Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye

Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye is a television film and spin-off of the Australian soap opera Home and Away. It was written by Sarah Walker and directed by Arnie Custo. It premiered on 9 December 2015 on streaming service Presto, following the season finale of Home and Away. An Eye for an Eye was the first local production commissioned for Presto. The idea for a special was suggested during talks about a joint venture between Presto and the Seven Network. The network's CEO hoped An Eye for an Eye would keep regular viewers of Home and Away interested while the show was off air, while also attracting a new audience to Presto.

The plot centres on the kidnapping of Ricky Sharpe (Bonnie Sveen) and Darryl Braxton's (Stephen Peacocke) infant son Casey by Brax's enemy Trevor "Gunno" Gunson (Diarmid Heidenreich). Former Home and Away actors Dan Ewing and Lisa Gormley reprised their roles of Heath Braxton and Bianca Scott especially for the telefilm. An Eye for an Eye was filmed at the Seven Network studios in Eveleigh, Palm Beach in Sydney, the town of Blackheath, and across the Blue Mountains. More crew members were brought in to help out, while many of the cast members had to fit in filming around their Home and Away schedules.

Ahead of the episode's premiere, Presto's subscribers grew by 300 per cent within a seven-day period, causing Presto to upgrade their servers to cope with the demand. An Eye for an Eye broke all day one streaming records on Presto. It received a positive response from critics. Stephen Downie of TV Week thought fans of Home and Away would love it and he praised Sveen's performance, while a writer for Inside Soap said the drama would have viewers on the edge of their seats. Following the success of An Eye for an Eye, two more specials were commissioned, and they aired on Foxtel in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

Plot
Ricky Sharpe is in shock after learning that her partner Darryl "Brax" Braxton is alive, after faking his death. Martin Ashford and Phoebe Nicholson check on Ricky, and Ash explains that Brax was trying to protect Ricky and their son Casey from his enemy Gunno. Robert Massey, an associate of Gunno's, hears the conversation via a microphone hidden in the house. He calls the prison to tell inmate Michael Tiat that Brax is alive. Michael informs Gunno, who is then stabbed in his cell. His girlfriend and prison nurse, Virginia Eisak, helps him escape. Meanwhile, Brax's brother Heath and his wife Bianca come to support Ricky. When her fiancé Nate Cooper calls her, Ricky feigns illness and tells him not to come over.

The following morning, Ricky sees Casey's empty cot and assumes Bianca took him, so she could sleep. However, she soon learns that no one has seen Casey. Gunno then calls Ricky and tells her that he wants $50,000 by 5:00 pm or she will never see Casey again. Ash, Heath and Kyle Braxton decide to go after Gunno, while Bianca and Phoebe help Ricky to raise the ransom. Constable Katarina Chapman learns of Gunno's escape and warns Ricky, but her odd reaction raises Kat's suspicions. Bianca asks her friend Irene Roberts for a loan, while Ricky asks Nate for money to pay a debt. Irene and Nate soon work out that the requests are connected, and Irene confronts Bianca, who asks her to trust her.

Virginia notices that Casey has a fever and drives into Blackheath to get him paracetamol from the pharmacy. Ash recognises her and he, Heath and Kyle follow her car, but lose her when she turns off the road. Nate lends Ricky some money and she promises to tell him what is going on as soon as she can. Ash, Heath and Kyle return to the town to ask the locals if they have seen Virginia or Gunno. The pharmacist recognises Virginia and tells them where she is, but they find the shack empty. Gunno brings the ransom deadline forward and Heath and Kyle decide to return home, while Ash stays behind.

Gunno meets with Ricky, but when he realises that the money is short a few thousand dollars, he drives off with Casey. The girls manage to track him using Bianca's phone, which they put in the bag with the money. Gunno returns to the shack and takes Ash hostage. He also finds the phone and realises Heath and Kyle know where he is. Heath chases after Gunno, while Ash and Kyle go after Virginia and rescue Casey. Heath and Gunno fight on top of a cliff, and Gunno goes over the side. He grabs Heath's arm, but Heath lets go, so Gunno will no longer be a threat to his family. Ricky is reunited with Casey, while Gunno is shown to still be alive after his fall.

Cast
(In order of appearance)

Bonnie Sveen as Ricky Sharpe
Sebastian Sloan, Xavier Sloan, Phoenix Lumsden as Baby Casey
Panda Likoudis as Robert Massey
Isabella Giovinazzo as Phoebe Nicholson
George Mason as Martin Ashford
Lucas Connolly as Michael Tiat
Diarmid Heidenreich as Trevor Gunson
Nic Westaway as Kyle Braxton
Leeanna Walsman as Virginia Eisak
Brendan Clearkin as Guard Parker
Lynne McGranger as Irene Roberts
Kyle Pryor as Nate Cooper
Dan Ewing as Heath Braxton
Lisa Gormley as Bianca Scott
Pia Miller as Katarina Chapman
Andrew Cutcliffe as Radio Newsreader
James Lugton as Pharmacist

Production

Conception and development
On 19 August 2015, a writer for If Magazine reported that streaming service Presto had commissioned their first Australian production titled Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye. The television film is a spin-off of the long-running soap opera Home and Away. Brendan Moo, the head of content and acquisitions for Presto, said the idea of creating a Home and Away special was broached during talks about a joint venture between Presto and the Seven Network, which broadcasts Home and Away. Tim Worner, the CEO of the Seven Network, hoped An Eye for an Eye would be "warmly embraced" by fans of the soap, while also attracting a new audience to Presto. He added that the special had been "specifically crafted" to keep regular viewers excited about Home and Away while it was off air for the summer.

Home and Away series producer Lucy Addario told Dan Barrett of MediaWeek that the telefilm was similar to producing three additional episodes of the soap. Addario had to bring in more crew members to help out. The plot for An Eye for an Eye gave the crew the chance to do things differently to the usual Home and Away format, as they were only following one plot line. Addario explained, "Because in Home and Away you're following 23+ characters, we're always telling three to four stories in every episode. In the special, we're actually following the one story. You actually get momentum from one scene to the next. You don't have to cut away to another story."

As the special was produced for a streaming platform, it did not have to adhere to Home and Away's PG classification, but the production team wanted to keep it PG, so regular viewers of the show would not be put off. Addario commented that they were "respecting" the show's brand. Moo stated that An Eye for an Eye would never be broadcast on Seven, as it was exclusive to Presto. Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy confirmed that An Eye for an Eye would be available to view on Presto following the 2015 season finale of Home and Away on Seven. Actor Nic Westaway, who portrays Kyle Braxton, said the events that take place in An Eye for an Eye would not affect the storylines featured in Home and Away.

Details of the plot were released in November 2015. An Eye for an Eye focuses on the kidnap of Ricky Sharpe (Bonnie Sveen) and Darryl "Brax" Braxton's (Steve Peacocke) infant son Casey by Brax's enemy, Trevor "Gunno" Gunson (Diarmid Heidenreich). Kyle, Heath Braxton (Dan Ewing) and Martin Ashford (George Mason) search for Casey, while Ricky, Bianca Scott (Lisa Gormley) and Phoebe Nicholson (Isabella Giovinazzo) try to raise the money to pay Gunno's ransom demand. Sveen said the plot was "an actor's dream" to play. She added, "In the world of Home And Away, which has to switch between storylines, it was massive for me to just drive this. I felt a little bit like the CEO of a business or something."

Casting
Following the announcement of An Eye for an Eye, it was also reported that former Home and Away actors Dan Ewing and Lisa Gormley would be reprising their roles of Heath Braxton and Bianca Scott respectively. Ewing felt that he was still familiar with his character, so he did not have to do a lot of preparation. But he decided that he wanted to lose some weight for the role. He commented, "I don't want to say 'Dad-bod', but I'd certainly gotten comfortable. I just had to drop a few." Ewing called An Eye for An Eye "really innovative" and added that being able to appear in it was what tempted him back to Home and Away. Gormley had just finished appearing in a play in Sydney when she was approached about making a return. She told TV Week's Stephen Downie that she found it easy to get back into character.

As well as Ewing and Gormley, the telefilm also features regular cast members Nic Westaway, Bonnie Sveen, George Mason, Isabella Giovinazzo, Kyle Pryor (Nate Cooper) Pia Miller (Kat Chapman) and Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts). Diarmid Heidenreich reprised his role of Trevor "Gunno" Gunson from Home and Away. Gunno is a criminal, who previously tried to kill Ricky's partner Darryl Braxton. Actress Leeanna Walsman was cast as Gunno's girlfriend and accomplice Virginia Eisak. One year old twins Sebastian and Xavier Sloan shared the role of Ricky's young son Casey.

Filming

Filming for the spin-off took place at the Channel Seven studios in Eveleigh, Palm Beach in Sydney, and across the Blue Mountains. The cast and crew spent a week filming in the Blue Mountains. Westaway stated, "That was really exciting, it was probably the biggest chunk of that project we shot in one go. We shot a bit before and a lot after." Ewing, Mason and Westaway also filmed scenes in the town of Blackheath at the start of September. Westaway, and some of the other cast members, had to fit in filming for the special around their Home and Away schedules. The actor said it was "a bit of a challenge", as they had to remember the chronological order of scenes and where they were in their respective storylines.

An Eye for An Eye was filmed in 4K ultra-high-definition and produced by Seven Productions. Westaway explained to Sue Yeap of The West Australian that there was more time to shoot An Eye for an Eye compared to the filming schedule of Home and Away, and the set-ups were "more elaborate". Ewing and Gormley agreed that An Eye for An Eye had a faster pace compared to the regular episodes. Ewing also said the telefilm had an "edge to it" that he had not had a chance to experience in the main show before. Sveen also said that the scenes were shot differently, and used various filters and angles which gave it a different look to regular Home and Away episodes.

Broadcast
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye had its premiere on Presto on 9 December 2015 at 8:30 pm. It was preceded by thirty episodes of Home and Away, featuring the most popular births, deaths and marriages as voted for by viewers. An Eye for an Eye aired on the TV2 channel in New Zealand. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on digital station 5Star and Channel 5 on 17 and 21 March respectively. The spin-off was broadcast as three 30-minute episodes on RTÉ One and RTÉ2 in Ireland.

Reception

Ratings
Ahead of the episode's premiere, Presto's subscribers grew by 300 per cent within a seven-day period. Presto upgraded their servers to cope with the demand. In its original broadcast, Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye accounted for over 55 per cent of Presto's total streaming between 8:30 pm and 12:00 am. The telefilm broke all day one streaming records on Presto. Michael Bodey of The Australian reported that An Eye for an Eye received more than 1.6 million views. In its UK broadcast on 5Star, it was seen by 490,000 viewers, making it the sixth most-watched show on the channel for that week.

Critical response
Stephen Downie of TV Week gave the spin-off a positive review, noting that it was "not merely an extended episode of the show." He thought the look and tone was darker than usual, and liked that the plot was not interrupted by other storylines. Downie went on to praise Sveen's performance, believing it to be her best in the role of Ricky. He added "Fast and furious, An Eye for an Eye is a fantastic heart-in-mouth chase from beginning to end. Fans will love it."

Downie's colleague Thomas Woodgate wrote that some people had claimed the episode was "a genius marketing ploy" by Presto to get subscriptions at the expense of the show's fans. But Woodgate thought Presto had to act, as they were competing with other streaming services, such as Netflix and Stan, which also invests in local content. Of the episode, Woodgate opined: "a grittier feel, a change in production values and a newish story means it will stand alone".

An Inside Soap columnist commented that the spin-off was "much anticipated" ahead of its UK broadcast. They also said "the high-octane drama will leave viewers on the edge of their seats". Sue Yeap of The West Australian said Home and Away broke "new ground" with the telefilm. Fiona Flynn of entertainment.ie chose the special as her TV Highlight of the week. She was pleased to see Heath back and stated "these next few days are going to be HIGH DRAMA. Let's just hope we don't lose any more Braxtons, we STILL can't quite believe Casey is gone." Ellen Moorhead from The Spinoff noted, "With the show haemorrhaging thousands of viewers per episode earlier in the year, this is obviously a ploy to keep people hooked over summer. And I am so into it."

Sequels and novels
Following the success of Home and Away: An Eye for An Eye, it was announced on 6 May 2016 that two more feature-length episodes had been commissioned. Home and Away: Revenge and Home and Away: All or Nothing aired on Foxtel, following the closure of Presto, on 19 December 2016 and 26 January 2017 respectively. Both Ewing and Gormley reprised their roles once again for the specials. Two novels, one of which ties in with An Eye for an Eye, were later released by Hachette Australia.

References

External links

Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye at Channel 5

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Category:Home and Away spin-offs
Category:Australian films
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Category:Television series by Seven Productions
Category:Australian television spin-offs


Codename: Strykeforce

Codename: Strykeforce was a comic book series by Top Cow and Image Comics, about a team of mercenary superheroes.

Codename: Strykeforce was an offshoot of another series called Cyberforce, which was about a group of cyborg shock troops. The series lasted for fourteen issues. The first nine were written by David Wohl and Marc Silvestri, and illustrated by Brandon Peterson, with the last five written by Steve Gerber and illustrated by Billy Tan Mung Khoy. A few fill in artists included Joe Benitez in issue #8 and Michael Turner in issue #14. An issue #0 was published between #13 and 14 with story by Mike Heisler and art by Anthony Wynn. Gerber and Tan also handled the two part Cyberforce/Codename: Strykeforce crossover, which ended with the character Stryker disbanding Codename: Strykeforce.

The comic was relaunched in 2004 as Strykeforce which lasted for 5 issues.  The relaunch was written by Jay Faerber and penciled by Tyler Kirkham.

Story

Issue #0
When a mission comes along that Cyberforce won't touch, Stryker puts together his own team to take care of business. Team members include: Stryker, a cyborg with three cybernetic arms on his right side which can be detached; Phade, a mutant who can alter his molecular density; Black Anvil (often referred to simply as Anvil), a short cobalt blue powerhouse with incredible strength; Bloodbow, an expert marksman; Icarus, a man with hollow bones and the power of flight. The mission turns out to be a set-up and Phade disappears after using his powers too long and his molecules drift apart. They find that one of their opponents has also been deceived and she joins the team as Tempest, a woman with the power to control the weather.
Between the story in issue #0 and #1, Anvil is sent to the Himalaya Mountains to recruit Killrazor, a martial arts expert who can create knives from any portion of his body.

Death's Angel
Stryker and Icarus are sent to the Ukraine to protect President Bill Clinton during a peace conference. The proceedings are attacked and Stryker protects the president but Icarus is killed. Several other dignitaries are abducted by a villain who called himself Death's Angel, and Strykeforce tracks him to his nuclear submarine. After boarding the sub, and after a few skirmishes, they narrowly prevent a nuclear missile strike on New York. In lieu of payment for the mission, Strykeforce takes the sub as their new base of operations.

Stormwatch
Stryker and his team are asked to board Skywatch by Weatherman One Henry Bendix and search out an alien who can duplicate people down to a genetic level. The alien duplicates Anvil and begins to stir up trouble between Strykeforce and Stormwatch, the super team that lives on the space station. The alien is eventually uncovered and fought by both teams. At the conclusion of the encounter, however, the alien accidentally kills Bloodbow and decides to take his form and replace him as a member of Strykeforce. For the remainder of the series (issues #8-14), Bloodbow is actually the female, alien shapeshifter Sh'rrrnn.

Scavengers
Stryker next accepts a mission from Joshua Thornewood to find a Fountain of Youth hidden in the Himalayas and protected by a Yeti. The main reason he takes on such an odd task for his squad is because Joshua's twin brother Jacob has hired a rival team, the Scavengers, to accomplish the same mission. The leader of the Scavengers, Rancor Deathstrike, is an old rival of Stryker's and the two teams battle each other to accomplish the intended goal.

The Industrial Accidents
In dire financial straits, Stryker next splits the Strykeforce into two teams to take on dual missions so they can make more money. Both missions turn out to be a set up masterminded by a U.S. senator. Stryker, angry at the deception, makes him pay up anyway. In retaliation, the senator hires a villainous group called the Industrial Accidents to take down Strykeforce. During the long and ensuing conflict, Stryker is captured by the Accidents and is then rescued by his old team, Cyberforce. Bloodbow is "killed" and transforms back into the more powerful alien form of Sh'rrrnn to continue the fight. With the fate of both Stryker and Bloodbow unknown, the rest of the team heads back to the sub to wait for news.

Opposing Forces
Bloodbow returns to Strykeforce and finally reveals to the team that he is really a shapeshifting alien. Strykeforce and Cyberforce team up to repel an invasion by Sh'rrrnn's people, the Shu'roch. At the conclusion of the adventure, Stryker announces that the team was a mistake from the start and disbands the Strykeforce.

References

External links
 http://www.comics.org/series/7137/ Codename: Stryke Force @ Grand Comics Database
 http://www.comicvine.com/codename-strykeforce/49-6637/ Codename: Strykeforce @ Comic Vine

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Simulated Emergency Test

The annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is a training exercise involving the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and the National Traffic System (NTS), a message-handling service of amateur radio.  The American Radio Relay League is a prime mover in this event, which is organized somewhat like a contest.  Its primary purposes are to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in emergency preparedness and communications, and to demonstrate amateur radio to the public.

During the first full weekend of October of every year in the United States, a nationwide radio communications network is set up that links every major city and most of the geography of the country.  This technological infrastructure is set up from scratch within a few hours at locations that vary from state and local government Emergency Operations Centers to isolated areas without utilities of any kind. Every mode of radio communications is utilized including analog, digital, voice, data, simplex, duplex, satellites and even automated relay stations launched on aircraft and with weather balloons.  For no more than 48 continuous hours, this nationwide radio communications network is exercised with the primary objective of proving the system's readiness and capabilities. Then as quickly as it was set up, the system is dismantled and stored in preparation for when it is needed.  The system has demonstrated its value time after time during earthquakes, hurricanes, forest fires, terrorist attacks and other disasters. All of this capability is provided by volunteers who continuously hone their technical skills and acquire, build, and maintain their own equipment. These radio engineers and operators, along with their equipment, combine into an important resource for emergency communications.

In India, Vigyan Prasar (an apex body for science popularization under the Department of Science and Technology coordinates simulated disaster communication exercises and also organizes trainings to help people getting ham radio licenses in areas which are vulnerable to natural calamities.

External links
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) - ARRL

Category:Amateur radio emergency communications


Indiana Forest Alliance

The Indiana Forest Alliance (IFA) is a non-profit environmental group based in Indianapolis, IN.  The IFA focuses on issues pertaining to the forests of the state of Indiana, particularly the preservation, longevity, and health of native forests.  Their stated official mission is: "(t)o preserve and restore Indiana’s native hardwood ecosystem for the enjoyment of all."

History
Founded in 1996, the Indiana Forest Alliance formed as a coalition of seven groups to coordinate efforts in protecting the Hoosier National Forest and various state forests. The IFA had their main office in Bloomington, IN until the summer of 2016, when they moved their office to Indianapolis, IN.

Initiatives
In 2017-2018, the IFA has focused on a variety of initiatives including: the protection of the Yellowwood Backcountry Area (BCA) in Brown County, IN, the Wild Indiana Campaign promoting the designation of wild areas within Indiana state forests throughout the state, and surveying and inventorying the flora and fauna of Indiana forests.

Awards
On December 2, 2017 IFA was awarded the Organization of the Year from the Hoosier Environmental Council.

Criticism
Some criticize the IFA's efforts, arguing that logging and removing trees is necessary for forest health. Revenue from timber sales are also pointed to as a solution the Indiana Division of Forestry's declining budget and could potentially allow the Division of Forestry to increase the amount of forests through purchasing adjacent private lands. The Division of Forestry also points out that the state forests in Indiana exist partly to serve as a source of commodities for the state. Moreover, the Division of Forestry is required by Indiana state law to log timber in state forests that has worthy commercial value.

References

External links
Indiana Forest Alliance website
Indiana Department of Forestry website

Category:Non-profit organizations based in Indianapolis
Category:National Forests of Indiana
Category:Organizations established in 1996


Akgedik

Akgedik is a village in Tarsus district of Mersin Province, Turkey. It is situated in the Çukurova plains (Cilicia of the antiquity) to the south of Çukurova motorway and Berdan Dam reservoir at .The distance to Tarsus is . and to Mersin is . The population of Akgedik is 1065  as of 2010. Cotton and grape are the two main crops of the village.

References

Category:Populated places in Mersin Province
Category:Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Category:Villages in Turkey
Category:Populated places in Tarsus District


Shenzhou 6

Shenzhou 6 ( Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005 on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng (费俊龙) and Niè Hǎishèng (聂海胜) for five days in low Earth orbit. It launched three days before the second anniversary of China's first human spaceflight, Shenzhou 5.

The crew were able to change out of their new lighter space suits, conduct scientific experiments, and enter the orbital module for the first time, giving them access to toilet facilities. The exact activities of the crew were kept secret but were thought by some to include military reconnaissance, however this is likely untrue given that similar experiments in the US and USSR determined that humans in space are not suited for military reconnaissance. It landed in the Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia on October 16, 2005, the same site as the previous crewed and uncrewed Shenzhou flights.

Crew

Backup Team 1

Back-up Team 2

Crew notes
This is the first spaceflight for both crew members. The crew was introduced to the Chinese public and international media about five hours before the launch. Niè Hǎishèng celebrated his 41st birthday in space.

Huang Chunping, the chief designer of the Long March 2F rocket, was quoted in the Beijing Times as saying the crew members who would fly the mission were selected from a pool of three pairs. Five pairs of astronauts trained for the flight and about one month before launch the two pairs with the lowest performance were dropped. The Ta Kung Pao newspaper had reported that Zhai Zhigang and Nie Haisheng were the leading pair, after having been in the final group of three for Shenzhou 5.

Mission highlights

Launch

The crew arrived at the spacecraft about 2 hours and 45 minutes before the launch and the hatch closed 30 minutes after their arrival. At 01:00:05.583 UTC on October 12 Shenzhou 6 lifted off from the launch pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The launch phase was reported to be normal with the escape rocket separating 120 seconds after launch when the rocket was travelling 1,300 m/s (4300 ft/s). Sixteen seconds later the four booster rockets separated at an altitude of . The payload fairing and first stage detached 200 seconds after launch. The second stage burned for a further 383 seconds and the spacecraft separated from the rocket  above the Yellow Sea. The spacecraft then used its own propulsion system to place it into a 211 km by 345 km (131 by 214 statute miles) orbit, with an inclination of 42.4 degrees, about 21 minutes after launch. At 01:39 UTC Chen Bingde, the Chief Commander of the Chinese space program, announced the launch was successful. The crew ate their first meal in space at 03:11 UTC.

Before the flight, the launch time had been the object of speculation by the Chinese media. For several months before the planned launch its time was only given as mid-October, or even late-September. Then on September 23 it was reported by the Hong Kong-based news agency China News Service that the launch was tentatively scheduled for 03:00 UTC on October 13. This launch time was confirmed two weeks later by Jiang Jingshan, a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. But then on October 10 an official from the technical department of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said the launch was then scheduled for 01:00 UTC on October 12. This new launch time could have been designed to dodge the cold weather which had been forecast to hit the area. Assembly of the rocket was reported complete on September 26. On October 4, the Shenzhou 6 spacecraft was attached to the CZ-2F rocket, also known as Shenjian.

Unlike the uncrewed Shenzhou flights, Shenzhou 5 and 6 were launched during daylight hours to provide greater safety in case of abort. The launch was televised live with China Central Television selling advertising for RMB¥2.56 million (US$316,000) for five seconds, to RMB¥8.56 million (US$1 million) for 30 seconds. A video camera had been added to the rocket and images of it were broadcast during the ascent and the separation of the Shenzhou spacecraft.

Shortly after launch, recovery crews began searching a region from the Badain Jaran Desert in Inner Mongolia to Shaanxi for the launch escape tower, booster rockets, first stage and payload fairing. Of particular interest was the "black box" of the rocket, which contained telemetry that may not have been downlinked during the launch phase. It was found 45 minutes after launch somewhere near Otog Banner. It was first sighted by a herdswoman, Lian Hua, about 1.5 km from her home. Other wreckage from the launch was found and destroyed at its impact location or brought back to Jiuquan.

General Secretary and President Hu Jintao was present at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center to watch the launch. Premier Wen Jiabao was present at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

Five days in orbit

The first of several orbit changing maneuvers happened as planned at 07:54:45, with a 63-second burn to circularize the orbit. Based on United States Space Command orbital elements, it was in a 332 by 336 km (206 by 209 statute miles) orbit. After about an hour and a half, the hatch between the re-entry and orbital modules was opened and, for the first time, crew were able to enter the second living compartment of the Shenzhou spacecraft. Fèi Jùnlóng was the first to enter, while Niè Hǎishèng remained in the reentry module. They would swap positions about three hours later.

At 13:32 UTC, Niè and Fèi had a seven-minute conversation with their wives and children who were in Mission Control. Niè's daughter sang "Happy Birthday to You", as his birthday is October 13.

The activities of the crew were not fully revealed by the Chinese. Only vague references to experiments were made, though some were made public. One experiment involved the crew testing the reaction of the spacecraft to movement within the orbital and reentry modules. They moved between the modules, opening and closing the hatches and operating equipment with "more strength" than normally required.

A second orbital maneuver occurred at 21:56 on October 13. It raised the orbit that had been lowered due to atmospheric drag, and lasted 6.5 seconds.

On October 15, Niè and Fèi had a two-minute conversation with General Secretary and President Hu Jintao, beginning at 08:29. During the conversation, Hu told them "The motherland and people are proud of you. I hope you will successfully complete your task by carrying out the mission calmly and carefully and have a triumphant return".

Re-entry and landing

The re-entry process began at 19:44 on October 16 when the orbital module separated as planned from the rest of the spacecraft. Unlike with the Soyuz spacecraft, this is done before the re-entry burn, allowing the orbital module to stay in orbit for extended months-long missions or to act as a docking target for later flights. The orbital module fired its engines twice on October 19 to give it a circular orbit with a height of .

One minute after this separation, the engines on the service module ignited over the coast of West Africa to slow the spacecraft. At 20:07, the re-entry module separated and five minutes later the re-entry proper began, as the Shenzhou capsule entered the top of the atmosphere, over China. The communications blackout that occurs during re-entry started at 20:16 and two minutes later radio communication was regained with the spacecraft. The main parachute opened and the capsule began to slowly descend to a landing on the Inner Mongolia northern grasslands at 4:33 a.m. local time (20:33 UTC). The capsule landed approximately 1 km (about 1000 yards) from its planned target.

About half an hour after landing, the recovery forces had the hatch of the spacecraft open and first Fèi, and then Niè emerged. Hou Ying, chief designer of the landing site system, said the recovery was improved over that of Shenzhou 5. After medical check-ups and a light meal the astronauts were put on a special plane bound for Beijing, where they were placed into medical isolation for the following two weeks. At 21:46, Chen Bingde had declared the entire mission to be a success.

The capsule was returned to Beijing by train and handed over to China Research Institute of Space Technology at Changping railway station.

The orbital module continued to orbit the Earth, gathering more information from experiments on board. The module also gave Chinese mission controllers experience at long-duration spaceflights. After 2,920 orbits of the Earth, its active mission ended on April 15, 2006. It is still in orbit, and will reenter when its orbit sufficiently decays.

There were two planned landing sites for the mission. The primary site was the banner of Siziwang in Inner Mongolia. The secondary site was at the Jiuquan launch site. In addition, there were recovery forces at Yinchuan, Yulin and Handan. It is also possible for the Shenzhou spacecraft to splashdown in the ocean should the need arise, with further recovery crews in the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Some Chinese diplomats are trained and equipped for any emergency landing at sites that are not on Chinese territory. Zhang Shuting, chief designer of the emergency and rescue system, has said that emergency landing sites have been identified in Australia, Southwest Asia, North Africa, Western Europe, the United States and South America. The diplomatic mission nearest to the landing site will be given the task to head any rescue mission if necessary. The Chinese government had advised Australia that emergency landing sites have been identified in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Emergency Management Australia, the Australian government agency that co-ordinates the response to major contingencies, has said they are ready to deal with any emergencies that arise during spaceflights. However, the return module is designed to allow access from the outside only to those with a special key. A copy of this key has not been made available to Australian officials, but it was reported that an unnamed Chinese military attaché at the Chinese embassy in Canberra had one.

Project management
As with previous Shenzhou series, Chinese military is heavily involved, and in official Chinese documents, project managers are referred as project commanders instead:
 General project manager / commander: Chen Bingde
 1st vice general project manager / commander: Lieutenant General Hu Shixiang (胡世祥), vice director-general of General Armaments Department
 Vice general project manager / commander: Zhang Qingwei
 Vice general project manager / commander: Jiang Mianheng
 Vice general project manager / commander: Sun Laiyan
 General engineer: Wang Yongzhi
 Vice general engineer: Zhou Jianping (周建平), who was born in Wangcheng County, 1957. He obtained his M.S .from Dalian University of Technology, his Ph.D from National University of Defense Technology, where he became a professor. From 1993 thru 1995, he studies in the United States. He would later become the general engineer for Shenzhou 7.
 Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center: Major General Zhang Yulin (张育林)
 Vice director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center: Major General Cui Jijun (崔吉俊)
 General engineer of ground support at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center: Wang Jingan (王金安)

Upgrades
The Chinese space officials have said that the Long March 2F rocket featured a "fire security system" on the escape tower. Speculation on what this means ranges from better fail-safes to stop accidental firings, to the addition of a fire extinguisher. The Wen Wei Po newspaper have reported that the rocket appeared the same as that used for Shenzhou 5 except that a "transition segment" was visible at the top of the Shenzhou 6 stack, attached to one end of the orbital module.

China Aerospace Science and Technology, the major manufacturer of both the Shenzhou spacecraft and the Long March rocket have said that although the flight featured a second astronaut and was much longer than Shenzhou 5, the rocket and spacecraft did not weigh much more due to optimisation of its systems. Only 200 kg (about 440 lb) more was needed for the second astronaut. Among the amenities on board for the crew was hot food, sleeping bags and essential sanitary equipment. The sleeping bag was hooked to a wall of the orbital module and the crew had alternating sleep periods. The shock absorbers in the crew seats were redesigned so as to provide more safety to the crew in case the braking rockets fail to fire just before touchdown. The flight telemetry recorder on the spacecraft had its memory increased to about 1 gigabyte, and the read/write speed was now 10 times as fast as the computers carried on previous flights. It was also about half the size of that carried on Shenzhou 5. Overall, 95% of the Shenzhou 6 space capsule is indigenously designed/produced in China, the highest rate in comparison to the previous ones.

The menu included pineapple-filled mooncakes, green vegetables, braised bamboo shoots, rice, and bean congee. In total there was 40 kg (about 88 lb) of food on board. A somewhat strange aspect of the mission reported in the Chinese press was the fixation on the purity of drinking water for the astronauts, where it was claimed that their water reportedly comes from a mine  underground and was disinfected with an electrolytic silver solution. It has thus been said by the press that they are drinking the "purest water in China".

It had been reported that, on Shenzhou 5, astronaut Yang Liwei suffered from a "minor heartache" after his launch. It is thought that this refers to space adaptation syndrome experienced by about one third of astronauts during the first few days of a spaceflight. The People's Daily said that the interior design of the spacecraft has been changed to hopefully lessen the likelihood of nausea and other symptoms.

Experiments
It was announced in July 2005 that Shenzhou 6 would carry one experiment involving the sperm of pigs from Rongchang County, Chongqing. But on October 11 it was revealed by Liu Luxiang, director of the Centre for Space Breeding at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, that there were no plans for animal or plant seeds on the flight. He said the focus of Shenzhou 6 was the physical reactions of the crew to the space environment. This was seemingly contradicted a year and a half after the flight when sweet potatoes started being sold for Valentine's Day that had been grown from seeds reportedly taken on the flight.

Morris Jones who writes for SpaceDaily.com has speculated that the lack of any other announced experiments suggested that the mission could be oriented more toward the military. The crew could have operated a large surveillance film camera, supplementing the uncrewed recoverable satellite program.

Tracking

There are 20 land-based tracking stations in the Chinese space telemetry network. These are supplemented by four Yuanwang-series tracking ships. The Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center global map showed their positions to be:
 Yuanwang 1 in the Yellow Sea
 Yuanwang 2 about 1500 km (about 900 statute miles) southwest of French Polynesia
 Yuanwang 3 off the Namibian coast
 Yuanwang 4 off the coast of Western Australia in the Indian Ocean

Only one other land-based tracking station is outside China — at Swakopmund in Namibia.

Shortly after the Shenzhou 5 flight in 2003, the Pacific nation of Kiribati established diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan), leading the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cut off diplomatic ties under its One-China policy. Following this, the PRC has dismantled a tracking station that had been built on Tarawa, the capital island of Kiribati, to track spaceflights.

International reaction

Statements from the Greater China area
  The Central Government of the People's Republic of China – Premier Wen Jiabao reiterated China's policy for peaceful use of space and hailed the successful launch.
  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China – Chief Executive Donald Tsang congratulated the motherland on the successful launch.
  The Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) – Lien Chan, honorary party chairman, said the "great scientific achievement is worthy of joy and pride".

Foreign countries and international organizations
  – Foreign Minister Alexander Downer stated that "Australia warmly welcomes the success of China's mission into space".
  – President Georgi Parvanov sent a letter to Hu Jintao congratulating the PRC on the "remarkable achievements in peaceful exploitation of the outer space".
  – Ndoumba Eloungou Nestor, secretary of Cameroon's External Relations Ministry said the launch encouraged a vast number of developing countries.
  – President Jacques Chirac congratulated the successful return of the spacecraft.
  – Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda hoped the crew would have a safe return and said development in China of crewed spacecraft was not a "military threat".
  – Nikolai Moiseyev, deputy head of the Russian Federal Space Agency said "another power has joined the space club" and that Russia looked "forward to further cooperation with them in all areas".
  – President S.R. Nathan sent a congratulatory letter to President Hu Jintao saying it was a proud moment for all Chinese.
  – Minister of State for Information Nsaba Buturo said the launch will stop the domination of outer space by a few countries in the world.
  United Nations – A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said that Annan extended his "warm congratulations...on the safe and successful completion of its second mission into space".
  – Deputy State Department spokesman Adam Ereli congratulated China on the launch of its second crewed spacecraft, and applauded its success as only the third nation with this capability.
  NASA – Administrator Michael Griffin congratulated China on its launch and wished them a safe journey. In his remarks, he noted "China, once again, has demonstrated that it is among the elite number of countries capable of human space flight. We wish them well on their mission, and we look forward to the safe return of their astronauts."
  European Space Agency – European astronaut Frank De Winne wished the crew a smooth journey. He commented on the fact that Europe had yet to create its own independent crewed spacecraft.

See also

 Chinese space program
 Tiangong program
 Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center
 Long March 2F Rocket

References

External links

 Xinhua News Agency coverage
 Dragon Space – China's civilian, military and manned space programs
 Shenzhou 6 – China's Second Manned Space Mission
 Spacefacts data about Shenzhou 6
 Shenzhou 6 training photographs. From Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese)
 "Getting ready for space flight tomorrow—"Heroic astronaut team" makes preparations for manned spaceflight", PLA Daily. Accessed July 24, 2005
 "Satellite Spots China’s Manned Rocket", Space.com article about IKONOS satellite image of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center

Shenzhou 06
Shenzhou 06
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Trinity Is Still My Name

Trinity Is Still My Name (, lit. "...they kept calling him Trinity") is a 1971 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni. Starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it is a sequel to They Call Me Trinity (1970). It was shot extensively in Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo. The film was the top-grossing Italian film of its time.

Plot
In the opening sequence, Bambino (Bud Spencer) is walking through the desert carrying his saddle and finds four escaped convicts, from whom he steals their beans and horses. This scene is followed by the opening credits and the title song, after which we see Trinity (Terence Hill) on his travois. He too comes across the convicts frying more beans, and also tricks them.

Trinity then continues to his family home and finds Bambino having a bath. Trinity smells so bad that he is told to bathe, too, before everyone starts lunch. When the four convicts show up and try to rob the family, the mother sneaks around from the back and ushers them out with a shotgun after they are relieved yet again of their guns and money.

That night, the father pretends to be dying and makes Trinity and Bambino promise to work together. As Bambino is teaching Trinity how to be a successful horse thief, they see a wagon with two tired mules and decide to rob the passengers. But all they find is a family with a sick baby (nicknamed "Little Windy" by Bambino) and a young girl who falls for Trinity. The family isn't moving because of a broken wheel, so Bambino lifts the wagon and Trinity changes the wheel, before giving the family some of the money they have stolen. As the film progresses they keep encountering the family, with much the same gags.

When Trinity and Bambino arrive in town, they head to the local saloon. Inside, Trinity, Bambino, and two cowboys play cards with a professional sharper named Wild Card Hendricks. Thanks to his superior skills, Trinity deals everybody a potentially winning hand. However, his cards are better, so he wins and is accused by Hendricks of being a cheat. When they square off, Trinity displays his extreme speed by drawing his gun a number of times, each time holstering it and then slapping Hendricks in the face, all before Wild Card can react. As he leaves, Wild Card tries to shoot Trinity from behind but is foiled once again.

Trinity and Bambino buy new suits with their winnings. Running into the family they helped earlier, they convince the family that they are federal agents working undercover as supposed outlaws, with Bambino as "The Captain" and Trinity "The Lieutenant". Then the brothers go into a smart restaurant for dinner, consuming huge quantities of food with a notable lack of table manners. When they leave, they meet a man who, believing the story about their being federal agents, gives them four thousand dollars to "keep their eyes shut."

The two brothers now travel to a town called San José where they start a bar brawl with some convicts they recognize. These they take to the local sheriff for the bounty. The sheriff informs Trinity and Bambino that everyone in San José works for the man who paid them the four thousand dollars and that they should avoid the local mission especially. Paying a visit to the mission to check things out, Bambino pretends that he has come to confess, considerably shocking the priest with his long list of transgressions (covered up by loud organ music so the audience can't hear).

That night they find that the man who paid them off also uses the mission for gun-running and to store stolen loot, with his men disguised as monks. The brothers convince the real monks into helping them beat the outlaws, while actually planning to take the loot for themselves. After a long fight, which the brothers and the monks naturally win, a group of Rangers shows up and arrests the outlaws. One of them thinks he recognizes Bambino as a wanted horse thief; to allay his suspicions, Trinity repeats that they are federal agents and gives the Ranger the stolen loot.

As they ride away squabbling, they see the pioneering family stuck fording the river (as they were once before) and the film ends with Trinity riding down to help them.

Cast
Terence Hill – Trinity
Bud Spencer – Bambino
Yanti Somer – Trinity's girl, the farmer's daughter
Harry Carey, Jr. – Trinity and Bambino's father
Jessica Dublin – Farrah, Trinity and Bambino's mother
Emilio Delle Piane – Parker
Enzo Tarascio – sheriff
Pupo De Luca – head monk
Benito Stefanelli – Stingary Smith
Riccardo Pizzuti – chief of the Dallas gunmen
Enzo Fiermonte – wandering farmer
Dana Ghia – farmer's wife
Franco Ressel – maitre d'
Gérard Landry – Lopert
Luigi Bonos – Ozgur, the bartender
Antonio Monselesan – Wild Card Hendricks

Box office
The film was a huge financial success, becoming the top-grossing Italian film up to then, with 14,554,172 admissions in Italy - a distinction previously held by its predecessor, They Call Me Trinity.

References

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Listed buildings in Raby, Merseyside

Raby is a village in Wirral, Merseyside, England.  It contains eight buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II.  This grade is the lowest of the three gradings given to listed buildings and is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".  The listed buildings consist of farmhouses, farm buildings, cottages, and a public house.

References

Citations

Sources

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Anthony Strong

Anthony Strong (born 29 October 1984) is an English jazz singer, pianist and songwriter.

Early life
Strong was born in Croydon, to parents Pat and Roger, and educated at Whitgift School, the Royal Academy of Music, the Purcell School and The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz piano.

Musical career
During his final years as a music student, Strong gained a reputation as a side-man and session musician, performing with Charlotte Church, Michael Bolton, Marti Pellow, and Jocelyn Brown, and appearing regularly on television shows.

In 2009, Strong recorded his debut album Guaranteed!, written with Guy Mathers and Jamie Pullen and featuring eight originals and a version of "I Won't Dance", with performances from singer Natalie Williams, vibraphonist Lewis Wright and double bass player Tom Farmer of Empirical. The album was championed by Sir Michael Parkinson on BBC Radio 2 ("I think he's got a real talent, this boy…") and Bob Sinfield on Jazz FM.

In 2011, he appeared on Friday Night Is Music Night with actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company and on BBC Radio 2's New Year's Eve special at the Savoy Ballroom, where he performed "Baby, It's Cold Outside" as a duet with Paloma Faith. He was the piano player for Adrien Brody in the 2011 Super Bowl commercial Stella Artois's "Crying Jean". Strong also took on an understudy role as Jerry Lee Lewis in the West End musical Million Dollar Quartet, during which time he released his second record, Delovely, a five-track EP of standards with one original by Strong and Mathers, "Going Nowhere". Strong and Mathers's songs are published as an occasional series in Areté.

In 2012 Strong released "Laughing in Rhythm" (a duet with actress Jessica Hynes for the charity Children in Need), embarked on a tour of 25 European cities and performed on the Harald Schmidt Show on German television. He is particularly associated with the city of Paris, where he supported BB King at Le Grand Rex and played twelve shows at Le Duc des Lombards.

In January 2013, it was announced that he had signed a recording contract with Parisian label Naïve Records, and released "Stepping Out" in the Spring of 2013.  After the London launch, UK newspaper Metro hailed Strong as "a major new talent" and, in France, he was featured in daily national newspaper Le Figaro. After a performance on breakfast TV show 'MorgenMagazin', "Stepping Out" reached Number 1 on the iTunes and Amazon jazz charts in Germany.

In 2015, he released his album "On a Clear Day".

References

External links
 AnthonyStrong.com

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Gashashara

Gashashara is a village in the Commune of Rugazi in Bubanza Province in north western Burundi.

References

External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com

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Ségou, Senegal

Segou is a village in the Kédougou Region of south-eastern Senegal at 12.41 degrees N latitude and 12.28 degrees W longitude.  It is 25 km from the region capital of Kédougou and 120 km from Niokolo-Koba National Park.  It is in the foothills of the Guinea mountains. It has a population of about 1,000.  Nearly all of the people of the village are Pula Futa.

Segou Waterfall

A 3 km hike from the village takes one through farmed fields, savana, bamboo forest, and riparian areas before arriving at the 20 meter waterfall.  On the hike, one can expect to see or hear, a variety of birds, chimpanzees, and three monkey species.

Transportation

From Dakar, an overnight bus can be taken to Kedougou on Tuesdays and Fridays. From the Kedougou garage, one can take a sept-place to Segou.

Accommodations

The Luro Pelle Lodge is located just outside the village on the way to the Segou Waterfall.  It is open to the public year-round and serves meals, cold beverages, and has solar electricity in all rooms.  Staff at the campement can arrange for a guide.  15% of profits are shared with the community.

References

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Benoît Mondou

Benoît Mondou (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC La Chaux-de-Fonds of the Swiss-B  league. He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the 8th round (247th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior
Mondou as born in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. He played Major junior hockey in the QMJHL with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar and Shawinigan Cataractes. During the 2001–02 QMJHL season, Mondou was an offensive force with the Drakkar, scoring 70 points to set the team's single season for most points by a rookie. That same season he won the Michel Bergeron Trophy as the  QMJHL's Offensive Rookie of the Year, the RDS Cup as the QMJHL's overall Rookie of the Year, and was named to the QMJHL's All-Rookie team.

He joined the Cataractes midway during the 2002–03 season. Between the two teams he was able to post respectable numbers during his second year,  scoring 11 goals and 62 points in 60 games. On June 21, 2003, Mondou was selected in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft as a late round pick (247th overall) of the Boston Bruins.

Mondou's showed his offensive abilities again during the 2003–04 QMJHL season when he led the Cataractes in scoring with 95 points (5th best in the QMJHL). That year he was awarded the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy (most sportsmanlike player in the QMJHL) and also won the CHL Sportsman of the Year award.

Professional
The Boston Bruins failed to sign Mondou to a contract, and on July 24, 2006 the New Jersey Devils signed the free agent to a minor league contract and assigned him to play the 2006–07season with the Trenton Devils in the ECHL.

Mondou broke into the AHL the following year, playing 51 games for the Lowell Devils during the 2007–08 AHL season.

The 2006–07 season began with promise, but after just 12 games in the AHL Mondou was again assigned to play in the ECHL. On December 30, 2008, after just five games with Trenton, Mondou signed with EC VSV to finish the 2008–09 season in the Austrian hockey league.

Mondou moved to La Chaux-de-Fonds,  Switzerland for the 2009–10 season to play for HC La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss-B league. He continues to play for this team in the 2015-16 season.

Career statistics

Awards
QMJHL

CHL

References

External links

Benoit Mondou's profile at Elite Prospects

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Francie Larrieu Smith

Frances Anne "Francie" Larrieu Smith (November 23, 1952 in  Palo Alto, California) is an American track and field athlete.  She was the flagbearer at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for the United States of America. Larrieu Smith was the third female American athlete to make five American Olympic teams, behind the six of fencer Jan York-Romary and Track and Field's Willye White.  The feat was later equaled by basketball player Teresa Edwards, track and field's Gail Devers, cyclist/speedskater Chris Witty and swimmer Dara Torres.  After one of the longest elite careers on record, she has retired from that level of competition.

She won a World Road Race Championships silver medal at 15 km in 1990. She is also a former world indoor record holder at the mile. She holds the Texas Relays Women's Invitational Record for both the 1,500 meters and 10,000 meters, set in 1983 and 1991, respectively.

Since 1999 she has been a cross country and track coach at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

Early life and career
She is the younger sister of the American Olympic distance runner Ron Larrieu. She started running at age 13 and ran for the San Jose Cindergals, one of the first youth track clubs for women. She attended Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California, graduating in 1970 before any school in California had a women's track team. She attended California State University, Long Beach, and UCLA. Starting with the 1500 meter title in 1970 at age 17, Larrieu won 21 National Championships and set 13 world indoor records and 35 American records in her career. At the U.S./USSR indoor meet in 1975, she ran 4:28.5 for the mile run, indoors, which bettered the standing outdoor World Record at the time.  Her still standing 1974 meet record in the Mile at the Mt. SAC Relays has stood for over 40 years.

Smith has a master's degree in sports administration from the University of Texas. She married Jimmy Smith, a professor of kinesiology, in 1980 and they were divorced in 2013.

Longevity
She is notable for one of the longest distance running careers, beginning with the 1972 Olympics as a  19-year-old running the 1500 metres, then the longest distance race for women, and again in the 1976 Olympics. She also qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics but did not participate because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. Her best performance was when she  finished 5th in the Women's 10000 metres in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Her final appearance was finishing 12th in the marathon in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where, as the elder stateswoman of American track and field at age 39, she was selected to be the flagbearer in the opening ceremonies.  She was the youngest female 1500 meter runner the U.S. has ever sent to the Olympics and the oldest female in any track and field event.

She was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1998.  She was inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1999. Runner's World magazine named her "The Most Versatile runner of the Quarter Century".  Smith was Inducted into the Texas Track
and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2017.

Achievements
 6-Times US 1500 m Champion (1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979 & 1980)
 Recipient of one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for athletes who were prevented from competing in the 1980 Summer Games.
 2-Time US 3000 m Champion (1979, 1982)
 US 10,000 m  Champion (1985)  - also won the 1985 US 10 km road title (tied with Betty Springs)
 4 Times US Indoor 1 mile Champion (1975, 1977, 1978, 1979)
 2 Time US Indoor 2 mile Champion (1977, 1981)
 Qualified for 5 US Olympic teams (1972, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1992) prevented from competing in 1980, due to the Olympic boycott by the U.S.
 Inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Class of 2017

References

External links
 California State Records before 2000

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Caltojar

Caltojar is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality had a population of 111 inhabitants. The municipality includes the villages of Bordecorex and Casillas de Berlanga.

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Suit actor

A  is a member of, usually, a Japanese tokusatsu production who works similar to a stunt performer. However, the suit actor does all of his or her stunts while in a full costume that normally obscures their identity from the viewer (typically the transformed character) and the actor's voice is  dubbed during .

List of notable suit actors
Javier Botet
Kurt Carley

Kevin Peter Hall (Most famous for his portrayal of Yautja from Predator from 1987 to 1990)
Verne Troyer (Ferbus in Saban's Masked Rider)
 (Most famous for his portrayal of Godzilla from 1954 to 1972)

 (under the stage name )
Brian Steele
Mark Steger

See also
Tokusatsu
Stunt performer
Creature suit

Category:Tokusatsu


Zeezrom

According to the Book of Mormon, Zeezrom () was an ancient American lawyer (one who is expert in the Hebrew Law, or the Law of Moses) who sought to destroy the liberty of the Nephites via his legal practice. He was converted to the gospel by Alma the Younger and his missionary companion Amulek.  (See .)

Summary of his life
Zeezrom lived in the land of Ammonihah, whose inhabitants were wicked.  Alma and Amulek tried to preach to the people of Ammonihah, but they were countered by Zeezrom.  Among other things Zeezrom tried to bribe Amulek and some scholars have argued that Zeezrom's name may be a dysphemism invoking money. Zeezrom tried to convince the people that Alma and Amulek were the wicked ones, but he was confounded and eventually was convinced of his misdeeds and repented of his sins.  He later left the practice of law and became missionary companions with Alma, Amulek, and others.

He then became a very active missionary in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. He taught the gospel in the land of Melek. He was also with Alma on his mission to the Zoramites. In later times he was held up as one of the key spreaders of the gospel of Jesus Christ along with Alma and Amulek.

References

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Vexillum germaineae

Vexillum germaineae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.

References

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Flagship (band)

Flagship is an American rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina.  Formed in 2011, the group consists of Drake Margolnick (vocals, guitar) and Michael Finster (drums).

History

The band is a combination of two earlier Charlotte acts: Campbell the Band and Margolnick's solo work. In late 2011, the band signed to Bright Antenna Records.

The band toured with The Wombats in spring 2012. Reviewers noted the band's "power and emotion," coupled with their songs' "dreamlike quality."

On May 8, 2012 the band released their debut EP entitled blackbush available on iTunes and as a physical CD available at shows.

Flagship's self-titled debut album was released on October 8, 2013. The first song off the new album "Are You Calling" was premiered in a lyric video on the website Metrolyrics on July 12, 2013.

Band members
Drake Margolnick – vocals, guitar
Michael Finster – drums

Discography

Studio albums
Flagship (Bright Antenna, October 8, 2013)
The Electric Man (Bright Antenna, March 10, 2016)

Extended plays
blackbush EP (Bright Antenna, May 8, 2012)
Faded EP (Bright Antenna, July 10, 2015)

References

External links

Bio at Bright Antenna Records

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1958 Portuguese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Portugal on 8 June 1958, during the authoritarian Estado Novo regime led by Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar.

Incumbent President Francisco Craveiro Lopes had clashed with Salazar and did not seek another term, either as candidate of the regime or for the opposition, which deemed the incumbent president capable of winning the race. In Craveiro Lopes' place, the National Union, the sole legal political party, levied naval minister Américo Thomaz, a conservative.

The democratic opposition backed General Humberto Delgado, who ran as an independent in an attempt to challenge the regime. When asked if he would retain Salazar if elected, Delgado famously replied, "Obviously, I'll sack him." Delgado knew that under Portugal's corporatist constitution, the president still had the right to dismiss the prime minister, which was effectively the only check on Salazar's power.

The official tally was 76.4 percent for Thomaz and about 24 percent for Delgado. The regime's secret police force, PIDE, harassed Delgado's supporters, and there were many reports of massive electoral fraud. For example, Salazar refused to allow opposition representatives to observe the counting of ballots. Indeed, many neutral observers believe that Delgado would have won had the regime allowed an honest election.

The results nevertheless shocked Salazar, and in 1959, he had the Constitution amended to transfer the presidential election to the National Assembly, which was a pliant tool of the regime. Universal suffrage was not reintroduced until after the Carnation Revolution in 1974.

Official Results
Summary of the 8 June 1958 Portuguese presidential election results
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Candidates
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left rowspan="2"|Supporting parties
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right colspan="2"|First round
|-
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|%
|-
|style="width: 10px" bgcolor=blue align="center" |
|align=left|Americo Thomaz
|align=left|National Union
|align="right" |765,081
|align="right" |76.42
|-
|style="width: 8px" bgcolor=#777777 align="center" |
|align=left|Humberto Delgado
|align=left|Independent
|align="right" |236,057
|align="right" |23.58
|-
|colspan="3" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid
|width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,001,138
|width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
|-
|align=right colspan="3"|Blank ballots
|width="65" align="right" |
|width="40" align="right" |
|-
|align=right colspan="3" |Invalid ballots
|width="65" align="right"|
|width="40" align="right"|
|-
|colspan="3" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="65" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|1,001,138
|width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Fórum História
|}

References

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Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District

Tashan-e Sharqi Rural District () is a rural district (dehestan) in Tashan District, Behbahan County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,656, in 1,992 families.  The rural district has 35 villages.

References

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Pitcoudie

Pitcoudie is a housing area in North Glenrothes in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland - comprising 396 terraced and semi-detached houses. Traditionally, a pitcoudie was a donkey, mule or work-horse which ferried coal and slag from the coal mines - spending most of its life underground. The area of Pitcoudie today exists on what was once an extensive range of mining-shafts and pits. There is also a primary school in the area, along with Pitteuchar West primary school in the south of Glenrothes, it is one of just two primary schools in Glenrothes to be open-planned.

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Kim Soo-ok

Kim Soo-ok (born 13 August 1961) is a South Korean former tennis player.

Kim, who played at Wimbledon as a junior, featured regularly for the South Korea Federation Cup team in the 1980s, winning 19 matches, 11 in singles and eight in doubles.

A two-time individual medalist at the Asian Games, Kim finished with a silver medal behind Etsuko Inoue at the 1982 games in New Delhi and a bronze at 1986 games in Seoul. She won three team medals as well, which included a gold medal in 1982.

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Meyn

Meyn () is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

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John James Knight

John James Knight (7 June 1863 – 24 November 1927) was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor and historian.

Biography
Knight was born at Shelton, Staffordshire, England, the son of James Knight, potter and printer, and his wife Louisa, née Blagg. Knight was taken to New Zealand whilst young and at 11 years of age left school to work in the mechanical department of the Bruce Herald. Six years later he returned to England and with partners started a paper with trades union sympathies. He married at an early age. In 1884 he went to Brisbane and was employed in the printing department of the Brisbane Courier. He soon afterwards was transferred to the literary staff, became the paper's chief parliamentary representative, and in 1900 was made editor of the Observer, an evening paper under the same management as the Courier.

In 1906 Knight was appointed editor of the Brisbane Courier, in 1916 became managing director of Queensland Newspapers Ltd, and afterwards combined this office with that of chairman of directors for the remainder of his life. In 1918 he represented Queensland on the Imperial mission to the war fronts, and in 1920 visited Canada as a member of the Imperial press delegation. He was chairman of the Queensland section of the Imperial press delegation when a visit was made to Australia in 1925.

Knight died of pneumonia at Brisbane on 24 November 1927. He left a widow and two daughters.

Works
Knight is noted as a writer on Australian history, especially that of Queensland.  Among his works are:
 In the Early Days, an interesting account of the founding of Queensland
 The Story of South Africa, part author
 Brisbane Past and Present and The True War Spirit
 Nehemiah Bartley, Australian Pioneers and Reminiscences, editor; this work was in an incomplete state at the time of the author's death

References

External links
Knight John James – Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search

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QAC Road

The QAC Road or Quilon Athletic Club Road is a short city road in Kollam, India. The road connects decades-old 'Quilon Athletic Club' and Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium with NH-66 and Kollam-Kulathupuzha road through Kollam Cantonment area. QAC Road is considered as a major district road comes under Kollam PWD Roads Division. Southern Railways' Staff Quarters is situated on the side of QAC Road.

Local public and private institutions beside QAC Road
 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
 Quilon Athletic Club
 Railways Staff Quarters
 Kerala Water Authority Office

See also
 Kollam
 Asramam Link Road
 Residency Road
 Kollam Port Road

References

QAC Road


Anaconda Peak

Anaconda Peak () is located in the Livingston Range, Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana. Anaconda Peak lies to the southeast of the eastern reaches of Logging Lake.

See also
 List of mountains and mountain ranges of Glacier National Park (U.S.)

References

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Unikkatil

Viktor Palokaj (born March 18, 1981), known professionally as Unikkatil (stylized as UniKKatil), is an Albanian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer who lives in Bronx, New York. He was born in Pristina, Kosovo and his origin is from Kaçinar, Mirditë. With all messages which he expresses during his songs, he is considered to be the greatest Albanian rapper of all time.

Career
His music career began in 1993 when he recorded his first record. One of the most popular Albanian rappers, his concert in the Pristina stadium was noted to have no less than 25,000 attendees. He was commended by internationally acclaimed Albanian writer Ismail Kadare as an "inspiration to Albanians worldwide".

Unikkatil has released five albums so far. The first album Shihemi N'përkujtime was released in 2002, followed by Fjált e Pavdekshme in 2004, Prezenton The Bloody Alboz in 2005, Armiqt Suprem in 2006  and Kanuni i Katilit in 2007.

Discography
Unikkatil - A Nive (Feat. Klepto)
Unikkatil - A Nive (Remix) (Feat. Klepto)
Unikkatil - Andrra Jem
Unikkatil - Armiqt Suprem (intro)
Unikkatil - Arsyetimi Jem
Unikkatil - Beat
Unikkatil - Belagji Linda Belagji Vdes
Unikkatil - Besnik I Rruges (Feat. Immortel & 2po2)
Unikkatil - Bloody Bloody Alboz
Unikkatil - Buja Diss
Unikkatil - Caku I Arritur
Unikkatil - Causing Trauma
Unikkatil - Change (Feat. Milot)
Unikkatil - Courage
Unikkatil - Crazy Albanian
Unikkatil - Cubat (Feat. Bloody Alboz, Presioni, V.E.B)
Unikkatil - Dallash Qargash (Me Fjal Te Rana Si Balena)
Unikkatil - Demo 2011
Unikkatil - Demtus (Feat. Presioni & Vz)
Unikkatil - Dikush (Inat Inat) (Feat. Dmc Aka Babloki & Kobra)
Unikkatil - Djali Babes
Unikkatil - Do (Feat. Presioni)
Unikkatil - Dostat E Vërtetë
Unikkatil - Fantazojn
Unikkatil - Fisin legjendar
Unikkatil - Fat Zi
Unikkatil - Fjalt E Pavdekshme
Unikkatil - Freestyle
Unikkatil - Fryna
Unikkatil - Gatshem Per Pasoja (Feat. Jeton)
Unikkatil - Gatshem Per Pasoja (remix) (Feat. Jeton & Dredha)
Unikkatil - Get Us
Unikkatil - Get Us (english)
Unikkatil - Hajde T'lagi (Feat. Vz, Buja & N.A.G)
Unikkatil - Hey Yo Shqipe
Unikkatil - Hip Hip 101 (remix) (Feat. Presioni & Orginallat)
Unikkatil - If I Die, You Die
Unikkatil - If U Aint Albanian, U Aint Ready For Dis Gangsta Shit
Unikkatil - Intro
Unikkatil - Intro T.B.A
Unikkatil - Jaran (Feat. Hudra Aka Problemi)
Unikkatil - Jepum Ideja
Unikkatil - Jeta S'osht Film
Unikkatil - Jeta Sosht Film (Remix) (Feat. Tee)
Unikkatil - Ju Ha Per S'gjalli (Diss Princ Hysenit)
Unikkatil - Justice
Unikkatil - Kaj (Feat. Pristine)
Unikkatil - Kanuni I Katilit
Unikkatil - Katili
Unikkatil - Kejt Hajvan
Unikkatil - Kile Kile
Unikkatil - Kosova
Unikkatil - Krejt Zemer (Feat. Rameka & Pristine)
Unikkatil - Ku T'meten Shokt (Feat. Jeton)
Unikkatil - Kujdes (Feat. D.m.k & Klepto)
Unikkatil - Kungajt (Feat. Klepto & Vz)
Unikkatil - Kuq E Zi (Feat. Klepto)
Unikkatil - Kur I Ki Met Kejt Tjeter Kah
Unikkatil - Kur Qes Kanun (Feat. Klepto & N.A.G)
Unikkatil - Kurgjo Gratis
Unikkatil - Kush Po Don Fërrk
Unikkatil - Lagjja Per Liri
Unikkatil - Live By The Gun
Unikkatil - Loja Jone
Unikkatil - Ma T'fortit
Unikkatil - Mbret En New York E Leje Me Prishtin (Feat. Benny Blanco)
UniKKatil - Mentaliteti Jem (Feat. DMK & Rameka)
Unikkatil - Mesazh
Unikkatil - Mesazh Per Inat G
Unikkatil - Mos Shaj Mas Shpine (Feat. Jeto)
Unikkatil - Mos Shaj Mas Shpine (Remix)
Unikkatil - Mos T'kisha Njoft
Unikkatil - Mos T'vjen Inati (Feat. B52, N.A.G, Presioni, Klepto, Jeton, Cyanide, Milot & Benny Blanco)
Unikkatil - Na Jena Belagji
Unikkatil - Na Thej (Feat. Jeton , Special-K, Milot, Tee, N.A.G, Vz, B52 & Cyanide)
Unikkatil - Nentori I Tret (Feat. Presioni)
Unikkatil - Neper Cka Do
Unikkatil - New Hit
Unikkatil - Njerzt Harrojn
Unikkatil - Nrrot Soms (version 2) (Feat. Pre$ioni & Jeton)
Unikkatil - Nrrot T'soms
Unikkatil - Old Intro
Unikkatil - On Ur Kneez
Unikkatil - Outro (Armiqt Suprem)
Unikkatil - Pa Mshir (Mutat) (Feat. Nag & Dmk)
Unikkatil - Pak Urti (Feat. Rameka Dredha)
Unikkatil - Pengesa
Unikkatil - Per Mangupa
Unikkatil - Per Vllazni (Feat. N.A.G, Special-K & Jetoni)
Unikkatil - Per Vllazni (remix) (Feat. Barooti & Floetri)
Unikkatil - Për Vllaznit (Feat. Jeton, Cyanide, B52, N.A.G, Vz, Buja & Klepto)
Unikkatil - Perballimi
Unikkatil - Planet
Unikkatil - Po Doni Fam
Unikkatil - Porosia (Gjuj)
Unikkatil - Prishtinali (remix) (Feat. Jeton & Presioni)
Unikkatil - Prishtinalit Numer Njo (Feat. Presioni & Ye-Ton)
Unikkatil - Pse Po Fryna
Unikkatil - Pse Pom Shtin
Unikkatil - Qa Tha
Unikkatil - Qendro (Shpirt N'paqe)
Unikkatil - Qeni Le Mas Miri
Unikkatil - Qonu Kceni (Feat. Presioni)
Unikkatil - Robt E Frikes
Unikkatil - Robt E Frikes (remix)
Unikkatil - Rrasja Box (remix) (Feat. Barooti & Buja)
Unikkatil - Rrenat (Feat. Klepto & B52)
Unikkatil - S'lujna Lojna (Feat. Jeton, Presioni & Klepto)
Unikkatil - S'un Um Prek (Feat. Jeton & Tee)
Unikkatil - Scary Night
Unikkatil - Se S'kom Qare (Feat. Presioni & Benny Blanco)
Unikkatil - Shan Reperat E Vjeter (Mesazh Per Reperat E Ri)
Unikkatil - Shihemi n'Perkujtime
Unikkatil - Shtigjet E Verteta
Unikkatil - Shuj (Feat. Wnc)
Unikkatil - Sjom Me Veten
Unikkatil - Skit (kanuni I Katilit)
Unikkatil - Skit 2 (Kanuni I Katilit)
Unikkatil - Smun Ma Nxen Venin (Diss Double G Army)
Unikkatil - Ta Zhdukim Policin
Unikkatil - Tata Mata
Unikkatil - Tata Mata (demo) (Feat. Cyanide)
Unikkatil - Të Jesh Unikkatil
Unikkatil - Tqoj Pesh
Unikkatil- Ta zhdukim policin
Unikkatil - Trim I Gjall
Unikkatil - Tu U Kacafyt Me Jet
Unikkatil - U Bo Jeta Monoton (Feat. Cyanide)
Unikkatil - U Don't Get Me
Unikkatil - U Qova Pi Vorri
Unikkatil - Une E Di Kush Jom (Feat. Vz Tba)
Unikkatil - Urdhno Knena
Unikkatil - Urdhno Knena (remix)
Unikkatil - Vdekjen E Sfidoj
Unikkatil - Vdekjen E Sfidoj (remix)
Unikkatil - Veq Edhe Ni Her (Feat. Cyanide)
Unikkatil - Veq Fillimi (Feat. Cyanide & B52)
Unikkatil - Vetbesim
Unikkatil - Vllaznit E Ri
Unikkatil-A pe sheh(Feat.Don Phenom)
Unikkatil-Ni milion rrugë
Unikkatil-Ça Jon ( Feat. Klepto)
Unikkatil-Shqiptar(Feat.Mozzik)

Personal life
Unikkatil has finished his primary school with excellent results in Prishtina, Kosovo. During high school, he was involved in fights and kicked out of school three times. Then, he started having karate lessons. In 1995, his best friend Dren Thaqi died in a crash with train. He dedicated him a song called "Shpirt n'paqe". He was against Serbian invasion in Kosovo and supported the war of KLA (Kosovo  Liberation Army). Some of his songs were not played in radio, because he would have been in trouble with Serbian government. In 1996, with his family he immigrated to USA. He established first Conqueror Records and The Bloody Alboz. Except Unikkatil, the other members are Klepto, Presioni, Jetoni, Cyanide, Miloti, NAG, Rameka, TEE, Z.E.F and B-52.

References

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Vlado Mažuranić

Vlado Mažuranić (7 April 1915 – 6 April 1985) was a Yugoslav fencer. He competed in the team foil and individual épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Amerifax

Amerifax is a breed of beef cattle, developed in the US in the 1970s. This breed is a combination of Angus (5/8th) and Beef Friesian (3/8th).

References
 Breeds of Livestock - Amerifax (based on Mason, I.L. 1996. A World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties Fourth Edition. C.A.B International. 273 pp.)

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Asura senara

Asura senara is a species of moth of the family Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae. It is found on Java and Borneo.

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Leo's Tome

Leo's Tome refers to a letter sent by Pope Leo I to Flavian of Constantinople explaining the position of the Papacy in matters of Christology. The text confesses that Christ has two natures and was not of or from two natures. The letter was a topic of debate at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 being eventually accepted as a doctrinal explanation of the nature of the Person of Christ. The letter was written in response to Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople, who had excommunicated Eutyches, who also wrote to the Pope to appeal the excommunication.

Summary of the text
Acknowledging the letter of Flavian that prompted the reply and the "proceedings of the bishops," the Pope declares that he now understands the controversy. He condemns Eutyches in the first paragraph, impugning the wayward presbyter's learning and misunderstanding of the Creed. Leo states that by the first three clauses of this Creed, "the engines of almost all heretics are shattered." Echoing the same, he recounts the Church's doctrine regarding the coeval nature of God the Father and God the Son. Bespeaking the necessity of the Incarnation, he next offers scriptural justification for the dogma and against the position of Eutyches, noting that the latter, for his own illumination on this matter, might have read relevant passages in Matthew, St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans, or Isaiah. Eutyches, the Pope says, believes Christ not to have been of our nature, but rather to have been the Word made flesh, i.e. to have taken a body that was created directly for the purpose, not a body truly derived from that of his Mother; in this Eutyches errs, for the Holy Ghost made the Virgin fertile, and from her body a real body was derived.

Leo insists that both natures of Christ were maintained, both met in one Person; this is the "appropriate remedy for our ills," and Christ is, from the human element, capable of death and, from the divine, incapable. By taking up our nature and, therefore, "a share in our infirmities," furthermore, Jesus did not become "a partaker in our transgressions...enriching what was human, not impairing what was divine." The form of God does not take away the form of a servant, nor does the servant's form impair God's form. God willed to be confined to the flesh, "to be subjected to the laws of death." The wondrousness of the Nativity does not imply that Christ lacks human nature; the natures co-exist in Christ, each performing the duties proper to it.

Again invoking the text of the Creed, Pope Leo illustrates the coexistence of human and divine natures in Jesus, also drawing upon references to the New Testament, e.g. "The infancy of the Babe is exhibited by the humiliation of swaddling clothes: the greatness of the Highest is declared by the voices of angels." One Nature, such as that promulgated by Eutyches, does not claim, "I and the Father are one," while also stating, "the Father is greater than I"; two natures exist in one Person. Saint Peter is brought forward as the earliest example of a believer who rejects all other theories of the nature of Christ in order to declare Him the Son of the living God; for this declaration of faith, Peter is especially rewarded by Jesus.

The Resurrection of Jesus and the interval between that event and the Ascension is that which makes the "faith entire and clear of all darkness": in that time, Jesus sought to demonstrate that the two natures existed in him without division. Turning now to John, Leo reaffirms that to deny the human nature of Christ is to dissolve Jesus, and to deny the redemptive mystery of the resurrection and also of the crucifixion, whose indignities only the human nature of Christ could have suffered.

The Pope is astonished that the folly of Eutyches has not been more soundly rebuked, and he concludes by asking Flavian's "solicitude...to see that, if by God’s merciful inspiration the case is brought to a satisfactory issue, the inconsiderate and inexperienced man be cleansed also from this pestilent notion of his." Pleading Christlike mercy on the matter, Leo notes Eutyches's perceived occasional indifference to his heresy, and seems hopeful that the excommunicate will soon recant. He names the men who will bear his position to Eutyches before wishing Flavian health and noting the date.

References

External links
English text of Leo's Tome
Text of the Tome in the original Latin & in the Greek presented to the Council of Chalcedon

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List of beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands

The following is a list of beaches in the United States Virgin Islands by island.

Saint Croix
Turtle Beach, Buck Island
Cane Bay
Cramer Park
Davis Bay
Dorsch (Sandcastle Beach)
Fort Frederik Beach
Grapetree Beach
Haypenny Bay (Manchenil)
Mermaid Beach (Buccaneer)
Protestant Cay
Rainbow Beach
Salt River (Columbus Landing)
Sandy Point
Shoy's Beach

Saint John

Caneel Bay
Cinnamon Bay
Cruz Bay
Denis Bay
Francis Bay
Gibney Beach (Oppenheimer)
Hawksnest Bay
Honeymoon Beach
Jumbie Bay
Lameshur Bay
Leinster Bay
Maho Bay
Salt Pond Bay
Trunk Bay

Saint Thomas

Bluebeard's Beach
Bolongo Bay
Brewers Bay
Coki Point
Hull Bay
Limetree Beach
Lindbergh Bay
Lindquist Beach (Smith Bay)
Magens Bay
Morningstar Beach
Sapphire Beach
Secret Harbor
Vessup Bay
Water Bay (Pineapple, Renaissance)

Water Island

Honeymoon Beach
Limestone Beach
Sprat Bay

References

External links

Map of St. Croix Beaches
St John Beaches Map
Map of Beaches in St. Thomas

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Category:Bays of the United States Virgin Islands
Beaches
United States Virgin Islands


Mudbaden Sulphur Springs Company

The Mudbaden Sulphur Springs Company is a two-story brick Classical Revival spa building built near sulfur-rich springs which were advertised to be a cure for ailments including rheumatism, hypertension, liver disease, and gout. Located near Jordan, Minnesota, United States, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Clients would bathe in mud dug up from the Minnesota River bed. The building is currently used as a public safety training center.

The spa was built by Ole Rosendahl who lived on the property. He was a miller in Minneapolis.

References

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Ahot Ketannah

The Ahot Ketannah ("Little Sister", אחות קטנה) is a pizmon of eight stanzas sung in the Sephardic ritual before the commencement of the Rosh Hashanah evening prayer.

The refrain runs "May the year end with her woes!" and is changed in the last stanza to "May the year begin with her blessings!" The poem symbolizes Israel by a little sister, who must suffer greatly yet remains faithful to her heavenly lover. The author, Abraham Ḥazan, a cantor born in Thessaloniki in 1533, probably also composed the melody, which is in the hypodorian mode.  His name appears in acrostic form in the poem.

The melody has points of similarity to contemporary airs from the Greek archipelago.

References

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HMS Lowestoft (1913)

HMS Lowestoft was a  light cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was a member of the Birmingham sub-class of the Town class. She survived World War I and was sold for scrap in 1931.

Design and description
The Birmingham sub-class were slightly larger and improved versions of the preceding Chatham sub-class. They were  long overall, with a beam of  and a draught of . Displacement was  normal and  at full load. Twelve Yarrow boilers fed Lowestofts Parsons steam turbines, driving four propeller shafts, that were rated at  for a design speed of . The ship reached  during her sea trials from . The boilers used both fuel oil and coal, with  of coal and  tons of oil carried, which gave a range of  at .

The primary improvement of the Birminghams over the Chathams was the introduction of lighter, easier to work, BL 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XII guns. The lighter guns allowed the addition of another weapon forward of the superstructure. One of these guns was mounted on the centreline aft of the superstructure and two more were mounted on the forecastle deck abreast the bridge. The remaining four guns positioned amidships, two on each broadside. All these guns were fitted with gun shields. Four Vickers 3-pounder (47 mm) saluting guns were also fitted. The armament was completed by two submerged 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes.

Construction and career
The ship was laid down on 27 July 1912 by Chatham Royal Dockyard and launched on 28 April 1914. Upon completion in April 1914, Lowestoft was assigned to the 1st Light Cruiser Squadron of the Grand Fleet, and in August 1914 she sank a German merchant ship. On 28 August 1914, she participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, and on 24 January 1915 Lowestoft took part in the Battle of Dogger Bank. In February 1915, she was reassigned to the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron, and in 1916 reassigned again to the 8th Light Cruiser Squadron, operating in the Mediterranean. She survived the war and was sold for scrap on 8 January 1931 to Thos W Ward, of Milford Haven.

Notes

Bibliography

External links
Ships of the Birmingham group
  OldWeather.org transcription of ship's logbooks 19 September to September 1920

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Category:Ships built in Chatham
Category:1913 ships
Category:World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom


Nine (band)

Nine is a Swedish Hardcore punk band, formed in Linköping in 1994. The band has released five albums and two EPs.

Line-up
 Johan Lindqvist - Lead vocals
 Benjamin Vallé - Guitar/Backing vocals
 Robert Karlsson - Bass
 Karl Torstensson - Drums
 Oskar Ekman - Guitar

Former members
 Tor Castensson - Drums
 Oskar Eriksson - Bass
 Gustav Björnsson - Bass
 Johan Something Something - Guitar
 Erik Nordstedt - Guitar

Discography
 To the Bottom [EP] (1995)
 Listen (1997)
 Kissed By the Misanthrope (1998)
 Nine/Like Peter At Home [Split album] (2000)
 Lights Out (2001)
 Killing Angels (2003)
 Death Is Glorious [EP] (2006)
 Its Your Funeral (2007)

Videography
 "Time Has Come" (2001)
 "Euthanasia" (2004)
 "Anxiety Report" (2004)
 "Inferno" (2004)
 "Nothing Left for the Vultures" (2007)
 "No Air Supply" (2008)

References

External links

Category:Swedish musical groups


John Rose (Minnesota politician)

John T. Rose (April 22, 1934 – July 19, 1988) was an American state representative and former teacher from Minnesota. Prior to entering politics, Rose taught at Emmet D. Williams Elementary school and St. Rose of Lima Catholic School in Roseville as a physical education teacher.

Political career
Rose was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1976 as an Independent-Republican, and was re-elected for five more consecutive terms. He served on committees related to natural resources, energy, and education. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1977 until 1988.

Personal life and education
Rose attended Mankato State Teachers College where he earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in education. He later married his wife Marilyn and had four children, Kathy, Julie, Dan, and Keith. Rose was an avid hunter and outdoorsman, who owned 160 acres of hunting and farm land in rural Minnesota.

He died while serving his sixth term on July 19, 1988 from complications following an intestinal surgery at St. John's Northeast Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. His death was met with shock and sadness from the majority of his colleagues and fellow politicians.

Legacy
The Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval in Roseville, Minnesota is named after him for his work in politics as well as his support of youth sports in Roseville.

External links

Profile at Minnesota Legislature
Obituary

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Category:Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni
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Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang () is a Chinese classic herbal formula. In Japanese kampo, it is known as "Hochū-ekki-tō" ( (it is also known as Kampo #41). It is commonly made into Chinese patent medicine.

Variations
The formula was created by Lǐ Dōng-yuán (). It was published in "Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach" () in 1249.

There are many variations of the formula proportions. Each maker of Chinese patent medicine changes the proportions of the herbs slightly. The proportions are standardized in the Japanese kampo formula, however. Some herbs may be changed also. For example, rén shēn (ginseng root) may be replaced with dǎng shēn ("poor man's ginseng").

The formula was also changed slightly when it was borrowed as a Japanese kampo formula. Some Chinese species of herbs were replaced with herbs found in Japan. For example, bái zhú (Atractylodes macrocephala) was replaced with cāng zhú (Atractylodes lancea).

Chinese classic herbal formula

Japanese kampo formula

See also
Chinese herbology
Chinese patent medicine
Chinese classic herbal formula
Ginger
Kampo list
Kampo herb list

References

External links
Biographies of the creators of many Chinese classic herbal formulas
Hochū-ekki-tō (Kampo #41)

Category:Traditional Chinese medicine pills


Trond Nordby

Trond Nordby (born 6 July 1943) is a Norwegian historian and political scientist.

He graduated candidatus philologiæ in 1972, and received his PhD in 1984. He worked as a research fellow and lecturer of history at the University of Oslo from 1975 to 1986. From 1985 to 1989 he was a researcher for NAVF, and from 1990 he worked at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research. He is now a professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, having been promoted in 1995.

His research has centered on several issues. His background with health history shows in the 1989 biography of Karl Evang and his 1993 book chapter Det offentlige helsevesenet - en fagstyrets høyborg, about the technocracy in health management in Norway. The book I politikkens sentrum. Variasjoner i Stortingets makt 1814-2004 (second edition 2004) focuses on the Norwegian Parliament and Constitution. He has also synthesized social and political history, among others in the book Det moderne gjenombruddet i bondesamfunnet. Norge 1870-1920.

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Marcel Boulanger

Marcel Boulanger was a French sculptor and interiors artist who was in demand during the Belle Époque for decorating elaborate hotels and private residences. He decorated the lounge of the Ritz Hotel in the Louis XIV style during its construction from 1905-1906. In 1909-1910, Claridge's Hotel determined to renovate their facility to better compete with the newly completed Ritz. They hired Boulanger to create the relief sculptures of the ballroom in the Parisian style of Louis XV. Boulanger collected Louis XIV, XV, and XVI furniture for his clientele, who generally included the upper echelons of society, like Jacques Seligmann and Robert Fleming. Fleming hired Boulanger in 1912 to design the dining room of his residence at 27 Grosvenor Square. Though he often worked in London, Boulanger's offices were located at the Hotel Nicolai in Paris.

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Warner Valley, California

Warner Valley is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California. Warner Valley sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Warner Valley's population was 2.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 17.5 square miles (45.4 km²), 99.83% of it land and 0.17% of it water.

Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Warner Valley had a population of 2. The racial makeup of Warner Valley was 2 (100.0%) White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%).

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