Arjun Menon

Arjun Menon (born 19 December 1987) is an Indian playback singer and songwriter based in New York City/London. He has sung for top music directors including A.R. Rahman, Harris Jayaraj, G.V Prakash etc. Arjun started his music career performing Carnatic music as a solo artiste and subsequently performed several shows across the country collaborating with top musicians. He sang the re-recording song "Kulu Kulu Venpani Pola" for the movie Engeyum Kadhal which was composed and penned by Harris Jayaraj. His playblack debut and big break came with the song "Latcham Calorie" from the movie Yaan in 2014.

Early life

Arjun was born on 19 December 1987 in Chennai into a family of music connoisseurs. His parents, Prem Menon and Usha discovered his love for music at a young age and initiated his vocal training when he was four and a half years old. Arjun started learning Carnatic music under several gurus including Ajay Namboodiri and Prof. Ramamoorthy Rao (a disciple of Bhimsen Joshi). He was also under the tutelage of Chitravina Ravikiran for a brief period of time. He performed his first stage show at the age of five.

He performed several Carnatic concerts from 1997-2003 and even performed at the prestigious Tiruvaiyyaru Tyagaraja Aradhana in the years 1999 and 2000. During his schooling, Arjun was exposed to several genres of music which fascinated and inspired him to learn to play the acoustic guitar. He also won several competitions organized by groups like the Sangam Kala Group and The Annual Swathi Smrithi Music Competition.

In 2001, Arjun played the role of Ayyappan in the Malayalam serial "Swami Ayyappan". The serial was directed by the legendary director P. N. Menon (director) and was telecast on Asianet. His role was appreciated by the critiques. However, Arjun decided to focus on music and give up acting.

While at college, Arjun took part in several inter college culturals and won several awards like "Best vocalist" at "Pradharshini-`06" conducted by the Kilpauk Medical College in the year 2006. He also won the prestigious Light Music Vocal - Solo title at "Saarang -`09" organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai which made him a common name in the college cultural circle. While at college. he formed the band "Clarity in Confusion" which one several awards including "Best Band" award at "Milan `08", organized by SRM Institute of Science and Technology. The band performs shows regularly till date.

Arjun completed his school education at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taylors Road in 2005 where he was awarded the Best Performer in Co-curricular activities and went on to complete his Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering in 2009. He also holds a PGDBA in Operations Management from SCDL, Pune. Arjun joined Cognizant in 2009 after completing his graduation. Apart from English, he speaks Tamil and Malayalam fluently, and sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Urdu.

Career

Music
Arjun's music career started at a young age. He started performing carnatic music concerts across the country as a solo artiste and often accompanying his gurus. Arjun appeared on the television channel - Zee Tamil`s unplugged music show - "Isai Unplugged" in 2010. His performance was widely appreciated by the audience. The show ran for over a year where he collaborated with several prominent musicians. He featured in the second season of the show in 2013 where he performed with his band CinC. He has performed across India, the US and Canada.

His voice first featured in the Kollywood movie Engeyum Kadhal in 2011 when he crooned the re-recording song Kulu Kulu Venpani Pola composed and penned by Harris Jeyaraj. Arjun continued singing chorus and track sessions for several top music directors including G.V. Prakash for movies like Saguni and Thalaiva for the next couple of years. During this period, he collaborated with several independent musicians and rendered his voice for several gospel and devotional albums.

Arjun's playback debut came in 2014 with the song "Latcham Calorie" from the movie Yaan. The song received great reviews from both critics and music lovers and found its place in the Radio Mirchi Top 20 Tamil Songs (peak position 5), Suryan FM Top 20 Tamil (peak position 1), Behindwoods Top 10 Songs (peak position 4)  and ranked no 3 in Qatar iTunes Top 100

Arjun has performed over 400 shows across the country and has judged music competitions at various corporate and educational institutions like Anna University, SIET, Meenakshi Dental College, AJUBA, Cognizant and Ethiraj College. He regularly performs gigs with his melodic rock band - CinC.

IT
Arjun serves as a Business Analyst at Cognizant serving Fortune 500 Retail & Consumer Goods clients in Requirement Elicitation, Analyzing and identifying inefficiencies in client processes and systems and recommending efficient solutions. He joined Cognizant after graduating in 2009.

Discography

Film Songs

Title Songs for Television Soaps

Personal life
Arjun is married to Preethi, a software professional. They have a daughter Aria.

Voluntary Work & Fund Raising
While at school, Arjun was a member of several non profit voluntary organizations including the National Cadet Corps where he held the rank of Sergeant. He was also an active member of the Junior Red Cross, a sub-division of the Indian Red Cross. While at college, he was the President of the college chapter of the national professional non-profit organization Indian Society for Technical Education and was an active member of the college Rotract Club.

Arjun has performed at several fund raiser shows for non profit organizations including the Rotary International, Round Table and the TANKER foundation. He regularly performs for children with special needs and has also performed at orphanages like Udavum Karangal.

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Eickeloh

Eickeloh is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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Kala Bhavana

Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) is the fine arts faculty of Visva-Bharati University, in Shantiniketan, India. It is an institution of education and research in visual arts, founded in 1919, it was established by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

History
Kala Bhavana was established in 1919. Although art historians have not been able to determine its exact date of foundation, it  celebrated its centenary in 2019. Asit Kumar Haldar was an art teacher at Santiniketan Vidyalaya from 1911 to 1915 and was in charge of Kala Bhavana from 1919 to 1921. In 1919, when it first started functioning, it started teaching music and art. By 1933, the two streams were separated into two different schools, Kala Bhavana and Sangit Bhavana

Upon its establishment in 1919, Tagore invited noted painter Nandalal Bose, a disciple of Abanindranath Tagore, founder of the Bengal school of art movement, to become first principal of the institution. In the coming years stalwarts like Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinkar Baij became associated with the college, and in time gave a new direction not just to the institution but also to modern Indian painting. At Santiniketan, the ideas of Rabindranath Tagore on art and teaching continued for a long time as a monumental model. Subsequently, they developed in the art arena of Santiniketan, the three pillars of ideas – Nandalal Bose, Benode Behari Mukherjee and Ramkinkar Baij. They together raised Santiniketan to a level of unique eminence in the field of modern art in twentieth century India.

In 1997, R. Siva Kumar, leading art historian, curated an exhibition, Santiniketan: The Making of a Contextual Modernism, at the National Gallery of Modern Art. The exhibition, brought together about a hundred works each of the four modern Indian artists, namely Nandalal Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Ram Kinker Baij and Benode Behari Mukherjee on the centre stage and put the Santiniketan art movement into focus. R.Siva Kumar argued that the "Santiniketan artists did not believe that to be indigenous one has to be historicist either in theme or in style, and similarly to be modern one has to adopt a particular trans-national formal language or technique. Modernism was to them neither a style nor a form of internationalism. It was critical re-engagement with the foundational aspects of art necessitated by changes in one’s unique historical position".

Subsequently, as principal of Kala Bhavana, Dinkar Kaushik reshaped it for contemporary art practices. He invited sculptor Sarbari Roy Choudhury, Ajit Chakraborty, graphic artist Somnath Hore and painters Sanat Kar and Lalu Prasad Shaw to join Kala Bhavana as teachers. Amongst the many things he did to revolutionize the institution was to hold Nandan Mela. On 1–2 December, Nandan Mela celebrates the birth anniversary of Nandalal Bose. “The students involve in various kinds of activities including art stalls put up by the Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Graphics, Design and Art History Departments. These stalls have artworks made by the students and teachers ranging from calendars to craft items, diaries, stationery, fashion jewelry, paintings, prints, saras (clay plates), and ceramics, wood and metal sculptures for sale at affordable prices.”

College overview
The college has an art gallery, Nandan, exhibiting sculptures, frescoes and murals. In the 1960s, the Birlas and Goenkas families had built two girls hostels named after them. Kala Bhavana has 17,000 original art works by eminent Indian and Far-Eastern masters, and is now seeking outside support for preserving and displaying these.

Nandalal Bose became the first principal in 1923 and was followed by such luminaries as Benode Behari Mukherjee, Ramkinkar Baij, K. G. Subramanyan, Dinkar Kaushik, R. Siva Kumar, Somnath Hore, Jogen Chowdhury and others. Amongst others who distinguished themselves in the art arena of Santiniketan were Sankho Chaudhuri and Sanat Kar.

The school offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree, as well as certificate degrees.

In popular culture and in history

Nandalal Bose was assigned the task of decorating the original copy of the Constitution of India and he drew in several of his students for the work. It included Dinanath Bhargava, Kripal Singh Shekhawat, Jagdish Mittal, Gauri Bhanja, his daughter, and others. The brief was to illustrate 34 inch borders in 300-odd pages with patterns from different historical ages of the subcontinent. The document was adopted on 26 January 1950. Dinanath Bhargava, then 21-years old, was also given the task of adapting the design the national emblem. Beohar Rammanohar Sinha illustrated the preamble and certain other pages. R. Siva Kumar said that it was indeed a matter of pride that artists from Kala Bhavana embellished the prestigious document.

In 2011, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindra Chitravali was released, the four-volume set covered masters' painting oeuvre consisting of 1,600 paintings, from Rabindra Bhavana (another institution of the university) and Kala Bhavana collection, along with 200 paintings from other institutions across India.

Satyajit Ray, the legendary film maker, studied here in 1940-1941, under Benode Behari Mukherjee, and later made a noted documentary on his teacher, The Inner Eye (1972). He had earlier made a 54-minute black-and-white documentary, Rabindranath Tagore, on the life of the poet on the occasion of his birth centenary. The film won the President's Gold Medal Award, New Delhi, 1961 and the Golden Seal, Locarno, 1961.

Ramkinkar is an incomplete personality study or documentary on sculptor Ramkinkar Baij created by legendary filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak. He started creating the film in 1975. The film was almost complete but it still remained unfinished for the death of Ritwik Ghatak.

Santiniketan has nine original ink brush works of Xu Beihong, one of the pioneers of Chinese modern art, all painted during the artists visit to Santiniketan in 1939-40. He had stayed in Tan Yun-Shan’s old house near Cheena Bhavana. In August 2019, his son, Xufangfang, who had come on a follow up visit, said that he received inspiration from the creative environment at Visva Bharati.

