Madam (disambiguation)

Madam is a respectful title for a woman (often "Ma'am" or "Madame").

Madam may also refer to:

 Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel
 MADAM-6, a psychoactive drug

Clothing and Fashion
 Madam (fashion), a Japanese fashion style
 Madame (clothing), an Indian clothing company
 Madame (magazine), a German fashion magazine

Entertainment
 Madam (band), an English rock band
 Madame, puppet made famous by entertainer Wayland Flowers
Madame's Place, a 1982 sitcom starring Madame

Film
 Madame (2017 film), a French comedy-drama film
 Madam (1994 film), a Telugu comedy film
 Madame (1961 film), a Spanish-Italian-French film

Places
 Madam, Yemen
 Al Madam, an inland town of Sharjah, UAE


Can I Count On You

"Can I Count On You" is a song written by Terry McBride, Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth, and recorded by American country music group McBride & the Ride.  It was released in March 1991 as the third single from the album Burnin' Up the Road.  The song reached number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.

Music video
The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in early 1991.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

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Ishikawa clan

is a Japanese samurai family which descended from the Seiwa Genji.

History
The clan traces its history from Minamoto no Yoshiie through his son Minamoto Yoshitoki.

They took their name from the Ishikawa district of Kawachi Province. In the Sengoku Period, the family had two major branches; one of them, which had settled in Mikawa Province in the 15th century, was a family of retainers serving what became the Tokugawa clan. Ishikawa Kazumasa, one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's senior retainers, was famous in his era for suddenly leaving Tokugawa service and pledging loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, as Kazumasa's son Yasunaga became implicated in the Ōkubo Yasunaga incident, his branch of the Ishikawa of Mikawa came to an end then. The Mikawa-Ishikawa line continued through Kazumasa's uncle Ienari, Ienari's descendants eventually came to rule the Ise-Kameyama Domain for most of the Edo period.

The other branch of the family, which had established itself in Kawachi Province, was the ancestor of the Nakagawa clan, which ruled the Oka Domain for the entirety of the Edo period.

Select list of clan members

 Ishikawa Yasumichi (1554–1607)
 Ishikawa Tadafusa (1572–1650)
 Ishikawa Kiyokane
 Ishikawa Yasumasa
 Ishikawa Yasunaga
 Ishikawa Kazunori
 Ishikawa Tomoji (1900-1940)

References

External links
 石川氏 at Harimaya.com

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Hervé Delamarre

Hervé Delamarre (born 16 November 1967 in Bernay) is a French slalom canoeist.

Career
Delamarre competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He won two silver medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (C1: 1993, C1 team: 1991).

Delamarre also finished fifth in the C1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

World Cup individual podiums

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Pickaboo.com

Pickaboo.com is a Bangladeshi e-commerce platform, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is a brand child of Silver Water Technologies Bangladesh Limited. The business started its operation on 15 May 2016. It has been retailing a wide range of electronic and lifestyle products such as - mobiles & tablets, desktop & laptop, home & kitchen appliances, gadgets, apparel, makeup, skincare, and accessories.

Platform
Pickaboo.com is a marketplace for mobile, gadgets and electronics. Pickaboo has also announced to open  offline mobile shop across the country.

Product category
Pickaboo.com offers a variety of products like mobile phones, tablets, computers, electronics, home & kitchen appliances, lifestyle and digital products.

Marketing and campaign
Pickaboo.com launched two marketing campaigns in 2016, one is online mobile fair and another one is online TV fair. Hero Bangladesh and Pickaboo signed an agreement for an exclusive online retail partnership in 2017.

References

Further reading

External links
 Official website

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Ken Sykes

Kenneth Sykes (29 January 1926 – 2008) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Darlington and Hartlepool United. He was also on Middlesbrough's books without playing League football for the club, and also played non-league football for Murton Colliery Welfare.

Life and career
Sykes was born in Darlington, County Durham, where he attended Albert Road School and played for its football team. He worked as a railwayman during the Second World War, and signed for Darlington in 1944 at the age of 18. He also joined the Air Training Corps, playing football for Durham ATC against other counties and for the North-East Command team that won the ATC National Shield; he scored twice in the final.

When the Football League resumed after the war, Sykes, described as having "scored prolifically in the reserves", was in Darlington's first team. He scored in a 3–3 draw with Chester on 14 September 1946, and again two days later, in a 4–1 defeat at Hartlepools United. He played six matches in the Third Division North before signing for First Division club Middlesbrough. He never played for their first team, and after one match back in the Third Division for Hartlepools United in April 1950, a 1–0 home defeat against Darlington, he moved into non-league football with Murton Colliery Welfare. When he was 28, he gave up football.

Sykes died in Darlington in 2008 at the age of 82.

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David R. Elmaleh

David R. Elmaleh is a scientist, inventor and entrepreneur.  He is an inventor of three drugs that are in use in man or in late stage clinical trials including: the radiopharmaceutical preparation of (2FDG) which has been used in over a million PET imaging procedures, Beta-methyl modified fatty acid (BMIPP) a commercially successful cardiac SPECT agent, and Altropane which has completed Phase III clinical trials. He is a co-author on over 120 publications and an inventor on dozens of issued and pending patents in a range of disciplines, including molecular imaging and pharmaceuticals.

Academia
Elmaleh holds a BSc in Physics and Chemistry, and an MS and PhD in Chemistry from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1976 he became an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of Contrast Media Chemistry at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Elmaleh's recent work includes advanced imaging compounds to improve the speed and effectiveness of cardiovascular disease diagnosis. Elmaleh is a recipient of numerous NIH and DOE awards, and has participated as a reviewer for the National Institute of Health (NIH).

In 1998 Elmaleh led a team that showed that nuclear medicine could be used to find incipient plaque long before these fatty deposits narrow vessels and cause angina and other symptoms of atherosclerosis in rabbits. The study was done in order to help the early prediction of the risk of stroke or cardiac arrest in human patients.

Pharmaceutical industry

Companies
In 1997 Elmaleh was the scientific founder of Imaging Biopharmaceuticals, now called Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals. The company researched and developed targeted therapeutic and imaging radiopharmaceuticals for cancer. In 2001 Elmaleh was the scientific founder of Mersana Therapeutics under its original name NanoPharma, a company that developed novel cancer therapeutics. In 2003 he co-founded FluoroPharma, a company based upon his biopharmaceutical patents. He is also the co-founder of PureTech Ventures, where he currently serves as a senior advisor. In 2011 he co-founded the firm AZTherapies, a developer of Alzheimer’s disease drugs, where he currently serves as Executive Chairman, and Chief Scientific Advisor. He has been named by Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News as one of the biotechnology industry's top thirteen serial entrepreneurs.

Fluorine-18-FDG synthesis
In 1982, a new and more efficient method of fluorine-18-FDG synthesis, which used an anhydrous fluoride salt, was developed by David Elmaleh and Shlomo Levi at MGH (Mass General Hospital). Fluorine-18 could be produced more easily in a cyclotron as a fluoride salt and was easier to handle than fluorine gas. With this new synthetic method, FDG could be produced in a three-step process with over 20% yield, which was significantly better than the previous one which entailed five steps and a 10-12% yield. "This synthetic method was patented by Elmaleh and Levi. However, Wolf and Fowler filed for patent abandonment and the MGH derived no benefit.". Later Kurt Hamacher made a modification of Elmaleh and Levi’s method and that method is now used in commercial FDG production. FDG-PET is an imaging agent that is widely used.  It provides a readout for the rate of glucose metabolism which is usually abnormally high in areas of inflammation and in tumors and conversely is abnormally low due to ischemia or neurodegeneration. The concept of FDG-PET was developed by Alfred Wolf, Joanna Fowler and colleagues. However, that original method for FDG synthesis was not practically viable.

Additional research
Elmaleh developed a method of altering the metabolic pathway so that it would trap an imaging drug in a specific metabolic pathway, allowing a static image of organs and tissues. The increased the scope of radiopharmaceutical agents and usefulness of the images taken of the interior. Elmaleh has also led medical teams into Parkinson's Disease research, including the development of the medical uses of altropane and its ability to differentiate between normal and abnormal brain cells.

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Sherman Walt

Sherman Abbot Walt (August 22, 1923 – October 26, 1989) was one of the foremost American bassoonists of the 20th Century. Born in Virginia, Minnesota, he served in the U.S. Army in World War II, winning a Bronze Star; after his discharge from the service he joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal bassoonist. He studied at the University of Minnesota and the Curtis Institute of Music. In 1951 he moved to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and served in a similar position there for the remainder of his career. He is featured on numerous recordings as an ensemble player and soloist.

He was hit by an automobile while helping his wife cross the road in 1989 just a few months after his retirement. He was eulogized in print by Seiji Ozawa "From the beginning, Sherman made me feel tremendous joy and pride to be the music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His death is a great loss for all of us in the Boston Symphony family. Sherm was a magnificent musician, a wonderful human being and my dear friend. We are all shaken by this tragedy and will mourn this day forever."

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Charles B. Finch

Charles Baker Finch (March 5, 1920 – July 15, 1996) was an American businessman and lawyer.  He served as President and CEO of Allegheny Power System from 1971 to 1985.

Early life and education
The descendant of early English and Dutch pilgrims, Charles Finch was the second son of Henry Le Roy Finch and Mary Farquhar Baker and the grandson of Stephen Baker, President of the Bank of the Manhattan Company.  He had three brothers: Henry Leroy Finch Jr., Stephen Baker Finch and John Finch.

Finch grew up in Manhattan and attended the Buckley School and Phillips Academy, where he was awarded the George Lauder Prize for Excellence in English History prior to his graduation in 1937. He attended Yale University (B.A., 1941) and Yale Law School (L.L.B., 1944), where he was comment editor of the law review the Yale Law Journal.

