A Crown Imperilled

A Crown Imperilled (US: A Crown Imperiled) is a fantasy novel by American writer Raymond E. Feist, the second in The Chaoswar Saga trilogy, which is the final saga in The Riftwar Cycle. The novel was released on January 30, 2012.

Plot summary

The Empire of Great Kesh has risen in battle against the western lands of The Kingdom of the Isles on Midkemia while palace coups take place in Roldem and Rillanon, Jim Dasher's intelligence network has been dismantled and minor noblemen threaten the thrones of the West. Pug and the Conclave of Shadows suspect another player is behind the events.

As Pug and his son Magnus work to unravel the plot to plunge the world into chaos, they discover an island civilization of Pantathian serpent men, and are startled to find that these Pantathians have a refined culture and social structure, unlike any they have encountered before. Deepening the mystery is a mysterious energy matrix that Pug and Magnus feel certain they must decipher.

Hal, now Duke of Crydee after his father's recent death, though he is not initially aware of this fact, is given the task of protecting Princess Stephané of Roldem, along with his friend and rival Ty Hawkins of Olasko, and Stephané's bodyguard Gabriella, as they flee Roldem following a coup attempt. Along the journey, Hal and Stephané begin to fall in love, though Hal knows his rank and station would never allow them to be married. Meanwhile, Kesh has pushed the Kingdom armies in the West to the strategic city of Ylith, where Hal's younger brothers Martin and Brendan try desperately to hold the city against the siege.


A Crown Imperilled

Child and Belog, two demons from the fifth circle of Hell, having been mysteriously implanted with the memories of Miranda and Nakor – Pug's slain wife and close friend, respectively – have assumed Miranda and Nakor's forms as well, and seek out Pug and the Conclave in order to assist with the looming crisis. Along the way, they find themselves in Ylith, where they aid the Kingdom in its defense, and are joined by the elf prince Calis and Arkan, a dark elf also seeking Pug. After Ylith's immediate future is secured, the four make their way to Sorcerer's Isle and eventually reunite with Pug and the Conclave, though because of their true nature, the reunion is strained, especially for Magnus.

In the war between Kesh and the Kingdom, a truce is called suddenly, and their rulers gather in Roldem to discuss terms. At the evening's banquet, though, shadowy supernatural assassins known as Death Dancers are unleashed, and only the skills of Hal, Ty, Jim Dasher, and his Roldemish counterpart and lover Lady Franciezka are able to save the rulers of the three nations. Agreements are reached, and the rulers return to their kingdoms, but King Gregory of the Isles, already in poor health, dies with no heirs, leading to a potential war of succession, and puts Hal's life in danger as a cousin to the king.

Meanwhile, the magicians' combined efforts are eventually able to make progress with the matrix, but when they delve too deep, they set off a trap, creating a cataclysmic release of energy, obliterating the island and everyone on it, and summoning every dragon on the world from their slumber.

Errata

All first editions contain a continuity error in the later parts of the book where the character Pug is shown to be in two places simultaneously. This was an error in the editing process and was corrected in later editions.


Camlough Fault

Not to be confused with Carnlough Fault.

Camlough Fault is a geological fault in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

  * List of geological faults in Northern Ireland
  * Map sheet 44 (and accompanying memoir) of the series of 1:50,000 scale geological maps of Northern Ireland published by Geological Survey of Northern Ireland.
  * Lyle, P. 2003 Classic geology in Europe 5 The north of Ireland Terra Publishing, Harpenden

54°07′38″N 6°22′46″W / 54.12718°N 6.37934°W


Haya obovata

Haya is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae.endemic to Yemen's Socotra island.As of March 2014 The Plant List recognises the single species Haya obovata.Haya obovata grows in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.


Chen Yongliang

Chen Yongliang (born 28 May 1968) is a Chinese wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 57 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

  * Chen Yongliang at the International Wrestling Database
  * Chen Yongliang at Olympedia


CS Building Vânju Mare

Clubul Sportiv Building Vânju Mare, commonly known as Building Vânju Mare, or simply as Building, was a Romanian football club based in Vânju Mare, Mehedinți County, founded in 2002 and dissolved in 2009.

The club was established in 2002 by the merger between Real Vânju Mare and Constructorul Drobeta-Turnu Severin. Building played its home matches at first on Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, then moving on Victoria Stadium in Vânju Mare and Dunărea Stadium in Orșova. At its best, Building played in the second tier, Liga II, but with no notable results.

History

CS Building Vânju Mare was established in the summer of 2002, as a result of the merger between the newly-promoted in the third tier, AS Real Vânju Mare and the 4th tier member, Constructorul Drobeta-Turnu Severin, owned by Mihaela Giuca. The new team obtained the promotion to Divizia B after only one year since its establishment.

In the seven seasons of existence, "the Builders" activated in the third tier (Liga III) during the 2002–03 (2nd place), 2005–06 (1st place), 2007–08 (7th place) and 2008–09 (5th place) seasons, and in the Liga II during the 2003–04 (12th place), 2004–05 (14th place) and 2006–07 (15th place) editions.

Mihaela Giuca's team played its home matches on the Municipal Stadium in Drobeta-Turnu Severin in the first two seasons of Divizia B. After the first relegation, in 2005, Building returned on the Victoria Stadium in Vânju Mare, with a capacity of 1,000 seats. After another three years, Building moved to Orșova, following a conflict with the Commune of Vânju Mare, which allowed Minerul Mehedinți to play its home matches on the same ground.

Building withdrew from Liga III in the summer of 2009 and subsequently was dissolved.

Honours

Leagues

Liga III:

  * Winners (1): 2005–06
  * Runners-up (1): 2002–03
  * CS Building Vânju Mare at soccerway.com


Electoral history of Richard Lugar

Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)

Electoral history of Richard Lugar, United States Senator from Indiana (1977–2013), 44th Mayor of Indianapolis (1968–1976), Chairman of the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations (1985–1987, 2003–2007), Agriculture (1995–2001, 2001) and a candidate for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

While in the Senate, Lugar was the 5th most senior U.S. Senator and the longest-serving Republican in this body.

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1967:

  * Richard Lugar (R) - 72,278 (53.3%)
  * John J. Barton (D) (inc.) - 63,284 (46.7%)

Indianapolis mayoral election, 1971:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 155,164 (60.5%)
  * John Neff (D) - 101,367 (39.5%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1974:

  * Birch Bayh (D) (inc.) - 889,269 (50.73%)
  * Richard Lugar (R) - 814,117 (46.44%)
  * Don L. Lee (American) - 49,592 (2.83%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 1976:

  * Richard Lugar - 393,064 (65.45%)
  * Edgar D. Whitcomb - 179,203 (29.84%)
  * William Costas - 28,329 (4.72%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1976:

  * Richard Lugar (R) - 1,275,833 (59.03%)
  * Vance Hartke (D) (inc.) - 868,522 (40.19%)
  * Don L. Lee (American) - 14,321 (0.66%)
  * David Lee Hoagland (U.S. Labor) - 2,511 (0.12%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1982:


Electoral history of Richard Lugar

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1982:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 978,301 (53.83%)
  * Floyd J. Fithian (D) - 828,400 (45.58%)
  * Raymond James (American) - 10,586 (0.58%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1988:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 1,430,525 (68.14%)
  * Jack Wickes (D) - 668,778 (31.86%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 1994:

  * Richard Lugar (inc.) - 398,111 (100.00%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 1994:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 1,039,625 (67.35%)
  * Jim Jontz (D) - 470,799 (30.50%)
  * Barbara Bourland (LBT) - 17,343 (1.12%)
  * Mary Catherine Barton (New Alliance) - 15,801 (1.02%)

Iowa Republican straw poll, 1995:

  * Bob Dole - 2,582 (24.38%)
  * Phil Gramm - 2,582 (24.38%)
  * Pat Buchanan - 1,922 (18.15%)
  * Lamar Alexander - 1,156 (10.91%)
  * Alan Keyes - 804 (7.59%)
  * Morry Taylor - 803 (7.58%)
  * Richard Lugar - 466 (4.40%)
  * Pete Wilson - 123 (1.16%)
  * Bob Dornan - 87 (0.82%)
  * Arlen Specter - 67 (0.63%)

New Hampshire Republican vice presidential primary, 1996:


Electoral history of Richard Lugar

New Hampshire Republican vice presidential primary, 1996:

  * Colin Powell - 6,414 (25.80%)
  * Alan Keyes - 4,200 (16.90%)
  * Scattering - 2,631 (10.58%)
  * Lamar Alexander - 2,113 (8.50%)
  * Richard Lugar - 1,881 (7.57%)
  * Phil Gramm - 1,314 (5.29%)
  * Steve Forbes - 1,220 (4.91%)
  * Pat Buchanan - 1,115 (4.49%)
  * Jack Kemp - 970 (3.90%)
  * Bob Dole - 930 (3.74%)
  * Morry Taylor - 710 (2.86%)
  * Al Gore (inc.) - 654 (2.63%)
  * Bob Dornan - 401 (1.61%)
  * Ross Perot - 108 (0.43%)
  * Bill Clinton - 70 (0.28%)
  * Ralph Nader - 69 (0.28%)
  * Richard P. Bosa - 60 (0.24%)

All candidates run as write-in

Washington Presidential primary for independent voters, 1996:

  * Bill Clinton (D) (inc.) - 227,120 (51.08%)
  * Bob Dole (R) - 125,154 (28.15%)
  * Pat Buchanan (R) - 44,027 (9.90%)
  * Steve Forbes (R) - 28,618 (6.44%)
  * Alan Keyes (R) - 6,631 (1.49%)
  * Lamar Alexander (R) - 5,181 (1.17%)
  * Lyndon LaRouche (D) - 3,160 (0.71%)
  * Richard Lugar (R) - 2,009 (0.45%)
  * Phil Gramm (R) - 1,665 (0.37%)
  * Bob Dornan (R) - 1,054 (0.24%)

