide bombings in Russia Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2003 Category:Mass murder in 2003 Category:Suicide bombings in 2003

Simone Roganti

Simone Roganti (25 August 2003 – 30 August 2024) was an Italian professional cyclist. In July 2024, he finished in seventh position in the Giro della Valle d'Aosta, after having achieved seventh place in the first stage between Saint-Gervais and Passy and a runner-up finish in the Giro del Veneto. In 2021 he participated in the Giro della Lunigiana representing Italy. Trajectory Path A member of the MG.K Vis Colors for Peace team, Roganti trained at the "Nuova Spiga Aurea" cycling school. In 2020 he competed professionally for the first time in the Giro di Sicily. In 2021 he participated in the Giro della Lunigiana representing Italy. In 2024, he finished in twelfth place as part of the MG.K Vis team during the youth classification at Coppi e Bartali, and fifteenth in the same classification at the Giro d'Abruzzo. That same year he finished in seventh position in the Giro del Valle d'Aosta, after having achieved seventh place in the first stage between Saint-Gervais and Passy and a second place in the Giro del Veneto. The 34th edition of the SC Corsanico Trophy was his last race, held on 25 August, the day he turned 21, finishing in ninth place. On 15 September he was to compete in the Trofeo Matteotti. Death Roganti died on 30 August 2024, at the age of 21, after having suffered a heart attack at his home. Major results Sources: 2021 3rd GP Citta di Fiesole 4th Trofeo Sportivi di Pieve al Toppo 6th Trofeo Abmol 6th Trofeo Insieme - Cotignola 7th Contrada Basciani di Alba Adriatica - Alba Adriatica 2023 9th Memoria Silvano Torresi 2024 2nd Overall Giro del Veneto Junior 5th Milano–Busseto 9th Gran Premio di Poggiana 9th Trofeo Corsanico 10th Trofeo Comune Di Capraia 10th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta See also Ivano Maffei References External links Category:2003 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Italian male cyclists Category:Cyclists from Tuscany Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen

Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky

Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), was a major decision of the US Supreme Court regarding the statutory jurisdiction of federal district courts to grant writs of habeas corpus for guaranteeing the right of state prisoners to receive a speedy trial in another state under the Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution. Background While serving a prison sentence in Alabama, Charles D. Braden petitioned the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking a speedy trial to resolve a three-year old indictment from Kentucky's state courts. Braden argued that leaving his Kentucky indictment on a detainer to be resolved at the conclusion of his state prison sentence in Alabama was negatively affecting his reputation at Alabama parole board hearings. In response, the District Court ordered the 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky to either secure Braden's presence to stand trial in Kentucky within 60 days or Braden's indictment on Kentucky state charges would be dismissed. In 1948, the Supreme Court had ruled in Ahrens v. Clark that Title 28 of the US Code, which has allowed federal district courts to grant writs of habeas corpus "within their respective jurisdictions" since 1867, did not allow individuals on Ellis Island to challenge the Attorney General's deportation orders by seeking writs of habeas corpus from the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Citing this precedent, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed the District Court's order, arguing that it lacked the jurisdiction to issue a writ of habeas corpus, prompting Braden's appeal to the Supreme Court. Supreme Court ruling Majority First, in the 1968 case Peyton v. Rowe, the Supreme Court allowed prisoners incarcerated under consecutive state prison sentences to petition for writs of habeas corpus regarding subsequent prison sentences which they had yet to serve. Based on this precedent, the majority opinion, written by Associate Justice William J. Brennan Jr., found that Charles Braden was considered eligible to petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a federal district court in Kentucky, despite his current confinement in an Alabama state prison. Second, in the 1969 case Smith v. Hooey, the Supreme Court ruled that states are required to respond to petitions for a speedy trial with a good faith effort, even if the petitioner is currently serving a federal prison sentence. Extending this precedent, the majority claimed that Braden had exhausted the available state judicial remedies in his unsuccessful petitions for a speedy trial, making him eligible to petition for federal habeas corpus. Third, the court distinguished its ruling in Ahrens v. Clark by arguing that 28 U.S.C. § 2241 only requires district courts to be capable of service of process to the Alabama state prison. The majority reasoned that if Braden were required to file his habeas corpus petition in an Alabama district court, then the Kentucky state government would be forced to send lawyers across the country and defend its practices to federal judges unfamiliar with Kentucky state law. In comparison, Alabama state law was considered irrelevant to resolving Braden's right to a speedy trial. The majority noted that while the Sixth Circuit believed habeas corpus petitions should be filed in the District Court where Braden was incarcerated, Alabama is within the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in May v. Georgia (1969) that federal habeas corpus petitions should be filed in the District Court of the state filing the detainer for a future trial. Thus, the majority opinion argued that its decision would avoid creating a "Catch 2254", a portmanteau of Catch-22 and 28 U.S.C. § 2254, the statute authorizing federal courts to grant writs of habeas corpus to prisoners in state custody. Concurrence Associate Justice Harry Blackmun's short concurrence cautioned that since the 1940s, the Supreme Court has significantly expanded opportunities to petition for habeas corpus. Additionally, Blackmun highlighted the irony of Braden staking his right to a speedy trial, given that when Kentucky indicted him in 1967, the state paid for his transfer from custody in California, only for Braden to escape before standing trial. While evading Kentucky authorities, Braden was arrested for unrelated charges in Alabama, resulting in the circumstances of this case. Dissent Associate Justice William Rehnquist's dissent criticized modifications to the statutory interpretation of Ahrens v. Clark, given that Congress could have amended 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in the intervening 25 years, yet it chose not to. Additionally, the dissent critiqued the majority's reference to Peyton v. Rowe as irrelevant because whereas that case dealt with challenging the later portions of concurrent prison sentences, Braden was petitioning for habeas corpus regarding a trial yet to occur. Furthermore, Rehnquist highlighted that in the 1886 case Ex parte Royall, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts have discretion in granting habeas corpus petitions because federalism dictates that defendants should exhaust all state judicial remedies before seeking federal intervention. Thus, the dissent argued that even though Braden had petitioned Kentucky state courts for a speedy trial, he would still need to wait until his trial in Kentucky state court before petitioning for federal habeas corpus. Legacy In 2004, the Supreme Court evaluated whether 28 U.S.C. § 2241 allows foreign nations held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, an American military installation built on land leased from Cuba in perpetuity, to petition the US District Court for the District of Columbia for federal habeas corpus. In the 1950 case Johnson v. Eisentrager, the Supreme Court ruled that German war criminals held in the American-run Landsberg Prison in Germany could not petition for habeas corpus under this statute because the camp was outside the jurisdiction of any United States District Court. However, the Supreme Court ultimately voted 6–3 in Rasul v. Bush, finding that Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of Kentucky allowed this District Court to consider such petitions because it could reach the federal and military authorities acting as custodians. After the Military Commissions Act of 2006 retroactively denied military detainees the right to petition for federal habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, the Supreme Court ruled in Boumediene v. Bush (2008) that Guantanamo Bay detainees nonetheless retain a constitutional right to petition for federal habeas corpus under the Suspension Clause because the United States maintains de facto sovereignty over the detention camp. See also Ahrens v. Clark Johnson v. Eisentrager Rasul v. Bush List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 410 References External links Category:United States habeas corpus case law Category:1973 in United States case law Category:Speedy Trial Clause case law Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Burger Court

WPSL PRO

The WPSL PRO is a planned professional women's soccer league at the third level of the United States league system, setting two levels below the National Women's Soccer League and USL Super League. History Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) announced the formation of the WPSL PRO on February 8, 2023. The league is planned as a Division III Professional League, that will start in 2025. The WPSL announced that WPSL PRO will help provide new avenues of development for players, coaches, and staff. The league plans for ten teams the first year, with a goal of 24 teams by 2030. In August 2023, WPSL PRO announced they had received their first five letters of intent (LOIs). The teams were Oklahoma City FC, Sioux Falls City FC, SouthStar FC, Austin Rise FC, and The Town FC. In February 2024, Georgia Impact FC singed their LOI, becoming the sixth team to do so. With Georgia Impact FC joining WPSL PRO, it will become the first team with a youth to professional pipeline in the league. In addition, by becoming the sixth team, Georgia Impact FC puts the WPSL PRO in a position to meet the minimal sanctioning guidelines. Later in February 2024, AC Houston Sur signed a LOI with WPSL PRO, becoming the seventh overall team and third team from Texas to commit to the new league. Two days later, WPSL PRO announced the eighth team has signed the LOI, welcoming Dakota Fusion FC to the league. Dakota Fusion FC is the first team to announce they would officially start in the 2026 season. In July 2024, WPSL PRO announced they had received their ninth LOI from a group lead by Gina Prodan Kelly ot set up a team in Northeast Ohio. In August 2024, WPSL PRO received their tenth LOI from Soda City FC, announcing their intent to bring a professional women's soccer team to South Carolina. Teams Currant Teams Teams launched in the following markets for the 2025 WPSL PR0 League season. Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining Head coach AC Houston Sur Houston, Texas 2021 2025 Jonathan Giraldo Austin Rise FC Austin, Texas House Park 6,000 2023 2025 Rogerio Celaya Georgia Impact FC Atlanta, Georgia Tommy Baker Field 2025 Robert Roddie Northeast Ohio Cleveland, Ohio 2024 2025 Oklahoma City FC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Mustang High School 2007 2025 Daniel Gibson Sioux Falls City FC Sioux Falls, South Dakota Bob Young Field 2022 2025 Dale Weiler Soda City FC Columbia, South Carolina 2018 2025 SouthStar FC Addison, Texas Mean Green Soccer Stadium 2019 2025 Casey Loyd The Town FC Ventura, California Saint Mary's Stadium 2025 Future teams Team City Stadium Capacity Founded Joining Dakota Fusion FC Moorhead, Minnesota Jim Gotta Stadium 3,000 2016 2026 Location map League leadership Title Name President Sean Jones Vice president DeBray Ayala Vice president Brad Lund Commissioner Kendra Halterman References Category:Women's soccer leagues in the United States Category:Professional soccer leagues in the United States Category:United States Adult Soccer Association leagues Category:Sports leagues established in 2023 Category:2023 establishments in the United States

Postcode Lottery Group

The Postcode Lottery Group is a Dutch international social enterprise, 100% owned by a foundation. The group establishes and manages charitable lotteries worldwide to raise funds for social organisations working in areas such as culture, nature, environmental and animal protection, health, human rights, and development aid. The Postcode Lottery Group is reported as the world's third-largest private charity donor, after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & the Wellcome Trust. History In 1983, Boudewijn Poelmann, Frank Leeman, Herman de Jong, and Simon Jelsma founded Novamedia - today known as Postcode Lottery Group - a Dutch marketing and media company established with the mission of raising funds for charitable causes through the creation and management of lotteries seen as a tool for generating revenue while also engaging the public in charitable giving. Since a percentage of the ticket price goes to charities, every player contributes to support social organizations.https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/who-we-are/our-history/ In 1989, the company launched its first lottery, the Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij), which was based on the concept of using postal codes to determine winning tickets through organizing a subscription-based lottery.https://www.postcode-lotterie.de/so-funktionierts The lottery gained popularity in the Netherlands and Novamedia founded Postcode Lotteries in other European countries, also aimed at raising funds for social organisations. Today, the Postcode Lottery Group operates six lotteries in five countriesWind, Femmetje de (2020-11-29). "Ceo Postcode Loterij Sigrid van Aken: 'We gaan voor het tweede 10 miljard'". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-03-02.. The postcode lotteries The Postcode Lottery Group launched its first lottery, the Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij), in 1989. This lottery uses postal codes (zip codes) as ticket numbers and has become one of the largest lotteries in the Netherlands. A portion of the ticket price supports various charitable causes, including environmental conservation, human rights and social welfare.https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/development-co-operation-profiles_a1659b79-en Following the Dutch subscription-based model, the Postcode Lottery Group set up the People's Postcode Lottery in Great Britain in 2005https://www.skymedia.co.uk/news/all-star-cast-to-front-peoples-postcode-lotterys-april-draw-campaign-in-new-cross-broadcaster-deal-from-the7stars/, followed in that same year with by the Swedish Postcode Lottery (Svenska Postkodlotteriet).https://postkodstiftelsen.se/om-postkodstiftelsen/postkodlotteriet/ In 2016, the Deutsche Postcode Lotterie was launched in Germany, to raise funds for German charitable organisations. Two years later, in 2018, the Norwegian Postcode Lottery (Norsk Postkodelotteri) was founded. These lotteries are collectively known as the Postcode Lottery Group. In 2024, the group announced the establishment of the Canadian Postcode Lottery Foundation in Canada. Operation model The Postcode Lottery Group's operating model goes as follow https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/who-we-are/: Use of postcodes : part of what makes the Postcode Lotteries distinctive is the use of postcodes as ticket numbers to determine winners. This approach relies on publicly available geographic data rather than arbitrary number selection methods. Subscription-based: Postcode Lotteries operate on a subscription-based model, where players sign up for ongoing monthly participation rather than purchasing individual tickets for each draw. This structure fosters long-term engagement and provides a stable revenue stream. Regulation and oversight: postcode lotteries are subject to regulatory oversight in the countries where they operate, ensuring compliance with local lottery laws and regulations. Charitable focus: a significant portion of ticket sales revenue is allocated to support a wide range of charitable causes, including social welfare, environmental conservation, healthcare, human rights and education. Impact reporting: Postcode Lottery Group and every Postcode Lottery provide regular reporting on the impact of its lotteries, detailing the funds raised and the causes supported. Community engagement: Postcode Lotteries engage with local communities not only through their support for grassroots organizations and community projects but also by organizing festive manners to hand out prizes to winning communities. Responsible gaming: Postcode Lottery Group upholds standards in its operations to ensure responsible gambling practices according to the principles of fairness, integrity and social responsibility. Governance The boards of Postcode Lottery Group are responsible for overseeing the company's strategic direction and financial managementhttps://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/who-we-are/organisation-governance/. The boards are: The executive board that is responsible for the Postcode Lottery Group and its affiliated companies. The members are Sigrid van Aken (CEO), Imme Rog (CMO) and Michiel Verboven (CCO). The supervisory board – Novamedia Holding BV - that supervises the policy implemented by the executive board and the general running of Novamedia and its affiliated companies. The board members are: G.A. Verbeet (chair); C. van der Pol; D.E. Sauer; E.H. Verkoren; G.J.A.M. van der Vossen and P.A. Zinkweg. The Novamedia Foundation that assures the continuity of Novamedia's mission and the social entrepreneurial spirit. The board members are: P.L.B.A. van Geel (chair); D.R. de Breij & G.P. Prein. Activities Since its inception, the Postcode Lottery Group has raised more than €13.5 billion in support for thousands of charitable initiatives, locally and internationally. According to the Associated Press, in 2023, the group stood among the largest private donors to Ukraine related matters, contributing 155.2 million euros (165.9 million USD) to humanitarian and human rights organisations also operating in Ukraine or assisting refugees. The Dutch branch donated 100.6 million euros (113.3 million dollars) to organisations involved."List: Some of the largest private donations to Ukraine". apnews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17. Ambassadors In 2001, Nelson Mandela becomes the first international ambassador of the Postcode lottery Group. Since then, various personalities around the world are associated with the Postcode Lottery Group, among which: Sarah Brown, founder and president of Theirworld Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States George Clooney, Actor and human rights activist Johan Cruijff, football player and philanthropist Roger Federer, Tennis player with 20 Grand Slam titles Toni Kroos, World Cup Winner, five-time UEFA Champions League Winner Nadia Murad, President of Nadia's Initiative for survivors of genocide and sexual violence, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2018 Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player with 22 Grand Slam titles Emma Thompson, actor, writer & activist Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town, Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Katarina Witt, Former Figure skating Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Awards In 2022, the Postcode Loterij was recognised as the ‘Top Global Funder You (Probably) Haven’t Heard Of’ by Inside Philanthropy's Philanthropy Awards (IPPAs). References External links Officiel website of the Postcode lottery group Category:1983 establishments in the Netherlands Category:Lotteries Category:Organizations established in 1983

Raymond Bernard (esotericist)

Raymond Bernard (19 May 1923 – 10 January 2006) was a French esotericist and freemason. He was the Grand Master of AMORC, a large Rosicrucian order, in Francophone countries. He separately founded several other esoteric organizations, including the Renewed Order of the Temple. Early life Raymond Bernard was born in Bourg-d’Oisans, Isère on 19 May 1923. He was raised in a Catholic family who had origins in Dauphiné, and attended secondary school in Grenoble. He studied law at a school there, though his studies were interrupted by the Second World War. Esotericism In 1941, he was introduced to esotericism by an English Rosicrucian by the name of Edith Lynn, and a few years later he came into contact with the Jeanne Guesdon, as well as Ralph M. Lewis, both high ranking AMORC figures. In 1952 he was admitted to AMORC's inner knighthood, and Lewis appointed him an administrator of the organization in 1965; Lewis then appointed him as AMORC's grand master in Francophone countries, a post he held from 1959 to 1977. He served many positions in the organization, structuring it in Francophone nations (especially African ones). Due to the resulting success, he acquired a château for AMORC in 1969, which became the headquarters of the Francophone Grand Lodge in 1973. In the 1950s, he was also involved in Italian Freemasonry, and joined the French Grande Loge nationale française Opéra, where he achieved the three symbolic grades given out by the organization. At this time, he was initiated into the (OMT), which Lewis gave him the responsibility to re-establish in France; he did this alongside AMORC, though given the reputation OMT had in the United States this was made difficult. In 1970, he founded the Renewed Order of the Temple (, ORT) of which he became the secret grand master until 1972. The group was founded at the suggestion of Julien Origas, also a member of AMORC, to which Bernard enthusiastically agreed. The creation of this group was supposedly validated by a "White Cardinal" apparition that had appeared to Bernard in Rome. He left this group entirely in the following years, and it was then led by Origas. Following the death of Origas, ORT schismed, and one of the resulting schismatic organizations later formed the Order of the Solar Temple, a group notorious for the mass murder-suicides committed by its members. He resigned from AMORC in 1987, after which he founded the (CIRCES) and (OSTI), both of which aimed to continue Templar ideals but did not claim a direct lineage from the original Templars. He was also head of Circles International, which combined Templar ideals with New Age ones. He was the Grand Master of both groups, and they merged in 1993, with CIRCES becoming the charity wing of the OSTI as the . In the late 1990s he entrusted responsibility of the organization to Yves Jayet, giving him the status of Grand Master, after which he had no direct control. He joined the Grande Loge de France in 1991 following his departure from AMORC. He wrote several books that included representations of esoteric elements like Agartha, Rosicrucian orders, as well as an occult world government controlled by a figured called "Maha"; these were allegorical works, though many took them literally. Later life and death His influence is significant in Africa, where he spread AMORC through French-speaking countries and their heads of state. He died on 10 January 2006. Bibliography Rendez-vous secret à Rome (1969) Messages du sanctum céleste (1970) Fragments de sagesse rosicrucienne (1971) Nouveaux messages du sanctum céleste (1973) Lettres de nulle part (1978) La Cathédrale cosmique (1994) Enseignements du maître de la connaissance (1995) References Sources Further reading External links Category:1923 births Category:2006 deaths Category:Esotericists Category:French writers Category:Freemasons

Maria Grace Koh

Maria Grace Koh (born 25 October 1992), or commonly known by her stage name Eia, is a Bruneian singer-songwriter and retired professional swimmer of Chinese descent. Koh is one of Brunei's fastest female swimmers and has previously held 10 individual national records. Thanks to her triumphs in several competitions, she and other exceptional female swimmers from the late 2000s and early 2010s heralded in a new age of swimming for the country. Swimming career Despite being under 18 years old, Koh, a student at Jerudong International School (JIS), has became a seasoned member of the national swimming squad, having competed for her country since she was just 10 years old. On 24 June 2007, the Brunei Age Group Championships were held in Berakas. Koh broke five national records on the first day of competition, swimming 13–14 times in the 50-meter freestyle (29.47), 100-meter backstroke (1:14.37), 50-meter breaststroke (38.37), 100-meter butterfly (1:12.32), and 200-meter individual medley (2:41.70). On 4 June 2008, Koh, then 15 years old, participated in the 12th Sukma Games in Terengganu, Malaysia. She broke five national records but failed to take home any medals. Due to a lack of documentation, shot putter Mohammed Yazid Yatimi Yusof and swimmer Koh were disqualified from the tournament, and Brunei was kicked out of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The two-man team was not allowed entry because their national organization neglected to register the delegation. In the 17th Brunei Age-Group Swimming Championship, which took place in the swimming pool of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex from 3 to 5 July 2009, she competed on behalf of Skim Renang Brunei (SRB). Koh, who won seven gold medals. The next year, Koh took part in the 13th FINA World Championships held in Italy, where she competed in many 50-meter pool events. She competed in the women's 100-meter backstroke on 27 July 2009, finishing in 1:17.73. She participated in the women's 50-meter backstroke competition on 29 July, and finished in 35.25 seconds. She raced the women's 100-meter freestyle the next day, 30 July, and set a new record of 1:06.93. She competed in the women's 50-meter butterfly on 31 July, and finished in 32.59 seconds. At last, on 1 August, she finished in 30.17 seconds for the women's 50-meter freestyle. Due to Maria's age, there was no female representative from Brunei in the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai. She was the only swimmer represented the nation at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, which were held on the Isle of Man from September 7–13. She competed in seven different events but was not able to make it to the finals. Koh participated in the FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2011, which was held in Singapore in a 25-meter pool, two years later, at the age of 19. She swam in the women's 50-meter freestyle on 4 November, finishing in 30.01 seconds, and the women's 50-meter backstroke, with a timing of 34.57 seconds. She participated the next day, 5 November, in the 2omen's 50-meter butterfly, finishing in 32.09 seconds, and the women's 100-metr freestyle, clocking in at 1:05.74. Music career Following her retirement from professional swimming, Koh studied at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Performing Arts with First Class Honors. Maria had to do a solo pop recital for the "Esplanade - On the Waterfront" series in front of 2,000 people in April 2013 as part of an assessment. Her resolve to pursue a career as a professional recording artist and performer was reinforced by this encounter. She had a profound realisation on stage during her solo performance: she knew that singing was her destiny from the beginning. Written at the age of 15, "Hello World" was her debut song, which Koh published on her 20th birthday. She was once more granted the chance to represent Brunei on the international arena in 2013, this time at World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Los Angeles. With four of her own original songs, she returned to participate at WCOPA the following year, having focused on creating her own voice and repertoire. She left the World Awards with four gold medals, one silver, one bronze, and four division championships. She also became the official hostess of the championship in 2015, which was held in Long Beach, California. Her most recent song is a hybrid of several distinct genres. With a strong dose of Soul and R&B influence, it is nevertheless Pop music. She asserted that her producers, Marc "M. Doc" Williams and C-Ray of Indasoul Entertainment in the United States, are the finest group she could possibly collaborate with. Koh was one of the three judges for the Mandarin singing competition "Voice of Sarjana," which took place on Friday, 12 July 2019. The judges' criteria included vocal quality, diction and pronunciation, pace, stage presence, costuming, and audience effect. Personal life Koh married Kevin Lau, the eldest son of Lau Chai Seng of Aewon Brunei, on 28 December 2016. In 2017, she talked about how they weren't close for a while, although were friends for almost ten years. Maria also works part-time at JIS in the Learning Support Department. References Category:Living people Category:2008 births Category:Bruneian female swimmers Category:Female freestyle swimmers Category:Female breaststroke swimmers Category:Female butterfly swimmers Category:Bruneian people of Chinese descent Category:Bruneian women singers Category:21st-century singers Category:LASALLE College of the Arts alumni

Saed Al-Rosan

Saed Ahmad Salameh Al-Rosan (; born 1 February 1997) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Hussein and the Jordan national team. Club career Early career Born in Jordan, Saed began his career at Al-Arabi, where he made brief loan stints at Al-Ahli and Al-Sareeh in 2015 and 2016 respectively. He then departed Al-Arabi on a move to Mansheyat Bani Hasan, lasting two seasons. Ma'an On 27 August 2019, Al-Rosan moved to Ma'an. Al-Rosan impressed with Ma'an in the 2020 season, making him a transfer target for the top Jordanian teams. Al-Hussein On 17 February 2021, Al-Rosan moved to Al-Hussein for a season. On 16 January 2022, Al-Hussein renewed Saed's contract for two seasons, after repeated impressive performances for the club. On 22 October 2023, Al-Hussein announced through their Facebook account that Saed Al-Rosan suffered a third-degree muscular tear, while on international duty. On 15 July 2024, Al-Hussein once again announce the renewal of Saed Al-Rosan for two additional years, since regarded as a leader of the club. International career Saed Al-Rosan was youth international for Jordan, having first represented the Jordanian under-23 for at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification process, which took place in Palestine. He later participated in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship itself, which was held in China. He then represented the under-23's cycle once again for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, which was held in Thailand. His first call up for the Jordanian national football team came on 19 June 2021, as a part of preparations to face South Sudan in the qualifiers for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. Saed scored his first goal for the national team on 26 March 2024, in a 7–0 victory against Pakistan during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process. International goals Scores and results list Jordan goal tally first. No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 26 March 2024 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 3–0 7–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Playing style Saed Al-Rosan is able to play as a center-back and as a defensive-midfielder, having the ability to create plays. Honours Al-Hussein (Irbid) Jordanian Pro League: 2023–24 References External links Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Jordanian men's footballers Category:Jordan men's international footballers Category:Jordan men's youth international footballers Category:Footballers from Irbid Category:Al-Arabi SC (Irbid) players Category:Mansheyat Bani Hasan SC players Category:Al-Baqa'a SC players Category:Ma'an SC players Category:Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Category:Jordanian Pro League players

Pipeline Instrumental Review

The Pipeline Instrumental Review, also known as Pipeline Magazine, is a British periodical magazine that focuses on instrumental rock music which was most popular in the 1950s and 1960s with bands and performers such as The Shadows, Duane Eddy, and The Ventures among many others. The title of the magazine comes from the 1963 surf rock instrumental hit, "Pipeline" by The Chantays. Background The Pipeline Instrumental Review has been published quarterly since 1989 and edited by Alan Taylor and Dave Burke. It reviews the latest instrumental releases and others related to the genre. The magazine also features interviews with musicians and performers such as with Hank Marvin when he was on tour in 1997 for example. The Tornados were featured in 1996 who were described by the magazine as "the only UK instrumental group to provide a serious chart challenge to The Shadows". The Lively Ones, whose music was featured in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, were also interviewed in 1997 and their discography was showcased, which was a regular part of Pipeline'''s features of the bands they interviewed. The story of The Packabeats was featured in 1997 who provided the theme tune to the 1962 film, The Traitors. The Ventures, who having sold over 100 million, are the biggest selling instrumental band of all time, were given extensive coverage by Pipeline magazine from 1990 to 2009. Joe Moretti was interviewed by Pipeline'' magazine in 2002 and he gave details about the recording of the number 1 hit "Shakin' All Over" on which he played guitar for the band Johnny Kidd & the Pirates in 1960. Convention Each year from 1993 to 2014 the magazine held the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention at venues in London and Hertfordshire. From 1995 onward the Conventions were filmed by Intec Services and made available commercially on VHS but from 2006 all, including from 1995 onward, were made available in superior quality on DVD. Sometimes the Duane Eddy Convention would take place on the same day and at the same venue as the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention. YearVenueHeadliners1993International Students House, LondonTBC1994International Students House, LondonTBC1995International Students House, LondonTBC1996International Students House, LondonSir Bald Diddley & His Wig-Outs, The Cougars, Local Heroes.1997International Students House, LondonThe Scorpions, The Temebeats, The Silhouets, The Spacemen.1998International Students House, LondonTBC1999International Students House, LondonHusky & The Sandmen, Pipeline '61, The Jaguars, Bert Weedon.2000International Students House, LondonThe Secrets, The Centurions, Nero & the Gladiators, The Falcons, The Hunters, The Rapiers.2001Conway Hall, LondonThe Secrets, The Reflections, The Moontrekkers, The UB Hank Guitar Club Band, The Invaders.2002Conway Hall, LondonLos Jets, Lost 4 Words, Legend, The Charades, The Tornados.2003International Students House, LondonThe Goldfingers, The Classics, The Vibratos.2004International Students House, LondonLost 4 Words, Alan Jones & Friends, The Packabeats, "1961", The Charades.2005Conway Hall, LondonIndra & Move It, Los Jets, Nono Sodoberg & Hot Wires, The Fentone IV, Bungleflint.2006International Students House, LondonGeorge Tomsco, The Silhouets, The Flames, The Surfin' Gorillas, The Rapiers.2007Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireThe Charades, The Robin Bibi Band, The Scorpions, The Foot Tappers, The JB5.2008 Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireLos Jets, The Silhouets, The Runaways, Los Fantasticos.2009Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireHappy Daze, Indra & Move It, The Foot Tappers, The Razorblades, The Secrets.2010Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireApollo 11, The Vintage, The Shadowers, The Twang Gang, The Vicars of Twiddly.2011Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireLegend, The Flames, The Johnny Lundin Band, The Instro-Mentals, The Kiosk Bears.2012Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireShazam, The Charades, The Reverb Syndicate, The Shadders, The Tone Raiders.2013Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireBob Spalding with Counterpoint, The Dangermen, The Silver Shadows, The Crickettes, The Stingrays.2014Met Police Sports Club, Bushey, HertfordshireThe Jumping Jewels Revival Band, Hans van Eijk, Los Ventures, Joeland Plus, The Niteshades, Link Grey & The Dark Country. See also Shadowmania Notes References Category:1989 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Music magazines published in the United Kingdom Category:Magazines established in 1989 Category:Magazines published in London

