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Her cargo consisting of crockery, railroad iron, and coals, which had been taken in alongside the Bristol's. She sailed, however, seven days later, leaving Liverpool, Oct. 23, 1836, with a crew of 12 men, including the captain, and 112 steerage passengers, the greater portion of whom were Irish emigrants. After a most disagreeable and boisterous passage of 69 days, at the most inclement season of the year, the vessel arrived off Sandy Hook, on Saturday night, Dec. 31, about 11 o'clock, and lay to, on discovering the light upon the Highlands of New Jersey. On


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New Jersey. On the morning of the following day, she bore up for the Hook, making the usual signals of distress, and also for a pilot. None, however, made their appearance, and the captain being apprehensive of rough weather, stood out to sea, under the most discouraging and distressing circumstances. The voyage had thus far been unusually long and tedious; the passengers had generally exhausted their stores of provision, and had for some time been allowed, one biscuit a day each, from the ship, a quantity barely sufficient to sustain life. To which were added all the


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added all the direful apprehensions of still more protracted suffering, from the want of a pilot, and the danger of attempting at that season of the year, to enter the harbor without one. The weather was cold in the extreme, attended by a violent tempest of snow. On Monday, the captain again approached the Hook, and also signalled for a pilot, in which he was equally unsuccessful...On Tuesday morning, 5 o'clock, after the most terrible buffeting with the waves, the crew and passengers being nearly perished with the cold, the vessel having drifted toward shore, struck the


Wreck of the Mexico

shore, struck the beach at Hempstead south, within about ten miles of the wreck of the Bristol. The thermometer was now below zero, and there was a high surf breaking on the shore. The main and mizen masts were immediately cut away; the rudder was torn off, by collision with the bottom; the water was rising in the hold , and the spray, which dashed incessantly over the vessel, was instantly converted into ice. The wretched and despairing passengers, driven from below by the accumulation of water, and without any means whatever of shelter or protection from the


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protection from the cold, crowded together upon the forward deck, exposed every moment either to be washed over board or frozen to death, as every thing around them was encrusted in ice. Some secured their money and other valuables about their bodies, and each clung with death-like tenacity to those they held most dear. In this extremity of despair, when scarce a ray of hope remained, men, women and children, from the sire to the lisping infant, embraced each other, and with what feeble power remained, tried in vain to encourage and support each other. In this


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other. In this horrible condition they remained, till secured by death from further agony; and husbands, wives and children were afterwards found congealed together in one frozen mass. It was, in all respects, a scene of terror which language is incapable of depicting, and which the most fertile imagination only can conceive.


Wreck of the Mexico

— B.F. Thompson, The history of Long Island, from its discovery to the present time (1843): "Loss of the Mexico," pages 270–274

Two months prior to the wreck of the Mexico, "The Bristol, inbound from Liverpool to New York, broke up in a gale on Far Rockaway beach on the night of November 21 , 1836, with a loss of 77 lives."

The wreck of the Mexico and the failed search for survivors is subject of the Walt Whitman poem "The Sleepers" in Leaves of Grass.Ruth Bader (later Ginsburg) published an article about the wrecks of the Bristol and Mexico.Bristol and the Mexico stands in Rockville Cemetery, formerly Old Sand Hill Cemetery, in Rockville, Long Island.

  * Bleyer, Bill (2019). Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History. Arcadia Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781439666609.
  * LI Maritime Museum: Mexico (1837)
  * Long Island South Shore and Lynbrook History: Water & Ice by Arthur S. Mattson (2009)
  * The Sea Salt in Whitman's Poetry by Jeffrey Yang (The New Yorker, 2017)


Bernice Waverley

Bernice Waverley is a fictional character from the Australian drama series City Homicide, played by Noni Hazlehurst. She made her first screen appearance in the pilot episode "In The Hands Of Giants Pt 1", which was broadcast on 28 August 2007.

Casting

Hazlehurst signed up for a part in City Homicide, after learning that series would have a strong ensemble cast.The Courier-Mail "I like the idea of the regular cast and the reasons dramas have failed is because they haven't assembled a group of well-known people. They will have one but when you look at six faces and you only know or like one you have to really like that one person to watch."

Development

"The Detective Superintendent of Homicide, Bernice Waverley is a supportive sounding board to Stanley Wolfe and his team of Detective Senior Constables. She's a great advocate for the advancement of women in the Police Service but also a firm believer in the notion that they have to earn their place, just as she did."

— A Yahoo!7 writer on Bernice

Hazlehurst admitted that she was intrigued by the chance to play a strong female character, who was in an executive position within the police force and had the respect of her colleagues.

A TV Week writer called Bernice "tough and fiercely competitive" and commented that her goal was to become Commissioner.

A major storyline for the character was the kidnapping and death of her teenage son, Josh (played by Hazlehurst's son William Jarratt). The storyline begins with Bernice being investigated for alleged misconduct. She then learns that she is being set up by Billy Pierce (Simon Stone), the brother of a policeman that Bernice had come into contact with some years prior.remuneration. Afterwards, he committed suicide and Billy found him.


Bernice Waverley

Ahead of the third season airing in August 2009, Hazlehurst said that her character would not be returning to work straightaway, commenting "She is, understandably, taking some time off."Richard Jasek took over the running of the show. When asked if Bernice would be "back in action" after taking a backseat role in the last season, Jasek stated "We'll see plenty of Bernice this season – she will have a journey regarding unresolved family issues."David Field) and Stanley Wolfe (Shane Bourne).

City Homicide aired a fifth and final season in early 2011. During the season, Bernice, now promoted to Commander, had to tell the homicide team that Attorney General Michael Lombardi (Marcus Graham) had ordered their disbandment. James Joyce of the Canberra Times observed "Commander Bernice commiserated in her own headmistress way, but stopped short of a soothing rendition of The Ning Nang Nong."

Storylines

Bernice Waverley has been a cop since she was 18 years old and in the force for over 30 years at the beginning of the series. She has a teenage son, Josh, and is close friends with Detective Senior Sergeant Stanley Wolfe and Assistant Commissioner Bill Mulholland (John McTernan).

Bernice is accused of corruption and is suspended from the police force, leading her to try and prove she has been set up. Bernice's son Josh is kidnapped by the man framing her Billy Pierce, and it emerges that he is the brother of a former police officer who Bernice had a hand in dismissing from the force. He became deeply depressed and committed suicide. Billy sends Bernice clues as to Josh's whereabouts, but he kills Josh in the same way that his brother died, by slashing his wrists. Bernice is reinstated into the police force, and Stanley consoles her over Josh's murder.

After Stanley goes on leave, Bernice returns to homicide to take over his position, after Bill Mulholland arranges it especially for her. Bernice is promoted to Commander of Crime, leaving Stanley to resume his original position.

Reception


Bernice Waverley

Reception

While reviewing the series, Farah Farouque from The Age stated "It's also splendid to see Noni Hazlehurst breaking TV's glass ceiling to play the boss, Superintendent Bernice Waverley, as a woman of a certain age – who has not resorted to surgical enhancement. Now, if only she could score more screen time, too."The Queensland Times branded Bernice "a hard-talking police officer".Sunshine Coast Daily's Nathanael Cooper praised Hazlehurst in the role, saying she "delivered such a compelling performance in the second season that she has managed to establish herself as one of the most popular actresses on television."Herald Sun's Colin Vickery said Hazlehurst, along with Catherine McClements, Lisa McCune, Kate Ritchie, and Georgie Parker "show that women can shine in tough action and crime dramas."

  * Bernice Waverley at Yahoo!7
  * Bernice Waverley at TV Week


Vyshe-Talovka

Vyshe-Talovka (Russian: Выше-Таловка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Maloareshevsky Selsoviet, Kizlyarsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 784 as of 2010.

Geography

Vyshe-Talovka is located 31 km north of Kizlyar (the district's administrative centre) by road. Kerlikent and Malaya Areshevka are the nearest rural localities.

Nationalities

Avars, Dargins and Russians live there.


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

The 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II (also known as 2020–21 Merkantil Bank Liga) is Hungary's 70th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság II, the second tier of the Hungarian football league system. The season began in August 2020 and finished in May 2021.

Teams

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

Team changes

To NB II                                                      From NB II

Relegated from               Promoted from                    Promoted to                  Relegated to
2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság I  2019–20 Nemzeti Bajnokság III    2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I  2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
[Decrease] Debreceni VSC     [Increase] Debreceni EAC (East)  [Increase] MTK Budapest      [Decrease] Tiszakécske (East)
[Decrease] Kaposvár          [Increase] Pécs (Centre)         [Increase] Budafok           [Decrease] Vác (Centre)
                             [Increase] Szentlőrinc (Centre)                               [Decrease] Balmazújváros (Hajdú-Bihar I)

Stadium and locations


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Stadium and locations

[2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II is located in Hungary]
[Ajka]
Ajka
[Budapest]
Budapest
[Békéscsaba]
Békéscsaba
[Budaörs]
Budaörs
[Csákvár]
Csákvár
[Dorog]
Dorog
[DEAC]
DEAC
[DVSC]
DVSC
[Gyirmót]
Gyirmót
[Győr]
Győr
[Haladás]
Haladás
[Kaposvár]
Kaposvár
[Kazincbarcika]
Kazincbarcika
[Nyíregyháza]
Nyíregyháza
[Pécs]
Pécs
[Siófok]
Siófok
[Szeged]
Szeged
[Szentlőrinc]
Szentlőrinc
[Szolnok]
Szolnok
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Location of teams in 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
[2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II is located in Budapest]
[Soroksár]
Soroksár
[Vasas]
Vasas
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Location of Budapest teams.