1996 Republican presidential primaries:


Electoral history of Richard Lugar

1996 Republican presidential primaries:

  * Bob Dole - 9,024,742 (58.82%)
  * Pat Buchanan - 3,184,943 (20.76%)
  * Steve Forbes - 1,751,187 (11.41%)
  * Lamar Alexander - 495,590 (3.23%)
  * Alan Keyes - 471,716 (3.08%)
  * Richard Lugar - 127,111 (0.83%)
  * Unpledged delegates - 123,278 (0.80%)
  * Phil Gramm - 71,456 (0.47%)
  * Bob Dornan - 42,140 (0.28%)
  * Morry Taylor - 21,180 (0.14%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 2000:

  * Richard Lugar (inc.) - 356,888 (100.00%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 2000:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 1,427,944 (66.56%)
  * David L. Johnson (D) - 683,273 (31.85%)
  * Paul Hager (LBT) - 33,992 (1.59%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 2006:

  * Richard Lugar (inc.) - 297,488 (100.00%)

United States Senate election in Indiana, 2006:

  * Richard Lugar (R) (inc.) - 1,171,553 (87.36%)
  * Steve Osborn (LBT) - 168,820 (12.59%)
  * Mark Pool (I) (write-in) - 444 (0.03%)
  * Jack H. Baldwin (I) (write-in) - 294 (0.02%)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate, 2009:

  * Robert Byrd (D) (inc.) - 58 (58.59%)
  * Richard Lugar (R) - 41 (41.41%)

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 2012:


Electoral history of Richard Lugar

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Indiana, 2012:

  * Richard Mourdock - 403,268 (60.58%)
  * Richard Lugar (inc.) - 262,388 (39.42%)


Diadegma semiclausum

Diadegma semiclausum is a species of parasitic wasp in the family Ichneumonidae. Its larvae are parasites of the larvae of the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) and certain other moths.

Distribution and habitat

Diadegma semiclausum is native to Europe but has spread to, or been introduced to, other parts of the world, including Asia, Egypt, South Africa, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. Its preferred temperature range is between 15 and 25 °C (59 and 77 °F), so in tropical countries it is found in cooler climates at higher altitudes. It is attracted to cruciferous vegetables on which diamondback moth larvae are feeding, responding to chemical cues released by the larvae and the damaged tissues.leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella).

Life cycle

The adult female Diadegma semiclausum searches out first instar larvae of its host and lays a single egg inside; it does not lay an egg if the larva has already been parasitised. The female wasp can lay several hundred eggs over the course of about three weeks if it finds sufficient nectar or other sugary food to sustain it. When the egg hatches, the wasp larva feeds inside the moth larva, and when the moth larva makes a cocoon, the wasp larva pupates inside. It emerges after eight to ten days, leaving a dry husk behind. The whole cycle takes about 19 days.

Use in biological control

In the Philippines, cabbages, Chinese cabbages, radishes and other cruciferous vegetables are important crops, and the most serious pest of these is the diamondback moth. The moths used to be kept under control by pesticides, with an average of twelve sprayings per crop being used; more recently, the pest has become largely resistant to insecticides,Cotesia vestalis, but overuse of insecticides limits this parasite's effectiveness. To supplement its limited control, Diadegma semiclausum has been introduced from Taiwan and effective control of the diamondback moth was reported to have increased to as much as 95%.Bacillus thuringiensis being an acceptable alternative.hyperparasitism, where secondary parasitic wasps start to parasitise the primary parasites.


Ceratiola

Ceratiola is a genus of flowering plants with a single species, Ceratiola ericoides,sand heath,sandhill-rosemary or Florida-rosemary, is a species of shrub endemic to the Southeastern United States.

Taxonomy

It is usually included in the plant family Ericaceae, though treated by some botanists in the Empetraceae. It is the sole species in the genus Ceratiola.

Distribution and habitat

It is native to subtropical scrub and dry sandy habitats in the coastal southeastern United States, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina. It commonly occurs together with sand pine and species of oak.

Ecology

Like sand pine, it is adapted to the harsh coastal environment where hot sun and fast draining white sandy soils are common. Cetatiola regenerate by seed after periodic forest fires. Its habitat is important for the endangered Florida sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) in central Florida.

Description

Florida-rosemary can grow to about 1.5 to 8 feet tall. It flowers in spring, summer and fall, and grows in the maritime hammocks. The name derives from the species' superficial similarity to the unrelated European shrub rosemary, familiar for its leaves used as a herb. Florida-rosemary is not edible.

  * Fact sheet on the species, from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources


Cipriano Branco

Cipriano BrancoBranco (born December 25, 1980) is an East Timorese football player who currently play for Karketu Dili in Liga Futebol Amadora.midfielder for the Timor-Leste national football team. His international debut against the Philippine team on October 20, 2010 in 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup qualification as a substitute in the 52nd minute.


Dracophyllum lessonianum

Dracophyllum lessonianum, commonly known as the gumland grass tree, is a species of tree or shrub in the heath family Ericaceae. It is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. D. lessonianum was first described by the French botanist Achille Richard in 1832.


For the Cause (film)

For the Cause (also known as Final Encounter) is a 2000 American direct-to-video science fantasy film directed by David Douglas and Tim Douglas.

Plot

For the Cause is set in the late 26th century on a distant planet that has two human colonies. These colonies were founded as a refuge from the wars of Earth, but the vision died when the colonies began fighting a hundred-year war, reducing their once mighty cities to rubble. The stone walled city of Brecca is the northern neighbor of the nation of Obsidian, a culture of black glass cities and unfathomable technology. The war drags on with the vestiges of once mighty technologies, and the great armies are now but orphaned teenagers, fighting and dying for a cause they never knew. Unless the war ends, yet another entire generation of children on both sides will perish in battle.

Brecca’s greatest military leader, General Murren (Dean Cain), decides to use the last of Brecca’s ancient weapons to end the war. It is called Warhammer, a hundred-year-old nuclear weapon built to cripple Obsidian’s technology. Murren leads a small team to deliver the weapon to Obsidian, taking with him his most loyal soldier, Sutherland (Justin Whalin) and Abel (Jodi Bianca Wise), a beautiful woman who is the master of a dying art of computer warfare. Feared by even her own people, Abel uses her ancient skills to channel energy into lethal forms. Murren also selects Evans (Thomas Ian Griffith), a celebrated warrior with a mysterious past, who has learned that peace is greater than victory. The small team intends to penetrate the defenses of an enemy city that couldn't be reached by Murren's father and six million men, but as the team battles its way toward Obsidian, they also must contend with their own Breccan people, torn apart by a century of conflict.

Cast


For the Cause (film)

Cast

  * Dean Cain as General Murren
  * Justin Whalin as Sutherland
  * Jodi Bianca Wise as Abel
  * Thomas Ian Griffith as Evans
  * Trae Thomas as Stoner
  * Michelle Krusiec as Layton
  * Stephen Ramsey as Varden
  * Violeta Markovska as Deanna
  * Maria Kancheva as Chapman
  * Yuri Safchev as Rifkin
  * Martin Karaivanov as Kevik
  * Zlatomir Dimitrov as Anders
  * Ivan Dimitrov as Reese
  * Shelly Varod as Nara

Production

The film was shot in Bulgaria on a small budget of $2.5 million. Director David Douglas and his brother Tim were able to make the film with these limited resources by using new generation PC technology that reduced the cost of digital filmmaking. Inspired by Star Wars, the brothers became interested in videos and films, and formed a computer graphics company that did commercial work for the Fresno TV station. Later in Los Angeles, they became successful as CG artists. David got carpal tunnel syndrome and had to make a career change, so he decided to make "For the Cause". They soon signed with Miramax, but had trouble getting the project greenlighted. They eventually did a much smaller deal with Nu Image/Millennium, a low-budget film company. David feels that Bulgaria, with its pollution and bleak cities, was a perfect setting for the film, noting: "If you want to go to a place that looks like a futuristic world that failed, Bulgaria is it".Submarines (2003), was released straight to video.

Reception

Clark Douglas of DVD Verdict called the film "a genuinely wretched affair" and "agonizingly long".

  * For the Cause at IMDb
  * For the Cause at AllMovie
  * For the Cause at Rotten Tomatoes


Charlie Young

This article is about the fictional character. For other people, see Charlie Young (disambiguation).

Charles Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet.

Creation and development

The character of Charlie Young was originally to appear in the pilot, with a draft dated February 6, 1998, describing him as a "fresh-faced" 19-year-old who is taking a year off from Georgetown University to work as the President's personal aide.The West Wing's third episode after the all-Caucasian main cast came under criticism from the NAACP.

Actor Dulé Hill said he decided to audition for the role due to the involvement of Martin Sheen (who portrayed President Bartlet) and show creator Aaron Sorkin, whose work he admired.Kris Engskov, then personal aide to President Bill Clinton. Hill said the experience helped him realize how important and potentially powerful the job was.

Charlie's interracial romance with President Bartlet's daughter sparked hate mail from some viewers, inspiring the first season's cliffhanger in which the President and his staff are fired upon by white supremacists.

The character shares his name with that of African American historical figure Charles Young, the first African-descended American to earn the title of Colonel in the United States Army and the third to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Character biography

Charlie Young is introduced in the episode "A Proportional Response" as a young man applying at the White House personnel office for a part-time job as a messenger. He is interviewed by Deborah De LaGuardia who recommends him to Josh Lyman for another job, as the President's personal aide. Prior to this, he had worked as a waiter at the Gramercy Club


Charlie Young

Charlie's mother was a police officer in Washington, D.C., who was killed in the line of duty in June 1999. She was not supposed to be working on the night of her death, having been persuaded to switch shifts by Charlie.Theodore Roosevelt High School, a public school in D.C., but later says that he would have preferred to go to Gonzaga College High School, a Catholic school with a better academic reputation and a comparatively crime-free history. Despite achieving high grades at school, Charlie decides to put off attending college, in order to take up a job and support himself and his sister financially until Deena has finished high school.