Sonny M'Pokomandji

Sonny M'Pokomandji (born 29 February 1948), nicknamed M'Pokson, is a retired Central African basketball player, air transport expert, and politician. He represented Central African Republic in the FIBA Africa Championship in 1968, 1970, and 1974. Later, he served as Minister of Equipment and Transport (2003–2005). Early life and education M'Pokomandji was born in Bangui on 29 February 1948. He is the third child of seven siblings. His father, Ambroise Sonny, is from Kouango, while his mother, Elisabeth Sapki, hails from Satema. He moved to Sarh in an unknown year since his parents, who worked as a civil servant, were posted there and enrolled in Saint-François Xavier Catholic School. While living in Sarh, he enjoyed watching AS Tempête Mocaf matches against a local team. In 1960, M'Pokomandji moved to Bangui and lived in Lakouanga District. At first, he wanted to study at the Catholic schools of Saint Louis and Saint Charles. However, he was rejected at those schools and accepted at Ecole Lakouanga instead. One year later, he finished his primary education and moved to Berbérati to continue his high school education at Juvenat College after being invited by Brother Claude, the former manager of Fu Manchu Club. Upon finishing 9th grade in Berberati, M'Pokomandji moved to Bangui and enrolled at Lycée des Rapides, where he finished his 10th and 11th grades. Later on, he was transferred to Lycée Barthélémy Boganda and completed his 12th grade. After passing the baccalaureate, Bokassa sent M'Pokomandji to Morocco to study civil engineering after his visit to the country. However, the major did not exist in Morocco yet and he decided to study at the University of Perpignan, taking math and physics. Later, he enrolled at Montpellier 2 University and completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Automation. Subsequently, he was admitted to École nationale de l'aviation civile and earned a civil aviation engineering degree in 1974. Sport career Football M'Pokomandji developed his passion for football when he was dwelling in Sarh. During his school year at Ecole Lakouanga, he played football with his schoolfellows. At one time, his schoolmates Joseph Marcel Bimalé and Eloi Limbio, who were playing for Brazza (now TP USCA Bangui and Fu Manchu (now Publique Sportive Mouara), respectively, persuaded M'Pokomandji to join their respective clubs. Afterward, he decided to draw lots to determine the clubs that he wanted because he did not want to dismay his friends. Eloi won, and M'Pokomandji then joined Fu Manchu's junior team. He ended his football career after being recruited to the Hit Tresor Sporting Club basketball team. Basketball M'Pokomandji began his basketball journey when he studied at Ecole Lakounga. When he studied in Berberati, he played basketball and represented College Normal Berberati in 1964, where the team won the competition after defeating Lycée Barthélémy Boganda in the final. During the 1967–1968 school year, M'Pokomandji was selected for the Berberati selection squad in a match against Hit Tresor. Berberati's selection managed to defeat Hit Tresor in the first match in the town. Later, the match was replayed in Bangui, and Hit Tresor won. After the match, Hit Tresor captain François Pehoua recruited M'Pokomandji to his team. M'Pokomandji joined the national team and played the first game for the Central African Republic in 1966 against Zaire in Kinshasa. In his final school year, he was included in the Central African Republic national Basketball team at the 1968 FIBA Africa Championship, where the team finished in third place. In 1973, he played for Hit Tresor in the 1973 FIBA Africa Basketball League, and the team became the league champion after defeating Dial Diop. M'Pokomandji still played basketball when he pursued his higher education in France. He joined Basket Olympique Perpignanais when he lived in Perpignan. Later, he played for Montpellier University Club. While playing for Montpellier University Club, he was called to the Central African basketball squad for the FIBA Africa Championship 1972, and the team finished in fourth place. Two years later, he played for the Central African team at the FIBA Africa Championship 1974, and the team became the champions. As a result, Bokassa rewarded each player with 300,000 CFA, while Catherine Denguiadé promised to present Renault 4. Although the players received the prize from Bokassa, Renault 4 was not delivered to them since the Cameroonian Port Authority sold the cars in the auction due to the inability to pay storage and custody fees. He was also included in the national team squad at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. Although he has retired from basketball, he still gets involved in it. He joined the Association of Former International Basketball Players of the Central African Republic (AIBCA), and as the president of AIBCA, he implored the government to rehabilitate the dilapidated sports infrastructures that were ravaged during the war. In February 2021, he became the Central African Basketball Federation (FCBB) president candidate, promising to restore the country's basketball. However, he lost the election to Aimé Serge Singa. In 2022, the government dissolved the FCBB board and formed the crisis committee, in which M'Pokomandji became the chairman. Professional career and detainment After finishing his higher education with a civil aviation engineering degree, he returned to CAR and worked at ACESNA. However, his career at ACENSEA was ended in 1976 due to the coup plot. On 16 February 1976, while M'Pokomandji and ICAO officials inspected the Bangui M'Poko International Airport runway, a grenade was thrown at Bokassa when he was to board a flight to N'Délé. Although the grenade failed to explode, M’pokomandji and the other ACESNA officials were called to the Council of Ministers for questioning. Later, he wrote and sent a letter to his colleague in Toulouse, Joseph Ndoro, about the coup in which the coup plotters were arrested and some were exiled. The country's censorship service prevented the letter from reaching Ndoro since it was considered "an act of subversion against Bokassa," causing M'Pokomandji to be arrested. M'Pokomandji was sentenced to nine years in prison and fined 300,000 CFA francs by a military tribunal. He was jailed in Ngaragba Central Prison for nine months and shared a cell with political prisoners and highway robbers. On 4 December 1977, Bokassa gave M'Pokomandji and other hundred prisoners amnesty on the occasion of the Coronation of Bokassa I and Catherine on the condition that they were prohibited from taking jobs in public administration. Upon his release from detainment, M'Pokomandji became a businessman. He opened a small beverage business called Carrefour in Bangui, which attracted expatriate customers. Later, an expatriate who also became his loyal customer offered him a job as warehouse manager at Oubangui-Automobiles, and he accepted. Subsequently, he resigned and got a new job as an Air Transport Expert at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa. After the fall of the Bokassa regime, the Central African Republic rejoined ASECNA, and he became the country's representative. However, he was dismissed as the Central African Workers’ Union (USTC) was dissolved due to the long strike. Nevertheless, he later reentered ASECNA and was posted in Dakar and later Paris for four years. M'Pokomandji left ASECNA in 2000 and returned to Bangui, where he and his younger brothers established a freight forwarding company called Mondial Air Fret (MAF). Political career M'Pokomandji was appointed Minister of Equipment and Transport in 2003 and served until 2005. During his tenure, he served as the Air CEMAC project coordinator and signed a border closure with DRC in 2003. Furthermore, he was accused of obstructing the liquidation of Air Afrique. M'Pokomandji ran for the MP candidate in the 2005 Central African general election representing Nola and won a seat at the National Assembly. In the 2011 election, he was reelected as an MP representing Nola 1 District after the constitutional court declared him the winner by invalidating Aliou Bapetel's victory. Previously, his supporters staged a demonstration in Bangui Street on 8 April to protest the vote theft of M'Pokomandji's rival. During Djotida's presidency, he was nominated as a National Transitional Council (NTC) member in May 2013. However, his appointment as an NTC member sparked protests from Sangha-Mbaéré residents who claimed that he was not an appropriate person to represent the prefecture and asked the government to endorse Paulin Pomodimo instead. Under Samba-Panza administration, he was part of the Transitional Counselor from 2014 to 2016. Personal life M'Pokomandji belongs to Banda and married Rose Francine, a daughter of police commissioner Gaston Ouakara-Sow. The couples have three sons and one daughter. References Category:Living people Category:1948 births Category:Montpellier 2 University alumni Category:École nationale de l'aviation civile alumni Category:Central African Republic men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Bangui Category:Government ministers of the Central African Republic Category:Central African Republic prisoners and detainees

Guido Guerrini (composer)

Guido Guerrini (September 12, 1890 — June 14, 1965) was an Italian composer, violinist, violist, conductor, music educator, academic administrator, and music critic. He began his career as a violinist, violist, and conductor in Bologona in the 1910s. After serving in the Italian Army during World War I, he taught on the faculties of several music conservatories in Italy and was the longtime director of the Florence Conservatory from 1928 to 1947. His work in Florence was interrupted during World War II when he was imprisoned in an Italian fascist concentration camp in 1944–1945. While there he composed his opera Enea which was later staged at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 1953. He also served as director of the Bologna Conservatory (1947–1949) and the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia (1950–1960). At the time of his death in 1965 he was president of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. As a composer, Guerrini's early music was inspired heavily was by Maurice Ravel and Richard Strauss, but he later mitigated his penchant for romantic music with a more architectural and intellectual approach to composing. His most successful pieces were his requiem Missa pro defunctis and his mass Sette variazioni sopra una sarabanda di Corelli. He also wrote multiple operas which were staged during his lifetime at theaters in Italy, and composed a variety of orchestral works, chamber music, and choral music. Education The son of Pietro and Antonietta Santucci, Guido Guerrini was born in Faenza, Italy on September 12, 1890. He received his initial musical training from his father. After completing high school in 1907, he entered the Bologna Conservatory where his trained to be a violinist under Angelo Consolini (1859–1934). After earning his diploma in violin in 1911, he continued his studies at the conservatory in music composition under Ferruccio Busoni and Luigi Torchi. He graduated with a second diploma in composition in 1914. Instrumentalist, conductor, soldier, and academic Guerrini worked as both a professional violinist and violist in orchestras in Bologna in the 1910s. He also periodically worked as a guest conductor at theaters in Bologna, including conducting operas at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna when a substitute conductor was needed. During World War I he served in the Italian Army. In 1922 he married Emilia Putti, and in 1923 their daughter Vittoria was born. From 1920 through 1924 Guerrini taught on the faculty of the Bologna Conservatory as a professor of harmony. He then joined the staff of Parma Conservatory where he taught from 1925 to 1928; holding the post of chair of music composition. He was appointed director of the Florence Conservatory in 1928; a post he held until 1947. He subsequently served as director of the Bologna Conservatory from 1947 through 1949, and as director of the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia from 1950 until his retirement in 1960. He was later name president of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in 1964; a position he held until his death the following year. Guerrini was also part of an executive committee over the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 1931 to 1933. That opera festival presented the premiere of an opera he co-wrote with A. Testoni, La vigna, in 1935. During World War II, he was imprisoned in an Italian Fascist concentration camp in Collescipoli, Terni from December 1944 through August 1945. He wrote his opera Enea while in this camp. The work was staged at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 1953. He also wrote a choral piece, Missa quarta, which was first sung in the camp on Christmas Day 1945. From 1952 to 1957, he was director of the Rome Chamber Orchestra (Italian: Orchestra da camera di Roma). During his career he also wrote music criticism for a variety of Italian publications. Guerrini died in Rome on June 14, 1965, at the age of 74. Composer As a composer, Guerrini's output included orchestral works, chamber music, operas and choral music. He wrote in a style heavily influenced by Maurice Ravel and Richard Strauss in the early part of his career. Some of his better known works from this period are his tone poem L’ultimo viaggio d’Odisseo and his Sonata for violin and pianoforte, both composed in 1921. That same year his opera Nemici premiered at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. Later his work became more architectural and academic in design which somewhat modernized and mitigated his tendencies toward romanticism. Guerrini's most successful pieces in his later career were his sacred works, including the requiem Missa pro defunctis for vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra which he composed in 1938–1939; and the mass Sette variazioni sopra una sarabanda di Corelli (1940). Missa pro defunctis was written in honor of the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi and was premiered at the Teatro Comunale, Florence on April 28, 1942. For this work he was awarded a prize by the Royal Academy of Italy. References Category:1890 births Category:1965 deaths Category:Academic staff of the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini Category:Academic staff of the Florence Conservatory Category:Academic staff of the Parma Conservatory Category:Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini alumni Category:Italian male classical composers Category:Italian male opera composers Category:Italian male classical violinists Category:Italian male conductors (music) Category:Italian classical violists Category:Italian music educators

The Eagle Has Landed (statue)

The Eagle Has Landed is a bronze sculpture in Brevard County, Florida, United States, in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. It is dedicated to the Apollo 11 crewmembers, which are, from left to right, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin. The monument was designed by George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer, and unveiled on July 12, 2019. History The monument was first proposed by documentary filmmaker Steven Barber, and financed by Rocket Mortgage company, which donated it to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The statue was made by George Lundeen, Mark Lundeen, and Joey Bainer in Loveland, Colorado. It was unveiled on July 12, 2019, as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 mission, which marked the first human landing on Moon on July 20, 1969. The statue was placed in the Moon Tree Garden, a small park area near Apollo and Saturn V Center in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, near the city of Titusville, Florida. The were also planted 12 moon trees, commemorating astronauts that have been on the Moon. The seeds were provided by Rosemary Roosa, daughter of Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa, and president and CEO of the non-profit Moon Tree Foundation. The foundation was created in honor of Roosa's father, who took various tree seeds with him on his space mission. Characteristics thumb|left|180px|The statue in 2022. The monument consists of three bronze statues of Apollo 11 crewmembers, which are, from left to right, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin. They are depicted looking up to the sky, and wearing Apollo spacesuits painted the accurate colors. Collins and Armstrong are carrying their helmets, while Aldrin holds the flag of the United States. The figures are tall and set atop a concrete pedestal, decorated with black stone bricks. The monument features a plaque, with the following inspiration: "In honor of Apollo 11 crew and the men and women who made their spaceflight possible". The monument is placed in the Moon Tree Garden, a small park area near Apollo and Saturn V Center in the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. There were also 12 moon trees planted to commemorate astronauts who have been on the Moon. References Category:Monuments and memorials in Florida Category:Buildings and structures in Brevard County, Florida Category:2019 establishments in Florida Category:2019 sculptures Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2019 Category:Outdoor sculptures in Florida Category:Statues in Florida Category:Sculptures of men in Florida Category:Bronze sculptures in Florida Category:Concrete sculptures in the United States Category:Monuments and memorials to explorers Category:Apollo 11 Category:Buzz Aldrin Category:Neil Armstrong Category:Michael Collins (astronaut) Category:Astronauts in art Category:Kennedy Space Center

Michael Ihde

Michael Patrick Ihde (October 11, 1958 – October 9, 2005) was an American murderer, rapist, and possible serial killer who was convicted of raping and murdering at least two women in the states of California and Washington between 1984 and 1986. Sentenced to death in the former, he died on death row in 2005. Ever since his incarceration, it has been speculated that Ihde was responsible for additional murders that occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area, and most prominently has been suggested as an alternative suspect in the death of Bibi Lee. Confirmed crimes First rape Ihde's first known crime occurred in the spring of 1978. A then-19-year-old Ihde was hitchhiking when he solicited a ride from a woman, claiming that he needed to go to a remote road near the Mokelumne River. Once they arrived there, Ihde attacked the victim, raping and beating her with a rock. Thinking that she was dead, he then left the scene, unaware that the woman actually survived. The rape was reported to the police, who soon detained Ihde. For this crime, he was convicted on charges of forcible rape and assault with intent to commit murder and sentenced to six years imprisonment. Ihde was paroled in November 1982 and moved to Fremont, where he was required to register as a sex offender. However, it would later be revealed that his move to the area flew under the local police's radar, supposedly because the list of registered sex offenders was not exchanged between departments at the time. Lisa Monzo On November 29, 1984, 18-year-old student Lisa Ann Monzo vanished while walking home from San Lorenzo High School. A few days later, her body was found near the school, with an autopsy determining that she had been sexually assaulted and strangled to death. However, due to the lack of clues at the time, Ihde was not linked to this case. Ellen Parker On September 27, 1986, Ihde was arrested for second-degree rape and unlawful imprisonment and detained at the Clark County Jail. Not long after his arrest, he was linked to the murder of 68-year-old Ellen Viola Parker, a retired nurse who was found sexually assaulted and strangled at an unfinished condominium in Vancouver, Washington on February 24. Facing a first-degree murder charge and the possibility of the death penalty, Ihde's lawyer successfully requested that his trial be delayed while they were discussing lowering the charges with the local prosecutor's office. In April 1987, Ihde pleaded guilty to all charges in the Parker case. In his testimony, he claimed that he asked Parker to give him a ride home from a grocery store, after which he raped and strangled her before stealing her car keys and purse. As a result of this plea and the prosecutor's recommendation, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole and imprisoned at the Monroe Correctional Complex. Link to the Monzo case In January 1994, the San Lorenzo Police Department announced that Ihde was linked to Monzo's death after his hair and blood were found at the crime scene. At the time of the announcement, it was also revealed that Ihde supposedly bragged about killing at least three women while residing in Fremont and San Lorenzo, leading to him being investigated for several killings that occurred at the time. This announcement led to public speculation that he was also responsible for the controversial death of Bibi Lee, a theory publicly denied by law enforcement. In July 1994, a warrant was issued for Ihde's arrest by a judge in California, allowing him to be extradited there. As the murder charge included special circumstances, it made him eligible for the death penalty under state law. Trial, imprisonment and death Ihde's trial lasted until November 1996, when he was found guilty of Monzo's murder. Prior to jury deliberations, his attorney argued that the evidence was circumstantial and reliant on the testimony of a jailhouse informant, and that his client had converted to Christianity while in jail, helping other inmates. On the other hand, the prosecutor argued that Ihde was a "very bad guy" who enjoyed inflicting pain on others starting from his teens, when he supposedly started abusing his nephew. In the end, the jury recommended that Ihde should be sentenced to death, with Ihde receiving the death penalty on January 4, 1997. Eight years later, on October 9, 2005, Ihde died awaiting execution on death row. His cause of death was listed as natural causes.Condemned Inmates Who Have Died Since 1978, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Possible other murders At the same time Ihde was announced as the prime suspect in Monzo's murder, police stated that he was additionally being investigated for three other murders committed in the area. These were the following: Kellie Jean Poppleton (14) - found sexually assaulted and strangled in Sunol on December 4, 1983. Tina Marie Faelz (14) - found stabbed to death on April 4, 1984, near the I-590. Julie Connell (18) - found raped and strangled near Castro Valley on April 25, 1984. The main similarities between all of the killings, except for Faelz's, were that they were committed in an almost identical manner to Ihde's other victims. In addition, he is known to have lived relatively close to all of them - for example, he is known to have lived just two blocks away from Poppleton's residence. However, he was never charged with any of the murders listed above. As of August 2024, two of the murders Ihde was previously suspected of were solved. Connell's killer was identified via DNA as Robert Boyd Rhoades, who by the time of identification was already on death row for the 1996 torture-murder of 8-year-old Michael Lyons in Yuba City. In 2020, a former classmate of Faelz', Steven Carlson, confessed to killing her in letters addressed to her family. At the time of his confession, he was serving a 26-years-to-life sentence for another murder. The murder of Kellie Poppleton remains unsolved. See also Killing of Bibi Lee References External links California Birth Index Category:1958 births Category:2005 deaths Category:20th-century American criminals Category:Suspected serial killers Category:American rapists Category:American people convicted of murder Category:People convicted of murder by California Category:American people convicted of rape Category:American prisoners sentenced to death Category:Prisoners sentenced to death by California Category:American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment Category:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Washington (state) Category:Prisoners who died in California detention Category:Violence against women in the United States Category:Serial killers from California Category:People from Castro Valley, California

Kayava River

The Kayave River () is a river in Burundi, a right tributary of the Akanyaru River. Course The Kayave River rises in the northwest of Kayanza Province, not far from the head of the Ruvubu River, fed by streams from the Kibira National Park. It flows east to the border with Ngozi Province, and runs along the border for some distance before turning north and running through Ngozi Province to its mouth on the Akanyaru River. Tributaries The Kayave River forms where the Ngute meets the larger Nyakimonyi and flows east, receiving the Nyabikenke, Jembegeti, Kironge from the right (south), the Nyarusasa from the left (north) and the Nkingu from the right. It turns to the north, and receives the Gitabo and Rushahuriro from the right (east), the Nkamwa and Kirimwe from the left (west) and the Rwintaro from the right just before entering the Kanyaru. Environment The surroundings of Kayave River are a mosaic of agricultural land and natural vegetation. The area is densely populated, with 591 inhabitants per square kilometer. Savannah climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the area is . The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is , and the coldest is April, with . Average annual rainfall is . The wettest month is March, with an average of of precipitation , and the driest is July, with of precipitation. Agriculture The Kayave River flows through the Commune of Busiga in Ngozi Province. The marshes, which have fertile clayey soils, are exploited for small-scale agriculture with crops such as cassava, sweet potato, corn, beans, banana, potato and rice. Events In March 2021 the bridge over the Kayave River carrying the RN1 highway from Kayanza to the Kanyaru-Haut border crossing was badly damaged. This is one of the main highways between Burundi and Rwanda. As of November 2021 repairs had not started. See also List of rivers of Burundi References Sources Temperature data from satellite measurements of the earth's surface temperature within a box that is 0.1×0.1 degrees. Average value for the years 2012–2014 within a box that is 0.1×0.1 degrees. Category:Rivers of Burundi Category:Kayanza Province Category:Ngozi Province

Valentino Tosatti

Valentino Tosatti (born ca. 1981 in Trieste) is an Italian mathematician. Tosatti studied from 2000 at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa and at the University of Pisa, graduating with a laurea in 2004. He then studied at Harvard University, where he graduated with an M.A. in 2005 and a Ph.D. in 2009. (CV has comprehensive publication list.) His Ph.D. thesis Geometry of complex Monge-Ampère equations was supervised by Shing-Tung Yau. Tosatti was from 2009 to 2012 a Joseph Fels Ritt Assistant Professor at Columbia University. At Northwestern University, he was an associate professor from 2012 to 2015 and a full professor from 2015 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022 he taught as a professor at McGill University. In 2022 he became a professor at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Tosatti does research on complex and differential geometry; geometric analysis on complex, Hermitian, and symplectic manifolds; and partial differential equations. He is also interested in the connections of his main research topics with algebraic geometry and dynamical systems. In 2017, with Gábor Székelyhidi and Ben Weinkove, Valentino Tosatti proved a conjecture published in 1984 by Paul Gauduchon. Acta Mathematica published their proof that on n-dimensional compact complex manifolds there is always a Gauduchon metric with prescribed volume form. For this purpose, the behavior of a large class of elliptic nonlinear partial differential equations of second order on Hermitian manifolds had to be investigated. In 2011 Tosatti received a Blavatnik Award. In 2012 he was awarded a two-year Sloan Research Fellowship. In 2018 he received the Caccioppoli Prize. In 2019 he was elected a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society for "contributions in geometric analysis and complex geometry." Selected publications References Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian mathematicians Category:Differential geometers Category:PDE theorists Category:Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa alumni Category:University of Pisa alumni Category:Northwestern University faculty Category:New York University faculty Category:Fellows of the American Mathematical Society Category:Sloan Research Fellows Category:Academic staff of McGill University Category:Columbia University faculty Category:Harvard University alumni

2024 Rali Ceredigion

The 2024 Rali Ceredigion was a motor racing event for rally cars held over three days from 30 August to 1 September 2024. It marked the fourth running of Rali Ceredigion. The event was the seventh round of the 2024 European Rally Championship and the fifth round of the 2024 British Rally Championship. It was also the first ERC event held in United Kingdom since the 2016 Circuit of Ireland. The event was held in Aberystwyth of Ceredigion county in Wales and was contested over fourteen special stages covering a total of 184,16 km. Mille Johansson's 2nd place in class was enough for him to win the ERC Junior title and effectively secure a JWRC drive for 2025. Filip Kohn also claimed the ERC3 title after winning the Fiesta Rally3 Trophy on the previous event. Background Entry list A total of 128 crews entered the event, with 31 competing in ERC and 19 competing in BRC. In ERC, there is 17 crews competing under Rally2 regulations, 4 crews under Rally3 regulations in ERC3 and 10 crews under Rally4 regulations in ERC4 with 8 of them also competing in ERC Junior. In BRC, there was 9 crews competing under Rally2 regulations, 1 crew competing under Rally3 regulations and 9 crews competing under Rally4 regulations, with 8 of them competing in the Great Britain Junior championship and 4 of them competing in Stellanis Cup IRE/UK championship. ERC entry list ERC Rally2 entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 1 Hayden Paddon John Kennard BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 2 Mathieu Franceschi Andy Malfoy Mathieu Franceschi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 3 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 4 Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 5 Jon Armstrong Eoin Treacy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver 6 William Creighton Liam Regan RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 7 Osian Pryce Rhodri Evans Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, co-driver 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 10 Matt Edwards David Moynihan Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 11 Callum Devine Noel O'Sullivan jr Callum Devine Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 12 Meirion Evans Jonathan Jackson Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Driver, co-driver 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Driver, co-driver 15 Garry Pearson Daniel Barritt RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 Driver, co-driver, team 16 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 17 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Frank Christian Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Driver, co-driver 18 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Team MRF Tyres Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Driver, co-driver, team ERC3 entries 19 Filip Kohn Tom Woodburn Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 20 Michał Chorbiński Michał Marczewski Grupa PGS RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3 21 Aleksandar Tomov Dimitar Spasov Aleksandar Tomov Renault Clio Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 22 Jakub Matulka Daniel Dymurski M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC3 23 Eamonn Kelly Rory Kennedy LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3 Driver, co-driver, ERC3 ERC4 entries 24 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall IK Sport Racing Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 25 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 26 Max McRae Cameron Fair TRT Rally Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 27 Daniel Polášek Zdeněk Omelka Daniel Polášek Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 28 Timo Schulz Michael Wenzel ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 29 Aoife Raftery Hannah McKillop Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 30 Davide Pesavento Flavio Zanella Davide Pesavento Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4, ERC Junior 31 Jack Brennan John McGrath Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4, ERC Junior 32 Kyle McBride Darragh Mullen Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Opel Corsa Rally4 Driver, co-driver, team, ERC4 33 Ioan Lloyd Sion Williams Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4 Driver, co-driver, ERC4 BRC entry list BRC entries No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Championship eligibility Tyre 5 Jon Armstrong Eoin Treacy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2 6 William Creighton Liam Regan RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 7 Osian Pryce Rhodri Evans Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 10 Matt Edwards David Moynihan Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2 12 Meirion Evans Jonathan Jackson Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 15 Garry Pearson Daniel Barritt RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 23 Eamonn Kelly Rory Kennedy LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3 32 Kyle McBride Darragh Mullen Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Opel Corsa Rally4 33 Ioan Lloyd Sion Williams Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4 36 Ryan MacHugh Arthur Kierans Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 37 Keelan Grogan Ayrton Sherlock Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 38 Cian Caldwell Liam Egan Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Ford Fiesta Rally4 39 Robert Proudlock Steven Brown Robert Proudlock Peugeot 208 Rally4 40 Kalum Graffin Mark McGeehan Kalum Graffin Peugeot 208 Rally4 43 James Lightfoot Urszula Budzyńska James Lightfoot Ford Fiesta R2T Itinerary All dates and times are BST (UTC+1). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 30 August — After 9:00 Cwmerfyn [Shakedown] 4.15 km 15px After 16:30 Opening ceremony, Aberystwyth SS1 After 18:05 LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 1 1.34 km SS2 After 18:25 LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 2 1.34 km 30 August 15px 6:40 - 6:55 Service A, Aberystwyth SS3 After 8:05 ETT Trailers Brechfa 1 19.75 km SS4 After 9:25 Signature Systems Llyn Brianne 1 26.55 km SS5 After 11:13 Caws Cenarth Nant y Moch 1 14.52 km 15px 12:01 - 12:21 Regroup 15px 12:21 - 12:51 Service B, Aberystwyth SS6 After 14:01 ETT Trailers Brechfa 2 19.75 km SS7 After 15:21 Signature Systems Llyn Brianne 2 26.55 km 15px 16:16 - 16:36 Regroup, Pontrhydfendigaid SS8 After 17:09 Caws Cenarth Nant y Moch 2 14.52 km SS9 After 18:04 LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 3 1.34 km SS10 After 18:24 LAS Recycling & Cambrian Training Aberystwyth 4 1.34 km 15px 18:49 - 19:34 Service C, Aberystwyth 1 September 15px 7:45 - 8:00 Service D, Aberystwyth SS11 After 8:33 DC Autos Bethania 1 10.74 km SS12 After 9:35 Spencer Quantum Hafod 1 17.84 km 15px 10:32 - 11:02 Regroup 15px 11:02 - 11:32 Service E, Aberystwyth SS13 After 12:05 DC Autos Bethania 2 10.74 km 15px 12:49 - 13:46 Regroup, Pontrhydfendigaid SS14 After 14:05 Spencer Quantum Hafod 2 (Power Stage) 17.84 km 15px After 15:05 Podium ceremony, Aberystwyth 15px After 15:30 Finish Source: Report ERC Rally2 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class Event Power Stage 1 1 1 Hayden Paddon John Kennard BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:38:59.0 30 5 2 2 4 Andrea Mabellini Virginia Lenzi Team MRF Tyres Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:46.3 1:47.3 24 3 3 3 2 Mathieu Franceschi Andy Malfoy Mathieu Franceschi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:49.8 1:50.8 21 1 4 4 3 Mikołaj Marczyk Szymon Gospodarczyk Mikołaj Marczyk Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:40:53.5 1:54.5 19 0 5 5 5 Jon Armstrong Eoin Treacy Jon Armstrong Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:40:57.4 1:58.4 15 4 6 6 11 Callum Devine Noel O'Sullivan jr Callum Devine Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:41:09.8 2:10.8 17 2 7 7 7 Osian Pryce Rhodri Evans Osian Pryce Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:41:31.9 2:32.9 13 0 8 8 10 Matt Edwards David Moynihan Atölye Kazaz Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:41:39.2 2:40.2 11 0 9 9 12 Meirion Evans Jonathan Jackson Meirion Evans Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 1:42:08.1 3:09.1 9 0 13 10 William Creighton Liam Regan RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:48:19.8 9:20.8 3 0 23 11 16 Philip Allen Craig Drew Philip Allen Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 1:55:37.5 16:38.5 0 0 24 12 15 Garry Pearson Daniel Barritt RedGrey Team Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:55:53.9 16:54.9 0 0 Retired SS14 18 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Team MRF Tyres Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 Retired 0 0 Retired SS11 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS11 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident 0 0 Retired SS11 17 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Frank Christian Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 Medical reasons 0 0 Retired SS4 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident 0 0 Stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:29.231 SS1 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:19.8 Paddon / Kennard SS2 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:18.2 Paddon / Kennard SS3 Williams / Whittock Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:18.8 Paddon / Kennard SS4 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:29.6 Paddon / Kennard SS5 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:27.5 Paddon / Kennard SS6 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:04.2 Paddon / Kennard SS7 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 13:22.6 Paddon / Kennard SS8 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 7:25.5 Paddon / Kennard SS9 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:18.1 Paddon / Kennard SS10 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 1:17.6 Paddon / Kennard SS11 Mabellini / Lenzi Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 5:46.6 Paddon / Kennard SS12 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 9:34.5 Paddon / Kennard SS13 Edwards / Moynihan Ford Fiesta Rally2 6:15.6 Paddon / Kennard SS14 Paddon / Kennard Hyundai i20 N Rally2 9:48.4 Paddon / Kennard Championship standings ERC3 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 10 1 22 Jakub Matulka Daniel Dymurski M-Sport Poland Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:47:27.5 30 14 2 20 Michał Chorbiński Michał Marczewski Grupa PGS RT Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:48:53.2 1:25.7 24 15 3 19 Filip Kohn Tom Woodburn Filip Kohn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:48:56.2 1:28.7 21 Retired SS12 14 Eamonn Kelly Rory Kennedy LightGrey Ford Fiesta Rally3 Accident 0 Stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 2:39.1 SS1 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:24.7 Kohn / Woodburn SS2 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:24.4 Kohn / Woodburn SS3 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 11:08.8 Matulka / Dymurski SS4 Matulka / Dymurski SS5 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 8:04.6 Kelly / Kennedy SS6 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:48.4 Kelly / Kennedy SS7 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 14:35.8 Kelly / Kennedy SS8 Kelly / Kennedy Ford Fiesta Rally3 7:52.7 Kelly / Kennedy SS9 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:23.8 Kelly / Kennedy SS10 Kohn / Woodburn Ford Fiesta Rally3 1:22.5 Kelly / Kennedy SS11 Kelly / Kennedy SS12 Matulka / Dymurski SS13 Chorbiński / Marczewski Ford Fiesta Rally3 6:56.5 Matulka / Dymurski SS14 Matulka / Dymurski Ford Fiesta Rally3 10:59.3 Matulka / Dymurski Championship standings ERC4 Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 11 1 26 Max McRae Cameron Fair TRT Rally Team Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:47:28.3 30 12 2 24 Mille Johansson Johan Grönvall IK Sport Racing Opel Corsa Rally4 1:48:14.7 46.4 24 16 3 28 Timo Schulz Michael Wenzel ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 1:49:05.1 50.4 21 17 4 30 Davide Pesavento Flavio Zanella Davide Pesavento Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:49:42.6 2:14.3 19 18 5 33 Ioan Lloyd Sion Williams Ioan Lloyd Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:49:48.3 2:20.0 17 19 6 25 Calle Carlberg Jørgen Eriksen ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team Opel Corsa Rally4 1:49:53.4 2:25.1 15 20 7 27 Daniel Polášek Zdeněk Omelka Daniel Polášek Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:51:46.3 4:18.0 13 21 8 29 Aoife Raftery Hannah McKillop Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:53:04.1 5:35.8 11 22 9 32 Kyle McBride Darragh Mullen Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Opel Corsa Rally4 1:55:02.4 7:34.1 9 Retired SS13 31 Jack Brennan John McGrath Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Off road 0 Stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD McRae / Fair Peugeot 208 Rally4 2:40.2 SS1 Schulz / Wenzel Opel Corsa Rally4 1:27.1 Schulz / Wenzel SS2 Schulz / Wenzel Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.8 Schulz / Wenzel SS3 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 10:59.3 Carlberg / Eriksen SS4 Carlberg / Eriksen SS5 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 10:04.8 Carlberg / Eriksen SS6 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 10:48.1 Carlberg / Eriksen SS7 Johansson / Grönvall Opel Corsa Rally4 14:35.2 Johansson / Grönvall SS8 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 7:57.6 Johansson / Grönvall SS9 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.9 Johansson / Grönvall SS10 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:24.1 Johansson / Grönvall SS11 Johansson / Grönvall SS12 Johansson / Grönvall SS13 Carlberg / Eriksen Opel Corsa Rally4 6:45.9 McRae / Fair SS14 McRae / Fair Peugeot 208 Rally4 10:50.7 McRae / Fair Championship standings BRC There is two full points scoring opportunities on this rally as full championship points are available for both Leg 1 and Leg 2 of the rally. Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Day 1 Day 2 Joker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Retired SS11 8 Chris Ingram Alexander Kihurani Chris Ingram Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 Accident Retired SS11 9 Keith Cronin Mikie Galvin Eurosol Racing Team Hungary Ford Fiesta Rally2 Accident Retired SS7 37 Keelan Grogan Ayrton Sherlock Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy Peugeot 208 Rally4 Off road Retired SS4 14 James Williams Ross Whittock BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 N Rally2 Accident Stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 2:29.2 SS1 Ingram / Kihurani Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 1:20.8 Ingram / Kihurani SS2 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.7 Ingram / Kihurani SS3 Williams / Whittock Hyundai i20 N Rally2 10:18.8 Williams / Whittock SS4 Ingram / Kihurani Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 13:46.5 Ingram / Kihurani SS5 Pryce / Evans Ford Fiesta Rally2 7:35.5 Ingram / Kihurani SS6 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 10:11.1 Ingram / Kihurani SS7 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 13:30.0 Ingram / Kihurani SS8 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 7:31.3 Ingram / Kihurani SS9 Armstrong / Treacy [[Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.8 Ingram / Kihurani SS10 Armstrong / Treacy Ford Fiesta Rally2 1:19.2 Ingram / Kihurani SS11 SS12 SS13 SS14 Championship standings BRC Junior Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Day 1 Day 2 Joker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Stages StageWinnersCarTimeClass leaders SD SS1 Grogan / Sherlock Peugeot 208 Rally4 1:30.0 Grogan / Sherlock SS2 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:28.6 Grogan / Sherlock SS3 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 11:24.4 Lloyd / Williams SS4 Lloyd / Williams SS5 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 8:16.1 Lloyd / Williams SS6 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 11:08.4 Lloyd / Williams SS7 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 14:59.6 Lloyd / Williams SS8 Lloyd / Williams Peugeot 208 Rally4 8:13.9 Lloyd / Williams SS9 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:28.5 Lloyd / Williams SS10 McBride / Mullen Opel Corsa Rally4 1:27.9 Lloyd / Williams SS11 SS12 SS13 SS14 Championship standings Notes References Ceredigion Category:Sport in Aberystwyth Category:21st century in Ceredigion Rali Ceredigion

Frankendael

thumb|upright=1.3|Entrance to the estate thumb|upright=1.0|The facade of Huize Frankendael with the fountain thumb|upright=1.0|Sculpture depicting the god Bacchus in Frankendael Frankendael is one of two remaining buitenplaats (country estates) in Amsterdam (the other is Amstelrust). It comprises Huis Frankendael and the adjoining Park Frankendael in Watergraafsmeer. The house (Huis Frankendael), located at Middenweg 72, is a historic country residence in Tuindorp Frankendaal (Amsterdam-Oost). , It was probably built largely between the second half or end of the 17th century and around 1733. It is a Rijksmonument, and owned by the municipality of Amsterdam. The building houses a restaurant and rooms that are used for various events. History The original building was probably built around 1659. In the early 18th century, the house was inhabited by Izaak Balde, who had become the owner of the estate in 1695. Balde named the estate Frankendael, a name derived from Frankenthal, a place of refuge for Protestants near Worms, where his grandfather had found hospitality. The construction of the building continued until 1733, when Huize Frankendael took on its current appearance. After that, until 1759, the owner of the estate was Jan Gildemeester. Then, from 1779, the owner of Frankendael was Jan Gildemeester Janszoon. In 1783, he commissioned the Amsterdam architect Jacob Otten Husly designed the Entrance Gate (Toegangspoort Frankendael).Zie T.H.Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Het huis Herengracht 475 en zijn bewoners', Jaarboek Amstelodamum 59 (1967), p.105. Volgens A.Duisenberg, J.Otten Husly (1738-1796). Avant-garde architect tijdens de Verlichting (Rotterdam 1998), p.95, dateert dit hek overigens pas van 1783. At the front of the house at the canal is a marble fountain that was purchased in 1770 and originally came from the Driemond country estate near Weesp. The building was permanently inhabited until the early 19th century. Between 1849 and 1866, Pieter Proot resided in Frankendael and held parties and banquets there. Later, in 1866, the Frankendael estate was acquired by the Nederlandsche Tuinbouw Maatschappij Linnaeus, who converted the rooms of the building into offices. Between 1927 and 1956, the gardens of the villa hosted open-air theatre performances in the summer. Meanwhile, in the early 1950s, restoration and refurbish work of the dilapidated house was undertaken under the direction of architect Ben Merkelbach. The municipality of Amsterdam then offered Ben Merkelbach the opportunity to use Frankendael as his personal office in 1957. The estate was subsequently inhabited by Merkelbach's descendants until 2004. His stepdaughter Cecilia Lichtveld was the last resident of the house.Geheugen van Oost, Verhalen uit Amsterdam Oost: De laatste bewoners van Frankendael. Gearchiveerd op 24 september 2021. The Garden Village Frankendael (Tuindorp Frankendael) (Jerusalem), built shortly after World War II, borders the country estate and is named after it. Present The carriage house houses a restaurant named after Ben Merkelbach. Couples can get married at this special location, as this place is an official wedding location. In 2008, archaeological research revealed the possible foundations of the old orangery of the country estate to the west in the backyard. https://www.amsterdam.nl/publish/pages/463743/aar_27.pdf. Gearchiveerd op 3 december 2022. Architecture Exterior The estate extends over an area of ​​approximately 7 acres in the vicinity of the Wereldmuseum. At the entrance there is a wooden portico (see the "History" section), which bears the coat of arms of Jan Gildemeester Janszoon. The facade of the main building is in red brick. In front of the main facade there is a fountain made in 1714 by the sculptor Ignatius van Logteren. In the front of the villa, there are also four statues from the early 18th century, perhaps brought to Frankendael by one of its owners, Jan Gildemeester. In the back of the villa, there is a garden in English style. Interior The rooms of Huize Frankendael are decorated in Louis XIV style. Note Related articles List of tourist attractions in Amsterdam External links |Park Frankendael |Huize Frankendael Category:Houses in the Netherlands Category:Houses completed in 1733 Category:Amsterdam-Oost Category:Parks in Amsterdam Category:Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam‎

Peruvian cruiser Lima

Lima was the lead ship of what was to be a two-ship class of cruisers for the Peruvian Navy, but ended up being the sole member of the class. Originally to be named Socrates and constructed as a merchant ship in Germany, the ship was purchased by Peru during the War of the Pacific and converted to a warship in England. The sale was complex, involving subterfuge to get around embargoes on the purchase of armed vessels by belligerent countries, and was only completed after the war's conclusion. Armed with two guns, on commissioning, the cruiser was the flagship and largest vessel in the Peruvian fleet. In 1901, the armament was upgraded. The ship was mobilised in 1910 in response to the threat of war with Ecuador. In 1920, the ship was refitted in Panama and subsequently operated as a transport and submarine depot. The vessel briefly saw service in the Colombia–Peru War in 1933 as a floating battery and was discarded in 1937. Design and development On 14 February 1879, the Chilean ironclads and entered Antofagasta and initiated the War of the Pacific, between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance. As the war ensued, the Peruvian government attempted to source new warships from Europe and discovered two suitable merchant vessels under construction in Germany for a Portuguese client. It was claimed that the ships were ordered by the Greek government but under suspicion that the order may have come from Peru, which was a belligerent country, and that the ships were to be armed, the German government detained the ships. The Peruvian authorities then attempted to get the ships sold to the firm of Henry Lambert in London, under the subterfuge that the client was the French government. Once again, Peruvian influence was suspected and the ships were again retained. At the end of the war, the bankrupt Peruvian government could no longer afford two large vessels. One, the planned Diogenes, was sold to finance the other, which was completed as Lima. Diogenes was to have been named Callao in Peruvian service but eventually, in 1898, became the US Navy gunboat . As completed. Lima was a protected cruiser built of iron with a straight bow. Displacing , the vessel had an overall length of at the waterline, a beam of at the waterline and a mean draught of at deep load. Power was provided by compound marine steam engines with horizontally-mounted cylinders that drove two propeller shaft. The engine was rated at . Steam was provided by two double-ended and two single-ended Scotch boilers. They vented through two funnels and were powered by coal, with of fuel carried. The engines gave a design speed of. This was complemented by a two-masted schooner rig. As originally envisaged, the vessel would have been rigged as a brig. Lima was completed as a cruiser with an armament of two single Armstrong rifled breech loading guns and three single Nordenfelt 3-pounder guns. The main armament was mounted in fore and aft behind shields. The vessel was later rearmed in 1901. The main armament was replaced by Vickers quick-firing guns and an additional five 3-pounder guns were mounted. Each main gun weighed and could propel a shell at a muzzle velocity of . The cruiser had a ship's complement of 150 sailors of all ranks. Construction and career Lima was originally constructed by Howaldts of Kiel, Germany as a merchant ship and named Socrates. The vessel was launched in December 1880. Purchased by the Chilean government in 1881, the vessel was initially to be converted into a gunboat and renamed by the German firm but this proved impossible due to restrictions placed on Peru as a belligerent nation. In 1882, the Japanese government approached the Chilean government to potentially purchase the vessel, along with sister ship Diogenese, for 1,2287,160 Japanese yen but this was turned down. Instead, the vessel was transferred to Britain and conversion to a cruiser was completed by Thames Ironworks. The vessel was completed in 1885 and entered service in 1889. On commissioning, Lima became the navy's flagship and remained the largest ship in the navy for more than twenty years. The vessel was based in Callao and formed the core of the Peruvian fleet () under the Callao Maritime Department. Due to the threat of a war with Ecuador on 4 April 1910, the cruiser was briefly mobilised but there was no conflict and so the vessel saw no action. The vessel was fitted with wireless telegraphy by Guillermo Wiese de Osma in 1911. In November 1919, the vessel was taken to at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone for repairs, including rebuilding the boilers and fitting a new wireless telegraph, the previous one having been previously removed. The work was completed on 8 March 1920 and the vessel sailed back to Callao. The warship was subsequently used as a transport and then as a submarine depot. In May 1933, the warship, now acting as a gunboat, was briefly deployed during the Colombia–Peru War. Along with the similarly outdated destroyer Teniente Rodriguez, the gunboat sailed through the Panama Canal and up the Amazon River to Iquitos to act as a floating battery. This proved to be one of the last voyages of significance the vessel was to take. Lima was retired in 1937 and sold to be broken up in 1940. Citations Bibliography Category:1881 ships Category:Cruisers of the Peruvian Navy Category:Ships built in Germany

France national wheelchair rugby league team

The France national wheelchair rugby league team represents France in wheelchair rugby league. The team have played in all four World Cup tournaments, finishing third in the inaugural competition in 2008 tournament before finishing as championns in both 2013 and 2017. They finished as runners-up in 2021 and also finished runners-up in the 2015 European Rugby League Championship. Current squad Squad selected for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (played in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Mostefa Abassi (Saint-Jory) Lionel Alazard (Montauban) Jérémy Bourson (Dragons Handi) Gilles Clausells (Dragons Handi) Nicolas Clausells (Dragons Handi) Dany Denuwelaere (Montauban) Thomas Duhalde (Euskadi) Florian Guttadoro (SO Avignon) Guillaume Mautz (SO Avignon) Julien Penella (Euskadi) Arno Vargas (Dragons Handi) Yann Verdi (SO Avignon) Jonathan Hivernat (Dragons Handi, standby) Adrien Zittel (Arbent, standby) Competitive record World Cup RecordYearFinish 2008 2013 2017 2021 Results DateOpponentScoreCompetitionVenueAttendanceRef.3 June 2006 Great Britain20–6FriendlyCREPS Centre, Bourges2007FriendlyHarrow, London7 November 2008Barbarians108–02008 Rugby League World Cup Group StageSydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen10 November 200844–14Mount Druitt, Sydney12 November 200816–28Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen14 November 200820–222008 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalWhitlam Centre, Sydney17 November 2008Barbarians52–02008 Rugby League World Cup 3rd/4th play-offMount Druitt, Sydney28 August 200938–36FriendlyBrunel University, London16 October 201044–34FriendlyCahors1,0608 October 201132–34FriendlyLeigh Sports Village, Leigh27 August 201243–22Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham 7003 July 201328–202013 Rugby League World Cup Group StageMedway Park, Gillingham6 July 2013154–29 July 201372–611 July 201371–302013 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final13 July 201342–402013 Rugby League World Cup Final9 May 201464–46Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyKindarena, Rouen2,70023 September 201526–56Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham24 September 201526–242015 Rugby League European Championship Group StageMedway Park, Gillingham25 September 2015 Wales52–525 September 2015100–825 September 201588–626 September 201524–282015 Rugby League European Championship Finalhttps://www.rugby-league.com/article/26715/england-claim-euro-wheelchair-crown18 July 201770–16FriendlyGymnase L'Olympie, Limouxhttps://www.ffr13.fr/des-francais-contre-les-bleus/20 July 201771–312017 Rugby League World Cup Group StageHalle aux Sport, Carcassonne22 July 2017102–22Complexe La Rijole, Pamiers24 July 2017118–10Gymnase du Lac, Saint-Jory25 July 201798–62017 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalGymnase Compans Cafferlli, Toulouse28 July 201738–342017 Rugby League World Cup FinalParc des Expositions, Perpignan21 June 201925–31Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyGymnase M. Guigou, Apt23 June 201950–46Palais des Sports de Toulon10 November 202149–24Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham13 November 202139–2619 June 202248–62Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyNational Basketball Centre, Manchester4 November 2022104–62021 Rugby League World Cup Group StageEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield1,129https://web.archive.org/web/20221128071915/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/357 November 202280–151,200https://web.archive.org/web/20221128075916/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/4410 November 2022116–61,129https://web.archive.org/web/20221128090904/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/5013 November 202284–402021 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield1,318https://web.archive.org/web/20221128085702/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/6618 November 202224–282021 Rugby League World Cup finalManchester Central, Manchester4,5265 November 202343–34Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyLeeds Arena, Leeds2,37325 November 202318–34Palais des Sports, Marseille Upcoming fixtures at Robin Park Arena, Wigan on Saturday, 26 October 2024. Kick-off scheduled for 14:30PM BST (UTC+1:00) Records and statistics Honours World Cup (2): (2013, 2017) Fassolette-Kielty Trophy: 6 Titles See also Rugby league in France France men's national rugby league team France women's national rugby league team Fassolette-Kielty Trophy French Rugby League Federation Notes References Category:Disability in France Category:Rugby league in France Category:National wheelchair rugby league teams

2024 Letran Knights basketball team

The 2024 Letran Knights men's basketball team is representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the centennial season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the Philippines. The men's basketball tournament for the school year 2024-25 began on September 7, 2024, and the host school for the season is Lyceum of the Philippines University. Coaching changes Letran officials named former Letran Squires' mentor and alumnus Allen Ricardo as the new head coach of the Knights after previous head coach Rensy Bajar agreed to a buyout of his contract. Joining Ricardo on the side lines are former Letran Knight and current PBA player Rey Nambatac, and Mike Buendia, who had a stint with the Knights as an assistant coach in 2013. Roster changes The Knights lost five of its key players from previous season. Kurt Reyson graduated from college, while Kint Ariar and Kyle Tolentino decided to forego their remaining playing years. NCAA Season 99 Freshman of the Year Jay Garupil transferred to JRU, while Paolo Galvez transferred to FEU. Transferees Jimboy Estrada and Edzel Galoy will finally play for the Knights after redshirting for a year. Estrada previously played in NAASCU for St. Clare College of Caloocan, while Galoy was a former Altas player who last played in Season 97 & 98. Meanwhile, former De La Salle Green Archer point guard Nate Montecillo will also suit up for the Knights. Among the rookies who will suit up for the Knights are former Letran Squire Jovel Baliling, CJ Delfino, Fil-Am Jace Aquiningoc, and big man Christian Vergara. Discipline Letran captain Pao Javillonar was initially handed a three-game suspension after being listed in the lineup of the PBA team Converge FiberXers during the 39th Kadayawan Invitational Tournament in Davao last July. Javillonar was drafted 19th overall by the FiberXers. After Letran officials appealed his case, the NCAA Management Committee decided to reduce his suspension to two games. Javillonar will miss the Knights' first two games against San Sebastian and JRU. Roster Depth chart Depth chart NCAA Season 100 games results Elimination games are played in a double round-robin format. All games will be aired on GTV & Heart of Asia Channel. DateTimeOpponentVenueResultRecordFirst round of eliminations– Source: Pong Ducanes, Imperium Technology, Inc. References Category:2024–25 in Philippine college basketball Category:Letran Knights basketball team seasons

325 East 38th Street

325 East 38th Street is a seven-story commercial building located between First and Second avenues in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The building originally opened in 1904 as public baths and was subsequently renovated and expanded, later housing other entities including a wet wash laundry, medical centers, and a nursing school. It currently serves as the permanent mission for Indonesia to the United Nations. History Opening and early years In 1902, it was announced that the philanthropist Elizabeth Milbank Anderson had purchased a plot of land measuring at 225 to 227 East 38th Street that would be used for the construction of public baths to be donated to the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP). Plans for the new structure were designed by architect Charles A. Rich. Rich had previously designed other projects for the Anderson family in New York City, including Milbank Hall at Barnard College and Bryant Park Studios. The site of the new building on East 38th Street was previously occupied by two-story brick tenements with one- and two-story frame buildings at the rear of the lots. thumb|Milbank Memorial Baths in 1908|left The public baths, named the Milbank Memorial Baths in memory of Elizabeth's father, were opened to the public on May 19, 1904. At the time of the building's completion, it was estimated that there was a total of 50,000 people living in the area that did not have access to bathing facilities in their own homes. The new bath house had a total of 59 shower baths and 3 tub baths for men and 26 shower baths and 6 tub baths for women; it had an overall capacity of 4,800 people per day. Admission to the baths was free for those who brought their own towel and soap; an admission fee of five cents was charged for bathers who needed soap and towels. The front of the three-story building, which had a brick façade with limestone trimming, had separate entrances for men and women. The first floor had an office and separate bathing facilities for men and women, the second floor contained men's baths, and the third floor contained a residence for the superintendent. The interior of the building was finished with Italian marble and tile and included maple and oak woodwork. After the AICP's Bureau of Public Health and Hygiene conducted a study on the availability of commercial laundry facilities in the area near the bath house, it was decided to repurpose the second floor of the building into a model wet wash laundry, which opened on November 16, 1914. The facility contained a single eight-compartment washing machine and four hydroextractors, having a capacity of 500 bundles of laundry per week. The public was charged a fee of 25 cents to have a bundle of laundry washed if they dropped it off and picked it up, or 50 cents if they had the bundle picked up and delivered by wagon. In addition to providing a beneficial service to the local community, the model wet wash laundry was used as a laboratory to test different methods of laundry sanitation. It was determined that the use of hot water at alone was sufficient in killing bacteria compared to using soap or bleach. The remaining baths on the first floor of the building were removed in 1919, when the entire facility was converted into a wet wash laundry. The building operated as a laundry facility until 1925. Other uses The property was acquired from the AICP by the Milbank Memorial Fund, which renovated the building and expanded it to five floors to serve as a model health center with clinics for dentistry, infant welfare, social hygiene, and tuberculosis. The site had been selected to serve as the headquarters for the Milbank Memorial Fund's metropolitan health demonstration, which was conducted in the Bellevue-Yorkville district covering the area on the east side of Manhattan from East 14th to 64th streets, running from Fourth Avenue to the East River. The vacant lot on the east side of the building (No. 329) was also purchased by the fund to ensure an adequate supply of light and air around the structure. It opened as the Bellevue-Yorkville Health Building on November 30, 1926. The ground floor included a lobby and auditorium, and the remainder of space on this floor and the second floor were occupied by medical clinics operated by the New York City Department of Health. The third and fourth floors contained administrative offices for the health demonstration project and district offices for some of the cooperating agencies, including the AICP, Charity Organization Society, Henry Street Visiting Nurse Association, and Kips Bay Neighborhood Association. An assembly room was located on the fifth floor. The building later served as the interim location of the Institute of Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine, which opened on June 17, 1948, and was directed by Howard A. Rusk. The institute remained at the location until January 1951, when its new facility opened at First Avenue and East 34th Street, the first building to be completed in the development of the New York University-Bellevue Medical Center. In 1954, the building was leased by the Chiropractic Institute of New York, which occupied the site until the institute closed in 1968 and merged with the National College of Chiropractic in Illinois. In 1969, Skidmore College announced that it had leased the building to house its Irene Ward McClellan Department of Nursing, which was previously located in Fahnestock Hall at 304 East 20th Street. The interior of the building was remodeled to include the addition of a mezzanine floor and was designed to accommodate residences for 86 students in their sophomore and junior years. Students began occupying the renovated building in November 1970. The college purchased the building a few years later with financing from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, but decided in 1982 to close its nursing program in due to declining enrollment. The college sold the building for $6 million in 1984 to the government of the Republic of Indonesia, and it is now used as the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations. In the late 1990s, architect Stephen B. Jacobs designed an addition to the east side of the building, which was made on the former vacant lot at No. 329. References Category:1904 establishments in New York City Category:Buildings and structures in Manhattan Category:Diplomatic missions in Manhattan Category:Diplomatic missions of Indonesia Category:Murray Hill, Manhattan Category:New York University Category:Public baths in the United States Category:Skidmore College

Zlatko Hadžidedić

Zlatko Hadžidedić is a Bosnian author, political scientist, and academic specializing in nationalism studies, international relations, and political theory. He is the founder of the Center for Nationalism Studies in Sarajevo. Education Hadžidedić received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Sarajevo, with a thesis titled “Forced to be Free: The Paradoxes of Liberalism and Nationalism” (nationalism studies, history of ideas, political theory). He holds an MPhil in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MA in Society and Politics from the Central European University, and a BA in Comparative Literature from the University of Sarajevo. Career Hadžidedić has held teaching positions at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, the American University in the Emirates (Dubai), and the University of Sarajevo. He has written extensively on nationalism, political theory, and the geopolitical background of the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as a political adviser to the Vice-Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gavrilo Grahovac (2003–2005), the Minister of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Safet Halilović (2005–2006), and the Minister of Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Safet Halilović (2006–2011). Selected publications Hadžidedić’s major works include: • Nations and Capital: The Missing Link in Global Expansion (London-New York: Routledge, 2022), a groundbreaking analysis of the reasons for the emergence of nations and nationalism as socio-political and geopolitical instruments in the global expansion of capitalism. • Forced to Be Free: The Paradoxes of Liberalism and Nationalism (Baden-Baden: Deutscher Wissenschafts-Verlag, 2012), which explores the symbiosis between liberalism and nationalism, showing how liberalism's endorsement of the nation as the exclusive unit of political legitimacy and nationalism's endorsement of liberty as the ultimate value mutually reinforce each other. • Pad (Sarajevo: Bosanska knjiga, 1993), a historical drama in verses. • Istočnici Istog (Sarajevo: Svjetlost, 1989), poetry. References Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina writers Category:Scholars of nationalism Category:Nationalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Murder of William Clayton Jr.

On March 6, 1998, 68-year-old contract courier William Clinton Clayton Jr. was shot to death by an unknown person while he was taking money out of an ATM in downtown Centre, Alabama. The killer was later identified as Keith Edmund Gavin, a resident of Chicago who was out on parole after serving 16 years of a 34-year jail term for a 1982 murder case in his native state of Illinois. Gavin was convicted of the murder and sentenced to death in 1999, and he was incarcerated on death row for about 25 years before he was executed via lethal injection on July 18, 2024. Background William Clinton Clayton Jr. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama on December 10, 1929, William Clinton Clayton Jr., affectionately known as Bill, grew up in Alabama and he studied up to high school, although he did not complete his high school education. Sometime after he left school, Clayton served in the army at one point and was a Korean War veteran. Clayton married his wife in 1960 and together, the couple had seven children. According to his son, Clayton was a hard-working and dedicated family man who worked in various jobs, including custodial work, railroad work and various driving jobs, and he was said to be a simple man who had learning disabilities. At the time of his death in 1998, Clayton worked as a contract courier. Keith Edmund Gavin Born in Chicago, Illinois on March 30, 1960, Keith Edmund Gavin, the second of 12 children in his family, grew up in a ghetto-like neighbourhood where drug activity and gang violence was rampant. Gavin's father reportedly had a harsh disciplinary style towards Gavin, who later dropped out of school in the 11th grade.GAVIN v. COMMISSIONER ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2022], United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (United States). Gavin's criminal history was first dated back in 1979, when he was found guilty of burglary on October 25 of that same year. In early 1982, at the age of 22, Gavin shot an unarmed man in Cook County, Illinois, and the man, whose identity remains unknown, died from the shooting. On June 9, 1982, Gavin was convicted of murder and sentenced to 34 years in jail. During his incarceration, Gavin completed his GED and also took up some college courses.GAVIN v. STATE [2003], Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals (United States). In December 1997, after serving less than 16 years behind bars, Gavin was granted parole and released from prison. However, merely four months later, Gavin would commit murder a second time. Clayton's murder On March 6, 1998, in Centre, Cherokee County, Alabama, 68-year-old William Clayton Jr. was murdered via shooting by Keith Edmund Gavin, who was then two weeks short of turning 38. On that fateful day, Clayton was preparing to bring his wife out for dinner, and he drove his workplace van to an ATM at Regions Bank to withdraw some money for the dinner night. At the same time, Gavin, accompanied by his cousin Dewayne Lemark Meeks, who worked in the Illinois Department of Corrections, were driving from Gavin's hometown in Chicago to Alabama to locate a woman whom Gavin met in the past. After the duo reached downtown Centre, they came across Clayton, who was then at the ATM withdrawing money. According to prosecutors, Gavin formed an intention to rob Clayton, and hence, he departed his cousin's car and approached Clayton with his cousin's .40-calibre Glock pistol, opening the door of Clayton's van and fired two shots at Clayton, who was pushed into the passenger's seat by Gavin, who took over the wheel and drove away in Clayton's van. The shooting itself was witnessed by Gavin's cousin, who fled the scene out of fear. Three more eyewitnesses – Larry Twilley, Ronald Baker and Richard Henry Jr. – also testified they saw a gunman, whom they identified as Gavin, opening the side door of Clayton's van and shooting Clayton twice. Danny Smith, an investigator from the District Attorney's Office of the Ninth Judicial Circuit caught sight of Clayton's van and gave chase. After reaching the middle of an intersection, Gavin stopped the van and fled into the nearby woods, and he also fired twice at the officer (who escaped unscathed) while making his escape, leaving behind Clayton, who was discovered barely alive and sustaining three gunshot wounds in the van. Clayton was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy revealed that one of the two bullets in Clayton's body penetrated the left arm, heart and lungs, and it was stuck at the passenger-side door of the van. The second one entered Clayton's left hip and was stuck on his back. A manhunt was swiftly carried out to capture Gavin. Police dogs were also dispatched during the search, and one of the dogs was able to find Gavin hiding in a creek, and the police cornered Gavin, who attempted to escape. However, the attempt was futile, and Gavin was arrested and subsequently taken into police custody. Gavin's trial and sentencing Charges After his arrest, Keith Gavin, who introduced himself as "Keith Edmunds" to the police, was initially charged under his fake alias for the murder of William Clayton Jr., before his real name and previous conviction for murder in 1982 was discovered by the Alabama authorities. In April 1998, Dewayne Meeks, who was then 33 years old and married with a son, became the second person to be charged with murder after the gun issued to him by the Illinois Department of Corrections was connected to the fatal shooting of Clayton, and the US$50,000 bond granted to Meeks was revoked. Three months after he was first charged, the prosecution decided to drop the murder charge against Meeks in July 1998, leaving Gavin the only person left facing a murder charge. Jury trial and verdict On November 3, 1999, Gavin stood trial before a 12-member jury at the Cherokee County Circuit Court for one count of murder and one count of attempted murder. For the most serious charge of murder, the potential punishment was either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. In midst of the trial, the defence counsel representing Gavin in court sought to push the blame on his cousin Dwayne Meeks, who turned state evidence against Gavin in court, and stated that there was no direct evidence to connect the murder weapon to Gavin, and raised arguments to cast doubts over the incriminating evidence against Gavin. On November 7, 1999, the jury found Gavin guilty of both counts of murder and attempted murder. On November 17, 1999, the jury released its decision on sentence, with ten jurors recommending a death sentence for Gavin while the final two jurors settled on a life sentence. Under Alabama law, a judge had the discretion to impose the death penalty if the jury made a unanimous decision or alternatively, a minimum of ten jurors out of 12 agreed to sentence an accused to death. For security reasons, Gavin was transferred to the St. Clair Correctional Facility prior to his official sentencing, which was originally scheduled to occur on December 6, 1999, but the hearing was delayed to January 5, 2000. On January 5, 2000, for the charge of murdering William Clayton Jr., 39-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin was sentenced to death by Circuit Judge David A. Rains, who agreed with the jury's decision during sentencing. Justice Rains also sentenced Gavin to life imprisonment for the other charge of attempted murder of Danny Smith. The death sentence of Gavin was reportedly the first death sentence meted out by Justice Rains nearly 20 years after he was first appointed as a judge. Appeals and death warrant Appeal process In June 2000, Keith Gavin petitioned for a new trial in his case, claiming that his original trial counsel was ineffective and there was selective prosecution in his case. In September 2003, Gavin filed an appeal to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, arguing that he was innocent and falsely implicated in the murder by his cousin Dewayne Meeks, whom he continued to finger as the real killer. He also attempted to argue that he was being unfairly judged due to racial bias since he was African-American and most of the jurors who voted to convict him were white, and he was more likely to be indicted for capital murder in predominantly white Cherokee County as an African-American compared to a white. However, Gavin's appeal was dismissed. A follow-up appeal to the Supreme Court of Alabama was also dismissed on May 28, 2004.Ex parte Keith Edmund GAVIN. [2004], Supreme Court of Alabama (United States). The U.S. Supreme Court later rejected the appeal of Gavin in 2005.GAVIN v. ALABAMA [2005], Supreme Court of the United States (United States). In 2020, a federal judge heard Gavin's appeal at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, and ruled that Gavin had ineffective counsel at his sentencing hearing because his original lawyers failed to present more mitigating evidence of Gavin's violent and abusive childhood in Chicago, which would have warranted a possible sentence of life without parole.Gavin v. Dunn [2020], United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (United States). Two years later, in July 2022, the ruling was struck down by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals after the court found that Gavin's trial counsel were not ineffective in their duties and maintained the death sentence in his case. Death warrant and final appeals On April 18, 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court authorized the death warrant of Gavin after approving the request of the state attorney general. On April 26, 2024, about a week after the approval of his death warrant, Gavin's death sentence was scheduled to be carried out via lethal injection on July 18, 2024. Gavin was the third death row convict in Alabama to receive a death warrant, and just a month prior, a man named Jamie Ray Mills was the second condemned person to have his execution date set for murdering an elderly couple; Mills was executed via lethal injection on May 30, 2024, four months after Kenneth Eugene Smith became the first in Alabama and elsewhere in the world to be executed via nitrogen gas inhalation. On July 9, 2024, nine days before his scheduled execution, Gavin filed a legal motion to not undergo an autopsy after his death. Gavin, who converted to Islam while on death row, stated that the teachings preached to him cited that as a Muslim, his human body was sacred and must be kept whole, and an autopsy might desecrate his body and violate the sanctity of having a complete body even after death. Three days later, on July 12, 2024, six days before Gavin was due to be executed, an Alabama court permitted Gavin's request to waive an autopsy in his case. Although Gavin confirmed that he would not seek a stay of execution during his lawsuit to stave off the post-mortem examination of his body, he filed a last-minute appeal during the final week leading up to his execution. In the appeal itself, Gavin petitioned for a stay of execution and maintained that he was innocent and never killed Clayton, and asked for a review of his case. The Alabama Supreme Court rejected the plea, and finally, hours before Gavin was slated to be executed, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt the execution and rejected the petition.Gavin v. Alabama [2024], Supreme Court of the United States (United States). On the eve of Gavin's execution, Clayton's youngest son spoke up in the media about the case. Matthew "Matt" Joseph Clayton, who was 28 when his father died, told the press that Clayton was a "gentle giant" and great father to his children, and Matt said the family could not believe he would meet such a violent end and were shocked when the murder occurred. Matt revealed that his mother was still healthy at the age of 94 and he felt lucky to have his mother around for most of his life since his father left at a younger age, and while he noted that Gavin was not remorseful for the murder of his father, the family had long forgiven him for the tragedy, partly on account of Gavin's tragic childhood and upbringing. Matt expressed his intention to attend the execution of Gavin, mainly to represent his family and to acknowledge the efforts of the state officials in bringing his father's killer to justice. Execution On July 18, 2024, 26 years after he murdered William Clayton Jr., 64-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin was officially put to death via lethal injection at Holman Correctional Facility. Before the drugs were administered to him at 6.16pm, Gavin said his last words, "I love my family.", and he also made some Muslim prayers prior to closing his eyes at 6.20pm, and he was pronounced dead at 6.32pm. Witnesses of the execution noted there were no major problems with the execution procedure. Matt Clayton, the victim's youngest son who witnessed the execution, told the press that his father was a good man who was deadly missed by his wife and children and he "did not deserve to die this way". He also questioned why Gavin was released on parole despite his 1982 murder conviction in Illinois. Alabama state governor Kay Ivey released a media statement and stated that justice was served for Clayton's loved ones after the execution of Gavin and she offered her prayers to Clayton's family. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, on the eve of his execution, Gavin refused to have breakfast, lunch and dinner but ate a bag of Ruffles cheddar sour cream potato chips, a bag of Lay's plain potato chips and a Hershey chocolate bar with almonds. On the date of his execution, Gavin reportedly declined a last meal offer, but he helped himself with ice cream and Mountain Dew. Gavin was the third condemned criminal from Alabama, as well as the tenth convict in the U.S. to be executed during the year of 2024. See also Capital punishment in Alabama List of people executed in Alabama List of people executed in the United States in 2024 List of most recent executions by jurisdiction References Category:1998 in Alabama Category:1998 murders in the United States Category:21st-century executions by Alabama Category:March 1998 crimes in the United States Category:Murder in Alabama Category:People murdered in Alabama

List of preserved EMD GP7 locomotives

This is a summary, listing every EMD GP7 locomotive in preservation. List High hood LocomotiveBuild dateBuilderModelFormer operatorsRetire dateDispositionLocationNotesReferencesGeorgia Railroad 1026October 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Georgia Railroad and Banking Company -OperationalSoutheastern Railway Museum in Duluth, GeorgiaLouisville and Nashville 411September 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Louisville and Nashville Railroad -OperationalKentucky Railway Museum in New Haven, KentuckyUnited States Army 1822August 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -StoredFlorida Railroad Museum in Parrish, FloridaUnited States Army 1835August 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal -OperationalFlorida Railroad Museum in Parrish, FloridaChesapeake and Ohio 5704June 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Indiana and Ohio Railway -OperationalLebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad in Lebanon, OhioIllinois Terminal 1605August 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Illinois Terminal Railroad Norfolk and Western Railway -OperationalIllinois Railway Museum in Union, IllinoisRock Island 4506October 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad -OperationalIllinois Railway Museum in Union, IllinoisChicago and North Western 1518October 1949Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Chicago and North Western Transportation Company -OperationalIllinois Railway Museum in Union, IllinoisEMD demonstrator unitUnited States Army 1824August 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Tennessee Valley Railroad -StoredTennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TennesseeUnited States Army 1829August 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Tennessee Valley Railroad -OperationalTennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TennesseeNashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 710September 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway -OperationalTennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, TennesseePittsburgh and Lake Erie 1501April 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad -UnknownAge of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, OhioMaine Central 573September 1950Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Maine Central Railroad Springfield Terminal1995OperationalConway Scenic Railroad in New HampshireSoo Line 559October 1951Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Soo Line Railroad Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad1998OperationalMinnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, MinnesotaCanadian National 4803August 1953General Motors Diesel (EMD)GP7Canadian National Railway -OperationalToronto Railway Museum in Toronto, OntarioChesapeake and Ohio 5833October 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad -UnknownHocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, OhioWestern Pacific 705October 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Western Pacific Railroad -DisplayedWestern Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CaliforniaWestern Pacific 707October 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Western Pacific Railroad -StoredWestern Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CaliforniaWestern Pacific 708October 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Western Pacific Railroad -On static displayWestern Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CaliforniaSacramento Northern 712April 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Western Pacific Railroad Sacramento Northern Railway -On static displayWestern Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CaliforniaWestern Pacific 713April 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Western Pacific Railroad -OperationalNiles Canyon Railway in Sunol, CaliforniaChesapeake and Ohio 5896April 1953Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7Chesapeake and Ohio Railway -OperationalStone Mountain Scenic Railroad in Stone Mountain, GeorgiaCentral Railroad of New Jersey 1523November 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Central Railroad of New Jersey Conrail New Jersey Department of Transportation NJ Transit -On static displayUnited Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New JerseyCentral Railroad of New Jersey 1524November 1952Electro-Motive Division (EMD)GP7 Central Railroad of New Jersey Conrail NJDOT NJ Transit -On static displayUnited Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey in Boonton, New Jersey References Category:Railway locomotive-related lists EMD GP7

Wim De Paepe

Wim De Paepe (born 1 January 1985) is a Belgian Paralympic swimmer and triathlete. He competes in classification PTS2. Biography De Paepe grew up on a farm, specializing the production of strawberries, in the country-side of Bois-de-Nivelles in Hainaut Province, Belgium, in a family of 5, with a brother and a sister. He lost a part of his right leg when he was ten years old in an accident with a farmer's equipment, as a result of which he now wears a prosthetic leg. Sports having always played an important part in his and his family member's lives, he wanted to continue to practice a sport and as his sister was already a swimmer, he took up swimming himself, partly because it did not require any specific equipment partly because it allowed him to learn to live with his new body. Personal De Paepe is married and has three sons. He works as a physiotherapist and osteopath. Competitions De Paepe started doing international para swimming competitions from around the age of 15. He participated in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 IPC Swimming World Championships in multiple events, ranging from 50 to 400 metres freestyle S9 over 100 metres backstroke S9 to 200 metres individual medley SM9 and even 5,000 metres Open Water S10, with an 8th place in the 100 metres Freestyle S9 at the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina, as his best result. He represented Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece finishing 6th in the final of the men's 400 metres freestyle S9. After a long hiatus from competition sports, and when COVID-19 forced him to slow down at work, he turned to sports and after he cycled up the Mount Ventoux in France , he decided to join the "Royal Cercle Athlétique du Brabant Wallon" setting his mind to para triathlon. With success. At his very first European Triathlon Para Championships, in 2021 in Valencia, Spain, he wins the bronze medal. He follows that up in December of that year with another bronze medal, this time at the World Triathlon Para Championships in Abu Dhabi. Nearly a year later to the day, he wins another bronze medal at the 2022 World Triathlon Para Championships again in Abu Dhabi. Twenty years after participating as a swimmer in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, he qualified as a triathlete for the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France.. In Paris, he finished 5th, one place better than in 2024. References External links Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Belgian male freestyle swimmers Category:Belgian male backstroke swimmers Category:Belgian male medley swimmers Category:Paralympic swimmers for Belgium Category:Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic triathletes for Belgium Category:Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Category:Sportspeople from Hainaut (province)

Antonio Poyatos

Antonio Poyatos Medina (born 19 February 1966) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played seven consecutive seasons in La Liga, totalling 204 games and 26 goals for Logroñés, Valencia and Sporting de Gijón. In the Segunda División, made 149 appearances and scored 9 goals for Xerez and Sporting. He was caretaker manager of Xerez for one top-flight game in 2010. Career Early career Born in Jerez de la Frontera in Andalusia, Poyatos began his career at hometown club Xerez. He made his senior debut with the club in Segunda División B in 1985–86; in the last game of the season on 18 May he scored the only goal of a home win over Ceuta that won the team promotion to the Segunda División. After Xerez's relegation in 1991, Poyatos transferred to La Liga club CD Logroñés. He had his most prolific season in 1993–94, scoring 8 goals in 36 games for the club from La Rioja; this included two on 19 December in a 3–1 win at Osasuna. Valencia In May 1994, Poyatos agreed to move to Valencia upon the expiration of his contract in July. His first season at the Mestalla Stadium saw his team reach the Copa del Rey final, which they lost 2–1 to Deportivo de La Coruña in a game that was abandoned due to rain with 11 minutes remaining and concluded three days later. In 1996–97 he took part in his only European season as the Che team reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup; he scored their goal in the 1–1 home draw with Schalke 04 in the game that saw them eliminated 3–1 on aggregate. Later career Poyatos transferred to fellow top-flight club Sporting de Gijón in late August 1997, on a three-year deal worth 200 million Spanish pesetas (€1.2 million). His first season at El Molinón resulted in relegation, and in July 1999 he was transfer listed by manager Pedro Braojos. After retiring from playing, Poyatos became part of the coaching staff at Xerez. On 12 January 2010, halfway through the only top-flight season of their history, the club sacked manager José Ángel Ziganda and put Poyatos in charge as caretaker manager. Five days later, in the only managerial game of his career, he led the club to a goalless draw at Real Zaragoza. Néstor Gorosito was then appointed on 19 January. References External links Antonio Payatos at BDFutbol Antonio Poyatos at CiberChe Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Jerez de la Frontera Category:Spanish men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Xerez CD footballers Category:CD Logroñés footballers Category:Valencia CF players Category:Sporting de Gijón players Category:La Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Tercera División players Category:Spanish football managers Category:La Liga managers Category:Xerez CD managers

Afeosemime Adogame

Afeosemime (Afe) Adogame is a Nigerian scholar and the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Religion and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey, USA. Afe is also a professor extraordinaire at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is currently the chair of the Religion and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary. Education Adogame holds a PhD from the University of Bayreuth, Germany in History of Religions under the supervision of Ulrich Berner. He received a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from Bendel State University, Ekpoma, now Ambrose Alli University, and a master's in Religious Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Career Adogame is currently the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Religion and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary and professor extraordinaire at the Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He was chair of the History and Ecumenics Department at Princeton Theological Seminary. He taught at the Department of Religions, University of Lagos, Nigeria, between 1998 and 2002. He later returned to the University of Bayreuth where he served as lecturer and senior research fellow before joining the University of Edinburgh in 2005. Research Afe Adogame researches world Christianity, African Christianity, and African Christian diasporas, interrogating multiple intersections that affect lived religion. His research focuses on religious experiences in Africa, the African diaspora, and World Christianity. He interrogates new dynamics of lived religious experiences in Africa and the African diaspora, especially the intersections of religion, migration and transnationalism, reverse mission, new religious movements, indigenous religions, globalization, politics, economy, media, and civil society. His multifaceted disciplinary engagement with World Christianity, African Christianity, and new Indigenous religious movements implores a transdisciplinary methodology in engaging with Religion across continents. Grants and Awards John Templeton Religion Foundation Grant, in collaboration with Nagel Institute- Calvin University on "Engaging African Realities: Integrating Social Science within African Theology," 2021–2024. John Templeton Foundation Grant hosted by Canisius College on "Modernization, Megachurches and the Urban Face of Christianity in the Global South," 2020–2022. American Academy of Religion Collaborative Research Grant 2014 with Damaris Seleina Parsitau on "The Feminization of New Immigrant African Pentecostal Diasporic Religious Cultures," 2013–2014. Selected Works Monographs Adogame, A. (2021). Indigeneity in African religions: Oza worldviews, cosmologies and religious cultures. Bloomsbury Publishing. Adogame, A. (2014). The African Christian Diaspora: New Currents and Emerging Trends in World Christianity. Bloomsbury Academic. Adogame, A. (1999). Celestial Church of Christ: the politics of cultural identity in a West African prophetic charismatic movement. Lang. Co-authored works Adogame, A., Bauman, C. M., Parsitau, D., & Yip, J. (eds.). (2024). The Routledge Handbook of Megachurches. Taylor & Francis. Adogame, A., Aminta Arrington (eds.) (2023). Interconnectivity, Subversion, and Healing in World Christianity: Essays in Honor of Joel Carpenter. Bloomsbury. Adogame, A., Corey L. Williams, & Olufunke Adeboye, (eds) (2020). Fighting in God's Name: Religion and Conflict in Local-Global Perspectives. Lexington Books. Adogame, A., Barreto, R. C., & Da Rosa, W. P. (eds.) (2019). Migration and Public Discourse in World Christianity (Vol. 2). Fortress Press. Adogame, A., Nick J. Watson, & Andrew Parker, (eds.) (2018). Global Perspectives on Sports and Christianity. Routledge. Adogame, A., Giselle Vincett, Elijah Obinna, & Elizabeth Olson, (eds) (2014). Christianity in the Modern World: Changes and Controversies. Routledge. Adogame, A. (2014). The Public Face of African New Religious Movements in Diaspora: Imagining the Religious ‘Other’ . Routledge. Adogame, A., & Lawrence, A. (eds.) (2014). Africa in Scotland. Brill. Adogame, A., Anderson Jeremiah, & Janice McLean (eds.) (2014). Engaging the World: Christian Communities in Contemporary Global Societies. Adogame, A., Ezra Chitando, Bolaji Bateye (eds.) (2013). African Traditions in the Study of Religion, Diaspora, and Gendered Societies. Essays in Honor of Jacob Kehinder Olupona. Routledge. Adogame, A., Magnus Echtler, Oliver Freiberger (eds.) (2013). Alternate Voices: A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies: Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Adogame, A. U., Chitando, E., & Bateye, B. (Eds.). (2012). African Traditions in the Study of Religion in Africa: Emerging Trends, Indigenous Spirituality and the Interface with Other World Religions. Essays in Honor of Jacob Kehinder Olupona. Routledge Adogame, A., & Shankar, S. (2012). Religion on the Move!: New Dynamics of Religious Expansion in a Globalizing World (Vol. 15). Brill. Adogame, A., & James V. Spickard (2010). Religion Crossing Boundaries: Transnational and Social Dynamics in Africa and the New African Diaspora. Brill. Adogame, A., Roswith Gerloff, & Klaus Hock (eds.) (2011). Christianity in Africa and the African Diaspora: The Appropriation of a Scattered Heritage. Continuum. Articles and Book Chapters Afe Adogame, “Trumping the Devil: Engendering the Spirituality of the Marketplace within African and the African Diaspora.” Situating Spirituality: Context, Practice, and Power, edited by Brian Steensland, Jaime Kucinkas, and Anna Sun, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022, 97–112. Afe Adogame and Ruth V. Amwe, “Leveraging African Spirituality and Popular Culture: Betwixt Africa and the African Diaspora” Journal for the Academic Study of Religion Special Issue: Religion, Spirituality and the New African Diaspora, Vol. 34, No. 3, 2022, pp. 242–266. Afe Adogame, “African New Religious Movements,” The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements edited by George Chryssides and Benjamin Zeller, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014: 235–252. Adogame, A. (2010). Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in a Global Perspective. The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion, 498–518. References Category:Living people

Listed buildings in Flaxton, North Yorkshire

Flaxton is a civil parish in the former Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains seven listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". The parish contains the village of Flaxton and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of houses, farmhouses, and a former school. __NOTOC__ Buildings Name and locationPhotographDateNotesElm Tree Farmhouse100px|centreTwo houses, later combined, in brick, with a dentilled eaves course, and a swept pantile roof with tumbled-in gable ends. There are two storeys and three bays. On the front is a doorway, and windows, most of which are sashes, with one casement.Gennell FarmhouseThe farmhouse is in rendered brick, with a dentilled eaves course, and a swept pantile roof with tumbled-in and raised gable ends. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a divided fanlight, and the windows are sashes.Village Farmhouse100px|centreThe house is in brick, with a floor band, and a French tile roof with tumbled-in and coped gables and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. On the front is a doorway, and the windows are horizontally-sliding sashes with brick arches.Flaxton House100px|centreA house in brick, rendered on the front, with stone quoins, sill bands, and a Westmorland slate roof with gable copings and shaped kneelers. There are three storeys, three bays, and a rear service wing and outshut. The central doorway has engaged Tuscan columns, an entablature and a radial fanlight. This is flanked by canted bay windows with dentilled cornices, and the other windows are sashes with arched heads.Flaxton Old School100px|centre1867The former school is in mottled red brick, with dressings in pale yellow brick, quoins, and a blue slate roof. There is a single storey, three bays, and porches on the left and at the rear. The windows are lancets with cusped upper lights, those on the front paired. The doorway in the left porch has a segmental arch and an architrave. On the roof is a timber dormer with a clock face, a cupola and a weathervane. On the northwest side wall is an inscribed stone plaque.GreensideThe house is in brick, with a dentilled eaves course, and a pantile roof with tumbled-in and coped gables and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has a moulded surround, a fanlight and a wide cornice on brackets. The windows are sashes in flush frames with stone sills and flat brick arches.Westfield100px|centreThe house is in brick, and has a Westmorland slate roof with gable coping and shaped kneelers. There are two storeys and three bays. The central doorway has engaged fluted Doric columns, a fanlight, friezes with rosettes, and a plain cornice. The windows are sashes with flat stone arches and keystones. References Citations Sources Category:Lists of listed buildings in North Yorkshire

Volley Talmassons

Volley Talmassons is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Talmassons, in the province of Udine. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names: CDA Volley Talmassons (–2023) CDA Volley Talmassons FVG (2023–present) History Volley Talmassons was founded in 1991, but it was not registered in the Italian volleyball federation (FIPAV) until 1993. The club started playing in the provincial second division, but advanced to the provincial first division in 2001. In 2003, Volley Talmassons was promoted to Serie D and the following season the club was promoted again, now to Serie C. In 2012, Volley Talmassons finished second in the promotion pool of Serie C and the club moved up to Serie B2. After playing in Serie B2 for three seasons, Volley Talmassons won pool D in the 2014–2015 season of the division and advanced to Serie B1. In 2019, Volley Talmassons reached Serie A2 by winning pool B in the 2018–2019 season of Serie B1. With that, Talmassons became the smallest municipality in Italy to have a team in Serie A2. Five years later, in 2024, Volley Talmassons won the play-off finals in Serie A2 and the club was promoted to the top league in Italy, Serie A1. Team The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.'' Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Alice PamioOutside Hitter1.812 Sofia GazzolaLibero1.573 Rebecca FeruglioSetter1.784 Bianca BucciarelliOutside Hitter1.856 Jovana KocićMiddle Blocker1.907 Martina FerraraLibero1.688 Nicole PiomboniOutside Hitter1.809 Islam GannarMiddle Blocker1.8910 Chidera Blessing EzeSetter1.8111 Yana ShcherbanOutside Hitter1.8512 Olga StrantzaliOutside Hitter1.8514 Alexandra BotezatMiddle Blocker1.9624 Anastasiia KraidubaOpposite1.94 2023–2024 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Anita BagnoliSetter1.752 Leah HardemanOutside Hitter1.783 Alessia PopuliniOutside Hitter1.794 Camilla GraziaMiddle Blocker1.935 Isabella MonacoLibero1.738 Nicole PiomboniOutside Hitter1.809 Elisa BoleOutside Hitter1.8310 Chidera Blessing EzeSetter1.8111 Júlia KavalenkaOpposite1.9112 Rebecca FeruglioSetter1.7815 Petra GulichOutside Hitter1.8716 Beatrice Negretti (c)Libero1.7017 Katja EcklMiddle Blocker1.8818 Veronica CostantiniMiddle Blocker1.91 References External links Official website Category:Italian women's volleyball clubs Category:Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs Category:Sport in Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Noor Azwan Noorlan

Noor Azwan bin Noorlan (born 23 August 1992) is a Malaysian para badminton player. He is a two-time medalist in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event at the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships. He competed in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics with his partner, Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli. The two did not advance to the knockout stages. Achievements World Championships Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Thomas Wandschneider Rick Cornell Hellmann 11–21, 15–21 Silver Silver 2024 Pattaya Exhibition andConvention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 10–21, 13–21 Silver Silver ASEAN Para Games Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Edutorium Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia Agus Budi Utomo 21–9, 12–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Edutorium Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,Surakarta, Indonesia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Supriadi Agung Widodo 19–21, 21–10, 21–18 Gold Gold 2023 Morodok Techo Badminton Hall,Phnom Penh, Cambodia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong 14–21, 21–17, 21–9 Gold Gold BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 5 runners-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. Men's singles WH1 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Luca Olgiati 21–11, 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Rick Cornell Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Daiki Kajiwara Keita Nishimura 22–20, 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Rick Cornell Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider 20–22, 21–17, 21–11 Winner 2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Kim Jung-jun Ryu Dong-hyun 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (1 title) Men's singles WH2 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Rick Cornell Hellmann 18–21, 21–18, 21–12 Winner References Category:Living people Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent Category:Malaysian Muslims Category:Paralympic badminton players for Malaysia Category:Malaysian male badminton players Category:Malaysian para-badminton players Category:1992 births Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Cesnola Phoenician inscriptions

