Newcastle and North Shields Railway

The Newcastle & North Shields Railway opened in June 1839 from a temporary terminus in Carliol Square in Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields. The railway was absorbed by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway in November 1844. The Newcastle & Berwick Railway was itself absorbed by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, and this became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1854.

Tynemouth was served from 1847 and Newcastle Central replaced the original station in 1850. In 1882 the station at Tynemouth was replaced by a through station when the line and the former Blyth and Tyne Railway line were linked. The route was electrified in 1904 as part of the Tyneside Electrics programme.

Origins
A railway between Newcastle and North Shields was proposed in 1830, but was opposed in Newcastle by people who feared that the city docks would lose trade to the docks in North Shields, and by people in North Shields who feared local shops would lose trade when customers could travel to Newcastle and that no-one would holiday in North Shields if they could stay in Newcastle. Of the two  proposed routes one was chosen in 1835, changed the following year so Tynemouth was on the main line rather than served by a branch. To compensate landowners for the lost income from wayleaves on coal carried on the existing wagonways, a toll of d a mile was agreed. The Newcastle and North Shields Railway (N&NSR) received Royal Assent on 21 June 1836.

After leaving the temporary terminus at Newcastle the railway passed through a short tunnel before crossing two viaducts built using laminated timber arches on masonry piers, similar to the Wiebeking system used on the Seine at Pont d'Ivry in Paris. The  long Ouseburn Viaduct was built with five arches whereas the Willington Dene Viaduct was  long and had seven arches. The railway opened on 18 June 1839 when two trains carried a total of 700 passengers on a return trip to a celebration in Tynemouth, which was interrupted by a violent thunderstorm that flooded the marquee. Public services started the next day, although Tynemouth was not served until 1847.

The average speed of express trains in 1841 was . Third-class carriages were painted light green, and the first was  long and  wide, did not have doors and carried 60 passengers. First-class carriages were painted crimson, maroon, and in one case a rich light scarlet claret edged with yellow and those for second-class passengers were light brown and vermilion. The railway was absorbed by the Newcastle & Berwick Railway in November 1844, although independent operations continued until a  line north to  opened on 1 July 1847 from a junction from .

Locomotives

Locomotive list

Notes
 NNSR = Newcastle & North Shields Railway
 NER = North Eastern Railway

Legacy

The Newcastle & Berwick Railway was absorbed by the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, and this became part of the North Eastern Railway in 1854. The temporary terminus in Newcastle was replaced by Newcastle Central station in 1850. A  loop via Walker, known as the Riverside Branch, was opened in 1879 and a through station (now Tynemouth Metro station) replaced the original N&NSR terminus, linking with the Blyth & Tyne Railway, in 1882. The line was electrified as part of the Tyneside Electrics programme, the new trains running in passenger service from 1904.

The line today

Services were withdrawn from the Riverside branch on 23 July 1973 and it now has been converted into a footpath and cycle-path known as Hadrian's Way, forming part of both the C2C cycle route (National Cycle Network route 72) and the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.

In 1982 almost all of the main route (from a point just east of Heaton to Tynemouth and beyond) was converted to form part of the Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow line.

Notes and references

Footnotes


Ciska Jansen

Franciska Johanna "Ciska" Jansen (born 23 September 1944) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the long jump and finished in 18th place.

After she reached age 40, her 6.21m jump exploded the world record for her age group, besting the previous record by Australian Olympian Helen Searle by 52 cm.  For point of comparison, Bob Beamon's record improvement was 55 cm.  Her record would stand for almost 15 years.


Charlie Smith (drummer)

Charlie Smith (April 15, 1927, New York City – January 15, 1966, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American jazz drummer.

Smith played locally in New York in the late 1940s before taking a position accompanying Ella Fitzgerald. He worked briefly with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1951 before being replaced by Louie Bellson, and also played with Joe Bushkin, Erroll Garner, Slim Gaillard, Benny Goodman, Hot Lips Page, Oscar Peterson, Artie Shaw, and Slam Stewart. He performed on television with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker in 1952, and later in the 1950s worked with Billy Taylor, Aaron Bell, and Wild Bill Davison. He relocated to New Haven around 1960, where he played with Willie Ruff and Dwike Mitchell in a trio setting. He also worked as an educator late in life.


The Pine Street Industrial Historic District encompasses a collection of maritime industrial buildings and archaeological sites in southern Burlington, Vermont.  The district includes buildings across nearly 100 years, encompassing the development and decline of the area, which served as a major railroad and shipping terminus from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.  It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Description and history
The city of Burlington was founded in the late 18th century, and was from an early date an important lumber shipment and processing point.  The southern part of its waterfront on Lake Champlain began to see industrial development following the arrival of the railroad in 1849, and the construction of a barge canal twenty years later.  The land west of Pine Street and south of Maple Street was in part created by filling in marshland, and became a focal point for a large number of wood-processing industries.

The historic district includes resources associated with Burlington's maritime trade, railroad trade, and timber processing industries. Buildings along Pine Street and nearby streets associated with the industries are typically vernacular brick or frame buildings, few rising above two stories in height.  The principal railroad-related building that still survives from the period is a roundhouse built 1916-18; many of the extant buildings associated with the railyard in the area are not of historic significance.   Maritime resources include shipwrecks located just off the waterfront.


Hydrogenibacillus

Hydrogenibacillus  is a thermophilic and facultatively chemolithoautotrophic genus of bacteria from the family of Bacillaceae with one known species (Hydrogenibacillus schlegelii). Bacillus schlegelii was  transferred to Hydrogenibacillus schlegelii


Bolo Haouz Mosque

Bolo Haouz Mosque is a historical mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Built in 1712, on the opposite side of the citadel of Ark in Registan district, it is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list along with the other parts of the historic city. It served as a Friday mosque during the time when the emir of Bukhara was being subjugated under the Bolshevik Russian rule in 1920s. Thin columns made of painted woods were added to the frontal part of the iwan (entrance) in 1917, additionally supporting the bulged roof of summer prayer room. The columns are decorated with colored muqarnas.

Architecture
The mosque is rectangular shaped. The prayer room during the winter time is a room with four columns and several entrances. The 12-meter-high iwan, bordered by bulged roofs sustained with twenty wood columns, serves as a summer prayer room attached to the three sides of the winter hall. The wooden columns rest on concrete foundation.

The interior of the mosque is typical 18th-century Central Asian style. The small minaret was built in 1917.


The 2003 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship

World final
 13 September  2003
  Kumla, Kumla Speedway

Martin Smolinski has replace the injured Krzysztof Kasprzak (3rd in semi-final A).


The 2012 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election took place on 3 May 2012. The elections took place shortly after the Bradford West by-election, in which the Respect Party's George Galloway pulled off a shock victory against the incumbent Labour Party. Held alongside was a referendum on directly elected mayors. The Labour Party were one seat short of an overall majority following the election, leaving the council in no overall control.

Election Result
Of the Council's 90 seats, 30 were up for election.

Ward results
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Baildon ward

Bingley ward

Bingley Rural ward

Bolton & Undercliffe ward

Bowling & Barkerend ward

Bradford Moor ward
Faisal Khan resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.

City ward
Ruqayyah Collector resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.

Clayton & Fairweather Green ward

Craven ward
In 2008, Adrian Naylor stood successfully in this ward as a Conservative Party candidate.

Eccleshill ward

Great Horton ward

Heaton ward
Mohammad Shabbir resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013. He served as an independent councillor until April 2015 when he joined the Labour Party.

Idle & Thackley ward

Ilkley ward
Anne Hawkesworth left the Conservative Party in January 2013 and joined The Independents: Adrian Naylor (Craven) and Chris Greaves (Wharfedale).

Keighley Central ward

Keighley East ward

Keighley West

Little Horton ward
 Ian Greenwood had been the Bradford City Council leader prior to the election.
 Alyas Karmani resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.

Manningham ward
Ishtiaq Ahmed resigned from the Respect Party along with four other councillors in October 2013 and served as an independent councillor until March 2015 when he rejoined the party.

Queensbury ward

Royds ward

Shipley ward

Thornton & Allerton ward

Toller ward
163 (3.66%) ballot papers were rejected, compared to 48 (0.96%) in the 2008 election in this ward. Arshad Hussain stood successfully here as a Conservative Party candidate in 2008, before defecting in 2010 following a race row - his vote change corresponds to the 2008 Labour Party candidate, Sobia Kauser.

Tong ward

Wharfedale ward

Wibsey ward

Windhill & Wrose ward

Worth Valley ward

Wyke ward

Referendum result
Mayoral referenda were held in 11 local authorities across England to decide whether to introduce directly elected mayors, as opposed in Bradford to the previous system of Councillors electing a leader of the Council. Alongside Birmingham, Coventry, Leeds, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wakefield, Bradford voted against directly elected mayors. Only Bristol and Doncaster voted in favour.

By-elections between 2012 and 2013 elections
Vote changes correspond to the 2012 Council election.

Wharfedale ward
This was triggered by the resignation of Cllr. Matt Palmer, who had stood successfully for the Conservative Party in this ward in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 council elections, in
early October.


Girkar

Girkar  is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

 Nilesh Girkar, Indian filmmaker
 Vijay Girkar, Indian politician


Jan Böhmermann

Jan Böhmermann () (born 23 February 1981) is a German satirist and television presenter. He has also worked as a comedy writer and producer.

Early life and education
Böhmermann was born and raised in Bremen. He enrolled to study history, sociology and theatre in Cologne, but dropped out before long. Previously, Böhmermann had applied to drama schools in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich; he was rejected by all three. He was accepted at a fourth drama school in Hannover, but did not enroll.

In 1997, Böhmermann was hired as a columnist at the Bremen daily newspaper Die Norddeutsche. He joined Radio Bremen as a presenter in 1999, where he also had a stint as a comedy writer.

In 2015, he became known internationally for the satirical music video V for Varoufakis about the Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. The clip is from Böhmermann's late-night show Neo Magazin Royale. His satirical rap song Ich hab Polizei peaked at #10 in the German charts. However, the song also caused considerable controversy: Journalists and rappers accused him of mocking lower-class people and also condoning police violence.

In 2016 he and Olli Schulz hosted a talk show called Schulz & Böhmermann, which is based on a former show Böhmermann co-hosted with Charlotte Roche in 2012.

Controversies

"V for Varoufakis" video
In February 2015, Böhmermann's late-night show Neo Magazin Royale created the song and music video "V for Varoufakis".  The title references V for Vendetta, which introduced the Guy Fawkes mask as a symbol of rebellion. In addition to poking fun at Germans generally, the video explored the German fascination with Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who is regarded as articulate, physically attractive and having a stylish, if unconventional fashion sense, while also portraying Greece's dependence on German money during the Greek government-debt crisis. Unlike most content on the ZDF program Neo Magazin Royale, the song is in English and not in German.

The conclusion of the video shows an actual clip of Varoufakis in which he says "and stick the finger to Germany, and say 'well, you can now solve this problem for yourself'. Right?" The clip shows Varoufakis giving the finger, a  gesture called "Stinkefinger" in German. This clip had been taken out of context: Varoufakis had used a rhetorical example of what not to do. After TV host Günther Jauch confronted Varoufakis with the video clip in an interview (still out of context), German news media made the issue of Varoufakis giving Germany the finger into a minor scandal. The New York Times ran an article with the title "German Media Want Greek Finance Minister’s Head Over ‘Fingergate’". Varoufakis himself briefly claimed that the video must have been doctored. NZZ am Sonntag called for Günther Jauch to be fired for bad journalism.

In response to the claims of the middle finger being either fake or real, Böhmermann's Neo Magazine Royale created a false version of the video clip labelled #varoufake, which claimed to show that Varoufakis had not given the finger, and that the clip Neo Magazine Royale had used in "V for Varoufakis" was indeed a fabrication. At 8:10 in the video, Böhmermann briefly goes out of character and reverses claims by acknowledging the middle finger video as real, saying:

The #varoufake video caused confusion. The media were unclear as to which version was unmanipulated, and ZDF had to officially state that Neo Magazin Royale is satire and should not be taken at face value. Varoufakis himself praised Böhmermann's mockery of the German media on Twitter, writing "@janboehm Humour, satire & self deprecation are great solvents of blind nationalism. We politicians need you badly." Böhmermann won a Grimme-Preis award for the manipulated finger video.

Erdogan satire

Twenty people lodged a complaint because of a poem named "Schmähkritik" ("abusive criticism") Böhmermann presented in his satire show Neo Magazin Royale that aired on the ZDF public channel on 31 March 2016. The proceedings instituted by the prosecutor's office for "insulting of organs and representatives of foreign states" are based on principles §103 and §104 in the German penal code. Böhmermann, among other things, called Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan “the man who beats girls”, and said that Erdogan loved to “fuck goats and suppress minorities, kick Kurds, hit Christians, and watch child pornography.” Much of the rest of the poem is devoted to associating Erdogan with various less accepted forms of sexuality. Böhmermann deliberately played with the limits of satire and said several times that this form of abusive criticism was not allowed in Germany. The poem was released two weeks after the German political satire TV show extra 3 had aired a critical song about Erdogan, which led to protests of the Turkish government.

The ZDF channel distanced itself from the poem and cut it out of the program which can be seen in its internet archives "Mediathek". After a phone call with the Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the poem as "intentionally hurtful" ("bewusst verletzend"), and prosecutors in Mainz planned to consult the federal Justice Ministry on whether to launch criminal proceedings. The Turkish government released a verbal note in which it demanded the criminal prosecution of Böhmermann. According to the law, the government has to approve the demand for criminal prosecution by a foreign government, before criminal proceedings can be started because of §103/104 StGB. Therefore Angela Merkel accepted the request from Turkey to seek his prosecution, but stressed that the acceptance was not due to the merits of the prosecution case. In addition, Erdogan himself made a complaint against Böhmermann as a private person because of the alleged insult. The vice minister president of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmus, called the poem a "serious crime against humanity".

On 10 April the CEO of publishing house Axel Springer SE, Mathias Döpfner, made a plea for "solidarity with Jan Böhmermann". He compared Böhmermann's poem to the works of Martin Kippenberger. He also referenced Michel Houellebecq's Submission and accused the German government of kowtowing to the Turks. The former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis wrote on Twitter: "Europe first lost its soul (agreement with Turkey on refugees), now it is losing its humour. Hands off @janboehm!" More than 100,000 people signed a petition for Böhmermann at Change.org. In a satirical letter to president Erdogan, the mayor of Tübingen, Boris Palmer (Alliance '90/The Greens), assured Erdogan his "solidarity" and demanded the extradition of Böhmermann to Turkey. "Cut off Böhmermann's testicles, so he never makes fun of presidents with a short dick again", he wrote. The letter is signed "most respectfully, Boris Palmer".

A YouGov poll revealed on 12 April, that a majority of the Germans supported Böhmermanns position. 48 percent of the pollees found the poem appropriate, 29 percent view it as undue. A great majority (66 percent) opposed the deletion of the poem on the ZDF website as well as Merkel's criticism of the poem as "intentionally hurtful" (68 percent). Only 15% support a criminal investigation, with 77% against.

On 12 April it was reported that Böhmermann was under police protection, because he was threatened by supporters of Erdogan. The filming of the upcoming edition of Neo Magazin Royale was cancelled due to "massive media reporting and the focus on the programme and the presenter". Böhmermann had also cancelled his radio show Sanft & Sorgfältig on Sunday and his appearance at the Grimme-Preis (Grimme Awards), where he was awarded for his Varoufakis video.

Works

Radio
 1999–2004: Radio Bremen
 2009–2011: Die ganz große Jan Böhmermann Radioschau
 2010–2013: Lateline
 2011–2012: Zwei alte Hasen erzählen von früher, with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf
 2012: Joko und Klaas mit Olli und Jan, with Olli Schulz
 2012–2016: Sanft & Sorgfältig, with Olli Schulz

Podcast
 2012 - 2016 Sanft & Sorgfältig , with Olli Schulz
 since 2016: Fest & Flauschig (Spotify), with Olli Schulz

Television
 2007: Echt Böhmermann (WDR Fernsehen)
 2009: TV Helden (RTL)
 2012: Roche & Böhmermann (ZDFkultur), with Charlotte Roche
 2012–2013: Lateline (EinsPlus)
 2013–2014: Neo Magazin (ZDFneo)
 2014: Was wäre, wenn? (RTL), with Palina Rojinski, Katrin Bauerfeind and Jan Köppen
 2015–2019: Neo Magazin Royale (ZDFneo, ZDF)
 2016–2017: Schulz & Böhmermann (ZDFneo), with Olli Schulz
 since 2018: Lass dich überwachen! (ZDF)

Books
 Print
 2016: Alles, alles über Deutschland. Halbwissen kompakt. (Everything, everything about Germany. Superficial knowledge compact.) (Kiepenheuer & Witsch)

 Audio
 2005: Da Original Shaggä – Biddebaba. (G+H Hamburg)
 2009: Lukas' Tagebuch live (Roof Music)
 2009: Jan Böhmermann liest Alles, alles über Deutschland (Roof Music)
 2013: Förderschulklassenfahrt (Roof Music), along with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf
 2014: Förderschulklassenfahrt 2: Fünf Feinde und der Proletenhund (Roof Music), along with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf

Albums
 2016: Neo Magazin Royale: Live in Concert

Singles
 2015: V for Varoufakis
 2015: Mit wem war Mutti im Bett? (“Who was mummy in bed with?”)
 2015: Besoffen bei Facebook (“Drunk on Facebook”)
 2015: Baby Got Laugengebäck
 2015: Ich hab Polizei (“I have police”), as POL1Z1STENS0HN a.k.a. Jan Böhmermann
 2016: Be Deutsch! (“Be German!”)
 2016: Blasserdünnerjunge macht sein Job (“Pale-skinny-boy does his job”), as POL1Z1STENS0HN a.k.a. Jan Böhmermann
 2016: Grab US by the pussy
 2017: Menschen Leben Tanzen Welt (“Humans Life Dancing World”), as Jim Pandzko feat. Jan Böhmermann
 2019: Herz und Faust und Zwinker Zwinker (“Heart and Fist and Winker Winker”) as POL1Z1STENS0HN

Stage programs
 2005: Boombastic Fantastic – ein Schmuseabend mit Da Original Shaggä, Comedy
 2007: Lukas' Auswärtsspiel, Reading
 2008: Lukas' Auswärtsspiel – Saison 2008/2009, Reading
 2009: Lukas' Rückspiel – Saison 2008/2009, Reading
 2009: Alles, alles über Deutschland, Lecture tour
 2009: Die ganz große Jan Böhmermann Radio-Show, Comedy
 2011: Zwei alte Hasen erzählen von früher, Comedy, along with Klaas Heufer-Umlauf
 2014: Schlimmer als Jan Böhmermann, Cabaret/Comedy

Executive producer
 Since 2014: Die unwahrscheinlichen Ereignisse im Leben von …

Awards
 2009: Deutscher Fernsehpreis in the category Best Comedy for TV Helden
 2013: Entertainment Journalist of the Year 2012 (Medium Magazin)
 2013: Grimme-Preis nomination in the category Entertainment for Roche & Böhmermann
 2014: Grimme-Preis in the category Entertainment for Neo Magazin
 2014: Journalist of the Year in the category Entertainment/Culture
 2016: Deutscher Fernsehpreis in the category Best Late Night Entertainment for Neo Magazin Royale
 2016: Grimme-Preis in the category Entertainment/Special/Innovation for #Varoufake in the program Neo Magazin Royale
 2016: Grimme Honor Award
 2017: Goldene Kamera Digital Award in the category viral clip for BE DEUTSCH
 2017: Deutscher Fernsehpreis in the category Best Late Night Entertainment for Neo Magazin Royale
 2017: Grimme-Preis in the category Entertainment/Special/Innovation for #verafake / Einspielerschleife in the program Neo Magazin Royale
 2017: Award of the German Academy of Television in the category Entertainment for Schulz & Böhmermann
 2018: Grimme-Preis in the category Entertainment for Eier aus Stahl – Max Giesinger und die deutsche Industriemusik in the program Neo Magazin Royale

Notes


1921 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 8

The 1921 Tour de France was the 15th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Paris with a flat stage on 26 June, and Stage 8 occurred on 10 July with a flat stage to Toulon. The race finished in Paris on 24 July.

Stage 1
26 June 1921 — Paris to Le Havre,

Stage 2
28 June 1921 — Le Havre to Cherbourg,

Stage 3
30 June 1921 — Cherbourg to Brest,

Stage 4
2 July 1921 — Brest to Les Sables-d'Olonne,

Stage 5
4 July 1921 — Les Sables-d'Olonne to Bayonne,

Stage 6
6 July 1921 — Bayonne to Luchon,

Stage 7
8 July 1921 — Luchon to Perpignan,

Stage 8
10 July 1921 — Perpignan to Toulon,


Ruffell

Ruffell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Bill Ruffell, English footballer
Charles Ruffell, British athlete
H. P. Ruffell Smith, British physicist
Jimmy Ruffell, English footballer
Ralph Ruffell, English footballer


The Crack in Space

The Crack in Space is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. In the United Kingdom, it has been published under the title of the original novella, Cantata 140, published in the July 1964 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. This original title refers to the short title in English, Sleepers Awake, of J.S. Bach's Cantata BWV 140 and the novel's 'bibs', the millions sleeping in suspended animation.  Both are based on the short story Prominent Author. The common elements are the Jiffi-scuttler transport device, the company, Terran Development, that manufactures it (and still exists to play a large role in the later works), and a brief summary of Prominent Author as an event of the past in chapter 2. The "crack in space" is a defect in Jiffi-scuttler operation that allows access to the earth (in Prominent Author) and to parallel earths (in the later works) at various times and locations, beyond its intended use of providing near-instant transport between specific locations on the earth in the present.

Plot summary

On a future Earth (c. 2080 CE) overwhelmed with severe difficulties related to overpopulation, a portal is discovered that leads to a parallel world. Jim Briskin, campaigning to be the first Black president of the United States, believes that the new "alter-Earth" could be colonized and become a home for the seventy million people that are being kept in cryopreservation. Known as bibs, these are people - mostly non-caucasians - who decided to be "put to sleep" until a time when the overpopulation problem is solved.

Briskin is a social conservative, who does not support the Golden Doors of Bliss orbital brothel, and opposes widespread abortion access. There are two dominant US political parties, the "Republican Liberals" and the "States Rights Conservative Democrats" who run CLEAN, a racist frontgroup that opposes Briskin's candidacy, although higher-income white American voters support him. Terraforming becomes a pivotal election issue, until a warp drive malfunction in a "'scuttler" tube results in the discovery of an apparently uninhabited alternate world, an 'alter-Earth' where Homo sapiens either never evolved or lost in competition with other early hominids. In this case, the point of divergence appears to have occurred between one and two million years ago, as Homo erectus, also known as Sinanthropus, Pithecanthropus or Peking Man, is the dominant species. In reference to the latter designation, the explorers refer to the indigenous hominids of this world as "Pekes."

There is a hasty initial colonization attempt. The minimum time period necessary for all of the tens of millions of "bibs" to emigrate is estimated to be twenty years. In order to cut this down to 5 years the rift is temporarily closed so a new power supply can be installed which will theoretically quadruple the width of the rift. When this action is completed, however, it is discovered that one hundred years has elapsed in the parallel world. During this time the conjoined twin businessman George Walt, who had run the Golden Doors of Bliss satellite brothel, had emigrated into the parallel world during initial colonization and set himself up as a "wind god". He spent those hundred years teaching and filling in technological gaps in the Peke's world as well as learning many new ideas from them. He also apparently assisted in sabotaging the colonization effort, as it would not exactly be in his own best interest were word to leak out that he was merely a mutated Homo sapiens.

After all the decades-consuming preparations have been completed, however, George Walt eventually sets a trap so that whenever the rift eventually re-opens, the "Pekes" can power it from their side and keep it from closing.

This procedure allows the Pekes to begin an invasion of Earth, but they abruptly depart en masse when it is finally revealed, as George Walt originally feared, that their wind god is actually just a wind bag; that is to say, he's just another lying, deceiving, untrustworthy member of the species Homo sapiens. The colonization attempt from Earth is thereby aborted, and Briskin, being newly elected, is left at the story's end to deal with the consequences during his next two presidential terms.

Sources
Rossi, Umberto. "Postfazione", in Philip K. Dick, Svegliatevi, dormienti, Roma: Fanucci, 2002, pp. 239–247.


David Bell (sportsman)

David Lauder Bell (born 28 April 1949 in Warriston, Edinburgh) was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer.

Rugby union
Bell, a centre, was capped for Scotland's national rugby union team four times, all during the 1975 Five Nations Championship. He also played for Watsonians.

Cricket
At cricket he played four first-class matches with the Redford University Cricket Club in 1971. He didn't reappear on the first-class scene until 1979 when he represented Scotland against Sri Lanka's touring side, in Glasgow. A right-handed batsman, Bell finished his cricket career with 234 runs at 24.40 from his seven matches, with a highest score of 63. That innings, his only half century, came while playing for Englund against Ireland at Dublin in 1981.


Paul Williams (saxophonist)

Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American jazz and blues saxophonist, bandleader, and songwriter. His record "The Huckle-Buck", recorded in December 1948, was one of the most successful R&B records of the time. In his Honkers and Shouters, Arnold Shaw credited Williams as one of the first to employ the honking tenor saxophone solo that became the hallmark of rhythm and blues and rock and roll in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Life
Williams was born in Lewisburg, Tennessee, and grew up in Bowling Green, Kentucky, before moving with his parents to Detroit at the age of 13. He started learning saxophone and played in school bands before forming his own band, Paul Williams and his Kings of Rhythm, with the trumpeter Lloyd Henderson, in the mid-1930s, and playing in local clubs. The band split up during World War II, and Williams then joined Clarence Dorsey's band. He toured with the band, then known as the Sensational Six, until 1945, when he left to join another local band, led by King Porter (born James A. Pope, 1916–1983).

Williams became known for his showmanship in Porter's band. He made his first recordings with Porter for the Paradise label in 1947. He attracted the attention of the agent and record producer Teddy Reig and, under Reig's tutelage, formed his own band. Credited as the Paul Williams Sextette, they recorded in Detroit for Savoy Records in September 1947, and "Thirty-Five Thirty" (named for Joe Von Battle's record shop at 3530 Hastings Street) reached number 8 on the Billboard R&B chart (then called the race records chart) in early 1948. Wiliams followed up its success with three further chart hits released in 1948 – "The Twister" (which, according to Joel Whitburn, "had a 'rockin' beat" and "laid the foundation for Hank Ballard's 'The Twist'"); "Waxie Maxie"; and "Walkin' Around" – all featuring the honking tenor sax of Wild Bill Moore.

Williams and his band toured nationally, and his concerts became increasingly popular and riotous. Reig claimed that he taught Williams to perform vigorously, "kicking as he played, bending and dipping, getting down on the floor while blowing that saxophone." At a rehearsal for a concert, either in Newark or Baltimore, he heard Lucky Millinder and his band playing a tune, originally known as "D'Natural Blues", written for Millinder by Andy Gibson. The composition was strongly influenced by "Now's the Time", recorded by Charlie Parker for Savoy Records at a 1945 session produced by Reig. Williams began performing Gibson's composition, and at a show in Devon, Pennsylvania, noticed that audience members were performing a new dance, the Hucklebuck, to it. Williams renamed the tune "The Huckle-Buck", and his recording, made in December 1948 with Reig producing, rapidly rose to the top of the R&B chart. It reached number 1 in March 1949 and stayed in that position for 14 weeks, spending a total of 32 weeks on the chart. It reportedly sold half a million copies and broke sales records.

"The Huckle-Buck" established Williams's popularity, and he was billed as Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams for the rest of his career. He had three more R&B chart successes in 1949 – "House Rocker", "He Knows How to Hucklebuck", and "Pop-Corn" – but these failed to match the earlier record's success. However, his band continued to be popular. The band played on many of Amos Milburn's recordings. With Tiny Grimes, Williams co-headlined the first Moondog Coronation Ball, promoted by Alan Freed in Cleveland on March 21, 1952, often claimed to be the first rock and roll concert, and was the only act to perform before the show was abandoned because of the size of the crowd. He also played on many of the nationwide concert tours organised by Freed.

Williams left Savoy Records in 1952 and recorded for several labels thereafter. Band members during the 1950s included Moore, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, the trumpeter Phil Guilbeau, and the singers Danny Cobb, Jumpin' Jimmy Brown, Joan Shaw and Connie Allen. Williams worked in the Atlantic Records house band, backing singers including Ruth Brown, and performed with musicians including Elmore James and Dave "Baby" Cortez. He was the musical director for Lloyd Price and James Brown in the early 1960s and performed with Otis Redding and Tommy Tucker. He worked as a session musician in New York City before setting up a booking agency in 1968. In 1986, he appeared at a Smithsonian symposium on rhythm and blues at the National Museum of American History. He received the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award in 1992.

Williams died in September 2002, in New York, at the age of 87.

Discography

Singles
 "Hastings St. Bounce" / "Way Late" (Savoy 459, 1947)
 "Thirty-Five Thirty" / "Come with Me Baby" (Savoy 661, 1948)
 "Bouncing With Benson" / "Boogie Ride" (Savoy 664, 1948)
 "The Twister, Part 1" / "Part 2" (Savoy 665, 1948)
 "Waxie Maxie" / "Spider Sent Me" (Savoy 670, 1948)
 "Bouncing with Buddy, Part 1" / "Part 2" (Savoy 674, 1948)
 "Walkin' Around" / (Savoy 680, 1949)
 "The Huckle-Buck" / "Hoppin' John" (Savoy 683, 1949)
 "House Rocker" / "He Knows How to Hucklebuck" (Savoy 702, 1949)
 "Pop-Corn" / "Free Dice" (Savoy 711, 1949)
 "Cranberries" / "Juice Bug Boogie" (Savoy 721, 1949)
 "What's Happening" / "Camp Meeting Bounce" (Savoy 734, 1950)
 "Rye Boogie" / "Weasel Swing"  (Savoy 751, 1950)
 "Jeep's Blues" / "Paul's Boogie" (Savoy 758, 1951)
 "Turtle Rock" / "Blues at Daybreak"  (Savoy 773, 1952)
 "Rockin' Chair Blues" / "Sinners' Hop, Part 1"  (Savoy 814, 1952)
 "Blowin' the Boogie" / "It's All Over Baby" (Savoy 831, 1952)
 "I Need Your Love" / "I'm So Happy" (Savoy 841, 1952)
 "Hello" / "Rock It Davy Crockett"  (Capitol F3205, 1955)
 "You're Breaking My Heart No More" / "It's Over" (Capitol F3255, 1955)
 "Give It Up" / "Pass the Buck" (Vee Jay VJ234, 1957)
 "Walkin' the Track" / "Back to Back" (7 Arts S713, 1961)
 "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" / "I Can't Stand It" (Ascot AS2114, 1962)
Sources:

Albums

With Ruth Brown
Ruth Brown (Atlantic, 1957)


Showa Women's University Junior College

is a private junior college in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1950.


Ilara-Mokin

Ilara-Mokin () is a town located in a central part of Ifedore local government of Ondo State. Ilara-Mokin is well known for her rich and preserved culture, academics, agriculture and tourism. Ilara-Mokin is about 12 km from Ondo state capital, and has Ipogun, Ipinsa, Ikota, Ibule-Soro and Ero as neighbouring towns.

History
The first Alara of Ilara Mokin, Obalufon Modulua Olutipin, led his people from Ile Ife to their current location.

The people of Ilara Mokin celebrate many holidays. The first one is Mokin Day, which takes place in the month of November. Next is "Odun Ijesu" which translates as Holiday of Eating Yam, which celebrates a successful harvest. This is celebrated in the first week of September. It is referred as "Ijesu" because the major crop grown as sold are Yams (Isu), and it is also a staple food.
Another festival is known as "Ajalemogun" in honor of the deity of that same name. Many rituals, which are now frowned upon, are said to be appeasing the deity and bring peace, joy, and prosperity to the land.

Administration

Ilara-Mokin is ruled by the Alara of Ilara Mokin, currently Oba Abiodun Aderemi Adefehinti, Agbekorun II, who has been ruling since July 17, 1998, after succeeding Alara Oba Solomon Ojopagogo Afinbiokin, Adeyeye II. Surrounding him is a cabinet a chiefs, listed below:
Chief Obala
Chief Lisa
Chief Odofin
Chief Alawo
Chief Sao
Chief Araloyin
Chief Osogbon
Iya/Eye Ile
Chief Oduno
Chief Selemo
Chief Osindile
Chief Ologun Sinkin (Risinkin)

Geography
Ilara Mokin is a fertile rich grassland and forest. It is surrounded to the north by the towns of Igbara Oke and Ero. To the south includes the towns of Isarun, Ikota, Ibule Soro, and a few miles, the Ondo State capital Akure.

Education

Primary and Secondary Education
St. Michael Primary School
The Apostolic High School
Muslim Primary School
Muslim Comprehensive High School
St. Andrew's Primary School
St. Joseph's Primary School
The Apostolic Primary School

Universities/Colleges
Elizade University

Notable People

 Micheal Ade-Ojo, (b. 1938) businessman, founder of Elizade University
 Dele Ojo, (1938 - 2018) Nigerian musician and performer, who was a prominent musician in the Juju genre of music.


Fools for Light

Fools for Light is the first full-length album by El Cantador, released on May 3, 2011. Recording the album took place over eleven days in a beachside home in December 2010, with additional recording sessions until March 2011 in Mobile, Alabama. Fools for Light was self-produced and mixed by El Cantador's Alex Scharr and Sean Murphy at Glenwood Studios in Mobile. Fools for Light was mastered by Roger Seibel, known for his work with Broken Social Scene and Death Cab for Cutie, at SAE Mastering in Phoenix, Arizona. The album was re-released in 2013 by Mod Mobilian Records and This Is American Music.

Album artwork and layout was designed by Richard Humphreys and Brent Roche at Dog on Fire Design, friends of the band.

Track listing
"There's a Hole" – 6:51
"The Brakes" – 4:09
"If Heaven/Sweet Crimes" – 4:15
"Empty Carz" – 3:01
"Allie Mae" – 4:28
"Mammoth" – 3:22
"PRP" – 2:46
"Dull Age" – 3:44
"Fools for Light" – 5:13
"Weak Ends" – 4:54

Personnel
Those involved in the making of Fools for Light are:

El Cantador
Heath Underwood – vocals, guitars
Sean Murphy – drums, percussion, vocals
Alex Scharr – bass, synthesizers, vocals

Production
 El Cantador – producer, engineer
 Alex Scharr – mixing
 Sean Murphy – mixing
 Roger Seibel – mastering

Design
 Richard Humphreys – artwork, layout
 Brent Roche – artwork, layout


Mohammad Miri

Mohammad Miri (born 4 March 1990) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nassaji Mazandaran in the Persian Gulf Pro League.


Dimensioning

Dimensioning is the process of measuring either the area or the volume that an object occupies. It is the method of calculating capacity for the storage, handling, transporting and invoicing of goods. Vehicles and storage units have both volume and weight capacity limits and can easily become full in terms of volume before they reach their capacity in weight. By dimensioning for capacity needs, companies and warehouses can make optimal use of space in order to minimize costs in order to maximize profits.

Background
In 1985, the Norwegian company Cargoscan, which officially became part of the Mettler Toledo group in 2000, began supplying dimensioners and data capture products to transport and logistics companies around the world. The aim was to provide the industry with a system for revenue recovery and protection. It seemed that if carriers were to take both weight and volume into consideration when invoicing, they could charge customers more fairly according to services provided and make better use of resources.

In transport and logistics
Shipping costs have historically been calculated based on weight alone. By charging only by weight, lightweight, low-density packages become unprofitable for freight carriers due to the amount of space they take up in trucks, aircraft, and ships in proportion to their actual weight. By using dimensioning technology to calculate an item's dimensional weight, carriers are able to charge based on either volume or weight, depending on which is greater.

In the warehousing industry, dimensioning is used to provide an overview of the volume items in stock which can reduce the costs of materials, return handling, shipping and manpower. It can also be used to determine capacity limits for storage to determine if additional storage requirements are needed at some point.

The main reasons that companies choose to invest in automated dimensioning systems include reduced operational costs, revenue recovery, increased throughput, reduced returns and quality control.

Dimensioning systems are used not only by the biggest companies in the industry such as DHL Express, United Parcel Service, FedEx and TNT but also by postal companies, shipping retailers, and small handling companies around the world


Kohkwang F.C.

Kohkwang Football Club (Thai สโมสรฟุตบอลเกาะขวาง), is a Thai football club based in Chanthaburi, Thailand. The club is currently playing in the Thai League 4.

Record


Zuidbroek, Groningen

Zuidbroek (; Gronings: Zuudbrouk) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Menterwolde, about 6 km north of Veendam.

History
Zuidbroek was a separate municipality until 1965, when it became a part of Oosterbroek. Oosterbroek was merged with Meeden and Muntendam in 1990 and renamed to Menterwolde a year later.

In 2014, the Noord-Nederlands Trein & Tram Museum at the Zuidbroek railway station was opened.

Infrastructure
The Zuidbroek railway station is situated on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway.


Hans-Joachim Hartnick

Hans-Joachim Hartnick (born 12 January 1955) is a retired  East German cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 100 km team time trial. In this discipline he won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal at the world championships in 1974 and a gold medal at the world championships in 1979; his team finished in 10th place at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Individually, he won the following races:
 DDR-Rundfahrt, 1974 and 1975
 Hill Climb Championship, 1975
Korneuburg, 1975
Peace Race, 1976
Rund um Berlin, 1977
Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23, 1979
Tour de l'Yonne, 1981

He finished in second place in the Peace Race in 1975.


The 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating was the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series of the 2010–11 season. It was a series of six international invitational competitions in the fall of 2010 that built to the Grand Prix Final. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. At each event, skaters earned points based on their placement toward qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. The top six scoring skaters or teams at the end of the series competed at the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final, held in Beijing, China.

The Grand Prix series set the stage for the 2011 European, Four Continents, and World Championships, as well as each country's national championships. The Grand Prix series began on October 22, 2010 and ended on December 12, 2010.

The Grand Prix was organized by the International Skating Union. Skaters competed for prize money and for a chance to compete in the Grand Prix Final. The corresponding series for junior-level skaters was the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Qualifying
Skaters who reached the age of 14 by July 1, 2010 were eligible to compete on the senior Grand Prix circuit. The top six skaters/teams from the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were seeded and then guaranteed two events. Skaters/teams who placed 7th through 12th were also given two events, though they were not considered seeded.

Skaters and teams who were ranked in the top 24 in the world at the end of the 2009-10 season and those who had an ISU personal best in the top-24 on the season's best list for the 2009-10 season were also guaranteed one event.

Skaters/teams who medaled at the 2009–10 JGP Final or the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were guaranteed one event. Skaters who medaled at both the Junior Grand Prix Final and the World Junior Championships were guaranteed only one event.

The host country was allowed to assign three skaters/teams of their choosing from their country in each discipline.

The spots remaining were filled from the top 75 skaters/teams in the 2009-10 season's best list. Skaters could not be given a Grand Prix invitation without having been on the season's best list, with the following exceptions:
 The host country could select any three of their own skaters.
 Pairs and dance teams who had in either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 season qualified for Grand Prix spots by World Championships placement or had held a world ranking or season's best ranking in the top 24 with a previous partner could be considered for an alternate spot with their new partner.
 Skaters and teams who had previously been seeded (1st through 6th at the World Championships) and had missed any number of seasons could be considered for one or two Grand Prix assignments if they committed to competing at two Grand Prix events and had never taken advantage of this rule in a previous season.

Schedule

Medal summary

Grand Prix Final qualification points

After the final event, the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard, the six skaters/teams with the most points advanced to the Grand Prix Final. The point system is as follows:

There are seven tie-breakers in cases of a tie in overall points:
Highest placement at an event. If a skater placed 1st and 3rd, the tiebreaker is the 1st place, and that beats a skater who placed 2nd in both events.
Highest combined total scores in both events. If a skater earned 200 points at one event and 250 at a second, that skater would win in the second tie-break over a skater who earned 200 points at one event and 150 at another.
Participated in two events.
Highest combined scores in the free skating/free dancing portion of both events.
Highest individual score in the free skating/free dancing portion from one event.
Highest combined scores in the short program/original dance of both events.
Highest number of total participants at the events.

If there is still a tie, the tie is considered unbreakable and the tied skaters all qualify for the Grand Prix Final.

Qualification standings*

* Boldface indicates qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.


Linda Strachan

Linda Strachan (born 18 October 1961) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's foil events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.


KVBR

KVBR (1340 AM, "Brainerd Business Radio") is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format. Licensed to Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the Brainerd area. Founded in 1964 by the Persons family, the station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., and features programming from USA Radio Network.

History
KVBR was started on May 16, 1964. The station changed its call sign from KVBR to KQBR on November 15, 1982 as the station was purchased by Jim and Larry Lakoduk from Fargo, North Dakota. The Lakoduks also owned KQWB AM-FM in Fargo and WEBC in Duluth, Minnesota. The station format was changed to full service country with the image "1340 Q-Country" under General Manager Chuck Whittman. The air staff for KQBR included Bob Randall (PD), Don Kelley (news), Barbara Ann, Don Jahnke, Charlie Kampa, Steve Sedall, H.P Thomas, Chuck Sargent, Dave Torkelson, Ken Adams and Jeff Butler. On August 15, 1986, the station returned its call sign to KVBR when the Lakoduks sold the station back to station founder Charles Persons. The Persons family operated the station on a much smaller scale than the Lakoduks, focusing on a news/talk format. Persons sold the station, as well as an FM construction permit, to Ingstad Broadcasting in the early '90s. After several ownership changes KVBR became part of B.L. Broadcasting (a subsidiary of Omni Broadcasting) with studios in Baxter, Minnesota.

Hubbard Broadcasting announced on November 13, 2014 that it would purchase the Omni Broadcasting stations, including KVBR. The sale was completed on February 27, 2015, at a purchase price of $8 million for the 16 stations and one translator.


Lloyd's Coffee House

Lloyd's Coffee House was a significant meeting place in London in the 17th and 18th centuries.

It was opened by Edward Lloyd (c. 1648–15 February 1713) on Tower Street in 1686. The establishment was a popular place for sailors, merchants and shipowners, and Lloyd catered to them by providing reliable shipping news. The shipping industry community frequented the place to discuss maritime insurance, shipbroking and foreign trade. The dealings that took place led to the establishment of the insurance market Lloyd's of London, Lloyd's Register and several related shipping and insurance businesses.

The coffee shop relocated to Lombard Street in December 1691. Lloyd had a pulpit installed in the new premises, from which maritime auction prices and shipping news were announced. Candle auctions were held in the establishment, with lots frequently involving ships and shipping. From 16961697 Lloyd also experimented with publishing a newspaper, Lloyd's News, reporting on shipping schedules and insurance agreements reached in the coffee house. In 1713, the year of Edward Lloyd's death, he modified his will to assign the lease of the coffee house to his head waiter, William Newton, who then married one of Lloyd's daughters, Handy. Newton died the following year and Handy subsequently married Samuel Sheppard. She died in 1720 and Sheppard died in 1727, leaving the coffee house to his sister Elizabeth and her husband, Thomas Jemson. Jemson founded founded the Lloyd's List newspaper in 1734, similar to the previous Lloyd's News. Merchants continued to discuss insurance matters here until 1774, when the participating members of the insurance arrangement formed a committee and moved to the Royal Exchange on Cornhill as the Society of Lloyd's.

Traces of the coffee house
The 17th century original shop frontage of Lloyd's Coffee House is owned by Lloyd's of London and in 2011 was temporarily re-erected on display at the National Maritime Museum. A blue plaque in Lombard Street commemorates the coffee house's second location (now occupied at ground level by Sainsbury's supermarket). It was fictionalized in the 1936 film Lloyd's of London.

Organisations named after the coffee house

The following is a list of organisations named after Lloyd's Coffee House:
Austrian Lloyd:
Österreichischer Lloyd: an Austrian, major mediterranean shipping company founded in 1833, which after World War I became Lloyd Triestino
Austrian Lloyd Ship Management: a Cypriot company founded in 1991
Germanischer Lloyd, Germany
Hapag-Lloyd, transportation, Germany
Hapag-Lloyd Express, airline, Germany
Hapag-Lloyd Flug, airline, Germany
Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, airline, Bolivia
Lloyd's List and Lloyd's List Intelligence (formerly Lloyd's MIU), shipping news, London
Lloyd's of London, insurance, London, and the Lloyd's Agency Network they created
Lloyd's Register, risk assessment and mitigation services and management systems certification (originally maritime), London
Norddeutscher Lloyd, shipping, Germany, and the Lloyd (car) created by a subsidiary, and the Lloyd Werft dockyard they also own
P&O Nedlloyd (incorporating Nedlloyd shipping)
Delta Lloyd Group (incorporating Nedlloyd insurance founded 1854)

Lloyds Bank and its related organisations are not named after the London coffee house; the bank was founded in Birmingham by Sampson Lloyd.


Uzair Khan

Malik Muhammad Uzair Khan () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from January 2014 to May 2018.

Early life
He was born to Sumaira Malik.

Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency NA-69 (Khushab-I) in by-election held in 2014. He received 92,805 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. The seat became vacant after his mother Sumaira Malik who won in 2013 general election was disqualified to continue in office because of fake degree case.


The 2006–07 World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings is the 2006–07 edition of the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings. It is an assessment of racehorses which was issued by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) in August 2007. It includes horses aged three or older which raced or were trained during 2006–07 in countries where the flat racing year runs from August 1 to July 31 (and also South America, where it runs from July 1 to June 30). These countries are generally in the Southern Hemisphere, although some areas covered, such as Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, are actually north of the equator.

The ratings represent a weight value in pounds, with higher values given to horses which showed greater ability. It is judged that these weights would equalize the abilities of the horses if carried in a theoretical handicap race. The list includes all horses rated 115 or above, and it also shows the surface and the distances at which the rating was achieved.

The highest rating in the 2006–07 season was 129, which was given to the performance of Invasor in the Dubai World Cup. In total, 65 horses were included in the list, eighteen more than in the 2005–06 Rankings.

Full rankings for 2006–07
 Country foaled – Horse names are followed by a suffix indicating the country where foaled.
 Age – The ages shown for horses foaled in the Southern Hemisphere are as of their universal date of increase, August 1, 2006. The ages of those born in the Northern Hemisphere are taken from their equivalent date, January 1, 2007.
 Sex – The following abbreviations are used:
 C – Colt – Ungelded male horse up to four-years-old.
 F – Filly – Female horse up to four-years-old.
 H – Horse – Ungelded male horse over four-years-old.
 M – Mare – Female horse over four-years-old.
 G – Gelding – Gelded male horse of any age.

Certain horses may have also recorded a lesser rating over a distance different from that listed above. The IFHA usually publishes this information when the lower rating represents the overall top performance in a particular category. There were no such additional ratings for this season, although the following two were included in a supplementary article, the Top Ranked Performers by Age, Distance and Surface:

Top ranked horses
The tables below show the top ranked horses overall, the top fillies and mares, and the top three-year-olds in the 2006–07 Rankings. They also show the top performers in various subdivisions of each group, which are defined by the distances of races, and the surfaces on which they are run. Top ranked horses rated less than 115 are included where known. The IFHA recognizes five distance categories — Sprint, Mile, Intermediate, Long and Extended — identified by the acronym "SMILE". These are framed as follows:

 Sprint: 1,000–1,300m (1,000–1,599m for races in Canada and the United States)
 Mile: 1,301–1,899m (1,600–1,899m for races in Canada and the United States)
 Intermediate: 1,900–2,100m
 Long: 2,101–2,700m
 Extended: 2,701m +


Reno Rattlers

The Reno Rattlers were an American soccer team based in Reno, Nevada from 1994 to 1998. The club began in the USISL and moved to the USL Second Division in 1995. The team moved up to the USISL Select League in 1996, but returned to the Pro League the next season.  The Rattlers disbanded following the 1998 season.

The Rattlers played most home contests at Earl Wooster High School in Reno.

Year-by-year

Coaches
 Aldo Petrolino: 1994 - 1995
 Greg Petersen: 1996


Gord Fashoway

Gordon Walter "Gordie" Fashoway (June 16, 1926 – May 1, 2012) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. During the 1950–51 season, he played in his only 13 NHL games for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Following the Black Hawks, Fashoway played for several teams in the Western Hockey League: the New Westminster Royals, Victoria Cougars, and Portland Buckaroos, where he ended his professional career in 1963.

Upon the conclusion of his playing career, he entered coaching. He became an assistant coach with the expansion Oakland Seals for one year in 1968; after the resignation of Bert Olmstead, he served as head coach of this club for the final ten games of the Seals' inaugural year. He then returned to coach the Buckaroos from 1969 to 1973. Under his leadership, the Buckaroos captured their third WCHL championship in the 1970–71.

Awards and achievements
Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1946)
Memorial Cup Championship (1946)
USHL First All-Star Team (1950)
PCHL First All-Star Team (1952)
WHL Coast Division Second All-Star Team (1957, 1958, & 1961)
WHL Championship (1961)
WHL Championship as coach (1971)
"Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

Coaching record


Covington and Ohio Railroad

Covington and Ohio Railroad was part of a planned railroad link between eastern Virginia and the Ohio River in the 1850s. The mountainous region of the Allegheny Front (eastern side) of the Appalachian Plateau between an existing canal, railroads and navigable rivers represented a formidable obstacle.

The railroad was never formally incorporated. Instead, it became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1868. Under the leadership of Williams Carter Wickham and Collis P. Huntington, it opened to through traffic in 1873.

In the early 21st century, the tracks form a vital portion of the rail network for CSX Transportation as part of a pathway from the bituminous coal mines of West Virginia to the coal piers at Newport News, Virginia.

Historical transportation need
Beginning in the 18th century, for purposes of shipping goods and passenger transportation, Virginians had long sought a canal or railroad link between the navigable rivers which drain to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean at the Fall Line and the Ohio River, which leads to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. As a surveyor, George Washington had mapped out several potential routes, and in 1785, he been an early investor in a canal venture. The James River and Kanawha Canal was the last final effort to do so by canal, and was partially completed. However, after 1830, emerging railroad technology made it increasingly clear that it offered a better solution to providing the desired link.

Virginia Central Railroad
The early railroads in Virginia were privately owned, but often received partial state-funding through investments by the Virginia Board of Public Works, which was always keen to help with internal improvements in the state's transportation infrastructure. The Virginia Central Railroad, earlier known as the Louisa Railroad, had been formed in 1836 and was one of the state's oldest railroads. 40% of its stock was owned by the Virginia Board of Public Works. By the 1850s, it extended westerly from Richmond on the fall line of the James River through the Piedmont region of Virginia.

A plan was developed to extend the Virginia Central across the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the Shenandoah Valley and points west. However, the railroad had found that a planned crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Swift Run Gap was financially unfeasible.

Blue Ridge Railroad
To protect its investment and enable transportation, the Virginia General Assembly then incorporated and financed a new entity, the Blue Ridge Railroad, to accomplish the hard and expensive task of crossing the Blue Ridge mountain barrier to the west. Rather than attempting the more formidable Swift Run Gap, under the leadership of the great early civil engineer Claudius Crozet, the state-owned Blue Ridge Railroad built over the mountains at the next gap to the south, Rockfish Gap near Afton Mountain, using four tunnels, including the 4,263-foot Blue Ridge Tunnel at the top of the pass, then one of the longest tunnels in the world. The tunnel was 'holed-through' on Christmas Day, 1856, and was less than six inches off perfect alignment, as construction had proceeded from either end.  Rail service didn't begin until April 1858, although temporary tracks over the top of the gap were in operation as early as 1854.  Due to the extreme grade, the first train to cross over the mountain wrecked on its return journey eastwards the following day. The Blue Ridge Tunnel eliminated this grade. As a corporate entity, the Blue Ridge Railroad ceased to exist when the tunnels were completed, becoming part of the Virginia Central Railroad. (During the American Civil War, the tunnels were utilized as part of the so-called foot cavalry movements of the Confederate troops of General Stonewall Jackson).

Covington to the Ohio River
In the 1850s, it became clear that the biggest obstacle to a through route to the Ohio River between the existing canal, railroads and navigable rivers was the rugged terrain of the Allegheny Front (eastern side) of the Appalachian Plateau (an area known in old Virginia as the "Transmountaine" region) to reach the Kanawha River (a tributary of the Ohio River).

In 1853, the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation authorizing the Board of Public Works to construct a railroad from Covington to the Ohio River. Planned for future incorporation and sale of stock, the project was called the Covington and Ohio Railroad, but construction was commenced with state funds appropriations. Important grading work on the Alleghany grade and considerable work on numerous tunnels over the mountains and in the west was done It also did a good deal of roadway work around Charleston on the Kanawha River. However, the work was interrupted by the American Civil War (1861–1865).

After the War, state funds were no longer available for the project. Virginia's pre-war debt became a major political issue and allocation of a fair portion became a source of conflict with the new state of West Virginia, which was broken off in 1863. Prior to 1861, the State had purchased a total of $48,000,000 worth of stock in transportation improvements, many of which were heavily damaged or destroyed during the Civil War. For several decades after the War, the two states disputed the new state's share of the Virginian government's debt. The issue was finally settled in 1915, when the United States Supreme Court ruled that West Virginia owed Virginia $12,393,929.50.  The final installment of this sum was paid off in 1939.

However, immediately after the War, both states wanted to encourage completion of the Covington and Ohio line. To do without government funding, the state legislatures of both Virginia and West Virginia authorized incorporation of the Covington and Ohio Railroad in 1866 and again in 1867. However, with no state funds were available to subsidize the project, the offer found no takers. Instead, under a plan offered by the Virginia General Assembly, in 1868, the existing project was merged with the extant Virginia Central Railroad to form a new enterprise to be known as the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O).

Forming the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The head of the Virginia Central Railroad was former Confederate General Williams Carter Wickham. After failing to find southern or British financing, he went to New York City. There, he successfully attracted both industrialist Collis P. Huntington and new financing. The final spike ceremony for the 428-mile long line from Richmond to the Ohio River was held on January 29, 1873, at Hawk's Nest railroad bridge in the New River Valley, near the town of Ansted in Fayette County, West Virginia.

Coal to Newport News
Huntington was also aware of the potential to ship eastbound coal from West Virginia's untapped natural resources with the completion of the new railroad. His agents began acquiring property in Warwick County in eastern Virginia. In the 1880s, he oversaw extension of the C&O's new Peninsula Subdivision, which extended from the Church Hill Tunnel in Richmond southeast down the peninsula through Williamsburg to Newport News, where the company developed coal piers on the harbor of Hampton Roads. to extend the C&O to what would become new coal piers at Newport News.

Modern use
In modern times, portions of the former Covington and Ohio Railroad are in use by CSX Transportation.


Drangov Peak

Drangov Peak (, ) is a peak rising to 430 m in the southeast extremity of Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island, Antarctica.  Situated 360 m southeast of Vratsa Peak, 1.45 km east by south of the highest point of Viskyar Ridge, 2.8 km west of Fort Point, 500 m north of Ziezi Peak, and 2.37 km northeast of Sartorius Point.  Overlooking Musala Glacier to the north, and Targovishte Glacier to the southwest.  Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05.  Named after Col. Boris Drangov (1872–1917), a renowned Bulgarian military commander and pedagogue.

Maps
 L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
 L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map.  Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.


2016–17 Angola Basketball Cup

The Angola basketball cup is the second most important nationwide annual basketball competition in Angola.

In the preliminary stage, six teams contested in a 2-leg head-to-head playoff with the winners joining the remaining five "higher-ranked" teams for the quarter finals, at which stage, the eight teams will compete in a two-leg knock out play-off, followed by a two-leg semifinal. The final will be played in a single match.

2017 Angola Men's Basketball Cup

Preliminary rounds

Final round

Final

2017 Angola Women's Basketball Cup


The Cairo

The Cairo apartment building, located at 1615 Q Street NW in Washington, D.C., is a landmark in the Dupont Circle neighborhood and the District of Columbia's tallest residential building. Designed by architect Thomas Franklin Schneider and completed in 1894 as the city's first "residential skyscraper", the -tall brick building spurred local regulations and federal legislation that continue to shape Washington's cityscape.

Today, the Cairo is a condominium building, home to renters and owners of apartments ranging in size from small studios to multi-level two- and three-bedroom units.

Appearance
The Egyptian theme of the building is stamped across its Moorish and Romanesque Revival features. Gargoyles perch high above the front entrance; some are winged griffins staring down from cornices, and others are more lighthearted.  Along the first floor are elephant heads, which look left and right from the stone window sills of the front windows and which interlock trunks at the corners of the entrance arch. On the fourth floor are dragon and dwarf crosses.  The carved stone façade hints at more exotic Middle Eastern origins.

The U-shaped building surrounds a Zen stone garden courtyard.  The stone front steps lead up through a glass foyer into a marble-floored lobby with Egyptian columns and a lounge. A large mirror and photographs of the building's construction and other contemporary scenes adorn the lobby's eastern wall.  Two square columns of red-orange marble anchor the space in front of two elevators, which serve the tenants of the 12 floors above.  Between the elevators is a stairway that leads down through double glass doors into the central courtyard.

At the two interior southern corners are wide staircases of marble and wrought iron that span the height of the building.  Some sections of hallways are marble-floored, and each apartment's outside door handle is a marble orb.  Apartments have exposed red brick walls. The AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C. summed up the design: "For all its quirks, the awkward tower reigns as one of Washington's guilty pleasures."

The Cairo's rooftop deck provides one of the most expansive views of the District's northwest skyline. Visible locations include the Washington National Cathedral, Georgetown, the Washington Monument, the Capitol, and The Catholic University of America.

History
At 12 floors, the Cairo towers above nearby buildings.  At its opening in 1894, the building's height caused a tremendous uproar among local residents, who dubbed it "Schneider's Folly" and lobbied Congress to limit the height of residential buildings in the District of Columbia to prevent more skyscrapers from being built. The resulting Height of Buildings Act of 1899, and subsequent zoning laws, have restricted the heights of buildings in Washington, D.C..

Around 1900, the building was renamed the Cairo Hotel and became a center of D.C. society, with its ballroom frequently the center of social and political gatherings. Its guests and tenants have included F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Edison, and other powerful political figures.

On March 15, 1897, the deposed queen of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani, stayed in the Cairo while she lobbied President Grover Cleveland for compensation for the U.S. overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in January 1893. On February 15, 1905, the Cairo swirled with intrigue when, during a labor union strike, painter J. Frank Hanby fell to his death when the ropes supporting him broke. The ropes were found possibly to have been cut by acid, leading to a grand jury investigation into the cause of death and many high-profile articles in The Washington Post.  The high society of Washington often held meetings at the Cairo Hotel, such as that between the Woman's National Democratic League and a Congressman from New Mexico in 1913.

The December 2, 1923 Washington Post contained an advertisement for the Cairo Hotel that read:  In June 1940, a newspaper headline reported "Two Bandits Rob Cairo Hotel, Escape in Chase".

A party held on the night of November 30, 1940, featured 500 canaries singing beneath the chandeliers in the grand ballroom. The building also had a bowling alley and a coffee shop.

In 1954, the Cairo Hotel hosted Sunday mambo parties, played by Buddy Rowell and promoted by Maurice Gervitsch, known as "Groggy".  The dances were featured a 12-piece band, and (in segregated 1950s D.C.) had mainly white and Jewish attendance. These glamorous and sensational days lasted into the late 1950s.

The building was sold in 1957 as a 267-room hotel, and on October 12 the new owners announced plans to spend $100,000 refurbishing the structure.  In 1958, a fire caused by an electrical short-circuit on the sixth floor led to $25,000 worth of damage, but no structural problems.

The Cairo began to decline during the 1960s, when it was inhabited by squatters, prostitutes, drug addicts, student protesters, criminals, and even feral dogs. In June 1964, the FBI tracked a 24-year-old escaped convict to the building.

In 1966, the D.C. Department of Health considered leasing the run-down building for use as a rehabilitation center for alcoholics. After a series of failed attempts at renovation, including a closure on August 7, 1972, the building was restored in 1974 under the leadership of architect Arthur Cotton Moore. It was converted into condominiums in 1979.

At the building's centennial celebration in October 1994, Ross Elementary school students sang "Happy Birthday" to the building in thanks for a $1,000 donation made by the Cairo Condominium Unit Owners Association. Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans read a proclamation declaring it "Cairo Day" in DC. Of the building, he said, "It is a real monument in the area."

21st century

On May 29, 2007, a fire emptied the Cairo of its roughly 400 residents. At least nine emergency vehicles responded to the blaze. The fire heavily damaged one of the central units of the tenth floor. Firewalls prevented its spread, although some other units suffered water damage.

The building was repointed between 2007 and 2009, a $2.1 million project funded by the condominium owners, who paid fees ranging from $7,980 to more than $25,000, depending on the size of their apartments.

In summer 2010, the lobby's years-old carpet was pulled up, exposing the original terrazzo flooring for restoration. It revealed echoes of the façade's middle-eastern theme, with sandy hues and an interlocking tile pattern.


Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes is a 2006 children's poetry collection by Langston Hughes edited by David Roessel and Arnold Rampersad and illustrated by Benny Andrews, originally published by Sterling Publishing Company.

Synopsis
Selected poems of African American poet Langston Hughes are compiled accompanied by illustrations representing elements of the poems.

Background and development
Rampersad is the author of a two volume biography of Langston Hughes. Roessel has also shown interest in Hughes' life and co-edited other collections of Hughes poetry.

Reception
The book received an honor award for the 2007 Coretta Scott King Award for illustration.


Phodong Monastery

Phodong Monastery (or Phodang) is a Buddhist monastery in Sikkim, India.  It is located 28 kilometres from Gangtok.
It was built in the early 18th century but an older monastery had pre-existed the current one.

9th Karmapa was invited by the king of Sikkim, where he founded three monasteries : Rumtek, one of the most important monastery of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, Phodong and Ralang Monastery.

It was reconstructed by Sidkeong Tulku Namgyal, who was recognized as the reincarnation of his uncle, Sidkeong Namgyal, the abbot of the monastery. The line was to be continued by Palden Thondup Namgyal

The monastery has a residence of approximately 260 monks and has a numerous collection of some ancient murals.


Robert A. Hardee

Robert Augustus Hardee (May 27, 1833 – November 27, 1909) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives in the sessions of 1873, 1874, and 1897. He was also a member of the Brevard County Board of Commissioners.

He was the son of Thomas E. Hardee and Grace Jones, and the brother of Gardner S. Hardee, and Buddy Hardee.

He moved to New Haven, Florida (the original name of Sebastian) in 1889.


1964–65 Cypriot Cup

The 1964–65 Cypriot Cup was the 23rd edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 12 clubs entered the competition. It began with the first round on 6 June 1965 and concluded on 4 July 1965 with the final which was held at the Old GSP Stadium. Omonia won their 1st Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Apollon 5–1 in the final.

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Martin Road Bridge

The Martin Road Bridge (also known as the Valley Mills Bridge) is a former road bridge which carried Martin Road across the Shiawassee River in Caledonia Township near Corunna. It was one of the oldest metal through truss highway bridges in Michigan, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. As of 2016, the bridge has been removed from its original site, and will be restored and reassembled at the Auburn Heights Preserve in Yorklyn, Delaware.

History
In about 1850, settler Titus Yerkes dammed the river near this point and constructed a mill. A second mill was constructed later in the nineteenth century, and this location became an important local milling center. It is not known when the first Martin Road bridge was constructed, but there was one in place by 1874. This bridge was apparently washed out in the 1880s, and in 1885, Caledonia Township contracted with the Mount Vernon Bridge Company of Mount Vernon, Ohio to design and construct a replacement bridge. The company installed this bridge at the site. It is the only known example of this firm's highway bridge work known to survive in Michigan. Although the bridge was in use for years, the mills that made this river crossing locally important were gone by 1908.

However, the bridge eventually deteriorated, and it was closed to traffic in 1987. In 2015, the township sold the Auburn Heights Preserve in Yorklyn, Delaware. In 2016, the bridge was disassembled and removed by Bach Steel. Renovation is underway.

Description
The Martin Road Bridge is a single-span, metal, pin-connected, Pratt through truss structure having. The bridge is 119 feet long and fifteen feet wide between the trusses. The deck is made up of three-by-eight-inch wooden planks, supported by six rows of six-inch I-beams and two rows of six-inch channels, all supported by sixteen-inch metal floor beams. In its original location, rubble fieldstone abutments on each bank supported the bridge. A plaque mounted on one end post names the bridge's builder, the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and the 1885 year of construction.


South Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)

South Derbyshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Heather Wheeler, a Conservative.

Boundaries
1832–1868: The Hundreds of Appletree, Morleston and Litchurch, and Repton and Gresley, and so much of the Wapentake of Wirksworth as was not comprised in the Bakewell Division.

1868–1885: The Hundreds of Repton and Gresley, Morleston and Litchurch, and Appletree.

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Derby, the Sessional Divisions of Repton and Swadlincote, and parts of the Sessional Divisions of Ashbourne and Derby.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Alvaston and Boulton, Long Eaton, and Swadlincote, the Rural Districts of Hartshorne and Seals, and Shardlow, and part of the Rural District of Repton.

1983–1997: The District of South Derbyshire, and the City of Derby wards of Boulton, Chellaston, and Mickleover.

1997–2010: The District of South Derbyshire, and the City of Derby wards of Boulton and Chellaston.

2010–present: The District of South Derbyshire.

South Derbyshire constituency covers Derbyshire to the south of the city of Derby, forming a tapering salient surrounded by Staffordshire and Leicestershire.

The constituency was originally created after the Reform Act in 1832 when Derbyshire was divided into North Derbyshire and South Derbyshire.

The present constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Derby North, Derby South, Belper, and South East Derbyshire. When Parliament implemented the plans of the Boundary Commission's Fourth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies 1995 that came into effect for 1997, Mickleover ward was transferred to Derby South. Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, approved for the 2010 general election, the constituency shed the two City of Derby wards to become coterminous with its district.

Constituency profile
This constituency consists of rural and semi-rural settlements, including Repton (with its famous public school), in which a majority of voters have, in local elections since World War II, been Tory-voting, plus more historically industrial, and manufacturing-focussed settlements such as Swadlincote where the electorate has been for the most part Labour-voting.

Workless claimants were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.2% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian, and very close to that of the Mid Derbyshire seat, at 1.9%.  Also similar is the regionally lowest jobseeker seat of Derbyshire Dales, with only 1.5% of the population registered as jobseekers.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1832–1885

MPs 1885–1950

MPs since 1983

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Elections in the 2000s

Elections in the 1990s

Elections in the 1980s

Election in the 1940s

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1920s

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1860s

 Caused by Gresley's death.

Elections in the 1850s

Elections in the 1840s

 Caused by Mundy's death


Étendard de Brest

Étendard de Brest was a basketball club based in Brest, France. Their home arena was Salle Marcel Cerdan. Established in 1952, Brest played one season in the LNB Pro A, in 2005–06. After being relegated to the Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) in 2010, the club was declared bankrupt and was dissolved in 2016.

The club also played several matches in the Brest Arena in 2015 and 2016. Brest reached the quarter-finals of the French Basketball Cup once, in 2005.

Club Honors
 LNB Pro B
'''Winners (1): 2004–05

Players

Notable players

 Loic Akono
 Brice Vounang

Brest
Brest
Brest


Gavin Verhey

Gavin Verhey (born March 29, 1990) is a Senior Magic: The Gathering Designer at Wizards of the Coast. He has been a member of numerous Magic set Design and Development teams since joining in 2011, including Aether Revolt, Conspiracy, Conspiracy: Take the Crown,, Fate Reforged Gatecrash,, From the Vault: Angels, From the Vault: Annihilation, From the Vault: Twenty, Ixalan, Kaladesh, Modern Masters 2017, Oath of the Gatewatch, and Shadows Over Innistrad, in addition to being the lead designer of Archenemy: Nicol Bolas, Commander 2017 , and Battlebond. He also currently writes the weekly column Beyond the Basics on the official Magic website. Mark Rosewater considers him part of the fifth generation of Magic designers.

Biography
Verhey grew up in Washington, where he attended the University of Washington. In addition to Magic, he is known for the time he fell down a volcano on a cruise, and wearing a specific hat.

Magic: The Gathering Career
Gavin Verhey was formerly a professional Magic: The Gathering player. He wrote strategy articles weekly for Starcitygames.com from February 20, 2009 through October 24, 2011 and also did commentary for SCGLive. He was a host of the Monday Night Magic podcast from episode #9 on June 7, 2006, through episode #281, on October 18, 2011.

In 2010, Verhey created an entirely new Magic format called "Overextended". After Magic R&D chose to adopt a similar format, Modern, for Pro Tour Philadelphia, the Magic R&D team noted that his work on Overextended was a factor in their decision and that they were "very happy to see the outpouring of support for [Verhey's] work and to have this data point of support for a nonrotating format."  Later that year, Verhey was hired by Wizards of the Coast to work on Magic.

In addition to designing Magic sets, since March 27, 2012  Verhey has written for Dailymtg.com as a weekly columnist. He first wrote the column ReConstructed, where he critiqued and improved readers' decks on a weekly basis from March 2012 until January 2016, and then began a new weekly column, Beyond the Basics, where he teaches advanced Magic strategy.

In 2017, Gavin became part of the Product Architecture team, a small team inside Magic R&D that "touch[es] all aspects of the set or product, working with the designer, Brand, Packaging Design, and practically every other team inside Wizards to make sure every release is as fantastic as possible from every angle." He was the Product Architect for the Challenger Decks.


Galactography

For intended astronomical meanings, see galaxy.

Galactography or ductography (or galactogram, ductogram) is a medical diagnostic procedure for viewing the milk ducts. The procedure involves the radiography of the ducts after injection of a radiopaque substance into the duct system. The procedure is used for investigating the pathology of nipple discharge.

Galactography is capable of detecting smaller abnormalities than mammograms, MRI or ultrasound tests. With galactography, a larger part of the ductal system can be visualized than with the endoscopic investigation of a duct (called galactoscopy or ductoscopy).

Causes for nipple discharge include duct ectasia, intraductal papilloma, and occasionally ductal carcinoma in situ or invasive ductal carcinoma.

The standard treatment of galactographically suspicious breast lesions is to perform a surgical intervention on the concerned duct or ducts: if the discharge clearly stems from a single duct, then the excision of the duct (microdochectomy) is indicated; if the discharge comes from several ducts or if no specific duct could be determined, then a subareolar resection of the ducts (Hadfield's procedure) is performed instead.

To avoid infection, galactography should not be performed when the nipple discharge contains pus.


U Turn (2018 film)

U Turn is a 2018 Indian mystery-thriller film written and directed by Pawan Kumar and produced by Srinivasa Chitturi and Rambabu Bandaru under the banners BR8 Creations, V. Y. Combines and Srinivasa Silver Screen. The plot revolves around the death of motorists who break a traffic rule at a particular flyover and subsequent pinning down of the culprit by an intern journalist and police inspector duo. Filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, it is a remake of director's own 2016 Kannada film of the same name.

The film features Samantha Akkineni, Aadhi Pinisetty, Rahul Ravindran and Bhumika Chawla in the lead roles. Principal photography of the film was commenced on February 2018, and was ended in June. U Turn is a songless film, featuring background score composed by Pornachandra Tejaswi and a promotional song composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The cinematography was handled by Niketh Bommireddy and edited by Suresh Arumugam.

The film released on 13 September 2018, coinciding with the Ganesh Chathurthi festival and received positive response from critics, becoming successful. The film was made available as a VOD at Amazon Prime Video on 25 October 2018.

Plot

Rachana (Samantha Akkineni), an intern with The Times of India, is working on an article on the incidents at a flyover (RK Puram flyover in Telugu, Velachery flyover in Tamil). She also has a crush on the crime reporter Aditya (Rahul Ravindran), whose help she seeks for research material on accidents on the flyover. She finds that each day some motorists move the concrete blocks that partition the road just to take a quick U-turn and avoid the traffic. They don't move them back and the blocks are left to lie randomly on the road leading to many accidents. A homeless man sitting on the flyover notes down the vehicle numbers of commuters who violate the rule to take the U-turn and gives the list to Rachana. She obtains the details of the culprits using her contact in the traffic department, with the intention of confronting them for their "short-cut" and writing an article for the paper. Her attempt to meet the first person on the list goes in vain. Later the same day, the police take her into custody and accuse her of killing the same person she wanted to meet. She is shocked and tells her side of the story. Though the senior police officer rejects it, sub-inspector Nayak (Aadhi Pinisetty), finds it believable and does some investigation. It is revealed that all the persons Rachana has on her list have committed suicide. They also noticed that they have committed suicide the same day they took the wrong "u-turn". Rachana and Nayak find another number has been noted by the homeless man which is to be delivered to Rachana the next day. The duo trace the address and try to rescue the man, a lawyer, who has taken the u-turn on the same day. As nothing seems suspicious, both leave only to encounter the very death of the lawyer whom they came to rescue.

Later Rachana tries to confront the homeless man for the injuries in the fly-over. Meanwhile, she see two young men violate the U-Turn and reports it to Nayak. Nayak locks them up in an old Police lock-up to save them. But they start fighting and eventually die under the nose of the police.

With no way of finding the real cause of the death of the culprits, Rachana herself takes the wrong u-turn and waits for something to happen. The one who has been killing the culprits is a woman named Maya (Bhumika Chawla), because she and her daughter Aarna died in an accident due to the concrete road blocks that were moved by the culprits in order to make way for their u-turn. Using her supernatural powers, Maya tries to kill Rachana as well. But Rachana promises to find the person who was responsible for Maya's death. Maya agrees. Rachana, with the help of Nayak, tries to find the person who moved the blocks on the day of Maya's accident. They find out the phone number and address of the guy who moved the block. Rachana writes this on a balloon and leaves it on the flyover for Maya to find.

Disrupted by the following events, Rachana tries to call the number she found out earlier. It turns out to be Aditya's work mobile number. Devastated she confronts Aditya and informs him that due to his negligence a mother and daughter lost their lives. Aditya says it was not him who made the U turn. He merely exchanged his bike with a mechanic. In the final twist, it is revealed that the guy who moved the block was Maya's own husband. Maya's ghost is waiting in Aditya's house to kill him, when Maya's husband whom Rachna has informed about the events turns up and explains to Maya that it was because of him that they lost their lives. He then tries to commit suicide by jumping from the balcony. Maya's ghost saves him and tells him that his punishment is to suffer in this world with the guilt of killing his wife and daughter. The movie ends showing some of such  real events during the credits.

Cast
 Samantha Akkineni as Rachana
 Aadhi Pinisetty as Sub-Inspector Pradeep Nayak
 Rahul Ravindran as Aditya
 Bhumika Chawla as Maya
 Ravi Prakash as Prabha
 Narain as Ritesh
Aadukalam Naren as Chandrasekar
 Geetha Ravishankar
 Ashish Vidyarthi as DGP Raghu
 Birla Bose as Sundar
 Hari Teja as Akila (Sundar's Wife)

Production
U Turn is a remake of the 2016 Kannada film of the same name. It was filmed simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, to bank on the popularity of lead actress Samantha Akkineni in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. Pawan Kumar, who directed the original, returned to direct the bilingual remake, marking his debut in Telugu and Tamil. He also made the last 30 minutes different from the Kannada original. The remake was produced by Srinivasa Chitturi and Rambabu Bandaru under the banners BR8 Creations, V. Y. Combines and Srinivasa Silver Screen. Cinematography was handled by Niketh Bommireddy, and editing by Suresh Arumugam. Filming began in February 2018 at Rajahmundry, and ended in June.

Soundtrack
U Turn is a songless film. The movie features background score composed by Poornachandra Tejaswi and a promotional song composed by Anirudh Ravichander, which was not included in the film itself. The song "The Karma Theme" which was sung by Anirudh Ravichander with Alisha Thomas on backing vocals, was released on 5 September 2018 as a promotional song for the film, and a promotional video song was released on the same day. Directed by Krishna Marimuthu, with cinematography handled by Niketh Bommireddy the music video, features Samantha and Anirudh making onscreen appearances in the video. The song was released in both Tamil and Telugu languages and turned out to become an instant hit from listeners.

Release
U Turn was released on 13 September 2018, during Ganesh Chaturthi. Thinkal Menon of The Times of India rated the Tamil version 3 out of 5, writing "An interesting remake with enough twists and turns, and a climax that could have been more convincing."

Remake
The film was adapted in the Philippines with the same title, starring Kim Chiu, JM De Guzman, and Tony Labrusca.


Retizhe

The Retizhe () is a river in south-western Bulgaria, a right tributary of the Mesta. The river is 19 km long and drains parts of the eastern slopes of the Pirin mountain range.

The river takes its source from Pirin's largest and deepest glacial lake, Popovo, at an altitude of 2,234 m. At an altitude of 2,174 m near the Fish Popovi Lakes it is joined by two mountain streams — one from the north sloping down the summit of Polezhan (2,851 m), and one from the west coming from the Polezhanski Lakes. Further downstream another stream coming from the Kremenski Lakes flows into the Retizhe. It then flows in north-eastern direction in a deep valley, forming rapids and small waterfalls. Downstream the valley becomes deeper and is covered with dense forests. Some four kilometres before its mouth the Retizhe turns in eastern direction and forms a deep impassable canyon. It flows into the Mesta at Momina Klisura Gorge at an altitude of 646 m near the village of Mesta, Bansko Municipality. The village is the only settlement along the course of the river.

Its drainage basin covers a territory of 44 km² or 1.33% of Mesta's total. The main tributary is the Kremeshnitsa, which flows into the Retizhe close to its confluence with the Mesta. The river has predominantly snow-rain feed with high water in summer (June) and low water in winter (February). The average annual flow is 1.33 m3/s.

Only a small part of the river's water resources are utilised for hydroelectricity. There are five small hydro power stations with a combined installed capacity of 10 MW. The river sustains large populations of brown trout.

Honours
Retizhe Cove in Antarctica is named after the river.

Citations


Hassane Illiassou

Hassane Illiassou (born 22 September 1966) is a former Nigerien sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He recorded a 10.73, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats. His personal best is 10.30, set in 1994.


Terry L. Wooten

Terry L. Wooten (born 1954) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Wooten received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1980. He was in private practice in South Carolina from 1980 to 1982. He was an Assistant Solicitor, Richland County, South Carolina, from 1982 to 1986. He was a Chief counsel, United States Senate Judiciary Committee from 1986 to 1991. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the United States Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina from 1992 to 1999.

District court service

Wooten was nominated by President George W. Bush on September 4, 2001, to a new seat created by 114 Stat. 2762. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 8, 2001, and received his commission on November 26, 2001. He became Chief Judge on January 16, 2013. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2019.

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Romanche Glacier

Romanche Glacier is a glacier located in Alberto de Agostini National Park, Chile. A cascade from the glacier tumbles into the Beagle Channel.


Semibratovsky

Semibratovsky () is a rural locality (a khutor) in Danilovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 49 as of 2010. There is 1 street.