India has a long history of cultural relations with Japan. In 1902, Tenshin Okakura and Rabindranath Tagore met in Kolkata. On returning to Japan, Okakura sent two distinguished artists, Yokoyama Taikan and Hishida Shunsō to Kolkata, where they met Rabindranath Tagore and Abanindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore went five times to Japan – 1916, 1917, 1924 and 1929 twice. Nampu Katayama visited India in 1916. On an invitation from Tagore, Shokin Katsuta stayed in Santiniketan and worked as art teacher from 1905 to 1907.  Kousetsu Nosu came to India in 1918. He met Kampu Arai in Kolkata, and the two together went to Ajanta for copying the frescoes there. In 1932 Nosu again came to India, to paint frescoes in the new Buddhist Vihara at Sarnath. On completing his work at Sarnath, he visited Kala Bhavana at Santiniketan to learn more about frescoes. Kampo Arai was in India from 1916 to 1918 and visited Santiniketan during the period. Akino Fuku was visiting professor at Santiniketan in 1962. Ikuo Hirayama has painted in India under the title Silk Road paintings. Nishida Shun'ei came to India in 1995. Koreshiko Hino visited Santiniketan in 2006.

Notable people
This is a list of notable alumni and teachers of Kala Bhavana, listed alphabetically by last name.

Faculty

Asit Kumar Haldar, was art teacher in Santiniketan Vidyalaya from 1911 to 1915 and was incharge of Kala Bhavana from 1919 to 1921.
Stella Kramrisch, Austrian art historian, taught at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan in 1922-24. A skilled dancer she taught “musical drill” to the children of Santiniketan ashrama. She was conferred Desikottama and Padma Bhusan.
R. Siva Kumar, who studied history of art at Kala Bhavana, later joined as faculty and became its principal, is a leading art historian and has curated numerous art exhibitions.

Painters

Jayasri Burman, an artist and painter working and living in Paris, graduated from Kala Bhavana.
Jogen Chowdhury, eminent painter and parliamentarian, teaches at Kala Bhavana.
Somnath Hore, sculptor and printmaker, taught at Kala Bhavana. He was recipient of the Padma Bhusan award.
Kailash Chandra Meher, painter, studied at Kala Bhavana. He was later conferred the Padma Shri award.
A. Ramachandran, noted painter and Padma Bhusan award winner, was a student of Kala Bhavana.

Printmakers

Krishna Reddy, master printmaker at Atelier 17 and sculptor, studied at Kala Bhavana.
K.G. Subramanyan, noted painter and Padma Vibhushan award winner, was a student of Kala Bhavana and later came back to teach at Santiniketan.

See also
 Notable people associated with Santiniketan

References

External links

Shantiniketan Art Tour
The presence of women in the institutionalized space and their interventions: Kala bhavana (1920-1930)

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Monrovia Transit Authority

The Monrovia Transit Authority (MTA) is a publicly owned company started 1979 in Monrovia, Liberia, to provide timetabled bus services in the capital city. Operations ceased prior to the war. The MTA owns and runs a depot outside of Monrovia in Gardnersville. The general manager of the MTA is Obedia Tarla.

As a result of the Liberian civil war, the premises of the MTA were completely vandalized, and sat desolate and dormant for over 20 years. In 2007 the transit system in the country was resuscitated.

National Transit Authority

In 2009, the National Transit Authority (NTA) was established to which the Monrovia Transit Authority became a subsidiary. The NTA will be responsible
for passenger transport services throughout Liberia.

In October, 2011 the Government of India donated 25 Ashok Leyland Falcon buses.  This donation was soon followed by the purchase of additional 8 new buses.

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Cliff Levingston

Clifford Eugene Levingston (born January 4, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Levingston starred at Wichita State University, before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1982. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, with whom he would spend the prime of his career.

Professional playing career
After six seasons with the Hawks, Levingston joined the Chicago Bulls, with whom he won two championship rings in 1991 and 1992.  From 1992 to 1994, he played overseas with PAOK of the Greek Basket League, and as such he played in the final four of FIBA European League (now called EuroLeague). In 1994, he returned to America, and joined the Denver Nuggets, and he retired from the league in 1995, with career totals of 5,888 points, 4,307 rebounds, and 593 blocked shots.

In 1986, while playing for the Hawks, Levingston had the rare distinction of "fouling into" an NBA game. In a game where Dominique Wilkins and Antoine Carr were injured, Kevin Willis, Scott Hastings, Jon Koncak, Spud Webb, and Levingston fouled out of the game. After Doc Rivers was ejected, the Hawks were down to only four players. Under NBA Rule 3-I-b, Levingston, the last player to foul out, was allowed to come back into the game, under the player foul penalty situation, resulting in a non-unsportsmanlike conduct technical foul.

Coaching career
In 2000, Levingston began his coaching career as an assistant basketball coach with the Fort Wayne Fury of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). In 2001, he served as an assistant coach with the Dodge City Legend of the United States Basketball League (USBL). In 2002, he returned to Dodge City, to serve his first stint as a professional league head coach; that year the Legends won the USBL title, and Levingston was named the USBL Coach of the Year.

From 2003 to 2004, Levingston served as an assistant coach for the Harlem Globetrotters. In 2004, he coached the St. Louis Flight of the ABA.

In 2005, Levingston was hired as an assistant coach of the Gary Steelheads, of the CBA; that year, the Steelheads played their best season in franchise history, though they lost the championship game. In 2006, he briefly served as an assistant coach for the Kansas Cagerz, and in November, he was officially hired by the Gary Steelheads (of the USBL), as head coach for the 2007 season.

In the fall of 2007, Micheal Ray Richardson was fired by the Oklahoma Cavalry of the CBA. Levingston was hired to replace him.

In the fall of 2011, Levingston became an assistant coach for Michigan City Marquette High School, in northern Indiana.

In 2012, Levingston was named the 2nd head coach of the Rochester Razorsharks of the Premier Basketball League. He coached the Sharks for one season.

Personal
In 2003, he was sentenced to four months in prison, for failure to pay child support.

Levingston is a cousin of NBA player Cory Carr.

References

External links
nba.com historical playerfile
Career statistics
basketpedya.com

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Rashk-e Sofla, Kerman

Rashk-e Sofla (, also Romanized as Rashk-e Soflá and Rashk Soflá; also known as Rashk, Rashk-e Pā’īn, Rashksar, and Rask-i-Sar) is a village in Toghrol Al Jerd Rural District, Toghrol Al Jerd District, Kuhbanan County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 71, in 18 families.

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Doerschuk Site

The Doerschuk Site (Smithsonian trinomial: 31Mg22) is a prehistoric archaeological site with remains from the Archaic period in North America located near Badin, Montgomery County, North Carolina. The Doerschuk Site was first recorded in 1948 by H. M. Doerschuk. The site is privately owned by the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA).

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Excavations were done at the Doerschuk Site in 1949, yielding distinctive spear points that allowed archaeologists to divide the Middle Archaic period (6000-3000BC) in the Piedmont, with specific styles of spear points being found in the various sites of the area, including Lowder's Ferry site.

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A Change of Heart (album)

A Change of Heart is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1987 through the record label Warner Bros. The album reached number 74 on the Billboard 200, number 43 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 3 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

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Qeshlaq-e Hajji Hasan

Qeshlaq-e Hajji Hasan () may refer to:
 Qeshlaq-e Hajji Hasan, Ardabil
 Qeshlaq-e Hajji Hasan, West Azerbaijan


1903–04 Northern Football League

The 1903–04 Northern Football League season was the fifteenth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.

League table

References

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Colonne de la liberté

Colonne de la liberté (French for "Column of Liberty") may refer to:
Colonne de la liberté (France)
Colonne de la liberté (Quebec)


Gabriel–Colman rearrangement

The Gabriel–Colman rearrangement is the chemical reaction of a saccharin or phthalimido ester with a strong base, such as an alkoxide, to form substituted isoquinolines. This rearrangement, a ring expansion, is seen to be general if there is an enolizable hydrogen on the group attached to the nitrogen, since it is necessary for the nitrogen to abstract a hydrogen to form the carbanion that will close the ring. As shown in the case of the general example below, X is either CO or SO2.

Mechanism

The reaction mechanism starts with an attack on the carbonyl group by a strong base, such as methoxide ion. The ring is then opened, forming an imide anion. This is then followed by a rapid isomerization of the imide anion to the carbanion. This is facilitated by the electron withdrawing effect of the substituent, which allows for greater stabilization of the adjacent carbanion with respect to the imide anion. The reaction is then completed when the methoxide is displaced by the ring closing, which results in a ring expansion. The rate determining step of this reaction is the attack of the carbanion on the carbomethoxy group.

The displacement of the methoxide is analogous to the displacement seen in the Dieckman condensation, as it is also a result of a ring closure.

Furthermore, tautomerization can occur on both of the carbonyl groups on the ring, with interconversion of the keto form to the enol form and the amide form to the imidic acid form.

Applications
The major application of the Gabriel–Colman rearrangement is in the formation of isoquinolines, due to the relatively high yield of the desired products. Therefore, studies in which either the product or an intermediate is an isoquinoline, the Gabriel–Colman rearrangement can be utilized. This reaction has been utilized in the production of intermediates for the synthesis of potential anti-inflammatory agents. It has also been used in the study of phthalimide and saccharin derivatives as mechanism based inhibitors for three enzymes; the human leukocyte elastase, cathepsin G and proteinase 3. Phthalimide derivatives were seen to be inactive, while saccharin derivatives were seen to be fair inhibitors of these enzymes.

In a study of the derivatives of 3-Oxo-1,2-benzoisothiazoline-2-acetic acid 1,1-dioxide, the Gabriel–Colman rearrangement was employed in the conversion of Isopropyl (1,1-dioxido-3-oxo-1,2-benzothiazol-2(3H)-yl)acetate to Isopropyl 4-hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylate 1,1-dioxide, as shown above. This reaction has shown a percent yield of 85%.

In another study, N-phthalimidoglycine ethyl ester was used to synthesize 4-hydroxyisoquinoline through use of a Gabriel–Colman rearrangement, as shown above. This reaction has shown a percent yield of 91%. The formation of this product was an important step in the study of the synthesis of 4,4′-functionalized 1,1′-biisoquinolines.

