New Centre-Right – Union of the Centre

New Centre-Right – Union of the Centre (Italian: Nuovo Centrodestra – Unione di Centro, NCD-UDC),political alliance in Italy, for the 2014 European election.Jean-Claude Juncker, the candidate of the European People's Party for the European Commission presidency.

Overview

The alliance was formed on 6 April 2014, and it is composed by the following parties:

Party  Ideology                   Leader
       New Centre-Right (NCD)     Conservatism         Angelino Alfano
       Union of the Centre (UdC)  Christian democracy  Pier Ferdinando Casini
       Populars for Italy (PpI)   Christian democracy  Mario Mauro

Electoral results

European Parliament

Election year  # of            % of          # of               +/–  Leader
               overall votes   overall vote  overall seats won
2014           1,202,350 (#5)  4.38          3 / 73             –    Angelino Alfano


KKNB

KKNB may refer to:

  * KKNB-LP, a low-power radio station (92.7 FM) licensed to serve Kanab, Utah, United States
  * KIBZ, a radio station (104.1 FM) licensed to serve Crete, Nebraska, United States, which held the call sign KKNB from 1988 to 2001
  * Kanab Municipal Airport (ICAO code KKNB)


Sorauren Avenue Park

Sorauren Avenue Park is a park in the Roncesvalles neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A reclaimed brown field site, it was created after the local community objected to City of Toronto government plans to convert a former bus garage into a facility for storing city vehicles. The park opened in 1995 and now hosts several sporting fields, a farmer's market and a fieldhouse for community gatherings.

History

The location was first cleared in the 1800s for a farm. After the building of bordering rail lines, the site became a desirable location for industrial uses such as a linseed oil factory and a factory for the Dominion Bridge Company property at 289 Sorauren Avenue.Toronto Transit Commission took over the factory and converted it into a bus garage on the site in the 1947, and used it until the 1960s, and it later became a repair and maintenance facility.Captain Power. In the 1980s, the city planned to use the site to store trucks and other vehicles of its public works division.Barbara Hall and Councillor Chris Korwin-Kuczynski.

Facilities and usage

Panorama of Sorauren Avenue Park

The park has two mini-soccer fields for youth soccer, two tennis courts and one baseball diamond for sports. Open space is set aside for a dogs' off-leash area. In 2008, one of the former linseed oil buildings was converted to a fieldhouse,

A farmer's market is held each Monday by the West-End Food Co-op and sells local produce, meat, baked goods, soaps and services.

After Halloween, neighbourhood residents bring their jack-o-lanterns for display for the one night following Halloween in the annual Pumpkin Parade. The pumpkins are placed around the paths of the park and number in the hundreds. The pumpkins are then collected by a City of Toronto crew the following day to be composted. A pumpkin sale is held a few days before the event, with proceeds going to park services and improvements.

Future community centre and improvements

Former linseed oil factory


Sorauren Avenue Park

Former linseed oil factory

The former linseed oil factory, on the south boundary of the park along Wabash Avenue, is currently vacant. It was purchased by the city with the intent to be converted to a community centre. The centre project is approved by the city, but the actual start date will take place when funds are allocated to the project.

A "town square" was constructed in the area between the field house and the factory in 2014. Community fund-raising purchased much of the materials for the project, which was constructed by a contractor selected by the City of Toronto Parks Department.

A noise barrier is scheduled to be built between the park and the adjoining rail lines. It is part of a Metrolinx transit project to provide a rail link from Union Station to Pearson Airport.

Charles G. Williams Park

Across Wabash Avenue from Sorauren Park is the small park of Charles G. Williams Park. The park has a children's playground and a strip of green space stretching from Wabash to Wright Avenue behind the buildings of Sorauren Avenue. The park was created from two separate land purchases by the City of Toronto. The strip was first purchased from the purchase of a house on Wright to serve as a parkette. The second purchase, on the corner of Wabash and Sorauren, was the purchase of a warehouse by the city. The warehouse land was cleared and the playground was built. Williams Park was constructed before Sorauren Park.

Holly Jones memorials

Holly Maria Jones was a ten-year-old Toronto girl who was murdered by Michael Briere in 2003. Jones and her family lived in the neighbourhood north of the park, near Bloor Street.

  * Wabash Building Society
  * The Holly Jones Memorial Website

43°38′55.32″N 79°26′36.33″W / 43.6487000°N 79.4434250°W


Sepak takraw at the 1990 Asian Games

Sepak takraw was contested at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China by men, with all games taking place at Fengtai Sports Center.

Malaysia won both gold medals and finished first in the medal table.

Medalists

Event      Gold                 Silver                   Bronze
           Malaysia             Thailand                 Singapore
           Noor Rani Adnan      Pakdee Dangwatanapaibul  Eddie Abdul Kadir
Regu       Rehan Mohamad Din    Chucheep Kongmeechon     Rafi Abdul Majid
           Nordin Sabarudin     Kriengkrai Mutalai       Nur Hisham Adam
           Malik Samsudin       Surat Na Chiengmai       Padzli Othman
           Malaysia             Thailand                 Singapore
           Rosli Abdul Rahman   Wisut Boonsuya           Eddie Abdul Kadir
           Mohd Noor Abdullah   Pakdee Dangwatanapaibul  Rafi Abdul Majid
           Noor Rani Adnan      Somsak Duangmuang        Nur Hisham Adam
           Ahmad Jais Baharun   Narongchai Kaewnopparat  Raffi Buang
           Rehan Mohamad Din    Ittiphol Komchaisak      Hairulnizam Hamzah
Team regu  Shaari Hashim        Chucheep Kongmeechon     Shaharuddin Jumani
           Raziman Hassan       Chairat Kreungdi         Zulkefle Khamis
           Baharum Jahar        Paisal Maihunla          Mohd Fami Mohamed
           Engku Halim Ku Musa  Kriengkrai Mutalai       Hassan Nanang
           Nordin Sabarudin     Surat Na Chiengmai       Padzli Othman
           Malik Samsudin       Wirat Pomuang
           Suhaimi Yusof        Khamnuan Sonnanon

Medal table

Rank                Nation           Gold  Silver  Bronze  Total
1                   Malaysia (MAL)   2     0       0       2
2                   Thailand (THA)   0     2       0       2
3                   Singapore (SIN)  0     0       2       2
Totals (3 entries)  2                2     2       6

Participating nations

  * Brunei
  * China (12)
  * Japan
  * Laos
  * Malaysia (12)
  * Singapore (10)
  * South Korea
  * Thailand (12)
  * Olympic Council of Asia


Khan Jahan Ali Bridge

Khan Jahan Ali Bridge (Bengali: খান জাহান আলী সেতু) is a bridge over Rupsa River in Khulna, Bangladesh and named after Khan Jahan Ali. The bridge is also known as Rupsa bridge.

History

In 2004, workers working at the construction site were harassed by Purba Banglar Communist Party who were trying to extort the firms involved in the construction of the bridge.

Location

The bridge is located 4.80 km far from Khulna Town. It is called the gateway of Khulna because this bridge connects the Southern districts of Bangladesh with Mongla, the second largest sea port of Bangladesh. The length of the bridge is 1.6 km and its width is 16.48 meters.

  * Rupsha Rail Bridge
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Trupanea pollens

Trupanea pollens is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trupanea of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

Uganda, Kenya.


Tiyo Subregion

Tiyo Subregion is a subregion in the Southern Red Sea region (Zoba Debubawi Keyih Bahri) of Eritrea. Its capital lies at Tiyo.

  * Tiyo


Patricosaurus

"Patricosaurus" (meaning "paternal lizard") is the name given to a dubious and chimeric genus of reptile from the Early Cretaceous. It is based on a femur and sacrum from two animals: the femur from a large lepidosaur, and the sacrum from an archosaur (Barrett and Evans, 2002), both specimens are known from the Cambridge Greensand. The type species, Patricosaurus merocratus, was described by Harry Seeley in 1887, and was originally thought to have been a lizard. The femur was estimated to be 8-10 cm long when complete, belonging to an animal with a vent-snout length of 0.8-0.9 metres and a maximum body length of two metres.

  * Barrett, P.M., and Evans, S.E. 2002. A reassessment of the Early Cretaceous reptile Patricosaurus merocratus Seeley from the Cambridge Greensand, Cambridgeshire, UK. Cretaceous Research 23: 231–240.
  * Seeley, H.G. 1887. On Patricosaurus merocratus, Seeley, a lizard from the Cambridge Greensand, preserved in the Woodwardian Museum of the University of Cambridge. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 43:216-220.
  * and
  * Dinosaur Mailing List entries on Patricosaurus


Pınar İlkkaracan

Pınar İlkkaracan is a researcher trained both in psychotherapy and political science and a human rights activist. She is the co-founder of two NGOs,Women for Women’s Human Rights (WWHR) – NEW WAYS,Turkey towards gender equality in Turkey and the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights (CSBR), a network of leading organizations and academics from 14 Muslim countries.

Pınar İlkkaracan is the editor of Women and Sexuality in Muslim SocietiesDeconstructing Sexuality in the Middle East (2008),Gruber Prize for Women’s Rights of The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation in 2007 for her leadership for women’s rights at the global level.

  * Renate Kreile: Pinar Ilkkaracan. An Essay, in Länderbericht Türkei, by Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, BpB, Bonn 2012 ISBN 9783838902821 pp. 323 - 327 (in German)


Isotenes melanoclera

Isotenes melanoclera is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Isotenes melanoclera.
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Nyasa

Nyasa may refer to:

  * Nyasa (ritual), concept in Hinduism
  * Nyasa (lake), lake in Africa also known as Lake Malawi
  * Nyasa languages, group of Bantu languages
  * Nyasa people
  * Nyassa


KKMA

KKMA (99.5 FM, "Classic Rock 99.5") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. The station is licensed to Le Mars, Iowa, and serves Sioux City, Iowa. KKMA is owned by Powell Broadcasting.

History

KKMA signed on in 1989 with an oldies format known as "Kool 99.5". Kool 99.5 later morphed into classic hits by 2004, and classic rock by 2006 successfully competing with Clear Channel's KSEZ "Z98" for the lucrative upper demographics in Sioux City and continues to do so.

  * KKMA in the FCC FM station database
  * KKMA on Radio-Locator
  * KKMA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database


Market penetration

Market penetration refers to the successful selling of a good or service in a specific market. It is measured by the amount of sales volume of an existing good or service compared to the total target market for that product or service.growth strategy stemming from the Ansoff Matrix (Richardson, M., & Evans, C. (2007). H. Igor Ansoff first devised and published the Ansoff Matrix in the Harvard Business Review in 1957, within an article titled "Strategies for Diversification". The grid/matrix is utilized across businesses to help evaluate and determine the next stages the company must take in order to grow and the risks associated with the chosen strategy. With numerous options available, this matrix helps narrow down the best fit for an organization.

This strategy involves selling current products or services to the existing market in order to obtain a higher market share. This could involve persuading current customers to buy more and new customers to start buying or even converting customers from their competitors. This could be implemented using methods such as competitive pricing, increasing marketing communications, or utilizing reward systems such as loyalty points/discounts. New strategies involve utilizing pathways and finding new ways to improve profits and increase sales and productivity in order to stay competitive.

Definition

Market penetration refers to ways or strategies that are proposed or adopted so as to be able to create a niche in the already existing market. Although it can be performed throughout the business's life, it can be especially helpful in the primary stages of setup. It helps establish the business's current station and which direction it needs to expand in to achieve market growth. Successful outcomes stem from careful monitoring by key staff and leaders. Timing is key to successful market growth; this can be dependent on the overall market welfare, the business's competitors, and current events. Questions, brainstorming, and discussions can help distinguish whether it is the best time for market growth. These can include questions surrounding market share increases or decreases. Sales can be declining but show opportunity for the business, which could be the perfect time to make alterations so as to grow market share. Market penetration can also be helpful when sales are proving to slow down, in that customers often need to be re-introduced to a company or reminded why they need a company's goods/services. With consumers' attention span becoming less and less, organizations need to constantly keep on top of competitors to stay relevant.


Market penetration

Some factors of market penetration are holding costs, advanced inventory management practices and technology (e.g., ongoing replenishment and vendor-managed inventory), supply chain problems, and economies of scale (e.g., Chang and Lee 1995, Chen et al. 2005, Gaur and Kesavan 2005, Gaur et al. 2005, Hendricks and Singhal 2005, Huson and Nanda 1995, Lieberman et al. 1996).

Market penetration, market development, and product development together establish market growth for a company. Overall the major growth opportunities they implement attempt to peak sales through stressing current products in present markets and present products in new markets. This includes developing new products for existing markets, subsequently. It is about finding new ways to boost sales and keep customers loyal and increase market share. When implementing change, companies must be careful not to compromise their existing revenue or customers. If the packaging or visual aspects of a company are altered drastically, existing customers may not recognise a brand and opt for a competitor's product or service. Too much alteration can make consumers wary, so change must be implemented in a subtle manner so as to only increase market share and build on profits. Managers and leaders should monitor this throughout the entire process to ensure smooth changes. Clear planning will also help minimise this risk and will lead to improvements and a boost in market share.

A few different options for market penetration are:

  * Developing a new marketing strategy to entice more customers to purchase or continue purchasing.
  * Become price competitive as a swaying factor for customers to choose a product or service over another company.
  * Use special promotions or offers to grab attention.
  * Utilise the Boston Matrix to decipher which product or service benefits further investment and time and which can be disregarded.
  * Purchase a competitor's company (in mature markets) to expand market share.


Market penetration

For a business to come up with a decision using the grid, key personnel must consider numerous factors such as market penetration, product development, market development, and diversification, which measure brand popularity, defined as the number of people who buy a specific brand or a category of goods at least once in a given period, divided by the size of the relevant market population.Product-Market Growth Matrix as defined by Ansoff. Market penetration occurs when a company penetrates a market in which current or similar products already exist. A way to achieve this is by gaining competitors' customers (part of their market share).

  * Product development (existing markets, new products): McDonald's is always within the fast-food industry but frequently markets new burgers.
  * Market development (new markets, existing products): Apple introduced the iPhone in a developed cell phone market.
  * Diversification (new markets, new products):

Market penetration refers to the successful selling of a product or service in a specific market, and it is a measure of the amount of sales volume of an existing good or service compared to the total target market for that product or service.

Another alternative to calculating market penetration is if the dividend growth rate is more than the ratio of the percentage population of wealth distribution ratio then market penetration is possible.

Market penetration is a way to determine the success of the business model and marketing strategy for a product. To check the success, one must have a way to gauge the amount of the targeted market and how many potential localized or otherwise customers there are that would be susceptible to a product. To this end, Charles Hill came up with a five-step system to understanding advertising's influence on the market.


Market penetration

1. Identify the demographic most suited to a product. Even though other demographics may use a product, it is about identifying the largest demographic so that the majority of advertising is tailored to them (e.g., candy for children, salad for adult women who may be dieting).
 2. Decide upon the area in which they live. Location is important and wholly depends on the reach of a brand. If a company operates at a national level, then the entirety of the country will have to be averaged to reach the largest number of people. The smaller the area, the more specific one can be about the people of each demographic within it.
 3. Knowing the size of the market is integral to understanding market penetration.
 4. Understanding competitors' market penetration. What benchmark should one go for? Based on the penetration that other products have reached, calculate the number that should be reached in the demographic by multiplying the total number of the demographic by whatever the percentage that other products are reaching.
 5. Calculate the number of customers that a business needs to sell to in order to earn a profit and then compare that to the number other competitors are reaching; if the business does not make a profit with average market penetration, it's time to rethink the business strategy.

Market penetration is a tool for understanding the potential earnings of a business and is integral to calculating a resourceful business model.

In an emerging market

A model was theorized for market penetration by Yan Dong, Martin Dresner and Chaodong Han.

This is meant for emerging markets but the connection extends across to more established markets as well.

Purpose

As a strategy, market penetration is used when the business seeks to increase sales growth of its existing products or services to its existing markets in order to gain a higher market share.

To achieve the goal of higher market share, the primary idea is that the business has to either increase sales volume to their existing customers by encouraging for more frequent or greater usages, or expanding the population size of customers in the current market by attracting potential new customers to buy its goods or services. Since the market penetration strategy is conducted based on established capabilities and characteristics of the business and the market, therefore it contains the lowest risk out of the four strategies in Ansoff's product-market growth matrix.


Market penetration

Market penetration is not only a strategy but also a measurement (in percentage) for popularity of a brand or a product in the category, in other words, the number of customers in the market that buys from a brand or product.

Strategies

Price adjustments

One of the common market penetration strategies is to lower the products' prices. Businesses aim to generate more sales volume by increasing the number of products purchased by putting on lower prices (price competition) for consumers comparing to the alternative goods. Companies may alternatively pursue strategies of higher prices depending on the demand elasticity of the product, in the hope that it will generate an increased sales volume and result in higher market penetration.

Penetration pricing

Penetration pricing is a marketing technique which is used to gain market share by selling a new product for a price that is significantly lower than its competitors. The company begins to raise the price of the product once it has achieved a large customer base and market share. Penetration pricing is frequently used by network provider and cable or satellite services companies. Many of the providers will initially offer an unbeatable price to attract customers into switching to their service and after the discount period has ended, the price increases dramatically and some customers will be forced to stay with the provider because of contract issues.

Penetration pricing benefits from the influence of word-of-mouth advertising, allowing customers to spread the words of how affordable the products are prior to business increasing the prices. It will also discourage and disadvantage competitors who are not willing to undersell and losing sales to others. However, businesses have to ensure they have enough capital to stay in surplus before the price is raised up again.

Increased promotion

Businesses can also increase their market penetration by offering promotions to customers. A promotion is a strategy often linked with pricing, used to raise awareness of the brand and generate profit to maximise their market share.

More distribution channels

A distribution channel is the connection between businesses and intermediaries before a good or service is purchased by the consumers. Distribution can also contribute to sales volumes for businesses. It can increase consumer awareness, change the strategies of competitors and alter the consumer's perception of the product and the brand, and is another method to increase market penetration.

Product improvements


Market penetration

Product improvements

Product management is crucial to a high market penetration in the targeted market and by improving the quality of products, businesses are able to attract and out-quality the competitors' products to match customers' requirements and eventually lead to more sales made. Product improvements can be utilised to create new interests in a declining product, for example by changing the design of the packaging or material/ingredients.

Market development

Market development aims at non-buying shoppers in targeted markets and new customers in order to maximise the potential market. Before developing a new market, companies should consider all the risks associated with the decision including its profitability.

Construction

Market penetration can be defined as the proportion of people in the target who bought (at least once in the period) a specific brand or a category of goods. Two key measures of a product's 'popularity' are penetration rate and penetration share. The penetration rate (also called penetration, brand penetration or market penetration as appropriate) is the percentage of the relevant population that has purchased a given brand or category at least once in the time period under study. A brand's penetration share, in contrast to penetration rate, is determined by comparing that brand's customer population to the number of customers for its category in the relevant market as a whole. Here again, to be considered a customer, one must have purchased the brand or category at least once during the period.

  * Richardson, M., & Evans, C. (2007). Strategy in Action Applying Ansoff's Matrix. Manager: British Journal of Administrative Management, (59), i-iii.


Sepak takraw at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's team regu

Sepak takraw at the
2006 Asian Games

Doubles              men  women
Regu                 men  women
Team regu            men  women
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Main article: Sepak takraw at the 2006 Asian Games

The men's team regu sepak takraw competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held from 2 December to 6 December at the Al-Sadd Indoor Hall.

Squads


India                        Indonesia                    Japan                        Malaysia
  * Rakeshor Singh Ngasepam    * Abrian Sihab Aldilatama    * Susumu Teramoto            * Normanizam Ahmad
  * Sanathoi Singh Akoijam     * Suko Hartono               * Yuichi Matsuda             * Sulaiman Salleh
  * Vikesh Kumar Minam         * Yudi Purnomo               * Takeshi Terashima          * Saifudin Hussin
  * Chinganbam Geskant         * Wisnu Dwi Suhantoro        * Yoshitaka Iida             * Ahmad Sufi Hashim
  * Surjit Singh Waikom        * Muhammad Nasrum            * Tomoyuki Nakatsuka         * Futra Abd Ghani
  * Premananda Singh           * Triaji                     * Ritsuya Hirase             * Azlan Abdul Mubin
  * Srikanth Ramakrishnan      * Jusri Pakke                * Jun Motohashi              * Azman Nasruddin
  * Biken Singh Chabungbam     * Husni Uba                  * Kenji Tajiri               * Noor Ariffin Pawanteh
  * Durjit Singh Pangambam     * Muhammad Suardi            * Shohei Miyadera            * Zulhafizazudin Rosslan
  * Deepak Saxena              * Edy Suwarno                                             * Zulkarnain Arif
  * Jotin Singh Khangembam     * Nurkholis                                               * Rukman Mustapha
  * Kiran Kumar Singh          * Stephanus Sampe                                         * Saufi Salleh
Myanmar                      South Korea                  Thailand
  * Thein Zaw Min              * Chong Yun-hong             * Sakol Jandoung
  * Yazar Tun                  * Lee Gyu-nam                * Suebsak Phunsueb
  * Zaw Latt                   * Kim Dong-a                 * Panomporn Aiemsaard
  * Oaka Soe                   * Gwak Young-duk             * Sarawut Inlek
  * Zaw Zaw Aung               * Kim Hyun-jun               * Pornchai Kaokaew
  * Aung Cho Myint             * Lee Jun-ho                 * Rangsirod Sirisamutsarn


* Sithu Linn                 * Han Sang-hwi               * Worapot Thongsai
  * Aung Myo Swe               * Joo Hyun-jin               * Terdsak Pilae
  * Kyaw Thi Ha Oo             * Ko Myung-suk               * Somporn Jaisinghol
  * Zaw Zaw Aung               * Hwang Yong-kwan            * Suriyan Peachan
  * Tun Tun Naing              * Shim Jae-chul              * Singha Somsakul
                               * Seo Hae-yun                * Prasert Pongpung


Results

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Preliminary

Group A

Pos  Team         Pld  W  L  MF  MA  MD  Pts  Qualification
1    Thailand     2    2  0  6   0   +6  4    Semifinals
2    Indonesia    2    1  1  2   4   −2  2
3    South Korea  2    0  2  1   5   −4  0

Source: Official website
Date        Time                Score               Regu 1  Regu 2  Regu 3
Set 1       Set 2  Set 3        Set 1  Set 2        Set 3   Set 1   Set 2   Set 3
2 December  09:00  South Korea   1–2   Indonesia    0–2     0–2     2–1
14–21       17–21               13–21  17–21                21–18   19–21   15–12
3 December  09:00     Thailand   3–0   South Korea  2–0     2–0     2–0
21–11       21–12               21–14  21–10                21–16   21–11
4 December  09:00     Thailand   3–0   Indonesia    2–0     2–0     2–0
21–12       21–11               21–12  21–10                21–17   21–17

Group B

Pos  Team      Pld  W  L  MF  MA  MD  Pts  Qualification
1    Malaysia  3    3  0  9   0   +9  6    Semifinals
2    Myanmar   3    2  1  6   3   +3  4
3    Japan     3    1  2  2   7   −5  2
4    India     3    0  3  1   8   −7  0


Source: Official website
Date        Time             Score           Regu 1  Regu 2    Regu 3
Set 1       Set 2  Set 3     Set 1  Set 2    Set 3   Set 1     Set 2   Set 3
2 December  09:00  Malaysia   3–0   India    2–0     2–0       2–0
21–7        21–10            21–12  21–7             Walkover
2 December  09:00   Myanmar   3–0   Japan    2–0     2–0       2–0
21–17       21–19            21–17  21–15            21–12     21–12
3 December  09:00  Malaysia   3–0   Japan    2–0     2–0       2–0
21–16       21–13            21–14  21–8             21–14     21–12
3 December  09:00   Myanmar   3–0   India    2–0     2–0       2–0
24–22       21–11            21–14  21–18            Walkover
4 December  09:00     India   1–2   Japan    2–0     0–2       0–2
21–19       21–18            6–21   12–21            16–21     13–21
4 December  09:00  Malaysia   3–0   Myanmar  2–0     2–0       2–1
21–6        21–17            21–10  21–18            21–9      19–21   15–8

Knockout round

  Semifinals            Final

  5 December

  Thailand    3
  6 December
  Myanmar     0
  Thailand    2
  5 December
              Malaysia  0
  Malaysia    3

  Indonesia   0

Semifinals

Date        Time             Score             Regu 1  Regu 2    Regu 3
Set 1       Set 2  Set 3     Set 1  Set 2      Set 3   Set 1     Set 2   Set 3
5 December  15:00  Thailand   3–0   Myanmar    2–0     2–0       2–0
21–13       21–12            21–12  21–14              Walkover
5 December  18:00  Malaysia   3–0   Indonesia  2–0     2–0       2–0
21–9        21–11            21–16  21–16              21–17     21–13

Final

Date        Time             Score            Regu 1  Regu 2  Regu 3
Set 1       Set 2  Set 3     Set 1  Set 2     Set 3   Set 1   Set 2   Set 3
6 December  16:00  Thailand   2–0   Malaysia  2–0     2–0
21–15       21–15            22–20  21–12

  * Official Website
  * Results
  * Squads


Ramakrishnaiella

Ramakrishnaiella is a genus of thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.

Species

  * Ramakrishnaiella nirmalapaksha
  * Ramakrishnaiella unispina


Trupanea nigricornuta

Trupanea nigricornuta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Pliomelaena of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

Argentina.


Methil Offshore Wind Farm

Methil Offshore Wind Turbine (alternatively Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine) is a demonstrator site for experimental offshore wind turbines at Fife Energy Park off the coast of Methil, Fife in Scotland.

Planning

The initial plan (in 2011) was for test turbines to be operated by Dutch firm 2-B Energy.179 metres (587 ft) high with only two blades.

In January 2012 it was announced that Samsung would be the first company to build a demonstrator turbine on the site.

Samsung

Construction of Samsung's 7 megawatt wind turbine was completed in October 2013.

2-B Energy

2-B Energy secured a £26.5 million investment package for their project in March 2014. km offshore.

  * Wind power in Scotland
  * List of offshore wind farms


John Brocket

John Brocket or Brockett may refer to:

  * Sir John Brocket (died 1558) (1523–1558), English MP for Hertfordshire, 1553, 1555
  * Sir John Brocket (died 1598) (c.1540–1598), son of the above, English MP for Hertfordshire, 1572
  * John Brockett (American colonist) (1611–1690), American colonist
  * John Trotter Brockett (1788–1842), English antiquary


Kuwait women's national futsal team

The Kuwait women's national futsal team represents Kuwait in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.

History

Debut

the new established Kuwaiti women's futsal team for a starter they debuted at the 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship hosted in Jordan, the tournament saw Kuwait plays its first official match against Jordan in which they were beaten with a score of 18 to nil, making it the Biggest defeat Kuwait has earned in its history, coming back for their second match against Palestine, they were trashed by the Palestinians as the matches end 11 to nil. such poor results led to the long inactivity Kuwait team suffered from.

New Era

A new era of women's futsal finally arrived in Kuwait. After decades of neglect, Fatema Hayat was appointed in May 2018 as the first female board member of the Kuwait Football Association (KFA). Under Fatema's leadership, the Women's Football Committee (WFC) set to work making significant strides in rapidly growing women's futsal in Kuwait. After visiting and meeting with counterparts in Jordan and Bahrain to learn from their experience, the committee also met with several FIFA representatives to strategize on the best way to move forward. With FIFA's support and funds in hand, the WFC hit the ground running and hired renowned head coach Shahrzad Mozafar to lead Kuwait women's national futsal team.2022 GCC Games.
Kuwait returned to the WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in its 3rd edition hosted in Saudi Arabia. started with style earning the first three points after beating the Host by a score of 3 to 1.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Kuwait women's national futsal team results
Legend

Win Draw Lose Fixture

2008

28 July 2008 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B  Jordan  18–0  Kuwait  Jordan
18:00 UTC+3

30 July 2008 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B  Palestine  11–0  Kuwait  Jordan
20:00 UTC+3

2019

31 March 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  0–6  Turkmenistan  Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 April 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  1–5  Turkmenistan  Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3


Kuwait women's national futsal team

6 April 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  1–4  Bahrain  Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

7 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup  Thailand  10–1  Kuwait  Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8                                                          Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center

8 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup  China  12–0  Kuwait  Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8                                                       Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center

10 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup  New Zealand  4–0  Kuwait  Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8                                                             Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center

26 September 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  0–6  Lebanon  Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3

29 September 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  1–3  Lebanon  Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3

16 October 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  4–0  Afghanistan  Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

16 October 2019 Friendly  Kuwait  3–3  Afghanistan  Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

27 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games  Kuwait  1–1  United Arab Emirates  Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

28 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games  Kuwait  3–4  Saudi Arabia  Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

30 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games  Kuwait  0–4  Bahrain  Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2022

5 May 2022 Friendly  Kyrgyzstan  1–1  Kuwait  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6

7 May 2022 Friendly  Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Kuwait  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 UTC+6

16 May 2022 2022 GCC Games  United Arab Emirates  1–1     Kuwait               Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3                   * Rashid 6'         Report    * Abdulraheim 17'  Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
                                                                               Referee: Saad Al Haiean (Saudi Arabia)


Kuwait women's national futsal team

18 May 2022 2022 GCC Games  Kuwait               1–2     Saudi Arabia         Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3                   * Abdulraheim 20'  Report    * Mobarak 8'       Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
                                                           * R. Abdullah 18'  Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)

19 May 2022 2022 GCC Games  Kuwait            1–2     Bahrain            Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3                   * AlSaqabi 19'  Report    * Sowar 23'      Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
                                                        * AlKhattal 29'  Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)

21 May 2022 2022 GCC Games Semi-finals      Kuwait                    2–2 (a.e.t.)                                 Saudi Arabia                     Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
                                                                      (3–1 p)
19:30 UTC+3                                   * Mukhayzin 15' (o.g.)  Report                                         * R. Abdullah 14', 45' (pen.)  Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
                                              * Mohammad 47' (pen.)                                                                                Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)
                                            Penalties
  * Ahmad [soccer ball with check mark]                                 * R. Abdullah [soccer ball with red X]
  * AlMulla [soccer ball with check mark]                               * Mohammed [soccer ball with red X]
  * AlRefaie [soccer ball with check mark]                              * Mukhayzin [soccer ball with check mark]
                                                                        * Ibrahim [soccer ball with red X]

24 May 2022 2022 GCC Games Final  Kuwait            1–2     Bahrain           Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
18:00 UTC+3                         * Mohammad 39'  Report    * Alkhalifa 5'  Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
                                                              * AlIsa 11'     Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)

16 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B  Kuwait               3–1     Saudi Arabia  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3                                                   * AlMulla 4', 24'  Report    * Reda 37'  Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
                                                              * Nour 20'

18 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B  Oman                  1–6     Kuwait                  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
                                                                                * Basha 7', 15', 17'
20:30 UTC+3                                                   * Al Musallami 10'  Report    * AlRefaie 23', 32'   Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
                                                                                * AlSaqabi 30'


Kuwait women's national futsal team

22 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Semi-final  Kuwait  0–12    Iraq                           Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
                                                                                * Al-Quraishi 16'
                                                                                * Salih 18', 22'
20:30 UTC+3                                                            Report    * Mulla Bakr 21'             Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
                                                                                * Salihi 21', 22', 26', 27'
                                                                                * Al-Lami 28', 29'
                                                                                * Al-Ghazawi 30', 32'

24 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship 3rd place  Bahrain            2–0     Kuwait  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:15 UTC+3                                                     * AlKhalifa 26'  Report          Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
                                                                * Ebrahim 30'

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Role        Name
Head coach  [Iran] Shahrzad Mozafar

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship from 16 to 22 June 2022.

No.  Pos.  Player                 Date of birth (age)  Caps  Club
1    GK    Razan AlEnzi                                      [Kuwait] Al-Arabi SC
13   GK    Yasmeen Abdullah                                  [Kuwait] Al-Fatat SC
2    FP    Loura ALThuwaini                                  [Kuwait] Al-Arabi SC
3    FP    Deena Ali                                         [Kuwait] Al-Fatat SC
4    FP    Noor Alherz                                       [Kuwait] Al-Fatat SC
5    FP    Shaikhah ALRaban                                  [Kuwait] Al-Fatat SC
6    FP    Maryam Nour                                       [Kuwait] Al-Arabi SC
7    FP    Nehal ALSaqabi                                    [Kuwait] Kuwait SC
8    FP    Abeer AlRefaie                                    [Kuwait] Kuwait SC
9    FP    Zainah Salamah                                    [Kuwait] Al-Arabi SC
10   FP    Reem AlMulla                                      [Kuwait] Kuwait SC
12   FP    Shrouq Basha                                      [Kuwait] Al-Arabi SC
14   FP    Fajir Ahmed (captain)                             [Kuwait] Kuwait SC

Competitive record

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record
Hosts / Year                         Result         GP  W  D*  L  GS  GA  GD
[Malaysia] 2015                      Did not enter
[Thailand] 2018
Total                                0/2            —   —  —   —  —   —   —


Kuwait women's national futsal team

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Hosts / Year                                              Result         GP  W  D*  L  GS  GA  GD
[Thailand] 2005                                           Did not enter
[Macau] 2007
[Vietnam] 2009
[South Korea] 2013
[Turkmenistan] 2017
Total                                                     0/5            —   —  —   —  —   —   —

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Futsal Championship

WAFF Women's Futsal Championship record
Hosts / Year                             Result         GP  W  D*  L  GS  GA  GD
[Jordan] 2008                            Group stage    2   0  0   2  0   29  -29
[Bahrain] 2012                           Did not enter
[Saudi Arabia] 2022                      Fourth place   4   2  0   2  9   16  -7
Total                                    2/3            6   2  0   4  9   45  -36

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.


Isostyla ithomeina

Isostyla ithomeina is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1872. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.

Larvae have been reared on palms of the genus Asterogyne.

  * Miller, James S. (2009). "Generic revision of the Dioptinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Notodontidae) Part 1: Dioptini". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 321 (2): 1–676. hdl:2246/5978.


Nyarusagare

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

  * Satellite map at Maplandia.com


KKM

KKM may refer to:

  * Knaster–Kuratowski–Mazurkiewicz lemma, in mathematics
  * Kyo Kara Maoh!, a series of Japanese light novels
  * Kola Kolaya Mundhirika, a 2010 Tamil comedy film
  * KKM, a song by the music group Miracle Legion from their 1996 album Portrait of a Damaged Family


The Mahatma and the Hare

The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story is a novel by H. Rider Haggard.

  * The Mahatma and the Hare on Internet Archive.
  * Complete text at Project Gutenberg
  * The Mahatma and the Hare public domain audiobook at LibriVox


Sepak takraw at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's doubles

Sepak takraw at the
2006 Asian Games

Doubles              men  women
Regu                 men  women
Team regu            men  women
  * v
  * t
  * e

Main article: Sepak takraw at the 2006 Asian Games

The men's double regu sepak takraw competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha was held from 11 December to 13 December at the Al-Sadd Indoor Hall.

Squads

India                       Indonesia              Iran                 Japan
  * Surjit Singh Waikom       * Yudi Purnomo         * Armin Farazmand    * Susumu Teramoto
  * Jotin Singh Khangembam    * Jusri Pakke          * Majid Salmani      * Yuichi Matsuda
  * Kiran Kumar Singh         * Husni Uba            * Jamil Kor          * Takeshi Terashima
Malaysia                    Myanmar                Philippines          South Korea
  * Azman Nasruddin           * Zaw Latt             * Jolly Aglubo       * Lee Gyu-nam
  * Saiful Nizam Mohd         * Aung Cho Myint       * Danilo Alipan      * Lee Jun-ho
  * Saufi Salleh              * Si Thu Lin           * Metodio Suico      * Hwang Yong-kwan
Thailand                    Vietnam
  * Rawat Parbchompoo         * Trịnh Đình Kiên
  * Purich Pansira            * Đỗ Trung Hiếu
  * Rattikorn Pealun          * Nguyễn Trọng Thủy

Results

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

Preliminary

Group A

Pos  Team       Pld  W  L  SF  SA  SD  Pts  Qualification
1    Myanmar    4    4  0  8   0   +8  8    Semifinals
2    Indonesia  4    3  1  6   3   +3  6
3    Japan      4    2  2  5   4   +1  4
4    Vietnam    4    1  3  2   7   −5  2
5    Iran       4    0  4  1   8   −7  0


Source: Official website
Date         Time              Score             Set 1  Set 2  Set 3
11 December  09:00      Japan   2–0   Iran       21–14  21–8
11 December  10:00    Vietnam   0–2   Indonesia  16–21  11–21
11 December  14:00      Japan   0–2   Myanmar    19–21  18–21
11 December  15:00  Indonesia   2–0   Iran       21–9   21–15
11 December  18:00    Vietnam   0–2   Myanmar    14–21  19–21
12 December  09:00    Vietnam   2–1   Iran       21–15  17–21  15–13
12 December  10:00    Myanmar   2–0   Indonesia  21–19  23–21
12 December  14:00      Japan   2–0   Vietnam    25–23  21–10
12 December  15:00    Myanmar   2–0   Iran       21–8   21–11
12 December  18:00      Japan   1–2   Indonesia  21–16  14–21  12–15

Group B

Pos  Team         Pld  W  L  SF  SA  SD  Pts  Qualification
1    Thailand     4    4  0  8   1   +7  8    Semifinals
2    Malaysia     4    3  1  6   3   +3  6
3    Philippines  4    2  2  4   5   −1  4
4    South Korea  4    1  3  5   6   −1  2
5    India        4    0  4  0   8   −8  0

Source: Official website
Date         Time                Score               Set 1  Set 2  Set 3
11 December  09:00  Philippines   2–1   South Korea  15–21  23–21  15–9
11 December  10:00     Malaysia   0–2   Thailand     15–21  16–21
11 December  14:00  Philippines   2–0   India        21–15  21–15
11 December  15:00     Thailand   2–1   South Korea  21–18  17–21  17–15
11 December  19:00     Malaysia   2–0   India        21–7   21–15
12 December  09:00     Malaysia   2–1   South Korea  21–14  14–21  15–11
12 December  10:00        India   0–2   Thailand     11–21  12–21
12 December  14:00  Philippines   0–2   Malaysia     14–21  18–21
12 December  15:00        India   0–2   South Korea  18–21  15–21
12 December  18:00  Philippines   0–2   Thailand     13–21  16–21

Knockout round

  Semifinals             Final

  13 December

  Myanmar      2
  13 December
  Malaysia     1
  Myanmar      0
  13 December
               Thailand  2
  Thailand     2

  Indonesia    0

Semifinals


Semifinals

Date         Time             Score             Set 1  Set 2  Set 3
13 December  11:00   Myanmar   2–1   Malaysia   21–16  23–25  15–12
13 December  13:00  Thailand   2–0   Indonesia  21–18  25–24

Final

Date         Time            Score            Set 1  Set 2  Set 3
13 December  17:00  Myanmar   0–2   Thailand  17–21  15–21

  * Official Website
  * Results


Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Sister Nivedita Girls' School or Sister Nivedita Girls' School is a girls' school at Bagbazar, North Kolkata. It was established by Scottish-Irish social worker, author, speaker and disciple of Swami Vivekananda, Sister Nivedita, in November 1898.

History

1898–1917

Sister Nivedita, founder of the school

Swami Vivekananda requested Sister Nivedita to come to India. Responding to his call, Sister Nivedita (at that time Margaret Elizabeth Noble) came to India in January 1898. The main reason why Swamiji invited her was to spread education to the women of the country. When Nivedita informed Vivekananda about her planning, he felt very excited. He organised a meeting at Balaram Bose's house on this issue.

Many lay devotees of Sri Ramakrishna, including Mastermashay Mahendranath Gupta (Sri M., the chronicler of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna), Suresh Dutta, Haramohan etc. attended this meeting. Nivedita explained her plan and requested everyone to send their girls to the school. During her speech, Vivekananda entered the room and took seat behind everyone. Nivedita did not notice it. But, when Nivedita appealed to collect girls for the school, she suddenly discovered Vivekananda in the room pushing others and prompting "Ye, get up, get up! It’s not good enough to just become girls’ fathers. All of you must -cooperate in the matter of their education as per national ideals. Stand up and commit. Reply to her appeal. Say, 'We all agree. We shall send our girls to your school. " But no one stood up to support Nivedita's proposal.

Vivekananda forced Haramohan to agree to the proposal and behalf of Haramohan Vivekananda promised to send his girls to the school.

On 13 November 1898, on the day of Kali Puja, at 16 Bosepara Lane in the Bagbazar area of North Calcutta, she started the school.

1917–present


1917–present

In 1902, it became a regular school. In 1903, Sister Christine, an American disciple of Swami Vivekananda, joined Sister Nivedita in the work. After the death of Sister Nivedita in October 1911, the school faced many difficulties. In 1914, Sister Sudhira took entire responsibility of the school. Since then, it has been governed, maintained and nurtured by a group of self-sacrificing women.

Since 1918, the school was a branch centre of the Ramakrishna Mission. On 9 August 1963, it was transferred to Ramakrishna Sarada Mission, Dakshineswar and thus became a branch centre of that organization (i.e., Ramakrishna Sarada Mission; the school's present name is "Ramkrishna Sarada Mission Sister Nivedita Girls' School").

Infrastructure

School building

School's old building is located at 5, Nivedita Lane, Kolkata – 700003 and the industrial building is located at 68A, Ramkanto Bose Street, Kolkata - 700003. In the old building there are 35 rooms and a prayer hall.

Sections

There are three sections: primary, secondary and industrial.

Primary section

The primary section has classes I to IV. A special committee following the Special Rules of the Education Department manages this section.

Secondary section

The secondary section has classes V to X. It is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. Its management body is constituted following that of the West Bengal education department.

Industrial section

This department was started in 1903 by Sister Nivedita and Sister Christine. At that time it was named Pura-Stree Vibhaga. Here, students are taught for free. Handicrafts like embroidery, tailoring, and toy-making are taught here. Students organise an exhibition of their work every year. This industrial section is affiliated to the Directorate of Cottage and Small Scale Industries, Government of West Bengal since 1949, and they receive grants from them.

Alumni association

In 1998 the "Sister Nivedita Girls’ School Alumni Association" was founded for ex-students. Social, cultural and religious events are regularly organised by the alumni association.


* Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School
  * Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur
  * Ramakrishna Mission Siksha Mandir
  * Ramakrishna Sarada Math
  * Sri Sarada Math
  * sisterniveditagirlsschool.org
  * Alumni association website


Trupanea nigriseta

Trupanea nigriseta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trupanea of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

Chile, Argentina.


Methiodal

Methiodal is a pharmaceutical drug that was used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging.myelography (imaging of the spinal cord); for this use, cases of adhesive arachnoiditis have been reported, similar to those seen under the contrast medium iofendylate.

It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world in 2021.


John Brodhead

John Brodhead may refer to:

  * John Curtis Brodhead (1780–1859), U.S. Representative from New York
  * John Romeyn Brodhead (1814–1873), American historical scholar
  * John Brodhead (New Hampshire politician) (1770–1838), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire
  * John Henry Brodhead (1898–1951), African American pioneer in the field of psychology


R v Baker

R v Baker [1989] 1 NZLR 738 was a decision of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand concerning the admissibility of hearsay evidence in a criminal trial. The judgment of President Sir Robin Cooke's created a common law exception to the rule against hearsay evidence in situations where the evidence is reliable and the witness unavailable. This principle was incorporated into the codification of the hearsay rule in the Evidence Act 2006.

Background

Dean Baker had been accused of and committed to trial for the murder and rape of his wife who lived apart from him. Mrs. Baker had been shot through the forehead and found dead on the bedroom floor of her Napier flat. There was tape and cords on the bed and evidence that Mrs. Baker had had recent sexual intercourse. The accused had also been shot in the head.

The accused's statement to police was that, "on the night before the shootings she had telephoned him and asked him to come round in the morning to shoot some stray cats. That accordingly he went there with the rifle at about 7 am. That she then invited him to have intercourse and requested to be tied to the bed. That after those events occurred, she being partly undressed, he untied her and she dressed again, but that then she picked up the rifle and shot both him and herself".

The prosecution wished to introduce into the trial hearsay evidence from several witnesses that they believed would help establish that, "the deceased was frightened of her husband and was most unlikely to have invited him to her flat to shoot stray cats".House of Lords in R v Blastland [1986] AC 41. The Crown appealed.

Judgments

The Court unanimously allowed the Crown's appeal and dismissed the cross-appeal. Justice Ellis concurred with Cooke P and Casey J.

Cooke P

In allowing the Crown's appeal President Cooke famously held,


R v Baker

In allowing the Crown's appeal President Cooke famously held,

At least in a case such as the present it may be more helpful to go straight to basics and ask whether in the particular circumstances it is reasonably safe and of sufficient relevance to admit the evidence notwithstanding the dangers against which the hearsay rule guards. Essentially the whole question is one of degree, … If the evidence is admitted the Judge may and where the facts so require should advise the jury to consider carefully both whether they are satisfied that the witness can be relied on as accurately reporting the statement and whether the maker of the statement may have exaggerated or spoken loosely or in some cases even lied. The fact that they have not had the advantage of seeing that person in the witness box and that he or she has not been tested on oath and in cross-examination can likewise be underlined by the Judge as far as necessary.

Casey J

Justice Casey reasoned that the Crown's evidence should be admitted on the basis of the 'state of mind' exception to the hearsay rule which had recently been confirmed in a judgment of Lord Bridge in R v Blastland [1986] AC 41,

"It is, of course, elementary that statements made to a witness by a third party are not excluded by the hearsay rule when they are put in evidence solely to prove the state of mind either of the maker of the statement or the person to whom it was made. What a person said or heard said may well be the best and most direct evidence of that person's state of mind. This principle can only apply, however, when the state of mind evidenced by the statement is either itself directly in issue at the trial or is of direct and immediate relevance to an issue which arises at the trial."

In contrast to Gallen J who had seen Mrs Baker's statements of fear at her husband as "rather on the side of establishing a factual situation than of indicating a continuing state of mind"; Justice Casey believed,


R v Baker

"By itself, the fact that the deceased did not invite her husband around to shoot cats advances the Crown case no further, if this is what the jury infers from the evidence of her state of mind. However, that conclusion rebuts the only innocent explanation he has so far given for his visit with a gun and ammunition. Accordingly the evidence of her state of mind becomes directly relevant to the issue of his intentions towards her when he arrived and at the time of the shooting, which appears to have occurred not long afterwards."

Significance

The authors of Cross on Evidence describe the decision in Baker as, "...tantamount to a qualified judicial abrogation of the hearsay rule when evidence is sufficiently cogent and it is thought “reasonably safe” in all the circumstances to admit it, providing that it is evidence which in “common sense and justice most people would think ought to be admitted”.

Elisabeth McDonald of the Victoria University Faculty of Law noted, "The test proposed by Cooke P in Baker, if read as a general discretion to admit hearsay, having significant implications for oral hearsay offered in criminal cases, was also the first articulation of such a test in the appellate courts of Anglo-American common law jurisdictions."

Beginning in the late 1980s the Law Commission began to review the area of evidence law with an eye to codifying it. The decision of Baker proved of lasting influence and the test of reliability was incorporated within the general test for the admissibility of hearsay evidence contained in section 18 of the Evidence Act 2006.


Isotalo

Isotalo is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  * Antti Isotalo (1831–1911), Finnish farmer and criminal
  * Antti Isotalo (Jäger)
  * Markku Yli-Isotalo (1952–2011), Finnish wrestler
  * Pentti Isotalo (1927–2021), Finnish ice hockey player


Painted Willie

Painted Willie was an American punk rock band started in 1984 in Los Angeles by drummer and film-maker Dave Markey after the demise of his first band, Sin 34. They were active from 1984 to 1987 and released one 7", two 12 inch EPs and three LPs.

History

After the demise of SIN 34 the band's rhythm section (drummer Dave Markey and bassist Phil Newman) formed a new band with guitarists Vic Makauskas (formerly of SVDB) and Nick Delaney from Vancouver, Canada's No Exit. Newman chose the name Painted Willie from a 1950s thesaurus he had found in a thrift store which defined it as an old English synonym for homosexual, or more approximately transvestite or drag queen.

Makauskas quit the band just before their first show at Cathay de Grande and Painted Willie became a trio and recorded a three-song (one song each from each member) eponymous 7-inch EP on Phil's own Spinhead Records. After a while, Delaney was expelled from the band because of tensions between him and the other two members. The band then records the My Fellow Americans 12-inch EP as a two-piece, with Newman playing both bass and guitar. For the live shows played in 1984, the band recruited guitar player Mike Vallejo of Circle One, who had also been a member of SIN 34. The band's first two self-produced releases displayed a distinct musical progression from Newman's and Markey's previous hardcore band, employing quirky, experimental and psychedelic elements.

Vic Makauskas was back in the band in 1985 as Painted Willie wrote a new set of material with somewhat of a more straight forward approach. They recorded two demos that got them signed to SST Records in 1985. The band re-recorded the ten songs they had done as demos with Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn, producing and released it as the Mind Bowling LP.Lovedolls Superstar, the sequel to Desperate Teenage Lovedolls.


Painted Willie

Painted Willie then embarked on a six-month national tour opening for Black Flag in 1986, with Gone as the opening act, which would be Black Flag's last tour. The band recorded and released a live EP recorded during that tour titled simply Live From Van Nuys. Markey filmed nine hours of footage for an eventual documentary of the tour Reality 86'd but Ginn did not want it to be released. Black Flag singer Henry Rollins tried to have it released in 1994 through a distribution deal he struck with Time Warner, but Ginn still refused.

Painted Willie embarked on another US tour in 1987 in support their follow up LP Upsidedowntown, and broke apart soon thereafter while Newman joined the band I Love You. In 1988, SST released a posthumous compilation of Painted Willie's early work on the LP Relics. This would be the band's swan song, along with a cover of Captain Beefheart's "Clear Spot" for The Melting Plot compilation. SST also re-distributed the 7" and 12" EPs Painted Willie released on Spinhead Records. DC-Jam Records re-released Mind Bowling on CD in 2009.

Members

  * Dave Markey - Drums, vocals
  * Phil Newman - Bass, vocals
  * Vic Makauskas - Guitar (Early 1984, 1985–1987)
  * Nick "Willie" Delaney - Guitar, vocals (1984)
  * Mike Vallejo - Guitar (touring member only, 1984)

Discography

Albums

  * My Fellow Americans LP (Spinhead Records, 1984)
  * Mind Bowling LP (SST Records, 1985)
  * Live from Van Nuys EP (SST Records, 1986)
  * Upsidedowntown LP (SST Records, 1987)
  * Relics LP (SST Records, 1988)

Singles

  * "Painted Willie" 7" (Spinhead Records, 1984)

Compilation albums


Painted Willie

Compilation albums

  * Lovedolls Superstar LP (SST Records, 1986) - features the track "Darling Shelah"
  * The Blasting Concept Volume II LP (SST Records, 1986) - features the track "The Big Time"
  * SST Godhead Storedude In-Store Play Device No. 2 LP (SST Records, 1986) - features the tracks "Upsidedowntown" and "Subject"
  * SST Godhead Storedude In-Store Play Device No. 5 LP (SST Records, 1987) - features the track "My Fellow Americans"
  * SST Over 35 Videos Never Before Released LP (SST Records, 1987) - features the tracks "Upsidedownton" and "Little..."
  * The Melting Plot LP (SST Records, 1988) - features the track "Clear Spot"


Judah (given name)

Judah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of Yehudah (יְהוּדָה), the Hebrew name of the biblical figure Judah, founder of the Tribe of Judah and thus, the eponym of the Kingdom of Judah and the Jews.

Notable people with one or the other variant of the name include:

Biblical and ancient historical figures

In chronological order:

  * Judah (son of Jacob), fourth son of the Biblical patriarch Jacob
  * Judah Maccabee or Judas Maccabeus, Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (167–160 BCE)
  * Judas Iscariot, Hebrew Yehūḏā ʾĪš-Qǝrīyyōṯ, 'Judah, man of Kerioth' (died c. AD 30), one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus
  * Judah ha-Nasi, also Judah the Prince or Judah I, Jewish sage and leader (2nd century)
  * Judah II, Jewish sage (3rd century)
  * Judah III, Jewish sage (3rd and 4th century)
  * Judah IV, Talmudic sage (4th century)
  * Judah b. Meremar, Babylonian sage (5th century?)

Saints

  * Saint Jude (Thaddeus) the Apostle, one of Twelve,
  * Saint Jude, brother of Jesus, one of Seventy-two,
  * Saint Justus (Jude) of Jerusalem, third Bishop of Jerusalem,
  * Saint Jude Barsabbas, prophet, Church leader,
  * Saint Jude, one of Holy Maccabean Martyrs,
  * Saint Jude Cyriacus, bishop of Ancona,
  * Saint Jude Machabeus, priest and leader,
  * Saint Jude, son of Jacob, Old Testmanet patriarch,
  * Saint Jude, host of Saint Paul in Damascus,

People with the given name

Judah

In alphabetical order:


Judah (given name)

Judah

In alphabetical order:

  * Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), politician and lawyer in the United States and Confederate States of America
  * Judah Bergman aka "Jack Kid Berg" (1909–1991), English world champion Hall of Fame junior welterweight boxer
  * Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512-1526 – 1609) or Rabbi Loew of Prague, the Maharal, Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic and philosopher
  * Judah David Bleich (born 1936), American rabbi and authority on Jewish law and ethics
  * Judah Folkman (1933–2008), American cellular biologist, founder of the field of antiangiogenesis
  * Judah Friedlander (born 1969), American actor best known from 30 Rock
  * Judah Grace (born 2022), American person known for being born on twosday at 2:22 AM.
  * Judah Halevi (1075–1141), medieval Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet
  * Judah Hertz (born 1948/49), American real estate investor
  * Judah Lewis (born 2000 or 2001), American actor
  * Judah Leon Magnes (1877–1948), rabbi, first President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  * Judah Nagler (born 1980), singer, guitarist, and songwriter for indie-pop band The Velvet Teen
  * "Judah son of Jesus", name on one of the ossuaries in the 1st-century Talpiot Tomb

Yehuda(h), Yehudi

In alphabetical order of their surname:


Judah (given name)

In alphabetical order of their surname:

  * Yehuda Alharizi (mid-12th century – 1225), medieval Spanish rabbi, translator, poet and traveller
  * Yehuda Amichai (1924–2000), Israeli poet
  * Yehuda Amital (1924–2010), dean of Yeshivat Har Etzion, former Israeli cabinet member
  * Yehuda Atedji (born 1961), Israeli Olympic windsurfer
  * Yehuda Danon (born 1940), Israeli doctor
  * Yehuda Gilad (musician), contemporary clarinetist and conductor
  * Yehuda Gilad (politician) (born 1955), Israeli rabbi and politician
  * Yehudah Glick (born 1965), American-born Israeli Orthodox rabbi, activist, and politician
  * Yehuda Green (born 1959), Shlomo Carlebach-inspired Hasidic singer, composer, and hazzan
  * Yehuda Hayuth (born 1946), Israeli professor of geography
  * Yehudah Jacobs (c. 1940–2020), American rabbi
  * Yehuda Krinsky (born 1933), Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi
  * Yehuda Kurtzer (born 1977), President of The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
  * Yehuda Moraly (born 1948), Israeli theater researcher, playwright, director, actor, and professor
  * Yehuda Poliker (born 1950), Israeli singer-songwriter
  * Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), world-famous violinist
  * Yehuda Tzadka (1910–1991), dean of Porat Yosef Yeshiva, Jerusalem
  * Yehuda Wiener-Gafni (born 1930), Israeli Olympic basketball player
  * Yehuda Weisenstein (born 1955), Israeli Olympic fencer
  * Yehuda Zadok (born 1958), Israeli Olympic runner

Fictional characters

  * Judah Ben-Hur, main character of the 1880 Lew Wallace novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and film adaptations
  * Judah Mannowdog, character in the TV show Bojack Horseman
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  * Judah (disambiguation)
  * Judas (disambiguation)


The Magnificent Yankee

The Magnificent Yankee may refer to:

  * The Magnificent Yankee (play) (1946), by Emmet Lavery
      + The Magnificent Yankee (1950 film), adapted by Emmet Lavery and directed by John Sturges
      + The Magnificent Yankee (1965 film), adapted by Robert Hartung, and directed by George Schaefer
  * The Magnificent Yankees, a 1952 book by Tom Meany about members of the New York Yankees


Manuel Costas (footballer, born 1947)

Manuel Costas Bermúdez (born 13 September 1947) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Moaña, Costas played for Celta Vigo, Racing de Ferrol and Hércules.


Ramakrishnan Nagaraj

Ramakrishnan Nagaraj (born 1953) is an Indian biochemist, molecular biologist and the leader of a team of scientists working in the field of peptide biochemistry at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB).hemolytic and antibacterial properties in synthetic analogs of bacterial toxins.Department of Science and Technology at CCMB and an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India and the Indian National Science Academy.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded Nagaraj the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1994, for his contributions to biological sciences.

Biography

Born on 10 February 1953, Ramakrishnan Nagaraj graduated in science from the University of Mumbai and completed his master's degree at the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai before doing his doctoral research at the Indian Institute of Science under the guidance of Padmanabhan Balaram, a noted biochemist and Padma Bhushan laureate.Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in 1980 as a scientist where he heads a team of scientists and pursues his researches on structure-function correlations in peptide antibiotics.signal peptides and peptide antibiotics and their structure-function relationships.hemolytic and antibacterial properties of the synthetic analogs of bacterial toxins could be separated, an invention which is reported to be of assistance in designing antibiotic peptides. His researches have been documented in several articles; PubMed, an online repository of medical articles, has listed 273 of them.

Awards and honors

The Indian National Science Academy awarded Nagaraj the Young Scientists Medal in 1981Indian Academy of Sciences from 1985 to 1988.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1988; CSIR would honor him again in 1994 with the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards, in 1994.National Academy of Sciences, India.

Selected bibliography


Ramakrishnan Nagaraj

* Sitaram, N.; Nagaraj, R. (1999). "Interaction of antimicrobial peptides with biological and model membranes: structural and charge requirements for activity". Biochim Biophys Acta. 1462 (2): 29–54. doi:10.1016/s0005-2736(99)00199-6. PMID 10590301.
  * Mandal, M.; Jagannadham, M.V.; Nagaraj, R. (March 2002). "Antibacterial activities and conformations of bovine β-defensin BNBD-12 and analogs:structural and disulfide bridge requirements for activity". Peptides. 23 (3): 413–418. doi:10.1016/S0196-9781(01)00628-3. PMID 11835989. S2CID 1410192.
  * Pallavi, B.; Nagaraj, R. (2003). "Palmitoylated peptides from the cysteine- rich domain of SNAP-23 cause membrane fusion depending on peptide length, position of cysteines, and extent of palmitoylation". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (15): 12737–44. doi:10.1074/jbc.M208598200. PMID 12551899. S2CID 400106.
  * Sowmya, Bekshe L.; Jagannadham, M. V.; Nagaraj, Ramakrishnan (2006). "Interaction of synthetic peptides corresponding to the scaffolding domain of Caveolin-3 with model membranes". Biopolymers. 84 (6): 615–624. doi:10.1002/bip.20595. PMID 16948121.


Ramakrishnan Nagaraj

* Chaudhary, Nitin; Singh, Shashi; Nagaraj, Ramakrishnan (2008). "Organic solvent mediated self-association of an amyloid forming peptide from β2-microglobulin: An atomic force microscopy study". Biopolymers. 90 (6): 783–791. doi:10.1002/bip.21087. PMID 18798577. S2CID 34813740.
  * Arthropod defensin
  * Padmanabhan Balaram


Trupanea lunifrons

Trupanea lunifrons is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trupanea of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

South Africa.


Methidathion

Methidathion is an organophosphate insecticide;

Methidathion has been used as an insecticide in many countries to control caterpillars of Indarbela quadrinotata.

In 2012, residues were found in Thai vegetables at levels 100 times the legal limit. Thailand routinely uses many pesticides banned in the US and EU and in amounts far exceeding limits.

  * Extoxnet


John Brockway (swimmer)

William John Brockway (8 October 1928 – 26 July 2009) was a male Welsh competitive swimmer.

Swimming career

Brockway represented Great Britain at the Olympics and European championships, and Wales at the British Empire Games, during the late 1940s and 1950s. Brockway was a backstroke specialist who served as the captain of the British swimming team at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics.

He was born in Bristol, England, and died in Newport, Wales.

Brockway made his Olympic debut at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, where he advanced to the final of the men's 100-metre backstroke, finishing seventh in a time of 1:09.2.1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, and 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, but was unable to progress to the event final despite swimming faster times on each occasion.

Competing for Wales at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, he won the silver medal in the men's 110-yard backstroke in 1:08.0. He then went on to win the gold medal in the same event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, swimming a time of 1:06.5. In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, he finished sixth in the 110-yard backstroke, and sixth as a member of the Welsh men's team in the 4×110-yard medley relay.

At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title seven times (1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955).

Personal life

Following his swimming career, Brockway became an engineer at steelworks in the Newport area of South Wales.

  * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
  * British Olympic Association athlete profile


R v Birmingham City Council, ex p Equal Opportunities Commission

R (Equal Opportunities Commission) v Birmingham City Council [1989] AC 1155 is a discrimination case, relevant for UK labour law case, concerning the appropriate comparisons that should be made.

Facts

Birmingham only provided 360 grammar school places for girls, and 540 for boys. At first instance, the EOC won. The Court of Appeal upheld this. The Council appealed, arguing it had not shown that selective education was better than non-selective education as a precondition to showing less favourable treatment, and in any case the Council had no intention or motivation to discriminate.

Judgment

Lord Goff dismissed the council’s appeal, saying first that it did not need to be shown that selective education was ‘better’, just that girls were not being given the same opportunities. Second, it is enough that there is less favourable treatment and the ‘intention or motive of the defendant to discriminate, though it may be relevant so far as remedies are concerned… is not a necessary condition to liability.’ That would be a bad idea because then ‘it would be a good defence for an employer to show that he discriminated against women not because he intended to do so but (for example) because of customer preference, or to save money, or even to avoid controversy.’

  * UK labour law
  * EU labour law
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Isotenes ornata

Isotenes ornata is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

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Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California)

Painted Rock is a smooth horseshoe-shaped marine sandstone rock formation with pictograph rock art about 250 feet across and 45 feet tall near Soda Lake within the Carrizo Plain National MonumentCarrizo Plain, west of Bakersfield and about 70 miles (110 km) east of San Luis Obispo and 45 miles (72 km) west of Taft, in California, United States.

History

Pictograph at Painted Rock.

View north to Soda Lake.

The interior of the rock alcove is adorned with many pictographs created by the Chumash, Salinan and Yokuts peoples over many thousands of years. In recent times there have been many marks left by early White settlers such as one reading "Geo. Lewis 1908", founder of Atascadero, California. Unfortunately there has also been major defacing of this site; in the 1920s the large pictogram was irreparably damaged by a shotgun blast.

Ancient rock art in red, black and white yucca pigments, and some yellow, green and blue were painted with rodent tail hair brushes or simple finger painting. Estimates are that the Chumash people first populated the Carrizo Plain about 2000 BCE but mostly abandoned it, possibly due to drought, about CE 600.

The Yokuts people common in the nearby San Joaquin Valley moved in and out of the Carrizo Plain area after the Chumash departed, creating their own rock art. Yokut pictographs often include large colorful figures and motifs, while the Chumash pictographs tend toward small elements, circular mandalas, and complex red, black and white panels.

There is much debate about what group of native peoples lived in this area, as the Salinan, Yokut and Chumash peoples all lay claim to it. The rock art at Painted Rock is inferred to have been produced in shamanic tradition or ritual. The meanings of the symbols have many interpretations but can only be inferred. Ongoing literature discussion speculates that the imagery was produced in association with shamanic trance and hallucination. However, the word shaman encompasses a broad range of societal roles filled by very different people across many different cultures. The concept of "shaman" has also evolved into different meanings in modern society.


Spaniards came through the area in the 18th century; rancheros of Portuguese descent left engravings on Painted Rock in the late 19th century. The rock art now attracts thousands of visitors each year. Unfortunately, heavy graffiti and reckless gunshot damage to the prehistoric rock art was mostly done in the 1920s. Ongoing damage has continued. As a result, the site is now protected by law, has limited access, and has vigilant surveillance. Although volunteers removed some of the damage in 1991, the extent of destruction is almost overwhelming to observers (Painted Rock is often described as a "ruined" heritage site). However, even the modern damage may be evaluated in a historic context by future generations. Ongoing animal burrowing, natural weathering, and erosion are also degrading the site. The Goodwin Education Center is located near Painted Rock and provides environmental education and guided tours. Painted Rock is closed during raptor nesting season (March 1 through July 15). Native Americans still frequently use Painted Rock for ceremonies and other activities.

Geology

Regional Geologic Map of San Andreas and Related Faults in Carrizo Plain, Temblor, Caliente and La Panza Ranges and Vicinity, California

Painted Rock Sandstone is a marine sandstone that is a member of the Vaqueros Formation of the Saucesian Stage (formed approximately 22 to 16.5 million years ago) corresponding to the earliest part of the Miocene Epoch of the Neogene Period.

Explanation: Regional Geologic Map of San Andreas and Related Faults

Access

Aerial overhead view.

Painted Rock can be reached by footpath from the Goodwin Center off Soda Lake Road, which runs northwest-southeast between State Route 166 and State Route 58. Like most roads within Carrizo Plain, it is unpaved and subject to sudden closure during and after rainy weather. Note that Painted Rock is a protected area and regularly closed to the public between March 1 and the end of May except for guided tours.

Relief Map

In this wilderness area visitors are advised to carry sufficient fuel, food, water and medical supplies since there are no services and cellphone coverage is sparse. At an elevation of 1,900 feet (580 m), days can be very hot and nights quite cold. The climate is dry, with most rain falling in winter and annual totals averaging about 6 inches (150 mm).


Walking in the Carrizo Plain area can be dangerous due to low humidity, temperature extremes and rattlesnakes; and is also difficult due to tall grass hiding a very irregular ground surface created by the many burrowing mammals including an endangered species of kangaroo rat.

Goodwin Center and Museum

Part of display.

During limited business hours, visitor services for the area are provided by the Goodwin Education CenterSan Joaquin kit fox, the blunt-nosed leopard lizard, the giant kangaroo rat, and the San Joaquin antelope squirrel.

There is also information and history regarding settlement and farming of the area. Outside the new museum are antique farm equipment and machinery on display, along with picnic areas and walking trails.

The main access road to Painted Rock begins at Goodwin Center, and when closed during rains there is usually access here for hiking in. During the limited business hours of Goodwin Center, maps and a BLM ranger are usually available for more information.

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  * Burro Flats Painted Cave
  * California Valley Airport
  * California Valley, California
  * Carrizo Plain
  * Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park, California
  * Chumash people
  * Rock art of the Chumash people
  * Shalawa Meadow, California
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  * Petroglyphs US
  * United States Geological Survey - Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
  * Virtual Guidebooks - Panoramas of Soda Lake
  * BLM Plan Document
  * Overall 1996 BLM Management Plan with table of contents.
  * EdHat Photo Essay
  * Photo gallery by Mike Baird


Parkstein

Parkstein (Northern Bavarian: Parkstoa) is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. In 2020, it counted approximately 2,300 inhabitants. The origins of its castle, built atop a conical shaped mountain, also called the Parkstein, date back to around the year 1000. A first written account of its existence can be traced back to the year 1053 in the documentations of the monks of Niederalteich of the Reichstag in Merseburg. Parkstein was chartered in 1435.

Most likely in November 1796, Alexander von Humboldt called the 24-million-year-old basalt formation the most beautiful he had encountered in Europe. According to the Bavarian State Geology Office, during the Cenozoic, from Paleocene to the Pliocene epochs, a number of active volcanoes produced liquid magma in Northern Bavaria, mostly due to the continental collision of Europe and Africa. As a result, not only the Alps but a number of fissures and cracks began to form throughout central Europe where magma could rise. Most of the Parkstein's magma cooled below the surface, leading to the crystalline column formation that is now exposed as a result of erosion.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parkstein.
  * Official Parkstein Website
  * Parkstein-net
  * for more on the geology specifics


The Magpie's Nest

The Magpie's Nest is an English fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales.

Synopsis

All the birds came to the magpie, because it was the wisest, and asked it to teach them how to build nests. The magpie started to demonstrate, but each time she did something, another bird concluded that was all there was to it. By the time she was done, only the turtle-dove was left, and it had been paying no attention, but singing "Take two". The magpie said that one was enough but looked up and saw that every bird had left. She became angry and would not teach any more.

That is why birds build their nests differently.

  * The Magpie's Nest


Spechtenköpfe

Spechtenköpfe is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.


Lepa (given name)

Lepa is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

  * Lepa Brena (born 1960), Bosnian singer, actress, and businesswoman
  * Lepa Lukić (born 1940), Serbian singer
  * Lepa Mladjenovic, Serbian activist
  * Lepa Radić (1925–1943), Yugoslav Partisans member


Trupanea obsoleta

Trupanea obsoleta is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trupanea of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

Chile.


Methionopsis

Methionopsis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species include:

  * Methionopsis cinnamomea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  * Methionopsis ina Plötz, 1882
  * Methionopsis modestus Godman, 1901
  * Methionopsis patage Godman, 1900
  * Methionopsis purus Bell, 1940
  * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database


John Broderick

John Broderick may refer to:

  * John Broderick (writer) (1924–1989), Irish novelist
  * John Broderick (producer) (1942–2001), American film producer, entertainer and editor
  * John Broderick (politician) (1865–1939), Irish-born Chicago politician, member of the Illinois state senate
  * John R. Broderick (born 1955), American academic administrator
  * John T. Broderick, Jr. (born 1947), former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
  * John Broderick (British diplomat), former British ambassador to Cuba, 1931–1933
  * John Broderick (lacrosse) (1877–1957), Canadian Olympic lacrosse player
  * Johnny Broderick (1894–1966), New York City police detective


R v Basi

R v Basi is a landmark decision by Supreme Court of Canada where the Court weighed the rights of the defendant versus the privileges of an informant in an important trial into alleged government corruption.

Background

Three employees of the provincial government of British Columbia were charged with corruption and breach of trust following the BC Legislature Raids.

On December 6, 2007, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Bennett ruled against a pre-trial Crown request to exclude defence lawyers from an in-camera hearing on information involving a police informant.

British Columbia Court of Appeal

The British Columbia Court of Appeal split 2-1 in upholding the trial judge's decision. This allowed the defendants' lawyers to be present during a hearing regarding disclosure of documents to the defence that involved a police informant.

Reasons of the Court

The Supreme Court of Canada heard the appeal on April 22, 2009. Intervenors were the Director of Public Prosecutions of Canada, Attorney General of Ontario, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario).

The unanimous judgment was written by Fish J.

The Court found that where a hearing is required to determine a claim of informer privilege, the hearing must be held ex parte, without the defendant or their counsel present, but only if it is required to keep the informer's identity confidential. The hearing should only be held ex parte as necessary. Trial judges should adopt all reasonable measures to permit defence counsel to make meaningful submissions regarding what occurs in their absence. Trial judges have broad discretion to craft appropriate procedures in this regard.

The Court went on to suggest various methods trial judges may adopt to limit the unfairness to a defendant.

  * List of Supreme Court of Canada cases
  * Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision available at LexUM and CanLII


Isotenes rhodosphena

Isotenes rhodosphena is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on New Guinea.

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Painted apple moth

The painted apple moth (Teia anartoides) is a tussock moth native to Australia. It is notable as a pest in pine forests, and is classified as a pest in New Zealand.

In New Zealand, controversy over an aerial spraying programme arose when an outbreak of the moth was identified in Auckland.

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    Female
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    Female, side view
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    Male, dorsal view
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    Male, ventral view
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    Adult bottom view
  * [Mating]
    Mating
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    Eggs
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    Egg, close-up
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    Caterpillar
  * [Pupa]
    Pupa
  * Painted apple moth in New Zealand


Polyptychus coryndoni

Polyptychus coryndoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Brachystegia woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. It has also been recorded from northern Nigeria.

The length of the forewings is 34–38 mm for males and 39–43 mm for females. The forewings are grey with rather faint dark transverse lines. There is a blackish spot near the tornus and occasionally traces of basal spots. The hindwings are brick red, edged with black, except at the tornus which is grey. There are two black spots near the tornus and traces of the inner marginal black streak. The body is grey. The female has broader wings, which are also more rounded than in males. The forewings and body are more brownish, sometimes almost cinnamon.


SwingWiki

SwingWiki may refer to one of the following:

  * swingwiki.org, a now-defunct Java Swing developer wiki (the domain has been cybersquatted)
  * swingwiki.com, a now-defunct swing dance information wiki (the domain has been parked)
  * swing-ev.de, a student organisation for industrial and computer engineering at the Ilmenau University of Technology


Specair

Antonov An-26

Specair is a specialist airline which carries out testing and calibration of flight equipment as well as search-and-rescue missions and aircraft maintenance.

Fleet

Aircraft type   Active      Notes
Antonov An-24B  Undeclared
Antonov An-26   Undeclared

  * Official website (Russian)


Lepadichthys

Lepadichthys is a genus of clingfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:

  * Lepadichthys bilineatus M. T. Craig, Bogorodsky & J. E. Randall, 2015
  * Lepadichthys caritus Briggs, 1969 - Pale clingfish
  * Lepadichthys coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 - Eye-stripe clingfish
  * Lepadichthys conwayi Fujiwara & Motomura, 2020
  * Lepadichthys ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963
  * Lepadichthys erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963
  * Lepadichthys frenatus Waite, 1904
  * Lepadichthys lineatus Briggs, 1966 - Double-line clingfish
  * Lepadichthys minor Briggs, 1955 - Minor clingfish
  * Lepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943
  * Lepadichthys springeri Briggs, 2001 - Springer's clingfish


Trupanea porteri

Trupanea porteri is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Trupanea of the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

Ecuador.


Mickey Moran

For the fictional character, see Radar Secret Service.

Mickey Moran is a former Gaelic footballer and manager-coach,Kilcoo since 2019, with a background as an inter-county manager who most recently managed the Leitrim county team. He played at senior level for the Derry county team in the 1970s and early 1980s, and played his club football for Watty Graham's Glen. He is the first man to manage five different counties (two more men, Mick O'Dwyer and John Maughan, have since followed).

Moran is known to be one of the best trainers / coaches in the game1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship-winning team, as coach of the side.

In his managerial career he has had three stints managing Derry and has also managed Sligo, Donegal, Mayo and Leitrim.

His son Conleth was on the Derry minor side that won the 2002 Ulster Minor and All-Ireland Minor Championships.

Playing career

Inter-county

Moran was a very versatile player, evidenced by the fact he started left corner forward on Derry's victorious Ulster Championship team in 1975, and left half back when Derry successfully defended their Ulster title a year later.Dublin a point in the 1975–76 National League final.

In 1978, he was chosen as an All Star replacement.

He won Derry Intermediate Championship medals with Glen in 1980 and 1983.

Managerial career

Moran was Derry manager in the early 1980s at a young age. He was 29 years old and still a player when he took over the Derry managerial reins in 1980/81?.

He was manager of Omagh St Enda's when they won the 1988 Tyrone Senior Football Championship.

When Eamonn Coleman was announced as Derry manager in September 1990/91?, Moran was appointed coach of the team.Tyrone in the final. The following year Derry won the Ulster Championship and went on to win the county's first ever All-Ireland Championship. He is famed for his rousing half-time speech in the All-Ireland semi-final victory over Dublin.

Following the controversial sacking of Coleman after the 1994 campaign, Moran was appointed Derry manager in September 1994.Sligo for four seasons (1996–2000Connacht Senior Football Championship final.


Mickey Moran

"We did not produce the football we are capable of although the lads gave everything." "I thank them for all the support they have given us. This is the most enjoyable set-up I have ever been involved with."

Mickey Moran after Kerry emphatically defeated Mayo in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Straight after managing Sligo, Moran with John Morrison as assistant was appointed as Donegal manager for the 2001, 2002 and 2003 seasons.Michael Houston quit after a public falling out with Moran.Armagh) and then to the All-Ireland quarter-final against Dublin.

Moran was appointed manager of Mayo in October 2005. In his first season in charge he won the Connacht Championship and guided Mayo to the 2006 All-Ireland final after a brilliant comeback against Dublin in the semi-finalKerry in the final.

He was linked with the vacant Kildare position in September 2007,Kieran McGeeney. Moran was appointed Leitrim manager on 25 August 2008 ahead of the 2009 season, once again to be assisted by John Morrison.

Moran was manager/coach of the Jordanstown football team for a number of years and along with Adrian McGuckin guided the university to victory in the 2008 Sigerson Cup. He has since stepped down following that success.

  * Interview with Hogan Stand magazine (September 1993)
  * Interview with BBC Sport (May 2001)


John Worthington Adams

Adams in around 1837, by William Melville

Major General Sir John Worthington Adams, KCB (1764 – 9 March 1837) was a senior British army officer who served in India.

Adams joined the Army in 1780. During the Rohilla War he fought under Sir Robert Abercromby. He was present during the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799. In 1809 he commanded a regiment in Central India. He became a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1815. Adams then held commands at Kumaon, Nagpur and the Dekkan. He took Chanda in 1818 and was at Bharatpur in 1826. In May 1828 he took command of the Sirhind Division. In 1830 Adams was promoted to major-general. At some point he became Colonel of the 16th Bengal Infantry Regiment and was elevated to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1831 Coronation Honours.

Adams died at Sabathu on 9 March 1837.

  * C., Buckland (1906). Charles Edward Buckland (ed.). Dictionary of Indian Biography. Harvard University, Digitized July 8, 2005: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Lim: London. pp. 4. "dictionary biography."{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)


R series

R series

  * Adventure R series – paramotors for gliders
  * BL R-series engine – gasoline car engines
  * Dennis R series – coach chassis
  * Ford R series – busses
  * International Harvester R series – trucks
  * Mack R series – heavy-duty trucks
  * R series – Renard number series in mathematics
  * Samsung Galaxy R series – Android smartphones
  * Scania R series – trucks
  * Sony Ericsson R series, a series of cell phones
  * Q series (disambiguation)
  * S series (disambiguation)


Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol

Eugène Massol circa 1845

Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol (also known as Eugène Massol) (23 August 1802 – 30 October 1887) was a French operatic tenor and later baritone who sang in the world premieres of many French operas.

Massol was born in Lodève and trained at the Paris Conservatory under Charles-Henri Plantade. He won the conservatory's first prize in singing in 1825 and that same year made his stage debut as Licinius in Spontini's La vestale at the Paris Opera. He sang primarily secondary tenor roles until the late 1830s when he increasingly gravitated to baritone roles. In 1845 he went to Brussels where he sang leading baritone roles including the title role of Nabucco in its first performance at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie and went on to serve as the theatre's director from 1848 to 1849. During that period he also sang in London with the Royal Italian Opera at Covent Garden. In 1850 he returned to the Paris Opera and remained there as a principal baritone until his retirement from the stage in 1858. Massol died in Paris at the age of 85.

Roles created


Jean-Étienne-Auguste Massol

Roles created

  * Lorenzo (tenor) in La muette de Portici, 1828
  * Second knight (tenor) in Le comte Ory, 1828
  * Rodolphe (tenor) in Guillaume Tell, 1829
  * Herald (tenor) in Robert le diable, 1831
  * Christian (tenor) in Gustave III, 1833
  * First drinker (tenor) in La Juive, 1835
  * Cossé (tenor) in Les Huguenots, 1836
  * Quasimodo (tenor) in La Esmeralda, 1836
  * Michael (tenor) in Stradella, 1837
  * Fortebraccio (tenor) in Guido et Ginevra, 1838
  * Fieramosca (baritone) in Benvenuto Cellini, 1838
  * Sévère (baritone) in Les Martyrs, 1840
  * Bronzino (baritone) in Le comte de Carmagnola,
  * Mocénigo (baritone) in La reine de Chypre, 1841
  * L'Inconnu (baritone?) in Le guérilléro,
  * L'homme de la forêt du Mans (tenor) in Charles VI, 1843
  * Abayaldos (baritone) in Dom Sébastien, 1843
  * Ruben (baritone) in L'enfant prodigue, 1850
  * Ahasvérus (baritone) in Le Juif errant, 1852

Notes

Sources

  * Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."Massol". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian) .
  * Kuhn, Laura (ed.) (2000). "Massol, Eugène Étienne Auguste", Baker's Dictionary of Opera, Schirmer Books, p. 499. ISBN 0-02-865349-1
  * Meyerbeer, Giacomo (2001). The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer: 1840-1849, translated, edited and annotated by Robert Ignatius Letellier. Associated University Presse. ISBN 0-8386-3843-0


Jason Boxhill

Jason Boxhill (born 21 May 1983) is a Barbadian footballer who plays for Paradise FC and the Barbados national football team.

Career

International

Boxhill made his senior international debut on 11 January 2004, coming on as a 48th-minute substitute for Bernard Howell in a 2-0 friendly victory over Grenada.

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 20 August 2018. National team  Year  Apps  Goals
Bahamas        2004  2     0
2005           4     0
2011           9     0
2012           4     0
2014           3     0
2017           2     0
2018           2     0
Total          26    0

  * Jason Boxhill at FBref.com


Polyptychus potiendus

Polyptychus potiendus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cameroon.