Centre des loisirs Michel-Veillette

The centre des loisirs Michel-Veillette (English: Michel-Veillette recreational center) is a complex fitted out for sports and other types of leisure activities, which is located at  chemin Sainte-Marguerite, in the heart of the borough Pointe-du-Lac, in the city of Trois-Rivières, in Quebec, in Canada. This leisure center is located behind the fire station and adjoins the Parc des Seigneurs in the city of Trois-Rivières.

Since its opening in November 2014, the Michel-Veillette leisure complex has provided premises for social groups in Pointe-du-Lac. This building dedicated to the leisure of social groups was inaugurated on October 12, 2015.

Building
The construction of this recreation center was announced at a press conference on April 23, 2012 by the authorities of the city of Trois-Rivières. Finally, this leisure center cost nearly $2 million; the Government of Quebec contributed with approximately $852,000.

A colorful work of art by artist Daniel Dutil, personifying three moving characters, was affixed to the facade of the recreation center. This work represents athletes from Trois-Rivières, including soccer player Pascale Pinard and boxer Mikaël Zewski. This could have been done by the artist using the chronophotography technique which consists of taking several photos, in order to faithfully represent the movements of the athletes.

Toponymy
The toponym center des loisirs Michel-Veillette evokes the memory of Michel Veillet (1945-2019). He distinguished himself in the public space by his great involvement in the organization of sports and leisure in Pointe-du-Lac. He was in particular the instigator of this leisure center project.

As the owner of a garage (bodywork and dent removal) operated since 1973 and established on route 138 in Pointe-du-Lac, Michel Veillette has repeatedly sponsored given ball teams and broomball; then he supported the baseball team "Les Seigneurs" of Pointe-du-Lac in the CBRM. He has coached minor hockey teams and also helped establish soccer in Pointe-du-Lac. With other Pointe-du-Lac volunteers, he set up the non-profit organization "Les Seigneurs". This organization provides the equipment necessary for the practice of their respective sport to young less favored athletes. This work manifests itself either for the benefit of young sports or for portable teams. This organization also supports the sports initiatives or projects of the Pointe-du-Lac school. This organization redistributes the profits to sports or community organizations in the community.

Michel Veillette was also president of the Trois-Rivières bingo group and established the Pointe-du-Lac bingo concertation table. As Chair of the Pointe-du-Lac Recreation Committee, Michel Veillette was involved in the construction of the Pavillon des Seigneurs sports complex, located at 10 555 chemin Sainte-Marguerite, with the collaboration of Yvon Picotte, MPP for that time, as well as the development of the sports grounds surrounding this pavilion.

In addition, Michel Veillette was a municipal councilor from 2001 to 2013, representing the district of Pointe-du-Lac in the new city of Trois-Rivières, after the effective municipal amalgamation on January 1, 2002. During his first mandate, he s is greatly involved in the organization of public transportation in Pointe-du-Lac. In the city of Trois-Rivières, he is among the municipal councilors with the largest number of committees and designations. He has notably served on the working group on regional development and planning, the urban planning advisory committee, the regional recreation and sports unit, the working group on recreation, sport and community services. , to the committee on sport and leisure tourism, to the working group on public works, to that of technical services, to the traffic committee as well as to the committee of the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières.

Michel Veillette received the National Assembly (Quebec) medal on May 30, 2018 by the deputy Marc Plante in the presence of the Premier of Quebec, Philippe Couillard.

Native of Quebec (city), Michel Veillette lived his youth in Saint-Stanislas and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. His family has lived in Pointe-du-Lac since 1973 in the Baie-Jolie area. Michel Veillette really retired at the end of 2013, that is to say at the end of his third mandate as municipal councilor.

Notes and references

See also

Category:Trois-Rivières
Category:Sports venues in Trois-Rivières
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2014


The Pioneers (novel)

The Pioneers, or The Sources of the Susquehanna; a Descriptive Tale is a historical novel by American writer James Fenimore Cooper. It was the first of five novels published which became known as the Leatherstocking Tales. Published in 1823, The Pioneers is the fourth novel in terms of the  chronology of the novels' plots.

Plot summary
The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features an elderly Leatherstocking (Natty Bumppo), Judge Marmaduke Temple of Templeton (whose life parallels that of the author's father Judge William Cooper), and Elizabeth Temple (based on the author's sister, Hannah Cooper), daughter of the fictional Templeton. The story begins with an argument between the judge and Leatherstocking over who killed a buck.

Through their discussion, Cooper reviews many of the changes to New York's Lake Otsego and its area: questions of environmental stewardship, conservation, and use prevail. Leatherstocking and his closest friend, the Mohican Indian Chingachgook, begin to compete with the Temples for the loyalties of a mysterious young visitor, a "young hunter" known as Oliver Edwards. The latter eventually marries Elizabeth Temple. Chingachgook dies, representing European-American fears for the race of "dying Indians", who appear to be displaced by settlers. Natty vanishes into the sunset.

Analysis
The Pioneers was the first novel of James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales series, featuring the character Natty Bumppo, a resourceful white American living in the woods. The story focuses on the development of a "wilderness" area (as classified by European Americans) as a settled European-American community with refinements. The story takes place in the fictional town of Тempleton, which is said to be modeled after Cooperstown, New York, founded by Cooper's father after the Revolutionary War.

Naturalist ideas: Although not classified as a naturalist novel, Cooper depicts many naturalist based ideas in The Pioneers. His use of language, dialogue and description help to convey this movement within this novel.

 Landscape: In The Pioneers, Cooper thematically debates the complexity of landscape within a new American frontier. The battle between nature and civilization is a constant and competing force within the minds of the characters and in the general surroundings. Cooper evaluates his landscape as one that will be established by a civilization unable to escape its own traits of wastefulness and arrogance.
 Characters: Cooper expands the conflict between nature and civilization in his characters. Specifically, Cooper writes much more detailed dialogue for “Natty Bumpo” than he does for any of the other characters. Natty stresses the importance of respecting the land and criticizes the greed and selfishness of mankind. The “civil societal” characters are background to Natty's heroic natural character. He emerges as the antithesis to wastefulness as demonstrated and embodied in the settlers. Cooper's main theme is wilderness versus established society. While the settlers see wilderness as being tamed by their presence, Natty has a vision of civilized life coexisting with nature. Ideally, he wants to sustain the unique role that this vast unexplored wilderness contributes to the complexity of America.
“It is much better to kill only such you want, without wasting your powder and lead, then to be firing into God’s creatures in such a wicked manner.” (Natty to Judge Marmeduke) – Chapter XXII, The Slaughter of Pigeons
 Description: Alternating between dialogues, Cooper writes extensive descriptive paragraphs to portray the natural wilderness. To him, the natural landscape exemplifies a peaceful wilderness. When the dialogue begins, it shows the disruption that civilization wreaks on the natural abundance of the wilderness. Cooper contrasts the giving, natural and serene wilderness versus the arrogant and greedy society.

Tone: Cooper's tone in The Pioneers is critical and mocking of traditional society, “established society”. The dialogue of the settlers displays the carelessness of their society towards the wilderness. The scene in Chapter II (The Judge's History of Settlement) is an exaggerated depiction of the reactions of the settlers to a falling tree and storm. The naivety of the settlers is portrayed in their responses to their journey into the wilderness. Cooper's mocking and critical tone is seen throughout the novel.

Characters

Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo, aka the Leather-stocking, aka Hawk-eye. The hero, an old hunter and patriot, the protagonist of the novel. He is a friend to the Indians and distrustful of civilization. (chapter 1, page 22).  He was "a melodious synopsis of man and nature in the West". He emerges as the antithesis to wastefulness demonstrated and embodied in the settlers. Natty represents the frontier in conflict with civilization and the law. In Chapter III, The Slaughter of Pigeons, his character is introduced as one who lived off the land. In contrast to settlers who hunt for sport and kill too many pigeons, he shoots the one needed for his meal.
Judge Marmaduke Temple - A widower and the founder of Templeton (chapter 1, page 18). He is the trail-blazing leader of the group of pioneers who settle the wilderness of Otsego. He is a strong natural leader with a practical and wise approach. He is appreciative of nature and respectful of its ability to both sustain life and destroy it. He has to lead his people when threatened in the early days with starvation. He is nearly crushed by a falling dead tree in chapter 2. He is a cautious, effective leader, but he also holds a genuine love for the untamed back country. His description of its splendor at the top of a mountain he named “Mount Vision” is a testament to his respect for the beauties of nature. Marmaduke's opinions are synonymous with those of Leather-stocking, yet his seemingly incorruptible attitude is blemished at the end of the pigeon hunt, when he joins in the annihilation of hundreds of the birds. When the hunt is over, the ‘Duke feels a pang of guilt, for “after the excitement of the moment has passed, that he has purchased pleasure at the price of misery to others.” Marmaduke's character represents settlers who were conscious and aware of their intrusive and sometime destructive ways. Throughout the story he is respectful toward Leather-stocking as well as the lands he controls.
Agamemnon "Aggy" - A slave of the Judge (New York did not fully abolish slavery until the 1820s)
Elizabeth "Bess" Temple - Daughter of the Judge and romantic interest of Oliver (chapter 5, page 66)
Richard "Dick" Jones - The cousin of the Judge (chapter 4, page 47), and “The Sheriff." He is the right-hand man of Marmaduke. He holds a systematic, “ends-justify-the-means” approach to solving problems. He claims that to avoid falling trees, one needs to avoid every tree in the forest with rotten base wood. When posed with the issue of bringing down the pigeons to feed the village, he uses an artillery cannon. Richard likes to “fish with dynamite,” figuratively speaking. He is the foil of Leather-stocking, who is frugal and weighted by morals. Richard's character represents settlers who were ignorant of the land and people they disturbed while trying to make new lives. He is generally concerned with his own survival and prosperity with little regard to people such as Leather-stocking and the land.
Squire Hiram Doolittle - An architect, justice of the peace, and buddy of Dick Jones
Monsieur Le Quoi - A French nobleman exiled by their violent revolution; he becomes a shopkeeper in Templeton (chapter 4, page 47)
Major Frederick "Fritz" Hartmann - A German settler in the area and regular visitor to the Judge's house (chapter 4, page 48)
The Reverend Mr. Grant - An Episcopal minister (chapter 4, page 48) (The Episcopal Church was established in the United States after the Revolution, replacing the Anglican Church, which had been the established church in the South
Ben Pump, aka Mr. Pump, aka Benjamin Penguillan - A servant to the Judge, and a former seaman who doesn't know how to swim (chapter 5, page 60)
Remarkable Pettibone - Housekeeper to the Judge (chapter 5, page 62)
Old Brave - The Temples' faithful dog.
Dr. Elnathan Todd - The town doctor (chapter 6, page 71)
Indian John, aka John Mohegan, aka Chingachgook - considered the last of the Mohicans and Natty's faithful companion (chapter 7, page 85)
Oliver Edwards, aka Young Eagle - The young hunter and friend to Natty and Indian John (chapter 3, page 38)
Captain and Mrs. Hollister - Owners of the inn, The Bold Dragoon
Squire Chester Lippet - a lawyer who talks too much
Louisa Grant - The daughter of Mr. Grant, companion to Elizabeth, and a possible love interest for Oliver Effingham
Billy Kirby - A lumberjack and crack-shot with a rifle (chapter 17, page 190)
Squire Van der School - The "honest" lawyer of Judge Marmaduke (chapter 25, page 277)
Jotham Riddle - A lazy fellow appointed as a magistrate by Sheriff Jones
Sir Oliver Effingham - British aristocrat

References

Further reading
Max Cavitch. "Introduction." The Pioneers. New York: Signet Classics, 2007. v-xii.
Wayne Franklin. The New World of James Fenimore Cooper. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.
Thomas Hallock. From the Fallen Tree: Frontier Narratives, Environmental Politics, and the Roots of a National Pastoral. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003.
H. Daniel Peck. A World by Itself: The Pastoral Moment in Cooper's Fiction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1977.
Thomas Philbrick. Cooper's Pioneers: Origins and Structure. PMLA 79 (December 1964): 579-93
Donald A. Ringe. "Introduction." The Pioneers. New York: Penguin, 1988.
Alan Taylor. William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic. New York: Vintage, 1996.

External links

Cooper's Otsego Heritage: The Sources of "The Pioneers" , from a talk by James H. Pickering, 1979, Oneonta University

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Marcian Bleahu

Marcian David (Matty) Bleahu (14 March 1924, Brașov – 30 July 2019, Bucharest) was a Romanian geologist, speleologist, geographer, alpinist, explorer, writer and politician.
He is well known for his scientific contributions to the development of the theories of global tectonics (applied to the study of the geology of the Carpathian Mountains), for his pioneering in speleology and for the development of this science, but also for the popularization of science and of ecology in Romania.

Marcian Bleahu is the author of more than 41 books and 126 scientific papers, of more than 400 articles on different topics.  He has more than 500 public appearances as a speaker, including the radio and the television, he is a pioneer in using the multimedia in conferences, he is the author of the first geological map of Romania. As such, Marcian Bleahu is one of the most important Romanian scientific personalities of the second half of the last century.

His books and his conferences have inspired generations of youth fond of nature, mountains, the exploration of the caves in Romania, and he has been, at the same time, a mentor for many Romanian geologists after the second World War.

Biography

Marcian David Bleahu was born on March 14, 1924, in Brașov, in the family of a notary, but his maternal ancestry goes up to the prince Constantin Brâncoveanu. He was enlisted during the World War II.

He graduated from school and high-school in Brașov. In 1949, he graduated from the  Faculty of Sciences (Sections of Natural Sciences and Geography) of the University of Bucharest. In 1974 he obtains a PhD with a thesis about the Geology and the Morphology of the Karst and of the Caves, at the University of Cluj.

He begins his teaching activity at the Geology Department of Bucharest University, where he was a teaching assistant, lecturer and associate professor between 1949 and 1961. He was eliminated from the teaching system for political reasons, and he started again his university career after 1989, when, together with prof. Dolfi Drimer, he founded the Ecological University, where he was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences (afterwards transformed in Faculty of Ecology).

Between 1949 - 1994, Marcian Bleahu worked as a geologist, a researcher and as a manager (including General Manager) at the Geological Institute of Romania.

He was elected as a senator for the legislatures 1990-1992 and 1996-2000, on the lists of the Romanian Ecologist Movement, and of the Romanian Ecologist Federation. Between 1991 - 1992 he was the Minister of the Environment.

He has received several awards and decorations; in 2008 he was decorated with the Order "Steaua Româniai"  ("The Star of Romania") as Knight, which is the highest Romanian civil order.

At present, he has retired from the public activity, but he continues to write articles and books in several fields, including music (he is known as a sophisticated melomaniac), or ecology.

Professional career

After graduation, in 1949, Marcian Bleahu joins the Geology Department of the Bucharest University. He teaches the first classes of Structural Geology and of the Geology of the Quaternary. In 1961 he is eliminated from the Department by the communist administration, on political grounds.

On April 4, 1990, together with Dolphi Drimer, Marcian Bleahu founds the Ecological University, the first private university in Romania and the only university with an ecological profile. Dolphi Drimer becomes the rector of this university and Marcian Bleahu is appointed as dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences (later on named Faculty of Ecology), where he teaches Dynamic Geology, Physical Geography of Romania, Geology of Romania, Protection of nature and protected areas. He ends his teaching career in 2001.

Between 1949 - 1994, simultaneously with his teaching activity, Marcian Bleahu worked  as a geologist at the Geological Institute, where he implements most of his scientific activities.

Between 1952 - 1985, he does a long series of research in the Carpathian Mountains, mainly in the Apuseni. During all these 33 years of field research, he synthesized and made public the stratigraphy and the structure of the Apuseni Mountains. The papers he published in this field are the first scientific source about the geology of the Maramures, Bihor, Codru-Moma and Metaliferic Mountains -  he dedicated to each of them a monography. These researches had an important impact on synthesis of national interest, such as coal deposits, Paleozoic and Mesozoic formations, but also from the tectonic point of view, in the general works about the structure of the territory, as well as in the integration of these researches in the wider framework of the study of Triassic paleography in Eastern Europe.

Directly, or by coordinating teams of geologists, Marcian Bleahu also produced over 50 maps (pages) component of the Geological Map of Romania, on a scale of 1:200.000, for which he also made the state standards in the field.

A special chapter of this field activity was the study of karstology, meaning the exploration, the mapping and the research of the caves in the Apuseni mountains, almost unknown until then: Peștera de la Căput, Peștera Buciumul Sucit, Peștera Vântului, Peștera Vadu Crișului, Peștera Șura Mare, Peștera din Peretele Dârnini, Peștera Coliboaia, Avenul de sub Pietruța, Peștera Izvorul Tăușoarelor, Peștera-aven ghețarul de sub Zgurăști, Peștera Cetatea Rădesei, Peștera Pojarul Poliței, Peștera Scărișoara, Peștera Huda lui Papară, Vânătările Ponorului, Izbucul de la Cotețul Dobreștilor, Avenul de sub Colții Grindului, Peștera Gaura cu Muscă, Peștera Bolii, Peștera Neagră, Peștera Ghețarul de la Vârtop, Avenul din Piatra Ceții, Peștera Calului, Peștera Bisericuța, Peștera din Dealul Cornului, Peștera Mică de la Vânătare, Peștera Dâlbina, Peștera Corobana lui Gârtău, Peștera V5, Peștera Poarta lui Ionele, Avenul din Șesuri etc.

In 1976 he publishes Caves from Romania "Peșteri din România", which becomes one of the first scientific best-sellers in Romania.

All these researches, as well as the world scientific trends of the '60s in the field of plate tectonics catalyses Marcian Bleahu's research activity and he becomes a pioneer in the field of global tectonics not only in Romania, but also with significant contributions in the international scientific community. The results of his studies were synthesized in the book Global tectonics - Bucharest,  1983, Editura Științifică, (Tectonica globală), in two volumes, with over 1000 pages.

Despite the opposition of the scientific world of that time, which got quickly past any debate over ideas and arrived at the political questioning of the research results (the communist authorities forbade him to leave the country for 6 years, 1978 - 1984), Marcian Bleahu managed to thrust his theories, and he was invited in 1974, 1976 and 1978 to teach at the University in Geneva the first course in Global Tectonics; he also gave conferences in Vienna, Zurich, Freiburg, Basel, Potsdam, etc.

Between 1949 - 1952 he was the manager of the geology service for the Danube - Black Sea Canal.

In 1953, he coordinated the geological research for the project of Bucharest Metro.

He was a member of the inter-ministerial commission of analysis for the Earthquake on March 4th 1977.

Between 1985 - 1994 he was a member of the team that founded and coordinated The National Museum of Geology in Bucharest.

Political career

While a student, he sympathized with the National Liberal Party, but he was not a member of any political party until 1965, when he joins the Romanian Communist Party, in order to be appointed on a management position in the Geological Institute. If, politically, his activity until 1990 was almost non-existent, from the professional point of view he will be remembered as the founder of the National Museum of Geology, in 1985, where he also worked as a scientific coordinator, until 1994.

After the Revolution in December 1989, Marcian Bleahu founds the Ecologist Movement in Romania, thus putting into practice his professional belief regarding the protection of nature and of environment.

He is elected as a senator in May 1990, in the first free post-communist Parliament and he becomes the Minister of Environment in the Stolojan cabinet. In this position, he elaborated the legislation in the field (again, a pioneer work) and he tried to integrate Romania in the international conventions and programs regarding the environment.

In 1992 he is appointed vice-president of the UN Conference for environment and development in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1996 he is elected again as a senator, on the lists of the Democratic Convention, for the Ecologist Federation of Romania. He was a member of the Commission for Foreign Affairs and of the parliamentary group of the National Liberal Party.

In 2008 he is appointed as President of Honor of the Green Party, successor of the Ecologist Federation of Romania.

Medals and awards
 The Medal "Scientific Merit", 1966
 The decoration "Order of labour" cl. III, 1971
 The medal of fighter in the Second World War, 1997
 The decoration "Steaua Romaniei" as Knight, 2009
 The medal for merit "Percy Allen" of the European Union of Geology Societies, 2012
 The prize of the Romanian Academy - "Emil Gh. Racoviță", 1965
 The prize of the Romanian Academy - "Grigore  Cobălcescu", 1974
 The prize of the Romanian Academy  - "G.M. Murgoci", 1976
 Citizen of Honour of Gârda and Albac, 2006 and 2010
 Professor Honoris Causa of Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj, 2009

Bibliography

Geology:
 Global Tectonics (Tectonica globală), Vol. I,  Editura Științifică, 1983
 Global Tectonics (Tectonica globală), Vol. II,  Editura Științifică, 1989
 Geology of Romania (Geologia României), Editura UEB, 1994
 General Geology - External Dynamics (Geologie generală – Dinamica externă), Editura UEB, 2002
 General Geology - Internal Dynamics (Geologia generală -  Dinamica internă), Editura UEB, 2001
 The earth is confessing to us (Pământul se destăinuie), Editura Ion Creangă, 1985
 Formation of Continents and Oceans (Formarea continentelor și a oceanelor), Editura Științifică, 1978
 The Planet called Earth (Planeta numită Pământ, 4 brochures for diapositives), Editura  Animafilm, 1978
 The Crystals of Romania (Cristalele României), in collaboration with I. Miclea, Editura Sport-Turism, 1977

Geography:
 The Beauty of Karstic Regions (Pitorescul regiunilor carstice), Editura SRSC, 1956
 Stone flowers (Flori de piatră), Editura Științifică, 1966
 Karstic Morphology (Morfologia carstică), Editura Științifică, 1974
 Karstic Relief (Relieful carstic), Editura Albatros, 1982
 Physical Geography of Romania (Geografia fizică a României), Editura UEB, 2001
 Beyond the Landscape (Dincolo de peisaj), Editura Paidea, 2007

Speleology:
 The Man and the Cave (Omul și peștera), Editura Sport-Turism, 1978
 Topolnita Cave (Peștera Topolnița), in collaboration with C. Lascu, Editura Sport-Turism,1975
 The Catalogue of Caves in Romania (Catalogul peșterilor din România), in collaboration with I. Povară, Editura CNSFS, 1976
 The Conquerors of the Darkness (Cuceritorii întunericului), Editura Sport-Turism, 1976
 Bulba Cave (Peștera Bulba),  in collaboration with  C. Lascu, Editura Sport-Turism, 1985

Ecology:
 Geological Nature Reserves in Romania (Rezervații naturale geologice din România), in collaboration with F. Marinescu and V. Brădescu, Editura  Tehnică, 1976
 Ecology - Nature - Man (Ecologie-Natură-Om), Editura Metropol, 1998
 Look Back in Anger... Look Ahead in Terror - Valences of Political Ecology (Privește înapoi cu mânie… privește înainte cu spaimă - Valențele ecologiei politice), Editura Economică, 2001
 Noah's Ark in the XXIst Century (Arca lui Noe în Secolul XXI), Editura  Națională, 2004
 Protected Natural Areas in Bucovina (Arii naturale protejate din Bucovina), in collaboration with A. and T. Done, Editura Terra Design, 2007
 Roșia Montană - the prediction of a national tragedy (Roșia Montană – prefigurarea unei tragedii naționale), print, 2013

Tourism and Alpinism:
 Apuseni Mountains (Munții Apuseni), in collaboration with S. Bordea and Al. Borza, Editura ONT, 1963
 Bihor-Vlădeasa Mountains - tourism guide (Munții Bihor-Vlădeasa – ghid turistic), in collaboration with S. Bordea, Editura Sport-Turism, 1967
 Himalaya - Conquering the Giants of the World (Himalaya – cucerirea giganților lumii), in collaboration with M. Bogdan and Gh. Epuran, Editura Științifică, 1966
 Codru-Moma Mountains (Munții Codru-Moma), Editura CNFS, 1978
 Bujor-Vlădeasa Mountains - Monography (Munții Bujor-Vlădeasa – monografie), in collaboration with S. Bordea, Editura Sport-Turism,1981
Miscellaneous:
 The Confession of An Undefeated (Spovedania unui neînvins), Editura  Paidea, 2006
 Notes without Stave (Note fără portativ), Editura Paidea, 2011
 The Life and Work of G.M. Murgoci (Viața și opera lui G.M.Murgoci), in collaboration with B. Iancovici (in "G.M.Murgoci – Opere ales" ), published by M. Bleahu and B. Iancovici, Editura Academiei, 1957
 A Course of German Language - texts for geology and geography (Curs de limba germană- texte de geologie și geografie), in collaboration with J. Livescu and A. Savin, 1963
 A Course of German Language - texts for biology (Curs de limba germană – texte de biologie), in collaboration with J. Livescu and A. Savin, 1968
 Fundamental Problems of the Contemporary World (in Geography of the Environment -, Geografia mediului înconjurător"), textbook for the XIth grade, Editura Didactică și Pedagogică, 2002
Co-author in reference works:
 Evolution of the lito-genetic processes (Evoluția proceselor litogenetice), in The Geological Evolution of the Metaliferic Mountains (Evoluția  geologică a Munților Metaliferi"), Editura Academiei, (in collaboration with M. Lupu), 1969
 The Structural Position of the Apuseni Mountains in the alpino-carpathian-dinaric system (Poziția structurală a Munților Apuseni în cadrul sistemului alpino-carpato-dinaric), in The Apuseni Mountains ("Munții Apuseni"), Editura  Academiei, 1976
 Romanian Carpathians – The Apuseni Mountains  (in Tectonics of the Carpathian-Balkan Regions), Editura  Geolog. Inst. Dionysz Stur, Bratislava,
 The Caves in Bihor Mountains (Peșterile din Munții Bihor - bazinele Padiș-Cetățile Ponorului, Vălea  Galbena, Vălea Gârda și din Bazinul văii Topolnița) in Caves from Romania (Peșteri din România), Editura Științifică,1976
 Caves from Oltenia explored from 1959 to 1962 (Grottes  d'Oltenie explores de 1959 a 1962 ), in collaboration with A. and V. Decou, in ,,Recherche sur les grottes du Banat et d'Oltenie 1959-1962", Editura CNRS, Paris
 Karst of Romania (in the volume published by M. Herak and T. V. Stringfield ,,Karst, Important karst of the northern hemisphere" ), Editura  Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1972
 Palaeokarst of Romania  (in the volume published by P. Bosak and D. C. Ford ,,Paleokarst"), Editura Academia, Praga, 1989

References

External links
 Interview with prof. Marcian Bleahu - filmed in dec 2010 (in Romanian)
 Mr. Profesor Marcian David Bleahu - Biography on e-calauza.ro site (in Romanian)
 Decreee no. 428/2009 to offer  The National Order "Steaua României" (in Romanian)
 Marcian Bleahu, Profesor Honoris Causa - Universitatea Babes-Bloyai, Cluj-Napoca (in Romanian)
 Members of Hubner's Who's Who - Marcian Bleahu

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Lin Hsi-shan

Lin Hsi-shan (; born 17 March 1962) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan from 1 March 1999 until 31 January 2016.

Early life
Lin was born in Changhua County on 17 March 1962. He attended Chinese Culture University, where he earned a master's degree in architectural and urban planning.

Early career
Lin was elected as legislator for three consecutive terms in 1990-1999 during 1st to 3rd legislatures. During the term, he had been the convener for the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, Economic Affairs Committee and Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee; the member of Procedure Committee; the chairperson of the Judiciary and Economics Coordination Committees at the Legislative Yuan of Kuomintang (KMT); the senior deputy clerk of KMT (caucus) at Legislative Yuan; and deputy chief of KMT Coordination Committee at Legislative Yuan.

Secretary General
Lin was arrested in January 2016, as the Taipei Prosecutors Office suspected that the Legislative Yuan was favoring a certain computer company in negotiation for supply contracts. The contracts won by Far Net Technologies totaled NT$200 million, in return for over NT$10 million in kickbacks paid out to Lin. He was indicted on charges of corruption in May. The Taipei District Court ruled a year later that Lin was to serve sixteen years in prison. Upon appeal, the Taiwan High Court reduced Lin's sentence to fifteen years.  Lin filed another appeal to the Supreme Court, which remanded the case to the High Court. The High Court found him guilty of ten offenses in a decision announced on 18 July 2019, and Lin reported to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office's Enforcement Section on 19 July 2019 to serve a 36-year sentence.

Personal life
Lin is married to Liu Hsin-wei.

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Jack Aitchison (Australian footballer)

John Charles Aitchison (6 April 1911 – 3 September 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Inverbervie

Inverbervie (from  or Biorbhaigh, "mouth of the River Bervie") is a small town on the north-east coast of Scotland, south of Stonehaven, in the Aberdeenshire council area.

History
Inverbervie appears in written history at least as far back as the 12th century AD; in a document relating to Arbroath Abbey, Simon of Inverbervie is noted as having witnessed a charter transferring the lands of Balfeith to the Abbey.  The settlement was formerly a royal burgh from 1342 to 1975 and a parliamentary burgh from 1708 to 1950, the former status being conferred by David II of Scotland for hospitality he and his Queen received when shipwrecked there the previous year when returning from exile.

A small harbour in the town was important in early years but despite improvements by Thomas Telford in 1819, disappeared by 1830 owing to the buildup of the shingle bar at the river mouth.
The first flax spinning mill in Scotland was established here at the Haughs around 1790 and by 1910 there were nine in operation employing 500-600 workers. As a result of this, the population of the settlement peaked at over 2,500 around the turn of the 20th Century but has since declined owing the downturn in that industry.

The town was within the county of Kincardineshire until 1975, when the county was merged into the Grampian Region. The Aberdeenshire unitary council area, which now includes Inverbervie, was created when the region system was eradicated in 1996. Aberdeenshire is also the name of another former county which was merged into the Grampian Region in 1975.

Prominent local buildings include Hallgreen Castle, founded in 1376, standing on a bluff overlooking the sea towards the southern end of the town.

Climate

Parliamentary burgh

The parliamentary burgh which existed from 1708 to 1950 was a component of the Aberdeen district of burghs of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832.

In 1832 Inverbervie became a component of the Montrose district of burghs.

In 1950 it was merged into the North Angus and Mearns constituency. North Angus and Mearns was replaced with new constituencies in 1983.
With effect from the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections, Inverbervie will be back within the Mearns and Angus constituency, following boundary changes.

Attractions
Inverbervie has The Bervie Chipper which in 1998 was awarded the title Fish & Chip Shop of the Year 1997.

Media
 The local newspaper is the Mearns Leader which is published by Johnson Press and edited in the neighbouring town of Stonehaven.
 Bervie is served by local radio station, Mearns FM. Broadcasting from nearby Stonehaven in the Townhall, Mearns FM aims to keep Bervie up to date with local and charity events, as well as playing music. Staffed completely by volunteers, Mearns FM is run as a not for profit organisation, broadcasting under a community radio licence, with a remit to provide local focus news events and programming. Jointly funded by local adverts and local and national grants, it has one of the largest listening areas of any community radio station owing to the Mearns' distributed population. The station was set up to try to bring these distant communities together.

Education
 Bervie Primary School serves Bervie and the surrounding rural area. The school roll is 229, but has a capacity of 342. In 2019, the school officially opened it's rebuilt nursery extension. In its last HMIe inspection Bervie became a notable primary school after being highly rated and featured in a video of the top 90 primary schools in Scotland.
 Mackie Academy in Stonehaven is where most teenagers attend. Mackie has a roll of 1200.

Community groups

Bervie contains many prominent community groups:

Bervie Church

Bervie Church is part of Arbuthnott, Bervie and Kinneff Church. It is on the main street in close proximity to the school. The parish also owns the Church Centre (formerly the manse) next to the church, and the Herd Centre (formerly YWCA Hall) at the bottom of Town Head. In 2010, the Rev. Dennis Rose became the minister, and he served the congregation until June 2016. In March 2019, the Rev Andrew Morrison became the minister. He is currently the third youngest minister in the denomination.

Scouting and Guiding

Bervie has an active Scout group based in their church street hut. Scouts (10.5-14), Cubs (8-10.5), and Beavers (6-8) are all held. Bervie is part of the Kincardineshire Scout District.

There are Guides (10-14yrs) and Rainbows (5-7yrs) who also hold meetings in the Scout Hall.

The Brownies (7-10yrs) hold meetings in the Burgh Hall.

The Living Rooms

The Living Rooms Christian Centre and Coffee Shop is in the school car park behind the church. The Living Rooms is an evangelical centre which aims to reach out to people. The Coffee Shop is a popular centre of the community. Services of worship are held in the centre as well as prayer meetings, a youth group and other special events.

Gala and fireworks

Every year the Gala Committee organise the climax of the community diary in June.  As part of this event a 'citizen of the year' and 'young citizen of the year' prizes are awarded. The fireworks display is organised and held by the caravan site every year on the Sunday nearest to Bonfire Night.

Transport
Inverbervie has regular bus links to Stonehaven, Montrose, Aberdeen and Perth. It was served by Bervie railway station, the terminus of a branch line from Montrose, from 1865 to 1951, with freight services discontinued in 1966.

Notable residents
 Hercules Linton, designer of the Cutty Sark clipper ship

See also
 List of burghs in Scotland
 Aber and Inver as place-name elements
 Allardice Castle
 Arbuthnott, Bervie & Kinneff Parish Church

References

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Category:Burghs


Yabrin

Yabrin is a settlement in Saudi Arabia  south of Riyadh, within the Eastern Region. The closest town is Haradh. The area was an abandoned ancient settlement. In the 1940s it began to be resettled by Bedouins mostly with a Dawasir background.

The economy is agricultural in nature with date orchards and waterwheel irrigation crop circles. The area is located in an area with natural water resources as opposed to the more common, central pivot irrigation projects sustained by desalinated ocean water from the Red Sea or Persian Gulf. The population is predominantly Saudi with both Arab and African ancestral origins among the inhabitants.

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Lucyna trifida

Lucyna trifida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Beéche in 2012. It is found in Chile.

References

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Are U Still Down

"Are U Still Down" is a song co-written and performed by American contemporary R&B singer Jon B, issued as a single from his second studio album Cool Relax. It was commissioned as a double single with "They Don't Know" in some markets, including the United States. The song features a rap by American hip hop musician 2Pac; and it was the final rap verse that 2Pac recorded before his death.

"Are U Still Down" was produced by Johnny J.  As a tribute to Tupac, in 2004, 8 years after the rappers death, Jon B. recorded "Are U Still Down, Part. 2" with the original producer. Johnny J also had plans to release unreleased Tupac records. In part 2, Tupac's lyrics are sampled from his song Happy Home  which was a part of his Until The End Of Time Album, released on March 27, 2001 4.5 years after his death.

"Are U Still Down" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the R&B chart in 1998.

Music video

A music video was commissioned for the song, directed by Tim Story.

Chart positions

References

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Cigaritis syama

Cigaritis syama, the club silverline, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-East Asia.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm.

The larvae feed on Psidium guajava and Dioscorea batatus.

Subspecies
The subspecies of Cigaritis syama found in India are-
 Spindasis syama peguanus Moore, 1884

References

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Melle

Melle may refer to:

People
 Basil Melle (1891–1966), South African cricketer
 Gil Mellé (1931–2004), American artist, jazz musician and film composer
 John van Melle (1887–1953), Dutch-born South African author
 Melle Mel (born 1961), American rapper
 Michael Melle (1930–2003), South African cricketer
 Sunnyi Melles (born 1958), German actress
 Werner von Melle (1853–1937), German mayor and senator of Hamburg

Places
 Canton of Melle, an administrative division of Deux-Sèvres, France
 Melle, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in Poitou-Charentes, France
 Mellé, Ille-et-Vilaine, a commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France
 Melle, Belgium, a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium
 Melle, Germany, a city in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
 Melle, Piedmont, a municipality in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

Other
 Melle (film), a 2017 Indian (Malayalam) romantic film

See also
 Melles


Urness

Urness is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ted Urness (born 1939), American football player
Zoë Marieh Urness (born 1984), Native American photographer

See also
Urness Township, Douglas County, Minnesota


Skip Schoolnik

Stuart "Skip" Schoolnik  (born July 17, 1945) is a film director, producer and editor who received his degree from the University of Connecticut and resides in California. He currently serves as the post production producer for WGN's Salem.

Schoolnik has directed such movies as Hide and Go Shriek as well as episodes of the television shows Angel and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. The character of Skip was actually a tribute to Schoolnik, who directed five episodes for Angel. Schoolnik has also edited several movies and television shows such as Halloween II, Knight Rider 2010, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As either co-producer or associate producer, he has worked on many projects including Angel, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, Hollywood Confidential and Kung Fu: The Movie.

In recent years, Schoolnik has worked as associate producer on AMC's The Walking Dead, associate producer on the BBC/Starz show Torchwood, post production producer on TNT's Legends and post production producer on Fox's K-Ville.

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Daniel Federkeil

Daniel Hubert Federkeil (born November 9, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football player, having played offensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).  He played CIS football with the Calgary Dinos, and was drafted fifth overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2006 CFL Draft, but signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League shortly thereafter. He would later assist the Colts in winning Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.

Federkeil retired from professional football in 2009 following a series of concussions, but returned to sign with the Stampeders in 2013 after his CFL rights were traded. He announced his retirement from professional football a second time in February 2018

University career
He played college football at Calgary. He played in four games as freshman…had three tackles and was the youngest player ever to dress for the university at 17 years and two months old. He was a five-year player who was standout on defensive line who had 111 career tackles, 20 for losses, and 13 sacks and started eight games as a fifth-year senior. He Was scouted by Indianapolis Colts scout Cal Murphy, who saw his potential as an offensive lineman when Federkeil was called in to play end in short yardage situations.

In his fifth year, he totaled 31 tackles, 12 for losses, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 4 passes defended.

He was Canada West nominee for J.P. Metras trophy as CIS Lineman-of-the-Year and was unanimous conference All-Star and second-team All-Canadian choice. He was named University of Calgary Athlete-of-the-Year in 2006. He was one of two CIS players in East-West Shrine Game. In 2005, he was team nominee for Lineman-of-the-Year and was second-team CIS All-Canadian. He started seven games as a sophomore and had 14 tackles, five for losses, four sacks, two FF and one blocked FG.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts
Federkeil was selected 5th overall by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in the 2006 CFL Draft. Despite this, he never played for the Argos.

Indianapolis Colts
Federkeil went undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts following the draft. Played in two games on special teams against Tennessee and Jacksonville. Was subsequently moved to the practice roster until being re-signed on December 2, 2006, near the end of the regular season. He played on special teams against the Kansas City Chiefs in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Colts went on to win the Super Bowl XLI to conclude the 2006 NFL season.

He played in the first 8 games of the 2007 NFL season as a member of the special teams unit. He suffered a concussion on December 5, 2007.

In the 2008 NFL Season Federkeil started the first 3 games at right guard. Played as a member of the special teams unit in last 9 games of the regular season. Started at right guard against the San Diego Chargers on January 3, 2009, in a wild-card playoff game. The Colts lost 23-17 in overtime.

During the 2009 NFL season Federkeil played in six games as a back-up offensive tackle and member of the special teams unit before being placed on injured reserve on November 22, 2009.

Federkeil retired at the end of the 2009 season, having played in  26 regular season games; starting in 3 regular season games and 1 playoff game.

Calgary Stampeders

On April 8, 2013, the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League acquired the rights to Federkeil after trading non-import linebacker Akwasi Antwi to the Toronto Argonauts who had drafted him in 2006. He would go on to play in 59 games with the Stampeders in 5 years, culminating in four playoff games and three Grey Cup games before announcing his retirement from professional football a second time in February 2018.

References

External links
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Calgary Stampeders bio
Why Daniel Federkeil is one secret to Peyton Manning's Success article at unlimitedmagazine.com
Federkeil retires, goes back to the University of Calgary. Globe and Mail (via NFL Canada).

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Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar

Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar is the first studio album released by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label (see 1953 in music). It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record.

History
Atkins had previously recorded on Bullet Records and also as a sideman with various acts. He was brought to RCA by Steve Sholes in 1947. After playing on a variety of radio shows, Radio manager Si Simon had been promoting Atkins by sending acetates of Chet's live radio performances to various record companies. One landed in Sholes' hands. Chet had relocated to Denver after being fired by KWTO in Missouri for "not sounding country enough." He was to be brought into RCA as a guitarist, singer and songwriter. Arrangements were made for Atkins to travel to Chicago to do a demo recording. He cut eight "sides" (songs) in Chicago with his idol George Barnes on rhythm guitar, Augie Klein on accordion, Charles Hurta on fiddle, and Harold Siegel on bass. Five of those eight songs recorded April 11, 1947 included Chet singing. RCA released the songs on a 10" vinyl as Chet Atkins and his Colorado Mountain Boys.

Chet later spent time trying to locate those early demos of himself singing in order to destroy them.

Atkins later traveled to New York to record as a sideman and, because of an impending musician's strike, to also stockpile solo recordings for release in case the strike was a protracted one. After these initial recordings, he was still unemployed. He returned to Knoxville and continued on radio there until he joined The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle Carter.

The song "Gallopin' on the Guitar" had been released as a single in 1947 and was a minor hit, often being used as a radio theme song by 1949.

Also in 1953, his single "Country Gentleman", co-written with Boudleaux Bryant, was a minor hit. It was recorded in a garage.

Atkins stayed with RCA for 36 years until he moved to Columbia Records in 1983.

Track listing
 "Third Man Theme" (Anton Karas) – 2:26
 "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 2:17
 "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Oscar Hammerstein, Sigmund Romberg) – 2:26
 "Nobody's Sweetheart" (Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn, Billy Meyers, E. Schoebel) – 2:16
 "Stephen Foster Medley" (Stephen Foster) – 2:26
 "Hangover Blues/Imagination" (Atkins, Bryant) (Atkins)
 "Black Mountain Rag" (Traditional) – 2:18
 "Galloping on the Guitar" (Atkins) – 2:29

Personnel
Chet Atkins – guitar
Henry "Homer" Haynes – guitar
Ken "Jethro" Burns – mandolin
Charlie Grean – bass

References

External links
 Black Mountain Rag Video

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Bringalbert, Victoria

Bringalbert is a locality in the western part of the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia.

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Matthew 27:52

Matthew 27:52 is the fifty-second verse of the twenty-seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. This verse describes some of the events that occurred upon death of Jesus, particularly contains the report that tombs broke open and the saints inside were resurrected.

Content
The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads:
καὶ τὰ μνημεῖα ἀνεῴχθησαν καὶ πολλὰ σώματα τῶν κεκοιμημένων ἁγίων ἠγέρθησαν,

In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 27:52

Analysis
The raising of holy people who had died (apparently in Old Testament times) points to 'the resurrection of the last days' (; ) which starts with Jesus' resurrection.
It is only reported in Matthew, tied to the tearing of the temple curtain as the result of the earthquake noted in . The temple area, now is occupied by Muslim shrines, is located on a geological fault, and the tremors from time to time cause damage to the buildings until the modern times.

There is no parallel record to this event in other gospels or contemporary documents, and the account in Matthew does not have enough detail, for example, no explanation is given for the delay between the opening of the tombs on the day of Jesus' death and the appearance of raised holy people in Jerusalem after Jesus' resurrection, so the story is mainly taken for its fairly clear symbolism. The words of Matthew recalls the text of , "when I open your graves and bring you up out of your graves, my people", and 'the earthquake-like imagery' in . Nonetheless, these signs were surely known by many, that Paul could say to King Agrippa, "this thing was not done in a corner" ().

References

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Wises Landing, Kentucky

Wises Landing is an unincorporated community located in Trimble County, Kentucky, United States.

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Shami Kola

Shami Kola (, also Romanized as Shāmī Kolā) is a village in Balatajan Rural District, in the Central District of Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 280, in 68 families.

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Under the Tree

Under the Tree may refer to:

 "Under the Tree" (song), a 2005 song by The Water Babies
 Under the Tree (2008 film), a 2008 film by Garin Nugroho
 Under the Tree (2017 film), a 2017 Icelandic film


Sierran Arc

In early Triassic time, an extensive volcanic arc system, called the Sierran Arc began to develop along the western margin of the North American continent. In Southern California, this volcanic arc would develop throughout the Mesozoic Era to become the geologic regions known as the Sierra Nevada Batholith, the Peninsular Ranges Batholith, (in the Peninsular Ranges), and other plutonic and volcanic centers throughout the greater Mojave Desert region.

Geology

These massive belts of plutonic (intrusive) and volcanic (extrusive) regional belts and isolated centers developed as plate convergence and subduction took place farther west along the western continental margin. These igneous provinces shed vast quantities of sediment both eastward into the Western Interior Seaway and westward into Pacific margin basin. At the same time, older sedimentary materials and rocks were subjected to regional metamorphism throughout much of Baja and Southern California. In the region today, granitic rocks of Mesozoic age dominate the bedrock exposed in the Peninsular Ranges, western Transverse Range, the southern Sierra Nevada, and the greater Mojave region.

Although igneous activity in the Southern California region was ongoing throughout the Mesozoic Era, the peak of the plutonism in the southern Sierra Nevada region was in the Late Cretaceous, about 100 to 80 million years ago. In addition, thick sequences (accumulations) of Mesozoic-age sedimentary rocks, mostly marine shales and sandstone of Jurassic and Cretaceous age, are locally preserved along the western side of the Peninsular Ranges and throughout the western Transverse Ranges in parts of the Santa Monica Mountains and mountainous Los Padres National Forest region north of Santa Barbara, California. A thick sequence of terrestrial sedimentary rocks are also preserved in the McCoy Mountains region near Blythe, California. Except for the sedimentary rocks mentioned above, most of the Mesozoic-age rocks in preserved in Southern California display intermediate to high grades of metamorphism, typical of material that may have been buried to mid-crustal depths (probably in a range of 10 to 20 kilometers). Although the region was no doubt extensively covered with terrestrial and marine sedimentary deposits that interfingered volcanic deposits from the volcanic centers, most of this material was stripped away by erosion following regional uplift that continued into the following Cenozoic Era.

See also
 Nevadan orogeny

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SystemSoft Alpha

SystemSoft Alpha Corporation is a Japanese software development company.

Formerly just "SystemSoft", they have a long series of mainly military strategic simulation games (generally hex-based) popular in the Japan market.  Notable among these are the many Daisenryaku and Master of Monsters series games that have been ported to multiple platforms from PCs to consoles.

In 1998, SystemSoft spun off their video game business into SystemSoft Production. In 1999, Alpha Shock was founded, and SystemSoft invested 25.1% of the initial capital. In 2001, SystemSoft sold all investments of Alpha Shock, and they transferred the video game business from SystemSoft Production to Alpha Shock. Alpha Shock were renamed to SystemSoft Alpha, although they are independent from SystemSoft. The main website for the game division, regardless of platform, is now SystemSoft Alpha, but "Alpha" still is not seen in the logo of the company on game boxes.

Only a handful of the dozens of games in their portfolio have ever been translated to make it to English-speaking markets, including two Master of Monsters games for the Sega Genesis and Sony PlayStation ("Disciples of Gaia"), and some of the Daisenryaku games (Iron Storm, Daisenryaku VII, Daisenryaku VII Exceed). Part of the reason for this is that the main platform for their games for almost a decade was the NEC PC-9801. However, several of their games were remakes of Infocom games for the PC-98 system. Since Infocom was an American company, these games were released to English-speaking markets first.

SystemSoft has produced many wargames that are from the perspective of the Japanese Military, circa World War II.  These games fill a niche in the hex wargaming market that Japanese Military enthusiasts cannot expect from Western game developers who often portray the Japanese as the "enemy" in games, if at all.  Similarly, if less controversial, is the guaranteed inclusion of the Japanese Self Defense Forces in modern wargames like the Daisenryaku series.

Notable games
Daisenryaku series
Barbarossa
Enchanter (originally developed by Infocom
Master of Monsters series
Moonmist (originally developed by Infocom)
Planetfall (originally developed by Infocom)
Zork I (originally developed by Infocom)

References

External links
 Developer's Website
 List of SystemSoft video games at GameFAQs
 List of SystemSoft Alpha video games at GameFAQs

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Qabaq Tappeh, Kermanshah

Qabaq Tappeh (, also Romanized as Qābāq Tappeh and Qabāq Tappeh; also known as Oabākh Tappeh, Qabāy Tappeh, and Qapāq Tappeh) is a village in Sanjabi Rural District, Kuzaran District, Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 139, in 31 families.

References

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Red Glove (novel)

Red Glove is the 2011 second book in The Curse Workers, a series about Cassel Sharpe written by Holly Black.

References

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Bryan station (Ohio)

Bryan is a train station located on the north side of downtown Bryan, Ohio, at Paige and Lynn Streets. Served by Amtrak, the United States' national railway system, Bryan is an unmanned station eight miles south of the Ohio Turnpike. The station is located across the tracks from a former Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway station and east of a former New York Central freight house.

References

External links

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Bryan, OH (BYN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)

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Danielki

Danielki  is a small village situated in southern Poland, close to the border crossing at Chyżne. According to the recent population census made in 2000, the village is inhabited by only 9 people. Its population used to be close to extinction due to harsh weather and climate conditions. In 1949 the settlement burned down, later it was rebuilt, with most houses built again of wood. Recently it has become a popular destination for celebrities to buy a summer cottage. Daniel Raybould's mother spent her childhood here.

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Gwyn Hall

The Gwyn Hall was previously a four-storey Victorian theatre in the town centre of Neath, Wales.   Following a fire in 2007 it was substantially rebuilt, retaining its facade but moving the theatre to the ground floor, with flexible seating configurations. The third floor houses a cinema pod and a third screen for films with retractable seating. In addition, a glass atrium cafe was added to the frontage which was previously the car park.

Original construction
Gwyn Hall was originally built in 1887 on land given by Howel Gwyn. The theatre was built by English architect John Norton at a cost of £6,000, who had also built the church, St David's, which sits on the other side of the road.

The building was used as a music hall and also served as a meeting place for council business until the construction of the Neath Civic Centre in the 1960s. Classical concerts were held at the hall, including a performance of Handel's Messiah, upon receiving an organ given by the widow of Howel Gwyn in November 1889.

History
On 26 September, a statue of Howel Gwyn was unveiled outside the hall. The positioning of the statue caused controversy at the time as it was thought that it would interfere with traffic.  Subsequently in 1967, the statue was moved to its present position in the nearby Victoria Gardens. The statue pointed to Howel Gwyn's birthplace opposite the Gwyn Hall, which was demolished in the 1960s and replaced by a Woolworths.

Howel Gwyn, benefactor of the Gwyn Hall, was a prominent public figure in Victorian Neath society. During his political career he had served as alderman, town councillor, mayor, Freeman of the Borough, chairman to the board of Guardians, High Sheriff of Glamorgan and MP for Brecon and Falmouth.

A generous benefactor to the town he was revered for his paternalism having made substantial gifts and land for St David’s Church, Alderman Davies School, the building of the Constitutional Club and St Matthew’s Church, Dyffryn where he is buried. At his mansion in Dyffryn he hosted an annual fete for his tenants and provided the Christmas luncheon at the Neath Union Workhouse.

In 1882 Alderman Howel Gwyn, a prominent public figure in Victorian Neath society, offered to assist in the finance of a new public hall and municipal offices for the town of Neath. After a number of years a site for the new hall had not been found and so at a public meeting in 1885 Gwyn announced that he would find suitable land himself donating the site on Orchard Street for the purpose. Funds for the project could not be raised by The Neath Corporation and to ensure the halls completion Gwyn agreed to pay for the building as well, donating a further £200 for the project. The final cost of the hall however was estimated at around £6,000. It was agreed that Gwyn could choose the architect himself and in March 1886 plans were received from London-based architect John Norton who also designed St David’s Church in Neath.

A description of the hall from Kelly’s Directory of South Wales in 1891 was as follows:
"…a building of blue sandstone with Bath stone dressings, in the Gothic style, and consists of a large public hall, which accommodates 1,500 people, a council chamber and municipal offices; the cost of erection was about £7,000; the Glamorganshire county council hold meetings here quarterly ; the borough council and various meetings of the county authorities are also held here. In front of the hall is a fine bronze statue of the late Howel Gwyn Esq. Designed by Raggi, and erected by subscription by the principal residents of the neighbourhood and county."

As part of the Queen’s 50th jubilee celebrations (and coincidentally Howel Gwyn’s 81st birthday), Mrs Ellen Gwyn laid the foundation stone of the building on 21 June 1887. Sadly Howel Gwyn did not live to see the completion of the hall, dying peacefully at Dyffryn House on 25 January 1888.

The hall took a further eight months to complete and was opened (informally) with the unveiling of a statue of its benefactor outside the Gwyn Hall on 26 September 1888 by Sir John Llewellyn Bart. Sculpted by Signor Merrio Raggi its positioning caused much controversy at the time as it was thought it would interfere with carriages pulling up outside the building. The first performance at the hall on 21 December 1888 was a capital concert arranged by the Town Band and Mr J. S. Church.

As a further memorial to her husband, Mrs Gwyn pledged money for an organ to be placed at the hall. It was unveiled at the ‘official’ opening ceremony on 7 November 1889 to her husband’s favourite oratorio, Handel’s ‘Messiah’. The organ was removed in 1949 as part of renovations to improve the theatrical space, extending the stage and wing space for scenery. A newspaper article records that on the removal of the organ the names of those who originally built and fitted it in the hall were revealed, inscribed upon the arches of the back wall.

Throughout its history the hall has hosted concerts, plays, musicals and even wrestling matches. Adelina Patti performed on numerous occasions; Charles Dickens (junior) gave a recital of his father’s works to an appreciative audience in 1889; David Lloyd George once gave a speech there and a young Leo McKern appeared with the Western Theatre Company in ‘Cockpit’ in 1948. More recent stars that have trodden the Gwyn’s stage are actor Steven Meyo, opera star Katherine Jenkins and the Stereophonics.

In 1989 the Gwyn Hall received a Grade 2 listed building status. Plans were made to improve the hall with a £4 million development but with just a few months to go before opening the building was destroyed by fire on 21 October 2007. Thanks to support from a strong friends group and a continued commitment from Neath-Port Talbot County Borough Council the Gwyn Hall is officially open once more on 8 March 2012.

Fire and reconstruction
While undergoing a £4m refurbishment in October 2007, Gwyn Hall was almost destroyed by fire. The hall has undergone extensive reconstruction and modernisation with work completed in 2012. Including a 3D cinema, a public café bar, a new theatre with retractable seating for films and live shows and a flexible studio space. In December 2018 the studio was converted to a third cinema with retractable seating.

References

External links
 'Website', Celtic Leisure.
 'Gwyn Hall - a brief history', Neath Port Talbot Council.

Category:Buildings and structures in Neath
Category:Media and culture in Neath Port Talbot
Category:Performing arts centres in Wales
Category:Tourist attractions in Neath Port Talbot


Dreams of Rio

Dreams of Rio is a radio drama, produced by the ZBS Foundation. It is the fifth of the Jack Flanders adventure series, and combines elements of Americana and Old-time radio with themes of lost cities, jungle exploration and shamanism. It immediately precedes but is not part of the "Travels with Jack" adventures, each of which is entitled Dreams of ...

Recording and Writing
Thomas Lopez, the author and director, of the drama spent a month in Brazil digitally recording sounds of the Amazonian rain forest and Brazilian cities. He first recorded the location sounds and then wrote the story around the sounds he recorded. More than 20 hours of sounds were recorded by Lopez in Brazil to be used for the story's aural setting. The story's script continued to evolve as Lopez worked with the drama's actors and composer, Tim Clark.

Plot
Despairing of a United States where consumerism has completely taken hold, Jack, while trying to escape the endless mall, has a chance encounter with Short Top Detroit that sends him off to Rio de Janeiro and into possession of a mysterious crystal skull. Dodging crooks, Candomblé practitioners and vampire bats, Jack journeys deep into the jungle with a beautiful anthropologist, in search of a lost city, finding time to fall in love along the way.

Meanwhile, Short Top bumps into Miranda and they drift around the city together, discovering their mutual love of Carmen Miranda.

Notes & themes
This adventure marked a major departure from the previous stories in that it is set entirely in 'the real world' - Jack does not travel to any of the Invisible Realms.

Although not mentioned in this story it marks the beginning of the "Jungle Jack" aspect of his character. Previously his aspect had been that of a shaman and later "Captain Jack" is added.

Lopez planned for Little Frieda to appear in Dreams of Rio, but actress P.J. Orte wasn't interested in returning. In her place, Sabine Thomson appeared as "Big Frieda". Orte eventually returned to the character in 2000 for Return to Inverness.

There is a strong ecological theme running through the story illustrating the mass consumption of a consumer society and the destruction this is wreaking in the third world and in particular the Amazon rainforest. "You can't do a story of the Amazon without bringing in the destruction of the Amazon," Lopez said.

Quotes
Voice: "On Wednesday, all the malls across America connected. They merged into one gigantic endless mall."
Jack: "You mean America has only one shopping mall?"
Voice: "America IS one shopping mall."
Jack: "You mean we've been--"
Voice: "--Yes. Malled from stem to stern."

Carmen: "I don't want him."
Frieda: "Well that's good because he has someone else, she has him now."
Carmen: "Who?"
Jack: "It's just some snake goddess who came out of the skull, it's nothing, really."

Credits
 Jack Flanders - Robert Lorick
 Mojo Sam - Dave Adams
 Carla D'Avila - Lia Moraes
 Paulo Pompadora - Andre Adler
 Carmen - Virginia Rambal
 Short Top Detroit - Bill Raymond
 Claudia Guedes & Gas Station Attendant - Claudia Zagarodne
 (Big) Frieda - Sabine Thomson
 Professor Klaus Vargas - George Ernst
 Mia Josefa & Talking Statue - Maria Pompeu
 Zeca & Museum Guard - Zeca Ligiero
 Senior Bulldoza - Gregorio Rosenblum
 Kelley - Gail Pawell
 Short Top's Secretary - Hillary Mayall
 Narrator - Dave Herman
 Zuom - Illion Tryna
 Author - Meatball Fulton
 Director - Tom Lopez
 Executive Producer - Thomas Manuel Lopez
 Associate Producer and Graphics - Jaye Oliver
 Engineers - Robert Harrari, Fulton & Clark
 Composer - Tim Clark
 Illustration - Alan Okamoto
 Promotions Director - Kathy Grownow

Voices Recorded at 39th St Music Productions
Post Production at ZBS
Ambiance Digitally Recorded in Brazil by Fulton and Clark

Special thanks to Ruth Hirshman, Roberto Zuazo, and Robert Durand. Also, thanks to Kathy Gronau, Sarah Spitz, and Carolee Brockway.

Series Produced with Funds Provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR's Satellite Program Development Fund, New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and Santa Montica College Station KCRW. Also, assistance from Varig Airlines, Brazilian Tourist Commission, Omni Magazine and Pan American World Airways. Photographic products by Vivitar.

References

External links
 ZBS Foundation
 Whirlitzer of Wisdom fansite

Category:American radio dramas
Category:ZBS


Óscar Ribas

Oscar Bento Ribas (17 August 1909 – 19 June 2004) was an Angolan writer.

Ribas was born in Luanda, the son of Arnaldo Gonçalves Ribas (who was Portuguese) and Maria de Conceição Bento Faria (Angolan). His first publications were two novels: Nuvens que passam (Clouds that pass) in 1927 and Resgate de uma falta (Rescue of a lack) in 1929.

Ribas suffered from gradual loss of eyesight in his 20s. Nevertheless, he continued to research and write. In 1950 he published: Flores e espinhos (Flowers and Thorns) and Uanga ( Magic ) and in 1952 Ecos da minha terra (Echoes of my land). Together with Echoes Of My Land and The Evil Spell (1951), Ribas's writings took on a distinct African character. The Evil Spell is about the marriage of an African man and woman. It is interwoven with Mbundu fables, songs, and folklore. In 1969, Ribas published an expanded edition of the novel.

Researches
Ribas also conducted and published seminal researches. In 1958 Ribas published Ilundo: Angolan Divinations and Rites, his 18-year study of Mbundu culture and religion. His second publication on Angolan culture was Missosso: Traditional Angolan Literature. This three-volume work was published in 1961. It was a linguistic work that also contained a vernacular dictionary and Portuguese translations of Angolan tales. The fascination Ribas had for Angolan culture and his affection for the country received in-depth treatment in his autobiography All of This Happened (1975).

He was awarded the Medal Gonçalves Dias for the National Library of Rio de Janeiro in 1968.

Ribas died on 19 June 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal.

References

Category:1909 births
Category:2004 deaths
Category:Angolan writers
Category:Angolan people of Portuguese descent
Category:Writers from Luanda


Carbocyclic nucleoside

Carbocyclic nucleosides (also referred to as carbanucleosides) are nucleoside analogues in which a methylene group has replaced the oxygen atom of the furanose ring.
These analogues have the nucleobase attached at a simple alkyl carbon rather than being part of a hemiaminal ether linkage. As a result, they have increased chemical stability. They also have increased metabolic stability because they are unaffected by phosphorylases and hydrolases that cleave the glycosidic bond between the nucleobase and furanose ring of nucleosides. They retain many of the biological properties of the original nucleosides with respect to recognition by various enzymes and receptors.

Carbocyclic nucleosides were originally limited to a five-membered ring system, matching the ring-size of the nucleosides; however, this term has been broadened to three-, four-, and six-membered rings.

Natural products

The 5-membered ring carbocyclic nucleosides aristeromycin, the analog of adenosine, and neplanocin A, the cyclopentene analog of aristeromycin, have been isolated from natural sources. They both exhibit significant biological activity as antiviral and antitumour agents.

Classes
A large number of novel carbocyclic nucleosides of pyrimidines and purines have been prepared, and many of these compounds are endowed with interesting biological activities.

Pyrimidine carbocyclic nucleosides

The cyclopentenylcytosine (CPE-C) was developed as a potent antitumor and antiviral agent (phase 1 trials) and exhibited potent anti-orthopoxvirus as well as anti-West Nile virus activities.  Carbocyclic (E)-5-(2-bromovinyl)-2-deoxyuridine( (+) C-BVDU) GR95168 possesses activity against herpes simplex virus type l (HSV-1) and varicella zoster virus (VZV, chicken pox and shingles) in-vitro and in-vivo.

Purine carbocyclic nucleosides
The two guanine antivral carbocyclic nucleosides, the anti-HIV agent abacavir and the anti-hepatitis B agent entecavir, are reverse-transcriptase inhibitors.  Abacavir, was developed from racemic (±)-carbovir which was reported in 1988 by Robert Vince as the first carbocyclic nucleoside analogue to show potent activity against HIV with low cytotoxicity.  The (-) enantiomer of carbovir was later shown to be the biologically active form for inhibition of HIV.  However carbovir’s low aqueous solubility and poor oral bioavailability, as well as inefficient central nervous system penetration prevented it from further developing as an anti-HIV agent.  These difficulties were overcome by investigating prodrug analogues of (-) carbovir which lead to the 6-cyclopropylamino-2-aminopurine nucleoside abacavir, which was approved in 1998 by the FDA for the treatment of HIV infection.

Entecavir, a guanosine analog, was reported in 1997 as a potent and selective inhibitor for the hepatitis B virus, and approved by the FDA in March 2005 for oral treatment of hepatitis B infection.
The fluorocarbocyclic nucleoside carbocyclic 2′-ara-fluoro-guanosine was reported in 1988 as the first example of a carbocyclic analogue of an unnatural nucleoside to exhibit greater anti-herpes activity against the herpesviruses HSV-1 and HSV-2 in-vitro than its furanose parent.

Synthesis
There are two approaches used in the synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides.  Linear approaches to chiral carbocyclic nucleosides 2 rely on the construction of the heterocyclic base onto a suitable protected chiral cyclopentylamine (1 → 2).  In the convergent approach the intact heterocyclic base is coupled directly to a suitably protected functionalised carbocyclic moiety (3 → 2).

History

 1966: First described synthesis of the racemic (±) carbocyclic analogue of adenosine.
 1968: The (-) enantiomer, named aristeromycin. was isolated as a metabolite of Streptomyces citricolors.
 1981: Isolation of the neplanocin family of carbocyclic nucleosides and in particular the cyclopentenyl derivative neplanocin A from Ampukwiella reguluris
 1983: The first enantiospecific synthesis of  (-) aristeromycin  and (-) neplanocin A
 1986: The first comprehensive review of carbocyclic nucleosides including the linear chemical syntheses and the biological properties of these early racemic analogues and of the natural products aristeromycin and neplanocin A.
 1988: The first fluorocarbocyclic nucleoside C-AFG synthesised that was 1000-fold more active than the furanose parent nucleoside against HSV-1 and HSV-2 in-vitro.
 1988: Review of Glaxo’s synthesis of fluorocarbocyclic nucleosides
1988: (±)-Carbovir first reported with potent anti-HIV activity and low cytotoxicity
1992: First comprehensive review of the synthesis of chiral carbocyclic nucleosides.
1994: A review covering the racemic cyclopentyl carbocyclic nucleosides  was broadened to include the bioactivity of carbocyclic nucleosides in 1998
1997: Abacavir, prodrug of (-)Carbovir reported, approved by the FDA in December 1998, for the treatment of HIV infection under the trade name of Ziagen™.
1997: First report of Entecavir (BMS-200475) as potent and selective antihepatitis B inhibitor, approved by the FDA in March 2005 for oral treatment of hepatitis B infection. trade names Baraclude or Entaliv.
1998: Review of new developments in the enantioselective synthesis of cyclopentyl carbocyclic nucleosides.
2003: Review of new progresses in the enantioselective synthesis and biological properties of carbocyclic nucleosides including 3, 4 and 6 membered carbocyclic rings.
2011: Review covers the most recent advances in the synthesis and biological activity of carbocylic nucleosides up to September 2010.
2013: Two reviews of the most representative methods of asymmetric synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides since 1998
2014: Review of the synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides involving ring-closing metathesis (RCM) as a key step.

References

Category:Nucleosides


Global Dialing Scheme

The Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) is numbering plan for H.323 audio-visual communication networks (often used for videoconferencing). Based on the numerology provided by the United Nations International Telecommunications Union, GDS numerology resembles the international telephone system numbering plan, with some exceptions.

The Global Dialing Scheme uses a hierarchy of gatekeepers to route call set-up information nationally and internationally. National gatekeepers have knowledge of all zones within a country, World gatekeepers have knowledge of all National gatekeepers.

Each basic number consists of four parts: <IAC><CC><OP><EN>.

GDS history

In 2000, Victor Reis at HEAnet, Egon Verharen at SURFNet and Steve Williams at The Welsh Video Network began meeting by IP videoconference to discuss the requirements for an international H.323 videoconferencing dialling scheme that would allow E.164 dialling, avoiding clashes through the duplication of number spaces. Tim Poe from the University of North Carolina joined this meeting bringing USA involvement through VIDEnet and the NASM group.

It was envisaged that the GDS would be in place only for a few years until SIP/e-mail address dialling was adopted by vendors - in 2012 the GDS is still in use.

GDS around the world

GDS is used heavily in many of the European countries.  Educonf, as part of GÉANT, maintains a connectivity table and interactive map which displays which countries currently run and maintain active GDS gatekeepers.  Many countries also have a series of test numbers that can be dialed for both technical testing and GDS connectivity verification.

GDS in North America

The North American root gatekeepers serve the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and many Caribbean nations, including Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks & Caicos. Their purpose is to resolve h.323 numbers at the '001' prefix level under the Global Dialing Scheme (GDS) plan.

Terminology in this document follows the <IAC><CC><OP><EN> format of general GDS documentation. The ‘001’ above refers to the IAC of 00 and the CC of 1 for North America.

This North American node of the Global Dialing Scheme utilizes an enhanced version of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) to distribute addresses. The address space is divided into two parts: North American E.164 Space and North American Super Space. North American E.164 Space correlates to existing telephone number assignments and is well-suited for IP telephony applications. North American Super Space utilizes unused NANP address space starting with 0 or 1 to create an address space that is separate from existing telephone numbering addresses. This North American Super Space is well suited to video over IP or other all-IP applications that desire to be distinct from telephony applications and NANP regulations.

GDS users in North America may request addresses in either or both spaces, if needed.

North American E.164 Space

Addresses allocated from this range will be based upon the ITU-T e.164 telephone number assigned to the current subscriber of a range of telephone numbers, rather than to the service provider carrying those numbers. For example, if a university held +1.919.226.6100 through +1.919.226.6199, then that university would be eligible for the GDS prefix 00191922661. That university could assign the remaining two digits to endpoints 00-99. Aside from maintaining direct inward dial (DID) capability for endpoints, there is no reason to limit endpoint numbering to two digits. For example, the university might use five digit endpoint numbers for a total address space of 001919226610000 through 001919226619999, yielding 10,000 usable addresses. Organizations that do not have a DID range may use this extension technique to map their entire address space onto a single 10-digit telephone number. Implementors of voice over IP applications may wish to adhere more strictly to the NANP numbering convention.

North America Super Space

The organizational prefixes <OP> of addresses in North American Super Space (NASS) start with a 0 or 1 immediately following the country code (1). These digits are not assigned under the NANP, being used rather for special indications as described in 1947 by AT&T and Bell Laboratories.

NASS addresses are of the form:

001PX9<EN>

Where P is a 0 or 1. X is a variable length string of digits consisting of any digit between 0 and 8. 9 is used as a delimiter. <EN> is a variable length user-defined number consisting of any digits 0-9. Thus, NASS addresses are variable in length.

Some examples of fully qualified GDS NASS addresses; all address below contain the GDS IAC (00) and CC (1) with endpoint numbers indicated as <EN>:

0010 Reserved

00119<EN> (OP = 19)

001109<EN> (OP = 109)

001119<EN> (OP = 119)

001129<EN> (OP = 129)

001139<EN> (OP = 139)

001189<EN> (OP = 189)

00110123456789<EN> (OP = 10123456789)

Actual Dialing
With the onset of Cisco Telepresence which uses the Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM - previously known as CallManager), some modifications have been made for dialing with North America.  Specifically within North America, the need to dial the '00' as part of the GDS string is no longer required.  This was done to eliminate end-user confusion and bring GDS closer to look like real world dialing numbers.  It was also done because the Cisco Call Manager only routes legit phone-based e.164 numbers even if they are not going over the telephone lines.  So in order to allow SIP based devices to take place and use GDS, the removal of the 00 requirement was applied.  Dialing with the '00' will still work, however it is not required as the translation for handling the '00' is done on the back end.  Currently this only applies to GDS zones within North America.

References

External links
http://www.vide.net/help/gdsintro.shtml
http://www.wvn.ac.uk/en/support/globaldiallingschemeexplained/
http://www.vide.net/compliant/workgroups/nasm/
http://commons.internet2.edu/gds.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20090602225232/http://educonf.geant2.net/
https://web.archive.org/web/20091107225510/http://educonf.geant2.net/directory/map/
https://web.archive.org/web/20121201030656/http://heanet.ie/videoconferencing/tutorial/gds

Category:Telecommunications standards


Telesnikovo

Telesnikovo () is a rural locality (a village) in Sudogodsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 6 as of 2010.

References

Category:Rural localities in Vladimir Oblast


Francisco Sutil

Francisco "Paco" Sutil Tirado (born 21 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Martos CD as a left winger.

He spent most of his career with Real Jaén, appearing in exactly 100 Segunda División games over four seasons (six goals scored), with that club, Murcia and Sabadell. In 2010–11 he competed in La Liga, with Real Sociedad.

Football career

Jaén
Born in Jaén, Andalusia, Sutil began his career at hometown club Real Jaén, playing in its reserve team and on loan at amateurs Úbeda CF before making his debut in the first team on 31 August 2002, starting in a 1–2 away loss against CD Linares for the Segunda División B championship.

He spent six seasons with the main squad, always in that level.

Eibar
In June 2008, Sutil moved to SD Eibar in Segunda División. His debut as a professional took place on 3 September, starting in a 0–1 defeat at CD Castellón for the second round of the Copa del Rey; ten days later he played his first league game, coming on as a half-time substitute for Josu Etxaniz as the team fell 0–2 away to SD Huesca.

On 21 February 2009, Sutil volleyed the decisive goal in a 2–1 away triumph against Celta de Vigo. He contributed with a further two successful strikes in 37 games, as the campaign ended in relegation.

Real Sociedad
On 29 June 2010, following an eight-goal haul in the following campaign back in division three, Sutil signed a two-year contract with the option of a third for another Basque club, Real Sociedad. His La Liga debut came two months later, as he started in a 1–0 win over Villarreal CF at the Anoeta Stadium.

On 13 September 2010, Sutil netted his first goal for the Txurri-Urdin, putting them back into the lead in an eventual 2–2 draw at UD Almería. Of his 14 subsequent games over the season only two were starts, and in the final game, at home to Getafe CF, he came on at the interval in place of David Zurutuza and equalised for a 1–1 draw.

Later career
On 1 August 2011, Sutil agreed to a three-year deal with Real Murcia in the second tier. After two years of relative playing time, he joined another team from the same category, CE Sabadell FC, for one season. An internal disciplinary hearing was taken on him in late December, for undisclosed reasons, and having collected only 233 minutes of action for the Catalans, his contract was terminated on 10 January 2014.

After offering his services for a nominal salary at La Hoya Lorca CF to be nearer to his Murcian girlfriend, Sutil returned to Real Jaén on 28 January, making four substitute appearances as the team suffered relegation to the third division. After the appointment of manager Gonzalo Arconada in the 2015 off-season, he was soon deemed surplus to requirements, moving on 2 July the following year to Antequera CF in Tercera División.

References

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List of awards and nominations received by Nicolas Cage

The following is a List of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Nicolas Cage.

Major associations

Academy Awards

BAFTA Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Other awards and nominations

American Comedy Awards

ALOS Awards

Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Boston Society of Film Critics

Catalina Film Festival

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Chicago Film Critics Association

Chicago International Film Festival

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Deauville American Film Festival

Giffoni Film Festival

Gold Derby Awards

Goldene Kamera Awards

Golden Raspberry Awards

Golden Schmoes Awards

Independent Spirit Awards

Ischia Film Festival

Jupiter Award

London Film Critics' Circle

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

MTV Movie and TV Awards

National Board of Review

National Society of Film Critics

New York Film Critics Circle

Online Film Critics Society

Palm Springs International Film Festival

People's Choice Awards

Political Film Society Award

San Francisco International Film Festival

San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sant Jordi Awards

Satellite Awards

Scream Awards

Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Transilvania International Film Festival

Toronto Film Critics Association

Vancouver Film Critics Circle

Visual Effects Society

Women Film Critics Circle

References

External links

Cage, Nicolas


Aboyne

Aboyne (, ) is a village on the edge of the Highlands in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the River Dee, approximately  west of Aberdeen. It has a swimming pool at Aboyne Academy,  all-weather tennis courts, a bowling green and is home to the oldest 18 hole Golf course on Royal Deeside.  Aboyne Castle and the Loch of Aboyne are nearby.

Aboyne has many businesses, including a supermarket (Co-op), one bank, several hairdressers, a butcher, a newsagent, an Indian restaurant and a post office. Originally, there was a railway station in the village, but it was closed on 18 June 1966. The station now contains some shops and the tunnel running under the village is now home to a firearms club. The market-day in Aboyne was known as Fèill Mhìcheil (Scottish Gaelic for "Michael's Fair").

History
The name “Aboyne” is derived from “Oboyne”, first recorded in 1260, in turn derived from the Gaelic words “abh”, “bo”, and “fionn”, meaning “[place by] white cow river”.

The locale was inhabited since very early times with the west wing of Aboyne Castle dated to 1671 AD.  The siting of the castle itself is related to the limited number of the crossings of the Mounth of the Grampian Mountains to the south.
In 1715 Aboyne was the scene of a tinchal, or great hunt, organised by John Erskine, sixth Earl of Mar, on 3 September, as a cover for the gathering of Jacobite nobles and lairds to discuss a planned Jacobite rising. The uprising began three days later in Braemar.

Climate
Aboyne has a Temperate climate similar to all of the United Kingdom. Due to its high inland position in Scotland, Aboyne can record some very low temperatures and some high snowfall. Conversely, temperatures can reach exceptional values for the latitude, particularly during the winter months due to the foehn effect; it holds the January and March record for the highest temperatures in Scotland, 18.3 °C on 26 January 2003 and 23.6 °C on 27 March 2012. The former is also the UK's highest January temperature on record, which it shares with Inchmarlo, Kincardineshire and Aber, Gwynedd. The February record for Scotland was broken on 21 February 2019 at 18.3.C.

Tourism and culture

In summer, when tourists visit, the number of people and vehicles increases dramatically. The Highland Games on the Village Green features in August. Aboyne is unusual in having The Green on which events are held, as the village was modelled by one of the first Marquesses of Huntly (inhabitants of Aboyne Castle) on a traditional English village with a green at the centre. The green includes facilities for rugby and football and a play park as well as Aboyne Canoe Clubs storage facility 'The Canoe Cathedral'.

The British Royal Family are residents in nearby Balmoral Castle during the Summer.

Outdoor pursuits include golf, walking, cycling, mountain biking trails, kayaking, canoeing and gliding from the airfield just outside the village. Aboyne has become popular with gliding enthusiasts from Britain and Europe due to its suitable air currents (due to the surrounding terrain). The airfield has two parallel tarmac runways running east–west, a webcam and small weather-monitoring centre on its premises. Aboyne also contains a mountain biking facility at Aboyne Bike Park located in the Bellwood.

The old Aboyne Curling Club had its own private railway station, Aboyne Curling Pond railway station, at the Loch of Aboyne.

The close-by pass of Ballater is a rock-climbing area. The village of Dinnet is a few miles west and is the first being located inside the Cairngorms National Park. Walkers and cyclists can ascend Mount Keen by cycling as far as they can from Glen Tanar forest before walking to the summit.

There are two schools, Aboyne Academy and a primary school. The academy has around 650 pupils, about a third from Aboyne itself, with the remaining two thirds from surrounding villages. The school has access to a full-size swimming pool and gym run by the adjacent Deeside Community Centre.

References

External links

 Aboyne Academy Website
 Aboyne Rugby Football Club
 Aboyne-Dinnet Church
 Deeside Gliding Club

 The Aboyne and Deeside festival

Category:Villages in Aberdeenshire


Jean-Baptiste Barla

Jean-Baptiste Barla (3 May 1817, Nice – 6 November 1896) was a French botanist.

Barla was a man of independent means and dedicated himself to investigate the fungi and orchids of the South of France. "Cette végétation exceptionelle, doit évidemment sa richesse et sa variété à la configuration topographique, toute particulière, du bassin des Alpes-Maritimes. Dans ce pays favorisé par la nature, croissent la plupart des orchidées de France, d'Italie, d'Allemange, etc." (Introduction to illustrée de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes).

In 1846 with Jean Baptiste Vérany (1800–1865) he founded the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice where wax casts of thousands of mushrooms he made or had made were exhibited.

Works
Partial list:
1855 Tableau comparatif des champignons comestibles et vénéneux de Nice Nice Impr. Canis Frères..
1859 Les Champignons De La Province De Nice Nice Impr. Canis Frères.
1885 Liste des champignons nouvellement observés dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes. Sous-Genre I.- Amanita. Bull. Soc. Mycol.France 1: 189-194.
1886 Liste des champignons nouvellement observés dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes. Bull. Soc. Mycol. France 2(3): 112–119.
1868 Flore illustrée de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes. Iconographie des Orchidées. Nice, Caisson et Mignon. Dedicated to the Italian botanist Filippo Parlatore, reprinted 1996.

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Westwood Elementary

Westwood Elementary, formerly Westwood School is a historic school building in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.

History
The school building was constructed in 1909 replaced an earlier school building built in 1870 on the same grounds. The 1909 school was designed by prominent Cincinnati architect Frederick W. Garber's Garber & Woodward architectural firm.  The building's 100th birthday was celebrated in the spring of 2009. The original floor plans were published in Modern School Houses, Part Two by The American Architect in 1915.

It was remodeled several times and a major renovation is underway.
The building us in a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places and controversy over additions and their impact on community views emerged in 2007 and 2009 over the renovation plans. The design and location of a gymnasium and whether the renovation itself was cost effective or whether it would be better to demolish the school and build a new one have been debated. Access concerns for persons with mobility limitations were also addressed.

References

Category:Cincinnati Public Schools
Category:Frederick W. Garber buildings
Category:Public elementary schools in Ohio
Category:Public middle schools in Ohio


Francis Holland

Francis Holland may refer to:

 François Hollande (born 1954), French politician, former President of France
 Francis James Holland (1828–1907), Church of England priest

See also
 Francis Holland School, two separate independent day schools for girls in central London, England