P200

While these studies are not visual in nature, the relationship of the general waveform to memory capacity may have clinical applications (see below) that involve both visual and non-visual P2 components and points toward a consistent relationship between the two. In fact, researchers have found a similar memory effect for words that were presented visually. They found a repetition effect for words that had been studied in the left visual field, (encoded in the right hemisphere), but not in the right visual field. The P2 amplitude was bigger for words that had been seen before. This indicates that P2 amplitude is modulated by aspects of recognition and that there is a hemispheric difference (which may be important for language processing, see below).

Language

The P2 has also been found to be involved in language processes including sentential constraint and expectancy for a given word. Researchers found that the P2 component varied with the level of expectancy for a particular item in a sentence for right but not left visual field presentations, suggesting that the left hemisphere of the brain may use contextual information to prepare for the visual analysis of upcoming stimuli.

Other visual stimuli

The P2 has also been found to be sensitive to other forms of visual cognitive processing. Researchers recorded visual evoked potentials in response to non-stereoscopic two-dimensional and three-dimensional images in order to study neurophysiological correlates of depth perception. These non-stereoscopic images depict depth using line drawings that can be perceived as three-dimensional by one eye as opposed to by binocular depth perception that is the result of different angles of view integrated between the two eyes. In this study, P2 amplitude was significantly larger in the condition with three-dimensional convex and concave images, than in condition with two-dimensional images. These changes were found for electrodes placed over bilateral parieto-occipital regions. This study showed that the P2 generated around the visual cortex region is sensitive to the difference between two and three-dimensional images, without using actual depth or information integrated across both eyes.


P200

Much in line with observations of traditional visual search paradigms, the application of P2 studies to language research has shown that the amplitude of the P2 is sensitive to both the orthographic combinability and phonological consistency (neighborhood sizes for similar appearing and similar sounding words) in the reading of Chinese phonograms. High combinability and consistency Chinese characters elicited lower P2 amplitudes than low combinability and low consistency characters.

The neural source of the visual P2 is difficult to ascertain given the limited spatial resolution of the ERP technique. Since the recordings obtained from the scalp reflect only the dipole moments created by post-synaptic potential changes, they are subject to several factors including orientation, magnitude, and number of generator dipoles. Thus, the observed topographies of the P2 observed in experimental conditions may not be indicative of their true source. It is thought that the visual P2 encompasses both a frontal and a posterior source component; in particular some of the neural activity may originate from the visual cortex in the occipital region, while the similar auditory P2 is likely generated at least in part in the auditory cortex in the temporal region and the reticular activating system. Ross and Tremblay

In a visual semantic priming paradigm, P2 amplitude differences are associated with phase-locked theta brain wave oscillations. Among the complex of the P1, N1 and P2, the P2 shows the strongest task-related modulation of theta wave oscillations between congruent and incongruent tasks. Source analyses in this study and others showed that local generators of the P2 may originate in parieto-occipital regions.

Also, it is known that the visual P2 in monkeys is generated by neurons in area V2 of extrastriate cortex. Researchers used a combination of ERP, current source density (CSD) and multiunit activity (MUA) methods to locate the source of the P2 in the V2 layer of the visual cortex between 100–300 ms.

Theory

At present, the P2 has been well-characterized in studies that focus primarily on visual sensation, such as the visual search paradigm.

One theory is that the P2 indexes some form of selective attention which identifies meaningful stimuli through feature suppression.

Some studies


P200

Some studies

Clinical applications

The visual P2 has been proposed to have clinical utility with regard to Alzheimer's disease diagnosis. Researchers have found that the latency of a P2 elicited by flashes of light is significantly increased in patients with dementia and early onset of Alzheimer's disease. It is also significantly delayed and interval between the P1 and the P2 was found to be significantly longer in patients with Alzheimer's disease compared to controls. This may suggest a defect in the pathway between visual cortex and the visual association center, where some believe the P2 originates from. Specifically, this latency pattern has been found over posterior electrode sites. As such, the latency of flash evoked P2 waveform may be useful as an early diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease or Alzheimer's risk, particularly when seen over the characteristic posterior sites.

  * Bereitschaftspotential
  * C1 and P1
  * Contingent negative variation
  * Difference due to memory
  * Early left anterior negativity
  * Error-related negativity
  * Late positive component
  * Lateralized readiness potential
  * Mismatch negativity
  * N2pc
  * N100
  * N170
  * N200
  * N400
  * P3a
  * P3b
  * P300 (neuroscience)
  * P600
  * Somatosensory evoked potential
  * Visual N1


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Schwandorf is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 234. It is located in eastern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Cham and Schwandorf.

Schwandorf was created for the inaugural 1949 federal election. Since 2021, it has been represented by Martina Englhardt-Kopf of the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Geography

Schwandorf is located in eastern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Cham and Schwandorf as well as the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wörth a.d.Donau from the Landkreis Regensburg district.

History

Schwandorf was created in 1949, then known as Burglengenfeld. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 20 in the numbering system. In the 1953 through 1961 elections, it was number 215. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it was number 219. In the 1976 through 1998 elections, it was number 220. In the 2002 and 2005 elections, it was number 235. Since the 2009 election, it has been number 234.

Originally, the constituency comprised the independent city of Schwandorf and the districts of Burglengenfeld, Roding, Beilngries, Parsberg, and Riedenburg. In the 1965 through 1972 elections, it comprised the city of Schwandorf and the districts of Cham, Burglengenfeld, Nabburg, Oberviechtach, Roding, Waldmünchen, Vohenstrauß, and Neunburg vorm Wald. In the 1976 through 2017 elections, it comprised the districts of Schwandorf and Cham. It acquired its current borders in the 2021 election.


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Election  No.                                                                               Name                             Borders
                                                                                * Schwandorf city
                                                                                * Burglengenfeld district
1949      20                                                                                Burglengenfeld                     * Roding district
                                                                                * Beilngries district
                                                                                * Parsberg district
                                                                                * Riedenburg district
1953      215
1957
1961
                                                                                * Schwandorf city
                                                                                * Cham district
                                                                                * Burglengenfeld district
                                                                                * Nabburg district
1965      219                                                                                * Oberviechtach district
                                                                                * Roding district
                                                                                * Waldmünchen district
                                                                                * Vohenstrauß district
                                                                                * Neunburg vorm Wald district
1969
1972
1976      220                                                                               Schwandorf                         * Cham district
                                                                                * Schwandorf district
1980
1983
1987
1990
1994
1998
2002      235
2005
2009      234
2013
2017
            * Cham district
2021        * Schwandorf district
            * Landkreis Regensburg district (only Wörth a.d.Donau Verwaltungsgemeinschaft)

Members

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Social Union (CSU) since its creation. It was first represented by Karl Kahn from 1949 to 1957, followed by Hans Drachsler from 1957 to 1965. Alois Niederalt served one term from 1965 to 1969. Dionys Jobst was then representative from 1969 to 1998, a total of eight consecutive terms. Klaus Hofbauer served from 1998 to 2009. Karl Holmeier was elected in 2009 and re-elected in 2013 and 2017. He was succeeded by Martina Englhardt-Kopf in 2021.

Election  Member  Party                   %
          1949    Karl Kahn               CSU  37.0
1953        60.4
          1957    Hans Drachsler          CSU  66.4
1961        67.2
          1965    Alois Niederalt         CSU  68.4
          1969    Dionys Jobst            CSU  65.1
1972        64.7
1976        66.5
1980        65.6
1983        65.3
1987        55.9
1990        58.9
1994        54.5
          1998    Klaus Hofbauer          CSU  53.8
2002        66.9
2005        58.1
          2009    Karl Holmeier           CSU  51.3
2013        57.7
2017        48.5
          2021    Martina Englhardt-Kopf  CSU  35.1

Election results

2021 election


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Federal election (2021): Schwandorf
Notes:                               Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
                                     Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
                                     Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
                                     A [Green tick] or [Red X] denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party                                Candidate                                                                             Votes                   %               ±%       Party votes      %       ±%
                                     CSU                                                                                Martina Englhardt-Kopf  60,924          35.1     [Decrease] 13.2  59,430  34.1  [Decrease] 7.3
                                     SPD                                                                                Marianne Schieder       39,615          22.8     [Decrease] 1.1   31,209  17.9  [Increase] 1.8
                                     FW                                                                                Christian Schindler     27,381          15.8     [Increase] 6.0   25,114  14.4  [Increase] 9.2
                                     AfD                                                                                Wolfgang Pöschl         23,142          13.3     [Decrease] 13.0  23,508  13.5  [Decrease] 3.9
                                     Greens                                                                                Tina Winklmann          7,934           4.6      [Increase] 0.7   11,179  6.4   [Increase] 1.9
                                     FDP                                                                                Ines Tegtmeier          7,341           4.2      [Decrease] 0.5   12,650  7.3   [Increase] 0.7
                                     Left                                                                                Manfred Preischl        3,043           1.8      [Decrease] 3.2   3,394   1.9   [Decrease] 2.6
                                     dieBasis                                                                              Andreas Duschinger      1,846           1.1                       1,538   0.9
                                     Tierschutzpartei                                                                                1,494           0.9      [Increase] 0.1
                                     ÖDP                                                                                Sönke Siebold           1,747           1.0      [Decrease] 1.3   1,034   0.6   [Decrease] 0.3
                                     BP                                                                                877             0.5      [Decrease] 0.5
                                     PARTEI                                                                                782             0.4      [Increase] 0.1
                                     Pirates                                                                                368             0.2      [Decrease] 0.1
                                     Unabhängige                                                                                253             0.1
                                     Volt                                                                                181             0.1


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Volt                                                                                181             0.1
                                     Gesundheitsforschung                                                                                174             0.1      [Steady] 0.0
                                     V-Partei3                                                                             Constanze Beck          515             0.3                       165     0.1   [Steady] 0.0
                                     Team Todenhöfer                                                                                161             0.1
                                     NPD                                                                                161             0.1      [Decrease] 0.3
                                     The III. Path                                                                                101             0.1
                                     Humanists                                                                                98              0.1
                                     Bündnis C                                                                                91              0.1
                                     LKR                                                                                Thomas Faltermeier      267             0.2                       83      0.0
                                     du.                                                                                77              0.0
                                     DKP                                                                                13              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
                                     MLPD                                                                                10              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
Informal votes                       1,202                                                                                812
Total Valid votes                    173,755                                                                                174,145
Turnout                              174,957                                                                               78.7                    [Increase] 3.5
                                     CSU hold                                                                              Majority                21,309          12.3     [Decrease] 12.0


Schwandorf (electoral district)

2017 election


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Federal election (2017): Schwandorf
Notes:                               Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
                                     Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
                                     Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
                                     A [Green tick] or [Red X] denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party                                Candidate                                                                             Votes                       %               ±%       Party votes      %       ±%
                                     CSU                                                                                [Green tick] Karl Holmeier  77,092          48.5     [Decrease] 9.2   66,827  41.4  [Decrease] 13.3
                                     AfD                                                                                28,006          17.4     [Increase] 10.1
                                     SPD                                                                                Marianne Schieder           38,461          24.2     [Decrease] 0.6   26,122  16.2  [Decrease] 3.2
                                     FW                                                                                Frank Aumeier               15,496          9.7      [Increase] 5.1   8,278   5.1   [Increase] 0.2
                                     Left                                                                                Marius J. Brey              7,929           5.0      [Increase] 2.3   7,339   4.6   [Increase] 1.3
                                     FDP                                                                                Ines Tegtmeier              7,392           4.6      [Increase] 2.9   10,608  6.6   [Increase] 3.2
                                     Greens                                                                                Tina Winklmann              6,172           3.9      [Increase] 0.7   7,302   4.5   [Increase] 0.3
                                     ÖDP                                                                                Stefan Scheingraber         3,624           2.3      [Increase] 0.7   1,388   0.9   [Decrease] 0.2
                                     Independent                                                                           Ewald Ehrl                  2,920           1.8
                                     BP                                                                                1,592           1.0      [Decrease] 0.5
                                     Tierschutzpartei                                                                                1,280           0.8      [Increase] 0.1
                                     NPD                                                                                646             0.4      [Decrease] 0.8
                                     PARTEI                                                                                594             0.4
                                     Pirates                                                                                444             0.3      [Decrease] 1.3
                                     Gesundheitsforschung                                                                                195             0.1
                                     V-Partei³                                                                                191             0.1


Schwandorf (electoral district)

V-Partei³                                                                                191             0.1
                                     DM                                                                                162             0.1
                                     DiB                                                                                141             0.1
                                     BGE                                                                                104             0.1
                                     MLPD                                                                                31              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
                                     DKP                                                                                16              0.0
                                     BüSo                                                                                15              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
Informal votes                       3,463                                                                                1,268
Total Valid votes                    159,086                                                                                161,281
Turnout                              162,549                                                                               75.1                        [Increase] 9.8
                                     CSU hold                                                                              Majority                    38,631          24.3     [Decrease] 8.6


Schwandorf (electoral district)

2013 election


Schwandorf (electoral district)

Federal election (2013): Schwandorf
Notes:                               Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
                                     Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
                                     Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
                                     A [Green tick] or [Red X] denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party                                Candidate                                                                             Votes                       %               ±%       Party votes     %       ±%
                                     CSU                                                                                [Green tick] Karl Holmeier  80,840          57.7     [Increase] 6.4  76,453  54.7  [Increase] 7.5
                                     SPD                                                                                Marianne Schieder           34,716          24.8     [Increase] 0.6  27,066  19.4  [Increase] 1.9
                                     FW                                                                                Jürgen Neuber               6,524           4.7                      6,858   4.9
                                     Greens                                                                                Reinhold Schmalzbauer       4,516           3.2      [Decrease] 1.3  5,927   4.2   [Decrease] 1.8
                                     Left                                                                                Georg Kaschner              3,820           2.7      [Decrease] 3.9  4,505   3.2   [Decrease] 4.7
                                     BP                                                                                2,964           2.1                      2,120   1.5   [Increase] 0.6
                                     FDP                                                                                Alfred Johann Stuiber       2,430           1.7      [Decrease] 6.1  4,701   3.4   [Decrease] 8.3
                                     AfD                                                                                4,575           3.3
                                     Pirates                                                                                2,153           1.5      [Decrease] 0.1
                                     NPD                                                                                Harald Merl                 2,155           1.5      [Decrease] 0.9  1,705   1.2   [Decrease] 0.9
                                     ÖDP                                                                                Wolfgang Meischner          2,152           1.5      [Decrease] 0.5  1,527   1.1   [Decrease] 0.5
                                     Tierschutzpartei                                                                                1,020           0.7      [Steady] 0.0
                                     REP                                                                                469             0.3      [Decrease] 0.5
                                     DIE FRAUEN                                                                                253             0.2
                                     Party of Reason                                                                                159             0.1
                                     PRO                                                                                105             0.1


Schwandorf (electoral district)

PRO                                                                                105             0.1
                                     DIE VIOLETTEN                                                                                103             0.1      [Decrease] 0.1
                                     RRP                                                                                42              0.0      [Decrease] 0.5
                                     MLPD                                                                                38              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
                                     BüSo                                                                                21              0.0      [Decrease] 0.1
Informal votes                       1,247                                                                                1,564
Total Valid votes                    140,117                                                                                139,800
Turnout                              141,364                                                                               65.3                        [Decrease] 1.3
                                     CSU hold                                                                              Majority                    46,124          32.9     [Increase] 5.8


Schwandorf (electoral district)

2009 election

Federal election (2009): Schwandorf
Notes:                               Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
                                     Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
                                     Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
                                     A [Green tick] or [Red X] denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party                                Candidate                                                                             Votes                     %               ±%       Party votes     %       ±%
                                     CSU                                                                                Karl Holmeier             72,791          51.3     [Decrease] 6.8  72,120  42.5  [Decrease] 5.8
                                     SPD                                                                                Marianne Schieder         34,321          24.2     [Decrease] 3.9  24,828  17.5  [Decrease] 8.8
                                     FDP                                                                                Erich Bauer               11,058          7.8      [Increase] 4.8  16,553  11.7  [Increase] 4.7
                                     Left                                                                                Peter Klaus Brüsemeister  9,396           6.6      [Increase] 3.3  11,310  8.0   [Increase] 4.2
                                     Greens                                                                                Stefan Christoph          6,423           4.5      [Increase] 1.4  8,580   6.0   [Increase] 2.2
                                     NPD                                                                                Ewald Ehrl                3,463           2.4      [Decrease] 0.5  3,020   2.1   [Decrease] 0.2
                                     ÖDP                                                                                2,830           2.0                      2,305   1.6
                                     Pirates                                                                                2,269           1.6
                                     BP                                                                                1,288           0.9      [Increase] 0.1
                                     FAMILIE                                                                                1,225           0.9      [Steady] 0.0
                                     REP                                                                                1,185           0.8      [Decrease] 0.2
                                     Tierschutzpartei                                                                                966             0.7
                                     Independent                                                                           Alois Späth               950             0.7
                                     RRP                                                                                761             0.5
                                     Independent                                                                           Reinhold Kiehl            556             0.4
                                     CM                                                                                226             0.2
                                     DIE VIOLETTEN                                                                                191             0.1
                                     PBC                                                                                159             0.1      [Steady] 0.0
                                     DVU                                                                                94              0.1
                                     BüSo                                                                                49              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
                                     MLPD                                                                                22              0.0      [Steady] 0.0
Informal votes                       2,151                                                                                1,957
Total Valid votes                    141,788                                                                                141,982
Turnout                              143,939                                                                               66.6                      [Decrease] 7.9
                                     CSU hold                                                                              Majority                  38,470          27.1     [Decrease] 2.9


Réveillon (disambiguation)

Réveillon may refer to:

  * Réveillon, a long dinner, and possibly party, held on the evenings preceding Christmas Day and New Year's Day, in Brazil, in Portugal, in France and some other French-speaking countries

Réveillon is the name of two communes in France:

  * Réveillon, Marne, in the Marne département
  * Réveillon, Orne, in the Orne département

Réveillon is the name of two rivers in France:

  * Réveillon (Yerres), tributary of the Yerres, crossing the Seine-et-Marne and the Val-de-Marne departments
  * Réveillon (Epte), tributary of the Epte, crossing the Oise and the Eure departments

Réveillon is a surname:

  * Jean-Baptiste Réveillon
      + Réveillon riots

Réveillon is also:

  * Le Réveillon, a play by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy which became the basis for Die Fledermaus


John Ellison Vassar

John Ellison Vassar (1813–1878)lay preacher and missionary.

Early life

John Ellison Vassar was born January 13, 1813, and named for his maternal uncle. He was the son of Thomas Vassar of Norfolk, England. Originally named "Vasseur", the family was descended from French Huguenots who arrived in England in the mid-eighteenth century. Thomas's family were Baptists, and he and his younger brother James (father of noted brewer and philanthropist Matthew Vassar) emigrated to the United States in 1796. They settled near the village of Poughkeepsie, New York, and took up farming on the Wappingers Creek near Manchester Bridge. Thomas married Joanna Ellison of Flatbush on Long Island.

Thomas returned to Norfolk briefly to obtain implements and seeds. Upon his return, he and his brother planted the first crop of barley in Dutchess County. They then began to brew ale, which they sold to supplement their income. Their product was so popular that they sold the farm and James moved to Poughkeepsie to start a brewery, while Thomas established a brickyard on the Dutchess Turnpike.

John Ellison Vassar began working in the brickyard at the age of twelve. When Vassar was twenty years old he sustained a severe injury when his foot slipped through a log bridge over a creek near his house. This left him with a limp.

Missionary

John Ellison Vassar married Mary Lee and moved to Poughkeepsie. While working at his cousin's brewery, he began attending revival meetings at the nearby Baptist church.colporteur of the American Tract Society, and traveled as its representative throughout Illinois and other parts west. Thereafter he worked in New York and New England.

During the Civil War he was at the front with the Union Armies. In early 1863 Vassar was in Alexandria, Virginia. Just before the Battle of Gettysburg he was captured by General J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry who were quick to release him in order to avoid his importunate prayers and preaching.

Evangelist

After the war, his missionary work for the Tract Society took him to Virginia, the Carolinas, and Florida. He was popularly known as "Uncle John". Known for his zeal and powerful preaching, John Ellison Vassar was one of America's most widely known evangelists.


John Ellison Vassar

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Sepak Tekong

Sepak Tekong is a traditional children's game from Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia similar in play to hide-and-seek. It is played in many regions around Indonesia. The name comes from the Minangkabau language. The word sepak means menendang or menyepak in Indonesian, which roughly translates to "kick" in English; and tekong means kaleng in Indonesian, which translates to the word "can" in English. Sepak Tekong therefore roughly translates to "kicking the can" in English.

How to play

Sepak Tekong is a game usually played by children around eight years of age and above. The ideal number of players is between three and ten people and it is normally played in a house or yard that has various places to hide. Players use either a coconut shell or a small milk can filled with sand as the can.

Before the game starts, the first player selects the best place to set the can and chooses the boundaries of where other players can hide. A lottery, called hompimpa, decides who will be the player that guards the can and seeks the players.

To start the game, all of the children, including the guard and seeker, stand near the can. One player kicks the can as far as possible and then all the players, except the guard and seeker, go into hiding. The guard and seeker sits on the can with eyes closed until everyone else has hidden and called out "ready". The guard and seeker then begins searching for the hidden players. When the guard and seeker finds a hidden player, the guard and seeker says the hider's name. The hider and the guard and seeker race to the can. If the guard and seeker gets to the can first, the hider is declared caught and the guard and seeker continues to look for players that are hiding. If the guard and seeker leaves the can to search and a hider emerges and kicks the can, the players who were caught earlier can hide again.

Benefits

Some argue that Sepak Tekong has many benefits for its players:


Sepak Tekong

Some argue that Sepak Tekong has many benefits for its players:

  * promotes physical activity
  * builds good relationships among players since all players are considered equal
  * improves memory because the guard and seeker must memorize the names of the other players
  * promotes creativity because players must find a place to hide and consider whether the place can be easily found or not
  * builds community since all players must follow the same rules
  * encourages cooperation because rules can be changed to accommodate different geography
  * forms good sportsmanship since there are winners and losers

Decline

Younger generations no longer play traditional games like Sepak Tekong. There are many modern games which are considered simpler and easier to play. Only a few children still know and play this Sepak Tekong today. In addition, Sepak Tekong requires a large space to play and it is difficult to find large spaces because most of the possible playing areas are under construction or have been built upon. In this era, most children do not feel that the game is relevant.

  * https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061007/http://kebudayaanindonesia.net/kebudayaan/1451/permainan-sepak-tekong
  * http://www.kompasiana.com/sipengembara/sepak-tekong-kenangan-masa-kecil-tak-terlupakan_5520e998a333115d4a46cded
  * http://pastiguna.com/permainan-anak-jaman-dulu/
  * http://www.kebudayaanindonesia.net/kebudayaan/1451/permainan-sepak-tekong
  * http://www.menangmaingame.blogspot.co.id/2014/02/sepak-tekong-permainan-masa-kecil.html?m=1


The White Sound

The White Sound (German: Das weisse Rauschen) is the directorial debut of Austrian director Hans Weingartner, with co-director and screenplay writer Tobias Amann. The film was the idea of both students as part of a separate project at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. The film premiere was at Cinenova-Kino in Cologne-Ehrenfeld and the film appeared throughout German cinemas on 31 January 2002.

The film stars Daniel Brühl.

  * List of films featuring hallucinogens
  * The White Sound at IMDb


Nephanalysis

A nephanalaysis is the analysis of a synoptic chart focusing on the types and amount of clouds and precipitation.ships preparing routes for cruises, and to locate good fishing areas.


Perry Park (Birmingham)

Perry Park is a park in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England, at grid reference SP065925.

The park houses Alexander Stadium and Perry Reservoir ( 52°31′55″N 1°54′09″W / 52.5320°N 1.9024°W), a small canal feeder reservoir for the Tame Valley Canal, and is bounded by the canal, the M6 motorway, the A34 and local roads.

It is the venue for the end of the Birmingham International Carnival and in 2004, hosted Radio 1's final One Big Weekend under that name, with performers including Chris Moyles, Natasha Bedingfield, Lostprophets, Joss Stone and Mylo.

It is separate from the similarly named Perry Hall Park, also in Perry Barr.

The popular Birmingham BMX Track or Birmingham Bike Park is located just within the park, off the Aldridge Road entrance.

World War II

During World War II, the park housed a heavy anti-aircraft battery. In 1940 this comprised four 4.5-inch guns and GL Mk. II radar, operated by 346 Battery, 95th Royal Artillery Regiment. In 1945 it had four 3.7-inch Mark VI guns and four 3.7-inch Mark IIIs, operated by 5th Battery, 4th (Mobile) Royal Artillery Regiment.

  * Birmingham City Council page on the park via archive.org


History of rail transport in Liberia

This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.

Topographic map depicting Liberia's railways.
From the north:
Nano River 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge
Bong 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge
Lamco 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge.

The history of rail transport in Liberia began shortly after World War II, when the Freeport of Monrovia was completed, with limited rail access. It had been developed by American military forces.

In the early 1960s, three long distance railway lines were constructed in Liberia, mainly for the transport of iron ore from mines to port facilities. Of about 480 km (298 mi) in total length, they were the Mano River Railway, the Lamco Railway, and the Bong Mine Railway, respectively.

All three of these lines were later closed down, due to the effects of the two Liberian Civil Wars (1989–1996 and 1999–2003). As of August 2010, only the Bong Mine Railway had been restored to operational condition.

Beginnings

In the 19th century, Liberia found it difficult to get foreign loans which made infrastructure projects almost impossible.Edward James Roye, a plan was drawn up to find foreign capital to build a railway into the interior in 1871, but after Roye's assassination, the funds were directed elsewhere and the railway was never built.Liberian Development Company. The national bankruptcy of Liberia and the intervention of the U.S. firm Firestone Tire & Rubber Company foiled these plans.

During World War II, the United States began preparations for the exploitation of the iron ore deposits in Liberia. The main element of this investment process was the Freeport of Monrovia, which was opened in 1948 as the first deep sea port in the country with a rail connection.

Mano River Railway

Liberia's first long distance railway, the 92 mi (148 km) long Mano River Railway, was built in 1960.Mano River with Monrovia, via the city of Tubmanburg. This railway was 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge.

Lamco Railway


History of rail transport in Liberia

Lamco Railway

The majority of Liberia's mines are located in its northern border area. Further south, a second iron ore loading port was set up in 1963, on the coast near Buchanan. The associated 166 mi (267 km) long Lamco Railway was simultaneously put into operation, to link the Lamco mine at Yekepa, near the Guinean border, with the new port.

The Lamco Railway was built as a single track 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge line, and had eight intermediate stations with passing loops. It was one of the first iron ore railways to be designed specifically for use by long trains, and to be fitted with modern aids to operation, including centrally controlled signalling. Trains on the Lamco Railway were normally made up of three 2,000 hp (1,491 kW) locomotives hauling ninety ore cars. When loaded, they carried a total of 10,530 long tons (11,794 short tons; 10,699 t) of ore. As at 1980, the maximum tonnage of ore carried was 13,000,000 long tons (14,560,000 short tons; 13,208,610 t) per annum, and the rolling stock fleet comprised 14 locomotives and 510 ore cars.

During the civil wars, the railway was damaged and fell into disuse. However, it has recently been rebuilt by Arcelor Mittal.

Bong Mine Railway

In the 1960s, a German private investment group acquired a mining concession in the Bong RangeDELIMCO mining company. To transport the Bong Range iron ore to Monrovia for export, another railway line, which became known as the Bong Mining Railway, was constructed in 1964. It is also standard gauge, and is 48 mi (77 km) long.

Effects of the civil wars

During the civil wars, parts of Liberia's rail network were cut off, and train operations had to be shut down due to lack of profitability. Meanwhile, Chinese construction crews worked on a renovation of the facilities, as China was interested in further developing Liberia's mineral resources. The Tubman Bridge,240 m (787 ft) in length the most important railway bridge in the country, was being reconstructed in 2011.


History of rail transport in Liberia

* History of Liberia
  * Rail transport in Liberia
  * Georg Schulz (1976). "Erfahrungen mit Holzschwellen in einer Erzbahnstrecke in Liberia, Westafrika". European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. Springer Verlag. 34 (9): 325–330. ISSN 0018-3768. (Digitized full text, requires payment or subscription.) (in German) about the Bong Mining Railway.
  * Jones, Abeodu Bowen (1974). "The Republic of Liberia". In Ade Ajayi, J.F.; Crowder, Michael (eds.). History of West Africa. Vol. II. London: Longman. ISBN 0-582-64519-0.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail transport in Liberia.
  * Birkenhead to Liberia – Part A – Part B - reminiscences of a former Lamco Railway train driver (with images)
  * EMD export – Liberia - images of Liberian locomotives
  * Map at the United Nations


Henry Doane

Henry Waltermar Doane (1905, Cambridge, Massachusetts – 1999, Oakland, California) was an American landscape painter and commercial artist, known for his mining themed paintings.

Biography

He came to California in 1907 at age two. He studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, and the Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design in San Francisco, and he had private lessons with Charles Horton, Otis Sheppard, and John Gerrity.

He worked for over 40 years in display advertising, retiring in 1969, but during this time, he did fine-art painting. He was President of the Society of Western Artists and taught watercolor painting, which he began exhibiting in the 1940s.

He exhibited at the Oakland Museum, DeYoung Museum, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Crocker Gallery in Stockton, St. Mary's Gallery, Richmond Art Center and the Northwood Gallery in Midland, Michigan. From 1952 to 1979, he led watercolor workshops in Virginia City, Nevada, and for many years served as juror for art shows.

  * Gordon McClelland and Jay Last, California Watercolors, 1850-1970
  * Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940


P2000

P2000 may stand for:

  * P-2000 (album), a 2000 EP by black metal band Enthroned
  * P2000 (network), a nationwide pager-network used by emergency services in the Netherlands
  * Heckler & Koch P2000, a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Heckler & Koch
  * Philips P2000, a home computer that used to be made by Philips
  * Archer-class patrol vessel, a class of Royal Navy patrol boat also known as the P2000 class
  * Partnership 2000, a program connecting some 550 Jewish communities in the Diaspora with 45 Israel Partnership areas
  * 2000 United States presidential election
  * Preservation 2000, a land conservation program in Florida that preceded Florida Forever
  * Siemens P2000, a light rail vehicle for the Los Angeles Metro Rail


Schwanthalerhöhe station

Schwanthalerhöhe is a Munich U-Bahn station in Munich on the U4 and U5 of the Munich U-Bahn system.

  * List of Munich U-Bahn stations


Rockland Senior High School

For other schools of a similar name, see Rockland High School.

Rockland Senior High School is public high school located at 52 MacKinlay Way in Rockland, Massachusetts, United States.

History

Rockland's first high school was located in the Lincoln School, built in 1892 at the corner of Howard and Church Streets. This building became a grammar school with the opening of the new Rockland High School in 1909.

In 1928, a new, larger senior-junior high school was built at 100 Taunton Avenue. It was designed by J. Williams Beal, Sons, who also designed the Rockland Post Office and the Dyer Memorial Library in Abington. The current high school, also designed by J. Williams Beal, Sons, opened in 1957. The first graduating class was in 1959.disproportionately suspend nonwhite students or students with disabilities.

Athletics

Basketball

  * State Champions - 1972, 2004
  * 29x League Champions- 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018


Rockland Senior High School

Rockland won the 2004 state title under coach Bob Fisher. The Bulldogs finished with a 24–2 record that season with one of their losses coming to Cardinal Spellman whom they later beat in the South Sectional Semi-Finals. In the south finals, Rockland squared off against rival Norwell and knocked the Clippers off in dramatic fashion to move on to the state semi-finals at the then Fleet Center. The Bulldogs went on to knock off Lynn Tech and then New Leadership, 63–60, to clinch their second state championship in the school's history, backed by Coppens' 31 points. Rockland also had a remarkable run of 11 straight seasons in which the Bulldogs reached at least the South Sectional Finals. The home of the Bulldogs, simply known as "the Dog Pound" is currently under reconstruction along with the new renovations of the High School and the Bulldogs expectations are higher than ever. The bulldogs have also in the 2010–11 year have left the Patriot league Fisher division which they have been successful in and have won league titles four of the last six years. They are now in the south shore league and are title contenders every year as they are finally with schools near their size and division, but the South Shore league is also very competitive and will be tough to play in. The 2011-2012 campaign, Coach Fred Damon's Bulldogs finished with a record of 19–3. In the second round of the MIAA tournament, the fourth-seeded Bulldogs closed the Dog Pound with a crushing two-point loss to fifth-seeded Cardinal Spellman. In the 2012-2013 year, the bulldogs won the south shore league title and made it to the south sectional championship but their season was ended by the powerful Wareham Vikings. The 2013-2014 bulldogs finished second in the south shore league by one game to Cohasset they made it to the second round of the MIAA state tournament before falling to Westport. The Bulldogs won their third consecutive South Shore League title in 2018, compiling a league record of 38-1 over that timeframe. The Bulldogs have qualified for the State Tournament 45 of the last 48 years.

Football

  * State Champions - 1992, 1998, 2000, 2021

Hockey


Rockland Senior High School

Hockey

The Rockland hockey team made a run to the South Sectional Finals in 2011-12, posting a regular season record of 14–5–1 while knocking off Blue Hills Regional and Somerset-Berkley in the first two round respectively. In the South semifinals, Rockland matched up against the No. 2 team in the state and No. 1 in the south: Medfield. The Warriors had the best goalie in the state by far, stopping 180 shots out of 202 taken up to that point. Serious underdogs, Rockland upset Medfield, 6–2, en route to the finals, where the scrappy Bulldogs fell to Medway High, 4–1.

42°07′43″N 70°55′04″W / 42.1285°N 70.9177°W


Persicula maculosa

Persicula maculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.


Spec RX-7

1982 Spec RX-7

Spec RX-7 is one of many production-based spec classes, originating in the mid-1990s with the Sports Car Club of America. The class was created by Dave Turner and Mark Holland. The main fault of the class is a lack of nationwide compatibility, with each division having slightly different rulesets from one another. Some allow for vast modification, some allow very little, but they all are based on the premise of equality, with the skill being placed solely on the driver and reducing the need for costly development and "part of the week". Specs range from relatively stock including exhaust and intake, to mildly modified, to Improved Touring specs. All are based on the 79-85 year model RX-7, with some excluding the 79-80 year models.

Class rules

Since each division has a different set of specs, it is important to locate rules for your area. Below is a small listing of websites to help you locate these rules.

Most divisions (excluding the Improved Touring-based IT7 class) spec suspension, tires, engine modification, and in some cases rollcages and wheels.

  * SpecRX7.com - Washington DC / Mid Atlantic SRX7 website
  * Texas SRX7 website
  * Rocky Mountain SRX7 website
  * Sports Car Club of America web site
  * National Auto Sport Association


The Best Science Fiction of the Year

This article is about the anthology series. For the first volume in the series, see The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1.

The Best Science Fiction of the Year edited by Terry Carr, Ballantine Books, 1972, cover art by Chris Foss.

The Best Science Fiction of the Year was a series of annual paperback anthologies edited by Terry Carr. It was published by Ballantine Books from 1972 to 1980, Pocket Books from 1981 to 1983, Baen Books in 1984, and Tor Books from 1985 to 1987. The Tor Books volumes bore the title Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year from 1985 to 1986, and Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year in 1987. Most volumes were also issued in hardcover in the United Kingdom by Gollancz, the last three under the variant title Best SF of the Year. The series was a continuation of the earlier anthology series World's Best Science Fiction, edited by Carr with Donald A. Wollheim, published from 1965 to 1971 by Ace Books. (Wollheim, with co-editor Arthur W. Saha, also issued his own separate continuation, The Annual World’s Best SF, from 1972 to 1990.)

Each annual volume reprinted what in the opinion of the editor were the best science fiction short stories appearing in the previous year. The series also aimed to discover and nurture new talent. It featured both occasionally recurring authors, and writers new to the science fiction genre.

The series


The Best Science Fiction of the Year

The series

 1. The Best Science Fiction of the Year (1972)
 2. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #2 (1973)
 3. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #3 (1974)
 4. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 (1975)
 5. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #5 (1976)
 6. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #6 (1977)
 7. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 (1978)
 8. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #8 (1979)
 9. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9 (1980)
10. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10 (1981)
11. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #11 (1982)
12. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 (1983)
13. The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 (1984)
14. Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year (1985) = Best SF of the Year #14 (1985)
15. Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 (1986) = Best SF of the Year #15 (1986)
16. Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year #16 (1987) = Best SF of the Year 16 (1987)
  * The Year's Best Science Fiction
  * Year's Best SF
  * Best SF of the Year series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database


Isabel Stewart North

Isabel Stewart North (June 20, 1860 – March 6, 1929)

North was born in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, to Lucy R. Royer and J. Sewell Stewart.Arthur Foote, and Thomas Tapper. In 1882, she married Herman H. North, and they had one son, Jay North.

The Norths settled in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where Herman served as mayor. Isabel opened a conservatory where she taught piano and voice,

The songs composed by North included:

  * Book of Lullabies (text by Reverend James Kenyon)
  * “I Will Keep Watch O’er Thy Sleep”
  * “If I Could Call the Years Back”
  * “In His Pity He Redeemed Us
  * “In the Firelight” (text by Eugene Field)
  * “Pictures in the Fire” (seven song cycle)
  * “Sleep is a Rover”
  * “Spanish Boat Song”
  * “Sweet Maid Spring Waltz”
  * “This is the Road to Sleepy Town”
  * “Vain Quest”


Perry Mubanga

Perry Mubanga (born 10 October 1983) is a Zambian football defender.

Career

He was born in Kitwe. He played for Kitwe United (2001–2004), Power Dynamos (2004–2011), Nkana (2011–2012) and ZESCO United (2012–2012).2009 African Nations Championship team.


History of rail transport in Zanzibar

Zanzibar village, creek and railway bridge, ca. 1905

Bububu Railway

Zanzibar was the first country in East Africa to introduce the steam locomotive.

Sultan's railway

Sultan Bargash bin Said had a seven-mile railway constructed from his palace at Stone Town to Chukwani in 1879. Initially the two Pullman cars were hauled by mules but in 1881 the Sultan ordered an 0-4-2T locomotive from the English locomotive builders Bagnall. The railway saw service until the Sultan died in 1888 when the track and locomotive were scrapped.

Bububu Railway

In 1905 the American Company Arnold Cheyney built a seven-mile line from Zanzibar Town to the village of Bububu. It was notorious for its ability to set fire to property and the surrounding countryside but it ran for twenty-five years until it closed in 1930.

The Bububu Railway plied six or seven times a day to Zanzibar Town. The service was extremely popular and largely used by the native population. A special first-class coach was run for the benefit of those passengers from steamers who wish to obtain a glimpse of the island. The railway traversed some of the narrowest streets of the city, and it was a constant source of wonderment how passers-by escaped being run over. Europeans resident in Zanzibar regard the railway with an amused tolerance.

During the railway construction the Americans undertook the task of installing electrical power lines along the track. Wherever the rails were placed, metal poles were installed and power lines strung overhead. By 1906, Stone Town had electric street lights. In 1911, the railway was sold to the Government, and by 1922 the passenger service ceased. As roads improved and motor vehicles on the island increased, its popularity diminished.

With the improvement of the port the railway was used for the haulage of stone which was used to reclaim the seafront. Today much of the old track bed has been built on however some of the railway’s bridges and embankments remain close to the main road to Bububu.


History of rail transport in Zanzibar

* History of Zanzibar
  * Rail transport in Tanzania
  * History of rail transport in Tanzania
  * Patience, Kevin (1998). Zanzibar and the Bububu Railway (rev. ed.). Bahrain: K Patience. OCLC 71209216.
  * Pearce, Francis Barrow (1920). Zanzibar: The Island Metropolis of Eastern Africa. London: T Fisher Unwin Ltd. p. 146. OCLC 5439463. OL 13518480M.


Moussa Camara (defender)

For the other people named Moussa Camara, see Moussa Camara (disambiguation).

Moussa Camara is a Guinean former footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Guinea national team at the 1980 African Cup of Nations, where he scored one goal in three games and was included in the Team of the Tournament.

International career

Camara scored a goal in Guinea's opening group game at the 1980 African Cup of Nations,Morocco on 9 March 1980.Syli National's following two matches in the competition.

Honours

Individual

  * African Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 1980


P122

P122 may refer to

  * Brazilian corvette Araguari
  * Papyrus 122, a biblical manuscript
  * TCG Beykoz (P-122), a patrol boat of the Turkish Navy
  * P122, a state regional road in Latvia


Sergei Glazyukov

Sergei Aleksandrovich Glazyukov (Russian: Серге́й Александрович Глазюков; born 23 September 1986) is a former Russian professional football player.

Club career

He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Nosta Novotroitsk in 2009.

  * Sergei Glazyukov at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
  * Sergei Glazyukov at Soccerway


Rockland Key

Rockland Key is an island in the lower Florida Keys4 miles (6.4 km) east of Key West.

U.S. 1 (the Overseas Highway) crosses the edge of the key at approximately mile markers 8–9.5, between Boca Chica Key and Big Coppitt Key.

It is located directly across the Overseas Highway from East Rockland Key.


Persidia

Persidia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

  * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database


Speccafrons

Speccafrons is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae.

  * Europe
  * Nearctic


The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever! is a compilation album released in 2004 by EMI. It is the first jazz music part of the series "The Best... Ever!".

Track listing

CD 1

 1. US3 – "Cantaloop"
 2. Buddy Rich – "The Beat Goes On"
 3. Bobby Womack – "California Dreaming"
 4. Jose Feliciano/Minnie Riperton - "Light My Fire"
 5. Bill Withers – "Ain't No Sunshine"
 6. Cassandra Wilson – "I Can`t Stand The Rain"
 7. Louis Armstrong – "We Have All The Time In The World"
 8. Julie London – "Fly Me To The Moon"
 9. Billy Taylor – "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free"
10. Ronnie Laws – "Always There"
11. Charlie Hunter feat. Norah Jones – "More Than This"
12. St. Germain – "Sure Thing"
13. Paul Jackson Jr feat. Earic Dawkins – "Inner City Blues"
14. Earl Klugh – "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
15. Bobby McFerrin - "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
16. Nina Simone – "Work Song"
17. Nat King Cole – "Nature Boy"

CD 2

 1. Guru feat. D C Lee – "No Time To Play"
 2. D'Angelo – "Brown Sugar"
 3. Bobbie Gentry – "Son Of A Preacher Man"
 4. Bob Dorough – "Three Is A Magic Number"
 5. St. Germain – "Rose Rouge"
 6. Shuggie Otis – "Strawberry Letter 23"
 7. Nancy Wilson – "Call Me"
 8. Donald Byrd – "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)"
 9. Luther Vandross – "So Amazing"
10. Cassandra Wilson - "Time After Time"
11. Minnie Riperton – "Loving You"
12. Bob Belden – "Sister Moon"
13. Carleen Anderson – "Maybe I'm Amazed"
14. Peggy Lee – "I'm A Woman"
15. Nat King Cole – "Unforgettable"
16. Lou Rawls – "The Girl From Ipanema"
17. Cannonball Adderley – "Sambop"
18. Elsa Soares – "Mas Que Nada"

CD 3


The Best Smooth Jazz... Ever!

CD 3

 1. Lou Rawls – 'For What It's Worth"
 2. Maze – "Joy And Pain"
 3. Timmy Thomas – "Why Can't We Live Together"
 4. The Isley Brothers – "That Lady"
 5. Bobbi Humphrey – "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life"
 6. Marlena Shaw – "Save The Children"
 7. Mica Paris – "Stay"
 8. Shara Nelson – "Down That Road"
 9. Arrested Development – "Everyday People"
10. Doris – "You Never Come Closer"
11. Natalie Cole – "This Will Be (1991 Remix)"
12. Ronnie Laws – "Every Generation"
13. Ronny Jordan feat. Roy Ayers – "Mystic Voyage"
14. Bobby Hutcherson – "Theme From M.A.S.H"
15. Herbie Hancock – "Cantaloupe Island"
16. Cannoball Adderley – "Mercy Mercy"
17. Sarah Vaughan – "Round Midnight"
18. Dorothy Moore – "Misty Blue"

CD 4

 1. Chet Baker – "My Funny Valentine"
 2. Patricia Barber – "Use Me (Live)"
 3. Shirley Bassey – "Something"
 4. Julie London – "Cry Me A River"
 5. Peggy Lee – "Here's That Rainy Day"
 6. Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong – I'm Just A Lucky So And So"
 7. Jimmy Jones Orchestra – "Stormy Weather"
 8. Miles Davis & Cannoball Adderley – "Autumn Leaves"
 9. Bobby McFerrin – "Thinking About Your Body"
10. Maze feat. Frankie Beverly – "While I'm Alone"
11. Noel Pointer – "Living For The City"
12. Ronnie Foster – "Me & Mrs Jones"
13. Earl Klugh – "Living Inside Your Love"
14. Tina Turner – "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
15. Swing Out Sister – "Somewhere Deep In The Night"
16. Lou Rawls – "You Made Me So Very Happy"
17. Marlena Shaw" – Woman Of The Ghetto"

Charts

Chart (2005)          Peak
                      position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)     10


Isabel Sánchez Romero

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

Isabel Sánchez Romero, religious name Asunción de San José, (9 May 1861 – 17 February 1937) was a Spanish nun of the Order of Preachers.

Sánchez became a postulant after she turned seventeen and was known amongst her peers for her obedient and silent nature but also developed a reputation as a hard worker who was contemplative in nature.Spanish Civil War saw her imprisoned and anti-religious forces attempted to force her to renounce her faith and subscribe to their regime. Sánchez refused to do so and was beaten to death since her captors decided not to shoot her like others executed.Seville on 18 June 2022.

Life

Isabel Sánchez Romero was born in Huéscar in the Granada province on 9 May 1861 as the last of eight children. Her baptism was celebrated at her local parish church on 13 May and she received her Confirmation that 11 November.

Sánchez became a postulant and joined the Dominican nuns once she turned seventeen at the La Consolación convent in her hometown and assumed the religious name of "Asunción de San José" to honor Saint Joseph; she made her solemn profession of vows on 2 October 1885.

The outbreak of civil war in Spain in the mid-1930s saw an intense wave of anti-religious sentiment and was also witness to a period of terror that saw convents dissolved and priests and nuns interrogated and executed. The nuns made the decision to leave their convent and take refuge amongst their friends while she went to live with her relatives in her hometown.Socialist armed forces apprehended her and imprisoned her on 16 February 1937 after the men broke into the house that evening; she was beaten at times and ordered to renounce her faith and blaspheme since her captors believed that it would amuse them to see a nun at her age do this. But she refused to give in and her captors decided to kill her alongside several others which included her nephew Florencio.cemetery and brutally threw the aged nun in the van which she had been unable to get into by herself due to her age.

Beatification


Isabel Sánchez Romero

Beatification

The beatification process for Sánchez Romero was initiated on 5 July 1995 after the Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the nihil obstat; this enabled the Guadix diocese to launch a diocesan investigation into her life and holiness on 5 December 1995 and which concluded on 18 March 1997.Pope Francis signed a decree on 11 December 2019 that determined that Sánchez had been killed in odium fidei ("in hatred of the faith"). The beatification was celebrated in Seville on 18 June 2022.postulator for this cause is the Dominican Gianni Festa.

  * Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
  * Hagiography Circle
  * Catholic Saints
  * Congregation for the Causes of Saints


Perry N. Vekroff

Perry N. Vekroff (June 3, 1881 – January 3, 1937) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 19 films between 1914 and 1922, including two film serials for the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and one for Pathé. He was born in Shumen, Bulgaria and died in Hollywood, California.

Selected filmography

  * Three Weeks (1914)
  * Richard the Brazen (1917)
  * Men (1918)
  * A Woman's Experience (1919)
  * In Honor's Web (1919)
  * Trailed by Three (1920)
  * The Secret Four (1921)
  * Perils of the Yukon (1922)
  * Thundergate (1923)
  * What Wives Want (1923)
  * A Soldier's Plaything (1930)
  * Perry N. Vekroff at IMDb


Nervures Kenya

The Nervures Kenya is a French single-place paraglider that was designed by Xavier Demoury and produced by Nervures of Soulom. It is now out of production.

Design and development

The Kenya was designed as an intermediate mountain descent glider. The models are each named for their relative size.

A total of 334 were built during its production run starting in 1996.

The Kenya Expé (Expedition) was designed as a lighter weight version of the basic Kenya.

Variants

Kenya S and Kenya Expé S Small-sized model for lighter pilots. Its 9.4 m (30.8 ft) span wing has a wing area of 22 m2 (240 sq ft), 34 cells and the aspect ratio is 4:1. The pilot weight range is 55 to 70 kg (121 to 154 lb). Glide ratio is 6.7:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. Kenya M and Kenya Expé M Mid-sized model for medium-weight pilots. Its 10.6 m (34.8 ft) span wing has a wing area of 26 m2 (280 sq ft), 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is 70 to 90 kg (154 to 198 lb). Glide ratio is 6.9:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified. Kenya L and Kenya Expé L Large-sized model for heavier pilots. Its 11.4 m (37.4 ft) span wing has a wing area of 30 m2 (320 sq ft), 38 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.4:1. The pilot weight range is 90 to 110 kg (198 to 243 lb). Glide ratio is 6.9:1. Kenya XL and Kenya Expé XL Extra large-sized model for much heavier pilots. Its 12.6 m (41.3 ft) span wing has a wing area of 34 m2 (370 sq ft), 42 cells and the aspect ratio is 4.7:1. The pilot weight range is 105 to 140 kg (231 to 309 lb). Glide ratio is 7.0:1. The glider model is AFNOR Standard certified.

Specifications (Kenya M)

Data from Bertrand

General characteristics


Nervures Kenya

Data from Bertrand

General characteristics

  * Crew: one
  * Wingspan: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 26 m2 (280 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 4.4:1

Performance

  * Maximum speed: 43 km/h (27 mph, 23 kn)
  * Rate of sink: 1.2 m/s (240 ft/min)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nervures.
  * Official website


Moussa Bagayoko

Moussa Bagayoko is a Malian footballer who plays Carabobo.

Career

Bagayoko started his career in Black Stars.

On 2 October 2020, he signed for F.C. Ashdod from the Israeli Premier League.

  * Moussa Bagayoko at Soccerway


P12 road (Zimbabwe)

The M15 Makuti-Kariba Highway is a 2-way asphalt surface international highwayA1 Highway at Makuti to Zambia via the Kariba Dam Wall. The maximum speed on this road is 120 kilometres (75 mi) per hour.

It is also a primary road P12 Highway and part of Zimbabwean trunk road system.

Background

The P12 road was constructed at the same time with the Kariba Dam as an access road between Zambia and Zimbabwe through the dam wall.T2 Highway which runs from Lusaka to Chirundu.R3/A1 Highway which runs from Harare to Chirundu at Makuti.

Operations

The Highway is tolled on either side of the dam wall. The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the Zambia Revenue Authority collects the tolls for using the dam wall but payable to the Zambezi River Authority.

Tourist to safari areas this side of the Kariba Dam use the P12 from Makuti. Those interested in marine life also use this highway to harbours at Kaeiba.

  * R3/A1 Highway
  * Chirundu-Beitbridge Regional Road Corridor
  * Transport in Zimbabwe


Sergei Gimayev (ice hockey, born 1955)

Sergei Nailevich Gimayev (Russian: Cepгeй Наильeвич Гимаeв; 1 January 1955 – 18 March 2017) was a Soviet professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons (1976–86) in the Soviet Championship League with HC CSKA Moscow and Leningrad SKA. After the end of his career as a player, Gimayev worked as a TV sports presenter. He was an ethnic Tatar.

Gimayev died on 18 March 2017 in Tula at the age of 62.

  * Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database


Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (京都外国語大学, Kyōto gaikokugo daigaku), also known as KUFS, is a foreign language university in Kyoto, Japan. Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages is attached to this university. KUFS specializes in 9 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese, Italian, Russian,Japanese. In addition Global Affairsglobal engagement that includes global studies and global tourism.

History

Academic departments

There are 8 specialized language departments under Faculty of Foreign Studies in addition to *a course in Japanese studies for overseas students.

  * Department of British and American Studies
  * Department of Spanish Studies (renamed from "Hispanic Studies" effective April, 2007
  * Department of French Studies
  * Department of German Studies
  * Department of Brazilian and Portuguese Studies (Portuguese: Departamento de Estudos Luso-Brasileiros da UEEQ)
  * Department of Italian Studies
  * Department of Chinese Studies
  * Department of Japanese Studies
  * Department of Global Affairs
  * Department of Global Studies
  * Department of Global Tourism
  * Course in Japanese Studies for Overseas Students (in Japanese) (in English)

35°0′15.5″N 135°43′9.1″E / 35.004306°N 135.719194°E


Persidskoye

Persidskoye (Russian: Персидское; Azerbaijani: Персидски, Persidski) is a rural locality (a selo) in Bolshezadoyevsky Selsoviet, Kizlyarsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 235 as of 2010.

Geography

Persidskoye is located 20 km northeast of Kizlyar (the district's administrative centre) by road, on the left bank of the Stary Terk River. Bolshebredikhinskoye and Novogladovka are the nearest rural localities.

Nationalities

Azerbaijanis live there.


Spechtshorn

Spechtshorn's coat of arms

Spechtshorn is a village in the municipality of Hohne in the collective municipality of Lachendorf in Celle district, in the German state of Lower Saxony.

Geography

Spechtshorn lies east of the River Wiehe, a right-hand tributary of the Schwarzwasser.

History

The Spechtshorn Village Chronicle was collected and published in 1999 by Karl-Heinrich Dralle.

Until the early 1990s DEA extracted crude oil at various locations in and around Spechtshorn (e.g. in Schmarloh). The many green pumps were part of the village character for many years.

Religion

The majority of inhabitants belong to the Lutheran parish of Hohne.

Nature monuments

The Torfmoor, a peat lake several kilometres from Spechtshorn is today a popular location for ice-skating. It was formerly used to provide fuel for the region.

Spechtshorn lies near the Schmarloh, a cultural landscape, which is an important migration and breeding area for birds.

52°35′59″N 10°23′00″E / 52.59976°N 10.38328°E


Sërbicë e Poshtme

Sërbicë e Poshtme (Serbian Cyrillic: Доња Србица; Albanian: Sërbicë e Poshtme) is a village in the Prizren Municipality in southern Kosovo.

History

First mentioned in a chrysobull by the Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan in 1348, Sërbicë e Poshtme was known for having a well which supplied water to the surround villages. In 1940 the remains of an old church and cemetery were discovered in the village. In 1997, reconstruction and restoration works were conducted by the local Serbs who managed to rebuild the foundations of the church. However, in 1999 following the end of the Kosovo War, the church was destroyed.

A 1940 census of the village listed it as having 42 households in total. It consisted of 16 Serb (Christian Orthodox), 11 Muslim, 9 Albanian (6 of the Catholic faith, 3 of the Islamic faith), 5 Roma (Muslim faith) and 1 Turkish households:

  * Serb - Djordjevic (2 homes), Cardaklije (2 homes), Bajkic (3 homes), Ljubisavci (1 home), Tomic (1 home), Borobanci (5 homes), Jovanovic (1 home), Markovic (1 home).
  * Muslim - Cardaklije (3 homes), Isenovic (1 home), Zejnelovic (1 home), Abazovic (3 homes).
  * Albanian - Muslim: Salja (1 home), Malici (1 home), Zecirovic (1 home); Catholic: Miriditi (6 homes).
  * Roma - Unknown surname (5 homes).
  * Turkish - Alimovic (1 home).

Demographics

The village has a Kosovo Albanian majority.

Ethnicity  2011
Albanian    600
Ashkali      39
Egyptians    20
Roma         11
Bosniaks      2
Total       674


Norio

Norio (written: 規夫, 規郎, 典夫, 典雄, 典士, 範夫, 範男, 徳雄, 徳男, 法夫, 法男, 法生, 紀夫, 紀雄, 紀生, 紀男, 則夫, 則男, 教生, 昇男, 憲生, 詔夫, 宜央 or のりお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:


Norio

* Norio Ban (伴 紀雄), Japanese rower
  * Norio Hayakawa (born 1944), American activist
  * Norio Hirate (平手 則男, born 1948), Japanese speed skater
  * Norio Honaga (保永 昇男, born 1955), Japanese professional wrestler
  * Norio Hotogi (罐 範男, born 1943), Japanese cyclist
  * Norio Imamura (いまむら のりお, born 1954), Japanese actor
  * Norio Ishizawa (石澤 典夫, born 1952), Japanese journalist
  * Norio Ito (伊東 徳雄, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
  * Norio Kaifu (海部宣男, 1943-2019), Japanese astronomer
  * Norio Kobayashi (小林 のりお, born 1952), Japanese photographer
  * Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫, born 1940), Japanese Go player
  * Norio Maeda (前田 憲男, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
  * Norio Matsubara (born 1968), Brazilian racing driver
  * Norio Mikami (三上 法夫, born 1947), Japanese golfer
  * Norio Mitsuya (三ッ矢 憲生, born 1950), Japanese politician
  * Norio Murata (村田 教生, born 1976), Japanese footballer
  * Norio Nagayama (永山 則夫, 1949–1997), Japanese spree killer and writer
  * Norio Nakai (中井 紀夫, born 1952), Japanese writer
  * Norio Niikawa (新川 詔夫, born 1942), Japanese physician and geneticist
  * Norio Nishiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist
  * Norio Ohga (大賀 典雄, 1930–2011), Japanese chief executive
  * Norio Omura (小村 徳男, born 1969), Japanese footballer
  * Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager


Norio

* Norio Sassa (佐々 宜央, born 1984), Japanese basketball coach
  * Shimotori Norio (霜鳳 典雄, born 1978), Japanese sumo wrestler
  * Norio Shinozaki (篠崎 紀夫, born 1969), Japanese golfer
  * Norio Shioyama (塩山 紀生, born 1940), Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
  * Norio Suzuki (explorer) (鈴木 紀夫, 1949–1986), Japanese explorer
  * Norio Suzuki (footballer) (鈴木 規郎, born 1984), Japanese footballer
  * Norio Suzuki (golfer) (鈴木 規夫, born 1951), Japanese golfer
  * Norio Takahashi (高橋 範夫, born 1971), Japanese footballer
  * Norio Takashima (高島 規郎), Japanese table tennis player
  * Norio Takeuchi (武内 則男, born 1958), Japanese politician
  * Norio Tanabe (田辺 徳雄, born 1966), Japanese baseball player and coach
  * Norio Tanaka (田中 法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
  * Norio Taniguchi (谷口 紀男, 1912–1999), Japanese scientist and academic
  * Norio Torimoto (born 1948), Japanese origami artist
  * Norio Tsukitate (築舘 範男, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
  * Norio Tsukudani (佃煮 のりお), Japanese female manga artist and illustrator
  * Norio Tsuruta (鶴田 法男, born 1960), Japanese film director
  * Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫, born 1945), Japanese voice actor
  * Norio Wakui (涌井 紀夫, 1942–2009), Japanese judge
  * Norio Yamanaka (山中 典士, born 1928), Japanese writer
  * Norio Yoshimizu (吉水 法生, born 1946), Japanese footballer
  * Norio (village), a village in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia


Peter Alexander (Shakespearean scholar)

Alexander in 1957.

Peter Alexander, CBE, FBA (19 September 1893 – 18 June 1969) was a Scottish literary scholar. He was Regius Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Glasgow and a noted Shakespearean scholar. His collected works of Shakespeare are known as "the Alexander text".Cameron Highlanders but left in 1918 after he became an artillery officer. Alexander returned to the University of Glasgow to finish his studies and graduated in 1920 with an MA degree.

Selected publications

  * Shakespeare (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge)
  * Shakespeare's Life and Art, 1939.
  * Hamlet: Father and Son, 1955.
  * The Complete Works of Shakespeare: The Alexander Text


Hiroshi Takeshima

Hiroshi Takeshima (竹島 宏, Takeshima Hiroshi, born August 28, 1978) is a Japanese enka singer. He has one major hit with "Sapporo Elegy" in 2001.63rd Japan Record Awards.

Albums

 1. First
 2. Best Selection


Harbison State Forest

Harbison State Forest is a State Forest in Richland County, South Carolina. It is named for Samuel P. Harbison of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who provided the majority of funds for the land purchase.

The forest is found in the Midlands region of central South Carolina and comprises 2,177 acres (881.0 ha) of woodland, meadowland, and bottomland located alongside the Broad River in Richland County, South Carolina. Located approximately 8 miles from the downtown area Columbia, South Carolina, Harbison State Forest is one of the largest urban green spaces inside city limits in the eastern United States.

  * "Harbison State Forest". South Carolina Forestry Commission
  * "Friends of the Harbison State Forest". Friends of the Harbison State Forest. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28


P127

P127 may refer to:

  * Papyrus 127, a biblical manuscript
  * TCG Bozcaada (P-127), a patrol boat of the Turkish Navy
  * P127, a state regional road in Latvia


Livas

Livas is a settlement in Xanthi, Greece.

41°13′N 24°57′E / 41.217°N 24.950°E


Leisure Learning Unlimited

Leisure Learning Unlimited, Inc. is a privately owned continuing-education firm in Houston, Texas, which after operating for nearly four decades, ceased to function normally during the first quarter of 2017. Established in 1979 by Ted Weisgal and Kathy Kamin, Leisure Learning Unlimited (LLU) offered non-credit courses for people interested in taking up new hobbies, getting exercise and recreation, enhancing their careers, and socializing. The face-to-face classes stopped and the online classes were supposed to be offered by a new business.

Office, main campus and external class locations

Leisure Learning's main campus (and its offices and Computer Center) is in Southwest Houston at 6363 Richmond Avenue. Many LLU instructors convene classes at their businesses and homes, particularly the cooking and music instruction classes. Excursions such as hiking, biking, and kayaking, take place at outdoor venues.

Leisure Learning class schedule

LLU prints and distributes its schedule every two and a half months. It is on display in approximately 1,000 locations across the city. The publication racks are usually located at the entrances of restaurants, retail stores, grocery stores, and nightclubs. Several county, municipal, and school system libraries also stock the schedules.

Variety of classes

In a recent course schedule, LLU offered 1,129 sessions of 478 classes on a wide array of subjects, including arts and crafts; fine arts; book and film discussion; cooking and nutrition; do-it-yourself home and vehicle repair; social dancing; photography; computer skills; instrumental and vocal music; travel; relationship advice; business; financial planning; and sports, recreation and fitness.

Leisure Learning student base

As of March 2009, over 11,000 Houston-area residents have taken 20 or more courses from LLU. Of those repeat students, more than 1,200 have taken 50 classes. The large student base and word-of-mouth promotion contribute to LLU's visibility in the greater Houston community.

  * A detailed history of Leisure Learning Unlimited written by SSQQ Dance Center owner Rick Archer
  * Houston Chronicle article containing information about Leisure Learning Unlimited


Persicula robusta

Persicula robusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Cystiscidae.


Spechbach

Spechbach may refer to:

  * Spechbach, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in Germany
  * Spechbach, Haut-Rhin, a commune in France
  * Spechbach-le-Bas, a village and former commune in France
  * Spechbach-le-Haut, a village and former commune in France


Stephan Breith

Stephan Breith (born 1950 in Cologne) is a German cellist.

Life

Breith is the son of the violinist and long-time concertmaster Alfred Breith of the Hr-Sinfonieorchester.Alexander Molzahn, Leo Koscielny, Siegfried Palm and Enrico Mainardi and passed his artistic matriculation examination and Konzertexamen in Cologne. From 1977 to 2015,Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden and was appointed its concertmaster in 1992. From 1997 to 2015, he was also a member of the orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival.

Breith played world premieres of works by the composers Hans Zender, Mauricio Kagel, Wilfried Maria Danner etc.

As a member of the French "Ensemble Instrumental Andrée ColsonCarin Levine (flute) and Kristi Becker in the trio The Cologne Connection, with whom he also played numerous world premieres and radio productions. After 2000, he initiated several concert series, including Rendezvous at 11h at the Museum Wiesbaden. (since 2003) and Musik-Wort-Malerei+Wein in Herxheim (since 2004). Since 2007, he plays in the quartet of Gabriel VallejoHelena Rüegg and Winfried HolzenkampUn nuevo comenzo.

Breith also works as a docent at the "Bayerischen Landesjugendorchester", the "Hessischen Landesjugendorchester", the "Akademie für Tonkunst (Darmstadt)

  * 134336410 Literature by and about Stephan Breith in the German National Library catalogue
  * Stephan Breith discography at Discogs
  * Website von Stephan Breith


Norio Kudo

Norio Kudo (工藤 紀夫, Kudō Norio, born August 2, 1940) is a professional Go player.

Biography

Kudo turned professional in 1955 and was promoted to 9 dan in 1976. Although he did not win many tournaments, he was known for teaching Go to many people, even if they were just starting to learn, or were about to turn 1 dan. He succeeded the late Masao Kato as president of the International Go Federation in 2005.

Promotion record

Rank   Year  Notes
1 dan  1955
2 dan  1955
3 dan  1958
4 dan  1959
5 dan  1961
6 dan  1963
7 dan  1966
8 dan  1969
9 dan  1976

Titles & runners-up

Title           Years Held
Current         2
[Japan] Tengen  1997
[Japan] Oza     1977

Title                               Years Lost
Current                             4
[Japan] Tengen                      1998, 1999
[Japan] Oza                         1978
[Japan] Gosei                       1985
Defunct                             2
[Japan] Shin-Ei                     1970
[Japan] Hayago Championship         1976
Continental                         1
[China] [Japan] China-Japan Tengen  1998

  * GoBase Profile
  * Nihon Ki-in Profile (Japanese)


Peter Aitchison (rower)

Peter David Aitchison is a former New Zealand rower and manufacturer of farming equipment.

A member of the Union Boat Club in Whanganui, Aitchison was a member of the victorious Union crew—along with Donald Gemmell, Frank Crotty, Graeme Moran and Richard Tuffin (coxswain)—that won the coxed fours title at the New Zealand national rowing championships in 1958. The same crew went on to represent New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, finishing fourth.

Aitchison went on to have a successful career as a manufacturer, importer and exporter of farming equipment, founding Aitchison Industries based in Whanganui. The company produces and exports seed drills, cultivators, fertiliser spreaders and other farming equipment around the world.

In 2001, Aitchison and his wife, Sylvia, retired to the Wellington suburb of Roseneath. In 2015, the couple made national headlines after their neighbour built a four-metre high fence blocking their view of Wellington harbour. After a legal battle, the Environment Court ordered the fence be removed in January 2016.


Hiroshi Tomihari

Hiroshi Tomihari (富張 広司, Tomihari Hiroshi, born 1936, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese artist specializing in modern moku hanga woodblock prints. He turned to the medium in 1959, about two years after his graduation from Ibaraki University. He has since had numerous exhibitions in Japan, the U.S., and Australia. In 1978-79, the Japanese Ministry of Culture sent him to the U.S. as a delegate artist.

  * Tomihari, Hiroshi, Hiroshi Tomihari: Catalogue, 1975-1977 (San Francisco: Soker-Kaseman Gallery, 1977)
  * Tomihari, Hiroshi, Tomihari Hiroshi mokuhangashū [Hiroshi Tomihari woodcut prints], 1960-1981, (Tokyo: Abe Shuppan, 1982)
  * Tomihari, Hiroshi, ザ・木版画： 富張広司の世界1960－2004. [Za mokuhanga : tomihari hiroshi no sekai Senkyūhyakurokujū nisen yon] (Ibarakishinbunsha [茨城新聞社], 2004)
  * "Woodblock prints by Hiroshi Tomihari: Ronin Gallery," Arts of Asia 9 (May 1979): 140.
  * Merritt, Helen and Yamada, Nanako, Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints 1900-1975, (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1995) ISBN 0-8248-1732-X
  * Official website


Harbison House (Vacaville, California)

The Harbison House is an historically significant house on Monte Vista Avenue in Vacaville, California. The Harbison House was originally located on the Harbison Ranch, where the Nut Tree restaurant and roadside stop were located.

History

The Harbison House was designed by Hester Harbison and built by prominent local builder George Sharpe, who also built many of the homes on Buck Avenue in Vacaville, along with the original Vacaville High School building. The Harbison House was built in 1906 at a cost of about $6,000.Helen Harbison Power and her husband Ed Power Sr., the founders of the Nut Tree.

The Harbison House remained on the grounds of the Nut Tree until the original Nut Tree was closed in 1996, when responsibility for the house was given to the Vacaville Museum.

The Harbison House is currently located at the Nut Tree Harbison Event Center on property that the city's former redevelopment agency used to own.

38°22′13″N 121°57′46″W / 38.37028°N 121.96278°W


P13

P13 may refer to:

Aircraft

  * Aviatik P.13, a German reconnaissance biplane
  * Lippisch P.13, a German experimental bomber
  * Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper, an American experimental biplane fighter

Transport

  * Highway P13 (Ukraine), now numbered H28
  * London Buses route P13
  * P13 Road (Zimbabwe)
  * San Carlos Apache Airport, in Gila County, Arizona, United States

Other uses

  * Matumbi language
  * NRK P13, a Norwegian radio station
  * Papyrus 13, a biblical manuscript
  * Pattern 1913 Enfield, a rifle
  * Puente 13, a street gang in La Puente, California
  * P13, a film rating in Malaysia
  * 13P (disambiguation)


Livadia, Larnaca

Livadia (Greek: Λιβάδια [locally [liˈvaθca]]) is a municipality and suburb of Larnaca. It has been a settlement since the middle bronze age.


Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is one of Australia's leading yacht clubs with a strong elite sailing focus located in Pittwater Newport, New South Wales.

The club was formerly located at Kirribilli before relocating to its present location on Green Point, towards the southern end of Pittwater. The club is situated to the north of Crystal Bay and across from the Newport Arms Hotel. The club maintains an adjacent slipway, hardstand and other maintenance facilities on the northern shore of Crystal Bay.

History

RPAYC was formed at a public meeting of boatowners in Sydney on 15 October 1867. The name Prince Alfred Yacht Club was chosen in view of the intended visit of Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom, in command of HMS Galatea, which took place in 1868. Premises were built in Moore Street, now known as Martin Place.

The prefix Royal was granted by George V in 1911.

Pittwater Division was formed as a result of a decision in 1919 to investigate alternatives to racing on the increasingly congested Sydney Harbour. The original Green Point clubhouse, on the present site, was opened in 1938.

In 1956, the city clubhouse was replaced by new premises in Rowe Street.

In 1969, the Rowe Street clubhouse was sold to finance development of the Pittwater premises. While arrangements continued for some years for members to use the facilities of the Sydney Club in Rowe Street adjacent to the former city clubhouse, all remaining yachting activities were transferred to Pittwater.

Notable members

America's Cup sailors

  * James Spithill (Skipper)

World records

  * Kay Cottee

Olympians


Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club

* Kay Cottee

Olympians

  * Bill Northam, International 5.5 Metre Class Gold Medal 1964
  * Peter O'Donnell, International 5.5 Metre Class Gold Medal 1964
  * Martin Visser, International Star Class 1964
  * Ian Winter, Flying Dutchman Class 1964
  * Bill Solomons, International 5.5 Metre Class 1968
  * John Anderson, International Star Class Gold Medal 1972
  * David Forbes, International Star Class Gold Medal 1972
  * Ken Berkeley, International Soling Class 1972
  * Bob Miller, International Soling Class 1972
  * Gordon Ingate, International Tempest Class 1972
  * John Anderson, International Soling Class 1976
  * David Forbes, International Soling Class 1976
  * Richard Coxon, International Star Class 1984
  * Colin Beashel, International Star Class 1988
  * Glen Bourke, International Star Class 1988
  * Mike Mottl, International Soling Class 1992
  * Colin Beashel, International Star Class 1992
  * Glen Bourke, Finn class 1992
  * Colin Beashel, International Star Class Bronze Medal 1996
  * Stephen McConaghy, International Soling Class 1996
  * Colin Beashel, International Star Class, Flag Bearer for Opening Ceremony 2000
  * Colin Beashel, International Star Class 2004
  * Iain Murray, International Star Class 2008
  * Andrew Palfrey, International Star Class 2008
  * Angela Farrell, Yngling Class 2008
  * Nina Curtis, Elliott 6m Women's Match Racing Silver Medal 2012
  * Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch , Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18) Gold Medal 2012
  * Jason Waterhouse, mixed Nacra 17 Silver Medal 2016

America's Cup winners

  * James Spithill 2010, 2013
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
  * RPAYC

33°39′23″S 151°18′20″E / 33.65639°S 151.30556°E


Philip Fox (astronomer)

Philip Fox (March 7, 1878 – July 21, 1944) was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the first planetarium in the western hemisphere.

Biography

Fox was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas, by Simeon and Esther (née Butler) Fox.Kansas State University, where he earned a B.S. in mathematics in 1897. The next year he enlisted in the U.S. Army and fought in the Philippines with the 20th Kansas during the Spanish–American War. When he was mustered out in 1899, Fox had achieved a rank of second lieutenant but he was disabled and was expected to die within a year. He recuperated completely, however, thanks to nursing by his mother.

While recovering, Fox earned a master's degree at Kansas State and taught math at St. John's Military School in Salina, Kansas. Invited to Dartmouth College in 1901 by his cousin Ernest Fox Nichols, Fox soon departed for that school, where he earned a second B.S., this time in physics. While at Dartmouth, Edwin Brant Frost persuaded Fox to pursue a career in astronomy, and in 1903 Fox became a Carnegie Research Assistant at Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago. His primary interest at the observatory was in solar research.

While in Chicago, Fox met his future wife, Ethel Snow, and they were married in 1905. The couple would have four children. In 1905, Fox travelled to the University of Berlin for graduate studies in astronomy. He returned to Chicago the next year, where he worked as an assistant astronomer at Yerkes Observatory and earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Chicago.

In 1909 Fox joined the Northwestern University department of astronomy, eventually receiving promotion to chairman of the department. While at Northwestern, Fox also served as the director of the university's Dearborn Observatory. During this fruitful time Fox also authored several books, and served as secretary of the American Astronomical Society.

After the start of World War I, Fox returned to active duty in the Army, becoming a major of infantry in France. He was later promoted to lieutenant colonel and became assistant chief of staff, 7th Infantry Division. Following the war he remained in the reserve, where he rose to the rank of colonel and held command of the 43rd Infantry, 86th Infantry Division.


Philip Fox (astronomer)

In May 1929, Fox was appointed as the first director of the Adler Planetarium, which would open a year later. He ran the planetarium for eight years, also serving during this time as the first (interim) director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles when it opened in 1935. In May 1937, Fox left this job to become the director of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, a position he retained until 1942.

With the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941, Fox again returned to the Army, but did not perform overseas duty. Instead he was the commandant of the Army Signal Corps at Harvard University for part of 1942, then became commandant of the Army Electronics Center at Harvard. He retired from the army in 1943, and continued to lecture at Harvard until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage.

The crater Fox on the far side of the Moon is named in his honor.

Partial bibliography

  * Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum, An Account of the Optical Planetarium and a Brief Guide to the Museum (1933).
  * David H. Menke, "Phillip Fox and the Adler Planetarium", 1987, Planetarium, Vol 16, #1.
  * Photos, illustrations, and biography
  * Obituary


Spechhorn

The Spechhorn (it: Pizzo di Antigine) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. On its northern side (Valais) it overlooks the lake of Mattmark.

  * Spechhorn on Hikr


Stephan Breuing

Stephan Breuing (born 21 September 1985, in Bochum) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won two medals in the C-4 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 2006 and a bronze in 2005.

  * ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  * ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  * Official website (in German)


Horn of Plenty

Look up horn of plenty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Horn of Plenty may refer to:

  * Cornucopia, a symbolic, hollow horn filled with the inexhaustible gifts of celebratory fruits
  * Craterellus cornucopioides, a mushroom resembling the shape of a cornucopia
  * Horn of Plenty (Warren Vaché album), 1994
  * Horn of Plenty (Grizzly Bear album), 2004
      + Horn of Plenty (The Remixes), a 2005 album by Grizzly Bear
  * Horn of Plenty, a 1952 album by Dizzy Gillespie
  * Horn of Plenty, a 1957 album by cornettist James F. Burke
  * Horn of Plenty (film), a 2008 Cuban comedy film
  * Horn of Plenty, the national anthem of Panem in the fictional world of The Hunger Games; see The Hunger Games (film)
  * Plenty of Horn (disambiguation)