The Magic Riddle

The Magic Riddle is a 1991 Australian animated feature film directed and written by Yoram Gross. The film tells the story of Cindy, an orphan who lives as an indentured servant to her cruel stepmother, and features elements of famous fairytales including Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio. Robyn Moore provides the voice of Cindy and various other characters.

Plot
Cindy, short for Cinderella, lives with her widowed stepmother and two stepsisters, Bertha and Ertha. Cindy is forced to do all of the housework and is effectively a servant. The widow hates Cindy because when her late Grandfather died, he hid his will which the widow knows passes all the family inheritance to Cindy. The widow purposely keeps Cindy busy so that she won't find the will, giving the widow time to find it first. The widow is also planning to marry her favorite daughter, Bertha, to a handsome young man named Phillipe, though he is smitten with Cindy.

One night, Cindy falls asleep before finishing her chores, but an old lady sneaks into the house to finish the chores for her. Ertha, Cindy's kinder stepsister, encounters the old lady, who reveals that she is Cindy's Grandmother, and was kicked out of the house by the widow after Grandfather died. The same thing happens the following night, but the widow wakes up and chases Grandmother away. Ertha, who witnessed everything, tells Cindy about it.

The widow is afraid that Grandmother will help Cindy find the will. Following the advice of her magic mirror, the widow puts on a salesman disguise and visits Grandmother in the woods, tricking her into entering The Castle of a Hundred Doors, from which there is no escape. Cindy, dressed in a red riding hood, arrives at Grandmother's cottage too late and is chased away by a "wolf", which is actually the widow in disguise.

Cindy sits by a lake, telling her hopes to an ugly duckling, unaware that Phillippe is listening. Phillippe reveals himself and gives her a ring as a token, but their meeting is interrupted by the widow, who orders Cindy to work. While in the barn, Cindy discovers the widow's wolf costume and realizes what happened. Bertha, who is jealous of Cindy, chases the pigs away from the farm and blames Cindy for it. Ertha advises Cindy to escape to Grandmother's cottage, which she does. There Cindy discovers seven wooden dwarfs and one wooden puppet Pinocchio. They come alive when she kisses them, and they tell her that widow took Grandmother away.

The widow wants Cindy back at the house working for her. She discovers Cindy's music box and decides to lure her back by holding a masked ball. Cindy wants to go, as it is a chance to see Phillippe. The dwarfs make her a costume, but warn her that since her mask is made of snow it will melt at midnight. At the ball, Cindy's disguise works and she gets to dance with Phillippe. Meanwhile, Ertha and Pinocchio dance together. When the clock strikes twelve, Cindy's disguise melts and she runs away to escape the widow, her friends following close behind.

When the widow mocks Ertha for falling for Pinocchio, Ertha retaliates by telling Phillippe that Cindy can be found at Grandmother's house. He heads out to find her, but finds the Castle of a Hundred Doors instead. The dwarfs also find the Castle, but they too get lost inside and unable to escape.

The widow goes to the cottage wearing another disguise devised by her magic mirror, this time pretending to be Pinocchio's mother. The widow hypnotises Cindy with a magic apple to fall asleep, and in the commotion the widow accidentally falls into a well. Pinocchio, now alone, searches for help and stumbles upon the Castle. When he enters, one of his shoes is caught on a nail and starts to unravel. Eventually Grandmother is found, and everyone groups up and follows the trail out.

When they arrive back at the cottage, Cindy is woken up by a kiss from Phillippe. Grandmother explains to Cindy about the will, and that the answer is in his Magic Riddle, a poem which ends with: "Only Pinocchio knows". It turns out that the will is inside Pinocchio's nose. Grandmother reads the will, confirming that all of Grandfather's possessions go to Cindy. Cindy and Phillippe's wedding is held at what used to be the widow's house. After the celebrations, the dwarfs and Pinocchio turn back into wood, their task completed. But when Ertha kisses Pinocchio, he comes back to life to be with her.

Voice cast
Robyn Moore as Cindy, Ertha, Bertha, Grandmother
Ross Higgins as Phillip
Keith Scott as Pinocchio, The Seven Dwarves

Soundtrack
Track listing:

"Ordinary Miracles" - Julie Anthony
"When I Was Just a Little Girl"
"I Will Find the Will"
"Mean Mean Mean"
"My Darling Daughters"
"Sisters Sisters"
"Cindy Do It Now"
"Try Not to Cry So"
"Pig Song"
"Oh Silver Bright Reflection"
"Grandma Dear Grandma"
"Now How Did It Go"
"Girl in the Snow White Dress"
"I'm Alive"
"Cinderella's Wedding Day"
"Instrumental Score Excerpts".

Release
The Magic Riddle was released in Australia on September 19, 1991. The film was also given a theatrical release in the Philippines, with an advanced screening held at the Shangri-La Plaza's The Cinema on January 2, 1994.

Box office
The Magic Riddle grossed $1,510,536 at the box office in Australia.

References

External links

The Magic Riddle at the National Film and Sound Archive
The Magic Riddle Soundtrack on Amazon.co.uk
The Magic Riddle at Oz Movies

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Category:Films scored by Guy Gross


Logic simulation

Logic simulation is the use of simulation software to predict the behavior of digital circuits and hardware description languages. Simulation can be performed at varying degrees of physical abstraction, such as at the transistor level, gate level, register-transfer level (RTL), electronic system-level (ESL), or behavioral level.

Use in verification
Logic simulation may be used as part of the verification process in designing hardware.

Simulations have the advantage of providing a familiar look and feel to the user in that it is constructed from the same language and symbols used in design. By allowing the user to interact directly with the design, simulation is a natural way for the designer to get feedback on their design.

Length of simulation
The level of effort required to debug and then verify the design is proportional to the maturity of the design. That is, early in the design’s life, bugs and incorrect behavior are usually found quickly. As the design matures, the simulation will require more time and resources to run, and errors will take progressively longer to be found. This is particularly problematic when simulating components for modern-day systems; every component that changes state in a single clock cycle on the simulation will require several clock cycles to simulate.

A straightforward approach to this issue may be to emulate the circuit on a field-programmable gate array instead. Formal verification can also be explored as an alternative to simulation, although a formal proof is not always possible or convenient.

A prospective way to accelerate logic simulation is using distributed and parallel computations.

To help gauge the thoroughness of a simulation, tools exist for assessing code coverage, functional coverage and logic coverage tools.

Event simulation versus cycle simulation
Event simulation allows the design to contain simple timing information – the delay needed for a signal to travel from one place to another. During simulation, signal changes are tracked in the form of events. A change at a certain time triggers an event after a certain delay. Events are sorted by the time when they will occur, and when all events for a particular time have been handled, the simulated time is advanced to the time of the next scheduled event. How fast an event simulation runs depends on the number of events to be processed (the amount of activity in the model).

While event simulation can provide some feedback regarding signal timing, it is not a replacement for static timing analysis.

In cycle simulation, it is not possible to specify delays. A cycle-accurate model is used, and every gate is evaluated in every cycle. Cycle simulation therefore runs at a constant speed, regardless of activity in the model. Optimized implementations may take advantage of low model activity to speed up simulation by skipping evaluation of gates whose inputs didn't change. In comparison to event simulation, cycle simulation tends to be faster, to scale better, and to be better suited for hardware acceleration / emulation.

However, chip design trends point to event simulation gaining relative performance due to activity factor reduction in the circuit (due to techniques such as clock gating and power gating, which are becoming much more commonly used in an effort to reduce power dissipation). In these cases, since event simulation only simulates necessary events, performance may no longer be a disadvantage over cycle simulation. Event simulation also has the advantage of greater flexibility, handling design features difficult to handle with cycle simulation, such as asynchronous logic and incommensurate clocks. Due to these considerations, almost all commercial logic simulators have an event based capability, even if they primarily rely on cycle based techniques.

See also
 Logic synthesis
 List of HDL simulators
 Functional verification

References

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Bethel Royals football

The Bethel Royals football program represents Bethel University of Arden Hills, Minnesota in college football. Bethel competes at the NCAA Division III level as members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). The head coach of the Royals is Steve Johnson, who has held the position since 1989.

Bethel plays its home gams at Royal Stadium, located on the campus in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Royal Stadium was built in 1995 and renovated in 2001.

History
Bethel has had 14 head coaches since organized football started in 1947. Adopting the nickname "Royals", the team has played more than 650 games in their 71 seasons. The winningest coach in program history is Steve Johnson with a 216–99–1 career record. On April 2, 2016, Steve Johnson was inducted into the Minnesota Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

Bethel has appeared in 2 Division III Final Four Playoffs (2007, 2010).

AFCA All-Americans

Allstate & AFCA Good Works Team

Hall of Fame

Coaching staff
 Head Coach: Steve Johnson
 Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Greg Peterson
 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Mike McElroy
 Linebackers/Strength & Conditioning: Rick Meyer
 Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: Chad Richards
 Quarterbacks: Scott Kirchoff
 Defensive Line: AJ Parnell
 Running Backs/Video Coordinator: Paul Swan
 Tight Ends/Strength & Conditioning: Larry herm
 Offensive Assistant: Eric Tulberg

NFL
Matt Eller, Defensive Line (2002) – Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers

Cory Svihla, Linebacker (2010) – Minnesota Vikings

Mitch Elliot, Offensive Tackle (2011) – Minnesota Vikings

Seth Mathis, Linebacker (2013) – Minnesota Vikings

Mitch Hallstrom, Wide Receiver (2013) – Minnesota Vikings

Murderer's Row (2013 Wide Receiving Corps)
At the beginning of the 2013 football season, the Bethel Royals Wide Receiving Corps was dubbed "Murderer's row". The group of wide receivers was the most productive unit in the history of the program – Accumulating the most touchdown receptions, pass receptions and yards. Lead by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP Quarterback, Erik Peterson, "Murderer's Row" consisted of First-Team All Conference player Mitch Hallstrom, Jay Hilbrands, Reese "Cheese" Walker, Jared Schultz and Grant Mitchell. The group of Wide Receiver's caught 270 receptions accumulating for over 3,465 total yards and 28 touchdowns.

References

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The Troubles in Darkley

The Troubles in Darkley recounts incidents during, and the effects of, the Troubles in Darkley, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Incidents in Darkley during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities:

1979
24 February 1979 - Martin McGuigan (16) and James Keenan (16), both Catholic civilians, were killed by a Provisional Irish Republican Army remote-controlled bomb hidden in a trailer and detonated when they walked past. It was parked on the roadside between Darkley and Keady, on the Newtownhamilton road. They were mistaken for a British Army foot patrol. Three of their friends were also seriously injured in the bombing which left a five-foot crater in the road. The Garda Síochána questioned four men in the following days.

1983
20 November 1983 - David Wilson (44), Harold Brown (59) and Victor Cunningham (39), Protestant civilians and church elders, were shot dead in the entrance hall of Mountain Lodge Pentecostal Church near Darkley, County Armagh. Between 60 and 70 people were inside at the time, including about 20 children. The attack was carried out by two masked gunmen. After shooting the men at the entrance, they sprayed the building with gunfire, wounding seven people. One of the guns used had been used before in incidents for which the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility. Dominic McGlinchey, INLA chief at the time, said that he had supplied one of the guns used but did not order the attack or approve of it. The attack was claimed by the "Catholic Reaction Force". No-one was ever charged with the killings.

References

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Fermín Tangüis

Fermín Tangüis (March 29, 1851 – August 24, 1930), was a Puerto Rican businessman, farmer, and scientist who developed the seed that would eventually produce the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry.

Early years
Tangüis' father, Henri Tangüis, emigrated from France to San Juan, Puerto Rico where he met and married a young Spanish Puerto Rican girl by the name of Justa Uncal. Tangüis was born in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, and there he received his primary and secondary education. Tangüis moved to Cuba to pursue a university degree; however when the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) broke out in that island, he decided that it would be best to move to South America.

He moved to Lima, Peru in 1873, when he was 22 years old and worked as a mercantile accountant. Tangüis went on to work in the mines of Castrovirreyna and later established his own businesses in Ayacucho and in Huancavelica. In July 1884, he married Isabel Novoa and in 1890, at the age of 39, he purchased land in Valle de Pisco and established a plantation dedicated to cultivation of cotton.

Cotton and its significance in Peru's economy
Sugar and cotton were the two most important agricultural products of Peru in the 19th century. In 1901, Peru's cotton industry suffered because of a fungus plague caused by a plant disease known some places as "cotton wilt" and in others as "Fusarium wilt" (Fusarium vasinfectum). The plant disease, which spread throughout Peru, enters the plant by its roots and works its way up the stem until the plant is completely dried up. Many of the agriculturists who dedicated themselves to the cultivation of cotton were ruined and the cotton industry in general was in crisis.

Tangüis cotton
Tangüis began to study some species of the plant that were affected by the disease to a lesser extent and experimented in germination with the seeds of various cotton plants. In 1911, after 10 years of experimenting and failures, Tangüis was able to develop a seed which produced a superior cotton plant resistant to the disease. The seeds produced a plant that had a 40% longer (between 29 mm and 33 mm) and thicker fiber that did not break easily and required little water. The cotton grown in Peru (Egyptian cotton) before the fungus plague grew only once a year; the Tangüis cotton grows six times a year. This type of fiber showed a better resistance and performance than other fibers.

Tangüis shared his new seeds with the other cotton growers, who named the plant which the seeds produced Tangüis Cotton. Tangüis cotton grows in Canete's valley (south of Lima) and in the Central Coast of Peru. The success of the Tangüis cotton, which is also known in Peru as "Oro Blanco" (White Gold), saved the cotton industry of that nation. In 1918, Peru began to export the Tangüis cotton variety, which together with the exportation of sugar, made it possible for the government of Peru to cover its national budget. It is highly regarded worldwide and is listed on the Cotton Exchange of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. In 1997, the Tanguis cotton, the variety which is preferred by the Peruvian national textile industry, constituted 75 percent of all the Peruvian cotton production, both for domestic use and apparel exports. The Tanguis cotton crop was estimated at 225,000 bales that year.

Later years

The President of Peru Augusto B. Leguia (1919 to 1930), honored Tangüis by presenting him with the "Orden del Sol" (Order of the Sun) medal. The Orden del Sol is a decoration which the Government of Peru presents to its citizens and foreigners for their extraordinary accomplishments in the fields of the arts, literature, culture and politics.

Tangüis became a wealthy man and continued to tend to his plantation the remainder of his life. Fermín Tangüis died on August 24, 1930 and is buried in the Maestro Presbitero Cemetery in Lima.

Legacy
In Lima, there is a statue of Tangüis on a horse in Parque de la Reserva (Park of the Reserve). In 1985, Dr. Alberto Giesecke, committee member of the Cosapi National Prize, suggested that books be published about the lives and accomplishments of Peru's civilian heroes. The first book published was that of the life of Fermin Tangüis.

See also

List of Puerto Ricans
French immigration to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican scientists and inventors

References

External links
Cotton

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Kapchino

Kapchino () is a rural locality (a village) in Semizerye Rural Settlement, Kaduysky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 28 as of 2002.

Geography
The distance to Kaduy is 52 km, to Maza is 9 km. Bor is the nearest rural locality.

References

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Ebert Cardoso da Silva

Ebert Cardoso da Silva (born 25 May 1993), or simply Ebert,  is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Urartu.

Career
Ebert is a product of the Internacional youth sportive system, while in Brazil, he also played for Macaé. In early 2018, Ebert signed a two and a half years contract with Ukrainian Premier League club Stal Kamianske. One year later, in January 2019, he joined Bulgarian club Botev Plovdiv.

On 3 February 2020, FC Urartu announced the signing of Ebert.

Personal life
His older brother, Éverton Cardoso da Silva, is also a professional football player.

References

External links
Profile at Soccerway
Profile at Zerozero

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Joe Hewitt (footballer, born 1881)

Joseph Hewitt (3 May 1881 – 12 March 1971) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward or inside forward in the Football League for Sunderland, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers in the early 20th century. He helped Liverpool win the 1905–06 Football League championship.

Life and playing career

Born in Chester, Cheshire, Hewitt played for Sunderland before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1904. Making his debut in a Football League First Division match on 13 February 1904, the centre-forward quickly established himself in the Reds starting line-up but was unable to stop Liverpool's fall from the top flight at the end of the 1903–04 season. The following season proved to be more fortunate for Liverpool as they regained their spot back in England's top division, Hewitt, however, only made 9 appearances, not enough to qualify for a winner's medal. Hewitt did become a key player at Anfield in the 1905–06 campaign as he finished top scorer in the championship-winning side with 24 goals in 37 outings. An injury hit 1906–07 season hampered Hewitts progress but he returned with a flourish bagging 33 goals in 69 appearances over the next two seasons. The 1909–10 season proved to be Hewitt's last for the club as he made just 4 starts, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers in August 1910 after scoring 73 times in 164 appearances an average of a goal every 2 games.

Hewitt renewed his acquaintance with Liverpool after he retired in 1911 working behind the scenes.

Career details

As a player:

Liverpool FC (1904–1910): 164 appearances, 73 goals - Football League Championship winner's medal (1906)

References
Profile at LFCHistory.net

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Phlogiellus xinping

Phlogiellus xingping is a small species of terrestrial tarantula in the genus Phlogiellus first documented in 2008.  It is quite peaceful and often stays in its own burrow. It is covered with dense hair, less on the carapace. It is only found in Hong Kong.

References

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Dorian Malovic

Dorian Malovic is a French journalist, winner of the 2007 Grand prix catholique de littérature.

Life
Malovic has been head of the "Asia" department of the daily La Croix in Paris since 1997 and French writer, specializing on China. He was a press correspondent in Hong Kong for various media. He has contributed to various books, programmes and conferences on the theme of Asia.

Works
 Hong Kong, un destin chinois, Bayard Presse, 1997.
 Mgr Zen, un homme en colère, interviews with the Cardinal of Hong Kong Joseph Zen, Bayard, 2007.
 Évadés de Corée du Nord, témoignages with Juliette Morillot, Presses de la Cité, Éditions Belfond, Paris, 2004.
 Le Pape jaune : Mgr Jin Luxian, soldat de Dieu en Chine communiste, written with the advice of the sinologist Simon Leys, Éditions Perrin, 2006.
 La Chine sur le divan, Plon, 2008.
 China Love, , 2016.
 La Corée du Nord en 100 questions with Juliette Morillot, Tallandier, 2016.

Prizes
 Grand prix catholique de littérature, 2007, for Le Pape jaune
 Prix du meilleur livre géopolitique 2018.

References

External links
 Dorian Malovic on France Inter

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Saphenista ryrsiloba

Saphenista ryrsiloba is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the State of Mexico in Mexico.

References

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Giovanni Battista Desio

Giovanni Battista Desio (1628–1677) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Venosa (1674–1677).

Biography
Giovanni Battista Desio was born in Naples, Italy on 28 April 1628 and ordained a priest on 8 April 1651.
On 28 April 1628, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Venosa.
On 16 May 1674, he was consecrated bishop by Giulio Spinola, Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, with Giacomo de Angelis, Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, and Pier Antonio Capobianco, Bishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Venosa until his death in August 1677.

References

External links and additional sources
 (for Chronology of Bishops)
 (for Chronology of Bishops)

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Vinícius Goes

Vinícius Goes Barbosa de Souza (born 15 April 1991), simply known as Vinícius, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Ceará as an attacking midfielder.

Club career
Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Vinícius graduated with Paraná in 2010, and made his professional debut on 20 July 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 away loss against Brasiliense. He scored his first professional goal eleven days later, netting the third in a 4–0 home routing of Náutico.

On 30 November Vinícius moved to rivals Coritiba, initially assigned to the under-20s. On 26 May 2012 he made his Série A debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–3 home loss against Botafogo.

Vinícius was subsequently loaned to Joinville, Londrina and Tupi before being released by the club in December 2013.

On 17 February 2014 Vinícius signed for Anápolis, after a brief stint at Esportivo Bento Gonçalves. On 20 March he moved to Série B side Náutico, appearing in 33 matches and scoring five goals.

On 23 December 2014 Vinícius joined Fluminense, after agreeing to a one-year deal. In his top level debut for the club, he scored the winner in a home success against his former club Joinville.

References

External links

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Hugh Mendes

Hugh Mendes (born 11 November 1955) is a contemporary British painter.

He was born in the British Military Hospital in Hostert, Germany. Mendes was graduated from Chelsea School of Art with a BA in painting in 1978, and from City and Guilds of London Art School with an MA in painting in 2001.

Mendes paints obituaries taken from newspapers and he has had a solo exhibition at Fishmarket Gallery, Northampton.  He was exhibited in "The Future Can Wait" in 2008. Mendes is represented by GUSFORD and had his first solo exhibition with them in March 2013.

References

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1160 Illyria

1160 Illyria, provisional designation , is a stony Maria asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 September 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the ancient region of Illyria, located on the Balkan Peninsula.

Orbit and classification

Based on the Hierarchical Clustering Method, which uses a body's proper orbital elements, Illyria is a member of the Maria family (), a large intermediate belt family of stony asteroids. It has also been grouped into the Eunomia family (), an even larger family with more than 5,000 known members.

Illyria orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.3–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,497 days; semi-major axis of 2.56 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 15° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with a recovery observation at Lowell Observatory in October 1929, three weeks after its official discovery observation at Heidelberg.

Physical characteristics

Illyria is an assumed stony S-type asteroid, which agrees with the overall spectral type of both the Maria and Eunomia family.

Rotation period

Several rotational lightcurves of Illyria have been obtained from photometric observations since 2007. Lightcurve analysis gave a consolidated rotation period of 4.1025 hours with a brightness amplitude between 0.56 and 0.91 magnitude ().

Spin axis

In 2013, an international study also modeled the asteroid's lightcurve from photometric data. It gave a concurring period of 4.10295 hours and determined a partial spin axis of (n.a., 47.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β).

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Illyria measures between 12.73 and 14.767 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.2242 and 0.349.

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.21, derived from the parent body of the Eunomia family, and calculates a diameter of 13.88 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.6.

Naming

This minor planet was named after Illyria, an ancient region on the Balkans which borders the Adriatic Sea. The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 ().

References

External links
 Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
 Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
 Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center

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Matt O'Riley

Matthew Sean O'Riley (born 21 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fulham.

Career
O'Riley made his Fulham debut in a 2–0 EFL Cup win against Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2017.

International career
O'Riley is an England youth international and also eligible to represent both Denmark and Norway.

Career statistics

References

External links
England profile at The Football Association

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Le Pop

Le Pop is the debut studio album by Norwegian band Katzenjammer. It was released on September 29, 2008 by Propeller Recordings.

Reception

Critical reception

The album received generally favorable reviews. Adrien Begrand from PopMatters rated Le Pop eight out of ten stars and wrote that its "songs all play to [Katzenjammer's] strengths and, most importantly, are all instantly memorable." In an additional review for PopMatters, Mike Schiller called Le Pop a "great album." Furthermore, he wrote that the album would have the listener "singing along" since its songs are "engrossing and appealing". In a review for The Washington Post, Catherine P. Lewis wrote that the album "never lacks energy" and called it a "charmingly quirky collection of songs." She did, however, write that Katzenjammer's "exuberance [occasionally] teeters on the brink of unbridled chaos," citing the album's title track, which she said "sounds like a circus band gone rogue."

Le Pop was nominated for a Spellemannprisen award for Best Debut Album of the Year in 2008.

Chart performance
In Norway, Le Pop debuted at number nine on the VG-lista albums chart. It remained on the chart for three weeks. The album reached number eighty-six in the Netherlands in October 2009. The revised version of Le Pop reached number seventy-one and remained on the albums chart for two weeks in August 2010.

Track listing
Songs written and composed by Mats Rybø. All songs arranged by Katzenjammer.

Revised edition

Personnel
Credits adapted from Le Pop liner notes.

Anne Marit Bergheim – vocals, instruments
Silje Katrine Gotaas – cello
Hans Petter Gundersen – production
Mike Hartung – production, engineering, mastering
Solveig Heilo – vocals, instruments
Hundenklunke – background vocals
Turid Jørgensen – vocals, instruments
Gunnhild Mathea – violin
Odd Norstaoga – accordion
Gjertrud Økland – trumpet violin, violin
Hasse Rosbach – co-production, engineering assistant
Marianne Sveen – vocals, instruments
Jørgen Sandvik – sitar, banjo
Kåre Chr. Vestrheim – production, engineering, instruments

Charts

Release history

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Mario Alicata

Mario Alicata (8 May 1918, Reggio Calabria - 6 December 1966, Rome) was an Italian Partisan, literary critic and politician.

Biography
Son of the Sicilians Antonino Alicata and Luigina Fazio-Allmayer, he was born at Reggio Calabria, where his father was head of the civil engineers. From 1925 he studied at Palermo and then from 1933 in the Liceo classico Torquato Tasso in Rome, where his family had relocated after his father was appointed Inspector of the Ministry of Public Works. With Bruno Zevi, Paolo Alatri, Carlo Cassola and other schoolmates, he founded the Circolo giovanile di cultura moderna (Youth Group for Modern Culture). In 1936 he enrolled in the Faculty of literature at the Sapienza University of Rome, becoming part of the Gruppo universitario fascista and participating in the student competitions (Littoriali della cultura e dell'arte) organised by fascist students' organisation at Naples in 1937 and at Palermo in 1938, where he came eighth.

During these years, Alicata came into contact with many young antifascist students, such as Pietro Ingrao, Carlo Salinari, Mario Socrate, Carlo Muscetta, Aldo Natoli, Lucio Lombardo Radice, Paolo Alatri and Paolo Bufalini. He also collaborated with the Roman newspaper Il Piccolo, Giuseppe Bottai's journal Primato, the literary weeklies Il Meridiano di Roma and La Ruota. He secretly enrolled in the Italian Communist Party in 1940, the year in which he graduated with his these Vincenzo Gravina e l'estetica del primo Settecento (Vincenzo Gravina and the Aesthetic of the early Eighteenth century). He then became the assistant of Natalino Sapegno, who had been his supervisor.

In 1941 he became an editor in the Roman office of the publishing house Einaudi with Giaime Pintor and Carlo Muscetta. There he dramatised several stories of Giovanni Verga for the cinema and worked for Luchino Visconti on the film Ossessione (based on James M. Cain's The Postman Always Rings Twice), which was destroyed in 1943 by the Fascist authorities amid controversy.

He married Giuliana Spaini in December 1941. He was arrested the next year and was freed with the fall of Fascism. He participated in the resistance against the German occupiers in Roma, running Il Lavoro italiano the united journal of the labour unions with the Christian democrat Alberto Canaletti Gaudenti and the socialist Olindo Vernocchi. He was secretly among the editors of l'Unità, directed by Celeste Negarville.

Immediately after the liberation of Rome, he became part of the government of the Comune of Rome. From 1945 to 1948 he directed the Neapolitan newspaper La Voce, in 1946 he was elected as a local councillor for Naples, in 1949 he directed the communist weekly La Voce del Mezzogiorno with Giorgio Amendola. In the election of 18 April 1948 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies from the district of Napoli-Caserta. Thereafter he was named Regional Secretary of the Communist party in Calabria and became a member of the central committee of the Italian Communist Party.

In 1950 he became part of the secretariat of the national committee for the revival of Southern Italy, which set up an investigation of the conditions of the southern people, published in La Voce del Mezzogiorno. He was spokesman for the minority in the Parliamentary commission which discussed the results of the investigation. Re-elected as a Deputy in 1953 and 1958, for the district of Catanzaro-Cosenza-Reggio Calabria, he was also Mayor of Melissa, Calabria from 1953.

Against Elio Vittorini he claimed he was convinced the arts ought to help "men in the fight for justice and liberty," in a polemic continued by Palmiro Togliatti on the theme of the relationship between politics and culture. Against Carlo Levi and Rocco Scotellaro, Alicata maintained that the revival of the southern farmers could be obtained through "the alliance and the direction of the working class" which would fight against "the traditional enemies of the South: the agro-industrial bloc, Italian and foreign imperialism."

From 1954 to 1964 he directed the journal, Cronache meridionali with Giorgio Amendola, Francesco De Martino, Gerardo Chiaromonte, Giorgio Napolitano, Rosario Villari and others. He directed the Cultural Commission of the Italian Communist Party from 1955, was a member of the Party directorate from 1956 and was director of L'Unità from 1962. He signed the editorial of the first issue of the theoretical journal Critica marxista in February 1963, the same year in which he was reelected as Deputy from the district of Siena. From 1964 he was a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party.

In August 1966, he denounced the damage done to Agrigento by real estate speculation and in his final speech in the chamber he accused the managerial class of being incapable of protecting Italy's artistic patrimony. He died suddenly at Rome on 6 December 1966, aged forty-eight.

Notes

Bibliography
 Albertina Vittoria, Alicata, Mario, «DBI», XXXIV, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana, 1988

External links
 Record of the Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian)
 Inventory of the Archive of the Interregional Institute of Communist Studies: Mario Alicata (Italian)
 Elio Vittorini and the polemic with the Italian Communist Party (Italian)

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Grand Prix Leende

Grand Prix Leende or GP Leende is an elite women's road bicycle race held annually since 2012 in Leende, Netherlands. The time trial is together with the time trial at the Omloop van Borsele, part of the Dutch national time trial competition (Dutch: KNWU tijdritcompetitie).

Past winners

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Tangahnsee

Tangahnsee is a lake in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 73 m, its surface area is 0.258 km².

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Vincent Wong (Hong Kong actor)

Vincent Wong Ho Shun (, born 7 July 1983) is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer.

Background
Wong studied graphic design at the Hong Kong Art School, and worked as a designer before he was scouted by a talent agent in 2004. Wong attended The Colorado Springs School in the United States. On 28 March 2005, Wong debuted as a singer under the record label Neway Star with his first single "訊號 (Signal)". Wong released one album with Neway.

In 2008, Wong joined TVB and debuted in Wars of In-Laws II. Wong won the TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste in 2013, and in 2015, he won the StarHub TVB Award for My Favourite TVB Supporting Actor for Tomorrow Is Another Day (2014). Wong broke out in the 2016 television drama Over Run Over, and was in the top five nominations for Best Actor and Most Popular Male Character at the TVB Anniversary Awards. He won Best Actor at the 2017 TVB Anniversary Awards from his critically acclaimed performance in the 2017 drama Legal Mavericks.

Personal life
Wong has been married to actress Yoyo Chen since 11 November 2011. Their daughter, Wong Ching Kiu, was born in April 2012.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Theme songs
 War of In-Laws II (野蠻奶奶大戰戈師奶) Sub-Theme Song – "Most Difficult to Pass Today" 最難過今天 by Myolie Wu and Vincent Wong (2008)
 Dead Wrong (致命復活) Theme Song – "Cannot Be Told" 不可告人 (2016)
 Legal Mavericks (踩過界) Theme Song –  "Insight" 心眼  (2017)
 Heart and Greed (溏心風暴3) Ending Theme Song –  "Lost for Words" 欲言又止  by Hana Kuk and Vincent Wong (2017)
 Fist Fight (兄弟) Theme Song – "Extraordinary" 非凡 (2018)
 The Man Who Kills Troubles (解決師) Ending Theme Song – "Unaffordable" 愛不起 (2019)

References

External links
 Official Yahoo Blog of Vincent Wong

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F-test of equality of variances

In statistics, an F-test of equality of variances is a test for the null hypothesis that two normal populations have the same variance.
Notionally, any F-test can be regarded as a comparison of two variances, but the specific case being discussed in this article is that of two populations, where the test statistic used is the ratio of two sample variances . This particular situation is of importance in mathematical statistics since it provides a basic exemplar case in which the F-distribution can be derived.  For application in applied statistics, there is concern that the test is so sensitive to the assumption of normality that it would be inadvisable to use it as a routine test for the equality of variances. In other words, this is a case where "approximate normality" (which in similar contexts would often be justified using the central limit theorem), is not good enough to make the test procedure approximately valid to an acceptable degree.

The test

Let X1, ..., Xn and Y1, ..., Ym be independent and identically distributed samples from two populations which each has a normal distribution. The expected values for the two populations can be different, and the hypothesis to be tested is that the variances are equal. Let

be the sample means.  Let

be the sample variances.  Then the test statistic

has an F-distribution with n − 1 and m − 1 degrees of freedom if the null hypothesis of equality of variances is true.  Otherwise it follows an F-distribution scaled by the ratio of true variances.  The null hypothesis is rejected if F is either too large or too small based on the desired alpha level (i.e., statistical significance).

Properties
This F-test is known to be extremely sensitive to non-normality, so Levene's test, Bartlett's test, or the Brown–Forsythe test are better tests for testing the equality of two variances. (However, all of these tests create experiment-wise type I error inflations when conducted as a test of the assumption of homoscedasticity prior to a test of effects.) F-tests for the equality of variances can be used in practice, with care, particularly where a quick check is required, and subject to associated diagnostic checking: practical text-books suggest both graphical and formal checks of the assumption.

F-tests are used for other statistical tests of hypotheses, such as testing for differences in means in three or more groups, or in factorial layouts. These F-tests are generally not robust when there are violations of the assumption that each population follows the normal distribution, particularly for small alpha levels and unbalanced layouts. However, for large alpha levels (e.g., at least 0.05) and balanced layouts, the F-test is relatively robust, although (if the normality assumption does not hold) it suffers from a loss in comparative statistical power as compared with non-parametric counterparts.

Generalization
The immediate generalization of the problem outlined above is to situations where there are more than two groups or populations, and the hypothesis is that all of the variances are equal. This is the problem treated by Hartley's test and Bartlett's test.

See also
Goldfeld–Quandt test
Levene's test
Bartlett's test
Brown–Forsythe test

References

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Keiichi Kimura (swimmer)

is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S11 events. He has competed at two Summer Paralympics, representing Japan at Beijing in 2008 and London 2012.

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Copan stream frog

The Copan stream frog (Ptychohyla hypomykter)  is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and possibly El Salvador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec

Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ) is the oldest union of Baptist churches in central Canada. The organization's headquarters is based in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. CBOQ is a partner of Canadian Baptist Ministries.

History
In 1880, a Baptist Union of Canada was formed. Since the churches were located chiefly in the central provinces, the name was changed in 1888 to Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec (BCOQ).   In 1927 the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy resulted in 77 churches splitting off to form the Union of Regular Baptist Churches – out of which the current Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada merged in 1953.  Even today, in the affected geographic regions, this split results in Baptists to be known as either "Fellowship" Baptists or "Convention" Baptists.  In 1944, the CBOQ joined with the United Baptist Convention of the Maritimes and the Baptist Union of Western Canada to form the Canadian Baptist Federation.  It was renamed in 2008 to "Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec" (CBOQ) to better align with other Baptist groups in Canada:  i.e. Canadian Baptists of Western Canada.

CBOQ meets annually at Assembly, electing officers, addressing issues, and offering workshops. According to its mission statement, "CBOQ exist to equip our churches and leaders to engage in their mission from God in their community." The Canadian Baptist is a monthly e-newsletter and annual magazine that is published by the CBOQ. CBOQ's affiliated seminary is McMaster Divinity College, a part of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.  CBOQ's offices are located in Etobicoke, Ontario. CBOQ is a member of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Canadian Council of Churches, and a partner of Canadian Baptist Ministries.

CBOQ provides practical and spiritual support to its family of churches and leaders through resources, workshops, prayer and regular gatherings. Through a grant program, CBOQ also supports a variety of ministries geared toward helping the most marginalized in society.

References

Sources
Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin, Jr.
The Baptist Heritage: Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth

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Southerness Lighthouse

Southerness lighthouse is located at the village of Southerness in South West Scotland. It is at present the second oldest lighthouse in Scotland.  The lighthouse was commissioned by the Town Council of Dumfries in 1748 to assist in the safe passage though the Solway Firth of ships heading to the Nith Estuary. At that time roads in South West Scotland were quite sparse so the bulk of trade even between local villages, was carried out by sea. Dumfries was a major port and there were regular connections with Liverpool and, especially, Ireland. Construction was completed in 1749.

In 1805 the lighthouse was greatly improved under the guidance of the famous lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson assisted by James Slight.

The lighthouse was raised from its original structure twice, most notably between 1842 and 1844 to a design by Walter Newall.

The lighthouse was first lit around 1800 and was decommissioned in 1936. The light was extinguished due to financial reasons between 1867 and 1894.

Gallery

See also

 List of lighthouses in Scotland
 List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthouses
List of Category A listed buildings in Dumfries and Galloway

Notes

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Zasulauks Station

Zasulauks Station is a railway station on the Torņakalns – Tukums II Railway.

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Cox Corner, Virginia

Cox Corner is an unincorporated community in Stafford County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Hunei District

Hunei District () is a rural district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Hunei was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Hunei was upgraded to a district of the city.

Administrative divisions
The district consists of Haishan, Liujia, Taiye, Gongguan, Yecuo, Dahu, Tianwei, Hunei, Haipu, Wenxian, Zhongxian, Yixian, Zhongxing and Hutung Village.

Politics
The district is part of Kaohsiung City Constituency II electoral district for Legislative Yuan.

Education
 Tung Fang Design University

Tourist attractions
 Hankou Canal
 Mausoleum of Lord Ningjing, Ming Dynasty
 Shigeo Fukuda Design Museum
 TSC Mini Train Old Rail Track Reconstruction

Notable natives
 Lin Yi-chuan, baseball player

See also
 Kaohsiung

References

External links

Hunei District Office, Kaohsiung City

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Wilger Saboya

Wilger Elías Saboya Shuña (born 21 December 1988) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League side Brothers Union.

Career statistics

Club

Notes

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Bilandu

Bilandu is a village development committee in Okhaldhunga District in the Sagarmatha Zone of mid-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2279 living in 431 individual households. On December 15, 2010 a plane crashed in the forest of Bilandu, near the village of Shreechaur in the adjacent village development committee.

References

External links
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Casa Consulado (Quiapo)

The Casa Consulado, also known as Iturralde Mansion or Iturralde House, is a heritage house located in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. The house typifies the architectural style of Bandehadong Bahay na Bato that was common during the 1920s in the Philippines.

History

The former Consulate of Monaco in the Philippines
The house was constructed in the 1926 in a lot previously owned by Don Mariano Garchitorena following the Bandehado style of Bahay na Bato. In 1936 the house was acquired by the family of Don Jose Iturralde and his wife Doña Dominga Alvaro. Their son, Dr. Augusto Alvaro Iturralde, was appointed as Honorary Consul of the Principality of Monaco to the Philippines, and converted the house as his office and as the Consulate House of Monaco in the Philippines.

See also
Ancestral houses of the Philippines

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John Dent (died 1826)

John Dent (21 August 1761 – 14 November 1826) was an English banker and politician.

Life
He was the eldest son of Robert Dent, a banker of London and Clapham.

He was a partner in Child's Bank, and Tory Member of Parliament for Lancaster from 1790 to 1812. He was a defeated candidate at Poole in 1812 but was returned to Parliament there in 1818, and again, unopposed, in 1822.

Dent earned the nickname "Dog Dent" by his interest in the Dog Tax Bill of 1796. He was known also as a book collector and a member of the Roxburghe Club.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1811 and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

He died in 1826 at his Mayfair home in London.

Family
Dent married Anne Jane Williamson of Roby Hall, Liverpool in 1800; they had 5 sons and 5 daughters.

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Sabz Vahdat

Sabz Vahdat (, also Romanized as Sabz Vaḩdat) is a village in Dehshir Rural District, in the Central District of Taft County, Yazd Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its existence was noted, but its population was not reported.

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Cocktail Sticks

Cocktail Sticks is an autobiographical play by the English playwright Alan Bennett. It premièred in the National Theatre in 2012 as part of a double bill (with the monologue Hymn). The production was directed by long-term Bennett collaborator Nicholas Hytner. It received great acclaim, and transferred to the Duchess Theatre in the West End of London. The role of Bennett was played by Alex Jennings.

An adaptation for radio was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 3 January, 2015, with Alex Jennings (and Alan Bennett himself) as Bennett, Jeff Rawle as Dad and Gabrielle Lloyd as Mam.

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Nina Johnsrud

Nina  Johnsrud (born 16 February 1959) is a Norwegian journalist who works as a crime reporter for the Oslo newspaper Dagsavisen. She was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award for courageous journalism in 2012.

Education and early career
Johnsrud studied Spanish at the  University of Oslo and was then educated at Norsk journalisthøgskole (English: Norwegian Journalist College), now part of Oslo and Akershus University College. She has worked for the Lindesnes, Bergens Arbeiderblad, VG, Østlandets Blad and Klassekampen before starting as a journalist in Dagsavisen. She has also taught at Norsk journalisthøgskole.

Career in Dagsavisen
She started working in Dagsavisen in 1985. One of her interests was immigrants and minorities in Norway. She became involved in reporting on crime when she covered the conflict between the Young Guns and B-gjengen (English: The B-gang) gangs after a man was killed at Tøyen in 2001.

In July 2006, fours shots were fired at her house in Oppegård outside Oslo during the night. Three shots went through a window and one shot hit the front door. Johnsrud was sleeping in a tent at the time in the garden with her son. One source thought that the shooting was due to Johnsrud covering election fraud in the Oslo municipal elections by Yogaraja Balasingham.

Johnsrud was convinced that the shots related to her work as a crime journalist. In a commentary shortly after the incident, Aftenposten wrote that if Johnsrud had been targeted for her journalistic work, it "represented a grim new era in Norwegian journalism". Arfan Bhatti was charged for the shooting, but the charges were dropped in August 2007. The case has never been solved. Bhatti was later found guilty of shooting at a Jewish synagogue in 2006.

On 12 October 2012, Johnsrud wrote an article in Dagsavisen about Islamists associated with the Profetens Ummah group attending a course for prospective hunters. Passing the exam for hunters would make the persons in a position to apply for gun licences. The Islamists were reported to have expressed extreme views during the course. The leader of the course had reported the situation to the Norwegian Police Security Service. Ubaydullah Hussain, who was spokesperson for the Profetens Ummah, was interviewed in the article. Shortly after the article was published, Johnsrud received an email from Hussian which she perceived as threatening. The email stated that several persons were disappointed and it said "you should not be surprised if something or someone turn up in your life as well. With words or action, that I don't know". On 25 October 2012, Hussain was arrested and charged with threats against Johnsrud and another journalist. He was released after 53 days.

After the arrest, Johnsrud came forward as one of two journalists who had received threats. She called for increased focus on extremist groups. Editor Kaia Storvik in Dagsavisen decided to remove Johnsrud from covering Profetens Ummah and related subjects. Johnsrud publicly criticised the newspaper for this decision.

In November 2012, she was awarded the Fritt Ord Honorary Award for courageous journalism and defending free speech.

Ubaydullah Hussain was convicted for threats against Johnsrud in February 2014 in Oslo District Court. For this and some other criminal offenses, he was sentenced to 120 days in prison, of which 60 days was suspended. Hussain did not immediately indicate whether he would appeal the sentence.

Johnsrud participated in establishing the SKUP foundation for investigating journalism in 1990.

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Duco, Kentucky

Duco is an unincorporated community within Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States.

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Veckersviller

Veckersviller (in German Weckersweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

See also

Communes of the Moselle department

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Charles Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 6th Baron Thurlow

Charles Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 6th Baron Thurlow (6 October 1869 – 23 April 1952), was a British peer and minor cleric.

Educated at Eton and then Trinity College, Cambridge, Thurlow was ordained in 1898 and undertook a number of overseas ministries before returning to the UK as a chaplain to mariners, ultimately as Rural Dean of Liverpool North. He succeeded his father as Baron Thurlow in 1916. Thurlow died in 1952, and was succeeded in the barony by his eldest son, Harry, then serving as a brevet Bt Lt-Col heading the Joint Services Staff College.

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Toronaeus incisus

Toronaeus incisus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1864.

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Lorraine (album)

Lorraine is the sixth studio album from American folk music singer Lori McKenna.  Released January 25, 2011 on Signature Sounds, the album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Folk Albums chart.

The title of the album (Lorraine) is actually about the loss of McKenna’s mother (her namesake) whom she lost when she was 6 years old.

Reception

Lorraine received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 73/100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing
 The Luxury of Knowing
 The Most
 If He Tried
 Lorraine
 You Get a Love Song
 Rocket Science
 Buy This Town
 All I Ever Do
 That's How You Know
 Sweet Disposition
 American Revolver
 Ladders and Parachutes
 Still Down Here

Personnel
Chris Carmichael – strings
Kim Carnes – background vocals
John Catchings – cello
Perry Coleman – background vocals
J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Eric Darken – drums, percussion
Barry Dean – keyboards, background vocals
Will Denton – drums, percussion
Mike Durham – electric guitar
Vicki Hampton – background vocals
Jaime Hanna – background vocals
Sean McConnell – background vocals
Pat McGrath – acoustic guitar
Lori McKenna – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Pat McLaughlin – mandolin
Jeff Roach – drums, keyboards, percussion
Jonathan Singleton – background vocals
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
Walt Wilkins – background vocals
Craig Young – bass guitar

Charts

References

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John Brazell

John Brazell (1837 – August 12, 1866) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.

Biography
Born in 1837 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brazell was still living in that city when he joined the Navy. He served during the Civil War first on the . In the April 1862 Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, Brooklyn fought Confederate ships in the Mississippi and passed artillery batteries at Chalmette, Louisiana, leading to the capture of New Orleans. The ship then proceeded up the river and Brazell participated in the passage of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in mid-1862 before transferring to the . At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he showed "coolness and good conduct" while serving as a quartermaster and gun captain aboard Richmond. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.

Brazell's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
Served on board the U.S.S. Richmond in the action at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864, where he was recommended for coolness and good conduct as a gun captain during that engagement which resulted in the capture of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the destruction of Fort Morgan. Brazell served gallantly throughout the actions with Forts Jackson and St. Philip, the Chalmettes, batteries below Vicksburg, and was present at the surrender of New Orleans while on board the U.S.S. Brooklyn.

Brazell reached the rank of chief quartermaster before his death in Philadelphia on August 12, 1866.

See also

List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A-F

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List of highways numbered 355

The following highways are numbered 355:

Canada
Manitoba Provincial Road 355
 New Brunswick Route 355
Prince Edward Island Route 355
Saskatchewan Highway 355

Japan
 Japan National Route 355

United States
  Interstate 355
  Arkansas Highway 355
  Georgia State Route 355
  Georgia State Route 355 Loop (former)
  Kentucky Route 355
  Louisiana Highway 355
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  New York State Route 355
 New York State Route 355 (former)
  Ohio State Route 355 (former)
  Puerto Rico Highway 355
  Tennessee State Route 355
 Texas:
  Texas State Highway 355 (former)
  Texas State Highway Loop 355 (former)
  Texas Farm to Market Road 355
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 Virginia State Route 355 (former)


Maxim Belkov

Maxim Igorevich Belkov (; born 9 January 1985) is a professional Russian road cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam .

Major results

2004
 7th Gran Premio Palio del Recioto
2005
 1st  Time trial, National Road Championships
 UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
6th Road race
8th Time trial
2006
 1st  Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
 1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
 2nd Overall Giro delle Regioni
 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
 7th Memorial Oleg Dyachenko
2007
 1st  Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships
 8th Coppa San Geo
2008
 8th Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta
2009
 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 2nd Ringerike GP
 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2010
 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Brixia Tour
 5th Overall Five Rings of Moscow
 9th Overall Danmark Rundt
2012
 1st  Sprints classification Tour of Turkey
2013
 1st Stage 9 Giro d'Italia
 1st Stage 1b (TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali
 10th Strade Bianche
2014
 1st  Mountains classification Tour of Austria
2015
 Tour de Romandie
1st  Points classification
1st  Mountains classification
2016
 National Road Championships
2nd Road race
3rd Time trial
2017
 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

 Maxim Belkov profile on procyclingstats
Maxim Belkov profile at

Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:Russian male cyclists
Category:Sportspeople from Izhevsk
Category:Russian Giro d'Italia stage winners
Category:Giro d'Italia cyclists
Category:Vuelta a España cyclists


Junge Generation

The Young Generation (, JG) is the youth organisation of the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP), a political party representing the German-speaking and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol, in Italy.

The Young Generation has about 6,000 members and is therefore the largest political youth organisation in South Tyrol and is the community of all party members of the SVP at the age of 14 to 30. The JG has about 100 local groups spread over the whole territory. President of the organisation is René Tumler, who was elected from the congress thogeter with his deputies in March 2014. The JG is the youth branch of the SVP and wants to be the spokesman of the young people within the party.

The logo was restyled in spring 2010. The colours are black, white and red. The last two are the colours of the Tyrolean flag and represents the link of the youth organisation with the territory.

The Young Generation was founded as Youth of the SVP (SVP-Jugend) on 19 April 1970 during the first congress at the Waltherhaus in Bolzano. The first elected president was Hans Benedikter. Hans Bauer and Klaus Dubis were his deputies, Ferdinand Mussner was the Ladin deputy and Klaus Gruber was elected as secretary general. The creation of local groups began since 1966/67. Erich Spitaler was appointed in 1967 as president of the youth branch of the SVP and he was charged to develop the youth organisation. The first statute was adopted by the council of the mother party in 1968. The SVP-Jugend had a fast grow and in 1969 105 local groups and 244 local youth speaker were count.

The Young Generation is member of different international umbrella organisations, as the Youth of the European Peoples Party (YEPP), the Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) and the Young Alps Region (Junge Alpenregion). The Young Generation is actively proposing resolutions within these international organisations.

References

External links
Official website

Category:International Young Democrat Union
Category:Student wings of conservative parties
Category:Youth wings of political parties in Italy


Mariner High School (Everett, Washington)

Mariner High School is located south of Everett, Washington in the Mukilteo School District. It was built in 1970 as the only high school serving the Mukilteo School District, until 1993 when Kamiak High School opened. Mariner’s mascot is officially a marauder although an orca named "Splash" is substituted.  It serves grades 9-12.

Athletics
Mariner competes in the WESCO 4A Conference, their rivals include Everett High School (Everett School District) as well as Henry M. Jackson High School and Cascade High School (Everett School District).

The Marauders football team led the group towards the WIAA State Tournament in 2006-07 and 2008.The Marauders boys basketball team also made three recurring trips to state in the 2006-07, 2007–08, and the 2008-09 seasons. In 2013 Mariner football once again took to state playoffs upon their victory of Kamiak, leading 50 to 22. The Marauder soccer team competed in the WIAA State Tournament in 2011. 1998-99 Mariner football team was state runner up losing to Capitol. Also in 98-99 Mariner boys basketball took 3rd in state.

Baseball
Basketball (Boys and Girls)
Cross Country
Cheerleading
Dance
Football
Golf (Boys and Girls)
Soccer (Boys and Girls)
Fastpitch Softball
Swimming (Boys and Girls)
Tennis (Boys and Girls)
Track
Volleyball
Wrestling
Football School Records

Clubs and Activities

Culture
Mariner High School was a recipient of the Achievers Scholarship which was funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This scholarship was provided to Washington State's (and Washington D.C.'s) high crime, low-income areas. Most of the Achievers schools were focused in urban areas: Tacoma, Seattle and Everett. There were 16 Achievers schools, unfortunately the Achievers Scholarship program has ended, the last cohort being the Class of 2010. The scholarship program made a significant and positive difference in the lives of myriad Mariner High School graduates. This high school contains a variety of backgrounds and cultures that led to it being the most diverse high school among South Everett. Being related to that, a new after school club was created in the school year of 2017-18, which is often only seen in community colleges and universities. This after school club is named M.E.Ch.A ( (Spanish: Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán) (English: "Chicanx Student Movement of Aztlán"), this after school club is organized by two students of color from the graduating class of 2019. Who offer an outreach to first generation students attending higher education. Mariner High School M.E.Ch.A contributed with Voyager Middle School and its 8th graders getting ready to transition into high school. (M.E.Ch.A JR.)

Notable alumni
Brian Sullivan (politician), former Mukilteo city council member (1986-1989), Mukilteo mayor (1990-1997), former member of the Washington House of Representatives, and current member of Snohomish County Council.
Mary Lambert (singer)
KeiVarae Russell, current Cincinnati Bengals cornerback
 Larry Stovall-Moody Denver Broncos 2005-2006 Kicker-Punter-Holder
2007-09 Alaska Wild (IFL) Utah Ogden Knights (AIFA) 2009 Z nation Actor (2016-Present) season 3-Present Semi pro Football 1997-2013-17-18 Hall of Fame
 Lamont Brightful Baltimore Ravens 2002-2003
Miami Dolphins 2004 New York Giants 2005
KickReturn/PuntReturn/Corner Back

References

External links
 Mariner High School

Mariner High School
Category:Education in Everett, Washington
Category:Public high schools in Washington (state)


Andrew Lortie

Andrew Lortie (or André Lortie) was a leading French theologian, author and emigre leader of Huguenot Protestants in England, born in France and resident of London at his death, heading the French church there.

Lortie was a well-known author of books attacking the Holy See and transubstantiation and was an early, prominent Protestant theologian.

Most Huguenot churches in the UK and US have since merged with Anglican-based or Reform-based Protestant churches.

Biographical
Lortie was born in France and died in England.  Lortie had a son also named Andrew as well as a daughter, Mrs. Brodbelt.

External links
Painting at National Gallery, London

Category:English people of French descent
Category:Huguenots


Oranje, Drenthe

Oranje is a small town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen.

History

The statistical area "Oranje", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 110. After an initial grudging agreement from the inhabitants to house 700 refugees in a holiday park in their village, on 6 October 2015 the government unilaterally increased this number to 1,400 to be accommodated immediately. This resulted in outrage and short term blockades of the village by the inhabitants.

References

Category:Midden-Drenthe
Category:Populated places in Drenthe


OPPO R7s

OPPO R7s is a line of Android-based smartphone manufactured by Oppo that were released in October, 2015. OPPO R7 series has all-metal flashing, the fit and finish and the arcs towards its display edges. OPPO Company developed after OPPO R5s. However, the phone was discontinued with the release of more developed version like OPPO R15 and OPPO R17. The phone offers an improved screen, battery and design comparing to the pervious phones. Reviewer had a mix review. Its design and battery quality were universally praised, also, its display received the positive feedback after tests. Reviews had both positive and negative comments, with no finger print sensor or face ID like Apple system. This would result insecurity of personal privacy.

Evolution of OPPO R series

Design
The OPPO R7s provide three visions of silver, gold, and rose gold.

The OPPO R7s feature a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, a lightweight design, an ultra-narrow 2.2mm frame, a fuselage thickness of 6.9 mm, a reoptimized side arc and a more delicate back touch, giving it an excellent grip. The appearance of the OPPOR7s has changed slightly, with OPPO's Logo, touch button added to the front and bottom of the phone to become a virtual key, while there are no physical keys on the front of the phone, front camera, receiver, and light sensor are all at the top. At the same time, the mobile phone adopts a three-stage all-metal fuselage design, with a rear camera in the upper left corner of the back and a flash below it.

Mobile has a 5.5 display and a screw resolution of Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) as it runs in Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop) operating system. The device is powered by Octa Core, 1.5 GHz, and 4GB of Ram is paired with Cortex A 53 processor. OPPO R7s does not have a finger print system. The phone had an Adreno 405 GPU for graphical performance which makes the games run smoothly. The phones has a storage of 32 GB with the option to expand up to 128GB.

Hardware

Battery life

The OPPO R7s comes with a 3070mAh lithium battery that supports VOOC flash charging for 5 minutes and 2 hours of calls, while Samsung Galaxy A7 only has 2600mAh battery in 2015. In addition, compared to iPhones, iPhone 7s comes with 2900mAh, iPhone 8s comes with 2675 mAh and iPhone X comes with 2716mAh. Unlike other companies, Apple never publish their battery capacity figures. Normally, they will release them later when tech enthusiasts get their hands on the devices.

Since OPPO launched Find7 in 2014, almost all of its main models have fully supported VOOC flash technology. OPPO R7s, as a major product of OPPO in the second half of 2015, can't miss the VOOC flash, because if let them recharge for 30 minutes. OPPO R7s can reach 75% electric quality with 20W while iPhone XR only has 50% with 18W adapter.

Camera
The OPPO R7s camera is combined with a front 8 million pixels and a rear 13 million pixels, which supports phase focusing and global flash system. In contrast to iPhone, all of them have a 7 million pixels because of the same basic specs for the front camera and 12 million pixels for the rear camera. The OPPO R7s uses a ‘Flash Shot’ technology, as the camera only needs 0.1 seconds to focus, which allows the phone to take a shot very quickly, comparing to the iPhone 6s, which is also similar. The OPPO R7s have a good all rounder shot, however there are still some areas that the phone's camera can improve. Tests have shown that the camera's dynamic range is ‘noisy’ and the focus is not always fast, which iPhone 6s performs better as well as Lumia 950XL and Samsung Galaxy S6 series. One of the flaws on OPPO R7s camera is that under low light conditions the speed of the shutter reduced significantly as very steady hands are needed to avoid blur image. Moving on to the front camera, its 8MP with f/2.4 aperture, as the camera is able to offer a reasonably wide angle for small groups. Comparing to iPhone, the front camera is 5MP to help and improve image quality, however, both rear and front cameras has HDR mode, filters, timer and flash. The video system on OPPO R7s can be set to 720p, with realistic and cool colors, comparing to iPhone which can capture 4k video at 30 frames per second.

Software
OPPO R7s runs Color OS 2.1, which is the latest version of OPPO software, based on Android 5.1 lollipop. Anyone familiar with Color OS will know that the experience on OPPO R7s is very different from the usual Android experience. Of course, everything would operate with the same way. However, every re-designed elements are contributed a purpose. For example: when sliding between tabs in the setting menu, the text will slide out of the screen. This would depend on where the finger is on the screen. Also, Color OS provides other function, such as: setting for eye protection display. This can make the screen become the pink color, which is great for the users with sensitive eyes. There are also a lot of gestures, including adjust the volume by using two fingers and lock the screen by double-clicking the home button.

In addition, because OPPO R7s comes with a Samsung AMOLED display, it has a vibrant color display. In the black scene, OPPO R7s can be achieved without luminous characteristics, compared to the IPS screen will have a better performance. In terms of the system, the screen hardware is further combined, such as: theme, setting interface, system popover and other aspects of black tone processing, to ensure that the power consumption of the screen can be further reduced. Despite the official use of black style, the choice is really up to the consumers. Moreover, there are many details, among which it is worth explaining is the strengthening of localization features, including the addition of yellow function, which can quickly check the relevant number, including express, life, catering and so on. At the same time, the system also identifies harassing calls and malicious phone charges.

Reviews

Advantages
One of the most features is OPPO R7s magnesium-aluminum alloy unibody construction. Similar to the other two phones named OPPO R7 and OPPO R7 plus, the OPPO R7s have a unibody design with full metal which feels solid in hand. Similar to R7 Plus, it lacks capacities navigation keys which allows for a more comfortable managing experience. Another best key features is for its design, especially dual-SIM dual-standby capability of OPPO R7s, which comes with a double edge: using the R7s either with a microSIM and a microSD or a microSIM and a nanoSIM. If you are switching from a device reliant on the nanoSIM — like say an iPhone 5 or 6, or a Samsung Galaxy S6 — you have this format, and when you throw this in the tray, you are actually slotting it into the section that handles both the microSD and the nanoSIM. Compared to iPhone 6s, the height and width of it is 138.3 mm and 67.1 mm respectively, while OPPO R7s is bigger than iPhone 6s at 151.8 mm and 75.4 mm. Also, display is also a feature for OPPO R7s. The resolution of it is 750x1334 pixels, while the resolution of OPPO R7s is 1080x1920 pixels which provides full HD. And the pixel density of OPPO R7s is over 400 ppi, which is higher than iPhone 6s's at 326 ppi. Furthermore, OPPO R7s has memory card of microSD and its memory ram is 4 GB, which is twice than that of iPhone 6s's. Finally, OPPO R7s has great battery life compared with other phones, for example iPhone 6s, which has 1715 mAh. OPPO R7s includes a feature called VOOC (Voltage Open Loop Multi-step Constant-Current Charging) this allows the phone to charge from 1% to 100% in just 35 minutes.

Disadvantages
Oppo has made a fair amount of mid-range models designed to take the fight to its premium competitors, but the Oppo R7s feels like a mid-ranger sitting in the middle of a bunch of other mid-rangers. There's the Oppo R7 with similar hardware and a smaller screen, the Oppo R7 Plus with similar hardware and a bigger screen, and then there's this phone — the R7s — which kind of sits in between both. However, OPPO R7s still has some things should be improved. The phones does not have a finger print system, which weakens the security system. Also contrast with iPhone 6s, OPPO R7s is lack of NFC (Near Field Communication) when iPhone 6s has Apply Pay and FM radio were a major disappointment of the smart phone. Although the Oppo R7s can record high-resolution 1920 x 1080 movies, it is hard to find any evidence of the R7s featuring an HDMI port, which is convenient to watch HD videos on your shiny HDTV. Furthermore, sealed battery, microSD slot shared with second SIM has a negative side. The slot of the mobile phone card is a multi-function slot shared by SD card and SIM, the correct installation position of the Nano SIM card should be perpendicular to the position of Micro SIM, but the icon on the back of the phone is not obvious, and it is easy for the new users to install by mistakes. Lastly, the variants for OPPO R7s only has one type for customers which is 32 GB, however, compared to iPhone 6s, it has  kinds of storages. This gives customers more choices.

Limitations and comparison to other models
The OPPO R7s has 4GB of RAM, its Geekbench 3 single core is only 696, comparing to Google Nexus 5X's 1188 and Apple iPhone 6S's 2540, which all have better performance. Firstly, for security reasons there is an increasing need for a finger print system to protect individual's privacy. Secondly, the operating system still needs to improve. The confusion being that shortcuts and home screen focus is lost in OPPO's Colour OS system, which meant that your programs are not shortcuts as you remove one, you will move the entire thing. Thirdly, there is also a bug called ‘misoperation prevention’ error, when an individual hold their phone from the top. Fourthly, although the phone has a dual SIM slot, however if one has a Nano SIM, this means that one would not get micro SD access. Most importantly, the camera system needs to improve on the phone, as the phone's camera starts to blur in low light and the quality of the images starts to fade. Also, OPPO's VOOC charger could be for charging up OPPO R7s, however the charger rejects to charge other phones such as Samsung, Sony and LG phones as it would be inconvenient to charge multiple device at once. Lastly, the phone's speaker is place at the bottom of the phone; this means that if one wants to hold the phone in landscape orientation to play a game or watch a video, the finger of the user might cover the sound which is inconvenient.

References

External links

 What's OPPO?
 Official website

Category:Android (operating system) devices
Category:OPPO

Category:CyanogenMod


Babylon's Ark

Babylon's Ark, The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo (2007) is a book by South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony, with writer Graham Spence. The book tells of the struggle to save the Baghdad Zoo during the US-led Coalition invasion of Iraq.

Summary

The book focuses on how in early 2003, during the invasion of Iraq, South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony, realized that there would be no one looking after the biggest zoo in the Middle East, and left his Thula Thula game reserve home in Zululand, South Africa, for war-blockaded Kuwait.

Anthony wrangled his way into becoming the first civilian, apart from media, to gain access to Iraq and then, drove a hired car from Kuwait, unarmed and unescorted, into the heart of Baghdad.

On arrival, Anthony found that a battle had been fought in the surrounding park, and that the zoo had been damaged and badly looted. Hundreds of animals had died, escaped, or been stolen for food. Zoo veterinarian Dr Husham Hussan and two zoo staff met him, beginning the rescue.

Anthony tells of his many adventures, for examples, how he found himself sleeping with fighting troops, including tank crews of the US 3rd Infantry Division in the derelict Al-Rashid Hotel, made friends with government officials, soldiers and rallied foreign mercenaries to his cause. He recounts raiding bombed palaces and ruined hotels for food and supplies to feed animals and zoo staff, and rescued lions, cheetah's and ostriches from Uday Hussein's palace.

Bobby Rob, Lawrence's Thula Thula game reserve manager, arrives to assist, and together with US Captain William Sumner, the courageous zoo directors Dr Adel Mousa and Dr Husham Hussan, Iraqi veterinarian Farah Murrani, and a few loyal zoo staff, they formed an intrepid team which secured the zoo and somehow kept the remaining animals alive and the zoo safe in some extreme circumstances. Confronted by an appalling situation, cut off from the world and completely surrounded by fighting and looting, the team overcame every "can't be done," to hold together the remains of what was once the biggest zoo in the Middle East literally out of nothing. At various times they are assisted by other conservation organizations including AZA, Wildaid, Care for the Wild, and IFAW.

As the fighting eases, the team is able to get around the city with help from the military and rescue starving and abused animals from other facilities in Baghdad and bring them back to the zoo for safekeeping.

News of the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein’s magnificent personal herd of thoroughbred Arabian horses, stolen during the invasion, arrives at the zoo and in an adventurous raid, led by Captains William Sumner and Gavino Rivas with Whittington-Jones and Murrani assisting, seventeen horses are recovered and returned to the Iraqi people.

Later the French Army sent in army engineers who overhauled and upgraded the infrastructure of the zoo and surrounding park. The zoo and park were reopened to the public on July 19, 2003.

On September 17, 2003, the day after Anthony returned home to South Africa, an American soldier who had reportedly been drinking attempted to feed the zoo's prize Bengal tiger "Malooh" through the enclosure bars and was bitten on the hand after. His companion then shot the still-caged tiger with a pistol, and it bled to death overnight.

Conclusion

At its conclusion, the book gives a sobering view of the dwindling spiral of life on Earth as a result of the deterioration of the plant and animal kingdoms and the planet's environment. Lawrence speaks of how the rescue inspired the formation of The Earth Organization, a grass roots international non-profit, conservation and environment organization, with new solutions, committed to the creative responsible rehabilitation of planet earth and the plant and animal kingdoms.

Publication
Babylon's Ark was first picked up on by Paraview Literary Agency and was then adopted, published and released by St. Martin's Press of New York in early March 2007. An audiobook version narrated by Simon Vance was released in 2015.

Reception
Prior to launch, Babylon's Ark received starred reviews in the United States, from both Booklist and Kirkus Reviews denoting "a book of remarkable merit."

Film script
In early 2005, a screenwriter from Los Angeles, Terry Jastrow, with the invitation of Lawrence Anthony, flew to South Africa and stayed with Lawrence at his game reserve Thula Thula. Jastrow wanted to learn more about Lawrence's trip to Iraq during the early days of the Iraqi War to save the animals in the Baghdad Zoo, and write a screenplay suitable for a feature film.

Lawrence's first book, Babylon's Ark, written with Graham Spence, was in galley form at the time, and provided useful context and guidance. Each morning Terry would sit with Lawrence to gain a more complete understanding of the events which occurred before, during, and after Lawrence's effort to save the animals at the zoo. Each afternoon Terry would write pages of the script and submit for Lawrence's review. This process was greatly aided by Lawrence's wife Francoise Malby and his son Dylan.

After completion of a first draft screenplay entitled Good Luck, Mr. Anthony, Terry returned to Los Angeles and submitted the script to Beacon Pictures. Beacon immediately optioned the screenplay and formally submitted it to Disney Studios. For reasons having nothing to do with the script or the project, the film was not made and the rights expired.

See also
 Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
 Pride of Baghdad

References

External links
Publisher's title information from St. Martins Press

Category:South African non-fiction books


Enterr10 Bangla

Enterr10 Bangla is a 24-hour Bengali movie channel of India which was launched in 2018. The channel broadcasts Bengali movies. The owner of the channel is Enterr10 Television Company.

References

Category:Bengali-language television channels in India
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2018
Category:Television stations in Kolkata
Category:Movie channels in India


Pilularia

Pilularia or pillworts is a genus of unusual ferns of family Marsileaceae distributed in North Temperate regions, Ethiopian mountains, and the southern hemisphere in Australia, New Zealand, and western South America.

Depending on the taxonomic revisor, the genus contains between 3 and 6 species of small plants with thread-like leaves, and creeping rhizomes. The sporangia are borne in spherical sporocarps ("pills") which form in the axils of leaves. Pilularia minuta from SW Europe is one of the smallest of all ferns.

List of species
Recent work from Pryer Lab accepted four species of Pilularia, with a fifth, P. novae-zealandiae, being conspecific with P. novae-hollandiae.  In addition, another species, P. dracomontana, has been described from South Africa.
 Pilularia americana A.Braun (American pillwort)
 Pilularia globulifera L. (pillwort)
 Pilularia minuta Durieu (least pillwort)
 Pilularia novae-hollandiae A.Braun (austral pillwort)
 Pilularia dracomontana N. R. Crouch & J. Wesley-Smith (Dragon-Mountain pillwort)

References

UK Biodiversity Action Plan
 Preston, C.D. & Croft, J.M. (1997). Aquatic Plants in Britain and Ireland. Harley Books, pp. 31–32.

External links

Pilularia globulifera UK distribution

Category:Salviniales
Category:Fern genera


Christmass (album)

Christmass is an album by Frank Black. It was released on the Internet in December 2006, then to stores on CD and DVD on February 5, 2007. The album consists of both live and studio recordings of old and new songs.

Track listing
CD
"(Do What You Want) Gyaneshwar" – 2:55
"Bullet" – 2:59
"I Burn Today" – 3:20
"Wave Of Mutilation" – 1:59
"Living On Soul" – 2:56
"She's My Way" – 3:47
"Massif Centrale" – 5:11
"Where Is My Mind?" – 3:21
"Raider Man" – 2:22
"Demon Girl" – 4:00
"Dead Man's Curve" – 2:43
"Cactus" – 2:46
"Six-Sixty-Six" – 1:57
"Radio Lizards" – 2:47
"Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:59 (co-written with Reid Paley)
"All Around The World" – 3:25
"Nadine" – 3:41
"Manitoba" – 3:24
"The Water" – 4:05
"Song Of The Shrimp" (Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper) – 9:28

DVD
"Los Angeles" – 3:39
"Brackish Boy" – 1:26
"I Burn Today" – 3:20
"Cactus" – 2:32
"Nadine" – 2:23
"The Holiday Song" – 2:30
"Sing For Joy" – 4:20
"Dead Man's Curve" – 2:48
"California Bound" – 3:24
"Ed Is Dead" – 1:50
"My Life Is In Storage" – 4:32
"Two Reelers" – 3:05
"Whiskey In Your Shoes" – 3:03

References

Category:Black Francis albums
Category:2006 video albums
Category:2006 compilation albums
Category:Cooking Vinyl compilation albums
Category:Cooking Vinyl video albums


Hickory Hill (Glasgow, Virginia)

Hickory Hill is a historic estate in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

The main house at Hickory Hill was built from 1823 to 1824 for Reuben Grigsby who was born June 6, 1780.
He was one of many children, cousin to educator Hugh Blair Grigsby (1806–1881).
Daughter Mary Ann Grigsby (1828–1878) married William Sanderson McCormick  (1815–1865) on July 11, 1848. McCormick was son of Robert McCormick  (1780–1846)  of the plantation called Walnut Grove which was located on the northern end of the same county. After giving birth to Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919), the family moved to Chicago to go into business with brothers Cyrus McCormick and Leander J. McCormick.

Reuben Grigsby died on the estate on February 6, 1863. Son Lucien Porter Grigsby (1820–1893), was the last Grigsby to own the farm. The estate was broken up in 1874 with some going to various daughters. In 1878 the house was sold to settle Lucien's debts, and passed through a number of owners. On June 10, 1929, it was purchased  by Robert Rutherford "Colonel" McCormick (1880–1955), and Chauncey McCormick (1884–1954), cousins who were great grandsons of Reuben Grigsby.

The main house is constructed in the Federal architecture style from Flemish bond brick with three integrated chimneys. The south side has a two-story portico with Doric columns.

Hickory Hill was owned by the McCormick family until 1944.

It was added to the Virginia state list of historic places as site 081-0022 on June 8, 2006 and the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2006. At the time its owners were Donald J. Hasfurther and his wife Cameron F. Bushnell, and about  remained preserved.

It is located at 197 Hickory Hill Lane between State Route 608 (Forge Road) and Interstate 81, north of the current town of Glasgow, Virginia.

References

External links

Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Category:Federal architecture in Virginia
Category:Houses completed in 1824
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
Category:Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia