Bariba people

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The Bariba people, self designation Baatonu (plural Baatombu), are the principal inhabitants of Borgou and Alibori Departments, Benin, and cofounders of the Borgu kingdom of what is now northeast Benin and west-central Nigeria. In Nigeria, they are found spread between western Kwara State and the Borgu section of Niger State. There are perhaps a million Bariba, 70% of them in Benin, where they are the fourth largest ethnic group and comprise approximately 1/11 of the population (9.2%). The Bariba are concentrated primarily in the north-east of the country, especially around the city of Nikki, which is considered the traditional Bariba capital. At the end of the 18th century they became independent from the Yoruba of Oyo and formed several kingdoms in the Borgou region . The colonization of Benin (then Dahomey ) by the French at the end of the 19th century, and the imposition of an Anglo-French artificial border, ended Bariba trade in the region.

One of their noted festivals is the annual Gani festival of which horse riding is a prominent element.

The Bariba people holds an important place in the history of the country. During the late 19th century, Baribawas known to constitute independent statesand dominate with kingdomsin cities like Nikki and Kandi in the northeast of the country. In the town of Pehunko there are approximately 200,000 Bariba people out of 365,000 inhabitants.

The Bariba society consists of a higher-ranking official as chief of the town and their subordinates’ chiefs. Social status and titles are inherited in families, but the status of a person may be given by the families’ nature of work. Notable subdivisions of the Bariba include the ruling Wasangari nobles, Baatombu commoners, slaves of varying origin, Dendi merchants, Fulbe herders, and other divisional ethnic groups.

Agriculture is the dominant occupation for the Bariba. They grow corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, cassava (tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts and some poultry and livestock. Religion plays an important role in Bariba tribes and they are primarily Islamic.However a number of Bariba communities have their own indigenous beliefs.

Language

The Bariba language is spoken mostly in Borgou, Alibori and part of Atacora in northern Benin. The Bariba language was once classified as an outlier of the Gur family, but is now agnostically placed as an isolate within the Savanna languages.
It is a tone language with noun classes. It has been written since about 1970. Transcription using the Beninese national alphabet requires, in addition to the Latin letters, the following characters from the IPA:

 "open o"
 "open e"
the nasal vowels .

The Bariba people due to the different influences, speak to a lesser extent, others languages like the Dendi, the Fulbe, and the Hausa.

 History

 Origins
According to some versions of their history, the Wasangari first settled in the region of Nikki-Wenu around 1480, it having been occupied from 1350 by the Baatonu natives. Coming from the East, they initially settled in Bussa in what is now Nigeria, where Kisra, the legendary Wasangari horseman from Persia had formed an alliance with Mansa Doro left Bussa for Nikki-Wenu with his groom Sero, the son of Kisra who entrusted Mansa Doro with the education of Sero. Before leaving the region again to join Kisra, Mansa Doro nominated his protégé Sero as the new chief. Decked out in huntig attire, the groom was established by the populations of Nikki-Wenu as Sounon Sero, King of Nikki.

 Sime Dobidia, father of the dynasties
Sabi Sime, the youngest son of Sounon Sero, later became Sime Dobidia, and through marriages with the native clans Baatonu, Boko and Hausa, founded the dynasties of the Empire of Nikki. His sons, endowed with the royal emblems of trumpets ans white spurs, took control of villages of their respective mothers. Those parental ties were the basis of the political structure established by the Wasangari.

The royal dynasties are founded by :

 Sero Baguiri, the ancestor of the dynasty of the Karawe Kpe Gounon Kaba Wouko, the ancestor of the dynasty of the Gbassi Sero Kpera I, the ancestor of the dynasty of the Makararou Kpe Lafia Gamabrou, the ancestor of the dynasty of LafiarouSero Kora Bakarou, the ancestor of the dynasty of Korakou Society

 Caste system
The Bariba society features the caste divisions typical of the West African region. We can distinghish 5 caste divisions.

 The Wassangari are the first component of the population. It is the aristocracy of the riders originating from Bussa. It's the caste of the nobles. The emperor or Sinaboko, as well as, the Gnon Kogui, the Queen Mother, take part of this caste. The Wassangari clan held political power in the most of the Empire, the various dynasties of the Nikki Empire being placed under the authority of one of the Wasangari sub-clans.
 After the Wassangari, come the Bariba natives or Baatonu natives who constitute the pure people. They are also farmers and artisans, they descend from pre-existing populations. They are still represented by "chiefs of land", the most notable of which, The Ministers and the Sinadunwiru, hold high office. They are members of the Council of Ministers and the second is called to the regency at the death of the King. The griots, severals horsemen, blacksmiths, musicians and others Baribas take part integrally of this caste.
 According to a Bariba custom, a child who is born abnormally or who goes out by the shoulder, or by the feet or other, or a child who pushes the teeth from the top is a child of misfortune. If he stays in the family, she will endure enough suffering through her fault. Instead of killing this child, he will be entrusted to the Fulbe who will be responsible for raising him until he grows up. In no case will he return to his family whether he is a prince's son or a peasant's son. And it is all these children who form the third component of the population namely the Gando. The Gando are gathered in a neighborhood outside the city and do not have to marry bariba. Marriages are between Gando except during a particular circumstance that we will explain later. The Gando are responsible for supplying the Royal Grain Court. The Gando are Baribas who talk the Fulfulde
 The fourth caste is the caste of the Fulbe. The Baribas are excellent  farmers and are closely linked to the Fulbe who farm livestock on their territory. The Borgou, a region of wooded savannah alternating with vast plains irrigated by rivers, is an ideal location for the intensive livestock farm-ing carried out  by  the Fulbe,  semi-nomadic Fula populations. The Baatonu allow the Fulbe to use pasture lands, particularly fallow or recently-harvested land, and frequently entrust them with their own livestock in exchange for payment in meat and milk from the Fulbe; thus the populations cohabit in harmonious complicity. When visiting a village, the Fulbe, nicknamed Pullo by their hosts, are the guests of the Baatonu. The Fulbe are also represented at the court of the Baatonu chiefs who guarantee their protection against livestock pillaging. The Fulbe contribute to the Gaani economy by providing livestock and milk to their Emperor.
 Finally, there are foreigners who are usually Muslims. Originally from northern Nigeria, the Hausa and the Dendi are traders and marchants.

 Culture

 The origins of the Gaani
The yearly Gaani festival, presided over by the Emperor of Nikki, or in his absence the chiefs of the Bouay, Kika and Sandiro provinces, assembles all the provincial chiefs and their populations, who come to renew allegiance to the Emperor and receive his blessing. More than 150,000 persons converge to Nikki from all over to participate in the spectacular ceremony where the vitality of the Baatonu culture is celebrated and parental and fraternal links between dynasties are nurtured. Everyone brings presents, however modest, to contribute to the magnificence of the festivities. The Gaani is the second festival in the Baatonu calendar, following the fire festival or Donkonru, that takes place at the New Year. The Gaani is associated with the notion of nasara, evoking joy, victory and freedom and is a time for ecstasy and communion. By animating and perpetrating the memories that unite them, it nourishes and re-news solidarity and fraternity within the Baatonu people, endorsing their values of welcome and sharing. An animistic tribal ceremony, it was later incorporated into the Muslim calendar and thus coincides with the Mawlid which is celebrated by Muslims to commemorate the birth of the Prophet. The festival is organized according to the lunar calendar and is always held on a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday; it cannot be held on any other day of the week.*

 The Fantasia
The Fantasia, a traditional equestrian show, simulates military at-tacks. Initially practised in the Maghreb where it was also known as the “powder game” or “horse game”, the fantasia is an Arab - Turkish - Berber  equestrian art tradition. Recorded since the 16th century, it was formally recognized in the 18th century and became a popular subject for artists from Delacroix to Orientalist painters such as Eugene Fromentin and Maria Fortuny. The  horsemen,  astride  richly  harnessed  mounts  and  carrying rifles loaded with black power, simulate a cavalry charge, the culminating point of which is the simultaneous shooting of their firearms. In some regions camels are used instead of horses and in others the attack is carried out on foot. The Baatonu have been featuring the fantasia for the Gaani since the days of Sime Dobidia, as well as on the occasion of important events such as wed-dings, births and religious festivals. Due to increasing interest, demonstrations or parades in the equestrian tradition can also be organized for visitors

The horse, a central element in Baatonu tradition, is a prevailing symbol of the Empire, and festivals are greatly enhanced by their presence. The majestic horses’ harnesses  and  richly-coloured riders’ costumes are  meticulously  prepared  several  months  in advance. The horsemen, mainly from the class of the dignitaries, compete in dexterity and audacity in powerful demonstrations of strength and mastery with their audacious stunts and dazzling processions. The equestrian tradition began when Sunon Sero, a resident of Nikki-Wenu, rode to Nikki on horseback to visit his son Sime Dobidia during the Gaani. Sime Dobidia established the tradition and transformed the Gaani into a veritable eques-trian demonstration assembling horsemen from throughout the Empire.

 Trumpets and drums, attributes of power
The sacred drums and royal trumpets symbolize the power of the Empire and are the embodiment of its mem-ory and continuity. The dense, nonchalant sound of the drums and the suave timbre of the trumpets, as well as the myths the instruments perpetuate, marvellously accompany the Gaani festivities and resound in the hearts of the faithful throughout the year. To parade before the illustrious drums is a privilege granted by the clan. Two noteworthy sacred instruments are the imposing male and female sacred drums, the Barabakaru and the Barapiibu, which are between 125 and 127 centimetres high and made of baobab wood and beef hide. They are played at the Emperor’s entrance by initiates and used during the Gaani, but also for other events during the year: enthronement, Friday prayers, etc. Another drum, the Bara Kaaru, which is still kept in a small temple on the Baro Kpira farm in the Banikuara region, is played by the Bara Yogo who is a member of the ancient family of griots.

Like spurs, trumpets were introduced to the Baatonu country by the Wasangari under the influence of the Hausa of Nigeria. The instrument, unknown to the Baatonu natives, originates from India and was introduced to Africa by caravan travellers. The sacred trumpet is directly associated with power and is used by the Baatonu people in the royal courts of the Atacora, Donga and Borgou. Since all sacred instruments are the property of the king, only a few kings and chiefs have the privilege of owning one. Its manufacture and use are exclusive to initiated members of the royal court. The Kankangi ancestor of trumpeters was himself a member of the royal family. The Kankangi trumpet comprises two parts that fit together. The male trumpets are longer than the female ones (171 cm as opposed to 158 cm on average). The trumpets are played to the glory of the Emperor or to accompany his travels, but also to announce the holy day Friday and during grand ceremonies (Gaani or the Shaving of princes). Despite their sacred status, these trumpets are now reproduced in a somewhat anarchic manner

 Dress
The men’s costumes are varied and indicate their social status. Their day-to-day outfit, the Turu, is a large ankle-length, generally sleeve-less tunic made from thick ecru cotton hessian. The knee-length Dansigi or shirt is sometimes used as an under-garment. The Sokoto or large-waisted tapered trousers, has a matching fabric belt. The ber-muda-style demberu is made from fabric for the Wasangari or animal skin for the hunters and farmers. Luxury attire for important days takes the form of the more elegant tako with its tasteful colours. A Tako-gonna, which is the same colour as guinea fowl, can be worth as much as three oxen. Generally speaking, the Baatonu favour dyed loincloths as opposed to the Fulbe who are happier wearing white loin-cloths, sometimes with brightly-coloured stripes.

Fabric hats, whether ecru or brightly coloured, ar  primordial for the men; indeed, wearing hats in public used to be compulsory. The white Furogomba and the black-and-white Furogona are worn by princes and dignitaries. Dawani caps wrapped in long white or red turbans are used by Baatonu chiefs and Muslims. Furobakuro hats are worn by ordinary citizens, whereas village chiefs and horsemen have the privilege of wear-ing brimmed bowl-shaped or cone-shaped Keseru. The subtleties to wear-ing hats comprise a language unto itself. A hat folded at the front evokes a prince who aspires to a superior status. The braggart wears a mounted hat. A hat sitting on the back of the head indicates bravado: this man fears nothing and no-one! Ordinarily, the hat would sit on the right or the left.

Compared with the richness of the men’s cloth-ing, women’s outfits can appear more modest, simply comprising a loincloth, skirt and head-scarf.  The  clothes  they  wear  correspond  to their ages: young girls wear long loincloths or short skirts whereas married women wear two loincloths  and  a  headscarf.  Their  relatively simple outfits are enhanced by the numerous items  of  jewellery  acquired  since  the  devel-opment of the caravan trade: earrings, silver bracelets, necklaces with carved porcelain or glass  pendants  and  mirrors  contribute  to  the women’s style and seductiveness.

 Songs and Dances
Singing is extremely important t  the Baatonu and they have repertoires covering all aspects of daily life in the Empire. Wuru songs retrace the life of hunters and daily scenes, but can some-times  branch  out  into  more  erotic  subject  matter. Teke songs celebrate the typical values of Baatonu humanism and often use opposites to illustrate their messages – generosity and rapacity, bravery and cowardice, fidelity and infidelity, etc. – to encourage virtuous behaviour; thus, some of the songs are aimed at in-stilling a responsible attitude towards sexuality in young people, especially girls. Others accentuate courage and persistence when faced with an enemy.

The Wuru dance, which used to be performed during funeral ceremonies for native Baatonu families, remains a prestigious ritual dance also performed at popular celebrations. The dancers’ costumes, made from animal skins and native fabrics covered with several rows of cowrie shells and amulets, make quite an impression on the assembly, sometimes to the point of fright-ening them. The rapid pace of the dance is set by the pounding rhythm of their accessories: a gravel-filled gourd in one hand and a piece of animal skin in the other.

The essentially popular Teke dance, which has no sacred func-tion, is carried out by mature men using 40-centimetre cylindri-cal sticks. In this dance, rival groups or villages compete with each other. The Teke is danced in pairs and in general, six to eight couples confront each other on the floor. The many varying rhythms are associated with specific dance steps.The Sinsennu dance is carried out by young men. Its name refers to the chains of balls made from the leaves of Palmyra palm shoots decorated with small stones that the dancers wrap round their calves, making a sound similar to that of castanets. A flute, a talking tom-tom and a drum contribute to the sound of the Sinsennu, producing the particular harmony specific to the dance.The Gbangba, danced  by  young Wasangari aged between  18 and 25, is identified by its solemn, mournful rhythm. It was for-merly used to announce the death of a king and to accompany the preparations for burial ceremonies. A war dance, it also an-nounces the start of a conflict. The Fulbe carry out the Sinna which imitates flagellation, and the Gesegesere.

 Foods
Yams are the  queen  of  cultures  in  Baatonu  gastronomy.  Their  traditional  dish  is Sokuru,  prepared  from  yams and served with different types of sauce: aubergine, bissap, Guinea sorrel, climbing leaves, beef, mutton or chicken. Yams are also eaten pureed (Pereku) or ground and dried (Yennu). The traditional dish of millet paste is now sometimes replaced by corn paste mixed with manioc. Manioc is also used to make gari. Although the Baatonu regularly consume corn and bean-based dishes in their daily life, they generally only sell Wake'' (a mixture of rice and beans).

Gallery

See also
Rulers of the Bariba state of Kandi
Rulers of the Bariba state of Kwande
Rulers of the Bariba state of Nikki
Rulers of the Bariba state of Paraku

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Nancy Olewiler

Nancy Olewiler is a Canadian economist who is currently a professor at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University. She is affiliated with numerous organizations such as Powertech Labs Inc., BC Hydro, Powerex Corp, TransLink (British Columbia), and the Center for Public Research. Olewiler has received numerous awards for her contributions in the education and environmental economics sector. She was most recently a recipient of the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her work at Queen's University and Simon Fraser University. She is also notable for her research in natural resource and environmental policy, the effects of environmental regulation on the economy, and environmental tax policies.

Early life
Born on November 27, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio Olewiler is a native American citizen. She is now a dual citizen of both Canada and the United States of America.

Olewiler has obtained 3 degrees throughout her career; Bachelors of Arts in Economics at Barnard College, Masters of Arts in Economics at Simon Fraser University, and a Doctoral Degree in Economics at the University of British Columbia.

Career

Education
Olewiler was the first female professor, from 1976-1990, in the economics department at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. She taught in their economics department for a number of years before she was later announced as the first female professor to receive tenure. Olewiler has also taught at institutions such as the University of Colorado, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of New South Wales. She later went onto creating the environmental economics field of studies at two Canadian universities; Queens and Simon Fraser University. Along with creating these subjects, Olewiler authored two textbooks for the courses economics of natural resource and environmental economics, both of which are commonly used today. Olewiler arrived at Simon Fraser University in 1990 and has continuously served on the Board of Governors for a number of years. She was the first and thus far, only chair of the Economics department at Simon Fraser University, from 1995-2000. She served in their economics department from 1990-2004. As of 2019, Olewiler continues her work as a professor at the School of Public Policy in Simon Fraser University.

School of Public Policy
A defining component in Nancy Olewiler’s career is her work as the founding director of the School of Public Policy at the Simon Fraser University. Established in 2003, Olewiler remained the director for 11 years up until 2014. Olewiler was a crucial element in raising recognition of the school and the development of their graduate programs. The Simon Fraser School of Public Policy has been consistently ranked as one of the top school in Canada, outranking other notable Canadian schools such as University of Ottawa and University of Calgary. According to the ranking process done by Macleans, the school was the top school four times out of the previous seven years for the field of public policy. The school consists of graduate programs for a Masters of Public Policy and the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). These programs have a goal of development in public policy analysis as well as planning for public, private and non-governmental organizations. Students that take part in this program receive a solid foundation in economics and political science as well as specialized field courses and capstone research projects. Major employers for graduates from the Masters of Public Policy program include the federal government of Canada, not-for-profit organizations and private-sector firms. Students from this program continuously support communities in public service, specifically in climate change and improvements in public transit.

Affiliations

On top of the work Olewiler did in university education system, she served on multiple committees and boards. Olewiler was on the Board of Directors at BC Hydro and Powerex Corp since Sept. 25th, from 2001-2010. She also served on the board at Translink from 2008-2013 as well as held positions as the director of Powertech Labs Inc. and as the managing editor of Canadian Public Policy. As a member of these boards, Olewiler was responsible for overseeing affairs and providing recommendations on the policies that effect the B.C lower mainland.

Olewiler has written a number of reports for the federal and provincial government in Canada regarding issues pertaining to the environment and natural resource. Many of Olewiler's reports on sustainability and federal business tax policies were also used in the Energy Options Task Force, National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy's Ecological Fiscal Reform Program. Olewiler was invited as an expert panelist for GreenPAC, a Canadian environmental organization, for their political endorsement campaigns in 2015, 2016, and 2017. By sharing her expertise, Olewiler was able to contribute to addressing challenging environmental issues and turn them into political concerns that were utilized by GreenPAC to recruit passionate leaders in working toward these challenges.

Olewiler is on the Climate Solution and Clean Growth Advisory Council in British Columbia. This council consists of leaders representing First Nations, environmental organizations, academia, labour and the local government. The purpose of this council is to provide the provincial government with strategic advice and information on the development of the provinces' climate action and clean economic growth. They acknowledge that the road to combating climate change is a steady but committed approach. Actions to drive down emissions and increase economic opportunities are continuously being discussed. Shared principles of this council include respecting indigenous perspectives in all decisions and creating prosperity and jobs.

Olewiler is currently the advisor for the Environment and Economy Program for Southeast Asia(EEPSEA) and Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Economics Program (LACEEP). LACEEP is a capacity building initiative that aims to provide financial support in the form of grants to research specializing in environmental and resource economics in Latin America and the Caribbean. In addition to the grants provided for researchers, supervision, advising, and access to academic resources is also available. Olewiler acts as a supervisor and an educator in energy economics to the researchers in these areas.

Research
Olewiler has produced numerous academic papers, texts, and policy studies in areas such as taxation, natural resources, and environmental economics. Key areas of research for Olewiler were in natural resource, environmental policy, the effects of environmental regulation on the economy, and environmental tax policy. Her recent studies were done on the effects of economic integration on the environment and impacts of environmental policy on the economy.

Awards
In 2006, Olewiler received the Kreiser Award for Environmental Taxation at the Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (GCET). The GCET is an annual conference that acts as a forum for exchanges in areas of environmental practices and principles.

In 2013, Olewiler received the Dean's Medal for Academic Excellence at Simon Fraser University for her work in their Economics department as well as in the School of Public Policy. This award was to recognize Olewiler's display of excellence in scholarship, teaching and service.

In 2017, Olewiler became a recipient of the 2017 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in the category of Education, Training & Development for her position as the first female professor at Queens and her work with the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University. This award acknowledged Olewiler’s influential work in the school, particularly at the School of Public Policy, and the impacts she was able to make provincially as well as nationally.

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Ardices (artist)

Ardices of Corinth was (along with a "Telephanes of Sicyon") according to Pliny the Elder the first artist who practiced the form of "monogram", or drawing in outline with an indication also of the parts within the external outline, but without color, as in the designs of the artists John Flaxman and Moritz Retzsch.

Pliny, after stating that the invention of the earliest form of drawing, namely, the external outline, as marked by the edge of the shadow (umbra hominis lineis circumducta, or pictura linearis), was claimed by the ancient Egyptians, the Corinthians, and the Sicyonians, adds that it was said to have been invented by Philocles, an Egyptian, or by Cleanthes, a Corinthian, and that the next step was made by Ardices and Telephanes, who first added the inner lines of the figure (spargentes lineas intus).

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Ted de Corsia

Ted de Corsia (September 29, 1903 – April 11, 1973) was an American radio, film, and television actor best remembered for his roles as  the ex-wrestler murderer Willie Garzah in the film The Naked City (aka Naked City) is a 1948 American film noir and as a gangster who turned state's evidence in the film The Enforcer (1951).

Early years
Edward Gildea De Corsia was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Radio
De Corsia was a member of the cast of Blackstone Plantation. He starred in the title role on Mike Hammer and played Sergeant Velie on The Adventures of Ellery Queen. He also voiced roles on Family Theater, The March of Time, Cavalcade of America, Gang Busters, and The Shadow.

Film

He made his film debut in Orson Welles' The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and went on to make a career playing villains and gangsters in 1940s and 1950s films, including The Naked City (1948), The Enforcer (1951), Crime Wave (1954), The Big Combo (1955), The Killing (1956), Baby Face Nelson, Slightly Scarlet (1956), and The Joker is Wild (1957).

In his last feature, The Outside Man (1972) with Ann-Margret and Angie Dickinson, his character, the mobster Victor, is killed off early in the film, but he later appears as his embalmed corpse, posed in a chair, holding a cigar.

Television
In the late 1950s and 1960s, he appeared in a number of television series, mostly westerns. He was featured on three episodes of the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason, including the episodes "The Case of the Drifting Dropout" (1964), in which he played murder victim Mort Lynch, and "The Case of the Positive Negative" (1966), in the role of murder victim George Emory. Other television appearances included The Californians, The Lone Ranger, Maverick, Have Gun Will Travel, Tales of Wells Fargo, Sugarfoot, Jefferson Drum, Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Frontier Doctor, Mackenzie's Raiders, Riverboat, Tate, The Twilight Zone, Sea Hunt, Lawman, Stoney Burke, Rawhide, Daniel Boone, Gunsmoke, 77 Sunset Strip,The Dakotas, I Dream of Jeannie, Get Smart, Zane Grey Theater,The Outer Limits (episode "The Inheritors", 1964) and The Monkees, episode "Hitting The High Seas", (1967) and "The Devil And Peter Tork", (1968).

Death
He died at the age of 69 in Encino, California, from a heart attack. His body was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea.

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La Zandunga (film)

La Zandunga is a 1938 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring the "Mexican Spitfire" Lupe Vélez.

Plot

In a little town around Tehuantepec, in Oaxaca, México, lives a beautiful and cheerful girl named Lupe (Lupe Vélez), in love with a stranger marine named Juancho (Arturo de Córdova). The man should go to Veracruz and promises Lupe return to marry. After several months, Lupe lost hope of seeing him again and accepts the offer of other man to marry.

Cast
 Lupe Vélez as Lupe
 Arturo de Córdova as Juancho
 Joaquín Pardavé as Don Catarino
 María Luisa Zea as Marilú
 Rafael Falcón as Ramón
 Carlos López "El Chaflán" as The Secretary

Production notes
This was the first Spanish-speaking movie for Lupe Vélez, who, after a massive career in Hollywood, returned to México to take advantage of her popularity among Hispanic audiences.

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SS City of Venice

SS City of Venice was a British passenger steamship that was sunk in the Second World War. She was built by Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast for Ellerman Lines Ltd, of London in 1924. She was registered in Glasgow.

Wartime career and sinking
The City of Venice was used for numerous duties in the Second World War, including service as a troop transport. Her final duty was to take part in Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943. Under the command of her Master, James Wyper, she was part of the military convoy KMS-18B, carrying 292 troops of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division and 700 tons of military equipment. She left the Firth of Clyde on 24 June bound for Algiers.

At 2140 hours on 4 July the convoy was sighted and attacked by U-409 commanded by Kapitanleutnant Hanns Ferdinand Massmann. The U-boat fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy, by now 10 miles north of Cape Tenez, Algeria. She then reported the sinking of a freighter, but had in fact hit and sunk two ships,  and City of Venice.

The master, ten crew members and ten troops died in the sinking, while 147 crew members, 22 gunners, 282 troops and ten naval personnel were rescued by the s  and , the   and the rescue tug Restive. The survivors were then landed at Algiers.

U-409 was sunk on 7 December 1943 in the Mediterranean by the destroyer  by depth charges. Most of the crew survived.

References
SS City of Venice at Uboat.net

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Halifax Vandals

Halifax Vandals RUFC are a rugby union team founded in 1923 who play in Yorkshire division 3.

The official club colours are royal blue and white hooped shirts, navy blue shorts and royal blue and white hooped socks. The alternate kit is red with navy blue trim, navy blue shorts and red socks.

The Warley based club have a long-standing rivalry with Old Rishworthians and more recently, with Halifax RUFC and Old Crossleyans.

Halifax Vandals have a clubhouse with 4 changing rooms, a referees room and physio / first aid room. The club has a function room and bar, overlooking the first team pitch which is used for pre / post match hospitality.

Jamie Bloem was a new player coach for the 2013/2014 season. Bloem had experience in both codes of the game playing international rugby league for South Africa and Scotland. Bloem signed on for another 3 years as Vandals head coach, following the promotion winning 2015/16 season. The following season (2016/2017) Vandals secured a second promotion in as many seasons. Vandals moved up to Yorkshire division 2 for the 2017/2018 campaign. Vandals then finished bottom of Yorkshire division 2, and were relegated to Yorkshire division 3 for the 2018 / 19 season.

Kevin McCallion and Chris Davis will take over as part of a new coaching team for the 2019 / 2020 season.

Club Honours
Yorkshire 5 North-West champions: 2004-05
Yorkshire 5A champions: 2007-08
Yorkshire 4 Champions: 2015-16
Yorkshire 3 Champions: 2016-17

External links
Halifax Vandals RUFC website

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Guillermo Martínez Nolasco

Guillermo Martínez Nolasco (born 21 August 1939) is a Mexican retired general and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress as a plurinominal representative.

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Pushover

Pushover or Push Over may refer to:
 Pushover EP, by Australian singer Lisa Miller
 Pushover (film), a 1954 film noir starring Kim Novak
 Pushover (video game), a 1992 platform puzzle game
 Pushover analysis, a type of seismic analysis
 "Push Over", a segment game from The Price Is Right
 "Pushover", a song by Etta James from the 1963 album Etta James Top Ten
 "Pushover", a song by The Long Winters from the 2006 album Putting the Days to Bed
 Pushover try, a try scored from a set-piece scrum in rugby union; see Scrum (rugby union)#Awarding
 Push Over, an American post-hardcore band


Peschiera Borromeo

Peschiera Borromeo (; Milanese:  ) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about  southeast of Milan. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on August 6, 1988.

Peschiera Borromeo borders the following municipalities: Milan, Pioltello, Segrate, Rodano, Pantigliate, San Donato Milanese, Mediglia.

History

The land was owned by the House of Borromeo of San Miniato in the 14th century and possibly earlier.  Peschiera Borromeo's main attraction is the Borromeo Castle, built in 1437 by Vitaliano Borromeo.  The Borromei were, during the later years of the Ambrosian Republic, pro-Francesco Sforza, and housed him in the castle while he besieged Milan in 1450.  In 1461 Sforza, now the Duke of Milan, made Filippo Borromeo the Conte di Peschiera.

Peschiera was made a comune in 1863, and, partly distinguish it from Peschiera del Garda and partially to honor the Borromeo Family, it was given the full name Peschiera Borromeo.

References

External links
 Official website

Category:Cities and towns in Lombardy


Ambazoa

Ambazoa is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambovombe, which is a part of Androy Region. It is located to the southeast of Ambondro; the main settlement is not far from the coast. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census.

Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 38% and 35% of the working population. The most important crops are maize and cowpeas, while other important agricultural products are other peas, cassava and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 25% of the population.

References and notes

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Gare de Barsac

Barsac is a railway station in Barsac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Bordeaux–Sète railway line. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by SNCF.

Train services
The following services currently call at Barsac:
local service (TER Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Bordeaux - Langon - Marmande - Agen

References

Timetables TER Aquitaine

Category:Railway stations in Gironde


CAST tool

CAST tools are software applications used in the process of software testing. The acronym stands for "Computer Aided Software Testing". Such tools are available from various vendors and there are different tools for different types of testing, as well as for test management.
'Cast is also a multimedia professional development tool or multimedia database'

External links
Cast Tools: some examples.

Category:Software testing tools


Jerry Hadley

Jerry Hadley (June 16, 1952 – July 18, 2007) was an American operatic tenor. He received three Grammy awards for his vocal performances in the recordings of Jenůfa (2004 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording), Susannah (1995 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording), and Candide (1992 Grammy Award for Best Classical Album). Hadley was a leading American tenor for nearly two decades. He was mentored by soprano Joan Sutherland and her husband, conductor Richard Bonynge. Leonard Bernstein chose Hadley for his 1989 recording of Candide on Deutsche Grammophon. A versatile singer, Hadley was equally at home in opera and operetta and on Broadway.

Early life and training
Hadley was born and raised in Manlius, Illinois, of Italian and English parents. He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was a member of the Delta Nu chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, a men's music fraternity. Hadley first studied to become a conductor, but after four years turned to singing. He studied voice under Dr. John Davis while at Bradley, ultimately earning his master's degree in voice at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. At Illinois he studied voice with Grace Wilson and James Bailey, and coached with pianists John Wustman and Eric Dalheim. He starred in many School of Music opera productions, including Tamino in Mozart's The Magic Flute, Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore, Alfred in Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus, and Tom Rakewell in The Rake's Progress by Stravinsky.

Career
Hadley's early years as a professional singer were spent in regional opera houses in the U.S. He was then snapped up by Beverly Sills, who had heard him in the National Opera Institute auditions in 1978 and offered him a New York City Opera contract on the spot. Hadley became a regular member of the roster of the New York City Opera after his debut there as Arturo in Lucia di Lammermoor in 1979.

In 1982 he made his first appearance at the Vienna State Opera as Nemorino in Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. He frequently performed at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Hamburg State Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the San Francisco Opera, the San Diego Opera and the Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg festivals.

Hadley was known for his interpretations of lyric tenor opera roles as well as his performances of Broadway musicals, operetta, and popular music. One of his best-selling recordings was the EMI three-CD recording of the complete score of Show Boat, conducted by John McGlinn. Hadley sang the role of Gaylord Ravenal.

Hadley sang the tenor roles of the bel canto repertory (Il Barbiere di Siviglia, L'elisir d'amore, Anna Bolena, La bohème, Lucia di Lammermoor) as well as Mozart (Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, La clemenza di Tito) and the French Romantics (Les contes d'Hoffmann, Faust, Werther, Manon). He also sang the tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah and Verdi's Requiem. He sang the role of Tom Rakewell in Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress for much of his career, first performing it while a graduate student at the University of Illinois.

In the early 1990s, Hadley appeared on The Long Goodbye, an album of reinterpretations of the music of Procol Harum featuring past and present members of the band, augmented by orchestra and guest vocalists; Hadley's contribution was a stirring vocal interpretation of the classic, "Grand Hotel".

In 1996, Hadley commissioned the composer Daniel Steven Crafts to create music for selected poems by Carl Sandburg. The work, The Song and The Slogan, premiered in 2000 at the University of Illinois, and was made into a PBS video, which won an Emmy Award for Best Musical Performance by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Among the performers in the premiere were university professors and musicians with whom he had worked while a student, including pianist Eric Dalheim, conductor Paul Vermel, and cellist Barbara Hedlund.

Hadley created the role of Don Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva, in Myron Fink's 1997 opera, The Conquistador, and the title role in John Harbison's 1999 The Great Gatsby, based on the novel of the same name. Outside opera, he created in 1991 the tenor part in Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio.

At the 1998 Salzburg Festival, Hadley sang the lead tenor role in Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, a staging that was filmed and commercially released. But Hadley made many recordings. He recorded under Richard Bonynge's baton in the bel canto genre, and Leonard Bernstein selected him to sing the title role in a complete 1989 recording of his operetta Candide, led by the composer a year before he died; London concerts of the operetta given that year with the same principal singers, including Hadley, were separately televised and commercially released.

As a recitalist, Hadley gave concerts in Europe and the United States, and his performances regularly featured American music. He performed frequently with the American conductor-pianist Alexander Frey, and at the time of Hadley's death they were planning to record two new solo compact discs of song repertoire of Austria and Hollywood. Hadley also performed frequently with pianist Eric Dalheim.

Divorce and withdrawal from the stage
Following his divorce from pianist Cheryll Drake Hadley in 2002, Hadley in large part abandoned singing and the stage for five years. A few months before his death, he had begun a major comeback, with the public and critics noting a renewed freshness, control and vibrancy to his voice. His last operatic performances were in May 2007 in Brisbane, Australia, as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Opera Queensland.

In an interview with The Courier-Mail, Hadley commented on his return to the stage after his long absence since his divorce: "A wounded bird cannot sing. It was tough. It was emotionally distressing and it goes straight to the throat. So I took some time off and sat in the quiet for a while. I never really understood how inseparable was the journey of the spirit and the journey of singing and making music. For the first time in my life I couldn't see a way forward. But I came out on the other side of it with a deeper appreciation of what a great gift and great opportunities God has given me."

Death
On July 10, 2007, Hadley sustained a catastrophic brain injury after apparently shooting himself in the head with an air rifle at his home in Clinton Corners, New York. Hearing the shot, his fiancée  called 911. Hadley was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York where CAT scans and X-rays showed severe brain injury; he was put on life support. On July 16, he was taken off life support. Hadley died two days later.

Discography
 Jerome Kern: Show Boat, conducted by John McGlinn, EMI, 1988
 A Salute to American Music (Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala XVI, 1991)
 Faust (Charles Gounod), Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conductor: Carlo Rizzi (Teldec 1994)

Videography
 James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala (1996), Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09

References

Further references
 Kimmelman, Michael, "A Singer Finds His Creative Range", The New York Times, August 14, 1987. Retrieved via subscription July 21, 2007.
 Kosman, Joshua, "Tenor's persona electrified stage", San Francisco Chronicle, July 19, 2007. Retrieved, July 21, 2007.
 Kozinn, Allan, "Jerry Hadley – A Thoughtful Tenor", The New York Times, July 20, 1986. Retrieved via subscription July 21, 2007.
 Lueck, Thomas, "Opera Singer's D.W.I. Case Dropped", The New York Times, February 23, 2007. Retrieved via subscription July 21, 2007.
 Merli, Melissa, "Performer dies after 2 days off life support", Illinois News-Gazette, July 19, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
 Panetta, Gary, "Celebrated tenor and central Illinois native taken off life support", Peoria Star Journal, July 16, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.
 Pasles, Chris, "Jerry Hadley, 55; one of the most versatile and important U.S. opera singers", Los Angeles Times, July 19, 2007. Retrieved July 21, 2007.

External links

 A remembrance by National Public Radio featuring musical highlights from Hadley's career.
Two interviews with Jerry Hadley by Bruce Duffie, January 1, 1987, and October 13, 1994
"Jerry Hadley: A Sweetness in Every Woe" by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold, inSight, March 2014

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Trachyjulus willeyi

Trachyjulus willeyi, is a species of round-backed millipede in the family Cambalopsidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. One subspecies is recognized, Trachyjulus willeyi montanus Mauriès, 1982

References

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Ashland, Tennessee

Ashland is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States.

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Ctenogobiops crocineus

Ctenogobiops tangaroai, the silver-spotted shrimp-goby, is a species of bony fish of the family Gobiidae, native to the reefs which is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean through northern Australia and Taiwan, southern Japan and Fiji. It occurs in fine-grained sand patches at depths of from  where it is commensal with alpheid shrimps, with a fish and shrimp sharing a burrow. This species can reach a length of  TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is pale in colour marked with four rows of brown spots or dashes along its flanks, three diagonal rows of short, dark stripes on the posterior of its head with larger dark spots on the lower flanks which are frequently surrounded by smaller blue spots and there is a small white stripe above the pectoral fin base with a longer white streak on the pectoral fin. It is the type species of the genus Ctenogobiops.

References

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Executive Order 13166

On August 11, 2000, United States President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order 13166, "Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English proficiency".  The Executive Order requires federal agencies to examine the services they provide, identify any need for services to those with limited English proficiency (LEP), and develop and implement a system to provide those services so LEP persons can have meaningful access to them.  It is expected that agency plans will provide for such meaningful access consistent with, and without unduly burdening, the fundamental mission of the agency.  The Executive Order also requires that the Federal agencies work to ensure that recipients of Federal financial assistance provide meaningful access to their LEP applicants and beneficiaries.

To assist Federal agencies in carrying out these responsibilities, the U.S. Department of Justice issued LEP Guidance that set forth the compliance standards that recipients of Federal financial assistance must follow to ensure that their programs and activities normally provided in English are accessible to LEP persons and thus do not discriminate on the basis of national origin in violation of Title VI's prohibition against national origin discrimination.

See also

 Languages of the United States
 Language politics
 Civil Rights
 Civil Rights Act of 1964
 Cultural competence
 Immigration to the United States
 Multiculturalism
 Interpretation
 Translation

References

External links
 Executive Order 13166 full text
 Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency

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Category:Minority rights


Jules Ellenberger

Jules Ellenberger (16 January 1871 – 20 August 1973) was an Imperial civil servant.

Ellenberger was born to an old South African pioneer family in a cave in what is now Lesotho. He was the son of D. F. Ellenberger of the Paris Mission Society mission in Lesotho, an Alsatian missionary and historian, and was educated at the Lovedale missionary school and in France.

Ellenberger held a variety of posts in the Bechuanaland Protectorate, as the equivalent of a district commissioner at Gaborone, Ngamiland, and Mafeking. He served as assistant commissioner of the Southern Protectorate from 1902 to 1916, government secretary from 1916 to 1923, and Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1923 to 1927, replacing his brother-in-law James MacGregor. He collected oral history of the BaTswana. Anxious to protect what he perceived to be the Protectorate's economic interests, he denied the existence of agricultural slavery in the colony.  Only in the 1930s did Ellenberger's successor Charles Rey expose this Imperial scandal.

Ellenberger's son, Vivien Frederick Ellenberger (died 1977), also served in the Protectorate's civil service, and wrote on BaLete and BaTlokwa history.

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Thaha Syaifuddin

Thaha Syaifuddin (1816–1904) became Sultan of Jambi in 1855. However, he refused to renew treaties imposed on his predecessors by the Dutch, who invaded Jambi in 1858 and imposed a series of sultans who, under Dutch control, reigned over much of the sultanate until 1899. Thaha, however, continued to claim the sultanate and to rule over its less accessible parts until he was killed by Dutch soldiers in 1904. In 1977, he was elevated to National Hero of Indonesia, the country's highest honor.

References

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Stadionul Dumitru Mătărău

Stadionul Dumitru Mătărău is a multi-use stadium in Ștefăneștii de Jos, Romania. It is used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of CS Ștefănești and Unirea Tărlungeni. Temporarily here played Sportul Snagov, team whose stadium was under renovation. The stadium holds 1,200 people.

References

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Penn Yan Boat Company

Penn Yan Boat Company, which produced a wide range of wooden and fiberglass powerboats, sailboats, canoes and rowboats, was founded in 1921 by German-native Charles A. Herrman.  It derived its name from the location of its headquarters, Penn Yan, New York. At its founding, the company built wood boats and canoes, switching to all fiberglass production in the early 1960s. No records are known to survive.

In 1936, Penn Yan introduced its "Car Top" outboard boat.  The Car Top, which Penn Yan marketed as being easily lifted by two people, was designed to be light and narrow enough to fit on top of most cars of that era.

Among other innovations, Penn Yan was known for its patented "Tunnel Drive" concept, whereby a cavity was molded into the bottom of the boat's hull, partially enclosing the propeller and drive shaft.  The tunnel drive system provided better boat speed and stability.

The company was sold to new owners in 1979 and finally ceased operations in 2001. Further contacts for remaining final production  indicated that the last owner (Female name; Camilla) had fallen ill with cancer forcing the decision to close. At the time, she stated that supporting the business at their present location was too costly, non-profiting and conflicting with the latest NY state hazardous waste issues and therefore the added expense of implementing new emissions regulations and chemical pollution controls on their buildings sealed the final blow. The "Penn Yan" trademark has since been cancelled by the United States Patent & Trademark Office.  The former Penn Yan boat works property is abandoned and has fallen into ruin.  Many of the buildings have collapsed, and the grounds are full of debris.  There is a plan to clean up and redevelop the site into residential property.

References

External links
 Penn Yan Antique and Classic Boat Owners Club
 Finger Lakes Boating Museum Area Builders: Penn Yan Boat Company
 Video: Beginning Restoration on a Penn Yan Canoe

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Kolë Xhumari

Kolë Xhumari (1 May 1912 – 1 May 2006) was an Albanian academic from Kavajë.  He is best known as the principal author of the modern version of the children's book Abetare which has been in use since 1946.
He was born to Pal Xhumari and Athina Bidoshi.

References

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Hippolytpuszta

Hippolytpuszta is a former village, now a part of Szabadegyháza, Hungary. The postal code is 2432.

Geography

Altitude of Hippolytpuszta is 122 meters.

It currently has a population of around 2 (in 2001).

It lies approximately 6 km north of Szabadegyháza.

References

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WKCH

WKCH (106.5 FM, "Kool 106.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits music format. Licensed to Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States, the station serves Whitewater, Fort Atkinson and surrounding communities. In addition to classic hits, WKCH also broadcasts UW-Whitewater Warhawks athletics, local area high school sports and NASCAR. WKCH's studios are located in Fort Atkinson, alongside sister stations WFAW and WSJY.

The station is currently owned by NRG Media through licensee NRG License Sub, LLC.

History
The station was assigned the call letters WRLM on May 28, 1993. On September 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WISQ. Then, on June 14, 1996, its call letters were changed to WKCH.

In the 1990s the station simulcasted sister station WFAW until 1999 when it began running oldies music without imaging. It finally became "Kool FM K-106" by the end of 1999 then later reimaged to its current moniker "KOOL 106.5". On March 3, 2016 WKCH shifted its format from oldies to classic hits.

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External links

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Nanophase material

Nanophase materials are materials that have grain sizes under 100 nanometres. They have different mechanical and optical properties compared to the large grained materials of the same chemical composition.

Transparency and different transparent colours can be achieved with nanophase materials by varying the grain size.

Nanophase materials
Nanophase metals usually are many times harder but more brittle than regular metals.
 nanophase copper is a superhard material
 nanophase aluminum
 nanophase iron is iron with a grain size in the nanometer range. Nanocrystalline iron has a tensile strength of around 6 GPA, twice that of the best maraging steels.
Nanophase ceramics usually are more ductile and less brittle than regular ceramics.

Footnotes

External links
 Creating Nanophase Materials. Scientific American (subscription required)
 Nanophase Materials, Michigan Tech
 Research on Nanophase Materials, Louisiana State University

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2015 EuroChallenge Final Four

The 2015 EuroChallenge Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2014–15 EuroChallenge season. The tournament was held in the Hayri Gür Arena in Trabzon, home of Trabzonspor Medical Park, one of the semifinalists. JSF Nanterre took the title, after beating hosts Trabzonspor 63–64 in the Final. Energia Târgu Jiu took third place, while Fraport Skyliners finished fourth.

Bracket

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Third place game
Giordan Watson hit a crucial three-point field goal with less than two seconds to go, to lead Energia to the win.

Final
The game was won by JSF Nanterre on a buzzer-beating lay-up from Terrance Campbell, that was reviewed by using instant replay.

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Reminder software

Reminder software is a type of time management computer software that is designed to alert the user of important events that they have input to the program.  Most programs provide a calendar or list view of events, as well as a reminding technique.  Most common reminding techniques are pop-up dialog boxes and auditory alarms.

Events may include birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, various one-time events. Often the software comes with a set of pre-installed events (such as holidays) and allows the user to create custom events.

As software gradually makes the transition to web services, a number of online reminder services have appeared. Users subscribed to those services usually receive their reminders by email or SMS. Context-aware reminder systems can set reminders based on the user's current location.

See also
 Reminders (Apple)
 Cortana Reminders

References

External links

Category:Calendaring software


Naalaiya Theerpu

Naalaiya Theerpu () is an 1992 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced and written by his wife Shoba Chandrasekhar which marked the debut of their son Vijay in the lead role alongside Keerthana and Easwari Rao. The film which also featured Srividya, Radharavi and Sarath Babu, had music composed by newcomer Manimekalai, cinematography by R. P. and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released was subjected to mixed reviews on 4 December 1992 and had poor box office return. The film was dubbed in Hindi as Faisla Uparwale Ka in the same year.

Plot

Mahalakshmi (Srividya) is molested by her husband Arun Mehta (Radha Ravi). Arun Mehta has affairs with many other women. Mahalakshmi has a son Vijay (Vijay), whom she raises on her own. However, things change when her son grows up.

Cast

Vijay as Vijay
Keerthana as Priya
Easwari Rao as Rani, Sundaramoorthy's daughter
Srividya as Mahalakshmi, Vijay's mother
Radha Ravi as Arun Mehta
Vinu Chakravarthy as Sundaramoorthy
Gowtham Sundararajan as Rocky, Arun Mehta's son
K. R. Vijaya as a Judge
Sarath Babu as Priya's brother
Dhamu as Dhamu, Vijay's friend
Srinath as Vijay's friend
Mansoor Ali Khan as an Inspector
Major Sundarrajan as D.P
V. Gopalakrishnan as Commissioner of police
S. S. Chandran as Meenatchisundaram MLA
Jaiganesh as Rajasekhar, College Principal
Pandu as Lecturer
Typist Gopu as Police Constable
S. N. Surendar as Press Editor
K. S. Jayalakshmi as Ambika
Chaplin Balu as Vijay's friend
Kavitha

Production
Vijay made his debut as a leading actor with the film, aged eighteen.

Vijay being a fan of Rajinikanth told Chandrasekhar that he wanted to headline a movie. Vijay enacted a scene from Annamalai (1992), the one in which  Rajinikanth challenges Sarath Babu. “He did it exactly the way it was in the film, especially the line mark this date in your calendar,” Chandrasekhar recalled. “That’s when I realised that he had talent, a fierce passion.”

Despite Chandrasekhar's confidence, Naalaiya Theerpu underperformed at the box office. “To be honest, I shouldn’t have made that film for him especially when he was just 18,” Chandrasekhar said. “I thought now that my son is also becoming an actor, I could continue to practise my style of filmmaking and pass on socially relevant messages to the audience through him. Maybe the timing wasn’t right.”

Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. M. Srilekha, under the name of Manimegalai at the age of 12. The film featured lyrics written by Pulamaipithan, P. R. C. Balu and music director Bharani. The latter went on to become a popular music composer.

Reception
The Indian Express wrote "Many tongue-in-cheek remarks on the prevailing political and economic climate makes the film worth watching".

After the Release of Naalaiya Theerpu, a famous Tamil Weekly quoted "Intha Moonjiya ellam Kaasu Kuduthu Paakanuma".

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English Greyhound Derby

The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927. It is currently run at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium, which held the event for the first time in 2019.

It was first held at White City Stadium, but moved to Wimbledon Stadium in 1985, and then Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2017. Only four greyhounds have won the event twice, Mick the Miller, Patricias Hope, Rapid Ranger and Westmead Hawk. Trainer Charlie Lister OBE has won the event a record seven times.

History
The first venue of the English Greyhound Derby was at White City Stadium, which had been built for the 1908 London Olympics. Greyhound racing had only recently started to take place there, with the first greyhound race only taking place a couple of weeks prior to the first Derby being run. Entry Badge won the first race to be held, winning a £1000 prize for the dog's trainer, Joe Harmon. Two years later, racing greyhound Mick the Miller became the first dog to win multiple Derbys. The 1940 final was held at Harringay Stadium, due to the outbreak of war.

In 1973, pet food manufacturer Spillers sponsored the race for the first time, the same year that Patricias Hope became the second dog to win the Derby on more than one occasion, one of only two dogs to achieve that at White City Stadium. Spillers continued to sponsor the race, increasing the prize money to £35,000 by 1980. The Daily Mirror took over sponsorship of the race in 1983; the following year the race was held at White City for the last time before that stadium closed, with Whisper Wishes becoming the final dog to win the Derby at its original location.

The Derby was moved to Wimbledon Stadium in 1985, and remained there until 2016. The Daily Mirror continued to be the race's sole sponsor until 1990, when the Sporting Life became co-sponsor. In 1998, bookmaker William Hill became the sole sponsor; in 2006, bookmaker Blue Square took over. William Hill later renewed its involvement with greyhounds and the Wimbledon Stadium with a partnership that lasted until 2016.

The 2016 Derby was the last to be held at Wimbledon following the stadium's closure on 25 March 2017 and the redevelopment of the site for housing by the owner Galliard Homes. This resulted in the Derby being located outside London for the first time as Wimbledon was the last rgreyhound stadium in the capital.

Charlie Lister holds the record as the most successful trainer at the Derby, having won it on seven occasions. He is hailed as the greatest greyhound trainer of all time, and referred to as the 'Derby King'.

On 30 January 2017, it was announced that the event would relocate to the new greyhound stadium at Towcester Racecourse, for a minimum period of five years—but it was switched to Nottingham Greyhound Stadium in 2019 following the closure of Towcester Racecourse in 2018.

List of winners

At Nottingham from 2019 to 2019 (over 500 metres)

At Towcester from 2017 to 2018 (over 500 metres)

At Wimbledon from 1985 to 2016 (over 480 metres)

At White City Stadium from 1975 to 1984 (over 500 metres)

At White City from 1945 to 1974 (over 525 yards)

At Harringay from 1940 to 1940 (over 525 yards)

At White City from 1929 to 1939 (over 525 yards)

At White City from 1927 to 1927 (over 500 yards)

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Lasteika

Lasteika (, also: Λασταίικα Lastaiika) is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is situated at the foot of a low hill, 4 km northwest of the centre of Pyrgos. It is 2 km southwest of Agios Georgios, 2 km northeast of Vytinaiika, and 3 km southwest of Prasino, in the municipal unit Iardanos. The Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes southwest of the village. The community consists of the villages Lasteika and Itia.

Historical population

See also
List of settlements in Elis

References

Category:Populated places in Elis


Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia

Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia is the first EP by Patti Smith Group, released in 1977 on Arista Records.

Track listing

Side one
 "Hey Joe" (Patti Smith, Billy Roberts) – 5:05

Side two
 "Radio Ethiopia" (Smith, Lenny Kaye) – 15:40
Recorded live at CBGBs, New York on June 5, 1977

Personnel
Patti Smith Group
 Patti Smith – vocals, guitar
 Lenny Kaye – guitar
 Jay Dee Daugherty – drums
 Ivan Kral – bass
 Richard Sohl – piano, organ
Additional personnel
 Allen Lanier – audio mixing
 Tom Verlaine – guitar on "Hey Joe"
 Dave Palmer – engineering

Release history

Notes

External links

Category:Patti Smith albums
Category:1977 debut EPs
Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Iovine
Category:Arista Records EPs


2nd South Indian International Movie Awards

The 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on September 12–13, 2013 in Sharjah, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2012. Initially planned for June 20–21, the date was postponed due to "100 years of Indian cinema" jubilee festivities. The ceremony was hosted by Arya, Shriya Saran, Rana Daggubati and Sonu Sood at the Expo Centre Sharjah, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted a day before by Parvathy Omanakuttan and Ash Chandler. Differing from the 1st SIIMA Awards, technical Awards were presented on the first day as well. Show performances were delivered by Shruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Shriya Saran, Rima Kallingal, Usha Uthup, Pranitha Subhash, Anirudh Ravichander, Ragini Dwivedi, Aindrita Ray, Andrea Jeremiah, Parul Yadav, Remya Nambeesan, Lakshmi Menon, Regina Cassandra and Meera Nandan.

Five new award categories were added for the 2nd SIIMA Awards ceremony: Best Debutant Producer, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Fight Choreographer and Best Dance Choreographer. The organizers also introduced a Critics' Award in all lead actor and actress categories, raising the total sum of handed over awards to 94.

Nominated by a team of veteran professionals the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most nominations were announced for the Telugu film Gabbar Singh (13), while in Tamil 3, Kumki and Thuppakki started with ten nominations each. Anna Bond (Kannada, 10) and Spirit (Malayalam, 9) were also favourites at the 2nd SIIMA Awards. Overall, 43 films were awarded at least one SIIMA Award. Out of these, Gabbar Singh (6 awards), Addhuri (5), Kumki, Thuppakki (4 each), 3, Eega, Anna Bond, Spirit and Thattathin Marayathu (3 each) were awarded more than two times. For their contributions as leading actresses in South Indian cinema Trisha and Kavya Madhavan were each bestowed with an honorary award. K. J. Yesudas and Sowcar Janaki were honoured with the SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Honorary awards

Lifetime Achievement Award
K. J. Yesudas is a classical musician and playback singer from Kerala, who has recorded more than 50,000 songs during a career spanning five decades.
Sowcar Janaki is an actress from Andhra Pradesh who has acted in over 385 films. She has acted in Tamil and Telugu films, and has performed in over 300 stage shows.

Special appreciation
 Kavya Madhavan has been a veteran leading actress of Malayalam and South Indian cinema since 1999.
 Trisha completed ten years as a top actress in South Indian cinema.

Main awards

Film

Acting
{| class="wikitable" |
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; width:3000px; text-align:center;"|Best Actor
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; width:50%; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; width:50%; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |
Dhanush – 3'''
Vijay Sethupathi – Pizza (Critics Award)
Vijay – Thuppakki
Vishnu – Neerparavai
Suriya – Maattrraan
| valign="top" |Pawan Kalyan – Gabbar SinghRana Daggubati – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Critics Award)
Mahesh Babu – Businessman
Nagarjuna – Shirdi Sai
Allu Arjun – Julai
Ram Charan – Racha
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Shivarajkumar – ShivaUpendra – Katariveera Surasundarangi (Critics Award)
Darshan – Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna
Puneeth Rajkumar – Anna Bond
Duniya Vijay – Bheema Theeradalli
| Mohanlal – SpiritFahadh Faasil – Diamond Necklace (Critics Award)
Prithviraj – Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Lal – Ozhimuri
Manoj K. Jayan – Ardhanaari
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Actress
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |Hansika Motwani – Oru Kal Oru KannadiKajal Aggarwal – Thuppakki (Critics Award)
Amala Paul – Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi
Shruti Haasan – 3
Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Neethane En Ponvasantham
| valign="top" |Shruti Haasan – Gabbar SinghNayantara – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Critics Award)
Kajal Aggarwal – Businessman
Tamannaah – Racha
Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Eega
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Priyamani – ChaarulathaRagini Dwivedi – Shiva (Critics Award)
Pranitha Subhash – Bheema Theeradalli
Ramya – Sidlingu
Radhika Pandit – Addhuri
| Amala Paul – Run Baby RunRima Kallingal – 22 Female Kottayam (Critics Award)
Kavya Madhavan – Bavuttiyude Namathil
Swetha Menon – Ithra Mathram
Revathi – Molly Aunty Rocks!
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Actor in a Supporting Role
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |R. Madhavan – VettaiPrakash Raj – Dhoni
Thambi Ramaiah – Saattai
Satyaraj – Nanban
Ponvannan – Neerparavai
| valign="top" |Rajendra Prasad – JulaiPrakash Raj – Dhamarukam
Kota Srinivasa Rao – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Ajay – Ishq
Nassar – Businessman
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Rangayana Raghu – RomeoAmbareesh – Drama
Yogi – Yaare Koogadali
Doddanna – Katari Veera Surasundarangi
Raghu Mukherjee – Dandupalya
| Nandhu – SpiritPrathap K. Pothan – Ayalum Njanum Thammil
Thilakan † – Ustad Hotel
Sunny Wayne – Second Show
Thalaivasal Vijay – Karmayogi
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Actress in a Supporting Role
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |Saranya Ponvannan – NeerparavaiViji Chandrasekhar – Aarohanam
Nandita Das – Neerparavai
Radhika Apte – Dhoni
Urmila Mahanta – Vazhakku Enn 18/9
| valign="top" |Saloni – BodyguardSindhu Tolani – Ishq
Suhasini Maniratnam – Gabbar Singh
Amala – Life Is Beautiful
Bhanupriya – Dhammu
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Nidhi Subbaiah – Anna BondRekha Vedavyas – Govindaya Namaha
Sindhu Lokanath – Drama
Umashree – Bheema Theeradalli
Malavika Avinash – Munjane
| Swetha Menon – OzhimuriThesni Khan – Trivandrum Lodge
Lena – Ee Adutha Kalathu
Samvrutha Sunil – Diamond Necklace
Mallika – Ozhimuri
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Actor in a Negative Role
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |Vidyut Jamwal – ThuppakkiNarain – Mugamoodi
Sachin Khedekar – Maattrraan
Sudhanshu Pandey – Billa II
Ashutosh Rana – Vettai
| valign="top" |Sudeep – EegaNassar – Dhammu
Abhimanyu Singh – Gabbar Singh
Sonu Sood – Julai
Prakash Raj – Businessman
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Pooja Gandhi – DandupalyaP. Ravi Shankar– Shakti
Ravi Kale – Kalaya Tasmai Namaha
Sharath Lohitashwa – Bheema Theeradalli
Makarand Deshpande – Dandupalya
| Prathap K. Pothan – 22 Female KottayamMurali Gopy – Ee Adutha Kaalathu
Makarand Deshpande – No. 66 Madhura Bus
Kishore – Thiruvambadi Thampan
Asif Ali – Unnam
|-
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Comedian
|-
! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil
! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu
|-
| valign="top" |Thambi Ramaiah – KumkiSanthanam – Oru Kal Oru Kannadi
Soori – Sundarapandian
Jayaram – Thuppakki
VTV Ganesh – Podaa Podi
| valign="top" |Sreenu  – Gabbar SinghPosani Krishna Murali – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
Bharath – Dhenikaina Ready
Brahmanandam – Julai
Ali – Ishq
|-
! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada
! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam
|-
|Sadhu Kokila – Yaare KoogadaliSathish Ninasam – Drama
Komal Kumar – Govindaya Namaha
Rangayana Raghu – Shiva
Tabla Nani – Rambo
| Suraj Venjaramood – Mr. Marumakan'Biju Menon – OrdinaryBaburaj – MayamohiniSalim Kumar – Ayalum Njanum ThammilManoj K. Jayan – Mallu Singh|}

 Music

 Choreography

 Debutant awards

 Generation Next Awards

Pride of South Indian Cinema – Asin
Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema – Kajal Aggarwal
Stylish Actress of South Indian Cinema – Shruti Haasan
Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (female) – Nitya Menen
Rising Star of South Indian Cinema (male) – Nivin Pauly
Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema – Diganth
Sensational Music Director – Anirudh
Sensational Debut of the Year – Udhayanidhi Stalin
Sensation Innovative Marketing – 3''

References

External links

Category:SIIMA Awards
Category:2012 Indian film awards


Illinois v. McArthur

Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326 (2001), was a United States Supreme Court case decided in 2001. The case concerned the extent of the government’s power to limit an individual’s complete control of his or her home pending the arrival of a search warrant. A divided Court held that the search was not unconstitutional because there was a reasonable law-enforcement need to acquire a warrant, namely, to prevent the potential destruction of evidence within the home.

Background
Tera McArthur asked two police officers to accompany her to a trailer home where she lived with her husband Charles, so that she could take her belongings out of the home. Just after she came out of the trailer, she told the police that Charles McArthur had drugs inside. The police knocked and asked Charles if they could search, which he refused. He then came out of the trailer; an officer prevented him from going back inside while the other policeman rushed to get a warrant. The Illinois Appellate Court held that this action violated the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures without a warrant. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear the case in 2000.

Opinion of the Court
The Court voted 8-1 to reverse the Illinois Appellate Court to hold the actions of the police officers at question constitutional. Justice Breyer wrote the majority opinion which upheld the search. Due to the specific circumstances of the case, the police needed to prevent the investigation scene from being contaminated. Breyer wrote that the Court found "no case in which [we have] held unlawful a temporary seizure that was supported by probable cause and was designed to prevent the loss of evidence while the police diligently obtained a warrant in a reasonable period of time." Moreover, McArthur's argument that his decision to remain on his porch and not allow the police entry did not amount to "a constructive eviction". Instead, Breyer noted that the Court found in a prior case that the doorway of a house is in a 'public place' and thus not subject to warrant rules. He noted in conclusion that the hard-to-contest fact of probable cause made it difficult to accept McArthur's claims.

Souter's concurrence

Justice Souter joined Breyer's opinion in all respects but wrote separately to condition his support on the belief that the search was appropriate only because of the immediate danger that the evidence could have been destroyed. Only in this unique instance could the warrant requirement be waived.

Stevens' dissent
Justice Stevens wrote a brief dissenting opinion arguing that the case should have been dismissed because the Illinois legislature has largely reduced penalties for marijuana possession, which made it ridiculous for the officers to rush to get a warrant. He said that even if he reached the merits of the question, he would affirm and hold the search unconstitutional because the majority misapplied a balancing of “privacy-related and law enforcement-related concerns". He wanted to give broader protection to the idea of the home as a place for protection, even if the home in this case was a trailer.

See also
 Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
 Terry v. Ohio (1968)

Notes

References

External links

Category:United States Supreme Court cases
Category:United States Supreme Court cases of the Rehnquist Court
Category:2001 in United States case law
Category:United States Fourth Amendment case law


Na Hyun

Na Hyun is a South Korean  screenwriter and film director. A veteran screenwriter in the Korean film industry, Na made his directorial debut with the crime thriller The Prison (2017). Highly rated as an action genre film, its distribution rights was sold to 62 countries even before its release in local theaters.

Filmography

As screenwriter
Mokpo, Gangster's Paradise (2004)
Spin Kick (2004)
May 18 (2007)
Forever the Moment (2008)
Heartbreak Library (2008)
Leafie, A Hen into the Wild (2011)
My Way (2011)
South Bound (2013)
The Prison (2017)

As director
I Don't Know You (short film, 2012)
The Prison (2017)

As script editor
Spin Kick (2004) - storyboard
Summer Snow (2015)

As actor
Spin Kick (2004)
Forever the Moment (2008)
Heartbreak Library (2008)
The Room Nearby (2009)
Fly, Penguin (2009)
Re-encounter (2010)
Summer Snow (2015)

References

External links

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people
Category:South Korean film directors
Category:South Korean screenwriters
Category:Dong-a University alumni
Category:Chung-Ang University alumni


Corral Ridge

Corral Ridge or Corral Hollow Hill, a minor summit in the Sierra Nevada, is the highest point in Calaveras County. It stands nearly  above the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. Located near the Alpine county line, it is east of the Salt Springs Reservoir and west of the town of Bear Valley.
Due to its high elevation much of the precipitation that the summit receives is in the form of snow.

See also
 Stanislaus National Forest

References

Category:Mountains of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Category:Mountains of Calaveras County, California
Category:Mountains of Northern California


Poyet

Poyet may refer to:
Diego Poyet (born 1995), Uruguayan footballer, son of Gus Poyet
Gus Poyet (born 1967), Uruguayan football manager and former player
Guillaume Poyet (c. 1473–1548), French magistrate
Romain Poyet (born 1980), French footballer, currently playing for Stade Brestois 29


HMS Invincible

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible.

Ships
  was originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured off Cape Finisterre in 1747. She was the first purpose-built 74-gun ship of the line to serve in the Royal Navy. The ship sank in February 1758 when she hit a sandbank in the East Solent.
  was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1765 at Deptford Dockyard and commissioned at Portsmouth in 1776. Her career saw her involvement in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) (against the Spanish fleet) and the Battle of St. Kitts and the Glorious First of June (both against the French fleet). She was also involved in the capture of St. Lucia, Trinidad and Surinam. She was wrecked off the Norfolk coast in 1801, with the loss of 400 lives.
  was a 74-gun ship, launched at Woolwich in 1808. She saw action in the Peninsular War, supporting the British forces. She was paid off in 1814, and broken up in 1861, in Plymouth.
 HMS Invincible was to have been the world's second ocean-going iron-hulled armoured frigate, and sister to , but she was renamed  before her launch.
  was an armoured "broadside battleship" built in 1869. She was renamed Erebus in 1904 and Fisgard II in 1906, before foundering in a storm in 1914.
  was a battlecruiser of the First World War attached to the 1st Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet at the end of 1908. She saw action at Battle of Heligoland Bight, the Battle of the Falkland Islands, and the Battle of Jutland, where she blew up and sank after taking a hit from , with the loss of 1,026 crew. Only six crew members survived.
  was a light aircraft carrier, the first of three in the . She served from 1980 to 2005, including service in the Falklands War. She was scrapped in Turkey in 2011.

Battle honours
 St Vincent, 1780
 St Kitts, 1782
 Glorious First of June, 1794
 Alexandria, 1882
 Heligoland, 1914
 Falkland Islands, 1914
 Jutland, 1916
 Falkland Islands, 1982

In fiction
 HMS Invincible, an aircraft carrier in the 1941 film Ships with Wings, portrayed by

See also

 Invincible class

 List of French privateers named for Napoleon Bonaparte

References

Category:Royal Navy ship names


Allium moschatum

Allium moschatum is a Eurasian species of wild onion with a range extending from Spain to Iran.

Allium moschatum is a bulb-forming perennial. Flowers are born in umbels on top of thin, wiry scapes rarely more than 15 cm tall; tepals white with a thin but prominent purple midvein.

Formerly included
 Allium moschatum var. brevipedunculatum, now called Allium korolkowii
 Allium moschatum var. dubium, now called Allium korolkowii

References

moschatum
Category:Flora of Europe
Category:Garden plants
Category:Plants described in 1753


ZaSu Pitts

ZaSu Pitts (; born Eliza Susan Pitts; January 3, 1894 – June 7, 1963) was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas, including Erich von Stroheim's epic 1924 silent film Greed, and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She also appeared on numerous radio shows. Her career as an entertainer spanned nearly 50 years, and she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Early life
Eliza Susan Pitts was born in Parsons, Kansas, to Rulandus and Nelly (née Shay) Pitts; she was the third of four children. Her father, who had lost a leg while serving in the 76th New York Infantry in the Civil War, had settled the family in Kansas by the time ZaSu was born.

The names of her father's sisters, Eliza and Susan, were purportedly the basis for the nickname "ZaSu", i.e., to satisfy competing family interests. She later adopted the nickname professionally and legally. It has been (incorrectly) spelled as Zazu Pitts in some film credits and news articles.  Although the name is commonly mispronounced   or  , or  , in her 1963 book Candy Hits (p. 15), Pitts herself gives the correct pronunciation as "Say Zoo" , recounting that Mary Pickford had predicted "many will mispronounce it", and adding, "How right she was."

In 1903, when Pitts was nine years old, her family moved to Santa Cruz, California, to seek a warmer climate and better job opportunities. Her childhood home at 208 Lincoln Street still stands. She attended Santa Cruz High School, where she participated in school theatricals.

Career

Pitts made her stage debut in 1914–15 doing school and local community theater in Santa Cruz. Going to Los Angeles in 1916, at the age of 22, she spent many months seeking work as a film extra. Finally, she was discovered for substantive roles in films by screenwriter Frances Marion, who cast Pitts as an orphaned slavey (child of work) in the silent film A Little Princess (1917), starring Pickford.

Pitts' popularity grew following a series of Universal one-reeler comedies, and earned her first feature-length lead in King Vidor's Better Times (1919). The following year she married her first husband, Tom Gallery, with whom she was paired in several films, including Heart of Twenty (1920), Bright Eyes, Patsy (both 1921) and A Daughter of Luxury (1922). In 1924, the actress, now a reputable comedy farceuse, was given the greatest tragic role of her career in Erich von Stroheim's -hour epic Greed (1924). The surprise casting initially shocked Hollywood, but showed that Pitts could draw tears with her doleful demeanor, as well as laughs. Having been extensively edited prior to release — the final theatrical cut ran just over two hours — the movie failed initially at the box office, but has since been restored to over four hours and is considered one of the greatest films ever made. Based on her performance, von Stroheim labelled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933).

Pitts enjoyed her greatest fame in the early 1930s, often starring in B movies and comedy short films, teamed with Thelma Todd. She played secondary parts in many films. Her stock persona (a fretful, flustered, worried spinster) made her instantly recognizable and was often imitated in cartoons and other films. She starred in a number of Hal Roach short films and features, and co-starred in a series of feature-length comedies with Slim Summerville. Switching between comedy short films and features, by the advent of sound, she was relegated to comedy roles. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received.

In the 1940s, she found work in radio, trading banter with Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, W.C. Fields and Rudy Vallee, among others. Pitts' activities on radio included playing Miss Mamie Wayne in the soap opera Big Sister. She appeared several times in the earliest Fibber McGee and Molly show, playing a dizzy dame constantly looking for a husband.

In 1944, Pitts tackled Broadway, making her debut in the mystery Ramshackle Inn. The play, written expressly for her, did well, and she took the show on the road in later years. Postwar films continued to give her the chance to play comic snoops and flighty relatives in such fare as Life with Father (1947), but in the 1950s, she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best-known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm in CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah), in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" of the ABC sitcom Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, she appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).

Personal life

Pitts was married to actor Thomas Sarsfield Gallery from 1920 to 1933. Gallery became a Los Angeles boxing promoter and later a TV executive. The couple had two children:
ZaSu Ann Gallery
Donald Michael "Sonny" Gallery (born Marvin Carville La Marr), whom they adopted and renamed after the 1926 death of Donald's biological mother (and Pitts' friend), actress Barbara La Marr.

In 1933, Pitts married John Edward "Eddie" Woodall, with whom she remained until her death.

She was a Republican, and became active in the party.

Declining health dominated Pitts' later years, particularly after she was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1950s. She continued to work, appearing on TV and making brief appearances in The Thrill of It All (1963) and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. She died in Hollywood on June 7, 1963, aged 69, and was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. Pitts wrote a book of candy recipes, Candy Hits by ZaSu Pitts, which was published posthumously in 1963.

Legacy

ZaSu Pitts was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960 for her contribution to motion pictures. Her star is on the south side of the 6500 block of Hollywood Boulevard.

In 1994, she was honored with her image on a United States postage stamp along with luminaries such as Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow and Charlie Chaplin as part of The Silent Screen Stars stamp set, designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. In her birthplace of Parsons, Kansas, there is a star tile at the entrance to the Parsons Theatre to commemorate her.

In the film Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, W.C. Fields asks his niece, played by Gloria Jean, "Don't you want to go to school? You wanna be dumb like ZaSu Pitts?" Gloria Jean replied "She only acts like that in pictures. I like her".

Actress Mae Questel, who performed character voices in Max Fleischer's Popeye and Betty Boop cartoons, reportedly based the fluttering utterances of Olive Oyl on Pitts.

Filmography

Television credits

See also
 Pitts and Todd

Notes

References

Sources

External links

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Suemitsu & the Suemith

Suemitsu & the Suemith (スエミツ アンド ザ スエミス) is a Japanese solo project headed by Suemitsu Atsushi (末光篤). He performs piano and vocals for the project. Suemitsu is probably best known for performing the opening theme and second ending theme for the anime adaptation of Nodame Cantabile, entitled "Allegro Cantabile" and "Sagittarius" respectively.

Discography

Albums
 2006 - Man Here Plays Mean Piano:
"Suemitsu Here Plays Mean Piano"
"Irony"
"Arabesque"
"Skyscraper"
"Basketball Game Crush"
"The Desperado"
"Mini Cooper"
"Etude"
"(I’m In) Mad Cherry Red"
"Chelsea"
"Part Of Your World *006 New Recording From Mosh Pit On Disney" (Bonus Track)
"Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing From Rock Motown" (Bonus Track)
"Irony Bittersweet Irony" Japanese Version (Bonus Track)
"Arabesque Melody Played By Great Pianist" Japanese Version (Bonus Track)
 2007 - The Piano It's Me
 2008 - Shock on the Piano
 2008 - "Best Angle For The Pianist"

Singles
 14 June 2006 - "Sherbet Snow and the Airplane"
 23 August 2006 - "Astaire"
 6 December 2006 - "Sunday’z Sun"
 21 February 2007 - "Allegro Cantabile"
 2007 - "Sagittarius E.P."
 2007 - "Rock a Nova E.P."
 2008 - "Boyz, Boy Don’t Cry E.P."

External links
 Suemitsu & the Suemith at SparkPlugged

Category:Japanese rock music groups
Category:Japanese pop music groups
Category:Ki/oon Music artists
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Some Mother's Son

Some Mother's Son is a 1996 film written and directed by Irish filmmaker Terry George, co-written by Jim Sheridan, and based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in the Maze Prison, in Northern Ireland.  Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner Bobby Sands (played by John Lynch) led a protest against the treatment of IRA prisoners, claiming that they should be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. The mothers of two of the strikers, played by Helen Mirren and Fionnula Flanagan, fight to save their sons' lives. When the prisoners go on hunger strike and become incapacitated, the mothers must decide whether to abide by their sons' wishes, or to go against them and have them forcibly fed.

Helen Mirren and John Lynch had already acted together in the 1984 Troubles-related film Cal.

The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast
 Helen Mirren as Kathleen Quigley
 Fionnula Flanagan as Annie Higgins
 Aidan Gillen as Gerard Quigley
 David O'Hara as Frank Higgins
 John Lynch as Bobby Sands
 Tom Hollander as Farnsworth
 Tim Woodward as Harrington
 Ciarán Hinds as Danny Boyle
 Geraldine O'Rawe as Alice Quigley
 Gerard McSorley as Father Daly
 Dan Gordon as Inspector McPeake
 Grainne Delany as Theresa Higgins
 Ciarán Fitzgerald as Liam Quigley
 Robert Lang as Government Minister
 Stephen Hogan as Young Turk

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Category:1996 films
Category:Films based on actual events
Category:Irish films
Category:Films set in Belfast
Category:Films about The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
Category:Films about the Irish Republican Army
Category:English-language films
Category:Irish-language films
Category:Political drama films
Category:Castle Rock Entertainment films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Terry George
Category:1990s drama films
Category:Directorial debut films
Category:European Film Awards winners (films)
Category:1981 Irish hunger strike