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Bir Uttom Bir Uttom () is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh after the Bir Sreshtho and the highest gallantry award for a living individual. Since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 69 people have been awarded the Bir Uttom. Recipients This award was declared on 15 December 1973. A total of 68 people have been rewarded for their bravery and dedication in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. In April 2010, Brigadier General Jamil Uddin Ahmad was posthumously conferred with the Bir Uttom for being the only army officer present and who was killed while trying to counter the successful assassination attempt on Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 15 August 1975. The following list has been prepared from the Bangladesh Gazette of 15 December 1973: Bangladesh Army Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force Civilians Post 1971 See also Bir Shreshtho Bir Bikrom Bir Protik References Category:Military awards and decorations of Bangladesh |
Vajrasattva </ref> Samantabhadra discourses to Vajrasattva and in turn Vajrasattva asks questions of Samantabhadra in clarification in the Kulayaraja Tantra (Wyl. kun byed rgyal po; Tib. künjé gyalpo) or "The All-Creating King Tantra", the main tantra of the Mind Series of Dzogchen. Consorts Vajrasattva is often depicted with various consorts: the peaceful one Vajragarvi aka Vajrasattvātmikā (Tib. Dorje Nyema), Dharmadhatvishvari, Ghantapani ("Bell Bearer"), the wrathful one Diptacakra, Vajratopa, Vajrabhrikuti, and others. See also Ritual purification References External links Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary entry Category:Bodhisattvas |
Sasabe, Aragon Sasabe (or Sasave), a small place near Jaca in Huesca province, Aragon region, Spain is an ermitage that became a former semi-itinerant bishopric and is now a Latin Catholic titular see. Ecclesiastical history The Ermita de San Adrián de Sasabe (), a former hermitage or monastery in Sasabe, established in the 9th century, of which only the small Romanesque church now survives, was one of three nomasteries (along San Juan de la Peña and San Pedro de Siresa) near Jaca where, as well as in that city, the itinerant 'Bishops of Aragon' (or of Huesca or of Jaca) used to reside, who held the apostolic succession of the Ancient Diocese of Huesca after its destruction in the Moorish conquest. In 922 a bishopric was established, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tarragon, with the title Diocese of Sasabe (Curiate Italian) / Sasaben(sis) (Latin adjective), assigning territory split off from the Diocese of Pamplona. In the eleventh century, the monastery church of San Adrián de Sasabe was a cathedral as the episcopal seat of this future Diocese of Jaca before construction of the cathedral of Jaca. In 1077 the bishopric was suppressed, its territory being reassigned to establish the Diocese of Jaca. Bishops of Sasabe Ferriolus (c. 922) Fortuño (933–947) Aureolus (971–978) Atón (c. 981) Mancius = Mancio (1011? – 1036) Garcia (1036–1057) Sancho (1058–1075). Titular see In 1969 the diocese was nominally restored as Titular bishopric of Sasabe (Curiate Italian) / Sasaben(sis) (Latin adjective). It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank, ''with an archiepiscopal exception : Santo Bergamo (1969.12.15 – 1971.11.18) as Apostolic Administrator of Rossano (Italy) (1969.12.15 – 1971.11.18), later Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina (Italy) (1971.11.18 – 1979.06.10), succeeding as Bishop of restyled bishopric Oppido Mamertina–Palmi (1979.06.10 – death 1980.10.11) Alphonse Gallegos, Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.) (1981.08.24 – death 1991.10.06) as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento (California, USA) (1981.08.24 – 1991.10.06) Julián Barrio Barrio (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05) as Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1992.12.31 – 1996.01.05), later succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of (Santiago de) Compostela (1996.01.05 – ...) Juan José Omella Omella (1996.07.15 – 1999.10.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) (1996.07.15 – 1999.10.29); later Bishop of Barbastro–Monzón (Spain) (1999.10.29 – 2004.04.08), Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada–Logroño (Spain) (2004.04.08 – 2015.11.06), Metropolitan Archbishop of Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) (2015.11.06 – ...) Titular Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello (1999.11.29 – ...) Sources and external links GCatholic - Sasabe (titular) bishopric, with Google satellite photo GCatholic - San Adrian de Sasabe church, with Google satellite photo Gallery Category:Catholic titular sees in Europe Category:Former Roman Catholic dioceses in Spain San Adrian De Sasabe San Adrian De Sasabe San Adrian de Sasabe |
Tiffany Butcher Tiffany Butcher-Baker (also Dean and Butcher) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Maisie Smith. Tiffany is the daughter of established characters Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) and Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen), though originally she was believed to be Bianca's daughter with a man named Nathan Dean. Tiffany's surname was changed in the show's credits from Dean to Butcher, which has also been referenced in the show. Tiffany departed, alongside her half-brother Morgan Butcher (Devon Higgs) and their mother Bianca, in September 2014. Tiffany made an unannounced return on 3 November 2016 when she and Morgan returned for Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty) and Lee Carter's (Danny-Boy Hatchard) wedding. On 23 November 2017, it was announced that executive consultant John Yorke was to reintroduce the character, with Smith reprising her role as Tiffany full-time. She returned on 8 January 2018. Her storylines since her return have included her friendship with Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), becoming a drug dealer, being groomed by Evie Steele (Sophia Capasso), subsequently being raped and a relationship and later marriage with Keegan Baker (Zack Morris). Storylines Backstory Tiffany is the product of a one-night stand between Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) and Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer), which was shown on their spin-off show Ricky & Bianca, set in Manchester in 2002. Shortly after leaving their son Liam (James Forde) with Ricky, Bianca began a relationship with a trucker named Nathan Dean, before discovering she was pregnant. Nathan died in a road accident when Bianca was heavily pregnant and she took on the responsibility of Nathan's daughter, Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty). She gave birth to Tiffany, whom she named after her deceased best friend Tiffany Mitchell (Martine McCutcheon), and raised her as Nathan's daughter and Whitney's half-sister, although she still remained uncertain about Tiffany's true paternity. Tiffany grew up believing Nathan was her father. 2008–2016 Tiffany, her mother and siblings Whitney, Liam and Morgan Jackson-King (Devon Higgs) are evicted by their landlord. After the family sleep at a bus shelter and Bianca assaults a police officer, Tiffany and her siblings spend a week in care, but the family later move to Walford, where they move in with her great-grandmother Pat Evans (Pam St Clement). Tiffany causes havoc by stealing a top from Stacey Slater's (Lacey Turner) stall for Whitney to wear for a family party and defacing the pavement outside Zainab Masood's (Nina Wadia) house before ruining her primroses by pouring soapy water over them. As a result, Tiffany unwittingly instigates feuds between her mother, Stacey and Zainab. However, she takes to her mother's cousins Bradley Branning (Charlie Clements) and Abi Branning (Lorna Fitzgerald), sharing a common interest in animals. Tiffany's love of animals leads to Whitney begging Vinnie Monks (Bobby Davro) to give them Wellard, formerly the Jackson family dog that had been sold to Vinnie after his previous owner Gus Smith (Mohammed George) left Walford. Vinnie gives Tiffany Wellard on the condition that Whitney and Liam wash his car every day until he says otherwise. However, tragedy strikes when Wellard has to be euthanised. Tiffany is devastated, and after overhearing a phone conversation, she is convinced that her great-uncle Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) is behind Wellard's demise. However a post-mortem leads to the discovery that Bianca was responsible for Wellard's death because she gave him chocolate. Tiffany eventually forgives her mother after Bianca convinces Pat to give them her dog Terrence. However, Tiffany is once again left devastated when her aunt Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks) spitefully reclaims Terrence, who was originally her dog. Tiffany takes to her mother's ex-husband Ricky, who |
is also living at Pat's house. Ricky grows fond of Tiffany and, on seeing how close they are becoming, Bianca tries to write Ricky a letter explaining that he could be Tiffany's father, which gets stuck to a picture that Tiffany has drawn to give to Ricky. When Ricky reads the letter he asks for a DNA test and a week later they discover that Tiffany is his daughter. They decide not to tell the family so as not to upset Whitney, who now has no biological family left. After Tiffany is left in Janine's care, Janine ropes her into one of her schemes when a rich single father wants to buy her sports car. Janine pretends that Tiffany is her daughter and arranges a play-date, only for Bianca to see Tiffany get into the car alone with the stranger. Ricky is furious with Janine and when she questions his loyalty towards Bianca and her children, he tells her the truth. Janine is sworn to secrecy, and begins to bond with her niece. Janine enters Tiffany in a children's talent contest, telling her to think of Wellard's death to make herself cry and gain sympathy from the judges. Tiffany hears Ricky singing The Prodigy's "Firestarter" and he teaches her the song, which she performs in the contests, which she goes on to win. Tiffany is bullied by her cousin Bobby Beale (Alex Francis). Whitney advises her to bully him back, but this only makes things worse. Whitney shouts at Ricky and Bianca for not protecting her and tells Ricky that Tiffany is her sister. This makes Ricky angry and he is fed up of lying about Tiffany's true paternity. He tells Bianca that once Tony King's (Chris Coghill) trial is over, he will come clean about Tiffany's paternity. When Tiffany breaks Whitney's phone and shouts at her, Ricky and Whitney get into an argument. Whitney tells Ricky to leave her and Tiffany alone as she is nothing to do with him, but he reveals that Tiffany is his daughter. Whitney begins to ignore Tiffany so Bianca and Ricky tell her the truth and she is happy. After Whitney gives evidence at Tony's trial, she says she is still Whitney's sister and they hug. On Christmas Eve, Tiffany reads out a letter to Santa, wishing him to bring happiness to Whitney. Bianca later sees the letter, seeing that Tiffany wishes her mother and father to get married. Bianca and Ricky get engaged to Tiffany's delight. When Dotty Cotton (Molly Conlin) has a birthday party, Tiffany refuses to go, asking Ricky to lie for her. The next day, Tiffany tells Dotty she is not invited to her birthday party, but Bianca later invites her. On Tiffany's birthday, she stays at home without her parents knowing with Dotty. After an argument, Dotty runs off with Tiffany's bridesmaid's dress and throws her MP3 player into a bin. When Tiffany cannot reach to get it out, Dotty pushes her in and flees. Tiffany's uncle Billie Jackson (Devon Anderson) saves her from being crushed by the dustbin lorry. The day before Ricky and Bianca's wedding, Bianca's mother, Carol Jackson (Lindsey Coulson), arrives looking for Billie. Bianca and Carol do not get on so Carol decides not to stay, even though Tiffany and Liam want her to. Tiffany's uncle, Robbie (Dean Gaffney), also attends the wedding and looks forward to seeing Wellard but is unaware that Wellard is dead until Tiffany tells him. After the wedding Carol and Bianca make up and Carol later moves in. Tiffany is very upset when Billie dies. In December 2010, Bianca |
explains that they cannot afford a lot for Christmas. Tiffany and Liam see their mother using money-making schemes in the café, so they steal perfume from the market, ultimately leading to Bianca being arrested for assaulting a police officer. When Tiffany drops off a card she made for Carol, she sees her kissing Connor Stanley (Arinze Kene) through the letter box. The next day she acts strangely and crosses Carol out of a family photograph with a pen. Bianca worries about her behaviour, so gets Liam to ask her what is wrong. Tiffany tells Liam of what she saw. Although she wants to tell Bianca, Liam says not to tell anyone as it may cause an argument and they may end up in care homes. However, Tiffany witnesses Connor and Carol embracing and has trouble controlling herself, finally snapping at Carol and calling her a bad person for doing things with "Whitney's boyfriend", prompting Carol to try and persuade her to keep her quiet. Tiffany gets into a fight at school and tells her teacher that she saw Carol die under a bus. She is suspended for two days. She refuses to speak to Bianca, and Bianca suspects she is being abused. Carol is then forced to reveal the truth and Bianca realises Carol was silencing Tiffany. The events lead to Bianca attacking Connor and going to prison. When Whitney disappears, Tiffany helps to find her as she has kept a diary of everything she hears. Whitney is then found and comes back home. Tiffany, Liam and Morgan are left devastated when Ricky leaves for a job in Dubai. Tiffany and her friends tease Janine when she is forced to clean Ian Beale's chip shop floor on her hands and knees. Janine buys presents for Liam and Morgan and upsets Tiffany by leaving her out because of the incident in the chip shop. Tiffany is devastated when Ricky leaves again for six months in Dubai. When Janine later buys her some presents, Tiffany rejects them. Tiffany makes friends with Shenice Quinn (Lily Harvey) and is delighted when Shenice is enrolled at her school. Tiffany is excited when Bianca is due to be released from prison in time for her Christmas concert. However, Ricky receives news that there is a delay and that Bianca will not be out in time. Tiffany is upset and does not put much effort into her performance, until Bianca appears halfway through, and Tiffany is overjoyed. She is then devastated when Pat dies, and when Ricky leaves again. Bianca is soon forced to reveal that she and Ricky have split up and he will not be returning. She then worries that Morgan's father Ray Dixon (Chucky Venn) will get into a relationship with Bianca after seeing them hugging, as she does not want any more changes, and Bianca has to explain there is nothing between them. Realising that Bianca is having some difficulties with her money, Tiffany and Morgan go to see Dot Branning (June Brown) at the laundrette. She tells them that when she had problems as a child, she felt better after being given a bath. Tiffany and Morgan then decide to run a bath for Bianca but accidentally leave the taps on when they go out. When they get home, the bath has overflowed and is leaking into the living room. They also find a kitten, which their great uncle Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman) helps to look after, and he encourages them to keep it a secret from the rest of the family and names it Joey. Bianca is later caught stealing money |
and returns to prison, but this time located in Suffolk. Tiffany then moves to Suffolk with the rest of her family to be near her mother. She returns for Janine's wedding to Michael Moon (Steve John Shepherd), along with Ricky, Morgan and her aunt Diane Butcher (Sophie Lawrence). She then moves back to Walford with her family for when her mother is released from prison. Bobby and Tiffany begin a relationship and get each other walkie talkies. When Bianca trashes Ian's new restaurant, Ian agrees not to go to the police in exchange for Bobby and Tiffany not seeing each other any more. Tiffany is upset when Bobby does not call her on the walkie talkie. Tiffany and Bobby then start meeting in secret. However she is not pleased when Bianca returns from a trip to Manchester announces that her new boyfriend, Terry Spraggan (Terry Alderton), and his children, TJ (George Sargeant) and Rosie (Jerzey Swingler), are moving in. Tiffany and Morgan are later upset when they discover that their grandmother Carol has breast cancer, though she makes a full recovery. Tiffany's last day of primary school was ruined when she accidentally brought brownies containing drugs into school. Bianca agrees to move to Milton Keynes with Terry, taking Tiffany and Morgan with her. Tiffany and Morgan return for Whitney's wedding to Lee Carter (Danny-Boy Hatchard) and she tries on her bridesmaid dress. Tiffany acts as bridesmaid with Whitney's niece, Lily Fowler (Aine Garvey). She and Morgan leave again shortly after the reception. 2018– Tiffany returns to Walford, visiting Whitney, who is planning to move to Wakefield. Whitney postpones her plans and Tiffany manipulates her into letting her stay by lying that Bianca has attempted suicide and faking panic attacks. Whitney cancels her plans when Tiffany is almost hit by a car. TJ visits and reveals Tiffany's lies about Bianca, so Tiffany runs off to meet some older boys to whom she has lied about her age. They smoke drugs and talk about having sex with her, then lock her in their car but she manages to escape and is rescued by her family. Tiffany is allowed to stay when she explains that TJ had sex with random girls when he was supposed to be caring for her in Bianca and Terry's absence. Tiffany then sets Whitney up on a date with Callum "Halfway" Highway (Tony Clay) and befriends Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris). To get revenge on Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper) for being horrible to Bernadette, she posts a photo of Louise and her boyfriend Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter) in a compromising position, which leads a public argument between Tiffany, Louise and their families. Tiffany overhears Whitney discussing sending her back to Milton Keynes. Tiffany decides to return to Milton Keynes when Masood confronts her over a selfie of her and his family's foster son, Harley, which leads to his kidnap by his birth parents, but Whitney is persuaded to allow Tiffany to remain by Bernadette and Harley's foster father, Arshad Ahmed (Madhav Sharma). After Shakil Kazemi (Shaheen Jafargholi) dies from being stabbed, the teenagers spend time at E20 and during spin the bottle, Tiffany kisses both Bernadette and her half-brother, Keegan Baker (Zack Morris), which leads Bernadette to confusion about her feelings, though Tiffany tells Bernadette she likes Keegan. Despite avoidance from Bernadette, Tiffany understands how Bernadette feels. Tiffany starts a relationship with gang member Jagger Rawley (Aaron Thomas Ward), who uses her to deliver drugs. Tiffany discovers that Jagger has given drugs to Keegan so she bins them; Jagger asks her to pay for them but she is unable |
to. Tiffany then meets Evie Steele (Sophia Capasso), who stands up for her in front of Jagger. However, Tiffany discovers that Evie is part of the gang. She allows them to use Ted Murray's (Christopher Timothy) flat after she steals his keys and Tiffany is shocked to discover Evie is the leader of the gang. Evie asks Tiffany to deliver a package to Suffolk and tells her she must take Bernadette with her. Tiffany tells Bernadette what is going on and Bernadette agrees to go with her when Tiffany kisses her. In Suffolk, Tiffany successfully receives the package of drugs in a crack-den. She deals drugs to Keegan once again and when Bernadette finds out she falls out with her, however Tiffany invites her to The Queen Vic with her and Evie and they make up. Tiffany and Evie then kiss in the toilets witnessed by Bernadette. Character creation and development Introduction In November 2007, it was announced that Patsy Palmer would be reprising her role as Bianca Jackson in EastEnders. A popular character who originally appeared in the serial between 1993 and 1999, Bianca was reintroduced in April 2008. Along with Bianca came four children, three of whom had not been seen in the serial before. They included Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), the fifteen-year-old daughter of Bianca's deceased partner; Liam Butcher (James Forde), Bianca and Ricky's son who previously appeared in the serial; Tiffany Dean (Maisie Smith), Bianca's five-year-old daughter, named after her friend Tiffany Mitchell; and Morgan Jackson-King (Devon Higgs), Bianca's two-year-old son, "the most [spoilt] out of all of the kids". Tiffany is described as having a "cute, butter-wouldn’t-melt exterior", which "masks her somewhat mature understanding of adult matters. She sees all, hears all and knows all, and even at five years old has blackmailed her elder sister." She is also described as "a troublesome and cheeky lass" with a "feisty, red-head personality, which she no doubt inherits from Bianca". Actress Maisie Smith, aged 6 at the time of her casting, began filming for EastEnders four days a week from January 2008 and, according to her mother, shares traits with the character she plays: "The role is an exaggeration of her own personality, she's a little madam. A lively character both on and off screen. The difference is, she's told to pronounce her t's at home!" To promote the family's introduction, the BBC began airing trailers across the BBC network in March 2008. One trailer saw Bianca singing The Jackson 5 hit "I Want You Back" and performing a dance routine along with her four children. The promo uses the tag line "Introducing The Jackson 5". Within three days of being posted on the video sharing website YouTube, the promo had been viewed 52,000 times. Departure In April 2014, Palmer announced she was leaving EastEnders and in July 2014, the departure of Smith and Higgs was announced. Show bosses said that whilst they are "sad" about them leaving after six years, the decision "was right for the Butcher family as Bianca would never leave her youngest children behind." Vicky Prior from Metro commented that losing Smith was a "real shame" as she "is a star in the making and despite her young age, has proved adept at both comedy and tragedy." She also stated that Morgan "recently proved an excellent comedy partner for Tiffany" and was "looking forward to seeing these two grow in character and also as actors." Returns (2016 and 2018) Smith made an unannounced return in 2016 alongside Higgs, though she confirmed it was only for two episodes. Smith was uncertain if she would |
return on a full-time basis, but called her time there "incredible" and said that she "loved it." In November 2017, Smith's return to the serial was announced. Smith said she found it "great to be back" and "lovely" to see and meet her co-stars. Tiffany will have transformed on her return and Smith added she "can't wait to show everyone how much Tiffany has changed." A show spokesperson added that Tiffany's return "will certainly not be quiet" as Tiffany will "instantly cause trouble" for Whitney. Billed as "mischievous" on her return, Tiffany puts on a "chirpy" front, but cannot "conceal how desperate she is to stay" and her arrival puts Whitney's career opportunity "on hold" as she does best to stop Whitney moving to Wakefield. When a pregnancy test is found by Whitney, Tiffany "is about to get her way" as she is confronted by Whitney and reasons that brought her back to Walford come out. Upon her 2018 return, Laura Morgan from Digital Spy compared Tiffany's return to Stacey Fowler's (Lacey Turner) arrival in 2004 due to her "brattish behaviour." She describes Tiffany as a "young woman with a healthy appetite for misbehaviour" and a "manipulative madam" who has Bianca's "streetwise attitude", though Tiffany could get into trouble. Morgan opined Tiffany's return will provide storylines for Whitney and lead to the potential reintroduction of the Butcher family, especially Janine. Tiffany is also compared to Bianca from her golden bomber jacket that is a "little nod to the past" and with her fashion sense, it is the viewers being in 1995, "watching young Bianca in action again." Morgan later gave reasons for Tiffany to have a relationship with newcomer Hunter Owen (Charlie Winter), stating that although "cheeky Tiff thinks the handsome teen is anything but" and despite setting him up with Louise Mitchell (Tilly Keeper), she could indeed want him "for herself", though she may be "a little bit too young." Whitney "contemplate[s]" Tiffany's future in Walford when she "takes revenge" against Louise over the way she treats Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris) by posting a photo of Louise and Hunter in a "compromising position." Despite "already treading on rocky ground, life gets even worse" for Tiffany when she is confronted by the Ahmeds about photos posted online of her and their new foster child, Harley, who is kidnapped by his biological parents. Reception Digital Spy's Kris Green has said Maisie Smith is "brilliant" and "one...to watch", comparing her to Ellis Hollins, the award-winning child actor who plays Tom Cunningham in the Channel 4 teen soap opera Hollyoaks. She has also been praised by stage school teacher Sandra Singer, who said: "Maisie has the most incredible memory and when it comes to script work she is fantastic. It is often very difficult for a six-year-old to act, but she handles it really well and adores it." In May 2009 Smith won 'Best Dramatic Performance from a young actor or actress' at the British Soap Awards. She was nominated again in 2011 for 'Best Young Performance'. Smith was nominated again in 2018 for 'Best Young Actor', but lost out to Isobel Steele who plays Liv Flaherty in Emmerdale. See also List of EastEnders characters (2008) References External links Category:EastEnders characters Category:Television characters introduced in 2008 Category:Child characters in television Category:Female characters in television Category:Beale family (EastEnders) Category:Fictional drug dealers Category:Fictional sexual assault victims Category:Fictional criminals on soap operas Category:Teenage characters in television |
Port Moody-Coquitlam Port Moody-Coquitlam may refer to: Port Moody-Coquitlam (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada Port Moody—Coquitlam, a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada See also Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, a former federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was renamed from Port Moody—Coquitlam in 1998 |
Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen (born June 3, 1949) is a Lieutenant General of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Biography He joined military college in 1968, and graduated two years later. Seif-Eldeen advanced to the position of commander of the Egyptian Air Defence Forces in 2005. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that became the ruling body of Egypt when Mubarak resigned on February 11, 2011. References Category:1949 births Category:Living people Category:Egyptian generals Category:Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
Caroline Goodson Caroline Jane Goodson is an archaeologist and historian at the University of Cambridge, previously at Birkbeck College, University of London. In 2003 she won the Rome Prize for medieval studies of the American Academy in Rome. In archaeological work, Goodson is most closely associated with the Villa Magna site in Italy where she has been field director since 2006. Early life Caroline Jane Goodson was brought up in Corpus Christi, Texas. She began her advanced education at Rhode Island School of Design from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1997 with a specialism in printmaking and art history. She received her masters degree from Columbia University in 1998 where she studied at the Department of Art History and Archaeology. She then studied in Italy at the Scuola Interdisciplinare di Metodologie Archeologiche of the Istituto Internazionale di Studi Liguri in Bordighera after which she returned to Columbia University from where she received her doctorate in 2004. Career Goodson was first appointed as a teaching fellow at Columbia University on 2003/04. In 2004/05 she was a research associate at the Medieval Institute and a visiting professor at the University of Notre Dame. From 2005 to 2018, Goodson was a lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London, first in medieval history and later in medieval archaeology and history. She is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the American Academy in Rome from where she received the Rome Prize in 2003, and the Società degli Archeologi Medievisti Italiani. Goodson has worked on a number of archaeological sites, mostly in Italy, of which the most significant has been the Villa Magna site where she has been field director since 2006. In 2007, she was awarded the Blackwells Prize for her article "Material memory: Rebuilding the basilica of S. Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome" which appeared that year in the journal Early Medieval Europe. In 2016, she was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship for a project, "Urban gardening in Early Medieval Italy: cultivating the city." Goodson's research interests lie in early medieval Mediterranean society and culture, the archaeology of daily life and the material culture of the everyday, urban gardening, and the diversification of city spaces in the Middle Ages. Selected publications Books Walls and memory: The Abbey of San Sebastiano at Alatri (Lazio), from late Roman monastery to Renaissance villa and beyond. Brepols, Turnhout, 2005. (Edited with Elizabeth Fentress, P. Laird and S. Leone) (Disciplina Monastica 2) Cities, texts and social networks, 400-1500: Experiences and perceptions of medieval urban space. Ashgate, Aldershot, 2010. (With Anne Elisabeth Lester and Carol Symes) The Rome of Pope Paschal I (817-824): Papal power, urban renovation, church rebuilding and relic translation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010. (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought 77) Articles and chapters "Material memory: Rebuilding the basilica of S. Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome" in Early Medieval Europe, 15.1 (2007), pp 20–52. "Roman archaeology in medieval Rome" in Rome: Continuing encounters between past and present, Dorigen Caldwell and Lesley Caldwell (Eds.), Ashgate, Aldershot, 2011, pp. 23–45. "L’eredità di una villa imperiale in epoca bizantina e medievale" in Archeologia Medievale, 29 (2012), pp. 57–86. (With E. Fentress) References External links Caroline Goodson at academia.edu Caroline Goodson at Day of Archaeology. Caroline Goodson talking on “Kairouan and the formation of a ninth-century capital: a comparative perspective”. Category:Living people Category:American archaeologists Category:American medievalists Category:Women medievalists Category:Columbia University alumni Category:Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Rhode Island School of Design alumni Category:People from Corpus Christi, Texas Category:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Category:Women archaeologists Category:Members of the |
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List of cancelled Virtual Boy games This is a list of cancelled games for the Virtual Boy. List There are currently games on this list. See also List of Virtual Boy games Lists of video games Notes References * Category:Nintendo-related lists Virtual Boy |
Croatian nationalism (disambiguation) The term Croatian nationalism may refer to: Croatian nationalism or Croat nationalism, a form of Ethnic nationalism that asserts that Croats are a nation and promotes the national unity of Croats. Croatian nationalism, a form of Territorial nationalism that asserts that all citizens of Croatia constitute a nation and promotes the national unity of Croatia. See also Slavic nationalism (disambiguation) Latin nationalism (disambiguation) Turkic nationalism (disambiguation) |
UCLA Extension UCLA Extension is a continuing education institution headquartered in Westwood, Los Angeles, on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. Classes are held at UCLA, in Downtown Los Angeles, and other locations throughout Los Angeles County, including Torrance. Founded in 1917, it is part of the University of California system, and all courses are approved by the University of California, Los Angeles, although it is financially self-supporting. UCLA Extension is accredited, through UCLA, by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. History On February 14, 1893, the Regents of the University of California adopted the extramural instruction plan, which officially founded University Extension. In 1902, University Extension was reorganized as a self-governing body within the University. The doors of UC Extension in Los Angeles (officially "University of California Extension Division, Southern District") were opened in September 1917. Extension's original location was in downtown Los Angeles. For the growing film industry, one early course was "Motion Pictures: The Film as a Factor in Molding Tomorrow's Citizenry." By 1919, more than 1,600 students attended almost 100 classes. Beginning in 1942, Dean Baldwin Woods guided University Extension through the revisionist era of World War II and the postwar years. "Long before many leaders in the community realized that the knowledge explosion had shattered the myth of ever 'finishing' one's education, he perceived the huge and unending task of continuing education." Courses and Programs Currently, UCLA Extension offers more than 5,000 courses and more than 100 certificate programs. Entertainment Studies UCLA’s Entertainment Studies program has graduated Emmy-, Grammy- and Oscar-nominated and winning alumni, more recently including: Gavin Hood (Ender’s Game, Tsotsi, Rendition, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Darryl Swann (Macy Gray, Black Eyed Peas, Mos Def). Award-winning instructors include Kirk Saduski (John Adams, The Pacific, Game Change, The Seventies), among others. Writers’ Program The UCLA Extension Writers’ Program is the largest open-enrollment writing and screenwriting program in the world. Notable alumni include: Bryan Cogman, Game of Thrones; Stuart Beattie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra; Australia; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; 30 Days of Night; Collateral; Zoanne Clack, Grey’s Anatomy; Tucker Cawley, Parks and Recreation, Everybody Loves Raymond; Eric Jerome Dickey, Resurrecting Midnight; Doug Ellin, Entourage; Janet Fitch, White Oleander (Oprah Pick); Alice Greenway, White Ghost Girls (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for First Fiction); Gavin Hood, Tsotsi (Academy Award winner, Best Foreign Film); Randi Mayem Singer, Mrs. Doubtfire; Melissa Rosenberg, adaptation of Twilight; Dexter; Earl W. Wallace, Witness (Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay); Joseph Wambaugh, The Onion Field; Kevin Williamson, Scream, Dawson’s Creek; Iris Yamashita, Letters from Iwo Jima (Academy Award nominee for Best Original Screenplay). Notable Instructors and Lecturers Notable instructors and lecturers at UCLA Extension have included the Pablo Casals, Walter Cronkite, Steve Allen, Aldous Huxley, Henry Kissinger, Jascha Heifetz, and Peter Drucker, Giammario Villa, among others. Other Notable Alumni People who have taken classes or graduated from UCLA Extension include: James Franco attended UCLA Extension, taking courses in literature and creative writing. Marilyn Monroe attended UCLA Extension in April 1951, taking “Backgrounds of Literature” with teacher Claire Soule. The previous month she’d presented at the Academy Awards at the Pantages. Univision news anchor Jorge Ramos received a journalism certificate from UCLA Extension. Arnold Schwarzenegger enrolled in Extension classes during the 1970s as a young actor and bodybuilder, and helped celebrate Extension's 90th anniversary. Troy Aikman, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, earned his B.A. from UCLA by taking his last two courses online through UCLA Extension. Esteban Pena, International Actor and humanitarian, earned his LAW Certificate from UCLA |
by taking his courses online through UCLA Extension. References External links UCLA Extension Website UCLA Website UC Website Extension Category:Educational institutions established in 1917 Category:1917 establishments in California |
Mis Ojos Lloran Por Ti Mis Ojos Lloran Por Ti is Big Boy's third album released in 1996. Track listing Intro Voz Sensual Seduceme Te Aseguro Cuando Muera Yo Sexy Style Pase Lo Que Pase Mis Ojos Lloran Por Ti No Lo Van A Lograr No Hay Tiempo Para Llorar Baja Pa' Casa Bonus Beats References Category:1996 albums Category:Big Boy albums |
Steven Krueger Steven Krueger (born May 25, 1989) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Joshua "Josh" Rosza on The Originals, and Davidson on Goosebumps. Filmography References External links Category:Living people Category:People from Appleton, Wisconsin Category:University of Virginia alumni Category:Male actors from Wisconsin Category:American male film actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:American male television actors Category:American people of German descent Category:American people of English descent Category:American people of Romanian descent Category:1989 births |
The Hot Potato The Hot Potato is a comedy crime thriller film from 2011. It was directed and written by Tim Lewiston and stars Ray Winstone, Colm Meaney and Jack Huston in the lead roles. This British film is a throwback to the crime caper films that were popular in the 1960s and pays homage to several of these, including The Italian Job. Plot One evening in 1969, a Ministry of Defence's facility in London is completely destroyed by a huge explosion. To their surprise, Danny (Jack Huston) and Kenny (Ray Winstone) come into possession of a strange object from the blast; a large lump of solid uranium which looks remarkably like a hot potato. The pair quickly learn of their find's potential worth as well as its radioactive dangers. With the aid of Danny's girlfriend, Carole (Lois Winstone) the three set off on an adventure, dodging police and other criminals also on the hunt for the uranium. Cast References External links The Hot Potato at the Internet Movie Database Official Site Category:2011 films Category:Films set in 1969 Category:British crime comedy films Category:British crime thriller films Category:British films Category:2010s crime thriller films Category:2010s crime comedy films |
Magali Mocquery Magali Mocquery (born 20 September 1983) is a road cyclist from France. She represented her nation at the 2007 UCI Road World Championships. References External links Category:1983 births Category:French female cyclists Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie |
Kiria Kiria may refer to: Davit Kiria (born 1988), Georgian kickboxer Kiria (musician) (21st century), British singer-songwriter Kiria, Algeria, a settlement in Adekar Municipality, Béjaïa Province Kiria Kiria, an independent politician who ran in the 2004 Cook Islands general election , a fictional idol and playable character in 2015 video game Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE See also Kirian Kirya (disambiguation) |
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority is the main government agency responsible for public transport in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and transport in most of Dhaka division. It is the government agency responsible for moderating and mediating negotiations between transport labor unions and transport owners. Under the Revised Strategic Transport Plan any changes to transport infrastructure will need approval from the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority. It is also responsible for mass transport projects in Dhaka. History Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority was established on 2 September 2012. It traces its origins to Dhaka Transport Coordination Board which was established in 1998. The authority was formed through the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Act, 2012. The authority has jurisdiction in Dhaka District, Gazipur District, Manikganj District, Munshiganj District, Narayanganj District and the cities corporations within them. In 2017 it launched Rapid Pass in Dhaka, a smart card payment system for Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation and Omama buses. Transport Service Plan Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the DSCC and Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Ministry to bring Dhaka’s bus services under six companies, envisioned by late Annisul Huq, former mayor of Dhaka North. According to late mayor Annisul Huq’s plan, all private bus operators will come under the six companies and operate bus services on 22 major routes, instead of the 100 existing bus routes that make the city chaotic. The bus services are supposed to be in six colours – orange, blue, maroon, pink, violet, and green Bigstock. According to the Dhaka south mayor, the proposed six companies will run 4,000 buses on different routes. For this reason the authority has planned to recruit huge margin employee to control this service. Also controlled to the Dhaka City traffic jam, road accident, Transport Bus fitness and others unexpected situation. References Category:Government agencies of Bangladesh Category:2012 establishments in Bangladesh Category:Organisations based in Dhaka Category:Transport in Dhaka Category:Transport authorities in Bangladesh Category:Intermodal transport authorities |
Gut Wrench Gut Wrench is the first label release from then US death metal band Deceased. Original only as a 7" EP, it was later re-released on CD by Relapse Records. Track listing "Planet Graveyard" - 4:40 "Gut Wrench" - 1:58 "Alter the Bloodshed" - 2:03 Credits Mark Adams - Guitar Doug Souther - Guitar (on "Planet Graveyard") King Fowley - Drums, Vocals Les Snyder - Bass Mike Smith - Guitar (on "After the Bloodshed") Category:Deceased (band) albums Category:1991 EPs |
Wildcat Apollo Wildcat Apollo is an American indie rock and psychedelic pop band. Formed in Brooklyn in 2012, the band is currently based in Austin, Texas and its members include Cat Tassini (vocals, synths), Taylor Eichenseer (guitar, vocals), Aaron Eichenseer (guitar, bass), Alex Margolin (drums), and Caitlin Callas (cello and backing vocals). Their self-titled debut album was released in late 2013, which Brooklyn Exposed stated "seamlessly weaves between intense folk rock and an ambient, ethereal sound." Their song "The Colorado" won the Rock Category Grand Prize at The John Lennon Songwriting Contest later that year. The band regularly performs live, and has played at SXSW 2014 and the Vans Warped Tour. History 1990s-2011: Member background Previous to forming the originally four-member band Wildcat Apollo, three of the members had grown up together in Austin, Texas, collaborating in various band incarnations over the years. Brothers Taylor and Aaron Eichenseer had started jamming on rock music as early as the late 1990s, recording various demos on cassette tape together. The elder brother, Aaron, had played guitar from early childhood, while Taylor began playing intently in high school. Their friend Alex Margolin had learned drums by periodically playing with the Eichenseer brothers starting in 2005. After high school the members scattered to attend various colleges, though in 2012 the three friends met back up in Brooklyn. That summer they started rehearsing garage rock songs written by Taylor, and soon started writing songs as a group. 2012-2013: Founding, debut album Wildcat Apollo was officially formed as an indie rock/synthpop band in 2012 by Alex Margolin and Taylor and Aaron Eichenseer. Vocalist Cat Tassini joined the group several months later, after moving into Taylor Eichenseer's apartment while the band was forming. While the members periodically switch vocal duties and instruments, the standard lineup includes Tassini on synthesizer, percussion and vocals, Taylor Eichenseer on guitar and singing, Aaron Eichenseer on guitar and bass, and Margolin on drums, percussion and synthesizer. They spent much of 2013 working on their sound in a basement in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Later that summer the band traveled to Austin to rehearse and record their debut album. Titled Wildcat Apollo, it was recorded at The Bubble studios, with Frenchie Smith and Taylor Eichenseer co-producing. It was self-released by the band on October 30, 2013. The 12-track album met with a largely positive response from music critics. According to The Deli Magazine, the "LP has warranted much attention with its lush, psych-pop sensibilities strewn over vocalists; Cat Tassini and Taylor Eichenseer's seraphic cadence." About the record's sound, AudioFemme stated that it "combines elements of garage rock and dancey shoegaze, full of catchy bass lines and innovative guitar hooks," and Brooklyn Exposed stated it "seamlessly weaves between intense folk rock and an ambient, ethereal sound." Their song "The Colorado" from the album won the Rock Category Grand Prize at The John Lennon Songwriting Contest of 2013. Several music videos have resulted from the album; in late 2013, Tassini directed and edited a music video for the track “No. 6," showing it at the RAW:Brooklyn group showcase in October. Also in October, the Wildcat Apollo video for "Sleepwalking" was shown at the Bushwick Film Festival. In December 2013 the band shot a music video for their track "K.C. Zombie." "KC Zombie" recently premiered on Anon Magazine. It was directed and edited by Cat Tassini in collaboration with Bull Moose Productions. 2014-present: Move to Austin As of November 2013 all the members lived in New York excluding Aaron, who would travel from Austin to join them at live performances. By December the band was planning a permanent |
move to Austin, and after a series of performances in Brooklyn, all the members relocated to Austin by January 2014. That March they performed at SXSW 2014, and in June the band spent a week touring with the Vans Warped Tour. The band announced that keyboardist Danny Ferraro had joined the lineup in 2014. Style While primarily an indie rock group, the band draws from diverse influences and incorporates the rock genres of shoegazing, garage, psychedelic, pop and dance-rock. All members contribute to the songwriting process. According to drummer Alex Margolin the band is experimental in their approach with each track, and, "We approach creating music in many different ways. Usually, one of us has an idea for a song or a basic piece of music and the rest of us try to expand on that idea." Stated Taylor Eichenseer, "We also do a lot of jamming and recording of jamming with a loop pedal or on a computer. This is great because it lets the music be the guide, and you can turn your brain off and just let it flow and figure out what happened after the fact." Members Band members as of 2014 Cat Tassini - vocals, synth, percussion (2012–present) Taylor Eichenseer - vocals, guitar, bass (2011–present) Aaron Eichenseer - guitar, bass (2011–present) Alex Margolin - drums, synth (2011–present) Caitlin Callas - voila, bass, backing vocals (2014–present) Past Danny Ferraro - keyboards (2014) Discography Studio albums Singles Awards See also Warped Tour 2014 References External links WildcatApollo.com Wildcat Apollo on Facebook Wildcat Apollo on Twitter Wildcat Apollo on YouTube Wildcat Apollo on Bandcamp Category:Musical groups established in 2012 Category:Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Category:Indie rock musical groups from Texas Category:Musical groups from Austin, Texas Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn |
White Jurassic The White Jurassic or White Jura ( or Weißjura) in earth history refers to the upper of the three lithostratigraphic units of the South German Jurassic, the latter being understood not as a geographical, but a geological term in the sense of a lithostratigraphic super group. Formerly and even occasionally today in the popular scientific literature, this term is equated to the chronostratigraphic series of the Upper Jurassic. This is however not quite correct, because the White Jura does not exactly coincide with the chronostratigraphic boundaries of the Upper Jurassic. In addition, the term Malm, which was formerly frequently used as a synonym should no longer be used in connexion with the South German Jurassic. Instead the term "Malm" should be reserved for the roughly equivalent lithostratigraphic unit in the North German Jurassic. The White Jurassic was deposited about 161-150 million years ago. The White Jurassic follows the lithostratigraphic unit of the Brown Jurassic. Its upper boundary is erosive. Locally the White Jurassic is overlain with a large stratigraphic hiatus of the Regensburg Green Sandstone (Cenomanian). Literature Gert Bloos, Gerd Dietl & Günter Schweigert: Der Jura Süddeutschlands in der Stratigraphischen Tabelle von Deutschland 2002. Newsletters on Stratigraphy, 41(1-3): 263-277, Stuttgart, 2005, Eckhard Mönnig: Der Jura von Norddeutschland in der Stratigraphischen Tabelle von Deutschland 2002. Newsletters on Stratigraphy, 41(1-3): 253-261, Stuttgart, 2005. Friedrich August Quenstedt: Das Flözgebirge Würtembergs. Mit besonderer Rücksicht auf den Jura. Verlag der Laupp'schen Buchhandlung, Tübingen, 1843. Friedrich August Quenstedt: Der Jura. Verlag der Laupp’schen Buchhandlung, Tübingen, 1856-57. External links Deutsche Stratigraphische Kommission (ed.): Stratigraphische Tabelle von Deutschland 2002, Potsdam, 2002. pdf Geologische Übersicht der Schichtenfolge in Baden-Württemberg (pdf; 183 kB) Oberjura in Baden-Württemberg (pdf; 27.6 kB) *White Jura Category:Jurassic System of Europe Category:Geologic formations of Germany |
Jacques Marcotte Jacques Marcotte is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Portneuf, first elected in the 2012 election. He was defeated in the 2014 election. Prior to his election to the legislature, Marcotte served as mayor of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier from 1996 to 2012. References External links Category:Living people Category:Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs Category:Mayors of places in Quebec Category:People from Capitale-Nationale Category:21st-century Canadian politicians Category:Year of birth missing (living people) |
Terrance Dotsy Terrance Dotsy (born November 24, 1981) is a former American football lineman who played four seasons with the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League. He first enrolled at Ventura College before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley. Dotsy was also a member of the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2. Early years Dotsy played high school football at Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, California. He was a three-year starter at both tight end and defensive end for the Saints. He also started three seasons as a pitcher and first baseman on the baseball team. Dotsy was a starter on Santa Clara's state championship basketball team in 1999. He was named Santa Clara High School Athlete of the Year for 1998-99. College career Dotsy played his first season of college football as a tight end for the Ventura Pirates of Ventura College in 1999. He was the team's third-leading receiver and was also a big factor in a rushing attack that averaged over 200 yards a game. He was named the team's Freshman of the Year and earned honorable mention Western State Conference honors. Dotsy transferred to play for the California Golden Bears of the University of California, Berkeley from 2000 to 2002. He missed the first two games of his freshman season in 2000 due to a hand injury. He played in eight games in 2000, recording one solo tackle and one forced fumble. Dotsy played in 11 games in 2001, catching 3 passes for 26 yards. Prior to the 2002 season, Dotsy switched positions from tight end to defensive end. He missed the entire 2002 season due to an MCL tear in his knee. He majored in social welfare at California. Professional career Dotsy played for the Quad City Steamwheelers of the af2 in 2004. He joined the team eleven games into the season, recording 4.5 tackles, including one for a loss, one sack, four pressures, one forced fumble and one pass breakup. He added a rushing score and a ten-yard catch on offense. Dotsy signed with the Dallas Desperados on October 18, 2004. He played for the Desperados from 2005 to 2008, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 2007. Dotsy had a workout with the Dallas Cowboys in 2007. References External links Just Sports Stats College stats Category:Living people Category:1981 births Category:Players of American football from California Category:American football offensive linemen Category:American football defensive linemen Category:American football tight ends Category:African-American players of American football Category:Ventura College alumni Category:Ventura Pirates football players Category:California Golden Bears football players Category:Quad City Steamwheelers players Category:Dallas Desperados players Category:Sportspeople from Oxnard, California |
Table of organization and equipment for an ADC company The Auto Defense de Choc (Self-Defense village militia) company basic training program was a short intensive course in military tactics; it was developed at the start of the Laotian Civil War to begin a guerrilla movement in Laos. The ADC training that took place in the face of the North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao communist troops was so successful it was copied elsewhere, including Operation Pincushion in Laos, and among the Degar of South Vietnam. The ADC program consisted of prepacked military equipment suitable for training 100 recruits at a time. Background As the French lost the First Indochina War, the United States edged its way into taking over support of the Kingdom of Laos. This action was complicated by the U.S. being bound by the Geneva Agreements guaranteeing Laotian neutrality. In January 1961, the Central Intelligence Agency began secret paramilitary operations within Laos. Its aim was to thwart a Vietnamese communist invasion of the kingdom. The resulting Laotian Civil War would be subsumed by the burgeoning Vietnam War. Origin of the ADC Faced with the conundrum of founding a secret army in the face of an active enemy during wartime, CIA case officer James William Lair founded Operation Momentum. This was a three-day course in basic military training, using small arms and equipment parachuted in to the Hmong recruits and their Thai trainers. The resulting self-defense units were called Auto Defense Choc (Self Defense Shock). The results sparked copies of the program such as Operation Pincushion. The ADC companies were constituted as follows: Table of Organization for an ADC company Headquarters section Two officers 14 enlisted ranks Three platoons of irregulars One officer 27 enlisted ranks Total personnel authorized: Five officers, 95 enlisted. Table of Equipment for an ADC company One pallet containing 100 uniforms One pallet containing pistol belts, canteens, and cleaning kits for small arms Nine pallets of munitions, including: One 57mm recoilless rifle One 60mm mortar Three Browning Automatic Rifles Grenades and ammunition The above eleven pallets were rigged for paradroppage by the Police Aerial Reinforcement Unit of the Thai Border Patrol Police, and weighed just shy of 2.7 metric tons. Resupply package There was also a standardised resupply package. Four pallets, including: Ammunition for M1 Garand Ammunition for M1 Carbine Grenades Both high explosive and white phosphorus ammunition for 60 mm mortar Both white phosphorus and anti-tank ammunition for 57 mm recoilless rifle The resultant load weighed just over one metric ton. ADC operations Although the ADC served the purpose of self-defense of Hmong villages, it was also the basis for further military training. As Operation Momentum developed, some ADC graduates were picked for further schooling as training cadre called Special Operating Teams. Other graduates progressed to becoming members of Special Guerrilla Units tasked with offensive military operations. The ADC programs would continue until the end of the Second Indochina War. Notes References Conboy, Kenneth and James Morrison (1995). Shadow War: The CIA's Secret War in Laos. Paladin Press. . Warner, Roger (1995). Back Fire: The CIA's Secret War in Laos and Its Link to the War in Vietnam. Simon & Schuster. . Category:20th century in Laos Category:CIA activities in Laos Category:Hmong-American culture and history Category:Laos–United States relations Category:Laotian Civil War Category:Tables of Organisation and Equipment |
Arturo Paoli Arturo Paoli (30 November 1912 – 13 July 2015) was an Italian priest and a missionary. He was a member of the congregation of the Little Brothers of the Gospel. Paoli helped save Jewish Italians during World War II. He was born in Lucca, Italy. Paoli died of natural causes in Lucca, Italy, aged 102. References External links Il Fondo Documentazione Arturo Paoli aperto presso la sede della Fondazione Banca Del Monte di Lucca Piccoli Fratelli del Vangelo - Fraternità di Spello Servizio su Rai 3 Category:1912 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Italian centenarians Category:Italian priests |
Jitka Schönfeldová Jitka Schönfeldová (born 9 August 1980) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Biography A right-handed player from Prague, Schönfeldová was a top junior player, finishing 1996 as the joint ITF World Champion for girls' doubles, with regular partner Michaela Paštiková. The pair teamed up to win the 1996 Australian Open and also claimed the Orange Bowl title that year. Schönfeldová's only main draw appearance on the WTA Tour came at the 1996 Czech Open, where she and Alena Vašková competed as qualifiers. Injuries limited her professional career and she left the tour in 2000. After retiring from professional tennis, Schönfeldová played collegiate tennis in the United States, first at Flagler College in Florida, before joining the University of Georgia in 2004, where she studied journalism. ITF finals Singles: 3 (2-1) References External links Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:Czech female tennis players Category:Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Category:Georgia Lady Bulldogs tennis players Category:Sportspeople from Prague Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles |
Environmental impact of development in the Sundarbans Environmental impact of development in the Sundarbans, is the study of environmental impact on Sundarban, the largest single tract mangrove forest. It consist of a geographical area of , including of reserve forest land, and is a natural region located partly in southern Bangladesh and partly in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is ecologically a southern part of the Gangetic delta between the Hooghly river in India on the west and the Meghna river in Bangladesh on the east and is bounded by the Ganga-Padma, the Padma-Meghna on the north and by the Bay of Bengal on the south. The area that is not reserve forest land is inhabited by human settlements with a total population around 4 million (2003). Background The Sundarbans is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area covered by mangroves has fallen over the years due to anthropocentric development but is now protected by various legal mandates. The forest is renowned for its wide variety of wildlife, especially the critically threatened Royal Bengal Tiger. Besides providing a number of ecosystem services, the Sundarbans also contributes to the socio-economic development of the neighboring communities and the country. However, recent developments in the area has been found detrimental to its ecological balance by some parties. Ecological value of the Sundarbans The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. It is intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats, and small islands of salt-tolerant mangrove forests. A variety of habitats have developed to accommodate the wildlife, including beaches, estuaries, permanent and semi-permanent swamps, tidal flats, tidal creeks, coastal dunes, back dunes and levees. Besides a high number of mangrove tree species, 200 additional plant species, more than 400 species of fish, over 300 species of birds, 35 species of reptiles, 42 species of mammals and countless benthic invertebrates, bacteria, fungi, etc., can be found there. Some of the notable wildlife species residing in the forest include water fowl, heron, pelican, spotted deer, rhesus macaques, wild boar, tigers, water monitor lizards, fishing cats, otters, olive ridley turtles, crocodiles, batagur terrapins, and migratory birds. The Sundarbans also provide a vital buffer against cyclones that are common in that part of the world and has been called "a natural safeguard...for nearly 40 million people". Historical overview of Sundarban's development The Sundarbans were very sparsely populated until the 19th century. There is evidence of only scattered human settlements dating back to the 8th century. The 19th century saw the start of permanent human habitation being established in the area, through the clearing of the forest in low-lying tracts and the construction of circuit embankments. This is likely to have been instigated in 1771 by the plan of a British collector general to divide the Sundarbans into plots and to lease them out to prospective landlords for timber extraction and the collection of revenues. The landlords brought in poor farming communities from parts of Bengal as well as neighboring states to clear the forest and start developing the land. In the timespan of a hundred years after the plan was initiated, the northern border of the mangrove forest shifted by about 10–20 km to the southeast. By 1876, the British government declared all mangrove areas that had not yet been leased, as under protection and conservation. However, more so than regulations, it is suspected that economic reasons such as the high cost of land conversion due to the tidal and saline environment as well as the presence of the Royal Bengal Tiger, are the main reasons |
for preventing the destruction of the mangroves. The clear demarcation of forest boundaries along rivers and the Bay of Bengal is also credited for the protection of the forest. Despite the regulations, between 1873 and 1968, the mangrove-covered area of the forest decreased by about half because of conversion of forest to agricultural land and settlements. This can be attributed to mass migration to the Sundarbans after the end of colonial rule and the creation of India and Pakistan as two separate states. It resulted in the mangrove forest boundary shifting further to the south and area between the Hooghly River and the Matla River being cleared. However, after Bangladesh was formed in 1971, and various wildlife and forest protection legislations were established by the country in 1972, the Sundarban mangroves have been protected by legal measures primarily established to protect and help increase the threatened tiger population. As a result, despite the growing population density in the years since then, the total area covered by mangroves has remained fairly stable since the 1960s. Culture and livelihood of Sundarban residents Entire communities in the Sundarbans depend directly on the forest and its waterways for their livelihood, from fisheries to honey production. Almost 85 percent of the people living in Sundarban are dependent on agriculture. Socioeconomic status is heavily determined by possession of land. There is also a socio-economic divide in the fisherman community, due to only some of the fishermen owning boats and being able to obtain official fishing licenses. The lives of Sundarban residents are frequently affected by human-animal conflicts; a few tiger and crocodile attacks every year are common. In 2008, six people are known to have been killed by tigers inside the Sundarban Tiger Reserve. Because of issues such as deaths and injuries due to human-animal conflict, over-fishing, and deforestation, the state imposed several restrictions on livelihood strategies. The state forest department have tried to reduce the local people's dependency on the forest for their livelihood by taking on infrastructure development projects such as building roads and jetties, excavating irrigation channels and ponds, providing solar lamps and establishing a few medical facilities. Studies have shown that majority of population understand and support the conservation of mangroves and it ecosystems. However, perceived socio-demographic factors such as severe poverty, lack of political commitment, and absence of community level institutions are often barriers to the successful implementation of conservation policies. In terms of transport and communications, Sundarban is still a recognized backwards area. Current number and quality of infrastructure facilities like agro-service centres, fishing harbors, boat building facilities, ice plants or cold storages, are inadequate to meet the requirements of developmental activities. Recent threats to the environment The Sundarbans is very vulnerable to a variety of anthropogenic activity, including intensive boating and fishing, dredging, tourism and port activities, operation of mechanized boats, excavation of sand from the riverbed, and the establishment of coal power plants. There are a number of endangered species in the Sundarbans, including two river dolphins and an endemic bird, the masked finfoot, which are even more at risk because of these environmental threats. The current threats to the ecosystem could also affect the dwindling number of Royal Bengal Tigers in Bangladesh's side of the forest. Tourism The tourism industry has become very successful in the Sundarbans, with annual visitation increasing from around 50,000 in 2002 to around 117,000 in 2010. One of the main attractions for tourists is the Royal Bengal Tiger, which is widely used in advertising. Although the growing tourism business benefits the local economy, it has proven detrimental to the natural environment of |
the Sundarbans due to habitat destruction for hotel construction, pollution by garbage disposal, poor sanitation, and noise caused by mechanized boats. Uncontrolled tourism is likely to lead to more boardwalk construction and erosion of peat banks, which will result in changes in substrate structure, seedling distribution, faunal diversity, and species composition. Safer alternatives In order to reduce the harmful effects the current tourism industry has on the environment, eco-tourism is being encouraged in the Sundarbans. One of the benefits of eco-tourism is that is a pro-poor industry, i.e. the poor is one of its targeted beneficiaries. Due to Sundarban's residents' high dependency on the forest, an effective conservation strategy needs to provide the residents with income generation opportunities linked to forest protection. Eco-tourism is seen as both environmentally sustainable and economy boosting. Power plants One of the main threats to the Sundarbans currently are the two coal-fired power plants, proposed to be built within a few miles of the forest. One is a 630-megawatt plant called the Orion power plant, planned by the Orion Group. The Orion power plant proposal is preceded by the proposed Rampal power plant, a 1,320 megawatt project. The Rampal power plant is the product of a joint-venture called the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Co. Ltd, a partnership between India's state-owned National Thermal Power Corp. and the Bangladesh Power Development Board. It will be Bangladesh's largest power plant and is expected to be built on over 1834 acres of land, 14 km from the Sundarbans. The Rampal power plant is the most concerning and has received a lot of media attention. There is fear of the power plants altering the critical water balance in the Sundarban region, polluting the surrounding water and air, and increasing the risk of oil and coal spills. The Rampal project is in violation of the environmental impact assessment guidelines for coal-based thermal power plants. One of the 50 preconditions set by the Department of Energy of Bangladesh for such projects is that they must be outside a 25 km radius from the borders of an ecologically sensitive area, and this project clearly violates the condition. An UNESCO fact finding mission report concluded that the power station posed "a serious threat to the site". Arguments made by environmental groups The proposal states the plant will draw its water from the Passur River, taking up to 219, 600 cubic metres of water everyday. Activists worry about the effect on local water supplies as that means the plant will discharge treated waste water back into the river. They argue that the pollutants introduced into the water supply can harm the mangroves, the marine animals living there, and nearby human communities who use the water body for fishing and agriculture. Environmentalists are also fearful of the increased chances of a catastrophic oil spill. There is historical evidence of the damage that can cause in the Sundarbans. In 2014, when an oil tanker spilled 75,000 gallons into the fragile ecosystem, locals communities had no tools or assistance from the government to fight the toxic spill with. In 2013, a long march, with 20,000 protesters, failed to persuade the government to end the project. Another long march took place for the same purpose on March 10, 2016. Anu Muhammad, one of the head march organizers, claims "No sensible person will deny that there are many alternative ways for electricity generation. But there is no alternative for the Sundarbans." Arguments made by government The Bangladesh government has so far denied any potential detrimental effects on the Sundarbans due to the power plants. Ujjwal Bhattacharya, managing director of the Bangladesh-India |
Power Company, is quoted as saying "This project will usher in economic prosperity in the Rampal area ... which will reduce dependency of the local population on the Sundarbans. This will rather help the government ... to save the Sundarbans." The Bangladesh Prime Minister's energy advisor said that the controversy over the power plant and its impact on the Sundarbans was "not based on facts". The government also asserted that they will be importing high quality coal, building a chimney and employing state of the art technology among other steps to minimize impact on the Sundarbans. The Prime Minister's principal secretary has compared the Rampal power plant to the Barapukuria power station, saying that the Rampal plant will be using much more modern and environmentally friendly technology, even though the inferior Barapukuria power plant is not affecting the environment despite being located in a crowded area. See also 1. Rampal Power Station (Proposed) 2. Sundarbans 3. Sundarban National Park 4. Sundarban Tiger Project References E Category:Environment of Bangladesh Category:Environment of West Bengal Category:Environmental issues with forests Category:Environmental issues in Bangladesh Category:Environmental issues in India |
Dale Crover (EP) Dale Crover is an EP by The Melvins' drummer Dale Crover, which was released in 1992 through Boner Records. The cover art for the album is a parody of the cover art from Peter Criss' 1978 solo release. Track listing All songs written by Dale Crover. Personnel Dale Crover - lead vocals, backup vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, drums Debbi Shane - bass, backup vocals Greg Freeman - producer, engineer Harvey Bennett Stafford - cover and insert painting Tom Flynn - catering References Category:1992 EPs Category:Melvins EPs Category:Boner Records albums Category:Dale Crover albums Category:Punk rock albums by American artists |
Terrence Deacon Terrence William Deacon (born 1950) is an American Neuroanthropologist (Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, Harvard University 1984). He taught at Harvard for eight years, relocated to Boston University in 1992, and is currently Professor of Anthropology and member of the Cognitive Science Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley. Theoretical interests Prof. Deacon's theoretical interests include the study of evolution-like processes at multiple levels, including their role in embryonic development, neural signal processing, language change, social processes, and focusing especially on how these different processes interact and depend on each other. He has long stated an interest in developing a scientific semiotics (particularly biosemiotics) that would contribute to both linguistic theory and cognitive neuroscience. Fields of research Deacon's research combines human evolutionary biology and neuroscience, with the aim of investigating the evolution of human cognition. His work extends from laboratory-based cellular-molecular neurobiology to the study of semiotic processes underlying animal and human communication, especially language and language origins. His neurobiological research is focused on determining the nature of the human divergence from typical primate brain anatomy, the cellular-molecular mechanisms producing this difference, and the correlations between these anatomical differences and special human cognitive abilities, again, particularly language. Work His 1997 book, The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain is widely considered a seminal work in the subject of evolutionary cognition. His approach to semiotics, thoroughly described in the book, is fueled by a career-long interest in the ideas of the late 19th-century American philosopher, Charles Sanders Peirce. In it, he uses the metaphors of parasite and host to describe language and the brain, respectively, arguing that the structures of language have co-evolved to adapt to their brain hosts. His 2011 book, Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter, explores the properties of life, the emergence of consciousness, and the relationship between evolutionary and semiotic processes. The book speculates on how properties such as information, value, purpose, meaning, and end-directed behavior emerged from physics and chemistry. Critics of the book argue that Deacon has drawn heavily from the works of Alicia Juarrero and Evan Thompson without providing full citations or references, but a UC Berkeley investigation exonerated Deacon. In contrast to the arguments presented by Juarrero in Dynamics of Action (1999, MIT Press) and by Thompson in Mind in Life (2007, Belknap Press and Harvard University Press), Deacon explicitly rejects claims that living or mental phenomena can be explained by dynamical systems approaches. Instead, Deacon argues that life- or mind-like properties only emerge from a higher-order reciprocal relationship between self-organizing processes. Bibliography Books The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of Language and the Brain. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 1997. Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 2011. Articles and essays Deacon, T.W. (1989). "Holism and associationism in neuropsychology: an anatomical synthesis." in E. Perecman (Ed.), Integrating Theory and Practice in Clinical Neuropsychology. Erlbaum. Hilsdale, NJ. 1-47. Deacon, T.W. (1990). "Rethinking mammalian brain evolution." Am Zool. 30:629–705. Deacon, T.W. (1997). "What makes the human brain different?" Annu. Rev. Anthropol. 26: 337-57. Deacon, T.W. (2001). "Heterochrony in brain evolution." In Parker et al. (eds.), Biology, Brains, and Behavior. SAR Press, pp. 41–88. Deacon, T.W. (2006). "Emergence: The Hole at the Wheel’s Hub." Chapter 5 in P. Clayton & P. Davies (Eds.), The Re-Emergence of Emergence: The Emergentist Hypothesis from Science to Religion. Oxford University Press, pp. 111–150. Deacon, T.W. (2006). "Reciprocal linkage between self-organizing processes is sufficient for self-reproduction and evolvability." Biological Theory 1(2):136-149. Deacon, T.W. (2007). "Shannon-Boltzmann-Darwin: Redefining Information. Part 1." Cognitive Semiotics 1:123-148. Deacon, T.W. (2008). "Shannon-Boltzmann-Darwin: Redefining Information. Part |
2." Cognitive Semiotics 2:167-194. Kull, Kalevi; Deacon, Terrence; Emmeche, Claus; Hoffmeyer, Jesper; Stjernfelt, Frederik. (2009). Theses on biosemiotics: Prolegomena to a theoretical biology. Biological Theory 4(2): 167–173. Deacon, T.W. (2010). "A role for relaxed selection in the evolution of the language capacity." PNAS.107:9000-9006. Deacon, T.W. (2010). "On the Human: Rethinking the natural selection of human language" External links Terrence Deacon's home page at the University of California, Berkeley - including online publications Interview with Terrence Deacon on the co-evolution of language and the brain Participants: Terrence W. Deacon, a biography in connection with his participation in “God, Matter, and Information: What is Ultimate?”, a 2006 symposium in Copenhagen. New York Review of Books review of Incomplete Nature Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Incomplete Nature controversy Chronicle of Higher Education article on UC-Berkeley's exoneration of Deacon (Incomplete Nature controversy) References Category:Living people Category:American semioticians Category:American anthropologists Category:Linguists from the United States Category:Theoretical biologists Category:Human evolution theorists Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty Category:Boston University faculty Category:Harvard University faculty Category:Harvard University alumni Category:1950 births Category:New England Complex Systems Institute |
Northland Resources Northland Resources S.A. also known as Northland is a publicly traded exploration and development mining company. It currently focuses on iron ore bearing properties located in the northern regions of Sweden and Finland. The company currently had two principal projects that are inactive: the Kaunisvaara iron concentrate project in Sweden, and the Hannukainen (IOCG) project in Finland. The projects are primarily located within the Pajala shear zone, in the northern Baltic Shield (also sometimes called the Fennoscandian shield ). The company declared bankruptcy Dec. 8, 2014. Development stage projects The Kaunisvaara Project is the Company's first development project. It is located in Sweden and is expected to be a near-term producer of high-grade iron ore concentrate, consisting of 69% Fe. Mining began in the first quarter of 2012, with the first shipment of iron ore concentrate to market in February 2013. The operation is expected to yield 5 million tonnes per year of iron ore concentrate. A plan to finance further exploration and failed, however, on February 4. Following the failure to place bonds and equity, the project and the whole company Northland Resources are expected to go bankrupt. The Swedish subsidiary of the Norwegian Mining Company Northland, Northland Sweden AB, which consists of the Kaunisvaara Mine, filed for bankruptcy on Friday 8th 2013. The parent Company Northland Resources which is listed on the Oslo Exchange is, however, still operative. Northland has pre-sold 100% of the Kaunisvaara production via off-take contracts, which will last for at least the first seven years of operation. The Company released a Definitive Feasibility Study on the Kaunisvaara Project in September 2010. The Study was updated in May 2011. The second development project in line is the Hannukainen project in Finland. A Definitive Feasibility Study on Hannukainen has commenced and is expected to be completed at the end of 2011. History 1997: Company listed on TSX Venture Exchange as North American Gold Inc. (NAU) 2003: Commenced conducting business in Sweden 2005: Changed name to Northland Resources Inc. 2008: Company's shares were graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange to the TSX 2010: Re-domiciled under the laws of Luxembourg on January 18, 2010 and changed name to Northland Resources S.A. 2014: Filed for bankruptcy and trading of shares suspended References Category:Iron ore mining companies Category:Companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Category:Metal companies of Luxembourg |
Zita Martel Vaimasenu'u Zita Sefo-Martel is a fautasi skipper in Samoa. She is also an honorary consul of France. Martel has also become a decorated officer of the National Order of Merit. Biography Martel attended Canterbury University, where she had been a rower. In 2000, her local church needed a skipper for their longboat, or fautasi. At first she refused the request, but was eventually persuaded to give it a try. When she became the skipper for her church, she also became the first woman to act as captain in the fautasi races in 2001. Martel also speaks out against domestic violence in Samoa. References External links Tatau: Marks of Polynesia - Zita Martel (2016 video) Samoa 50th Independence ad with Zita Martel (2012 video) Zita Martel, First Woman to Captain a Winning Fautasi (2012 video) Category:Samoan activists Category:Samoan women activists Category:Officers of the National Order of Merit (France) Category:University of Canterbury alumni Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Rowers |
Charles Fisher Charles Fisher may refer to: Politicians Charles Fisher (congressman) (1789–1849), American politician Charles Fisher (Canadian politician) (1808–1880), Canadian jurist & politician Charles W. Fisher (1866–1919), Canadian politician Charles W. Fisher (American politician), California politician Charles Thompson Fisher (1846–1930), American farmer and politician Charles M. Fisher (1899–1966), American politician Others Charles Frederick Fisher (1816–1861), American legislator, railroad president and soldier Charles Fisher (actor) (1816–1891), Anglo-American comedian Charles T. Fisher (1880–1963), American businessman Charles Dennis Fisher (1877–1916), British academic Charlie Fisher (1892–1983), Australian footballer Charles Fisher (poet) (1914–2006), poet and journalist in Britain and Canada Charles Douglas Fisher (fl. 1970s), Australian educator at Geelong Grammar School Charles Fisher (producer) (fl. 1990s), Australian record producer Charles Fisher (American football) (born 1976), American football defensive back Charlie Fisher (baseball) (1852–1917), 19th-century baseball player Charles Fisher (baseball), baseball player for the 1889 Louisville Colonels Charles J. Fisher, author and historic preservation activist in Los Angeles Charles Brown Fisher (1817–1908), Australian pastoralist and racehorse breeder Charles Fisher (footballer) (1899–1985), English footballer Charles R. Fisher, marine biologist C. Miller Fisher (1913–2012), neurologist Charles Fisher (rower), 2016 and 2018 member of Cambridge University boat race crew Charles F. Fisher, county commissioner in Somerset County, Maryland See also Charles Fischer, a minor character on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles |
The People's Volunteer Corps The People's Volunteer Corps (), abbreviated RELA, is a paramilitary civil volunteer corps formed by the Malaysian government. Their main duty is to check the traveling documents and immigration permits of foreigners in Malaysian cities, including tourists, visitors and migrants to reduce the increasing rate of illegal immigrants in Malaysia. RELA has the authority to deal with situations like policemen, such as raiding suspected streets or places such as factories, restaurants and even hotels. They are also fully authorised to conduct the interrogation and even detaining people who forgot to bring their traveling documents, like passports and/or working permits. Besides that they are also tasked with security works at times. During times of war, they are absorbed into the Malaysian Army as support groups despite their law enforcing duties. They are also tasked to do SAR works if needed. History The People's Volunteer Corps is closely related to the Home Guard that established in order to safe guard the local from communists when emergency declared in 1948 and was dissolved after emergency ended on 31 July 1960 . Its purpose was to guard against communists. It now serves as a strike force against illegal immigrants. It is 2.8 million strong and is composed of mostly untrained volunteers. In 2008 Rela was given charge of immigration detention centres. Mission and Objective Vision To prepare, train, and maintain a volunteer force as the Nation's line of defence and to guard the welfare of the citizens of Malaysia. Mission To deploy and mobilise the volunteer force to reduce Illegal Immigrantion and to assist other enforcement agencies to maintain peace and security throughout Malaysia. Objective Help preserve national security, peace and welfare of the Malaysian citizens and to reduce Illegal Immigrantion Roles and Priorities During War or Emergency To maintain and preserve public order and security of local area before being handed over to the Armed Forces. To lead and protect the citizens to a safer area. War combatants and psyops As "eyes" and "ears" of the military and the government Help the armed forces to operate patrols, intelligence, security force, and to provide direct defence on all strategic interest in their area. Strength Current strength of RELA in terms of personnel as of 13 Nov 2017 (see http://myrela.moha.gov.my/myrela/index.php/pengguna/login) Personnel Criticism Human Rights Watch has called for People's Volunteer Corps to be dissolved. They have accused it of violating human rights, conducting illegal raids and extortions. Firearms Handguns Smith & Wesson Model 10 Smith & Wesson Model 1917 Glock 17 and Glock 19 HK USP Compact Yavuz 16 Shotguns Shotgun Stevens Arms and Harrington single barrel break action Mossberg 500 Browning Auto-5 Remington M870 Benelli M4 with fixed stock Assault Rifles Colt M16A1 (since 1980s) Norinco CQ Battle Rifles L1A1 SLR (from 1960s to mid 1980s) Personal T-baton Vehicle Isuzu NPR Mitsubishi Pajero Land Rover Defender Land Rover Series (from 60's to 90's) Handalan HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia) Human Rights Abuses According to the United Nations Human Development Report 2009,"Migrant activists say that RELA volunteers have become vigilantes, planting evidence to justify arrests of migrants and using excessive force in their policing. The government has recently announced its intention to curb abuses and is currently looking into ways of improving RELA by providing training to its members." http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/reports/269/hdr_2009_en_complete.pdf References Further reading External links news about RELA in Aljazeera New York Times article about Rela Malaysia Bar on RELA UK Channel 4 - Malaysia: Refugees for Sale Category:Malaysian federal ministries, departments and agencies Category:Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia) Category:1972 establishments in Malaysia Category:Government agencies established in 1972 |
Take Me All the Way Take Me All the Way is the eighth album by Stacy Lattisaw, released in 1986 on Motown Records. This album features the song, "Nail It To The Wall". Track listing with credits Side A Jump Into My Life (Kashif/Paul Gurvitz) 4:17 Backing Vocals – Audrey Wheeler, Larry Smith, Cindy Mizelle Arranged By [Backing Vocals], Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer – Kashif Drum Programming, Associate Producer, Synthesizer – Paul Gurvitz Guitar – Ira Siegel Percussion – Bashiri Johnson Associate Producer, Synthesizer [Ox-1] – Jeff Smith The Hard Way (Doug James/Sue Schifrin) 3:33 Arranged By, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Jim Lang Arranged By, Guitar [Additional], Producer, Synthesizer [Additional] – Tony Peluso Backing Vocals – Alex Brown, Brenda Lee Eager, Ivory Stone, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Patricia Henley Drums [Augmentation] – Fred Alwag Producer – Steve Barri Soloist, Lyricon – Richard Elliot Take Me All The Way (Narada Michael Walden/Preston Glass) 4:14 Arranged By, Drum Programming, Percussion, Producer – Narada Michael Walden Backing Vocals – Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Karen Brewington Bass – Randy Jackson Guitar – Corrado Rustici Additional Keyboards – Walter Afanasieff Keyboards – Preston Glass A Little Bit Of Heaven (Arnie Roman, Stephen Broughton Lunt) 3:55 Arranged By, Additional Keyboards, Producer – Tony Peluso Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer – John Hobbs Backing Vocals – Alex Brown, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters Bass – Joe Chemay Drums – Paul Leim Guitar – Dann Huff Additional Keyboards – Jim Lang Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Producer – Steve Barri Synclavier – Dale Echnoz Soloist, Lyricon – Richard Elliot Longshot (Alan Roy Scott, Gary Pickus) 4:32 Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer – John Hobbs Backing Vocals – Alex Brown, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters Bass – Joe Chemay Drums – Paul Leim Guitar [Fills], Producer – Tony Peluso Producer – Steve Barri Synclavier – Craig Harris Rhythm Guitar – Dann Huff Side B Nail It To The Wall (Arnie Roman, Stephen Broughton Lunt) 4:42 Arranged By, Backing Vocals, Drums, Producer – Jellybean Arranged By, Percussion, Synthesizer – Fred Zarr Backing Vocals – Audrey Wheeler, Louie Vega, Wendell Morrison Percussion – Bashiri Johnson Saxophone – Jeff Smith Vocoder – Stephen Bray Love Me Like The First Time (Frank Wildhorn, Gary Benson) 3:25 Arranged By, Keyboards, Synthesizer – John Hobbs Bass – Joe Chemay Drums – Paul Leim Guitar [Fills], Producer – Tony Peluso Producer – Steve Barri Synclavier – Dale Echnoz Rhythm Guitar – Dann Huff You Ain't Leavin' (Bob Garrett, Jack Conrad) 3:48 Arranged By, Bass, Drum Programming, Producer – Leon F. Sylvers III Arranged By, Keyboards – Joey Gallo Backing Vocals – Angie Sylvers, Charmaine Sylvers, Edmund Sylvers Keyboards – William Bryant III Soloist, Saxophone – Scott Roewe Over The Top (Alan Gorrie, Jeff Bova, Michael Mugrage) 4:25 Arranged By, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Jim Lang Arranged By, Producer, Additional Synthesizer – Tony Peluso Backing Vocals – Brenda Lee Eager, Ivory Stone, Patricia Henley Drums [Augmentation] – Fred Alwag Guitar – Paul Jackson, Jr. Lyricon [Solo] – Richard Elliot Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Additional Percussion, Producer – Steve Barri One More Night (Brian Potter, Frank Wildhorn) 3:43 Backing Vocals – Audrey Wheeler, Cindy Mizelle, Shelly Scruggs Co-producer, Drum Programming, Programmed By [Ox-1], Synthesizer – Shelly Scruggs Co-producer, Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer [Rx-11] – Brian Morgan Guitar – Ira Siegel Percussion – Bashiri Johnson Producer – Kashif External links Take Me All the Way by Stacy Lattisaw at MusicBrainz Take Me All the Way by Stacy Lattisaw at Discogs Category:1986 albums Category:Stacy Lattisaw albums Category:Motown albums |
Château de Talmont Château de Talmont is a medieval castle in the Talmont-Saint-Hilaire commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region of western France. History The Château de Talmont was founded by the Count of Poitou in the 10th century and the first documentary records appear between 1040 and 1046. In 1138 the castle was held by Joscelin de Lezay, who was attacked by Louis VII; despite being considered invulnerable because it could be resupplied from the sea, the castle was burnt by the king. Talmont passed on to the Mauléons by the 1140s, but in 1182 Richard I of England became the lord of Talmont; he remained in control of the castle until his death in 1199, when it was returned to the Mauléon family. See also Castles in France List of castles in France Notes References Bibliography Category:Châteaux in Vendée |
The Green Pastures (film) The Green Pastures is a 1936 American film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by black characters. It starred Rex Ingram (in several roles, including "De Lawd"), Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. It was based on the 1928 novel Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun by Roark Bradford and the 1930 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Marc Connelly. The Green Pastures was one of only six feature films in the Hollywood Studio era to feature an all-black cast, though elements of it were criticised by civil rights activists at the time and subsequently. Plot summary God tests the human race in this reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore. Cast Rex Ingram as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel Oscar Polk as Gabriel Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Noah Frank Wilson as Moses George H. Reed as Mr. Deshee / Aaron Abraham Gleaves as Archangel Myrtle Anderson as Eve Al Stokes as Cain Edna Mae Harris as Zeba James Fuller as Cain the Sixth George Randol as High Priest Ida Forsyne as Noah's Wife Ray Martin as Shem Charles Andrews as Flatfoot Dudley Dickerson as Ham Jimmy Burress as Japheth Billy Cumby as Abraham / Head Magician / King of Babylon Ivory Williams as Jacob David Bethea as Aaron Ernest Whitman as Pharaoh Reginald Fenderson as Joshua Slim Thompson as Master of Ceremonies Clinton Rosemond as Prophet Hall Johnson Choir as Vocal Ensemble Willie Best as Henry - the Angel (uncredited) Jesse Graves as General (uncredited) Clarence Muse as Angel (uncredited) Fred Toones as Zubo (uncredited) Reception Despite criticisms about its racial stereotyping, The Green Pastures proved to be an enormously popular film. On its opening day at New York's Radio City Music Hall, tickets sold at a rate of 6,000 per hour. The film was held over for an entire year's run at some theaters. It remained the highest-grossing all-black-cast film until the release of Carmen Jones in 1954. Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a generally good review, speculating that audiences "will find [it] continuously entertaining, if only intermittently moving". Greene praised director Connelly in particular, describing scenes of "excellent" melodrama, his "ingenious [use of] pathos", and the "admirable" restraint evident in the simplicity of the settings. Greene's only complaints about the film was that "one may feel uneasy at Mr. Connelly's humour" and his depiction of "the negro mind". Greene noted that "the result is occasionally patronising, too often quaint, and at the close of the film definitely false", but ultimately he concludes that the film is "as good a religious play as one is likely to get in this age from a practiced New York writer". References External links Category:1936 films Category:African-American drama films Category:American films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Films based on the Hebrew Bible Category:Films based on American novels Category:American films based on plays Category:Films directed by William Keighley Category:Warner Bros. films Category:1930s drama films Category:Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve Category:Cultural depictions of Cain and Abel Category:Cultural depictions of Abraham Category:Portrayals of Moses in film Category:Cultural depictions of Ramesses II Category:Cultural depictions of Noah Category:God in fiction Category:Films based on adaptations Category:Films scored by Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
AACP AACP may refer to: Advanced Airborne Command Post American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion American Academy of Child Psychiatry, former name of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry American Academy of Craniofacial Pain American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Community Psychiatrists Asian American Curriculum Project Australian Association of Consultant Pharmacy, see The Pharmacy Guild of Australia#The Guild Group of Companies |
Okano (surname) Okano (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese sprinter , Japanese physiologist , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese judoka , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese footballer and manager , Japanese manga artist , Japanese composer , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese baseball player Yuji Okano (born 1964), Japanese shot putter Fictional characters , a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom Category:Japanese-language surnames |
Bernd Gerdes Bernd Gerdes (born 3 November 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. External links Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:People from Cloppenburg Category:Footballers from Lower Saxony Category:German footballers Category:Association football midfielders Category:SV Werder Bremen II players Category:KSV Hessen Kassel players Category:3. Liga players |
When Heaven Comes to Town When Heaven Comes to Town is the fourth album by composer C.W. Vrtacek, released in 1988 through RēR Megacorp. Despite never being individually issued on CD, the album can be found in its entirety on the anthology Silent Heaven. Track listing Personnel Myles Davis – mixing Michael Gellatly – illustrations, design Maria Meleschnig – photography C.W. Vrtacek – Ensoniq Mirage, ukulele, tape, piano, production, engineering, mixing Tim Young – mastering References Category:1988 albums Category:C.W. Vrtacek albums |
Shadowdale (module) Shadowdale is an adventure module published in 1989 for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It is the first of the three-part "Avatar" series, the second being Tantras and the third Waterdeep. Plot summary Shadowdale is a Forgotten Realms scenario, first of a trilogy, in which the player characters leave their hometown of Shadowdale and start a long trek to the city of Waterdeep. Publication history FRE1 Shadowdale was written by Ed Greenwood, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1989 as a 32-page booklet with an outer three pane folder. Also included is a color fold-out map. Reception Reviews References Category:Forgotten Realms adventures |
Wojciech Grzyb Wojciech Grzyb (born 4 January 1981) is a Polish volleyball player, a member of Poland men's national volleyball team and Polish club Trefl Gdańsk, silver medalist of the World Championship 2006, double Polish Champion (2012, 2013). Personal life Grzyb was born in Olsztyn, Poland. He is married to Katarzyna. They have three children - a son Michał (born 2004) and two daughters, Lena and the youngest - Liliana (born August 13, 2013). Career He debuted in PlusLiga with AZS Olsztyn in 2000. With the club from Olsztyn, he won two silver medals of the Polish championships. In 2009 he moved to Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He won two bronze medals of the Polish championships, in seasons 2009/2010 and 2010/2011. tclub from Rzeszów won the title of Polish Champion twice, in seasons 2011/2012 and 2012/2013, Polish SuperCup 2013. In 2009-2014 was a player of Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. In June 2014 Grzyb signed to Lotos Trefl Gdańsk for the 2014/2015 season. On April 19, 2015 Lotos Trefl Gdańsk, including Grzyb, achieved Polish Cup 2015. Then he won silver medal of Polish Championship. In May 2015 he extended contract with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk until 2017. Sporting achievements CEV Cup 2011/2012, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów National championships 2003/2004 Polish Championship, with Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 2004/2005 Polish Championship, with Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 2005/2006 Polish Championship, with Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 2006/2007 Polish Championship, with Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 2007/2008 Polish Championship, with Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 2009/2010 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2010/2011 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2011/2012 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2012/2013 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2013/2014 Polish SuperCup, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2013/2014 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia Rzeszów 2014/2015 Polish Cup, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk 2014/2015 Polish Championship, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk 2015/2016 Polish SuperCup, with Lotos Trefl Gdańsk 2017/2018 Polish Cup, with Trefl Gdańsk 2017/2018 Polish Championship, with Trefl Gdańsk National team 2006 FIVB World Championship State awards 2006: Gold Cross of Merit References External links PlusLiga player profile Lotos Trefl Gdańsk player profile Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Olsztyn Category:Polish men's volleyball players Category:Polish Champions of men's volleyball Category:AZS Olsztyn players Category:Resovia Rzeszów players Category:Trefl Gdańsk players Category:Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) |
Pterostylis grandiflora Pterostylis grandiflora, commonly known as the cobra greenhood or superb greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. As with similar orchids, the flowering plants differ from those which are not flowering. The non-flowering plants have a rosette of leaves but the flowering plants lack a rosette and have a single flower with leaves on the flowering spike. This greenhood has a green and white, striped flower with deep red-brown markings especially on its "galea", and a sharply pointed dorsal sepal. Description Pterostylis grandiflora is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and when not flowering, a rosette of four to nine egg-shaped leaves. Each leaf is 4–20 mm long and 3–10 mm wide. Flowering plants have a single flower 27–35 mm long and 17–23 mm wide borne on a spike 150–150 mm high with four to nine stem leaves wrapped around it. The flowers are white with green and deep red-brown stripes and markings. The dorsal sepal and petals are fused, forming a hood or "galea" over the column. The dorsal sepal curves forward with a thread-like tip 3–5 mm long. The lateral sepals are erect and held closely against the galea and there is a broad, flat, platform-like protruding sinus between their bases. The labellum is 17–20 mm long, about 3 mm wide and reddish-brown and protrudes above the sinus. Flowering occurs from May to August. Taxonomy and naming Pterostylis grandiflora was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. The specific epithet (grandiflora) is derived from the Latin words grandis meaning "large" and flos, genitive floris meaning flower". Distribution and habitat The cobra greenhood grows in moist shady places in forest on the coast and tablelands of southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Conservation Pterostylis grandiflora is classified as "rare" under the Tasmanian Government Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. Use in horticulture Although easier to grow than many other greenhoods, the superb greenhood is mainly only grown by orchid enthusiasts. It must be kept dry in the dormant stage and kept moist in 50% sunlight during the growth and flowering stage. References External links grandiflora Category:Endemic orchids of Australia Category:Orchids of New South Wales Category:Orchids of Queensland Category:Orchids of Tasmania Category:Orchids of Victoria (Australia) Category:Plants described in 1810 |
Swynnerton Plan The Swynnerton Plan was a colonial agricultural policy that appeared as a government report in 1954 in Kenya, aiming to intensify the development of agricultural practice in the Kenya Colony. The plan was geared to expanding native Kenyan's cash-crop production through improved markets and infrastructure, the distribution of appropriate inputs, and the gradual consolidation and enclosure of land holdings. Overview Roger Swynnerton was an official in the Department of Agriculture, and the main objective of the plan was to create family holdings large enough to keep the family self-sufficient in food and also enable them to practise alternate husbandry and thus develop a cash income. It was envisioned that 600,000 African families would have farming units of approximately ten acres a family, which would raise their average productivity in cash sales from £10 to £100 a year after providing for their own needs. In drawing up his plan, Swynnerton assumed twenty years would be needed to implement it. When the Swynnerton Report was first published, its findings, in complement with the East Africa Royal Commission 1953–1955, were a reversal of previous colonial policies on native agricultural practices. It recommended that all high-quality native land be surveyed and enclosed; that the policy of maintaining 'traditional' or tribal systems of land tenure be reversed; and all the thousands of fragmented holdings be consolidated and enclosed. The 'progressive' farmers would thereby be able to obtain credit, which had been previously denied them, whilst the new title deeds would create security of tenure which would lead to investment and rural development. Furthermore, it recommended that native African farmers be allowed to grow cash crops, be given a major increase in technical assistance, and have access to all marketing facilities, all of which were previously available and restricted to the white settler minority. The results were dramatic: the value of recorded output from the small-holdings rose from £5.2 million in 1955 to £14 million in 1964, coffee accounting for 55 percent of the increase. Moreover, the plan also sought to consolidate scattered landholdings in Central Province so that land ownership could be concentrated in the hands of a few farmers. These individuals would then become transformed into what was envisaged as an 'African middle class' that engaged in economic production, while at the same time offering employment to the bulk of those rendered landless by the plan. It was anticipated that the remaining landless peasants would become small-scale rural craftsmen. Impacts on the political economy The plan was implemented during the Mau Mau Uprising, and implementation served the politically expedient needs of the colonial government. These reforms, which were intended to increase the opportunities for Africans in the colonial society and to integrate them more effectively into the changing pattern of the economy, could not contain African politics. Nor could African politicians be 'pocketed', because the land and other economic reforms that been introduced, while benefiting indigenous capital interests, fell far short of popular demands. For example, the land consolidation programme had repressive political objectives. In the words of the Special Commissioner for Central Province, 'Thus land consolidation was to complete the work of the [State of] Emergency: to stabilise a conservative middle class, based on the loyalists; and, as confiscated land was to be thrown into the common land pool during consolidation, it was also to confirm the landlessness of the rebels.'. So the state intensified the spread of cash crops and dairy cattle in the African reserves, on the startling new basis of generalised private, freehold, property. For the Kikuyu, land registration and consolidation during the Emergency was the final, bitter, |
codification of Kikuyu clan history. By this, the plan amounted to a mental revolution for those at the bottom of Kikuyu society, destroying the ahoi (tenant) option for these landless poor, amounting to around one-third of the tribe's population. Henceforth, they had no kin, no ancestral land, no marginal marshlands in the reserves to go to; a new Kikuyu society was born—propertied and propertyless—and left to face an uncertain future in face of the politics of independence. Stepping stone to Independence Despite this, the greater lasting benefits of the Swynnerton plan proposals were that they were accepted in full by the Royal Commission, which went further with them, recommending the removal of all racial and political barriers inhibiting the free movement of land, labour, and capital, and the recognition of private interests in land. Although the two recommendations were accepted with some modifications to suit the European farmers, they set the stage for an impending land settlement programme intended to formalise greater African participation in agriculture, the mainstay of Kenya's economy. These twin policies of land consolidation and removal of all barriers to the functioning of land market were put into practise by 1960, and enabled a reconciliation between the departing colonial authority and the leaders of an independent Kenya. Footnotes Bibliography Category:History of Kenya Category:British Kenya |
Susannah Stacey Susannah Stacey is a pseudonym used by writers Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey. Under this name, the team have produced a series of mystery novel featuring widowed British police Superintendent Bone. They also write a series of mysteries set during the Italian Renaissance under the name of Elizabeth Eyre. Titles include Goodbye Nanny Gray (1987) A Knife at the Opera (1988) Body of Opinion (1988) Grave Responsibility (1990) The Late Lady (1992) Bone Idle (1993) Dead Serious (1995) Hunter's Quarry (1998) References Category:British mystery writers Category:Women mystery writers Category:Pseudonymous writers Category:Collective pseudonyms Category:Pseudonymous women writers Category:20th-century British women writers Category:20th-century British novelists Category:British women novelists |
The Horseman on the Roof (novel) The Horseman on the Roof (orig. French Le Hussard sur le toit) is a 1951 adventure novel written by Jean Giono. It tells the story of Angelo Pardi, a young Italian carbonaro colonel of hussars, caught up in the 1832 cholera epidemic in Provence. In 1995, it was made into a film of the same name directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. See also Le Monde 100 Books of the Century Category:1951 French novels Category:French novels adapted into films Category:Novels by Jean Giono |
1998 Irish Open The 1998 Irish Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, held from 14 to 20 December 1998 at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland, of which only one edition was held. Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Alan McManus 9–4 in the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £26,000 Semi-final: £13,000 Quarter-final: £7,555 Last 16: £3,750 Last 32: £3,100 Last 48: £1,800 Last 64: £1,250 Last 96: £890 Overseas play-off round: £890 Last 134: £205 Televised highest break: £3,000 Qualifying highest break: £1,000 Total: £305,000 Main draw Final Century breaks 139, 133, 118, 103, 101 Mark Williams 120 Alan McManus 118, 102 Bradley Jones 117 James Wattana 109, 100 Ken Doherty 106 Tony Drago 104 Anthony Hamilton 104, 100 Stephen Hendry References Category:European Masters (snooker) Irish Open Open Irish Open Category:Snooker competitions in Ireland Snooker |
Arturo Deliser Arturo Harmodio Deliser Espinosa (born 24 April 1997 in Colón) is a Panamanian sprinter. Deliser won both the 100 and 200 metres at the 2012 South American Youth Championships in Athletics in Mendoza, Argentina. Personal life Arturo spent some time in Pomona, California studying English at the Cal Poly Pomona English Language Institute where he was highlighted as a spotlight student. He eventually transferred to a local community college to pursue his studies and joined their track team. Personal bests 100 m: 10.56 s (wind: -1.0 m/s) – Cali, 17 May 2014 200 m: 21.11 s (wind: 0.0 m/s) – Cali, 29 November 2014 Achievements References External links IAAF profile for Arturo Deliser Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Panamanian male sprinters Category:Sportspeople from Panama City Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics |
Ahirauli Baghel Ahirauli Baghel is an Indian village located on the border of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Bhojpuri is the primary language spoken in this village. The Bajaj Hindusthan Pratappur is a sugar mill that is located nearby. Geography The village is divided into three main sub-divisions called "Uttar (Northern) Patti", "Beech (Middle) Patti", and "Dakshin (Southern) Patti". It contains several other tola-mohallas, including Gajharwa, Bhaisaha and Paschimtola. Sthana The major local Dev Sthanas in the village are "Kriparam Baba", "Bramha baba", "Kali mai", and "budhiya mai". Education The village has two colleges, Sangram Singh Baghel and Inter College. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was hardly a science faculty school where science education could be given to students of the area. To establish the science faculty, Late Laxman singh baghel put all his effort in bringing science education in the S S B I college first, and built the school from scratch. He was chairman of cane union Pratapur mill. There is a newly established gas agency in Ahirauli Baghel in Uttar-Patti and "Lakhan Ji Inter College", providing education up to intermediate level. There is also a girl school which provides education up to the 8th standard, a primary school near Baram Baba Dev Sthan, and a "Saraswati Shishu Mandir" in Beech Patti. The nearest railway station is Bankata. It is a last border Railway Station in UP (from eastern) after which the state of Bihar starts. Trains which stop include Bagh Express, Maurya Express, and Jhansi Express. The neighbouring prominent villages are Pratap Chhapar, Bhunwar, Sohanpur, Chheriha, Jaitpura etc., which are all connected by this Railway Station. Villagers of this area usually go to Mairwa and Bhatpar Rani, a nearby small town, for shopping. A Samudaik Health Center is located about a half kilometre from the village, with a few hospitals and doctors accessible in a 30 to 40 km range. For more advanced medical facilities, one must go to Deoria, the district centre, and further to Gorakhpur. The Babu Lakshman Singh trust was established in 2018 to help the local people with common ailments like diabetes, blood pressure and other kinds of disease. The founder, Dr Balwant Singh Baghel, is currently doing medical practice in Lucknow and does this work unpaid. References Category:Internal borders of India |
Muconolactone Delta-isomerase In enzymology, a muconolactone Delta-isomerase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (S)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-acetate 5-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-acetate Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, (S)-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-acetate, and one product, 5-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-acetate. This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases transposing C=C bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 5-oxo-4,5-dihydrofuran-2-acetate Delta3-Delta2-isomerase. This enzyme is also called muconolactone isomerase. This enzyme participates in benzoate degradation via hydroxylation. Structural studies As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code . References Category:EC 5.3.3 Category:Enzymes of known structure |
Essis Aka Essis Aka (born 10 January 1990) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder. International career International goals Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first. References External links Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Ivorian footballers Category:Ivory Coast international footballers Category:Association football midfielders |
Nawaal Akram Nawaal Akram () is a Qatari comedian, model, athlete and disability rights campaigner. She was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at the age of six, and was forcefully removed from education against her wishes at the age of 10 by the school; she became wheelchair-bound at the age of 12. She has since founded Muscular Dystrophy Qatar to raise awareness of the condition, and was named one of BBC's 100 Women programme in 2017. Career Born in Doha, Qatar to Pakistani parents, Nawaal Akram is one of six children to Mohammed and Saima Akram. At the age of six, she was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and was wheelchair-bound by the age of 12 after falling and breaking her leg. Her condition led to Akram being bullied by other children, which was ignored by the teachers in her school. Akram was then removed from her school, as they did not want to take responsibility for a physically disabled child. Her parents threatened to sue the school but withdrew as it would have affected the education of her siblings who were studying there. Applications to other schools followed, but these were rejected on the basis of her condition or nationality. Special schools were contacted, but she was rejected from those as she did not have a mental disability. Akram eventually tried homeschooling, but this was ineffective as it used part-time tutors. Because of the lack of access to education, she began to feel depressed. Akram started to work at Mada, a non-project disability organisation in Qatar. While there, she learnt about how social media can be used to promote ideas. She has since performed stand up comedy as a comedian with Stand Up Comedy Qatar (SUCQ), the country's first and only collective of stand up comedians, that was started in November 2010. Akram also works a model. Akram took up the Paralympic sport Boccia, and expanded her social media presence including her YouTube channel "Nawaal's Adventures". In 2016, she founded the organisation Muscular Dystrophy Qatar to raise awareness of the condition within the country. She was named one of BBC's 100 Women programme, signifying her as one of the most influential and inspiration women of the year. References Category:People from Doha Category:Women comedians Category:Qatari Muslims Category:People with muscular dystrophy Category:Qatari people of Pakistani descent Category:Living people Category:Female YouTubers Category:1990s births Category:BBC 100 Women |
Citibus Tours Citibus was an English bus operator in Greater Manchester. History Citibus was formed as a coach operator in 1979. In 1983 it obtained a road service licence, and began to compete with GM Buses on their Centreline route in Manchester, and on the route between Manchester and Blackley, in early 1986. The Centreline route was abandoned following accusations of aggressive tactics by GM Buses drivers. Further routes started following bus deregulation in October 1986 linked Manchester to Middleton, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. In July 1993 the 41-vehicle operation was purchased by Lynton Travel, owners of County Bus & Coach in South-East England. Citibus was then sold on to GM Buses North in 1995. It may have been GM Buses's intention to run this as a low cost operator but it did not last long as GM Buses North was purchased by FirstBus in February 1996 and the operations were merged into First Manchester. Vehicles and liveries Citibus' original bus fleet consisted of Leyland Panthers new to Isle of Man Transport in a light blue and black livery. From 1988 onwards these were replaced by Leyland Atlanteans, most of which were new to South Yorkshire Transport, and the livery was changed to two-tone blue. Under Lynton Travel ownership a few vehicles were transferred from County Bus & Coach, including a number of Mercedes-Benz 0709D minibuses, but few Citibus vehicles survived long after sale to GM Buses. References External links Flickr gallery Category:Companies based in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham Category:Former bus operators in England Category:Former bus operators in Greater Manchester Category:1979 establishments in England Category:1996 disestablishments in England Category:British companies established in 1979 |
Small Claims (film) Small Claims is an Australian television film starring Rebecca Gibney and Claudia Karvan, which first aired on Network Ten in 2004. The film was a co-production with subscription television and was also broadcast on the Foxtel, Austar, and Optus Television Subscription Television services. The series was written by husband and wife team, Keith Thompson and Kaye Bendle. The film is part one of a mystery series about two overworked young mums, de-skilled beyond their worst nightmares, who become a formidable pair of sleuths, directed by Cherie Nowlan. Their cases are the murders, greed and dark passions that lurk behind the anonymous facade of the suburbs. Two sequels followed, entitled Small Claims: White Wedding and Small Claims: The Reunion. Cast Rebecca Gibney, as Chrissy Hindmarsh Claudia Karvan, as Jo Collins Robert Mammone, as Todd Fehlers Paul Barry, as Greg Collins Carol Burns, as Pamela Gyton Grantley, as Detective Senior Constable Brett Wayne Blair, as Detective Senior Constable Lacey Rebecca Massey, as Clare Santarini See also Australian films of 2004 Cinema of Australia List of films shot in Sydney List of Australian films References External links Category:Network 10 shows Category:Australian drama television series |
Chapel of ease A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently. Overview Often a chapel of ease is deliberately built as such, being more accessible to some parishioners than the main church. Such a chapel may exist, for example, when a parish covers several dispersed villages, or a central village together with its satellite hamlet or hamlets. In such a case the parish church will be in the main settlement, with one or more chapels of ease in the subordinate village(s) and/or hamlet(s). An example is the chapel belonging to All Hallows' Parish in Maryland, USA; the chapel was built in Davidsonville from 1860 to 1865 because the parish's "Brick Church" in South River was too far away at distant. A more extreme example is the Chapel-of-Ease built in 1818 on St. David's Island in Bermuda to spare St. David's Islanders crossing St. George's Harbour to reach the parish church, St. Peter's, on St. George's Island. Some chapels of ease are buildings which used to be the main parish church until a larger building was constructed for that purpose. For example, the small village of Norton, Hertfordshire, contains the mediaeval church of St Nicholas, which served it adequately for centuries; but when the large new town of Letchworth was built, partly within the parish, St Nicholas's became too small to serve the increased population. This led to the building of a new main church building for the parish, and St Nicholas's became a chapel of ease. Chapels of ease are sometimes associated with large manor houses, where they provide a convenient place of worship for the family of the manor, and for the domestic and rural staff of the house and the estate. There are many such chapels in England, for example that at Pedlinge in Kent. An example in the New World is Saint John's Chapel of Ease in Chamcook, New Brunswick, Canada, which was built in the 1840s to support a gentleman's house and the small settlement of shipbuilders, farmers, and grist-mill nearby. Sometimes an ancient parish church is reduced in status to a chapel of ease due to a shift of population. An example is the churches of St Mary Wiston and All Saints' at Buncton in West Sussex. For centuries St Mary's was the parish church (located near to Wiston House and therefore the centre of population), whilst All Saints' served the nearby hamlet of Buncton, as a chapel of ease. Today, however, the resident population of Wiston is tiny, whilst Buncton has grown, so that in 2007 the status of the buildings was reversed, with All Saints' becoming the parish church, and St Mary's reduced to a chapel of ease. When two or more existing parishes are combined into a single parish, one or more of the old church buildings may be kept as a chapel of ease. For example, the six Roman Catholic parishes in Palo Alto, California, were combined into a single parish, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in 1987. Since then, St. Thomas Aquinas Church serves as the parish church, with Our Lady of the Rosary Church and St. Albert the Great Church as chapels of ease. When a parish is split because of expanding population a chapel of ease may be promoted to a full parish church. An example of this is St. Margaret's Church, Rochester which started as a chapel of ease for the parish of St Nicholas in 1108, became a parish church in |
1488 then reverted to a chapel of ease when the parish was recombined with St Peter's in 1953. See also Chapelry Filial church Pilgrimage church References ease no:Kirke#Annekskirker |
Lidor Cohen Lidor Cohen may refer to: Lidor Cohen (footballer born 1991), footballer Lidor Cohen (footballer born 1992), footballer |
Odiabidi Odiabidi is a town located in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The postal code of Odiabidi is 510101. Notable events 2011: Singer and actress Muma Gee married her actor husband Prince Eke in a traditional wedding held in Odiabidi. References Category:Towns in Rivers State |
Conrad Susa Conrad Stephen Susa (April 26, 1935 – November 21, 2013) was an American composer. Born in Springdale, Pennsylvania, Susa studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Juilliard School, where his teachers included William Bergsma, Vincent Persichetti and, by his own claim, P. D. Q. Bach, the fictitious spoof character created by American composer Peter Schickele. From 1959 to 1994, Susa was composer-in-residence for the Old Globe Theater (San Diego, California), where he wrote incidental music for over 200 productions there. In 1988, he joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and remained there as a professor of composition until his death. Susa became particularly known for his 5 operas. His 1973 chamber opera, Transformations, set to texts from the poems of Anne Sexton, is one of the most frequently performed operas by an American composer. His other compositions include choral works and incidental music for various plays. His music is published by the E.C. Schirmer Music Company. Selected works Operas Transformations (1973) Black River (1975, revised 1981) The Love of Don Perlimplin (1984) The Wise Women (1994) The Dangerous Liaisons (1994, revised 1996-97) Other works Hymns for the Amusement of Children (1972) Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest (1992) References External links San Francisco Conservatory of Music Library & Archives, Oral History Project, page on Conrad Susa Category:1935 births Category:2013 deaths Category:People from Springdale, Pennsylvania Category:20th-century classical composers Category:21st-century classical composers Category:American male classical composers Category:American classical composers Category:American opera composers Category:LGBT composers Category:Pupils of Vincent Persichetti Category:Pupils of William Bergsma Category:San Francisco Conservatory of Music faculty Category:21st-century American composers Category:20th-century American composers Category:Classical musicians from California Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:21st-century American male musicians |
Mir Anees Mir Babar Ali Anees () (1803–1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (thakallus) of Anees (Urdu: , Anees means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, Hindi, Arabic, and Sanskrit words in his poetry. Anis wrote prolonged Marsias, which was a custom of his times, but nowadays only selected sections are narrated even in religious ceremonies. He died in 1291 Hijra, corresponding with 1874 CE. He also famous for his marsia because of Mohar e Wilayat on his poetry. Family Mir Babar Ali Anis was born in 1803 CE at Faizabad. In his book Khandaan- e-Mir Anees ke Naamwar Sho’ara (Famous Poets from the family of Mir Anis), Zameer Naqvi lists 22 poets from Mir Anis’ family and their poetry. A researcher in Urdu Literature, Syed Taqi Abedi, has shown that Mir Anis's family has written poetic literature for three centuries, first in Persian and later in Urdu. Mir Anis was a fifth-generation poet, a fact he mentioned in the first stanza of "Namak-e-Khwaan-e-Takallum hai Fasaahat meri": Education Anis's mother appears to have been his greatest inspiration. He gained a traditional Shia education. However, research by Nayyar Masood reveals that, while in Faizabad, Anis studied with two religious scholars; one was a Shia Scholar, Mir Najaf and the other was a Hanafi (Sunni) Scholar, Haider Ali Faizabadi. Masood also notes that Anis was well versed in Persian as well as in Arabic. Anis also had military training and gained a thorough knowledge of old and new weapons. Life Anis was invited to Lucknow where he reached the zenith of his reputation. He stayed in Lucknow because be believed that his art was not appreciated elsewhere. Yet, after the annexation of Oudh by the British, he was persuaded to visit Azimabad (Patna), Dulhipur (Varanasi), Hyderabad and Allahabad. In 1870 Nawab Tahwar Jung invited Anis to Hyderabad where he declined to be presented at the court of Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the then Nizam of Hyderabad State. The Nizam himself went to the Majlis where the poet was to recite. While returning from Hyderabad, he sojourned at Allahabad in 1871 and recited his marsia in the Imambara of late Lala Beni Prasad Srivastava, Vakil, who was a devotee of Imam Husain. He died in 1874 CE and is buried at his own residence in Lucknow. Work and contribution According to Muhammad Hussain Azad, "The late Mīr Sahib must certainly have composed at least ten thousand elegies, and salāms beyond count. He composed as easily and casually as he spoke.". In his essay "How to read Iqbal?" Shamsur Rahman Faruqi wrote: "Iqbal was placed better because he had, among others, Bedil (1644–1720) in Persian and Mir Anis (1802–1874) in Urdu." He further asserts: "The mention of Mir Anis may surprise some of us until we realize it that Mir Anis’s Marsiyas are the best premodern model in Urdu of narrative-historical, narrative-lyrical, and oral-dramatic poetry, and Iqbal’s poetry extends and exploits the possibilities created by Anis." Mir Anis was criticized for playing on religious sentiments giving his work a vertical appeal at the expense of poetic beauty. While Farhat Nadir Rizvi, in her research, has propounded that Anis was narrating recorded history and was therefore restricted in use of pure imagination and fantasy, yet he dexterously harnessed the art of storytelling in his work and we cannot but accept that he was not only a Marsiya writer but also a successful storyteller. Anis has been compared with Shakespeare. Shakespeare creates imaginary plots and characters so beautifully that they appear real to the reader; Anis |
narrates events and characters fossilized in history so vividly that they become alive in the eyes of his audience. Anis is also known as a pioneer in Rubai, an Urdu poetry branch, and enjoys status akin to that of Mirza Sauda, Khwaja Mir Dard and Dabeer. Besides being a master of the Marsia, Anis was also a specialist of the Rubai, the shortest complete poem in Urdu, containing only four lines. He enriched the contents of the Rubai, making it much more colorful and multi-dimensional. Anis introduced the tragic events of Karbala and their moralistic effect to Rubai. Thus, he widened the scope of Rubai to unfathomable limits. The inclusion of Karbala resulted in the florescence of the Urdu Rubai. Thus, many internal and external aspects of our life found their echo in the Urdu Rubai. Tribute to poet in Urdu literature Seminars and Symposiums Dabir Academy in London organised an International Seminar on "Position of Anis and Dabir in Urdu literature" on the occasion of bicentennial birthday celebrations of Mir Anis and Mirza Dabir. A seminar titled "Mir Anis our Adab-i-Aalia" was jointly held on 19 April 2001 by the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi and Pak Arab Literary Society, with Farman Fatehpuri in the chair and Mehdi Masud as the chief guest. The Arts Council, Karachi, had also organized in April 2002 an evening to commemorate the second birth centenary of Mir Anis. In August 2003 there was a national seminar on "Mir Anis Ke Marsia Mein Jang ke Anasir" organized by Urdu Department, Hyderabad Central University. Books on Mir Anis Marsiya Khawani Ka Funn and Marka-i-Anis-au-Dabir (Urdu) by Nayyar Masood Urdu Marsiye K a Safar Tajzia-i-Yadgar Marsia, Research and compilation by Taqi Abedi Intikhab-e-Kalam Compiled by Muhammad Reza Kazimi Rubaiyate-e-Anis Compiled By Mr. Mohammad Hasan Bilgrami and Anis Shakhsiyat Aur Fun by Mr. Fazl-e-Imam published by UP Urdu Akademi, India. Books by Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi Mir Anees Ki Shairi (in Urdu Language) & The poets in the family of Mir Anis (published in 1996) 2nd Book is about the life history of 22 family members of Mir Anis that were poets and their poetry. The immortal poetry & Mir Anis (English) by Syed Ghulam Abbas. Published in 1983 by Majlis-e-Milli, Pakistan in Karachi The battle of Karbala 90 pages (Urdu) Translated by David Matthew () Original from the University of California Digitized 27 February 2008 Publisher of 2nd Edition: Rupa & Co., 1994 Mir Anis Aur Qissa Goi Ka Fan 498 pages: By Farhat Nadir Rizvi () See also Mirza Dabeer Ustad Sibte Jaafar Zaidi Mohsin Naqvi Marsiya Azadari Ashura References External links Maqbara of Mir Anis A website by Abu Talib Rizvi of India The Digital South Asia Library- 5th Era of Aab-e-Hayat, Dabeer and Anis (Pritchett translation in English) English translation of a marsiya by Anis Master pieces of Urdu Rubaiyat by K C Kanda A collection of Marsia by Anis Marsiya collection of Mir Anis in Urdu. Mir Babar Ali "Anis" (1802–1874) jab qa:t kii masaafat-e shab aaftaab ne (his most famous marsiyah) C. M. Naim, The Art of the Urdu Marsiya (1983) – Teaching materials prepared at SOAS during the 1970s: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/anis/index.html) Category:1802 births Category:1874 deaths Category:Urdu poets from India Category:Indian male poets Category:People from Faizabad Category:Writers from Lucknow Category:Indian Shia Muslims Category:Urdu religious writers Category:Urdu writers from British India Category:19th-century Urdu writers Category:Urdu writers from Mughal India Category:19th-century Indian poets Category:Poets from Delhi Category:19th-century male writers |
John Mitford (disambiguation) John Mitford was a British naval officer and writer. John Mitford may also refer to: John Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale John Mitford (priest) (1781–1859), English man of letters John de Mitford, MP for Northumberland (UK Parliament constituency) See also John Freeman-Mitford (disambiguation) |
Danny Berrios Danny Berrios (born October 29, 1961) is an American Christian music singer-songwriter and televangelist. Son of Puerto Rican preacher Jose Pepito Berrios and Clara Berrios. Background In 1980, Berríos begins his ministry, that same year makes its first presentation in Quetzaltenango (Guatemala) in a campaign that his father Pepito carried out. Since then he has performed hundreds of concerts and presentations live and has released numerous albums. He has also ministered crusades along with evangelists and Christian leaders recognized internationally, as Luis Palau, Alberto Motessi and Yiye Avila. He has also shared the stage with prestigious U.S. Christian preachers, among them Morris Cerullo, Steve Fatow, Billy Graham, Larry Jones, Larry Lea and Jimmy Swaggart. Discography References External links Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:American television evangelists Category:American male singers Category:American singers Category:American performers of Christian music Category:Musicians from Miami Category:American musicians of Puerto Rican descent Category:American musicians of Portuguese descent Category:20th-century American pianists Category:American male pianists Category:21st-century American pianists Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:21st-century American male musicians |
Jef Le Penven Jef Le Penven (3 November 1919 - 30 April 1967) was a French composer, born in Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany. Le Penven was the twelfth child of a family of cabinet makers. He was brought up in an atmosphere of traditional vernacular music, learning to play the bombard (Breton oboe) as a child. He studied at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, working with Marcel Dupré. In 1940, he became the conductor or the Orchestre de Bretagne. Le Penven's music expresses his attachment to Brittany and Celtic culture. He attempts to integrate traditional and symphonic music. His major works use conventional symphonic and choral forms but typically include bagpipe music. Le Penven was also well known for his organ improvisations, of which he was a virtuoso. His setting of the poem Me zo ganet e kreiz ar mor by Yann-Ber Kalloc'h has been interpreted by a number of Breton musicians including Gilles Servat and Alan Stivell. Compositions Tir Na Nog, La Marche des Bretons Les Celtes Cantate du Bout du Monde Symphonie du Morbihan Notes Category:1919 births Category:1967 deaths Category:People from Pontivy Category:Breton musicians Category:French male composers Category:Schola Cantorum de Paris alumni Category:Breton people Category:20th-century French composers Category:20th-century French male musicians |
Bermuda at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bermuda competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July – 3 August 2014. A team of eighteen athletes in six sports was announced on 20 June 2014. Athletics Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round Men Field event Women Field event Combined events – Heptathlon Cycling Road Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual Squash Individual Doubles Swimming Men Triathlon References Category:Nations at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Bermuda at the Commonwealth Games Category:2014 in Bermudian sport |
Zuwarah Airport Zuwarah Airport is an airport serving the Mediterranean coastal city of Zuwarah in Libya. The airport is west of the city. The Zawia VOR-DME (Ident: ZAW) is located east-southeast of the airport. The Zwara non-directional beacon (Ident: ZAR) is located on the field. See also Transport in Libya List of airports in Libya References External links OpenStreetMap - Zwara OurAirports - Zwara Airport Google Earth Category:Airports in Libya |
Ulrich Pfisterer Ulrich Pfisterer (born 4 November 1951 in Berlin, Germany) is a former German football player and coach. Since 2007 he is Head Coach of Blind Football Team Germany and of MTV Stuttgart. Playing career The former professional football player was 1970 German U21 champion with Hertha 03 Berlin. In 1972, he was a member of the German Olympic Squat, losing his place with the final cut off. In 1976, he signed a two-year contract with Juventus Melbourne, Australia. Coaching career After finishing his Physical Education Teacher Training 1974 in Berlin, he went 1976 to Australia working as a P.E. Teacher for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Melbourne. Here he developed many new approaches teaching Blind and Vision Impaired Children. In 1982, he received his Post-Graduate Diploma in Physical Education and Recreation for the Disabled at Deakin University (Burwood State College). As founding member of the Victorian Olympic Sports Association of and for the Blind (1980) he also introduced Goal Ball to Australia. From 1990-98 he was asked by the University of Melbourne and Renwick College Sydney, to lecture in Early Childhood Development, Motorik and Integration of the Blind. In 2005, he joined the Nikolauspflege in Stuttgart (Germany) as P.E. and English teacher. In May 2006 he participated in the IBSA Footsal-Workshop in Berlin (Germany). Straight after he founded the Blind Football team at the MTV Stuttgart, Germany. In 2007, he was asked to become Head Coach of the German B1-Football Team. In 2009 this side became 5th at the European Championships in Nantes, France. 2009, 2010 and 2011 he coached MTV Stuttgart to successive German Championships. Since July 2011 Ulrich Pfisterer is a member of IBSA Futsal Subcommittee. Publications Ulrich Pfisterer: Games for All of Us. Activities for Blind and Sighted Children in Integrated settings, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Melbourne, 1983, Ulrich Pfisterer: Peers-Video, P.E. and Integration, 1993 Ulrich Pfisterer: Methods of Teaching Blind Football, NPC-Germany and Sepp-Herberger Stiftung, 2008 References External links Official Website Category:1951 births Category:Living people Category:German footballers Category:Footballers from Berlin Category:Association football midfielders |
Jaroslav Janda Jaroslav Janda (born 17 October 1942) is a Czech alpine skier. He competed in three events at the 1968 Winter Olympics. References Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Czech male alpine skiers Category:Olympic alpine skiers of Czechoslovakia Category:Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Category:People from Jablonec nad Nisou |
5 rin coin The was a Japanese coin worth one two-hundredth of a Japanese yen, as 5 rin equalled sen, and 100 sen equaled 1 yen. This series was short lived, and succeeded the half sen coins which stopped being produced in 1888. Five rin coins were made from a copper alloy, and at 18.78mm are smaller than their predecessor. These coins were eventually taken out of circulation at the end of 1953 when a new law that established one form of currency (yen) was enacted. Circulation figures Taishō The following are circulation figures for the five rin coin, all of which were minted between the 5th and 8th year of Taishō's reign. The dates all begin with the Japanese symbol 大正 (Taishō), followed by the year of his reign the coin was minted. Each coin is read clockwise from right to left, so in the example used below "五" would read as "year 5" or 1916. Five rin coins are considered common, and can easily be obtained in circulated grades. "Year" ← "Number representing year of reign" ← "Emperor's name" (Ex: 年 ← 五 ← 正大) References Category:Coins of Japan Category:Japanese sen Category:Five-base-unit coins |
Karl Rappan Karl Rappan (September 26, 1905 – January 2, 1996) was an Austrian footballer and coach. He played and managed mostly in Switzerland, where he won multiple titles. He had four tenures as coach of the Swiss national team, which he managed in three World Cups, and is the all-time leader in matches won as coach of the Swiss team. He introduced a major football strategy known as the "bolt", which gave origin to the catenaccio system. He also helped create the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Playing career Rappan, born in Vienna, played as a half and forward. As a teenager, he played for the club Donau Wien. In 1924, he joined Wacker Vienna, where he played four years. He was selected to the Austria national team in while at Wacker. He then played one season at each of the clubs FK Austria Wien and Rapid Wien, winning the 1929/30 Austrian league with the latter. Rappan then moved to Switzerland, where he started playing for Servette FC in 1931, becoming a player-coach until his retirement as a player in 1935, and winning the Swiss league twice with the club, in 1933 and 1934. In 1927, he was capped twice for the Austria national team, scoring one goal, against Hungary in a 6-0 win. Coaching career Rappan spent almost all of his managerial career – which extended from 1932 to 1963 – coaching Swiss teams and the Swiss national team. After his role as player-coach at Servette, Rappan became a full-time coach and joined Grasshopper-Club, managing the Zürich club from 1935 to 1948, and winning 5 domestic league titles and 7 cups. In 1948, he returned to Servette for a second period at the club, now as coach only. He remained there until 1957, adding one more league title and one cup to his palmares. After Servette, Rappan had a one-season spell at FC Zürich. From 1960 to 1963, he coached the Swiss national team exclusively, and after this last period in charge of the national squad, he joined club Lausanne-Sports, being their coach from 1964 to 1968, and winning one league title in 1965. After almost four decades of service in Swiss football, he returned to Austria to be the technical director of Rapid Wien – his former club as a player – for the 1969/70 season. The "bolt" During the early 1930s, when the use of the "WM" system was spreading, Rappan developed a tactical system under which players switched positions and duties depending on the game's pattern. The system varied largely from the classic 2-3-5 formation and the WM, focusing in defense. The team would fold back into its own half and wait for the opponent's attack, conceding possession of the midfield. The system received the name of verrou or "bolt". It has also been called "Swiss bolt". Reportedly, Rappan looked for a system that was less rigid and less dependent on individual talent than the WM. It relied on collective work, and gave the amateurs of the time a chance to compensate to some extent for their lack of skill. The defensive strategy of the bolt relied on a mixture of zonal and man-marking. It was the first system to play four players in defense, using one of them as a "security bolt" supporting the other three. It is acknowledged that the bolt largely influenced the catenaccio (Italian for bolt) and its use of the libero (sweeper) in defense. Rappan's system was never fully understood by many people at the time, and the coach himself never discussed it, keeping a certain mystery around it. It received both |
praise and criticism. The system did demonstrate to be successful at the 1938 World Cup. Switzerland eliminated the Germany national football team in the first round, where the match that ended in a 1-1 draw was replayed, with the Swiss winning the second match 4-2. Two weeks prior to the World Cup, Switzerland had defeated England in a friendly match. Switzerland national team Rappan had four different tenures as head coach of the Switzerland national team: 1937 to 1938, 1942 to 1949, 1953 to 1954, and 1960 to 1963. He managed Switzerland in 77 international matches, the most ever by any Swiss team coach. He won 29 matches, also a record, and lost 36 times, second-most all-time. With Rappan as its coach, Switzerland qualified to the World Cups of 1938, 1954 (where they beat Italy and lost 5-7 to Austria in quarterfinals), and 1962. Rappan recorded 3 wins, 1 draw, and 6 losses as a coach in World Cup finals tournaments. His last match as Switzerland's coach was on November 11, 1963 against France in Paris, a 2-2 draw. After retirement Rappan, who had the idea of creating a European league, helped Ernst Thommen, the Managing Director for the Swiss Football Pool, conceive the UEFA Intertoto Cup, which started in 1961. Rappan died on January 2, 1996 in Berne. Honours As a player Rapid Wien 1929/30 Austrian league champion Servette FC 1933 Swiss league champion 1934 Swiss league champion As coach Grasshopper-Club 1937 Swiss league champion 1939 Swiss league champion 1942 Swiss league champion 1943 Swiss league champion 1945 Swiss league champion 7-time Swiss cup winner Servette 1950 Swiss league champion 1949 Swiss cup winner See also Catenaccio References Further reading The "Bolt" - never fully understood by many people - fifa.com - by Walter Lutz, FIFA, 2000. Evolution of Systems of Play - nscaa.com - by John Bluem, NSCAA. Background on the Intertoto Cup, By Søren Florin Elbech, www.mogiel.net Player profile - Austria Archive Category:1905 births Category:1996 deaths Category:Sportspeople from Vienna Category:Austrian footballers Category:Austria international footballers Category:Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:SK Rapid Wien players Category:FK Austria Wien players Category:Servette FC players Category:Austrian football managers Category:Switzerland national football team managers Category:1938 FIFA World Cup managers Category:1954 FIFA World Cup managers Category:1962 FIFA World Cup managers Category:FC Zürich managers Category:Servette FC managers Category:Grasshopper Club Zürich managers Category:SK Rapid Wien managers Category:Expatriate football managers in Switzerland Category:FC Admira Wacker Mödling players Category:FC Lausanne-Sport managers Category:Association football forwards |
Ignazio Paluselli Ignaz or Ignazio Paluselli, also called Paduello, (Panchià, Province of Trentino in the Tyrol, 1744-1779) was an Italian painter. He trained in Padua, hence his nickname. He specialized in painting Bacchanalia and mythologic scenes both in Northern Italy and England. He painted the Via Crucis for the parish church of Avio, Trentino. He died in Rovereto. References Category:1744 births Category:1779 deaths Category:People from Trentino Category:18th-century Italian painters Category:Italian male painters Category:Paduan painters |
Oxford Martyrs The Oxford Martyrs were Protestants tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England. The three martyrs were the Anglican bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury. History The three were tried at University Church of St Mary the Virgin, the official church of the University of Oxford on the High Street. The men were imprisoned at the former Bocardo Prison near the extant St Michael at the Northgate church (at the north gate of the city walls) in Cornmarket Street. The door of their cell is on display in the tower of the church. The men were burnt at the stake just outside the city walls to the north, where Broad Street is now located. Latimer and Ridley were burnt on 16 October 1555. Cranmer was burnt five months later on 21 March 1556. A small area paved with granite setts forming a cross in the centre of the road outside the front of Balliol College marks the site. The Victorian spire-like Martyrs' Memorial, at the south end of St Giles' nearby, commemorates the events. It is claimed, notably in the early part of the novel 'The Negotiator' by Frederick Forsyth, that the scorch marks from the flames can still be seen on the doors of Balliol College (now rehung between the Front Quadrangle and Garden Quadrangle). Gallery See also Christian martyrs James Brooks, one of the papal sub-delegates in the Royal Commission for the trial List of Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford Oxford Movement Religion in the United Kingdom External links The Oxford Guide information The Oxford Martyrs article The martyrs' cross, Broad Street, Oxford Category:1555 in England Category:1556 in England Category:Anti-Protestantism Category:Groups of Anglican saints Category:History of Oxford Category:Christianity in Oxford Category:16th-century Christian saints Category:16th-century Protestant martyrs Category:1555 deaths Category:People executed under Mary I of England Category:Martyred groups Category:Executed British people Category:People executed for heresy Category:16th-century English people Category:People executed by the Kingdom of England by burning Category:Executed English people Category:Protestant martyrs of England |
Kingman Grammar School Kingman Grammar School (now named Palo Christi Elementary School) is an elementary school building located in Kingman, Arizona, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Description Kingman Grammar School is located on Pine Street and was built in 1928. The school is in the style of the late 19th and 20th Century Revivals. John S. Mulligan, Jr. was the architect and Pierson & Johnson were the contractors from Phoenix, Arizona. It replaced the Little Red Schoolhouse, which is a one-room school built in 1896. At the time, grades First to Eight were taught here. Today the school is known as Palo Christi Elementary School which teaches Kindergartner to Sixth Grades for the downtown area of Kingman. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Mohave County, Arizona Kingman Unified School District References Category:School buildings completed in 1928 Category:Public elementary schools in Arizona Category:Schools in Mohave County, Arizona Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Category:Buildings and structures in Kingman, Arizona Category:National Register of Historic Places in Kingman, Arizona |
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Thomson Township Thomson Township may refer to the following places in the United States: Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota Thomson Township, Scotland County, Missouri See also Thompson Township (disambiguation) Thomson (disambiguation) Category:Township name disambiguation pages |
Marklesburg Historic District Marklesburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Marklesburg in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 58 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. The buildings primarily date between about 1845 and 1870 and include notable example of the Gothic Revival style. They are primarily of wood construction. It reflects the development of the community as a local service and commercial center for local agricultural and industrial customers. Notable buildings include the former Town Hall, former Indian Queen Hotel, former James Creek School House, former Methodist Episcopal Church, and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. The Union Cemetery is the contributing site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. References Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania Category:Historic districts in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Category:National Register of Historic Places in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania |
Lee Chun-soo Lee Chun-Soo (; born 9 July 1981) is a retired football player from South Korea. In 2002, he joined Ulsan Hyundai FC. He played as a forward for the national team during the 2002 World Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2006 World Cup. Football career While Lee attended Bupyeong High School, he was already being highly touted as the future of Korean football, along with Choi Tae-Uk. In 2002, Lee scored seven goals in the K-League and made the World Cup squad. After the World Cup, he moved to Real Sociedad of Spain, becoming the first Korean to play in the Spanish La Liga. After a mediocre season, however, he was loaned to fellow Spanish side Numancia, before returning to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i of South Korea's K-League. Though Lee joined Ulsan mid-season, his performance proved to be invaluable to Ulsan's capture of the 2005 league, scoring a hat trick in the first leg of the finals. He was subsequently named the K-League's Most Valuable Player on 28 December 2005. At the 2006 World Cup, he scored Korea's first goal with a free kick against Togo in a 2–1 win. In the summer of 2008, Lee joined Feyenoord of the Netherlands but failed to adapt to the country. In July 2008 Feyenoord officially announced Lee's loan to Korean powerhouse Suwon Samsung Bluewings on a one-year deal. His stint was ill-received: he performed poorly, had clashes with the coaching staff, and was ultimately suspended from the K-League. After a few months, Suwon released him and on 26 February 2009, he was loaned to the Chunnam Dragons until 31 July 2009. On 13 June 2009, he signed with the Dragons. In the last week of June 2009, however, a secret contract was exposed. Feyenoord had also tried to transfer Lee to Al Nassr and Chunnam ultimately released him due to problems. He also left Saudi Arabia while still under contract with Al Nassr. He eventually joined Omiya Ardija of Japan. On 31 March 2013, he came back to the K-league after 1381 days with Incheon United in a game against Daejeon Citizen. After a slow start, he finally got an assist against Ulsan Hyundai on 20 April 2013. On 25 May 2013, he scored his first goal since his comeback against Busan IPark. While at the club, he took the role of veteran to lead the juniors and seniors as one team. On 5 November 2015, he announced his retirement as a player. His final performance came in March 2016 in an international fixture between Korea and Lebanon. Life after football In 2005, he took a special seminar at Goyang Baekyang Middle School with Chung Mong-joon, president of the Korea Football Association. In June 2014, he starred in the SNL Korea corner "GTA Soccer Game Winning Eleven" alongside Kim Min-kyo. In December 2015, he appeared on the show 'Masked Singer" and displayed his singing skills. As of March 2016, he is a commentator for JTBC3 Fox Sports. Club statistics Honours Club Ulsan Hyundai FC K League 1: 2005 A3 Champions Cup: 2006 Super Cup: 2006 League Cup: 2007 Feyenoord KNVB Cup : 2007–08 International South Korea FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002 International goals Results list South Korea's goal tally first. References External links Lee Chun-soo – National Team Stats at KFA Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Ulsan Hyundai FC players Category:Real Sociedad footballers Category:CD Numancia players Category:Feyenoord players Category:Suwon Samsung Bluewings players Category:Jeonnam Dragons players Category:Al-Nassr FC players Category:Omiya Ardija players Category:Incheon United FC players Category:K League MVPs Category:K League 1 players Category:La Liga players Category:Eredivisie players Category:J1 League |
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Joseph Greene (Newfoundland politician) Joseph M. Greene (1890 – December 17, 1969) was an accountant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Bell Island in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1928 to 1932 as a Liberal. He was born in St. John's, and educated at Saint Bonaventure's College. He worked on Bell Island for the Dominion Iron and Steel Company. Greene served as a Commissioner of Agriculture. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1932. During his time in college, Greene set a Newfoundland record in the half mile; he later coached track and field at Saint Bonaventure's College. After leaving politics, he was employed in auditing the accounts for various firms in Newfoundland. He died in St. John's in 1969. His uncle Daniel Joseph Greene served briefly as Newfoundland premier. His son James also served in the Newfoundland assembly. References Category:Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Category:1890 births Category:1969 deaths Category:Dominion of Newfoundland politicians |
Justus Cornelius Ramsey Justus Cornelius Ramsey (June 13, 1821 – January 24, 1881) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Ramsey moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory in 1849. He was in the real estate and grocery business. He served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1851, 1853, and 1857. Family and death His brother was Alexander Ramsey who served as Governor of Minnesota. Ramsey never married. He suffered from dyspepsia, heart disease and depression. He died from a bullet wound in his brain while living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His death was ruled a suicide. Notes Category:1821 births Category:1881 deaths Category:People from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Category:Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Category:Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature Category:American politicians who committed suicide Category:Suicides by firearm in Minnesota Category:19th-century American politicians Category:Male suicides |
Ted Linley Ted Linley may refer to: Ted Linley (footballer), E. W. (Ted) Linley, a Canadian politician in Huron Shores, Ontario. |
Puente Nacional, Veracruz Puente Nacional is a municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Puente Nacional is bordered by Actopan, the port of Veracruz, and La Antigua. It stands on the railway and on Federal Highways 140 and 125. In Puente Nacional the major products are coffee, fruits, and sugar. History Nearby the town of Puente Nacional, to its south, is the old National Bridge (Puente Nacional) it is named for. Originally named the Puente del Rey, it was constructed over the Antigua River by the Spanish in 1806 on the camino del Rey (highway of the king), later the National Road, between Vera Cruz and Mexico City. During the Mexican–American War the bridge was a key point on the National Road, the American line of communications of their army advancing on Mexico City and a site of several engagements in June, July and August 1847, between Mexican guerrillas and U.S. troops guarding trains of supply wagons that crossed this bridge on their to and from the interior of Mexico in 1847-1848. The location was a bottleneck on the route with topography that lent itself to an ambush by guerrilla forces. Following the capture of Mexico City, General Winfield Scott established posts along the National Road to protect the route from guerrillas, one with 750 men, was located at the Puente Nacional. References External links History Puente del Rey (now National Bridge) Category:Populated places in Veracruz |
Miss Universe Great Britain 2019 Miss Universe Great Britain 2019 was the 11th Miss Universe Great Britain pageant, held on July 13, 2019 at Mercure Holland House Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales. Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers of Anguilla/Birmingham crowned her successor Emma Jenkins of Wales at the end of the event. The winner will represent Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2019. Final results Special Awards Official Delegates Meet the 40 national delegates competing for the title of Miss Universe Great Britain 2019: References External links Official Website 2019 Category:2019 in Wales Category:2019 in the United Kingdom Category:2019 beauty pageants |
Zmaj R-1 The Zmaj R-1 () was a twin-engined prototype bomber produced by Zmaj aircraft of the former Yugoslavia, designed in the 1930s. The aircraft remained a prototype due to a number of difficulties in testing. Design and development During 1936 at the Zmaj factory, Dušan Stankov, then technical manager, initiated the design and construction of a reconnaissance-bomber. After tests in the wind tunnel at Warsaw and acceptance by the Yugoslavian Air Force, the project was designated Zmaj R-1. The team of designers joining Eng. Djordje Ducić and a few young engineers who worked on the design completed the prototype before the beginning of a large aerospace workers strike in April 1940, with final assembly at the military part of the airport in Zemun. The first flight was on 24 April 1940, piloted by reserve Lieutenant Đura E. Đaković, a transport pilot with Aeroput. The initial testing justified all expectations in terms of aerodynamic characteristics and performance, unfortunately on the third flight the pilot was unable to lower the landing gear and had to land with the undercarriage extended, damaging the propellers and engines. Replacement parts for the propeller and landing gear were imported from Germany and France delaying repairs considerably. The aircraft was rebuilt so that testing could be resumed at the end of March 1941, but in early April the bombing of Zemun airport damaged the prototype Zmaj R-1 again. In late June 1941 the Germans scrapped the aircraft. This twin-engine mid-winged aircraft, powered by two Hispano-Suiza 14AB, was of mixed construction and well-armed, with two Oerlikon cannon, and four machine guns, with of bombs in a fuselage bomb-bay. The reconnaissance variant carried cameras, extra fuel tanks and three crew members in lieu of guns and bombs. Operational history Due to the cessation of flight testing the plans for the Yugoslav Royal Air Force reconnaissance and bomber units to be solely equipped with the Zmaj R-1 came to naught. Operators Royal Yugoslav Air Force 1 aircraft Specifications See also Notes References Војна енциклопедија, Београд, 1975., страна 348. О. Петровић., Војни аероплани Краљевине СХС/Југославије (Део II: 1931–1941.), Лет (Flight)No.3/2004. Београд, 2004. External links http://vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/istorija/246-zmaj-r-1 www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/yugo/af2/types/ikarus.htm www.dragan.freeservers.com http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2008/06/02/zmaj-r-1/ http://www.airwar.ru/enc/bww2/r1.html Category:Zmaj aircraft Category:1940s Yugoslav bomber aircraft Category:Mid-wing aircraft Category:Aircraft first flown in 1940 Category:Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft |
2004 California elections California's state elections were held November 2, 2004. Necessary primary elections were held on March 2. Up for election were all the seats of the State Assembly, 20 seats of the State Senate, and sixteen ballot measures. California State Legislature elections State Senate For individual races see California State Senate elections, 2004. There are 40 seats in the State Senate. For this election, candidates running in odd-numbered districts ran for four-year terms. State Assembly For individual races see California State Assembly elections, 2004. All 80 biennially elected seats of the State Assembly were up for election this year. Each seat has a two-year term. The Democrats retained control of the State Assembly. Statewide ballot propositions Sixteen ballot propositions qualified to be listed on the general election ballot in California. Nine of these measures were passed, whilst seven failed. Proposition 1A Proposition 1A would protect local funding and tax revenues for locally delivered services and prohibit the State from reducing local governments' property tax proceeds. Proposition 1A passed with 83.6% approval. Proposition 59 Proposition 59 would amend the Constitution to provide the public the right to access meetings of government bodies and writings of government officials. Proposition 59 passed with 83.3% approval. Proposition 60 Proposition 60 would provide the right for political parties participating in a primary election for partisan office to also participate in the general election for that office. Proposition 60 passed with 67.5% approval. Proposition 60A Proposition 60A would reserve proceeds from sale of surplus state property purchased with General Fund monies to payment of principal, interest on Economic Recovery Bonds approved in March 2004. Proposition 60A passed with 73.2% approval. Proposition 61 Proposition 61 authorizes $750 million in bonds for grants for construction, expansion, remodeling, renovation, furnishing and equipping children's hospitals. Proposition 61 passed with 58.3% approval. Proposition 62 Proposition 62 would allow voters to vote for any state or federal candidate, except for president, regardless of party registration of voter or candidate. Proposition 62 failed with 46.2% approval. Proposition 63 Proposition 63 would establish a 1% tax on taxable personal income above $1 million to fund expanded health services for the mentally ill. Proposition 63 passed with 53.7% approval. Proposition 64 Proposition 64 limits the ability for lawsuits to be filed, only allowing them if there was actual loss. Proposition 64 passed with 58.9% approval. Proposition 65 Proposition 65 would amend the constitution to allow for voter approval of reductions of local fee or tax revenues. Proposition 65 failed with 37.6% approval. Proposition 66 Proposition 66 would limit the three strikes law to violent and serious felonies, allow limited re-sentencing under new definitions, and increase punishment for child sex offenders. Proposition 66 failed with 47.3% approval. Proposition 67 Proposition 67 would amend the constitution to increase the telephone surcharge be increased and to allocate funds for emergency services. Proposition 67 failed with 28.4% approval. Proposition 68 Proposition 68 would amend the constitution to allow tribal compact amendments, allowing casino gaming for sixteen non-tribal establishments unless tribes accept. Proposition 68 failed with 16.2% approval. Proposition 69 Proposition 69 would require and provide funding for the collection of DNA samples from all felons with submission to the state DNA database. Proposition 69 passed with 62.0% approval. Proposition 70 Proposition 70 would require the Governor to execute a 99-year gaming compact upon tribe's request, and the tribe would contribute a percentage of its net gaming income to state funds in exchange for expanded, exclusive gaming. Proposition 70 failed with 23.7% approval. Proposition 71 Proposition 71 would establish the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to regulate and |
fund stem-cell research, would establish a constitutional right to conduct stem-cell research, and would create a stem-cell research oversight committee. Proposition 71 passed with 59.1% approval. Proposition 72 Proposition 72 would require health care coverage for employees working for large and medium employers. Proposition 72 failed with 49.1% approval. References External links "A directory of California state propositions" Official election results form the California Secretary of State California Legislative District Maps (1911-Present) RAND California Election Returns: District Definitions See also California State Legislature California State Assembly California State Senate Districts in California Political party strength in U.S. states Political party strength in California Elections in California * |
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs the 400 bed Barnsley Hospital in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It became a Foundation Trust in 2005. G4S Integrated Services (G4S) was awarded a three-year contract in March 2014 to deliver healthcare cleaning services at the hospital. In 2017 the trust established a subsidiary company, Barnsley Facilities Services, to which 140 estates and facilities staff were transferred. The intention was to achieve VAT benefits, as well as pay bill savings, by recruiting new staff on less expensive non-NHS contracts. VAT benefits arise because NHS trusts can only claim VAT back on a small subset of goods and services they buy. The Value Added Tax Act 1994 provides a mechanism through which NHS trusts can qualify for refunds on contracted out services. Performance In May 2014 it emerged that the Trust, after being investigated for "financial irregularities" was in the red to the tune of £7.4m after repeated failure to hit national accident-and-emergency targets which resulted in the trust spending 10% more than expected. Jane Ashby the finance director was sacked in December 2014 after it was discovered that one-off income had been misrepresented in the accounts and that predicted cost savings were over-stated at £6m when they amounted to only £2m. The trust expects to be in deficit of £12 million in April 2015. The trust has been threatened with "cessation of the supply of key drugs, doctors from the trust’s preferred medical locum agency and catering" by suppliers because of its financial situation. In 2014/5 the trust was given a loan of £18.5 million by the Department of Health which is supposed to be paid back in five years. It was the first trust in England to adopt a new digital portal allowing patients to receive and respond to appointment letters digitally, in March 2017. In October 2019 it was the only trust to hit both the 4 hour NHS targets. See also List of NHS trusts References External links Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Category:NHS foundation trusts Category:Health in Yorkshire |
Bernard G. Segal Bernard G. Segal (June 11, 1907 – June 1, 1997) was an American lawyer known for his advocacy for the poor and his work in the civil rights movement. Segal was born in New York City but spent his childhood in Allentown and Philadelphia. He received both his bachelor's and law degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation from law school, Segal became a deputy attorney general in the office of William A. Schnader, the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. At 24, Segal was the youngest deputy attorney general in state history. When Schnader lost a race for governor and established his own firm in 1935, Segal quickly became a partner, eventually serving as chairman of the firm, now known as Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis. In the 1950s, Segal became the first Jewish lawyer elected chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the nation's oldest bar association. In 1969, he became president of the American Bar Association. In fifty years as a corporate lawyer specializing in appellate work, Segal represented blue-chip clients including Bell Telephone, RCA, NBC, Hertz Corporation, Gimbel Brothers, and also United Parcel Service, where he served for many years as director and general counsel. Segal argued nearly 50 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, but as a lawyer Segal took a broad view of his calling. Segal was known as the nation's foremost advocate of merit selection of judges. In the mid-1950s he persuaded then Attorney General Herbert Brownell and President Dwight D. Eisenhower to submit to the American Bar Association Committee on the Federal Judiciary the names of all prospective federal judicial nominees, including the Supreme Court, for a report and recommendation on their qualifications. That practice has continued ever since, with Presidents very rarely appointing a Federal Judge found "Not Qualified" by the ABA Committee. Segal chaired that Committee for six years and continued his key role in judicial selection long after he relinquished his chairmanship. In 1963, as the civil rights revolution was heating up, Segal called Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and asked why the President was not marshaling lawyers to help the civil rights movement. President John F. Kennedy convened a meeting of 244 prominent lawyers suggested by Segal and established the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with Segal as co-chairman. The Committee sent lawyers to defend civil rights workers in southern states and played a critical role in advancing civil rights, not only in the south, but in many northern cities as well. Segal's wife, Dr. Geraldine Segal, a civil rights scholar in her own right, worked closely with Segal in their civil rights activities. Segal also played a seminal role in furthering legal services for the poor, chairing the Advisory Committee on the National Legal Services Program under President Lyndon B. Johnson and enlisting lawyers throughout the nation to provide legal services to the indigent. He was devoted to the principle that the most despised defendants also deserved a defense. In 1953, he organized the defense of nine Philadelphians denounced as Communists. Segal received honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Villanova University, Franklin and Marshall College, Dropsie College, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Vermont Law School, Georgetown University, Suffolk University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He received many other awards and honors from institutions and organizations throughout the world, among them the World Peace Through Law Award as the "World's Greatest Lawyer"; the National Civil Rights Award by the Attorney General of the United States; first Lifetime Achievement Award of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights |