Cyril Wecht

Cyril Harrison Wecht (born March 20, 1931) is an American forensic pathologist. He has been a consultant in numerous high-profile cases, but is perhaps best known for his criticism of the Warren Commission's findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

He has been the president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine, and headed the board of trustees of the American Board of Legal Medicine. He served as County Commissioner and Allegheny County Coroner and Medical Examiner serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Background
Wecht was born to Jewish immigrant parents in a tiny mining village in Dunkard Township, Pennsylvania, called Bobtown. His father, Nathan Wecht, was a Lithuanian-born storekeeper; his Ukrainian-born mother, Fannie Rubenstein, was a homemaker and helped out in the store. When Wecht was young, Nathan moved the family to the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and opened a neighborhood grocery store. He attended and graduated from the now closed Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh.

Wecht had musical leanings and was concertmaster of the University of Pittsburgh Orchestra during his undergraduate years. He earned a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1952, an M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1956, an LL.B. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1962, and a J.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Law. After serving in the United States Air Force, he became a forensic pathologist. He served on the staff of St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh before becoming Deputy Coroner of Allegheny County in 1965. Four years later he was elected coroner. Wecht served as coroner from 1970 to 1980, and again from 1996 to 2006.

Forensics career

Wecht became famous appearing on television and consulting on deaths with a high media profile. Some of the cases include; Robert F. Kennedy, Sharon Tate, Brian Jones, the Symbionese Liberation Army shootout, John F. Kennedy, the Legionnaires' Disease outbreak, Elvis Presley, Kurt Cobain, JonBenét Ramsey, Dr. Herman Tarnower (the Scarsdale diet guru), Danielle van Dam, Sunny von Bülow, the Branch Davidian incident, Vincent Foster, Laci Peterson, Daniel and Anna Nicole Smith, and Rebecca Zahau. During his career, Wecht performed more than 14,000 autopsies. He is a clinical professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and an adjunct professor of law at Duquesne University.

Cyril H. Wecht and Pathology Associates

Since 1962, Wecht has had a private practice. He has served as a medical-legal and forensic pathology consultant in both civil and criminal cases. Wecht is consulted by both plaintiffs' and defense attorneys in civil cases, and by both prosecutors and defense attorneys in criminal cases in jurisdictions throughout the United States and abroad.

His forensic consultant engagements include:
 for the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office in regard to the 1968 Robert F. Kennedy assassination, the 1969 Sharon Tate/LaBianca cases, and the 1974 Symbionese Liberation Army Deaths;
 for the Health Hospital, Panama Canal Zone as a member of the Special Expert Panel on American Legionnaires' Disease (Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Centers for Disease Control)
 for the ABC network television show 20/20 in regard to the John F. Kennedy assassination (1976) and the death of Elvis Presley (1979)
 U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Assassinations, Forensic Pathology Panel
 for the 1991 film JFK
 the expert on the Jeffrey Locker case.

JFK assassination
In 1965 Wecht presented a paper critiquing the Warren Commission to the meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. In 1972 Wecht was the first civilian ever given permission to examine the Kennedy assassination evidence. It was Wecht who first discovered that Kennedy's brain, and all related data in the killing, had gone missing.

In 1978, he testified before the House Select Committee on Assassinations as the lone dissenter on a nine-member forensic pathology panel re-examining the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which had concurred with the Warren Commission conclusions and single bullet theory. Out of the four official examinations into the Kennedy Assassination, Wecht is the only forensic pathologist who has disagreed with the conclusion that both the single bullet theory and Kennedy's head wounds are mutually consistent.

Investigation into the death of Daniel Smith
Wecht was hired by Callenders and Co, a Bahamian law firm, to do an independent autopsy on the body of Daniel Smith, the son of Anna Nicole Smith, who died while visiting his mother in the Bahamas. Wecht attested that Daniel Smith died as a result of the interaction of methadone, sertraline (Zoloft) and escitalopram (Lexapro).

In 2000, the Duquesne University School of Law established the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law. The Institute offers graduate degree and professional certificate programs in forensic science to a diverse group of students spanning the disciplines of law, nursing, law enforcement, pharmacy, the health sciences, business, the environmental sciences and psychology.

Books
Wecht has written numerous books, including:
From Crime Scene to Courtroom (2011)
Investigation of Police Related Deaths (2011)
Forensic Science and Law (2006)
Tales from the Morgue (2005)
Forensic Aspects of Chemical and Biological Terrorism (2004)
Mortal Evidence (2003)
Into EVIDENCE: Truth, Lies and Unresolved Mysteries in the Murder of JFK
November 22, 1963: A Reference Guide to the JFK Assassination
Grave Secrets: A Leading Forensic Expert Reveals the Startling Truth about O.J. Simpson, David Koresh, Vincent Foster, and Other Sensational Cases
Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey?
A Question of Murder
Cause of Death (1993)
Legal Medicine (1985)
Exploring the Medical Malpractice Dilemma (1972)
Preparing and Winning Medical Negligence Cases (2016)
Forensic Pathology in Civil & Criminal Cases (2016)

Political career

Early years (1965–1985)
In 1965, Wecht became Deputy Coroner of Allegheny County. Four years later he was elected Coroner of Allegheny County. Wecht served as coroner from 1970 to 1980. His initial departure from the office of Coroner was not met without controversy. Wecht did not resign as Coroner until January 9, two days after his swearing-in as an Allegheny County Commissioner, as the law did not prohibit him from holding both the offices of Coroner and Commissioner.

He resigned under pressure from a variety of sources, including his predecessor as Coroner, Dr. Ralph Stalter, a Republican, and the administration of Governor Dick Thornburgh, also a Republican. He initially recommended that Dr. Joshua Perper succeed him, and indeed Perper held the title of Acting Coroner until Thornburgh appointed Dr. Sanford Edburg to succeed Wecht. While Perper initially rejected the appointment as unconstitutional, the State Supreme Court upheld Thornburgh's right to appoint Edberg, who duly took over the office of Coroner on March 2, 1981.

In 1978, he was elected chairman of the Allegheny County Democratic Party. One year later, Wecht was elected to the Allegheny County Board of Commissioners. In 1982, he was the Democratic party's nominee to oppose freshman Senator John Heinz in bid for a second term; Heinz won the election with 59 percent of the vote.

Wecht and fellow Democratic County Commissioner Tom Foerster were frequently at odds, and battled for control of the Democratic Party in Allegheny County, which Wecht chaired. Although the Democratic Committee rejected Foerster and endorsed Wecht for re-election as commissioner in 1983, the committee paired him with Sheriff Gene Coon, with whom he also had a longstanding political feud.

Foerster teamed up with former Pittsburgh Mayor Pete Flaherty, and the two defeated Wecht and Coon in the primary election for the two Democratic nominations. Wecht then lost the chairmanship of the county's Democratic Party in 1984 to Foerster's hand-picked candidate, Scott Township Tax Collector Ed Stevens.  Wecht then sought to become chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party that same year, but was defeated by Ed Mezvinsky, a former Congressman from Iowa.

Later years (1995–2006)
In 1995, Wecht, after 12 years out of public life, was again elected as Allegheny County's Coroner. In 1999, he ran for the newly created position of Allegheny County Chief Executive, defeating one-term minority County Commissioner Mike Dawida in the Democratic primary, but losing to prominent Republican businessman Jim Roddey in his first bid for elective public office.

While serving as the county's coroner, Wecht continued to operate a private forensic consulting business on the side known as Wecht Pathology Associates. Wecht Pathology Associates charges clients for examining cases, conducting autopsies, and testifying in civil and criminal trials. In his official capacity as county coroner, Wecht continued to squabble with DA Zappala, often over deaths that took place during encounters with police.

In the case that is the precursor to Wecht's federal prosecution, US vs. Wecht, Wecht ruled that Charles Dixon had been suffocated through positional asphyxiation during a 2002 encounter with police officers from Mount Oliver and Pittsburgh. When Wecht ruled the death of Dixon a homicide, DA Zappala refused to press charges against the officers. In response, Wecht, acting in his private capacity as an employee of Wecht Pathology Associates, wrote a medical opinion outlining the officers' alleged role in Dixon's death which was utilized by Dixon's family in a civil suit against the county.

In response to Wecht's testimony in the Dixon case, Zappala accused Wecht of violating the federal Hobbs Act, which prohibits public officials from using their offices for private gain. In early 2005, Zappala launched an investigation into whether Wecht had been using county resources to carry out private work — allegations similar to those Wecht had faced before.  By spring of 2005, FBI agents were seizing documents in Wecht's private and county offices.

Wecht continued to serve as Coroner until the position was eliminated in 2006.  County Executive Dan Onorato named him as the county's first appointed Medical Examiner in 2006.  By January 2006, a federal grand jury had indicted Wecht on 84 criminal counts, prompting Wecht to step down from his county post per an agreement he made when the investigation became public in 2004 that if indicted he would resign as county coroner.

Court cases

Allegheny County criminal trial (1979–1981)
Wecht's tenure as Allegheny County Coroner was controversial. While he was responsible for significant upgrades in the professionalism and technology of the coroner's office during his service in that office from 1970 to 1980, making the Allegheny County Coroner's office one of the best in the nation, Wecht's political career proved controversial due to his opinionated nature and as he put it his unwillingness to "run away from a fight."

In 1979 Wecht was accused of performing autopsies for other counties at the county morgue and depositing the fees from these autopsies in his private business's bank account. Wecht responded that the funds in question had been used solely to upgrade the office and staff.

After a long investigation, Wecht was indicted on multiple criminal counts that charged Wecht with personally profiting from work at the coroner's office.  Wecht allegedly transacted approximately $400,000 of his private business work using county facilities and the county morgue. In spring 1981, the six-week-long criminal trial began. All charges were dismissed except for one, theft of services. Wecht was acquitted on the remaining charge.

The original judge at trial was censured by a judge's panel and some findings vacated due to judicial misconduct. Wecht's attorneys alleged that he was a victim of a political conspiracy.

Allegheny County civil trial
Although Wecht was acquitted in the criminal case, the County Controller levied a civil surcharge of $390,000 against him for mingling private and public work at the morgue. In 1983, a civil court ruled that Wecht owed the county $172,410. On appeal, the original award to the county was increased to $250,000. In 1992, the county and Wecht reached a settlement resulting in Wecht having to repay the county $200,000.

Federal criminal trial
On January 28, 2008, a federal trial against Wecht began, on charges of public corruption. Roughly two weeks prior to the trial, 43 of the 84 counts against Wecht were withdrawn; judge Arthur J. Schwab dismissed those charges with prejudice. Following trial the jury could not reach agreement on the remaining counts, and the judge declared a mistrial. The prosecution immediately announced that they planned to retry Wecht.

Concerns were raised about the motivation and conduct of the prosecution before and after the trial. Speculation arose that the prosecution of Wecht was politically motivated. Former Attorney General and Governor of Pennsylvania Dick Thornburgh, a defense lawyer for Wecht, testified before a House panel investigating the US Attorneys' Firing Scandal that Wecht was targeted politically.

Congressmen Mike Doyle (whose district includes Pittsburgh) and John Conyers questioned the prosecution's tactics in the aftermath of the first trial and instituted Congressional hearings on the matter.

Op-eds in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review called for dismissal of the proposed re-trial. On April 12, 2008, 33 prominent leaders in the Pittsburgh community sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey and US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan requesting that the prosecution dismiss the indictment against Wecht. Shortly after the press release of this letter, Senator Arlen Specter publicly recommended against a retrial for Wecht. Former jurors stated to the press that they believed that the prosecution had been politically motivated.

On May 5, 2008, the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) revealed that it initiated an investigation into the Wecht prosecution due to claims that the case was a "selective prosecution".

On May 14, 2009, a new trial judge in the retrial excluded most of the evidence against Wecht because it was seized under an illegal and improperly executed search warrant.

On June 2, 2009, Buchanan announced that her office would file a motion to dismiss all charges against Wecht.

Personal life
In October 1961, Wecht married Sigrid Ronsdal; they have four children together, including David Wecht.

In popular media
Wecht was portrayed by Albert Brooks in the 2015 film Concussion. In the film, Wecht was a staunch supporter of Bennet Omalu's efforts to expose the link between concussions and football.


Kangjei

Kangjei is a Meitei term meaning to hit (jei, derived from chei) a round object (kang). It may refer to:

Polo, also known as sagol kangjei
Khong kangjei, a type of field hockey indigenous to Manipur


Francis Chullikatt

Francis Assisi Chullikatt JCD (b 20 March 1953) is an Indian-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan since 30 April 2016. He was the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations from 17 July 2010 until 1 July 2014. He previously served as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan.

Early years
Chullikatt was born in 1953 in Bolghatty, Kochi, India. He was incardinated in the diocese of Verapoly where he was ordained a priest on 3 June 1978. He continued his studies and received a doctorate in canon law. He speaks English, Italian, French and Spanish. He entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 15 July 1988. He served in the papal representations in Honduras, in various countries of southern Africa, in the Philippines, at the United Nations in New York from 2000 to 2004, where he served as a Counsellor at the Holy See's Mission to the United Nations and, finally, in the Secretariat of State in the Vatican.

Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan
He was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq and Jordan and Titular Archbishop of Ostra on 29 April 2006 by Pope Benedict, having served as the counsellor to the nunciature. He took Fidei in Virtute or "By the power of faith" as his episcopal motto.

In February 2010, Chullikatt said that Christians have often been targets, and especially the Christians of Mosul "have paid a high price, despite their unanimously recognized peaceful life." He continued saying "One has the impression that the reason to attack these minorities is strictly and only their religious faith or their different ethnic membership," the nunciature note continues. "Many Christians live in fear of staying in the territory which has seen them present for 2,000 years. The statement declares that "urgent help is needed: Especially necessary is that the pressure of world opinion not fall, so that all the violence and discrimination ends immediately." The statement suggests the future of minorities depends on international attention. "Moreover, it is hoped that the local authorities will not fail to attempt anything to guarantee the defenseless all the protection to which they are entitled, precisely in virtue of their Iraqi citizenship, which they have never betrayed," it continues. "Christians request that they be able to live their life in tranquility and profess their faith with total security, a basic condition of every civilization."

In March 2010 Chullikatt said that "any attempt to decrease the Christian presence or worse, to destroy the Christian presence in Iraq would mean destroying the history of the Iraqi nation." He noted that all the Christian churches and Christian leaders in the country are involved in interreligious dialogue and are in constant contact with Muslim leaders. Chullikatt said that international solidarity is crucial for the survival of Iraq's minorities, "especially the Christians who are most exposed to the kind of violence taking place now, particularly in Mosul."

In July 2011 in a speech in Kansas City on nuclear disarmament he said: "The simple truth about the use of nuclear weapons is that, being weapons of mass destruction, they cannot comply with fundamental rules of international humanitarian law forbidding the infliction of indiscriminate and disproportionate harm.  Nor can their use meet the rigorous standards of the Just War principles' moral assessment of the use of force.... Viewed from a legal, political, security and most of all - moral - perspective, there is no justification for the continued maintenance of nuclear weapons."

Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations
Chullikatt was appointed as Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations by Pope Benedict XVI on 17 July 2010, the first non-Italian to hold the post. He was also named Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States.

In November 2012 Chullikatt welcomed the General Assembly vote which gave majority approval to Palestine becoming a Non-member Observer State of the United Nations. In January 2014 Chullikatt spoke before the United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. In April Chullikatt praised the U.N.'s plan to eradicate poverty, emphasising the importance of the family in encouraging development and in fighting poverty. In eradicating poverty "we do not need to reinvent the wheel," Chullikatt said in a 31 March statement. "Setting a development agenda for the next 15 years is a powerful gesture of intergenerational solidarity. The future we want becomes, then, the future we want for our children and our children’s children."

On 1 July 2014 Chullikatt resigned from his post at the UN without receiving another assignment. He spent a semester as a fellow at Harvard Divinity School.

Later assignments
He was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan in 30 April 2016. He was made Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan as well on 24 June 2016.


Association of Professional Piercers

The Association of Professional Piercers is the oldest and longest running organization for professional piercing. It was founded in the USA by Michaela Grey and colleagues.

The first members were professional piercers from the Gauntlet and other early piercing studios.  Today there are APP Members  all over the world. Not all piercing studios have joined this organization, but it does not mean that the piercing studio is not professional.

The organization works to disseminate information to both customers and piercers, and they work with legal assistance to countries where the piercing is a bit beside the law.  The organization also produces annual meetings that bring many of the best piercers in the world together to share knowledge.

Mission statement
The Association of Professional Piercers is a California-based, international non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information about body piercing to piercers, health care professionals, legislators, and the general public.

It is a nonprofit voluntary alliance dedicated to the dissemination of information about body piercing.

APP Direction
Governed by a voluntary elected Board of Directors, the APP is a united group of piercing professionals that freely shares information to help fellow members, piercers, health care professionals, legislators, health inspectors, and the general public get the best and most up-to-date information about body piercing.

APP Officers:

 Cody Vaughn - President
 Paul King - Treasurer
 Aaron Pollack - Secretary

APP Board of Directors:

 Cody Vaughn - President
 Becky Dill - Vice-President
 Cale DiFrancesco - Outreach Coordinator
 Monica Sabin - Membership Liaison
 Brian Skellie - Medical Liaison
 Jef Saunders - Public Relations Coordinator

APP Outreach
 Provides a professional association for piercers
 Encourages piercers to meet and/or exceed the APP set standards and provides an avenue to show the public that this standard is being met.
 Provides piercers, legislators, and the public with support and assistance in drafting appropriate body art legislation and regulation in the industry.
 Provides piercing technique, business, and health education classes at our Annual Conference for piercers, health inspectors, and others related to the industry.
 Provides educational and informational materials, including consumer-oriented brochures and our Health and Safety Procedure Manual for piercers.
 Attends and is involved in health related conferences.
 Provides information and professional opinions to the media, when requested and in response to erroneous information and articles about body piercing.
 Presents lectures to students, health care professionals, and other related groups.
 Publishes The Point: Journal of Body Piercing, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to piercing related news and information for individuals in the industry.
 Does not police the piercing industry or piercers. The APP will respond to and resolve complaints against its members, in addition to those falsely claiming membership.
 Does not license or certify piercers. Members do receive a certificate of membership which must be renewed every year. Attendees of APP classes receive a seminar certificate.
 Does not allow piercings performed at its annual conference, nor does it teach people how to pierce. The APP provides supplemental education to piercers and has a number of Corporate Sponsors who provide basic piercing education.
 Does not dictate the piercing technique(s) its Members use, what aftercare they suggest, or what specific piercings they may choose to perform.
 Specifically addresses the practice of body piercing.
 Does not have a position on tattooing, branding, scarification, dermal punching, scalpelling, implants, or other types of body art.
 Members are not precluded from also practicing these types of body modification where they are allowed by law.
 Staffs an email/phone response system for individuals with questions regarding piercing.
 Maintains a comprehensive website with information for piercers, piercees, educators, legislators, health care professionals, and anyone else with questions about body piercing.

Examples of APP standards

Standards for Tools and Techniques for Initial Piercings

Despite claiming (above under APP Outreach) “Does not dictate the piercing technique(s) its Members use ...” Under their “A Piercee'sBill of Rights” they specifically NEVER allow the use of piercing guns: “4. To know that piercing guns are NEVER appropriate, and are often dangerous when used on anything — including earlobes.”

Minimum Standards for Jewelry for Initial Piercings
From Body piercing materials: Products with an ISO or ASTM designation are so noted and a statement specifying the finish requirements particular to body jewelry has been added. In addition, several materials designated for applications other than implants have been proven through historical and practical application to be suitably biocompatible for initial piercing.

Minimum jewelry standards for initial piercings was adopted by the APP February 05, 2009. These standards were most recently revised May 28, 2019.

History

 In 1994, representatives from several piercing studios organized as a political action group to address concerns with legislation (proposition AB101) in California.
 The organization grew to accommodate members and provide representation for the piercing profession.
 The APP is a California non-profit dedicated to providing accurate and relevant education about body piercing, with members all over the world.


Nandrolone propionate

Nandrolone propionate (brand names Anabolicus, Nor-Anabol, Nortesto, Norybol-19, Pondus, Testobolin), or nandrolone propanoate, also known as 19-nortestosterone 17β-propionate, is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid and nandrolone ester that is or has been marketed in Spain.


Trumpets (Sak Noel and Salvi song)

"Trumpets" is a single by DJ Sak Noel and Salvi featuring Jamaican singer Sean Paul. The song was released on April 25, 2016 on iTunes. The official audio was released on March 13, 2016 and its music video was released on April 24, 2016.

Chart performance
"Trumpets" charted in Romania and Lebanon due to strong radio airplay, and reached number one and number three, respectively.

Cultural impact
In June 2016, just barely a month after its initial release, the song became an instant hit in the Philippines after Filipino comedian Vice Ganda started dancing to the song on the noontime show It's Showtime. This led to a viral dance craze on the Internet called the "Trumpets Challenge"., as well as the longest-running noontime show, Eat Bulaga! had a segment also called the "Trumpets Dance Challenge" after a video announcement from Sak Noel.

Track listing
Digital download
"Trumpets" (featuring Sean Paul) [Radio Mix] – 3:26
"Trumpets" (featuring Sean Paul) [Extended Mix] – 3:55

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts


Antaeotricha coniopa

Antaeotricha coniopa is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil (Para).

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are whitish, slightly tinged or speckled fuscous, with a dark fuscous dash above the middle near the base and some fuscous suffusion along the basal third of the dorsum and three rather irregular oblique dark fuscous lines, the first curved, from one-fourth of the costa to the middle of the dorsum, gradually thickened downwards and tending to form spots in the disc, on the dorsal third broadly expanded posteriorly with fuscous suffusion, the second from the middle of the costa to four-fifths of the dorsum, interrupted on each side of the moderate second discal stigma, the third nearly straight, from three-fourths of the costa to the termen above the tornus, towards the costa strong and preceded by some fuscous suffusion, the tornal area between these lines suffused fuscous. There are five blackish marginal dots around the apical area. The hindwings are pale grey.


Broad Front (Chile)

The Broad Front (, FA) is a Chilean political coalition founded in early 2017, composed of left-wing, and some centre-left and far-left parties and movements. Its first electoral contest was the 2017 Chilean general election, where their presidential candidate Beatriz Sánchez came third with 20% of the vote in the first round of election (she just missed getting to the second-round run-off by 3%). The Broad Front also expanded their electoral representation to 20 deputies (out of 155), 1 senator (out of 43) and 21 out of 278 Regional Councillors, thus consolidating the movement as the 'third force' in Chilean politics.

Platform and ideology
The Broad Front's Declaration of Principles states five central aims as their reasons for political action:
 Promote an inclusive country, that respects the environment and safeguard social rights (such as education and healthcare).
 Move away from neoliberal economic policies and towards a new model of development.
 Create an alternative to challenge the center-left and center-right political coalitions that have ruled Chile since the end of the Pinochet regime.
 Promote the unity of diverse progressive forces and ensure their political independence from corporate power.
 Build a participative democracy.
Although it has the same name as the center-left coalition from Uruguay, political analysts tend to see the Broad Front as more similar to the Spanish left-wing populist party Podemos. Diverging views exist within the coalition. Some members, such as Liberal Vlado Mirosevic argued the coalition cannot be "broad" if only includes left-leaning forces. On the other hand, presidential primary candidate Alberto Mayol highlighted the fact that a clear "leftist tradition" exists in most of the coalition members.

History
The Broad Front's origins lay in the 2011 Chilean student movement - the second biggest social protest in the country's recent history since the restoration of democracy in 1990 after 2019's protests. Student demands centered on the right to free education and led to months of school and university occupations across Chile, which continued for several years. Within the student movement, new political forces began to emerge, displacing traditional forces (such as the Communist Youth and center-left groups) at the head of high school and university unions and federations. Among them where Giorgio Jackson at the Catholic University and Gabriel Boric at the University of Chile.

In the 2014 Chilean general election, both Jackson and Boric became MPs after running as independents and defying both traditional coalitions: the center-right Chile Vamos and the center-left Nueva Mayoría (formerly, Concertación). Along with Vlado Mirosevic (Liberal Party), Jackson and Boric were currently the only Broad Front MPs at the moment of the alliance's constitution.

At early 2016, it was reported that Boric and Jackson held talks with several political and social movements in order to create a "broad left front" of anti-establishment forces, aiming to have a parliamentary list and a presidential candidate for the 2017 general elections. By August 2016, Boric's Autonomous Movement () and Jackson's Democratic Revolution made a formal alliance with the Libertarian Left, New Democracy and the Humanist Party. After the October 2016 municipal elections, Jorge Sharp (from the Autonomist Movement) became the first political independent to rule Chile's third largest city: Valparaiso. Sharp's rise began as a grassroots initiative, running with several other left-wing candidates in a "citizen primary", described by The Guardian as a "quiet revolution against politics-as-usual".

In January 2017 the Broad Front was formally established by eleven political forces. Discussions began on how to choose a presidential nominee. Initially, the coalition was in favor of implementing an online referendum, but later decided in favor of participating in the legal primary process, since this would give them the chance to engage in a real electoral test and obtain national coverage at the same level as their well-established rival political coalitions. Since most of the Broad Front forces were movements lacking official status as political parties, the bloc decided to collect thousands of signatures to grant Democratic Revolution official political party status and use it to apply for the primaries. In May 2017, Democratic Revolution submitted close to 49 thousand signatures to the Electoral Service, thus qualifying for implementing primaries.

In June 2017, Constanza Valdés became the spokesperson for the Broad Front. She was the first trans spokesperson for a political organization.

The primaries took place as part of the July 2017 Chilean presidential primaries. Beatriz Sanchez, a popular journalist nominated by the majority of the Broad Front forces, obtained 67.56%, beating sociologist Alberto Mayol, who obtained 32.44%. 327,716 people voted in the Broad Front primary (a small number compared to the 1,418,138 who decided to vote for the right-wing Chile Vamos candidates).

As of September 2017 — and according to several opinion polls — Beatriz Sanchez was fighting closely with Nueva Mayoría candidate, Alejandro Guillier, to make it into the second round of and face right-wing billionaire and former president Sebastian Piñera.

The Broad Front presented several candidates for the Chamber of Deputies and Regional Councils, as well as some for the Senate. Among the notable figures were (besides those currently serving as MPs at that time) former presidential candidate Tomás Hirsch, journalist Pamela Jiles, student leaders such as former FECh president Camila Rojas and several others.

Finally, in the November general election, Sánchez came third with 20% of the vote — just missing getting into the second-round by 3%. This was the best performance of any non-traditional left-wing candidate since the return to democracy. The Broad Front also expanded their electoral representation from 3 to 20 deputies, one senator and 21 Regional Counselors, thus consolidating the alliances as the "third force" of Chilean politics.

Composition
The coalition consists of nine (9) political parties and movements:


Jan Radziwiłł

Jan Radziwiłł (1492 most likely in Goniądz – January 1542 in Chochlo) was the Deputy Cup-Bearer of Lithuania and the Elder of Samogitia since 1535 until death. He was a grandson of Mikalojus Radvilaitis and the only son of Mikołaj Radziwiłł. He had no male heirs therefore he was the last from the Goniądz-Meteliai Radziwiłł family line.

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Joan Tardà

Joan Tardà i Coma (born 26 September 1953) is a Catalan teacher, politician and former member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Early life and family
Tardà was born on 26 September 1953 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Catalonia. He is the son a bricklayer and a cinema ticket seller from Cornellà de Llobregat. From the age of twelve Tardà worked at the same cinema as his mother. He has a Master of Arts degree.

Tardà was a member of Red Flag until 1974. He was a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSUC) from 1974 to 1976 when he joined the newly formed Left Nationalists (NE). Following the dissolution of NE Tardà joined the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and was president of its Cornellà branch from 1996 to 1999. He was also a member of Assemblea de Batlles and the Committee of Solidarity with the Catalan Patriots (Comitès de Solidaritat amb els Patriotes Catalans).

Career
Tardà and other teachers taught Catalan after school as the Fascist Francoist dictatorship had banned the teaching of Catalan in schools. He has taught Catalan language and literature at the IES Institut Esteve Terradas secondary school since 1980.

Tardà was elected to Cornellà de Llobregat Municipal Council at the 1979 local election as an independent PSUC candidate, serving until 1983. He contested the 1999 local elections as a Republican Left of Catalonia-Acord Municipal (ERC-AM) electoral alliance candidate in Cornellà and was re-elected. He was re-elected at the 2003 local election. He resigned in September 2004.

Tardà contested the 2004 general election as an ERC candidate in the Province of Barcelona and was elected to the Congress of Deputies. He was re-elected at the 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2016 general elections.

In March 2019 Tardà announced that he would not seek re-election at the next general election and would quit national politics. At the 2019 general election Tardà was placed 32nd on the Republican Left of Catalonia–Sovereigntists electoral alliance's list of candidates in the Province of Barcelona but the alliance only managed to win eight seats in the province and as a result he failed to get re-elected to the Congress of Deputies.

Personal life
Tardà's partner Empar Fernández is a history teacher. They have two children.

Electoral history


2016 National Pro Fastpitch season

The 2016 National Pro Fastpitch season was the 13th season of professional softball under the name National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) for the only professional women's softball league in the United States.  From 1997 to 2002, NPF operated under the names Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Cowles Cup.

Milestones and events

The Akron Racers celebrated their 15th season in 2016, the most of any NPF team.  They have played in all 13 of the NPF's seasons, as well at the WPSL's last two seasons (1999 and 2000).

On October 23, 2015, the NPF announced that the Scrap Yard Dawgs would join the league as an expansion team.

On April 11, NPF announced a renewal of their television agreement with CBS Sports Network for 2016.  Broadcasts will include the 2016 NPF College Draft, 23 regular-season games, a Championship Series Preview Special, and most of the Championship Series.

On June 10, the Pride's Chelsea Thomas and Kelsey Nunley pitched a combined no-hitter against the Dawgs at the Scrap Yard's
first-ever home game.

On August 11, Lauren Haeger pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago Bandits 5-0.  The only Bandit to reach base did so via a Charge fielding error.

Rawlings announced it would begin awarding a fastpitch softball gold glove to an NPF player, selected by a vote of league coaches and managers.  The Racers' AJ Andrews was selected for this award.

Kelly Kretschman became the first NPF player to win the triple crown when she ended the season leading in batting average, home runs, and RBI.

Rule changes
On June 12, in response to online threats made against players, NPF cancelled the mandatory 45-minute autograph session after each game.  The following Tuesday, the league reinstated the sessions, but limited the attendees to children.

Teams, cities and stadiums

Player acquisition

College draft

The 2016 NPF College Draft is the 13th annual collegiate draft for NPF, and was held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, 7:00 pm CST at the CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee.

With the first overall pick, the Pennsylvania Rebellion selected Louisiana-Lafayette catcher Lexie Elkins, who led the NCAA during the 2015–16 season in batting average, slugging percentage and home runs and was also tied for 13th in Division I history with 72 career home runs.

Notable transactions

Head Coaching Changes
 Dallas Charge hired University of Florida assistant coach Jennifer Rocha to be their new head coach,
 Florida State head coach Lonni Alameda took over as head coach of the USSSA Pride.
 On October 27, 2015, Stacey Porter, called "the world’s best batter,” signed a contract with the Pennsylvania Rebellion.
 On May 5, the Scrap Yard Dawgs signed free agent Monica Abbott to a six-year contract, believed to be worth $1 million.  No woman had previously signed a million-dollar contract in American professional team sports.

League standings
Through 2016 Season

x-Clinched Playoff Berth
y-Clinched Best Overall Record

Final two games between Scrap Yard Dawgs and Chicago cancelled as there was no playoff implications

Results table

All stats come from

NPF Championship
The 2016 NPF Championship was held at Rhoads Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from August 19–23.

Statistical leaders
Through 8/14/16 Source:ProFastpitch.com

League Leaders Summary as of August 14, 2016 (All games)

Players of the Week

Annual awards
The 2016 NPF Award Banquet was held August 18 at Embassy Suites in Tuscaloosa.  In addition to the usual state of annual awards, Kelly Kretschman received a special award for being the first NPF player to win the Triple Crown (lead the league in batting average. home runs, and RBI).  NPF also awarded Appreciation Awards to Larry Brushett, softball representative form Mizuno, and Dina Kwit, Chicago Bandits photographer.  Rawling presented a Gold Glove to a female athlete, A.J. Andrews of the Akron Racers, for the first time as well.

Notes

All-NPF Team


Shi Jinmo

Shi Jinmo (; March 28, 1881 – August 22, 1969), former name Shi Yuqian (施毓黔), was a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. His ancestral hometown was Kanshan Town, Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, and he was born in Guizhou Province. He advocated the integration of traditional Chinese medicine into Western modern medicine.

Early life
In 1884, Shi began learning Chinese medicine from his uncle. He enrolled at the Shanxi Grand Academy (now Shanxi University) in 1902 but was expelled due to his dissent from the principal's campaign.

Career
From 1903 to 1906, he studied at Shanxi Judicial and Political Academy. After graduation, he joined the Capital Judicial and Political Academy, while starting his medical practice. During that time, Shi actively supported Xinhai Revolution, and devoted to social welfare. In 1912, as a delegate from Shanxi, Shi attended the inauguration ceremony of the Temporary President of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen. Later, he assisted Huang Xing to draft the army's military law.

In 1930, he co-founded Beiping National Medical College along with Xiao Longwen and Kong Bohua; that school closed in 1944.  Just two years after Beiping National Medical College had been founded, Shi had a disagreement with Kong about the school's direction, and left to establish the North China National Medical Academy. The Beijing School for the Further Education of Chinese National Practitioners (also called the "Beijing Chinese Medical Improvement School") was established on the site of the North China National Medical Academy in 1950.

Shi advocated for TCM to become more rigorous and worked to standardize the names and diagnostic patterns used in TCM; he also worked to ground TCM practice and training in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and other basic sciences of medicine and implemented that in the curriculum of his schools.

Due to the ominous political atmosphere, Shi attained his belief that "if one can not be a good minister, be a good doctor", and thus concentrated on his medical practice. He broke one character in his name, Qian (黔), and adopted Jinmo (今墨) as his name, incarnating the spirit of "shared love" of Mozi and the medicinal canon of Mozi.

Shi was persecuted in Cultural Revolution. His health seriously deteriorated in spring 1969, and he died on August 22 in Beijing.

Family
Shi financed his niece Lu Shijia's studies at the University of Göttingen in Germany under Ludwig Prandtl. Lu later became a renowned physicist who founded the aerodynamics program at Beihang University, the first in China.


Taylor, Arizona

Taylor is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded by Mormon settlers in January 1878, several months before the neighboring community of Snowflake, Arizona. Taylor straddles Silver Creek, flowing from the nearby White Mountains to the Little Colorado River on Arizona's Colorado Plateau. According to the 2010 census, the population of the town is 4,112.

There is no postal home delivery in Taylor.  Residents within a certain radius of the Post Office who produce proof of Taylor residency are allocated a small PO box free of charge.  Residents of Snowflake have postal delivery.  Lack of postal delivery is also a problem when using services that validate postal addresses, as none will validate in Taylor.

Railroads
Taylor was once served by the Apache Railway. The tracks were constructed between 1917–1920 and extended from the Santa Fe Railway at Holbrook, Arizona to Snowflake and then via Taylor to the forests at McNary. The Snowflake to McNary line was abandoned in 1984.

Geography
Taylor is located at  (34.465762, -110.104385).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate
Taylor experiences a four-season climate with a warm (sometimes hot) summer, mild autumn, mild to cold winter and cool, windy spring. Typical high temperatures hover around 90 °F (32 °C) during July and August and 30 to 55 °F (13 °C) in December/January.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,176 people, 946 households, and 771 families residing in the town. The population density was 129.1 people per square mile (49.8/km²). There were 1,041 housing units at an average density of 42.3 per square mile (16.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.98% White, 0.54% Black or African American, 5.29% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.74% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. 9.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 946 households out of which 48.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.36 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the town, the population was spread out with 40.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,577, and the median income for a family was $36,518. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $20,243 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,918. About 13.9% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Taylor is a part of the Snowflake Unified School District.

Two schools, Taylor Elementary School and Taylor Intermediate School, are located in Taylor.

Snowflake Junior High School and Snowflake High School, in Snowflake, serve Taylor.


Abernathy High School

Abernathy High School is a public high school located in Abernathy, Texas, United States. It is part of the Abernathy Independent School District located in central Hale County and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics
The Abernathy Antelopes compete in cross country, American football, basketball, powerlifting, tennis, track, golf, softball and baseball.

State titles
Boys' basketball -
1980(2A), 1991(2A)
Girls' basketball -
1958(2A), 1959(2A), 1981(3A), 1984(3A), 1986(2A), 1991(2A)
Boys' cross country -
1984(2A)
Girls' cross country -
1978(B), 1991(2A)

State finalists
Girls' basketball -
1985(2A), 1989(2A), 2003(2A)


Princess Dudu

Princess Dudu (born 20 October 1978 in Benin City) is a Nigerian taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She won a gold medal in the over 72-kg division at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, and also represented her nation Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Dudu qualified as a lone female taekwondo jin for the Nigerian squad in the women's heavyweight class (+67 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Morocco's Mounia Bourguigue and granting a berth from the African Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Cairo, Egypt. She failed to move beyond her opening match in a dismal 9–12 defeat to Jordanian fighter Nadin Dawani. With her opponent falling behind France's Myriam Baverel in the semifinals due to superiority rule, Dudu denied her chance to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.


Ziehl–Neelsen stain

Ziehl-Neelsen staining is a type of Acid-fast stain, first introduced by Paul Ehrlich. Ziehl–Neelsen staining is a bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly Mycobacteria.  It is named for two German doctors who modified the stain: the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898).

Mycobacteria
The genus Mycobacterium is a slow growing bacteria, made up of small rods that are slightly curved or straight, and are considered to be gram positive. Some types of Mycobacteria form branches or filaments. Some mycobacteria are free-living saprophytes, but many are pathogens that cause disease in animals and humans. Mycobacterium bovis causes tuberculosis in cattle. Since tuberculosis can be spread to humans, milk is pasteurized to kill any of the bacteria.Some Mycobacteria species that cause disease in humans include Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium marinum, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium africanum and members of the Mycobacterium avium complex. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a species of Mycobacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an airborne bacterium that typically infects the human lungs. Symptoms of TB include a bad cough, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss, no appetite, chills, fever and night sweats. The typical regimen for treating a Latent TB infection includes the use of isoniazid, rifapentine, and rifampin. The regimen is changed for those who have developed a drug resistant strain of TB. Testing for TB includes blood testing, skin tests, and chest x-rays. When looking at the smears for TB, it is stained using and acid-fast stain. These Acid-fast organisms like Mycobacterium contain large amounts of lipid substances within their cell walls called mycolic acids. These acids resist staining by ordinary methods such as a Gram stain. It can also be used to stain a few other bacteria, such as Nocardia. The reagents used for Ziehl–Neelsen staining are – carbol fuchsin, acid alcohol, and methylene blue. Acid-fast bacilli are bright red after staining.

Fungi
Ziehl-Neelsen staining is a type of narrow spectrum fungal stain. Narrow spectrum fungal stains are selective, and they can help differentiate and identify fungi. The results of ZIehl- Neelsen staining is variable because many fungal cell walls are not acid fast. An example of a common type of acid-fast fungus that is usually stained with Ziehl-Neelsen staining is called Histoplasma (HP). Histoplasma is found in soil and the feces of birds and bats. Humans can contract histoplasmosis by inhalation of the fungal spores. Histoplasma enters the body and goes to the lungs where the spores turn into yeast. The yeast gets into the blood stream and affects lymph nodes and other parts of the body. Usually people do not get sick from inhaling the spores, but if they do they usually have flu like symptoms. Another variation on this staining method is used in mycology to differentially stain acid-fast incrustations in the cuticular hyphae of certain species of fungi in the genus Russula. Some free endospores can be confused with small yeasts, so staining is used to identify the unknown fungi. It is also useful in the identification of some protozoa, namely Cryptosporidium and Isospora. The Ziehl–Neelsen stain can also hinder diagnosis in the case of paragonimiasis because the eggs in sputum sample for ovum and parasite (O&P) can be dissolved by the stain, and is often used in this clinical setting because signs and symptoms of paragonimiasis closely resemble those of TB.

History
In 1882 Robert Koch discovered the etiology of tuberculosis. Soon after Koch’s discovery, Paul Ehrlich developed a stain for mycobacterium tuberculosis, called the alum hematoxylin stain. Franz Ziehl then altered Ehrlich’s staining technique by using carbolic acid as the mordant. Friedrich Neelsen kept Ziehl’s choice of mordant but changed the primary stain to carbol fuchsin. Ziehl and Neelsen’s modifications together have developed the Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Another acid-fast satin was developed by Joseph Kinyoun by using the Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique but removing the heating step from the procedure. This new stain from Kinyoun was named the Kinyoun stain.

Procedure
A typical AFB stain procedure involves dropping the cells in suspension onto a slide, then air drying the liquid and heat fixing the cells. The Ziehl-Neelsen method of staining for TB is known as the “hot plate” method which means the Ziehl-Neelsen method uses bright field microscopy.  To begin the staining process, a bacterial smear must be done. The smear should be evenly spread across the center of the slide. The smear is covered in a piece of bibulous paper and the smear is stained with carbol fuchsin. The slide is heated for five minutes while keeping the bibulous paper moist with the carbol fuchsin. The bibulous paper is removed and the slide is rinsed with distilled water. Acid-alcohol is used to decolorize the slide until the runoff is clear. The decolorizer removes the stain from non-acid-fast cells. The slide is rinsed with distilled water to insure all of the decolorizer is off of the slide. The slide is stained with the counter stain of methylene blue for one minute. Rinse the slide with distilled water. Blot, do not rub, the slide dry in a tablet of bibulous paper. When the slide is dry observe the bacteria under a microscope with oil immersion.

Studies have shown that an AFB stain without a culture has a poor negative predictive value. An AFB culture should be performed along with an AFB stain; this has a much higher negative predictive value.

Mechanism explanation
Initially, carbol fuchsin stains every cell. When they are de-stained with acid-alcohol, only non-acid-fast bacteria get de-stained since they do not have a thick, waxy lipid layer like acid-fast bacteria. When counter stain is applied, non-acid-fast bacteria pick it up and become blue (methylene blue) or green (malachite green) when viewed under the microscope. Acid-fast bacteria retain carbol fuchsin so they appear red.

Modifications
1% sulfuric acid alcohol for actinomycetes, nocardia.
0.5–1% sulfuric acid alcohol for oocysts of isospora, cyclospora.
0.25–0.5% sulfuric acid alcohol for bacterial endospores.
Differential staining – glacial acetic acid used, no heat applied, secondary stain is Loeffler's methylene blue.
 Kinyoun modification (or cold Ziehl–Neelsen technique) is also available.
 A protocol in which a detergent is substituted for the highly toxic phenol in the fuchsin staining solution.


Rosecrans, Wisconsin

Rosecrans is an unincorporated community located in the town of Cooperstown, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. Rosecrans is located on County Highway Z  west of Maribel.


Kenneth Frampton

Kenneth Brian Frampton (born 20 November 1930 in Woking, UK), is a British architect, critic, historian and the Ware Professor of Architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University, New York. He has been a permanent resident of the USA since the mid-1980s. Frampton is regarded as one of the world's leading architecture historians of modernist architecture.

Biography
Frampton studied architecture at Guildford School of Art and the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. Subsequently, he worked in Israel, with Middlesex County Council and Douglas Stephen and Partners (1961–66) in London, during which time he was also a visiting tutor at the Royal College of Art (1961–64), tutor at the Architectural Association (1961–63) and Technical Editor of the journal Architectural Design (AD) (1962–65). While working for Douglas Stephen and Partners he designed in 1960-62 the Corringham Building, an 8-story block of flats in Bayswater, London, the architecture of which is distinctively modernist; in 1998 it became protected as a listed building.

Frampton has also taught at Princeton University School of Architecture (1966–71) and the Bartlett School of Architecture, London, (1980). He has been a member of the faculty at Columbia University since 1972, and that same year he became a fellow of the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York -- (whose members also included Peter Eisenman, Manfredo Tafuri and Rem Koolhaas) -- and a co-founding editor of its magazine Oppositions.

In 2017 the Canadian Centre for Architecture, which holds Frampton's archive, held an exhibition titled Educating Architects: Four Courses by Kenneth Frampton that examined aspects of his teaching at Columbia University, that informed his key publications.

Writings on architecture
Frampton is especially well known for his writing on twentieth-century architecture, and for his central role in the development of architectural phenomenology. His books include Modern Architecture: A Critical History (1980; revised 1985, 1992 and 2007) and Studies in Tectonic Culture (1995). Frampton achieved great prominence (and influence) in architectural education with his essay "Towards a Critical Regionalism" (1983) — though the term had already been coined by Alexander Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre. In this paper, he mounts a criticism toward globalisation, mass consumer culture and the impact that this has had on architecture. For Frampton, this represents a particularly salient issue within the modern movement, as it has pushed architecture toward mediocrity, sameness and limited urban form which lacks any kind of cultural celebration or diversity. To remedy this, Frampton argues that the adoption of a more critical regionalist approach is required in architecture, one that takes into account specific considerations to place, topography, climate, and culture.

Frampton's essay was included in the book The Anti-Aesthetic. Essays on Postmodern Culture, edited by Hal Foster, though Frampton is critical of postmodernism. Frampton's own position attempts to defend a version of modernism that looks to either critical regionalism or a 'momentary' understanding of the autonomy of architectural practice in terms of its own concerns with form and tectonics which cannot be reduced to economics (whilst conversely retaining a Leftist viewpoint regarding the social responsibility of architecture). He summed up his critical stance towards postmodernist architecture and its advocates' belief in the primacy of architecture as a language as follows:

In 2002 a collection of Frampton's writings over a period of 35 years was collated and published under the title Labour, Work, and Architecture. In addition to his own scholarly research and criticism, Frampton has frequently furthered the intellectual reach of his work through writing introductions, prefaces and forewords for other authors and publications on allied themes.

Select list of Frampton's writings
"Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance", in The Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture. edited by Hal Foster, Bay Press, Port Townsen (1983).
Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1995.
Álvaro Siza. Complete Works, Phaidon, London, 2000,
Le Corbusier (World of Art). Thames & Hudson, London, 2001.
Labour, Work and Architecture. Phaidon Press, London, 2002.
"Ando at the Millennium", in Tadao Ando: Light and Water. Book Design by Massimo Vignelli. The Monacelli Press, New York, 2003.
The Evolution of 20th-Century Architecture: A Synoptic Account. Springer, New York, 2006.
 FRAMPTON K., STRAUVEN F., GÜBLER J. & VERPOEST L., Georges Baines, Ludion, Gent, 2006.
Modern Architecture: A Critical History (World of Art), Thames & Hudson, London, Fourth Edition (2007).
American Masterworks: Houses of the Twentieth & Twenty-First Centuries, edited by David Larkin. Rizzoli, New York (2008).
Five North American Architects: An Anthology by Kenneth Frampton, Lars Muller, Zurich, (2012).
Genealogy of Modern Architecture: A Comparative Critical Analysis of Built Form, Lars Muller, Zurich, (2014).
L'Altro movimento Moderno. Edited by Ludovica Molo. Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2015.

Writings on Kenneth Frampton
 D. Sherer, "Architecture in the Labyrinth. Theory and Criticism in the United States: Oppositions, Assemblage, ANY (1973-1999)," Zodiac 20 (1999), 36–63.
 Jorge Otero-Pailos, "Architecture's Historical Turn: Phenomenology and the Rise of the Postmodern."  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, (2010), 183–250.
 Tom Avermaete, Veronique Patteeuw, Hans Teerds, Lea-Catherine Szacka (eds), Oase #103: Critical Regionalism Revisited, (2019), .

Awards
2018 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, Venice Biennale of Architecture
2014 Lisbon Triennale Millenium BCP Lifetime Achievement Award
2012  Schelling Architecture Theory Prize
2005 Architectural League of New York President's Medal


Caldwell County Railroad

The Caldwell County Railroad  is a Class III shortline railroad operating over  between Hickory and Lenoir, North Carolina. The CWCY is operated by Southeast Shortlines, Inc., which also operates the Thermal Belt Railway.

History
The Caldwell County Railroad was formed in 1994 when Norfolk Southern sold the  line from Hickory to Lenoir to the Caldwell County Economic Development Commission (CCEDC). The CCEDC subsequently leased the line to the Caldwell County Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Southeast Shortlines Inc.

The line was originally constructed as  gauge in 1874, under the charter of the Chester & Lenoir. The line was part of the subsequent reorganization into the Carolina & North-Western Railway in 1897, which was absorbed into the Southern Railway around 1940. As part of the Thoroughbred Shortline Program, the line was spun off to the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad, which operated the line from 1990 to 1994.

On March 21, 2007, the CWCY filed a request with the Surface Transportation Board to abandon  of its line near Lenoir to near Valmead. The request was approved on July 9, 2007.

Operations

The railroad serves 5 customers, handling approximately 425 carloads () per year. Commodities carried by the railroad are plastics and building materials. The CWCY interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Hickory.

The CWCY uses radio frequency 161.17500, under license WPGG862, for all of their operations.

The Caldwell County Railroad operates 2 locomotives, numbers 1747 and 1811. Both units are EMD GP-16's and were purchased from CSX. They are still in the Family Lines System livery.

Cities/Towns served
Hickory
Rhodhiss
Granite Falls
Hudson
Lenoir


Promethichthys prometheus

Promethichthys prometheus, the Roudi escolar, is a species of snake mackerel native to the warm temperate and tropical waters of all the oceans where it occurs at depths of from  (mostly between ).  This species grows to a length of  SL though most do not exceed  SL.  It is important to local peoples as a food fish and is popular as a game fish though it has been reported to carry the ciguatera toxin.  It is also utilized as bait.  This species is the only known member of its genus.


Hernia repair

Hernia repair refers to a surgical operation for the correction of a hernia—a bulging of internal organs or tissues through the wall that contains it. It can be of two different types: herniorrhaphy; or hernioplasty. This operation may be performed to correct hernias of the abdomen, groin, diaphragm, brain, or at the site of a previous operation. Hernia repair is often performed as an ambulatory procedure.

Techniques

The first differentiating factor in hernia repair is whether the surgery is done open, or laparoscopically. Open hernia repair is when an incision is made in the skin directly over the hernia. Laparoscopic hernia repair is when minimally invasive cameras and equipment are used and the hernia is repaired with only small incisions adjacent to the hernia. These techniques are similar to the techniques used in laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.

An operation in which the hernia sac is removed without any repair of the inguinal canal is described as a herniotomy. When herniotomy is combined with a reinforced repair of the posterior inguinal canal wall with autogenous (patient's own tissue) or heterogeneous material such as prolene mesh, it is termed hernioplasty as opposed to herniorrhaphy, in which no autogenous or heterogeneous material is used for reinforcement.


Antennaria lanata

Antennaria lanata is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name woolly pussytoes. It is native to western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) and the northwestern United States (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and extreme northern California (Del Norte and Trinity Counties)).

Antennaria lanata is a small herb up to 20 cm (8 inches) tall. Leaves are covered with thick white hairs resembling wool. The plant is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate plants. The plant grows in protected alpine and subalpine sites in mountainous areas.


Retinia immanitana

Retinia immanitana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in China (Tianjin, Shandong) and Russia.

The larvae feed on Pinus koraiensis.


Battle of Delhi (1757)

The Battle of Delhi, 1757, also referred to as the Second Battle of Delhi, was a battle fought on 11 August 1757 between Maratha Empire under the command of Raghunath Rao and Rohillas under Najib-ud-Daula, who was under the Afghan suzerainty and simultaneously the "Pay Master" of what remained of the Mughal Army. The battle was waged by the Marathas for the control of Delhi, the former Mughal capital which was now under the control of Rohilla chief Najib-ud-Daula, as a consequence of fourth invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali.

Background
Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded North India for the fourth time in early 1757. He entered Delhi in January 1757 and kept the Mughal emperor under arrest. On his return in April 1757, Abdali re-installed the Mughal emperor Alamgir II on Delhi throne as a titular head. However, the actual control of Delhi was given to Najib-ud-Daula, who had promised to pay an annual tribute of 20 lakh rupees to Abdali. Najib had also assisted Abdali in his fourth invasion and had already won the trust of the Afghan emperor. It can be said that he worked as the agent of Abdali in Delhi court. So, Najib was now the de facto ruler of Delhi with Alamgir II as a puppet emperor in his control.

The Mughal emperor and his wazir Imad-ul-Mulk were alarmed by all these developments and hence requested Marathas to help them get rid of Abdali's agents in Delhi.

A contingent of 30,000 Maratha troops was dispatched for attacking Delhi.

Battle
The Marathas encamped opposite the Red Fort on the other side of Yamuna river. The Marathas were joined by Mughal commanders  Imad-ul-Mulk and Ahmad Khan Bangash for assisting them in freeing Delhi from Rohilla Afghans. Najib gave the charge of 2,500 strong infantry to Qutub Shah and Mulla Aman Khan and himself commanded another infantry contingent of  5,000 troops and heavy artillery and which were deployed by him to prevent Marathas from entering the city. The battle started on 11 August and after two weeks of intense fighting, Najib surrendered and was arrested by Marathas.

Maratha commander Raghunath Rao demanded immediate withdrawal of Najib from Delhi along with a tribute of 50 lakh rupees, but Najib rejected the demand of 50 lakh rupees and offered to pay just 5 lakh rupees. He also promised that he would never return to Delhi and never threaten any Maratha fort.

Aftermath
The Marathas had now become the de facto rulers of Delhi. Raghunath Rao appointed Antaji Mankeshwar as Governor of Delhi province while Alamgir II was retained as titular head with no actual power. This conquest of Delhi by the Marathas laid the foundation of their north-west campaign, as a consequence of which they established their rule up to Khyber Pass by May 1758.

Instead of paying the promised tribute of 5 lakh rupees to Marathas, Najib once again started building an army to take back control of his lost territory in the Meerat region which had been captured by Marathas. Najib then invited Ahmad Shah Abdali again in 1761 for his fifth invasion.


Jay W. Kelley

Jay W. Kelley (born August 9, 1941) is an American retired Air Force lieutenant general who was commander of Air University at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, and director of education of the Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base in Schertz, Texas.

Kelley enlisted in the Air Force Reserve in 1959, and was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1960, graduating and receiving his commission in June 1964. He served as a base commander and a strategic missile wing commander, was assigned to the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the vice-commander of Air Force Space Command, and was the director of public affairs of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the USAF Academy, a master's degree in political science from Auburn University, and also attended Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and the National War College. His awards include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the Combat Readiness Medal.

He is married to Ho Sook and resides in Larkspur, Colorado.

Assignments
 June 1964 - October 1964, student, Missile Launch and Missile Officer Course, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
 October 1964 - June 1968, deputy missile combat crew commander, and later, missile combat crew commander, 571st Strategic Missile Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
 June 1968 - July 1972, requirements officer, payload branch, deputy chief of staff for plans directorate, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
 August 1972 - September 1973, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
 September 1973 - June 1977, missile staff officer, tactics branch, and later, chief, missile tactics division, Single Integrated Operational Plan Division, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (Joint Chiefs of Staff), Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
 June 1977 - September 1979, member, strategic offensive branch, operations directorate, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C.
 September 1979 - August 1980, research associate, U.S. Air Force Research Associate Program, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London
 August 1980 - June 1981, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
 June 1981 - June 1982, assistant deputy commander for operations, 351st Strategic Missile Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
 June 1982 - July 1983, commander, 351st Combat Support Group, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
 July 1983 - June 1985, commander, 381st Strategic Missile Wing, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.
 June 1985 - June 1986, assistant chief of staff, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
 June 1986 - March 1988, senior military advisor to the director, Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Department of State, Washington, D.C.
 April 1988 - June 1988, assistant deputy chief of staff for plans, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
 July 1988 - May 1989, deputy chief of staff for operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
 June 1989 - April 1990, deputy chief of staff for requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
 April 1990 - May 1992, vice commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
 May 1992 - October 1992, director of public affairs, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
 October 1992 - October 1996, commander, Air University, and director of education, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.


St. Paul's College, Namibia

St. Paul's College is a private school in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.

History and operations
The school was established in 1962 as a Catholic all-boys school. The Roman Catholic Church purchased a farm situated at the foot of Roman Hill in Klein Windhoek, a low-density suburb. Due to the presence of hot springs and fountains at the time, it was possible to develop a vineyard, gardens and orchards where the school is currently located.

When Namibia became independent from South Africa in 1990, the school became multicultural and was opened to girls from grades 1 to 12.

In 2014, St. Paul's College was Namibia's second-best high school, behind St Boniface College, located in the Kavango East Region.

Alumni
 Tony Figueira, Namibian photographer


Gillan Bwalya

Gillan Bwalya is a Zambian chess player and International Master. He won the Zambian Chess Championship in 2010 and 2013.

Bwalya scored an impressive 7/9 at the 2012 Chess Olympiad, and followed this up by winning the 4.3 Zonal with 8/9, earning him the International Master title and the right to play in the Chess World Cup 2013. He became the third Zambian to qualify for the World Cup after GM Amon Simutowe and IM Stanley Chumfwa, losing to eventual winner Vladimir Kramnik in the first round.


Harmony Grove School District (Benton, Arkansas)

Harmony Grove School District (HGSD) is a public school district based in southwestern Benton, Arkansas, United States. HGSD enrollment averages more than 1,200 students attending the four schools located on one  campus providing early childhood, elementary and secondary education that make up the district. The school district encompasses all or portions of Benton, Traskwood and Haskell.

The district and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Local Education Agency (LEA)#: 6304000

Schools

Secondary schools
 Harmony Grove High School, serving approximately 310 students in grades 10 through 12.
 Harmony Grove Jr High School, serving approximately 285 students in grades 7 through 9.
 Harmony Grove Middle School, serving approximately 265 students in grades 4 through 6.

Elementary schools
 Westbrook Elementary School, serving approximately 400 students in kindergarten through grade 3.


Appeal to Human Greed

Appeal to Human Greed is a remix EP by GOD, released on 10 October 1995 through Big Cat. It contains five remixed tracks from the group's second album, The Anatomy of Addiction.

Track listing

Personnel
Justin Broadrick – production on "On All Fours"
Colm Ó Cíosóig – engineering on "Tunnel"
Tony Cousins – mastering
Bill Laswell – production on "Bloodstream"
Chris Lovejoy – drums and bells on "Gold Teeth"
The Lumberjacks – production on "Gold Teeth"
Kevin Martin – production on "Bloodstream", cover art
Robert Musso – engineering on "Bloodstream"
Kevin Shields – production on "Tunnel"


Cossimbazar, Murshidabad

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Troots

Troots is an album by Scottish celtic fusion band Shooglenifty.  It was released January 20, 2007 on the band's Shoogle Records label.

Track listing
 "McConnell's Rant" – 3:54
 "Excess Baggage" – 3:32
 "She's a Keeper/The Lead Break/The Trim Controller" – 6:14
 "Charlie And The Professor/The Tap Inn/The Dazzler" – 5:53
 "Laureen's Tune" – 3:01
 "Ful' Tae The Heid O' Troots/Ako Umram Il Zaginam/32 Bars of Filth" – 6:34
 "The Eccentric" – 4:41
 "The Patient Nurses/Wattle Grove/Another Bucket of Eels" – 5:50
 "Walter Douglas MBE" – 4:26
 "Jane's Dance" – 4:58

External links


Sellew, California

Sellew is a former settlement in Imperial County, California. It was located on the railroad line from Bard to Potholes,  northeast of Bard.


2017 Gold Coast Suns season

The 2017 Gold Coast Football Club season was the Gold Coast Suns' seventh season in the Australian Football League. They also fielded a reserves team in the NEAFL.

AFL

List changes

Retirements and delistings

Trades

Free Agency

In

National draft

Rookie draft

Squad

Season summary

Pre-season

Home and Away season

Ladder

NEAFL


2007–08 San Jose Sharks season

The 2007–08 San Jose Sharks season began on October 4, 2007. It was the San Jose Sharks' 17th season in the National Hockey League.  The Sharks were the Pacific Division champions, and second in the Western Conference.  They finished the season with a 49–23–10 record.

Preseason
During the pre-season, the 2007 NHL Entry Draft took place in Columbus, Ohio, on June 22–23. Additionally, the free agency period began on July 1.

 Green background indicates a win.
 Red background indicates a loss.

Regular season
The Sharks began a win streak of road games on November 14, 2007, when they beat the Dallas Stars with a shootout win. The Sharks went on to win nine more consecutive road games, which gave them 10 straight wins on the road.  The streak ended when the Sharks lost to the Anaheim Ducks on January 13, 2008. This was also the game where Head Coach Ron Wilson gave the Sharks' backup goaltender, Thomas Greiss, his first start and rested Evgeni Nabokov, who was the starting goaltender for all the other Sharks games played up until the All-Star break.

The Sharks' streak of ten-straight road wins was second to the 12 road game win streak posted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2006.

Jonathan Cheechoo earned his first hat-trick of the season on February 9, 2008 at the HP Pavilion against the Nashville Predators. This was the ninth time that Cheechoo earned a hat-trick in his career. The Sharks won the game 4–3 and gave Ron Wilson his 500th win as an NHL coach, the 11th coach in League history to reach the milestone.

The Sharks have continued with another win streak of 11 games at home and on the road. Since February 21, when the Sharks played the Philadelphia Flyers away in Philadelphia and won the game 3–1, they started their lengthy winning streak. On February 29, 2008, the Sharks played the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit and came across a 3–2 win on a controversial goal by Devin Setoguchi to push the winning streak to four consecutive games. San Jose played the Montreal Canadiens on March 3 in San Jose and pulled away with a 6–4 win to push their winning streak to six games. On March 5 in San Jose, they played the Ottawa Senators and pulled away with a winner in overtime by Patrick Marleau to push their winning streak to seven games.
The Sharks won the Pacific Division and finished second in the Western Conference.

The Sharks finished the regular season having allowed the fewest power-play goals, with 44, and with the best penalty-kill percentage (85.81%).

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

 Green background indicates win.
 Red background indicates regulation loss.
 White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs
On March 28, the Sharks clinched the Pacific Division title with a 3–1 win at Anaheim. The Sharks finished the regular season as the 2nd seed in the Western Conference. The Sharks began their first series, the Western Conference Quarter-finals, against the 7th seed Calgary Flames, losing the first game 3–2 but winning the second 2–0, tying the series at 1 win each. In the third game, the Sharks lost by a score of 4–3, falling back by 2 games to 1 game in the series. Game 4 saw Jonathan Cheechoo score the tying goal with just under five minutes to play in the third, and Joe Thornton scoring the game-winner with 9.4 seconds remaining in regulation to send the series back to San Jose tied at two games apiece. Back in San Jose for Game 5, the Flames' Jerome Iginla scored a 2nd period, 5-on-3 goal to give Calgary the first goal of the game, but the Sharks would score the next 4 goals and hang on for a 4–3 win for a 3–2 series lead. The Sharks showed poorly in Game 6, losing to Calgary in a shut-out, 2 -0, forcing Game 7. The Sharks played with Jeremy Roenick scoring twice and adding two assists to power the Sharks in a decisive 5–3 win over Calgary, clinching the series. The Sharks advanced to meet the Dallas Stars in Round 2 (Western Conference Semifinals) of the playoffs. In Game 1 of the Semifinals, the Sharks had a strong defensive showing at home, but lost in overtime to the Stars, 3–2, on a Brenden Morrow goal. After losing Games 2 & 3 and falling to a 3–0 deficit in the series, the Sharks won Game 4 in Dallas and Game 5 at home to force a Game 6 in Dallas. After playing into a fourth overtime period in the longest game in Sharks history (and 8th longest NHL game of all time), the Sharks season ended on a power play goal by the Stars' Brenden Morrow.

Playoffs

 Green background indicates a win.
 Red background indicates a loss.

Player statistics

Regular Season

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Playoffs

Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Awards and records
The Sharks did not win any awards during the 2007–2008 NHL season.

Records

 Longest winning steak: 11 games
 Most PIM, single regulation game: Jody Shelley, 41
 Most points, single playoff game: Jeremy Roenick, 4
 Most games played: Evgeni Nabokov, 77
 Most goaltending wins: Evgeni Nabokov, 46
 Most consecutive starts: Evgeni Nabokov, 43

Milestones
 Jeremy Roenick played his 1,300th game.
 Ron Wilson won his 500th game as a coach.

Transactions
The Sharks were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

Free agents signed

Free agents lost

Draft picks
San Jose's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.

Farm teams

Worcester Sharks
The Worcester Sharks are the San Jose Sharks' American Hockey League affiliate.

Phoenix RoadRunners
The Phoenix RoadRunners are the Sharks affiliate in the ECHL.


Octávio Pinto

Octávio Pinto (São Paulo, November 3, 1890 – São Paulo, October 31, 1950) was a Brazilian composer and architect. He was married to Guiomar Novaes, a major figure among twentieth-century Brazilian pianists.

Pinto was not a professional musician, but rather an architect who carried out business across Brazil. In his youth, however, he took lessons with the famous Hungarian-French pianist Isidor Philipp, who taught Guiomar Novaes while she studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and wrote several pieces for solo piano until his death in 1950. His best-known and most-performed music comes from his Scenas Infantis (Childhood Scenes), a suite composed in 1932 for his wife, who performed the suite and brought attention to her husband's work.

Pinto was well-known in Latin American music circles even before marrying Novaes. He was also a close friend of Heitor Villa-Lobos, the best-known composer of Brazilian classical music of the twentieth century.

Principal compositions

Solo piano
 Scenas Infantis (1932)
 Corre corre
 Roda roda
 Marcha soldadhino
 Dorme, nene
 Salta, salta
 Festa de Criancas (1939)
 Marcha do Pequeno Polegar (1941)
 Improviso (1942)
 Dança Negreira (1945)

Art songs
 Você
 Prece
 Presente de Natale
 Cantiga praiana e Primavera, on texts by Vicente de Carvalho


Samkhiel

Samkhiel (, "God is my support") is the angel of destruction who oversees the punishments of the beinonim, the “morally divided” souls who are sent to Gehenna. Through fiery torments he cleanses the souls of their wickedness and afterwards, assists in their eventual return to God (III Enoch; BhM 5:186).


Tam, de nas nema

Tam, de nas nema (; Wherever We Aren't) is the debut studio album of the popular Ukrainian rock group Okean Elzy. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is the lead vocalist and main lyricist on this record. It was released in 1998 by the Kiev-based record label Lavina Music.

Meaning
The term "Tam de nas nema" is a reference to a Ukrainian proverb:  Translation – It's good where we aren't. This proverb is popular in other Slavic languages. Russian proverb: Там хорошо, где нас нет. In English, a similar proverb is, "The grass is always greener on the other side."

Track listing
All lyrics by Sviatoslav Vacartchouk.  Music by Okean Elzy.
 Novyi den (2:48) - (; Translation: New Day)
 Tam, de nas nema (3:29) - (Там, де нас нема; There, Where We Are Not)
 Holos tviy (3:54) - (Голос твій; Your voice)
 Pozych meni sontse (4:06) - (Позич мені сонце; Lend Me the Sun)
 Taj-Mahal (3:22) - (Тадж-Махал)
 Sumna melodiya (4:17) - (Сумна мелодія; Sad Melody)
 Poyizd «Chuzha Liubov» (3:59) - (Поїзд "Чужа любов"; Train "Others' Love")
 Ydu na dno (3:34) - (Йду на дно; Going to the Bottom)
 Visim (3:30) - (Вісім, Eight)
 Lastivka z moho mista (3:04) - (Ластівка з мого міста; A Swallow from my City)
 Ty zabula davno (4:38) - (Ти забула давно; You Forgot Long Ago)
 Long Time Ago (3:47)
 Kolyska vitru (3:05) - (Колиска вітру; Cradle of the Wind)
 Hodi vzhe (4:29) - (Годі вже; Enough Already)
 Tam, de nas nema (remix) (4:07)

Personnel

Okean Elzy
Sviatoslav Vacartchouk: Vocals
Pavel Gudinov: Guitars
Yuri Khustochka: Bass
Denis Glinin: Drums

Additional Personnel
Roman Surzha: Keyboards (tracks 3, 5-7 and 12)
Edik Kosca: Tambourine (track 2)

External links
Album Tam, de nas nema on the band's official website
Official Lavina Music website


The White Cat (film)

The White Cat (Swedish: Den vita katten is a 1950 Swedish mystery drama film directed by Hasse Ekman and starring  Alf Kjellin, Eva Henning and Sture Lagerwall.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Bibi Lindström. It was shot on location around Stockholm.

Plot
A man arrives one night by train to Stockholm Central Station. The man has lost his memory. Newspapers report about an escaped insane sex offender, and the man dreads that it might be him.

In a café at the train station the man meets a waitress named Auri. She realizes that the man has no money and no place to go. He tells her about his situation. She offers to pay for his food and to take him home with her. The man, who calls himself X, and Auri start to trace his repressed memories and past life, while he dreads to find out why and what he fled.

Main cast
Alf Kjellin as "X", The man without identity
Eva Henning as Auri Rautila, waitress
Sture Lagerwall as Elias Sörbrunn, artist
Gertrud Fridh as "Pax"
Hugo Björne as "Väglusen"
Ingrid Borthen as Ingeborg Eksell
Gunnar Björnstrand as Jarl Eksell
Gull Natorp as Otti Patkull
Doris Svedlund as Girl in the school house
Gösta Gustafson as Filip - the girls' father
Margit Andelius as Ebba Patkull
Stig Järrel as Algot
Peter Blitz as Jerker
Arne Ragneborn as Thief at the Central station
Alf Östlund as Ticket collector


Hugo Suolahti

Viktor Hugo Suolahti (7 October 1874 in Hämeenlinna – 23 February 1944 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician, linguist and philologist. Before 1906, he was known as Viktor Hugo Palander.

Philosopher Pentti Linkola is the son of Hugo Suolahti's daughter.

Education and university career
Suolahti passed his matriculation examination in 1892 and received his Masters from the University of Helsinki in 1896. Suolahti became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1900. In 1901, he became a docent of German Philology at the University of Helsinki and in 1911, he became a professor of the same subject, a post he occupied for more than 40 years, until 1941. Suolahti specialized mainly in etymology and his work on words and vocabulary had a significant impact on Finnish research pertaining to German Philology.

Suolahti was also an important administrator at the university. First, he served as vice-rector of the University of Helsinki from 1917 to 1923, and then as rector from 1923 to 1926 and finally as chancellor from 1926 to 1944.

Political career
He was a member of the National Coalition Party and was the first chairman of the party between 1918 and 1919. He was re-elected its leader in 1925, following the administration of Antti Tulenheimo.


Optimus Rhyme

Optimus Rhyme was a hip hop group from Seattle, Washington. Optimus Rhyme is most widely considered a nerdcore hip hop group because of the nerdy nature of their lyrics. The name of the band as well as the stage names of the members and a majority of their lyrics refer to the Transformers franchise. Their music is a combination of rapped hip hop lyrics with funk rock music. Optimus Rhyme formed in Seattle in 2001.

Wheelie Cyberman
Wheelie Cyberman is the stage name of Andy Hartpence, who is a former web supervisor for Nintendo. He was known as NOA_INDIANA and later NOA_ANDY in the online community Nintendo NSider Forums, and the song Obey The Moderator is based on his experiences moderating the NSider Forums.

Wheelie Cyberman is now performing with the hip-hop group Supercommuter, which also includes Stenobot and Tron Juan.

Discography

AutoBeat EP (2002)
 Dermato Fibro Sarcoma Protuberance
 Sapp
 Tim Garret

Positronic Pathways (2003)
 Incogni2
 DBR
 For the Record
 Officer Weir (Jon-Michael)
 Calm Down

Narcofunk Compilation (2003)
Compilation of Narcofunk artists.
 Compiler

Brobot Demos (2004)
 520
 LED's
 Precognito

Optimus Rhyme (2004)

School the Indie Rockers (2006)

He Dies In Rocket School (2007)

transfORmed EP (2008)
 God Rest Ye Autobeat Allies
 Worms
 Click-Click
 Anxiety
 Daryl Hannah
 Train in Vain (Live at the Croc) - iTunes only
 Guns of Brixton (Live at the Croc)- iTunes only
Other
 MC Chipmunk (2007) - Myspace only

Other recordings featuring Optimus Rhyme members

Narcofunk Compilation (2005)
Compilation of Narcofunk artists.
 Birthrate of Stars (feat 3D, Wheelie, Broken English)

Like Minds (2005)
Free downloadable album.
 That Sound (featuring Broken English)

MC Frontalot, "Secrets From the Future"
 "Ping Pong Song (Baddd Spellah Remix feat. MC Frontalot)"
(listed on the back cover as "Very Poorly Concealed Secret Track")

External links/Sources

Official Sites:
 Official website
 Narcofunk Records Optimus Rhyme's record label.

Media Coverage:
Optimus Rhyme review in Splendid magazine
Optimus Rhyme review in High Bias magazine
Article on Seattle underground music, featuring Optimus Rhyme, in the Seattle Times
Billboard Magazine article, October 09, 2006
Wired Magazine, "Me So Nerdy", September 2006
"Geeksta Rap Rising", February 2007


Gabe Newell

Gabe Logan Newell (born ), commonly known by his nickname Gaben (), is an American computer programmer and businessman best known as the co-founder of the video game development and digital distribution company Valve. Born in Colorado, he attended Harvard University in the early 1980s, but dropped out and worked for Microsoft, where he worked as a producer for some of the early Windows operating systems.

While still working at the company during the mid-1990s, Newell and his co-worker Mike Harrington became convinced that video games were the future of entertainment after playing id Software's Doom and Quake. Intrigued by the prospect of having their own game development studio, Newell and Harrington left Microsoft in 1996 to found Valve, where Newell remains president.

Career
Newell was born in Colorado on November 3, 1962, later attending Davis Senior High School in Davis, California. Following that, he attended Harvard University from 1980 until 1983, but dropped out before graduating to work for the American technology company Microsoft. Newell then spent the next thirteen years working at the company, serving as a producer of the Windows 1.01, 1.02, and 1.03 operating systems. Newell later stated that he learned more during his first three months at Microsoft than he ever did at Harvard, explaining one of the reasons why he had dropped out. Inspired by Michael Abrash, who left Microsoft to work on the computer game Quake at id Software, Newell and another Microsoft employee, Mike Harrington, left Microsoft to found Valve in 1996. Newell and Harrington used their money to fund Valve through the development of Half-Life and the GoldSrc game engine.

During production on Half-Life 2, he spent several months focusing on the Steam project.

In 2007, Newell openly expressed his displeasure over developing his software for gaming consoles, particularly the PlayStation 3. In regard to the system, Newell was once quoted as claiming that developing processes for the console in general was "a waste of everybody's time" and "a disaster on many levels ... I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do-over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it'." Nevertheless, at Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2010, Newell appeared on stage at Sony's keynote; while acknowledging his past outspoken comments on console development, he discussed the open nature of Sony's PlayStation 3 platform, and announced Portal 2 for the console, remarking that with Steamworks support it would be the best version for any console. Newell has also criticized the Xbox Live service, referring to it as "a train wreck". He was also critical of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, calling it a "catastrophe" and "a threat" to the open nature of PC gaming.

In December 2010, Forbes named Newell as "A Name You Should Know", primarily for his work on Steam having partnerships with multiple major developers. In March 2013, Newell received the BAFTA Fellowship award for his contributions to the video game industry. In October 2017, Forbes listed him among the 100 richest people in the United States, with an estimated net worth of 5.5 billion.

Personal life
Newell formerly suffered from Fuchs' dystrophy, a congenital disease which affects the cornea, but was cured by two cornea transplants in 2006 and 2007. He married Lisa Mennet (now Lisa Mennet Newell) on the same day he founded Valve with Harrington. The couple has two sons, including Gray. The birth of Gray in the late 1990s served as inspiration for the final boss of Half-Life, as the couple considered childbirth to be the most frightening thing they could think of at the time.

In 2011, Newell stated that some of his favorite video games were Super Mario 64, Doom, and a Burroughs mainframe version of Star Trek. Doom convinced him that games were the future of entertainment, and Super Mario 64 convinced him that games are a form of art. Newell is also a fan of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. In 2013, Newell was added to the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Newell also recorded a voice pack for Dota 2, a Valve-developed game, which referenced many previous statements and phrases from himself in a humorous manner.

Within the gaming community, he is jokingly known as "Gaben", which is derived from his work email address. Newell stated that he has tried to grow into his public image: "They hug me when they run into me. I'm not a hugging person, but that's what they want. I was with my kids the first time that happened in public, and my kids were pretty cool with it. But I wasn't. 'Dad, roll with it.' Even now, I'm learning from our customers."


Tenant inducement

In commercial real estate, a tenant inducement (TI) is some sort of consideration given by a landlord in order to attract a new tenant or have an existing one renew their lease. Depending on the contents, the concept may be known as a concession or rent abatement, instead of inducement.

There are several different forms of inducements. One common one is a signing bonus, a direct payment of some sort but generally not related to the rent. One particular form of bonus is the lease pickup, where the landlord will pay penalties for breaking an existing lease. Another common type of inducement is some period of free rent, typically one or two months, as a reward for signing for a particular period of time. Free rent may also be known as rent abatement, a specific use of a term that may also be used more generically. Inducements can also be provided in the form of compensation for tenant improvements, which takes the form of either direct payments that the tenant can use to improve the rental unit, or similar renovations carried out by the landlord.

The roll of real estate agents and real estate brokers is sometimes conflated. The United States Department of Labor explains that, "Brokers and agents can represent either the buyer or the seller in a transaction. Buyers' brokers and agents meet with clients to understand what they are looking for in a property and how much they can afford."


Acalmani (Ayutla de los Libres), Guerrero

Acalmani is a town in the municipality of Ayutla de los Libres, Guerrero, Mexico. It is situated at an elevation of 930 meters, and as of 2010 had a population of 940, down from 1,011.

Climate

Population
As of 2005, the population of 1,011 consisted of 513 males and 498 females. There were 356 adults, of which 41 were older than 60 years of age. The remaining 655 inhabitants were children.

The indigenous population was 57, of which 21 people spoke indigenous languages, and one of those did not speak Spanish. The Ethnologue reports that the village's indigenous language is Acatepec Me’phaa.

Housing
There are 137 homes, of which 9 are single-family homes, 10 have indoor plumbing, none are connected to public utilities, and 125 have electric lighting. Of the 137 homes, none have a computer, none a washing machine, but 58 have a television.

Education
Of the children between 6 and 14 years of age, 19 do not attend school. Of those 15 and older, 84 never attended school, 250 had not completed schooling, 84 finished basic school, and 7 had advanced education (such as high school). There are 117 illiterate people 15 and over in Acalmani. For those between 15 and 24 years of age, the median level of school attendance is 5 years.