The Cesnola Phoenician inscriptions are 28 Phoenician inscriptions from Cyprus (primarily Kition) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Cesnola Collection. They were discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola during his tenure as the United States Consul to Cyprus from 1865 to 1871. The were inscribed on votive bowls, two stelae, and on 18 different vases. The Cesnola Collection was brought to public attention for the first time in 1870 when Emil Rödiger presented a report to the Prussian Academy of Sciences,E. Rödiger, Monatsberichte der königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Phil.-hist. Klasse vom 9. Mai 1870, pp. 264-272 and in 1872 Paul Schröder (Philologe) published facsimiles of the texts.P. Schröder, Monatsberichte der königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Phil.-hist. Klasse vom 6. Mai 1872, pp. 330-341, pls. 1-3 The collection was acquired by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1872. Many were then published in the 1880s in the Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum, although CIS inscriptions 24, 26 and 28 and RES 389, 1518 and 1519 are now missing - i.e. they are not in the museum and some were not in the collection when it was studied in 1885. One is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (72.129). They were first systematically classified by John Myres in 1914, and then again by Javier Teixidor in 1976. Inscriptions Details of the inscriptions are below, using Teixidor's numbering. Krater fragments No. Object Accession Number Date Inscription Summary CIS / RÉS Myres Other ref 1 Rim fragments 74.51.2275-77 392-362 BCE Mentions Milkyaton, king of Citium and Idalium, and a religious dedication. I 21, 17 ab, 20; RES 1531, 15281806-8 Cyprus pls. 9:3, 10:13; Atlas III, pl. 122:5 abc 2 Rim fragment 74.51.2281 392-362 BCE Mentions Milkyaton, king of Citium and Idalium. I 181812 Cyprus pl. 10:12; Atlas III, pl. 122:9; Hall 2, IX 3 Rim fragment 74.51.2274 392-362 BCE Partial inscription mentioning "king of Citium and Idalium." I 191805 Cyprus pl. 10:11; Atlas III, pl. 122:4; Hall 2, IV 4 Handle fragment 74.51.2289 5th-4th century BCE Partial inscription, possibly "cup." I 301820 Atlas III, pl. 123:16; Hall 2, XVI 5 Rim fragment 74.51.2286 5th-4th century BCE Possible dedication mentioning "statue." I 291817 Cyprus pl. 11:20; Atlas III, pl. 123:14; Hall 2, XIV 6 Rim fragment 74.51.2284 5th-4th century BCE Possible votive gift dedication. I 34, RES 15331815 Cyprus pl. 11:16; Atlas III, pl. 123:12; Hall 2, XII 7 Rim fragments 74.51.2287-88 5th-4th century BCE Votive text with regnal year of the monarch. I 31, 351818-19 Cyprus pl. 11:18, 19; Atlas III, pl. 123:15 ab; Hall 2, XV ab 8 Fragment 74.51.2293 5th-4th century BCE Partial text, possibly a name, "son of ..." I 361824 Cyprus pl. 11:22; Atlas III, pl. 123:20; Hall 2, XX 9 Rim fragment 74.51.2278 5th-4th century BCE Title of the dedicator, possibly "interpreter of the thrones." I 22ab1809 Atlas III, pl. 122:6; Hall 2, VI 10 Bowl fragment 74.51.2285 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to "his Lord Esmun Melqart." I 371816 Cyprus pl. 11:23; Atlas III, pl. 123:13; Hall 2, XIII 11 Rim fragment 74.51.2280 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to Esmun and Melqart. I 231811 Cyprus pl. 10:10; Atlas III, pl. 122:8; Hall 2, VIII 12 Rim fragment 74.51.2292 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to Esmun Melqart. I 281823 Cyprus pl. 11:17; Atlas III, pl. 123:19; Hall 2, XIX 13 Rim and handle fragment 74.51.2279 5th-4th century BCE Dedication from the son of Abdmelqart to Esmun Melqart. I 39, RES 15341810 Atlas II, pl. 141, 1051; Hall 2, VII 14 Rim fragments 74.51.2272-73 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to Esmun Melqart. I 16ab, RES 15301803-04 Cyprus pls. 10:14, 9:1; Atlas III, pl. 122:3 ab; Hall 2, III ab 15 Rim and handle fragment 74.51.2282 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to Esmun Melqart. I 25ab1813ab Cyprus pls. 10:15, 12:30; Atlas III, pl. 122:10; Hall 2, X 16 Rim fragment 74.51.2283 5th-4th century BCE Dedication to Esmun Melqart. I 271814 Cyprus pl. 11:21; Atlas III, pl. 123:11; Hall 2, XI 17 Rim fragment 74.51.2291 5th-4th century BCE Possible end of a votive formula. I 331822 Cyprus pl. 9:5; Atlas III, pl. 123:18; Hall 2, XVIII 18 Rim fragment 74.51.2290 5th-4th century BCE Partial inscription, possibly "q' h t" (aleph and het uncertain). I 321821 Cyprus pl. 9:6; Atlas III, pl. 123:17; Hall 2, XVII Marble blocks No. Object Accession Number Date Inscription SummaryCIS / RÉSMyres Other ref 19 Block of white marble 74.51.2271 5th-4th century BCE Traditional reading with the name Hannibal and a dedication formula. I 151802 Cyprus pl. 9:4; Atlas III, pl. 122:2; Hall 2, II 20 Block of white marble 74.51.2294 4th century BCE Inscription mentions Pumiyaton, king of Citium and Idalium, and two offerings. I 14, RES 15291801 Cyprus pl. 9:2; Atlas III, pl. 122:1; Hall 1, 25–26; Hall 2, 7 Vases No.Image Object Accession Number Date Inscription SummaryCIS / RÉSMyres Other ref 21 100px|frameless Amphora of coarse white ware 74.51.2298a, b Late 7th century BCE The name "Baalay," indicating ownership or dedication. RES 15211826 Cyprus pl. 9:7; Atlas III, pl. 123:26; Hall 2, XXVI; Peckham, 16–17 22 Amphora of coarse ware 74.51.2299 4th century BCE The name "Baalazor," a well-known theophorous name, likely the owner's name. RES 15261828 Hall 2, XXVII; Peckham, 17 23 Amphora of red earthenware 74.51.2300 Early 7th century BCE Name "Baalpilles," "Yaton," and possibly title "inspector" or "inspected." RES 15201827 Cyprus pl. 10:8; Atlas II, 1049; Hall 2, XXV; Peckham, 16–17 24 100px|frameless Alabastron 74.51.2295a 4th century BCE Inscription reads "kly" with an unknown symbol, possibly indicating ownership or contents. RES 15231825 Cyprus pl. 12:25; Atlas II, 1048; Hall 2, XXII; Peckham, 17 25 100px|frameless Jug of red-slip ware 74.51.1401 8th century BCE The name "'nts," unknown in both Phoenician and Greek. RES 1524479 Cyprus pl. 12:26; Atlas II, pl. 141:1052; Hall 2, XXIII; Peckham, 105, 115 26 Steatite vase 74.51.5057a 9th-10th century BCE Three undeciphered signs, possibly "hhh," considered archaic. RES 15251540 Cyprus pl. 12:27; Atlas II, pl. 141:1050; Hall 2, XXIV; Peckham, 17 27 Painted white ware vase 74.51.1001 7th century BCE Inscription with four letters, "d/r g m n," unknown in Phoenician. RES 1522775 Cyprus p. 68, pl. 10:9; Atlas II, pl. 141:1047; Hall 2, XXI; Peckham, 17 Other No. Object Accession Number Date Inscription Summary Bibliography 28 Sarcophagus from Amathus 74.51.2452 450-400 BCE Single letter "shin" on the foot end of the lid. Myres, 233–234 Bibliography Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1801, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum: and References Category:Phoenician inscriptions Category:Metropolitan Museum of Art Category:Cyprus

Nuclear Installations Act 1965

The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (1965 c. 57) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom which enacted certain international conventions and consolidated legislation on nuclear installations made under the Nuclear Installations Acts 1959 and 1965. Background The act was to amend the Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 46) and the Nuclear Installations (Amendment) Act 1965 (1965 c. 6) to make them comply with international Conventions on damage caused by nuclear energy accidents. There are three relevant international Conventions: The International Atomic Energy Agency convention (Vienna, May 1963) The Organisation for European Co-operation and Development conventions (Paris, July, 1960) and (Brussels, January 1964). Provisions Long title: An Act to consolidate the Nuclear Installations Acts 1959 and 1965. The Act received Royal Assent on 5 August 1965. The Act comprises 30 Sections under 7 headings: Control of certain nuclear installations and operations Section 1. Restriction of certain installations to licensed sites Section 2. Prohibition of certain operations except under permit Nuclear site licences Section 3. Grant and variation of nuclear site licences Section 4. Attachment of conditions to licences Section 5. Revocation and surrender of licences Section 6. Maintenance of list of licensed sites Duty of licensee, etc., in respect of nuclear occurrences Section 7. Duty of licensee of licensed site Section 8. Duty of Authority Section 9. Duty of Crown in respect of certain sites Section 10. Duty of certain foreign operators Section 11. Duty of other persons causing nuclear matter to be carried Right to compensation in respect of breach of duty Section 12. Right to compensation by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 13. Exclusion, extension or reduction of compensation in certain cases Section 14. Protection for ships and aircraft Bringing and satisfaction of claims Section 15. Time for bringing claims under Sections 7 to 11 Section 16. Satisfaction of claims by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 17. Jurisdiction, shared liability and foreign judgments Cover for compensation Section 18. General cover for compensation by virtue of Sections 7 to 10 Section 19. Special cover for licensee's liability Section 20. Furnishing of information relating to licensee's cover Section 21. Supplementary provisions with respect to cover for compensation in respect of carriage Miscellaneous and general Section 22. Reporting of and inquiries into dangerous occurrences Section 23. Registration in connection with certain occurrences Section 24. Inspectors Section 25. Offences-general Section 26. Interpretation Section 27. Northern Ireland Section 28. Channel Islands, Isle of Man etc. Repeals and savings Section 29. The Nuclear Installations (Licensing and Insurance) Act 1959 and others Section 30. Short title and commencement Schedule: Inquiries under Section 22(5) See also Atomic Energy Authority Act Atomic Energy Research Establishment Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom References > Category:Nuclear energy in the United Kingdom

Jäger-class gunboat

The Jäger class of steam gunboats was a class of fifteen ships that were built for the Prussian Navy in the late 1850s and early 1860s. The class, which were the first steam gunboats built for the Prussian fleet, comprised the following vessels: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . They were armed with three guns and were intended to guard the Prussian coast in the shallow waters of the Baltic Sea. They proved to handle poorly in service, and as a result, spent much of their existences laid up ashore. Several of the boats were activated during the Second Schleswig War in 1864, and some took part in a minor battle against Danish warships. Crocodill was scrapped in 1867 due to her poor condition, but the rest of the class remained in the fleet's inventory into the 1870s, when they began to be discarded. Most of the ships served on as storage barges, usually for naval mines, though Jäger and Wolf were both sunk as target ships. Design Following the dissolution of the in 1852, the leaders of the Prussian Navy sought resources to expand its forces to defend Prussia's coastline, which was extended in 1853 with the acquisition of the area that would become the port of Wilhelmshaven. In 1855, King Wilhelm IV signed what became known as the Fleet Foundation Plan of 1855, which authorized a total force of 42 sail- and oar-powered gunboats. By 1859, increasing tensions with neighboring Denmark led the Prussian parliament to demand a more powerful force, and the navy responded with a larger program that included a total of 52 steam-powered gunboats to be built between 1860 and 1875. In June 1859, Prince Regent Wilhelm approved the construction of the first twenty of these vessels. Meanwhile, Chief Constructor Carl Elbertzhagen had already begun collecting information on steam gunboats being built in Britain, France, Russia, and Brazil, to determine what characteristics the new Prussian vessels should have. Elbertzhagen prepared two gunboat designs: a smaller vessel, which became the Jäger class, and a substantially larger version that became the . All were to be built domestically, and of the first twenty vessels to be built, fifteen were to be of the Jäger type and four were to be Camäleon-class gunboats. Characteristics The ships of the Jäger class were long at the waterline and long overall, with a beam of and a draft of . They displaced normally and up to at full load. Each vessel had a carvel hull built from oak that was sheathed with a layer of copper to protect it from corrosion and biofouling. The ships' crew consisted of 2 officers and 38 enlisted men. Each gunboat carried a pair of small boats. Steering was controlled via a single rudder. The Jäger-class gunboats handled poorly and rolled severely; they tended to be very wet. They were unable to steam in a head sea, and under sail power alone, were effectively immobile. The ships' poor handling earned them the nickname "" (sea pigs). They were powered by a pair of horizontal, single-cylinder marine steam engines that drove one 3-bladed screw propeller and four coal-fired trunk boilers. The boilers were arranged in a single boiler room and vented through a single funnel. The ships had a top speed of from . The ships had a designed storage capacity for of coal for the boilers. As built, each ship was equipped with a three-masted schooner rig to supplement the steam engines. During combat, the mizzenmast could be laid flat so as to not block the firing arcs of the guns. In a refit conducted in 1872, all ships still in service had their sailing rigs removed. The ships were armed with a battery of one rifled 24-pounder muzzle-loading gun and two rifled 12-pounder muzzle-loading guns. These were new guns, which were plagued with difficulties in service. The ships' severe rolling had negative effects on the ability of the gunners to aim the weapons. In the 1872 refit, all of the ships were rearmed with a single RK L/22 breechloading gun, and in 1878, Fuchs received a single breechloading gun instead. Ships + Construction data Ship Builder Laid down Launched Completed Mitzlaff, Elbing 1859 January 1860 15 June 1861 1859 1860 J W Klawitter, Danzig 1859 14 February 1860 1859 14 February 1860 Domcke, Grabow 1859 14 February 1860 1859 14 February 1860 Keier & Derient, Danzig 1859 April 1860 1859 1860 Lübke, Wolgast 1859 14 February 1860 1859 14 February 1860 A E Nüscke, Grabow 1859 14 February 1860 1859 14 February 1860 Zieske, Stettin 1859 14 February 1860 1859 14 February 1860 Liegnitz, Grabow 1859 29 April 1860 Service history The ships were intended for use as part of Prussia's coastal defense system, but their poor handling led to very infrequent service. They spent much of their careers laid up on land, and during this period, their copper sheathing was removed from the hulls so ventilation holes could be cut into the outer planking. Their entire propulsion system, including the masts and the funnel, was removed and roofs were erected over the hulls to keep the elements out. During the Second Schleswig War against Denmark in 1864, Hay, Hyäne, Pfeil, Scorpion, and Wespe were mobilized as part of the 1st Gunboat Division, led by the gunboat . They first saw action against the Danish steam frigate at the Battle of Jasmund on 17 March. While on patrol in the Baltic Sea on 14 April, they briefly engaged the Danish ship of the line and the steam frigate in a short and inconclusive action. Though the gunboats had little combat value against the much larger Danish warships, the Danes overestimated their capabilities, which led them to fail to press their blockade of Prussia's coast effectively. The preservation efforts were not entirely successful, and already in 1867, Crocodill was badly dry rotted; she was according struck from the naval register on 14 March that year and thereafter broken up. The rest of the class was activated during the Franco-Prussian War to defend Prussia's coast, primarily operating in the North Sea, either at the Jade Bight or the mouths of the Elbe, Weser, or Ems rivers, though Scorpion and Tiger were stationed at Kiel and Salamander was based at Swinemünde, both in the Baltic. On 19 March 1872, Jäger, Schwalbe, and Wespe were struck from the register. Jäger was later sunk as a target ship, while the latter two became mine storage barges, both being renamed Minenprahm No 1, based at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven, respectively. Pfeil was struck the same day, but she was instead converted into a mine storage barge under the name Minenprahm No 2, based at Wilhelmshaven. Hyäne was struck on 17 July 1873 and also expended as a target. Wolf was struck on 26 September 1875, initially being used as a coal storage hulk in Danzig. Scorpion and Tiger were struck from the naval register on 9 January 1877, the former thereafter becoming a barge based in Kiel and the latter becoming the mine storage barge No 4 at Wilhelmshaven. Habicht was also struck that year on 27 November, also being converted into a barge. In 1878, Fuchs was converted into a tender for the gunnery school and Wolf was moved to Kiel for use as a mine storage barge. On 12 November that year, Sperber and Salamander were also struck, both thereafter being used as a barge in Kiel. Hay and Natter were both struck from the register on 7 September 1880; Hay was converted for use as a storage hulk, but Natters fate is unrecorded. On 14 November 1882, Fuchs was struck from the register, was converted into a mine storage barge, and was renamed No 3. She was based at Wilhelmshaven. Wolf was destroyed in torpedo experiments on 5 August 1884 during tests with the torpedo training ship . The wreck was eventually raised and scrapped in Kiel. The fates of the surviving ships are unknown. Footnotes Notes Citations References Category:Ships of the Prussian Navy

Dalkeith Tolbooth

Dalkeith Tolbooth is a historic building on the High Street in Dalkeith, Scotland. The building, which was previously the meeting place of the burgh council, is a Category A listed building. History A tolbooth has existed on the east side of the High Street at least as far back as the 16th century. The current structure was commissioned by Francis Scott, 2nd Earl of Buccleuch. It was designed in the neoclassical style, built in ashlar stone and completed in around 1648. Scott died just three years later in 1651. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of seven bays facing onto the High Street. The central bay featured a doorway with a moulded surround surmounted by an entablature and a pediment with a cartouche, bearing the arms of the Earls of Buccleuch, in the tympanum. A stone inscribed "EFB CMLB 1648" was installed above the doorway at first floor level. The initials referred to Scott (Earl Francis of Buccleuch) and his wife (Countess Margaret Leslie of Buccleugh). Historians believe that the current stone is not original: it was probably recovered from another building, with the inscription being carved and the stone installed at least a century later. The building was fenestrated by sash windows on both floors. There were quoins at the corners and there was a cornice at roof level. Internally, the principal room was the courtroom on the first floor: there were also prison cells in the basement, a weigh house on the ground floor and a courtroom on the first floor. In 1661, around 30 women were tried for witchcraft in the courtroom at Dalkeith Tolbooth. Issobell Fergussone and Beatrix Leslie were among at least six women who were found guilty and subsequently strangled and burnt. In the mid-18th century, when the building was remodelled again, it was described as having been the "property of the family of BuccIeuch...past all memory" confirming its mid-17th century origins. One of the last people to face a public execution in Scotland, William Thomson, was tried at the High Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh for the murder of a farmer from Cousland, George Dickson, found guilty and then hanged from the gallows outside the tolbooth in Dalkeith in March 1827. The prison cells in the building continued to be used until 1841. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the status of Dalkeith as a market town, the area became a police burgh in 1878. In this context, the new burgh commissioners decided to procure a purpose-built municipal structure: the burgh council duly relocated to the new Municipal Buildings in Buccleuch Street in 1882. After the council left the tolbooth, it continued to be used as a meeting place by the Dalkeith Scientific Association until 1929. It was then converted for use as a Baptist church and remained in that use until it was refurbished to a design by Armstrong and Thomas of Kirkcaldy and given to St. Mary's Episcopal Church for use as their church hall in January 1966. Since the early 21st century it has served as a base for staff employed by the Midlothian's Young People Advice Service (MYPAS). An extensive programme of repairs to the external fabric of the building, involving the replacement of cement, was carried out at a cost of £220,000 in 2012. Following completion of the works, the building was re-opened by Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch in February 2013. See also List of Category A listed buildings in Midlothian List of listed buildings in Dalkeith, Midlothian References Dalkeith Category:Dalkeith Category:Category A listed buildings in Glasgow Category:Listed government buildings in Scotland

Manuel Sanguily Garritte

Manuel Sanguily (March 26, 1848 - January 23, 1925) was a Cuban statesmen, independence activist, historian, and patriot who participated in the Ten Years' War. Biography Early life Manuel Sanguily y Garritte was born on March 26, 1848, in Havana, La Habana Province, Spanish Cuba. He was the younger brother of Julio Sanguily.President of The United States, Transmitting, in Response to Senate Resolution of the 6th of January, a Report from the Secretary of State Accompanied by Copies of Correspondence Concerning the Arrrest, Imprisonment, Trial, and Condemnation to Perpetual Imprisonment in Chains of Julio Sanguilty, a Citizen of the United States, by the Authorities of Spain in Cuba. (1897). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. Sanguily was educated in his early years at the El Salvador school under the mentorship of José de la Luz y Caballero.Cuba and Its Right to Freedom. (1987). United States: Editorial Laurenty Pub.. Ten Years' War From the United States, the Sanguily brothers landed in Camagüey Province on the Galvanic expedition led by Manuel de Quesada in December 1868. Manuel Sanguily and nine other patriots managed to land on Cayo Romano, crossed by canoe to La Guanaja, and enlisted in the mambises infantry.La Enciclopedia de Cuba. (1974). Puerto Rico: Enciclopedia y Clásicos Cubanos. He served as a colonel in the Cuban Liberation Army during the Ten Years' War (1868–1878).Tarragó, R. E. (2017). Understanding Cuba as a Nation: From European Settlement to Global Revolutionary Mission. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Before the war's end, Manuel left the island with his brother Julio in 1876, departing to the United States. In April 1886, he published the text Habana while in Matanzas. After freedom of the press was implemented in Cuba in 1891, Sanguily expressed his separatist views in the Cuban press. In 1893, he published his widely known work Hojas Literarias.Hojas literarias. (1893). Cuba: A. del Monte. Cuban War of Independence Sanguily, who did not fight in the war of 1895, dedicated himself to journalism during his time in exile in the United States.Tarragó, R. E. (2017). Understanding Cuba as a Nation: From European Settlement to Global Revolutionary Mission. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. Sanguily addressed a gathering of Cubans at Chickering Hall in New York City on May 19, 1896, in commemoration of José Martí's first death anniversary.The Cuban Republic and José Martí: Reception and Use of a National Symbol. (2006). United Kingdom: Lexington Books. U.S. occupation of Cuba In December 1898, Col. Manguily joined a Cuban delegation headed by Gen. Calixto García who met U.S. President William McKinley in Washington. McKinley used the meeting to address severance pay for the Cuban Liberation Army following the Spanish–American War.Pérez, L. (2018). Sugar, Cigars, and Revolution: The Making of Cuban New York. United States: NYU Press. Sanguily represented Cuba at the First Hague Peace Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, which concluded on July 29, 1899.Biographic Register of the Department of State. (1917). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. Appointed by the Military Governor of Cuba Leonard Wood's government, Manuel Sanguily became a professor of Rhetoric and Poetic Art at the Institute of Secondary Instruction of Havana on December 16, 1899. He was also named the institute's director.Annual Report of the Secretary of War. (1900). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.Human Rights Documents: Compilation of Documents Pertaining to Human Rights : U.S. Laws on Human Rights ; Basic U.N. Human Rights Instruments ; U.N. Instruments in Selected Human Rights Areas ; Regional Human Rights Instruments ; War Crimes and International Humanitarian Laws (laws of Armed Conflict) ; Human Rights Bodies Established by U.S. Laws Or Multilateral Instruments. (1983). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. On February 16, 1900, American Chief of Staff Adna Chaffee announced that Sanguily had been appointed to a commission to formulate rules and regulations for municipal elections.Annual Report of the Secretary of War. (1901). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. When Governor Leonard Wood introduced the Platt Amendment in March 1901, Sanguily proposed a new election for the public to vote on Cuba–United States relations and elect delegates to discuss the amendment. On September 28, 1901, Gen. Máximo Gómez led a manifesto, signed by Sanguily, Domingo Méndez Capote, Gonzalo de Quesada, and others, promoting the election of Tomás Estrada Palma before the 1901 Cuban general election.Foner, P. S. (1972). The Spanish-Cuban-American War and the Birth of American Imperialism Vol. 2: 1898–1902. United Kingdom: Monthly Review Press. Manuel Sanguily was elected as a senator of Matanzas on February 24, 1902.Wood, L. (1902). Civil Report of the Military Governor, 1902: Civil orders and circulars issued from January 1st 1902 to May 20th 1902 ... Guggenheimer, Weil & co., printers, Baltimore, Md. United States: (n.p.). In 1902, a teacher certification guide in Cuba included contributions from Sanguily, Vidal Morales y Morales, Nicolás Heredia, Carlos de la Torre, Manuel Valdés Rodríguez, and Esteban Borrero.Iglesias Utset, M. (2011). A Cultural History of Cuba During the U.S. Occupation, 1898-1902. United States: University of North Carolina Press. The Board of Superintendents of Public Schools of the Island of Cuba approved it on November 25, 1903.Alvarez Conde, J. (1951). Carlos de la Torre, su vida y su obra. Cuba: Impr. 'El Siglo XX'. thumb|Amending the treaty (). Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau. Washington, D.C., 1903. In 1903, the president of the Republic of Cuba Tomás Estrada Palma appointed Manuel Sanguily as Cuban Secretary of State. He was involved in the Bliss-Palma protocol, which included various provisions on sugar tariffs in the proposed treaty between the United States and Cuba. Sanguily was President of the Senate in the Congress of Cuba from April 5, 1905, to April 11, 1906. September 1906, marked the beginning of the Second Occupation of Cuba. In 1907, he attended the Second Hague Peace Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, as a delegate of Cuba.Dollero, A. (1916). Cuban Culture. Cuba: Impr. "El Siglo XX" de A. Miranda. Secretary of State Sanguily served as Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Gómez administration which began on January 28, 1909.Whitaker, J. (1913). An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord .... United Kingdom: J. Whitaker.Guerra, L. (2006). The Myth of José Martí: Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba. United States: University of North Carolina Press. On July 14, 1910, an extradition treaty between Cuba and Venezuela was signed in Havana and Manuel Sanguily was assigned as the plenipotentiary.Supplement to the American Journal of International Law: Official Documents. (1913). United States: American Society of International Law. He served as the principal official and Secretary of State of the Republic of Cuba to the U.S. Department of State.Acts of Congress, Treaties, Proclamations, and Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Opinions of the Attorney General Relating to Noncontiguous Territory, Cuba and Santo Domingo, and to Military Affairs .... (1912). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. He opened negotiations with the U.S. Ambassador in Cuba for a revision of the 1902 Reciprocity Treaty in February 1911.A study on Cuba: the colonial and republican periods, the socialist experiment, economic structure, institutional development, socialism and collectivization. (1965). (n.p.): University of Miami Press. Sanguily, acting as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba, made a speech at a banquet given by President Gómez to U.S. Secretary of State Philander Chase Knox, in Havana on April 11, 1912.Speeches Incident to the Visit of Philander Chase Knox, Secretary of State of the United States of America, to the Countries of the Caribbean. February 23 to April 17, 1912. (1913). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. Secretary Sanguily met Knox at the Hotel Telégrafo on April 13, 1912, to address pending issues, with Arthur M. Beaupre also present.Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States. (1918). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office. War of 1912 Amid the War of 1912, Sanguily, as Secretary of the Interior (), called for volunteers on May 23, 1912, registering 280 men at Castillo de Atarés in Havana to suppress the movement.Helg, A. (1995). Our Rightful Share: The Afro-Cuban Struggle for Equality, 1886-1912. United Kingdom: University of North Carolina Press. He was named to the Commission of Statistics by President Gomez before the 1912 Cuban general election and appointed by President Mario García Menocal to be Inspector General of the Cuban National Army with the rank of brigadier general.The Cuba Review and Bulletin. (1913). United States: Munson Steamship Line. Death Manuel Sanguily died on January 23, 1925, in Havana, Cuba. Honors Following his death, a city and sugarmill in Pinar del Río, Cuba was named after him.Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts. (1963). United States: (n.p.). A stamp series was released on January 27, 1949, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Manuel Sanguily.Mackay, J. A. (1976). Encyclopedia of world stamps, 1945-1975. Brazil: McGraw-Hill. References Category:Cuban revolutionaries Category:19th-century Cuban military personnel Category:Cuban independence activists Category:1848 births Category:1925 deaths Category:People of the Ten Years' War Category:People from Havana

Still Dead

Still Dead is a 1934 mystery detective novel by the British author Ronald Knox.Corbishley p.42 Rooney p.202 It is the fourth in a series of five novels featuring the insurance investigator Miles Bredon, one of the many detectives of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.Shaw p.238 It was published in London by Hodder and Stoughton and in New York by Dutton.Reilly p.912 Synopsis In the Scottish Highlands Colin Reiver, the feckless son of the laird, is involved in a tragic incident while drunk driving a local boy is knocked down and killed. Despite being cleared by the authorities, he is filled with remorse and plans to go away to join the French Foreign Legion. Due to his bad health, excarbated by his heavy drinking, his family instead convince him to go on an ocean cruise. Several weeks later the head gamekeeper rushes to the house claiming that he has seen Colin's dead body by the roadside. Just minutes later the corpse has apparently disappeared. Its appearance is attributed to the gamekeeper's second sight in foreseeing the death of the heir to the estate, particularly when Colin's body is discovered on exactly the same sport forty eight hours later dead fromm exposure. As their remains doubt exactly when he died, and therefore whether the life insurance on his is valid, the Indescribable Insurance Company send in their private investigator to untangle the mystery. Although he is tasked principally to discover when Colin died, he soon becomes as much focused on why and where he was killed. References Bibliography Barzun, Jacques & Taylor, Wendell Hertig. A Catalogue of Crime. Harper & Row, 1989. Corbishley, Thomas. Ronald Knox, the Priest. Sheed and Ward, 1965. Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984. Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015. Rooney, David. The Wine of Certitude: A Literary Biography of Ronald Knox. Ignatius Press, 2014. Shaw, Bruce. Jolly Good Detecting: Humor in English Crime Fiction of the Golden Age. McFarland, 2013. Category:1934 British novels Category:British mystery novels Category:Novels by Ronald Knox Category:Novels set in Glasgow Category:Novels set in Scotland Category:Novels set in Surrey Category:British detective novels Category:British crime novels Category:Hodder & Stoughton books

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump T47

The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump T47 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris took place on 3 September 2024. Classification The event is open to T45, T46 and T47 athletes. These athletes have varying levels of upper limb/s affected by limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: T45 Records T46/47 Records Results Final The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024: Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes Robiel Yankiel Sol Cervantes T46 7.25 x 6.44 7.41 x 7.22 7.41 Wang Hao T46 7.10 7.19 7.32 7.23 7.24 7.08 7.32 Nikita Kotukov T47 6.69 6.78 7.05 6.98 6.74 x 7.05 4 Roderick Townsend T46 6.89 6.50 6.61 x 6.24 6.46 6.89 5 Arnuad Assoumani T47 6.71 x 6.63 6.66 x 6.77 6.77 6 Abdulrhman Yusuf Shabib Mahmoud T46 6.13 6.11 6.08 5.92 6.04 6.25 6.25 7 Yamoussa Sylla T47 5.70 5.61 5.16 5.14 r 5.70 DNS Jutomu Kollie T46 Notes: r=Retired References Men's long jump T47 Category:2024 in men's athletics Category:Track and field Category:Men's athletics

Main Building of the University of Hong Kong

thumb|250x250px|Exterior of the Main Building thumb|250x250px|Corridors of the Main Building thumb|250x250px|Entrance of the Main Building thumb|250x250px|Garden inside the Main Building thumb|250x250px|Palms grown within the Main Building The Main Building of the University of Hong Kong () is the oldest building of the University of Hong Kong. It is located on the main campus on Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It was built in the architectural style of Edwardian Baroque and designed by Alfred Bryer of Leigh & Orange and is of three storeys high. The exterior of the building has been a declared monument in Hong Kong since 1985. History The Main Building was built with donations by Sir Hormusjee Naorojee Mody and construction began in 1910. The buillding was inaugurated on 11 March 1912, and the foundation stone was laid on 16 March of the same year by the then Governor of Hong Kong Sir Frederick Lugard (later as Lord Frederick Lugard). During the early period of the university, the main building served as the only building of the university. The Main Building was transformed into a relief hospital during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. Parts of the building were badly looted after the fall of Hong Kong; the roof of the Great Hall was removed and the timber used as fuel. Classes were suspended during the war and were only resumed in October 1946 when the building's restoration work was completed. The exterior of the building was made a declared monument in Hong Kong in 1985. Architecture The main building was built by Alfred Bryer from the architectural firm Leigh & Orange. It is built in the Edwardian Baroque architectural style and is three storeys high, with a clock tower built at the top centre of the building alongside four turrets. Four courtyards are in the middle with U-shaped corridors surrounding the building's classrooms and offices. Loke Yew Hall Loke Yew Hall is a hall located at the middle of the Main Building. It is used for hosting important academic and social events of the University, such as degree-awarding congregations and high-table dinners. It was originally known as the Grand Hall and was renamed to Loke Yew Hall in 1956 in memory of Dr Loke Yew, a Malayan early benefactor of the University. The hall was then later lengthened with sections at the rear added. References External links Category:Pok Fu Lam Category:999-year leases in Hong Kong and Kowloon Category:University of Hong Kong

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw F56

The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw F56 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024. Classification The event is open to F55 and F56 athletes. These athletes are seated when throwing, they have normal arm muscle power with full or nearly full trunk movement. F55 athletes may have flickers of hip flexor, while F56 may use hip flexor Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: F55 Records F56 Records Results Qualification The qualifying round in this classification took place on 2 September 2024: The 4 best performers (Q) advance to the final. Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 Best Notes 1 Maria Guadalupe Navarro Hernandez F55 x 17.10 16.71 17.10 Q 2 Natalya Semyanova F55 17.00 16.86 x 17.00 Q 3 Miroslava Obrova F56 15.81 15.20 16.38 16.38 Q 4 Érica Castaño F55 15.98 x 16.12 16.12 Q 5 Dong Feixia F55 14.98 15.93 15.64 15.93 6 Korotoumou Coulibaly F55 10.65 12.01 12.66 12.66 Mireille Nganga F56 x x x NM YC Iveth del Rosario Valdes Romero F55 DNS Final The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2024: Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes Diāna Krumina F55 24.99 23.67 23.99 x 23.09 24.09 24.99 Raíssa Rocha Machado F56 23.51 x 21.76 23.99 21.96 23.07 23.51 Lin Sitong F55 x 22.35 x 21.03 21.53 20.39 22.35 4 Soultana Keramyda F56 21.70 21.48 21.33 x x 21.96 21.96 YC 5 Hashemiyeh Motaghian Moavi F56 18.78 21.16 21.51 20.06 20.61 21.69 21.69 6 Martina Willing F56 18.50 17.77 18.01 18.96 18.10 18.09 18.96 7 Nadia Medjmedj F56 x 17.51 17.49 x 17.80 17.47 17.80 8 Maria Guadalupe Navarro Hernandez F55 16.71 16.76 17.36 x 16.47 17.29 17.36 9 Natalya Semyanova F55 16.96 16.06 x 16.46 x 16.77 16.96 10 Yessica de la Luz Jimenez Peralta F56 15.31 15.59 16.08 16.03 16.25 15.82 16.25 11 Miroslava Obrova F56 14.97 14.98 15.34 15.77 15.63 15.28 15.77 YC 12 Érica Castaño F55 14.24 14.97 x x 15.47 13.98 15.47 Notes: YC=Yellow card for - "Noncompliance of equipment – racing chairs, running frames, throwing frames, prosthetic devices, helmets, tethers and eye masks/ opaque glasses" References Women's javelin throw F56 Category:Women's events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Category:Track and field Category:2024 in women's athletics

Pilar Adón

Pilar Adón (Madrid, 12 October 1971) is a Spanish writer and translator. She is the author of the novels De bestias y aves, Las efímeras, and Las hijas de Sara; the short story collections La vida sumergida, El mes más cruel, and Viajes inocentes; the short novel Eterno amor; and the poetry collections Da dolor, Las órdenes, Mente animal, and La hija del cazador. Among the awards she has received are the Critical Eye Award (2005), the Madrid Bookstores Award for Best Book of Poems (2018), the Cálamo Award (2023), the Francisco Umbral Award for Book of the Year (2023), the Spanish Critics' Award for Best Book in Spanish (2023), and the National Literature Prize for Narrative (2023). Early life and education Pilar Adón was born in Madrid on 12 October 1971. She graduated in law from the Complutense University of Madrid. Career In 2022, she published the novel De bestias y pájaros (Galaxia Gutenberg), awarded the 2023 National Literature Prize for Narrative, the 2022 Spanish Critics' Award, the Francisco Umbral Award for Book of the Year 2022, and the 2022 Cálamo Otra Mirada Award, as well as being a finalist for the 5th Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Novel Prize. In the novel genre, she is also the author of Las efímeras (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2015), considered by critics as one of the ten best novels of that year, and Las hijas de Sara (Alianza Editorial, 2003 / Puzzle (pocket), 2007). In 2021, she published the short novel, Eterno amor (Páginas de Espuma). She is the author of the short story books La vida sumergida (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2017), El mes más cruel (Impedimenta, 2010), for which she was named New Fnac Talent, and Viajes inocentes (Páginas de Espuma), for which she won the 2005 Ojo Crítico Narrative Prize. She has been included in different short story volumes, including among others, Cuento español actual (Cátedra, 2014); Mar de pirañas (Menoscuarto, 2012); Siglo XXI (Menoscuarto, 2010) and Pequeñas Resistencias 5 (Páginas de Espuma, 2010). In 2011, she published the collection of poems La hija del cazador; in 2014, Mente animal;; in 2018, Las órdenes, for which she received the Book of the Year Award from the Madrid Booksellers' Guild, and Da dolor in 2020. All of them were published by La Bella Varsovia. She has translated the story "Algo del otro mundo" (Impedimenta, 2024), by Iris Murdoch; the book of short stories "Estudios de lo salvaje" by the Australian author Barbara Baynton (Impedimenta, 2018); the essay by John Fowles, "El árbol", as well as the novels by Penelope Fitzgerald, Inocencia (Impedimenta, 2013) and El inicio de la primavera (Impedimenta, 2010); by Joan Lindsay, the historical novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock (Impedimenta, 2010); by Edith Wharton, the book of articles, Francia combatiente (Impedimenta, 2009) and her novel, Santuario (Impedimenta, 2007); the book of short stories by Christina Rossetti, Parecidos razonables; and the novel by Henry James, El mentiroso. Awards and honours (2005). Critical Eye Awards, in the Narrative category, for Viajes inocentes (Páginas de Espuma). (2018). Madrid Booksellers Guild Awards, in the Poetry category, for Las órdenes (La Bella Varsovia). (2022). Francisco Umbral Prize for Book of the Year, for De bestias y aves. (Galaxia Gutenberg) (2022). Cálamo Award, in the Another View category, for De bestias y aves (Galaxia Gutenberg). (2022). Premio de la Crítica Española, for Best Narrative Book in Spanish, for De bestias y aves (Galaxia Gutenberg). (2023). National Literature Prize for Narrative, for De bestias y aves (Galaxia Gutenberg). References Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Writers from Madrid Category:21st-century Spanish novelists Category:21st-century Spanish poets Category:Spanish short story writers Category:Spanish translators Category:21st-century Spanish women writers Category:Spanish women novelists Category:Spanish women poets Category:Spanish women short story writers

Jack Meng-Tat Chia

Jack Meng-Tat Chia () is a Singaporean Buddhologist and historian. He is currently the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies and an associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore. Chia is the founding chair of the Buddhist Studies Group and the convenor of the GL Louis Religious Pluralism Research Cluster at NUS.https://fass.nus.edu.sg/hist/people/jack-chia-meng-tat/ Education Chia received his BA and MA in history from the National University of Singapore and his second MA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, where he was a Harvard-Yenching Institute Fellow. He received his PhD in history at Cornell University, where his dissertation won the Lauriston Sharp Prize. He studied with Anne Blackburn, P. Steven Sangren, and Eric Tagliacozzo at Cornell.https://jackchia.com/ Research Chia specializes in Buddhism and Chinese religions in Southeast Asia and authored Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea (Oxford, 2020), which won the 2021 EuroSEAS Humanities Book Prize and shortlisted for the 2023 Friedrich Weller Prize.https://fass.nus.edu.sg/news/2021/09/16/nus-history-asst-prof-jack-chia-wins-euroseas-humanities-book-prize-2021/Monks in Motion explores the intertwined history of Buddhist communities across China and maritime Southeast Asia during the twentieth century. It introduces the concept of "South China Sea Buddhism" to describe the form of Buddhism that developed in maritime Southeast Asia through a complex web of correspondence networks, forced exiles, voluntary visits, missionary efforts, institution-building campaigns, and the organizational work of Chinese and Chinese diasporic Buddhist monks.https://global.oup.com/academic/product/monks-in-motion-9780197613672?lang=en&cc=us Chia is currently developing three book projects: Buddhayana: The Making of an Indonesian Buddhist Movement, Southeast Asia’s Dharma: Essays on Buddhism in Singapore, and Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia, the last of which is funded by the 2020 Social Science and Humanities Research Fellowship from the Social Science Research Council Singapore.https://www.ssrc.edu.sg/projects-awarded/research-fellowships/jack2020/ Selected publications Books Kiprah Para Mahabiksu: Agama Buddha dan Modernitas di Asia Tenggara Maritim. Jakarta: Penerbit Karaniya, 2022. Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. Living with Myths in Singapore. Singapore: Ethos Books, 2017. (Co-editor) Articles “Curating Buddhism, Fostering Diplomacy: The ‘Secrets of the Fallen Pagoda’ Exhibition in Singapore.” The Review of Faith & International Affairs 22, no. 1 (2024): 43–58. (with Darryl Kangfu Lim) “The Making of a Local Deity: The Patriarch of Sanping’s Cult in Post-Mao China, 1979–2015.” Critical Asian Studies 54, no. 1 (2022): 86–104. “Singing to Buddha: The Case of a Buddhist Rock Band in Contemporary Indonesia.” Archipel 100 (2020): 175–197. “Diaspora’s Dharma: Buddhist Connections across the South China Sea, 1900–1949.” Contemporary Buddhism 21, nos. 1-2 (2020): 33–50. “Neither Mahāyāna Nor Theravāda: Ashin Jinarakkhita and the Indonesian Buddhayāna Movement.” History of Religions 58, no. 1 (August 2018): 24–63. “Who is Tua Pek Kong? The Cult of Grand Uncle in Malaysia and Singapore.” Archiv Orientální 85, no. 3 (December 2017): 439–460. “Toward a Modern Buddhist Hagiography: Telling the Life of Hsing Yun in Popular Media.” Asian Ethnology 74, no. 1 (2015): 141–165. “A Recent Quest for Religious Roots: The Revival of the Guangze Zunwang Cult and its Sino-Southeast Asian Networks, 1978–2009.” Journal of Chinese Religions 41, no. 2 (November 2013): 91–123. “Managing The Tortoise Island: Tua Pek Kong Temple, Pilgrimage, and Social Change in Pulau Kusu, 1965–2007.” New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies 11, no. 2 (December 2009): 72–95. “Teaching Dharma, Grooming Sangha: The Buddhist College of Singapore.” SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia 24, no. 1 (April 2009): 122–138. “Buddhism in Singapore-China Relations: Venerable Hong Choon and his Visits, 1982–1990.” The China Quarterly 196 (December 2008): 864–883. References External links Homepage at NUS Category:Buddhist studies scholars Category:Historians of Southeast Asia Category:Academic staff of the National University of Singapore Category:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Category:Living people Category:National University of Singapore alumni Category:Harvard University alumni Category:Cornell University alumni

Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, is an art museum located in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of contemporary art from the second half of the 20th century and the 21st century, with a particular focus on the region of Vojvodina. The museum also plays a significant role in connecting the local art scene with international artistic movements. Established on February 1, 1966, as the Gallery of Contemporary Art, the institution evolved in 1996 to become the Museum of Contemporary Art in Novi Sad. It adopted its current name, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina, on March 24, 2004. The building housing the museum, located across from Dunavski Park, was designed in 1959 by architect Ivo Vitić for the Museum of Socialist Revolution, which was later renamed the Museum of Vojvodina. Today, one of the wings of this building today houses the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina. History The museum was originally founded as the Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts – Novi Sad by a decision of the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina on February 1, 1966. The institution's name and scope of work have changed several times over the years to reflect its evolving role. In 1996, the gallery expanded its activities to include museological functions, transforming into a museum dedicated to a broader range of contemporary art practices. Although founded in 1966, the museum was unable to commence its exhibition and publishing activities until 1969 due to the absence of a permanent space. In its early years, the museum operated out of several public venues in Novi Sad, including the Gallery of Matica Srpska, the Workers' University, the Youth Tribune, and the JNA House. In 1984, the museum secured a leased space within the "Vojvodina Sports and Business Center," where it remained until 1999. This period allowed the museum to consistently develop its core programs, leading to numerous important contributions to contemporary art in Vojvodina. However, after November 1999, the museum once again lost its dedicated space and began hosting exhibitions in other institutions, including the Gallery of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Branch from 2000 to 2001, and from 2001 onwards, the Museum of Vojvodina in the former Museum of Socialist Revolution building. In recent years, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina gained international recognition by producing the Serbian Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, where it showcased the works of conceptual artist Dragoljub Raša Todosijević. See also List of museums in Serbia Museum of Vojvodina Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade Museum of Modern Art of Republika Srpska Notes References External links Official website Category:1966 establishments in Yugoslavia Category:Art museums and galleries established in 1966 Category:Museums in Novi Sad Category:Art museums and galleries in Serbia Category:Modern art museums Category:Contemporary art galleries in Europe Category:Buildings and structures in Novi Sad Category:Yugoslav Serbian architecture

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F53

The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F53 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 1 September 2024. Classification The F53 classification is for athletes with good shoulder and elbow and wrist strength, with weaknesses in fingers only, and little to no movement in their legs or torso. Athletes throw from a seated position. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: Results Final The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2024: Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes Giga Ochkhikidze F53 x x x 9.66 x x 9.66 Abdelillah Gani F53 8.98 9.10 9.06 x 9.22 9.17 9.22 Alireza Mokhtari Hemami F53 7.94 8.35 8.54 8.69 x 8.58 8.69 4 Bartosz Gorczak F53 8.30 8.25 8.41 x x x 8.41 5 Alaa Abdulsalam F53 x 8.05 8.18 7.89 8.11 x 8.18 6 Aleš Kisý F53 7.64 x 7.80 7.85 7.98 8.12 8.12 7 Marijan Presecan F53 6.44 6.78 7.05 6.55 6.99 6.98 7.05 Notes: Giga Ochkhikidze's 1st and 4th attempts were originally voided after a protest by the Morrocan delegation was upheld. After appeal his 4th attempt was reinstated. References Men's shot put F53 Category:2024 in men's athletics

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F55

The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F55 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 30 August 2024. Classification The event is open to F54 and F55 athletes. These athletes are seated when throwing, they have normal arm muscle power. F54 athletes have no trunk movement, while F55 have full or nearly full trunk movement. F55 athletes may have flickers of hip flexor. Records Prior to the competition, the existing records were as follows: F54 Records F55 Records Results Final The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2024: Rank Athlete Nationality Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Notes Ruzhdi Ruzhdi F55 12.36 11.96 12.40 12.34 12.02 12.27 12.40 Nebojsa Duric F55 11.69 11.98 11.47 11.93 11.77 11.95 11.98 Zafar Zaker F55 11.56 11.88 11.73 11.55 11.77 11.83 11.88 Lech Stoltman F55 11.81 x 11.72 11.68 11.59 11.52 11.81 4 Wallace Santos F55 11.10 11.10 11.41 11.68 11.43 11.41 11.68 5 Olokhan Musayev F55 11.13 11.22 x 11.44 11.41 11.35 11.44 6 Hamed Amiri F55 10.60 x 10.83 10.96 11.08 11.36 11.36 7 Damian Ligeza F55 11.18 11.01 10.78 10.68 10.84 10.71 11.18 8 Sargis Stepanyan F55 10.06 10.20 9.87 9.96 10.41 10.19 10.41 9 Ivan Revenko F54 8.58 8.45 9.18 7.95 9.17 9.16 9.18 10 Fadi Aldeeb F55 8.59 8.63 8.81 8.47 8.63 8.30 8.81 Notes: Nebojsa Duric initially had his results annulled. On 3 September 2024, after a request by World Para Athletics to the International Paralympic Committee, Duric was awarded the Silver medal, sharing the position with Zafar Zaker. Bronze medalist Lech Stoltman also retained his medal. On 6 September, Duric's results were reinstated with no change to other athletes ranks. References Men's shot put F55 Category:Men's events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Category:Track and field Category:2024 in men's athletics

Miranda Dear

Miranda Dear is an Australian film producer, who worked with Darren Dale at Blackfella Films for ten years. She is especially known for many acclaimed TV series, including Redfern Now and Total Control. Early life Miranda Dear was born in London, England. Career Miranda Dear started her film career in the UK at public broadcaster Channel 4, initially in music and arts, then becoming a senior film buyer in the acquisitions unit. She then became production and acquisition consultant for Film Four in Australia around 1996. Film Four had partnered with Showtime Australia in its first foreign co-financing venture, and during this time the collaboration produced John Polson's Siam Sunset and Mark Lamprell's My Mother Frank. Dear left Film Four in July 2000, to became commissioning editor of drama at SBS independent (the production arm of public broadcaster SBS) in Sydney, Australia, after which Film Four closed its Australian office. During her time at SBSi, it became an important brand, notable for series such as The Circuit and RAN. She commissioned feature drama films such as Look Both Ways, Ten Canoes, and The Tracker, as well as Indigenous drama by Warwick Thornton, Beck Cole, and Wayne Blair. In 2005, Dear joined ABC Television as executive producer of drama. She was appointed acting head of drama after Scott Meek left, and appointed to the role of ABC head of drama in March 2007. In this role she executive produced many successful drama and comedy series, including Rake and The Librarians. She also commissioned feature films, including Samson & Delilah and Bran Nue Dae, and series such as The Slap and The Straits, among others. In 2010, she joined Blackfella Films as a producer and head of drama, where she stayed until 2020. There she co-produced many films and series with Darren Dale. In 2019 she was co-creator, with Rachel Griffiths and Darren Dale, of Total Control, and co-produced series 1. Other activities Dear was one of three judges at the 2006 My Queer Career short film festival. In 2017, she was on the jury at the Adelaide Film Festival. Notable and awarded works Mabo (2012) Redfern Now s1 (2012): 2013 Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama Redfern Now s2 (2013): 2014 Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama and 2014 AACTA Award for Most Outstanding Television Drama References External links Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Australian film producers Category:Australian television producers Category:Australian women television producers Category:Australian women film producers Category:British women film producers

1860 in animation

Events in 1860 in animation. Events February 27: Peter Hubert Desvignes received British patent no. 537 for 28 monocular and stereoscopic variations of cylindrical stroboscopic devices, much like the later zoetrope. His devices included a version that used an endless band of pictures running between two spools which was intermittently lit by an electric spark. Desvignes' Mimoscope later received an honourable mention "for ingenuity of construction" at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. It could "exhibit drawings, models, single or stereoscopic photographs, so as to animate animal movements, or that of machinery, showing various other illusions." Specific date unknown: John Herschel envisioned the stereoscopic representation of scenes in action. He figured that photography could already, or would soon be able to take snapshots in one tenth of a second and that a mechanism was possible "by which a prepared plate may be presented, focused, impressed, displaced, secured in the dark, and replaced by another within two or three tenths of a second". Apparently without knowledge of previous developments in the field, Herschel believed the "phenakistoscope" (sic) could very well be adapted into a viewer for stereoscopic motion photography pairs. He also had high hopes for the development of colour photography, since he himself had already obtained promising results. By 1860, the Massachusetts-based chemist and businessman John Fallon improved a large biunial magic lantern, imported from England, and named it 'stereopticon'. The device was a slide projector with two lenses, usually one above the other, and has since been used to project photographic images. In comparison to regular magic lanters, the stereopticons added more powerful light sources to optimize the projection of photographic slides. Through the mid-19th century, the market for magic lanterns was concentrated in Europe, with production focused primarily on Italy, France, and England. By 1860, however, mass production began to make magic lanterns more widely available and affordable. Much of the production in the latter half of the 19th century concentrated in Germany. These smaller lanterns had smaller glass sliders, which instead of wooden frames usually had colorful strips of paper glued around their edges. Their images were printed directly on the glass. Births August August 5: Louis Wain, English artist (Wain made a short-lived venture into film animation, drawing the first ever screen cartoon cat, "Pussyfoot". His cartoons were not a cinema success), (d. 1939). References

Mick Price (Irish republican)

Michael ("Mick") Price (29 June 1896 – 17 January 1944) was an Irish republican, revolutionary and political activist born in Phibsboro, Dublin. Although he served in the British Army during World War I, Price became involved with the Irish Volunteers 1918 and their successors the Irish Republican Army thereafter. Price was imprisoned multiple times for his activities, including his participation in IRA operations during the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. He held significant roles in the Anti-Treaty IRA during the Civil War, such as quartermaster and OC of the 1st Eastern Division. Politically a hardline left-winger, Price was involved in the establishment of Saor Éire and later co-founded the Republican Congress, where he advocated for it to become a vanguard party seeking a "Worker's Republic". After being expelled from the IRA, he would align with the Labour Party, where he played a crucial role in promoting socialist ideas. In 1943, Price was nominated to run for election but withdrew in favour of James Larkin Jnr. He died in 1944. Price was notable for being one of the few republican figures to engage with the Labour Party after the establishment of Fianna Fáil in 1926. Irish revolutionary period Michael Price was born in Phibsboro, Dublin to the blacksmith Michael Price and his wife Mary Price (née Hamilton). Michael was one of four sons and two daughters in the family. During World War I Price served in the British Army and was deployed to Egypt. However, while there he was involved in an army mutiny and was returned to Ireland. Upon Price's return he became involved in the Irish Volunteers, a militant group secretly controlled by the nationalist Irish Republican Brotherhood organisation. In 1918 Price spent six months imprisoned under the false name "James Murphy" in Belfast, and he served a second term after he was arrested while in the offices of leading nationalist Constance Markievicz. Price and his brothers Charles, Eamon, and Jack were all members of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence, and their sister Leslie was a member of Cumann na mBan who would later marry leading revolutionary Tom Barry. Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921 and subsequent split that occurred amongst the revolutionaries, Price sided with the Anti-Treaty IRA in the ensuing Irish Civil War. During this time, Price was captured by the National Army and imprisoned in Mountjoy. In October 1923 Seán Lemass, aware of Price's far-left political leanings, had Price transferred away from other republican prisoners to prevent Price from "infecting them with Larkinism". Jim Larkin was a radical labour and union organiser. Price was later able to escape Mountjoy alongside Seán MacBride when the two were transferred by ambulance to Kilmainham Gaol in October 1923. Continued republican activism Following the end of the Civil war in 1923, Price continued to associate with the remnants of the Anti-Treaty IRA and by 1925 he had been named OC of the IRA's Dublin Brigade. In 1926 Price was arrested alongside republicans Fiona Plunkett and Domhall O'Donohue for their involvement in IRA raids on moneylenders in Dublin City. A large portion of these raids were directed at members of Dublin's nascent Jewish community but contemporary statements from republicans organisations denied any anti-Semitism. In 1929 Price was secretary of the Comhairle na Poblachta organisation, a failed attempt to unify all Anti-Treaty Republicans who remained outside the sway of the newly-formed Fianna Fáil political party. Following a riot in Dublin that same year during a public address by British Communist Willie Gallacher, Price was involved in the creation of the Labour Defence League, a Comintern-front body allying communists, trade unionists, and IRA leftists. In 1931 tensions in Ireland had swelled again as the public became divided between the governing Cumann na nGaedhael government and the increasingly popular Fianna Fáil. Amidst this, Price was arrested during tense scenes in June 1931 the night before the annual Bodenstown cemetery commemoration, where Irish republicans would gather to salute the founder of the movement Wolfe Tone. The government attempted to prevent the gathering, but the rally continued nonetheless. In mid-1931 Price was sent by the IRA to the United States, but in September 1931 he was present in Ireland for the founding of Saor Éire, a left-wing political party formed by IRA members. Saor Éire was quickly banned by the Cumann na nGaedhael government, in one of their last remaining acts before they were defeated by Fianna Fáil at the 1932 Irish general election. In late 1932 Price attempted to become involved in the James Gralton affair in County Leitrim. Gralton was a left-wing political activist attempting to organise in one of the most conservative counties of a conservative country. Gralton 's actions drew a swift backlash locally that came to the brink of violence, and Price wanted to travel to Leitrim with Frank Ryan to speak publicly in Gralton 's defence. The IRA army council vetoed this action, however. During a general convention of the IRA in March 1934, Price put forward a motion calling on the IRA to remain a force in Ireland until the creation of a 32-county "Worker's Republic". The measure secured the majority of the vote by delegates but was vetoed by the IRA's executive council. Believing they could force the IRA to follow their political direction, Price aligned with other left-wing Irish republicans such as Peadar O'Donnell, George Gilmore and Frank Ryan to form the Republican Congress. The idea of the Republican Congress was to unify all left-wing political groups in Ireland against the newly formed Fine Gael political party. The IRA quickly moved to "court marshal" anyone involved in the Congress. The lifespan of the Congress itself was brief; it ran aground almost instantaneously during a general meeting in Rathmines in September 1934. There, two factions argued bitterly over the direction of the organisation. One side, comprising figures such as Price, Nora Connolly O'Brien and Roddy Connolly, argued the Congress should become a militant Communist vanguard party, while figures such as O'Donnell, Ryan and Gilmore argued the Congress should be a "United Front" of Irish republicans of all varieties. The two factions could not resolve their differences on the night and the Congress was effectively dissolved by the end of the meeting. Afterwards, an embittered Price told a member of the United Front faction "You have put the revolution back 100 years". Thereafter Price focused his activity on the Irish Citizen Army (ICA). The ICA had been active during the Easter Rising in 1916 under James Connolly, but during the following wars had been inactive, leading it to wither. The Republican Congress had attempted to re-activate the ICA as their own paramilitary wing. The in-fighting in the Congress was mirrored in the ICA; while Price was able to take control of the ICA in the wake of many departures, it was not a notable organisation after 1934. With the Labour Party In March 1935 Price took part in the 1935 Dublin Tram and Bus Strike, which resulted in him being jailed. Released again later the same year, he urged his supporters to follow him in joining the Labour Party. Although the Irish Labour Party in the 1920s and 1930s had carefully crafted an image that they were not a radical political party, the hardliner Price was able to become a member of Labour's administrative council in 1937. He would also eventually become secretary of Labour's constituencies council, where he was able to use his growing influence to push Labour to declare it was seeking to create a "Worker's Republic" in Ireland. In 1943 Price was nominated by the Labour Party to stand for the 1943 Irish general election, however, Price withdrew in favour of James Larkin Jnr standing instead. Personal life Price died on 17 January 1944 after a short illness and was subsequently buried in Glasnevin cemetery. He was survived by a wife and four children. References Category:1896 births Category:1944 deaths Category:Burials at Glasnevin Cemetery Category:Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members Category:Irish Republican Army (1922–1969) members Category:Irish communists Category:Irish people of World War I Category:Irish republicans Category:Irish soldiers in the British Army Category:Labour Party (Ireland) politicians Category:People of the Irish Civil War (Anti-Treaty side)

Castle Butte (Valley of the Gods)

Castle Butte is a summit in San Juan County, Utah, United States. Description Castle Butte is situated west of Bluff, Utah, in the Valley of the Gods, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.Valley of the Gods, Bureau of Land Management, Retrieved 2024-08-31. Precipitation runoff from this iconic landform's slopes drains to the San Juan River via Lime Creek. Access to the butte is via the 17-mile Valley of the Gods Road which makes a change of direction loop around this butte. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the surrounding terrain in 0.15 mile (0.24 km). This landform's toponym has been officially adopted as Castle Butte by the United States Board on Geographic Names, however it is also known as Eagle Plume Tower. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1976 by Bill Forrest and Frank Luptom via the South Face.First Ascent Timeline, deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-08-31. Geology Castle Butte is composed of two principal strata of the Cutler Formation. The bottom layer is slope-forming Halgaito Formation and the upper stratum is cliff-forming Cedar Mesa Sandstone.Robert Brett O'Sullivan, Geology of the Cedar Mesa-Boundary Butte Area, San Juan County, Utah, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965, p. 34. Cedar Mesa Sandstone is the remains of coastal sand dunes deposited about 270 to 300 million years ago, during the Wolfcampian (early Permian). The buttes of Valley of the Gods are the result of the Halgaito Formation being more easily eroded than the overlaying sandstone. The valley floor is Honaker Trail Formation.Dan S. Chaney, The Carboniferous-Permian Transition, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2013, p. 64. Climate Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Castle Butte. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. Summers highs rarely exceed . Summer nights are comfortably cool, and temperatures drop quickly after sunset. Winters are cold, but daytime highs are usually above freezing. Winter temperatures below are uncommon, though possible. This desert climate receives less than of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. Gallery See also Castle Rock (San Juan County, Utah) References External links Eagle Plume Tower Climbing: Mountainproject.com Weather: Castle Butte Category:Colorado Plateau Category:Landforms of San Juan County, Utah Category:North American 1000 m summits Category:Sandstone formations of the United States Category:Buttes of Utah

A-Lin discography

This is the discography of Taiwanese singer A-Lin (Chinese: 黃麗玲). She debuted in 2006 with the album Lovelorn, Not Guilty. Her 2018 single "A Kind of Sorrow" (有一種悲傷) topped the singles chart in Singapore for three consecutive weeks. Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with release date, label, and sales shown Title Album details Peak chart positions TWNThe G-Music album chart operated from 2005 to 2015.Lovelorn, Not Guilty (失戀無罪) Released: February 10, 2006 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming20Diva (天生歌姬) Released: August 15, 2008 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming13Before, After (以前 以後) Released: December 28, 2009 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming6Loneliness Is Not the Hardest Part(寂寞不痛) Released: December 24, 2010 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming—We Will Be Better (我們會更好的) Released: November 18, 2011 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming6Happiness, Then What (幸福了 然後呢) Released: December 30, 2012 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming4Guilt (罪惡感) Released: December 30, 2014 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming—A-Lin (A-Lin同名專輯) Released: September 20, 2017 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming—Link Released: April 8, 2022 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming— Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions TWNA-Lin - Everlasting…Best and More Released: October 29, 2014 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, DVD, digital download5All the Best Released: August 28, 2015 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, DVD, digital download—A-Lin Love Songs 10th Anniversary Edition Released: August 19, 2016 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, DVD, digital download— Live albums Title Album detailsA-Lin Sonar: World Tour Concert Released: January 6, 2017 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Formats: CD, DVD, blu-ray, digital download Extended plays Title Album detailsLove, How Should I Go? (愛 請問怎麼走) Released: June 8, 2007 Label: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download, streaming Singles As lead artist +List of singles Title Year Album"Lovelorn, Not Guilty" (失恋无罪)2006Lovelorn, Not Guilty"Four Seasons" (四季)"P.S. I Love You" (P.S.我爱你)2008Diva"Breaking Up Takes Practice"(分手需要练习的)2009Before, After "Xian Zai Wo Hen Xing Fu"(现在我很幸福)"Before, After" (以前, 以后)"Give Me a Reason to Forget"(给我一个理由忘记)2010Loneliness Is Not the Hardest Part "Loneliness Is Not the Hardest Part"(寂寞不痛)"Da Da de Yong Bao" (大大的拥抱)2011We Will Be Better"I'm Busy" (我很忙)"Happiness, Then What"(幸福了 然后呢)2012Happiness, Then What"920" (featuring Xiao Yu)"A Best Friend's Blessings"(好朋友的祝福)"What Was Taken" (拿走了什麼)2014Guilt"Guilt" (罪恶感)"Nan De Gu Ji" (难得孤寂)"Pseudo-Single, Yet Single" (未单身)2017A-Lin"Go" (一直走)"A Kind of Sorrow" (有一種悲傷)2018More Than Blue OST"Dancing in the Sky" (一舞鍾情) rowspan="4" "Rainbow" (雨後彩虹)2019"Passenger""Parallel Crossed" (with Zhang Zining)2020"Turn" (盡情旋轉)2021Link"Best Friend" (挚友)2022"Conversation" (聊聊天)"Loveholic" (扑火)2023 "—" denotes releases that did not chart, was not released in that region, or chart did not exist. References Category:Discographies of Taiwanese artists Category:Pop music discographies Category:Mandopop discographies

Peter Hansen (basketball)

Peter Hansen (born February 15, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player. He played nine seasons in Australia across the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Perth Wildcats and the State Basketball League (SBL) with the Perry Lakes Hawks. After playing college basketball with the St. Mary's Rattlers, Hansen debuted for the Hawks in 1989 and won the SBL Most Valuable Player Award. Upon joining the Wildcats in 1991, he led the team to the NBL championship behind a grand final MVP performance. He went on to win an SBL championship with the Hawks in 1994 and a second NBL championship with the Wildcats in 1995. Early life Hansen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. College career Hansen played college basketball at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, between 1984 and 1987. He played 126 games for the Rattlers and earned All-Big State Conference honors in 1985–86 and 1986–87. He also earned All-NAIA District IV honors in 1985–86 and NAIA All-American honors in 1986–87. Professional career Hansen arrived in Australia in 1989 after stints in Venezuela and Spain. He joined the Perry Lakes Hawks of the State Basketball League (SBL) and was named SBL co-Most Valuable Player after averaging 39.8 points in 20 games. With the Hawks in 1990, he averaged 31.0 points in 26 games. Hansen joined the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1991 season. He helped the team reach the NBL grand final series, where they won the championship and Hansen was named grand final MVP. He formed a formidable forward combination with Andrew Vlahov. In 31 games, he averaged 16.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. With the Wildcats in the 1992 season, he averaged 14.4 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steals in 27 games. Hansen returned to the Perry Lakes Hawks for the 1993 SBL season, where he averaged 26.3 points in 26 games. With the Hawks in 1994, he helped them win the SBL championship while averaging 22.8 points in 32 games. He had 24 points and 17 rebounds in the grand final. In 1995, Hansen averaged 23.2 points in 26 SBL games for the Perry Lakes Hawks and was also a member of the Perth Wildcats' NBL championship-winning squad. He only appeared in one game for the Wildcats during the 1995 season. In 1996, Hansen again split the year with the Hawks and the Wildcats, averaging 21.1 points in 25 SBL games for the Hawks and 6.2 points in 13 NBL games for the Wildcats. He played 72 games for the Wildcats over four seasons. Hansen's final season came in 1997 with the Perry Lakes Hawks, averaging 14.1 points in 24 SBL games. In 2013, Hansen was named in the 25 Year MSBL All Star team. He was inducted into the Perry Lakes Hawks Hall of Fame in 2023. Personal life As of 2012, Hansen was an executive director in charge of fundraising and alumni at his old college, St Mary's University. References Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:American expatriate basketball people in Australia Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Milwaukee Category:Forwards (basketball) Category:Perth Wildcats players Category:St. Mary's Rattlers men's basketball players

Vector TDx

thumb|Usual gameplay Vector TDx (also Vector TD, Vector TD 2) is a flash tower defense game from 2006 created by David Scott and first published by Candystand. This game was a successor to Flash Elements, and was nominated for the Best PS3/PSP game. The price to purchase this game on consoles was $4.. Gameplay When you start the game, you are prompted to select a map. Every map features 50 waves of increasingly difficult Vectoids (Enemies). At the start of each map, you have a small amount of Cash and 20 Lives. More Cash is obtained through killing Vectoids or through an interest mechanic, that give you Cash after each round. Cash is used to purchase and upgrade towers. Vectoids are the main enemy of this game, and come in multiple colours. These colours signified the difficulty of the enemy: blue, red, green, yellow, purple, grey. However, apart from Yellow Vectoids, which move faster, the colours have no special trait, just a gradually increasing health value across tiers. Towers share the same colour system, but only come in red,green,blue and purple. There were tiers of towers, with each colour having 3 progressively better but more costly towers, except for blue, which only has 2 tiers of towers. The main purpose of colours is to function like a rock-paper-scissors mechanic. Matching colours (i.e Red and Red) do more damage to enemies, certain colours would do less damage. Towers could be upgraded by using Cash upto level 10,improving their capabilities. Every few waves, a Yellow Token would be rewarded. Yellow tokens could be exchanged for one of 4 options: Placeable Range or Damage buffers, that affected nearby towers. Interest boosters could be aquired, modifying the interest aquired after each round. 5 additional lives References External links https://archive.org/details/VectorTD Category:Flash games Category:Flash games ported to consoles Category:Tower defense video games Category:2007 video games Category:Single-player games Category:PlayStation Portable games Category:PlayStation 3 games

Post-election pendulum for the 1998 Australian federal election

The Mackerras pendulum as a way of predicting the outcome of an election contested between two major parties in a Westminster style lower house legislature such as the Australian House of Representatives, which is composed of single-member electorates and which uses a preferential voting system such as a Condorcet method or instant-runoff voting. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in Parliament for the government, the opposition and the crossbenches according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two party preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted. Government seats (80)MarginalHerbertQldPeter LindsayLIB0.10Eden-MonaroNSWGary NairnLIB0.18HinklerQldPaul NevilleNAT0.34MoretonQldGary HardgraveLIB0.57PetrieQldTeresa GambaroLIB0.75RichmondNSWLarry AnthonyNAT0.77AdelaideSATrish WorthLIB0.91LongmanQldMal BroughLIB0.92MakinSATrish DraperLIB0.94La TrobeVicBob CharlesLIB0.99McEwenVicFran BaileyLIB1.04ParramattaNSWRoss CameronLIB1.07HindmarshSAChris GallusLIB1.23LindsayNSWJackie KellyLIB1.28MayoSAAlexander DownerLIB1.74 v DEMDeakinVicPhil BarresiLIB1.93RobertsonNSWJim LloydLIB2.01DunkleyVicBruce BillsonLIB2.04KalgoorlieWABarry HaaseLIB2.10PageNSWIan CausleyNAT2.36BallaratVicMichael RonaldsonLIB2.77Wide BayQldWarren TrussNAT2.86BlairQldCameron ThompsonLIB3.40 v ONPFlindersVicPeter ReithLIB3.72GilmoreNSWJoanna GashLIB4.04LeichhardtQldWarren EntschLIB4.05MacquarieNSWKerry BartlettLIB4.10ParkesNSWTony LawlerNAT4.11AstonVicPeter NugentLIB4.24FairfaxQldAlex SomlyayLIB4.36DawsonQldDe-Anne KellyNAT4.42CorangamiteVicStewart McArthurLIB4.50CaseyVicMichael WooldridgeLIB4.87FordeQldKay ElsonLIB5.25PearceWAJudi MoylanLIB5.30MenziesVicKevin AndrewsLIB5.40HughesNSWDanna ValeLIB5.52MacarthurNSWJohn FaheyLIB5.63TangneyWADaryl WilliamsLIB5.90Fairly safeBennelongNSWJohn HowardLIB6.03MooreWAMal WasherLIB6.04WentworthNSWAndrew ThomsonLIB6.32CowperNSWGarry NehlNAT6.36ForrestWAGeoff ProsserLIB6.88SturtSAChristopher PyneLIB7.29WannonVicDavid HawkerLIB7.44BoothbySAAndrew SouthcottLIB7.45FaddenQldDavid JullLIB7.59GreySABarry WakelinLIB8.04HumeNSWAlby SchultzLIB8.06GoldsteinVicDavid KempLIB8.15McPhersonQldMargaret MayLIB8.34GippslandVicPeter McGauranNAT8.83CookNSWBruce BairdLIB8.94RyanQldJohn MooreLIB9.52HigginsVicPeter CostelloLIB9.62LyneNSWMark VaileNAT9.72SafeIndiVicLou LiebermanLIB10.11FisherQldPeter SlipperLIB11.00KennedyQldBob KatterNAT11.19KooyongVicPetro GeorgiouLIB11.39North SydneyNSWJoe HockeyLIB12.22MoncrieffQldKathy SullivanLIB12.83New EnglandNSWStuart St. ClairNAT12.93WarringahNSWTony AbbottLIB12.93GroomQldIan MacfarlaneLIB13.04CurtinWAJulie BishopLIB13.28BerowraNSWPhilip RuddockLIB13.52GwydirNSWJohn AndersonNAT13.58BarkerSAPatrick SeckerLIB13.74MaranoaQldBruce ScottNAT14.42FarrerNSWTim FischerNAT14.62O'ConnorWAWilson TuckeyLIB15.14RiverinaNSWKay HullNAT15.30MackellarNSWBronwyn BishopLIB15.64WakefieldSANeil AndrewLIB16.26MalleeVicJohn ForrestNAT19.37MitchellNSWAlan CadmanLIB19.85Very safeMurrayVicSharman StoneLIB22.06BradfieldNSWBrendan NelsonLIB23.20 Opposition seats (67)MarginalBassTasMichelle O'ByrneALP0.06DicksonQldCheryl KernotALP0.12KingstonSADavid CoxALP0.47Northern TerritoryNTWarren SnowdonALP0.57McMillanVicChristian ZahraALP0.57StirlingWAJann McFarlaneALP1.04PatersonNSWBob HorneALP1.22ChisholmVicAnna BurkeALP2.07GriffithQldKevin RuddALP2.43SwanWAKim WilkieALP2.70LilleyQldWayne SwanALP3.13BowmanQldCon SciaccaALP3.29DobellNSWMichael LeeALP3.35BendigoVicSteve GibbonsALP3.47CanningWAJane GerickALP3.52CowanWAGraham EdwardsALP3.56BraddonTasSid SidebottomALP4.33BrisbaneQldArch BevisALP4.59LoweNSWJohn MurphyALP4.63CapricorniaQldKirsten LivermoreALP5.29Melbourne PortsVicMichael DanbyALP5.83JagajagaVicJenny MacklinALP5.91Fairly safeIsaacsVicGreg WiltonALP6.40FranklinTasHarry QuickALP6.60BruceVicAlan GriffinALP6.72BankNSWDaryl MelhamALP7.11BurkeVicNeil O'KeefeALP7.61OxleyQldBernie RipollALP8.20RankinQldCraig EmersonALP8.69BartonNSWRobert McClellandALP9.76GreenwayNSWFrank MossfieldALP9.94SafeFremantleWACarmen LawrenceALP10.02CanberraACTAnnette EllisALP10.06LyonsTasDick AdamsALP10.61CorioVicGavan O'ConnorALP11.36BrandWAKim BeazleyALP12.29WerriwaNSWMark LathamALP12.67ShortlandNSWJill HallALP12.81CharltonNSWKelly HoareALP12.97PerthWAStephen SmithALP13.28Kingsford SmithNSWLaurie BreretonALP13.40HothamVicSimon CreanALP13.56DenisonTasDuncan KerrALP14.51BonythonSAMartyn EvansALP14.53HunterNSWJoel FitzgibbonALP14.69FraserACTBob McMullanALP14.86HoltVicAnthony ByrneALP15.11Port AdelaideSARod SawfordALP16.10SydneyNSWTanya PlibersekALP16.89NewcastleNSWAllan MorrisALP17.33 v GRNWatsonNSWLeo McLeayALP17.47CunninghamNSWStephen MartinALP18.20CalwellVicAndrew TheophanousALP18.98ProspectNSWJanice CrosioALP19.71LalorVicJulia GillardALP19.82Very safeChifleyNSWRoger PriceALP20.89WillsVicKelvin ThomsonALP20.96ReidNSWLaurie FergusonALP21.64MelbourneVicLindsay TannerALP21.80ScullinVicHarry JenkinsALP21.84BlaxlandNSWMichael HattonALP22.06MaribyrnongVicBob SercombeALP22.06GrayndlerNSWAnthony AlbaneseALP22.32ThrosbyNSWColin HollisALP22.46GellibrandVicNicola RoxonALP25.91FowlerNSWJulia IrwinALP26.33BatmanVicMartin FergusonALP26.43Crossbench seats (1)CalareNSWPeter AndrenIND22.31 v ALP References Category:Pendulums for Australian federal elections

Listed buildings in Flaxby

Flaxby is a civil parish in the former Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains two listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the other is at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Flaxby and the surrounding countryside. Both the listed buildings are outside the village, and consist of a milepost, and a gazebo in a prominent position. __NOTOC__ Key Grade CriteriaII* Particularly important buildings of more than special interestII Buildings of national importance and special interest Buildings Name and locationPhotographDateNotesGradeMilepost60px|centreThe milepost is on the south side of York Road. It is in gritstone and cast iron, and has a triangular plan and a rounded top, and is about high. On the top is inscribed "KNARESBOROUGH AND GREEN HAMMERTON ROAD" and on the sides are the distances to Knaresborough and Green Hammerton.Temple of Victory with railed enclosure100px|centre1790A gazebo in a prominent position, in stone, with an eaves cornice, a plain parapet and a lead domed roof. It has an octagonal plan with one storey on a basement. On three sides of the basement are doorwayswith fanlights and wrought iron balconies. The main entrance is on the southwest side and is approached by two flights of steps with wrought iron railings, and it has a shouldered architrave and a triangular pediment on consoles, all in a round-headed arch. There is a similar arch on the northeast side, two sides between have windows with architraves, and all these sides have balconies. The sides between these contain round-arched recesses and rectangular plaques. Surrounding the building are wrought iron railings on a stone plinth and two gates. References Citations Sources Category:Lists of listed buildings in North Yorkshire

Velappaya Mahadevar temple

Velappaya Mahadevar Temple also knows Velappaya Shiva Temple is one among the 108 Shiva temples in India. The main deity here in this temple is Shiva. This temple is believed to have been consecrated by Parashurama. Alongside Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, the temple is one of the few places where Shiva is revered in a manifestation known as Kirata Murthy, a form of Vetala, who gave Arjuna his Pashupatastra. The temple, which was earlier managed by Vellapaya Parangattil Family, now comes under the Thrissur Group Office of the Cochin Devaswom Board. Legend thumb|left|A view of the temple Legend has it that once Arjuna, the third of the Pandavas, was meditating in a place known as Mandara to invoke the grace of Shiva. A demon named Muka took the form of a wild boar and rushed towards Arjuna in order to interrupt his penance. When Arjuna aimed his Gandiva at the savage boar, Shiva and Parvathi appeared as a vetala (a clan of mountain dwellers) couple, and Shiva, too, aimed his arrow at the boar. As both of them drove their arrows towards the boar, killing it, Shiva grabbed the arrows from the boar's carcass and challenged Arjuna to retrieve them, which infuriated Arjuna. When Arjuna tried all his means to defeat the vetala hunter, he repeatedly failed. Finally, when Arjuna challenged the vetala hunter to a fist fight, the vetala hunter knocked him down and disappeared. Defeated, Arjuna made a Parthiva Linga—a Shiva Ling made from mud or sand and considered supreme among all lingas—by scooping some earth and placing some flowers around it and worshiped it. Suddenly, the vetala hunter appeared in place of the Linga, with the flowers appearing around his matted hair. Arjuna realized the truth and prostrated in front of Shiva appearing as the vetala hunter. Shiva revealed his true form and granted Arjuna the pashupatta-astra, the infallible weapon. Geography The Temple is located at Velappaya village in Thangaloor in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. Built in the Kerala-Dravidian architecture, the temple houses two west-facing tall Shivalingas in two separate shrines. Along with temples in Cranganore, Perinjanan, Parakkad, Chentrappini, Mullaserry, and Guruvayur, the Velappa Shiva temple features wood carvings on the ceiling. Architecture Velappa Shiva temple features wood carvings on the ceiling. There are two entrances to the inner prakaram where two great sanctums can be found - one square and the other circular. The shrines are built in traditional Kerala architecture with two-storied granite foundations. In both, Shiva is enshrined and faces west. Shiva lingams are about 5-6 feet tall. The inner courtyard is covered with granite. On the inner roof of the circular sanctum there is a namaskar mandapa with very old but crumbling woodwork. Ganesha and Parvati are enshrined in the circular sanctum. Deities and sub-deities The main deity is Shiva as Arjuna, the third of the Pandavas, was meditating in a place known as Mandara to invoke the grace of Shiva, she is believed to be present, as stated in an ancient poem which is recited in this temple. See also Kirātārjunīya Shiva Velappaya References Category:108 Shiva Temples Category:Hindu temples in Thrissur district Category:Shiva temples in Kerala

CSL Ștefănești

Clubul Sportiv Local Ștefănești, also known as CSL Ștefănești, or simply as Ștefănești is a Romanian football club based in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Ilfov County, which currently plays in Liga III, the third tier of Romanian football. History The club was founded in 1997 and played mostly in the amateur leagues. The team coached by Florin Vlădilă won the Liga IV – Ilfov County at the end of the 2010–11 season and promoted to Liga III winning the promotion play-off against Viață Nouă Olteni, the winner of Liga IV – Teleorman County, 3–1 at Marin Anastasovici Stadium in Giurgiu. The squad was composed of Marius Vladu, George Marinescu, Răzvan Rababoc, Adrian Mihalache, Iulian Stancu, Alexandru Ion, Adrian Cristea, Vasile Mega, Ionel Ganea, Sorin Drăgan, Nicușor Romanescu (cpt.), Alexandru Șerban, Marius Dumitrache, Mădălin Gheorghe, Dragoș Șerbănescu, Daniel Dumitrache, Liviu Ioniță and Romeo Pădureț. In their first season in the third division, Ștefănești finished in 4th place 19 points behind the winners Unirea Slobozia, as in the next season the club finished in 5th place with 32 points, as was penalised 9 points by the Romanian Football Federation because they broke the rules, by not having three youth squads registered. In the 2013–14 season, Ștefănești was in 2nd place after the regular season, but they dropped to 3rd place in the play-offs, as in the following season the club finished 4th with Marin Dună as head coach. In the summer of 2015, the club encountered some financial problems, being almost dissolved, but eventually managed to overcome them and with Laurențiu Tudor as head coach, finished the 2015–16 season in 9th place. However, the club was dissolved in the summer of 2016, and all of their players and staff were taken by Unirea Tărlungeni, who were dissolved in 2017. The club was refounded in 2019 under the name of CSL Ștefănești. To begin with at youth level, and from 2021 the senior team was admitted in Liga IV – Ilfov County for the 2021–22 season, finishing 1st in Series 2 under the guidance of Laurențiu Tudor, but not having the right to promotion, as was admitted on demand, does not participate in the county championship play-off. The club won the league at the end of the 2023–24 Liga IV season, but lost to ACS FC Dinamo București 6–5 on aggregate.https://www.sport.ro/fotbal-intern/meciurile-din-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-3-dinamo-3-langa-soimii-vulturii-vulturul-sau-pescarusul.htmlhttps://www.sport.ro/fotbal-intern/meciurile-din-barajul-de-promovare-in-liga-3-cu-cine-joaca-cs-fc-dinamo-echipa-lui-nicolae-badea-si-danut.html The club was enrolled anyway in Liga III, due to withdrawal of 10 clubs from the division.https://liga2.prosport.ro/liga-3/componenta-celor-zece-serii-ale-ligii-3-sezonul-2024-2025-19325570 Honours Liga IV – Ilfov County Winners (3): 2003–04, 2010–11, 2023–24 Former managers Dragoș Mihalache (2011) Emil Ursu (2012–2013) Laurențiu Tudor (2013–2014) Marin Dună (2014–2015) Laurențiu Tudor (2015–2016) References External links Category:1997 establishments in Romania Category:Association football clubs established in 1997 Category:Football clubs in Ilfov County Category:Liga III clubs Category:Liga IV clubs

Olympics Preparation Centers of Turkey

Olympics Preparation Centers of Turkey (, TOHM) are facilities governed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to support sportspeople prearing to shape the future of Turkish sports, especially to train future Olympic athletes. The organization was established in 2015. The main center is in Ankara. There are a total of 22 centers for Olympic sports and one center for Paralympic sports in provinces across the country. A total of 22 different sport disciplines are offered for training under the supervision of experienced coaches. Each center provides training in certain branches being at least two and maximum four. The branches are selected by taking into account the sports potential and halls of that city. The centers provide support for academic, social and personal development. Sportspeople continue with their education as students of daytime or boarding. Secondary education is financed by the center. For higher education, many universities grant schlorship. Overview The organization of the Olympics Preparation Centers was established on 11 April 2015. The first center, as the main base, was opened at Eryaman, Etimesgut in Ankara. The number of centers for Olympic sports increased from 18 in the beginning to 22. The centers are located in the provinces of Ankara, Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bolu, Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Mersin, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun and Trabzon, usw. The only center for Paralympic sports is in Aksaray Province. The 22 supported sports disciplines include archery, athletics, badminton, boxing canoeing, cycling, curling, fencing, gymnastics, ice skating, judo, karate, kayaking, rowing, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, weightlifting, winter sports, wrestling and Paralympic sports. A total of 1,166 daytime and boarding sportspeople attended the centers as of May 2021. Admission Application for admissiom to the center is for daytime sportspeople aged from 14 up to 21 years, and for boarding athletes from 15 up to 21 years of age. Sportspeople in education can stay in the center until the age of 23 yesrs. The selection of athletes is meticulously carried out in accordance with the criteria determined by the Evaluation Committees. These determined criteria can be updated in order to increase success by evaluating the sports development of the athletes. Athlete selection criteria may vary according to the technical characteristics and performance age of each branch. Health Nutrition programs of athletes are determined and implemented in cooperation with the relevant trainers and nutrition specialists. In the centers, expert dietitians prepare daily nutrition programs that will meet the energy and nutrient needs of athletes. The health status of all athletes is also meticulously monitored regularly. Procedures such as keeping health records of athletes, performing follow-ups, recording injuries, disabilities and illnesses are carried out by expert sports physicians. After emergency and first aid is given on site for injuries experienced by athletes, the definition, diagnosis, examination and treatment of injuries and disabilities are carried out under the supervision of TOHM health personnel. Expert psychologists work to increase the performance and success levels of athletes, and to prepare them psychologically for competitions. The psychologists contribute to the sports motivation of athletes, and also work to relieve the mental tension experienced by athlete. Some notable sportspeople As of May 2021. Men Daniyar İsmayilov (born 1992), weightlifter Kerem Kamal (born 1999), wrestler Women Zeliha Ağrıs (born 1998), taekwondo practitioner Yasemin Anagöz (born 1998), archer Sümeyye Boyacı (born 2003), para swimmer Ayşegül Çoban (born 1992), weightlifter Nisanur Erbil (born 2005), fencer ehtap Kurnaz (born 1995), weightlifter Şevval İlayda Tarhan (born 2000), sport shooter Aysel Özkan (born 20023), weightlifter Sara Yenigün (born 2002), weightlifter References Category:Sports organizations of Turkey Category:Sports venues in Turkey Category:Sports practice facilities Category:Organizations based in Ankara Category:Organizations established in 2015 Category:2015 establishments in Turkey

2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference

The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference will be the nineteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its tenth conference as a professional league. This will be the third and last conference for the 2024 season. Unlike the previous iterations of the league, this conference will be a short pocket tournament, lasting about nine days, making it the shortest conference in the league. This conference starts on September 4, 2024, coinciding with the finals of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference. Originally, the semifinalists of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference are qualified and will be able to play alongside two foreign guest teams — the reigning Invitational champions, Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan, and the newcomers, Est Cola of Thailand. But due to players' injuries, the PLDT High Speed Hitters and the Akari Chargers begged off from participation. The Farm Fresh Foxies will be the sole replacement as the other PVL teams declined to join. Qualification The Invitational Conference is a pocket tournament and only the top four among the twelve Premier Volleyball League teams in the previous tournament (the 2024 Reinforced Conference) are qualified to participate along with two foreign-based guest teams. The PLDT High Speed Hitters qualified as semifinalists but withdrew due to injuries from the past conference. It will be the eight placers Farm Fresh Foxies replaced PLDT after the next three ranked teams Chery Tiggo, Petro Gazz and Capital1 declined the PVL's invite. Akari Chargers also pulled out from the conference citing the same reason with PLDT. Akari were not replaced, making the participants down to five teams. This will be the conference with the least number of teams joining. Two guest teams are Kurashiki Ablaze, the defending Invitational champions, and newcomer Est Cola will join the three local club teams to compete in this conference. Qualification methodDate Berths Qualifier(s)2024 PVL Reinforced Conference semifinalists August 24 and 27, 2024 (Quarterfinals) 42 Creamline Cool Smashers Akari Chargers (withdrew) Cignal HD Spikers PLDT High Speed Hitters (withdrew)Invited PVL teams September 2, 2024 (announced) 01 Chery Tiggo Crossovers (declined)Petro Gazz Angels (declined)Capital1 Solar Spikers (declined)Farm Fresh FoxiesForeign guest teams August 30–31, 2024 (announced) 2 Est Cola (Thailand)Kurashiki Ablaze (Japan) Participating teams Abbr. Team Affiliation Head coach Team captain CHD Cignal HD Spikers Cignal TV, Inc. Shaq Delos Santos Frances Molina CCS Creamline Cool Smashers Republic Biscuit Corporation Sherwin Meneses Michele Gumabao (interim) FFF Farm Fresh Foxies Farm Fresh Philippine International / Strong Group Athletics Shota Sato Louie Romero EST Est Cola Sermsuk Public Co. Ltd. / Thailand U20 Wanna Buakaew Kanokporn Sangthong KUR Kurashiki Ablaze Ablaze Co., Ltd. / V.League (Japan) Hideo Suzuki Saya Taniguchi Venues Regular venues Preliminaries Finals Pasay Pasig Quezon City SM Mall of Asia Arena PhilSports Arena Araneta Coliseum Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 20,000 250px 250px 250px PVL on Tour venues Preliminaries Santa Rosa Santa Rosa Sports Complex Capacity: 5,700 250px Transactions National team players The following players are part of the Philippine national team that played at the 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup, 2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup and the 2024 SEA Women's V.League. They are therefore excluded from the previous Reinforced Conference, and will still remain unavailable for the Invitational Conference due to friendly matches scheduled for September 2024. Team Player/s Cignal HD Spikers Vanie Gandler Dawn Macandili-Catindig Creamline Cool Smashers Jema Galanza Foreign guest players These foreign guest players participated in the reinforced conference. Each team is only allowed to have one foreign player and can only replace them mid-conference if they suffer from injuries or if the player (not the team) abandons their commitment. The teams also have the option to keep or replace their reinforcements to play in this conference. Team Foreign player Moving from Cignal HD Spikers María José Pérez Alexandria Sporting Club Creamline Cool Smashers Erica Staunton Georgia Bulldogs Farm Fresh Foxies Asaka Tamaru Zus Coffee Thunderbelles Format The following format will be conducted for the entirety of the conference: Preliminary Round Single round-robin format Teams are ranked using the FIVB Ranking System. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will advance to the bronze medal match. The 1st and 2nd ranked teams will advance to the gold medal match. Finals All games are knockout matches. Bronze medal: 3rd ranked team vs. 4th ranked team Gold medal: 1st ranked team vs. 2nd ranked team Pool standing procedure First, teams are ranked by the number of matches won. If the number of matches won is tied, the tied teams are then ranked by match points, wherein: Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser. Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser. In case of any further ties, the following criteria shall be used: Set ratio: the number of sets won divided by number of sets lost. Point ratio: the number of points scored divided by the number of points allowed. Head-to-head standings: any remaining tied teams are ranked based on the results of head-to-head matches involving the teams in question. Preliminary round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00). Ranking Match results Final round All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00). 3rd place match Championship match Final standing Rank Team 4 5 Awards and medalists Awards Individual awards Award Player Team Conference Most Valuable Player Finals Most Valuable Player 1st Best Outside Spiker 2nd Best Outside Spiker 1st Best Middle Blocker 2nd Best Middle Blocker Best Opposite Spiker Best Setter Best Libero Special award Award Team Fair Play Medalists GoldSilverBronze References Category:2024 in Philippine sport Category:2024 Premier Volleyball League season Category:2024 in women's volleyball Category:Current volleyball seasons Category:September 2024 sports events in the Philippines

Batik in Indonesia

Batik plays multiple roles in the culture of Indonesia. The wax resist-dyeing technique has been used for centuries in Java, and has been adopted in varying forms in other parts of the country. Java is home to several batik museums. On 2 October 2009, UNESCO recognized written batik (batik tulis) and stamped batik (batik cap) as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity from Indonesia. Since then, Indonesia has celebrated a Batik Day () annually on 2 October. In the same year, UNESCO recognized education and training in Indonesian Batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. History Ancient to early modern periods The art of batik is most highly developed in the island of Java, although the antiquity of the technique is difficult to determine since batik pieces rarely survive long in the region's tropical climate. The Dutch historians Rouffaer & Juynboll argue that the technique might have been introduced during the 6th or 7th century from India or Sri Lanka. The similarities between some traditional batik patterns with clothing details in ancient Hindu-Buddhist statuaries, for example East Javanese Prajnaparamita, has made some authors attribute batik's creation to Java's Hindu-Buddhist period (8th-16th century AD). Some scholars however object that mere similarity of pattern is not conclusive of batik, as it could be made by a number of non-related techniques. Further, as the word "batik" is not attested in any pre-Islamic sources, there is also the view that batik only flourished at the end of Java's Hindu-Buddhist period, from the 16th century onward following the demise of Majapahit kingdom. The oldest physical Javanese batik piece to have survived so far is a 700 year old blue-white valance in the private collection of Thomas Murray. The batik's quality and early Majapahit period carbon-dating suggest that sophisticated batik techniques already existed at the time, but competed with the more established ikat textiles. Batik craft further flourished in the Islamic courts of Java in the following centuries. Modern period Batik technique became more widely known (particularly by Europeans) when Javanese batik was described for the first time in Thomas Stamford Raffles's 1817 The History of Java, which also marked the beginning of collecting and scholarly interest in batik traditions. In 1873 the Dutch merchant Van Rijckevorsel gave the pieces he collected during a trip to Indonesia to the ethnographic museum in Rotterdam. Examples were displayed at the Exposition Universelle at Paris in 1900. Today the Tropenmuseum houses the biggest collection of Indonesian batik in the Netherlands. In the 19th to early 20th century, Dutch Indo–Europeans and Chinese settlers were actively involved in the production and development of Javanese batik, particularly pesisir "coastal" batik in the northern coast of Java. They introduced innovations such as (copper block stamps) to mass-produce batiks, synthetic dyes which allow brighter colors, and new patterns which blended a number of cultural influences. Several prominent batik ateliers appeared, such as Oey Soe Tjoen and Eliza van Zuylen, and their products catered to a wide audience in the Malay archipelago (encompassing modern Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore). Batik skirts and sarongs for example were widely worn by indigenous, Chinese, and European women of the region, paired with the ubiquitous kebaya shirt. Batik was also used for more specialized application, for example peranakan altar cloth called 桌帷 tok wi. It is in this time period that the influence of Javanese batik spread. In Subsaharan Africa, Javanese batik was introduced in the 19th century by Dutch and English merchants. It was subsequently modified by local artisans with larger motifs, thicker lines, and more colours into what is now known as African wax prints. Modern West African versions also use cassava starch, rice paste, or mud as a resist. In the 1920s, Javanese batik makers migrating to the eastern coast of Malay Peninsula introduced batik production using stamp blocks. Many traditional ateliers in Java collapsed immediately following the Second World War and Indonesian wars of independence, but many workshops and artisans are still active today creating a wide range of products. They still continue to influence a number of textile traditions and artists. In the 1970s for example, batik was introduced to Australia, where aboriginal artists at Ernabella have developed it as their own craft. The works of the English artist Thetis Blacker were influenced by Indonesian batik; she had worked in Yogyakarta's Batik Research Institute and had travelled in Bali. Types As each region of Indonesia has its own traditional pattern, batiks are commonly distinguished by the region they originated in, such as batik Solo, batik Yogyakarta, batik Pekalongan, and batik Madura. Batiks from Java can be distinguished by their general pattern and colours into batik pedalaman (inland batik) or batik pesisiran (coastal batik). Batiks which do not fall neatly into one of these two categories are classified by their region. A clustering of batik designs from all parts of Indonesia by degree of similarity indicates a history of cultural assimilation. Javanese batik Inland batik thumb|centre |1110px |A typical inland batik has deep earthy colours with indigenous patterns (contemporary kain panjang with sidha pattern from Solo). Inland batik, batik pedalaman or batik kraton (Javanese court batik) is the oldest batik tradition in Java. Inland batik has an earth colour such as black, indigo, brown, and sogan (a yellow from the tree Peltophorum pterocarpum), sometimes against a white background, with symbolic patterns that are mostly free from outside influence. Certain patterns are worn and preserved by the royal courts, while others are worn on specific occasions. At a Javanese wedding for example, the bride wears specific patterns at each stage of the ceremony. (in Indonesian) Noted inland batiks are produced in Solo and Jogjakarta, cities traditionally regarded as the centre of Javanese culture. Batik Solo typically has a sogan background and is used by the Susuhunan and Mangkunegaran Courts. Batik Jogja typically has a white background and is used by the Yogyakarta Sultanate and the Pakualaman Court. Coastal batik thumb|centre |1110px |In contrast, a typical coastal batik has vibrant colours with patterns drawn from numerous cultures (kain panjang with lotus motifs from Semarang, 1880). Coastal batik or batik pesisiran is produced in several areas of northern Java and Madura. In contrast to inland batik, coastal batiks have vibrant colours and patterns inspired by a wide range of cultures as a consequence of maritime trading. Recurring motifs include European flower bouquets, Chinese phoenix, and Persian peacocks. Noted coastal batiks are produced in Pekalongan, Cirebon, Lasem, Tuban, and Madura; out of these, Pekalongan has the most active batik industry. thumb |160px |Princess Raden Ayu Mursilah wearing Kebaya and Batik from the Keraton Yogyakarta Hadiningrat, Jawa Hokokai, named after Hōkōkai (ジャワ奉公会), a Japanese-led organization of locals for war-cooperation, is not attributed to a particular region. During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in the early 1940s, the batik industry greatly declined due to material shortages. The workshops funded by the Japanese however were able to produce extremely fine Jawa Hokokai batiks. Common Hokokai motifs include Japanese cherry blossoms (sakura), butterflies, and chrysanthemums. Another coastal batik called tiga negeri ([batik of] three lands) is attributed to three regions: Lasem, Pekalongan, and Solo, where the batik would be dipped in red, blue, and sogan dyes respectively. As of 1980, tiga negeri was only produced in one city. Sundanese batik So-called Sundanese or Parahyangan Batik is made in the Parahyangan region of West Java and Banten.Pradito, Didit; Jusuf, Herman; Atik, Saftyaningsih Ken (2010). The Dancing Peacock: Colours and Motifs of Priangan Batik. Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. . Page 5 Baduy batik only employs indigo in shades from bluish black to deep blue. It is traditionally worn by Outer Baduy people of Lebak Regency, Banten as iket, a type of Sundanese head-dress similar to the Balinese udeng. Bantenese batik employs bright pastel colours and represents a revival of a lost art from the Sultanate of Banten, rediscovered through archaeological work during 2002–2004. Twelve motifs from locations such as Surosowan have been identified.Uke Kurniawan, Memopulerkan Batik Banten , haki.lipi.go.id, accessed 4 October 2009 Malay batik Trade between the Melayu Kingdom in Jambi and Javanese coastal cities has thrived since the 13th century. Therefore, coastal batik from northern Java probably influenced Jambi. In 1875, Haji Mahibat from Central Java revived the declining batik industry in Jambi. The village of Mudung Laut in Pelayangan district produces batik Jambi. Batik Jambi and Javanese batik influenced the Malaysian batik.National Geographic Traveller Indonesia, Vol 1, No 6, 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia, page 54 The batik from Bengkulu on the west coast of Sumatra is called batik besurek, meaning "batik with letters, calligraphic batik" as it draws inspiration from Arabic calligraphy. Minangkabau batik The Minangkabau people of West Sumatra produce batik called batiak tanah liek (clay batik). This uses clay as dye for the fabric. The fabric is immersed in clay for more than one day and then inscribed with motifs of animals and plants. Balinese batik Batik making in the island of Bali is a relatively new but fast-growing industry. Many patterns are inspired by local designs. Motifs include objects from nature such as frangipani and hibiscus flowers, birds, and fishes; daily activities such as Balinese dance and ngaben processions; and mythological creatures such as barong, kala and winged lions. Modern batik artists express themselves freely in a wide range of subjects. Contemporary batik is not limited to traditional or ritual use in Bali. Some designers promote Balinese batik as an elegant fabric. High class batik, like handmade batik tulis, can denote social status. Culture Batik is widespread in Indonesia. Written batik has a cultural dimension that contains prayer, hope, and lessons. Batik motifs in ancient Javanese society had a symbolic meaning, indicating a person's level in society. Infants are carried in batik slings decorated with symbols designed to bring the child luck; other designs are reserved for brides and bridegrooms, and their families. Batik garments play a central role in Javanese rituals, such as the ceremonial casting of royal batik into a volcano. In the Javanese naloni mitoni ceremony, the mother-to-be is wrapped in seven layers of batik, wishing her good things. Batik is prominent in the tedak siten ceremony when a child touches the earth for the first time. Some patterns are reserved for traditional and ceremonial contexts. Traditional costume in the Javanese royal palace Batik is the traditional costume of the royal and aristocratic families in Java. The use of batik remains a mandatory traditional dress in the Javanese palaces. Initially, the tradition of making batik was only practiced in the palace, and was reserved for the clothes of the king, his family, and their followers, thus becoming a symbol of Javanese feudalism. Because many of the king's followers lived outside the palace, batik came outside the palace. The motifs of the Parang Rusak, semen gedhe, kawung, and udan riris are used by the aristocrats and courtiers in garebeg ceremonies, pasowanan, and welcoming honoured guests. During the colonial era, Javanese courts required certain patterns to be worn according to a person's rank and class within society. Sultan Hamengkubuwono VII, who ruled the Yogyakarta Sultanate from 1921 to 1939, reserved patterns such as the Parang Rusak and Semen Agung for the Yogyakartan royal family, forbidding commoners from wearing them. Traditional dance costumes Batik is used for traditional Javanese dance performances. It is worn for instance for the Ramayana Ballet at the Prambanan temple. Birth ceremonies In Javanese tradition, when a mother-to-be reaches the seventh month of pregnancy, a mitoni ceremony is held, where she has to put on the seven kebayas and seven batik cloths. Each batik cloth has a high philosophical value which is also a strand and hope for the Almighty so that the baby who is born has a good personality. Wedding ceremonies Every motif in classical Javanese batik has its own meaning and philosophy, including for wedding ceremonies. In the Javanese wedding ceremony, certain designs are reserved for brides and bridegrooms, as well as their families. The truntum flower motif in the shape of the su) is used for midodareni ceremony (the procession of the night before the wedding ceremony, symbolizing the last night before the child separates from parents). This motif is also used during the panggih ceremony (the procession when the bride and groom meet after being secluded) by the parents of the bride and groom. The truntum motif symbolises love that never ends. Formal and informal daily dress Contemporary practice often allows people to pick any pattern according to one's taste and preference from casual to formal situations, and batik makers modify, combine, or invent new iterations of well-known patterns. Batik has become a daily dress for work, school, and formal and informal events in Indonesia. Many young designers have started their fashion design work by taking batik as their inspiration. Their creativity has given birth to modern batik clothing. Popularity thumb|left|upright=1.5|The leaders of APEC wearing batik at their 2013 meeting in Bali The batik industry of Java flourished from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, but declined during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. With increasing preference of western clothing, the batik industry further declined following the Indonesian independence. Batik has somewhat revived at the turn of the 21st century, through the efforts of Indonesian fashion designers to innovate batik by incorporating new colours, fabrics, and patterns. Batik has become a fashion item for many Indonesians, and may be seen on shirts, dresses, or scarves for casual wear; it is a preferred replacement for jacket-and-tie at certain receptions. Traditional batik sarongs are still used in many occasions. thumb|upright|Singapore Airlines costumes, 2012 After the UNESCO recognition for Indonesian batik on 2 October 2009, the Indonesian administration asked Indonesians to wear batik on Fridays, and wearing batik every Friday has been encouraged in government offices and private companies ever since. 2 October is celebrated as National Batik Day in Indonesia. Batik had helped improve the small business local economy, batik sales in Indonesia had reached Rp 3.9 trillion (US$436.8 million) in 2010, an increase from Rp 2.5 trillion in 2006. The value of batik exports, meanwhile, increased from $14.3 million in 2006 to $22.3 million in 2010. Batik is popular in the neighbouring countries of Singapore and Malaysia. It is produced in Malaysia with similar, but not identical, methods to those used in Indonesia. Batik is featured in the national airline uniforms of the three countries, represented by batik prints worn by flight attendants of Singapore Airlines, Garuda Indonesia and Malaysian Airlines. The female uniform of Garuda Indonesia flight attendants is a modern interpretation of the Kartini style kebaya with parang gondosuli motifs. Parts of the cloth thumb |upright=2.5 |Names of the parts of an Indonesian batik sarong cloth In Indonesia, batik is traditionally sold in 2.25-metre lengths used for kain panjang or sarong. It is worn by wrapping it around the hip, or made into a hat known as blangkon. The cloth can be filled continuously with a single pattern or divided into several sections. Certain patterns are only used in certain sections of the cloth. For example, a row of isosceles triangles, forming the pasung motif, as well as diagonal floral motifs called dhlorong, are commonly used for the head. However, pasung and dhlorong are occasionally found in the body. Other motifs such as buketan (flower bouquet) and birds are commonly used in either the head or the body. The head is a rectangular section of the cloth which is worn at the front of the sarong. The head section can be at the middle of the cloth, or placed at one or both ends. The papan inside of the head can be used to determine whether the cloth is kain panjang or sarong. The body is the main part of the cloth, and is filled with a wide variety of patterns. The body can be divided into two alternating patterns and colours called pagi-sore ('morning-evening'). Brighter patterns are shown during the day, while darker pattern are shown in the evening. The alternating colours give the impression of two batik sets. Margins are often plain, but floral and lace-like patterns, as well as wavy lines described as a dragon, are common in the area beside seret. Patterns and motifs The patterns of batik textile are particular to the time, place, and culture of their producers. Indonesian batik patterns drew from a wide range of cultural influence (see table below) and are often symbolically rich. Some batik patterns are attributed with loaded meanings and deep philosophies, with their use reserved for special occasions or groups of peoples (e.g. nobles, royalties). Some scholars however note that existing literature on the subject of Indonesian textiles are prone to over-romanticize and exoticize purported 'meanings' behind mundane patterns. It must be noted that some batik patterns were created simply to satisfy market demand and fashion trends. + Cultural influences on batik patterns and motifsCultural influencesBatik patternsGeographic locationsSampleNative Indonesian Kawung, ceplok, gringsing, parang, lereng, truntum, sekar jagad (combination of motifs) and other decorative motifs such as of Javanese, Dayak, Batak, Papuan, Riau Malay. Respective areas with their own patterns 100pxHindu–Buddhist Garuda, banji, cuwiri, kalpataru, meru or gunungan, semen rama, pringgondani, sidha asih, sidha mukti, sidha luhur Java 100pxIslamic Besurek or Arabic calligraphy, buraq Bengkulu, Cirebon, Jambi 100pxChinese Burung hong (Chinese phoenix), liong (Chinese dragon), qilin, wadasan, megamendung (Chinese-style cloud), lok tjan , Cirebon, Pekalongan, Tasikmalaya, Ciamis 100pxIndian Jlamprang, peacock, elephant Cirebon, Garut, Pekalongan, Madura 100pxEuropean (colonial era) Buketan (floral bouquet), European fairytale, colonial images such as house, horses, carriage, bicycle and European-dressed people Java 100pxJapanese sakura, hokokai, chrysanthemum, butterfly Java 100px Batik museums thumb |Museum Batik Keraton Yogyakarta lies in the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat complex. thumb|Museum Batik Danar Hadi, the owner of Batik label Danar Hadi, located in Jl. Slamet Riyadi, Solo City thumb |The Textile Museum in Jakarta Java has several museums with collections of old batiks and equipment for batik production, including: Museum Batik Keraton Yogyakarta is inside the Palace of Yogyakarta Sultanate, Yogyakarta. The museum which was inaugurated by Sultan Hamengku Buwono X on 31 October 2005 has thousands of batik collections. The batik collection here includes kawung, semen, gringsing, nitik, cuwiri, parang, barong, grompol, and other motifs. These items come from different eras, from the era of Sultan Hamengkubuwono VIII to Hamengkubuwono X. Visitors can see equipment for making batik, raw materials for dyes, irons, sculptures, paintings, and batik masks. The museum does not allow cameras. Museum Batik Yogyakarta is in Bausasran, Yogyakarta. It was inaugurated in 1977. In 2000, it received an award from MURI for the work 'The Biggest Embroidery', a batik measuring 90 x 400 cm2. The museum holds more than 1,200 batik items consisting of 500 pieces of written batik, 560 stamped batik, 124 canting (batik tools), and 35 pans and colouring materials, including wax. Its collection consists of fabrics from the 18th to early 19th centuries in the form of long cloths and sarongs. Other collections include batik by Van Zuylen and Oey Soe Tjoen. The museum provides batik training for visitors who want to learn to make batik. Museum Batik Pekalongan is in Pekalongan, Central Java. This museum has 1,149 batik items, including batik cloth, centuries old batik wayang beber, and traditional weaving tools. It maintains a large collection of old to modern batik, with those from coastal areas, inland areas, other areas of Java, and regions such as Sumatra, Kalimantan, Papua, and batik-type fabrics from abroad. The museum provides batik training. Museum Batik Danar Hadi is on Jalan Slamet Riyadi, Solo City (Surakarta), Central Java. The museum, which was founded in 1967, holds items from regions such as the original Javanese Batik Keraton, Javanese Hokokai batik, coastal batik (Kudus, Lasem, and Pekalongan), and Sumatran batik. It has a collection of batik cloths reaching 1000 pieces. Visitors can see the process of making batik and can take part in batik making workshops. The Textile Museum is on Jalan KS Tubun No. 4, Petamburan, West Jakarta. On June 28, 1976, this building was inaugurated as a textile museum by Mrs. Tien Soeharto (First Lady at that time) witnessed by Mr. Ali Sadikin as the governor of DKI Jakarta. The initial collections at the Textile Museum were obtained from donations from Wastraprema (about 500 items), then increased through purchases by the Museum and History Service, as well as donations. By 2021, the collection was recorded at 1,914 items. The batik gallery showcases ancient batik and contemporary batik developments. The batik gallery is the embryo of the National Batik Museum managed by the Indonesian Batik Foundation and the Jakarta Textile Museum. Cultural recognition UNESCO designations In October 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. As part of the acknowledgment, UNESCO insisted that Indonesia preserve its heritage. The day, 2 October 2009 has been stated by Indonesian government as National Batik Day, as also at the time the map of Indonesian batik diversity by Hokky Situngkir was opened for public for the first time by the Indonesian Ministry of Research and Technology. Study of the geometry of Indonesian batik has shown the applicability of fractal geometry in traditional designs.Situngkir, Hokky; Dahlan, Rolan; Surya, Yohanes. Fisika batik : implementasi kreatif melalui sifat fraktal pada batik secara komputasional. Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama (2009). & Postage stamps Indonesia has repeatedly featured Batik in its postage stamps. See also Balinese textiles Batik industry in Sri Lanka Folk costume Ikat Malaysian batik National costume of Indonesia Tsutsugaki, Japanese resist-dyeing using starch, not wax Notes References Sources Further reading External links Category:Batik Category:Arts in Indonesia

Álvaro Costa Dias

Álvaro Costa Dias (born 4 September 1959), also known as just Álvaro Dias, is a Brazilian doctor and politician, affiliated with the Republicanos. He has been the mayor of the city of Natal since 2018. He was elected vice-mayor of the city in the 2016 municipal elections, on the ticket led by Carlos Eduardo Alves of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), but Dias assumed the position on 6 April 2018 after Alves' resignation. Before that, he was the vice-mayor of his hometown of Caicó, in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, and was a state deputy and federal deputy in and for the state of Rio Grande do Norte. Biography Born on 4 September 1959 in Caicó, Dias is the son of Adjuto Dias de Araújo and Cleonice Costa Dias, Dias graduated with a degree in medicine from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). He began his political career at 24 years old, in 1983, when he affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (PMDB). In 1987, he became the vice-mayor of Caicó, as well as the municipal secretary of health two years after. In 1990, he became a candidate for state deputy and was elected for his first mandate to the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte. He was reelected in 1994 and 1998. In the 2002 state elections, he ran for federal deputy and gained the second best vote share in his state for the Chamber of Deputies, gaining 138,241 votes. Taking office in the National Congress in 2003, Dias switched parties to the PDT, and also spoke out against the proposal made by the Lula Government for social security reforms. The reforms were eventually approved by the Chamber of Deputies and enacted by then Federal Senate president, José Sarney (PMDB). In 2004, Dias was elected vice-leader of the PDT and became the head of the special commissions that evaluates constitutional amendments (PECs) about reelections to the Congress, protections of economic rights, youth culture, and about the possibility of military personnel accumulating the payments for teachers, such as technical and science teachers, or for health professionals. He was later the lead member of the permanent councils on Agriculture and Rural Policies, and Education and Culture; and, in April he was chosen to compose the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission that was created to investigate supposed irregularities in the privatization of electricity, identified by the Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU) in the finances of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) for the privatization of Eletropaulo. In 2006, he became a candidate once again for state deputy for the PDT and was elected again, this time with 40,040 votes. In 2010, he became the vice-gubernatorial candidate in Rio Grande do Norte, on the ticket led by Carlos Eduardo Alves (PDT), but they were defeated by Rosalba Ciarlini. In 2011, Dias disaffiliated with the PDT and returned to the PMDB. He did not stand for any elected office in 2012, opting instead to host a radio program broadcast state-wide. In 2014, Dias once again became a candidate for state deputy for the Union for Change coalition, made up of PMDB, PSB, PR, DEM, PDT, SD, and PROS. Obtaining 34,638 votes, or 2.09% of the vote, he was elected for the position once more, taking office on 1 February 2015. During the 2016 Natal municipal elections, Dias became a candidate for vice-mayor of the city, with long-time associate Carlos Eduardo Alves once again at the head of the ticket. They received 225,741 votes, or 63.42% of votes, being elected in the first round. On 6 April 2018, with Alves' resignation to dispute the general elections later that year, Dias became the mayor of Natal. Electoral history YearElectionCoalitionPartyPositionVotes%Result1988Caicó Municipal ElectionsNo CoalitionPMDBVice-prefeitorowspan="6" 1990Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsNo CoalitionPMDBState deputy1994Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsNo CoalitionPMDBState deputy16,3682.031998Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsNo CoalitionPMDBState deputy45,2604.032002Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsNo CoalitionPMDBFederal deputy138,2419.45%2006Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsNo CoalitionPDTState deputy40,0402.43%2010Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsPDT, PCdoB e PRPPDTVice-governor160,82810.37% 2014Rio Grande do Norte State ElectionsPMDB, PSB, PR, DEM, PDT, SD e PROSPMDBState deputy34,6382.09%2016Natal municipal electionsPDT, PMDB, PR, DEM, PTB, PRB, PSC, PROS e PSDCPMDBVice-mayor225,74163.42%2020Natal municipal electionsPSDB, MDB, DEM, PDT, Republicanos, REDE, Avante, PL e PSDPSDBMayor194,76456.58% References Bibliography Category:1959 births Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Category:Members of the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil) from Rio Grande do Norte Category:Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) politicians Category:Brazilian Social Democracy Party politicians Category:Brazilian Democratic Movement politicians Category:Republicans (Brazil) politicians