2012 Davis Cup World Group

Switzerland vs. United States

                                                                            Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Switzerland                                                                 10–12 February 2012                    United States
0                                                                           Clay (i)                               5
                                                        1   2   3   4  5
1  [Switzerland]    Stanislas Wawrinka                  2   6   6   1  7
   [United States]  Mardy Fish                          6   4   4   6  9
2  [Switzerland]    Roger Federer                       6   3   64  2
   [United States]  John Isner                          4   6   77  6
3  [Switzerland]    Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka  6   3   3   3
   [United States]  Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish             4   6   6   6
4  [Switzerland]    Michael Lammer                      60  64
   [United States]  Ryan Harrison                       77  77
5  [Switzerland]    Marco Chiudinelli                   3   4
   [United States]  John Isner                          6   6

Czech Republic vs. Italy

                                                                          ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Czech Republic                                                            10–12 February 2012                 Italy
4                                                                         Hard (i)                            1
                                                         1  2  3  4  5
1  [Czech Republic]  Radek Štěpánek                      4  6  6  3  6
   [Italy]           Andreas Seppi                       6  4  3  6  3
2  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                       6  4  7  6
   [Italy]           Simone Bolelli                      3  6  5  2
3  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek      6  6  6
   [Italy]           Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace  3  4  2
4  [Czech Republic]  Lukáš Rosol                         4  6  6
   [Italy]           Andreas Seppi                       6  3  4
5  [Czech Republic]  František Čermák                    4  4
   [Italy]           Simone Bolelli                      6  6

Serbia vs. Sweden

                                                                      Hala Čair, Niš, Serbia
Serbia                                                                10–12 February 2012     Sweden
4                                                                     Hard (i)                1
                                                 1  2   3   4   5
1  [Serbia]  Janko Tipsarević                    6  6   6
   [Sweden]  Filip Prpic                         3  3   4
2  [Serbia]  Viktor Troicki                      6  6   5   6
   [Sweden]  Michael Ryderstedt                  4  3   7   3
3  [Serbia]  Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić   6  3   64  77  8
   [Sweden]  Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt  3  6   77  63  10
4  [Serbia]  Janko Tipsarević                    6  77  7
   [Sweden]  Michael Ryderstedt                  2  65  5
5  [Serbia]  Dušan Lajović                       6  6
   [Sweden]  Filip Prpic                         4  4

Japan vs. Croatia


2012 Davis Cup World Group

Japan vs. Croatia

                                                              Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan
Japan                                                         10–12 February 2012              Croatia
2                                                             Hard (i)                         3
                                           1   2   3  4  5
1  [Japan]    Go Soeda                     63  3   6  6  7
   [Croatia]  Ivan Dodig                   77  6   4  3  5
2  [Japan]    Kei Nishikori                4   4   3
   [Croatia]  Ivo Karlović                 6   6   6
3  [Japan]    Tatsuma Ito / Yuichi Sugita  4   4   6  3
   [Croatia]  Ivan Dodig / Ivo Karlović    6   6   3  6
4  [Japan]    Kei Nishikori                7   77  6
   [Croatia]  Ivan Dodig                   5   64  3
5  [Japan]    Go Soeda                     64  1   4
   [Croatia]  Ivo Karlović                 77  6   6

Germany vs. Argentina

                                                                       Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany
Germany                                                                10–12 February 2012               Argentina
1                                                                      Clay (i)                          4
                                                    1   2  3  4   5
1  [Germany]    Philipp Petzschner                  3   3  3
   [Argentina]  Juan Mónaco                         6   6  6
2  [Germany]    Florian Mayer                       6   0  1  65
   [Argentina]  David Nalbandian                    2   6  6  77
3  [Germany]    Tommy Haas / Philipp Petzschner     6   6  4  3   4
   [Argentina]  David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank  3   4  6  6   6
4  [Germany]    Florian Mayer                       5   5
   [Argentina]  Juan Ignacio Chela                  7   7
5  [Germany]    Cedrik-Marcel Stebe                 77  7
   [Argentina]  Eduardo Schwank                     61  5

Quarterfinals

Spain vs. Austria

                                                                 Marina d'Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain
Spain                                                            6–8 April 2012                       Austria
4                                                                Clay                                 1
                                              1  2  3  4    5
1  [Spain]    Nicolás Almagro                 6  6  6
   [Austria]  Jürgen Melzer                   2  2  4
2  [Spain]    David Ferrer                    6  6  6
   [Austria]  Andreas Haider-Maurer           1  3  1
3  [Spain]    Marcel Granollers / Marc López  6  4  4  612
   [Austria]  Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya  3  6  6  714
4  [Spain]    David Ferrer                    7  6  6
   [Austria]  Jürgen Melzer                   5  3  3
5  [Spain]    Nicolás Almagro                 7  7
   [Austria]  Alexander Peya                  5  5

France vs. United States


2012 Davis Cup World Group

France vs. United States

                                                                          Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune, France
France                                                                    6–8 April 2012                                United States
2                                                                         Clay                                          3
                                                       1  2   3   4  5
1  [France]         Jo-Wilfried Tsonga                 7  6   2   6
   [United States]  Ryan Harrison                      5  2   6   2
2  [France]         Gilles Simon                       3  2   5
   [United States]  John Isner                         6  6   7
3  [France]         Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra  4  4   64
   [United States]  Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan             6  6   77
4  [France]         Jo-Wilfried Tsonga                 3  64  7   3
   [United States]  John Isner                         6  77  5   6
5  [France]         Gilles Simon                       6  6
   [United States]  Ryan Harrison                      2  3

Czech Republic vs. Serbia

                                                                          O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Czech Republic                                                            6–8 April 2012                    Serbia
4                                                                         Clay (i)                          1
                                                      1   2   3   4  5
1  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                    6   6   6
   [Serbia]          Viktor Troicki                   2   1   2
2  [Czech Republic]  Radek Štěpánek                   7   4   4   6  7
   [Serbia]          Janko Tipsarević                 5   6   6   4  9
3  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek   6   6   77
   [Serbia]          Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić  4   2   64
4  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                    78  78  79
   [Serbia]          Janko Tipsarević                 66  66  67
5  [Czech Republic]  Lukáš Rosol                      77  7
   [Serbia]          Viktor Troicki                   65  5

Argentina vs. Croatia

                                                                       Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina                                                              6–8 April 2012                        Croatia
4                                                                      Clay                                  1
                                                    1  2   3  4   5
1  [Argentina]  David Nalbandian                    7  4   6  62  3
   [Croatia]    Marin Čilić                         5  6   4  77  6
2  [Argentina]  Juan Martín del Potro               6  79  6
   [Croatia]    Ivo Karlović                        2  67  1
3  [Argentina]  David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank  3  78  6  66  8
   [Croatia]    Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović          6  66  3  78  6
4  [Argentina]  Juan Martín del Potro               6  6   6
   [Croatia]    Marin Čilić                         1  2   1
5  [Argentina]  Juan Mónaco                         6  6
   [Croatia]    Antonio Veić                        1  1

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States


2012 Davis Cup World Group

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States

                                                                            Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijón, Spain
Spain                                                                       14–16 September 2012                  United States
3                                                                           Clay                                  1
                                                    1   2  3  4  5
1  [Spain]          David Ferrer                    4   6  6  6
   [United States]  Sam Querrey                     6   2  2  4
2  [Spain]          Nicolás Almagro                 6   4  6  3  7
   [United States]  John Isner                      4   6  4  6  5
3  [Spain]          Marcel Granollers / Marc López  3   6  5  5
   [United States]  Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan          6   3  7  7
4  [Spain]          David Ferrer                    62  6  6  6
   [United States]  John Isner                      77  3  4  2
5  [Spain]          Nicolás Almagro                                 not
   [United States]  Sam Querrey                                     played

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

                                                                         Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina                                                                14–16 September 2012                  Czech Republic
2                                                                        Clay                                  3
                                                       1  2   3  4  5
1  [Argentina]       Juan Martín del Potro             6  6   6
   [Czech Republic]  Radek Štěpánek                    4  4   2
2  [Argentina]       Juan Mónaco                       1  6   6  4  4
   [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                     6  4   1  6  6
3  [Argentina]       Carlos Berlocq / Eduardo Schwank  3  4   3
   [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek    6  6   6
4  [Argentina]       Carlos Berlocq                    3  3   4
   [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                     6  6   6
5  [Argentina]       Juan Mónaco                       6  77
   [Czech Republic]  Ivo Minář                         3  62

Final

Czech Republic vs. Spain

                                                                        O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Czech Republic                                                          16–18 November 2012               Spain
3                                                                       Hard (i)                          2
                                                     1  2   3  4   5
1  [Czech Republic]  Radek Štěpánek                  3  4   4
   [Spain]           David Ferrer                    6  6   6
2  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                   6  3   6  65  6
   [Spain]           Nicolás Almagro                 3  6   3  77  3
3  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek  3  7   7  6
   [Spain]           Marcel Granollers / Marc López  6  5   5  3
4  [Czech Republic]  Tomáš Berdych                   2  3   5
   [Spain]           David Ferrer                    6  6   7
5  [Czech Republic]  Radek Štěpánek                  6  77  3  6
   [Spain]           Nicolás Almagro                 4  60  6  3


Azuragrion

Azuragrion is a genus of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. The genus contains the following species:

  * Azuragrion buchholzi (Pinhey, 1971)
  * Azuragrion granti (McLachlan, 1903) - Socotra Bluet
  * Azuragrion kauderni (Sjöstedt, 1917)
  * Azuragrion nigridorsum (Selys, 1876) - Black-tailed Bluet, Sailing Bluet
  * Azuragrion somalicum (Longfield, 1931)
  * Azuragrion vansomereni (Pinhey, 1955) - Tiny Bluet


Shapsugsky National District

The Shapsug National District or Shapsug National Raion (Adyghe: Шапсыгъэ Националнэ Район Šapsyġe Nacionalne Rajon, Russian: Шапсугский национальный район Šapsugskij nacional′nyj rajon) was a district that was established in 1924 as a national district (raion) for the Circassian Shapsugs tribe of the Black Sea Circassians (Russian: причерноморские адыги) within the Krasnodar Krai in the Soviet Union, now Russia. It was abolished after the end of the Second World War in 1945.

History

In 1864, after the end of the century-long Russian-Circassian War between the Circassians (Adyghes) who formed the historical population of Circassia and the Russian Empire, a major part of the Shapsugs, who lived on Black Sea coast from modern Sochi to Tuapse, were either killed in the Circassian Genocide or expelled to the Ottoman Empire like the other Circassian tribes.

Black Sea coast near Tuapse in November

Because the Shapsugs were one of the most stubborn enemies of the Russian Empire, they suffered more than the other Circassian tribes. They were the last of their alliance to surrender to the occupiers' army, and kept resisting the Russians in a holy war, for more than 20 years after the end of the Russian-Circassian War in 1864.

As a result of the tsars policy to kill the Circassian people in the Circassian Genocide or expel them to the Ottoman Empire, the remaining Shapsugs who survived abandoned their remained coastal villages to the eastern mountains of Shapsugia to protect themselves from the tyranny of their occupiers, the Zaporozhian Cossacks. Later the descendants of these Cossacks renamed themselves Kuban Cossacks and adopted the Circassian dress and uniform to falsify the history of the Kuban and Circassia and to depicts the Kuban civilizations are related to the Cossacks not the Circassians and the Russians.


Shapsugsky National District

When the Shapsugs felt that the resistance was impossible due to the severing of marine logistics lines and to the lack of weapons, they stopped resisting. Some went to settlements previously occupied by other Adyghe tribes in the Kuban and established their own villages The remaining Shapsugs returned to their regions in the Circassian Coast on the Black Sea, and established newer ones in the place of their previous burned villages between 1870 and 1880.

Establishment of the Shapsug National District

The Shapsug National District was established on the 6 September 1924 as a part of the Black Sea Okrug of the South-Eastern Oblast. The district contained around 3400 Shapsugs, and the center of the district was the coastal city of Tuapse.462 square kilometres (178 sq mi).

In the beginning of 1925, the district was divided into 4 village councils (Karpovskij [Карповский], Kičmaj [Кичмай], Krasno-Aleksandrovskij [Красно-Александровский], and Pseušxo [Псеушхо]).

The South-Eastern Oblast was abolished on October 16, 1924, and the district was transferred to newly established North Caucasus Krai. In July 1930, okrugs were abolished, and the district was directly subordinated to the krai. In 1930, the center of the Shapsug National District was transferred to Krasno-Aleksandrovskoye (today KalezhSoviet-Kvadzhe, and in January 1934, Lazarevskoye was transferred to Shapsug National District as well and became the district center.

End of the Shapsug National District

In 1945, the Shapsug National District was renamed Lazarevsky District and it ceased to be a national district. The Shapsug called it Psyṣ̂wap (Adyghe: Псышӏуап) instead of Lazarevsky because Lazarevsky was named for one of the enemies of the Circassian nation, Mikhail Lazarev,Lazarevsky City District.


Shneior Lifson

Shneior Lifson (Hebrew: שניאור ליפסון; 18 March 1914, in Tel Aviv – 22 January 2001, in Rehovot), was an Israeli chemical physicist, scientific director of the Weizmann Institute of Science, a founder of the Open University of Israel, and laureate of the 1969 Israel Prize in the life sciences. Lifson is best known for his consistent force field method, one of the major theories behind 3-D computer modeling of large molecules.

In 2013, two scientists who early in their career had worked under his guidance at the Weizmann Institute – Arieh Warshel, who was his Ph.D. student, and Michael Levitt – won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. That research focused on the development and applications of the consistent force field method to molecular dynamics of proteins.

Early years

Lifson was born in Tel Aviv in 1914, into a family of Russian immigrants. While studying at the Herzliya Hebrew High School, he became active in the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement. In 1932, after completing his studies, Lifson was among the founders of a new kibbutz, now called Nir David, in the Jezreel Valley, in which he served as a teacher in the natural sciences.

In 1942, he joined the Palmach underground army, but a year later was demobilized to pursue academic studies. After earning a B.Sc. in physics and mathematics, he returned to teaching, in a school of the kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek.

When the 1948 Arab–Israeli War broke out in 1948, Lifson was drafted into the science corps of the Israel Defense Forces, Hemed, serving under the command of Aharon Katzir, who was then Head of the Department of Polymers at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Career

RNA as both chicken and egg, the molecular biologist's dream...


Shneior Lifson

In 1949, Lifson joined Katzir’s department at the Weizmann Institute, while at the same time pursuing doctoral studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under Katzir’s guidance. He earned his Ph.D. in 1954, focusing in his thesis on polyelectrolyte solutions. The research he conducted on this topic in the 1950s still serves as a cornerstone for understanding the behavior of charged macromolecules, biological and synthetic, in water solutions. The activity of such biological macromolecules as DNA, RNA, enzymes, and other proteins is altered by temperature, salinity, and other external conditions. Lifson used the methods of statistical mechanics to investigate the structural changes of these molecules in solution.

Later in his career, Lifson was the principal collaborator in formulating the theory of the helix-coil transition in biological macromolecules, a process whose clarification is essential for understanding structural changes related to protein folding. Lifson then developed a method for calculating the interactions among the forces that various molecular components exert upon one another. Known as the consistent force field method, it makes it possible to characterize molecules in mathematical and physical terms, as well as to predict and calculate the energy of interaction among their components.

The ability to compute the forces operating among various atoms with the help of Lifson’s method has facilitated a basic clarification of the structure and dynamics of biological molecules and eventually led to a breakthrough in understanding protein folding and diseases caused by defective folding. Today, numerous studies of protein folding are designed on the basis of predictions obtained through such computations. The consistent force field method also enables the precise planning of chemical reactions and the study of the function of various molecules in biological systems, among them the interactions between different proteins, the binding of ions to biomolecules, and the redesign of proteins. This method lies at the basis of theoretical computational approaches in modern structural biology. In industry, building molecular models using this method has enhanced the development of drugs, food additives, pesticides, and numerous other chemicals.

Honors and Appointments

Lifson held numerous leading positions in research and education in Israel. He served as Scientific Director of the Weizmann Institute (1963–1967) and Dean of its Faculty of Chemistry (1972–1978). He founded the Institute’s Department of Chemical Physics and served as its Head (1963–1979).


Shneior Lifson

In 1970, education minister Yigal Allon appointed Lifson to head a committee examining the need for an open university in Israel. The committee recommended that one be created on the model of institutions existing in the United Kingdom. Upon the establishment of the Open University of Israel, Lifson served as its first rector (1974–1975). He was also editor-in-chief of the Children’s Britannica in Hebrew, published starting in 1977.

Lifson's honors included the Weizmann Prize (1958), the Israel Prize (1969), and election to the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (1999). He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Open University of Israel (1991), received an honorary Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2000) and was named Yakir Rehovot – “Distinguished Resident of Rehovot” (2000). He served on the board of trustees of Tel Aviv’s Cameri Theater and on the board of governors of Israeli Educational Television.

  * Prof. Shneior Lifson at the Weizmann Institute website
  * Prof. Lifson’s CV
  * List of Prof. Lifson’s major publications
  * Levitt, Michael (May 2001). "The Birth of Computational Structural Biology" (PDF). Nature Structural Biology. pp. 392–393. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-03-16.
  * Oppenheim, Irwin (January 31, 2003). "Memories of Shneior Lifson". Biopolymers. 68, issue 3 (3): 275–276. doi:10.1002/bip.10331.
  * Green, Mark M. (January 31, 2003). "My Affection for Shneior Lifson". Biopolymers. 68, issue 3 (3): 277. doi:10.1002/bip.10332.


Saurashtra Khedut Sangh

Saurashtra Khedut Sangh ('Saurashtra Farmers League') was a farmers' movement in Saurashtra, India. The organisation was founded under the leadership of Ratibhai Ukabhai, a modest social worker and an erstwhile Indian National Congress member. It had strong support amongst the Leua Patidar community.

Initially the Khedut Sangh was intended to function as a general farmers' body within the Indian National Congress framework. But the organisation failed to obtain support from the Congress leadership and developed into a separate movement. The Socialist Party leader Jaswant Mehta was amongst the supporters of the Khedut Sangh. In its initial phase the group had a more leftist outlook. It accused the Congress Party of pro-urban and pro-Girasdar (landlord) bias, that the party neglected rural and tenants' interests. The Khedut Sangh opposed the mandatory food levy on the peasantry.Samaldas Gandhi's Praja Paksha.

In the run-up to the 1951 elections the Saurashtra Khedut Sangh was the main contender against the Congress Party in the state. It had some 42,000 paying members. But it lacked prominent leaders.1951 Saurashtra Legislative Assembly election. It total the candidates of the party obtained 139,449 votes (14.66% of the votes in the state). One candidate of the party was elected, Mohanlal D. Vaghia from the Liliya constituency. The organization was the second-most voted party contesting the election.1951 Lok Sabha election, Vinubhai Jagannath Bhatt in the Madhya Saurashtra seat. He obtained 29,766 votes (21.27% of the votes in the constituency).

By mid-1966 the Saurashtra Khedut Sangh had merged into the Swatantra Party.


Al Areen Wildlife Park

Al Areen Wildlife Park (Arabic: محمية العرين; transliterated: Maḥmīyat al-ʿArīn) is a nature reserve and zoo, located in Sakhir, Bahrain. It is one of five other protected areas in the country and it is the only designated protected area on land, in the country.

History and profile

The park covers a total area of 7 km sq and was first established in 1976.Africa, south Asia are present in the zoological park. In 2013, the park attracted 199,235 visitors to the park.

As of 1999, the park was attached to the ministry of cabinet affairs and information.

Directions in the park

Attractions

The park features 100,000 planted flora and trees, & more than 45 species of animals, 82 species of birds and 25 species of flora.Arabian oryx, which is extinct in the wild, South African cheetah, lion, Savannah monitor, African rock python, Persian gazelle, springbok, African wild dog, Spotted hyena, saluki dogs,impala, fallow deer, Chapman's zebra, Honey badger and desert hares.scimitar-horned oryx, addax (which is rare in the wild), dama gazelle, giraffes, Nubian ibex, wild goat, barbary sheep and Asiatic onager are also present.captive breeding policy of endangered species.

The Al Areen area covers a total area of 800 hectares, divided into two 400-hectares sections; one section dedicated to the public while the other section is a protected reserve, equipped with two surface reservoirs for flora and fauna.aviary and an Arabian wild animals complex. A falcon stadium and petting zoo was opened in 2014 under the sponsorship of Viva Bahrain.

Access

The reserve is restricted, except for specialists, researchers, veterinarians and the animals’ keepers.Manama, connected by a highway,Bahrain International Circuit.


Tynecastle F.C.

This article is about the East of Scotland League football club. For the Scottish football stadium, see Tynecastle Park.

Tynecastle Football Club are a Scottish football team playing in the East of Scotland League Premier Division. The club was formed in 2005 by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United. They play at the Meggetland Sports Complex in Edinburgh.

History

The original Tynecastle Boys Club were formed in 1928, and the club take this to be the date of their formation as can be seen on the club crest. As a youth team, a number of young footballers played for Tynecastle Boys Club on their way to successful careers. Former Scotland captain Darren Fletcher played for Tynecastle during the 1990s.

On 5 June 2005, Tynecastle Boys Club merged with East of Scotland Football League side Tollcross United to form Tynecastle F.C.Scottish football for the first time, taking Tollcross United's place in The East of Scotland Football League First Division. Tynecastle's chairman, Douglas Dalgliesh said of the merger: "The coming together of the two organisations will be of enormous benefit. Having a team in the East of Scotland Association is seen as another step forward in our plan for growth." Tollcross United secretary, Alastair Wilkie added: "For some time now we have struggled to encourage younger players to join and the tie up with such a club as Tynecastle is the only way forward. It is sad that the Tollcross name will disappear after all those years but we need to look to the future and the new set up will allow us to move forward."pre-season friendly against Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. The match ended in a very credible 2–2 draw, thanks to a last minute Tynecastle equaliser.

On 5 December 2005, Keith Summers was appointed as the first team manager of the club. He had previously been interim manager for just over a month, following the departure of Ronnie Dignan on 25 October.


Tynecastle F.C.

On 13 November 2007, the club received a windfall of £114,000 after former player and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon was transferred from Hearts to Sunderland for £9 million. Chairman Douglas Dalgliesh said: "We thought that if a player was over twenty-three we wouldn't be entitled to any money, so it was a shock to receive this news." He added: "We've always lived from year-to-year and month-to-month, but now we have funding like we've never had before.""I'm sure it will keep them going for years to come and hopefully it will nurture a few boys through to play in the SPL."

In January 2008, the club set up a sister club in the American city of Everett, Snohomish County, Washington called Tynecastle International F.C. It was set up by former Tynecastle and Bolton Wanderers player and resident of Everett, David Hoggan. Under the initiative, young players from the US will be given professional coaching and take to the field in the traditional maroon of their Edinburgh counterparts.

In the 2007–08 season, Tynecastle finished 3rd in the East of Scotland League First Division. This was their highest league finish since the team were formed, having previously finished 5th in 2006–07 and 9th in 2005–06. At the start of the 2008–09 season, former Livingston and Gretna striker, David Bingham was appointed as player/coach of the club.Hearts player Gary Mackay on the coaching staff at Tynecastle. On 16 May 2009, Tynecastle defeated Gretna 2008 4–0 to secure the East of Scotland League First Division title, and as a result were promoted to the Premier Division for the 2009–10 season.

In August 2009, Tynecastle was awarded the SFA Quality Mark, which is awarded to show good practice in on and off field matters. Tynecastle also opened the new Fernieside Recreational Ground pavilion with a game against a Heart of Midlothian XI, the new pavilion was given to Tynecastle on a long-term lease.

The club gained promotion to the Premier Division for 2020–21 after winning First Division Conference B in the curtailed 2019–20 season.

Colours and Badge


Tynecastle F.C.

Colours and Badge

The club's home kit is a maroon design similar to the home kit of Heart of Midlothian, but with a white swoosh across the shoulder. In 2008, the club announced a new sponsorship deal with a local Indian restaurant.2008–09.

The club's badge displays an image of a castle over the top of large maroon 'T'. To the top of the logo, the words 'Founded 1928' are displayed in a yellow banner and similarly, 'Edinburgh' is displayed in a yellow banner beneath the Logo. The words 'Tynecastle' and 'Club' are written in a maroon text above and below the rest of the badge respectively.

Stadium

Tynecastle moved to the Meggetland Sports Complex in 2018, where they share the main stadium grass pitch with Boroughmuir RFC.Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale from 2015.

Current squad

As of 15 November 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.  Pos.  Nation          Player                    No.  Pos.  Nation          Player
1    GK    [Scotland] SCO  Murray Jackson            17   MF    [Scotland] SCO  Fletcher Hendry
2    DF    [Scotland] SCO  Ryan Stevenson (captain)  18   MF    [Scotland] SCO  Luke Kennedy
5    DF    [Scotland] SCO  Jaimie Butler             19   DF    [Scotland] SCO  Lee Dawson
7    MF    [Scotland] SCO  Matthew Combe             21   GK    [Scotland] SCO  Asher Tufail
8    MF    [Scotland] SCO  Oban Anderson             22   DF    [Scotland] SCO  Jonathan Steel
9    FW    [Scotland] SCO  Kenny Fisher              23   DF    [Scotland] SCO  Scott Jardine
11   FW    [Scotland] SCO  Ryan Cameron              —    DF    [Scotland] SCO  Ben Finnan
14   FW    [Scotland] SCO  Taylor Hendry             —    DF    [Scotland] SCO  Michael Langdale
15   MF    [Scotland] SCO  Blake Wales               —    MF    [Scotland] SCO  Chris Milligan
16   DF    [Scotland] SCO  Stephane Murray           —    MF    [Scotland] SCO  Jack Beaumont

Honours

East of Scotland Football League First Division

  * Winners: 2008–09, 2019–20 (Conference B)

Alex Jack Cup


Tynecastle F.C.

Alex Jack Cup

  * Winners: 2017–18

South & East of Scotland Cup-Winners Shield

  * Winners: 2017–18
  * Official Club website


Bé Fáil

Bé Fáil, Gaelic-Irish female given name.

Bearers of the name

  * Bé Fáil ingen Sechnusaigh, died 741.
  * Bé Fáil ingen Cathail, Queen of Ireland, died 798.
  * http://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/BeFail.shtml


Totah Vista, New Mexico

Totah Vista is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The CDP is in the northern part of the county, on the north side of the San Juan River. It is bordered to the north by Farmington, the largest city in the county.

Demographics

Historical population
Census                 Pop.  Note  %±
2020                   288         —
U.S. Decennial Census

Education

Its school district is Farmington Municipal Schools.


Deh Now, Rudan

For the village in Rudkhaneh District, see Dehnow, Rudkhaneh. For the nearby village, see Deh Now-e Sarab.

Deh Now (Persian: ده نو)Rahdar Rural District, in the Central District of Rudan County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 98, in 25 families.


Valdeavellano

Valdeavellano is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 103 inhabitants.


Bill Watkins (cricketer, born 1923)

Bill Watkins DFC (18 January 1923 – 15 March 2005) was a Welsh cricketer and decorated World War II aviator. Watkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm leg break googly. He was born at Swansea, Glamorgan.

World War II service

Watkins served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, enlisting when he was 18 in 1941 and serving with 514 Squadron at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. During the course of the war he took part in 31 missions over Germany in his Lancaster bomber, earning him by war's end the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Post World War II service

Following the end of the war, Watkins left the Royal Air Force and returned to his native Swansea, where he worked as a metallurgist for British Aluminium and ALCOA. Watkins played a single first-class match for Glamorgan in 1950 against Hampshire at St. Helen's.rugby league club Wigan.

Watkins died at Killay, Glamorgan on 15 March 2005.

  * Bill Watkins at Cricinfo
  * Bill Watkins at CricketArchive

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Shapur-i Shahrvaraz

Shapur-i Shahrvaraz (Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩𐭩 𐭧𐭱𐭨𐭥𐭥𐭥𐭰, meaning "Shapur, son of Shahrvaraz"), also known as Shapur V, was Sasanian king (shah) of Iran briefly in 630.

Biography

Shapur-i Shahrvaraz was the son of Shahrbaraz, the distinguished Iranian military commander (spahbed) and briefly shah of Iran. Shapur's mother was the sister of Khosrow II.Boran was deposed, Shapur became king of Iran, but was shortly deposed by the nobles who did not acknowledge his rule. He was succeeded by his cousin Azarmidokht. When she became queen of Iran, Farrukh Hormizd proposed to marry her, which Shapur was in favor of; however, Azarmidokht declined the proposal and became angry at Shapur for agreeing.

  * Pourshariati, Parvaneh (2008). Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire: The Sasanian-Parthian Confederacy and the Arab Conquest of Iran. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.


Sho Aota

Sho Aota (青田 翔, Aota Sho, born November 13, 1986 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player for YSCC Yokohama.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2016.

Club performance  League         Cup            Total
Season            Club           League         Apps   Goals  Apps  Goals  Apps  Goals
Japan             League         Emperor's Cup  Total
2009              YSCC Yokohama  JRL (Kanto)    0      0      –     0      0
2010              3              1              1      0      4     1
2011              10             1              1      0      11    1
2012              JFL            24             9      2      0     26     9
2013              31             4              –      31     4
2014              J3 League      19             1      1      0     20     1
2015              17             0              0      0      17    0
Career total      104            16             5      0      109   16

  * Sho Aota at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)


Saurabh Singh (Uttar Pradesh politician)

Saurabh Singh is an Indian politician and a member of 17th Legislative Assembly, Uttar Pradesh of India. He represents the Kasta constituency in Lakhimpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Political career

Saurabh Singh contested 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election as Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and defeated his close contestant Sunil Kumar Lala from Samajwadi Party with a margin of 24,273 votes.

Posts held

#   From  To         Position                           Comments
01  2017  Incumbent  Member, 17th Legislative Assembly


Acetone thiosemicarbazone

Acetone thiosemicarbazone is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C4H9N3S. It is used in the plastics industry in the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) to terminate the polymerization process.

It is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States as defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. 11002), and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities which produce, store, or use it in significant quantities.

Toxicity

Symptoms of exposure

Symptoms of acute exposure to acetone thiosemicarbazide may include nausea, vomiting, eye and skin irritation, excessive salivation, pulmonary edema, hyperglycemia, and seizures.


Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive

Tyne and Wear PTE, branded as Nexus, is an executive body of the North East Joint Transport Committee and is best known for owning and operating the Tyne and Wear Metro. It replaced the Tyneside PTE on 1 April 1974.

Operations

TWPTE is responsible for the following aspects of the Tyne and Wear public transport system:

  * owning, operating and maintaining the Tyne and Wear Metro;
  * owning, operating and maintaining the Shields Ferry;
  * coordinating local bus services;
  * contracting and subsidising unprofitable but socially necessary bus services, including school buses;
  * subsidising local heavy rail services between Newcastle and Sunderland;
  * administering the concessionary travel scheme for older people and eligible disabled adults and children
  * subsidising public transport for children aged under 16 and further education students
  * providing public transport information;
  * maintaining bus stops and most bus stations.
  * running Taxicard, a subsidised taxi service for disabled people

Policies and programmes

Nexus is pursuing a number of major programmes aimed at improving public transport in Tyne and Wear. These include the £389 million "Metro: All Change" programme to modernise the Tyne and Wear Metro over eleven years. Most of the capital money will be invested in renewal and upgrade of infrastructure, with modernisation of stations and trains also included. Trains will not be replaced within this programme, but are expected to be replaced in around 2023.

In April 2009 Nexus launched a Bus Strategy aimed at improving the bus network in Tyne and Wear, which accounts for around 77% of all public transport journeys in the area. Nexus said it wished to work in partnership with commercial bus companies which operate 90% of services in Tyne and Wear. Priorities include increasing the punctuality and reliability of bus services, improving information and ensuring the network offers a high level of access to local shops, services and workplaces. In October 2014 the North East Combined Authority accepted a recommendation from Nexus to take forward a Quality Contracts Scheme as the best means of meeting this objective.

Nexus seeks to reduce social exclusion, particularly for disabled people, through a number of overlapping schemes. These include subsidised taxis, weekly community bus services between sheltered accommodation and supermarkets, a "companion card" allowing free use of public transport by caretakers, and specialist training and mentoring for people with learning difficulties.

Smart ticketing


Smart ticketing

Nexus has led one of the UK's biggest roll-outs of smart ticketing technology, in partnership with local councils and commercial transport companies as part of the North East Smart Ticketing Initiative (NESTI). NESTI aims to deliver a single smart infrastructure for North East England, making it possible to travel on public transport with a single smart payment card. Nexus has itself launched the Pop brand, which encompasses a number of smartcards including Pop cards for season tickets, Pop Pay As You Go cards and Under 16 Pop cards which facilitate concessionary travel by young people in Tyne and Wear. Pop branded smartcards are accepted and are commonplace on Nexus' services, while the Pop PAYG card is accepted on a range of public transport across North East England.

Nexus have also introduced Pop PAYG for Google Pay, allowing users with Android smartphones to use Google Pay instead of a Physical Pop card. However, existing cards are unable to be added, requiring a new card be created via the App.

TravelShops

North Shields Metro station and Travelshop

Nexus operated six TravelShops which sold tickets and provided local public transport information. These were located at:

  * Central Station Metro station, Newcastle
  * Gateshead Interchange
  * Haymarket Metro station, Newcastle
  * North Shields Metro station
  * Park Lane Interchange, Sunderland
  * South Shields Interchange

Following the coronavirus outbreak all of the shops were closed and staff were redeployed to assist at bus and Metro stations.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive.
  * Official website [Edit this at Wikidata]
  * Map of Tyne and Wear zones


Bètoumey

Bètoumey is an arrondissement in the Kouffo department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Djakotomey. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 16,666.

6°51′30″N 1°41′03″E / 6.8582°N 1.6841°E


Total (Seigmen album)

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Total is the third studio album by Norwegian rock band Seigmen. It was released on 21 October 1994, through record label 1:70.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Kim Ljung; all music is composed by Klisne Seigmenn.

No.  Title           Length
1.   "Colosseum"     7:44
2.   "Ohm"           5:29
3.   "In Limbo"      5:42
4.   "Döderlein"     5:44
5.   "Sort Tulipan"  6:00
6.   "Lament"        4:26
7.   "Fortell"       4:32
8.   "Nephilia"      7:42
9.   "Monument"      4:54
10.  "Pantheon"      5:40

Release

The album was certified gold in Norway in 2006.

Personnel

  * Alex Møklebust – vocals
  * Kim Ljung - vocals, bass guitar
  * Noralf Ronthi – drums, percussion, vocals
  * Sverre Økshoff – guitar
  * Marius Roth – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
Technical
  * Sylvia Massy – production, engineering, mixing on all tracks except 7
  * Eivind Skovdahl – engineering assistance
  * Robert Opsahl-Engen – engineering assistance
  * Bel Digital – mastering
  * Total at Discogs (list of releases)


Days sales outstanding

In accountancy, days sales outstanding (also called DSO and days receivables) is a calculation used by a company to estimate the size of their outstanding accounts receivable. It measures this size not in units of currency, but in average sales days.

Typically, days sales outstanding is calculated monthly. Generally speaking, higher DSO ratio can indicate a customer base with credit problems and/or a company that is deficient in its collections activity.

Days sales outstanding is often misinterpreted as "the average number of days to fully collect payment after making a sale". The formula for this would be Σ(Sales date) - (Paid date)/ (Sale count). This calculation is sometimes called "True DSO". Instead, days sales outstanding is better interpreted as the "days worth of (average) sales that you currently have outstanding". Accordingly, days sales outstanding can be expressed as the following financial ratio:

DSO ratio = accounts receivable / average sales per day, or DSO ratio = accounts receivable / (annual sales / 365 days)

Accounts receivable refers to the outstanding balance of accounts receivable at a point in time here whereas average sales per day is the mean sales computed over some period of time. This can be annual as in the formula above, or it can be any period of time considered useful to the company. Because this is an average general KPI, though, choosing a time period that's too low may introduce undesirable artifacts in the data. Typically this is a calendar year or month or a fiscal year or period.

Changes in "the average number of days to fully collect payment after making a sale" could impact days sales outstanding in that fluctuations in the length of the average collection effort could affect a company's accounts receivable balance, but days sales outstanding is also affected by fluctuations in sales volume.


Days sales outstanding

Days sales outstanding is considered an important tool in measuring liquidity. In some sense it measures the balance between a company's sales efforts and collection efforts. If sales decreases in isolation DSO will increase indicating that may run into cash flow problems in future when the sales dip flows through the collection cycle. If sales decreases proportionally to accounts receivable, DSO will not increase. While this may not be welcome news, it does not indicate a change in the balance of sales and receivables, and therefore will not affect DSO. Similarly, taking longer to collect will negatively affect DSO if sales remain the same (since the balance of receivables will increase), but if it's accompanied by a proportional increase in sales it does not change the balance of sales to receivables and so does not affect DSO.

Days sales outstanding tends to increase as a company becomes less risk averse. Higher days sales outstanding can also be an indication of inadequate analysis of applicants for open account credit terms. An increase in DSO can result in cash flow problems, and may result in a decision to increase the creditor company's bad debt reserve.

Days sales outstanding can vary from month to month, and over the course of a year with a company's seasonal business cycle. Of interest when analyzing the performance of a company is the trend in DSO. If DSO is getting longer, accounts receivable is increasing or average sales per day are decreasing. An increase in accounts receivable could indicate that customers are taking longer to pay their bills, which may be a warning that customers are dissatisfied with the company's product or service, or that sales are being made to customers that are less credit-worthy, or that salespeople have to offer longer payment terms in order to generate sales. Similarly, a decrease in average sales per day could indicate the need for more sales staff or better utilization.


Days sales outstanding

Some companies may attempt to focus in more on the collection aspect of DSO equation by calculating days delinquent sales outstanding (DDSO). This is simply (delinquent accounts receivable)/ (average sales per day). Because accounts receivable = current + delinquent accounts receivable, the DDSO formula is often defined as (accounts receivable)/ (average sales per day) − (current accounts receivable)/ (average sales per day). While mathematically more complex, it is the same number. This formula can be interpreted as DSO - "Best Possible" DSO, though. In this case it's the "Best Possible" because it's not assumed that, on average, you can expect your invoices to be paid before the due date. In this interpretation DDSO can be interpreted as the portion of DSO owing to over due receivables. Similar to DSO, though, DDSO can be affected by the speed of collecting overdue invoices but it does not measure speed. It measures size in units of average daily sales.

  * Working capital analysis
  * Days payable outstanding
  * Days in inventory
  * Cash conversion cycle


Valdaysky National Park

Valdaysky National Park (Russian: Валдайский национальный парк, romanized: Valdayskiy natsional'nyy park) is a national park in the north of Russia, located in Valdaysky, Okulovsky, and Demyansky Districts of Novgorod Oblast. It was established May 17, 1990. Since 2004, the National Park has the status of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Valdaysky National Park, which includes the town of Valday, Lake Valdayskoye, and the northern part of Lake Seliger, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central Russia and has well-developed tourist infrastructure.

History

The area of the park in the Middle Ages belonged to the Novgorod Republic. In particular, one of the versions puts the location of the Ignach Cross, a place mentioned in the chronicles where Mongols advancing to Novgorod in 1238 turned back, inside the park limits.Valday Iversky Monastery in 1653, which became a major cultural center. All agricultural lands were already in use by the beginning of the 20th century, and the area developed further as recreational region. In 1990, the National Park was opened.

Location and geography

The eastern part of Lake Valdayskoye.

The park is located in the northern, the highest part of the Valdai Hills. The area of the park is divided between three districts of Novgorod Oblast, with 12% located in Okulovsky District, 62% in Valdaysky District, and 26% in Demyansky District. The landscapes of the park were formed during the ice age and are characteristic for glacial landscape forms. In particular, the park contains 76 lakes of various origin.Lake Seliger (only a small portion of it lies within the park limits), Lake Valdayskoye, Lake Velyo, Lake Uzhin, and Lake Borovno. The park belongs to the river basins of the Pola, the Msta and the Volga. The Valdayka River, a tributary of the Berezayka River, originates from Lake Uzhin, and the Polomet River, a tributary of the Pola River, also has its source inside the park.

Flora


Valdaysky National Park

Flora

The area of 1,362 square kilometres (526 sq mi) which makes it 85.9% of the total area of the park, is occupied by forest. Water (mostly lakes) occupies 9.2% of the area, swamps — 2.9%.Betula pubescens, Betula pendula), alder (Alnus incana), spruce (Picea abies), and pine (Pinus sylvestris). A special type are oak forest (about 0.1% of the total forested area), which are in the park at their northern range.

Fauna

In the park, there are fifty species of mammals, 180 species of birds, and about 40 species of fish. Red fox, mink, marten, moose, wild boar, brown bear, lynx, and grey wolf are all common in the park.

Tourism

The park comprises historically significant area, including the town of Valday, Valday Iversky Monastery, and a number of the 19th century estates. The area attracted artists and authors since the 19th century, and is currently one of the most popular tourist destinations in Central Russia. The area of the park is sufficiently covered by roads. There are many recreational facilities, mostly located at and around Lake Valdayskoye and Lake Seliger.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valdaysky National Park.
  * Национальный парк "Валдайский" (in Russian). Национальный парк «Валдайский». 2008
  * Official Map of Valdaysky National Park (PDF)


Bill Watson (footballer, born 1899)

William Thomas Watson (16 March 1899 – 1969) was an English professional footballer who played as a left-sided forward. He made 405 appearances and scored 89 goals in the Football League for four clubs.

  * Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 274. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.


Shapur Meshanshah

Shapur Meshanshah (Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 𐭱𐭠𐭤𐭬𐭩𐭱𐭠𐭭), was a 3rd-century Sasanian prince. He was the second son of the Sassanian shah Shapur I, and was married to a certain queen named Denag, who bore him several children named Hormizd, Hormizdag, Odabakht, Bahram, Shapur, Peroz, and Shapurdukhtak. Shapur was during an unknown date appointed as the governor of Meshan by his father, and sometime later he gave his wife the honorific title of Dastgerd-Shapur. He died in 260, and was probably succeeded by his wife as the governor of Meshan.

  * Frye, Richard Nelson (1984). The History of Ancient Iran. C.H.Beck. pp. 1–411. ISBN 9783406093975.
  * Shahbazi, A. Shapur (1988). "Bahrām II". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. III, Fasc. 5. pp. 514–522.
  * Gignoux, Philippe (1994). "Dēnag". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VII, Fasc. 3. p. 282.


Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989

Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 is a live album by American composer and saxophonist Anthony Braxton recorded in France in 1989 and released on the hatART label.

Reception

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Source          Rating
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All About Jazz

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and the review by Scott Yanow stated "As usual Braxton's improvising is quite advanced and original but is colorful and fiery enough to always hold on to open-eared listener's attention. This is one of literally dozens of stimulating Anthony Braxton sessions currently available".All About Jazz Troy Collins noted "Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 is a telling document of Braxton's versatility as an innovative composer and congenial collaborator".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton except where noted.

 1. "Composition 40D / Composition 40G (+63)" – 19:36
 2. "All The Things You Are / The Angular Apron / Composition 6A" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / Tony Oxley / Anthony Braxton) – 26:36
 3. "Composition 40J / Composition 110A (+108B+69J)" – 12:06

Personnel

  * Anthony Braxton – flute, sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, C melody saxophone, clarinet
  * Adelhard Roidinger – bass
  * Tony Oxley – drums


Simeon Srandev

Simeon Srandev (Bulgarian: Симеон Сръндев), born 10 February 1939) is a Bulgarian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.


Andrew Lowe Watson

Andrew Lowe Watson (17 January 1958 - 25 April 2021) was an English composer for musical theatre and concert music. Along with author Catherine Storr, he wrote the opera Marianne Dreams (2002), based on the children's fantasy novel. It premiered in London in June 2004. He was a student of Norma Fisher.

His eight musicals, commissioned by the Brüder-Grimm-Märchenfestspiele in Hanau, Germany, and based on the Tales of the Brothers Grimm, have been performed in Germany and Japan.

  * Article in "The Independent"
  * Composer's Website
  * (in German) Brüder Grimm Märchenfestspiele, Hanau


TimeTiger

TimeTiger is a time and project tracking app developed by Indigo Technologies Ltd. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Indigo was founded in 1997 and initially released TimeTiger in 1998.

Company

The company was incorporated in 1997 and began operations as a custom software developer.project planning and estimating.project management solutions.

Features

  * Web-based electronic time log
  * "To Do" list to monitor project and non-project activities
  * Pivot table report designer
  * Role-based access control

Software integration

Reports can be exported to Microsoft Excel or saved as Excel-compatible HTML files. Microsoft Project files can be imported and exported. A Software Development Kit is available.

  * Comparison of time tracking software
  * Productivity
  * Official website


Cacodaphnella

Cacodaphnella is a monotypic genus of very small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.

Species

Species within the genus Cacodaphnella include:

  * Cacodaphnella delgada Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
  * H. A. Pilsbry and H. N. Lowe, West Mexican and Central American Mollusks Collected by H. N. Lowe, 1929-31; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Vol. 84 (1932), pp. 33-144
  * Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77, 273-308
  * Tucker, J.K. 2004 Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Zootaxa 682:1-1295.
  * Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Mangeliidae


Totacon, Arizona

Totacon, also known as Sweetwater, Tolacon, and Totlacon, is a populated place situated in northern Apache County, Arizona, United States.5,348 feet (1,630 m) above sea level.


Daysville, West Virginia

Daysville is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.


Wyuna, Victoria

Wyuna is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Campaspe, 215 kilometres (134 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne.

At the 2016 census, Wyuna and the surrounding area had a population of 262.

Media related to Wyuna, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons


Black Forest house

The farm of Vogtsbauernhof in the eponymous open-air museum

House of a Black Forest peasant farmer around 1900

The Black Forest houseGerman: Schwarzwaldhaus) is a byre-dwelling that is found mainly in the central and southern parts of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany. It is characterised externally by a long hipped or half-hipped roof that descends to the height of the ground floor. This type of dwelling is suited to the conditions of the Black Forest: hillside locations, broad tracks, high levels of snowfall and heavy wind loading. Individual farms, such as the Hierahof near Kappel, which are still worked today, are over 400 years old. The Black Forest house is described by Dickinson as very characteristic of the Swabian farmstead type.

House types

Depending on the site of the individual farms various types of Black Forest house have emerged which are designed to cope with the specific climatic situation. Hermann Schilli, the initiator of the open-air museum of Vogtsbauernhof distinguishes seven types of Black Forest house:


Black Forest house

1. The "heath house" (Heidenhaus), or "hill house" (Höhenhaus), is by far the oldest form of Black Forest farmhouse, and is mostly found in the High Black Forest. In its older form the living rooms face the slope of the hill. Its name is explained thus: "The farmers of the High Black Forest have kept alive the knowhow for building the unique medieval design elements of the single-roofed house to this day. It may be for this reason they believed this form of house was invented by heathens and therefore called it a "heath house". Doubtless the term was intended to symbolize the archaic appearance of this type of house and its supposedly ancient origins…"
 2. The "heath house in its newer form" (Heidenhaus in seiner neueren Form) differs from the older form by the rotation of the floor plan through around 180°, so that the living rooms now face the valley. The roof on both forms is usually a full hipped roof that descends to the ground floor, i.e. not a half-hipped roof.
 3. The "Zarten house" (Zartener Haus) tends to be found on level valley bottoms. Its name is derived from the villages of Zarten and Kirchzarten in the Dreisam Valley in the southern Black Forest.
 4. The "Schauinsland house" (Schauinslandhaus), named after the local hill of Freiburg, the Schauinsland, is located in the high regions, near the summits of the southern Black Forest. It stands, unlike the aforementioned types, with its longer side facing the slope, from where the silage is also transported.
 5. The "Hotzen house" (Hotzenhaus) must withstand similar climate conditions; it is still widespread in the climatically harsh Hotzenwald. Here too, the house usually has its longer side facing the slope and has a long roof on all sides.
 6. The "Gutach house" (Gutacher Haus) is found on the eastern perimeter of the Black Forest. It is possibly the most typical form of farmhouse that is linked to the Black Forest.


Black Forest house

7. The "Kinzig valleys house" (Kinzigtäler Haus) is mainly found in the catchment areas of the rivers Acher, Rench, Kinzig and Schutter, i.e. in the central part of the Black Forest. It is externally similar to the Gutach house, but differs from the latter in its design and floor plan.


Black Forest house

Design

Schematic longitudinal section through a Black Forest farmhouse. Key: Sonneneinstrahlung im Sommer = "direction of sun's rays in summer", Sonneneinstrahlung im Winter = "direction of sun's rays in winter", Heuvorräte/Fahrzeuge = "hay stores / vehicles", Schlafräume = "bedrooms", Werkstätten = "workshops", Holzvorräte - "wood stores", Wohnen/Küche = "living area and kitchen", Vieh = "cattle", Keller = "cellar"

Black Forest kitchen with a cocklestove, painting by Georg Saal, 1861

Clockmaker's workshop in a Black Forest house, based on a watercolour by L. Sigwarth

The house combines both living and working rooms, as well as animal stalls, under one roof. The largely wooden superstructure of the house usually rests on a basement made of natural stone.

Roof

The great roof, with its long overhangs, sweeps right down to the ground floor at the sides, shading the walls of the house in summer whilst allowing the sun, now much lower in the sky, to warm the walls in winter. Depending on the situation, the roof was covered with wooden shingles or thatch, whilst today they are generally covered with tiles. In the high regions of the Black Forest, where cattle farming and forestry predominate, shingles are overwhelmingly used, whilst in the valleys, thatch is most common. The half-hipped roof, with its sides sloping in all directions, reduces the wind loading area and reduces wear.

The attic acts as a hayloft and is accessed via a ramp or a footbridge from the rising slope behind the house. The often dormer-shaped entrance is known in Alemannic as a "Ifahrhüsli". The hay can easily be thrown down into the stalls below from the hayloft through a so-called hay hatch (Heuloch, literally "hay hole").

Living area


Black Forest house

Living area

The centrepoint of the living area was a centrally-sited cocklestove (Kachelofen). It was also known in Alemannic as a Kunscht. Heated from the kitchen, it simultaneously warmed the parlour as well as the bedrooms above. The distribution of warm air to the floors above can be regulated by wooden slats. Often there was no chimney, rather the smoke was funnelled away by a flue, was used to smoke meat and then exited through the roof. That neutralised the dampness of the stalls and preserved the wood.

Cattle stalls

In the rear part of the house were the cattle stalls; the animals contributed to the heating of the house in the winter. Sometimes the quarters for the farm hands and maids were situated above the stalls.

Cellar

The cellar, built from natural stone, protected the building from the dampness of the ground. It acted both in winter and summer as a cool storage area for easily perishable foodstuffs.

Outbuildings

Depending on local circumstances and the scope of farming activity there could be several outbuildings near the actual farmhouse, including the Libding, a small home for old farmers who lived here after handing the farm over. There was often a chapel next to the farmyard too. Sometimes there was also a small bakehouse, sheds for implements, coaches, sleds and, where there was a stream, a small corn mill for domestic use. Next to many farms there was also a Löschteich, a pond that provided a reservoir of water in the event of fire.

Black Forest houses today

Many Black Forest farms still have the typical Black Forest houses today. However, internally they have usually been upgraded to satisfy modern day needs (in terms of living comfort and the installation of machines). Sometimes new cattle sheds were built next to the farmhouse in order to ensure that the keeping of dairy cows met modern standards. Frequently, silos have been erected next to the farmyards for silage feed. Farmers often convert rooms that have become free into guest rooms or holiday apartments in order to provide an additional source of income.

A variety of historic farms from different parts of the Black Forest have been rebuilt, true to the original, in the Vogtsbauernhof Open Air Museum.


Black Forest house

In the television series Schwarzwaldhaus 1902, the broadcasting company Südwestrundfunk invited a modern family to live in a way that replicated life a hundred years ago in a Black Forest house in the village of Münstertal in the southern Black Forest.

Literature

  * Herman Schilli: Das Schwarzwaldhaus, 4th ed., Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1982, ISBN 3-17-007576-4.
  * Ulrich Schnitzer: Schwarzwaldhäuser von gestern für die Landwirtschaft von morgen, Theiss, Stuttgart, 1989, ISBN 978-3-8062-0567-1 (Research work at the Institute for Local, Regional and State Planning at the University of Karlsruhe, Educational and Research Area Planning and Building in Rural Areas).
  * Media related to Black Forest house at Wikimedia Commons
  * The Vogtsbauernhof Black Forest Open Air Museum


Shaporevo

Shaporevo (Russian: Шапорево) is a rural locality (a selo) in Alexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. The population was 42 as of 2010.

Geography

Shaporevo is located 53 km southeast of Alexeyevka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikolayevka is the nearest rural locality.


Sadik Kadir

Sadik Kadir (born 27 July 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography

Originally from the Indonesian city of Surabaya, Kadir later grew up in Sydney.

Kadir made two main draw appearances at the Australian Open. At the 2005 Australian Open he and Shannon Nettle received a wild card for the men's doubles event. They were beaten in the first round by ninth seeds Cyril Suk and Pavel Vízner.2006 Australian Open, in the men's doubles with Todd Reid. Again facing an all Czech pairing in the opening round, Kadir and his partner narrowly lost to Ivo Minář and Jiří Vaněk.

In 2009 he won two ATP Challenger titles, the Burnie International in Tasmania and Karshi in Uzbekistan.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.  Year  Tournament          Surface  Partner                      Opponents                  Score
1.   2009  Burnie, Australia   Hard     [Australia] Miles Armstrong  [Australia] Peter Luczak   6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
                                                                     [Australia] Robert Smeets
2.   2009  Karshi, Uzbekistan  Hard     [India] Purav Raja           [Latvia] Andis Juška       6–3, 7–6(4)
                                                                     [Latvia] Deniss Pavlovs

  * Sadik Kadir at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  * Sadik Kadir at the International Tennis Federation
  * Sadik Kadir at Tennis Australia


Snipe Dales

Snipe Dales is a country park and nature reserve in the Lincolnshire Wolds near Hagworthingham in Lincolnshire, England.

Snipe Dales comprises a raised heathland nature reserve at the west and a semi-natural mostly coniferous woodland country park at the east. It is located within a steep sided valley containing many small streams, sourced from springs, flowing into a larger stream that becomes a tributary of the River Lymn.

The country park is 210 acres (0.8 km2) in total of which 90 is woodland previously owned by the Forestry Commission and now by Lincolnshire County Council. The nature reserve and park is jointly managed by the County Council and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust with help from volunteers. Access is by foot or wheelchair only, although there is a car park with visitor facilities. Dogs are allowed on a short lead in the country park but not in the reserve.

The Prime Meridian runs through Snipe Dales and a plaque is at its intersection.

  * Snipe Dales (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust)


Andrew Louw

Andrew Louw may refer to:

  * Andrew Louw (cricketer) (born 2000), South African cricketer
  * Andrew Louw (umpire) (born 1987), Namibian cricket umpire
  * Andrew Louw (politician) (born 1969), South African politician


Umm Al Maa

Umm Al Maa (Arabic: ام الماء, romanized: ‘Umm al-Mā’) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor, near the border with Al Shamal.Bronze Age.

Etymology

The word "umm" is Arabic for "mother", and is a commonly used prefix used to signify geographic features. "Maa", the second constituent, is the Arabic word "water"; it was given this name in reference to multiple freshwater wells found in the area.

Area description

The immense region of Umm Al Maa is situated on the west coast of Qatar, around 80 km northwest of Doha and 55 km southwest of Madinat ash Shamal. For the most part, the area consists of level rocky plains and is accentuated with occasional low hillocks, depressions (rawdas) and furrows. Elevations of between 10 and 20 meters can be observed on its hillocks, which mainly comprise limestone but which are also composed of sedimentary depositions and sand. Rawdas of the area show great variations in size and length, with some only measuring a few meters in diameter and the largest depression, named Mleiha, having a length of several hundred meters.

The area was long recognized for its abundance of potable water, as signified by its name. During rainy season, its multiple depressions would accommodate vast reservoirs of rainwater, which would supplement already-existing wells in the area, one of which is presently being used for a date palm plantation. Sabkhas (salt-flats) prevail on its coastline. Not much vegetation is to be found, with the exception of desert shrubs, prickly bushes, and on rare occasions, an Acacia tree.

View of the flat, rocky desert behind Qala'at Umm Al Maa.


Umm Al Maa

Most of the human activity seems to have been concentrated in the central Mleiha depression, which has an area of approximately 25 km². However, the burial ground's boundaries are known to extend much further; at least from the coastline in the west to the highway between Al Jemailiya and Al Ghuwariyah in the east, and from as far north as the highway linking Zubarah and Al Ghuwariyah to the Dukhan Highway in the south. These boundaries would give it a minimum size of roughly 600 km². Many of the burial mounds are grouped around low hillocks or in the rawdas. The better portion of these burial sites are in abhorrent conditions as a result of grave robbers, chemical and wind weathering, human traffic and recreational off-roading. These mounds are overlain mainly with limestone and on average have diameters of between 3 and 6 meters and stand from 10 cm to 1 meter tall. Similar ancient cemeteries have been observed at Ar Rakiyat to the north and at a smaller scale near the city of Al Khor on the eastern coast. Although the first official estimate of tombs was put at roughly 50 by the Danes in late 1950s, a German archaeological team that conducted a preliminary survey of the site in 2008 claimed there were at least a few hundred, if not thousands of mounds.

Settlement

British archaeologist Beatrice de Cardi and her team were the first to study the settlement at Umm Al Maa in any great detail. Most remarkable among their discoveries were Indian Red Polished Ware and glazed earthenware, which they dated to the Sasanian period (c. third century AD to seventh century AD).


Umm Al Maa

The German archaeological team which carried out a preliminary survey of the area in 2008 noted that it had not found conclusive evidence of a settlement. Remnants of various stone structures were observed, but the majority were associated fire pits, prayer areas, barns and tent corrals, all of which would point towards more recent origins. The most convincing evidence of prior settlement was uncovered in the Mleiha depression near the only water well still in use, where outcroppings of old structures can be spotted. However, an earthenware fragment found by the team near the well was said not to be older than 200 to 300 years, thus this area may also be associated with more recent habitation. The team theorized that the ancient cairns were likely constructed by nomads rather than settled peoples, as the climate and geography of the area discouraged a sedentary lifestyle.

Graveyard

Discovery

A view of some of the mounds at Umm Al Maa.

In 1957, an ancient graveyard containing 50 cairns was found here by a Danish archaeological duo consisting of Geoffrey Bibby and Peter Glob. The average cairn had a 10-meter diameter and stood around 1 meter tall. One of the cairns uncovered by the Danes in 1957, which had a diameter of 6 meters, a height of 0.6 meters and a length of 1.9 meters, was of particular interest. Further investigation uncovered that it had a stone cist with three roof slabs (flat rocks used to cover a grave) encompassed by smaller rocks. The cist was facing north-to-south and was fitted into the bedrock. Within the cist lied a skeleton facing towards the north. As no grave products were found alongside the skeleton, the Danes were unable to date it. However, they were able to date pit fired earthenware and sherds of an alabaster bowl found in the cairns. They postulated that the cairns and pottery most likely dated to the Bronze Age (c. 3,000 BC), which they concluded by comparison of similar Bronze Aged cairns found in Bahrain.

Japanese Archaeological Mission

First season


Umm Al Maa

Japanese Archaeological Mission

First season

Picking up where the Danes left off was a Japanese archaeological mission which comprised Masatoshi A Konishi, Takeshi Gotoh and Yoshihiko Akashi. They surveyed Qatar from 1988 to 1991.burial mounds' rather than cairns. A burial mound dubbed J-2 by the Japanese team was found in an oval arrangement measuring 3.4 meters by 2.5 meters. Upon removing the roof slabs, a cist was uncovered. It was roughly 1.7 meters long and 0.3 meters wide. It comprised five or six substantial stone sections placed around the walls of a rectangular pit excavated into the bedrock. Inside the cist, a skeleton was found whose heading was roughly NWN-SES. As the skeleton was delicate, fallen slabs had fractured its head into several pieces. The skeleton belonged to a woman who was likely in late adulthood. No grave artifacts were found alongside the skeleton.

Second season

Amid the second season, 1990–91, the Japanese group unearthed two burial complexes labelled J-3 and J-4, which featured a series of oval burial mounds measuring between 4 and 8 meters in diameter. The mounds were heaped on a thin, level layer of dark-colored sand with a depth of 4 to 8 centimeters. The mounds themselves were made mainly of light-colored sand and were slightly slanted.grave robbers was readily apparent. Both complexes contained burial chambers covered by roof slabs and heaps of pebbles. Within one of the chambers, a skeleton was discovered, but it had decayed beyond the point of recognition, and no further information could be discerned. Artifacts recovered from the chamber include a little circular bead made of dark transparent flint glass and fragments of a bronze or copper bowl.

More artifacts were discovered in the other chamber, including a cylindrical-shaped agate bead, two circular flint glass beads, pieces of bronze and copper rings, and an intact bronze and copper ring. Further items were found beneath the mound, including a stone mortar and fragments of pottery.

There was little consistency in the planning of these burial chambers and the accommodations for their inhabitants. For instance, some were built to accommodate bodies in a contracted position, while others seemed to have been built to house more than one corpse.


Umm Al Maa

The Japanese team noted the similarity of the pottery and other finds to those of a Seleucid site on Failaka Island and posited a date of sometime between the first century BC and the first century AD.Dhahran, Saudi Arabia around the third millennium BC.


Capital punishment in Georgia (U.S. state)

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Georgia. Georgia reintroduced the death penalty in 1973 after Furman v. Georgia ruled all states' death penalty statutes unconstitutional. The first execution to take place afterwards occurred in 1983.

76 people in total have been executed since 1983 as of January 30, 2020.

History

The first execution in Georgia was in 1735. The offender was a white female indentured servant Alice Riley, who had murdered her master. From 1735 to 1924, the method of execution was hanging. The last hanging occurred in 1931. Between 1735 and 1931, over 500 hangings occurred in Georgia. In August, 1924, the Georgia General Assembly outlawed hanging and introduced electrocution instead. Georgia then used this method until 1972, when Furman v. Georgia declared the capital punishment procedures unconstitutional. Electrocution was re-instated, along with the death penalty, in 1976 as a result of Gregg v. Georgia. In 2001, the General Assembly passed a new law instituting lethal injection instead of electrocution.

Overall, 1,022 executions have occurred in Georgia since 1735, the fifth highest total in the union.

Legal process

When the prosecution seeks the death penalty, the sentence is decided by the jury and must be unanimous.

In case of a hung jury during the punishment phase of the trial, a life sentence is issued, even if a single juror opposed death (there is no retrial).

The power of clemency belongs to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, which consists of five members appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the state senate.

Lethal injection is the only method of execution authorised by statutes, after electrocution was abolished in 2001.

Capital crimes

The following are the current capital crimes in the state of Georgia:


The following are the current capital crimes in the state of Georgia:

  * Treason
  * Aircraft hijacking
  * Murder with one of the following aggravating circumstances:
      + The offender has a prior record of conviction for a capital felony;
      + The offender was in the process of committing another capital felony or aggravated battery, or the offense of murder was committed while the offender was engaged in the commission of burglary in any degree or arson in the first degree;
      + The offender knowingly created a great risk of death to more than one person in a public place by means of a weapon or device which would normally be hazardous to the lives of more than one person;
      + The offender committed the offense of murder for himself or another, for the purpose of receiving money or any other thing of monetary value;
      + The murder of a judicial officer, former judicial officer, district attorney or solicitor-general, or former district attorney, solicitor, or solicitor-general was committed during or because of the exercise of his or her official duties;
      + The offender caused or directed another to commit murder or committed murder as an agent or employee of another person;
      + The capital offense was outrageously or wantonly vile, horrible, or inhuman in that it involved torture, depravity of mind, or an aggravated battery to the victim;
      + The offense of murder was committed against any peace officer, corrections employee, or firefighter while engaged in the performance of his official duties;.
      + The offense of murder was committed by a person in, or who has escaped from, the lawful custody of a peace officer or place of lawful confinement;
      + The murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding, interfering with, or preventing a lawful arrest or custody in a place of lawful confinement, of himself or another;
      + The capital offense was committed by a person previously convicted of rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated child molestation, or aggravated sexual battery;
      + The murder was committed during an act of domestic terrorism.


Some of these aggravating factors apply also to rape, armed robbery, or kidnapping. However, in 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kennedy v. Louisiana, that the death penalty is unconstitutional when applied to non-homicidal crimes against the person. However, the ruling meant that crimes "against the state" such as treason or terrorism would not likely be unconstitutional. Therefore, the offenses of treason and aircraft hijacking would likely be considered a crime against the state in Georgia, and the death penalty, in this case, may be constitutional.

  * List of people executed in Georgia (U.S. state) – since 1976
  * List of death row inmates in Georgia
  * Crime in Georgia
  * Law of Georgia


Totagatti

Totagatti is a village in Belgaum district of Karnataka, India.


1937–38 Allsvenskan (men's handball)

The 1937–38 Allsvenskan was the fourth season of the top division of Swedish handball. Eight teams competed in the league. Majornas IK won the league, but the title of Swedish Champions was awarded to the winner of Svenska mästerskapet. Sanna IF and Göteborgs IK were relegated.

League table

Pos  Team                    Pld  W   D  L   GF   GA   GD   Pts
1    Majornas IK             14   11  1  2   197  131  66   23
2    Redbergslids IK         14   10  2  2   170  102  68   22
3    Flottans IF Karlskrona  14   10  2  2   126  108  18   22
4    SoIK Hellas             14   5   4  5   146  130  16   14
5    Upsala Studenters IF    14   5   0  9   117  156  −39  10
6    Stockholms-Flottans IF  14   3   3  8   97   124  −27  9
7    Sanna IF                14   3   1  10  114  151  −37  7
8    Göteborgs IK            14   2   1  11  105  170  −65  5

Attendance

Team                    Attendance
Flottans IF Karlskrona     1198
Redbergslids IK            899
Majornas IK                753
Upsala Studenters IF       743
SoIK Hellas                539
Sanna IF                   422
Stockholms-Flottans IF     339
Göteborgs IK               208


Wyuna, Queensland

Wyuna is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.2021 census, Wyuna had a population of 46 people.

Wyuna's postcode is 4723 .

History

At the 2016 census, Wyuna had a population of 45 people.


Black Fork

Black Fork may refer to:

  * Black Fork, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
  * Black Fork (Cheat River) in West Virginia
  * Black Fork Mohican River in Ohio


Shapul Konar

Shapul Konar (Persian: شپول کنار, also Romanized as Shapūl Konār) is a village in Rud Pish Rural District, in the Central District of Fuman County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 136, in 33 families.


Sadik Harchaoui

Sadik Harchaoui (born 4 March 1973, in Douar Khababa) is a Moroccan-Dutch legal academic. He and his family came to the Netherlands in 1980 and settled in the city of Apeldoorn. After he received a vwo diploma he went to Utrecht University to study law in 1992. He specialised in criminal law and private law and graduated in 1997 with LLM degree. He thereafter worked as a legal civil servant and became a prosecutor in Zwolle-Lelystad in 2000. Aside from these activities, he worked as a researcher at the Willem Pompe Institute (section Criminology) of UU. He received a PhD degree for his research concerning traditional conflict solving of the Berber people.

Harchaoui is often asked for advice by various governments, non-profit organisations, research institutes and private enterprises. Since 2004 has been chairman of the Board of directors of Forum, the Institute for Multicultural Development. He is also chairman of the Council for Social Development (RMO), an independent organisation which advises the Dutch government on social issues.

Publications

  * Stigma: Marokkaan! Over afstoten en insluiten van een ingebeelde bevolkingsgroep, 2003, edited with Chris Huinder. ISBN 90-5714-131-0
  * Eer voor beginners in: Multiculturaliteit in de strafrechtspleging, 2003, with Yücel Yeşilgöz. ISBN 90-5454-301-9
  * Hedendaags radicalisme. Verklaring en Aanpak, 2006, FORUM, edited by Harchaoui. ISBN 978-90-5589-277-8


SnipSnap (disambiguation)

SnipSnap is an app that will let you receive free coupons.

SnipSnap may also refer to:

  * Snip-Snap-Snorum, a matching card game
  * Snipp, Snapp, Snurr, fictional book characters
  * Snip and Snap, an animated 1960 British television show


Andrew Lumsden (bishop)

Andrew Lumsden, M.A. (1654–1733) was a Scottish clergyman who served as the Bishop of Edinburgh (1727–1733) and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church (1727–1731).

Early life and family

He was baptised on 8 October 1654, son of the Reverend Charles Lumsden, Incumbent of Duddingston, and Beatrix Melvill.University of Edinburgh, where awarded a Master of Arts degree in 1671.baronet in the Jacobite peerage by James Francis Edward Stuart.

Ecclesiastical career

He was licensed to preach in the Church of Scotland by Alexander Young, Bishop of Edinburgh on 4 August 1675.pastoral appointments were as assistant minister (1675–1686) and Incumbent (1686–1691) of Duddingston.General Assembly for declining their authority.Scottish Episcopal Church and was the Incumbent of the Barrenger's Close meeting-house, Edinburgh, a post which he held until his death.

Following the death of Arthur Millar in October 1727,Bishop of the Diocese of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church.consecrated on 2 November 1727 by bishops Rattray, Cant and Keith.see of Edinburgh.

Bishop Lumsden died in office on 20 June 1733, aged 78.

  * Bertie, David M. (2000). Scottish Episcopal Clergy, 1689–2000. Edinburgh: T & T Clark. ISBN 0567087468.
  * Keith, Robert (1824). Russel, Michael (ed.). An Historical Catalogue of the Scottish Bishops: Down To The Year 1688. Edinburgh: Printed for Bell and Bradfute.


Umm 'Ajra

Umm 'Ajra (Arabic: أم عجرة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm 'Ajra provided the village with water.

History

The village had three khirbas: Tall al-Shaykh al-Simad, Hajj Makka, and Sursuq.PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found at Sheik Semad a "Small ruined Mukam of modern masonry".

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, Umm 'Ajra had a population of 86 Muslims,1931 census to 242, still all Muslims, in 48 houses.

In the 1945 statistics the population of Umm 'Ajra was 260 Muslims,dunams, according to an official land and population survey.

1948, aftermath

Shif’a, a farm built in the 1950s, is on village land. Kfar Ruppin is located east of the village site, Ein HaNetziv on the western side, and Avuqa (established in 1941, abandoned in 1952) to the north, none are on village land.

In 1992 it was described: "The site and lands are cultivated. The remains of date palm trees can be seen, scattered across the northern side of the site."


Umm 'Ajra

* Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922. Government of Palestine.
  * Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  * Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945. Government of Palestine.
  * Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
  * Khalidi, W. (1992). All That Remains:The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
  * Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
  * Morris, B. (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
  * Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
  * Welcome To Umm 'Ajra
  * Umm 'Ajra, Zochrot
  * Survey of Western Palestine, map 9: IAA, Wikimedia commons


Capital punishment in Cape Verde

There is no capital punishment in current Cape Verdean law. The highest sentence is 25 years. The last execution was performed in 1835,Portuguese Empire.


United Democratic Front (Botswana)

The United Democratic Front (UDF) was a coalition of opposition parties in Botswana, formed ahead of the 1994 parliamentary election. The UDF consisted of the MELS Movement of Botswana, the Botswana Workers Front and the Social Democratic Party. UDF opposed both the ruling Botswana Democratic Party and opposition Botswana National Front. No UDF candidate was able to get elected.


1937–38 Belgian First Division

Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1937–38 season.

Overview

[1937–38 Belgian First Division is located in Belgium]
[AnderlechtWhite StarDaring Club]
Anderlecht
White Star
Daring Club
[Union SG]
Union SG
[Antwerp]
Antwerp
[Beerschot]
Beerschot
[Club Brugge]
Club Brugge
[Olympic Charleroi]
Olympic Charleroi
[Gent]
Gent
[Standard]
Standard
[LierseK. Lyra]
Lierse
K. Lyra
[KV Mechelen]
KV Mechelen
[Tienen]
Tienen
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Location of teams in Belgian First Division 1937–38

It was contested by 14 teams, and Beerschot won the championship.

League standings

Pos  Team                            Pld  W   D  L   GF  GA  GD   Pts  Relegation
1    Beerschot                       26   18  5  3   83  31  +52  41
2    Daring Club                     26   15  6  5   69  31  +38  36
3    Royale Union Saint-Gilloise     26   13  5  8   69  48  +21  31
4    Royal Antwerp FC                26   11  6  9   48  46  +2   28
5    Club Brugge K.V.                26   11  5  10  39  53  −14  27
6    La Gantoise                     26   12  3  11  52  45  +7   27
7    Standard Liège                  26   12  2  12  60  68  −8   26
8    R.S.C. Anderlecht               26   10  5  11  43  47  −4   25
9    Lierse S.K.                     26   10  5  11  50  55  −5   25
10   White Star                      26   11  3  12  61  66  −5   25
11   R.O.C. de Charleroi-Marchienne  26   7   8  11  59  57  +2   22
12   KV Mechelen                     26   7   7  12  41  59  −18  21
13   K. Lyra                         26   6   4  16  40  77  −37  16   Relegated to Division I
14   K.V.K. Tienen                   26   5   4  17  31  62  −31  14

Source:

Results


1937–38 Belgian First Division

Home \ Away        AND  ANT  BEE  CLU  DAR  GNT  LIE  LYR   MEC  OLY  STA  TIE  USG  WST
Anderlecht              1–2  1–6  3–1  0–4  1–1  1–0  10–1  3–1  2–1  2–1  3–0  3–4  2–1
Antwerp            1–1       1–2  0–2  3–0  2–1  2–2  2–0   5–1  1–4  1–2  2–1  1–1  3–3
Beerschot          3–0  3–0       1–1  1–1  0–3  2–1  8–1   2–2  5–3  7–1  2–1  4–1  6–0
Club Brugge        2–0  5–2  0–3       1–5  0–1  2–0  0–4   3–2  2–2  3–1  1–0  2–0  2–1
Daring Club        0–0  1–2  1–1  4–1       2–0  1–2  2–1   7–1  3–1  2–2  3–0  1–0  4–1
La Gantoise        1–3  1–3  2–1  3–0  1–1       5–2  5–0   3–1  1–2  3–1  2–0  2–1  3–0
Lierse             2–0  3–2  2–3  4–1  4–0  3–1       2–2   0–0  1–0  2–3  0–0  0–3  5–1
Lyra               1–1  2–1  1–3  5–0  2–3  0–2  0–4        1–2  2–5  3–2  4–3  1–1  3–0
KV Mechelen        5–1  0–1  1–1  1–2  1–0  4–2  2–2  2–1        3–1  4–2  1–1  0–2  0–0
Olympic Charleroi  0–1  3–3  0–3  2–2  1–4  1–1  5–2  2–2   3–3       4–0  3–1  2–3  5–1


1937–38 Belgian First Division

Standard Liège     3–1  1–2  1–4  2–2  1–8  5–2  8–2  4–1   3–1  3–2       2–1  4–3  3–0
Tienen             2–0  1–4  1–7  0–1  0–0  4–2  1–2  3–0   2–1  3–3  2–1       2–7  1–2
Union SG           2–2  1–1  4–3  1–1  2–4  5–2  7–1  4–0   7–2  2–1  5–1  1–0       0–3
White Star         2–1  4–1  1–2  6–2  2–8  3–2  3–2  6–2   4–0  3–3  1–3  8–1  5–2


1937–38 Belgian First Division

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


WDRJ

WDRJ may refer to:

  * WDRJ-LD, a low-power television station (channel 26) licensed to serve Albany, Georgia, United States; see List of television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
  * WMKM, a radio station (1440 AM) licensed to serve Inkster, Michigan, United States, which held the call sign WDRJ from 2006 to 2014


Black Foxes

Black Foxes is a novel written by Sonya Hartnett and published in 1996. The story revolves around the life of Lord Tyrone Sully, his best friend Auguste Oscar Herringbone, and his much-loathed cousin Silke. in the 19th century, this book is split into three sections, each covering a period of his life, and leaving gaps between each section.

Plot

Section 1

21-year-old Lord Tyrone Sully inherits his parents' wealth when his father dies in a bull-related accident, and his mother, wishing to join him, suicides. Depressed, he decides to leave with Oscar to buy a horse in Black Chest. Everything starts to go wrong when his uninvited cousin, Silke turns up and Oscar invites her to join them.

On the long road to the horse auction, Oscar and Silke fall for each other, to Tyrone's annoyance. He says nothing and helps both of them for the sake of his friend. He meets Lord Silverdale, a hated childhood friend who he recovers to be a cheat.

Oscar's stable boy, Grundy buys him a horse and they travel back to Tyrone's house, Wylde Hide. On the way back, he finds Silverdale waiting for him in a bar. Silverdale shoots Tyrone below the heart. Oscar, with quick thinking, draws out his gun and shoots Silverdale straight in the heart. Silverdale dies, while Tyrone lives, fighting for his life. He eventually heals and returns home.

Section 2

Oscar is married to Silke, with whom Tyrone eventually becomes friends. Tyrone had taken all the blame for shooting Lord Silverdale, and now not welcome anymore.

Holly, a servant girl goes looking for work, and Tyrone recruits her.

Silke, who is sick of England, decides to run away back to Paris to her original home, leaving Oscar with her baby, Ashley. Meanwhile, Tyrone falls in love with Holly. Oscar and his sister Celia decide that Holly is not good enough for Tyrone. They trick her into believing he betrayed her, and she runs away as well.

Oscar quickly regrets what he has done and sends Grundy to look for her secretly. After a long time, he finds her dead, having died in childbirth.

Section 3


Black Foxes

Section 3

Oscar is dead for 14 years and Tyrone has never got over it. He is the legal guardian of Ashley, who is now 21. Silke pays another unexpected visit to Wylde Hide with her daughter, Meg.

Cal, who, unknown to Tyrone, is son of Holly, travels with his best friend to see Tyrone. Grundy, tries to keep both of them a secret, but Tyrone soon finds out. Tyrone is pleased to find his long lost son and their adventure comes to an end.

List of Characters

Tyrone - is the main character in the story. He is a rich lord who has his father's legacy and enough money to last him several lifetimes.

Oscar - is Tyrone's best and most loyal friend. In section 2 he is married with Silke, and in section 3, he has died.

Silke - hated by Tyrone by the 1st section, she quickly becomes his friend. She is married to Oscar, but decides to run away to Paris.

Gabrielle - is a female servant to Silke. She goes along with Tyrone and Oscar in the 1st section.

Grundy - Oscar's stable boy.

Lord Silverdale - is Tyrone's childhood grudge. He dies in section 1 when he shoots Tyrone and Oscar kills him in turn.

Celia - is Oscar's sister. She is a married woman with twins and no wedding ring. She convinces Oscar to trick Holly.

Holly - is a servant for Wylde Hide. She runs away when she believe Tyrone betrayed her and dies giving birth at the end of section 2.

Casper - once saved Tyrone's life from some friends of Silverdale. Although noble at first, he becomes deceitful when he tries to make Holly fall in love with him instead.

Ashley - is the son of Oscar. He was raised by Tyrone ever-since 7 when his father dies.

Meg - was raised by Silke in Paris. She is a fine woman and occasionally visits Ashley.

Cal - is the son of Tyrone and Holly. Oscar keeps him a secret and gives money to him.

Romany - is the best friend of Cal. He accompanies him when traveling to the Herringbone Estate


Rudolf Gamsjäger

Rudolf Gamsjäger (23 March 1909 in Vienna, Austria – 28 January 1985 in Vienna, Austria), was an Austrian opera administrator. He served as general director of the Vienna State Opera from 1972 to 1976.

Gamsjäger's curriculum vitae includes work as a chemist, music manager, general secretary of Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, president of Musikalischen Jugend Österreichs (Musical Youth of Austria) and Jeunesses Musicales International.

Rudolf Gamsjäger in Austria-Forum (in German) (at AEIOU)


Sadikur Rahman

Sadikur Rahman (born 18 November 1992) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.first-class debut for Chittagong Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League on 6 October 2017.List A debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 5 February 2018.

He was the leading run-scorer for Chittagong Division in the 2018–19 National Cricket League, with 322 runs in six matches.

He made his Twenty20 debut for Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League on 25 February 2019.

  * Sadikur Rahman at ESPNcricinfo