USS Whitewood (AN-63)

USS Whitewood (YN-84/AN-63/AG-129), a wooden-hulled  of the United States Navy was laid down on 24 October 1942 at Rockland, Maine, by the Snow Shipyard, Inc.; named Whitewood on 5 July 1943; re-classified a net laying ship, AN-63, on 1 January 1944; launched on 21 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Eben Kenney; and commissioned on 17 July 1944, Lt. John I. Beam, USNR, in command.

Service history

World War II
Whitewood tended and laid nets and buoys at Boston, Mass., and at Newport and Melville, R.I., through the remainder of 1944 and into 1945. After a drydocking which began at the Boston Navy Yard in March 1945, the net layer shifted to Portland, Maine, in July. There she worked out of the Navy Net Depot at Little Diamond Island through the end of World War II in August 1945. After shifting to Newport, R.I., at the end of the month, she provided services for the naval net depot there and assisted in laying experimental net installations off Block Island.

Operation Nanook
Although apparently slated for inactivation on 22 October 1945, Whitewood apparently remained in commission through the end of the year. Early in 1946, the ship was placed in "deferred disposal" status pending possible future use. On 11 April, she was selected to participate in Operation Nanook, Arctic exercises slated to take place in the summer of 1946. Taken to the Boston Naval Shipyard, the ship was under conversion for the rest of the spring and into the summer. During this time, on 20 May, a fire broke out on board the ship in one of her after storerooms and caused "Nanook's" planners to fear that the wooden-hulled ship's services would be lost to the pending operation. Fortunately, the fire was put out before major damage occurred; and the shipyard was able to repair the ship enabling her to take part in "Nanook" as scheduled.

The nucleus of the "Nanook" force, Task Force (TF) 68, consisted of , , , ,  and Whitewood. On 3 July, Whitewood departed Boston to rendezvous with Northwind off Greenland.

For the remainder of July and into August, Whitewood operated in the Canadian Arctic, off western Greenland. She transited the Davis Strait to the northern part of Baffin Bay in company with Northwind and Atule and conducted exercises en route. All ships in TF 68 except the two AK's eventually rendezvoused at Melville Bight, Baffin Bay, on 20 July. Whitewood and Atule subsequently accompanied Norton Sound to Thule harbor to recover a PBM Mariner forced down with engine trouble.

From 22 July to 5 August, all activities in "Nanook" centered around Thule; Norton Sound remained at anchor there, in North Star Bay, servicing her two PBM's. Meanwhile, Whitewood and Atule operated from North Star Bay as they conducted exercises and tests in the Smith Sound–Kane Basin area. On 5 August, Norton Sound and Whitewood headed for Dundas Harbor, Devon Island, to attempt air and surface operations there. Unfortunately, the ships found the harbor iced over, with a belt of pack ice extending out three miles down the coast. Northwind later joined the two ships in the vicinity of Dundas Harbor, searching for a suitable anchorage that could accommodate the ships and their attached aircraft. Whitewood succeeded in finding a small, ice-free anchorage at Tay Bay, off northwestern Bylot Island.

In the ensuing weeks, Whitewood reconnoitered the coastal areas in Lancaster, Eclipse, and Jones Sounds, and Prince Regent, Admiralty, and Navy Board Inlets. Operating on this duty in company with Northwind, Whitewood landed shore parties that set up positions ashore to obtain terrestrial navigation "fixes" to dovetail with the photographic coverage obtained from the ships and planes of the project's task force.

Eventually, the summer Arctic weather deteriorated to the point where it hindered Whitewood's surveying efforts — especially her terrestrial fixes. Released from the expedition in early September, Whitewood received her sailing orders on 6 September and soon set her course for Boston. She arrived there on 19 September for repairs.

Reclassified as (AG)
While at Boston, Whitewood was reclassified a miscellaneous auxiliary (AG) on 14 January 1947 and was given the alphanumeric hull number AG-129. She conducted refresher training in Chesapeake Bay soon thereafter and returned to Boston on 9 July to prepare for the next round of Arctic operations.

Return to the Arctic
She sailed for the Canadian Arctic in company with the Navy's newest icebreaker, , to participate in the successor to Operation "Nanook." The basic missions for TF 68 in this Arctic stint were the resupply of existing weather stations and the establishment of a new one at Melville Harbor, Ville Island.

Whitewood performed reconnaissance and survey work during the expedition, while  completed her assigned task, supplying the weather station at Thule. When Whitewood and Edisto tried to force their way through the ice to deliver needed supplies to the station at Slidre Fjord, the heavy pack ice damaged Whitewood's bow sheathing, steering engine, and propeller, necessitating her return to Boston for repairs. After transferring her cargo to Edisto — which eventually forced her way through the pack ice to Slidre Fjord — Whitewood headed home.

Whitewood underwent repairs at Boston between 1 September and 18 October before sailing for Bayonne, N.J., for an overhaul that lasted through the end of October. She headed back northward and operated out of Argentia, Newfoundland; and Grondal and Søndre Strømfjord, Greenland; into late 1948 supporting the International Ice Patrol. During the tour, she touched at such ports as Narsarssuak, Grondal, Argentia, and Breton.

On 6 December 1948, while the ship was operating in heavy pack ice, a shifting floe sprung a leak in her port chain locker. A seam opened there, and the ship began to fill uncontrollably. In order to save the ship, her commanding officer, Lt. Cpmdr. F. E. Clark, ordered her beached. Meanwhile, Edisto, which had just completed refresher training in Narragansett Bay, was summoned to join  in assisting Whitewood out of her predicament. Eventually, with a patch applied to her side, Whitewood made Boston on 8 January 1949 — exactly one month after her serious accident.

Subsequently cleared for disposal on 12 March, she was decommissioned at Newport on 1 April and struck from the Navy list on 7 June. She was then sold to Walter H. Wimms of Los Angeles, Calif., on 3 March 1950 and scrapped.

Sources


Turris in Mauretania

Turris in Mauretania is an ancient settlement of Roman North Africa  in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The location is unknown but believed to be in Algeria. The city was believed to be the site of an ancient bishopric but no bishops of antiquity are known to us. The suffix "in Mauretania" is to differentiate the town from cities that existed in Spain and adjoining provinces of Roman North Africa.

The diocese remains today a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province of Carthage..  The current titular bishop is Bishop Alain de Raemy, auxiliary bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland).


Todd Roy

Todd Roy is an American producer, director, writer and actor who is best known for his role as director and producer on the reality online series The Jace Hall Show. He currently is a creative director and producer at HD FILMS, INC. and produces/directs Fandango's new series Movie3Some.

Online series

Todd Roy is the producer-director-creator of Cardio World The Series, which is syndicated on Crave Online and YouTube. Cardio World is a health and wellness online series starring BSN Fitness and Oxygen Magazine model Alicia Marie.

In 1999, Todd Roy created KWOON, an online-based martial arts comedy series. The series followed the adventures of five kung fu students fighting the forces of evil in Silicon Valley.  Three 22-minute episodes were produced for the Internet and DVD.

Roy produced and directed The Jace Hall Show, which was syndicated on IGN and on Hulu.

Roy has also produced the online series Chadam and The Legend of Neil.

Awards

Roy received the Webby Award for Best Web Comedy and Director for his work on the Jace Hall Show, among fellow nominees ESPN, Sony, and NBC.


Bradia

Bradia is a town in Fquih Ben Salah Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Morocco. According to the 2004 census it has a population of 6,564.


House of Dragomir Popovic

The house of Dragomir Popovic is a cultural and historical monument in Ivanjica. The construction of the house is characteristic of the Moravica District, where Milinko Kusic was born, a national hero.

Milinko Kusic was born in 1912, started education first in Ivanjici and later studied philosophy and law at the University of Belgrade. Milinko Kusic was a prominent fighter and leader of the uprising in World War II. Today, his name carries elementary school in Ivanjica, as well as the main street of the city.


Elie Mechantaf

Elie Mechantaf (in Arabic إيلي مشنتف born in Beirut, Lebanon on October 5, 1970) is a retired Lebanese professional basketball player and widely regarded as one of the greatest in Asia.

He started his basketball career in the Cypriot Basketball League, before becoming the captain of the Lebanese Hekmeh BC (Sagesse) basketball club, a leading club of the Lebanese Basketball League and a major key for its golden era for more than ten years, winning the Lebanese Championship for 6 consecutive seasons from 1998 to 2004. Mechantaf was also the team captain of the Lebanon National Basketball Team from 2000 to 2006, also taking part in the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis. He retired in 2008.
Now Mchantaf is encouraging basketball in Lebanon through founding his own official club M13 (Mchantaf #13 ).

Career
Mechantaf was born in Abra (East Saida), the son of Rafiq and Samia Mechantaf. He studied in the South in Saidoun High School, then moved to Beirut and later to Italy where he lived a whole year.

Back in Beirut, he studied at College CIT for 2 years. Then he joined Notre Dame University – Louaize (NDU) for one semester, after which he went to Cyprus playing basketball professionally, starting with EPA Larnaca, Cyprus, in second division, alongside another Lebanese player, Fouad Abou Chacra. He also studied Business Administration at Intercollege Cyprus.

After graduation, he returned to Lebanon and became a player in Amal Bikfaya (in Arabic العمل بكفيا) in 1993. In 1994 he became the captain of Hekmeh BC (also known as Sagesse) (in Arabic نادي الحكمة) dominating the Lebanese Basketball League winning FIBA Asia club championships, where he became hugely popular. His pan-Arab fame came when Sagesse/Hekmeh won the PAN-Arabia Club Championship.

He is regarded as one of the greatest Asian players, he also had NBA trials and training with some teams like the Orlando Magic where he went there with the recommendation of NBA legend Rony Seikaly , they were also both reunited on the  Sagesse Beirut roster for the 1999 FIBA Asia Champions Cup

The FLB (Federation Libanaise de Basketball) formed the Lebanese National Basketball Team, where Mechantaf started as the captain of the national side. Mechantaf took part in the 2002 Basketball World Cup in Indianapolis. He was excluded from the national team in 2006 World Championship in Japan due to alleged doping.

He continued playing with Hekmeh until 2007, when he signed with Champville SC becoming the captain of the team. He returned to Hekmeh for a final season in 2008 before retiring.

Records and accolades
1999 McDonald's World Championship 3rd best scorer and assister
 1996-2002 Lebanese Basketball Championship MVP (most valuable player)
 2000-2003 Lebanon Cup MIP (most improved player)
 1996, 1998, 2000 Best Arab Player
 1999, 2001 FIBA Asian Cup Championship MVP (most valuable player)
 1999 Asian MIP (most improved player)
 2000 Best player in Asia
 1999, 2001 Best Asian Player

External links
 Info page on Basket-Stats


Muratfakılar, Gerede

Muratfakılar is a village in the District of Gerede, Bolu Province, Turkey. As of 2010 it had a population of 93  people.


Grandbois Lake

Lac Grandbois is a freshwater body straddling the municipalities of Rivière-à-Pierre (southern part of the lake) and Saint-Raymond (northern part of the lake), in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada. Lac Grandbois proves to be the main head of the Noire River.

The west side of the lake is served by a forest road linking north the main street of Rivière-à-Pierre; the east side is served by a forest path linking south the Petit-lac-Batiscan path which runs along Perron stream.

Forestry is the main economic activity in the sector; recreational tourism, second. This lake is located on the east side of zec Batiscan-Neilson and on the south side of the territory of Portneuf Wildlife Reserve.

The surface of Lac Grandbois is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

Geography
Lac Grandbois has a length of  and an altitude of . He gets his supplies from:
 southwest side: by the outlet of Lac Noir via the marsh bay of the southern part of Lac Grandbois;
 north side: by the outlet of Lake Alba, which flows into a bay stretching over  to the west;
 north side: by the outlet of lakes Huard, Fénelon and Croissy;
 northeast side: by the outlet of Monchel Lake.

The mouth of Lac Grandbois is located at the bottom of a small bay on the southeast shore. From there, the current flows on:
  to the south by the Noire River;
  southwards by the Sainte-Anne River which flows on the northwest bank of the [[Saint-Laurent river] ] .

Toponymy
The toponym "Lac Grandbois" was officialized on December 5, 1968 at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.

Notes and references


Attila Vajda

Attila Vajda (born 17 March 1983) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics (04, 08, 12) he has won two medals in the C-1 1000 m event with a gold in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.

Vajda was a European junior champion in 2000, winning the Canadian canoe C-2 1000 m title with Démász-Szeged team-mate Márton Joób in  Boulogne, France. In 2002 the pair came second at the European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia in the same event.

Hungarian coach Zoltán Angyal was confident of Vajda's ability but took the decision not to give him his senior international debut in 2002 or 2003. In 2004, Angyal was still keeping his cards close to his chest. The Hungarian team did not take part in the early season international regattas: at the European Championships Hungary was represented in the C-1 races by Márton Joób and Sándor Malomsoki. Angyal then shocked his rival coaches by selecting Vajda as his "secret weapon" for the 2004 Summer Olympics in the C-1 1000 m event.

In his initial heat with a time of 3:57.290, Vajda qualified for the semifinals. There, he placed second, this time at 3:52.236, advancing to the final round. Vajda won a bronze in the event behind Spain's David Cal and Germany's Andreas Dittmer, but beat out 1996 Olympic champion Martin Doktor with a time of 3:49.025.

Hungary is one of the few countries in the world where sprint canoeists have the status of stars known to the general public and Vajda suddenly found himself the new "golden boy" of Hungarian canoeing. His performances in 2005 suffered as a result of these distractions; he started the season overweight and failed to make the podium in any major international race.

In 2006 he won the national title over all three distances and, in May, beat a top-class international field at Duisburg. Injury prevented him from appearing at the European championships, but he was determined not to miss the 2006 World Championships, held in his hometown of Szeged. He recovered in time to take the C-1 1000 m bronze medal behind surprise winner Everardo Cristóbal of Mexico and Germany's Andreas Dittmer. Vadja won the gold medal in the same event at the following world championships in Duisburg.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Vajda wore a black armband in dedication to his fallen teammate György Kolonics and dedicated his C-1 1000 m gold in Kolonics' honor. He would win the Hungarian Sportsman of The Year for his Beijing win.

Vajda won a silver in the C-1 4 × 200 m event at the 2009 championships in Dartmouth. He also won a silver in the C-1 1000 m at the 2010 championships.

In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Hungary in canoe sprint, more specifically, Men's C-1 1000m. He earned a bronze medal.

Sponsors
 Herbalife
 MOL
 EDF Energy
 A-HID
 Naturtex

Awards
   Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Golden Cross (2004)
 Hungarian canoer of the Year (8): 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
 Junior Príma award (2007)
   Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2008)
 Hungarian Sportman of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 2008
 Hungarian Athlete of the Year (1) - the National Sports Association (NSSZ) awards: 2008
 Ministerial Certificate of Merit (2012)
 Csongrád County Sportman of Year by Délmagyarország (2013)

External links

Canoe09.ca profile


Nicholas Raymond Cerio

Nicholas Raymond Cerio was an American martial artist.  He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 9, 1936 and died on October 7, 1998 in Warwick, RI.

Biography

Nick Cerio was born July 9, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts. At a very young age, he took on many odd jobs to raise money to help support his family. At the age of 10, he moved with his family to the Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island.

Martial Arts Training and Lineage

Early Training

In his youth Cerio initially became interested in boxing as a teenager. Cerio began martial arts training under George McCabe after being exposed to judo in the Air Force.

Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu

He then studied Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu under George Pesare and received his first black belt in May 1966. Cerio opened his first martial arts school, Cerio’s Academy of Martial Arts. Through his participation in karate tournaments he came in contact with Edmund Parker. They would have a relationship that spanned nearly twenty years.

William Kwai Sun Chow

After Cerio met with William Chun, Sr. (Chow’s senior student), he was granted permission to study with Chow. Cerio visited Hawaii for two weeks in the mid to late 1960s to live and study with Chow. In training, Cerio made to assume low, painful stances and throw as much as 500 weighted, full force punches. If he relaxed his stance, more punches were required. Cerio often commented on this period's influence on him and the development of his system, Nick Cerio's Kenpo.

Edmund Parker

Cerio considered Ed Parker his senior, mentor and coach because he offered great insight and he was a great resource in contributing to the formation of Nick Cerio's Kenpo:

“Ed Parker was never my instructor, but more like my coach. He was my senior because we came from the same kenpo family. I used a lot of Ed Parker’s ideas in my system.” (Liedke, Inside Kung Fu)

Cerio never learned all of the curricula of Parker’s American Kenpo, however he was awarded a 3rd degree black belt in Kenpo Karate (Sandan) by Parker. Parker awarded Cerio a 9th degree black belt (Kudan) in Kenpo Karate in 1983.

Hakkoryu Jujutsu

During the late 1960s Cerio studied Hakkoryu Jujutsu, first receiving his brown belt in 1968 from James Benko and later received his 1st black belt (Shodan) from Larry Garron.

Tadashi Yamashita

Cerio studied Okinawan weapons and self-defense under Tadashi Yamashita, who in 1970 awarded him a 4th black belt (Yondan) and in 1973, a 5th black belt (Godan).

Gan Fong Chin

Cerio studied Sil Lum kung fu under Gan Fong Chin during the early 1970s and Chin awarded him an 8th black belt (Hachidan) and title of Sifu in August 1973.

Nick Cerio’s Kenpo

Cerio modified what he had learned from his limited time with Chow, Chun, Sr. Also, from his time with Pesare, and his other teachers mentioned above, and added many things from judo, jujitsu, boxing, kung fu and Shotokan. He added many kata to his system, both open-hand and weapon. Cerio incorporated  variations of Shotokan forms into his system. He felt their strong stances and transitions were missing from the kenpo forms that he had been taught.

Influence

Cerio can be credited with both expanding and helping to popularize kenpo on the east coast, more specifically New England.

In 1989 he was given the title of professor by Thomas Burdine and was given the equivalent of his 10th dan again by Burdine but this time representing the World Council of Sokes. He founded a branch of kenpo known as 'Nick Cerio’s Kenpo' which he built up to an organization of more than 65 schools in the United States, Canada, Europe and South Africa.

Sources
John Corcoran, Emil Farkas, Martial Arts Traditions, History, People, W.H. Smith, 1981. LCC 82-11940
Nick Cerio, Nancy Cerio. Nick Cerio's Kenpo, Library of Congress catalog card no. TX 1-401-371, 1984, second printing 1998
Klouvatos, George. "Nick Cerio's Kenpo The Man and His Style" Oriental Fighting Arts, April 1975: 24–31
Breen, Andrew. "Professor Nick Cerio, Evolution Of A Kenpo Master" Inside Kung Fu, July 1997: 40–45, 102–103
Liedke, Bob. "Nick Cerio, Kenpo's Forgotten Leader" Inside Kung Fu, October 1989: 43–46
Liedke, Bob. "Portrait of a Kenpo Master Instructor Profile Interview" TaeKwonDo Times, November 1987: 54–57

Footnotes

External links


Mo Gilligan

Mo Gilligan (born 19 February 1988) is a British stand-up comedian known for his observational comedy. After several years of uploading comedy clips to social media, he found global success in 2017. He currently hosts The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which debuted in 2019 on Channel 4.

Early life and education
Gilligan was born in Lambeth to British parents of Jamaican and St. Lucian descent. His mother was born in Wales while his father is from Brixton. His parents split up when he was 5, and he was raised by both parents while living in Camberwell, London. He began his interest in comedy whilst attending a performing arts school in Pimlico.

Career
Gilligan was working in retail, when he began uploading comedy videos on his social media accounts. His videos were popular and customers eventually began recognising him. His breakout moment came in 2017, when he was spotted by Canadian rapper Drake, who quoted some of Gilligan's comedy on his own Instagram account. His influences include Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock; he did his first lengthy show after watching a Chris Rock stand-up film.

Gilligan currently co-hosts The Big Narstie Show, which debuted 29 June 2018 on Channel 4, with rapper Big Narstie. Between them they have been cited as some of the original purveyors of grime comedy. He paired up with Claudia Winkleman to compete on the 2018 edition of The Big Fat Quiz of the Year also on Channel 4, which they won.

He hosts his own show, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, which debuted 19 July 2019 on Channel 4. Later on in the year, his first comedy special on Netflix, Mo Gilligan: Momentum, was released globally in 190 countries.


La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival

The La Kermesse Franco-Americaine Festival is a festival in Biddeford, Maine, which celebrates the city's French Canadian heritage. It began in 1982. In 1997, the Festival shifted to include all groups in the city. In 2009 and 2010, the Festival faced significant financial difficulties and nearly shut down.


Northern Steamship Company

The Northern Steam Ship Company Ltd (NSS) served the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand from 1881 to 1974. Its headquarters, the Northern Steam Ship Company Building, remains in use on Quay St, Auckland as a bar.

Origins
Initially there were very few roads and they were muddy and narrow, so a constant theme in early papers was a demand from small coastal settlements for a regular shipping service to link them with the major ports. For example, in 1874 a steamer service from Onehunga to Raglan and Port Waikato was given a subsidy by Auckland Province.

Capt. Alexander McGregor had the steam ship Rowena built in Auckland in 1872. He joined with a syndicate of owners to run the Argyle, Iona, Glenelg, Staffa, Rowena, Fingal and Katikati, as Auckland Steam Packet Co. ASP went into liquidation in 1878 due to losses on a ship for the Fiji trade, the SS Llewellyn.

On 11 May 1881 nineteen businessmen, including some of the syndicate, formed NSS, taking over the ASP's ships. Thomas Morrin, David Cruickshank, Alexander McGregor, Thomas Ball, James Macfarlane and James McCosh Clark were the first directors.

NSS paid a 10% dividend in its first year and started acquiring extra ships. The 256 ton Macgregor entered service in September 1881. In 1883 Capt. McGregor went to Britain to buy new steamers for the Tauranga and Russell routes. In 1884 NSS Clansman and Gairloch (wrecked in 1903 and remaining on the beach at Oakura) arrived.

They were also active in opening up new ports, such as at Te Puke in 1881 and ports north of Whangarei in 1893.

1887–1921
On 6 June 1888 Capt. McGregor was replaced as manager by Charles Ranson. He retired in 1921, after greatly expanding the company.

1887 industrial dispute
By 1887 the depression was affecting the company and wages and overtime pay were cut, and seamen who objected were replaced with non-unionists. In response the Federated Seamen's Union formed the co-operative Jubilee Steam Ship Co, competing on the northern and Waitara routes. It wasn't expected to succeed, but, between September 1887 and October 1888, the FSU claimed that Jubilee lost £14,000 and NSS £22,000. It also caused another company to withdraw from the west coast, which in the end was helpful to NSS. When Ranson took over, one of his first acts was to re-engage all the FSU members, though he also cut staff. He remained a lifelong friend of the union boss, John A. Millar, and received an award from staff in 1897 for his considerate attitude to them. However, in the 1913 Great Strike, NSS backed a ‘scab’ union (the Auckland Seamen and Firemen's Union).

Charles Ranson, manager

Charles Ranson was born, in Ipswich  about 1850. He emigrated in 1876, managed an auctioneering and shipping business in Hawera, then went to Auckland as an accountant in 1881. In 1887, he was about to return to England, when NSS director, James McCosh Clark, mentioned that the board had decided to wind up the company. When Charles took over NSS had 8 (or 9) vessels, and 100 employees. When he retired, in July 1921, NSS had 40 vessels and 850 employees. Cargo had increased from 51,000 tons a year to 220,000 and passengers from 39,000 to 190,000.

After his appointment, NSS bought some second-hand screw-steamers, the Rotomahana, Waiotahi and Ohinemuri and small paddle steamers, Te Aroha and Enterprise, to work on the Waihou River. This got rid of another competitor, Hauraki Steamship Co, who sold out to NSS. Much of the expansion of the company was by takeovers. In 1906 NSS took over Kaipara Harbour ferries.

The company slowly recovered from its near liquidation. Until 2½% was paid in 1890, no dividends had been paid since 1881, but then 5% was paid in 1891, 6% 1892-6, 7% in 1897 and for many years, and 8% in 1925. 5% was paid in 1944.

By 1895 NSS was asking for urgent extension of its wharf space at Auckland to serve its growth.

Charles was also a steward of the Auckland Racing Club, an enthusiastic bowler, keenly interested in regattas and a church warden. He lived in Bassett Rd, Remuera, where he died on 13 January 1925.

Capt. Hammond took over as manager in 1921.

The Northern Steam Ship Company Building, Quay St

Charles Ranson commissioned Arthur P. Wilson to design the £6000 (or £5000) building opposite the wharf used by their steamers, on newly reclaimed land, leased from Auckland Harbour Board (AHB). In 1899 NSS moved from Palmerston Buildings on Queen St to their new 2-storey brick building with dark green joinery, a public office, manager's office, space for other staff, telephone room and a boardroom. It had high ceilings and on each level the floor above was supported by cast iron columns. On Quay St a central door, gave access to the main office and floor above, and an eastern door accessed the wharves (now Marsden Wharf) and warehouse to the rear of the building. A boardwalk allowed passengers to cross to the steamers without walking through mud. A third floor was added in 1921 to provide accommodation and a laundry. In the 1940s many of the original features were lost. Originally the building stood alone. The land on the other side the building was their yard until the 1950s when AHB roofed it over as a garage in an attempt to compete with trucking firms. When NSS ceased trading, the building reverted to AHB. In July 1988 the Historic Places Trust listed it as "Category 1". It is now a bar.

Decline

NSS gradually succumbed to rail and road competition.

When the NIMT opened in 1908 between Auckland and Wellington, New Plymouth passenger traffic dropped. NSS and Union Steam Ship agreed there wasn't enough traffic for two steamers and formed a joint service. In 1925 opening of the railway to Whangarei cut passenger traffic and required reductions of fares and freight rates. and the Onerahi passenger service ended on 24 September 1926. The completion of the railway to Tauranga in 1927 brought about an end to trains connecting with the steamer, complaints of undercutting and an end to the passenger service on 2 April 1929. The Onehunga-New Plymouth passenger service closed on 3 May 1930, a few years after a bus service had started on the upgraded SH3. Rail competition was also cited as the reason to end the passenger service to Russell in 1931. In 1932 dairy company shareholders at Whakatane responded to a threat to close the railway by instructing the company to transfer its freight from NSS to the railway. The  Auckland-Paeroa passenger service lasted until 1937. In 1937 passenger services still ran to Algies, Coromandel, Great Barrier, Matakana, Mahurangi, One Tree Point, Waiheke, Warkworth and Whangarei. In 1938 SS Kawau was advertised as running summer weekend excusions to Waiheke. By 1939 the only remaining passenger steamer was Hauiti.

Auckland registered ships dropped from 226 in 1904 to 55 in 1944 and their tonnage from 20,546 to 5,627. In 1902 NSS had 28 ships totalling 6000 tons and costing an average of £34 per ton.

1945–1974

By 1945 NSS was down to 10 ships, ranging from 56 to 351 tons. NSS had lost most of its trade to road and rail, so switched to inter-island trade, which it gradually lost to Cook Strait ferries from the 1960s, when it increasingly turned to coal and grain, including some trade with Australia, before losing out to natural gas conversions, a shipwreck (Maranui), trade fluctuations and reliance on the grain trade, which faltered due to a poor harvest in 1974.

NSS briefly tried replacing a ship with a partly owned trucking company, when it closed its Paeroa service in 1947.

After the war NSS switched from serving the northern ports to linking some of them to South Island. This required increasingly larger ships, so NSS bought Apanui (1948–61), Tainui (1949–63), Hotunui (1950–67), Ratanui (1952-56), and then started building Maranui (1953–68), Maunganui (1955–71), Poranui (1956–69) and Tawanui (1959–73), Moanui (1961–66), Awanui (1962-73). A major contract in this period was shipping materials for the Manapouri Tunnel. A second Moanui (1967–75) and Seaway Princess (1967–69) were added to the fleet, the latter for a weekly Onehunga - Lyttelton ro-ro service. However, as AHB didn't build a ramp at Onehunga, she had to use the only one at Auckland, sharing it with Union Steam Ship, which had priority, hence her short service with NSS.

By 1970 three of the remaining five ships were carrying bulk grain from South Island to Auckland, Tauranga, and, less often, Wellington, New Plymouth and Whanganui. Dido (1970–75) was added to the fleet and, being largest (1,589 tons) and able to cruise at , was used for 10 grain trips to Australia. By 1971 Awanui was the only general cargo vessel, running an Onehunga - Bluff - Jackson Bay round trip, but she was also adapted to carry grain in 1972. NSS added the 1562 ton Tainui II (1973–76), but there was a poor grain harvest and all three ships were soon idle. Tainui II's last voyage brought coal to Auckland from Westport on 6 November 1974, Moanui 12 days later (or another account says her last cargo was barley from the South Island to Auckland in September) from Dunedin and Dido, the last NSS ship ever to berth, arrived on Sunday 8 December 1974.  The ships took a while to sell and for a few years NSS continued operating forklifts and being an agent for the Japan Line.


Mihailo Anušić

Mihailo Anušić (; born 1985) is a Serbian fashion designer behind the clothing brand "Mihano Momosa". He is known for designing "romantic looking" bridal gowns, feather dresses and puffy skirts, as well as accessories.

Education
Anušić was born in  1985 in Zrenjanin, where he also attended high school. He then studied at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.

Career
Anusic began his career as a stylist before founding his label "Mihano Momosa" in 2011. That same year, he had his debut at Belgrade Fashion Week with his first collection "Olivera". Soon after, he opened a studio in Novi Sad and continued to regularly present at Belgrade Fashion Week. His 2013 collection "Rare", seen at the Belgrade show, was described as being a "combination of romanticism, elegance and unrivaled charm.". In 2016, his pieces were viewed as being "light and feminine, with soft hues." He has also presented collections in Zagreb and at Paris Fashion Week.

Anusic's dresses are handmade and often decorated with "lace, feathers, flowers, pearls and other magical details". Relying mostly on pastel colours, he also designs silky blouses and puffy skirts adorned with rose appliques. He cites the emotion love as his main source of inspiration. In 2018, Serbian model Anja Stojković wore one of his bridal dresses at her wedding. In 2017, the editor of Vogue Arabia, Dene Aljuhani Abdulaziz, was seen wearing a  "Mihano Momosa" feathered dress.

Awards
At Belgrade Fashion Week 2013, Anusic won the prize for best fashion show from Grazia Magazine Serbia. In 2017, he won for Best Designer at The Elle Style Awards in Belgrade.

Collections

 Olivera
 SS 2012
 Resort 2012
 Sea 2012
 Spring Summer 2013 - Love
 Fall 2013 - I give you my spring
 Spring Summer 2014 - Rare
 Fall 2014
 Spring Summer 2015
 Prefall 2015
 Spring Summer 2016
 Fall 2015
 Spring Summer 2017


Taehoon Oh

Taehoon Oh (born March 19, 1975) is a computer graphic specialist, game designer and developer. He is a co-founder and COO at Studio Roqovan, formerly known as Reload Studios. He was a lead artist and was one of the pioneer developers of the Call of Duty game franchise. He is also one of the co-founders of the non-gaming virtual reality subdivision of Studio Roqovan called Rascali, launched in September 2015.

Career
Oh serves as Chief Operating Officer at Reload Studios, which he founded in 2014 with James Chung and later renamed as Studio Roqovan. There, in 2016, he developed a new game, World War Toons, a first-person multiplayer shooter game compatible with 3D VR (Virtual Reality) and PSVR.

While working for Infinity Ward (the original COD developers) from 2004 to 2014, Taehoon as a senior and lead artist designed over 50 vehicles and 100 weapons used in Call of duty’s different versions including Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and Call Of Duty Ghost.

In 2007, he won the global game art competition for the game Dominance War, and he served as a judge in various gaming competitions.

Early life
Oh's early education took place in South Korea. His gaming interest was developed when his father bought him an Apple II personal computer.

Awards
World Champion of global games art competition held in 2007 for the game Dominance war.


Wizany

Wizany  () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyż Wielkopolski, within Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately  north-east of Krzyż Wielkopolski,  west of Czarnków, and  north-west of the regional capital Poznań.


Musemić

Musemić is a Bosnian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Husref Musemić (born 1961), Bosnian footballer and manager
Vahidin Musemić (born 1946), Bosnian footballer


A. viridis

A. viridis  may refer to:
 Alnus viridis, the green alder, a tree species with a wide range across the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere
 Amaranthus viridis, the slender or green amaranth, a cosmopolitan plant species
 Aniba viridis, a plant species found in South America
 Artamella viridis, a bird species endemic to Madagascar
 Asclepias viridis, a plant species found in North America


New Democratic Party of Manitoba candidates in the 1990 Manitoba provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Manitoba fielded a full slate of candidates in the 1990 provincial election, and won 20 seats out of 57 to form the Official Opposition in the legislature.  Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.

Shirley Lord (Fort Garry)

Shirley Lord is a community organizer and activist.  She was a nurse from 1970 to 1981, and fought for pay equity between aids and orderlies.  She was also active with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), and eventually chaired the CUPE Manitoba and Manitoba Federation of Labour political Action Committees.  She was hired by CUPE as a full-time employee in 1991.  She also served as chairwoman of the Village Clinic Board, where she campaigned for medical patients to be granted legal access to cannabis to alleviate pain.  She was a Winnipeg board member of the Council of Canadians and a prominent member of the Winnipeg social policy group CHO!CES.  Lord was in Seattle during the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization, and indicated that she was tear-gassed by police while walking through a fish market.  She described the police actions against protesters on this occasion as "right out of control", and compared the scene to protests against the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

She was the provincial New Democratic Party's president during the 1980s, and was campaign manager for Bill Blaikie's first political campaign in 1979.  She has been a New Democratic Party candidate on two occasions.

Lord relocated to Kampala, Uganda in 2004, where she helped in fundraising for orphans and worked with the National Union of Persons with Disabilities through Volunteer Services Oversees (VSO).  In 2007, she began a six-month VSO placement with the Christian Relief and Development Association in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Donald A. Bailey (Osborne)

Bailey is a professor of History at the University of Winnipeg.  He is the author of  Canada’s constitutional troubles: what can we learn from European history?, published by the University of Winnipeg Press in 1991.

In the aftermath of the 1995 Quebec referendum, Bailey called for Quebec to be recognized as a distinct society within Canada.  He wrote that Canadians should "cease the rhetoric of alienation" against Quebec, and "stop denying to Quebec formal recognition of its special status, a recognition that will not harm English Canada one iota".  In 1997, he wrote a work supporting the principle of sovereignty for First Nations communities in Canada.

Bailey has been a president of the Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties (MARL).  He criticized the provincial government's plan to introduce a welfare fraud hotline in 1995, saying that anonymous snitch lines were inappropriate in a free society.  The following year, he was awarded the Clarence Atchison Award for Excellence in Community Service.

He received 2,861 votes (29.19%) in the 1990 election, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Reg Alcock.

Footnotes

1990


Fabrizio De Chiara

Fabrizio De Chiara (14 November 1971 – 18 November 1996) was an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.


Skhul and Qafzeh hominins

The Skhul/Qafzeh hominins or Qafzeh–Skhul early modern humans are hominin fossils discovered in the Qafzeh and Es Skhul Caves in Israel. They are today classified as Homo sapiens, among the earliest of their species in Eurasia. Skhul Cave is on the slopes of Mount Carmel; Qafzeh Cave is a rockshelter near Nazareth in Lower Galilee.

The remains found at Es Skhul, together with those found at the Wadi el-Mughara Caves and Mugharet el-Zuttiyeh, were classified in 1939 by Arthur Keith and Theodore D. McCown as Palaeoanthropus palestinensis, a descendant of Homo heidelbergensis.

History

The remains exhibit a mix of traits found in archaic and anatomically modern humans. They have been tentatively dated at about 80,000-120,000 years old using electron paramagnetic resonance and thermoluminescence dating techniques. The brain case is similar to modern humans, but they possess brow ridges and a projecting facial profile like Neanderthals. They were initially regarded as transitional from Neanderthals to anatomically modern humans, or as hybrids between Neanderthals and modern humans. Neanderthal remains have been found nearby at Kebara Cave that date to 61,000-48,000 years ago, but it has been hypothesised that the Skhul/Qafzeh hominids had died out by 80,000 years ago because of drying and cooling conditions, favouring a return of a Neanderthal population suggesting that the two types of hominids never made contact in the region. A more recent hypothesis is that Skhul/Qafzeh hominids represent the first exodus of modern humans from Africa around 125,000 years ago, probably via the Sinai Peninsula, and that the robust features exhibited by the Skhul/Qafzeh hominids represent archaic sapiens features rather than Neanderthal features. The discovery of modern human made tools from about 125,000 years ago at Jebel Faya, United Arab Emirates, in the Arabian Peninsula, may be from an even earlier exit of modern humans from Africa. In January 2018 it was announced that modern human finds at the Mount Carmel cave of Misliya, discovered in 2002, had been dated to around 185,000 years ago, giving an even earlier date for an out-of-Africa migration.

Ian Wallace and John Shea have devised a methodology for examining the various Middle paleolithic core assemblages present at the Levant site in order to test whether the different hominid populations had distinct mobility patterns. They use a ratio of "formal" and "expedient" cores within assemblages to demonstrate either early Homo sapiens or Neanderthal mobility patterns, and thus categorize site occupations.
In 2005, a set of 7 teeth from Tabun Cave in Israel were studied and found to most likely belong to a Neanderthal that may have lived around 90,000 years ago, and another Neanderthal (C1) from Tabun was estimated to be ~122,000 years old. If the dates are correct for these individuals, then it is possible that Neanderthals and early moderns did make contact in the region and it may be possible that the Skhul and Qafzeh hominids are partially of Neanderthal descent. Non-African modern humans contain 1-4% Neanderthal genetic material, with hybridisation possibly having taken place in the Middle East. It has been suggested, however, that the Skhul/Qafzeh hominids represent an extinct lineage. If this is the case, modern humans would have re-exited Africa around 70-50,000 years ago, crossing the narrow Bab-el-Mandeb strait between Eritrea and the Arabian Peninsula. This is the same route proposed to have been taken by the people who made the modern tools at Jebel Faya.

Skhul
The Skhul remains (Skhul 1-9) were discovered between 1929 and 1935 at a cave located in Es Skhul in Mount Carmel. The remains of seven adults and three children were found, some of which (Skhul 1,4, and 5) are claimed to have been burials. Assemblages of perforated Nassarius shells (a marine genus) significantly different from local fauna have also been recovered from the area, suggesting that these people may have collected and employed the shells as beads, as they are unlikely to have been used as food.

Skhul Layer B has been dated to an average of 81,000-101,000 years ago with the electron spin resonance method, and to an average of 119,000 years ago with the thermoluminescence method.

Skhul 5
Skhul 5 had the mandible of a wild boar on its chest. The skull displays prominent supraorbital ridges and jutting jaw, but the rounded braincase of modern humans. When found, it was assumed to be an advanced Neanderthal, but is today generally assumed to be a modern human, if a very robust one.

Qafzeh

Qafzeh cave opens onto a wall of Wadi el Hadj in the flank of Mount Precipice. Excavation of the cave by René Neuville began in 1934 and resulted in the discovery of the remains of 5 individuals in the Mousterian stratigraphic levels, which was then called the Levalloiso-Mousterian (see Levallosian). The lower layers of the cave were later dated to 92,000 years ago, and a series of hearths, several human bodies, flint artifacts (side scrapers, disc cores, and points), animal bones (gazelle, horse, fallow deer, wild ox, and rhinoceros), a collection of sea shells, lumps of red ochre, and an incised cortical flake were found.

The remains of 15 hominids, 8 of them children, were recovered in total from Qafzeh within a Mousterian archaeological context and dated to ca. 95,000 years ago. Remains of Qafzeh 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 and 15 were burials.

The marine shells (Glycymeris bivalves) were brought from Mediterranean Sea shore some 35 km away, and were recovered from layers earlier than most of the bodies save one. The shells were complete, naturally perforated, and several showed traces of having been strung (perhaps as a necklace), and a few had ochre stains on them.

The various layers at Qafzeh were dated to an average of 96,000-115,000 years ago with the electron spin resonance method and 92,000 years ago with the thermoluminescence method.

Qafzeh 6

The most well preserved skull. From the skull and teeth structure, the remains are believed to be of a young male.

Qafzeh 9 and 10
Two bodies were found in 1969 close to one another, the skeleton of an adult (late adolescent), thought to be a female (Qafzeh 9), and the skeleton of a young child (Qafzeh 10).  Qafzeh 9 has a high forehead, lack of occipital bun, a distinct chin, but an orthognathic face.
Qafzeh 9 offers the earliest evidence of associated mandibular and dental pathological conditions (i.e. non-ossifying fibroma of the mandible, pre-eruptive intracoronal resorption and osteochondritis dissecans of the temporomandibular joint) among early anatomically modern humans

Qafzeh 11

Found in 1971 was the body of an adolescent (aged about 13 years)
found in a pit dug in the bedrock. The skeleton was lying on its back, with the legs bent to the side and both hands placed on either side of the neck, and in the hands were the antlers of a large red deer clasped to the chest.).

Qafzeh 12
A child of about 3 years old who manifests with skeletal abnormalities that indicate hydrocephalus.


Stanislas Lalanne

Monsignor Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne (born 3 August 1948 in Metz) is a French Roman Catholic bishop.

From 2007 to 2013 he was Bishop of Coutances-et-Avranches. On 31 January 2013 he was appointed Bishop of Pontoise.


Lula Pena

Lula Pena (born May 15, 1974) is a Portuguese fado singer, composer and poet from Lisbon, Portugal.

Biography
As well as fado ("phado" as she prefers), Pena's music is strongly influenced by a range of other types of music, including chanson, flamenco and blues as well as music from Mexico, Greece and Italy.  She describes herself as a "musical wanderer".
She performed at WOMEX 14 Official Showcase Selection of World Music Expo in October 2014.

Discography
 Phados (1998)
 Troubadour (2010)
 Archivo Pittoresco (2017)


Veeru Devgan

Veeru Devgan  (1934 – 27 May 2019) was an Indian stuntman, action choreographer and film director in Bollywood.

Personal life
Born into the Devgan family in Amritsar, he was married to Veena, and had four children with her, including actor Ajay Devgan and director Anil Devgan.

Veeru Devgan, who rarely made public appearances, was last seen at the special screening of Total Dhamaal in February 2019.

Career
He began his career in 1974 with the film Roti Kapda Aur Makaan. He choreographed fight and action scenes for over 80 Hindi films including Mr. Natwarlal, Ek Khiladi Bawan Pattey, Phool Aur Kaante, Jigar, Dil Kya Kare etc. He also acted in the 1981 film Kranti in a small role.

Veeru Devgan even ventured into direction with 1999 film Hindustan Ki Kasam which starred his son Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Manisha Koirala and Sushmita Sen.

Death
Veeru Devgan died in the morning of 27 May 2019 in Mumbai, aged 85. Veeru Devgan had not been well for a while and old age and poor health made his health condition worse. He was suffering from breathing problems after which he was immediately admitted to the Surya Hospital, Santa Cruz. However, his condition got critical and resulted in cardiac arrest.

Releasing an official statement, the family said, 'With profound grief and sorrow, we regret to inform that Veeru Devgan, father of Ajay Devgan died. Funeral was held at Vile Parle West Crematorium at 6:00 pm on 27 May 2019.'

Filmography

As Action Director

 Lal Baadshah (1999)
 Ishq (1997)
 Mahaanta (1997)
 Itihaas (1997)
 Sanam (1997)
 PremGranth (1996)
 Jaan (1996)
 Haqeeqat (1995)
 Prem (1995)
 Dilwale (1994)
 Divya Shakti (1993)
 Gurudev (1993)
 King Uncle (1993)
 Jigar (1992)
 Phool Aur Kaante (1991)
 Dancer (1991)
 Henna Ke Saat Humbistri (1991)
 Kurbaan (1991)
 Benaam Badsha (1991)
 Paap Ki Aandhi (1991)
 Qurbani Rang Layegi (1991)
 Gair (1990)
 Amiri Garibi (1990)
 Veeru Dada (1990)
 Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990)
 Shehzaade (1989)
 Sikka (1989)
 Tridev (1989)
 Prem Pratigyaa (1989)
 Ilaaka (1989)
 Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga (1988)
 Tamacha (1988)
 Shahenshah (1988)
 Khatron Ke Khiladi (1988)
 Khoon Bhari Maang (1988)
 Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988)
 Jaan Hatheli Pe (1987)
 Mr India (1987)
 Aakhree Raasta (1986)
 Jeeva (1986)
 Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985)
 Pataal Bhairavi (1985)
 Patthar Dil (1985)
 Inquilaab (1984)
 Boxer (1984)
 Bade Dil Wala (1983)
 Jeet Hamaari (1983)
 Himmatwala (1983)
 Pukar (1983)
 Prem Rog (1982)
 Johnny I Love You (1982)
 Justice Chaudhury (1982)
 Meri Aawaz Suno (1981)
 Biwi-O-Biwi: The Fun-Film (1981)
 Kranti (1981)
 Hum Paanch (1980)
 Dostana (1980)
 Do Aur Do Paanch (1980)
 Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
 Satyam Shivam Sundaram: Love Sublime (1978)
 Khoon Pasina (1977)
 Inkaar (1977)
 Dus Numbri (1976)
 Khel Khel Mein (1975)
 Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)
 Hum Se Barh Kar Kaun
 Hoshiyar
 Mawaali
 Qaidi
 Ghar Ek Mandir
 Swarag Se Sunder Sattay Pe Satta Khilaaf Ghazab Loha Jaani Dost'
 Qayamat
 Prem Pritigya
 Charnon Ki Saugandh
 Pyar Ka Mandir
 Pyar Ka Devta
 Divya Shakti
 Phool Aur Kantay
 Meri Aawaaz Suno
 Mulzim
 Aag Aur Shola
 Maqsad
 Maha Shakti Maan
 Pataal Bhairavi
 Singhasan
 Farz Aur Kanoon
 Andha Kanoon
 Dharam Aur Kanoon
 Shiva Ka Insaaf
 Be Panha
 Nishaan
 Aaj Ka Daur
 Mard Ki Zabaan
 Dosti Dushmani
 Bhagwaan Dada
 Khud Gharz
 Khoon Bhari Maang
 Shahensha
 Sher Dil
 Insaaf ki Pukar
 Tridev
 Vishwatma
 Mahaan
 Pyar Hua Chori Chori
 Main Inteqaam Longa
 Platform
 Baazi
 Kaamyaab
 Kaala Bazaar
 Benaam Badshah
 Krishan Kanhaiya
 Khuddaar
 Izzatdaar
 Jigar
 Justice Chaudhary
 Mera Saathi
 Aasmaan
 Woh Jo Hasina
 Dau Paich
 Ilaaqa Badd Aur Badnaam Muqaddar Aakhri Raasta Ham Se Hai Zamana Andar Bahar Pathar Gharana Desh Premee Jalaa Kar Raakh Dunga Larayee Watan Ke Rakhwalay Balidaan Samraat Ek Hi Raasta Phool Aur Kaantay Diljale Dilwale Jaan Vijay Path Jaan Hatheli Per Himmat Aur Mehnat Nafrat Ki Aandhi Janwar Alag Alag Mar Mitenge Ram Teri Ganga Meli Sitamgar Waqt Ki Aawaaz Aaj Ka Arjun Hindustan Ki Kasam As an Actor
 Kranti (1981)
 Sourabh (1979)
 Singhasan(1986)

As Producer
 Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)
 Dil Kya Kare (1999)
 Singhasan (1986)

As Assistant Director
 Vishwatma (1992; co-producer)
 Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai (1990; action director)

As Director
 Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)

As Writer
 Jigar'' (1992) (idea)


EP400

E1A-binding protein p400 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EP400 gene.

Interactions
EP400 has been shown to interact with Transformation/transcription domain-associated protein, RuvB-like 1 and Myc.


2019 Trail World Championships

The 2019 Trail World Championships was the ninth edition of the global trail running competition, organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and International Trail Running Association (ITRA). It was held on 8 June 2019 in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal. The event was hosted by the annual Ultra Trilhos dos Abutres (Vultures Trail) and featured a course of 44 km in distance with uphills totalling 2120 m and downhills totalling 1970 m. The men's individual race was won by Great Britain's Jonathan Albon and the women's individual race was won by France's Blandine L'Hirondel. France won both the men's and women's team rankings.

Results

Men

Women


Kleaster Anjum

Kleaster-Anjum  () is a hamlet in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It has a population of around 50.


Presidente Prudente Airport

Presidente Prudente State Airport  is the airport serving Presidente Prudente, Brazil.

It is operated by DAESP.

Airlines and destinations

Access
The airport is located  from downtown Presidente Prudente.


Apodiformes

Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts (Apodidae), the treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae), and the  hummingbirds (Trochilidae).  In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes. With nearly 450 species identified to date, they are the most diverse order of birds after the passerines.

Description
As their name ("footless" in Greek) suggests, their legs are small and have limited function aside from perching.  The feet are covered with bare skin rather than the scales (scutes) that other birds have.  Another shared characteristic is long wings with short, stout humerus bones.  The evolution of these wing characteristics has provided the hummingbird with ideal wings for hovering.

The hummingbirds, swifts, and crested swifts share other anatomical similarities with one another, as well as similarities (notably as to the skull) with their probable closest living relatives, the owlet-nightjars. The owlet-nightjars are apparently convergent with the closely related Caprimulgiformes, which form a clade Cypselomorphae with the Apodiformes.

Evolution
The Apodiformes evolved in the Northern Hemisphere. Eocypselus, a primitive genus known from the Late Paleocene or Early Eocene of north-central Europe, is somewhat difficult to assign; it is considered a primitive hemiprocnid.  This would suggest that the major apodiform lineages diverged shortly after the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary. However, the perching adaptation of the foot of Eocypselus on which this theory rests may just as well be a symplesiomorphy.
Most researchers believe that presently this genus cannot be unequivocally assigned to either the Apodiformes or the Caprimulgiformes. The Early Eocene Primapus, found in England, is similar to both a primitive swift and the aegialornithids, which are in some aspects intermediate between swifts and owlet-nightjars. Fossil evidence demonstrates the existence of swifts during that period in Europe. At that time, most of Europe had a humid, subtropical climate, possibly comparable to modern-day southern China. For a map of Early–Middle Eocene Earth, see the Paleomap project; here note that both the Caucasus mountains and the Alps did not exist yet and aegialornithids were possibly present in North America.
By the late Eocene (around 35 MYA), primitive hummingbirds started to diverge from the related jungornithids; the Middle Eocene Parargornis (Messel, Germany) and the Late Eocene Argornis, found in today's southernmost Russia, belong to this lineage. Cypselavus (Late Eocene – Early Oligocene of Quercy, France) was either a primitive hemiprocnid or an aegialornithid.

The placement of the Aegialornithidae is not quite clear. Various analyses place them sufficiently close to the Apodiformes to be included here, or into the unique owlet-nightjar lineage in the Cypselomorphae.

Taxonomy
ORDER APODIFORMES
 Family †Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891 [Primapinae Harrison 1984c]
 Genus †Primapus Harrison & Walker 1975
 Genus †Aegialornis Lydekker 1891
 Suborder Apodi
 Genus †Procypseloides Harrison 1984c
 Genus †Laputavis Dyke 2001b
 Genus †Scaniacypselus Harrison 1984
 Family †Eocypselidae Harrison 1984
 Genus †Eocypselus Harrison 1984
 Family Hemiprocnidae Oberholser 1906 (treeswifts)
 Family Apodidae Olphe-Galliard 1887 (swifts)
 Suborder Trochili
 Genus †Palescyvus Karchu 1988
 Family †Cypselavidae Mourer-Chauviré 2006
 Genus †Argornis Karchu 1999
 Genus †Cypselavus Gaillard 1908
 Genus †Parargornis Mayr 2003
 Family †Jungornithidae Karchu 1988
 Genus †Jungornis Karchu 1988
 Family Trochilidae Vigors 1825 (hummingbirds)


Labeobarbus jubae

Labeobarbus jubae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Labeobarbus which is endemic to Ethiopia.


Charles White

Charles or Charlie White (or occasionally Whyte) may refer to:

Artists and authors
 Charles White (artist) (1918–1979), African-American painter, printmaker, muralist
 Charles White (writer) (1845–1922), Australian journalist and author
 Charlie White (artist) (born 1972), American photographer

Politics
 Charles Frederick White (1863–1923), British MP for West Derbyshire, 1918–1923
 Charles Frederick White (politician, born 1891) (1891–1956), British MP for West Derbyshire, 1944–1950
 Charles A. White (1882–1925), American organized labor lobbyist, Illinois state representative
 Charles William White (1838–1890), Member of Parliament for Tipperary, 1866–1875
 Charles P. White (born 1970), Former Indiana Secretary of State, 2011–2012
 Charles Gilbert White (1880–1966), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council

Sports
 Charles White (American football) (born 1958), American football player, Heisman Trophy winner
 Charlie White (footballer) (1889–1925), English football player for Watford
 Charlie White (figure skater) (born 1987), American ice dancer
 Charles White (cricketer) (1823–1873), cricketer
 Charlie White (rugby union) (1874–1941), Australian rugby union player
 Charlie White (baseball) (1927–1998), Major League Baseball catcher

Other
 Charles White (Dr Rock) (born 1942), Irish-born BBC Radio and television presenter
 Charles White (physician) (1728–1813), English surgeon and man-midwife, co-founder of the Manchester Royal Infirmary
 Charles Abiathar White (1826–1910), American geologist, paleontologist, and writer
 Charles M. White (1891–1977), American steel industrialist
 Charles Daniel White (1879–1955), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 Charles Ignatius White (1807–1878), American editor, historian, and Catholic priest
 Charles White (chef) (born 1976), American trained chef and author
 Charles "Charlie" White (1815–1900), minstrel performer and theater manager
 Chuck White, a fictional character in American Dad!
 Sir C. A. White (Charles Arnold White, 1858–?), Indian lawyer and judge
 Charles E. White, Jr. (1876–1936), Chicago area architect
 Charles Lincoln White (1863–1941), President of Colby College, Maine
 Rev Charles Whyte FRSE FRAS (1866-1949) Scottish astronomer
 Charles "Charlie" White (born 1994), a YouTube personality and Twitch streamer better known by his screenname, "Cr1tikal"


The Ministry of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages (formerly the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration) (Sinhala: ජාතික සහජීවනය, සංවාද හා රාජ්‍ය භාෂා අමාත්‍යාංශය Jāthika Sahajeewanaya, Sangwāda hā Rājya Bhāsha Amathyanshaya; Tamil: தேசிய சகவாழ்வு, கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் அரசகரும மொழிகள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policy for communal coexistence by way of official and national languages and creating a national dialogue.

List of ministers

Parties


Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Trends in Analytical Chemistry is a peer reviewed journal in analytical chemistry with reviews of the latest developments in the field. Its editor as of 2019 is Janusz Pawliszyn.

The 2018 impact factor was 8.428.


Manadero

The Manadero () is a river of the Province of Guadalajara, Spain. A tributary of the Bornova River, it flows for . Its source is at Portillo in the Sierra de Pela mountains.


Patowmack Canal

The Patowmack Canal is a series of five inoperative canals located in Maryland and Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C. area. The most well known of them is the Great Falls skirting canal, whose remains are managed by the National Park Service as it is within Great Falls Park Virginia, an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

History

Planning the canal
Few ventures were dearer to George Washington than his plan to make the Potomac River navigable as far as the Ohio River Valley. In the uncertain period after the Revolutionary War, Washington believed that better transportation and trade would draw lands west of the Allegheny Mountains into the United States and "...bind those people to us by a chain which never can be broken."

"The way," Washington wrote, "is easy and dictated by our clearest interest. It is to open a wide door, and make a smooth way for the produce of that Country to pass to our Markets ...."

As a waterway west, the Potomac River could be that "door." It was the shortest potential route between tidewater, with access to East Coast and trans-Atlantic trade, and the headwaters of the Ohio River, with access to the western frontier. But both political and physical obstacles had to be overcome.

Opening the Potomac required cooperation of Virginia and Maryland, both of which bordered the river. In 1784, Washington convinced the states' assemblies to establish a company to improve the Potomac between its headwaters near Cumberland, Maryland, and tidewater at Georgetown. The Patowmack Company, organized May 17, 1785, drew directors and subscribers from both states. Then, Washington wrote in his diary, the office of president of the Patowmack Company "fell upon me." He presided over the project until he became the nation's chief executive (President of the United States).

Delegates from Virginia and Maryland, meeting at Washington's home in 1785, drew up the Mount Vernon Compact, providing for free trade on the river. Virginia and Maryland legislators ratified the compact and then invited all 13 states to send delegates to a convention in Annapolis in 1786 "to consider how far a uniform system in their commercial regulations may be necessary to their common interest." The Annapolis Convention led to a general meeting in Philadelphia the following May. Thus, George Washington's lobbying for interstate cooperation on the Potomac helped prepare the way for the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Building the canals
Five skirting canals were made: Little Falls, Great Falls, Seneca Falls (across from Seneca Creek), Payne's Falls of the Shenendoah, and House Falls, (near Harpers Ferry, Virginia, now in the state of West Virginia). Three of the canals did not require locks: the Seneca Falls, House Falls, and Payne's Falls. Little Falls used wooden locks, which were not meant to be permanent.

At Great Falls, the Potomac presented physical obstacles to travel as well. Narrow and winding in places, it drops over 600 feet in 200 miles from Cumberland to sea level. Spring rains swell the river to dangerous heights; summer droughts can render it impassable. To make the river navigable by even shallow draft boats, the Patowmack Company had to dredge portions of the riverbed and skirt five areas of falls.

Little Falls Canal

The Little Falls canal ran 3814 yards on the Maryland side of the river. The original locks, near today's Fletcher's Boat House, were made of wood, and the canal was finished in 1795. These wooden locks were replaced with stone locks in 1817, and had a lift of 37 feet. The first two locks were named "Martha" and "George" (after Martha Washington and George Washington).

This canal was later repurposed for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O), partially as Feeder #1, and as the canal itself from Lock 5 to just before Fletcher's Boat House. The remains of the stone locks were destroyed when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) built its Georgetown Branch line c. 1910. (The rail line was later abandoned and converted to the Capital Crescent Trail in the 1990s.)

Great Falls Canal
By far the most demanding task was building a canal with locks to bypass the Great Falls of the Potomac River. Roaring over the rocks, the river drops nearly 80 feet in less than a mile.

Swift currents, solid rock, and constant financial and labor problems hindered progress on the Patowmack Canal at Great Falls.

Construction begun in 1785 and took seventeen years to complete - six years longer than the time required to locate, build, and begin occupying a new federal city, Washington, D.C., ten miles downriver. Construction required engineering skills and a labor force not easily found in 18th century America. Crews consisted of unskilled laborers, skilled indentured servants, and slaves rented from nearby plantations. The work was difficult and dangerous. With one of the earliest uses in this country of black-powder blasting, workers forced a channel through the rock cliffs for the final three locks.

The canal is 1,820 yards long and was completed in 1801, and opened to traffic in 1802. Its five locks raised or lowered boats to skirt around Great Falls, and were constructed of red sandstone from the Seneca Quarry across the river in Maryland. Locking through the whole canal could be accomplished in about an hour.

An entire town grew up around the construction site to serve as headquarters for the Patowmack Company and home for the workers. The town was named Matildaville by its founder, the Revolutionary War hero Light Horse Harry Lee. Harry Lee, the father of Robert E. Lee, named the town for his first wife, Matilda Lee.

Seneca Falls Canal
This canal was 1,320 yards long and despite going down 7 feet, had no locks, and is on the Virginia side. This was worked on in 1785. This refers to the falls which start just below Seneca Creek, Maryland (this is not to be confused with Seneca Falls, New York where the Cayuga–Seneca Canal was built). It is opposite Dam No. 2 / Violettes Lock on the C&O Canal.

Shenandoah or Paynes Falls Canal
This canal, just below Harpers Ferry, was 1,760 yards long, dropped 15 feet, and had no locks either. This was also called the Bullring Canal by some boatmen (the falls also being called "Bullring Falls" according to Thomas Moore's 1820 writings), and was made up of two short skirting canals with a "short sheet of water about a quarter mile" between them.

Note: There is a good deal of confusion, even in the Potomac Company Records, to the canals around Harpers Ferry, more than one being called the "Shenandoah Canal" (sometimes inaccurately).

House Falls Canal

This Maryland canal, also called the Long Canal had no locks, and overcame a drop of three feet. This canal was reused for the C&O Canal, between Dam No. 3 and Lock 34 (Goodheart's Lock), according to a 1922 survey, for a distance of almost a mile.

Other improvements
Some other tributaries to the Potomac had work done on them, such as Conococheague Creek, the Monocacy River, Patterson Creek, South Branch, Cacpon Creek, Opequon Creek, and the Shenandoah River.

Operating the canal
Matildaville, at its height, boasted the company superintendent's house, a market, grist mill, sawmill, foundry, inn, ice house, workers' barracks, boarding houses, and a sprinkling of small homes. Boaters stopped here to wait their turn through the locks, to change cargo, or to enjoy an evening in town before continuing their journey.

Thousands of boats locked through at Great Falls, carrying flour, whiskey, tobacco, and iron downstream; carrying cloth, hardware, firearms, and other manufactured products upstream. Vessels varied from crudely constructed rafts to the long narrow "sharper," a keelboat that could carry up to 20 tons of cargo. The trip took 3 to 5 days down to Georgetown and 10 to 12 days poling against the current back to Cumberland. Many boat owners simply sold their boats for scrap and walked back instead.

Here is a sample of what was carried down in 1811:

Also carried in 1811 were firearms, pig iron, timber, rye, flax seed, hemp, butter oats, cloverseed, and staves.

Gondolas were one-use log rafts, about 60 by 10 feet, and held many tons of cargo. Sharpers were flatbottomed boats 60 feet by 7 feet. These also were poled down the river, but were not used as much, since they could only get through the shallows of the Potomac 45 days per year during spring flooding. Wrecks and loss of cargo was probably frequent, since it is written that the people of Cooney (a settlement near Little Falls) was well supplied with coal, flour, meat (etc.) from wrecks.

Although the charter required year round operation, the canal operated seasonally, from February until May. Summer droughts shut down operation until rains in the autumn.

Built to support the canal industry, Matildaville's fate was tied to that of the Patowmack Company. Today, only a few fragile remains of Matildaville are visible.

The greatest obstacle to the Patowmack project proved to be financial. High construction costs, particularly at the Great Falls section, and insufficient revenues bankrupted the company. Extremes of high and low water restricted use of the canal to only a month or two each year. The tolls collected could not even pay interest on the company debt.

They planned to make more improvements on other major branches of the Potomac but doing so did nothing to increase the company's revenues. They issued more stock, borrowed from banks, and even tried a lottery all to no avail.

End of canal operations
The Erie Canal opened in 1825, and immediately became a rival, controlling a connection between the Great Lakes and the Eastern Seaboard. The Patowmack Company folded in 1828, turning over its assets and liabilities to the newly formed C&O Canal Company. The new company abandoned the Patowmack Canal (except for the section at Little Falls) in 1830 for an even more ambitious undertaking: a man-made waterway stretching from Georgetown to Pittsburgh. Although the Patowmack Company was a financial failure, its builders pioneered lock engineering and stimulated a wave of canal construction important to the country's development.

Groundbreaking for the C&O Canal took place close to Lock 6, near the upstream side of the Little Falls Skirting Canal. In the end, the Little Falls skirting canal was modified and repurposed for the C&O Canal prism as well as becoming its feeder canal (Inlet #1), after some modifications. From Lock 5 to almost Fletcher's Boat House is the bed of the Little Falls Skirting Canal.

The Shenandoah canal (i.e. canal on the Shenandoah River) was still used occasionally, and was the reason why the C&O canal had to build the Shenandoah river lock (just below Lock 33) at Harper's Ferry, to get cooperation from the Virginia state legislature. Boats were to leave the C&O Canal, with the mules crossing over the B&O railroad bridge, bringing them to the Shenandoah, letting them go through the canal there.

George Washington did not live to see the completion of the navigation project that had been his obsession since youth. But he did take pride in visiting the canal during the construction to inspect its progress. He died in 1799, two years before the canal opened at Great Falls. But in the long run Washington's vision of a strong nation linked by a direct, long-distance trade network came true. His frequent toast, "Success to the navigation of the Potomac!" became a footnote of American history.

Current recreational use
In 1930 the U.S. Congress authorized this place of human history and natural beauty as a park. The National Park Service took on responsibility for its management in 1966.

The preservation of the Patowmack Canal is part of the Park Service's continuing efforts to protect and preserve special resources of the park. The Patowmack Canal and Matildaville ruins are protected by the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979. This law prohibits excavation, removal, or displacement of archaeological resources. The significance of the Patowmack Canal in the development of the young nation is evident in its designation as a National Historic Landmark.  The Patowmack Canal is a Civil Engineering Landmark, and a Virginia Historic Landmark.

The remains of the Seneca canal still exist on the Virginia side, opposite Violette's lock (on the C&O Canal).

Visitor information
Great Falls Park is open to the public daily, with an admission fee.

Safety is a primary concern in the Park.  Prohibited activities include alcohol, open fires, swimming, wading or crossing of any open water.  Sporting activities such as rock climbing and kayaking at Great Falls Park should be conducted only by experienced persons familiar with the dangers and safety protocols involved therein.  These are dangerous grounds and accidental deaths are not uncommon.  The park had 27 deaths between 2001 and 2013.

The Patowmack Canal Trail is accessible by wheelchair as far as Lock 1. The trail surface consists of compacted soil with no curbs. The National Park Service opened a wheelchair accessible overlook to the Great Falls in January 2005 and was renovating a second overlook to the Great Falls due for completion in late May 2005.

The Great Falls section of the canal, along with the archaeological remains of Matildaville and other nearby canal-related sites, were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982, as one of the nation's earliest efforts at large-scale civil engineering, reflective of the visions of two of its Founding Fathers, George Washington and James Madison.


Großfischlingen

Großfischlingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.


Erwin Contreras

Erwin Rafael "Winchi" Contreras (born 9 July 1966) is a Belizean politician and former footballer. From 2008 to 2012 he was the Minister of Economic Development, Commerce, Industry and Consumer Protection in Belize. After the 2012 election he was made Minister of Trade Investment, Private Sector Development and Consumer Protection.

Biography
He was born in Benque Viejo del Carmen, Cayo District, Belize.

Contreras is currently second in the line of succession to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, behind Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber (politician). He belongs to the United Democratic Party.

Contreras is a former member of the Belize national football team. He played in both of Belize's 1998 World Cup qualification games against Panama in 1996.

Electoral history
Contreras was first elected to the Belize House of Representatives in 1998, defeating Amin Hegar of the People's United Party by 10 votes. Bucking a national trend, Contreras was the only UDP candidate to defeat a PUP House incumbent in 1998 and one of only three UDP members elected nationwide that year. Contreras has won re-election with at least 54 percent of the vote in every election since.


Heliophisma xanthoptera

Heliophisma xanthoptera is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zambia.


Robert Pellegrini

Robert J. Pellegrini is an American psychologist, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at San Jose State University.

Biography
He holds a BA degree from  Clark University, and MA and PhD degrees from  the University of Denver, He had  pre-doctoral internships at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Ashthmatic Research Institute and National Jewish Hospitals in Denver, and did  post-doctoral work at Stanford University.

He also held positions at   SJSU as Associate Dean for Research, Director of Sponsored Programs, and Psychology Department Chair.

He co-founded a BA degree program at CTF, Soledad.

He was a president of the Western Psychological Association.

Research
His initial research was on nonverbal measures of affect as indices of racial prejudice. He   challenged as meaningless on quantitative methodological grounds the   (early 1960s) widely quoted arguments of psychometric "experts" concerning statistically significant race differences in IQ scores. His later research included studies of the effect of color on human functioning in both laboratory and applied settings,   studies of impression-formation, political identification and attributed causes of homelessness, the medical significance of adult attachment styles, the effects of anticipated opportunity on performance, and the storied roots of identity formation.

Pellegrni's has authored Identities for Life and Death: Can we save us from our toxically-storied selves? and its associated Identities for Life and Death Forever Daily Message Calendar.

Publications

Pellegrini, R. J. Bringing psychology to life. San Jose, CA: Canyon Ridge Press,1996 .

Pellegrini, R. J. Study Guide To Accompany Uba/Huang's Psychology. New York: Addison Wesley Longman Publishers, Inc. (1999)

Pellegrini, R. J., and Sarbin, T. R. (Eds.) Between fathers and sons: Critical incident narratives in the development of men's lives. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. (2002) ).

Pellegrini, R. J. Identities for life and death: Can we save us from our toxically-storied selves. Peoria, AZ: Intermedia Publishing,  (2011) (www.impbrbooks.com).

External links
http://www.sjsu.edu/people/robert.pellegrini/
http://www.sjsu.edu/people/robert.pellegrini/publications/


Mona Chalmers Watson

Alexandra Mary Chalmers Watson CBE, (née Geddes; 31 May 1872 – 7 August 1936), known as Mona Chalmers Watson, was a Scottish physician and head of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. The first woman to receive an MD from the University of Edinburgh, she helped found the Elsie Inglis Hospital for Women, was the first president of the Edinburgh Women's Citizen Association, a staff physician and later senior physician at the Edinburgh Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children, and co-edited the Encyclopaedia Medica with her husband, Douglas Chalmers Watson. At the time of her death in 1936, she was president of the Medical Women's Federation, having been elected May 1935.

Early life and family
Alexandra Mary Campbell Geddes was born in India on 31 May 1872, a daughter of Auckland Campbell Geddes (1831–1908), a civil engineer, and Christina Helen MacLeod Geddes (née Anderson; 1850–1914). Chalmers Watson was the eldest of five children in the Geddes family; among her siblings were Eric Geddes and Auckland Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes. From 1888 to 1890 she was educated at St Leonard's School in St Andrews, Scotland.  When she turned her focus towards the study of medicine, it was the latest in a lengthy familial interest in the profession: her mother supported Christian Guthrie Wright  and Louisa Stevenson in the foundation of the Edinburgh School of Cookery and Domestic Economy (later Queen Margaret University), and been an early campaigner on behalf of the cause of medical education for women. Through her mother Chalmers Watson also claimed kinship to Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to qualify as a doctor in England, and her maternal aunt, Mary Marshall (née Anderson) had been one of the original women admitted to study medicine alongside Sophia Jex-Blake at the University of Edinburgh in 1871, later qualifying in Paris.

Education and early career
Chalmers Watson began her medical education in 1891 at the Edinburgh College of Medicine for Women, which had been established by Elsie Inglis, later a noted suffragist, and her father John Inglis. She  graduated MB CM from the University of Edinburgh in 1896. After her graduation, she spent a year in London working as a physician at the Maternity District Association at Plaistow; she also spent six months working at Dr Barnardo's Homes in Kent.

Her experience working in Plaistow, where her record consisted of more than 1000 confinements with a mortality rate of just over 1 per 1000, informed the topic of her MD thesis when she returned to Edinburgh the following year. Chalmers Watson obtained her MD on 30 July 1898 from the University of Edinburgh's Medical College, the first woman to do so; fellow University of Edinburgh alumna Jessie MacLaren MacGregor did not receive her MD until 1899.

The same day that she received her M.D., Mona Geddes became Dr Mona Chalmers Watson, marrying Dr Douglas Chalmers Watson that afternoon; she had delayed the wedding until she could write MD after her name. Together they had two sons, Rupert and Irvine. After their marriage, Douglas and Mona set up a private practice together in Edinburgh at 11 Walker St, which they shared until 1914.

The Chalmers Watsons edited the Encyclopaedia Medica, a 15 volume work, the first edition of which appeared in 1900. As well as helping edit the encyclopaedia, she had contributed an article on the feeding of invalids. She published a further two books with her husband, Food and Feeding in Health and Disease (1910) and The Book of Diet (1913). While the couple ran their practice, Chalmers Watson also worked at the Edinburgh Hospital and Dispensary for Women and Children. which later became Bruntsfield Hospital; she had been appointed to the medical staff in 1900, eventually becoming a senior physician.

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

From the beginning of the First World War, women in Scotland typically worked in the nursing or munitions industries, occasionally running field hospitals and soup canteens or driving ambulances with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, which was established in 1907. By 1916, Chalmers Watson advocated for the creation of a corps of women volunteers who could undertake additional ancillary, non-combatant duties. At this time, Chalmers Watson's brother, Brigadier-General Sir Auckland Geddes, was the Director of Recruiting at the War Office, and he arranged for Chalmers Watson to meet with Sir Nevil Macready, the adjutant-general, to set out her proposal for the formation of the corp. On 7 July 1917, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formally instituted; Macready had requested that Chalmers Watson be its first Chief Controller and senior officer some months earlier, in February 1917. Selecting as her deputy Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, Chalmers Watson raised a corps of 40,850 women, of whom some 17,000 served overseas (although never more than 8,777 at a time).

She regarded the creation of the WAAC as "an advance of the women's movement and... a national advance" and noted that for the first time, "women [had] a direct and officially recognised share in the task of our armies both at home and overseas." In a recruiting pamphlet she wrote that "this is the great opportunity for every strong, healthy and active woman not already employed on work of national importance to offer her services to her country." Although Chalmers Watson had to resign from the head of the WAAC in 1918 when one of her sons fell ill after an appendectomy, her efforts had already set a precedent that would be followed – and expanded upon – during the Second World War, laying the foundation for the Auxiliary Territorial Service, which became the Women's Royal Army Corps in 1949. Her work organising the WAAC was recognised by the award of a CBE in 1917, and her portrait was included in the National War Museum, London (now the Imperial War Museum), at the time of her death.

Politics

Chalmers Watson was a noted suffragette, and while her own involvement did not include the militant actions of some of her peers, her support was not passive. During the establishment of the WAAC, she had concentrated on improving the levels of pay offered to the women taking over men's jobs. She would also serve as a doctor for the suffragette prisoners in Perth and had been a director of the Time and Tide Publishing Company.

When the Representation of the People Act, 1918 gave the vote to 8.4 million women, Chalmers Watson became the first president of the Edinburgh Women Citizens' Association. She was closely involved in the establishment of the Women's United Services Club in Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh, and at the time of her death in 1936, she was its president. Chalmers Watson was also one of the founders of the Child Assault Protest Committee (1920). In The Scotsman's obituary notice, published 8 August 1936, the response to her death was said to be a "stunned reaction" characterised by "the inevitable thought – What are all the women's organisations in Edinburgh going to do without her? Societies, hospitals, Queen's Nurses Boards were upheld by her support and inspired by her practical energy."

Later career

In her later career, Chalmers Watson became a member of the Advisory Committee on Nutrition and was an expert member on the Scottish Board of Health's Consultative Councils throughout the 1920s She was also a member of the Standing Committee on Scottish Health Sciences, having been appointed by the Department of Health for Scotland in 1933. The Cathcart Report issued by the Committee on Scottish Health Services has been seen as a model for post-war British medical services and helped lay the foundation for a unique Scottish health system.

In June 1935, she was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Diet by the Minister of Health and the Secretary of State for Scotland; the aim of this committee was described as being "to inquire into the facts, quantitative and qualitative, in relation to the diet of the people, and report as to any changes therein which appear desirable in the light of modern advances in the knowledge of nutrition." Her political desire to further the cause of women in medicine saw her take on a number of prominent positions towards the end of her life, and she was president of both the Scottish Women's Medical Association and the British Women's Medical Federation, having been elected to the latter some months before her death.

Fenton Barns
In 1923, Chalmers Watson and her husband inherited the Fenton Barns farm in North Berwick, East Lothian, where they began breeding a herd of tuberculin-tested cattle. Eventually, they established a model dairy which was responsible for the production of certified milk. The farm became renowned across Europe for its pioneering experiments focused specifically on improving the quality of milk and the production and distribution of certified milk for the safer feeding of children; these included issues surrounding the irradiation of milk, its feeding to premature infants, and the production of milk with a more digestible curd.

Death and legacy
Chalmers Watson died at the home of her brother, Sir Auckland Geddes, in Frensham, Rolvenden, Kent, on 7 August 1936; she was staying with her brother to recuperate from an illness with which she had been coping for some time.

Some months after her death, the relative absence of any commemoration was commented on in a letter to The Scotsman by a T.M. Chapman, who asked,

There now exists, to her and to our unceasing honour, a worthy and beneficent memorial to Dr. Elsie Inglis, which will always keep her name fragrant to numberless sufferers. Why should not something on at least similar lines be devised to commemorate the admittedly grand labours of Mona Geddes? Why not, even should a hospital or a ward be beyond reach, establish one or more beds in her honour—she was on the Board of Management of the Royal Infirmary—or else a bursary or research scholarship for women medical students? So would her memory be kept green and her indomitable courage be a constant inspiration to many earnest workers who—like me—might have very little chance of ever seeing a bronze plaque in a club hall

Three years later this oversight was to some extent redressed when Chalmers Watson's co-Chief Controller at the WAAC, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan, formally opened a gateway to the Elsie Inglis Memorial Maternity Hospital commemorating Chalmers Watson's life and services to medicine and her country.

A Scotsman article about the opening ceremony noted that immediately after the ribbon was cut, the gateway was "consecrated" by the birth of a baby during an air raid warning; the article quoted Gwynne-Vaughan as saying, "In the old days, a new building was consecrated by the building in of a human being who had therefore died. This was consecrated yesterday by the birth of a baby!"


William Lovenstein

William Lovenstein (October 8, 1840 – December 26, 1896) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate from 1881 until his death in 1896. The president pro tempore of that body during its 1896 session, he is still today one of the highest ranking Jewish politicians in Virginia history.


Museum of Modern Art, Toyama

The  is a museum in Toyama, Toyama.  It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a prefecture.

The museum, which opened in 1981, stands within Jōnan Park in central Toyama. It displays a permanent collection and also temporary exhibitions.


Kakos

Kakos is a village in the former municipality of Çepan in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar.


The 1992 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.  In their 15th season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 5–6 record (4–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 247 to 170.  The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 96,417 in five home games.

The highlight of Central Michigan's 1992 season was its defeat of Michigan State for the second consecutive year. The Chippewas had opened the season with a loss to Kentucky before defeating the Spartans, 24–20, at Spartan Stadium on September 12, 1992. Central Michigan quarterback Joe Youngblood, who had been denied a scholarship offer by Michigan State, led the Chippewas by completing 17 of 22 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns and also catching a pass for 29 yards on a trick play. In a key defensive stand for the Chippewas in the second quarter, Michigan State tailback Craig Thomas fumbled the ball at Central's one-yard line after being hit by Chippewa defensive back Darrall Stinson, and Oscar Ford recovered the ball in the end zone for the Chippewas.  In the third quarter, Michigan State kicker Jim DelVerne missed a 31-yard field goal attempt.  Brian Pruitt scored a fourth quarter touchdown to put the Chippewas ahead, 24–14.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Joe Youngblood with 2,209 passing yards, tailback Brian Pruitt with 859 rushing yards, and flanker Terrance McMillan with 649 receiving yards. Youngblood was named as Central Michigan's most valuable player for the first of what would be two consecutive years. Offensive guard Marty Malcolm, center Art Droski, and defensive lineman Mike Nettie were selected as first-team All-MAC players.

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Gorky Park (album)

Gorky Park is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Mercury, Bon Jovi's label.  It features the band's first hit single, "Bang", that has a mix of Russian and English lyrics and was put into rotation on MTV.

Track listing
All music composed by Gorky Park, except where noted.
Lyrics by Michael Berardi & Gregory Schwartz (1, 3, 8, 11), A.Grigoriev (2, 4), Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora (5), Pete Townshend (6), J. Zocchi (7, 10), Karen Kavaleryan & Irina Antonian (9)
"Bang" – 4:47
"Try to Find Me" – 5:08
"Hit Me with the News" – 3:52
"Sometimes at Night" – 5:08
"Peace in Our Time" (Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora) – 5:56
"My Generation" (Pete Townshend, includes Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky") – 4:44
"Within Your Eyes" – 4:55
"Child of the Wind" – 5:22
"Fortress" – 4:04
"Danger" – 3:30
"Action" – 3:55 (Bonus track on the CD and Cassette)

Personnel
Band members
 Alexei Belov: lead guitar, balalaika, all keyboards, background vocals
 Nikolai Noskov: lead vocals, background vocals
 Alexander Minkov: bass, background vocals
 Yan Yanenkov: lead guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals
 Alexander Lvov: drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional musicians
Annette Hardeman, Gabriel Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Paula Holloway: choir on "Try to Find Me"
Jon Bon Jovi: vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
Richie Sambora: electric guitar and background vocals on "Peace in Our Time"
Tico Torres: drums on "Peace in Our Time"

Charts

Album

Singles

Clips
 "Fortress" - the first video of the group, shot in Moscow in the autumn of 1988, the video combines staged scenes footage from the recording Studio and documentary Chronicles.
 "Bang" (1989) - staging clip, place of conduct surveys - New York.
 "My Generation" (1989) - clip combining staged scene, concert records and documentary historical Chronicles.
 "Peace In Our Time" (1990) - concert video.

Release history

European copies of the album were also imported to Australia.

Production
All songs arranged by Gorky Park.
Tracks 4, 6, 7, & 10 produced by Bruce Fairbairn.  Recorded & Mixed by Bruce Fairbairn & Mike Fraser, with recording assistance by Ken Lomas.
Track 5 produced by Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora.  Recorded & Mixed by Obie O'Brien, with recording assistance by John "Joy Boy" Moyer & Nick "The Pig" DiDia.
All other tracks produced, recorded & mixed by Mitch Goldfarb & Gorky Park, with recording assistance by Brian Stover, Brooke Hendricks, and Mike Cohn.


DIC Movie Toons

DIC Movie Toons (originally known as the Nickelodeon Sunday Movie Toons in the United States) were a series of animated made-for-TV movies produced by DIC Entertainment, which lasted for just one season (2002) on Nickelodeon in the United States. It started on October 6, 2002 and ended on December 29, 2002. Disney Channel aired around that time the said films overseas.

All films are nowadays a property of WildBrain, which holds the rights to most of DiIC's library.

List of movies
Initially, 39 films were ordered from Nickelodeon to air, with later productions including adaptations of concepts such as Black Beauty and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but only 13 of them did so. The made-for-TV films are either based on various DIC productions such as Inspector Gadget, Sabrina: The Animated Series, and Dennis the Menace, or are loose adaptations of stories from classic literature such as Treasure Island and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. One film, Groove Squad, which was about a group of crimefighting cheerleaders, was an original story. In order, the movies featured were:
 Inspector Gadget's Last Case (10/6/02)
 Sabrina: Friends Forever (based on Sabrina: The Animated Series) ()
 Time Kid (based on The Time Machine by H. G. Wells) (10/20/02)
 Dennis the Menace: Cruise Control (based on the 1986–1988 animated series version of Dennis the Menace) (10/27/02)
 The Archies in Jugman (based on the Archie universe as portrayed in Archie's Weird Mysteries) (11/3/02)
 Dinosaur Island (based on The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) (11/10/02)
 My Fair Madeline (based on Madeline) (11/17/02)
 Groove Squad (11/24/02)
 Treasure Island (based on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson) (12/1/02)
 Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens) (12/8/02)
 Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure (based on Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne) (12/15/02)
 The Amazing Zorro (based on Johnston McCulley's Zorro) (12/22/02)
 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (based on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne) (12/29/02)

Home media
All of the movies apart from A Christmas Carol were later released to VHS and DVD in the United States by MGM Home Entertainment. In 2008, Gaiam re-released the films on DVD. In the United Kingdom, a selection of the films were distributed through Prism Leisure and later Boulevard Entertainment.

Notes and references
Notes


Lowell Park (Dixon, Illinois)

Lowell Park is a municipal park located along the Rock River in northern Dixon, Illinois. The city acquired the land for the park in 1906, when Carlotta Lowell donated the land to commemorate her parents' lives. Lowell recruited the Olmsted Brothers, a nationally prominent architecture firm formed by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, to provide a design for the park; their design emphasized the park's natural scenery by ensuring that its manmade features complemented rather than distracted from it. The park opened to the public in 1907, though its original plan was not fully completed until 1942. It served as a forerunner to state parks, and according to the Dixon Evening Telegraph, it remained the only park of its kind in the region as late as the 1930s. In addition, the park preserves one of the few remaining segments of the Boles Trail, which ran from Peoria to Galena.

The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2006.