Career
After graduating from law school, Finch argued multiple cases before the United States Supreme Court.  He eventually joined Allegheny Power System where he was elected president and chief executive officer in 1971. He later also became Chairman of the Board at Allegheny.  He served as CEO and Chairman until he was succeeded by Klaus Bergman as CEO in 1985.  Finch continued to serve as Chairman at Allegheny for several years.

Charitable work and politics
Finch sat on the boards of dozens of foundations, colleges, and companies, notable among them the Josiah Macy, Jr Foundation and Cooper Union, where a lab is named after him.  He was elected president of the New York City Mission in 1956 and served in that role for three years. He was also involved in politics, which landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.  Ironically, his first cousin, once removed, Edward Ridley Finch Cox, married Nixon's daughter.

Background
Finch married Angela Havens of Hewlett, New York in 1943.   Their son Charles B. Finch, Jr., born in 1954, made a brief run for the United States Congress in 1984 and also ran for New York's 15th congressional district on the East Side of Manhattan in 1986.  Their second son, William Finch, was born in 1956. He is the grandfather of author Charles Finch.

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Sutlej Yamuna link canal

Satluj Yamuna Link Canal or SYL as it is popularly known, is a proposed  long canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. However, the proposal met obstacles and was referred to the Supreme Court of India. It defines river water sharing between the states of Punjab and Haryana. Captain Abhimanyu, Finance Minister of Haryana, while presenting the Government of Haryana 2018-19 budget in March 2018 announced that the INR 100 crore (1 billion) funds have been for completion of the construction of SYL.

History

After the partition of India in 1947 into Pakistan and India, the Indus basin was bisected with India gaining the upper reaches of the Indus river and its tributaries while Pakistan gained the lower reaches. This led to a situation in which utilisation and development of water resources in one country would hamper the same in another. While negotiations for resolving the dispute were in progress in 1954, activities had already started in India in anticipation of a treaty. Although the issue of water of Sutlej river was resolved through the Bhakra Nangal project, the issue of surplus waters of Ravi river and Beas river excluding the pre-Partition use remained. On 29 January 1955, the states of Punjab, PEPSU, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir came to an agreement regarding the distribution of water from the rivers, with Punjab being allocated 5.9 MAF (million acre-feet) and PEPSU gaining 1.3 MAF out of the estimated 15.85 MAF of water while Rajasthan gained 8 MAF and Jammu and Kashmir gaining the remaining 0.65 MAF. With the merger of Punjab and PEPSU in 1956, the total share of Punjab became 7.2 MAF. The Indus Water Treaty reached in 1960 allowed India unrestricted use of water from Sutlej, Ravi and Beas.

The dispute regarding sharing of river water emerged after Punjab was reorganised in 1966, and the state of Haryana was created. Haryana demanded 4.8 MAF out of Punjab's total 7.2 MAF share of water from the rivers, while Punjab claimed the entire quantity belonged to it. Haryana asked the Union government to intervene as no agreement could be reached. In 1976, when the country was under an internal emergency, an executive order was issued by the Union government which allocated 3.5 MAF of water to both states while Delhi received the remaining 0.2 MAF.  In order to make full use of the allocated water, a Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal was proposed. The decision was met with opposition in Punjab by Shromani Akali Dal. After coming to power in 1977, the Shiromani Akali Dal demanded that the water sharing between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan be adjudicated by Supreme Court and filed a suit against the order of the Union government. The construction of canal was started in the same year by the Akali Dal government under Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal. The Haryana government led by Chaudhary Devi Lal provided Rs. 10,000,000 to the Punjab government for this purpose. The government later issued a notification to acquire land for the SYL canal. The construction of the canal's portion in Haryana was completed by June 1980.

After the Indian National Congress came to power in Punjab in 1980, an agreement was reached on 31 December 1981 between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, which were all under INC rule, with Darbara Singh being the Chief Minister of Punjab and Indira Gandhi being the Prime Minister of India. Under the agreement, Punjab's share was increased to 4.22 MAF and that of Rajasthan to 8.6 MAF while the share of Haryana from the revised 17.17 MAF of water remained the same. All states withdrew their suits from the Supreme Court following the signing of agreement. On 8 April 1982, Indira Gandhi formally launched the construction of the canal at Kapoori village of Punjab in 1982. On 23 April, the Punjab government issued a white paper hailing the agreement. Per the terms reached under Punjab accord, a tribunal was to be set up to investigate the river water claims of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Akali Dal came back to power in Punjab in October 1985 and on 5 November 1985, the newly-elected Punjab Legislative Assembly repudiated the 1981 agreement. The Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal (also known as Eradi Tribunal after its chair V. Balakrishna Eradi) was constituted on 2 April 1986. On 30 January 1987, the tribunal upheld the legality of the agreements of 1955, 1976 and 1981. It also increased shares of both Punjab and Haryana, allocating them 5 MAF and 3.83 MAF respectively. It also noted that while the canal's portion had been completed in Haryana, the portion in Punjab wasn't and urged that it be completed expeditiously. The Akali Dal government in Punjab under Surjit Singh Barnala started the construction of the canal by 1990. However, it kept dithering on its completion.

The construction was stopped in July 1990 after a Chief Engineer associated with its construction was shot dead by militants. The canal remained uncompleted due to dispute over the issue. In 1999, Haryana filed a suit in the Supreme Court seeking construction of the canal. In 2002, the Supreme Court directed Punjab to complete the SYL canal within a year. Punjab refused to do so and petitioned for a review of the court order which was rejected. In 2004, the Supreme Court directed the Union government to get the canal completed through a central agency. The Central Public Works Department was appointed on 2 July 2004 to take over the canal work from Punjab government. However, on 12 July 2004, the Punjab Legislative Assembly passed the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004 which abrogated all its river water agreements with neighbouring states. The President of India then referred this bill to the Supreme Court in the same year.

The court began hearings on the bill by the Punjab Assembly on 7 March 2016. On 15 March 2016, the Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the Punjab Satluj Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Bill, 2016, proposing to return the land that had been taken from owners for building the SYL canal. On 18 March, the Supreme Court ordered the Punjab government to maintain status quo on the land meant for construction of the canal. On 10 November, the court gave its opinion that Punjab government's 2004 bill which terminated river water agreements was illegal. On 15 November, the government passed an executive order, denotifying the land meant for the digging of the canal and returned it to its original owners through notification issued by Punjab's financial commissioner of revenue K.B.S. Sidhu, utilising revenue powers that rests with an IAS officer. Punjab's Legislative Assembly also passed a resolution on the next day, demanding royalties for river water supplied to its non-riparian neighbors Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi. All of the denotified land was returned by 20 November. A status quo was however again ordered by the Supreme Court relating to the land on 30 November.

On 22 February 2017, the Supreme Court stated that the Government of Punjab will have to abide by its order on construction of SYL canal and will pass a decree if the governments of Punjab and Haryana failed to come to an agreement.

Status of the project
The canal is 85% complete with Haryana government completing its part of the canal. It has completed 92 km of canal in its land. Haryana would benefit enormously by gaining water from Ravi-Beas from Punjab. On 30 November 2016, the Supreme Court appointed the Union Home Secretary, Punjab's Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police as receivers for submitting a report on the present status of land and other properties on the canal site by 15 December. The receivers submitted their reports as per schedule, stating in the reports that there was no fresh or deliberate damage to the canal.

To augment nearly 100 tmcft water availability for the needs of this link canal, Lingdi Nadi (a tributary of Tso Moriri lake) waters can be diverted to the Sutlej basin by digging a 9 km long gravity canal to connect to the Ungti Chu river. Ungti Chu river, is a tributary of Sutlej river with its drainage area located in Jammu and Kashmir state. Thus water need not be spared by Punjab state for the needs of this canal.

Protests
The Shiromani Akali Dal held a protest over the SYL issue on 12 April 2016 in Ludhiana, whilst accusing national convenor of Aam Aadmi Party and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and his government of "double-speak" and "anti-Punjab stand". On 11 November 2016, all Indian National Congress MLAs of the Punjab Legislative Assembly resigned in protest at the Supreme Court's decision that the state's termination of the link canal was unconstitutional. Aam Aadmi Party began an indefinite protest on the same day at Kapoori village, blaming both the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress for SYL. Apprehending law and order problem over the issue, the Punjab Police deployed the Rapid Action Force in parts of Punjab, sealed the border with Haryana and increased patrolling on the National Highway-1 on 12 November. A Congress rally was organised on 13 November at Khuian Sarwar village. President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee Amarinder Singh declared that not a single drop a water will go out of Punjab while also announcing that a Congress delegation including MPs and MLAs would meet President of India Pranab Mukherjee on the issue. The delegation met the President on 17 November, urging him to form a panel to look into the SYL issue and direct the Union government to consider ground realities and water availability in the state before taking any action on advice of the Supreme Court. Amarinder resigned from Lok Sabha on 23 November in protest against the issue. A delegation of Punjab government's ministers met the President on 28 November, urging him not to accept any advice against the riparian water rights. The Akali Dal held a rally at Moga on 8 December regarding the issue. Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal stated that the controversy had been resolved after hiving back the land meant for the canal to the original owners. He also stated that Punjab didn't have a single drop of water to spare.

In January 2017, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) announced that it will dig the canal itself on 23 February. In response, Punjab's government heightened security along the Punjab-Haryana border. On 23 February, INLD along with its supporters entered Punjab to start the digging of the canal. More than 70 of its leaders were arrested by the Punjab Police for violating prohibitory orders. Haryana claims that it is riparian state of Sutlej river as the upper reaches of Sirsa Nadi which is a tributary of Sutlej river is draining north western area of Haryana state. Rajasthan claims that it is also riparian state of Sutlej river as its northern area is part of the river basin. Irrigation experts believe that Rajasthan will lose significant chunk of its share as the Feeder canals from Harike Pattan will lose water volume due to SYL.

See also

 Indian Rivers Inter-link
 Kaushalya Dam in Pinjore
 Bhakra Dam
 Hathni Kund Barrage
 Tajewala Barrage
 Okhla Barrage - Western Yamuna Canal begins here
 Indira Gandhi Canal
 Irrigation in India
 Inland waterways of India
 Ganges Canal
 Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)
 Upper Ganges Canal Expressway

References

External links
 Sutlej - Yamuna link
 What is SYL Canal Dispute?

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2019–20 Austrian Cup

The 2019–20 Austrian Cup is the 89th edition of the national cup in Austrian football. The champions of the cup earn a place in the 2020–21 Europa League group stage.

Red Bull Salzburg are the defending champions after winning the competition in the previous season by defeating Rapid Wien in the final.
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST (UTC+2), and times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1).

First round
Thirty–two first round matches were played between 19 and 21 July 2019.

Second round
Sixteen second round matches were played between 24 and 25 September 2019.

Third round
Eight third round matches were played between 29 and 30 October 2019.

Quarter-finals
The quarter-final matches were played between 7 and 9 February 2020.

Semi-finals
The semi-final matches will be played on 4 March 2020.

Top goalscorers

See also
 2019–20 Austrian Football Bundesliga

References

External links
  soccerway.com

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Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center

Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center is located in Greenfield, New Hampshire, United States. It began as a rehab center for children with polio and over the years has evolved into one of New Hampshire's largest human services organizations, serving day and residential students with disabilities at Crotched Mountain School, young children with autism in its Ready Set Connect school-readiness programs, and adults with unique needs through Crotched Mountain Community Care.

History
The Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center began operation in 1953. It was established by Harry Gregg of Nashua, the father of New Hampshire governor Hugh Gregg and grandfather of future U.S. senator Judd Gregg. The creation of the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center was the culmination of a prolonged effort undertaken by Harry Gregg and others to build a center for rehabilitation for children.

The story began around 1920 when Harry met Ezra A. Jones, MD, who was the first orthopedic specialist in New Hampshire. Orthopedics as a medical discipline arose from the challenge of dealing with unprecedented numbers of wounds and disabilities caused by the Great War, the "war to end all wars". Jones offered clinics in the major cities of the state. Jones met Gregg through the clinic established in Nashua.

In 1936 Harry Gregg and Ezra Jones were instrumental in the founding of the New Hampshire Society for Crippled Children. Funded primarily by the Easter Seals drive, the Society publicized the need for more extensive treatment programs for disabled people, lobbied for favorable legislation and carried on the clinics around the state. The Society made small grants to support the medical and rehabilitation needs of children and adults.

Several years after the establishment of the Society, Dr. Jones confided to Harry Gregg that his greatest wish was that New Hampshire would have a hospital where the patients with crippling diseases could come for sustained treatment and therapy under the most up-to-date conditions. This vision melded with one of Gregg's to build a "crippled children's camp" in Greenfield, New Hampshire. Gregg chose Greenfield because he had founded a summer camp for poor children from Nashua on the north shore of Sunset Lake, a small water body in Greenfield. Harry's sons had helped with the construction and operation of the camp. The camp was called the Nashua Fresh Air camp, and it eventually served more than 350 children each summer in two-week sessions before it closed in the 1970s. Through his experience with the camp Harry had learned of a large parcel of level land on a shoulder of Crotched Mountain, the Russell Dairy Farm. In the fall of 1942, the Society for Crippled Children authorized an expenditure of up to $7,500 to purchase the land at Crotched Mountain for the site of a "crippled children's camp". A little more than two months later, Gregg reported to the Society's Executive Committee that he had completed the purchase using funds from two bequests.

While referred to as a camp, the dream had evolved to something far grander. A "dream picture" created by a Boston architect of what might be achieved that was presented to the 1944 annual meeting included not only medical, therapeutic and educational facilities, but also a working farm with a modern barn. All buildings would be connected by walks and ramps for residents using wheelchairs, crutches, and braces. The community included stores where people could work, residences where they would live and even two churches. (This painting of the Crotched Mountain community still exists and hangs in the president's office.)

In 1944 Gregg described his plan to make this vision a reality to the Society Executive Committee. He announced that a friend was willing to establish a foundation and contribute $350,000 to it. Gregg recommended a fundraising goal of $250,000 for "a camp and fireproof Convalescent Hospital." In addition, an endowment of $1 million should be raised to provide operating income.

The choice of the location of the new rehabilitation center in remote and rural Greenfield was not without some controversy. Many thought it should be located in one of the larger cities in the state, Manchester or Nashua. Gregg consulted with experts in the field including Dr. Howard A. Rusk, who was the chair of physical rehabilitation medicine established at the New York University Medical Center. Rusk and other experts agreed that an institution serving the entire state would benefit from an independent location not affiliated with any hospital. The Society affirmed its choice. Fundraising continued throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s to raise the funds needed for the construction of the campus and the endowment. Gregg was able to generate publicity for his campaign in state, regional and national newspapers which supported the fundraising. Construction began in 1950 and the center opened in 1953.

The facility originally treated people for polio, cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other physical and neurological disabilities. A center for adult rehabilitation opened in 1961, and a rehabilitation center for adults with brain injuries in 1986. It operated a school for the deaf from 1955 to the early 1970s.

The complex today provides service to over 2,000 children and adults. Crotched Mountain has more than 900 employees and an annual budget of more than $42 million.

In 2004, it unveiled the first wheelchair-accessible treehouse in New Hampshire.

In 2007, an employee, Linda Bevins, was accused of embezzling $1.3 million from the Crotched Mountain Foundation. Bevins is accused of creating and paying fictitious employees, and then channeling the money to herself. The theft was discovered during an internal balancing of accounts, when an irregularity was noticed. A federal indictment was handed down in March 2008.

A civil suit filed by the Foundation has resulted in a judgment of more than a million dollars against Bevins and her daughter Holly Sears.

References

External links
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PDF - business school analysis of Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center

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Boann

Boann or Boand (modern spelling: Bóinn) is the Irish goddess of the River Boyne, a river in Leinster, Ireland. According to the Lebor Gabála Érenn and Tain Bo Fraech she was the sister of Befind and daughter of Delbáeth, son of Elada, of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Her husband is variously Nechtan or Elcmar. With her lover the Dagda, she is the mother of Aengus. In order to hide their affair, the Dagda made the sun stand still for nine months; therefore, Aengus was conceived, gestated and born in one day; elsewhere, the Dagda kept hunger, thirst, and darkness from Elcmar during his journey, so that it only seemed to be a day for Elcmar.

Etymology

Her name is interpreted as "white cow" (; ) in the dinsenchas, where she is also called "White Boand". Ptolemy's 2nd century Geography shows that in antiquity the river's name was Bouvinda [Βουουίνδα], which may derive from Proto-Celtic *Bou-vindā, "white cow".
An alternate version of her name is given as Segais, hence Well of Segais.<ref>[https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T106500C.html Boind II]</ref> We are also told that Eithne was the wife of Elcmar and that another name for Eithne was Boand.

Alternate names of the Boyne
In the Dindsenchas, the following names are given as equivalent to Boand:
 Segais The Arm and Leg of Nuada's wife
 The Great Silver Yoke
 White Marrow of Fedlimid
 Stormy Wave
 River of the White Hazel
 Banna Roof of the Ocean
 Lunnand Torrand Severn
 Tiber
 Jordan
 Tigris
 Euphrates

 Mythology

As told in the Dindsenchas, Boann created the Boyne.  Though forbidden to by her husband, Nechtan, Boann approached the magical Well of Segais (also known as the Connla's Well), which was surrounded, according to the legend, by nine magic hazel-trees. Hazelnuts were known to fall into the Well, where they were eaten by the speckled salmon (who, along with hazelnuts, also embody and represent wisdom in Irish mythology). Boann challenged the power of the well by walking around it tuathal; this caused the waters to surge up violently and rush down to the sea, creating the Boyne. In this catastrophe, she was swept along in the rushing waters, and lost an arm, leg and eye, and ultimately her life, in the flood. The poem equates her with famous rivers in other countries, including the River Severn, Tiber, Jordan River, Tigris and Euphrates. Additionally, it mentions alternate names for various parts of the Boyne, including River of Segais, the Arm and Leg of Nuada's wife, the Great Silver Yoke, White Marrow of Fedlimid, the River of the White Hazel, Banna, Roof of the Ocean, Lunnand, and Torrand.

In a variant of the same story as told in the Dindsenchas, Boand tried to hide her infidelity with the Dagda by washing herself in Nechtan's well, but when she approaches it, it overcomes her, and she drowns. She named her son Oengus (meaning one wish) because her one desire was union with the Dagda.

She also appears in Táin Bó Fraích as the maternal aunt and protector of the mortal Fráech. In that story, Fráech's people tell him to go visit his mother's sister Boand to receive the raiment of the Sídhe. Boand then gives Fráech fifty intricately worked mantles and tunics with animal details, fifty jeweled spears that lit the night like the sun, fifty dark horses with gold bells, fifty swords with golden hilts, fifty swords with gold hilts, seven hounds in silver chains, seven trumpeters, three jesters, and three harpists, which Fráech uses to dazzle Medb and Ailill.

She had a lapdog, Dabilla, which was swept out to sea. Torn into pieces by the water, the two halves became the rocks known as Cnoc Dabilla, or Hill of Dabilla.

 Buan

According to the story "Cormac's Adventure in the Land of Promise", there is a well in Tír na nÓg surrounded by nine purple hazel trees. Called the Well of Knowledge, it yields five streams that Manannán mac Lir later explains are the five senses from which knowledge is apprehended. The hazels, which drop nuts into a pool of five salmon, are called the hazels of Buan''. The combination of the well, hazels, salmon and the name Buan (meaning "enduring" or "persevering") likely points to a common origin with the story of Boand and the Well of Segais

Another tale relates the fate of the only son of "White Buan," here identified as a male. Buan's son is named as Baile, loved by both men and women, who falls in love with Ailinn, daughter of Lugaid, son of Fergus of the Sea. The two lovers arrange a tryst, but before they can meet, Baile rests his chariot and releases his horses to graze. There he is intercepted by an unnamed character (likely Manannán in his trickster guise), described as a horrible apparition, approaching fitfully with the speed of a hawk or the wind from the green sea. When Baile asks the trickster from whence he comes and the reason for his haste, the trickster lies and tells Baile that he brings news of the death of Ailinn, who was killed by the warriors of Leinster and that she and her lover will only be reunited in death. With that news Baile drops dead on the spot, and a yew grows on his grave with the form of Baile's head at its top. The trickster moves on to intercept Ailinn, whom he tells of the death of Baile. With that news, Ailinn drops dead on the spot, and an apple tree grows on her grave with the form of her head at its top. The two trees are eventually cut down, turned into tablets, and inscribed with poems. On Halloween there was a poet's competition in Cormac's court, and the two tablets were brought together. When they met, they sprang together and intertwined as woodbine around a branch.

Another Buan, named the wife of the one-armed King Mesgegra of Leinster, dies of grief after Conall Cernach beheads her husband. A hazel tree then grows through her grave.

In Neopaganism

Modern-day commentators and modern paganism sometimes identify Boann with the goddess Brigid or believe Boann to be Brigid's mother; however there are no Celtic sources that describe her as such.  It is also speculated by some modern writers that, as the more well-known goddess, and later saint, the legends of numerous "minor" goddesses with similar associations may have over time been incorporated into the symbology, worship and tales of Brigid.

In Montenegro

Boan is a town in north-western Crna Gora (Montenegro). It is widely believed to have been named after the Celtic Goddess, the Celts having resided in the region in centuries past. Another theory is that it was named after an administrative region of the ancient Persian empire. Boan is home to the Serbian Uskok clan.

References

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Category:Irish goddesses
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Category:Drogheda


Podkamień

Podkamień  () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nysa, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately  south of Nysa and  south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has an approximate population of 100.

Notable people
Rudolf Günsberg, chemist

References

Category:Villages in Nysa County


Rahat al-sudur

The Rahat al-sudur wa-ayat al-surur or Rahat al-sudur (), is a history of the Great Seljuq Empire, its breakup into minor beys and the subsequent Khwarazmian occupation, written by the Persian historian Muhammad bin Ali Rawandi and finished around 1204/1205. Rawandi was encouraged and supported in his endeavour by Shihab al-Din al-Kashani. Written in Persian and originally dedicated to Süleymanshah II, Rawandi re-dedicated his work to the Sultan of Rum, Kaykhusraw I.

Content
The early history of the Seljuqs written in the Rahat al-sudur, relies heavily upon the Saljuq-nama. However, events after 1175 are directly witnessed by Rawandi since he was a member of Toghrul III's court, making the Rahat al-sudur an invaluable source for Toghrul's reign. According to the Rahat al-sudur(p91), the Seljuqs held the Ghaznavids in contempt due to their slave origins.

Rawandi appears to have intended the Rahat al-sudur to be a historical work, yet the book contains chapters on backgammon, chess, calligraphy, horsemanship, hunting and feasting. The final two chapters encompass the sultanate of Toghrul III, the last Seljuq beys and the Khwarazmian invasion. Rawandi viewed the Sultanate of Rum as champions of the Sunni faith and deplored the Khwarazmians. The final section consists of Hanafi legal works and courtly accomplishments. A final chapter was to cover anecdotes and jest, was never written. The book, as a whole, is written in a moralizing nature.

The Rahat al-sudur was translated into Turkish during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murad II.

Modern era
In 1921, the Rahat al-sudur was published by Muhammad Iqbal. It was recognized by Iqbal, Edward G. Browne and Mirza Muhammad Qazwini as a source in other texts namely, Jaml al-tawarikh, Rawdat al-safa of Mir Kwand and Tarikh-i guzida of Hamd Allah al-Mustawfi.

References

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Category:Anatolian beyliks
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Category:Persian books


DJMax Technika

DJMax Technika (Korean: 디제이맥스 테크니카; abbr.: DMT) is an arcade music game published and developed by Pentavision in South Korea. This was the first game announced as part of the DJMax METRO PROJECT. An international version of the game was released in North America by PM Studios. A sequel to the game, DJMax Technika 2, was announced on March 4, 2010. DJMax Technika Tune is an adaptation of the game for the PlayStation Vita. DJMax Technika Q for the iOS and Android platforms was announced on September 2013, and the global version was released on March 25, 2014. On December 9, 2013, it was announced that the online service for DJMax Technika 2 and DJMax Technika 3 would be closed on December 31, 2013.

Cabinet

The arcade cabinet consists of two screens, a bottom 22-inch touch screen where the game is played, and an upper 32-inch screen for spectators to view, both in Hi-Definition. There is a vibrating stage and game-based lights and speakers. There is an ID-Card Reader for people who have a Platinum Crew ID Card.

The system is powered by Intel Celeron E1400, 2GB of RAM, Biostar P31 mainboard, 160GB Western Digital hard drive, Creative Audigy Sound card and ATI Radeon graphics, with Windows XP Embedded as the core operating system. The touch screen is infrared which allows multiple simultaneous input during gameplay.

Gameplay

The game offers four gameplay types:

 Lite Mixing - A tutorial and three songs can be played. The difficulty of songs is easier than latter modes, and unlike Popular Mixing mode, the result is not recorded on Platinum Crew. This mode only contains a song pattern called Lite Pattern, and not all songs are playable in this mode.
 Popular Mixing - Normal gameplay mode where three songs can be played. Most of the songs that appear have the Popular Pattern note chart.
 Technical Mixing - four songs can be played. The player can select three songs from a disk set. The last song to be played is determined by the play result of previous three stages. Some of the songs on Technical Mixing mode may not be available in Popular Mixing mode. This mode contains a note chart called Technical Pattern, where songs have faster scroll speeds or different, harder notes in comparison to their Popular Pattern counterparts.
 Platinum Mixing - Only available to people who have a Platinum Crew ID Card, and the machine they're playing on has to be connected to the internet (something common in Korean arcades, but less than often seen in America, where arcades have lost popularity). This mode features a series of missions. Player may be rewarded by Max points and items. Some of the hidden songs, hidden patterns, and Technical Mixing Discs Sets can be unlocked only through missions (although, players only get to use them a certain number of times and after that, they have to complete the mission again to get more uses, and uses can be stockpiled onto each other).  Events and online tournaments are also held in this mode.  This mode contains a note chart exclusive to it called Special Pattern, though only a handful of songs have it.  The Special Pattern is arranged in sets of 3 and every month, a new set of three songs get special patterns (e.g. February 2009 Special Patterns is Flea, Supersonic, then Oblivion) and completing them gets rewards.

The player has 60 seconds to pick a song. If the timer hits zero, the song currently highlighted will be chosen.

The player must touch the notes as the time line crosses them. If they fail to touch them after the time line passes them, it counts as a break, which means the combo is reset to zero and the player loses HP, which is also recovered when notes are hit. When the player's HP decreases to zero, the game ends.

The game has 4 types of note charts:

 Lite Pattern - Only used in Lite Mixing, easiest note chart in the game.
 Popular Pattern - Used in Popular Mixing. Some popular patterns also used in Technical Mixing. (ex: Dear my lady, Creator, BlythE, Sweet shining shooting star)
 Technical Pattern - Used in Technical Mixing, but the Technical Patterns can be unlocked to use in Popular Mixing through completing missions in Platinum Mixing.
 Special Pattern - Appears in Platinum Mixing only. Only a handful of songs have this pattern. Every month a set of three songs with this pattern appears.

When compared to the charts of the PSP DJMax games, Popular, Technical, and Special Patterns are the Technika equivalent of Normal Style, Hard Style, and MX Style note charts respectively, and Lite pattern is the Technika equivalent of Easy Style in the early DJMax Online game.

Note Types:

 Note - Simply touch the note once, when the time line matches the center of the note.
 Dragging Long Note - Drag the circular note along the path while keeping it on the time line.
 Repeat Note - Keep pressing the circular note each time the time line is on a little purple line that is part of this note.
 Holding Long Note - Hold finger on the circular note until the time line passes the blue line at the end of the note.
 Chain Note - Hit all notes in the path when time line passes over them.

Platinum Crew

Pentavision released ID Cards in different packages that grant access to the Platinum Mixing mode. Players will be able to access personal information management, online regional rankings, buy items for their accounts, and play against other DJMax players. There will also be events for Platinum Crew members. The cost of Platinum Crew is free to players who own the cards, the payment is for the establishments that have the arcade game and want to turn on the Platinum Crew feature.

The Exclusive Collection contains:

 The DJMax Technika Original Soundtrack (2 CDs, the TECHNIKA and PLATINUM MIXING CDs)
 1 of 5 different DJMax Technika ID Cards
 LCD cleaning cloth
 DJMax Technika Stickers
 Gift certificate worth 5000 won (≒ $4, only usable on Bugz, a Korean online music store)
 DJMax Technika Posters

The Card Collection: Technika package contains:

 DJMax Technika Original Soundtrack (TECHNIKA MIXING CD Only)
 1 type of ID card
 LCD cleaning cloth

The Card Collection: Platinum Package contains:

 DJMax Technika Original Soundtrack (PLATINUM MIXING CD Only)
 1 type of ID card
 LCD cleaning cloth

See also
DJMax
DJMax Technika 3
DJMax Technika Tune

References

External links
 DJMAX Platinum Crew Service - The official DJMAX Online Ranking Service
 The Snareblog Guide to DJMax Technika - Provides up-to-date information about mechanics and current features of the US release for first-time players.

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Technika
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Genís García

Genís García Iscla (born 18 May 1978) is an Andorran footballer. He currently plays for the Andorra national team and FC Santa Coloma.

National team statistics
Updated 28 September 2014

References

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Category:Living people
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Candomblé Bantu

Candomblé Bantu (also called Candomblé Batuque or Angola) is one of the major branches (nations) of the Candomblé religious belief system. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Kongo and Mbundu slaves who spoke Kikongo and Kimbundu languages. The supreme and creative god is Nzambi or Nzambi a Mpungu. Below him are the Jinkisi or Minkisi, deities of Bantu mythology. These deities resemble Olorun and the other orishas of the Yoruba religion. Minkisi is a Kongo language term: it is the plural of Nkisi, meaning "receptacle". Akixi comes from the Kimbundu language term Mukixi.

Etymology

The word "Bantu" means "people"; it is a combination of ba, a plural noun marker and -ntu, meaning "person". "Banto" was a generic term used by the Portuguese in Brazil to describe people who spoke Bantu languages.

Pantheon

Nzambi is the "sovereign master"; he created the earth, then withdrew from the world. Nzambi Mpungu remains responsible for rainfall and health.
Aluvaiá (also Bombo Njila, Pambu Njila, Nzila, Mujilo, Mavambo, Vangira, Njila, Maviletango) is an intermediary between human beings and other Nkisi; he is additionally the protector of the houses.
Nkosi Mukumbe (also Hoji Mukumbi, Panzu, Xauê) is the Nkisi of roads, agriculture, and iron. He is associated with Ogun in Yoruba religion.
Mutalambô
Gongobira
Katendê
Loango
Kaviungo
Angorô and Angoroméa
Kitembo
Matamba
Kisimbi
Kaitumbá
Zumbarandá
Wunje
Lembá Dilê

References

See also

 Candomblé Ketu
 Candomblé Jejé
 Kongo religion

External links
 Ritos de Angola

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Category:Bantu mythology
Category:Kongo culture


Paudi Amarahi

Paudi Amarahi is a town and municipality in Gulmi District in the Lumbini Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4136 persons living in 742 individual households.

References

External links
UN map of the municipalities of Gulmi District

Category:Populated places in Gulmi District


Anoplius atrox

Anoplius atrox is a species of spider wasp in the family Pompilidae.

References

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Category:Taxa named by Anders Gustaf Dahlbom


Black Bull (Scotch whisky)

Black Bull is a brand of Scotch whisky owned by Duncan Taylor. It is the flagship brand in the Duncan Taylor portfolio.

History
Black Bull can trace its origins back to 1864, when it was first released in Dundee, Scotland. The original concept and philosophy of Black Bull was to blend with a high malt content and bottle at 100 proof (50%abv) strength and in small batches, which Duncan Taylor stays true too to this day. The brand was trademarked in the US on the repeal of prohibition in 1933 and over the subsequent years sold as many as 80,000 cases into the US alone. Black Bull was rebranded in 2009 by the Duncan Taylor, which included a new bottle and label look and design and expanded range.

Range
Core
Kyloe
12 Year Old
21 Year Old

Limited Release
21 Year Old Racers Reserve
Special Reserve

Prestige
40 Year Old

Accolades
“Gold” and “Best in Class” International Spirits Challenge 2013
“Best Blended Scotch Whisky 21 Years & Over” World Whisky Awards 2012
“Best Blended Scotch Whisky” World Whisky Awards 2012
“Best Blended Scotch Whisky 12 Years and Under” World Whisky Awards 2011
“Gold” International Wines & Spirits Challenge 2011
“Gold” International Spirits Competition 2011
“Winner – Blend Category” Scottish Field Whisky Challenge 2011
“Overall Winner” Best In Glass 2011

External links

Category:Scotch whisky


Mjönäs

Mjönäs is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 217 inhabitants in 2010.

References

Category:Populated places in Värmland County
Category:Populated places in Hagfors Municipality


Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 17th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 26 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 8 August. All games were played at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Terrassa, Spain, located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.

Germany won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Pakistan won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 4–3.

Qualification

Squads

Umpires

Tarlok Bhullar (IND)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
M Iqbal Bali (PAK)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Graham Nash (GBR)
Don Prior (AUS)
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Claude Seidler (GER)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
Christopher Todd (GBR)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Peter von Reth (NED)
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Richard Wolter (GER)

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Cross-overs

Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Cross-overs

Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

Medal round

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official website

Men


Elizabeth Bouvia

Elizabeth Bouvia (born c. 1958) is a figure in the right-to-die movement.  Her case attracted nationwide attention in this area as well as in medical ethics.

History
On September 3, 1983, Bouvia, at the age of 26, admitted herself into the psychiatric ward of Riverside General Hospital in Riverside, California. She was almost totally paralysed by cerebral palsy and had severe degenerative arthritis, which caused her great pain.

Bouvia was alienated from her family and husband, and had been entertaining thoughts of suicide. She requested hospital authorities to allow her to starve to death.  When they refused and ordered her to be force-fed, Bouvia contacted the American Civil Liberties Union, which assigned her a lawyer. In the subsequent lawsuit, the court upheld the hospital's decision and ordered force-feeding to continue (Pence 64-65).

Appeal
Following the court case, a bitter dispute broke out among physicians regarding the Bouvia case. Bouvia tried to resist the force-feeding by biting through the feeding tube. Four attendants would then hold her down while the tubing was inserted into her nose and liquids pumped into her stomach.

Some physicians called this battery and torture, while others claimed that the hospital was right to err on the side of continued life (Pence 65).

Bouvia appealed the lower court ruling and lost. Now, in addition to the force-feeding, she was hooked up to a morphine drip to ease the pain of her arthritis. In 1986, she appealed again and this time the court ruled in her favour that the force-feeding constituted battery.

Outcome
After the court case, Bouvia decided that she would live. However, her statements  made it clear that this was because of the pain of starvation, and that she actually wished she was dead.

In 1992, Bouvia's lawyer Richard Scott ironically committed suicide. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times after his suicide, Bouvia stated that she had gone on morphine after the original court ruling in 1983. She stated that side effects of the morphine made starvation unbearable, and expressed bitterness that the 1983 ruling had gone against her. She stated that she had been strong enough to starve herself to death in 1983, and said that she never would have gone on morphine if she had known she'd eventually get a court ruling in her favor.

In 1998, she appeared on 60 Minutes, saying that she was still in pain and had felt great pressure to continue living; she expressed the hope that she would soon die of natural causes. She was still living in 2002. In its obituary for USC professor Harlan Hahn, the Los Angeles Times on May 11, 2008, reported that Bouvia was still alive.

On February 28, 2018, a person posted an image of a woman in a wheelchair to the file sharing website imgur that they claimed was an image of Elizabeth Bouvia, still alive.  Doctors in 1986 had predicted she could only live for another 15 to 20 years.

References
Miller, Franklin and Diane Myer. "Voluntary Death: A Comparison of Terminal Dehydration and Physician Assisted Suicide" Thomas Mappes and Jane Zembaty Eds. Social Ethics (6th Ed). Boston: McGraw Hill, 2002. 99-104.
Gregory Pence. Chapter 2,  "Elizabeth Bouvia," pp. 19-24, Classic Cases in Medical Ethics| (8th Ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2017).

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Mount Goodenough Formation

The Mount Goodenough Formation is a geologic formation in Northwest Territories. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cretaceous period.

See also

 List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Northwest Territories

References

Category:Cretaceous Northwest Territories


Andy Carlson

Andrew "Andy" Carlson is a notable violinist from the United States.

He began learning traditional fiddle music from his grandfather when he was five. He has won numerous fiddle contests including being named Georgia State Champion Fiddler twice and being named the 2000 Ohio Grand Champion fiddler. His book entitled A Guide to American Fiddling () was released by Mel Bay Publishers. As a studio musician and string arranger he has recorded for Warner Bros., Atlantic, Elektra, Geffen, Polydor, and Capricorn and with artists including R.E.M., Nanci Griffith, Billy Bragg, and the Cowboy Junkies. As a soloist Carlson has performed with orchestras such as the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

Referenced as a 'Demon Fiddler' in a 1998 New York Times Music Review , Carlson received his MM and BMUS from the University of Georgia and his DMA in Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. He has served as a faculty member at Morehead State University, and served on the faculty of Denison University through the 2017-2018 academic year. In 2000 Carlson started a Bluegrass program at Denison University, and the university now allows music majors to have a concentration in Bluegrass.

Carlson also has his own band, The Andy Carlson Band, that performs music ranging from traditional Old-Time Appalachian, Bluegrass, Swing, Blues, "New" Grass, Classical, and Contemporary Acoustic. With Carlson on Fiddle, the band includes Greg Earnest on Banjo, Casey Cook on Guitar, Michael Smith on Mandolin and Keith Morris on Bass all of whom are also members of the Atlanta-based Bluegrass band The Dappled Grays.

Discography
The Andy Carlson Band - Fiddlehead (2010)
The Andy Carlson Band - Log-A-Rhythm (2005)
Andy Carlson - Beyond Boundaries (2002)
R.E.M. - "Electrolite", from New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996)
Billy Bragg -"You Woke Up My Neighbourhood", from Don't Try This At Home (1991)

References

Category:American fiddlers
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Category:21st-century American male musicians


Kindergarten (1983 film)

Kindergarten () is a Soviet drama film by Yevgeny Yevtushenko, created by him on the basis of his own memories of a military childhood.

Plot
In Russia, during the Great Patriotic War, a 10-year-old boy goes to live with his grandmother. On the way to it, the train gets under bombardment, so Zhenya has to move slowly on foot to the destination, meeting many friendly and not very people.

Cast
 Sergey Gusak as Zhenya
 Galina Stakhanova as Zhenya's Grandmother
 Svetlana Yevstratova as Lilya
Igor Sklyar as Zhenya's Father
 Klaus Maria Brandauer as  German officer
 Nikolai Karachentsov as thief  Spire
 Leonid Markov as imaginary blind
 Yevgeny Yevtushenko as freaky chess player
 Mikhail Roshchin as episode
 Nika Turbina as episode

Criticism
Yevgeny Yevtushenko's film came out in the years of the poet's disgrace, so it was not by chance that he became the subject of Soviet criticism and found recognition in the West (after an out-of-competition show at the Venice Film Festival). The famous film critic Victor Dyomin called the picture worthless, while the film director Savva Kulish, after watching the film, praised the work of Yevtushenko, wishing him further success: Yevtushenko is trying to implement on the screen purely literary devices hence the obviously overestimated in comparison with the usual capacity in the movie capacity of plastic images, their literary type metaphorical. Sometimes this metaphoricity strikes accuracy and truth. Sometimes it seems deliberate, and then reveals a taste of literary. But before us is a clear attempt to try the film equipment on the utmost strain, and this attempt is fruitful not only for the writer, but also for the cinema.  Script writer Yevgeny Gabrilovich  supported the creative search for the poet.

Aleksandr Fyodorov: All this looks pretentious, secondary and even unprofessional. But the nonprofessionality of the author of the film in the cinema, as it is paradoxical, has also positive aspects. Yevtushenko removes the picture of the memory of his military childhood so that the mosaic of events consists of many unpolished, different and unequal episodes.

References

External links

 Евгений Евтушенко устроил в Зиме «Детский сад»

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Attahasam

Attahasam () () is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Saran featuring Ajith in dual lead roles with Pooja playing the female lead. Sujatha, Karunas and Ramesh Khanna play pivotal roles in the film, while the score and soundtrack are composed by Bharathwaj. The film went to mixed reviews but performed well at the box office.

Plot
The movie begins with Jeeva (Ajith), a driving instructor, leading a happy life with his mother (Sujatha). He also fell in love with Swapna (Pooja Umashankar) after several mishaps. Sujatha hides the Jeeva truth that his father (Nizhalgal Ravi), was murdered by a dada named Manthiram (Babu Antony). The mother, much against the boy’s wish, packs off Jeeva’s twin brother, Guru (also Ajith Kumar)  with a family who offer to adopt him, who had been witness to the murderer from a close quarter, to a distant town. He escapes from the family and goes to Tuticorin and grows to become a gangster there.

When Jeeva visits Tuticorin, he comes across his elder brother, Guru a.k.a. Thala. Seizing the opportunity, the elder brother kidnaps the younger one and decides to go as the driving instructor to Chennai. Initially, he plans to take revenge on his mother for packing him off from their house at a very young age. He hurts her at every step and even plans to sell off all their property.

On the other hand, Jeeva is mistaken as the gangster and is subject to attacks by the local gangsters of Tuticorin. He escapes from them and returns to Chennai to save his mother. In the meantime, Guru comes to know about his father's death and Manthiram was the cause for the same. He avenges his father's death and leaves Jeeva with his mother to live happily and goes off to jail to keep his mother in belief that he is somewhere in the world living happily.

Cast

 Ajith as Guru (Thala) and Jeeva (dual role)
 Pooja as Swapna
 Sujatha as Guru's and Jeeva's mother
 Nizhalgal Ravi as Guru's and Jeeva's father
 Babu Antony as Manthiram
 Mahadevan as Samutrakani
 Cochin Hanifa as Swapna's father
 Jasper as Fernandez
 Ramesh Khanna as Surula
 Karunas as Pangu
 Vaiyapuri as Kumbudren Saamy
 Manobala as Semi Joseph
 M. S. Bhaskar as Sex Doctor
 Crane Manohar as Driving School Staff
 Scissor Manohar
 Ilavarasu
 P. S. Sridhar

Production
Saran and Ajith collaborated for the third time after the successes of Kadhal Mannan (1998) and Amarkalam (1999). Between then and 2004, the pair began shooting for another project for Poornachandra Rao titled Erumugam also starring Richa Pallod, before Ajith pulled out and the pair subsequently fell out. However Ajith Kumar's wife played a role in reconciling the pair and Saran worked on a fresh script for the actor. Kiran was initially roped in to play a second leading female role after her other film opposite Ajith, Mahaa, was shelved but Saran later deleted her character from the project.

The shooting progressed in October 2004 around Tuticorin and a scene created a ruckus among the public as they mistook the action to be real, as the region had seen similar daylight murders and fights among local mafia in the past. Songs from the film were shot in Romania and Pollachi. The film released on Diwali 2004 to make most of the holiday season and became a Super hit

Soundtrack

The Music was composed by Bharadwaj and Released on Classic Audio.

Release
Despite a last minute financial crunch, the action film was released on 300 screens worldwide as Ajith agreed to pay a hefty amount to the producer for settling his liability to the financier. Made on a high budget of 6 crore, Attagasam was a commercial success. The winter rains all over Tamil Nadu and particularly in Chennai and surrounding areas dampened the Deepavali mood at the box-office. Heavy showers on Friday pulled collections below 50%. Oscar Ravichandran, gave a significant amount to clear the producer’s debt in lieu of the satellite rights of the film, which in turn were sold to Jaya TV.

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The Lovebirds (2020 film)

The Lovebirds is an upcoming American romantic comedy film, directed by Michael Showalter, from a screenplay by Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall, from a story by Abrams, Gall and Martin Gero. It stars Kumail Nanjiani, Issa Rae, Paul Sparks, Anna Camp and Kyle Bornheimer.

It will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020. It is scheduled to be released on April 3, 2020, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot
A couple (Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names takes them from one extreme – and hilarious - circumstance to the next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Cast
 Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran
 Issa Rae as Leilani
 Anna Camp
 Paul Sparks
 Betsy Borrego as Reya
 Kyle Bornheimer as Brett
 Kelly Murtagh as Evonne
 Moses Storm as Steve

Production
In January 2019, it was announced Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae had joined the cast of the film, with Michael Showalter, directing from a screenplay by Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, and Martin Gero. Abrams, Gall, Gero will serve as producers on the film, alongside, Oly Obst, Todd Schulman and Jordana Mollick, while Showalter, Nanjiani and Rae will serve as executive producers. Media Rights Capital will produce and finance the film, while Paramount Pictures will distribute. That same month, Anna Camp joined the cast of the film.

Filming
Principal photography began in January 2019. Production concluded on February 27, 2019. The official trailer incorporates a section of Ilaiyaraaja’s “Oru kili” soundtrack composed for the movie Aanandha Kummi (1983) as background music.

Release
It will have its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2020. It is scheduled to be released on April 3, 2020.

References

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Earl of Melfort

The titles of Viscount of Melfort and Lord Drummond of Gillestoun were created in the Peerage of Scotland on 14 April 1685 for John Drummond, second son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth, with remainder to the heirs male of his body by his second marriage, to Euphemia Wallace, failing whom to the heirs male of his body whatsoever. He was further created, on 12 August 1686, Earl of Melfort, Viscount of Forth and Lord Drummond of Riccartoun, Castlemains and Gilstoun, also in the peerage of Scotland, and with a similar remainder.

A supporter of King James II and VII, Melfort escaped to France on 16 December 1688, following the "Glorious Revolution" which installed William of Orange and Mary II on the English and Scottish thrones. Drummond was further created Baron Cleworth in the Jacobite Peerage of England by the exiled monarch, on 7 August 1689, and Duke of Melfort, Marquess of Forth, Earl of Isla and Burntisland, Viscount of Rickerton and Lord Castlemains and Galston in the Jacobite Peerage of Scotland 17 April 1692, all with a similar remainder to the 1685 viscountcy.

The 1st Earl and titular 1st Duke of Melfort was outlawed by the de facto régime in England on 23 July 1694 and was attainted by Act of Parliament on 2 July 1695, when his honours became forfeit. In 1701, after the death of James II and VII, the Duke of Melfort was granted the honours and precedence of a French peer by Louis XIV. He and his descendants used the title "Duc de Melfort" in France, but this was a French translation of their Jacobite dukedom and not a French dukedom. The dukedom was never recognised by the governments of England and later of Great Britain.

On 2 July 1800 the titular 4th Duke of Melfort succeeded as heir male to the attainted Earldom of Perth and as titular 9th Duke of Perth, Marquess of Drummond, Earl of Stobhall, Viscount of Cargill and Lord Concraig, on the death of his second cousin once removed, James Drummond, Lord Perth and Baron Drummond of Stobhall, a descendant of the 1st Earl and Duke of Melfort from his first marriage, to Sophie Maitland. In 1841 the titular 6th Duke of Melfort established his right before the French Council of State and the Tribunal de la Seine to the French titles of Duc de Melfort, Comte de Lussan and Baron de Valrose (his great-grandfather the 2nd Duke of Melfort had been married in 1707 to Marie Gabrielle d'Audebert, widow of the Duke of Albemarle and only daughter of Jean d'Audebert, Comte de Lussan). The titular 6th Duke of Melfort proved to the incumbent British authorities his descent from the 1st Earl of Melfort in 1848, and by a reversal of his ancestors' attainder on 28 June 1853 became 5th Earl of Perth and Lord Drummond of Stobhall, Earl of Melfort, Viscount of Forth and Lord Drummond of Riccartoun, Castlemains and Gilstoun, Viscount of Melfort and Lord Drummond of Gillestoun and Lord Drummond of Cargill. He died on 28 February 1902, when the Melfort titles became dormant or extinct and the Perth titles passed to the Viscount of Strathallan.

Viscounts (1685), Earls (1686) and titular Dukes (1692) of Melfort
John Drummond, 1st Duke of Melfort (1650–1714), attainted 1695
John Drummond, 2nd Duke of Melfort (1682–1754)
James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Melfort (1708–1766)
James Louis Drummond, 4th Duke of Melfort (1750–1800)
Charles Edouard Drummond, 5th Duke of Melfort (1752–1840)
George Drummond, 5th Earl of Perth (1807–1902), restored 1853

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Charles Walwyn

Charles Lawrence Tyndall "Taffy" Walwyn  (1883-1959) was a British Army officer of the First World War. His son was the race horse trainer Peter Walwyn.

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Legal threat

A legal threat is a statement by a party that it intends to take legal action on another party, generally accompanied by a demand that the other party take an action demanded by the first party or refrain from taking or continuing actions objected to by the demanding party.

Nature
Legal threats take many forms.  Common to all is that the party making the threat will take some form of action of a legal nature.  Most common is the threatened initiation of a  lawsuit against the second party.  Other threats might include an administrative law action or complaint, referring the other party to a regulatory body, turning the party into the legal authorities over a crime or civil infraction, or the like.  Legal threats are often veiled or indirect, e.g. a threat that a party "shall be forced to consider its legal options" or "will refer the matter to legal counsel."

Types

Cease and desist

A cease and desist (C&D) letter is a formalized legal demand that a party stop ("cease") and refrain ("desist") from an activity that the demanding party finds objectionable, generally couched in formal language accusing the activity of violating the law.

The objected-to activity may be most anything, although cease-and-desist letters are particularly common among certain areas of the law:
alleged intellectual property infringement (e.g. patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, etc.)
alleged defamation such as libel and slander
harassment, nuisance, and other torts
violation of certain agreements to not engage in certain commercial conduct (e.g. with respect to competition, territories, etc.)
where a personal financial and legal administrator (e.g. as commonly appointed in Australia) acting under an Order of a court for a represented person (e.g. a person with an alleged disability) for a specified time, as specified in the Order, continues the administration beyond the anniversary date (end date) of the Order, against the represented person's wishes.

Demand letter

A "demand letter" is a formalized demand by a party that another party pay money or take certain acts, often accompanied by a claim that the second party has engaged in illegal conduct, with an implicit or explicit threat that the demanding party will take some form of legal action.

Effect
For the most part, a legal threat is of no legal significance other than a matter of negotiation tactics; however, in certain instances a legal threat does have some legal significance.  Among other things, a legal threat may do the following:
 Establish notice - the party receiving the threat, and the party making the threat, are "on notice" of the circumstances and cannot later claim they were unaware.
 Constitute extortion, blackmail, or some other crime or tort involving improper threats of harm: for example, it is considered unethical, and in some cases a crime, to threaten to report criminal conduct to the police unless a settlement is reached.
 In some circumstances, a claim (veiled or not) that a party will take action based on alleged violation of the law gives rise to a right by the receiving party to bring an action for declaratory judgment that it has not broken the law: for example, if the holder of a trademark claims that a party is infringing a trademark, that party may bring suit asking a court to declare that there is in fact no infringement.

In addition to their legal significance, legal threats may create a number of practical results:
 Intimidating a party into acquiescing to the demand, whether or not there is a legal basis for it, out of fear of litigation expense, negative publicity, loss of entitlement (e.g. losing a business license), or other negative consequence
 Alerting a party to illegal conduct it was unaware of, or that it did not realize was illegal or objectionable
 Delaying or disrupting lawful and legitimate activity, as the victim of the threats must devote time to obtaining expensive legal counsel.
 Risking public disclosure of the threat, thereby portraying the party making the threat in a bad light (see the Streisand effect). Threats of frivolous litigation against major news organisations are extraordinarily risky in this regard, as the newspaper will most often report the threat in the paper itself.

See also
Abuse of process
Barratry (common law)
Franchise fraud
Frivolous litigation
In terrorem
Malicious prosecution
Strategic lawsuit against public participation
Vexatious litigation

References

External links
 chillingeffects.org - database of "cease-and-desist" letters

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William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck

William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck may refer to:

 William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738–1809), British Whig and Tory statesman and Prime Minister
 Lord William Bentinck (1774–1839), British statesman and governor of India
 William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Marquess of Titchfield (1796–1824), British Member of Parliamen


Challenge of Ireland

The Challenge of Ireland was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Ireland. It was played from 2005 to 2009.

Robert Coles won the 2009 event in a playoff over Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.

Winners

See also
Volopa Irish Challenge, a Challenge Tour event held in Ireland which began in 2015

External links
Coverage on the Challenge Tour's official site

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Howard Taylor (engineer)

Howard Peter John Taylor FREng FIStructE FICE (1940-2016) was a British structural engineer. He was born in 1940 near Manchester and died in 2016.

Early life and education
Taylor was the son of a mastic roof contractor. The family moved to Somerset where he attended Frome Grammar School. He read Civil Engineering at UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) and graduated in 1961.

Career
Taylor joined Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners (Jacobs Engineering Group since 2001) after graduation, working in the design office before being moved to site supervising the piling works at Tilbury B Power Station and the West Thurrock Power Station where he became senior engineer. In 1964 he joined the Cement & Concrete Association (Mineral Products Association since 2009) as a research engineer. He was awarded an external PhD at City University in 1971. He was appointed the Cement & Concrete Association's technical manager of the 'Concrete in the Oceans' programme but moved in 1978 to be chief engineer of Dow Mac Concrete Ltd, becoming a director in 1986. When the company was taken over by Costain Building Products Ltd he was appointed a director of the concrete division of the new company. Taylor was a member of BS 5400 and BS 8110 committees and the Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures Committee. He was a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Magazine of Concrete Research and a Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Nottingham. Taylor was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers in 1993-4.

Awards and honours
Oscar Faber Bronze Medal 1971 of the Institution of Structural Engineers
Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor University of Nottingham

Selected publications
The Precast Concrete Bridge Beam: the First 50 Years
The influence of reinforcement detailing on the strength of concrete structures

References

External links
  Institution of Structural Engineers

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Jach'a Ch'utu (Oruro)

Jach'a Ch'utu (Aymara jach'a big, ch'utu peak of a mountain, top of the head, "big peak", also spelled Jachcha Chutu) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the Oruro Department, San Pedro de Totora Province. Jach'a Ch'utu lies southeast of Yapu Qullu. The Turi Jawira originates east of the mountain. It flows to the Jach'a Jawira ("big river") in the southwest.

References

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Douglas Ahlstedt

Douglas Ahlstedt (born 16 March 1945, Jamestown, New York) is an American operatic tenor who had an international performance career with major opera houses from the 1970s through the 1990s. He currently teaches on the voice faculty at Carnegie Mellon University.

Early life and career
Born in Jamestown, New York, Ahlstedt attended and performed with the American Boychoir School in Princeton, NJ in his youth. He sang in his first opera while still a child, portraying the role of Miles in the United States premiere of Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw with the New York College of Music in 1958. He earned a bachelor's degree in vocal performance from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a master's degree in vocal performance from the Eastman School of Music.

In 1972 Ahlstedt made his debut at the San Francisco Opera as Koby in the United States premiere of Gottfried von Einem's Der Besuch der alten Dame. That same year he made his debut at the Tanglewood Music Festival as the Boy in Ian Strasfogel's The Yes Men, and was also heard at Tanglewood that year as Soldato pretoriano in L'incoronazione di Poppea.

In 1973 Ahlstedt won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He made his debut on the Met stage in September 1973 as Borsa in Rigoletto with Louis Quilico in the title role. He appeared at the Met in multiple roles, both leading and minor, over the next three seasons, including Benvolio in Roméo et Juliette, Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos, Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville, Danieli in I vespri siciliani, Edmondo in Manon Lescaut, Fenton in Falstaff, the First Prisoner in Fidelio, Froh in Das Rheingold, Gastone in La traviata, Lindoro in L'Italiana in Algeri, the Lover in Il tabarro, Major-domo in Der Rosenkavalier, Nathanael in The Tales of Hoffmann, a Priest in The Magic Flute, the Sailor's Voice in Tristan Und Isolde, and the Third Esquire in Parsifal.

Later life and career
From 1975-1984 Ahlstedt was a resident artist at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Germany. He then became a resident artist at the Vienna State Opera for the next decade. He also made guest appearances at the Holland Festival (1977), the Grand Théâtre de Genève (1978), the Dutch National Opera (1979), the Zurich Opera (1980-1981), the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux (1981), the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (1982), the Hamburg State Opera (1982-1984), the Opéra d'Avignon (1983), the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (1984-1987), the Vlaamse Opera (1985), the Municipal Theatre of Santiago (1985 and 1987), the National Theatre Prague (1987), the Teatro di San Carlo (1988), the Teatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro) (1989), the Bavarian State Opera (1990), and the Stuttgart State Opera (1991) among others. He also performed at the 1985 and 1987 Salzburg Festival as Anfinomo in Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria.

In 1979 Ahlstedt made his debut at the Opera Company of Philadelphia as Don Ramiro in La cenerentola with Maria Ewing in the title role. He also made guest appearances at the Florentine Opera in 1976 and the Dallas Opera in 1987.

In 1983 Ahlstedt returned to New York City to sing Idreno in a concert version of Semiramide at Avery Fisher Hall presented by the American Symphony Orchestra with June Anderson in the title role, Marilyn Horne as Arsace, and Samuel Ramey as Assace. That same year he returned to the Met after a seven-year absence as Iopas in Les Troyens. He appeared in several more operas at the Met over the next five years, including Count Almaviva, Fenton, Lindoro, and the title role in Pelléas et Mélisande. His final appearance on the Met stage was on April 14, 1988 as Ferrando in Così Fan Tutte.

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Callisthenia variegata

Callisthenia variegata is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the Amazon region and Peru.

References

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GOES 7

GOES-7, known as GOES-H before becoming operational, is an American satellite. It was originally built as a weather satellite, and formed part of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system. Originally built as a ground spare, GOES-H was launched in 1987 due to delays with the next series of satellites. It was operated by NOAA until 1999, before being leased to Peacesat, who use it as a communications satellite. As of 2009, it was operational over the Pacific Ocean, providing communications for the Pacific Islands. On April 12, 2012, the spacecraft was finally decommissioned and moved to a graveyard orbit.

Launch
GOES-H was launched aboard a McDonnell Douglas Delta 3914 rocket, flying from Launch Complex 17A at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch occurred at 23:05 GMT on 26 February 1987. The launch had originally been scheduled for late 1986, but was delayed after GOES-G failed to achieve orbit. It was built by Hughes Space and Communications, based on the HS-371 satellite bus, and was the last of five GOES-D series satellites to be launched.

Operations

Following launch, GOES-7 was positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 75° West, where it underwent on-orbit testing before being activated in the GOES-EAST slot of the constellation.

Due to the loss of GOES-G, and delays in the development of the GOES-I series spacecraft, no reserve satellites were available in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After the imager on the GOES-6 satellite failed in 1989, GOES-7 was left as the only operational GOES satellite. It was moved to 98° West to cover the whole of the continental United States. In 1992, Meteosat 3 was leased from Eumetsat to take over GOES-EAST operations, allowing GOES-8 to be moved 112° West. When GOES-8 entered service in 1995, it replaced Meteosat 3, and GOES-7 was moved to the GOES-WEST position at 135° West. It remained in service until its retirement from service in 1996, at which time it was moved to 95° West. It was then transferred to Peacesat, and positioned at 175° West until its final retirement and disposal in 2012.

It is the only satellite to have been operated as both GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST in the course of normal operations. GOES-10 has been used as both GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST, however its operations as GOES-EAST were as a backup during an outage of GOES-12, and the satellite was not moved to the GOES-EAST orbital position.

See also

1987 in spaceflight
List of GOES satellites

References

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Proteuxoa hypochalchis

Proteuxoa hypochalchis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.

The larvae feed on Lobularia maritima.

Adults are preyed on by the spider species Dichrostichus magnificus, which emits a pheromone similar to that of the female moth to attract male moths within range of a sticky ball of glue which the spider swings on a length of silk.

External links
Australian Faunal Directory
Australian Insects

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Television in North Korea

Television in North Korea is subject to the Korean Central Broadcasting Committee and controlled by the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. A study in 2017 found that 98% of households had a television set.

Technological data
Television in North Korea uses a PAL 576i analog signal transmission system and 4:3 aspect ratio. The main signal transmission means it is terrestrial broadcasting, but Pyongyang has its own cable TV. The three major television channels – Korean Central Television, Mansudae and  – as of 2014 are available in a special app found on the government issued Samjiyon tablet computers.
Television sets sold in North Korea are only able to operate on the PAL system, to prevent them from being able to pick up broadcasts from the south. Imported TV sets that are able to operate on both PAL and NTSC, such as those from Japan, have their NTSC abilities disabled by the government on import.

Television channels
As of August 16, 2016, there are four television channels in North Korea. All are state-owned.

Korean Central Television

This is the oldest television channel in North Korea, and it started regular broadcasting in 1963. As of 2017, it's the only North Korean TV channel broadcasting to the outside world via satellite television aside from domestic transmissions. On satellite, KCTV is available in standard definition as well as in Full HD. Since December 4, 2017, a test air broadcast in the format 16:9 SDTV was started.

Mansudae Television

Mansudae Television broadcasts educational material with the occasional advert on weekends to Pyongyang. It opened on December 1, 1973. The Mansudae TV Broadcasting Station broadcasts three hours (19:00–22:00) on Saturdays, and nine hours (10:00–13:00, 16:00–22:00) on Sundays.

Ryongnamsan Television

 is an educational channel provided by University Student TV Department of Korea Radio and Television. De facto the director of this channel is Yang Chun Won.
 The channel started broadcasting on April 1, 1971 under the name "Kaesong". On October 10, 1991, that channel has transitioned to color broadcasting. On 1 (according to other data 16) February 1997, the first rebranding of the TV channel was made "". According to the data presented in the book "North Korea Handbook", the rebranding was connected with the 55th anniversary of Kim Jong-il. The channel's airtime was presented on the Channel 9 frequency in Pyongyang from 17:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 to 22:00 on weekends. Also in the 1990s, the television station carried out experimental broadcasting from the television tower in Kaesong on Channel 8 frequency using a single North Korean transmitter tuned to NTSC format. The purpose of this broadcast was to promote North Korean culture among South Korean viewers. The frequency of Channel 8 was chosen to prevent the signal from being jammed by South Korean broadcasters, since in Seoul, frequencies of Channels 7 and 9 were occupied by KBS2 and KBS1 TV channels until December 31, 2012, respectively, and at the same time the time KBS1 and KBS2 were broadcast in the demilitarized zone by frequencies of Channels 29 and 28, respectively, although their signal was muted by the DPRK. On September 5, 2012 the channel received its modern name, and the concept of broadcasting was changed.
 Grid-based broadcast television make popular science films in English, television lectures and educational programs for learning foreign languages. The channel is available for viewing to students of all the universities of Pyongyang. Broadcasting is carried out on Channel 9 frequency from the Pyongyang TV tower, on the Manbang IPTV system on the button 3 in the "Air cast" section, as well as in the analog transmitter of the Samjiyon tablet computer.

Sport Television

 is the sport TV channel established on August 15, 2015. The basis of broadcasting is broadcast sports competitions involving athletes from the DPRK, documentaries and programs about the history of sports in the DPRK and the world and the development of mass sports. The channel broadcasts on Saturdays and Sundays from 19:00 to 22:00. At 20:00 PYT, the channel broadcasts the «Podo» news program by Korean Central Television. The same testcard is used on the channel is like to Ryongnamsan TV testcard, but it includes a sports cup and the Korean word "Sport" ().

Pyongyang TV Tower
Frequency channels plan of Pyongyang TV Tower (2015) and the Manbang IPTV channels (2016):

Using the Soviet/Eastern European (OIRT) VHF bandplan.

Content
The quality of programming has improved over the years. International news is broadcast and the quality of educational programming is high. Documentaries are aired often and are usually on the topic of health, Korean and world history and geography.

See also

List of North Korean television series
Telecommunications in North Korea
Media of North Korea
Television in South Korea

References

Sources
 Review of television and radio broadcasting in North and South Korea

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Garra fisheri

Garra fisheri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra.

References

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Monument to the War of 1812

Monument to the war of 1812 is an artwork in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The sculpture was created by the Canadian artist and novelist Douglas Coupland to commemorate British North America's success in the battle against the American forces in the war of 1812. The standing soldier is painted gold and depicts a member of the 1813 Royal Newfoundland Regiment. The fallen is painted silver and depicts an American soldier from the 16th U.S. Infantry Regiment.

It was unveiled in November 2008 and currently stands at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard.

References

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Ugyen Dorji (footballer)

Ugyen Dorji is a Bhutanese international footballer who currently plays for Transport United. He made his first appearance for the Bhutan national football team in 2011.

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John Wiemann

John D. Wiemann is an American politician in the Missouri House of Representatives, elected in November 2014 to represent District 103, and is a member of the Republican Party.

Election results

References

External links
 Campaign website

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Abhidhānappadīpikā

The Abhidhānappadīpikā is a Pali thesaurus composed in the twelfth century by the Sri Lankan grammarian Moggallāna Thera. It is based on the Sanskrit thesaurus Amarakośa, and closely follows its style and method.

Like the Amarakośa, the Abhidhānappadīpikā consists of three parts: celestial objects, terrestrial objects and miscellaneous objects. Each part consists of several sections. The work is a thesaurus or dictionary of synonyms, grouping together the names of a particular thing in verse form for easy memorization.

Commentaries
A commentary was written by a Burmese minister under King Kittisīhasūra in the 14th century. A Burmese translation was made in the eighteenth century. A paraphrase (sanna) and a subcommentary (ṭīkā) were composed in Sri Lanka. According to Malalasekera, the sanna is the older and more valuable work.

Editions
Abhidhānappadīpikā; or, Dictionary of the Pali language by Vaskaduve Subhuti, Colombo, 1865, A Sinhala script edition with English explanations. Available on Archive.org.

A fully Romanized edition of this, input by the Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project,  is available on GRETIL.

References

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List of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episodes

This article lists the episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, an American situation comedy television series that ran for eight seasons (1950–58) on CBS.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

References

External links
 Finding Aid for the Rod Amateau Papers, 1955-1966, including scripts for The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. UCLA Library Special Collections, Performing Arts, The Online Archive of California.

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Steamer Range

The Steamer Range is a series of rock formations branching off the Main Range National Park in Queensland, Australia. They lie at the head of Emu Creek, west of Warwick, in the Main Range. Viewed from most angles, with a little imagination, the range looks like a steamboat.

The Mast formation was climbed on 24 August 1950 by Bob Waring and Jon Stephenson, and the Funnel formation was climbed on 1 December 1950 by Bob Waring and Kemp Fowler[citation needed]. The local sawmill had a 200-pound prize for the first person to do this; however, neither Bob nor Kemp received any money for their accomplishments.

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Steamer Range, The
Category:Darling Downs
Category:Main Range National Park