During season one, Charlie begins dating the President's youngest daughter, Zoey Bartlet.white supremacist groups,Rosslyn, Virginia. While Charlie is unharmed, Josh Lyman is critically wounded, and the President, the head of the President's Secret Service Detail and a woman in the crowd are all injured less seriously.Dear John email, refuses to stop pursuing her, stating that he is still in love with her.National Arboretum to dig up a bottle of champagne the two had buried three years earlier, intending to give it to her as a graduation gift. Instead, he finds Zoey waiting with the champagne, and she confesses that she is confused about him.

Charlie briefly dates Meeshel Anders, played by Gabrielle Union, during season five before learning that she will be working in the White House press room. He later asks Zoey out on a date, and they are subsequently seen sitting next to one another at Zoey's birthday party in the East Room watching Penn and Teller allegedly burn a flag as part of a magic trick. During season six, it is confirmed that they are dating, when the President catches Charlie leaving Zoey's room late at night. The next day, Charlie hints that he has thought about asking Zoey to marry him, but the storyline is never revisited.


Charlie Young

At the beginning of season four, C. J. Cregg asks Charlie to become a Big Brother to Anthony Marcus, a troubled young man whose previous Big Brother, Secret Service agent Simon Donovan, has recently been killed. He declines initially until he witnesses Anthony disrespect C. J. to her face saying " I don't need a babysitter bitch are you deaf?" Charlie (while walking by) turns around and slams Anthony against a wall telling him he can "go to juvenile detention or meet me at Cosmo's on Saturday the choice is yours."

Although initially quiet and subservient toward the President and his staff,carving knife made for Bartlet's ancestors by Paul Revere, stating that it was something passed down: "My father gave it to me and his father gave it to him, and now I'm giving it to you." (The Bartlets have no biological son to inherit the knife.) This father-son dynamic grows stronger as the show progresses,

Charlie displays strong loyalty towards Bartlet and his colleagues, turning down an offer of legal immunity during the President's MS scandal because he feels it would effectively be telling Bartlet that he was wrong to trust him.

After graduating from Georgetown, Charlie is forced to make good on a promise he made to the President to move on and leave his job as the President's bodyman once he graduated, as Bartlet says to Charlie "Let's fatten up that résumé." Charlie finds it hard to leave the White House and begins passing his résumé around the West Wing. C. J. Cregg, the newly appointed Chief of Staff, asks Charlie to stay in the West Wing as a special aide to the Chief of Staff. A man named Curtis replaces Charlie as President Bartlet's bodyman. As C. J.'s aide, Charlie begins to interact more importantly with the other members of the staff, and starts to have influence in the development of several policy initiatives. Namely, he is encouraged by Leo to fight for a proposed earned income tax credit which would help working families, a measure he calls 'a poor tax' with help from Annabeth Schott.


Charlie Young

On the last day of Bartlet's tenure as President of the United States, Charlie reveals to President Bartlet that he has been accepted to the early admission program of Georgetown University Law Center, thanks in part to Bartlet's letter of recommendation. Bartlet gives Charlie one final gift: a copy of the United States Constitution that Bartlet's father had given to him when he was in high school.

Reception

Rica Rodman, who served in the White House press office between 1993 and 1997, says that of all the characters, Charlie is the most realistic in his relationship with the President, "accurately [portraying] the typical young, obliging White House staffer."The Atlantic ranked Charlie the series' ninth best character and praised Hill's performance, writing "Hill was so good in the role—so dryly funny, sharp when he needed to be, who had great chemistry with everyone he worked alongside (particularly Sheen). And he did such an effective job reminding of us Charlie's backstory (his mother was a cop shot in the line of duty) just by flashing a haunted look or reacting with understated but powerful emotion as he becomes a crucial part of the Bartlet family." They did criticize, however, that the character was "backgrounded in later seasons", opining that "the show suffers for it."Vulture ranking of characters created by Aaron Sorkin ranked Charlie twelfth place.

For his performance in the third season, Hill received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was nominated alongside co-stars Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford; Spencer won the award.Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning in 2001 and 2002.

  * List of characters on The West Wing
  * List of The West Wing episodes


Hayad

40°03′10″N 46°38′37″E / 40.05278°N 46.64361°E

Hayad is a village de jure in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan, but de facto in the Martakert Province of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.

  * Hayad at GEOnet Names Server


Chen Yufan

This article is about the Chinese singer and actor. For the Taiwanese actor and singer, see David Chen.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Yufan (Chinese: 陈羽凡; born 18 November 1975) is a Chinese actor and singer of the pop duo Yu Quan.

Early life and education

Chen was born Chen Tao (Chinese: 陈涛; pinyin: Chén Tāo) in Beijing, on November 18, 1975. He graduated from Beijing Food College (北京粮食专科学校).

Career

In 1994, Chen dropped out of school and started his career as a singer-songwriter. That same year, Hu Haiquan, who started composing at 11, came to Beijing from Northeast China and played keyboard for bands. In 1996, the two met for the first time and formed a band named "Yu Quan".

On November 17, 1998, he was assigned to Rock Records Co., Ltd. with Hu Haiquan, who joined the Yu Quan musical group. Their debut album, The Most Beautiful, was released on November 10, 1999, and sales exceeded one million. Their 2nd album, titled Callous to the End, was released in 2000. Their 3rd album, titled Ardently Love, was released in 2001. In the next few years, their released a member of music albums, such as I can't Live without You (2003), Thirty (2005), Friends are Difficult (2006), Everyone Has a Yu Quan in His Heart (2009), @Myself (2011), Regenerate (2013), Dare to Love (2014), Recalcitrate (2015).

Personal life

Chen married Bai Baihe on December 26, 2006.Bloom of Youth in 2004.

Drug scandal


Chen Yufan

Drug scandal

On November 26, 2018, Chen was arrested by the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau for drug use and illegal possession of drugs.Chinese: 情况通报：毒品让“最美”凋零). The "Most Beautiful" was the debut album released by the band "Yu Quan" in 1999. Later, the official Sina Weibo of People's Daily reposted the announcement from Shijingshan branch of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and posted the photo of Chen Yufan. This confirms the fact that he took drugs. Chen's brokerage company subsequently issued an apology letter.

Discography

Further information: Yu Quan § Discography

Filmography

Film

Year              English title      Chinese title  Role             Notes
2005              Waiting Alone      独自等待           Himself
2011              Love Is Not Blind  失恋33天          guest
Lee's Adventures  李献计历险记             A villager
2012                                 敢想敢为           Himself
2015              Forever Young      栀子花开           Boss of the bar
Jian Bing Man     煎饼侠                Himself

Television

Year  English title      Chinese title  Role        Notes
1996  Summer in Beijing  北京夏天           Tao Bei'er
2006  Bloom of Youth     与青春有关的日子       Xu Xun

  * Chen Yufan at IMDb
  * Chen Yufan on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)


Chisocheton setosus

Chisocheton setosus is a tree in the family Meliaceae. The specific epithet setosus is from the Latin meaning "with bristly hairs", referring to the fruits.

Description

The tree grows up to 5.5 metres (20 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 8 centimetres (3 in). The unripe fruits are pale yellow.

Distribution and habitat

Chisocheton setosus is endemic to Borneo. Its habitat is rain forest.


Electoral history of Sergey Mironov

Sergey Mironov

Electoral history of Sergey Mironov, Member of the State Duma, former Senator from Saint Petersburg and 3rd Chairman of the Federation Council.

1998 Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly election

12 constituency
Nominee            Result
Sergey M. Mironov  21,815  69.33%
Dmitry Zapolsky    4,128   13.12%
Andrey Golubkov    1,538   4.89%
Sergey V. Mironov  539     1.71%
Sergey Nirov       536     1.70%
Alexey Mironov     270     0.86%
Sergey Malekhin    145     0.46%
Against all        2,494   7.93%
Source:

Chairman of the Federation Council elections

2001

Unopposed
For        Against  Abstaining  No voting

151        84.8%    0           0.0%       0  0.0%  27  15.2%
Source:

2003

Unopposed
For        Against  Abstaining  No voting

159        89.3%    0           0.0%       2  1.1%  17  9.6%
Source:

2007

Unopposed
For        Against  Abstaining  No voting

156        90.7%    0           0.0%       1  0.6%  15  8.7%
Source:

2011 Chairman of the State Duma election

Candidate  Votes                        %
           √ Sergey Naryshkin (UR)      238  52.9%
           Ivan Melnikov (CPRF)         208  46.2%
           Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR)  204  45.3%
           Sergey Mironov (JR)          203  45.1%
Source:

Presidential elections

2004

2004 presidential election
Candidate                   Party               Votes                     %
                            Vladimir Putin      Independent               49,558,328  71.9
                            Nikolay Kharitonov  Communist Party           9,514,554   13.8
                            Sergey Glazyev      Independent               2,850,610   4.1
                            Irina Khakamada     Independent               2,672,189   3.9
                            Oleg Malyshkin      Liberal Democratic Party  1,405,326   2.0
                            Sergey Mironov      Russian Party of Life     524,332     0.8
Against all                 2,397,140           3.5
Source:

2012


Electoral history of Sergey Mironov

2012

2012 presidential election
Candidates                  Party                 Votes                     %
                            Vladimir Putin        United Russia             45,602,075  63.60
                            Gennady Zyuganov      Communist Party           12,318,353  17.18
                            Mikhail Prokhorov     Independent               5,722,508   7.98
                            Vladimir Zhirinovsky  Liberal Democratic Party  4,458,103   6.22
                            Sergey Mironov        A Just Russia             2,763,935   3.85
Source:


Cipriano

Cipriano may refer to:

  * Cipriano (given name), a masculine given name
  * Cipriano (surname), a surname


Damián Akerman

Damián Emilio Akerman (born March 25, 1980 in Morteros, Córdoba Province) is an Argentine football striker who currently plays for Deportivo Morón in the Primera B Nacional.

Nicknamed "El Cabro", Akerman began at the youth sector of club Newell's Old Boys. He made his debut in 2000 with Argentino de Rosario in the Primera B Metropolitana. In 2003, he relocated to Chile to play for first division club Deportes La Serena, but after five months he returned to Argentina and signed with Deportivo Morón, which he eventually would spend most of his career with.

After four stints at Morón, Akerman became the all-time leading scorer in the club's history with 141 goals altogether in both, second and third division.Argentine Primera with Gimnasia de La Plata in 2005. Moreover, he spent some time with Ferro Carril Oeste between 2006 and 2007. In July 2009, Akerman was loaned to Bolivian side Blooming.Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano on August 8, 2009 against Nacional Potosí. With the help of his goals in crucial games Blooming obtained the 2009 Clausura title, the first in his career. After a year in Bolivia, Akerman returned to Morón once again.

Club titles

Season    Club      Title
2009 (C)  Blooming  Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano

  * Argentine Primera statistics (in Spanish)
  * BDFA profile (in Spanish)
  * Damián Akerman at Soccerway


Ceratistes (beetle)

Ceratistes is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Melyridae.

The species of this genus are found in Southern Europe.

Species:

  * Ceratistes cervulus (Reitter, 1894)
  * Ceratistes dentifrons (Erichson, 1840)


For the Defense

For the Defense may refer to:

  * For the Defense (1916 film), an American drama film starring Fannie Ward
  * For the Defense (1922 film), an American mystery film featuring Ethel Clayton and Vernon Steele
  * For the Defense (1930 film), an American crime/romantic drama film starring William Powell and Kay Francis


Dracophyllum latifolium

Dracophyllum latifolium, commonly called needle-leaved neinei or spider wood, is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to New Zealand.


California Distinguished School

California Distinguished School is an award given by the California State Board of Education to public schools within the state that best represent exemplary and quality educational programs. Approximately 5-10% of California schools are awarded this honor each year following a selection process.

Program

The program was established in 1985 and alternates each year between elementary (even years) and secondary (odd years) schools. In the past, schools that were recognized as distinguished held the title for four years.

Eligibility

California School Dashboard

For 2020, the California Distinguished Schools Program will use the accountability metrics compiled on the public California School Dashboard. The Dashboard is a website available to the public and geared toward parents and non-educators. The California Department of Education states “The Dashboard is a key component of California’s five-year overhaul of the state’s school accountability system.”

Details about the California Distinguished Schools application are issued from the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction (Tony Thurmond) and disclosed to School Principals, County and District Superintendents, and Charter School Administrators. Schools communicate with their County Coordinator for the California School Recognition Program to submit the application.

Award criteria

Awardees will fall into two categories: “Closing the Achievement Gap,” and “Exceptional Student Performance.”

“Closing the Achievement Gap” criteria

  * Poverty Rate of at least 40 percent in the prior two school years.
  * Highest percent of growth that met standard in English Language Arts (ELA) OR Mathematics between the two prior school years for the student groups targeted in those years (e.g. English Learners, Foster Youth. See Dashboard website for full listing).
  * The ALL student group must be Blue/Green on both ELA and Mathematics using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year.
  * The ALL student group must be Blue/Green/Yellow on the Suspension Rate Indicator using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year
  * The ALL student group must be Blue/Green/Yellow on the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year.
  * 95 percent participation rate in the prior two school years for both ELA and Mathematics.

“Exceptional Student Performance” criteria


California Distinguished School

“Exceptional Student Performance” criteria

  * The ALL student group must be Blue in both ELA and Mathematics using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year.
  * The ALL student group must be Blue on the Suspension Rate Indicator using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year.
  * The ALL student group must be Blue on the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator using Dashboard data for the prior completed school year
  * 95 percent participation rate in the prior two school years for both ELA and Mathematics.

Program funding

The California Distinguished Schools Program receives funding from California School Recognition Program Sponsors.Comcast, programs such as the California State Lottery, and special interest groups such as the California Teachers Association.

Historical criticism and response

In 2001, the Los Angeles Times wrote an article identifying complaints with the program's selection process. Times author Jessica Garrison wrote that, at the time, the application process required that “schools must score in the top half of the state’s Academic Performance Index and write an exhaustive, 10-section application describing everything from campus culture to library services.”

Historical Interim Award Program

Between 2015 and 2017, the California Department of Education awarded the California Gold Ribbon School designation for three years while California transitioned to its new assessment and accountability system. It returned to the California Distinguished School system beginning in 2018.


Hayachine Quasi-National Park

Hayachine Quasi-National Park (早池峰国定公園, Hayachine Kokutei Kōen) is a quasi-national park in central Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is rated a protected landscape (category II) according to the IUCN.

Established in 1982, the park's central features are Mount Hayachine (1,914 m (6,280 ft)) and Mount Yakushi (薬師岳) (1,645 m (5,397 ft)).alpine zone and forest vegetation of Mounts Hayachine and Yakushi is a designated Special Natural Monument spanning the municipalities of Hanamaki, Tōno, and Miyako (former village of Kawai).Japanese folklore, most notably as collected in Tōno Monogatari.

Like all Quasi-National Parks in Japan, Hayachine Quasi-National Park is managed by the local prefectural government.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hayachine Quasi-National Park.
  * National Parks of Japan
  * List of Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites and Special Natural Monuments
  * Southerland, Mary and Britton, Dorothy. The National Parks of Japan. Kodansha International (1995). ISBN 4-7700-1971-8


House of Parties of Iran

Parties' House or House of Parties of Iran (Persian: خانه احزاب ایران, romanized: Khānīh-yi Aḥzāb-i Īrān) is a non-governmental organization in Iran, consisting of legal and registered political parties. It aims to minimize differences between the membersInternational Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP).

It was founded in 1997 with the growing emergence of political parties in Iran

As of 2008, 168 parties were member of the association.Freedom Movement of Iran to join in 2004.


Büğdüz, Burdur

Büğdüz is a village in the Burdur District of Burdur Province in Turkey.2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).


Electoral history of Tony Blair

This is a summary of the electoral history of Tony Blair, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007.

  This article is part of
  a series about
  Tony Blair

  * Electoral history
  * MP for Sedgefield
  * Beaconsfield by-election
Leader of the Opposition
  * Leadership election
      + Brown Deal
  * Shadow Cabinet
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  * Premiership
Policies
  * Blairism
      + New Labour
      + Third Way
Appointments
  * "Tony's Cronies"
  * "Blair Babes"
First ministry and term
  * Ministry
      + 1997 election
  * 1997 budget
  * Good Friday Agreement
      + peace process
  * Handover of Hong Kong
  * Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
      + People's princess
  * Military intervention in Sierra Leone
Second ministry and term
  * Ministry
      + 2001 re-election
  * 9/11
  * War on terror
  * War in Afghanistan
  * Death and funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
  * 2003 invasion of Iraq
      + Iraq and weapons of mass destruction
      + Saddam–al-Qaeda conspiracy theory
      + Bush memo
      + Downing Street memo
      + February Dossier
      + September Dossier
      + Ultimatum to Iraq
      + Iraq War
Third ministry and term
  * Ministry
      + 2005 re-election
  * Cabinet reshuffle
  * Cash for Honours
  * Leadership succession
  * London bombings
  * Respect agenda
Post–Prime Minister
  * A Journey
  * Associates
  * Faith Foundation
  * Iraq Inquiry
  * Quartet on the Middle East
  * Sports Foundation
  * Institute for Global Change

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Parliamentary elections

1982 by-election, Beaconsfield

By-election 1982: Beaconsfield
Party     Candidate                                       Votes          %       ±%
          Conservative                                    Tim Smith      23,049  61.8  +0.1
          Liberal                                         Paul Tyler     9,996   26.8  +8.7
          Labour                                          Tony Blair     3,886   10.4  −9.8
          New Britain                                     Michael Byrne  225     0.6   New
          Democratic Monarchist                           Bill Boaks     99      0.3   New
          Benn in Ten Unless Proportional Representation  Thomas Keen    51      0.1   New
Majority  13,053                                          35.0           −8.2
Turnout   37,306
          Conservative hold                               Swing

1983 general election, Sedgefield


Electoral history of Tony Blair

1983 general election, Sedgefield

General election 1983: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate              Votes                 %       ±%
          Labour                 Tony Blair            21,401  47.6
          Conservative           Gavin Horton          13,120  29.2
          SDP                    David Shand           10,183  22.6
          Independent            Maurice Logan-Salton  298     0.7
Majority  8,281                  18.4
Turnout   45,002                 72.9
          Labour win (new seat)

1987 general election, Sedgefield

General election 1987: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate     Votes          %       ±%
          Labour        Tony Blair     25,965  56.0  +8.4
          Conservative  Nigel Hawkins  12,907  27.9  −1.3
          SDP           Ralph Andrew   7,477   16.1  −6.5
Majority  13,058        28.1           +9.7
Turnout   46,349        76.2           +3.3
          Labour hold   Swing          +4.9

1992 general election, Sedgefield

General election 1992: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate          Votes             %       ±%
          Labour             Tony Blair        28,453  60.5  +4.5
          Conservative       Nicholas Jopling  13,594  28.9  +1.0
          Liberal Democrats  Gary Huntington   4,982   10.6  −5.5
Majority  14,859             31.6              +3.5
Turnout   47,029             77.1              +0.9
          Labour hold        Swing             +1.8

1997 general election, Sedgefield

General election 1997: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate          Votes             %       ±%
          Labour             Tony Blair        33,526  71.2  +10.7
          Conservative       Elizabeth Pitman  8,383   17.8  −11.1
          Liberal Democrats  Ronald Beadle     3,050   6.5   −4.1
          Referendum         Miriam Hall       1,683   3.6   New
          Socialist Labour   Brian Gibson      474     1.0   New
Majority  25,143             53.4              +21.8
Turnout   47,116             72.6              −4.5
          Labour hold        Swing             +11.0

2001 general election, Sedgefield


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2001 general election, Sedgefield

General election 2001: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate            Votes               %       ±%
          Labour               Tony Blair          26,110  64.9  −6.3
          Conservative         Douglas Carswell    8,397   20.9  +3.1
          Liberal Democrats    Andrew Duffield     3,624   9.0   +2.5
          UKIP                 Andrew Spence       974     2.4   New
          Socialist Labour     Brian Gibson        518     1.3   +0.3
          Rock 'n' Roll Loony  Christopher Driver  375     0.9   New
          Independent          Helen John          260     0.6   New
Majority  17,713               44.0                -9.4
Turnout   40,258               62.0                −10.6
          Labour hold          Swing               −4.7

2005 general election, Sedgefield

General election 2005: Sedgefield
Party     Candidate             Votes                     %       ±%
          Labour                Tony Blair                24,421  58.9  −6.0
          Conservative          Al Lockwood               5,972   14.4  −6.5
          Liberal Democrats     Robert Woodthorpe Browne  4,935   11.9  +2.9
          Independent           Reg Keys                  4,252   10.3  New
          UKIP                  William Brown             646     1.6   −0.8
          National Front        Mark Farrell              253     0.6   New
          Veritas               Fiona Luckhurst-Matthews  218     0.5   New
          Independent           Berony Abraham            205     0.5   New
          Monster Raving Loony  Melodie Staniforth        157     0.4   New
          Blair Must Go Party   Jonathan Cockburn         103     0.2   New
          Senior Citizens       Terence Pattinson         97      0.2   New
          Pensioners            Cherri Gilham             82      0.2   New
          Independent           Helen John                68      0.2   −0.4
          Independent           John Barker               45      0.1   New
          Independent           Julian Brennan            17      0.0   New
Majority  18,449                44.5                      +0.5
Turnout   41,475                62.2                      +0.2
          Labour hold           Swing                     +0.25

1994 Labour Party leadership election

Candidate  Affiliated               Constituencies  PLP      Overall result
           (33.3%)                  (33.3%)         (33.3%)
Votes      %                        Votes           %        Votes           %     %
           Tony Blair [Green tick]  407,637         52.3     100,313         58.2  198  60.5  57.0
           John Prescott            221,367         28.4     42,053          24.4  64   19.6  24.1
           Margaret Beckett         150,422         19.3     29,990          17.4  65   19.9  18.9

United Kingdom general elections

1997 general election


Electoral history of Tony Blair

1997 United Kingdom general election
       Candidates                Votes
Party  Leader                    Stood                              Elected  Gained  Unseated  Net  % of total  %     No.   Net %
       Labour                    Tony Blair                         639      419     146       0    +146        63.4  43.2  13,518,167  +8.8
       Conservative              John Major                         648      165     0         178  –178        25.0  30.7  9,600,943   –11.2
       Liberal Democrats         Paddy Ashdown                      639      46      30        2    +28         7.0   16.8  5,242,947   –1.0
       Referendum                James Goldsmith                    547      0       0         0    0                 2.6   811,849     N/A
       SNP                       Alex Salmond                       72       6       3         0    +3          0.9   2.0   621,550     +0.1
       Ulster Unionist           David Trimble                      16       10      1         0    +1          1.5   0.8   258,349     0.0
       SDLP                      John Hume                          18       3       0         1    –1          0.5   0.6   190,814     +0.1
       Plaid Cymru               Dafydd Wigley                      40       4       0         0    0           0.6   0.5   161,030     0.0
       Sinn Féin                 Gerry Adams                        17       2       2         0    +2          0.3   0.4   126,921     0.0
       DUP                       Ian Paisley                        9        2       0         1    –1          0.3   0.3   107,348     0.0
       UKIP                      Alan Sked                          193      0       0         0    0                 0.3   105,722     N/A
       Independent               N/A                                25       1       1         0    +1          0.2   0.2   64,482      0.0
       Alliance                  John Alderdice                     17       0       0         0    0                 0.2   62,972      0.0
       Green                     Peg Alexander and David Taylor     89       0       0         0    0                 0.2   61,731      –0.2
       Socialist Labour          Arthur Scargill                    64       0       0         0    0                 0.2   52,109      N/A
       Liberal                   Michael Meadowcroft                53       0       0         0    0                 0.1   45,166      –0.1
       BNP                       John Tyndall                       57       0       0         0    0                 0.1   35,832      0.0


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Natural Law               Geoffrey Clements                  197      0       0         0    0                 0.1   30,604      –0.1
       Speaker                   Betty Boothroyd                    1        1       1         0    0                 0.1   23,969
       ProLife Alliance          Bruno Quintavalle                  56       0       0         0    0                 0.1   19,332      N/A
       UK Unionist               Robert McCartney                   1        1       1         0    +1          0.2   0.0   12,817      N/A
       PUP                       Hugh Smyth                         3        0       0         0    0                 0.0   10,928      N/A
       National Democrats        Ian Anderson                       21       0       0         0    0                 0.0   10,829      N/A
       Socialist Alternative     Peter Taaffe                                0       0         0    0                 0.0   9,906       N/A
       Scottish Socialist        Tommy Sheridan                     16       0       0         0    0                 0.0   9,740       N/A
       Independent               N/A                                4        0       0         0    0                 0.0   9,233       – 0.1
       Ind. Conservative         N/A                                4        0       0         0    0                 0.0   8,608       –0.1
       Monster Raving Loony      Screaming Lord Sutch               24       0       0         0    0                 0.0   7,906       –0.1
       Make Politicians History  Rainbow George Weiss               29       0       0         0    0                 0.0   3,745       N/A
       NI Women's Coalition      Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar  3        0       0         0    0                 0.0   3,024       N/A
       Workers' Party            Tom French                         8        0       0         0    0                 0.0   2,766       –0.1
       National Front            John McAuley                       6        0       0         0    0                 0.0   2,716       N/A
       Cannabis Law Reform       Howard Marks                       4        0       0         0    0                 0.0   2,085       N/A
       Socialist People's Party  Jim Hamezian                       1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,995       N/A
       Mebyon Kernow             Loveday Jenkin                     4        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,906       N/A
       Scottish Green            Robin Harper                       5        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,721
       Conservative Anti-Euro    Christopher Story                  1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,434       N/A


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Socialist (GB)            None                               5        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,359       N/A
       Community Representative  Ralph Knight                       1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,290       N/A
       Neighborhood association                                     1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,263       N/A
       SDP                       John Bates                         2        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,246       –0.1
       Workers Revolutionary     Sheila Torrance                    9        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,178       N/A
       Real Labour               N/A                                1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   1,117       N/A
       Independent Democrat      N/A                                         0       0         0    0                 0.0   982
       Independent               N/A                                         0       0         0    0                 0.0   890
       Communist                 Mike Hicks                         3        0       0         0    0                 0.0   639
       Independent               N/A                                1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   593
       Green (NI)                                                   1        0       0         0    0                 0.0   539
       Socialist Equality        Davy Hyland                        3        0       0         0    0                 0.0   505


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All parties with more than 500 votes shown. Labour total includes New Labour and "Labour Time for Change" candidates; Conservative total includes candidates in Northern Ireland (excluded in some lists) and "Loyal Conservative" candidate.

The Popular Unionist MP elected in 1992 died in 1995, and the party folded shortly afterwards.

There was no incumbent Speaker in the 1992 election.
Government's new majority  179
Total votes cast           31,286,284
Turnout                    71.3%

2001 general election


Electoral history of Tony Blair

UK General Election 2001
       Candidates                    Votes
Party  Leader                        Stood                              Elected  Gained  Unseated  Net  % of total  %     No.   Net %
       Labour                        Tony Blair                         640      413     2         8    −6          62.5  40.7  10,724,953  −2.5
       Conservative                  William Hague                      643      166     9         8    +1          25.2  31.6  8,357,615   +1.0
       Liberal Democrats             Charles Kennedy                    639      52      8         2    +6          7.9   18.3  4,814,321   +1.5
       SNP                           John Swinney                       72       5       0         1    −1          0.8   1.8   464,314     −0.2
       UKIP                          Jeffrey Titford                    428      0       0         0    0           0.0   1.5   390,563     +1.2
       Ulster Unionist               David Trimble                      17       6       1         5    −4          0.9   0.8   216,839     0.0
       Plaid Cymru                   Ieuan Wyn Jones                    40       4       1         1    0           0.6   0.7   195,893     +0.2
       DUP                           Ian Paisley                        14       5       3         0    +3          0.8   0.7   181,999     +0.4
       Sinn Féin                     Gerry Adams                        18       4       2         0    +2          0.6   0.7   175,933     +0.3
       SDLP                          John Hume                          18       3       0         0    0           0.5   0.6   169,865     0.0
       Green                         Margaret Wright and Mike Woodin    145      0       0         0    0           0.0   0.6   166,477     +0.3
       Independent                   N/A                                137      0       0         1    −1          0.0   0.4   98,917      +0.3
       Scottish Socialist            Tommy Sheridan                     72       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.3   72,516      N/A
       Socialist Alliance            N/A                                98       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.2   57,553      N/A
       Socialist Labour              Arthur Scargill                    114      0       0         0    0           0.0   0.2   57,288      0.0
       BNP                           Nick Griffin                       33       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.2   47,129      +0.1


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Alliance                      Seán Neeson                        10       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.1   28,999      −0.1
       Health Concern                Richard Taylor                     1        1       1         0    +1          0.2   0.1   28,487      N/A
       Speaker                       N/A                                1        1       1         0    +1          0.2   0.1   16,053      N/A
       Liberal                       Michael Meadowcroft                13       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.1   13,685      0.0
       UK Unionist                   Robert McCartney                   1        0       0         1    −1          0.0   0.1   13,509      +0.1
       ProLife Alliance              Bruno Quintavalle                  37       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   9,453       −0.1
       Legalise Cannabis             Alun Buffry                        13       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   8,677       N/A
       People's Justice              Shaukat Ali Khan                   3        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   7,443       N/A
       Monster Raving Loony          Howling Laud Hope and Catmando     15       0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   6,655       0.0
       PUP                           Hugh Smyth                         2        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   4,781       0.0
       Mebyon Kernow                 Dick Cole                          3        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   3,199       0.0
       NI Women's Coalition          Monica McWilliams and Pearl Sagar  1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   2,968       0.0
       Scottish Unionist             Danny Houston                      2        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   2,728       N/A
       Rock 'n' Roll Loony           Chris Driver                       7        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   2,634       N/A
       National Front                Tom Holmes                         5        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   2,484       0.0
       Workers' Party                Seán Garland                       6        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   2,352       0.0
       Neath Port Talbot Ratepayers  Paul Evans                         1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,960       N/A


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NI Unionist                   Cedric Wilson                      6        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,794       N/A
       Socialist Alternative         Peter Taaffe                       2        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,454       0.0
       Reform 2000                   Erol Basarik                       5        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,418       N/A
       Isle of Wight                 Philip Murray                      1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,164       N/A
       Muslim                                                           4        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,150       N/A
       Communist                     Robert Griffiths                   6        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   1,003       0.0
       New Britain                   Dennis Delderfield                 1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   888         0.0
       Free Party                    Bob Dobbs                          3        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   832         N/A
       Leeds Left Alliance           Mike Davies                        1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   770         N/A
       New Millennium Bean Party     Captain Beany                      1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   727         N/A
       Workers Revolutionary         Sheila Torrance                    6        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   607         0.0
       Tatton                        Paul Williams                      1        0       0         0    0           0.0   0.0   505         N/A


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Government's new majority  167
Total votes cast           26,367,383
Turnout                    59.4%

2005 general election

Summary of the results of the 5 May 2005 United Kingdom general election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom


Electoral history of Tony Blair

Political party  Leader                           Candidates                       Elected  Seats gained  Seats lost  Net change  % of seats  Number of votes  % of votes  Change in %  Votes per
                                                                                in seats                                             of vote      seat won
                 Labour                           Tony Blair                       627      355           0           47          –47         55.2             9,552,436   35.2         –5.5       26,908
                 Conservative                     Michael Howard                   630      198           36          3           +33         30.7             8,784,915   32.4         +0.7       44,368
                 Liberal Democrats                Charles Kennedy                  626      62            16          5           +11         9.6              5,985,454   22.0         +3.8       96,540
                 UKIP                             Roger Knapman                    496      0             0           0           0           0.0              605,973     2.2          +0.8       N/A
                 SNP                              Alex Salmond                     59       6             2           0           +2          0.9              412,267     1.5          –0.2       68,711
                 Green                            Caroline Lucas and Keith Taylor  182      0             0           0           0           0.0              257,758     1.0          +0.4       N/A
                 DUP                              Ian Paisley                      18       9             4           0           +4          1.4              241,856     0.9          +0.2       26,873
                 BNP                              Nick Griffin                     119      0             0           0           0           0.0              192,745     0.7          +0.5       N/A
                 Plaid Cymru                      Ieuan Wyn Jones                  40       3             0           1           –1          0.5              174,838     0.6          –0.1       58,279
                 Sinn Féin                        Gerry Adams                      18       5             1           0           +1          0.8              174,530     0.6          –0.1       34,906
                 Ulster Unionist                  David Trimble                    18       1             0           5           –5          0.2              127,414     0.5          –0.3       127,414
                 SDLP                             Mark Durkan                      18       3             1           1           0           0.5              125,626     0.5          –0.1       41,875
                 Independent                      N/A                              180      1             1           0           +1          0.2              122,416     0.5          +0.1       122,416
                 Respect                          Linda Smith                      26       1             1           0           +1          0.2              68,094      0.3          N/A        68,094


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Scottish Socialist               Colin Fox                        58       0             0           0           0           0.0              43,514      0.2          –0.1       N/A
                 Veritas                          Robert Kilroy-Silk               65       0             0           0           0           0.0              40,607      0.1          N/A        N/A
                 Alliance                         David Ford                       12       0             0           0           0           0.0              28,291      0.1          0.0        N/A
                 Scottish Green                   Shiona Baird and Robin Harper    19       0             0           0           0           0.0              25,760      0.1          +0.1       N/A
                 Socialist Labour                 Arthur Scargill                  49       0             0           0           0           0.0              20,167      0.1          0.0        N/A
                 Liberal                          Michael Meadowcroft              14       0             0           0           0           0.0              19,068      0.1          0.0        N/A
                 Health Concern                   Richard Taylor                   1        1             0           0           0           0.2              18,739      0.1          0.0        18,739
                 Speaker                          N/A                              1        1             0           0           0           0.2              15,153      0.1          0.0        15,153
                 English Democrat                 Robin Tilbrook                   24       0             0           0           0           0.0              15,149      0.1          N/A        N/A
                 Socialist Alternative            Peter Taaffe                     17       0             0           0           0           0.0              9,398       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 National Front                   Tom Holmes                       13       0             0           0           0           0.0              8,079       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Legalise Cannabis                Alun Buffry                      21       0             0           0           0           0.0              6,950       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 Monster Raving Loony             Howling Laud Hope                19       0             0           0           0           0.0              6,311       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 Community Action                 Peter Franzen                    3        0             0           0           0           0.0              5,984       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Christian Vote                   George Hargreaves                10       0             0           0           0           0.0              4,004       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Mebyon Kernow                    Dick Cole                        4        0             0           0           0           0.0              3,552       0.0          0.0        N/A


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Forward Wales                    John Marek                       6        0             0           0           0           0.0              3,461       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 CPA                              Alan Craig                       9        0             0           0           0           0.0              3,291       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Rainbow Dream Ticket             Rainbow George Weiss             23       0             0           0           0           0.0              2,463       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Community Group                  Martin Williams                  1        0             0           0           0           0.0              2,365       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Ashfield Independents            Roy Adkins                       1        0             0           0           0           0.0              2,292       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Alliance for Green Socialism     Mike Davies                      5        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,978       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Residents Association of London  Malvin Brown                     2        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,850       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Workers' Party                   Seán Garland                     6        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,669       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 Socialist Environmental          Goretti Horgan                   1        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,649       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Scottish Unionist                Daniel Houston                   1        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,266       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 Workers Revolutionary            Sheila Torrance                  10       0             0           0           0           0.0              1,241       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 New England                      Michael Tibby                    1        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,224       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Communist                        Robert Griffiths                 6        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,124       0.0          0.0        N/A
                 Community Group                                                   1        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,118       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Peace and Progress               Chris Cooper                     3        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,036       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Scottish Senior Citizens         John Swinburne                   2        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,017       0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Your Party                       Daniel Thompson                  2        0             0           0           0           0.0              1,006       0.0          N/A        N/A


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SOS! Northampton                 Yvonne Dale                      2        0             0           0           0           0.0              932         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Ind. Working Class               None                             1        0             0           0           0           0.0              892         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Democratic Labour                Brian Powell                     1        0             0           0           0           0.0              770         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 British Public Party             Kashif Rana                      1        0             0           0           0           0.0              763         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Free Scotland Party              Brian Nugent                     3        0             0           0           0           0.0              743         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Pensioners Party Scotland        George Rodger                    1        0             0           0           0           0.0              716         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Publican Party                   Kit Fraser and Don Lawson        1        0             0           0           0           0.0              678         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 English Independence Party       Andrew Constantine               1        0             0           0           0           0.0              654         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Socialist Unity                  None                             2        0             0           0           0           0.0              581         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Local Community Party            Jack Crossfield                  1        0             0           0           0           0.0              570         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 Clause 28                        David Braid                      3        0             0           0           0           0.0              516         0.0          N/A        N/A
                 UK Community Issues Party        Michael Osman                    3        0             0           0           0           0.0              502         0.0          N/A        N/A
Total                                             646                                                                             Turnout     27,148,510       61.4                     42,026


1931 Australian Grand Prix

The 1931 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Phillip Island Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 23 March 1931.Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Phillip Island, had 19 entries

The race was staged using a handicap format with the first car starting 35 minutes before the two "Scratch" cars.

Carl Junker was awarded the Grand Prix win,Bugatti Type 39.Austin 7.

Classes

Car competed in four classes:

  * A – 850cc
  * B – 1100cc
  * C – 1500cc
  * D – 2000cc

Classification

Carl Junker set fastest time and was awarded the Grand Prix win, driving a Bugatti Type 39

Cyril Dickason (Austin 7) recorded second fastest time and won the Handicap award

Harold Drake-Richmond (Bugatti Type 37) set the third fastest race time

Pos  No.  Class  Driver                 Car                   Laps  Time             Handicap (mins)  Handicap Pos.
                                                                    Reason for ret.
1    16     C    Carl Junker            Bugatti Type 39        31     2h 54m 50s           10               2
2     1     A    Cyril Dickason         Austin 7 Ulster s/c    31     3h 02m 24s           30               1
3    12     C    Harold Drake-Richmond  Bugatti Type 37        31     3h 03m 19s           10               3
4    10     B    Barney Dentry          Riley Brooklands       31     3h 09m 39s           11               4
5    13     B    Joan Richmond          Riley Nine             31     3h 34m 00s           22               6
6     3     A    Cec Warren             Austin 7 Ulster        31     3h 35m 21s           35               5
Ret  15     C    Hope Bartlett          Bugatti Type 37A s/c   29       Engine           Scratch
Ret  19     D    Les Jennings           Morris Oxford          28   Connecting rod         22
Ret   2     A    Clarrie May            Austin 7 s/c           18                          30
Ret   4     A    Ian Russell            Morris Minor           15       Engine             32
Ret  20     D    Jack Clements          Bugatti Type 30        14     Crankshaft            9
Ret  18     D    Jack Sidebottom        Singer                 12                          24
Ret  14     C    Arthur Terdich         Bugatti Type 37A s/c   8    Connecting rod       Scratch
Ret   9     B    Bill Lowe              Lombard AL.3 s/c       0        Gearbox            11
DNS   5     A    Eric Armstrong         Triumph s/c            –                           29

DNS   6     B    Alan Chamberlain       Chamberlain            –                           23


1931 Australian Grand Prix

DNS   6     B    Alan Chamberlain       Chamberlain            –                           23

  * Weather: Fine & mild
  * Race time limit: 4¼ hours from the commencement of the race, i.e., from the first car to start
  * Fastest lap: Hope Bartlett – 4'45.00 (79.90 mph)
  * Average speed of winning car: 69.87 mph
  * Australian Grand Prix, The Argus, Tuesday, 24 March 1931, page 8, trove.nla.gov.au
  * Joan Richmond collection, collectionsearch.nma.gov.au, as archived at web.archive.org


Damián Martínez

Damián Martínez may refer to:

  * Damián Martínez (footballer, born January 1990), Argentine defender
  * Damián Martínez (footballer, born June 1990), Argentine forward
  * Emiliano Martínez, Argentine goalkeeper
  * Punishment Martinez, American professional wrestler


Büğrüoğlu, Çorum

Büğrüoğlu is a village in the Çorum District of Çorum Province in Turkey.


Ceratinopsis

Ceratinopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882.

Species

As of May 2019 it contains forty-six species:


Ceratinopsis

* Ceratinopsis acripes (Denis, 1962) – Canary Is., Madeira
  * Ceratinopsis africana (Holm, 1962) – Gabon, Kenya
  * Ceratinopsis atolma Chamberlin, 1925 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis auriculata Emerton, 1909 – USA, Canada
  * Ceratinopsis benoiti (Holm, 1968) – Tanzania
  * Ceratinopsis bicolor Banks, 1896 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis blesti Locket, 1982 – Malaysia
  * Ceratinopsis bona Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis crosbyi Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis delicata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis dippenaari Jocqué, 1984 – South Africa
  * Ceratinopsis disparata (Dondale, 1959) – USA
  * Ceratinopsis fako Bosmans & Jocqué, 1983 – Cameroon
  * Ceratinopsis georgiana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis gosibia Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis guerrerensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – Mexico
  * Ceratinopsis holmi Jocqué, 1981 – Malawi, Tanzania
  * Ceratinopsis idanrensis Locket & Russell-Smith, 1980 – Nigeria, Botswana
  * Ceratinopsis infuscata (Denis, 1962) – Madeira
  * Ceratinopsis interpres (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) (type) – USA
  * Ceratinopsis interventa Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis labradorensis Emerton, 1925 – Canada
  * Ceratinopsis laticeps Emerton, 1882 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis locketi Millidge, 1995 – Indonesia (Krakatau)
  * Ceratinopsis machadoi (Miller, 1970) – Nigeria, Angola


Ceratinopsis

* Ceratinopsis mbamensis Bosmans, 1988 – Cameroon
  * Ceratinopsis monticola (Simon, 1894) – Sri Lanka
  * Ceratinopsis munda (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) – Guatemala
  * Ceratinopsis nigriceps Emerton, 1882 – USA, Canada
  * Ceratinopsis nigripalpis Emerton, 1882 – USA, Canada
  * Ceratinopsis nitida (Holm, 1964) – Cameroon, Congo
  * Ceratinopsis oregonicola Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis orientalis Locket, 1982 – Laos, Malaysia (mainland), Indonesia (Java)
  * Ceratinopsis palomara Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis raboeli Scharff, 1989 – Kenya
  * Ceratinopsis rosea Banks, 1898 – Mexico
  * Ceratinopsis ruberrima Franganillo, 1926 – Cuba
  * Ceratinopsis secuta Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis setoensis (Oi, 1960) – Korea, Japan
  * Ceratinopsis sinuata Bosmans, 1988 – Cameroon
  * Ceratinopsis sutoris Bishop & Crosby, 1930 – USA, Canada
  * Ceratinopsis swanea Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis sylvania Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis watsinga Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
  * Ceratinopsis xanthippe (Keyserling, 1886) – USA
  * Ceratinopsis yola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – USA
  * List of Linyphiidae species


Entheus priassus

Entheus priassus is a species of skipper butterfly found in Central and South America. It is a specialist herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae).

Subspecies

  * Entheus priassus priassus (Surinam, French Guiana)
  * Entheus priassus pralina Evans, 1952 (Brazil (Espírito Santo))


Dracophyllum cockayneanum

Dracophyllum cockayneanum is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to the Auckland and Campbell islands off the coast of New Zealand.


Gonzalo Porras

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porras and the second or maternal family name is Burghi.

Gonzalo Fabián Porras Burghi (born 31 January 1984 in Montevideo)Uruguayan footballer and current sporting director of Villa Teresa.

Career

After retirement

After retiring at the end of 2020, Porras was appointed sporting director of Villa Teresa in January 2021.

  * Gonzalo Porras at Soccerway


The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is a California state agency for many of the programs defined as part of the social safety net in the United States, and is within the auspices of the California Health and Human Services Agency. Federal and State funds for adoptions, the largest SNAP program in the country (known as CalFresh, formerly led by current Department of Aging Director Kim McCoy Wade), CalWORKs program, foster care, aid for people with disabilities, family crisis counseling, subsistence payments to poor families with children, child welfare services and many other efforts are distributed through this department.

On June 27, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Kimberley Johnson as CDSS Director. Johnson previously served in other capacities at CDSS, including as deputy director of the Family Engagement and Empowerment Division, branch chief of CalWorks and Child Care, and branch chief of Child Care and Refugee Programs.

Its mission is "to serve, aid and protect the needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence."

Responsibilities

CDSS has more than 4,000 employees in 54 offices throughout the state and is responsible for:

  * CalWORKs, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) welfare-to-work program
  * CalFresh is the California implementation of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program, which provides financial assistance for purchasing food for those in Poverty in California
  * Ensuring efficient, accurate and equitable delivery of payments and benefits
  * Providing services that foster self-sufficiency and dignity
  * Providing social services to the elderly, blind, disabled and other children and adults
  * Licensing and regulating foster homes, group homes, residential care facilities, day care facilities, child care facilities and preschools
  * Evaluating eligibility of applicants for disability-related benefits for certain federal and state programs, including Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability and Medi-Cal

Organization

The Department of Social Services is divided into 10 divisions, with programs, branches, and agencies under those divisions:


* Administration
  * Legal
  * Children and Family Services
  * Community Care Licensing
  * Disability Determination Service
  * Adult Programs
  * Family Engagement and Empowerment
  * State Hearings
  * Information Systems
  * California Department of Social Services. "About CDSS".
  * Official website
  * Licensing of Community Care Facilities in the California Code of Regulations
  * Child Care Facility Licensing Regulations in the California Code of Regulations
  * California Department of Social Services on USAspending.gov


House of Ponce de León

Coat of arms of the House of Ponce de León

The House of Ponce de León was an important aristocratic family in León in Spain during the middle ages.

It arose from the marriage of Pedro Ponce de Cabrera and Aldonza Alfonso de León, illegitimate daughter of King Alfonso IX of Leon.

The house held several important titles in the peerage of Spain, including the dukedoms of Arcos, Aveyro, Cádiz and Nájera.

Notable members

  * Juan Ponce de León
  * Juan Ponce de León II
  * Juan Ponce de León y Loayza
  * Luis Ponce de León
  * Pedro Ponce de León the Elder
  * Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos
  * Rodrigo Ponce de León, Duke of Cádiz
  * Antonio Ponce de León, 11th Duke of Arcos
  * Salazar y Acha, Jaime de (1985). Una Familia de la Alta Edad Media: Los Velas y su Realidad Histórica (en Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos). Asociación Española de Estudios Genealógicos y Heráldicos. p. 52. ISBN 84-398-3591-4


2012 Civic Democratic Party leadership election

The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) leadership election of 2012 was a part of party's congress. Incumbent leader and Prime Minister Petr Nečas sought re-election. Nečas faced Ivan Fuksa who announced his candidacy only a day prior the election.

592 delegates were allowed to vote. Nečas received 351 votes and thus won the election. Fuksa received only 178 votes.


City of Cambridge

Cambridge can refer to four cities:

  * Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  * Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
  * Cambridge, Maryland, United States
  * Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

City of Cambridge can refer to:

  * City of Cambridge Rowing Club, a rowing club based in Cambridge, England
  * Town of Cambridge
  * Cambridge (disambiguation)


Damián Grosso

Damián Grosso Prijmak (born 6 February 1975 in Castelar) is a former Argentine football goalkeeper.

Grosso made his professional debut in 1996 for Ferro Carril Oeste. He joined Almagro in 1997, helping them gain promotion to the Argentine Primera in 2000, after the club were relegated in 2001 he moved to Mexico where he played for Atlante F.C. and CD Veracruz before returning to Argentina in 2004. He played for Instituto de Córdoba, Quilmes, Talleres de Córdoba and recently in a second spell with Ferro Carril Oeste.