Following is the list of clubs competing in the league this season, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Team                  Location               Stadium                     Capacity  2019–20
Ajka                  Ajka                   Városi Stadion               5,000    9th
Békéscsaba            Békéscsaba             Kórház utcai Stadion         2,479    15th
Csákvár               Csákvár                Tersztyánszky Ödön Stadion   2,020    4th
Budaörs               Budaörs                Árok utcai Stadion            604     11th
Debreceni EAC         Debrecen               Dóczy József utcai Stadion   3,200    1st (NB III, East)
Debreceni VSC         Debrecen               Nagyerdei Stadion            20,340   11th (NB I)
Dorog                 Dorog                  Buzánszky Jenő Stadion       5,000    13th
Gyirmót               Győr (Gyirmót)         Ménfői úti Stadion           4,728    7th
Győr                  Győr                   ETO Park                     15,600   6th
Kaposvár              Kaposvár               Rákóczi Stadion              7,000    12th (NB I)
Kazincbarcika         Kazincbarcika          Kolorcity Aréna              1,080    14th
Nyíregyháza           Nyíregyháza            Városi Stadion               10,300   8th
Pécs                  Pécs                   Stadion PMFC                 7,000    1st (NB III, Central)
Siófok                Siófok                 Révész Géza utcai Stadion    6,500    5th
Soroksár              Budapest (Soroksár)    Szamosi Mihály Sportelep     5,000    10th
Szeged-Csanád         Szeged                 Szent Gellért Fórum          8,136    12th
Szentlőrinc           Szentlőrinc            Szentlőrinci Sportpálya      1,020    2nd (NB III, Central)
Szolnok               Szolnok                Tiszaligeti Stadion          3,437    16th
Szombathelyi Haladás  Szombathely            Haladás Sportkomplexum       8,940    17th
Vasas                 Budapest (Angyalföld)  Illovszky Rudolf Stadion     5,154    3rd

Personnel and kits


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Personnel and kits

Team                  Head coach                    Captain                     Kit manufacturer  Shirt sponsor
Ajka                  [Hungary] Károly Kis          [Hungary] Zoltán Kenderes   Zeus              –
Békéscsaba            [Hungary] Sándor Preisinger   [Hungary] Sándor Nagy       Saller            Békés Drén
Budaörs               [Hungary] Tibor Márkus                                    Ziccer            Volkswagen
Csákvár               [Hungary] Ede Visinka                                     2Rule             Euroaszfalt
Debreceni EAC         [Hungary] László Schőn                                    Adidas            You;med
Debreceni VSC         [Hungary] Szabolcs Huszti     [Hungary] Balázs Dzsudzsák  Adidas            TippMix, Grand Casino
Dorog                 [Hungary] Szabolcs Németh     [Hungary] Áron Mészáros     Adidas            Pannon Falap-Lemez
Gyirmót               [Hungary] Aurél Csertői                                   Jako              Alcufer
Győri ETO             [Hungary] Barna Dobos                                     Adidas            WKW
Kaposvár              [Hungary] Péter Várhidi                                   Zeus              TippMix
Kazincbarcika         [Hungary] Zoltán Vitelki                                  Puma              KolorCity
Nyíregyháza           [Hungary] György Gálhidi      [Hungary] Ferenc Fodor      Jako              Révész
Pécs                  [Hungary] László Vas          [Hungary] Zsombor Futó      Macron            –
Siófok                [Hungary] István Gál                                      Nike              HunGast
Soroksár              [Hungary] Péter Lipcsei                                   Nike              Soroksár District
Szeged-Csanád         [Hungary] Barna Dobos         [Hungary] Tamás Germán      hummel            –
Szentlőrinc           [Slovakia] Marián Sluka                                   Macron            –
Szolnok               [Hungary] József Csábi                                    hummel            –
Szombathelyi Haladás  [Hungary] János Mátyus                                    2Rule             –
Vasas                 [Hungary] Szabolcs Schindler                              Adidas            Alprosys

Managerial changes

Team           Outgoing manager         Manner of departure  Date of vacancy   Position in table  Incoming manager           Date of appointment  Ref.
Debreceni VSC  [Hungary] Elemér Kondás  Sacked               16 February 2021  1st                [Hungary] Szabolcs Huszti  16 February 2021

League table


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

League table

     Team
Pos    * v                    Pld  W   D   L   GF  GA  GD   Pts  Promotion or relegation
       * t
       * e
1    Debreceni VSC (P, C)     38   24  8   6   89  40  +49  80   Promotion to Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2    Gyirmót (P)              38   24  6   8   60  31  +29  78
3    Vasas                    38   23  9   6   65  35  +30  78
4    Pécsi Mecsek FC          38   17  13  8   51  33  +18  64
5    Ajka                     38   19  5   14  65  47  +18  62
6    Budaörs                  38   18  5   15  62  59  +3   59
7    Nyíregyháza              38   16  9   13  40  31  +9   57
8    Soroksár                 38   16  9   13  51  44  +7   57
9    Szolnok                  38   15  12  11  43  40  +3   57
10   Szeged-Csanád GA         38   16  8   14  46  54  −8   56
11   Szombathelyi Haladás     38   14  12  12  50  42  +8   54
12   Győri ETO                38   12  10  16  53  48  +5   46
13   Siófok                   38   13  6   19  49  58  −9   45
14   Dorog                    38   11  11  16  34  50  −16  44
15   Békéscsaba               38   11  11  16  43  60  −17  44
16   Szentlőrinc SE           38   11  9   18  32  52  −20  42
17   Csákvár                  38   9   11  18  54  66  −12  38
18   Kazincbarcika (R)        38   8   9   21  32  61  −29  33   Relegation to Nemzeti Bajnokság III
19   Kaposvári Rákóczi FC(R)  38   7   12  19  33  65  −32  32
20   DEAC (R)                 38   6   5   27  32  68  −36  23

Source: MLSZ (in Hungarian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Statistics

Number of teams by counties and regions


2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság II

Statistics

Number of teams by counties and regions

Number of teams by counties
Pos.  County (megye)          No. of teams  Teams
 1                            Baranya                      2                 Pécs and Szentlőrinc
      Budapest (capital)           2        Soroksár and Vasas
      Győr-Moson-Sopron            2        Gyirmót and Győr
      Hajdú-Bihar                  2        Debreceni EAC and Debreceni VSC
      Somogy                       2        Kaposvár and Siófok
 2                            Békés                        1                 Békéscsaba
      Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén         1        Kazincbarcika
      Csongrád-Csanád              1        Szeged-Csanád
      Fejér                        1        Csákvár
      Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok         1        Szolnok
      Komárom-Esztergom            1        Dorog
      Pest                         1        Budaörs
      Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg       1        Nyíregyháza
      Vas                          1        Szombathelyi Haladás
      Veszprém                     1        Ajka

Number of teams by regions
Transdanubia              Central Hungary  Great Plain and North
  * Ajka
  * Csákvár                                  * Békéscsaba
  * Dorog                                    * Debreceni EAC
  * Gyirmót                 * Budaörs        * Debreceni VSC
  * Győr                    * Soroksár       * Kazincbarcika
  * Kaposvár                * Vasas          * Nyíregyháza
  * Pécs                                     * Szeged-Csanád
  * Siófok                                   * Szolnok
  * Szentlőrinc
  * Szombathelyi Haladás
10 Teams                  3 Teams          7 Teams

  * 2020–21 Magyar Kupa
  * 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  * 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
  * Official website (in Hungarian)
  * Official website (in English)


Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah may refer to:

  * Savage Messiah (1972 film), a 1972 British biographical film
  * Savage Messiah (2002 film), a 2002 Canadian drama film
  * Savage Messiah (band), an English thrash/heavy metal band
  * Savage Messiah (novel), a 2005 novel by Robert Newcomb
  * Savage Messiah, a zine and blog by the British artist Laura Oldfield Ford


Sathamangalam

Not to be confused with Sasthamangalam, a place in the city of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala.

Sathamangalam is a village in the Ariyalur taluk of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Sathamangalam had a total population of 2718 with 1390 males and 1328 females.


Vindula

Vindula, commonly called cruisers, is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae found in southeast Asia and Australia. These butterflies are dimorphic.

Species

Ordered alphabetically:

  * Vindula arsinoe (Cramer, 1777) – cruiser
  * Vindula dejone (Erichson, 1834) – Malay cruiser, lesser cruiser
  * Vindula erota (Fabricius, 1793) – common cruiser
  * Vindula sapor (Godman & Salvin, 1888)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vindula.
  * Vindula at Tree of life
  * Images representing Vindula at Consortium for the Barcode of Life


Skomorje

Skomorje is a village in the municipality of Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Demographics

According to the 2013 census, its population was 112, all Bosniaks.


Nyaungbintha, Ingapu

Nyaung Pin Thar (Burmese: ညောင်ပင်သာ) is a village located in Ayeyarwady Region, Ingapu Township in Myanmar.


Namna

Namna may refer to:

  * Namnå, a village in Norway
  * Namnaq, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  * Namna language, one of the Nambu languages of Papua New Guinea


Wilfred Barks

Wilfred Barks (6 October 1908–1968) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield, Mansfield Town and Rochdale.


Azurduy Municipality

Azurduy Municipality (Municipio de Azurduy,Villa Azurduy Municipality) is the first municipal section of Azurduy Province in the Chuquisaca Department of Bolivia. Its seat is Villa Azurduy. In 2012 the population was 10,594 persons. The municipality is very poor; in 2010 93% were below the poverty line, and 75% were in extreme poverty.

Geography

The municipality is in the mountains of the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes, and is bordered on the west by the Pilcomayo River. The mountain ranges and the rivers are generally oriented north-south. Due to its elevation, the municipality experiences a wide range of temperatures between day and night. The average annual temperature is 14°C, the average monthly values varying between 10°C in June and July to 16°C in December and January. Annual precipitation barely reaches 550 millimetres (21.7 in), with less than 10 mm monthly in the dry season of May to August, and with the highest rainfall, 100 to 110 mm per month, between December and February.

To the north Azurduy Municipality is bordered by Tarvita Municipality, also of Azurduy Province, and El Villar Municipality of Tomina Province; to the east by Hernando Siles Province, and to the west and south by Nor Cinti Province. There are 132 settlements in the municipality

Economics

The people are primarily employed in agriculture and livestock raising, although there is some mining.

The people

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Quechuan descent.

Ethnic group                         %
Quechua                              62.4
Aymara                                0.1
Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos             0.1
Not indigenous or declined to state  37.3
Other indigenous groups               0.1

Population

The population of the municipality of Azurduy has not increased from 1992 to 2012.

  * 1992: 10,818 inhabitants (census)
  * 2001: 11,349 inhabitants (census)
  * 2012: 10,594 inhabitants (census)


Azurduy Municipality

At the 2001 census, the literacy rate was 61.4 percent, the life expectancy of the newborn was 57.0 years, and the infant mortality rate was 9.3 per cent. 60.9 percent of the population spoke Spanish, 55.8 percent spoke Quechua (2001). 90.3 percent of the population had access to electricity, while 89.7 percent lived without sanitation facilities.

Cantons

The municipality is divided into three cantons.

  * Las Casas Canton, with administrative seat in Torrecillas
  * Azurduy Canton, with administrative seat in Villa Azurduy
  * Antonio Lopez Canton, with administrative seat in San Antonio

20°11′S 64°27′W / 20.183°S 64.450°W


2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Main article: 2012 Davis Cup

The 2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from September 14 to 16. They were the main play-offs of the 2012 Davis Cup.2013 World Group, and losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group  From Americas Group I
  * Kazakhstan      * Brazil
  * Germany         * Chile
  * Japan         From Asia/Oceania Group I
  * Sweden          * Australia
  * Canada          * Uzbekistan
  * Russia        From Europe/Africa Group I
  * Italy           * Belgium
  * Switzerland     * Israel
                    * Netherlands
                    * South Africa

Results

Seeded teams     Unseeded teams

 1. Kazakhstan     * Australia
 2. Germany        * Belgium
 3. Israel         * Brazil
 4. Sweden         * Chile
 5. Canada         * Japan
 6. Russia         * Netherlands
 7. Italy          * South Africa
 8. Switzerland    * Uzbekistan

Home team    Score  Visiting team  Location               Venue                        Door     Surface
Kazakhstan   3–1    Uzbekistan     Astana                 National Tennis Centre       Outdoor  Clay
Germany      3–2    Australia      Hamburg                Rothenbaum Stadium           Outdoor  Clay
Japan        2–3    Israel         Tokyo                  Ariake Coliseum              Outdoor  Hard
Belgium      5–0    Sweden         Brussels               Royal Primerose Tennis Club  Outdoor  Clay
Canada       4–1    South Africa   Montreal               Uniprix Stadium              Outdoor  Hard
Brazil       5–0    Russia         São José do Rio Preto  Harmonia Tenis Clube         Outdoor  Clay
Italy        4–1    Chile          Napoli                 Tennis Club Napoli           Outdoor  Clay
Netherlands  2–3    Switzerland    Amsterdam              Westergasfabriek             Outdoor  Clay

  * Canada, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2013.
  * Belgium, Brazil and Israel are promoted to the World Group in 2013.
  * Australia, Chile, Netherlands, South Africa, and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013.
  * Japan, Russia and Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.

Playoff results

Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan


2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Playoff results

Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan

                                                                           National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan                                                                 14–16 September 2012                        Uzbekistan
3                                                                          Clay (i)                                    1
                                                 1   2  3   4   5
1  [Kazakhstan]  Evgeny Korolev                  3   6  2   6   3
   [Uzbekistan]  Denis Istomin                   6   4  6   0   6
2  [Kazakhstan]  Mikhail Kukushkin               6   6  3   77
   [Uzbekistan]  Farrukh Dustov                  2   4  6   65
3  [Kazakhstan]  Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin   77  6  6
   [Uzbekistan]  Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin  63  3  4
4  [Kazakhstan]  Mikhail Kukushkin               6   6  64  6
   [Uzbekistan]  Denis Istomin                   4   2  77  2
5  [Kazakhstan]  Evgeny Korolev                                    not
   [Uzbekistan]  Farrukh Dustov                                    played

Germany vs. Australia

                                                                        Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, Germany
Germany                                                                 14–16 September 2012                  Australia
3                                                                       Clay                                  2
                                                      1  2  3  4   5
1  [Germany]    Cedrik-Marcel Stebe                   6  3  4  64
   [Australia]  Bernard Tomic                         2  6  6  77
2  [Germany]    Florian Mayer                         7  6  6
   [Australia]  Lleyton Hewitt                        5  3  2
3  [Germany]    Benjamin Becker / Philipp Petzschner  3  2  6  64
   [Australia]  Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt       6  6  2  77
4  [Germany]    Florian Mayer                         6  6  6
   [Australia]  Bernard Tomic                         4  2  3
5  [Germany]    Cedrik-Marcel Stebe                   6  6  6
   [Australia]  Lleyton Hewitt                        4  1  4

Japan vs. Israel

                                                            Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan
Japan                                                       14–16 September 2012           Israel
2                                                           Hard                           3
                                          1  2   3  4  5
1  [Japan]   Go Soeda                     6  6   3  6
   [Israel]  Dudi Sela                    2  4   6  4
2  [Japan]   Tatsuma Ito                  3  2   4
   [Israel]  Amir Weintraub               6  6   6
3  [Japan]   Tatsuma Ito / Yuichi Sugita  7  3   3  1
   [Israel]  Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram   5  6   6  6
4  [Japan]   Kei Nishikori                6  3   4  6  7
   [Israel]  Dudi Sela                    3  6   6  4  5
5  [Japan]   Go Soeda                     3  65  6  3
   [Israel]  Amir Weintraub               6  77  4  6

Belgium vs. Sweden


2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Belgium vs. Sweden

                                                                      Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium
Belgium                                                               14–16 September 2012                            Sweden
5                                                                     Clay                                            0
                                                    1  2   3  4  5
1  [Belgium]  Steve Darcis                          6  77  6
   [Sweden]   Michael Ryderstedt                    3  63  0
2  [Belgium]  David Goffin                          6  6   7
   [Sweden]   Andreas Vinciguerra                   4  3   5
3  [Belgium]  Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus      6  4   6  6
   [Sweden]   Johan Brunström / Michael Ryderstedt  4  6   3  2
4  [Belgium]  David Goffin                          6  6
   [Sweden]   Markus Eriksson                       3  4
5  [Belgium]  Steve Darcis                          6  6
   [Sweden]   Andreas Vinciguerra                   4  2

Canada vs South Africa

                                                                          Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada
Canada                                                                    14–16 September 2012               South Africa
4                                                                         Hard                               1
                                                       1  2   3   4  5
1  [Canada]        Vasek Pospisil                      6  6   6
   [South Africa]  Izak van der Merwe                  3  4   4
2  [Canada]        Milos Raonic                        7  6   7
   [South Africa]  Nikala Scholtz                      5  4   5
3  [Canada]        Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil      4  62  65
   [South Africa]  Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe  6  77  77
4  [Canada]        Milos Raonic                        6  6   6
   [South Africa]  Izak van der Merwe                  2  2   4
5  [Canada]        Frank Dancevic                      6  6
   [South Africa]  Nikala Scholtz                      2  2

Brazil vs. Russia

                                                                                Harmonia Tenis Clube, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Brazil                                                                             14–16 September 2012                                 Russia
5                                                                                Clay                                                 0
                                                        1   2  3   4   5
1  [Brazil]  Rogério Dutra da Silva                     6   6  0
   [Russia]  Igor Andreev                               2   1  0          retired
2  [Brazil]  Thomaz Bellucci                            6   4  6   77
   [Russia]  Teymuraz Gabashvili                        3   6  0   64
3  [Brazil]  Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares                7   6  79
   [Russia]  Alex Bogomolov, Jr. / Teymuraz Gabashvili  5   2  67
4  [Brazil]  Thomaz Bellucci                            77  6
   [Russia]  Alex Bogomolov, Jr.                        64  3
5  [Brazil]  Rogério Dutra da Silva                     6   6
   [Russia]  Stanislav Vovk                             2   2

Italy vs. Chile


2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Italy vs. Chile

                                                                 Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy
Italy                                                            14–16 September 2012               Chile
4                                                                Clay                               1
                                               1  2  3   4  5
1  [Italy]  Andreas Seppi                      7  6  6
   [Chile]  Guillermo Hormazábal               5  1  2
2  [Italy]  Fabio Fognini                      2  6  66  6  6
   [Chile]  Paul Capdeville                    6  2  78  1  2
3  [Italy]  Daniele Bracciali / Andreas Seppi  4  6  4   2
   [Chile]  Jorge Aguilar / Paul Capdeville    6  4  6   6
4  [Italy]  Andreas Seppi                      6  6  6
   [Chile]  Paul Capdeville                    3  1  3
5  [Italy]  Simone Bolelli                     6  6
   [Chile]  Christian Garín                    4  3

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

                                                                         Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Netherlands                                                              14–16 September 2012                      Switzerland
2                                                                        Clay                                      3
                                                      1  2   3  4   5
1  [Netherlands]  Thiemo de Bakker                    3  4   4
   [Switzerland]  Roger Federer                       6  6   6
2  [Netherlands]  Robin Haase                         3  6   3  64
   [Switzerland]  Stanislas Wawrinka                  6  3   6  77
3  [Netherlands]  Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer     6  6   5  6
   [Switzerland]  Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka  4  2   7  3
4  [Netherlands]  Robin Haase                         1  4   4
   [Switzerland]  Roger Federer                       6  6   6
5  [Netherlands]  Thiemo de Bakker                    6  77
   [Switzerland]  Marco Chiudinelli                   2  64


2017 SportPesa Super Cup

The SportPesa Super Cup is an association football competition that took place in June 2017 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

The competition was created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa.

All matches took place at Uhuru Stadium.

Overview

Sportpesa Super Cup Trophy

The 2017 SportPesa Super Cup was the inaugural edition of an eight-team knockout tournament featuring four teams each from Kenya and Tanzania created and sponsored by bookmakers SportPesa.

SportsPesa sponsored six of the participating teams, Gor Mahia FC, AFC Leopards SC and Nakuru AllStars FC from Kenya and Yanga SC, Simba SC and Singida United FC from Tanzania. Tusker FC (Kenya) and Jang’ombe Boys SC (Zanzibar) were selected to join them in the competition.

The tournament started at the quarterfinal stage with penalties separating the teams in case of a draw at regulation time. The quarter final draw pit Leopards vs Singida, Yanga vs Tusker, Gor vs Jang'ombe and Simba vs AllStars.

Everton FC

The winner of the 2017 SportPesa Super Cup also got a chance to play against the English Premier League giants, Everton FC, on 13 July 2017.East Africa, they played tournament winner Gor Mahia as part of their agreement with bookmaker SportPesa to develop football in East Africa.

Participants

Kenya                                 Tanzania                            Zanzibar
  * [Kenya] Gor Mahia F.C.[Mayienga]    * [Tanzania] Young Africans S.C.    * [Zanzibar] Jang'ombe Boys F.C.
  * [Kenya] A.F.C. Leopards             * [Tanzania] Simba S.C.
  * [Kenya] Tusker FC                   * [Tanzania] Singida United
  * [Kenya] Nakuru AllStars

Matches

  Quarter-finals                                                  Semi-finals    Final

  5 June


2017 SportPesa Super Cup

Matches

  Quarter-finals                                                  Semi-finals    Final

  5 June

  [Kenya] A.F.C. Leopards         1 (5)
  8 June
  [Tanzania] Singida United       1 (4)
  [Kenya] A.F.C. Leopards         0 (4)
  5 June
                                  [Tanzania] Young Africans S.C.  0 (2)
  [Kenya] Tusker F.C.             0 (2)
                                  11 June
  [Tanzania] Young Africans S.C.  0 (4)
  [Kenya] A.F.C. Leopards         0
  6 June
                                  [Kenya] Gor Mahia F.C.          3
  [Kenya] Gor Mahia F.C.          2
  8 June
  [Zanzibar] Jang'ombe Boys F.C.  0
  [Kenya] Gor Mahia F.C.          2
  6 June
                                  [Kenya] Nakuru AllStars         0
  [Tanzania] Simba S.C.           0 (4)

  [Kenya] Nakuru AllStars         0 (5)

Quarter-finals

5 June 2017
1400 EAT
A.F.C. Leopards [Kenya]  1-1  [Tanzania] Singida United
Vincent Oburu 63'             Tafadzwa Kutinyu 10'
Penalties
                         5-4

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam
5 June 2017
1615 EAT
Tusker F.C. [Kenya]  0-0  [Tanzania] Young Africans S.C.

Penalties
                     2-4

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam
6 June 2017
1615 EAT
Simba S.C. [Tanzania]  0-0  [Kenya] Nakuru AllStars

Penalties
                       4-5

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam
6 June 2017
1400 EAT
Gor Mahia F.C. [Kenya]               2-0  [Zanzibar] Jang'ombe Boys F.C.
Meddie Kagere 64' Meddie Kagere 85'

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam

Semi-finals

8 June 2017
1400 EAT
A.F.C. Leopards [Kenya]  0-0  [Tanzania] Young Africans S.C.

Penalties
                         4-2


2017 SportPesa Super Cup

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam
8 June 2017
1615 EAT
Gor Mahia F.C. [Kenya]                 2-0  [Kenya] Nakuru AllStars
Meddie Kagere 45' George Odhiambo 82'

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam

Final

11 June 2017
A.F.C. Leopards [Kenya]  0-3  Gor Mahia F.C. [Kenya]
Timothy Otieno 60'

Oliver Maloba 78'

John Ndirangu 90+'

Uhuru stadium, Dar es Salaam

Prize money

  * Winner: $30,000
  * Runner-up: $10,000
  * Semi-finalists: $5,000
  * Quarter-finalists: $2,500


Savage Mojo

Savage Mojo is a publisher of role-playing games and supplier of game-development resources to other studios.

History

In 2007 Miles M Kantir joined Aaron Acevedo in creating Talisman Studios.

In their first year, Talisman Studios published the Shaintar: Immortal LegendsSean Patrick Fannon, turning his manuscripts into finished books and maps.

Miles M Kantir, the creator of the Origins Award-nominated Pinnacle Entertainment Group,Savage Worlds rules system (2010–present) would be adopted. During this time the Suzerain universe would expand to include a multitude of titles such as Shanghai Vampocalypse,Noir Knights.

In 2011, Talisman Studios was rebranded as Savage Mojo.

In 2013, Savage Mojo ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for Sean Patrick Fannon's Evil Beagle Games to create a new edition of Shaintar.

In 2015 Savage Mojo and Evil Beagle Games agreed to a transfer. Savage Mojo would take ownership of Shaintar, and in return fulfill all obligations to create the 42 books promised during the Kickstarter. This includes the ENnie award-winning setting, Shaintar: Legends Unleashed.Pathfinder Roleplaying Game rules system.

In 2018 Savage Mojo developed and released the newest core primer for the Suzerain universe: Suzerain Legends. The next year they released seven JumpStart adventures and matching packs of pre-generated characters to be used in conjunction with that primer.

  * Savage Mojo homepage
  * DriveThruRPG


Satheishtharan Ramachandran

Satheishtharan Ramachandran (born 21 January 1997) is a Malaysian male badminton player.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's Singles

Year  Tournament               Opponent                         Score                Result

2016  Malaysia International   [Indonesia] Panji Ahmad Maulana  9-21, 21-16, 12-21   [2nd place, silver medalist(s)] Runner-up

2016  Singapore International  [Hong Kong] Lee Cheuk Yiu        21-19, 19-21, 21-13  [1st place, gold medalist(s)] Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
  * Satheishtharan Ramachandran at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com


2018 Sundance Film Festival

The 2018 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 18 to January 28, 2018. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 29, 2017.

Awards

The following awards were presented:


2018 Sundance Film Festival

* U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, directed by Desiree Akhavan
  * U.S. Dramatic Audience Award: Burden, directed by Andrew Heckler
  * U.S. Dramatic Directing Award: The Kindergarten Teacher, directed by Sara Colangelo
  * U.S. Dramatic Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Nancy, written by Christina Choe
  * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Outstanding First Feature: Monsters and Men, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
  * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Excellence in Filmmaking: I Think We're Alone Now, directed by Reed Morano
  * U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Achievement in Acting: Benjamin Dickey, Blaze
  * U.S. Documentary Grand Jury Prize Award: Kailash (later released as The Price of Free), directed by Derek Doneen
  * U.S. Documentary Audience Award: The Sentence, directed by Rudy Valdez
  * U.S. Documentary Directing Award, On Her Shoulders, directed by Alexandria Bombach
  * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact: Crime + Punishment, directed by Stephen Maing
  * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Creative Vision: Hale County This Morning, This Evening, directed by RaMell Ross
  * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Filmmaking: Minding the Gap, directed by Bing Liu
  * U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Storytelling: Three Identical Strangers, directed by Tim Wardle
  * World Cinema Dramatic Grand Jury Prize: Butterflies, directed by Tolga Karacelik
  * World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award: The Guilty, directed by Gustav Möller
  * World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award: And Breathe Normally, directed by Ísold Uggadóttir
  * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting: Valeria Bertuccelli, The Queen of Fear
  * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting: Time Share (Tiempo Compartido), written by Julio Chavezmontes and Sebastián Hofmann
  * World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting: Dead Pigs, directed by Cathy Yan


2018 Sundance Film Festival

* World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize: Of Fathers and Sons, directed by Talal Derki
  * World Cinema Documentary Audience Award: This is Home, directed by Alexandra Shiva
  * World Cinema Documentary Directing Award: Shirkers, directed by Sandi Tan
  * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., presented to director Stephen Loveridge and M.I.A.
  * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Cinematography: Genesis 2.0, Peter Indergand and Maxim Arbugaev
  * World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Editing: Our New President, Maxim Pozdorovkin and Matvey Kulakov
  * NEXT Audience Award: Searching, directed by Aneesh Chaganty
  * NEXT Innovator Award: (tie) Night Comes On, directed by Jordana Spiro; We the Animals, directed by Jeremiah Zagar
  * Short Film Grand Jury Prize: Matria, directed by Alvaro Gago
  * Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction: Hair Wolf, directed by Mariama Diallo
  * Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction: Would You Look at Her, directed by Goran Stolevski
  * Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction: The Trader (Sovdagari), directed by Tamta Gabrichidze
  * Short Film Jury Award: Animation: Glucose, directed by Jeron Braxton
  * Special Jury Awards: Emergency, directed by Carey Williams; Fauve, directed by Jérémy Comte; and For Nonna Anna, directed by Luis De Filippis
  * Sundance Institute Open Borders Fellowship Presented by Netflix: Of Fathers and Sons (Syria), directed by Talal Derki; Untitled film (India), directed by Chaitanya Tamhane; and Night on Fire, directed by Tatiana Huezo
  * Sundance Institute / NHK Award: His House, directed by Remi Weekes
  * Sundance Institute Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: Searching, Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian
  * Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award: Sev Ohanian


2018 Sundance Film Festival

Films

U.S. Dramatic Competition

Film                              Director
American Animals                  Bart Layton
Blaze                             Ethan Hawke
Blindspotting                     Carlos López Estrada
Burden                            Andrew Heckler
Eighth Grade                      Bo Burnham
I Think We're Alone Now           Reed Morano
The Kindergarten Teacher          Sara Colangelo
Lizzie                            Craig William Macneill
The Miseducation of Cameron Post  Desiree Akhavan
Monster                           Anthony Mandler
Monsters and Men                  Reinaldo Marcus Green
Nancy                             Christina Choe
Sorry to Bother You               Boots Riley
The Tale                          Jennifer Fox
Tyrel                             Sebastián Silva
Wildlife                          Paul Dano

U.S. Documentary Competition

Film                                    Director
Bisbee 17                               Robert Greene
Crime + Punishment                      Stephen Maing
Dark Money                              Kimberly Reed
The Devil We Know                       Stephanie Soechtig
Hal                                     Amy Scott
Hale County This Morning, This Evening  RaMell Ross
Inventing Tomorrow                      Laura Nix
Kailash                                 Derek Doneen
Kusama: Infinity                        Heather Lenz
The Last Race                           Michael Dweck
Minding the Gap                         Bing Liu
On Her Shoulders                        Alexandria Bombach
The Price of Everything                 Nathaniel Kahn
Seeing Allred                           Sophie Sartain and Roberta Grossman
The Sentence                            Rudy Valdez
Three Identical Strangers               Tim Wardle

Premieres

  * Beirut by Brad Anderson
  * The Catcher Was a Spy by Ben Lewin
  * Colette by Wash Westmoreland
  * Come Sunday by Joshua Marston
  * Damsel by David Zellner
  * Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot by Gus Van Sant
  * A Futile and Stupid Gesture by David Wain
  * The Happy Prince by Rupert Everett
  * Hearts Beat Loud by Brett Haley
  * Juliet, Naked by Jesse Peretz
  * A Kid Like Jake by Silas Howard
  * Leave No Trace by Debra Granik
  * The Long Dumb Road by Hannah Fidell
  * Ophelia by Claire McCarthy
  * Private Life by Tamara Jenkins
  * Puzzle by Marc Turtletaub
  * Tully by Jason Reitman
  * What They Had by Elizabeth Chomko

Documentary Premieres


2018 Sundance Film Festival

Documentary Premieres

  * Akicita: The Battle of Standing Rock by Cody Lucich
  * Bad Reputation by Kevin Kerslake
  * Believer by Don Argott
  * Chef Flynn by Cameron Yates
  * The Game Changers by Louie Psihoyos
  * Generation Wealth by Lauren Greenfield
  * Half the Picture by Amy Adrion
  * Jane Fonda in Five Acts by Susan Lacy
  * King in the Wilderness by Peter Kunhardt
  * Quiet Heroes by Jenny Mackenzie
  * RBG by Betsy West and Julie Cohen
  * Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind by Marina Zenovich
  * Studio 54 by Matt Tyrnauer
  * Won't You Be My Neighbor? by Morgan Neville

Midnight Premieres

  * Arizona by Jonathan Watson
  * Assassination Nation by Sam Levinson
  * Hereditary by Ari Aster
  * Lords of Chaos by Jonas Åkerlund
  * Mandy by Panos Cosmatos
  * Never Goin' Back by Augustine Frizzell
  * Piercing by Nicolas Pesce
  * Revenge by Coralie Fargeat
  * Summer of 84 by RKSS

World Cinema Dramatic Competition

  * And Breathe Normally by Ísold Uggadóttir (Iceland-Sweden-Belgium)
  * Butterflies by Tolga Karaçelik (Turkey)
  * Dead Pigs by Cathy Yan (China)
  * The Guilty by Gustav Möller (Denmark)
  * Holiday by Isabella Eklöf (Denmark-Netherlands-Sweden)
  * Loveling by Gustavo Pizzi (Brazil-Uruguay)
  * Pity by Babis Makridis (Greece-Poland)
  * The Queen of Fear by Valeria Bertuccelli and Fabiana Tiscornia (Argentina-Denmark)
  * Rust by Aly Muritiba (Brazil)
  * Time Share (Tiempo Compartido) by Sebastián Hofmann (Mexico-Netherlands)
  * Un Traductor by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso (Canada-Cuba)
  * Yardie by Idris Elba (U.K.)

World Cinema Documentary Competition


2018 Sundance Film Festival

World Cinema Documentary Competition

  * Anote's Ark by Matthieu Rytz (Canada)
  * The Cleaners by Moritz Riesewieck and Hans Block (Germany/Brazil)
  * Genesis 2.0 by Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev (Switzerland)
  * Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. by Stephen Loveridge (Sri Lanka/United Kingdom/United States)
  * Of Fathers and Sons by Talal Derki (Germany/Syria/Lebanon/Qatar)
  * The Oslo Diaries by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan (Israel/Canada)
  * Our New President by Maxim Pozdorovkin (Russia/United States)
  * A Polar Year by Samuel Collardey (France)
  * Shirkers by Sandi Tan (United States)
  * This Is Home by Alexandra Shiva (Jordan/United States)
  * Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist by Lorna Tucker (United Kingdom)
  * A Woman Captured by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter (Hungary)

Juries

Jury members, for each program of the festival, including the Alfred P. Sloan Jury were announced on January 16, 2018.

U.S. Documentary Jury   World Documentary Jury  Alfred P. Sloan Jury
  * Barbara Chai          * Hanaa Issa            * Robert Benezra
  * Simon Chinn           * Ruben Östlund         * Heather Berlin
  * Chaz Ebert            * Michael J. Werner     * Kerry Bishé
  * Ezra Edelman        World Dramatic Jury       * Nancy Buirski
  * Matt Holzman          * Joslyn Barnes       NEXT Jury
U.S. Dramatic Jury        * Billy Luther          * RuPaul Charles
  * Rachel Morrison       * Paulina Suárez      Short Film Jury
  * Jada Pinkett Smith                            * Cherien Dabis
  * Octavia Spencer                               * Shirley Manson
  * Michael Stuhlbarg                             * Chris Ware
  * Joe Swanberg

  * Media related to 2018 Sundance Film Festival at Wikimedia Commons


Skomoroshye

Skomoroshye (Russian: Скоморошье) is a rural locality (a village) in Argunovskoye Rural Settlement, Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 94 as of 2002.

Geography

Skomoroshye is located 48 km northwest of Nikolsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Nikolskoye is the nearest rural locality.


Nyaungbindat

Nyaungbindat is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma.

  * Satellite map at Maplandia.com


Warren A. Grady

Warren Albert Grady (March 3, 1924 – December 14, 2019) was an American judge and politician.

Biography

Grady was born on March 3, 1924, in Port Washington, Wisconsin.Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Grady served in the United States Navy during World War II. He died on December 14, 2019, in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Career

Grady was first elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1952. He served as Majority Leader for the 1957 session.Republican. Grady served as judge for Ozaukee County, Wisconsin from 1963 to 1995.


Wilfred Bannerman

Wilfred Elles Bannermancricketer. He played in three first-class cricket matches for Otago between the 1911/12 and 1914/15 seasons.

Early life

Bannerman was born at Ophir in Central Otago in 1888, the second son of William and Agnes Bannerman. His father worked for the Bank of New Zealand and Bannerman worked as a bank clerk.Hugh Bannerman and the lawyer Ronald Bannerman; all three of the brothers attended Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin.

Cricket

Bannerman played club cricket for Carisbrook Cricket ClubPlunket Shield debut for Otago in December 1911 in a match against Canterbury. He played in two more first-class matches for Otago, one against Canterbury in December 1912 and the last against Southland in February 1915, as well as playing in at least two non first-class matches for the side.

War service

By the time Bannerman played his final first-class match World War I had broken out and, shortly after his final match for Otago, he joined the New Zealand Army. He passed his medical in April 1915Otago Infantry Regiment.British War Medal and Victory Medal.

Family and later life

Both of Bannerman's brothers also served during World War I. His younger brother Ronald joined in 1916, serving in the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force where he became a flying ace and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and bar. During World War II he rejoined the Royal New Zealand Air Force, reaching the rank of Air Commodore.Hugh attested in 1917 and served as a lieutenant in 7 battalion, Otago Regiment. He was killed in action on the Ypres Salient shortly after arriving in Belgium in December 1917.

Bannerman died at Martinborough near Wellington in 1944. He was aged 55.

  * Wilfred Bannerman at ESPNcricinfo


Valday Iversky Monastery

Valday Iversky MonasteryRussian: Валдайский Иверский монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox monastery founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1653. The monastery is located on an island in Lake Valdayskoye in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, close to the town of Valday. In the 17th century, the Valday Iversky Monastery was one of the most influential monasteries in Russia and a significant cultural center.

The monastery derives its name from the Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos. In the Valday Iversky Monastery, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was kept until the 1920s, when it disappeared. The name of the Iveron Monastery, in its turn, originates from Iberia, an ancient Georgian kingdom.

History

The gate church

Bell tower, and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Iberian

Nikon was elected Patriarch in 1652, and in 1653, he asked Tsar Alexey II permission to found a monastery in Valday. By the autumn of 1653, two wooden churches were in use. Nikon also ordered to transfer the relic of Saint Iosif of Borovichi to the monastery, which was done in February, 1654. In the same year, all lands around Lake Valdayskoye, including the selos of Valday, Borovichi, and Vyshny Volochyok, were declared the property of the monastery. The monastery became one of the biggest landowners in Russia.

In 1655, all monks from the former Orsha Kutein Monastery, located in the area of the present-day Belarus, moved to the Valday Iversky Monastery. One monk, Dionisy, was appointed a hegumen. This move was related to a difficult situation of the Orthodox Church in Poland.

In the second half of the 17th century, the monastery became a center of culture and education. In particular, the monastery started to print books, the second such institution in Russia after the Moscow Print Yard. Production of porcelain tiles, the first one in Russia, started in the monastery.sanctification. For this occasion, a copy of the icon of Theotocos Iverskaya was made and placed in the monastery. Simultaneously, Nikon issued a prohibition to make further copies of the icon.


Valday Iversky Monastery

In 1666, Nikon was deposed, and all monasteries he supervised, including the Iversky monastery, were abolished. However, already in 1668 the monastery was re-established, and the former monks, including the hegumen, Filofey, returned.

In the 18th century, the monastery slowly declined. Between 1712 and 1730, it was subordinated to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, located in Saint Petersburg. Much of the treasure kept in the Valday Iversky Monastery was transferred to the Lavra. An attempt to revive the former importance of the monastery was made in the 1850s. After the October Revolution, the monastery was first transformed into a labour cooperative in 1919, and in 1927, it was abolished. The monastery buildings housed a museum, a workshop, a hospital, a retirement home, and a recreation facility. The icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya disappeared in 1927 and was never recovered.

In 1991, the monastery was reopened. In the Peter and Paul Cathedral in Valday, a copy of the icon of the Theotocos Iverskaya, dating from 1854, survived. This copy was transferred to the monastery and remains there.

Architecture

The construction of the monastery started in the 1650s. The oldest stone church built in the monastery (1656), the Assumption Cathedral, remains intact. Much of the ensemble of the monastery was created in the 1670s by a local architect, Afanasy Fomin. From this period, the Cathedral of the Epiphany, the Church of Archangel Michael, the St. Michael Tower, and the hegumen's chamber remain. The walls and the remaining towers were built at later periods.

List of hegumens

The years of appointment and retirement/death for some hegumens are unknown or approximated.


Valday Iversky Monastery

* Iakov (1653)
  * Ioil (1653–1654)
  * Dionisy I (1654–1655)
  * Dionisy II (1655–1658)
  * Iosif I (1658–1660)
  * Filofey (1660–1669)
  * Feodosy (1669–1672)
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  * Iosif II (1683? – 1692)
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  * Antony I
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Valday Iversky Monastery

* Vladimir Uzhinsky (1816–1819)
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  * Innokenty II Areshnikov (1840–1847)
  * Pyotr (1848–1851)
  * Iriney (1851–1853)
  * Illarion (1853–1854)
  * Lavrenty Makarov (1854–1874)
  * Veniamin III Pozdnyakov (1874–1877)
  * Amvrosy Klimenko (1877–1883)
  * Leonid Ilyashkevich (1884–?)
  * Amvrosy (1903–?)
  * Iosif (1906–?)
  * Stefan (1991–1997)
  * Yefrem Barbinyagra (1997–2002)
  * Nil Mikhaylov (2002)
  * Nikandr Stepanov (2002–2007)
  * Yefrem Barbinyagra (2007–2012)
  * Antony Bitmayev (since 2012)
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Azura Thermal Power Station

For other uses, see Azura.

The Azura-Edo Power Station is a natural gas-powered open cycle electricity generation plant, with a current operational capacity of 461 megawatts, located in Benin City in Nigeria.

Location

The power station is located to the northeast of Benin City in Edo State, approximately 316 kilometres (196 mi), by road, east of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.465 kilometres (289 mi), by road, southwest of Abuja, the country's capital city.

Overview

The Azura-Edo IPP is an open-cycle gas fired power plant. The power station is often referred to as the "Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant" or "Azura-Edo IPP", because the finance required to build the plant was sourced from the private sector, rather than from the government. The private sector owners of the plant took the construction risk. The post-construction risk and the operational risks are also borne by the plant's owners and their operations and maintenance contractors.

Ownership

The power station is owned by Azura Power Holdings, an investment holding company for independent power projects in Africa. The majority equity investor in the Azura Power Holdings is Actis Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in London with US$7.8 billion under management. In 2004, it was spun-off from CDC Group, owned by the Government of the United Kingdom.

The minority equity investors in the plant are include: 1. Africa50, a pan-African infrastructure investment platform. 2. Anergi Group, an energy company active in Africa's emerging economies. 3. Amaya Capital, an investment firm with a focus on the infrastructure sector in Africa and 4. The Edo State Government, which holds a 2.5 percent equity stake in the plant.

Financing

The power station cost US$900 million to build. The financing was obtained from fifteen financial institutions, in nine countries.International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) provided partial risk guarantees; while the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) provided political risk insurance. Both IBRD and MIGA are members of the World Bank Group.


Azura Thermal Power Station

Fund Sources for Azura Thermal Power Station
No.  Name of Lender                           Domicile
1    Overseas Private Investment Corporation  United States
2    CDC Group                                United Kingdom
3    Proparco                                 France
4    German Investment Corporation            Germany
5    KfW                                      Germany
6    Netherlands Development Finance Company  Netherlands
7    Swedfund International                   Sweden
8    International Finance Corporation        United States
9    ICF Debt Pool                            Canada
10   Emerging African Infrastructure Fund     Mauritius
11   Standard Chartered Bank                  United Kingdom
12   Rand Merchant Bank                       South Africa
13   Standard Bank of South Africa            South Africa
14   Mauritius Commercial Bank                Mauritius
15   First City Monument Bank                 Nigeria
16   Siemens Bank                             Germany

Construction

Construction of the plant began in January 2016 under an Engineering, Procurement and Construction ("EPC") contract with a consortium comprising (a) Siemens AG of Germany (b) Siemens Nigeria Limited and (c) Julius Berger Nigeria Limited. Siemens also provided the turbines, generators, transformers and other electrical hardware. The plant was completed on 30 April 2018, six months ahead of schedule, a record achievement for a plant of this size.

Nearly 5 million man-hours of labor were expended on the plant, without a single lost-time injury, and the names of all the developers and construction workers, numbering over 2,000 in total, are now inscribed on a brass plaque at the front of the plant's administration and control building.

  * List of power stations in Nigeria
  * Official website
  * Official Azura-Edo App


2017 Sri Lankan fuel crisis

Sri Lanka, from 3 November 2017 until 11 November 2017, faced a fuel shortage when a substandard fuel shipment was rejected which caused a depletion in reserves due to the general public fearing of a prolonged duration of crisis. However, there was only a shortage of petrol not diesel or kerosene.

Events

The Sri Lanka fuel crisis began on 3 November 2017 when rumours started spreading that a fuel shipment belonging to Lanka IOC (Indian Oil Company) was rejected. Later on the rumour was confirmed as legitimate and the reason given was that the fuel in the rejected shipment was not up to standards.Arjuna Ranatunga the Minister of Petroleum Resources Development on the next day addressed the situation to the media. However the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development announced that there was 10,000 metric tonnes fuel in the reserves to last till 9 November 2017 but the leader of the Ceylon Petroleum Union, Asanka Ranawala said the contrary to this.panic buying causing the reserves to deplete faster than expected.Nevaska Lady on 11 November 2017 with 40,000 metric tonnes of fuel which was reported as being sufficient for twenty days.

Other causes

Other than the substandard fuel rejected being the main reason for the crisis there were several other events that worsened the crisis during this time period.

  * Delay of other fuel ship - the rejected fuel shipment arrived in Sri Lanka on 15 October 2017 and on 17 October 2017 was rejected however this did not cause any panic as "Nevaska Lady" the fuel ship which was supposed to arrive on 4 November 2017 for the CPC but even this ship had to extend its arrival date to 11 November 2017.
  * Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Shutdown - another issue faced in this crisis was the power loss which caused the Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery to be shut down for almost three days.
  * No replacement for rejected stock - The Lanka IOC informed that they were unable to replace the rejected stock and continued to harbor the rejected stock in the Trincomalee harbor.

Implemented solutions

Many steps were taken by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development to overcome the problem until any fuel shipments arrived

  * Purchasing from Spot Market - Fuel was purchased from the Spot Market to immediately recover from the shortage.
  * Releasing petrol station reserves - After the demand for petrol went high the Ministry of Petroleum ordered fuel stations to give put from their reserves without any hesitation.

Aftermath


2017 Sri Lankan fuel crisis

Aftermath

A cabinet sub committee was appointed by the President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena in order to investigate the crisis on the 7 November 2017.

  * Energy crisis


Savage Nunatak

Savage Nunatak ( 86°27′S 124°58′W / 86.450°S 124.967°W) is a nunatak located 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Hatcher Bluffs, along the east margin of upper Reedy Glacier. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Henry C. Savage, builder at Byrd Station in 1962.

[Public Domain] This article incorporates public domain material from "Savage Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


Sathanur, Kanakapura

Sathanur is a village in Ramanagara district of Karnataka, India. It is located around 70 km from the city of Bengaluru. The Bengaluru - Coimbatore National Highway 948 passes via this town.

Flora and Fauna

Sathanur is located very close to Cheelanavadi, Uyyamballi and Kabbalamma forest Range of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Eastern Ghats, Karnataka. km from Bengaluru via Kanakapura.Mekedatu,a location along Kaveri in the border of Chamarajanagar and Ramanagara Districts is located 30 km from Sathanur.Sangama, a place where Arkavati merges with Kaveri.gorge. This area witness frequent fires in the forest range.

Human Animal conflict

Some cases of poaching and illegal sale of Ivory, Nails, Skin of Wild Animals are reported from Sathanur and Forest personnel take risk in catching hold of Poachers.Railways use the same method to get away from Elephant attacks. But the method backfired since it attracted hordes of sloth bears who destroyed the beehive boxes, which eventually cleared the way for elephants to attack. The farm owners were desperate to look for an alternate action and Stray dogs were compelled to watch over the farm plots and wind chimes from Bottles were also used to avoid Animal intervention. Bonfires, chain of CDs / DVDs off which solar powered flashlights to reflect light, Chilli plants, Ponds with ducks and fishes to make the water stink, Electric Fencing were the other methods used by Farmhouse owners to keep elephants away.

Infrastructure

A Special economic zone was planned in Sathanur by DLF India Ltd in 2006. However project did not take off due to lack of participationMekedatu to meet the drinking water needs of the people. Later the project was dropped and Government of Karnataka decided to construct a bridge across the Cauvery, that will reduce the distance between Bengaluru and Male Mahadeshwara Hills or Hanur by 45 km. This will help the pilgrims going to Male Mahadeshwara Hills to reach quicker and improve the area since the road traffic is expected to increase.

Politics


Sathanur, Kanakapura

Politics

Sathanur hosted an Assembly seat earlier and was merged with Kanakapura constituency in 2008. The seat was popular since Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and Former Minister D. K. Shivakumar represented in the past.

Demographics

2011

2011 Census data
Population                                            Persons  Males  Females
Total                                                 4,966    2,527  2,439
In the age group 0–6 years                            534      269    265
Scheduled Castes (SC)                                 1,225    630    595
Scheduled Tribes (ST)                                 57       22     35
Literates                                             3,317    1,839  1,478
Illiterate                                            1,649    688    961
Total Worker                                          2,031    1,479  552
Main Worker                                           1,790    1,341  449
Main Worker - Cultivator                              374      300    74
Main Worker - Agricultural Labourers                  431      264    167
Main Worker - Household Industries                    86       35     51
Main Worker - Other                                   899      742    157
Marginal Worker                                       241      138    103
Marginal Worker - Cultivator                          7        5      2
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers               92       43     49
Marginal Worker - Household Industries                12       7      5
Marginal Workers - Other                              130      83     47
Marginal Worker (3-6 Months)                          185      108    77
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (3-6 Months)             4        3      1
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (3-6 Months)  84       38     46
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (3-6 Months)   12       7      5
Marginal Worker - Other (3-6 Months)                  85       60     25
Marginal Worker (0-3 Months)                          56       30     26
Marginal Worker - Cultivator (0-3 Months)             3        2      1
Marginal Worker - Agriculture Labourers (0-3 Months)  8        5      3
Marginal Worker - Household Industries (0-3 Months)   0        0      0
Marginal Worker - Other Workers (0-3 Months)          45       23     22
Non Worker                                            2,935    1,048  1,887


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

The 2012–2013 Cyclo-cross Superprestige events and season-long competition took place between 7 October 2012 and 16 February 2013.Sven Nys won it for the 12th time, leading the classification from start to finish.

Results

Date         Venue                   Winner                  Second                  Third                    Classification Leader
7 October    [Belgium] Ruddervoorde  Sven Nys (BEL)          Niels Albert (BEL)      Kevin Pauwels (BEL)      Sven Nys (BEL)
4 November   [Belgium] Zonhoven      Sven Nys (BEL)          Niels Albert (BEL)      Bart Aernouts (BEL)
11 November  [Belgium] Hamme-Zogge   Sven Nys (BEL)          Niels Albert (BEL)      Lars van der Haar (NED)
18 November  [Belgium] Asper-Gavere  Sven Nys (BEL)          Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Bart Wellens (BEL)
25 November  [Netherlands] Gieten    Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Sven Nys (BEL)          Kevin Pauwels (BEL)
30 December  [Belgium] Diegem        Niels Albert (BEL)      Kevin Pauwels (BEL)     Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
10 February  [Belgium] Hoogstraten   Sven Nys (BEL)          Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Kevin Pauwels (BEL)
16 February  [Belgium] Middelkerke   Klaas Vantornout (BEL)  Niels Albert (BEL)      Tom Meeusen (BEL)

Season standings

In each race, the top 15 riders gain points, going from 15 points for the winner decreasing by one point per position to 1 point for the rider finishing in 15th position. In case of ties in the total score of two or more riders, the result of the last race counts as decider. If this is not decisive because two or more riders scored no points, the penultimate race counts, and so on until there is a difference.


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

Pos.  Rider                              RUD  ZON  HAM  GAV  GIE  DIE  HOO  MID  Points
1     [Belgium] Sven Nys                 1    1    1    1    2    7    1    5    109
2     [Belgium] Niels Albert             2    2    2    6    5    1    6    2    102
3     [Belgium] Klaas Vantornout         4    9    6    2    1    4    2    1    99
4     [Belgium] Kevin Pauwels            3    4    5    4    3    2    3    14   90
5     [Belgium] Rob Peeters              11   7    9    5    4    6    4    7    75
6     [Belgium] Bart Aernouts            9    3    4    7    6    11   11   4    73
7     [Belgium] Bart Wellens             8    8    12   3    11   12   Ret  6    52
8     [Netherlands] Lars van der Haar    7    5    3    10   13   9              49
9     [Germany] Marcel Meisen            Ret  11   7    Ret  25   8    8    11   35
10    [Belgium] Tom Meeusen              5    22                  10   13   3    33
11    [Germany] Philipp Walsleben        19   10   21   22   7    Ret  5    10   32
12    [Netherlands] Thijs van Amerongen  10   13   27   8    12   22   7    20   30
13    [Switzerland] Julien Taramarcaz    13   6    11   9         14   22   15   28
14    [Belgium] Jan Denuwelaere          17   14   16   13   8    18   9    13   23
15    [Czech Republic] Radomír Šimůnek   Ret  29   8    Ret  23   5    Ret  Ret  19
16    [Belgium] Jim Aernouts             12   Ret  17   15   16   15   14   8    16
17    [Belgium] Sven Vanthourenhout      15             14   10   13   Ret  12   16
18    [Belgium] Dieter Vanthourenhout    6    23   10   Ret  18   25   24   19   16
19    [Czech Republic] Zdeněk Štybar                              3              13
20    [United States] Jonathan Page      33   24   28   12   15   23   10   22   11
21    [Poland] Mariusz Gil               Ret  28   13   Ret  9    20   Ret  26   10
22    [Czech Republic] Martin Bína                                          9    7
23    [France] Aurélien Duval            20   19   14   11        29             7


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

23    [France] Aurélien Duval            20   19   14   11        29             7
24    [Netherlands] Twan van den Brand   29   12   15        Ret            30   5
25    [Switzerland] Simon Zahner                                       12        4
26    [Netherlands] Micki van Empel      27   26   22   Ret  14   24   Ret  28   2
27    [Czech Republic] Martin Zlámalík   14             17        Ret  Ret  25   2
28    [Netherlands] Gerben de Knegt      24   17   18   Ret  19        15   16   1
29    [Netherlands] Niels Wubben         18   15   19   Ret  21   19   17   32   1
Pos.  Rider                              RUD  ZON  HAM  GAV  GIE  DIE  HOO  MID  Points


2012–13 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

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Skomvær (barque)

This article is about the merchant ship. For the lighthouse on the island of the same name, see Skomvær Lighthouse.

Skomvær was the name of a steel-hulled barque built in 1890 for J. C. & G. Knudsen in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway.naval architect Randulf Hansen and constructed at Laxevaags Maskin- og Jernskibsbyggeri in Bergen, was the first sailing ship constructed with steel in Norway and for a time the largest Norwegian sailing vessel ever built.steamship, and in 1924 she was decommissioned and sold for scrap.

Skomvær entered the public eye once again in 1960, when musician Erik Bye wrote the song "Skomværsvalsen" as a tribute to the ship and her crew. A fundraising effort by the artist led to the construction of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue boat Skomvær II that same year, and in 1986 the organization named another of its boats, Skomvær III, after the ship.

History


Skomvær (barque)

History

Christen Knudsen moved from his hometown of Saltrød, near Arendal, to Porsgrunn in 1855. There he became a very successful ship-owner, and built a shipyard on the former site of the Frednes farm at the mouth of the Porsgrunn River. In his older years, Christen Knudsen decided to gradually hand over control of his shipping company to his two sons, Jørgen Christian Knudsen and Gunnar Knudsen.Conservative Party representative in Stortinget for Porsgrunn. He was a polarizing figure in both national and local politics—he argued in Stortinget to continue the union between Sweden and Norway and was the only vote in Porsgrunn City Council against the construction of a bridge across the Porsgrunn River, opting for a steam-powered ferry instead.Liberal Party politician who was Prime Minister of Norway from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920, and was pivotal in the creation of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate as well as SKK, the precursor to Skagerak Energi. The two men also both had close descendants that worked in politics—Jørgen Christian Knudsen's son, Christen Knudsen, was the Nasjonal Samling representative for Telemark during World War II, and his grandson, Harald Franklin Knudsen, was Vidkun Quisling's private secretary. Gunnar Knudsen's son, Knut Andreas Knudsen, was a deputy representative in Stortinget for Telemark.

The two brothers started the firm J. C. & G. Knudsen in 1872 to manage their father's assets. In 1879, their father's shipyard on Frednes was closed, but the men continued to have success trading with their existing fleet of merchant ships. When steel began to supplant cast iron as a sturdy shipbuilding material, the men asked Randulf Hansen, a naval architect from Bergen who had studied under the likes of Ananias Dekke and Jens Gran, to design a grand new steel sailing ship for their fleet.

Construction


Skomvær (barque)

Construction

Hansen, who was known for his use of clipper-style bows and soft lines, drew up a plan for the ship, to which Gunnar Knudsen made a few alterations to increase the carrying capacity by 50 register tons.controlled carbon content, which was advanced technology at the time, and would have a barque sail-plan, with three masts carrying a total of 26 sails, including topsails, staysails, headsails and gaff-rigged sails. Construction took place at the shipyard Laxevaags Maskin- og Jernskibsbyggeri in Laksevåg, Bergen, and the ship was launched on 23 April 1890, costing 284,995 kroner in all.magnate Christian Michelsen, who was chairman of the Bergen company at the time and went on to become Norway's first Prime Minister after the dissolution of the Norwegian-Swedish union. The ship was christened by Augusta Rafn, the young daughter of the ship's first captain, Hans Christian Rafn. The ship was named Skomvær, after the newly built Skomvær Lighthouse southwest of Røstlandet, and launched in September of that year with a crew of 23 men.


Skomvær (barque)

Unfortunately, Gunnar Knudsen was not able to see the project to completion, as J. C. & G. Knudsen had been dissolved the year before.Skomvær. Gunnar Knudsen started a new company, Aktieselskabet Borgestad, to manage his assets, and the company still exists today as a shipping, industry, and real estate firm. The Det Norske Veritas merchant vessels registry from 1907 showed that Jørgen Christian Knudsen owned four ships, the steamships Frednæs and Taormina along with the sailing ships Korsvei and Skomvær, and his son Finn Christian Knudsen's company Langesundsfjordens Bugser-D/S owned a single sailing ship, Storegut. Gunnar Knudsen had a bigger operation, owning the sailing ship Gjendin along with five steamships managed by his company: Borgestad, Brand, Breid, Britannic, and Christen Knudsen (Breid and Christen Knudsen were later sunk by Kaiserliche Marine subs during World War I). Whereas Gunnar Knudsen's ships had a total carrying capacity of 8898 net register tons between them, Jørgen Christian Knudsen and his son's ships had a capacity of only 3885 net register tons altogether.

Skomvær heeling significantly at a speed of 14.5 knots on her way to Australia in 1897. Photo signed "Jörgen C. Knudsen."

Operation


Skomvær (barque)

Operation

Although steamships had already begun to dominate the shipping trade, Skomvær still did good business in the first few decades of the 20th century due to her high storage capacity and advanced construction. To stay profitable the ship took whatever jobs were available, carrying a variety of cargo over long distances. On 6 June 1908, the ship began one of many such voyages, departing from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia with coal for delivery to Valparaíso in Chile. However, disaster struck on 3 July, when a strong gust of wind caused the ship to heel and the cargo to shift, resulting in her sailing with an unsafe angle of list. The crewmen were forced to cut down parts of the rig to keep the ship upright. The situation worsened as the winds picked up and more of the rig broke down, making maneuvering difficult. Though the ship sustained heavy damages, the crew trimmed some of the cargo and continued the journey. On 17 July the ship was offered assistance by the crew of the British steamship Frankby, but refused. Skomvær arrived in Valparaíso as a wreck on 25 August, where she was unloaded and underwent heavy repairs. The repairs were finally completed on 25 January 1909.

The first captain of Skomvær was Hans Christian Rafn from Porsgrunn, whose son, Robert Rafn, married one of Jørgen Christian Knudsen's daughters. Hans Christian Rafn served as captain up until his death on 26 June 1899 in New York City. He was succeeded by Niels Eriksen from Fredrikstad from 1899 to 1919, who was himself replaced by Jørgens Sørensen Berg from Larvik who held the position for just a few months in 1919. Herman Johnsen from Høvåg took over the position from 1920 to 1921, and Mathias Andreas Mollø from Grimstad served as the ship's final captain from 1921 to 1924.


Skomvær (barque)

In August 1915, Skomvær was sold to Ole Christian Axelsen, a wealthy businessman and member of the Order of St. Olav from the town of Bakke in Flekkefjord who briefly rechristened it as Yarkey Sabar. He sold the ship under its original name in July 1917 to A/S Christianssand, who in 1923 sold her to A/S Norsk Rutefart, both companies managed by Sven Olaus Stray of Kristiansand.Skomvær was laid up near Kristiansand, never to see service again. By the time she was decommissioned, the ship had transported many types of goods all across the world, including grain from Australia, coal from England, lumber from Sweden, saltpeter from Chile, cognac from Marseille, and break bulk cargo from Spain. She had also made a total of 31 trips on the turbulent seas around Cape Horn.wrecking yard in Stavanger, dismantled her for scrap.

Legacy

In 1960, Skomvær was given a new lease of life when Norwegian folk singer and television and radio presenter Erik Bye released his first studio album, Vi går ombord. The sixth track on the album, "Skomværsvalsen" (English: The Skomvær Waltz), which was co-written with Bjarne Amdahl, became one of Bye's biggest hits and received heavy rotation on the NRK radio show Ønskekonserten. The track gained additional popularity from being featured on the annual NRK Christmas broadcast "Vi går ombord," where the song was performed by the Norwegian Seamen's Choir. The song was recorded as a tribute to Skomvær and her crew, with its well-known opening line "And the ship was named Skomvær in Porsgrunn city."


Skomvær (barque)

Bye was also involved with the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (NSSR), and during a radio broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1959, he had initiated fundraising for a new rescue boat to be donated to the organization. The original plan was to build a 55-foot-long vessel, but fundraising went so well that they pushed up the fundraising target to fund an 87-foot boat identical to the rescue boat Haakon VII. The method of funding was selling shares of the boat for five kroner per piece as well as ten kroner shares that entitled the owner to ride on the boat during the official launch. The contract to build the boat was signed with the Stord-based firm AS Stord Verft by NRK director-general and later Labour Party politician Kaare Fostervoll. The boat cost 1.55 million kroner and had a 525-horsepower Bergen Marine diesel engine that could achieve speeds of up to 11 knots. She was delivered to the NSSR on 11 June 1960. The boat, which was named Skomvær II in honor of the original merchant ship, was christened by Augusta Rafn, then aged 90, who had also christened the original Skomvær.

Skomvær at port, her sails furled.

In 1986, the NSSR spent 5.3 million kroner on a new rescue boat, Skomvær III, with two 625-horsepower MAN Diesel engines giving her a top speed of 25 knots. They sold Skomvær II that same year for 1.6 million kroner to the Swedish Sea Rescue Society, who renamed the boat Hans Hansson.geophysicist residing in Alderney in the Channel Islands, who undertook a complete restoration of the boat and named her Skomvær II once again.Skomvær III is still in operation as a rescue ship and is stationed in Lofoten near her namesake, Skomvær Lighthouse.

In 2005, the Norwegian brand Toro announced a new product, Skomvær Fish Soup, that would donate one kroner of every sale to the NSSR. The Bergen-based company chose the name because of their proximity to the former site of Laxevaags Maskin- og Jernskibsbyggeri, who built the first Skomvær.


Zada Mary Cooper

Zada Mary Cooper (January 31, 1875 – May 6, 1961) was an American pharmacist and educator.

Biography

Born in Quasqueton, Iowa in 1875, Zada Mary Cooper graduated from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 1897 and became a registered pharmacist on March 9 of that year. Beginning as an assistant, she worked at the College of Pharmacy for 45 years, becoming an instructor in 1905, an assistant professor in 1912, and an associate professor in 1942.

Cooper helped found the Women's Section of the American Pharmacists Association in 1912.

She founded the pharmacy fraternity Kappa Epsilon on May 13, 1921. She was its first chair, a grand council member, and edited its journal, The Bond.

Cooper was also a founder of Rho Chi, an international honor society for pharmaceutical sciences.

She was active within the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and was successful in lobbying the American Association of University Women to accept membership from graduates of pharmacy colleges.

After retiring in 1942, she lived with her brother Dr. J. Clark Cooper in Villisca, Iowa. She died on May 6, 1961.

Honors

Cooper was granted a membership in the national honor society Iota Sigma Pi and was, at the time, one of very few women listed in American Men of Science (it was not renamed American Men and Women of Science until 1971).

The Kappa Epsilon fraternity annually awards Zada M. Cooper Scholarships to five of its active collegiate members.

On April 30, 2016, the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy held the Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium, featuring several speakers on the subject of pharmacy education.

Selected publications


Zada Mary Cooper

Selected publications

  * "Why Apprentices Should Take a Course in College Before Engaging in Practice", Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, 1904
  * "Ladies as Druggists: Their Value to the Profession", Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, 1905
  * "The Ideal Pharmacist", Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, 1906
  * "Formula on the Bottle – Why Should the Druggists and the People Demand it", Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, 1906
  * "Co-operation Between Physicians and Pharmacists, The Advantages and How Best to Bright It About", Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, 1909
  * "Women in Pharmacy", The Druggists Circular, 1914
  * "Some Phases of a Pharmacist's Duty to the Public", Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 1914
  * "Should a Library Reading Course Be Made a Part of the Curriculum of Colleges of Pharmacy", Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 1916
  * "Women Should be Urged to Study Pharmacy", The Druggists Circular, 1918
  * "Where are Pharmacists Ten Years After Graduation from College", Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 1919
  * "Pharmaceutical Arithmetic", Spatula, 1922
  * "The Lure of Research", Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 1926


Warren A. Sherman Elementary School

Warren A. Sherman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Warwick, Rhode Island.This school is a Feinstein Leadership School. The school's principal is Charlee McElroy, and secretary is Kathryn Wickham. Sherman educates students grade K-5.

Mission statement

The mission of Sherman School in partnership along with community staff and the students' parents to increase Sherman students' skills and education necessary to create enduring learners who will be productive, responsible citizens in a culturally diverse institute. The Sherman students will be respectful, responsible, and ready to learn each and every day.

History

Warren A. Sherman school is an elementary school grades K-5. Sherman School was built in 1953 and opened in September 1954. It was named after Warren A. Sherman, who was the first Superintendent of Warwick Schools from 1930-1949. Every year, members of his family attended the ceremonial dedication on Tuesday, November 16, 1954. When Sherman School was scheduled to open in 1954, it was announced that there would not be enough space for all of the neighborhood children to attend. Other buildings in the community would be used as schools for the excess students. Sherman School opened with an average of 35 students per class. Now there is currently mainly 23 students per class. Currently, there is about 310 students participating as students.

Other Activities

  * Mad Science Club
  * Lego Club
  * Fuel Up Play 60
  * Yearbook Club
  * ALAP (temporarily gone from staff list)

PTO

Also known as, "'Parent-Teacher Organization; are everywhere and almost in every elementary, or primary school. They work with students' parents to resolve problems for students and raise money for field trips.

They also hold fundraisers and to help other people in the world.

Fundraising

The PTO does many fundraising to help the world. Warren A. Sherman Elementary School is a Feinstein Leadership School.

Here are just a few fundraisers each year:


Warren A. Sherman Elementary School

Here are just a few fundraisers each year:

  * Color Run
  * Penny War is only for fifth grade, which they bring in several pennies and fill up a jar to fund their end of year.
  * Trunk or Treat
  * www.warwickschools.org/sherman/default.htm
  * www.schnet.ncpe.uri.edu/data/800/25361/08/sf-a-wp-10.PDF
  * www.warwickschools.org
  * http://www.feinsteinfoundation.org/
  * www.alap.edu.com
  * www.school.fueluptoplay.com/community/print-story.php?id=38642176
  * www.greatschools.org/rhode-island/warwick/285
  * http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Giving/ForIndividuals/JoinanEvent/jump-rope-sub-home_UCM_315609_SubHomePage.jsp
  * https://secure3.convio.net/jdrf3/site/SPageServer/;jsessionid=73AE8FD4F59A1B7486405CAEA7BC99DF.app333b?pagename=walk_event_list&pcrid=25926772430&ts=1344993529293&state=RI&mkwid=sIms59kBU

41°43′05″N 71°23′47″W / 41.718115°N 71.396286°W


Otto Schneitberger

Otto Schneitberger (born 29 September 1939) is a German former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1960, the 1964, the 1968 and the 1972 Winter Olympics.

  * Otto Schneitberger at EliteProspects.com
  * Otto Schneitberger at HockeyDB.com
  * Otto Schneitberger at Olympedia


Valdeavero

Valdeavero is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain.

40°38′N 3°20′W / 40.633°N 3.333°W


Azuragrion granti

Azuragrion granti, the Socotra bluet or Grant's bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to Socotra in the Indian Ocean. It is a member of the narrow-winged damselfly family Coenagrionidae with its closest relatives originating in Africa, for example Azuragrion nigridorsum.

Description

Azuragrion granti is, typically for narrow-winged dragonflies, a largely blue damselfly with black markings on top of the head, black stripes along the thorax and on the upper part of the abdomen which is paler underneath. It has narrow, transparent wings it holds vertically over their body when it is at rest.

Distribution

Endemic to the island of Socotra, part of Yemen where it occurs mostly in the eastern granitic, mountainous half of the island over an area of 550 km²Azuragrion granti apparently does not occur the karstic western half of Socotra as there are few open freshwater bodies to be found there.

Habitat

The natural habitats of Azuragrion granti are rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss although said to be locally abundant. This species breeds in mountain running water.

Conservation status

There has been a decline in the quality of the habitat available to Azuragrion granti due to water extraction and pollution, and this has also been observed in the lowlands where the rapidly developing tourism industry concentrates. As a result, Azuragrion granti is therefore listed as near-threatened species. Due to its endemicity and the small range of the species, any future predicted impacts by infrastructure development on Socotra will almost certainly have negative effects.


2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia

The 2017 QBE Insurance Australian FIM Speedway Grand Prix was the 12th and final race meeting of the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix season. It took place on 28 October at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

Riders

First reserve Peter Kildemand replaced Greg Hancock, second reserve Martin Smolinski replaced Nicki Pedersen, first track reserve Justin Sedgmen replaced Niels-Kristian Iversen and second track reserve Davey Watt replaced Fredrik Lindgren. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission also nominated Sam Masters as the wild card, and Brady Kurtz and Rohan Tungate as third and fourth track Reserves.

Results

The Grand Prix was won by Australia's Jason Doyle, who beat Tai Woffinden, Bartosz Zmarzlik and Patryk Dudek in the final.

Heat details


2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia

Heat details

Placing   Draw  Rider                                 Total  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  Pts  Pos  21  22  23
[Gold]    15    [Australia] (69) Jason Doyle          19              3        3        3                       2   3               14   1    2       3
[Silver]  5     [United Kingdom] (108) Tai Woffinden  16        3        2              1                   3                   3   12   3        2   2
[Bronze]  6     [Poland] (95) Bartosz Zmarzlik        13        2           1        1                          3           2       9    6    3       1
4         9     [Poland] (692) Patryk Dudek           15           2     3                  3                   1       3           12   2        3   0
5         8     [Slovenia] (55) Matej Žagar           10        1                 3         1           3           2               10   4    0
6         14    [Slovakia] (54) Martin Vaculík        9               2     3               2       0                           2   9    5        0
7         1     [Poland] (71) Maciej Janowski         9      2           0           3              2               1               8    7    1
8         11    [Russia] (89) Emil Sayfutdinov        8            3           2     0                  2                       0   7    8        1
9         18    [Australia] (20) Rohan Tungate        6                                                                             6    9
10        13    [Germany] (84) Martin Smolinski       6               0  1                      3       1                   1       6    10
11        16    [Denmark] (25) Peter Kildemand        6               1           2  2                      1           0           6    11
12        4     [Sweden] (85) Antonio Lindbäck        4      0                    1             2               0               1   4    12
13        10    [Australia] (17) Justin Segdmen       4            1        2                   1           0       0               4    13
14        17    [Australia] (19) Brady Kurtz          3                                                                             3    14
15        3     [Australia] (23) Chris Holder         3      1                 0            0               2               0       3    15
16        7     [Australia] (18) Davey Watt           3         0              1                0   1                   1           3    16
17        12    [Poland] (777) Piotr Pawlicki Jr.     2            0              0     2                                           2    17
17        2     [Australia] (16) Sam Masters          2                     0           0               0               2           2    17
Placing   Draw  Rider                                 Total  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  Pts  Pos  21  22  23


2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia

e: retired or mechanical failure • m: exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t: exclusion for touching the tapes • x: other exclusion • f: fell
ns: non-starter • nc: non-classify
Semi-finals: Heat 21: Riders placed 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Heat 22: Riders placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th & 8th in the intermediate classification (after 20 heats)
Big Final (heat 23): The first and second placed riders in each of the Semi-Finals

gate A – inside  gate B  gate C  gate D – outside

Final classification

Qualifies for next season's Grand Prix series
Full-time Grand Prix rider
Wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve