Portrait of Erasmus (Dürer)

Portrait of Erasmus is a late period 1526 woodcut engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer. The portrait was commissioned by the Dutch Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (c.1466-69 – 1536) when the two men met in the Netherlands between 1520 and 1521. Erasmus was then at the height of his renown, and required representations of himself to accompany his writings. It was not completed until some six years later, but proceeds a number of preparatory sketches made at that time.

It is not a close representation of Erasmus' physical characteristics, for which has sometimes been criticised, including by Erasmus himself, and by Martin Luther, with whom Erasmus had a prolonged and thorny relationship. It is today viewed by art historians as a pioneering capture of his moral integrity, intellectualism and scholarship, and is one of the most popular and recognisable portraits of the sitter.

Commission

Erasmus was a renowned humanist scholar and theologian. He respected Dürer's stature, and seemingly greatly admired his work, but more his graphic woodcuts and drawings than his paintings. On January 8, 1525, Erasmus wrote, "I wish I could also be portrayed by Dürer. Why not by such an artist? But how could it be accomplished? He began my portrait in charcoal at Brussels, but he has probably put it aside long ago. If he could do it from my medal or from memory, let him do what he has done for you, that is, add some fat". In 1528, after the portrait was complete he wrote, "is it not more wonderful to accomplish without the blandishment of colors what Apelles accomplished with their aid?" The implication being that Dürer could achieve more with bare black lines than other 16th century artists -including Dürer himself- with expansive colours.

They met at least three times, during Dürer's 1520-21 visit to the Netherlands. Erasmus commissioned a portrait, as he required a large number of portraits of himself to send to his correspondents and admirers throughout Europe. As recorded in his dairies, Dürer sketched Erasmus a number of times in charcoal during these encounters, but it was six years before he completed the engraving.

Description
Erasmus is shown in half-length, serious minded, standing and writing in his study. Before him are a number of books, intended to indicate his scholarship. The books serve a deeper purpose, indicating that both men made their names as a result of developments in printing.

The lilies in a vase probably refer to the purity and incorruptibility of his mind and intentions.

The Latin and Greek script behind him is framed on the wall as if a picture, and reads "This image of Erasmus of Rotterdam was drawn from life by Albrecht Dürer. The better portrait will his writings show. 1526. AD".

Art historical evaluation

Although the work is widely known and popular, early to mid 20th art historians viewed it with reserve. Both Heinrich Wölfflin and Erwin Panofsky described it in generally favourable terms, although Wölfflin wrote that it "lacked life", especially when compared to Hans Holbein's portraits of Erasmus. Similarly, Max Friedländer described it as "hesitant" and without conviction.

Dürer was not seeking to exactly reproduce the sitter's physical appearance, but more to represent "the better portrait will his writings show"; indicating that his words, rather than his physical features are the most noteworthy aspect for recording. According to Panofsky, "Dürer did his best to 'characterize' Erasmus by the paraphernalia of erudition and taste, with a charming bouquet of violets and lilies-of-the-valley testifying to his love of beauty and, at the same time, serving as symbols of modesty and virginal purity." Panofsky concluded that Durer "failed to capture that elusive blend of charm, serenity, ironic wit, complacency, and formidable strength that was Erasmus of Rotterdam."

Erasmus himself was vocally unhappy with the final work, and in 1528, the year of Dürer's death, complained in a letter that the portrait did not physically resemble him. However, and although Erasmus often sough portraits of himself, he was rarely happy of the results. Of a minor Holbein
portrait he wrote, "If Erasmus looked as young as that he would be thinking of taking a wife". Martin Luther (1483-1546) also disliked the engraving, but having publicly fallen out with Erasmus at the time, dryly observed that "no one is really pleased with his own likeness".

References

Notes

Sources

 Hayum, Andrée. "Dürer's Portrait of Erasmus and the Ars Typographorum". Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 4, Winter, 1985
 Silver, Larry;  Smith, Jeffrey Chipps. The Essential Dürer. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010.
 Stechow, Wolfgang. Northern Renaissance Art, 1400-1600: Sources and Documents. Northwestern University Press, 1989.
 Wölfflin, Heinrich. The Art of Albrecht Dürer. London, 1905

External links
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Shillong Chamber Choir

Shillong Chamber Choir is an Indian chamber choir based in Shillong, Meghalaya that was founded in 2001. It received fame after winning the reality talent show, India's Got Talent (Season 2) in October 2010, on Colors TV, part of the Got Talent franchise, where it performed western chorals, as well as choral-style revamps of Hindi film (Bollywood) classics.

The choir participated in the 6th World Choir Games held at Shaoxing China (Shanghai) in July 2010 and was awarded Gold in all three categories: Musica Sacra, Gospel and Popular.

History
The choir made its debut performance at Pinewood Hotel in Shillong, dubbed as rock capital of India on 14 and 15 January 2001, with Neil Nongkynrih, a concert pianist as their conductor, and continued performing ever since. Nongkynrih studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Trinity College, London, and thereafter worked as a concert pianist for 13 years in Europe, before returning to Shillong in Meghalaya and starting the choir with local youth.

Today, it has 25 members including 15 singers, and other musicians and soloist, apart from conductor Nongkynrih. The choir’s repertoire includes works of western classical music, including Handel, Bach, Gershwin and Mozart, from hits by rock group Queen, and Khasi folk songs and opera. Over the years it has performed in Britain, Poland, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Italy and the Indian cities of Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Guwahati. In 2008 The Shillong Chamber Choir, a short film, was directed by Bollywood scriptwriter Urmi Juvekar, sponsored by Government of India.

The choir performed with the visiting Vienna Chamber Orchestra in March 2009 at Shillong and Kolkata, and was invited to perform in Sri Lanka. In July 2010, the choir was selected by ICCR for a Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) sponsored trip to participate at the 6th World Choir Games ("Choir Olympics") held at Shaoxing China (Shanghai), where it was a lone Indian group amidst over 8,055 singers in 209 choirs from more than 60 countries, besides 14,072 Chinese singers; 260 choirs took part in choral competitions in 20 categories. Shillong Chamber Choir got gold diplomas (not the top awards) in three categories: Musica-Sacra (sacred music), Gospel (medley of few songs) and Popular (medley of Bollywood and English numbers). This came after its participation at the 2nd World Choir Games, in South Korea (2002), won it a silver award in the folklore category.

The choir participated in reality talent show India's Got Talent (Season 2) in September 2010, on Colors TV, after participating in Kolkata auditions, where they qualified and then survived the elimination rounds, where they sang Hindi film classics "Ajeeb Daastan Hai Yeh" from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960) and "Yeh Dosti" from Sholay (1975) in the semi-final round. The choir grew immensely popular in Northeast India and even Union minister of state for Rural Development, Agatha Sangma appealed to the people of the Northeast to vote for the group in the finals, when she visit the group in Mumbai. It went on to win the show finale on 2 October, where they sang a choral version of Hindi film song "Tu Aashiqui Hai" from Jhankaar Beats (2003), while drummer Teji Toko from Arunachal Pradesh came second, and Sikh martial arts group Bir Khalsa came in third.

The choir performed at President Pratibha Patil’s presidential banquet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 8 November, for the U.S. President, Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, during their November 2010 state visit to India. They have already performed once at Rashtrapati Bhavan at the invitation of then president, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Christmas 2002.

On 28 and 29 October 2011, they performed again with The Vienna Chamber Orchestra in Shillong in a concert called "Bollywood Leitmotifs Also..." whereby melodies from Indian cinematic music was revamped for the choir and orchestra by their conductor Neil Nongkynrih.On 30 October 2011, they collaborated with Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy at the second Global Indian Music Awards(GIMA) which was shown on Colors channel. In 2015, Nongkynrih founder, mentor and conductor of the group was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India.

In 2013, they composed and sung four songs for their debut Malayalam movie, Goodbye December, and the song "madi madi", had aired live by BBC Radio.

The choir has been touring extensively all around India and the world gaining fame and recognition. Their future projects include involvement in music videos, movies and concerts all over India.

Shillong Chamber Choir often performs Christmas shows towards the end of the year. In December 2018 they performed in Chennai on December 15 at Phoenix Market City and December 18 at Khar Gymkhana.

See also
 Prince Dance Group (winner Season 1)

References

External links
 Shillong Chamber Choir, website
 Shillong Chamber Choir, performances

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Jean-Talon Market

Jean-Talon Market (French: Marché Jean-Talon) is a farmer's market in Montreal. Located in the Little Italy district, the market is bordered by Jean-Talon Street to the north, Mozart Ave. to the south, Casgrain Ave. to the west and Henri-Julien Ave. to the east. It contains two city-maintained streets both called Place du Marché du Nord. The market is located between the Jean-Talon and De Castelnau metro stations.

It is the largest market in Montreal and the largest open-air market in North America.

History
The market was opened to the public in 1933 while Camillien Houde was the city mayor. Before that, the space the market now occupies was a lacrosse field for the "Shamrock Lacrosse Grounds" club.

The market's single building (the chalet) quickly became the focal point for development of the area around it. From the opening until 1961, the chalet was used as a terminal for buses heading to the neighbouring city of Laval. Between 1961 and 1970 a municipal library and a social services centre replaced the bus station. Since then, the space was occupied by administrative offices.

Major renovations were undertaken in 2004 to handle the crowds that populate the market during the summer months. An underground parking lot was constructed, and an above ground structure was built over the underground parking area, to host 20 specialty boutiques.

Activities
The market is open year-round, even during Montreal's severe winters, although during this time walls are placed around the central section of the market while outdoor areas remain vacant. During the peak summer period, between May and October, its open-air arcades are occupied by about 300 vendors, mostly farmers from the countryside around Montreal.

The open air market is surrounded by other food businesses: meat, fish and cheese stores, bulk food emporia, dealers in spices and imported goods, bakeries, restaurants and a branch of the SAQ, among others.

Stores surrounding the open-air market include:
 La Fromagerie Hamel
 William J. Walter boucherie
 Les Touilleurs kitchenware

Since July 15, 2006 vehicles are banned from circulating inside the market's streets during the summer weekends.

See also
Atwater Market

References

External links
Marchés Publics de Montréal, the agency that runs Montreal-area farmer's markets

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Category:Farmers' markets in Canada
Marché Jean-Talon
Category:Montreal cuisine
Category:Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
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Cuamba Airport

Cuamba Airport  is an airport serving Cuamba, a city in the Niassa Province in Mozambique. The airport is in the southern part of the city and is a major airport in the province of Niassa in central Mozambique.

There are no scheduled flights in or out of the city. Kaya Airlines is the major airline that comes to the city, with non-scheduled flights from Nampula.

Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of  above mean sea level. It has one runway which is  in length.

References

External links
 Niassa province tourism

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Category:Buildings and structures in Niassa Province


Kengo Nomoto

, nicknamed Nomoken,  is a Japanese professional basketball player who plays for the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League in Japan. The small forward also represented the Japan national basketball team in 2014 and 2016.

FIBA Events Stats

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2009-10
| style="text-align:left;"| Japan U18
| 6 ||  ||33.30  || .313 ||.385  || .588|| 3.3 || 1.2|| 1.2 || 0.7|| 11.2
|-
|}

Non-FIBA Events Stats

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013
| style="text-align:left;"| Universiade
| 8 ||  ||20.20  || .447 ||.500  || .650|| 2.9 ||1.1 || 0.6 || 0.0|| 7.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| Universiade
| 8 ||  || 19.28 || .367 || .091 || .684|| 3.0 ||1.0  ||0.6 || 0.4 || 6.2
|-
|}

Career statistics

Regular season

|-
| align="left" | 2014-15
| align="left" | Toshiba
| 7 || 0 || 7.9 || 21.1 || 25.0 || 75.0 || 1.3 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 1.0 ||  2.3
|-
| align="left"  style="background-color:#afe6ba; border: 1px solid gray" | 2015-16†
| align="left" | Toshiba
| 39 || 8 || 10.1 || 38.5 || 14.3 || 76.2 || 1.2|| 0.5 || 0.4|| 1.0|| 2.4
|-
| align="left" | 2016-17
| align="left" | Kawasaki
| 54 ||  || 9.5 ||52.8  || 0.0 ||58.5 ||1.6 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 3.0
|-
| align="left" | 2017-18
| align="left" | Kawasaki
|56||  || 8.0 ||37.0 || 0.0||55.3 ||1.2  || 0.8 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 1.8
|-
| align="left" | 2018-19
| align="left" | Akita
| 60 ||8  || 10.5 ||45.5 || 0.0 ||56.1 ||1.9 || 0.6 || 0.4   || 0.1 || 2.8
|-
|}

Playoffs

|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2014-15
|style="text-align:left;"|Toshiba
| 2 ||   || 9.0 || .333 || .500 || .000 || 0.5 || 0.0|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2015-16
|style="text-align:left;"|Toshiba
| 3 ||   || 3.3 || .000 || .000 || .500 || 0.0 || 0.0|| 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.3
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2016-17
|style="text-align:left;"|Kawasaki
| 5 || 0 || 7:34 || .500 || .000 || .000 || 1.4 || 0.2|| 0 || 0 || 2.8
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2017-18
|style="text-align:left;"|Kawasaki
| 2 || 0 || 1:17 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.5 || 0|| 0 || 0 || 0
|-

Early cup games

|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2017
|style="text-align:left;"|Kawasaki
| 2 || 2 || 28:00 || .563 || .000 || .500 || 5.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 9.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2018
|style="text-align:left;"|Akita
|2 || 0 || 24:40 || .231 || .000 || .750 || 3.5 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 4.5
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|2019
|style="text-align:left;"|Akita
|2 || 0 || 25:04 || .375 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 6.0
|-

Preseason games

|-
| align="left" |2018
| align="left" | Akita
| 2 || 0 || 9.3 || .000 ||.000  || .500||2.5 || 1.0|| 0.5|| 0.0 ||  0.5
|-
| align="left" |2019
| align="left" | Akita
| 3 || 1 || 15.1 || .500 ||.000  || .833||2.3 || 1.7|| 1.7|| 0.0 ||  5.67
|-

Source: Changwon1Changwon2
Source: UtsunomiyaToyamaSendai

William Jones Cup

|-
| align="left" |  2014
| align="left" | Japan
|5|| ||5|| .222|| .000|| .600|| 0.8||0.2 || 0.4|| 0.0|| 1.4
|-
| align="left" |  2016
| align="left" | Japan
|7|| ||14|| .300|| 1.000|| .750|| 2.7||0.4 || 0.0|| 0.0|| 2.3
|-
| align="left" |  2017
| align="left" | Japan
|7|| ||20|| .450|| .000|| .680|| 4.6||1.0 || 0.3|| 0.3|| 7.6
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
! 19 ||  || 14 || .377 || .250 || .677 || 2.9 || 0.6|| 0.2 ||0.1 || 4.0
|-

Trivia

His favorite quote is "Nanakorobi Yaoki", meaning "seven times down, eight times up like a daruma doll".
He ate 1,300 grams of rice a day at Kawasaki.

References

External links
Stats
Nomoto with Kawasaki

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Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

Rosalyn Benjamin Darling (born  1950) is professor emeritus of sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where she has been a member of the faculty since 1994. Darling is a specialist in orientations towards disability.

She earned her PhD from the University of Connecticut in 1978.

Selected publications
Families against society: A study of reactions to children with birth defects. Sage Publications, Beverly Hills, 1979.
Ordinary families, special children : a systems approach to childhood disability. Guilford Press, New York, 1989.  (With Milton Seligman)
Families, physicians, and children with special health needs : collaborative medical education models. Auburn House, Westport, Conn., 1994.  (With Margo Peter)
Families in focus: Sociological methods in early intervention. Pro-Ed, Austin, Tex.: 1996.  (With Christine Baxter)
Disability and identity: Negotiating self in a changing society. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2013.

References

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Takenouchi no Sukune

or Takeshiuchi no Sukune was a legendary Japanese hero-statesman, and is a Shinto kami.

Life
Takenouchi no Sukune was supposedly the son of Princess Kagehime, and is said to be grandson to . Descended from Emperor Kōgen, Takenouchi no Sukune served under five legendary emperors, Emperor Keikō, Emperor Seimu, Emperor Chūai, Emperor Ōjin, and Emperor Nintoku, but was perhaps best known for his service as Grand Minister to the Regent Empress Jingū, with whom he supposedly invaded Korea. While Jingu was regent to her son, Ojin, Takenouchi was accused of treason. He underwent the "ordeal of boiling water" as a way to prove his innocence.

In addition to his martial services to these emperors, he was reputedly also a saniwa, or spirit medium.

Legacy
Twenty-eight Japanese clans are said to be descended from Takenouchi no Sukune, including Takeuchi and Soga. He is a legendary figure, and is said to have drunk daily from a sacred well, and this helped him to live to be 280 years old. Further, he is enshrined as a Kami at the Ube shrine, in the Iwami district of the Tottori Prefecture and at local Hachiman shrines.

His portrait has appeared on the Japanese yen, and dolls of him are popular Children’s Day gifts.

First convertible silver yen bill (1889-1958)
First five yen bill (1899-1939)
Third five yen bill (1916-1939)
Second one-yen bill (1943-1958)
Second 200 yen bill (1945-1946)

Family
 Father: Yanushioshiotakeogokoro-no-mikoto (屋主忍男武雄心命, ?–?)
 Mother: Yamashita no Kage-hime (影媛), sister of Kiinokuni no Miyatsukuko Uzuhiko (Ujihiko) (山下影日売)
 Wife(s): unknown
 Son: Hata no Yashiro (羽田矢代, ?–?), ancestor of the Hata uji (波多氏).
 Son: Kose no Okara (許勢小柄, ?–?), ancestor of the Kose uji (巨勢氏).
 Son: Soga no Ishikawa (蘇我石川, ?–?), ancestor of the Soga uji (蘇我氏).
 Son: Heguri no Tsuku (平群木菟, ?–?), ancestor of the Heguri uji (平群氏).
 Son: Ki no Tsuno (紀角, ?–?), ancestor of the Ki uji (紀氏).
 Daughter: Kume no Matio-hime (久米能摩伊刀比売, ?–?)
 Daughter: Nonoiro-hime (怒能伊呂比売, ?–?)
 Son: Katsuragi no Sotsuhiko (葛城襲津彦, ?–?), ancestor of the Katsuragi uji (葛城氏).
 Son: Wakugo no Sukune (若子宿禰)

Artwork

External links
 Encyclopedia of Shinto: Biographical note
 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi: Ukiyo-e image (1883)
 Nippon Kindai Banknote:Banknote portrait (1916)
 Takenouchi no Sukune Meets Dragon King of the Sea, Dallas Museum of Art, bronze sculpture:

Takenouchi no Sukune
Takenouchi no Sukune
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The Flying Dutchman (opera)

The Flying Dutchman (German: ), WWV 63, is a German-language opera, with libretto and music by Richard Wagner. The central theme is redemption through love.
Wagner conducted the premiere at the Königliches Hoftheater in Dresden in 1843.

Wagner claimed in his 1870 autobiography Mein Leben that he had been inspired to write the opera following a stormy sea crossing he made from Riga to London in July and August 1839. In his 1843 Autobiographic Sketch, Wagner acknowledged he had taken the story from Heinrich Heine's retelling of the legend in his 1833 satirical novel The Memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski (Aus den Memoiren des Herrn von Schnabelewopski).

This work shows early attempts at operatic styles that would characterise his later music dramas. In Der fliegende Holländer Wagner uses a number of leitmotivs (literally, "leading motifs") associated with the characters and themes. The leitmotifs are all introduced in the overture, which begins with a well-known ocean or storm motif before moving into the Dutchman and Senta motifs.

Wagner originally wrote the work to be performed without intermission – an example of his efforts to break with tradition – and, while today's opera houses sometimes still follow this directive, it is also performed in a three-act version.

Composition history

At the beginning of 1839, the 26-year-old Richard Wagner was employed as a conductor at the Court Theatre in Riga. His extravagant lifestyle plus the retirement from the stage of his actress wife, Minna Planer, caused him to run up huge debts that he was unable to repay. Wagner was writing Rienzi and hatched a plan to flee his creditors in Riga, escape to Paris via London and make his fortune by putting Rienzi on to the stage of the Paris Opéra. However, this plan quickly turned to disaster: his passport having been seized by the authorities on behalf of his creditors, he and Minna had to make a dangerous and illegal crossing over the Prussian border, during which Minna suffered a miscarriage. Boarding the ship Thetis, whose captain had agreed to take them without passports, their sea journey was hindered by storms and high seas. The ship at one point took refuge in the Norwegian fjords at Tvedestrand, and a trip that was expected to take eight days finally delivered Wagner to London three weeks after leaving Riga.

Wagner's experience of Paris was also disastrous. He was unable to get work as a conductor, and the Opéra did not want to produce Rienzi. The Wagners were reduced to poverty, relying on handouts from friends and from the little income that Wagner could make writing articles on music and copying scores. Wagner hit on the idea of a one-act opera on the theme of the Flying Dutchman, which he hoped might be performed before a ballet at the Opéra.
The voyage through the Norwegian reefs made a wonderful impression on my imagination; the legend of the Flying Dutchman, which the sailors verified, took on a distinctive, strange colouring that only my sea adventures could have given it.
Wagner wrote the first prose draft of the story in Paris early in May 1840, basing the story on Heinrich Heine's satire "The Memoirs of Mister von Schnabelewopski" ("Aus den Memoiren des Herrn von Schnabelewopski") published in Der Salon in 1834. In Heine's tale, the narrator watches a performance of a fictitious stage play on the theme of the sea captain cursed to sail forever for blasphemy. Heine introduces the character as a Wandering Jew of the ocean, and also added the device taken up so vigorously by Wagner in this, and many subsequent operas: the Dutchman can only be redeemed by the love of a faithful woman. In Heine's version, this is presented as a means for ironic humour; however, Wagner took this theme literally and in his draft, the woman is faithful until death.

By the end of May 1841 Wagner had completed the libretto or poem as he preferred to call it. Composition of the music had begun during May to July of the previous year, 1840, when Wagner wrote Senta's Ballad, the Norwegian Sailors' song in act 3 ("") and the subsequent Phantom song of the Dutchman's crew in the same scene. These were composed for an audition at the Paris Opéra, along with the sketch of the plot. Wagner actually sold the sketch to the Director of the Opéra, Léon Pillet, for 500 francs, but was unable to convince him that the music was worth anything. Wagner composed the rest of the Der Fliegende Holländer during the summer of 1841, with the Overture being written last, and by November 1841 the orchestration of the score was complete. While this score was designed to be played continuously in a single act, Wagner later divided the piece into a three-act work.  In doing so, however, he did not alter the music significantly, but merely interrupted transitions that had originally been crafted to flow seamlessly (the original one-act layout is restored in some performances).

In his original draft Wagner set the action in Scotland, but he changed the location to Norway shortly before the first production staged in Dresden and conducted by himself in January 1843.

In his essay "A Communication to My Friends" in 1851, Wagner claimed that The Dutchman represented a new start for him: "From here begins my career as poet, and my farewell to the mere concoctor of opera-texts." Indeed, to this day the opera is the earliest of Wagner's works to be performed at the Bayreuth Festival, and, at least for that theatre, marks the start of the mature Wagner canon.

Roles

Instrumentation
Der fliegende Holländer is scored for the following instruments:

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass tuba
timpani
harp
1st and 2nd violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses

on-stage
3 piccolos, 6 horns, tam tam, wind machine

Synopsis
Place: On the coast of Norway

Act 1
On his homeward journey, the sea captain Daland is compelled by stormy weather to seek a port of refuge near Sandwike in southern Norway. He leaves the helmsman on watch and he and the sailors retire. (Song of the helmsman: "" — "With tempest and storm on distant seas.") The helmsman falls asleep. A ghostly vessel appearing astern is dashed against Daland's vessel by the sea and the grappling irons hold the two ships together. Invisible hands furl the sails. A man of pale aspect, dressed in black, his face framed by a thick black beard, steps ashore. He laments his fate. (Aria: "" — "The time has come and seven years have again elapsed") Because he once invoked Satan, the ghost captain is cursed to roam the sea forever without rest. An angel brought to him the terms of his redemption: Every seven years the waves will cast him upon the shore; if he can find a wife who will be true to him he will be released from his curse.

Daland wakes up and meets the stranger. The stranger hears that Daland has an unmarried daughter named Senta, and he asks for her hand in marriage, offering a chest of treasure as a gift. Tempted by gold, Daland agrees to the marriage. The southwind blows and both vessels set sail for Daland's home.

Act 2
A group of local girls are singing and spinning in Daland's house. (Spinning chorus: " — "Whir and whirl, good wheel") Senta, Daland's daughter, dreamily gazes upon a gorgeous picture of the legendary Dutchman that hangs from the wall; she desires to save him. Against the will of her nurse, she sings to her friends the story of the Dutchman (Ballad with the Leitmotiv), how Satan heard him swear and took him at his word. She vows to save him by her fidelity.

The huntsman Erik, Senta's former boyfriend, arrives and hears her; the girls depart, and the huntsman, who loves the maiden, warns her, telling her of his dream, in which Daland returned with a mysterious stranger, who carried her off to sea. She listens with delight, and Erik leaves in despair.

Daland arrives with the stranger; he and Senta stand gazing at each other in silence. Daland is scarcely noticed by his daughter, even when he presents his guest as her betrothed. In the following duet, which closes the act, Senta swears to be true till death.

Act 3

Later in the evening, the local girls bring Daland's men food and drink. They invite the crew of the strange vessel to join in the merry-making, but in vain. The girls retire in wonder; ghostly forms appear at work upon the vessel The Flying Dutchman, and Daland's men retreat in fear.

Senta arrives, followed by Erik, who reproves her for deserting him, as she had formerly loved him and vowed constancy. When the stranger, who has been listening, hears these words, he is overwhelmed with despair, as he thinks he is now forever lost. He summons his men, tells Senta of the curse, and to the consternation of Daland and his crew declares that he is the "Flying Dutchman".

As the Dutchman sets sail, Senta throws herself into the sea, claiming that she will be faithful to him unto death. This is his salvation. The spectral ship disappears, and Senta and the Dutchman are seen ascending to heaven.

Recordings

References
Notes

Footnotes

External links

 The libretto in German and in English
 Synopsis and German libretto, Naxos Records
 Richard Wagner – Der fliegende Holländer. A gallery of historic postcards with motives from Richard Wagner's operas.

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2008 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

The Asia/Oceania Zone is one of three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

Group I

Group II

Group III
Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran (clay)
Date: 9–13 April

Top two teams advance to 1st-4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th-8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.

Pakistan and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2009.
Vietnam and United Arab Emirates relegated to Group IV in 2009.

Group IV
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (hard)
Date: 9–13 April

Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.

See also
Davis Cup structure

Asia Oceania
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Caroline C. Ummenhofer

Caroline C. Ummenhofer is a physical oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where she studies extreme weather events with a particular focus on the Indian Ocean. Ummenhofer makes an effort to connect her discoveries about predicting extreme weather events and precipitation to helping the nations affected.

Early childhood and education
Ummenhofer was born in Freiburg, Germany. In 2003, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in science from University of Wales, Bangor, UK, where she earned Joint Honours in Physical Oceanography and Marine Biology. Ummenhofer received her PhD in Applied Mathematics at The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Ummenhofer wrote her thesis on the "Southern Hemisphere Regional Precipitation and Climate Variability: Extremes, Trends and Predictability," which won the Uwe Radok Award by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society in the category of atmosphere/ocean/climate science.

Career and research
Ummenhofer was a Postdoctoral Fellow of Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems. She was a Vice-Chancellor Postdoctoral Fellowship at University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Then Ummenhofer was a Visiting Fellow at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Marine and Atmospheric Research in Hobart. Ummenhofer began working at WHOI in 2012.

Ummenhofer teamed up with Timothy Walker, a history professor at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and Abigail Field, a history major, to collect climate data from log books from whaling ships in the 18th and 19th century. Around 5,000 whaling ship logs are kept in Southern New England due to the bustling whaling ports in New Bedford and Nantucket, which are home to the New Bedford Whaling Museum and Nantucket Whaling Museum respectively. Mean global temperature records begin around 1880, and many developing countries by the Indian Ocean only have reliable meteorology starting in the 1970s. Whaling logbooks hold daily accounts of vessel direction(s), landmarks, latitude/longitude, storm(s), precipitation, cloud direction, wind speed, wind direction, and temperature proxies. Temperature proxies include accounts of the tar used on the deck melting or fresh water on the ship freezing. Ummenhofer and Walker must cross check around 650 log books from similar areas to come up with a 8-9 points of data, which they put into the University's database. Whaling vessels are especially important to Ummenhofer work in the Indian Ocean because these ships sailed outside of established trade routes, and into more remote areas such as the Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean. With these much older records, climate scientists like Ummenhofer may create better computer models to research the effects of climate change on vulnerable areas like the Indian Ocean.

Publications
In 2009, Caroline Ummenhofer and others published Geophysical Research Letters, which remains her most cited publication, and it is referenced in her nomination for the James B. Macelwane Medal. This study connected extreme droughts in Australia with conditions in Indian Ocean instead of the Pacific Ocean. Australia is currently in one of the most severe droughts in living memory coined the "Big Dry," which has been in effect since 1995. Before this study, the predominant method for predicting droughts were caused by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and opposing La Niña events. Ummenhofer shows that the droughts taking place in Australia's western and southern border are instead caused by a lack of negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event. Data shows that the last negative IOD occurred in 1992, right before the start of the "Big Dry." In this study, Ummenhofer also brings awareness to the warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change, and how this will affect the weather patterns in countries surrounding this body of water.

In 2016, L. Li, R. W. Schmitt, C. C. Ummenhofer, and K. B. Karnauskas published North Atlantic Salinity as a Predictor of Sahel Rainfall which predicted precipitation in the U.S. Southwest more accurately than conventional forecasting.

Selected publications

Awards and honors

 Uwe Radok Award by the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (2008)
 Humboldt Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany (2014)
James B. Macelwane Medal by the American Geophysical Union (2018)

References

External links
Ummenhofer Labs

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MLH3

DNA mismatch repair protein Mlh3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MLH3 gene.

Function

This gene is a member of the MutL-homolog (MLH) family of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. MLH genes are implicated in maintaining genomic integrity during DNA replication and after meiotic recombination. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a heterodimer with other family members. Somatic mutations in this gene frequently occur in tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability, and germline mutations have been linked to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer type 7 (HNPCC7). Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been identified, but the full-length nature of only two transcript variants has been determined. Orthologs of human MLH3 have also been studied in other organisms including mouse and the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Meiosis
In addition to its role in DNA mismatch repair, MLH3 protein is also involved in meiotic crossing over.  MLH3 forms a heterodimer with MLH1 that appears to be necessary for mouse oocytes to progress through metaphase II of meiosis.

The MLH1-MLH3 heterodimers promote crossovers. Recombination during meiosis is often initiated by a DNA double-strand break (DSB) as illustrated in the accompanying diagram. During recombination, sections of DNA at the 5' ends of the break are cut away in a process called resection. In the strand invasion step that follows, an overhanging 3' end of the broken DNA molecule then "invades" the DNA of a homologous chromosome that is not broken forming a displacement loop (D-loop). After strand invasion, the further sequence of events may follow either of two main pathways leading to a crossover (CO) or a non-crossover (NCO) recombinant (see Genetic recombination.  The pathway leading to a CO involves a double Holliday junction (DHJ) intermediate. Holliday junctions need to be resolved for CO recombination to be completed.

In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as in the mouse, MLH3 forms a heterodimer with MLH1.  Meiotic CO requires resolution of Holliday junctions through actions of the MLH1-MLH3 heterodimer.  The MLH1-MLH3 heterodimer is an endonuclease that makes single-strand breaks in supercoiled double-stranded DNA.  MLH1-MLH3 binds specifically to Holliday junctions and may act as part of a larger complex to process Holliday junctions during meiosis.  MLH1-MLH3 heterodimer (MutL gamma) together with Exo1 and Sgs1 (ortholog of Bloom syndrome helicase) define a joint molecule resolution pathway that produces the majority of crossovers in budding yeast and, by inference, in mammals.

Interactions

MLH3 has been shown to interact with MSH4.

References

Further reading


2019–20 Ligue 2

The 2019–20 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season is the 81st season since its establishment.

Teams

Team changes

Promoted from 2018–19 Championnat National
Rodez
Chambly
Le Mans

Relegated from 2018–19 Ligue 1
Caen
Guingamp

Promoted to 2019–20 Ligue 1
Metz
Brest

Relegated to 2019–20 Championnat National
Gazélec Ajaccio
Béziers
Red Star

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off competition will be held at the end of the season, involving the third, fourth and fifth-placed teams in 2019–20 Ligue 2, and the 18th-placed team in 2019–20 Ligue 1.

Relegation play-offs
A relegation play-off is held at the end of the season between the 18th-placed Ligue 2 team and the third-placed team of 2019–20 Championnat National.

Top scorers

References

External links
Official site

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Harry Bedford (politician)

Harry Dodgshun Bedford (31 August 1877 – 17 February 1918) was a New Zealand university academic and Member of Parliament for the City of Dunedin.

Biography

Early life
Bedford was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in August 1877. He later became a professor of history and economics at the University of Otago in Dunedin.

Member of Parliament

Harry Bedford represented one of the multi-member City of Dunedin seats in the New Zealand Parliament from 1902 to 1905.

Bedford was an Independent Liberal in 1902 topped the poll for Dunedin City with 10,088 votes. He became the sensation of the 1902 election: a political novice who had obtained the highest individual vote ever recorded in New Zealand. The Lyttelton Times described him as:  "the 'idol of Dunedin'...young, good-looking, able, earnest, energetic and highly attractive as a speaker".. In , Bedford stood for the new seat of Dunedin North but was not successful.

He contested Dunedin West in  as an Independent polling 3,635 votes to 778 votes for Jim Munro. The seat was held by John Millar on the second ballot. Harry Bedford joined the United Labour Party in 1912.

Death
Bedford drowned while swimming at Whangarei on 17 February 1918.

Books

References

Further reading

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Richard Bristowe

Richard Bristowe may refer to:

 Richard Bristowe (religious writer), English Catholic controversialist and Biblical scholar
Richard Bristowe (MP) for Appleby


Szadek

Szadek  is a town in Zduńska Wola County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,976 inhabitants (2016).

History
In 1921, there were 535 Jews out of the total 3,058 residents in Szadek. At that time, the Jewish population was concentrated mostly along Sieradzka Street, where they constituted almost 90% of inhabitants.
During World War II, 410 Jews were imprisoned in a ghetto. On 14 August 1942, all of its inhabitants were deported to the Chełmno extermination camp.

References

External links
Official town website

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Got7 discography

Got7, a K-pop boy group based in South Korea, have released four studio albums, fourteen EPs, twenty-two singles, and two box sets. Formed by JYP Entertainment in 2013, Got7 made their debut in January 2014 with the EP Got It?, which debuted at number two on the Gaon Albums Chart. The EP's lead single "Girls Girls Girls" peaked at number 21 on the Gaon Singles Chart. In October 2014, Got7 debuted in Japan with their first Japanese-language release "Around the World",  peaking at number three on the Oricon's singles charts. A month later, Got7 returned to Korea to release their first full-length album Identify, and topped the albums chart.

Albums

Studio albums

Reissues

Box sets

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Videography

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

References

External links
 GOT7 Korean discography at JYP Entertainment
 GOT7 Japanese discography at Sony Music Japan

Discography
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Kurata

Kurata (written:  or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Hideyuki Kurata, writer
 Hyakuzō Kurata, writer
, Japanese rower
 Masayo Kurata, voice actor
 Satoru Kurata (1922–1978), botanist
 Seiji Kurata, photographer
 Shigeo Kurata, botanist
 Shu Kurata, footballer
, Japanese handball player
 Tetsuo Kurata, actor
 Yasuaki Kurata, actor known as David Kurata

Fictional characters
 Akihiro Kurata, a character in the anime series Digimon Data Squad
 Atsushi Kurata, a character in the manga series Hikaru no Go
 Sana Kurata, a character in the manga series Kodomo no Omocha
 Sayuri Kurata, character in the visual novel Kanon

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Push and shove

Push and shove may refer to:

Push and Shove (album), an album and song by No Doubt
Push and shove router, a type of router supported by various EDA layout programs


Clivia miniata

Clivia miniata (Natal lily, bush lily, Kaffir lily) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clivia of the family Amaryllidaceae, native, growing in woodland habitats in South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces) as well as in Swaziland. Given suitable conditions it grows into large clumps and is surprisingly water wise. It is also reportedly naturalized in Mexico. It is a popular plant for shady areas and is commonly seen growing in older established suburbs in most Australian states.  It is also popular in New Zealand, Japan, China and the USA, particularly California.

Description
It grows to a height of about , and flowers are red, orange or yellow, sometimes with a faint, but very sweet perfume. It is sometimes known in cultivation as "Kaffir lily" (a term considered offensive in South Africa). The same name is also applied to the genus Hesperantha.

It contains small amounts of lycorine, making it poisonous.

The Latin specific epithet miniata means “cinnabar red”.

Cultivation
With a minimum temperature of , in temperate regions C. miniata is normally cultivated as a houseplant. Like its relative C. nobilis it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, along with the variety C. miniata var. citrina (confirmed 2017). In warmer sites, it can grow outdoors and is used in landscapes for its attractive evergreen foliage and showy flowers. This clump-forming plant spreads via rhizomes and is particularly suited for shady areas.

Cultivars include Clivia miniata ‘Kirstenbosch Splendour’, bred by Graham Duncan, which illustrates the cover of the Kirstenbosch centenary book (2013).

Gallery

See also
 List of poisonous plants

References

Bibliography

External links

 http://www.cliviaforum.co.za
 https://web.archive.org/web/20181103025333/http://cliviabase.co.za/
 http://www.blankees.com/house/plants/k_lily.htm
 http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/cliviaminiata.htm

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Strategus aloeus

Strategus aloeus, the ox beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle.  The "major" males of this species have three large horns on their thoraces, resembling the Triceratops.  The "minor" males have horns, as well, but the two back ones are small and the frontal horn is much shorter than the horn in major males. The female ox beetle has a very short horn which has little use in fighting, but is used for digging in the ground. These beetles grow to about  long as adults when the horns are excluded in the males.

Although this species occurs in the United States, its populations are much higher in Mexico, Central America and parts of South America.

The larvae of this species feed on roots in the ground, while the adults feed on flowers and all sorts of fruit. The larvae take around four to six months to reach the pupal stage. The pupal stage can be shortened in captivity by placing the pupae in a warm area. The adults are active from May to November, and during this time both males and females try to mate. These beetles are very common near lights in the summer and can be collected in large numbers in some areas. Their larvae are sometimes considered a pest because they can damage lawns and gardens by feeding on the roots.

References
Coin, Patrick and Phillip Harpootlian. "Species Strategus aloeus". Online: http://bugguide.net/node/view/6278. July 29, 2006.

External links
Strategus aloeus photos at Beetlespace.wz.cz
Strategus aloeus photos at BugGuide
Strategus aloeus photos at Goliathus.com

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2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson, led by ninth year head coach Tommy Amaker, played their home games at Lavietes Pavilion and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–16, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place.

Previous season
The Crimson finished the season 22–8, 11–3 in Ivy League play to share to the regular season Ivy League title with Yale. They earned the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Yale in a One-game playoff, the ninth one-game playoff tie breaker in Ivy League history. In the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson lost to North Carolina in the second round.

Departures

Recruiting class of 2015

Class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

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Source:

References

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Cassandra Cardinell

Cassandra Cardinell (born April 12, 1982) is an American diver. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, in the women's synchronized 10 metre platform. Cardinell was born in Loudonville, New York.

References

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Lists of animation

The following are lists of animation:

Lists of anime
Lists of animated films
List of animated television series
List of animated internet series
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Miami, Indiana

Miami is an unincorporated community in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History
Miami was platted in 1849 by James Herrell. The community took its name from Miami County.

Geography
Miami is located at .

References

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Rob Ninkovich

Robert Michael Ninkovich (born February 1, 1984) is a former American football outside linebacker who played eleven seasons in National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue as a defensive end and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots, winning two Super Bowls with the latter. After eight seasons with the Patriots, Ninkovich announced his retirement from the NFL following 2016.

Early years
Rob Ninkovich was born in Blue Island, Illinois to a family of Croatian origin. Following seventh grade, Rob's family relocated to New Lenox, Illinois.  He attended Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort his freshman and sophomore year then attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox his junior and senior years. There, he played defensive end, tight end, and fullback. Ninkovich earned All-State honors for defensive end during his senior year.  He also lettered in baseball.

College career

Joliet Junior College
Following high school, Ninkovich spent two years at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois. As a freshman, he recorded 36 tackles and seven sacks as his team won the NJCAA national championship.

During the summer prior to his sophomore year, Ninkovich worked with his father, an ironworker, hanging beams on a Chicago construction site 19 stories high. According to his father, the purpose was to give Rob extra incentive to complete his college education.

As a sophomore at Joliet in 2003, Ninkovich earned third-team NJCAA All-America honors after recording 95 tackles (68 solo), five forced fumbles, four fumbles recovered, and a school-record 16 sacks.

Purdue University
Ninkovich transferred to Purdue in 2004 and played in all 12 games that season. Despite being a reserve, Ninkovich was tied for the team lead and ranked second in the Big Ten with eight sacks. In an October 2 contest against Notre Dame, Ninkovich recorded two sacks on defense and also caught a goal-line touchdown pass from Kyle Orton. Against Indiana on November 20, he tied a school record with four sacks.

As a senior in 2005, Ninkovich earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after recording 48 tackles, eight sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. He recorded four sacks against Indiana for the second straight season, giving him two of the three individual four-sack performances in school history. In a 37–3 victory over Illinois, he caught a one-yard touchdown pass from Curtis Painter. Following the season, he was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

Professional career

The New Orleans Saints selected Ninkovich in the fifth round (135th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

New Orleans Saints
On July 18, 2006, the New Orleans Saints signed Ninkovich to a three-year, $1.22 million contract.

2006
Throughout training camp, Ninkovich competed against Charles Grant, Willie Whitehead, and Eric Moore for the job as the starting defensive end.

On August 21, 2006, the New Orleans Saints lost, 30–7, to the Dallas Cowboys in their second preseason game. During the game, Ninkovich recorded two sacks and two forced fumbles but was also flagged for an unnecessary roughness penalty which led to a Cowboys' touchdown. He finished the preseason with three sacks. Head coach Sean Payton named Ninkovich the backup defensive end to Will Smith and Charles Grant to begin the regular season.

He made his professional regular-season debut during the Saints' season-opener at the Cleveland Browns and recorded three combined tackles during their 19–14 victory. On September 25, 2006, Ninkovich suffered a torn MC ligament in his knee while appearing on special teams during the Saints 23–3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football. On September 29, 2006, the Saints placed Ninkovich on season-ending injured reserve after he underwent surgery to repair the torn ligament. Ninkovich finished his rookie season with four combined tackles (two solo) and a pass deflection in three games.

2007
Ninkovich saw stiff competition throughout training camp, competing with Josh Cooper, Anton Palepoi, Jonathan Hamm, and Willie Evans.

During an afternoon practice on July 30, 2007, Ninkovich was carted off the field with a knee injury. On September 6, 2007, he was waived by the New Orleans Saints as a part of their final roster cuts.

Miami Dolphins
On September 7, 2007, the Miami Dolphins claimed Ninkovich off of waivers. Head coach Cam Cameron named him the backup defensive end to Jason Taylor and Matt Roth.

On September 16, 2007, Ninkovich made his Miami Dolphins' debut during their 37–20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He was inactive for four games (Weeks 4–7) and would go on to play sparingly throughout the season. He was inactive for seven more games in 2007 (Weeks 10–13 and Weeks 14–17). He finished the  season with two combined tackles in four games.

2008
Head coach Cam Cameron was fired after a 1–15 season in 2007. The Miami Dolphins hired Tony Sparano as their new head coach and defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni opted to switch the Dolphins' base defense from a 4–3 defense to a 3-4. Ninkovich moved to outside linebacker due to the change. Throughout training camp, he competed against Charlie Anderson, Kelly Poppinga, Quentin Moses, Titus Brown, and Keith Saunders for the role of backup outside linebacker.

He tied Dolphins defensive end Randy Starks with a team-high two sacks during the 2008 preseason. On August 31, 2008, the Dolphins released Ninkovich. On September 3, 2008, he was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad after clearing waivers.

On November 15, 2008, Ninkovich was promoted to the active roster. He played against the Oakland Raiders in a reserve role on November 16 but did not record any tackles.

On November 20, 2008, he was released to make room for linebacker Erik Walden. Ninkovich was re-signed to the practice squad the following day. He finished the  season without any tackles and appeared in only one game.

Return to New Orleans Saints
On December 3, 2008, the New Orleans Saints signed Ninkovich off the Dolphins' practice squad. He was released on July 30, 2009 after the Saints signed long snapper Jason Kyle. Ninkovich had previously been considered as a long snapping option for the Saints in the offseason.

New England Patriots

2009
On August 2, 2009, the New England Patriots signed Ninkovich to a one-year, $535,000 contract.

He made the Patriots' 53-man roster and recorded his first NFL sack in Week 5 against the Denver Broncos. He received a contract extension through the 2011 season on November 6, 2009. Overall, he played in 15 games for the Patriots in 2009, finishing with 23 tackles and one sack.

2010
Ninkovich began the 2010 season as a starter at outside linebacker. In the team's Week 4 game against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football, Ninkovich recorded his first career interception, and later in the game added another interception and a sack. He finished the season with a career-high 62 tackles, four sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games played (10 starts).

2011
During the 2011 NFL season, Ninkovich recorded his first NFL touchdown when he intercepted a pass from New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and returned it 12 yards for the touchdown. He also had another interception earlier in the same game when he caught a pass tipped by Jerod Mayo. Ninkovich had the best statistical season of his career, recording 74 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 2 interceptions (1 returned for a touchdown), 1 forced fumble, and 3 recovered fumbles while starting all 16 regular-season games.  During the Patriots' 2011–2012 playoff run, Ninkovich recorded 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 tackle for a loss, and 2 quarterback hits against the Broncos during the Divisional Playoff game. Ninkovich also recorded seven tackles against the Ravens during the second round Conference Championship Game. On February 5, 2012, Ninkovich played in Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, but the Patriots lost the Super Bowl to the Giants, 21-17. Ninkovich recorded 4 tackles (3 solo), 0.5 sacks, and 2 quarterback hits in the game.

2012 season
During the 2012 offseason, Ninkovich moved to defensive end; his replacement at outside linebacker was Patriots rookie Dont'a Hightower. Ninkovich, starting opposite rookie Chandler Jones, led the team with 8 sacks and netted 58 tackles. He also forced 5 fumbles, including 2 in a game against the Denver Broncos and a game-ending overtime strip sack against the Jets. In 2012, he started every game, and had 8 sacks, 1 pass defended, 5 forced fumbles, and 4 fumble recoveries on 58 tackles.

2013 season
In Week 3 of the 2013 season, Ninkovich signed a three-year contract extension, running through 2016, that included $8.5 million in bonuses and guaranteed money and totaled $15 million over its course. In 2013, he started every game, recording 8 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries on 91 total tackles.

2014
Ninkovich set a single-game career high with three sacks in the Patriots Week 6 game against the Buffalo Bills. In Week 8, Ninkovich recovered a Jay Cutler fumble for his second career touchdown. Ninkovich led the Patriots with eight sacks, his third straight year with eight sacks. In the Patriots' 28–24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, Ninkovich sacked Russell Wilson once and recorded six tackles.

2015
Ninkovich started all 16 games for the Patriots in the 2015 season, recording 52 tackles and 6.5 sacks.

2016
Ninkovich tore his triceps in training camp and was expected to miss a few weeks. On September 2, 2016, Ninkovich was suspended for four games after testing positive for a banned substance.

On September 5, 2016, the Patriots signed Ninkovich to a one-year contract extension through the 2017 season.

On February 5, 2017, Ninkovich was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, he had two assisted tackles as the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. In a postgame interview with WBZ Sports, Ninkovich claimed the Patriots "broke down" in the locker room at halftime, resolving afterwards to play "one heck of a 30-minute half." The Patriots trailed 28–3 in the third quarter, but rallied all the way back to win the game 34-28 against the Atlanta Falcons. The game was the first to go to overtime, and the Patriots made the largest comeback in Super Bowl history.

Retirement
On July 30, 2017, Ninkovich announced his retirement from the NFL after eleven seasons, including eight with the Patriots.

In July 2019 ESPN announced Ninkovich would be joining the network as an NFL analyst.

Career statistics

Postseason statistics

References

External links
New England Patriots bio
Purdue Boilermakers bio

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Forgotten Australians

Forgotten Australians is a contested term applied by some to the estimated 500,000 children and child migrants who experienced care in institutions or outside a home setting in Australia during the 20th century. The Australian Senate used the term specifically when reporting on its 2003–2004 "Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care".

Children ended up in out-of-home care for a variety of reasons, mainly relating to poverty and family breakdown at a time when there was little support for families in crisis. Residential institutions run by government and non-government organisations were the standard form of out-of-home care during the first half of the 20th century. Children in institutions were sometimes placed in foster homes for short periods, weekends or during holiday periods. There was a move towards smaller group care from the 1950s and a move away from institutional care to kinship and foster care from the 1970s.

Some Australian state governments have funded redress schemes for adults who were abused in care. In 2009 an official Australian government apology was made to people who had grown up in the institutional system, including former child migrants to Australia. The apology was made by then Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Many of these children suffered from neglect and were abused physically, emotionally or sexually while in care. Survivors to this day still suffer the effects of the child abuse. The trauma experienced in care has affected care leavers negatively throughout their adult lives. Their partners and children have also felt the impact, which can then flow through to future generations.

Who are the forgotten Australians?
The people sometimes called Forgotten Australians are the survivors of government policies that resulted in at least 500,000 children growing up in 'out-of-home' care in Australia in the 20th Century. Forgotten Australians are also known as 'Care Leavers'. Other terms for people who spent time in out-of-home care include 'homies', 'state wards' or 'wardies'.

The majority of children in care were not orphans. Many had either one or both parents still living, or other living relatives. Children spent varying amounts of time in institutions and foster care and the majority entered care at a young age. Many spent their entire childhood and youth in an orphanage or children's home.

The Australian Senate used the figure of half-a-million when reporting on its 2003–04 'Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care'. The Senate's 2004 report on the inquiry began by saying that 'Upwards of, and possibly more than 500,000 Australians experienced care ... during the last century'. The 500,000 includes 450,000-plus Australian-born, non-indigenous children, 30,000–50,000 Indigenous children from the Stolen Generations, and 7,000 Former Child Migrants from Britain, Ireland and Malta.

Following a 1995 Senate inquiry into the removal of Indigenous children from their families, non-Indigenous people who had experienced out-of-home care as children called themselves the 'forgotten Australians' and lobbied for similar recognition. When a Senate inquiry into child migration to Australia was being conducted in 2000–2001, the recently established Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) made a submission to that inquiry to raise awareness that a third and much larger group of children who had experienced care were being forgotten. A third Senate inquiry was conducted in 2003–04. The Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care 'directed its inquiries primarily to those affected children who were not covered by the 2001 report Lost Innocents: Righting the Record, inquiring into child migrants, and the 1997 report, Bringing them Home, inquiring into Aboriginal children'. The Senate reported on the inquiry in 2004, using the term 'forgotten Australians' in the report title and stating:

... children were for many reasons hidden in institutions and forgotten by society when they were placed in care and again when they were released into the 'outside' world. ... These people who spent part or all of their childhood in an institution, children's home or out-of-home care background have been the forgotten Australians.

The term Forgotten Australians is controversial. It sometimes refers to all Australian children, including Indigenous children and former child migrants to Australia who spent part or all of their childhoods in care during the 20th Century, particularly between 1920 and 1970. Not all Australians accept the term "Forgotten Australians" because of its connotations of passivity and because the label was supplied by the Senate Committee without consultation. Certainly many Indigenous people and Child Migrants prefer other more descriptive terminology.

Why children were placed in out-of-home care
Many of the reasons children were placed in care related to poverty and family breakdown. Until social change came about in Australia in the 1970s, there was almost no community or government support for families in crisis or financial need so most children whose families could not care for them were placed in some form of out-of-home care.

Family breakdown as a result of divorce, desertion, death, illness, domestic violence, drunkenness or the trauma of war led to children being taken into care or being placed in care by their own families. Few women who had been widowed, deserted or divorced could afford to raise children. Work opportunities were fewer for women than men, and women were paid less than the male wage for the same work. Lone mothers and fathers found it difficult to work to support children as there was little affordable childcare available. The social stigma of giving birth outside marriage placed enormous pressure on women to give their children up for adoption. Some chose to place their children in a home so that they could at least have some contact with them.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were removed from their families as part of the assimilation policies of the time, and British and Maltese child migrants brought to Australian under child migration schemes spent their childhoods in institutions. Children could be made state wards by being charged with 'being neglected, of no fixed abode, [or] likely to lapse into a life of crime or vice', if authorities considered they came from homes where there was violence or alcohol abuse or if there was no-one to properly take care of them. Children with physical or mental disabilities were also commonly placed in institutions, as were children who were deemed to be 'uncontrollable'.

Types of care

Institutional care
Since the early days of the British colony in Australia placing 'at risk' children into orphanages and children's homes was normal policy. During the first half of the 20th century, residential institutions were still the standard form of out-of-home care.

Institutions were run by state governments, charities, welfare and religious organisations or private individuals. They included orphanages and children's homes, as well as industrial or training schools. There were at least 800 of these institutions operating between the 1920s and the 1980s. They varied in size from large institutions housing several hundred children to 'cottages' within the grounds of an institution where smaller groups of children were cared for by 'cottage parents'.

Orphanages and children's homes in Australia 'from the 1920s to 1980s were under-resourced, poorly supervised and lacked government scrutiny'.

By the 1950s, concerns about the level of care children were receiving in institutions led to the closing down of some larger orphanages and children's homes and a move towards group care in smaller cottage and foster homes. The child protection sector became increasingly professional and accountable following changes to child protection policy during the 1970s and 1980s and there was a move away from institutionalised care towards kinship and foster care.

Foster care
Foster care in Australia began in the 19th century as a form of boarding out to give children in institutions an experience of 'normal' family life.

Care leavers reported to the Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care that they had been placed in foster homes for short periods, weekends or during holiday periods. Foster care placements do not appear to have been made in a coordinated way, but 'with expediency rather than child welfare being a primary consideration'. Many reported being placed with people with limited experience of children or with older couples. Some considered they had only been fostered as a form of cheap labour to help out on farms and as domestic servants. Sexual abuse by foster parents, their children or other relatives was also reported.

Treatment
Children's experience of out-of-home care varied. However, even those who made positive comments to the 2003–04 Senate Inquiry into Children in Institutional Care reported a 'lack of love, affection and nurturing'.

The Senate inquiry documented details of abuse and neglect of children in institutions:

The Committee received hundreds of graphic and disturbing accounts about the treatment and care experienced by children in out-of-home care ... Their stories outlined a litany of emotional, physical and sexual abuse, and often criminal physical and sexual assault ... neglect, humiliation and deprivation of food, education and healthcare.Forgotten Australians report (August 2004), Appendix 7 – Date in care and forms of abuse described by care leavers in submissions

Details of the mistreatment and abuse that emerged in submissions to the Senate inquiry include:

 physical assault and sexual abuse by 'carers' or other children and visitors
 inadequate medical and dental care
 unethical use as test subjects of experimental medication and drugs
 extreme physical hardship
 lack of healthy food and adequate clothing
 inadequate accommodation
 harsh and sometimes humiliating punishment.

Long-term impacts
Care leavers lives have been shaped in many different ways by their time in out-of-home care. The long-term impacts are generally 'negative and destructive'.

Common experiences
Common feelings reported by care leavers include feelings of abandonment and loss because of separation from parents and siblings; a sense of isolation; feelings of guilt and self-blame; lack of confidence and low self-esteem.

Care leavers reported to the Senate Inquiry that as adults they had suffered depression, social anxieties, phobias, recurring nightmares, anger, shame, and were fearful and distrustful of others leading to an inability to form and maintain relationships. Many detailed drug and alcohol dependence, homelessness, unemployment and imprisonment.

Loss of identity
The most common outcome of a childhood spent in out-of-home care reported to the Senate inquiry was a loss of identity.

Many children in care were untruthfully told that their parents were dead or had abandoned them. It was common policy to prevent parents from visiting. Parents were often told their children had been moved to other institutions or had been adopted, or that visiting rights had been withdrawn as punishment for misbehaviour. In later life, some people discovered letters on government and institution files showing that their parents had tried to make contact, or have them returned home.

Siblings taken into care together were often separated and contact between siblings was discouraged. Boys and girls were usually separated in institutions so brothers and sisters rarely had close contact. Family ties were cut when one sibling ended up in care while others remained at home with their parents or were sent elsewhere. The result is that many people never knew they had siblings or only found out much later in life. Children's names were often changed and poor and incomplete records kept of children in care. This makes it difficult for older care leavers to find out why and how they ended up in care, and to trace parents, siblings or other living relatives.

Poor education outcomes
Education for children in institutions was often of a poor standard and by the age of 15 most children had left school. Many children left institutions with low levels of literacy and numeracy that may have affected their ability to find work or meant they could only get low paying jobs. It also affected their ability to further their education.

Impact on partners and children
Most care leavers left the care system without any preparation for adulthood or parenthood. Many have carried the trauma of neglect and abuse into their adult lives and relationships but have found it difficult to tell anyone about their experiences, even partners and children.

Some reported finding it difficult to sustain relationships and many have had several partners or only transient relationships. Many care leavers found they were unable to be good parents or have chosen not to have children.

Apologies

National apology
On Monday 16 November 2009, the Australian Parliament, through then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and then Leader of the Opposition Malcolm Turnbull, formally acknowledged and apologised for the harsh treatment and ongoing trauma of Forgotten Australians and former child migrants. The apology was streamed live and broadcast on national television.

Over 900 Forgotten Australians and former child migrants were present in the Great Hall of Parliament House in Canberra to hear the apology.

Other apologies
State governments and past providers of institutional and other out-of-home care have formally apologised to care leavers who suffered or witnessed abuse or neglect while in care.

In 2009, the University of Melbourne apologised for their involvement in the unethical use of orphans as test subjects of experimental medication and drugs.

Major reports
The Queensland Government commissioned an inquiry which was tabled in parliament in June 1999.
 The inquiry was conducted by Leneen Forde and is known as the 'Forde Inquiry'. It investigated abuse of tens of thousands of individuals in 159 institutions from 1911 to 1999.

The Senate Community Affairs Committee commissioned a national report on children in institutional care in 2003, specifically excluding child migrants ('Home Children') and Aboriginal children, who were the subject of previous reports. The Forgotten Australians inquiry considered the plight of more than 500,000 children in care in the 20th century and 'generated the largest volume of highly personal, emotive and significant evidence of any Senate inquiry'.

The South Australian Government's 'Children In State Care Commission Of Inquiry' considered the more serious 'allegations of sexual abuse and death from criminal conduct' from 1910 to 2004. The resulting report (the 'Mullighan Report') noted that 792 people made allegations of abuse by 1,733 perpetrators and that 'Using available records, the inquiry found that 242 people — 124 males and 118 females — were children in State care at the time of the alleged abuse'. The names of 924 children alleged to have died while in state care in South Australia were given to the inquiry. The inquiry found that 391 children had died while in state care.

All the reports considered the nature and severity of abuse and it consequences on the abused. Each report made dozens of recommendations to address the problems caused by past abuse and prevent future abuse of children in care.

Redress schemes
State government funded redress schemes have made or are planning ex-gratia payments to Forgotten Australians in some states. In Queensland, payments were made in 2009 ranging from $7,000 to $40,000. In Western Australia, payments were expected to range from $10,000 to $80,000 and were to be made in 2010. The maximum payment may be limited because of underfunding. New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia are yet to fund redress schemes. The Victorian Government position is that individual cases will be addressed on their merits. The major problem for adult survivors of childhood abuse is the burden of proof of the abuse in a formal legal setting.

See also

References

External links
 Not for One But for all Forgotten Australians
 Inside: Life Inside Children's Homes and Institutions, National Museum of Australia
 Forgotten Australians: Our history – Australian Government website which includes oral histories, resources and photographs
 Snapshot of consultations with Forgotten Australians, Queensland Government Department of Communities and RPR Consulting
 On their own: Britain's Child Migrants: museum exhibition A collaboration between the Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool.
 Wings for Survivors
 Find & Connect Australia
 Visual Poem by Rachael Romero, a Magdalene Laundry survivor

Further reading and viewing
Forgotten Australians tell their own stories:

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Tai Wu

Da Wu or Tai Wu () was a Shang dynasty King of China.

In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the ninth Shang king, succeeding his brother Yong Ji (). He was enthroned with Bo () as his capital. He appointed Yishe () and Chenhu () as his higher officers.

In the 7th year of his reign a mulberry tree () and millet () were found growing together in his palace. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, surprisingly, they grew to very tall trees within 7 days. This young king was quite scared and turned to Yishe for explanation, which was in regard to the king's former incapable governance. Tai Wu listen to his intelligent ministers and worked diligently; then, those two unusual trees withered very soon after he became a good king.

In the 11th year of his reign, he ordered Wu Xian () to pray at Shanchuan (). In the 26th year of his reign, the Queen of West Rong () sent an envoy to Shang, the king later sent Wangmeng () on a return visit. In the 31st year of his reign, he appointed Zhongyan () of Fei vassal  () to the position of Chezheng (). In the 35th year of his reign, he wrote a poem called Yanche (). In the 46th year of his reign, there was a great harvest of crops. In the 58th year of his reign, he built the city of Pugu (). In the 61st year of his reign, the nine east Barbarians Yi tribes () sent envoys to Shang.

He ruled for 75 years, was given the posthumous name Tai Wu and was succeeded by his son Zhong Ding ().

Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the seventh Shang king succeeding his uncle Xiao Jia, given the posthumous name Da Wu () and succeeded by his brother Lü Ji.

References

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Zarnaq, Tabriz

Zarnaq () is a village in Meydan Chay Rural District, in the Central District of Tabriz County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,036, in 542 families.

References

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Shea Theodore

Shea Theodore (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the  Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Theodore was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, 26th overall, of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career
Theodore was rated as a top prospect in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In junior, Theodore served as captain for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League (WHL).

During the 2012–13 season, Theodore was a member of Team Canada under-18 squad when it won gold medals at both the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament and the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships.

On September 24, 2013, Theodore signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Anaheim Ducks.

During the 2015–16 season, on January 13, 2016, Theodore scored his first NHL point with a goal in a game against the Ottawa Senators.

On June 21, 2017, at the NHL Expansion Draft, Theodore was traded by the Ducks to the Vegas Golden Knights in order for the Ducks to keep established defenceman Josh Manson and ensure the Golden Knights selected Clayton Stoner. Theodore was assigned to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) to begin the 2017–18 season, but was recalled to the NHL on October 30.

Prior to the 2018–19 season, Theodore signed a seven-year, $36.4 million contract extension with the Golden Knights on September 24, 2018.

International play

On April 29, 2019, Theodore was slated to make his full international debut after he was named to the Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Slovakia. He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019. Theodore completed the tournament posting 2 goals and 7 points in 10 games from the blueline.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

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Torhild

Torhild, also written Thorhild, Thorild Torild, is a Norwegian feminine given name. Notable persons with that name include:

Torhild Aarbergsbotten (born 1969), Norwegian politician
Torhild Johnsen (born 1934), Norwegian politician
Thorild Olsson (1886–1934), Swedish runner
Torild Skard (born 1936), Norwegian psychologist
Torild Skogsholm (born 1959), Norwegian politician
Torhild Staahlen (born 1947), Norwegian opera singer
Torild Wardenær (born 1951), Norwegian poet and playwright
Thorild Wulff (1877–1917), Swedish botanist and polar explorer

See also
 Tor (given name)
 Hild (disambiguation)
Torill, a related name

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Neckbeard (slang)

"Neckbeard" is a pejorative term and stereotype for men who exhibit characteristics such as social awkwardness, underachievement or pretentiousness. The term is associated with the currently (2010–present) unfashionable facial hair style known as a neck beard, and by extension, to a stereotype of overweight, unkempt internet users. The "neckbeard" stereotype is also associated with comic books, Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Otaku subculture, movies, animated TV series, and video gaming. The term will almost always be used to refer to a male and often is associated with people with unpopular political views.

In popular culture
 Some regard Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons as a neckbeard due to his appearance and love for comic books.
 Some regard the character Plague in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as a neckbeard.
 In South Park'''s Make Love, Not Warcraft episode there is a neckbeard named Jenkins who spends all of his time playing World of Warcraft.
 In The Amazing World of Gumball'', a character named 'Neck Beard' who is portrayed as overweight, active yet lazy and always wielding an electronic device with him.

See also
Beta male (slang)

References

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Michael Angarano

Michael Anthony Angarano (born December 3, 1987) is an American actor. He became known for his roles in the film Music of the Heart (1999) and the television series Cover Me (2000–2001) and I'm Dying Up Here (2017-2018). Since then he has starred in a number of films including Sky High (2005), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), Haywire (2011), The English Teacher (2013), and Sun Dogs (2017). He has also appeared in television series and earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2019.

Early life
Angarano was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Michael and  Doreen Angarano; he has two sisters and a younger brother. He is of Italian descent.

His family owns and operates the dance studio Reflections in Dance in Canoga Park, California. Angarano graduated from Crespi Carmelite High School.

Career

In the late 1990s, Angarano was one of the finalists for the role of young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, but lost to Jake Lloyd.

Angarano played the 11-year-old version of William Miller in Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous in 2000.

In 2000, 12-year-old Angarano acted in Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family. The following year, he landed his first major film role in Little Secrets, opposite Evan Rachel Wood and David Gallagher. Three years later, he starred in the Nickelodeon TV-movie Maniac Magee. He played the lead role in 2005's Sky High. Other film roles include parts in The Bondage, Black Irish, Man in the Chair, Snow Angels, The Final Season, One Last Thing..., The Forbidden Kingdom, Ceremony, The Brass Teapot, and Red State.

On television, from 2001 to 2006, he had a recurring role on Will & Grace as Elliott, the son of Jack McFarland, a role he reprised in an episode of the show's 2017 reboot. In 2007, he appeared in four episodes of the show 24 as Scott Wallace, a teenager taken hostage by a terrorist. From 2014 to 2015, he played Dr. Bertram "Bertie" Chickering, Jr. on Cinemax's period drama The Knick. Angarano has also played Eddie Zeidel on the  Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Rho Phoenicis

Rho Phoenicis (ρ Phoenicis) is a variable star in the constellation of Phoenix. From parallax measurements by the Gaia spacecraft, it is located at a distance of  from Earth.

This star is classified as an F-type giant with a spectral type of F3III, and in the HR diagram it occupies in the lower part of the instability strip. Rho Phoenicis is Delta Scuti variable, changing its visual apparent magnitude between 5.17 and 5.27 with a period of around 0.1–0.2 days. The pulsation period seems to vary in a timescale of weeks, which indicates the star is not a simple radial pulsator. The analysis of the temperature variations over the pulsation cycles also supports this conclusion. It is not clear if the pulsation period really is variable, or if the light curve is simply the sum of multiple stable pulsation frequencies.

Stellar evolution models indicate that Rho Phoenicis has about 2.1 times the solar mass and an age of around 1 billion years. This star is shining with 35 times the solar luminosity and has an effective temperature of 6,900 K. Its metallicity is high, with an overall metal abundance 25% greater the solar value. Gaia Data Release 2 discovered a star with the same proper motion and parallax as Rho Phoenicis. It has an apparent magnitude of 14.6 (G band) and is at a separation of 7.9 arcseconds.

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Alfred Grünwald

Alfred Grünwald may refer to:
Alfred Grünwald (librettist) (1884–1951), Austrian librettist
Johannes Theodor Baargeld, pseudonym of Alfred Emanuel Ferdinand Grünwald (1892–1927), German painter and poet
Al Grunwald (1930–2011), American baseball player

See also
 Grünwald (disambiguation)


Just Coolin' (album)

Just Coolin' is the fourth album by  Cleveland, Ohio-based R&B group LeVert.

Critical reception

Track listing
"Pull Over" (Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon) 4:07
"Just Coolin'" (feat. Heavy D) - (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon)  4:19
"Gotta Get the Money" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:45
"Take Your Time" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:04
"Join in the Fun" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 3:28
"Let's Get Romantic" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:23
"Feel Real" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:52
"Smilin'" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:18
"Start Me up Again" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 4:18
"Loveable" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon) 5:23
"Addicted to You" (Gerald LeVert, Marc Gordon, Eddie LeVert Sr.) 3:52

Personnel
Gerald LeVert - Lead and Backing Vocals
Sean LeVert -  Backing Vocals
Marc Gordon - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
David Ervin - Drums, Keyboards
Gene Robinson, Johnny "T" Jones, Robert Cunningham, Norman Harris - Guitar
Joel Davis, Odeen Mays, Jr., Craig Cooper, David Ervin - Keyboards
Mike Ferguson - Bass
Sam Peak - Saxophone
Jim Salamone - Percussion

Charts

Singles

References

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Mentzelia gracilenta

Mentzelia gracilenta, known by the common names blazing star, grass blazingstar, and slender blazing star,  is a species of flowering plant in the family Loasaceae.

Distribution
The plant is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Southern California Coast Ranges and Western Transverse Ranges of Central and Southern California. Much of its range is within the Los Padres National Forest.

It grows in grasslands, oak woodlands, and rugged mountain habitats including serpentine soils and rocky slopes. The plant is found from  in elevation.  It intergrades with Mentzelia ravenii, Mentzelia montana, and Mentzelia veatchiana.

Description
Mentzelia gracilenta is an annual herb producing an erect greenish stem sometimes exceeding  in maximum height. The leaves are divided deeply into comblike lobes, the longest in the basal rosette 13 centimeters long and those higher on the stem reduced in size.

The inflorescence is a cluster of flowers each with five shiny yellow petals dotted with red at the bases, measuring roughly one to two centimeters long. The fruit is a narrow, curving utricle containing many tiny, angular seeds.

See also
California montane chaparral and woodlands
California oak woodlands

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment: Mentzelia gracilenta
Calflora Database: Mentzelia gracilenta (blazing star, grass blazingstar, slender blazing star)
Mentzelia gracilenta — U.C. Photo gallery

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David Dunn (disambiguation)

David Dunn (born 1979) is an English footballer.

David Dunn may also refer to:
Dave Dunn (born 1948), ice hockey player
Dave Dunn (American football) (born 1965), American football coach
David Dunn (footballer, born 1981), Scottish footballer
David Dunn (American football) (born 1972), former American football wide receiver
David Dunn (bobsleigh) (born 1936), American bobsledder
David Dunn (politician) (1811–1894), U.S. politician
David Dunn (character), main character from the 2000 film Unbreakable
David B. Dunn (born 1949), American diplomat
David Dunn (musician) (born 1984), American musician
David Dunn (Montana politician), American politician, member of the Montana House of Representatives

See also
David Dunne (disambiguation)


Index of biotechnology articles

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Biotechnology is a technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine.

Of the many different definitions available, the one formulated by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity is one of the broadest:

"Biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use." (Article 2. Use of Terms)

More about Biotechnology...

This page provides an alphabetical list of articles and other pages (including categories, lists, etc.) about biotechnology.

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Agrobacterium -- Affymetrix -- Alcoholic beverages -- :Category:Alcoholic beverages -- Amgen -- Antibiotic -- Artificial selection

B

Biochemical engineering -- Biochip -- Biodiesel -- Bioengineering -- Biofuel -- Biogas -- Biogen Idec -- Bioindicator -- Bioinformatics -- :Category:Bioinformatics -- Bioleaching -- Biological agent -- Biological warfare -- Bioluminescence -- Biomimetics -- Bionanotechnology -- Bionics --Biopharmacology -- Biophotonics -- Bioreactor -- Bioremediation -- Biostimulation -- Biosynthesis -- Biotechnology -- :Category:Biotechnology -- :Category:Biotechnology companies -- :Category:Biotechnology products -- Bt corn

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Cancer immunotherapy -- Cell therapy -- Chimera (genetics) -- Chinese hamster -- Chinese Hamster Ovary cell -- Chiron Corp. -- Cloning -- Compost -- Composting -- Convention on Biological Diversity -- Chromatography

D

Directive on the patentability of biotechnological inventions -- DNA microarray -- Dwarfing

E
Enzymes -- Electroporation -- Environmental biotechnology -- Eugenics

F

Fermentation -- :Category:Fermented foods

G

Gene knockout -- Gene therapy -- Genentech -- Genetic engineering -- Genetically modified crops --Genetically modified food -- Genetically modified food controversies -- Genetically modified organisms -- Genetics -- Genomics -- Genzyme -- Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology - Glycomics -- Golden rice -- Green fluorescent protein

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Human cloning -- Human Genome Project

I

Immunotherapy -- Immune suppression -- Industrial biotechnology -- Interactomics

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Lipidomics

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MedImmune -- Metabolic engineering -- Metabolomics -- Metagenomics --  Microbial Fuel Cell -- Microfluidics -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals -- Monoclonal antibodies -- Mycofiltration -- Mycoremediation

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Nanobiotechnology

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Omics

P
Phosphatases -- Pfizer Inc. -- Phage therapy -- Pharmacogenomics -- Pharming (genetics) -- Plant-made pharmaceuticals -- Plantibody -- Proteomics

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R

Recombinant DNA -- Regulation of the release of genetic modified organisms -- Reporter gene

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Selective breeding -- Serono -- Shotgun sequencing -- Stem cell -- STR multiplex systems -- Sustainability -- Sustainable development

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Terminator technology -- Transcriptomics -- Transgenic animal -- Transgenic plants -- Transgenic plant production

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Use of biotechnology in pharmaceutical manufacturing

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Vaccine

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Xenotransplantation

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