Over, Cheshire

Baron Delamere, the major local landowner, sold most of his considerable property in the town in 1912, resisting the giving of the mace and title to the newly formed Winsford Urban District Council (possibly because he wanted to sell them). The mace was therefore taken back to Vale Royal Abbey and Sir William Verdin gave Winsford a new silver mace to mark the coronation of George V. In 1946 Baron Delamere's son, who had settled in Kenya, returned the old mace to Winsford when he sold the remaining family land.

The historical information in this article is sourced from the booklet It's All Over: the story of a place on a Cheshire Hill by Brian Curzon, published by Winsford Town Council in 2006.

  * Rigby, Thomas (1864). "The Ancient Borough of Over" (PDF). Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire. 17 (3): 13–22
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Over, Cheshire.
  * Over: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
  * Brief details
  * Photograph of the Over war memorial


18th parallel

18th parallel may refer to:

  * 18th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
  * 18th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere


Platynus trifoveolatus

Platynus trifoveolatus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

  * Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.


2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles

Main article: 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas

David O'Hare and Joe Salisbury were the defending champions but only Salisbury chose to defend his title, partnering Leander Paes. Salisbury lost in the final to Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Christopher Rungkat.

Nedunchezhiyan and Rungkat won the title after defeating Paes and Salisbury 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] in the final.

Seeds

 1. [India] Leander Paes / [United Kingdom] Joe Salisbury (final)
 2. [Uruguay] Ariel Behar / [Argentina] Máximo González (quarterfinals)
 3. [United States] Austin Krajicek / [United States] Jackson Withrow (semifinals)
 4. [India] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / [Indonesia] Christopher Rungkat (champions)

Draw

Key


* Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  First round                                    Quarterfinals          Semifinals                                    Final

  1            [India] L Paes                4   6              [18]
               [United Kingdom] J Salisbury
               [Belarus] A Bury              6   1              [16]                1   [India] L Paes                6                             2                           [17]
               [Chinese Taipei] H-y Peng                                                [United Kingdom] J Salisbury
               [Philippines] R Gonzales      4                                          [Philippines] R Gonzales      3                             6                           [15]
               [United States] H Reese                                                  [United States] H Reese
               [United States] M McDonald    3r                                                                                1                           [India] L Paes                77   6
               [United States] T Paul                                                                                [United Kingdom] J Salisbury
  3            [United States] A Krajicek    7   6                                                                    3                             [United States] A Krajicek  63                            4
               [United States] J Withrow                                                                                [United States] J Withrow
  WC           [United States] R Galloway    5   4                                  3   [United States] A Krajicek    77                            6
               [United States] A Reed                                                   [United States] J Withrow
               [Mexico] H Hach Verdugo       7   4              [5]                 WC  [United States] I Dempster    62                            2
               [United States] M Krueger                                                [Germany] C Seraphim
  WC           [United States] Ian Dempster  5   6              [10]                    1                             [India] L Paes                4                           6                             [7]
               [Germany] C Seraphim                                                                                [United Kingdom] J Salisbury
  WC           [United States] H Johnson     3   3                                                                                4                           [India] J Nedunchezhiyan      6    3  [10]
               [United States] Y Johnson                                                                                [Indonesia] C Rungkat


[United States] Y Johnson                                                                                [Indonesia] C Rungkat
               [United Kingdom] L Bambridge  6   6                                      [United Kingdom] L Bambridge  3                             6                           [4]
               [United States] D Kudla                                                  [United States] D Kudla
               [United States] J Cerretani   6   65             [7]                 4   [India] J Nedunchezhiyan      6                             3                           [10]
               [Croatia] A Pavić                                                        [Indonesia] C Rungkat
  4            [India] J Nedunchezhiyan      1   77             [10]                                                                                4                           [India] J Nedunchezhiyan      6    6
               [Indonesia] C Rungkat                                                                                [Indonesia] C Rungkat
               [United States] D Novikov     6   6                                                                                [United States] D Novikov   3                             3
               [Portugal] G Oliveira                                                                                [Portugal] G Oliveira
               [Canada] F Peliwo             4   4                                      [United States] D Novikov     6                             7
               [Canada] B Schnur                                                        [Portugal] G Oliveira
  Q            [Spain] Í Cervantes           4   77             [5]                 2   [Uruguay] A Behar             3                             5
               [Spain] G Olaso                                                          [Argentina] M González
  2            [Uruguay] A Behar             6   65             [10]
               [Argentina] M González


* Main Draw
  * Qualifying Draw


Muhammad Yamin Khan

Sir Muhammad Yamin Khan (Urdu: محمد یامین خان; born June 1888)CIE was a barrister-at-law, statesman and politician in the period before the partition of India. Khan served as a parliamentarian and one of the senior most members of the All India Muslim League.

Muhammad Yamin Khan was a close confidant of Quaid-e-Azam. He was a member of the working committee of All India Muslim League. He also remained Deputy President of the Indian legislative Council. He also presided over the third "Kamboh Conference" held in Bareilly in 1936. Yamin Khan was prominent in raising the Indianisation debate in the Central Legislatures in which he demanded the admission of increasing numbers of Indians to the officer corps of the British Indian Army.

The British Government recognized him for his outstanding social and legal services by appointing him a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1931 Birthday Honours list, and knighting him in the 1936 New Year Honours list.

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Khan moved with his family to Karachi, Pakistan where he soon died.

Muhammad Yamin Khan was the second Kamboj member to be knighted, and also was the second Kamboj member of the Indian Parliament (M.P.). He had also been a member of the Municipal Board of Meerut since 1918 and served it as Vice-Chairman and Chairman for a long time. The Chairmanship of the Meerut Municipal Board remained for the first half century of its existence with the Nawab family of the Meerut Kambohs.

  * Muslim Kamboh
  * Nawab Sir Ziauddin Ahmad
  * Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh


Physical training instructor

Physical training instructor (PTI) is a term used primarily in the British Armed Forces and British police, as well as some other Commonwealth countries, for an instructor in physical fitness.

United Kingdom

In the British Army, specialist Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps are attached to individual units to oversee physical training and manage military gymnasiums. They are assisted by All Arm Physical Training Instructors (AAPTIs), previously known as Assistant Physical Training Instructors (APTIs), who have other jobs within their unit as well as being qualified, but not specialist, physical training instructors. The PTI badge consists of crossed swords.

Physical training instructors in the Royal Navy are officially titled Physical Trainers and are known as "club swingers" or "clubs" from the crossed clubs they wear as a rate badge.Royal Air Force, the PTI badge consists of crossed swords with an eagle in the centre.

New Zealand

The New Zealand Defence Force also employs Physical Training Instructors who bear the same symbols as their British counterparts. The New Zealand Army Physical Training Corps wear the crossed swords, Royal New Zealand Navy PTIs wear the crossed clubs, and Royal New Zealand Air Force PTIs wear the clubs and arms.

In March 2016, all Navy, Army and Air Force Physical Training Instructors were amalgamated into the new NZDF tri-service unit known as the Joint Operational Health Group.

NZDF PTIs use the motto Mens Sana In Corpore Sano, which roughly translates as "a healthy mind in a healthy body".

Argentina

The Argentine Army has a Physical Training Service, made up of PT teachers graduated from civilian schools, who join the Army as commissioned officers, following a short course at the Military Academy. Each combat unit is supposed to have an PT officer, who reports to the operations officer (S-3). In larger units, such as academies and schools, they are complemented by civilian teachers. The Argentine Navy and Air Force, instead, rely on hired civilian teachers for their physical training.


Physical training instructor

* Annual Fitness Test
  * Personal trainer
  * Bogdanovic, Nikolai (19 December 2017). Fit to Fight: A History of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps 1860-2015. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781472824219.
  * Campbell, James D. (16 March 2016). 'The Army Isn't All Work': Physical Culture and the Evolution of the British Army, 1860–1920. Routledge. ISBN 9781317044536.
  * Mason, Tony; Riedi, Eliza (4 November 2010). Sport and the Military: The British Armed Forces 1880–1960. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139788977.


Multiple granularity locking

In computer science, multiple granularity locking (MGL) is a locking method used in database management systems (DBMS) and relational databases.

In multiple granularity locking, locks are set on objects that contain other objects. MGL exploits the hierarchical nature of the contains relationship. For example, a database may have files, which contain pages, which contain records. This can be thought of as a tree of objects, where each node contains its children. A lock on this structure (such as a shared or exclusive lock) locks the targeted node as well as all of its descendants.

Multiple granularity locking is usually used with non-strict two-phase locking to guarantee serializability.

Lock modes

In addition to shared (S) locks and exclusive (X) locks from other locking schemes, like strict two-phase locking, MGL also uses intentional "locks", which do not directly lock a node, but instead denote the existence, or intent to add, a lock of the specified type lower in the node hierarchy. Intentional locks include "intention shared" (IS), "intention exclusive" (IX), and the combined "shared and intention exclusive" (SIX) locks. IS locks conflict with X locks, while IX locks conflict with S and X locks. The null lock (NL) is compatible with everything.