In January 2009, he signed for La Paz based club The Strongest.

  * Argentine Primera statistics (in Spanish)
  * Es-mas profile (in Spanish)


Enthalpy of neutralization

In chemistry and thermodynamics, the enthalpy of neutralization (ΔHn) is the change in enthalpy that occurs when one equivalent of an acid and a base undergo a neutralization reaction to form water and a salt. It is a special case of the enthalpy of reaction. It is defined as the energy released with the formation of 1 mole of water. When a reaction is carried out under standard conditions at the temperature of 298 K (25 degrees Celsius) and 1 atm of pressure and one mole of water is formed, the heat released by the reaction is called the standard enthalpy of neutralization (ΔHn⊖).

The heat (Q) released during a reaction is

[{\displaystyle Q=mc_{p}\Delta T}]

where m is the mass of the solution, cp is the specific heat capacity of the solution, and ∆T is the temperature change observed during the reaction. From this, the standard enthalpy change (∆H) is obtained by division with the amount of substance (in moles) involved.

[ \Delta H = - \frac{Q}{n} ]

When a strong acid, HA, reacts with a strong base, BOH, the reaction that occurs is

[{\displaystyle {\ce {H+ + OH^- -> H2O}}}]

as the acid and the base are fully dissociated and neither the cation B+ nor the anion A− are involved in the neutralization reaction. °C.

For weak acids or bases, the heat of neutralization is pH-dependent.alkali, some heat is required for complete dissociation. The total heat evolved during neutralization will be smaller.

e.g. [{\displaystyle {\ce {HCN + NaOH -> NaCN + H2O}};\ \Delta H=-12\mathrm {kJ/mol} }] at 25°C

The heat of ionization for this reaction is equal to (–12 + 57.3) = 45.3 kJ/mol at 25 °C.


1981 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the eighth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 15 July to 19 July in Finland.

Standings

Team     Pld  W  D  L  GF  GA  GD  Pts
Sweden   3    3  0  0  6   1   +5  6
Finland  3    1  1  1  3   4   −1  4
Denmark  3    0  2  1  1   2   −1  2
Norway   3    0  1  2  2   5   −3  1

Results

15 July 1981
Norway  0–2     Sweden
        Report  Andersson ?'
                Ödlund ?'

Centralplan, Karis
Attendance: 285
16 July 1981
18:00
Denmark  0–0     Finland
         Report

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 550
Referee: Ari Petäjä, Finland

17 July 1981
19:00
Denmark  0–0     Norway
         Report

Keskuskenttä, Porvoo
Attendance: 300
Referee: Taisto Mäkelä, Finland
17 July 1981
Finland  0–2     Sweden
         Report  Sundhage 30'
                 Söderström 52'

Urheilupuisto, Hyvinkää
Attendance: 300
Referee: Erkki Multanen, Finland

19 July 1981
14:00
Denmark      1–2     Sweden
Own goal ?'  Report  Söderström 7'
                     Sundhage 20'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 750
Referee: Heikki L. Tuominen, Finland
19 July 1981
Finland                        3–2     Norway
Rautiainen 8'                          Støre 39'
Mortensen Kvistnes 18' (o.g.)  Report  Bjørkli 76'
Jääskeläinen 23'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 785
Referee: Gunnar Hellgren, Finland

Goalscorers


Goalscorers

2 goals
  * [Sweden] Pia Sundhage
  * [Sweden] Birgitta Söderström
1 goal
  * [Sweden] Eva Andersson
  * [Norway] Marit Bjørkli
  * [Finland] Eeva Jääskeläinen
  * [Finland] Jutta Rautiainen
  * [Norway] Heidi Støre
  * [Sweden] Karin Ödlund
Own goal
  * [Norway] Mariann Mortensen Kvistnes (against Finland)
  * [Sweden] Unknown player (against Denmark)
  * Nordic Championships (Women) 1981 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  * Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran: Rakas jalkapallo — Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa, p. 419. Football Association of Finland / Teos Publishing 2007. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.


Ceratitella bifasciata

Ceratitella bifasciata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Ceratitella of the family Tephritidae.


Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm

Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm, known in Europe as Dragon's Blood, is a hack and slash video game developed by Treyarch and published by Crave Entertainment for the Dreamcast game console. Draconus is considered as a spiritual sequel to Treyarch's swordfighting PC game Die by the Sword.

Gameplay

Draconus is a third-person hack and slash. Since defense is a more important part of the gameplay than attack, developers changed the usual behavior of constant blocking, and changed that block is neutralized after a successful enemy hit. This way the player has to pay more attention to their character and their blocking.

Draconus is set in a medieval fantasy world divided into 15 separate stages, and each level takes around one hour to complete. Accession through the stages is linear, although the player is presented with a choice, in certain moments, which of two next levels to complete first. This choice does not affect the storyline in any way, but can be refreshing in future play-throughs. Some of the stages are protected by the boss.

Player can choose between two playable characters, a male warrior Cynric and a sorceress Aeowin. Cynric is proficient with a wide range of melee weapons and has tough defense, but lacks in magic. On the other side, Aeowin is a skilled magic user, but uses sword and shield only as a last resort. Although each class provides unique gameplay, character choice does not affect the storyline.

Both characters can use magic, though the sorceress possesses a natural advantage in this area. Like in many role-playing games, warrior is easier to play early on, while the sorceress proves its usefulness in later stages of the game. The warrior, also, lacks healing spells, which makes the ending of the game quite difficult.

After every stage the player is taken to the character upgrade screen, where earned points can be spent on new abilities. The character is awarded a fixed number of points regardless of enemies killed and side quests solved, but additional points can be obtained by finding hidden blessings.

Plot


Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm

Plot

A catastrophic event called the Backlash threw the world into chaos many years ago. Vile creatures roam throughout the lands, summoned by the evil shaman Rakka who is in pursuit of powerful ancient magic items. Amidst this backdrop a new mystery reveals itself in the form of a new race, the Draconus. The player is presented with the task of uniting all races and defeating the forces of evil.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator    Score
GameRankings  73%

Review scores
Publication                Score
AllGame
CNET Gamecenter            5/10
Electronic Gaming Monthly  7/10
Eurogamer                  7/10
Game Informer              7.75/10
GameFan                    (MVS) 71%
                           59%
GamePro
GameSpot                   8.2/10
GameSpy                    5/10
IGN                        6.7/10
Next Generation
RPGFan                     79/100

The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.NextGen said, "There's a highly playable game lurking under the choppy surface, and with persistence you might still enjoy it a lot. On the other hand, it screams for another few months of playtesting and tuning."

  * Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm at MobyGames


Hestavíg

Hestavíg, Andreas Bloch (1898).

Hestavíg was an entertainment activity during the Viking Age in the Icelandic Commonwealth (930–1262), presumably a sport consisting of a brutal and bloody confrontation between two stallions, egged on by their masters, which mainly served to choose the best specimens for breeding.goði (chieftains) and bóndi (homesteaders), as testified in the Norse sagas.Njáls saga (chapter 59) and Víga-Glúms saga (chapters 13-14).

The origin of the activity came possibly from Norway. Sometimes Icelanders exported stallions specially trained for competitions on the continent.

Skeið

Skeið was another activity related to horses. It was a popular race competition from mainland Scandinavia.

Popular culture

Hestavíg is featured in the Icelandic viking film In the Shadow of the Raven.


Charles Myles Officer

Charles Myles Officer (14 July 1827 – 1 February 1904) was an Australian grazier and politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Officer, born at New Norfolk, Tasmania, was the third son of Sir Robert Officer.Victoria (Australia), where he engaged in pastoral pursuits at Mount Talbot, in the Wimmera district.Dundas in 1880, and represented the constituency in the moderate Conservative interest until April 1892.Launceston, Tasmania; and secondly, in 1876, Ellen Agnes, second daughter of the late Thomas Pope Besnard, of Inverell, New South Wales.

Officer suffered losses from drought on his West Darling properties; he was declared bankrupt in New South Wales on 25 June 1897.


Capilla del Rosario

Capilla del Rosario may refer to the following:

  * Capilla del Rosario, a town in Mendoza Province in Argentina
  * Capilla del Rosario, Puebla City, Mexico, once known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World".


House of Photography of Marrakesh

The House of Photography of Marrakesh, also known by its French name Maison de la Photographie, is located in the historic medina of Marrakesh, Morocco. It opened in April 2009, with a collection of photographs spanning from the 1870s to the 1950s.

History

The House of Photography opened in a renovated funduq (an inn for merchants and travellers). This cultural venue was established by Patrick Manac’h and Hamid Mergani as a place where old photographs taken in Morocco could be shown to the public. The museum opened in 2009.

The collection

Although it started with a collection of a few thousand, the House of Photography now has a collection of around 10,000 documents and photographs, covering the period 1870–1960.George Washington Wilson, A. Cavilla and Marcelin Flandrin.

The collection includes rare views of Morocco, through pictures of the archaeological site of Volubilis (photographs by Henri de La Martinière), Moroccan landscapes (photographs by J. Belin), and important architectural complexes and casbahs. Portraits are given prominence, including those by H. Regnault (1870), Adolf de Meyer (Camera Work), and J. Robichez.

The collection of the House of Photography represents various historical and cultural aspects of Morocco, such as Berber culture, which is portrayed in photographs and the first colour documentary film in Morocco by Daniel Chicault, from 1957 on the Berber tribes of the High Atlas.

The collection also comprises a large series of (photographic plates) taken by anonymous photographers and travellers on their Grand Tour of Morocco.

Activities

The House of Photography holds exhibitions of photos from its collection on different themes, which change every six months. It is also a research centre offering teachers and students information on the history and heritage of Morocco, as well as an educational venue open to schools.

  * Official site (English version)