See also
Dieckmann reaction
Claisen condensation
Chan rearrangement

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John Stewart (businessman)

John Morrison Stewart (born May 1949) is a British businessman, the chairman of Legal & General.

John Morrison Stewart was born in Edinburgh in May 1949.

He has been the chairman of Legal & General since March 2010, a member of the court of the Bank of England, a non-executive director of the Financial Reporting Council and chairman of Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Stewart will retire from Legal & General in 2016.

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Michael Leahy (trade unionist)

Michael J. Leahy OBE (born 7 January 1949) was the General Secretary of the British Trade Union Community. Leahy was General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) from 1999 until it merged with the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades (KFAT) in 2004 to form Community.  He served as General Secretary until 2013.

Early life
Leahy was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1949. He attended Twmpath Secondary Modern School. Michael joined the ISTC in 1965 upon starting work as a Chargehand at Panteg Steel Works, where he was employed from 1965 to 1977.

He is married with two children.

Union career
Leahy was employed as an organiser from 1977 to 1986, then as a senior organiser from 1986 to 1992. He was elected Assistant General Secretary of ISTC in 1993 and General Secretary in 1999.

Leahy was President of the iron, steel and nonferrous metals sector of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and sat on the executive of European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF-FEM). He was a member of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) executive committee, and was the President of the TUC for 2011.

Middle East Peace Process
Leahy is a co-founder of the Trade Unions Linking Israel and Palestine.

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James Nimmo

James Ferguson Nimmo  (191215 December 1984) was a senior Australian public servant and policy maker, best known for his time as Secretary of the Department of Housing.

Life and career
James Nimmo was born in 1912. He attended Geelong College and then the University of Melbourne. Whilst in his final year of university (studying economics), he worked for Lyndhurst Giblin as a research secretary.

Moving to Canberra in 1935 to take up a temporary appointment at the Bureau of Census and Statistics. He was awarded a permanent position in 1938, after a short period of study at the London School of Economics. His career over the next couple of decades included a period of time at the Rationing Commission and then later in the Treasury. From 1958 to 1960 he headed the banking, trade and industry branch of the Treasury.

Between 1960 and 1963, Nimmo was a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department. Then from 1963 to 1973, he was Secretary of the Department of Housing.

In December 1973, Nimmo was appointed a Member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission.

Nimmo was Commissioner of an Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania. He submitted the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Transport to and from Tasmania in 1976, and it became known as the Nimmo Report.

Nimmo died at the Royal Canberra Hospital on 15 December 1984.

Awards
Nimmo was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 1963 while a Deputy Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department. He was promoted to Commander of the Order in June 1966 while Secretary of the Department of Housing.

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J. C. Ratwatte II

Jayampathy Charitha Ratwatte II (known as J. C. Ratwatte Adigar ) was a Ceylonese legislator. He was an elected member of the State Council of Ceylon for Balangoda in 1931 and was appointed Adigar by the British Government of Ceylon.

The third son of Sir Cudah Ratwatte Adigar former Mayor of Kandy and Chitravo Katugaha née Kumarihamy. His brothers include Lennie, MBE who was the former Ceylon's High Commissioner in Ghana, Stanley and Kenneth. His cousin was Sirimavo Bandaranaike the first female prime minister in the world.

Ratwatte married Phyllis Sita née Aluvihare and they had three sons: Rajitha (b.1936), Suren and Jayampathy Charitha III (b.1948).

See also
List of political families in Sri Lanka

References

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  The Ratwatte Ancestry

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Made in Israel

Made in Israel is a 2001 Israeli drama film directed by Ari Folman.

Cast
 Menashe Noy - Eddie Zanzury
 Jenya Dodina - Dodo
 Jürgen Holtz - Egon Schultz
 Sasson Gabai - Perach
 Dror Keren - Tiktak
 Igor Mirkurbanov - Vitali
 Tzahi Grad - Segal

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Irresistible

Irresistible may refer to:

Music
 Irresistible (Jessica Simpson album), 2001, or the title song (see below)
 Irresistible (Tammi Terrell album), 1969
 Irresistible (Pablo Ruiz album), a 1992 album by Pablo Ruiz, or the title song
 Irresistible, a 1995 album by Celia Cruz
 "Irresistible" (Cathy Dennis song), 1992
 "Irresistible" (Jessica Simpson song), 2001
 "Irresistible" (Stéphanie song) or "Ouragan", a song by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
 "Irresistible" (Wisin & Yandel song), 2010
 "Irresistible" (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song), 1985
 "Irresistible" (The Corrs song), 2000
 "Irresistible" (Fall Out Boy song), 2015
 "Irresistible", by One Direction from the album Take Me Home
 "Irresistible (Westside Connection)", by Mariah Carey from the album Charmbracelet

Other uses
 "Irresistible" (Stargate Atlantis), an episode of Stargate Atlantis
 "Irresistible" (The X-Files), a 1995 episode of The X-files
 Irresistible (2006 film), a film starring Sam Neill and Susan Sarandon
 Irresistible (upcoming film), an upcoming comedy film written and directed by Jon Stewart
 HMS Irresistible, at least four ships of the Royal Navy

See also

 Irresistible force (disambiguation)
 Unstoppable (disambiguation)
 Ear-Resistible, a 2000 album by The Temptations


OPHN1

Oligophrenin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the OPHN1 gene.

Function

Oligophrenin 1 has 25 exons and encodes a Rho-GTPase-activating protein. The Rho protein are important mediators of intracellular signal transduction, which affects cell migration and cell morphogenesis.

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene are responsible for non-specific X-linked intellectual disability (previously called mental retardation).

OPHN1 syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by intellectual disability and changes in the part of the brain which controls movement and balance (cerebellum). The syndrome mainly affects males. It is characterized by low muscle tone (hypotonia), developmental and cognitive delay, early-onset seizures, abnormal behavior, characteristic facial features (long face, bulging forehead, under eye creases, deep set eyes, and large ears), crossed eyes (strabismus) and inability to coordinate movements.
  A small cerebellum and large ventricles can be seen on brain imaging (MRI). Treatment is supportive and includes physical, occupational and speech and language therapy.
In 2014 an OPHN1 patient organization and website was formed to support families and promote OPHN1 syndrome research.

OPHN1 syndrome is caused by mutations in the OPHN1 gene, which is located on the  X chromosome. Inheritance is X-linked. Some females who carry a mutation in the OPHN1 gene may have mild learning disabilities, mild cognitive impairment, strabismus, and subtle facial changes.

References

Further reading


Henk Nijboer

Henk Nijboer (born 31 March 1983) is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Groningen from 2003 to 2007.

References

External links

  Henk Nijboer at the website of the Labour Party
  Henk Nijboer at the website of the House of Representatives

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Category:People from Groningen (city)
Category:LGBT members of the Parliament of the Netherlands
Category:LGBT politicians from the Netherlands


Frontera (2014 film)

Frontera is a 2014 American drama film directed by Michael Berry. The film stars Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.

Plot
On the border between the U.S. and Mexico, Miguel Ramirez (Michael Peña) crosses the border illegally for work. Upon entering the United States, he meets Olivia (Amy Madigan), the wife of Roy (Ed Harris), a former sheriff and the owner of the land Miguel is currently passing through. Olivia gives him and his companion Jose water and a blanket, and departs after telling them there is a highway not too far away where they can try to stop a ride.

Shortly afterwards, local boys who are out  shooting their fathers' guns without permission, decide to start shooting at Miguel and Jose in an effort to scare them back across the border. Olivia rides back to investigate, but the shots scare the horse she was riding and she falls and hits her head on a rock. Miguel tries to help while Jose runs off, but is scared away by Roy who came because of the gunfire.

Olivia is pronounced dead by the paramedics, and Jose joins two other illegal Mexican immigrants who break into an American family's house, stealing food, money and a car from them. Meanwhile, Carl finds a job gardening.

A grieving Roy starts investigating his wife's death. He first accuses Miguel, thinking he was trying to steal her horse. He finds the bullet casings the boys left behind, as well as a vigilante who shoots illegal Mexican immigrants. Roy tries to ride after the vigilante's vehicle but can not catch it.

Jose is arrested by state troopers and deported to Mexico. The local police inform Roy that his wife's riding blanket was found in the car. Meanwhile, a cop identifies Miguel based on a description Roy gave the police and arrests him. He is taken into police custody since he is regarded as the prime suspect in Olivia's death and is to be tried for first degree murder. Miguel contacts his wife's parents to tell them what happened. When his wife Paulina finds out she tries to cross the border herself.

Paulina is raped on the way to the United States and is taken captive for a ransom that her family cannot pay. Roy visits Miguel in his cell and hears his side of the story. Touched by Miguel's work ethic, he tries to help him find his wife. Roy confronts one of the parents of the boys who caused Olivia's death, a sheriff himself, and finally convinces him to drop the murder charges against Miguel.

Paulina is found by chance in an empty house and is reunited with her family. Roy offers Miguel a job repairing the broken fence between his land and Mexico. They agree to meet each other on his side of the fence so Roy can pay Miguel and Miguel can do the repairs from Mexico. Miguel thanks Roy for the new job and sets to work immediately. Roy admires Miguel's work ethic and starts riding off to his farm.

Meanwhile, the vigilante is back, this time aiming at Miguel who is still repairing the fence. However, Roy stops the vigilante at the last minute, saving Miguel.

Cast
 Eva Longoria as Paulina Ramirez
 Michael Peña as Miguel Ramirez
 Ed Harris as Roy McNary
 Amy Madigan as Olivia McNary
 Matthew Page as Carl
 Julio Cedillo as Ramon / Main Coyote
 Seth Adkins as Sean
 Daniel Zacapa as Abuelo
 Lora Martinez-Cunningham as Laura Zamora
 Michael Ray Escamilla as Jose
 Aden Young as Sheriff Randall Hunt

References

External links

Category:2014 films
Category:English-language films
Category:Films shot in New Mexico
Category:2010s drama films
Category:American drama films
Category:American films


1972–73 Tercera División

The 1972–73 Tercera División season is the 39th since its establishment.

League tables

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Promotion playoff

Relegation playoff

Season records
 Most wins: 24, Salamanca.
 Most draws: 16, Pegaso and Xerez.
 Most losses: 25, Llodio and Ejea.
 Most goals for: 82, Salamanca.
 Most goals against: 94, Acero.
 Most points: 59, Salamanca.
 Fewest wins: 4, Ejea.
 Fewest draws: 3, San Sebastián.
 Fewest losses: 3, Salamanca.
 Fewest goals for: 25, Torrejón and Chantrea.
 Fewest goals against: 21, Palencia.
 Fewest points: 17, Ejea.

External links
RSSSF
Futbolme

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Spain


Nepolokivtsi

Nepolokivtsi (, ) is an urban-type settlement in Kitsman Raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Current population:

History
An urban-type settlement since 1968. In 1969 the population was 2287 people.

In January 1989 the population was 2764 people.

In January 2013 the population was 2493 people.

References

Category:Urban-type settlements in Chernivtsi Oblast
Category:Bukovina


HP: To the Highest Level Na!

HP: To the Highest Level Na! is a Philippine television situational comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Starring Bong Revilla, Jr., it premiered on October 1, 2005 on the network's KiliTV line up. The series concluded on July 14, 2007.

Plot
The former story revolves around Abel (played by Bong Revilla) as a single father and secret agent who handles cases that verge on the paranormal, and Candy (played by Rufa Mae Quinto) as a witch who renounces her powers to live among mortals. Sometime in 2006, the show has been turned into a game show-like reality sitcom, but the cast had retained their original roles.

Cast and characters

 Bong Revilla, Jr. as Abel
 Rufa Mae Quinto as Candy
 Leo Martinez as Boss Hugo
 K Brosas as Toni
 Jolo Revilla as Joko
 Yasmien Kurdi as Jackie
 Rainier Castillo as Prince
 Antonio Aquitania as Caloy
 Diego Llorico as Diday

Category:GMA Network shows
Category:Philippine comedy television series
Category:2005 Philippine television series debuts
Category:2007 Philippine television series endings
Category:Filipino-language television programs


DirectBuy

DirectBuy is a membership buying service headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. Members pay a fee, which entitles them to buy products at a discount, directly from the manufacturer and its authorized suppliers. Product categories include home furnishings, home improvement, entertainment, outdoor, flooring, and accessories.

History

Early years
DirectBuy was founded as United Consumers Club in 1971 in Merrillville, Indiana, by James L. Gagan. It grew substantially over the years, as it franchised; at its height, the buying club had over a million members, with a peak of 167 showroom locations across North America. The first Canadian franchise was founded in 1996. The company changed its name to DirectBuy in 2004.

New ownership, bankruptcy filing and reorganization
United Consumers Club remained the holding company for DirectBuy until December 19, 2007, when DirectBuy was acquired for $550 million by private equity firm Trivest, and Allied Capital Corporation, with $83 million to support the buyout.

On November 1, 2016, with approximately $185 million in debt, Direct Buy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. By then, the company had closed all 160 of its franchised showrooms, and had shifted from its store-based model to a focus on e-commerce. In February 2017, Austin, Texas-based private equity firm CSC Generation, an affiliate of Chinese private equity firm China Science and Merchants Capital Management, acquired DirectBuy in a bankruptcy deal.

In January 2018, DirectBuy acquired the Sears Canada parts and warranty business, creating a new warranty membership for DirectBuy members who hold extended warranties from Sears and had been left without coverage on their appliances when Sears went out of business. Also in January 2018, after having closed all but six of its showrooms, DirectBuy began opening new scaled-down brick-and-mortar clubs, with the first opened in Houston, Texas, and plans to open around 24 in the next two years. That month, the company announced that it is looking to acquire small furniture stores in cities where it has members.<ref name="cengel020118">Clint Engel, "DirectBuy has shifted into expansion mode," Furniture Today, February 1, 2018.</ref>

Membership terms
Starting in 2016, DirectBuy began to shift from its store-based model to a focus on e-commerce. Also in 2016, the company expanded beyond home products into electronics, sporting goods, and travel. As of February 2017, DirectBuy has approximately 200,000 members in the US. As of January 2018, the annual membership rates have been reduced to about $1,000 for the first year and $300 per year after that, although the company must be contacted to provide the exact rates.

Prior to 2016, membership costs varied by franchise location, typically costing between $4,000 and $7,000 for a standard three-year membership and then around $200 per year for ensuing years. Customers were pressured to decide at the time of the open house visit, before leaving the showroom, whether to join DirectBuy after receiving a presentation of services in which they could purchase home furnishings and other household items "at the same prices that the retailers pay." In return for paying the membership fee, members were able to purchase home furnishing items directly from manufacturers or authorized suppliers. In 2013, the company launched a new website, added trial memberships, and began touting a more transparent, customer-friendly style.Alan Wolf, "DirectBuy Overhauling Business," Twice, November 21, 2014. It also began offering travel deals, launching DirectBuy Travel in 2014.

A 2007 review by Consumer Reports stated, "the lack of price transparency makes it hard to evaluate whether you'll save by joining DirectBuy. But even if you were to save 25 percent on purchases after joining, you’d need to spend more than $20,000 just to recoup your membership fee. DirectBuy might save you money if you're furnishing a house from scratch or doing a major renovation" but "since you can't shop around beforehand, you'll be joining blind." Consumer Reports'' also found that prices for items such as electronics were, in some instances, higher than available from online retailers; the "deep discounts" were found on flooring and high-end furniture. Despite the high fees, DirectBuy reported that 75% of its customers renewed their memberships in 2009.

Legal issues

Lawsuit
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed suit January 26, 2011, in Kanawha County Circuit Court against DirectBuy Inc., its local franchise and the company's president alleging it engages in unlawful, coercive, deceptive, and high-pressure sales practices. The suit also alleged that DirectBuy pressures consumers with its "now or never" tactic, that anyone who leaves the premises without joining the club will be banned from joining forever. This threat is false, misleading, and unconscionable according to the Attorney General.

Cease and desist letter
Attorneys for DirectBuy issued a cease and desist letter to consumer blog infomercialscams.com for "unwarranted and defamatory attacks" posted about DirectBuy by visitors to the blog and asked that the comments be immediately removed. Though the DirectBuy attorney forbade the letter to be posted online, citing ownership of the copyright to the letter as justification, Public Citizen posted the letter on its website along with a response.

References

External links

Category:Franchises
Category:Companies based in Indiana
Category:Online retailers of the United States
Category:Retail companies established in 1971
Category:1971 establishments in Indiana
Category:Merrillville, Indiana
Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2016


Isfahan Eastern Bypass Freeway

Isfahan Eastern Bypass Freeway () is a freeway in Greater Isfahan Region, Isfahan, central Iran, bypassing the city of Isfahan on its eastern side. The freeway is currently under construction.

Category:Freeways in Iran
Category:Transport in Isfahan
Category:Transportation in Isfahan Province


Karun Agroindustry

Karun Agroindustry ( – Keshat va Şanʿat Kārūn) is a village and company town in Sardarabad Rural District, in the Central District of Shushtar County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 721, in 131 families.

References

Category:Populated places in Shushtar County
Category:Company towns in Iran


La Musica Che Pesta

La Musica Che Pesta is a double album released by Gigi D'Agostino under the alias Lento Violento Man, in 2007 through Media Records.

Track listing

CD 1
 "Mondo Dag 6"
 "The Maranza"
 "Quando Dico"
 "Reparto Presse"
 "Quoting"
 "Mondo Dag 7"
 "Danzaplano"
 "Distorsione Dag"
 "Vi Racconto"
 "Dago 3"
 "Consorzio Agrario"
 "Costruendo"
 "Mondo Dag 5"
 "E La Musica La Pesta"
 "Carica Lenta"
 "Picchia"
 "Puledrino"
 "Tempesta Nella Giungla"
 "Cicoria Lessa"

CD 2
 "Mondo Dag 9"
 "Zig Zag"
 "Ascolta"
 "Scusa"
 "Attrezzi E Accessori"
 "Carpe Dream"
 "Tresca Losca" [Ferramenta Mix]
 "Ok Man"
 "Mondo Dag 3"
 "Trabacando"
 "Contenuto Latente"
 "Scelta Tetanica" [Una Scelta Di Vita Mix]
 "Zappa E Aratro"
 "Scusa"
 "Viaggio Di Maggio"
 "Batte Forte"
 "Saldatrice Tamarra"
 "Hablando"
 "Ferro Fetente"
 "Taranza"

References

Category:Gigi D'Agostino albums
Category:2007 albums


Grudzianka (river)

Grudzianka is a river in the Łobeska Plateau of north-western Poland, a left tributary of the Mogilica. The source is located about 0.5 km north of the Skarbimierz settlement. It runs north through the towns of: Bronowo, Szeligowo, Sucha and Redło, behind which it flows into Mogilica. The area from the source to Bronów was included in the area of special protection of birds "Ostoja Drawska".

The name Grudzianka was officially introduced in 1948, replacing the previous German name Hugel Bach.

Category:Rivers of Poland
Category:Rivers of West Pomeranian Voivodeship


ToaruOS

ToaruOS (also known as ToAruOS or とあるOS; 'toaru' is Japanese roughly equivalent to 'a certain') is a hobby operating system and kernel developed largely independently (notably contrary to most modern OSes, which are based on existing source code) by K. Lange. Despite a 1.0 version being released, Lange has stated that it is still 'incomplete', and may not be 'suitable for any purpose you might have for an operating system'. It is released under the permissive UIUC License, and supports 32-bit computer hardware without SMP.

Design and features
ToaruOS is programmed in C, and uses the Cairo graphics library. It has support for GCC, Python, and Simple DirectMedia Layer as well as many open-source utilities - including Vim. A package manager and basic window switcher are also included.

The kernel is a 'basic Unix-like environment'. It has a hybrid architecture, with internal and external device support being delegated to modules. Several filesystems are supported via this system, including ext2 and ISO 9660. Networking support is included, but is limited to simple IPv4 functionality. The userspace also has a window manager, Yutani (named after the Wayland-Yutani Corporation from the Alien franchise, and as a reference to the Wayland Display Server for Linux), with input support. It stores windows as shared memory regions with 32-bit colour, and uses pipes to communicate to other parts of the OS. Unusually, windows also support a rotation feature.

History
Development was started by creator K. Lange in December 2010; it initially was supported by the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, but after the beginning of 2012, it largely shifted to being mostly done by Lange. Initially, it was based on tutorials for x86 kernels. The operating system was named after the A Certain Scientific Railgun series of manga, but Lange stated it also mirrors generic naming of other hobby OSes. A GUI was added with a window manager in 2012, this was replaced with a more advanced version in 2014.

The initial official release, version 1.0, was released at the end of January. This marked the first stable release, but Lange stated it was still 'a work in development with so much work left to be done'. This was superseded by versions 1.0.1 and 1.0.2, which added audio improvements and fixed bugs.

For April Fools' Day 2015, Lange released PonyOS, a version of ToaruOS themed after the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

See also
 TempleOS – another operating system developed largely from scratch
 Redox OS – another Unix-like independently developed OS

References

External links
 Official website
 toaruos on GitHub

Category:Free software operating systems
Category:X86 operating systems
Category:2017 software
Category:Free software programmed in C
Category:Public-domain software with source code
Category:Lightweight Unix-like systems


Hiking, rock climbing, and mountain climbing around Tuolumne Meadows

Hiking, rock climbing, and mountain climbing around Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park has many options, below divided.

Hiking and rock climbing, a note on granite domes

Granite domes are common in Tuolumne, and, throughout Yosemite National Park. There is a separate page, all about granite domes of Yosemite. At present, its references focus on rock climbing, but others are free, to add references about hiking. It is available under Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park, as the page is not specific to Tuolumne Meadows; the table of domes may be sorted, so you may look at a chosen area.

Hiking

Many backcountry hiking and backpacking trails start in or near Tuolumne Meadows. The John Muir Trail and the Pacific Crest Trails are long-distance backpacking trails that go through Lyell Canyon into Tuolumne Meadows. Tuolumne Meadows also feature a wide range of day trails. Day hike trails are popular, and get busy in the summer high season. These trails are serviced by the Tuolumne Meadows shuttle bus, typically from June to September, though dates vary due to weather.

Hiking destinations:

 Bennettville, a ghost town
 Budd Lake (California)
 Cathedral Lakes,
 Conness Glacier,
 Dana Meadows,
 Dog Lake,
 Donohue Pass
 Elizabeth Lake,
 Gaylor Lakes
 Glen Aulin,
 Hall Natural Area,
 John Muir Trail,
 Lyell Canyon, via the John Muir Trail,
 Lyell Meadow,
 Mono Pass,
 Parsons Lodge,
 Soda Springs,
 Soda Springs Cabin,
 Tioga Pass,
 Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, one of many High Sierra Camps in the Sierra Nevada,
 Waterwheel Falls,
 Young Lakes

Rock climbing

In Tuolumne, rock climbing is popular, and there are many granite domes, there and elsewhere in Yosemite.

In contrast to the big walls of Yosemite Valley, climbing at Tuolumne generally consists of short- to medium-length routes on eleven major domes and several minor ones; see Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park. As the area is all at a high elevation, climbing season is mainly limited to June through September.

In Tuolumne, granite tends to be knobby, moreso than Yosemite Valley.

The rock is porphyritic granite, a very strong form of granite, plus granodiorite; see Cathedral Peak Granodiorite and Kuna Crest Granodiorite. It has a tendency to exfoliation, which produces and preserves distinctive "onion dome" shapes. Resulting climbing includes both face and crack routes, face routes often runout due to limited numbers of bolts, and crack routes frequently following very thin cracks. Local ethic is to limit the placement of bolts on new routes and to forbid the addition of bolts to existing routes, resulting in distances of  or more between bolts.

Many domes are in Tuolumne area. Major (and minor) domes include:

 Daff Dome,
 Dog Dome
 Dozier Dome,
 Fairview Dome,
 Harlequin Dome,
 Lembert Dome,
 Mariolumne Dome,
 Marmot Dome,
 Medlicott Dome,
 Polly Dome,
 Pothole Dome,
 Puppy Dome,
 Stately Pleasure Dome

Mountain that are not usually walk-ups, but typically rock-climbs; Echo Peaks have been hiked, but are usually rock-climbed, as Ragged Peak may be scrambled, but is also rock climbed:
 Cockscomb,
 Echo Peaks,
 Ragged Peak
 Unicorn Peak,

Mountain climbing

Around Tuolumne Meadows, mountain climbing is quite popular; for the highest mountains in the entire park, see the highest mountains of Yosemite National Park.

A few mountains that can be climbed, out of Tuolumne Meadows:

 Amelia Earhart Peak
 Banner Peak
 Blacktop Peak
 Cathedral Peak, and Eichorn Pinnacle,
 Donohue Peak
 Echo Ridge,
 Electra Peak
 Excelsior Mountain
 False White Mountain,
 Johnson Peak, the highest mountain in Tuolumne area,
 Kuna Crest
 Kuna Peak,
 Mammoth Peak,
 Matthes Crest,
 Matterhorn Peak,
 Mount Conness,
 Mount Dana,
 Mount Davis
 Mount Florence,
 Mount Gibbs,
 Mount Hoffmann,
 Mount Lyell, the highest peak in Yosemite National Park,
 Mount Maclure,
 North Peak,
 Parsons Peak,
 Rodgers Peak,
 Sheperd Crest
 Simmons Peak
 Tioga Peak,
 Tresidder Peak,
 Tuolumne Peak,
 Virginia Peak
 Vogelsang Peak,
 White Mountain

See also

 List of Yosemite destinations
 Tuolumne Meadows
 Yosemite National Park
 Yosemite Valley

References

External links

Trails

 Day hikes in Tuolumne Meadows
 Hiking Tuolumne Meadows area
 Hiking the Tuolumne area
 On Tuolumne trails
 More on Tuolumne trails
 And more on Tuolumne trails
 Still more on Tuolumne trails
 The trail to Elizabeth Lake

Horseback riding
 Horseback riding, in Tuolumne
 Horse Riding and Mule Packing in the Ansel Adams Wilderness

Rock climbing

 Tuolumne rock climbing information
 More on rock climbing
 Rock climbing regulations
 General information on Tuolumne rock climbs
 Rock climbing routes in Tuolumne Meadows area
 Glen Aulin rock climbing

Mountain climbing

 The hike to and climb of Cockscomb, and Unicorn Peak— requires rock climbing
 The hike to, and up Cockscomb
 The hike to, and up Echo Peaks
 The hike to and climb of Mount Conness
 The hike to, and up Parsons Peak
 The hike to, and up White Mountain

Category:Yosemite National Park
Category:Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Category:Tourist attractions in Tuolumne County, California
Category:Landforms of Tuolumne County, California
Category:Tourist attractions in Mariposa County, California


Eilema stevensii

Eilema stevensii is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Tanzania.

References

Category:Eilema
Category:Moths described in 1900


Ibex Peak (Arizona)

Ibex Peak (Arizona), at , is a highpoint in the northern section of the Plomosa Mountains of western Arizona, near the Colorado River. The mountain range is a north-south range on the east side of the north-south La Posa Plain which parallels the Colorado River and the river valley of Parker Valley.

References

Category:Mountains of Arizona
Category:Landforms of La Paz County, Arizona
Category:Mountains of La Paz County, Arizona


Oyne

Oyne is a small village in rural Aberdeenshire at the bottom of Bennachie in Scotland.

Locality
The village has limited local resources. It once had a railway station which closed 6 May 1968, and now has a daily bus service to Inverurie  away and to Huntly. The area is popular with commuters to Inverurie/Huntly/Aberdeen. The area has a number of large private houses such as Westhall House, which was a small hotel until the 1990s. The Horn family were lairds of Westhall.

Oyne is set on a landscape of mountains right at its doorstep.

Oyne also has a café and shop called "Touched by Scotland". Selling souvenirs and snacks, all the goods made in the shop and café are either locally grown or home made.

Oyne School is in the centre of the village of Oyne, is non-denominational and the catchment area is the village of Oyne and the surrounding rural area.  The school’s current pupil roll numbers in the 50s. The main school building dates back to 1874 but has been substantially modernised and extended to provide the current 3 teacher accommodation.  The school has an extensive playing field to the rear of the building.

Harthill Castle

Of note is the ancient seat of the family of Leith of Harthill, Harthill Castle (sometimes called 'Torries'), which stands close to the parish church. It dates from at least the 15th century and was extensively restored in 1638 by John Leith, the "violent laird". The castle was set on fire in the late 17th century, possible by John's son, Patrick Leith, to prevent it from falling into the hands of Leith creditors. It stood as a ruin for the next 300 years.

Ann Tweedy Savage purchased the castle in 1975 and with Slessor Troup, one of the area's top master masons, restored it between 1975 and 1977. The restoration work won the Saltire Award in 1977.

Harthill Castle is a pink-washed Z-plan twin-tower building, seven storeys (77 feet) high, made of solid granite, and set in woodland and farmland in Oyne at the foot of Bennachie. The ground floor is vaulted and has arrow slits and musket holes for windows. The next two storeys are partially vaulted. There are circular staircases in each tower, each rising counter-clockwise. The Great Hall has a 17-foot fireplace that predates the building and was probably brought to the property by the Leiths from their previous home.

In 2001, the owner of Harthill made a steading which is located in the same area. The owner lets the local children go in once a year for a little party for the youth club.

References

 Bickley, Francis, The Leiths of Harthill, London, 1937.

Category:Villages in Aberdeenshire


Ulič

Ulič () is a village and municipality in Snina District in the Prešov Region of north-eastern Slovakia.

History
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1451.

Geography
The municipality lies at an altitude of 245 metres and covers an area of 25.147 km². According to the 2013 census it had a population of about 916 inhabitants.

External links
http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html

Category:Villages and municipalities in Snina District


Social security in Azerbaijan

The social protection system in Azerbaijan consists of programs aimed at reducing the poverty and economic problems of the population through promoting effective labor markets as well as reducing the risks faced by citizens. Social insurance consists of pensions, unemployment benefit, health insurance, and other social benefits.

Social allowances are consist of monthly (Age Pension, Pension for Disabled Persons, for children under 18 years with a disability) or one-off payments (to eligible working parents of newborn, for funeral, support for treatment to victims as a result of radiation accident (every year)) for the purpose of social assistance to persons with different categories.

The state social protection system in Azerbaijan consists of two main parts: 1) social insurance; and 2) social security.

The State Social Protection Fund implements social security programs, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population carries out social protection programs.

Legal framework
The changes in the social protection system started with the realization of the "Concept of Pension Reform in the Republic of Azerbaijan" approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated July 17, 2001.

Law of Azerbaijan “On individual accounts in the system of the state social insurance” was approved by president on 27 November 2001. And this law gave authority to State Social Protection Fund for carrying out individual accounting in the state social insurance system.

Social Security expenditures
In 2016, the expenditures of State Social Protection Fund amounted AZN 3 078.6 million, of which AZN 1,100 million was transferred from the state budget,  and in 2014, these indicators were AZN 2 928.5 million and AZN 1,142 accordingly.

According to the 2017 budget draft, totally 2117.7 million manat was allocated to social security, targeted social assistance and social insurance.

Expenditures and revenues of the State Social Protection Fund under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population for 2017 were AZN 3,400,000, of which AZN1,270,000 or 37.4% was transformed from the state budget.

As well as, 597.9 million manat was allocated for social benefits, scholarships and other social payments by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population and its relevant bodies, and 242.2 million manat was allocated to provide social protection of refugees and internally displaced persons by The State Committee for Refugees and IDPs.

Social insurance
The following works have been carried out within the framework of “State Program on Development of Insurance and Pension System in the Republic of Azerbaijan” in order to improve the insurance-pension system in the country for 2009-2015:

 The State Social Protection Fund has started the appointment of age pension from an unified center in an automated manner since July 11, 2013.
 "Pension +" service has been put into operation since January 2014.
 The process of payment of pensions by plastic cards has been completed by the end of 2015. All pensioners, including pensioners living in rural areas, have been provided with plastic cards.

Social Security

Targeted Social Assistance
The president of country signed a decree on the improvement targeted social assistance on February 25, 2015. Single Electronic Application and Nomination Sub-System (Vahid Elektron Müraciət və Təyinat Alt Sistemi - VEMTAS) on targeted state social assistance was created by Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population.

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The Cabinet of Ministers made a number of amendments to the " Rules for applying for targeted state social assistance, its appointment, issuance and refusal of issuance" with the decision of 11.02.2016.

Presidential scholarships
In 2016, the number of citizens granted by Presidential scholarships increased by 58.6%, and average monthly benefits for the families of the martyrs increased by 11.5%, for National Heroes by 67.7%, for war invalids by 66.4% compared to 2012.

Disabled person in the first degree have been provided with a monthly pension of 60 manat by the order of the President of Azerbaijan, since 2015.

Presidential scholarships
According to the official website of State Statistical Committee, unemployed persons was 5% in 2015. The number of people receiving unemployment benefits among unemployed persons has been around 0.5% in recent years.

Social benefits to disabled, elderly and internally displaced persons
On January 9, 2013, the President of Azerbaijan signed the Order " On additional measures to provide social services for children with disabilities and those in a dangerous social situation that have not reached adolescence". In 2013, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population approved 17 priority projects. During the implementation of the projects, in 2013, 800 children under 18, were provided socio-psychological, legal and reintegration services.

Regulations on the criteria for determination of disability and health condition was approved by the Decree of the Cabinet of Azerbaijan dated December 30, 2015.

Twinning project "Development of social services" organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population with the financial support of European Union was carried out during June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2017.

The "Action Plan for the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2014" has been prepared and implemented in order to ensure the implementation of "State Program on Deinstitutionalization and Alternative Care in the Republic”.

The Medical Social Expertise and Rehabilitation Sub-System (TSERAS) was established in the centralized information system of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population by the Decree of the President dated 14 September 2015 "On the improvement of assessment system of restriction of disability and health care opportunities ".

See also
Human Rights in Azerbaijan

Children’s rights in Azerbaijan

References

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Leaf Greener

Leaf Greener is a fashion stylist, fashion reporter, creative consultant and founder of LEAF WeChat magazine. Leaf was born in Beijing and currently lives in Shanghai.

Career
Leaf was hired to work as Senior Fashion Editor for Condé Nast China's Self Magazine. In 2008, she was appointed to take on the role of Senior Fashion Editor for China‘s highly regarded and most widely read fashion publication Elle magazine. She then moved on to work as a guest editor for Vogue China magazine. In 2015, she founded LEAF WeChat magazine, which is a self-published mobile magazine. She calls it "the small and artistic" — and it is published exclusively on mobile phones, through the popular app WeChat. She often helps bring Chinese designers to a broader audience, whether on Facebook and Instagram or on Chinese social media platforms Weibo and WeChat.

Digital fashion star
Leaf is one of China's leading arbiters of style and one of the early digital fashion stars. She is often featured in popular fashion blogs like Garance Doré and Tommy Ton and has also been featured in international publications such as New York magazine, Vogue Japan, ELLE US, Vogue Australia, New York Times and the Daily Telegraph. She collaborates with brands such as Lane Crawford, H&M, MO&Co. Paris, Yoox to produce fashion videos and advertising campaigns. Leaf received The LYCRA awards "Mover of Style" award in 2014.

Education
Leaf studied art in Beijing at the Central Academy of Fine Arts and received her BA in fashion design from Raffles Design Institute.

References

External links
Official website:

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1998 in Pride FC

The year 1998 is the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:

 Alexander Otsuka
 Allan Goes
 Amir Rahnavardi
 Carlos Newton
 Daijiro Matsui
 Daiju Takase
 Emmanuel Yarborough
 George Randolph

 Hugo Duarte
 Igor Vovchanchyn
 Juan Mott
 Kazushi Sakuraba
 Kyle Sturgeon
 Marco Ruas
 Mark Kerr
 Naoki Sano

 Pedro Otavio
 Royler Gracie
 Sanae Kikuta
 Satoshi Honma
 Tasis Petridis
 Vernon White
 Wallid Ismail
 William van Roosmalen

Events list

Pride 2

Pride 2 was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Pride 3

Pride 3 was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Pride 4

Pride 4 was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

See also
 Pride Fighting Championships
 List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
 List of Pride Fighting events

References

Category:Pride Fighting Championships events
Category:1998 in mixed martial arts


Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China. The final took place on 28 August.

Medalists

Results

Qualification

Final

References

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Category:2001 in women's athletics


List of Allied Bank Limited cricketers

This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class or List A matches for Allied Bank Limited cricket team. The team played 116 first-class matches between 1979 and 2005 and 85 List A matches between 1983 and 2005. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons.

Players
 Aaley Haider, 1990/91-2004/05
 Aamer Hanif, 1994/95-2004/05
 Aamer Nazir, 1993/94-2002/03
 Aamer Sohail, 1992/93-2000/01
 Aaqib Javed, 1992/93-2002/03
 Abdur Rauf, 2003/04-2004/05
 Abid Butt, 1995/96-1997/98
 Aleem Dar, 1995/96
 Amin Lakhani, 1982/83-1984/85
 Arshad Khan, 1995/96-2004/05
 Ata-ur-Rehman, 1991/92-2001/02
 Ata-ur-Rehman, 1992/93-2004/05
 Athar Khan, 1978/79-1992/93
 Azeem Hafeez, 1982/83-1983/84
 Bilal Asad, 2002/03-2004/05
 Bilal Rana, 1992/93-1999/00
 Ehsan Butt, 1995/96-1999/00
 Farhan Adil, 2003/04
 Farooq Rasheed, 1978/79-1984/85
 Feroz Najamuddin, 1983/84-1984/85
 Humayun Farhat, 1997/98-2002/03
 Humayun Hussain, 1990/91-1999/00
 Ijaz Ahmed, 1994/95-2004/05
 Iqbal Saleem, 1995/96-2000/01
 Iqtidar Ali, 1978/79-1984/85
 Jahangir Khan sen, 1996/97
 Jalal-ud-Din, 1982/83-1984/85
 Kamran Khan, 1995/96-1997/98
 Kashif Mahmood, 2000/01
 Khalid Latif, 2003/04-2004/05
 Manzoor Akhtar, 1990/91-2004/05
 Masroor Hussain, 1995/96-1999/00
 Mazhar Alvi, 1978/79-1981
 Mohammad Akram, 1996/97-2000/01
 Mohammad Nawaz, 1993/94-2001/02
 Mohammad Salman, 2003/04-2004/05
 Mohammad Zahid, 1994/95-2004/05
 Mohsin Kamal, 1983/84
 Moinuddin, 1979/80-1991/92
 Nadeem Qureshi, 1978/79-1981
 Naseer Chughtai, 1982/83
 Naved Latif, 2001/02-2002/03
 Naved-ul-Hasan, 2001/02
 Raees-ur-Rehman, 1981-1984/85
 Raj Hans, 1991/92-1999/00
 Rameez Raja, 1983/84-1997/98
 Rasakh Akhtar, 1978/79
 Rashid Latif, 1996/97-2004/05
 Rifaqat Ali, 1992/93-1996/97
 Rizwan Aslam, 2003/04-2004/05
 Saleem Yousuf, 1982/83-1984/85
 Salman Qizilbash, 1978/79-1983/84
 Shahid Mahboob, 1982/83-1998/99
 Shahid Naqi, 1990/91-1995/96
 Shoaib Habib, 1978/79-1990/91
 Tahir Mughal, 2003/04-2004/05
 Tahir Nisar, 1978/79-1982/83
 Taimur Khan, 1997/98-2004/05
 Talat Masood, 1982/83-1984/85
 Tanvir Ahmed, 2000/01-2004/05
 Tauqir Haider, 1978/79-1979/80
 Usman Tariq, 2000/01-2004/05
 Wajahatullah Wasti, 1995/96-2004/05
 Waqar Younis, 2003/04
 Wasif Ali, 1999/00
 Zafar Ahmed, 1983/84-1984/85
 Zafar Mehdi, 1981-1991/92
 Zaki Ahmed, 1978/79-1979/80

References

Allied Bank Limited cricketers
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Ishaq Beg Munonov

Ishaq Beg Munonov, also Isḥāq Beg, (; Kyrgyz: ىساقبەك مونونوۋ/Isakbek Mononov; ; ) (1902 or 1903-1949) was an ethnic Kyrgyz leader in Xinjiang, China during the first half of the 20th century.

Early life
Ishaq Beg Munonov was a native of Ulugqat in western Xinjiang.  Shortly after the Russian Revolution of 1917, he moved to the Soviet Union to study and became a follower of Marxism.  After returning to China in 1922, he was imprisoned for espousing revolutionary beliefs and urging the Kyrgyz to rise up against Xinjiang governor Jin Shuren.  He later served as a regiment and then a brigade commander in the army of Sheng Shicai who supplanted Jin Shuren as governor in 1933.  Some sources say that Ishaq Beg was a spy sent by Soviet intelligence to Xinjiang to support Sheng Shicai.

Ishaq Beg was a capable commander but aroused the suspicion of Sheng Shicai, who removed his military post and reassigned him to Yining to serve as the head of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz Cultural Society.  In Yining, Ishaq Beg was under government surveillance.

Ili Uprising
In 1943, he secretly returned to southern Xinjiang and organized a militia called the Puli Liberation Organization in Tashkurgan where he led a rebellion in June 1944.  After the outbreak of the Soviet-backed Ili Rebellion in November 1944, he became a deputy commander-in-chief of the Ili National Army.  The uprising gave rise to the Second East Turkestan Republic (ETR).  Ishaq Beg was a member of the pro-Soviet progressive faction within the ETR.   He reportedly held both Chinese and Soviet citizenship. In the summer of 1945, he directed the Battle of Jinghe-Wusu.

In June 1946, the revolutionaries of the ETR, which controlled three of Xinjiang's 10 districts, and the Nationalist Chinese government, which held the other seven districts, reached a peace agreement and formed a coalition government in Xinjiang.  Soviet advisors departed the Ili National Army and Ishaq Beg became the commander-in-chief.

In August 1949, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gained the upper hand of the Chinese Civil War, the CCP and the Ili leadership began discussing cooperation.  The CCP's delegate to Ili, Deng Liqun, stayed at the home of Ishaq Beg in Yining.  He conveyed Mao Zedong's invitation of the Ili leaders to attend a planning conference for the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Ishaq Beg Munonov was part of the leadership delegation that left Yining on August 22, 1949 for Beiping.  He, along with Ehmetjan Qasim, Abdulkerim Abbas, Dalelkhan Sugirbayev and Luo Zhi, was killed in a plane crash near Lake Baikal on or about August 26, 1949.

Legacy
In the People's Republic of China, Ishaq Beg is remembered as a martyr and hero in the struggle against the Nationalist regime. His remains were returned to China in April 1950 and later reburied in a martyrs' memorial cemetery in Yining.  The cemetery has a stele with calligraphy by Mao Zedong, praising Ishaq Beg and his fellow martyrs for their contributions to the Chinese people’s revolution and mourning their death en route to the Inaugural Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.

References

Works referenced

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Cintamani

Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: चिन्तामणि), also spelled as Chintamani (or the Chintamani Stone), is a wish-fulfilling jewel within both Hindu and Buddhist traditions, said by some to be the equivalent of the philosopher's stone in Western alchemy. It is one of several Mani Jewel images found in Buddhist scripture.

In Buddhism it is held by the Bodhisattvas (divine beings with great compassion, wisdom and power) Avalokiteshvara and Ksitigarbha. It is also seen carried upon the back of the Lung Ta (wind horse) which is depicted on Tibetan prayer flags. By reciting the Dharani (small hymn) of Cintamani, Buddhist tradition maintains that one attains the Wisdom of Buddha, able to understand the truth of the Buddha, and turn afflictions into Bodhi. It is said to allow one to see the Holy Retinue of Amitabha and assembly upon one's deathbed.  In Tibetan Buddhist tradition the Chintamani is sometimes depicted as a luminous pearl and is in the possession of several of different forms of the Buddha.

Within Hinduism, it is connected with the gods, Vishnu and Ganesha. In Hindu tradition it is often depicted as a fabulous jewel in the possession of the Naga king or as on the forehead of the Makara. The Yoga Vasistha, originally written in the 10th century AD, contains a story about the cintamani.
The Hindu Vishnu Purana speaks of the "Syamanta jewel, bestowing prosperity upon its owner, encapsulates the Yadu clan system". The Vishnu Purana is attributed to the mid-first millennium AD. It draws on earlier religion or folklore.

In Japan, where the Hindu goddess, Lakshmi is known as Kisshōten in Shinto, she is commonly depicted with the Nyoihōju gem (如意宝珠) in her hand.

Nomenclature, orthography and etymology
Cintāmaṇi (Sanskrit; Devanagari: चिन्तामणि): 'Wish-Fulfilling Gem' ()
The mani (jewel) is translated in Chinese ruyi or ruyizhu 如意珠 "as-one-wishes jewel" or ruyibaozhu 如意寶珠 "as-one-wishes precious jewel". Ruyibaozhu is pronounced in Japanese nyoi-hōju or nyoi-hōshu 如意宝珠. Ruyizhu is pronounced in Korean yeouiju 여의주.

History

In Buddhism the Chintamani is said to be one of four relics that came in a chest that fell from the sky (many terma fell from the sky in caskets) during the reign of king Lha Thothori Nyantsen of Tibet. Though the king did not understand the purpose of the objects, he kept them in a position of reverence. Several years later, two mysterious strangers appeared at the court of the king, explaining the four relics, which included the Buddha's bowl (possibly a Singing Bowl) and a mani stone with the Om Mani Padme Hum mantra inscribed on it. These few objects were the bringers of the Dharma to Tibet.

The Digital Dictionary of Buddhism's ruyizhu entry says:A -jewel; magical jewel, which manifests whatever one wishes for (Skt. , , ). According to one's desires, treasures, clothing and food can be manifested, while sickness and suffering can be removed, water can be purified, etc. It is a metaphor for the teachings and virtues of the Buddha. ... Said to be obtained from the dragon-king of the sea, or the head of the great fish, Makara, or the relics of a Buddha.

The Kintamani mountainous region in Bali was named after the Cintamani.

See also
 Kaustubha Gem
 Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女)
 Kagome crest - A 6-pointed star and a 8-pointed star; a symbol also associated with the goddess Lakshmi/Kisshōtennyo.
 Luminous gemstones
 Philosopher's stone
 Sendai Daikannon statue
 Syamantaka Gem

Notes

Bibliography
 Beer, Robert (1999). The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs (Hardcover).  Shambhala.  ,

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Adamo Ruggiero

Adamo Angelo Ruggiero (born June 9, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his role of Marco Del Rossi in Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Career
Ruggiero has been acting since the age of seven or eight. He has starred in many plays including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Bye Bye Birdie. After initially auditioning for the role of Craig Manning (a role played by Jake Epstein), he joined the Degrassi cast in 2002 in the role of Marco Del Rossi, a gay teenager who struggles with coming to terms with his sexuality. Ruggiero hosted The Next Star from 2008 until 2012. In November 2008, it was announced that Ruggiero would star in the gay-themed Christmas film Make the Yuletide Gay. Principal filming started December 3, 2008.

In 2012, Ruggiero starred in the Young People's Theatre's production of The Neverending Story.

In 2013, Ruggiero participated in Salvatore Antonio's Truth/Dare: A Satire (With Dance), an interactive audience participation show which featured staged reenactments of scenes from Madonna's 1991 film Truth or Dare, at Buddies in Bad Times during Toronto's Pride Week. The show's cast also included Keith Cole and Gavin Crawford.

Personal life
Ruggiero's father, Tony, was born in Coreno Ausonio (Frosinone, Lazio), Italy. Ruggiero's mother's name is Amalia. He has an older brother named Adriano. He is from an Italian Catholic family. Adamo attended the Roman Catholic St. Dunstan Elementary School and graduated from Cawthra Park Secondary School, both in Mississauga, Ontario.

Ruggiero came out in January 2008, saying "I come from a traditional Italian family but they aren't so traditional that me being gay was a deal breaker." He was also on the cover of the January 23 – February 5, 2008 issue of fab magazine.

Filmography

References

External links

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Molyneux's problem

Molyneux's problem is a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux, and notably referred to in John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). The problem can be stated in brief, "if a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone, in reference to the tactile schemata he already possessed?"

Original correspondence
The question was originally posed to Locke by philosopher William Molyneux, whose wife was blind:

To which John Locke responds in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (emphasis added):

Responses
In 1709, in A New Theory of Vision, George Berkeley also concluded that there was no necessary connection between a tactile world and a sight world—that a connection between them could be established only on the basis of experience. He speculated:

In 1749, Denis Diderot wrote Letter on the blind for the benefit of those who see as a criticism of our knowledge of ultimate reality.

A similar problem was also addressed earlier in the 12th century by Ibn Tufail (Abubacer), in his philosophical novel, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (Philosophus Autodidactus). His version of the problem, however, dealt mainly with colors rather than shapes:

Regarding Molyneux's problem, the authors Asif A. Ghazanfar & Hjalmar K. Turesson (2008) have recently noted:

One reason that Molyneux's Problem could be posed in the first place is the extreme dearth of human subjects who gain vision after extended congenital blindness.  Alberto Valvo estimated that fewer than twenty cases have been known in the last 1000 years.  Ostrovsky, et al., studied a woman who gained sight at the age of 12 when she underwent surgery for dense bilateral congenital cataracts.  They report that the subject could recognize family members by sight six months after surgery, but took up to a year to recognize most household objects purely by sight.

In 2003, Pawan Sinha, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, set up a program in the framework of the Project Prakash and eventually had the opportunity to find five individuals who satisfied the requirements for an experiment aimed at answering Molyneux's question experimentally.  Prior to treatment, the subjects (aged 8 to 17) were only able to discriminate between light and dark, with two of them also being able to determine the direction of a bright light. The surgical treatments took place between 2007 and 2010, and quickly brought the relevant subject from total congenital blindness to fully seeing.  A carefully designed test was submitted to each subject within the next 48 hours.  Based on its result, the experimenters concluded that the answer to Molyneux's problem is, in short, "no". Although after restoration of sight, the subjects could distinguish between objects visually almost as effectively as they would do by touch alone, they were unable to form the connection between an object perceived using the two different senses. The correlation was barely better than if the subjects had guessed.  They had no innate ability to transfer their tactile shape knowledge to the visual domain.  However, the experimenters could test three of the five subjects on later dates (5 days, 7 days, and 5 months after, respectively) and found that the performance in the touch-to-vision case improved significantly, reaching 80–90%.

See also
Eşref Armağan
Mike May
Mary's room

References

Further reading
Taine, Hippolyte (1870). De l'intelligence. Paris.

External links

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Ucayali moist forests

The Ucayali moist forests (NT0174) is an ecoregion in the western Amazon rainforest of Peru.

Geography

Location

The Ucayali moist forest ecoregion is to the east of the Andes mountains in Peru.
It is bounded to the east by the Ucayali River, a major tributary of the Amazon River.
To the north it is bounded by the Marañón River.

In the extreme northwest the Ucayali moist forests transition into the Eastern Cordillera Real montane forests.
Across the Marañón River valley they transition into the Marañón dry forests, then along most of their western and southern boundary they transition into the Peruvian Yungas.
To the east they are separated from the Southwest Amazon moist forests by a belt of Iquitos várzea along the Ucayali River, and to the north they are separated from the Napo moist forests by a belt of Iquitos varzea along the Marañón River.

Terrain
The sub-Andean terrain is generally flat, but is divided by the Cordillera Oriental, highlands that run along the length of the ecoregion.
Elevations are  above sea level.
Many rivers and streams flow from the mountains to the west into the upper Amazon basin.

Climate
Annual rainfall is .
At a sample location at  the Köppen climate classification is "Af": equatorial, fully humid.
Mean temperatures range from  in July to  in November.
Yearly total rainfall is about .
Monthly rainfall ranges from  in August to  in March.

Ecology
The ecoregion is in the neotropical realm, in the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome.

Flora
Forests are transitional between wet lowland rainforest to the east and premontane moist forests higher up.
The ecoregion has diverse flora, with many species of palm.
Tropical hardwood species include mahogany, tropical cedar and kapok.

Fauna
188 species of mammals have been recorded.
There are over 600 species of birds.
There are also large populations of many species of invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles.

Endangered mammals include white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth), Peruvian spider monkey (Ateles chamek), Rio Mayo titi (Callicebus oenanthe) and giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Endangered amphibians include Silverstone's poison frog (Ameerega silverstonei) and Johnson's horned treefrog (Hemiphractus johnsoni).

Status
The World Wildlife Fund gives the ecoregion the status of "Vulnerable".
The Cordillera Azul National Park protects part of the ecoregion.

References

Bibliography

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Category:Ecoregions of Peru


International Youth Congress

The International Youth Congress (, IJK) is the largest annual meeting of young Esperantists in the world. The participants come from all over the world for one week, and they usually number around 300, although there has been a congress with more than 1000 attendees before. The congress takes place in a different country every year and is organized by the World Esperanto Youth Organization (, TEJO), the youth wing of the Universal Esperanto Association (, UEA). Both the IJK and the World Esperanto Congress take place each summer, usually in consecutive weeks but rarely in the same country.

List of congresses

Statistics

Countries
Countries by number of times as host:

Continents
Of the 74 congresses that have happened so far, 60 were hosted in Europe, 7 in Asia, 4 in North America, 2 in South America, 1 in Africa and none in Australia/Oceania.

Cities
Five cities have hosted the event twice:
 Groet (1938, 1948)
 Rotterdam (1960, 1967)
 Vraca (1963, 1993)
  Sarajevo (1972, 2006)
 Hanoi (2007, 2012)

See also
Internacia Junulara Festivalo

Notes

References

External links
 Official TEJO Website
 IJK Website - Global information and form to join

Category:Esperanto meetings


MV Korean Star (1984)

The MV Korean Star was a bulk carrier, built in 1984, that was wrecked on 20 May 1988 near Cape Cuvier, Western Australia.

Fate
The Korean Star sailed from Hong Kong on 11 May 1988 in ballast with 19 crew aboard. While anchored off Cape Cuvier, she dragged her anchors as a result of cyclonic weather conditions associated with Cyclone Herbie and was wrecked on 20 May 1988.

The vessel was declared a constructive total loss after it broke in two shortly after grounding. The remains are found only  off shore at the base of a cliff within the boundaries of Quobba Station.

References

External links
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/Major_Oil_Spills_in_Australia/Korean_Star/index.asp
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?54028

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Calvin Jones (cornerback)

Calvin Jones (born January 26, 1951 in San Francisco, California) is a former American football player, a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated from Balboa High School in San Francisco in the fall of 1968.

In 1970, Jones, along with Mark Wheeler and Ira Hammon, quit the UW football team, holding a press conference denouncing racial discrimination on the part of the coaching staff, led by head coach Jim Owens. In 1971, Don Smith, an African-American, was appointed UW assistant athletic director.  Smith asked Jones to return to the UW, and Jones  became an All-American in 1972.

Jones was selected in the fifteenth round of the 1973 NFL Draft (373th overall) by the Washington Redskins and played four seasons with the Denver Broncos.

See also
 Washington Huskies football statistical leaders

References

External links

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Summit, LaPorte County, Indiana

Summit is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.

Summit was named for its lofty elevation.

The community lies about  northwest of LaPorte and about  southeast of Michigan City. Summit is at the intersection of West Johnson Road and county highways W 250 N and N 500 W. It is about  northwest of the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 90).

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in LaPorte County, Indiana
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Peace International School

Peace International School is a private institution in  Kerala, Head office in Kozhikode founded by M._M._Akbar Meleveettil Muhammad Akbar (Malayalam: മേലേവീട്ടില് മുഹമ്മദ് അക്ബര്) is an Islamic scholar, a religious orator and an expert in comparative religion.
The school follows CBSE syllabus. It consists over 2200 students and 250 staff members

System of education

Primary School: LKG to Class 4
The Primary School programme comprises Lower and Upper Kindergarten (LKG and UKG) years and classes I to IV. In classes LKG to IV, the school follows an integrated curriculum by drawing on teaching programmes of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations and international examination boards.

Middle School: Class 5 to Class 7
The Middle School Programme i.e. classes 5 to 7.

Secondary School
The school offers the following in class VIII, where students prepare for the programme that they will study in classes IX and X: ICSE Programme.

List of schools in Kerala
 Kottakkal
 Mathilakam
 Vengara
 Chakkaraparambu
 Kasargode
 Payangadi
 Trikaripur
 Manjeri

See also
 List of schools in Ernakulam district
 List of schools in Kerala

References

External links

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List of North Dakota Insurance Commissioners

A North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, United States.
The following is a list of those that have held the position.

See also
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner

External links
State of North Dakota official website

Category:Government of North Dakota
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Chordeleg Canton

Chordeleg Canton () is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Azuay Province.  Its capital is the town of Chordeleg.  Its population at the 2001 census was 10,859.

Demographics
Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010:
Mestizo  93.8%
White  4.4%
Afro-Ecuadorian  1.5%
Montubio  0.2%
Indigenous  0.2%
Other  0.1%

References

Category:Cantons of Azuay Province


List of New West Records artists

The following is a list of artists who have recorded for New West Records.

References

New West Records


Essiac

Essiac is an herbal tea promoted as an alternative treatment for cancer and other illnesses. There is no evidence it is beneficial to health. In a number of studies Essiac either showed no action against cancer cells, or actually increased the rate of cancer growth. The Essiac variation, "Flor Essence" in particular has shown evidence of being harmful, with laboratory tests demonstrating that it increased the growth of breast cancer cells.

Background
While the formulations can vary, most Essiac formulations contain burdock root, turkey rhubarb root, sheep sorrel and slippery elm. From the 1920s through the 1970s, Essiac was promoted as a cancer treatment by Rene Caisse, a Canadian nurse who invented the formula. Caisse claimed at some times that the formula had been given to her by an Ontario Ojibwa patient she treated, and at other times that she had learned the formula from an unnamed "medicine man". Neither story has ever been substantiated. There is no evidence that Essiac is a Native American or First Nations remedy. However, there are multiple factors that indicate the formula is not from any Native American or First Nations culture. Notably, in the original recipe, only one of the plants in the mixture, slippery elm, is indigenous to the Americas; none of the other herbs are native to North America. Caisse changed her story about the origins of the remedy, as well as the ingredients in the formula, several times, and was said to be fond of cultivating "an air of mystery" around it. The name "Essiac", which Caisse gave to the tea, is Caisse's name spelled backwards. Today, Essiac is often sold with apparatus (such as bottles and infusers) for making the tea, and is sometimes promoted with untrue claims that scientific studies have shown it to be effective.

In 1977, Caisse sold her Essiac formula and trademark rights to Respirin Corporation (a Canadian company and predecessor in title to Essiac Products Inc.), which attempted to commercialize the product. However, the company was unable to show any efficacy of Essiac against cancer. Repeated laboratory tests showed that Essiac failed to slow tumor growth and, in large doses, killed test animals. In a number of studies, Essiac actually increased the rate of cancer growth. As a result, both the U.S. and Canadian governments refused to approve Essiac as a medical treatment. Essiac was instead marketed by Essiac Products Inc. and others as a dietary supplement, subject to much looser regulation and not required to show any proof of effectiveness.

Effectiveness
Essiac's purported effect on cancer has been reviewed by several major medical and scientific bodies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Cancer Institute, and the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society states that "Reviews of medical records of people who have been treated with Essiac do not support claims that this product helps people with cancer live longer or that it relieves their symptoms."  The NCI states "Essiac and Flor Essence have not reported clear evidence of an anticancer effect", and the FDA described Essiac as a "Fake Cancer 'Cure' Consumers Should Avoid". Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have written that Essiac continues to be a popular cancer therapy despite unsubstantiated claims of its effectiveness. Cancer Research UK also notes that there is "no scientific evidence that Essiac can help to treat cancer" and cautions "Always ask your doctors and nurses about whether any complementary or alternative cancer therapy you are thinking of using might interact with your other treatments."

Side effects
"Essiac may cause headache, nausea, diarrhea or constipation, vomiting, low blood sugar, liver damage, and kidney damage. Allergic rashes are possible. Rarely, serious allergic reactions have been reported."

See also
 List of ineffective cancer treatments

References

Further reading
 Clinic of Hope: The Story of Rene Caisse and Essiac, by Donna Ivey, 2004,

Category:Alternative cancer treatments
Category:Health fraud
Category:Herbal tea