To lock a node in S (or X), MGL has the transaction lock on all of its ancestors with IS (or IX), so if a transaction locks a node in S (or X), no other transaction can access its ancestors in X (or S and X). This protocol is shown in the following table:

To Get        Must have on all ancestors
IS or S       IS or IX
IX, SIX or X  IX or SIX

Determining what level of granularity to use for locking is done by locking the finest level possible (i.e., at the lowest leaf), and then escalating these locks to higher levels in the file hierarchy to cover more records or file elements as needed in a process known as "lock escalation". MGL locking modes are compatible with each other as defined in the following matrix.


Multiple granularity locking

Mode  NL   IS   IX   S    SIX  X
NL    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes
IS    Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  Yes  No
IX    Yes  Yes  Yes  No   No   No
S     Yes  Yes  No   Yes  No   No
SIX   Yes  Yes  No   No   No   No
X     Yes  No   No   No   No   No

Following the locking protocol and the compatibility matrix, if one transaction holds a node in S mode, no other transactions can have locked any ancestor in X mode.

  * Atomicity (programming)
  * Concurrency control
  * Lock (computer science)


Weinheim–Worms railway

The Weinheim–Worms railway (popularly known as the Wormser Hex, "Worms witch") is a non-electrified standard-gauge railway that formerly connected Weinheim, Viernheim, Lampertheim and Worms. Freight is operated on an approximately 4 km long section from Lampertheim towards Worms.

History

The former Viernheim station

Abandoned tracks in Viernheim station

Plans to develop the land in the Rhine Valley below the Odenwald with a railway, which started in the 1860s, always had an objective of building a connection to Worms. The original plan saw Bensheim or Heppenheim as a starting point of the Odenwald line, but the Nibelung Railway was opened in 1869 from Bensheim via Lorsch to Worms and a branch was opened from Lorsch to Heppenheim in 1903.

However, the final route was different: instead of running to Odenwald in Hesse-Darmstadt, it was built to Weinheim in Baden because it was easier to build. The construction of the Weschnitz Valley Railway from Fürth im Odenwald through the Weschnitz valley to Weinheim began in 1893 and it was opened in 1895. Construction of the Überwald Railway, which branches off the Weschnitz Valley Railway in Mörlenbach and ran via Wald-Michelbach to Wahlen, began in 1998 and it was opened in 1901.

In order to provide the originally planned connection to Worms, a link was built from Weinheim via Viernheim to Lampertheim, which opened in 1905. Traffic ran from Lampertheim over tracks built as part of the Riedbahn (see Mannheim–Frankfurt railway) in 1877.

However, traffic on this link was not very great, since, against expectations, a majority of the traffic ran to and from the metropolitan area of Mannheim. There was also strong competition with the OEG, which operates a metre gauge railway from Weinheim via Viernheim to Mannheim.


Weinheim–Worms railway

Passenger services on the Weinheim–Lampertheim route were abandoned in 1960 and the tracks between Viernheim and Lampertheim were later dismantled (the route can still be recognised as a cleared path in the forest). The section of the line to Weinheim was retained for freight for industry based in Viernheim until 2002, then it was abandoned as part of the Marktorientierte Angebot Cargo, a nationwide program for the rationalisation of Deutsche Bahn’s freight facilities.

Deutsche Bahn (DB) bus service 5521 ran as a substitute between Weinheim and Worms, but it departed from the railway route (running through Hüttenfeld, Neuschloß and Rosengarten and not serving Muckensturm). Until 15 June 2008, the service now numbered 644 was operated by Busverkehr Rhein-Neckar, a DB subsidiary. Following a European tender of the service in 2007, it has been operated since 15 June 2008 by Werner GmbH & Co., a subsidiary of Abellio and now operates only between Worms and Viernheim.

Viernheim station now houses a municipal leisure and meeting place called Treff im Bahnhof (T.i.B., "meeting in the station"). In addition to the station buildings it uses old railway carriages parked at the station.

A road-rail vehicle hauling freight waggons in Viernheim in July 2005

The Weinheim–Viernheim freight line was repaired in June 2004 and served a central warehouse of Spedition Pfenning, a transport subsidiary of the Henkel Group from 6 July 2004. The cost of the track repairs, amounting to €360,000, was 75% funded by the state of Hesse and 25% by the municipality of Viernheim.

The line in Viernheim was shortened to stop at a buffer stop before the crossing of the Wiesenstraße and some sets of points were dismantled. Trains were hauled by a road-rail vehicle in accordance with the "regulations on the construction and operation of railway sidings" (Verordnung über den Bau und Betrieb von Anschlussbahnen). However, between 9 September 2004 and 8 March 2005, a derogation was given for the occasional operation of passenger trains on tours.

Current situation


Weinheim–Worms railway

Current situation

The Henkel company ended its transport operations in Viernheim on 31 December 2010. As a result, all regular rail operations on the line have ended and no other traffic is likely. The future of the remaining sections of the line is thus is doubt.


My Last Date (with You)

"My Last Date (with You)" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant, Floyd Cramer, and Skeeter Davis. In 1960, Skeeter Davis recorded and released the song as a single for RCA Victor. The song was an answer song to Floyd Cramer's country pop crossover hit that year titled "Last Date". Skeeter Speaks the first two lines in the Bridge section of the song.

"My Last Date (with You)" was recorded in October 1960 at the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.Billboard Magazine Hot C&W Sides chart later and number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single became Davis' second top-10 hit single in a row on the country chart. It also became her second single to chart on the Hot 100 and her second on to chart among the top 40. In the later months, the song was issued onto Davis' second studio album titled Here's the Answer.

Charts

Chart (1960-1961)             Peak
                              position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100           26
U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides     4


The Love Cats

The Love Cats may refer to:

  * "The Love Cats" (song), a 1983 song by The Cure
  * The Love Cats (film), a 2012 American drama film
  * The Lovecats, a project of Peruvian musician Pelo Madueño


Ovenna vicaria

Ovenna vicaria, the ubiquitous footman, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Africa, where it has been recorded from Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.Brunia antica.


Umm Badr

Umm Badr (Arabic: أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the capital Khartoum.

Umm Badr is located on the shores of a seasonal lake known as the Lake of Umm Badr, midway from Khartoum to El Fasher. The town is a major center for the Kewahla, one of the major tribes in Sudan, and is rich in natural resources and mineral such as gold.

The town is accommodated with one rural hospital. The nearest international airport is in El-Obeid city some 237 kilometers (169 miles) away. There is no railway connections to the town, but some roads are to be found which lead to many major neighboring cities such as Al Nuhud, Hamrat El Sheik, Barah and El-Obeid.

The topography of the area is dominated by seasonal wadis and small scattered high rocky mountains, hills and dunes of red sands as well as seasonal vegetation around the wadis during the rainy season. Recently a dam construction has been built to impound rain water. Lake Umm Badr is the main water surface feature in the area.

Dr. Kurt Beck, a German anthropologist and Professor in Bayreuth International School of African Studies, University of Bayreuth, has settled in Umm Badr for a long time.Michael Asher, author of A Desert Dies, lived in Umm Badr for some yearsdesert and the savanna regions in the area.


Platynus opaculus

Platynus opaculus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

  * Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.


2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas

The 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and part of the 2018 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Dallas, United States between 29 January and 4 February 2018.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country  Player            Rank1  Seed
JPN      Kei Nishikori     24     1
USA      Frances Tiafoe    81     2
USA      Taylor Fritz      91     3
USA      Bjorn Fratangelo  104    4
KAZ      Alexander Bublik  112    5
GER      Yannick Hanfmann  115    6
USA      Tim Smyczek       131    7
USA      Tommy Paul        150    8

  * 1 Rankings are as of January 15, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  * [United States] Patrick Kypson
  * [Japan] Kei Nishikori
  * [United States] Frances Tiafoe

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  * [Spain] Íñigo Cervantes
  * [United States] Jared Hiltzik
  * [Russia] Evgeny Karlovskiy
  * [Czech Republic] Jan Šátral

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

  * [Italy] Francesco Ferrari
  * [Germany] Dominik Köpfer

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Singles
  * [Japan] Kei Nishikori def. [United States] Mackenzie McDonald 6–1, 6–4.

Doubles

Main article: 2018 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles
  * [India] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / [Indonesia] Christopher Rungkat def. [India] Leander Paes / [United Kingdom] Joe Salisbury 6–4, 3–6, [10–7].
  * Official Website Archived 2019-01-28 at the Wayback Machine


Muhammad Usman (field hockey)

Muhammad Usman (born 4 April 1971) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

  * Muhammad Usman at Olympedia


Parish of Romner

Romner Parish is a civil parish of King County, New South Wales.

The parish is located at 34°21′54″S 149°18′04″E / 34.36500°S 149.30111°E between Binda north of Crookwell and Rugby.


Multiple correspondence analysis

In statistics, multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) is a data analysis technique for nominal categorical data, used to detect and represent underlying structures in a data set. It does this by representing data as points in a low-dimensional Euclidean space. The procedure thus appears to be the counterpart of principal component analysis for categorical data.correspondence analysis (CA) in that it is applicable to a large set of categorical variables.

As an extension of correspondence analysis

MCA is performed by applying the CA algorithm to either an indicator matrix (also called complete disjunctive table – CDT) or a Burt table formed from these variables.× variables matrix, where the rows represent individuals and the columns are dummy variables representing categories of the variables.covariance matrix of continuous variables. Analyzing the Burt table is a more natural generalization of simple correspondence analysis, and individuals or the means of groups of individuals can be added as supplementary points to the graphical display.

In the indicator matrix approach, associations between variables are uncovered by calculating the chi-square distance between different categories of the variables and between the individuals (or respondents). These associations are then represented graphically as "maps", which eases the interpretation of the structures in the data. Oppositions between rows and columns are then maximized, in order to uncover the underlying dimensions best able to describe the central oppositions in the data. As in factor analysis or principal component analysis, the first axis is the most important dimension, the second axis the second most important, and so on, in terms of the amount of variance accounted for. The number of axes to be retained for analysis is determined by calculating modified eigenvalues.

Details

Since MCA is adapted to make statistical conclusion out of categorical variables (such as multiple choices questions), the first thing one needs to do is to transform quantitative data (such as age, size, weight, day time, etc) into categories (using for instance statistical quantiles).

When the dataset is completely represented as categorical variables, one is able to build the corresponding so called completely disjunctive table. We denote this table [X]. If [I] persons answered a survey with [J] multiple choices questions with 4 answers each, [X] will have [I] rows and [{\displaystyle 4J}] columns.


Multiple correspondence analysis

More theoretically,[X] is the completely disjunctive table of [I] observations of [K] categorical variables. Assume also that the [k]-th variable have [J_{k}] different levels (categories) and set [{\displaystyle J=\sum _{k=1}^{K}J_{k}}]. The table [X] is then a [I\times J] matrix with all coefficient being [{\displaystyle 0}] or [1]. Set the sum of all entries of [X] to be [N] and introduce [{\displaystyle Z=X/N}]. In an MCA, there are also two special vectors: first [r], that contains the sums along the rows of [Z], and [c], that contains the sums along the columns of [Z]. Note [{\displaystyle D_{r}={\text{diag}}(r)}] and [{\displaystyle D_{c}={\text{diag}}(c)}], the diagonal matrices containing [r] and [c] respectively as diagonal. With these notations, computing an MCA consists essentially in the singular value decomposition of the matrix:

[{\displaystyle M=D_{r}^{-1/2}(Z-rc^{T})D_{c}^{-1/2}}]

The decomposition of [M] gives you [P], [\Delta ] and [Q] such that [{\displaystyle M=P\Delta Q^{T}}] with P, Q two unitary matrices and [\Delta ] is the generalized diagonal matrix of the singular values (with the same shape as [Z]). The positive coefficients of [\Delta ^{2}] are the eigenvalues of [Z].

The interest of MCA comes from the way observations (rows) and variables (columns) in [Z] can be decomposed. This decomposition is called a factor decomposition. The coordinates of the observations in the factor space are given by

[{\displaystyle F=D_{r}^{-1/2}P\Delta }]


Multiple correspondence analysis

The [i]-th rows of [F] represent the [i]-th observation in the factor space. And similarly, the coordinates of the variables (in the same factor space as observations!) are given by

[{\displaystyle G=D_{c}^{-1/2}Q\Delta }]

Recent works and extensions

In recent years, several students of Jean-Paul Benzécri have refined MCA and incorporated it into a more general framework of data analysis known as geometric data analysis. This involves the development of direct connections between simple correspondence analysis, principal component analysis and MCA with a form of cluster analysis known as Euclidean classification.

Two extensions have great practical use.

  * It is possible to include, as active elements in the MCA, several quantitative variables. This extension is called factor analysis of mixed data (see below).
  * Very often, in questionnaires, the questions are structured in several issues. In the statistical analysis it is necessary to take into account this structure. This is the aim of multiple factor analysis which balances the different issues (i.e. the different groups of variables) within a global analysis and provides, beyond the classical results of factorial analysis (mainly graphics of individuals and of categories), several results (indicators and graphics) specific of the group structure.

Application fields

In the social sciences, MCA is arguably best known for its application by Pierre Bourdieu,La Distinction, Homo Academicus and The State Nobility. Bourdieu argued that there was an internal link between his vision of the social as spatial and relational --– captured by the notion of field, and the geometric properties of MCA.

Multiple correspondence analysis and principal component analysis

MCA can also be viewed as a PCA applied to the complete disjunctive table. To do this, the CDT must be transformed as follows. Let [y_{{ik}}] denote the general term of the CDT. [y_{{ik}}] is equal to 1 if individual [i] possesses the category [k] and 0 if not. Let denote [p_{k}], the proportion of individuals possessing the category [k]. The transformed CDT (TCDT) has as general term:


Multiple correspondence analysis

[x_{{ik}}=y_{{ik}}/p_{k}-1]

The unstandardized PCA applied to TCDT, the column [k] having the weight [p_{k}], leads to the results of MCA.

This equivalence is fully explained in a book by Jérôme Pagès.factor analysis of mixed data and, when the active variables are partitioned in several groups: multiple factor analysis.

This equivalence does not mean that MCA is a particular case of PCA as it is not a particular case of CA. It only means that these methods are closely linked to one another, as they belong to the same family: the factorial methods.

Software

There are numerous software of data analysis that include MCA, such as STATA and SPSS. The R package FactoMineR also features MCA. This software is related to a book describing the basic methods for performing MCA . which works with numpy array matrices; the package has not been implemented yet for Spark dataframes.

  * Le Roux, B. and H. Rouanet (2004), Geometric Data Analysis, From Correspondence Analysis to Structured Data Analysis at Google Books:
  * Greenacre, Michael (2008), La Práctica del Análisis de Correspondencias, BBVA Foundation, Madrid, available for free download at the foundation's web site
  * FactoMineR A R software devoted to exploratory data analysis.


Weingeister

Weingeister (English: Wine Spirits) is the eighth and final release of Einstürzende Neubauten's Musterhaus project, a series of highly experimental CD releases that were only available via an annual subscription through their website or from shows during their 25th Anniversary Tour. This project was separate from their Neubauten.org Supporter Project, which it ran concurrent to.

The central theme of this last Musterhaus release is recordings of the band members drinking and enjoying different kinds of wine. As quoted from the back of the album:

"It started out as just an idea, perhaps out of a simple wish to drink some wine with friends as a performance, not talking, just ritualised behavior (symposium in the original sense?), concentrating on just the wine and on the sound. Everything was miked, the table, the glasses, the throats - and we really didn't know where this was taking us. Yes, the wines were good."

Track listing

 1. "2004 Carriddi Bianco / Colosi, Sicilia" – 5:00
 2. "2004 Moscato Giallo / Manincor, Alto Adige" – 7:02
 3. "1997 Cuvée Annamaria Clementi / Ca' Del Bosco, Lombardia" – 4:28
 4. "2003 Rossi Di Bisaccia / Cossentino, Sicilia" – 6:49
 5. "1995 Brunello Riserva / Col D'Orcia, Toscana" – 3:27
 6. "1997 Condrieu Les Chaillets / Cuilleron, Rhone" – 3:46

Included on the disc is a 40-minute-long QuickTime movie documenting the event

Weingeister was conceived by Blixa Bargeld, performed and composed by Einstürzende Neubauten on May, 21st 2006 in "The Bunker" in Berlin
Live recordings by Boris Wilsdorf
Additional recordings, mixing and editing by Marco Paschke
Video editing by Ian Williamson

  * Musterhaus Project website


Verville VCP

The Verville VCP was an American single-engined biplane fighter aircraft of the 1920s. A single example of the VCP-1 was built by the United States Army Air Service's Engineering Division, which was later rebuilt into a successful racing aircraft, while a second, modified fighter was built as the PW-1.

Design and development

VCP-1

In 1918, Virginius E. Clark, in charge of the Plane Design section of the U.S. Army Air Service's Engineering Division and Alfred V. Verville, who had recently joined the Engineering Division from private industry, started design of a single-seat fighter (known as "pursuit" aircraft to the U.S. Army), the VCP-1 (Verville-Clark Pursuit).

Drawing from the experience of the French and their SPAD S.XIII, the desire was to make a sleeker and more maneuverable fighter.300 hp (220 kW) Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 engine and had tapered single-bay biplane wings. The fuselage was a monocoque structure constructed of plywood, while the wings were of wood and fabric construction. The engine was cooled with an unusual annular radiator.

Two were built, but only one was flown, making its maiden flight on June 11, 1920.156 mph (251 km/h), but the radical annular radiator was unsuccessful, having to be replaced to a more conventional unit. Because of its performance, it was decided to modify the VCP-1 to a racing aircraft, replacing the Wright-Hispano engine with a 660 hp (490 kW) Packard 1A-2025 V12 engine, becoming the VCP-R (later again rebuilt as the Verville R-1 Racer).

PW-1

In 1920, work commenced on two new fighter aircraft based on the VCP-1, featuring an easier to build fabric covered steel-tube fuselage instead of the plywood monocoque of the VCP-1. The aircraft retained the tapered wings of the VCP-1 and was powered by a 350 hp (260 kW) Packard 1A-1237 engine, cooled by a tunnel-style radiator located under the engine.


Verville VCP

The new design was initially known as the VCP-2, but was soon redesignated as PW-1 (Pursuit, Water-Cooled146 mph (235 km/h). It was rebuilt later that year with a new untapered set of wings using a Fokker style thick airfoil, becoming the PW-1A, but performance was reduced, and the aircraft was refitted with its original wings, reverting to the designation PW-1.

While plans were prepared for more powerful versions fitted with revised wings, no production ensued.

Operational history

The VCP-R made its racing debut at the 1920 Gordon Bennett Cup race held at Étampes near Paris on 28 September. Its radiator proved to be insufficient to deal with the powerful, high-compression Packard engine, however, and it retired after the first lap.Pulitzer Trophy air-race, held at Mineola, New York on 25 November that year. This time it was successful, winning the race at a speed of 156.5 mph (251.9 km/h).

The U.S. Armed Forces did not compete in the 1921 Pulitzer Trophy race,179 mph (288 km/h).

Variants

VCP-1 Single-seat biplane fighter, powered by 300 hp Wright-Hispano engine. Two built, one flown. VCP-R Modification of VCP-1 for air-racing, with 660 hp Packard 1A-2025 engine, and capable of reaching a speed of 177 mph (285 km/h). R-1 Modification of VCP-R for 1922 Pulitzer Trophy race. Maximum speed 186 mph (299 km/h). PW-1 Modified fighter aircraft with steel-tube fuselage and 350 hp Packard 1A-1237 engine. Two built but only one flown. PW-1A PW-1 fitted with new, Fokker-style wings. Speed reduced to 134 mph (216 km/h).

Specifications (PW-1)

Data from The American Fighter

General characteristics


Verville VCP

Data from The American Fighter

General characteristics

  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
  * Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
  * Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
  * Wing area: 269 sq ft (25.0 m2)
  * Empty weight: 2,069 lb (938 kg)
  * Gross weight: 3,005 lb (1,363 kg)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Packard 1A-1237 , 350 hp (260 kW)

Performance


Verville VCP

Performance

  * Maximum speed: 146 mph (235 km/h, 127 kn) at sea level
  * Cruise speed: 132 mph (212 km/h, 115 kn)
  * Endurance: 2 hr 30 min
  * Service ceiling: 19,300 ft (5,900 m)
  * Time to altitude: 11 minutes to 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
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2018 Rally Argentina

The 2018 Rally Argentina (formally known as the YPF Rally Argentina 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 26 and 29 April 2018.Rally Argentina, and was the fifth round of the 2018 World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships.Villa Carlos Paz in Córdoba Province and consisted of eighteen special stages totalling 358.25 km (222.61 mi) competitive kilometres.

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were the defending rally winners.Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the rally. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners, while the Škoda Motorsport crew of Pontus Tidemand and Jonas Andersson won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5.

Background

Championship standings prior to the event

Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a seventeen-point lead in the World Championships for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a four-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of twelve World Rally Car entries and ten crews entered in the World Rally Championship-2. There were no entries for the World Rally Championship-3.


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No.                                 Entrant                                Driver                                    Co-Driver                           Car                    Tyre
World Rally Car entries
                1                   [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      [France] Sébastien Ogier                  [France] Julien Ingrassia           Ford Fiesta WRC         M
                2                   [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      [United Kingdom] Elfyn Evans              [United Kingdom] Daniel Barritt     Ford Fiesta WRC         M
                3                   [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      [Finland] Teemu Suninen                   [Finland] Mikko Markkula            Ford Fiesta WRC         M
                4                   [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen                [Norway] Anders Jæger-Synnevaag     Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC   M
                5                   [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  [Belgium] Thierry Neuville                [Belgium] Nicolas Gilsoul           Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC   M
                6                   [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  [Spain] Dani Sordo                        [Spain] Carlos del Barrio           Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC   M
                7                   [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT        [Finland] Jari-Matti Latvala              [Finland] Miikka Anttila            Toyota Yaris WRC        M
                8                   [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT        [Estonia] Ott Tänak                       [Estonia] Martin Järveoja           Toyota Yaris WRC        M
                9                   [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT        [Finland] Esapekka Lappi                  [Finland] Janne Ferm                Toyota Yaris WRC        M
                10                  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   [United Kingdom] Kris Meeke               [Republic of Ireland] Paul Nagle    Citroën C3 WRC          M
                11                  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   [Republic of Ireland] Craig Breen         [United Kingdom] Scott Martin       Citroën C3 WRC          M
                12                  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   [United Arab Emirates] Khalid Al-Qassimi  [United Kingdom] Chris Patterson    Citroën C3 WRC          M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
                31                  [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport      [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand                  [Sweden] Jonas Andersson            Škoda Fabia R5          M


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32                  [United Kingdom] Gus Greensmith        [United Kingdom] Gus Greensmith           [United Kingdom] Craig Parry        Ford Fiesta R5          M
                33                  [Chile] Pedro Heller                   [Chile] Pedro Heller                      [Argentina] Pablo Olmos             Ford Fiesta R5          M
                34                  [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson      [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson         [Argentina] Fernando Mussano        Ford Fiesta R5          M
                35                  [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport      [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä                 [Finland] Jonne Halttunen           Škoda Fabia R5          M
                36                  [Spain] Nil Solans                     [Spain] Nil Solans                        [Spain] Miquel Ibañez               Ford Fiesta R5          D
                37                  [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba                [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba                   [Argentina] Marcelo der Ohannesian  Škoda Fabia R5          D
                38                  [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez             [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez                [Argentina] Edgardo Galindo         Hyundai i20 R5          D
                39                  [Paraguay] Tiago Weiler                [Paraguay] Tiago Weiler                   [Argentina] Fabian Cretu            Škoda Fabia R5          D
                40                  [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      [Chile] Alberto Heller                    [Argentina] José Diaz               Ford Fiesta R5          M
Other major entries
                81                  [Netherlands] Wevers Sport             [Norway] Ole Christian Veiby              [Norway] Stig Rune Skjærmoen        Škoda Fabia R5          M
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Report

Pre-event

Khalid Al-Qassimi drove Citroën's third car in the rally.

Citroën expanded its operations to include a third entry.Craig Breen and Scott Martin returned to drive one car,Mexico and Corsica to make way for Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena.Khalid Al-Qassimi and Chris Patterson are making their first appearance of the season, driving Citroën's third car.

Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula returned to drive M-Sport Ford's third entry.Bryan Bouffier and Xavier Panseri in Tour de Corse.Daniel Barritt also returned as Elfyn Evans' co-driver after being forced to miss the Tour de Corse to recover from a concussion sustained in an accident in Rally Mexico.

Thursday

Defending rally winner Thierry Neuville edged Ott Tänak's Toyota Yaris by 0.3 second over the mixed surface roads in the town centre. Championship leader Sébastien Ogier was a further 0.1 second back in third in a Fiesta. Andreas Mikkelsen was half a second off the pace, despite twice understeering through roundabouts. From fifth to ninth were Kris Meeke, Esapekka Lappi, Teemu Suninen, Dani Sordo, the Shakedown winner Jari-Matti Latvala. Elfyn Evans, who originally finished eleventh, climbed up to tenth after Craig Breen received a 10-second penalty for checking out late at the time control.

Friday


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Friday

Although Ott Tänak got a half-spin in the second stage, he managed to gain a significant lead in subsequent stages, winning five of six special stages which earned him a 22.7-second lead over Kris Meeke, much to the astonishment of his rivals. Thierry Neuville ended the day at the third place, margined his teammate Dani Sordo by less than one second, while defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was a further 6.9 seconds behind. Craig Breen was seventh on the board, 41.2 seconds off the lead. Early leader Andreas Mikkelsen got a puncture in SS6, relegating him to seventh place, along with Esapekka Lappi who also suffered from two punctures. The Finn was in the thick of the podium battle but plunged to eighth. Elfyn Evans was ninth, the Welshman frustrated by his lack of pace, with Fiesta teammate Teemu Suninen completed the leaderboard. Jari-Matti Latvala was forced to retire from the rally after his Yaris' front right suspension and engine's oiling system sustained significant damage.

Saturday

Ott Tänak was almost unbeatable in the rally. He set another five fastest stage times out of seven. His lead is now up to 46.5 seconds overall. Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo, who gained the podium place after Kris Meeke suffered a puncture and dropped to eighth, were the only two drivers to snatch stage victories from the Yaris diver. They were separated by 21.7 seconds. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen climbed up to fourth and fifth overall respectively, followed by Esapekka Lappi, another 29.1 seconds behind. Elfyn Evans was seventh in another Fiesta, nearly three minutes off the lead. Teammate Teemu Suninen and WRC 2 leader Kalle Rovanperä finished in the top ten. Craig Breen rolled his C3 out of sixth, which damaged his roll cage. He was forced to retire.

Sunday


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Sunday

Ott Tänak dominated the rally and took his first rally victory of the season and first for his team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.Thierry Neuville finished second with five Power Stage points, while his teammate Dani Sordo completed the podium. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier finished fourth overall, margined Andreas Mikkelsen by just four seconds. Teammate Elfyn Evans finished sixth in another Fiesta, over three minutes off the lead. Kris Meeke finished at the seventh place after Saturday's puncture. Esapekka Lappi, Teemu Suninen and WRC 2 winner Pontus Tidemand, who recapture the position of category leader after Kalle Rovanperä rolled out in second to last stage, completed the leaderboard.

Classification

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.


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Position                    No.    Driver  Co-driver                        Entrant                           Car                                    Time                   Difference  Points
Event                       Class  Class   Stage
Overall classification
1                           1        8     [Estonia] Ott Tänak              [Estonia] Martin Järveoja         [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT        Toyota Yaris WRC       3:43:28.9   0.0       25  2
2                           2        5     [Belgium] Thierry Neuville       [Belgium] Nicolas Gilsoul         [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC  3:44:06.6   +37.7     18  5
3                           3        6     [Spain] Dani Sordo               [Spain] Carlos del Barrio         [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC  3:44:44.6   +1:15.7   15  0
4                           4        1     [France] Sébastien Ogier         [France] Julien Ingrassia         [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      Ford Fiesta WRC        3:45:27.5   +1:58.6   12  4
5                           5        4     [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen       [Norway] Anders Jæger-Synnevaag   [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC  3:45:31.5   +2:02.6   10  3
6                           6        2     [United Kingdom] Elfyn Evans     [United Kingdom] Daniel Barritt   [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      Ford Fiesta WRC        3:46:35.2   +3:06.3   8   0
7                           7        10    [United Kingdom] Kris Meeke      [Republic of Ireland] Paul Nagle  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT   Citroën C3 WRC         3:46:54.6   +3:25.7   6   1
8                           8        9     [Finland] Esapekka Lappi         [Finland] Janne Ferm              [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT        Toyota Yaris WRC       3:48:01.5   +4:32.6   4   0
9                           9        3     [Finland] Teemu Suninen          [Finland] Mikko Markkula          [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT      Ford Fiesta WRC        3:49:07.5   +5:38.6   2   0


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10                          10       31    [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand         [Sweden] Jonas Andersson          [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport      Škoda Fabia R5         3:55:44.7   +12:15.8  1   0
World Rally Championship-2
10                          1        31    [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand         [Sweden] Jonas Andersson          [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport      Škoda Fabia R5         3:55:44.7   0.0       25  —
12                          2        32    [United Kingdom] Gus Greensmith  [United Kingdom] Craig Parry      [United Kingdom] Gus Greensmith        Ford Fiesta R5         4:03:23.8   +7:39.1   18  —
15                          3        33    [Chile] Pedro Heller             [Argentina] Pablo Almos           [Chile] Pedro Heller                   Ford Fiesta R5         4:04:47.6   +9:02.9   15  —
16                          4        38    [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez       [Argentina] Edgardo Galindo       [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez             Hyundai i20 R5         4:11:34.3   +15:49.6  12  —
18                          5        36    [Spain] Nil Solans               [Spain] Miquel Ibáñez             [Spain] Nil Solans                     Ford Fiesta R5         4:33:28.6   +37:43.9  10  —
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Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.

Position  No.    Driver  Co-driver                                 Entrant                           Car                                   Class           Time  Points
Event     Class  Stage
14        14       12    [United Arab Emirates] Khalid Al-Qassimi  [United Kingdom] Chris Patterson  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT  Citroën C3 WRC  WRC   4:04:47.2  0
Source:

Special stages


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Overall classification
Day                         Stage                             Name                             Length                      Winner                        Car                    Time                        Class leader
26 April                    —                                 Villa Carlos Paz [Shakedown]              4.25 km            [Finland] Jari-Matti Latvala  Toyota Yaris WRC                 2:31.5            —
SS1                         SSS Villa Carlos Paz                          1.9 km               [Belgium] Thierry Neuville  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                1:54.4          [Belgium] Thierry Neuville
27 April                    SS2                               Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1           16.65 km           [France] Sébastien Ogier      Ford Fiesta WRC                  8:55.7            [France] Sébastien Ogier
SS3                         Amboy / Yacanto 1                            33.58 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     19:19.9         [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen
SS4                         Santa Rosa / San Agustín 1                   23.85 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     13:42.6
SS5                         SSS Fernet Branca 1                           6.04 km              [Spain] Dani Sordo          Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                4:42.0          [Estonia] Ott Tänak
SS6                         Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2              16.65 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     8:43.4
SS7                         Amboy / Yacanto 2                            33.58 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     19:18.7
SS8                         Santa Rosa - San Agustín 2                   23.85 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                            13:35.0
28 April                    SS9                               Tanti - Mataderos 1                       13.92 km           [Estonia] Ott Tänak           Toyota Yaris WRC                 9:00.1
SS10                        Los Gigantes - Cuchilla Nevada 1             16.02 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     8:16.7
SS11                        Cuchilla Nevada - Rio Pintos 1               40.48 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     24:31.0
SS12                        SSS Fernet Branca 2                           6.04 km              [Belgium] Thierry Neuville  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                4:40.8


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SS13                        Tanti - Mataderos 2                          13.92 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     8:59.9
SS14                        Los Gigantes - Cuchilla Nevada 2             16.02 km              [Estonia] Ott Tänak         Toyota Yaris WRC                     8:15.5
SS15                        Cuchilla Nevada - Rio Pintos 2               40.48 km              [Spain] Dani Sordo          Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                24:03.0
29 April                    SS16                              Copina - El Condor                        16.43 km           [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen    Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC           13:09.5
SS17                        Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero                 22.41 km              [Belgium] Thierry Neuville  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                18:31.3
SS18                        El Cóndor [Power stage]                      16.43 km              [Belgium] Thierry Neuville  Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC                13:00.8
World Rally Championship-2
26 April                    —                                 Villa Carlos Paz [Shakedown]              4.25 km            [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä     Škoda Fabia R5                   2:41.3            —
SS1                         SSS Villa Carlos Paz                          1.9 km               [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       1:57.5          [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä
27 April                    SS2                               Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1           16.65 km           [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand      Škoda Fabia R5                   9:54.8            [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand
SS3                         Amboy / Yacanto 1                            33.58 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       20:42.9
SS4                         Santa Rosa / San Agustín 1                   23.85 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       14:29.1
SS5                         SSS Fernet Branca 1                           6.04 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       4:46.8
SS6                         Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2              16.65 km              [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand    Škoda Fabia R5                       9:24.8


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SS7                         Amboy / Yacanto 2                            33.58 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       20:29.1
SS8                         Santa Rosa - San Agustín 2                   23.85 km              [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand    Škoda Fabia R5                              14:19.3
28 April                    SS9                               Tanti - Mataderos 1                       13.92 km           [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä     Škoda Fabia R5                   9:25.1
SS10                        Los Gigantes - Cuchilla Nevada 1             16.02 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       8:49.5
SS11                        Cuchilla Nevada - Rio Pintos 1               40.48 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       26:09.5         [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä
SS12                        SSS Fernet Branca 2                           6.04 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       4:48.1
SS13                        Tanti - Mataderos 2                          13.92 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       9:20.2
SS14                        Los Gigantes - Cuchilla Nevada 2             16.02 km              [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä   Škoda Fabia R5                       8:43.6
SS15                        Cuchilla Nevada - Rio Pintos 2               40.48 km              [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand    Škoda Fabia R5                       25:20.0
29 April                    SS16                              Copina - El Condor                        16.43 km           [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand      Škoda Fabia R5                  13:29.8
SS17                        Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero                 22.41 km              [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand    Škoda Fabia R5                       18:45.6         [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand
SS18                        El Cóndor                                    16.43 km              [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand    Škoda Fabia R5                       13:42.0


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Power stage

The Power stage was a 16.43 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos.  Driver                       Co-driver                         Car                    Time     Diff.  Pts.
1     [Belgium] Thierry Neuville   [Belgium] Nicolas Gilsoul         Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC  13:00.8  0.0     5
2     [France] Sébastien Ogier     [France] Julien Ingrassia         Ford Fiesta WRC        13:01.3  +0.5    4
3     [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen   [Norway] Anders Jæger-Synnevaag   Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC  13:01.5  +0.7    3
4     [Estonia] Ott Tänak          [Estonia] Martin Järveoja         Toyota Yaris WRC       13:04.0  +3.2    2
5     [United Kingdom] Kris Meeke  [Republic of Ireland] Paul Nagle  Citroën C3 WRC         13:04.5  +3.7    1

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.

Stage  No.  Driver                             Co-driver                      Entrant                               Car             Class  Reason           Penalty
SS1    11   [Republic of Ireland] Craig Breen  [United Kingdom] Scott Martin  [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT  Citroën C3 WRC   WRC   1 minute late     0:10
SS7    34   [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson  [Argentina] Fernando Mussano   [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson     Ford Fiesta R5  WRC-2  20 minutes late   3:20
SS13   38   [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez         [Argentina] Edgardo Galindo    [Paraguay] Diego Domínguez            Hyundai i20 R5  WRC-2  5 minutes late    0:50

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.


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The following notable crews retired from the event.

Stage  No.  Driver                             Co-driver                           Entrant                               Car               Class  Cause       Re-entry
SS1    36   [Spain] Nil Solans                 [Spain] Miquel Ibañez               [Spain] Nil Solans                    Ford Fiesta R5    WRC-2  Mechanical    Yes
SS3     7   [Finland] Jari-Matti Latvala       [Finland] Miikka Anttila            [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT       Toyota Yaris WRC   WRC   Suspension     No
SS3    39   [Paraguay] Tiago Weiler            [Argentina] Fabian Cretu            [Paraguay] Tiago Weiler               Škoda Fabia R5    WRC-2  Accident       No
SS6    40   [Chile] Alberto Heller             [Argentina] José Diaz               [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT     Ford Fiesta R5    WRC-2  Accident       No
SS8    37   [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba            [Argentina] Marcelo der Ohannesian  [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba               Škoda Fabia R5    WRC-2  Mechanical    Yes
SS9    34   [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson  [Argentina] Fernando Mussano        [Bolivia] Marco Bulacia Wilkinson     Ford Fiesta R5    WRC-2  Accident       No
SS12   11   [Republic of Ireland] Craig Breen  [United Kingdom] Scott Martin       [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT  Citroën C3 WRC     WRC   Accident       No
SS17   35   [Finland] Kalle Rovanperä          [Finland] Jonne Halttunen           [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport     Škoda Fabia R5    WRC-2  Accident       No
SS18   37   [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba            [Argentina] Marcelo der Ohannesian  [Paraguay] Gustavo Saba               Škoda Fabia R5    WRC-2  Accident       No

Championship standings after the rally


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Drivers' championships                                                       Co-Drivers' championships                                                  Manufacturers' and teams' championships

World Rally Championship                                                     World Rally Championship                                                   World Rally Championship
                            Pos.  Driver                             Points                              Pos.  Co-Driver                        Points                              Pos.  Manufacturer                           Points
                             1    [France] Sébastien Ogier            100                                 1    [France] Julien Ingrassia         100                                 1    [South Korea] Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT   144
                             2    [Belgium] Thierry Neuville           90                                 2    [Belgium] Nicolas Gilsoul          90                                 2    [United Kingdom] M-Sport Ford WRT       129
                             3    [Estonia] Ott Tänak                  72                                 3    [Estonia] Martin Järveoja          72                                 3    [Japan] Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT         124
                             4    [Norway] Andreas Mikkelsen           54                                 4    [Norway] Anders Jæger-Synnevaag    54                                 4    [France] Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT     93
3                            5    [Spain] Dani Sordo                   45    3                            5    [Spain] Carlos del Barrio          45    World Rally Championship-2
World Rally Championship-2                                                   World Rally Championship-2                                                                             Pos.  Team                                   Points
                            Pos.  Driver                             Points                              Pos.  Co-Driver                        Points  1                            1    [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport        68
1                            1    [Sweden] Pontus Tidemand             68    1                            1    [Sweden] Jonas Andersson           68    1                            2    [Czech Republic] Škoda Motorsport II     50
1                            2    [Czech Republic] Jan Kopecký         50    1                            2    [Czech Republic] Pavel Dresler     50                                 3    [Finland] Tommi Mäkinen Racing           35
3                            3    [United Kingdom] Gus Greensmith      36    3                            3    [United Kingdom] Craig Parry       36                                 4    [South Korea] Hyundai Motorsport         30
6                            4    [Chile] Pedro Heller                 30    6                            4    [Argentina] Pablo Olmos            30                                 5    [Finland] Printsport                     25
2                            5    [Japan] Takamoto Katsuta             29    2                            5    [Finland] Marko Salminen           29    World Rally Championship-3
World Rally Championship-3                                                   World Rally Championship-3                                                                             Pos.  Team                                   Points
                            Pos.  Driver                             Points                              Pos.  Co-Driver                        Points                               1    [Estonia] OT Racing                      37
                             1    [France] Jean-Baptiste Franceschi    37                                 1    [France] Romain Courbon            37                                 2    [Germany] ADAC Sachsen                   37


2018 Rally Argentina

2    [Sweden] Denis Rådström              37                                 2    [Sweden] Johan Johansson           37                                 3    [Italy] ACI Team Italia                  33
                             3    [Sweden] Emil Bergkvist              33                                 3    [Norway] Ola Fløene                33                                 4    [Poland] Go+Cars Atlas Ward              18
                             4    [France] Terry Folb                  28                                 4    [France] Christopher Guieu         28                                 5    [Turkey] Castrol Ford Team Turkiye       15
                             5    [Italy] Enrico Brazzoli              25                                 5    [Italy] Luca Beltrame              25


2018 Rally Argentina

* Official website (in Spanish and English)
  * 2018 Rally Argentina in e-wrc website
  * The official website of the World Rally Championship


Muhammad VI al-Habib

Muhammad VI al-Habib (Arabic: محمد الحبيب باي, Muḥamad el-Ḥabīb Bāy), commonly known as Habib Bey (13 August 1858 in Le Bardo – 13 February 1929 in Carthage)Husainid Bey of Tunis, reigning from 10 July 1922 until 11 February 1929.

His father was Mohamed el-Mamoune Bey, the younger child of Hassine II Bey who had died young in 1861 without ruling when Habib was only three years old, and his mother was a Circassian odalisque named Fatma. His uncle Muhammad III as-Sadiq took charge of his education and married him to the niece of his Grand Vizier Mustapha Ben Ismaïl, his favourite courtier and mainstay of authority in the Regency of Tunis. Made Bey al-Mahalla (Heir Apparent) on 12 May 1906, he succeeded his cousin Muhammad V an-Nasir on 8 July 1922.

Throughout his reign he did not seek to hinder the authorities of the French protectorate, in contrast to the approach of his predecessor. He came to the throne deeply in debt and without any support owing to his coming from a branch of the family that was not close to power. He therefore remained reliant on the good graces of the French Resident General, Lucien Saint.

Nevertheless, the aftermath of the First World War saw a change in relations between France and its colonies. About 80,000 Tunisians, mostly conscripted, had served in the French army, and about 20,000 had been killed or wounded.Ottoman Empire, which until its dissolution had been the nominal suzerain of the Beys of Tunis, no longer existed. Ideas of self-determination were growing, and the Tunisian national movement regrouped in 1922 with the foundation of the Destour party. The French authorities took a number of political initiatives, establishing consultative councils including the Grand Council and regional (caïdat) councils and introducing new laws allowing some Tunisians to acquire French nationality. These initiatives galvanised the Destourians, prompting Habib Bey to advise Abdelaziz Thâalbi to leave the country if he continued to oppose them.

Habib Bey took part in the inauguration of the Grand Mosque of Paris in July 1926 along with Mouley Youssef of Morocco.


Muhammad VI al-Habib

Lucien Saint invited him and his sons Azzedine Bey and Lamine Bey to make a private visit to Marignac in July 1923 and again the following year.

He bought the palais Zarrouk in CarthageTourbet el Bey in the medina of Tunis. He was succeeded by Ahmed Bey.


People's Pond

People's Pond is a man-made pond feature


Virginia, Idaho

Virginia is an unincorporated community in Bannock County, Idaho. It is located at the junction of Interstate 15 and U.S. Route 91 south of Arimo.zip code, 83234, with Downey.


Weinitzen

Weinitzen is a municipality in the district of Graz-Umgebung in the Austrian state of Styria.

Population

Historical population
Year  Pop.   ±%
1869  877    —
1880  862    −1.7%
1890  895    +3.8%
1900  900    +0.6%
1910  909    +1.0%
1923  869    −4.4%
1934  982    +13.0%
1939  1,031  +5.0%
1951  1,115  +8.1%
1961  1,162  +4.2%
1971  1,456  +25.3%
1981  1,874  +28.7%
1991  2,224  +18.7%
2001  2,424  +9.0%


Vervliet

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

  * Maria Rosseels (1916–2005), Belgian writer, who used the pen name "E. M. Vervliet"
  * H. D. L. Vervliet (1923–2020), Belgian librarian and historian


The Love Bandit

The Love Bandit is a 1924 American silent Western film with a Northwoods theme directed by Dell Henderson and starring Doris Kenyon, Victor Sutherland, and Cecil Spooner.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,lumber camp. In New York City, Amy finds that her brother Fred Clayton is in danger of going to jail for robbing from his employer, who turns out to be Jim Blazes. Amy marries Jim to save her brother. Feeling that his wife does not love him, Jim returns to the lumber camp and is wounded in a gang fight. Amy is kidnapped and Jim gets into a vicious gun fight with Amy's kidnappers whom he later subdues. He saves Amy, who was tied to a buzzsaw table, from certain death. Now rescued, Amy finds happiness with her husband.

Cast

  * Doris Kenyon as Amy Van Clayton
  * Victor Sutherland as Jim Blazes
  * Cecil Spooner as Madge Dempsey
  * Lorenza Valentine as "Frenchie" Annie
  * Jules Cowles as Henri Baribeau
  * Gardner James as Frederick Van Clayton
  * Christian J. Frank as Buck Ramsdell
  * Dorothy Walters as Maggie McGuiry
  * Edward Boulden as "Snapper" Rollins
  * Walter Jones as John Lawson
  * Evelyn McCoy as Minor Role (uncredited)
  * Tom Wilson as Minor Role (uncredited)
  * Blue Jeans (1917)
  * The Ice Flood (1926)

Preservation

An abridged version of The Love Bandit survives with a private collector.

  * Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 1-85739-229-9
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Love Bandit.
  * The Love Bandit at IMDb
  * Synopsis at AllMovie
  * Lobby card at www.gettyimages.com
  * Lobby card at The Limington Historical Society


Oleksandr Lashyn

Oleksandr Lashyn (born March 2, 1982strongman competitor from Ukraine. Olkesandr competes regularly in the WSF World Cup as well as the WSF World Team Cup, and has also competed in Strongman Champions League.Ukraine's Strongest Man 6 times in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015World Log Lift Championships.


Umm Al Quwain University

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UAQU was founded in 2012 as the first university in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain.Emirates Canadian University College,

The university is located on Al Mualla Street and has the following Colleges:

  * College of Business Administration
  * College of Arts and Science
  * College of Mass Communication
  * College of Law
  * Umm Al Quwain University website


Robin Hart

Robin Hart (born 7 April 1978) is a Trinidadian former footballer who played in the TT Pro League, Canadian Professional Soccer League, and the USL First Division.

Career

Youth career

Hart played for few teams in the Manitoba Major Soccer League which he played for the Super Soccer Alliance and Lucania FC.

Playing career

Hart began playing professional soccer in Trinidad and Tobago with San Juan Jabloteh. He was signed by expansion franchise Ottawa Wizards for the 2001 CPSL season.Brampton Hitmen.Toronto Croatia.Toronto Olympians from the top of the standings.

Another notable record achieved by the club was finishing the season with a record 51 points, the previous record before was 40 points which was held by Toronto. Hart also helped Ottawa capture the double, by winning the Open Canada Cup. During the 2002 CPSL season Hart helped the Wizards to 11 game undefeated streak and also helped his team win the treble by claiming the Eastern Conference title, the Rogers Cup, and for the second year in a row the Open Canada Cup. In the CPSL Championship final he scored the winning goal for Ottawa in 2–0 victory over North York Astros.2003 CPSL season Hart helped the Wizards to an undefeated season and helped claim their third Eastern Conference title.

In 2004 it was announced that the CPSL revoked the Ottawa franchise, which led to Hart signing with the Edmonton Aviators of the A-League. In total he appeared in 13 matches for Edmonton and finished sixth in the Western Division failing to earn a playoff berth.Toronto Lynx to sign Hart to a contract on April 19, 2005.free agent.

International career

After the PanAm Games in Winnipeg 1999 he went on trial with the Trinidad & Tobago Under 23 team and earned a tryout in September 1999.

Honors

Ottawa Wizards

  * CPSL Championship (1): 2002
  * Open Canada Cup (2): 2001, 2002
  * 2005 Toronto Lynx roster


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

The Quetta Gladiators is a franchise cricket team that represents Quetta in the Pakistan Super League. They were one of the six teams that competed in 2018 Pakistan Super League.Moin KhanSarfaraz Ahmed.

Squad


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  * Ages are given as of the first match of the season, 22 February 2018
No.             Name                Nationality   Birth date                   Batting style  Bowling style           Year signed  Notes
Batsmen
5               Saud Shakeel        Pakistan      5 September 1995 (aged 22)   Left-handed    Left-arm orthodox       2018
8               Saad Ali            Pakistan      5 October 1994 (aged 23)     Left-handed    Right-arm medium        2018
9               Rameez Raja         Pakistan      31 July 1987 (aged 30)       Right-handed   Right-arm off break     2018
10              Rilee Rossouw       South Africa  9 October 1989 (aged 28)     Left-handed    Right-arm off break     2018         Overseas
20              Jason Roy           England       21 July 1990 (aged 27)       Right-handed   Right-arm medium        2018         Overseas
24              Kevin Pietersen     England       27 June 1980 (aged 37)       Right-handed   Right-arm off break     2018         Overseas
32              Tom Kohler-Cadmore  England       19 August 1994 (aged 23)     Right-handed   Right-arm off spin      2018         Replacement signing; Overseas
81              Asad Shafiq         Pakistan      28 January 1986 (aged 32)    Right-handed   Right-arm off break     2018
All-rounders
1               John Hastings       Australia     4 November 1985 (aged 32)    Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018         Overseas
21              Mohammad Nawaz      Pakistan      21 March 1994 (aged 23)      Right-handed   Slow left-arm orthodox  2018
22              Jofra Archer        England       1 April 1995 (aged 22)       Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018         Overseas
26              Carlos Brathwaite   West Indies   18 July 1988 (aged 29)       Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018         Overseas
30              Mahmudullah         Bangladesh    4 February 1986 (aged 32)    Right-handed   Right-arm off spin      2018         Overseas
33              Shane Watson        Australia     17 June 1981 (aged 36)       Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018         Overseas
48              Anwar Ali           Pakistan      25 November 1987 (aged 30)   Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018
84              Umar Amin           Pakistan      16 October 1989 (aged 28)    Left-handed    Right-arm medium        2018
Wicket-keepers


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

Wicket-keepers
45              Azam Khan           Pakistan      10 August 1998 (aged 19)     Left-handed    —                       2018
54              Sarfraz Ahmed       Pakistan      22 May 1987 (aged 30)        Right-handed   —                       2018         Captain
Bowlers
4               Faraz Ahmed         Pakistan      16 October 1984 (aged 33)    Right-handed   Slow left-arm orthodox  2018
16              Hasan Khan          Pakistan      16 October 1998 (aged 19)    Right-handed   Slow left-arm orthodox  2018
19              Rashid Khan         Afghanistan   20 September 1998 (aged 19)  Right-handed   Right-arm leg-break     2018         Overseas
55              Ben Laughlin        Australia     3 October 1982 (aged 35)     Right-handed   Right-arm fast-medium   2018         Overseas
66              Mir Hamza           Pakistan      10 November 1992 (aged 25)   Right-handed   Left-arm medium-fast    2018
90              Rahat Ali           Pakistan      12 September 1988 (aged 29)  Right-handed   Left-arm medium-fast    2018
100             Chris Green         Australia     1 October 1993 (aged 24)     Right-handed   Right-arm off break     2018


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Shirt sponsor (chest)  Shirt sponsor (back)  Chest branding  Sleeve branding    Playing kit
Engro                  Olpers                Master Oil      Engro Foods

Teams standings

Points table

     Team
Pos    * v                    Pld  W  L  NR  Pts  NRR
       * t
       * e
1    Islamabad United (C)     10   7  3  0   14   0.296
2    Karachi Kings (3rd)      10   5  4  1   11   0.028
3    Peshawar Zalmi (R)       10   5  5  0   10   0.464
4    Quetta Gladiators (4th)  10   5  5  0   10   0.312
5    Multan Sultans           10   4  5  1   9    −0.191
6    Lahore Qalandars         10   3  7  0   6    −0.931

Source: ESPNcricinfo
  * The top 4 teams qualified for the playoffs
  * Advanced to Qualifier
  * Advanced to Eliminator 1

League fixtures

23 February 2018
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Karachi Kings                v  Quetta Gladiators
149/9 (20 overs)                130/9 (20 overs)
Colin Ingram 41 (21)            Umar Amin 31 (31)
Shane Watson 3/22 (4 overs)     Imad Wasim 2/19 (4 overs)

Karachi won by 19 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Colin Ingram (Karachi Kings)

  * Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
24 February
21:00
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars             v  Quetta Gladiators
119/9 (20 overs)                120/1 (14 overs)
Brendon McCullum 30 (18)        Shane Watson 66 (42)
Jofra Archer 3/23 (4 overs)     Sunil Narine 1/40 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Asif Yaqoob (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Mohammad Nawaz (Quetta Gladiators)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
28 February
21:00
Scorecard


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

Islamabad United           v  Quetta Gladiators
134/7 (20 overs)              135/4 (17.1 overs)
Luke Ronchi 43 (26)           Kevin Pietersen 48 (34)
Hasan Khan 1/12 (2 overs)     Steven Finn 3/35 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Tim Robinson (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen (Quetta Gladiators)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
1 March
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators          v  Peshawar Zalmi
141/8 (20 overs)              143/5 (19.4 overs)
Shane Watson 47 (32)          Tamim Iqbal 36 (38)
Wahab Riaz 2/16 (4 overs)     Shane Watson 1/16 (4 overs)

Peshawar won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Darren Sammy (Peshawar Zalmi)

  * Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and elected to field.
3 March
16:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators             v  Multan Sultans
102 (15.4 overs)                 108/1 (16.4 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 30 (33)            Kumar Sangakkara 51* (44)
Sohail Tanvir 3/14 (3 overs)     Hasan Khan 1/25 (3 overs)

Multan won by 9 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ahmed Shahab (Pak)
Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Multan Sultans)

  * Multan Sultans won the toss and elected to field.
  * Imran Tahir (Multan Sultans) became the third bowler in PSL history to take a hattrick.
7 March
21:00
Scorecard


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

Multan Sultans                 v  Quetta Gladiators
152/5 (20 overs)                  156/8 (19.5 overs)
Shoaib Malik 65* (43)             Rilee Rossouw 27 (24)
Mohammad Nawaz 1/18 (3 overs)     Umar Gul 6/24 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 2 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Umar Gul (Multan Sultans)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
8 March
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators          v  Karachi Kings
180/4 (20 overs)              113/8 (20 overs)
Shane Watson 90* (58)         Imad Wasim 35 (31)
Usman Khan 1/22 (4 overs)     Anwar Ali 2/21 (3 overs)

Quetta won by 67 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Shozab Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Quetta Gladiators)

  * Karachi Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  * This was the biggest win in PSL history in term of runs.
10 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi               v  Quetta Gladiators
157/5 (20 overs)                158/4 (19.2 overs)
Dwayne Smith 49 (33)            Sarfraz Ahmed 45* (31)
Shane Watson 2/26 (4 overs)     Hasan Ali 1/25 (4 overs)

Quetta won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Ahmed Shahab (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Sarfraz Ahmed (Quetta Gladiators)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  * As a result of this match Lahore Qalandars were eliminated from the competition.
14 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Lahore Qalandars         v  Quetta Gladiators
186/4 (20 overs)            169/6 (20 overs)
Fakhar Zaman 94 (50)        Rilee Rossouw 42 (22)
Hasan Khan 1/3 (1 over)     Sunil Narine 2/22 (4 overs)


2018 Quetta Gladiators season

Lahore won by 17 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Rashid Riaz (Pak) and Tim Robinson (Eng)
Player of the match: Fakhar Zaman (Lahore Qalandars)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
15 March 2018
21:00
Scorecard

Quetta Gladiators             v  Islamabad United
147/7 (20 overs)                 149/4 (18.2 overs)
Sarfraz Ahmed 43 (30)            JP Duminy 54 (47)
Faheem Ashraf 3/19 (4 overs)     Rahat Ali 2/33 (3.2 overs)

Islamabad won by 6 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Khalid Mahmood (Pak) and Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: JP Duminy (Islamabad United)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Eliminator

Eliminator
20 March 2018
19:00
Scorecard

Peshawar Zalmi            v  Quetta Gladiators
157 (20 overs)               156/9 (20 overs)
Liam Dawson 62 (35)          Sarfraz Ahmed 35 (21)
Rahat Ali 4/16 (4 overs)     Hasan Ali 2/21 (4 overs)
                             Sameen Gul 2/21 (4 overs)

Peshawar won by 1 run
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rashid Riaz (Pak)
Player of the match: Hasan Ali (Peshawar Zalmi)

  * Quetta Gladiators won the toss and elected to field.
  * As a result of this match Peshawar Zalmi advanced to Eliminator 2.
  * As a result of this match Quetta Gladiators were eliminated from the competition.


Vervoost FV-3 Delphin

The Vervoost FV-3 Delphin (English: Dolphin) is a German ultralight aircraft, designed and produced by Vervoost Leichtflugzeuge of Sinzig. It was first flown on 19 November 2009 and introduced at the AERO Friedrichshafen show in 2010. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.

Design and development

The FV-3 was originally designed as a research aircraft, but is also offered as a commercial model that complies with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, with the aft part covered in doped aircraft fabric and the forward part covered in carbon fibre panels. Its 9.36 m (30.7 ft) span wing is made from carbon fibre and has an area of 11.92 m2 (128.3 sq ft) and mounts large flaps. The wings are designed like glider wings and are easily removed, while the tailplane folds to allow ground transportation or storage. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.

Variants

FV-3 Microlight version FV-3F Research version, with a second generator for flight instrumentation and equipment

Specifications (FV-3 Delphin)

Data from Bayerland Tacke

General characteristics

  * Crew: one
  * Capacity: one passenger
  * Wingspan: 9.36 m (30 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 11.92 m2 (128.3 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 295 kg (650 lb)
  * Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance


Vervoost FV-3 Delphin

Performance

  * Maximum speed: 260 km/h (160 mph, 140 kn)
  * Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  * Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph, 35 kn)
  * Rate of climb: 5.5 m/s (1,080 ft/min)
  * Wing loading: 39.6 kg/m2 (8.1 lb/sq ft)
  * Official website


People's Progressive Movement (Cayman Islands)

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History

The People's Progressive Movement was founded in 2002. The founding members of the Party, which included Parliamentarians Kurt Tibbetts, Alden McLaughlin, Anthony Eden and Arden McLean, together with Lucille Seymour and many other "Movers and Shakers", committed to the ideals of principle-led governance, full participatory democracy, the formulation of a national development plan and a long-term vision of where they wanted to take the country.

Through the Party's internal processes, the members chose the candidates to represent the Party and ultimately the people of the Cayman Islands. The Party got to work and by the next general election in 2005 was able to present a slate of nine candidates all of whom were embraced by the electorate. The first election contested by the party was the 2005 Caymanian general election, which were by the PPM, who took 9 of the 15 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The first PPM Government took office in May 2005, having been joined by independent candidate for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, Moses Kirkconnell.

At the subsequent 2009 Caymanian general election the party was defeated by the opposition United Democratic Party and stood in opposition from 2009 – 2013. A referendum on a draft constitution was held at the same time.

On 12 February 2011, the People's Progressive Movement became the first political party in the Cayman Islands to transfer leadership. Kurt Tibbetts, the Leader of the Opposition and founder of the PPM, stepped down at the extraordinary conference, passing on the party's top job to Alden McLaughlin.

A cohesive group of candidates representing a broad and complementary set of skills and experience united under the Party's new leader, Leader of the Opposition, Alden McLaughlin in 2011. The Party presented plans for creating jobs, building communities and restoring pride in government and the country. Immediately following the polls, Juliana O'Connor-Connolly joined nine successful Progressives candidates to cement victory for the Party in the 2013 Caymanian general election.


The general election was held on 24 May 2017. This was the first election to be held after electoral reforms were approved in a 2012 referendum which introduced single member constituencies. The Progressives remained the largest party, winning seven of the nineteen seats. However independents emerged as the largest group in the Legislative Assembly with nine seats. Following negotiations, a coalition government between the Progressives, three Cayman Democratic Party members and two independent members was agreed upon and took office with Alden McLaughlin as Premier of the Cayman Islands on 31 May 2017 securing a second term in office.

Before the 2021 election, PPM leader Alden McLaughlin stepped down as he was term-limited from serving another term as Premier with then-Minister of Public Finance and Economic Development Roy McTaggart becoming leader and McLaughlin taking the role of chairman. On election night, there were jubilant scenes at the Progressive watch party as the party maintained its seven seats along with a Progressive-aligned independent winning. Both McTaggart and McLaughlin were confident about pulling over the two independent MPs necessary to form a government; however, in the next week, Wayne Panton of the PACT group formed a majority with ten of the independents before adding PPM MP Juliana O'Connor-Connolly and another independent on the day he was swore in as Premier. McTaggart became Leader of the Opposition with a caucus of six Progressives and one independent.

List of Leaders of the People's Progressive Movement

  * Kurt Tibbetts (2002 – 2011)
  * Alden McLaughlin (2011 – 2021)
  * Roy McTaggart (2021 – Present)

Electoral performance

Election  Leader            No. of votes  Share of votes  Seats    Result
2005      Kurt Tibbetts     13,199        67.2%           10 / 15  Government
2009      Kurt Tibbetts     11,645        29.8%           5 / 15   Opposition
2013      Alden McLaughlin  21,859        36.1%           10 / 18  Government
2017      Alden McLaughlin  4,909         31.23%          7 / 19   Government

2021      Roy McTaggart     3,380         19.60%          7 / 19   Opposition

Newspaper articles

12 May 2005 elections:


Newspaper articles

12 May 2005 elections:

  * “The Cayman Islands Election Day 2005” by Staff writer, “Cayman Netnews”, Thursday, May 12, 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006
  * “PPM sweeps” by Alan Markoff, “Caymanian Compass”, Thursday 12 May 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006
  * “New Cabinet named” by Staff writer, “Caymanian Compass”, Monday 16 May 2005, retrieved June 3, 2006


Virginia, Mayfield

Virginia is a heritage-listed homestead and former pastoral property at Charleyong Road, Mayfield, Queanbeyan-Palerang Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1830 to 1925. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 18 November 1999.

History

The Roberts family settled in the Braidwood district in the mid-1830s, and have associations with the pastoral properties known as Mayfield, Virginia and Ooranook.

John Cocking, born in Nottingham in 1791, was married to Anna Maria Whitmore in London in 1816. It appears that the couple had eight children born between 1816 and 1834, and also changed their surname to Roberts during this time. In 1834, Maria Roberts and her children boarded the Margaret bound for Sydney, Australia, accompanied by her brother-in-law Robert Roberts (who had also changed his name) and his wife Mary. It is not known when John Roberts arrived in Sydney, but it is speculated that he had arrived before his wife and brother to search for suitable land for the families to settle. It is also possible that John Roberts was a "remittance man", meaning that his family paid him to stay away.

Shortly after disembarkation, the two Roberts families lived on Kent Street in Sydney's Rocks area, but moved to the Braidwood district by November 1835. At this time, John Roberts' request to purchase 100 acres at Boro Creek Swamp "to enable him to erect a warehouse and establishment for the convenience of travellers and acting as a Veterinary Surgeon and Farrier" had been granted.

The land grant referred to was Portion 1 of the Parish of Nadgigomar, County of Argyle; this parcel of land was to the north of the Boro Creek. Today this land is within the boundaries of the Mayfield estate, as defined by the SCA in 2009. John Roberts built the Star and Garter Inn on this land grant in c. 1835. He held the license for the Star and Garter Inn in 1836 and 1837; his brother Robert Roberts was a publican here also.

In March 1836, John Roberts purchased 200 acres of land on the Boro Creek (Portion 43 of the Parish of Larbert) which later became the foundation of Mayfield.