Don't Let It Get You

Synopsis

Although most of the film is set in Rotorua, it actually starts out in Sydney. Furthermore, the hero and heroine, Gary Wallace and Judy Beech, are both Australian. Gary wants desperately to play in Howard Morrison's band at a big concert in Rotorua, so he sells his drums to pay for the plane ticket to New Zealand, and Morrison turns out to be on the same flight. Judy, a Marilyn Monroe blonde, is also on that flight, en route to Rotorua with her mother for a holiday. Aside from Gary and Judy and Howard Morrison himself, the fourth major role is filled out by the obligatory villain, William, a rival drummer who has the job Gary seeks, and who also sets off in hot pursuit of Judy. At the end of the film, while Gary wins Judy and plays in the concert, William is, quite literally, marooned in the middle of Lake Rotorua.

Cast

In order of credits Actor            Played as
Howard Morrison  Himself
Gary Wallace     Himself
Carmen Duncan    Judith Beech
Normie Rowe      Himself
Kiri Te Kanawa   Herself
Harry Lavington  William Broadhead
Alma Woods       Mrs Beech
Tanya Binning    Queen of the Surf
Ernie Leonard    Himself
Eric Wood        Service Station Attendant
Anne Sharland    Herself
Rim D. Paul      Himself
Gerry Merito     Himself
Herma Keil       Himself
Eliza Keil       Herself
Lew Pryme        Himself
Eddie Low        Himself
Gwynn Owen       Herself
Keri Summers     Herself
Paul Walden      Himself

Source: Internet Movie Database
  * Don't Let It Get You at IMDb


Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki

Portrait of founder Leo Olschki (1861-1940)

Casa Editrice Leo S. Olschki is a publishing house of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It was founded in 1886 by Leo Samuele Olschki and is among the country's oldest publishers of critical work in the humanities.

  * Books in Italy
  * Physis (journal)
  * Official website


Eta Gruis

Eta Gruis, Latinized from η Gruis, is a solitarystar in the southern constellation of Grus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, orange-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.85.parallax shift of 7.1 mas as seen from the Earth, light years from the Sun. The star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +28 km/s.

This object is an evolved K-type giant star with a stellar classification of K2 III CNIV,CN star. It is a periodic microvariable with an amplitude of 0.0055 magnitude and a frequency of 0.36118 cycles per day.core, the star has expanded and cooled, now having 31luminosity of the Sun from its swollen photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,420 K.

Eta Gruis has a magnitude 11.5 visual companion located at an angular separation of 25.6″ along a position angle of 187°, as of 2012.


Djohong

Djohong is a town and commune in Cameroon.

The village of Djohong dates back to colonial times. Originally it was located in the valley just NE of current Djohong and was named "Dzong."

Population

Gbaya and Fulbe are the dominant ethnicities in the town with smaller representations of Mbororo, Pana, Tupuri, Bassa and Bamilike. This area of the Adamawa is considered the epicenter of Gbaya population in Cameroon.

Mbere Valley National Park

The Mbere Valley National Park is a protected nature zone consisting of 77,000 hectares. The biodiversity in the area is one of the main reasons why the Cameroonian government decided to protect the valley.

Proximity

Djohong is located 160 km from the provincial capital of Ngaoundere and 90 km from Meiganga. Ngaoui is the nearest large town located 45 km to SE.

Refugee population

The area surrounding Djohong has a significant refugee population from the Central African Republic.

  * Communes of Cameroon
  * Site de la primature – Élections municipales 2002 (in French)
  * Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises- Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
  * Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)

6°50′N 14°42′E / 6.833°N 14.700°E


Ben Navaratne

Benedict Navaratne (1916 – 9 June 1979) was a cricketer who kept wicket for Ceylon in first-class cricket from 1940 to 1952.

He toured with the Ceylon team to India in 1940-41 and Pakistan in 1949-50. He had a reputation for standing up to the stumps to all but the fastest bowlers.Wisden, shortly before Sri Lanka achieved Test status, called him "Sri Lanka's greatest wicket-keeper".

Playing in a one-day match against the touring Australian team in early 1948, Navaratne's keeping earned high praise from the visitors. Sir Donald Bradman is reported to have said that he would like to have Navaratne in his team.

  * Ben Navaratne at ESPNcricinfo


Broad Run, Maryland

Broad Run is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Broad Run is located on Maryland Route 383, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Middletown.

History

The village of Broad Run was settled in the mid-18th century as English settlers moved west from the Frederick area and German settlers moved south from Pennsylvania. The earliest land tracts were surveyed in the 1740s and one of the first east–west roads through the Middletown Valley, the "Touchstone" or "Monocacy to Antietam" road, passed to the south of Broad Run.

During the American Revolutionary War, Peter Suman, a farmer from Broad Run, was one of seven residents of Frederick County who were discovered as conspirators with Great Britain. On July 25, 1781, Suman and the other conspirators were tried and convicted by Judges Alexander Contee Hanson, Col. James Johnson, and Upton Sheradine as traitors to the revolutionary cause. The men were sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered in Frederick. On August 17, 1781, Suman and two other conspirators, Casper Fritchie and Yost Peckler, were executed in Frederick. The other four conspirators were pardoned by Governor Thomas Sim Lee.

Broad Run developed into a local industrial center for the surrounding farms. The Isaac Bond Atlas of Frederick County, drawn in 1858, shows a saw mill and a grist mill were located along the Broad Run Creek in the village. In 1851, Manasses Jacob Grove, a native of Broad Run, built a brick storehouse at the crossroads which became the commercial center of the village for over a century, the last general store to operate there closing in the 1960s. After the Civil War, Manasses Grove established the M.J. Grove Lime Company, which became in its time one of the largest industries in Frederick County. Grove also served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1897–1891.


Broad Run, Maryland

The Pleasant View Church of the Brethren was established in Broad Run in 1776. The congregation, originally known as the Broad Run Dunker or German Baptist Church, met for worship services in the schoolhouses around the village for its first century of existence. The congregation erected a meeting house in 1876 a mile from the center of Broad Run. At that time, the church's name was changed to Pleasant View. The congregation continues to function today.


Ashish Pandya

Ashish Pandya is a Dy.SP in the Indian Police Service, in the state of Gujarat. He came to prominence in the media as the leader of the police force accused of a encounter in the Tulsiram Prajapati killing.

Pandya had fired the bullet which killed Prajapati in December 2006.DIG D. G. Vanzara, a senior police officer who was also a party to the case.

When Pandya was sought for arrest he avoided police capture.Criminal Investigation Department declared that Pandya had absconded.

In 2012 Pandya played the role of approver to the court by accusing other people in the case of faults.

In May 2015 after Pandya got bail and left the jail he also got permission to rejoin the police force.Circle Inspector of police in Bhuj.

In December 2018 Pandya was one of 22 people discharged from the court proceedings.


If I Had One Wish

If I Had One Wish is a young adult novel by Jackie French Koller, about a teenager named Alec Lansing, whose little brother Stevie is always getting him in trouble. The book was first published in 1991.

Plot

One day an old woman grants Alec one wish for his kindness to her. Alec uses it to wish that his little brother Stevie had never been born; to his horror, it comes true. Although no one else remembers Stevie, and Alec's life is in some ways better now, he is still guilt-stricken, and desperately tries to find a way to reverse his wish.

Adaptation

In 2003, the story was adapted as a Disney Channel Original Movie titled You Wish!.

First edition

  * Little, Brown & Co., 1991 ( ISBN 0-316-50150-6)


Ellery Hollingsworth

For the election candidate, see Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidates, 2000 Canadian federal election.

Ellery Breck Hollingsworthsnowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.

Biography

Ellery started snowboarding when she was 6 years old.snowboard competitions.Tamarack stop of the US Snowboarding Grand Prix, and a third-place finish at the 2007 Burton New Zealand Open Slopestyle event.US Snowboarding team and is competing in the US Snowboarding Grand Prix events in order to gain a spot on the 2010 US Winter Olympics team. She is an all-around athlete who surfs, skateboards and golfs. She plays soccer, tennis, yoga and runs. Sports are a large part of her life as she is constantly active. Ellery is focused on being a progressive female snowboarder, pushing the level of the sport and evolving her riding skills and performance.

She is sponsored by Burton,Nike 6.0,Oakley,Gatorade.

Competition Results

The following are Ellery's competition results:

  * 10th – 2009 Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) Season End Rankings
  * 3rd – 2009 Aspen Snow Angels, Aspen, CO, Halfpipe
  * 3rd – 2009 Burton US Open, Stratton Mountain Resort, Halfpipe
  * 4th – 2009 FIS World Cup, La Molina, Spain, Halfpipe
  * 4th – 2009 Winter Dew Tour, Lake Tahoe, CA, Superpipe
  * 4th – 2009 ESPN Winter X Games, Aspen, CO, Superpipe
  * 3rd – 2009 Winter Dew Tour, Mt. Snow, VT, Superpipe
  * 10th – 2008 Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour) Season End Rankings
  * 4th – 2008 World Superpipe Championships, Park City, UT, Halfpipe
  * 2nd – 2008 Chevrolet Grand Prix, Killington, Halfpipe
  * 4th – 2007 Grand Prix, Breckenridge, CO, Halfpipe
  * 5th – 2007 FIS World Cup, Lake Placid, NY, Halfpipe
  * 3rd – 2007 Grand Prix, MT Bachelor, Slopestyle
  * 1st – 2007 Honda Session at Vail, Rail Jam
  * 3rd – 2007 Burton Global Open Series Year End Standings Combined
  * 5th – 2006 Burton New Zealand Open, Superpipe
  * 3rd – 2006 Burton New Zealand Open, Slopestyle
  * 18th – 2006 TTR World Snowboard Tour Season End Rankings


El Valle

El Valle may refer to:

Places

  * El Valle, Choco, Colombia
  * El Valle, Dominican Republic, a town in Hato Mayor province, Dominican Republic
  * El Valle de Antón, a town in Cocle province, Panama
  * El Valle de la Unión, a town in Colon province, Panama
  * El Valle Golf Resort, a golf resort in Murcia, Spain
  * El Valle, Granada, Spain
  * El Valle (Carreño), Spain
  * El Valle (Candamo), Spain
  * El Valle, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
  * El Valle Parish, Caracas, Venezuela

Other

  * El Valle (volcano)
  * Valle (disambiguation)
  * Del Valle (disambiguation)


Deudorix lorisona

Deudorix lorisona, the coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Adults are attracted to the flowers of Eupatorium species and adult males mud puddle. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from April to August.

The larvae feed on Galiniera saxifraga, Mussaenda arcuata, Rothmannia fischeri, Keetia, Rutidea and Coffea species. It is considered a minor pest on cultivated coffee.

Subspecies

  * D. l. lorisona (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe: Principe, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley, western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru, Lualaba and Shaba)
  * D. l. abriana Libert, 2004 (Senegal: Basse Casamance, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea: Fouta Djalon)
  * D. l. baronica Ungemach, 1932 (Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, eastern Uganda, north-western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi)
  * D. l. coffea Jackson, 1966 (Kenya: east of the Rift Valley, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe)
  * D. l. sesse Stempffer & Jackson, 1962 (Uganda: Sesse Isles, Lake Victoria)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deudorix lorisona.
Wikispecies has information related to Deudorix lorisona.
  * Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66 d


Casa Calvet

Casa Calvet (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə kəlˈβɛt]) is a building, designed by Antoni Gaudí for a textile manufacturer which served as both a commercial property (in the basement and on the ground floor) and a residence. It is located at Carrer de Casp 48, Eixample district of Barcelona. It was built between 1898 and 1900.

Gaudí scholars agree that this building is the most conventional of his works, partly because it had to be squeezed in between older structures and partly because it was sited in one of the most elegant sections of Barcelona. Its symmetry, balance and orderly rhythm are unusual for Gaudí's works. However, the curves and double gable at the top, the projecting oriel at the entrance — almost baroque in its drama, and isolated witty details are modernista elements.

Bulging balconies alternate with smaller, shallower balconies. Mushrooms above the oriel at the center allude to the owner's favorite hobby.

Columns flanking the entrance are in the form of stacked bobbins — an allusion to the family business of textile manufacture. Lluís Permanyer claims that "the gallery at ground level is the façade's most outstanding feature, a daring combination of wrought iron and stone in which decorative historical elements such as a cypress, an olive tree, horns of plenty, and the Catalan coat of arms can be discerned".

Three sculpted heads at the top also allude to the owner: One is Sant Pere Màrtir Calvet i Carbonell (the owner's father) and two are patron saints of Vilassar, Andreu Calvet's home town.

Between 1899 and 1906, the Arts Building Annual Award (Concurso annual de edificios artísticos) awarded modernist pieces, like the Casa Calvet, the Casa Lleó Morera and the Casa Trinxet.

  * Lahuerta, Juan José (2001), Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Gaudí, Pere Vivas i Ricard Pla, photographer, Triangle Postals, ISBN 978-84-8478-025-0
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Casa Calvet.
  * List of Modernisme buildings in Barcelona


Casa Calvet

41°23′27″N 2°10′23″E / 41.39083°N 2.17306°E


Eta Delphini

Eta Delphini, Latinized from η Delphini, is a candidate astrometric binarystar system in the northern constellation of Delphinus. It has an apparent magnitude of about 5.4, meaning that it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon a parallax measurement of 13.81 mas made by the Hipparcos spacecraft, this star is around 240 light years away from the Sun. It is advancing in general direction of the Earth with a radial velocity of −25 km/s.

The stellar classification of the visible component is A3 IVs,A-type subgiant star with narrow absorption lines.chemically peculiar star64.3%±9.2% of the way through its main sequence lifetime.SIMBAD lists this star as a variable star,GCVS.Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of around 9,355 K.


Djomon

Djomon is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Avrankou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 14,245.

6°33′15″N 2°39′42″E / 6.5542°N 2.6616°E


Geography of Hong Kong

Districts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: 1. Islands; 2. Kwai Tsing; 3. North; 4. Sai Kung; 5. Sha Tin; 6. Tai Po; 7. Tsuen Wan; 8. Tuen Mun; 9. Yuen Long; 10. Kowloon City; 11. Kwun Tong; 12. Sham Shui Po; 13. Wong Tai Sin; 14. Yau Tsim Mong; 15. Central & Western; 16. Eastern; 17. Southern; 18. Wan Chai

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), can be divided into three geographical regions: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon (comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon), and the New Territories (including the Outlying Islands). Hong Kong is a coastal city and major port in Southern China, bordering Guangdong Province through the city of Shenzhen to the north and the South China Sea to the east, south, and west. Hong Kong and its 260 nearby islands and peninsulas are located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta. The area of Hong Kong is distinct from Mainland China, but is considered a part of "Greater China".

Hong Kong has a total area of 1,108 km2 (428 sq mi), of which 3.16% is water. 60 islands are dispersed around Hong Kong, the largest of which by area is Lantau Island, located southwest of the main peninsula. Lantau Island and the majority of the remaining islands are parts of the New Territories, an area that also encompasses the hilly terrain north of Kowloon. Hong Kong Island is separated from Kowloon by Victoria Harbour, a natural harbour. The Kowloon Peninsula to the south of Boundary Street, and New Kowloon and the New Territories to the north of Boundary Street were added to British Hong Kong in 1860 and 1898, respectively.

Further from Victoria Harbour and the coast, the landscape of Hong Kong is fairly hilly to mountainous with steep slopes. The highest point in the territory is Tai Mo Shan, at a height of 958 metres in the New Territories.


Geography of Hong Kong

With the fourth-highest population density in the world at 6,300 people per square kilometre, Hong Kong is known for its shortage of residential space. Hong Kong has undergone several land reclamation projects to provide more space for residential and economic purposes, increasing its land area. This has caused the distance between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon to decrease. Hong Kong International Airport is the sole public airport in the territory, and is mostly located on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok.

Politically, Hong Kong is divided into 18 districts, each having a district council. Nevertheless, most public services operate across the territory, and travel between the districts is not restricted. Sha Tin is the most populous district as of 2019.

The name "Hong Kong", literally meaning "fragrant harbour", is derived from the area around present-day Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island, where fragrant wood products and incense were once traded.Victoria Harbour, is one of the deepest natural maritime ports in the world.

Hong Kong is 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau, on the opposite side of the Pearl River estuary. Hong Kong and Macau are connected through the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge.

Climate

Main article: Climate of Hong Kong

Hong Kong's climate is subtropical and monsoonal (Köppen: Cwa), with cool dry winters and hot and wet summers. As of 2006, its annual average rainfall is 2,214 mm (87.2 in), though about 80% of the rain falls between May and September. It is occasionally affected by tropical cyclones between May and November, most often from July to September. The mean temperature of Hong Kong ranges from 17 °C (62.6 °F) in January and February to 29 °C (84.2 °F) in July and August.


Geography of Hong Kong

January and February are cloudier, with occasional cold fronts followed by dry northerly winds. It is not uncommon for temperatures to drop below 10 °C (50 °F) in urban areas. Sub-zero temperatures and frost occur at times on high ground and in the New Territories. March and April can be pleasant although there are occasional spells of high humidity. Fog and drizzle are common on high ground which is exposed to the southeast. May to August are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms. Afternoon temperatures often exceed 31 °C (87.8 °F) whereas at night, temperatures generally remain around 26 °C (78.8 °F) with high humidity. In November and December there are pleasant breezes, plenty of sunshine and comfortable temperatures.

Geographical information

Location

Satellite Image of Hong Kong

Location of Hong Kong with respect to the Pearl River Delta

Map showing Hong Kong and surrounding cities

Hong Kong borders the city of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province (1954)

Map including Hong Kong and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (1955)

Map including Hong Kong and surrounding region (DMA, 1984)

Enlargeable, detailed map of the Hong Kong SAR

Hong Kong is on China's southern coast, 60 km (37 mi) east of Macau, on the east side of the mouth of the Pearl River estuary. It is surrounded by the South China Sea on all sides except the north, which neighbours the Guangdong city of Shenzhen along the Sham Chun River. The territory's 2,755 km2 (1,064 sq mi) area consists of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, Lantau Island, and over 200 other islands. Of the total area, 1,073 km2 (414 sq mi) is land and 35 km2 (14 sq mi) is water.Tai Mo Shan, 957 metres (3,140 feet) above sea level.new towns throughout the New Territories.reclaimed land, due to the lack of developable flat land; 70 km2 (27 sq mi) (six per cent of the total land or about 25 per cent of developed space in the territory) is reclaimed from the sea.


Geography of Hong Kong

Undeveloped terrain is hilly to mountainous, with very little flat land, and consists mostly of grassland, woodland, shrubland, or farmland.country parks and nature reserves.vascular plants occur in the region (300 of which are native to Hong Kong), and thousands of insect, avian, and marine species.

Land boundaries

Total: 30 km (19 mi)
Border city: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Guangdong Province
Figures published by the United States Central Intelligence Agency

Coastline

Total: 733 km (455 mi)
Maritime claims:
Territorial sea: 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Figures published by the United States Central Intelligence Agency

Islands

Main article: List of islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong

Hong Kong has 263 islands over 500 m2 (5,400 sq ft),Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Tsing Yi Island.

Terrain

Hong Kong's terrain is hilly and mountainous with steep slopes. There are lowlands in the northern part of Hong Kong. A significant amount of land in Hong Kong, especially on the Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon peninsula, is reclaimed.

Extreme points

The lowest elevation in Hong Kong is in the South China Sea (0 m)Tai Mo Shan (957 m (3,140 ft)) in Tsuen Wan, the New Territories.

Land

  * Northernmost: Sham Chun River 22°33′44″N 114°9′41″E / 22.56222°N 114.16139°E
  * Easternmost: Ping Chau (aka. Tung Ping Chau) 22°32′26″N 114°26′30″E / 22.54056°N 114.44167°E
  * Southernmost: Tau Lo Chau 22°9′14″N 113°55′21″E / 22.15389°N 113.92250°E
  * Westernmost: Peaked Hill 22°13′1″N 113°50′7″E / 22.21694°N 113.83528°E

Principal peaks of Hong Kong


Geography of Hong Kong

Principal peaks of Hong Kong

Main article: List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
 1. Tai Mo Shan - 957 m (3,140 ft), Tsuen Wan
 2. Lantau Peak (Fung Wong Shan) - 934 m (3,064 ft) on Lantau Island
 3. Sunset Peak (Tai Tung Shan) - 869 m (2,851 ft), on Lantau Island
 4. Sze Fong Shan - 785 m (2,575 ft)
 5. Lin Fa Shan - 766 m (2,513 ft), on Lantau Island
 6. Nei Lak Shan - 751 m (2,464 ft), on Lantau Island
 7. Yi Tung Shan - 747 m (2,451 ft), on Lantau Island
 8. Ma On Shan - 702 m (2,303 ft)
 9. The Hunch Backs (Ngau Ngak Shan) - 674 m (2,211 ft)
10. Grassy Hill - 647 m (2,123 ft)
11. Wong Leng - 639 m (2,096 ft)
12. Buffalo Hill - 606 m (1,988 ft)
13. West Buffalo Hill - 604 m (1,982 ft)
14. Kowloon Peak (Fei Ngo Shan) - 602 m (1,975 ft)
15. Shun Yeung Fung - 591 m (1,939 ft)
16. Tiu Shau Ngam - 588 m (1,929 ft)
17. Kai Kung Leng - 585 m (1,919 ft)
18. Castle Peak - 583 m (1,913 ft)
19. Lin Fa Shan, Tsuen Wan - 578 m (1,896 ft)
20. Tate's Cairn (Tai Lo Shan) - 577 m (1,893 ft)

Victoria Peak, the highest point on Hong Kong Island, at 552 m (1,811 ft) is the 24th highest peak in Hong Kong.

Natural resources

The natural resources of Hong Kong can be divided into three main categories:

  * Metalliferous minerals and non-metalliferous industrial minerals in the onshore area;
  * Quarried rock and building stone;
  * Offshore sand deposits.


Geography of Hong Kong

Despite its small size, Hong Kong has a relatively large number of mineral occurrences. Some mineral deposits have been exploited commercially. Metalliferous mineral occurrences are grouped into four broad categories: tin-tungsten-molybdenum mineralisation, copper-lead-zinc mineralisation, iron mineralisation and placer deposits of tin and gold. Mesozoic igneous activity is largely responsible for this diversity of mineral deposits and the mineral concentrations have been variably enhanced by hydrothermal activity associated with faulting. Concentrations of non-metalliferous minerals that have been commercially exploited include kaolin clay, feldspar, quartz, beryl and graphite.

For many years, granite and volcanic rocks have been quarried locally for road base metal, riprap, armour stone and asphalt, although the main purpose now is for concrete aggregates. At present, there are three quarries operating in Hong Kong. These are principally in granite and are located at Lam Tei, Shek O and Anderson Road. All the quarries are in the process of rehabilitation and have a life expectancy of between two and eight years.

Offshore sand bodies have been dredged for aggregate sand and reclamation fill in Hong Kong as the rate of urban development has increased.

Additional natural resources include forest and wildlife.

Land use

Arable land: 2.95%
Permanent crops: 0.95%
Other: 96.10% (2012 est.)
Figures published by the United States Central Intelligence Agency Big 22

Natural hazards

Tropical cyclones are frequent in Hong Kong during the summer months between June and August. Landslides are common after rainstorms.

Environmental issues


Geography of Hong Kong

Environmental issues

  * Air and water pollution from rapid urbanisation
  * Extinction of natural species
  * Introduction of exotic species
See also: Environment of Hong Kong
  * Conservation in Hong Kong
  * Beaches of Hong Kong
  * List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong
  * List of bays in Hong Kong
  * List of places in Hong Kong
  * Sandbars in Hong Kong
  * Geology of Hong Kong
  * Origins of names of cities and towns in Hong Kong
  * Geography of China
  * Geography of Macau
  * Pratas Island, Taiwan (ROC), located in the Hong Kong FIR
  * "Land Utilization in Hong Kong 2017". Planning Department
  * Hu, Qi-ming (2003). "Preface". Rare and Precious Plants of Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. ISBN 978-988-201-616-3. OCLC 491712858.
  * Main Results (PDF). 2016 Population By-Census (Report). Census and Statistics Department. 2016.
  * Morton, Brian; Harper, Elizabeth (1995). An Introduction to the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-388-1.
  * Owen, Bernie; Shaw, Raynor (2007). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-962-209-847-3.
  * Task Force on Land Policy (2017). Reclamation Outside Victoria Harbour (PDF) (Report). Development Bureau. {{cite report}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  * Climate of Hong Kong
  * The Lands Department of the Government of Hong Kong
  * "Hong Kong in Figures 2006 Edition",
  * "Hong Kong Map"
  * Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR. February 2006.

22°15′N 114°10′E / 22.250°N 114.167°E


Ben Neequaye

Ben Neequaye (22 August 1980 – 2006) was a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

As a professional he won the West African Boxing Union (WABU) lightweight title.

  * Boxing record for Ben Neequaye from BoxRec (registration required)
  * Ben Neequaye at Olympedia


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" (明日、春が来たら, "Tomorrow, If Spring Comes") is a song by Japanese entertainer Takako Matsu from her debut album, Sora no Kagami (1997). It was released on March 21, 1997, through BMG Japan as her debut single. The song was written by Yūji Sakamoto and Daisuke Hinata, while Hinata produced the song. Following the wrap-up of the drama Long Vacation, she decided to give singing a try upon the suggestion of one of its directors.

The track was recorded in Santa Monica, California, and is a mid-tempo J-pop song composed in the key of B minor. Its lyrics recite a young girl's memories of her love for a boy in her high school days. It has been praised by critics and associated with the onset of spring in Japan, having re-entered the airplay charts in Japan around that time, even years after its initial release. It has also been covered by many other artists like Namie Amuro, Masaharu Fukuyama, Ayumi Shibata, ClariS, and Hiromi Hirata. The single peaked at number 8 on the Oricon singles chart and spent 20 weeks in the top 20 of the chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for shipments exceeding 400,000 copies.

Ten years after its initial release, Matsu released a new version of the song titled "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara 97–07" in March 2007. The re-release contains updated lyrics reflecting changes in the artist's mind. By intermixing her vocals with her vocals from 10 years before, new version contrasts the two. The new version was featured on her album Cherish You (2007) and also on her compilation album Footsteps: 10th Anniversary Complete Best (2008). As of 2014, Matsu has performed the song on all of her concert tours as well as other events, including NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1997.

Background and release

Growing up, Takako Matsu practiced piano and took vocal training as a child.Long Vacation, which became very popular in Japan.


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" was written by Yūji Sakamoto and Daisuke Hinata, both of whom had worked with Matsu. Sakamoto had been Tokyo Love Story's screenwriter and Hinata had been in charge of the music of Long Vacation.arrangement to "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara".Santa Monica, California,mastered it.Cagnet provided instrumentation to the song.produced by Kozo Nagayama, who had also produced Long Vacation. Initially, another song was selected to be released as Matsu's debut single.8 cm CD single.

Composition

"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" is a mid-tempo J-pop track with a "gentle melody",score published by Doremi Music Publishing, it is composed in the key of B minor and in the common verse-chorus song structure with a tempo of 110 beats per minute.instrumental introduction with a chord progression of Gmaj7–F♯m7–Bm.♯m–Bm7.

The lyrics of the song, written from the perspective of a girl, sees her recollect the memories of her love with a member of her high school baseball team and how she hopes to meet him again "tomorrow, if spring comes".

The b-side of the single "Zutto... Iyō yo" was written by Matsu and produced by Hinata.electro" introduction and utilizes a warped guitar throughout.karaoke track to "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara".LP titled Remix Hyper Bug containing remixes of "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" by DJ Craig William—"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" (Hyper Bug Mix) and "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" (Techno Dub Mix) was released on August 21, 1997, through BMG Victor. It also features a remix of the album track "Love Sick", titled "Love Sick (Deep Sick Mix)".

Reception

"Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" has often been associated with spring in Japan


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

A reviewer for CD Journal commended "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" for being "pure" and noted that Matsu's "unobtrusive [and] naked voice" is like "sitting in a sunny spot on early spring day".Rolling Stone Japan wrote that the song has a "heartwarming" production, which they noted has become synonymous with Takako Matsu.CD Journal said that the b-side, "Zutto... Iyō yo"'s arrangement makes it an "impressive pop song".FM radio stations around the same time.Billboard Japan in 2010, the song has spiked on its airplay charts during the time of spring.True Love: Spring Memorial Songs in 2003.MyNavi news asking people about their favorite spring song, "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara" was ranked at number 10.

The single debuted at number 15 on the Oricon singles chart during the week following its release in March 1997, copies, which became its peak position. copies. As of May 2014, it has sold 431,540 copies in Japan and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for shipments of over 400,000 copies.

Live performances and covers

In 1997, Matsu performed the song at the 48th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in 1997, representing the "Red" team in the event.Love Love Aishiteru, her first music talk show appearance, and performed the song along with a cover of Seiko Matsuda's "Hitomi wa Diamond" (1983).

Apart from the tours, she has also performed the song on various televised appearances. In 2003, she appeared on the talk show hosted by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki and performed the song and "Ashita ni Kuchizuke o" (2003) alongside Hamasaki.Music Fair, alongside Sukima Switch.FM802 sponsored event Radio Magic, with Yoshiyuki Sahashi directing the backing band to a crowd of about 12,000 people.Christmas no Yakusoku 2009 (クリスマスの約束2009) show organized by TBS.NHK, at the J-Pop Heisei Music Graffiti (J-POP 平成ミュージック・グラフィティー) event.


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

The song was covered by Hiromi Hirata as Makoto Kikuchi of The Idolmaster series as a "Special Request" song. It was later included in the album, The Idolmaster Special Spring (2010), released through Nippon Columbia.Cafe de Nagareru Sweet Jazz 20 the Best Sakura Songs, which peaked at number 39 on the Oricon albums chart.pop artists like Namie Amuro in 1997, for the show The Yoru mo Hippare (THE夜もヒッパレ, "The Night of Hit Parade"),Masaharu Fukuyama for All Night Nippon,Ayumi Shibata for Uta Doki! Pop Classics (歌ドキッ! 〜ポップクラシックス〜).

Track listing

8cm single
No.            Title                                                     Lyrics         Music           Arranger   Length
1.             "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara"                                  Yūji Sakamoto  Daisuke Hinata  D. Hinata  4:21
2.             "Zutto... Iyō yo" (ずっと…いようよ "Let's Be Together Forever")  Takako Matsu   D. Hinata       D. Hinata  4:58
3.             "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara (Original Karaoke)"               Y. Sakamoto    D. Hinata       D. Hinata  4:21
Total length:  13:40

Credits and personnel

Adapted from Sora no Kagami liner notes.

  * Takako Matsu – vocals
  * Daisuke Hinata – keyboards, programming, mixing
  * Bud Rizzo – guitars, bass, programming
  * Shinnosuke Soramachi – acoustic guitar
  * Steve Hall – mastering

Re-release


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

Re-release

A re-recorded version of the song was released as a single to commemorate Matsu's tenth anniversary in music industry, to digital outlets like iTunes, mora, and also in Chaku-Uta format, both as ringtone and the full song on March 21, 2007. The new version titled, "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara 97–07" (明日、春が来たら 97–07) was recorded at the Mouri Art Works Studio in Tokyo.NHK at the time of the single's release, Matsu commented that the new lyrics not only reflect the changes she had made over the past 10 years, but also of Yūji Sakamoto.

The new version, running 4 minutes and 54 seconds, was arranged by musician and future husband Yoshiyuki Sahashi.Cherish You (2007).Footsteps: 10th Anniversary Complete Best (2008).Matsumoto Kisaburō Ikka Monogatari: Ojisan no Daidokoro (松本喜三郎一家物語 〜おじいさんの台所〜, "The Story of Matsumoto Kisaburo's Family: Grandfather's Kitchen").

Reception

While reviewing Cherish You, Takayuki Saito of HotExpress magazine noted that the track has a "novel" arrangement and Matsu's current voice "calls out" to her "innocent" self of ten years ago.CD Journal's reviewer wrote that the lyrics of the new version are more "positive" than the original version. They further noted that the song "overflows with adventurous spirit" woven with "nostalgia and freshness".

Track listing

Digital download
No.            Title                           Lyrics       Music      Arranger           Length
1.             "Ashita, Haru ga Kitara 97-07"  Y. Sakamoto  D. Hinata  Yoshiyuki Sahashi  4:54
Total length:  4:54

Charts and certifications

Original version                       Certifications

Chart (1997)                 Peak      Country  Provider  Certifications
                             position  Japan    RIAJ      Platinum
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart  8
Oricon Yearly Singles Chart  75
Chart (2012)                 Peak
                             position
Billboard Japan Hot 100      65
Chart (2015)                 Peak
                             position
Billboard Japan Hot 100      65


Ashita, Haru ga Kitara

1. ^ The name of the person was not revealed in the interview.
 2. ^ Per the old criterion.
  * Ashita, Haru ga Kitara on Sony Music Japan website


The USS Arizona burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Crisis: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and Southeast Asia is a 1992 book written by Allan Beekman, who also wrote The Niihau Incident and Hawaiian Tales. Crisis organizes into a coherent whole the elements that coalesced into the tragedy of Pearl Harbor.

  * Review of Crisis The Historian (subscription required)
  * Review of Crisis Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (subscription required)


Aiguille de Polset

Aiguille de Polset is a mountain of Savoie, France. It lies in the Massif de la Vanoise range. It has an elevation of 3,531 metres above sea level. · .


El Túnel

The Tunnel (Spanish: El túnel) is a dark, psychological novel written by Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato about a deranged porteño painter, Juan Pablo Castel, and his obsession with a woman. The story's title refers to the symbol for Castel's emotional and physical isolation from society, which becomes increasingly apparent as Castel proceeds to tell from his jail cell the series of events that enabled him to murder the only person capable of understanding him. Marked by its existential themes, El Túnel received enthusiastic support from Albert Camus and Graham Greene following its publication in 1948.

Plot summary

The story begins with the main character introducing himself as "the painter who killed María Iribarne" before delving into the circumstances that led to their first encounter. Castel's obsession begins in the autumn of 1946 when at an exhibition of his work he notices a woman focusing on one particularly subtle detail of his painting "Maternidad" ("Maternity"). He considers this observation deeply significant since it is a detail that he values as the most important aspect of the painting but to which nobody besides him and the woman pay any attention.

Missing out on an opportunity to approach her before she leaves the exhibition, he then spends the next few months obsessing over her, thinking of ways to find her in the immensity of Buenos Aires, and fantasizing about what to say to her.

Ultimately, after seeing her entering a building which he presumes to be her place of employment, he considers how to go about asking her about the detail in the painting. He approaches her and learns that her name is María Iribarne. Following their discussion about the painting, Castel and María agree to see each other again. It later becomes clear that she is married to a blind man named Allende and lives on Posadas Street in the northern part of the city. As Castel continues to see María, however, their relationship comes to be dominated by his obsessive interrogations of her life with her husband, why she does not take her husband's last name, and of her inner thoughts, questions she is unable to answer to his satisfaction. Out of this disconnect, Castel's obsessive thoughts lead him to all sorts of irrational doubts about the love he has come to believe that they have for one another.


El Túnel

This anxiety intensifies after he and Maria make a trip to an estancia, a country ranch in Mar del Plata owned by Allende's cousin Hunter. The atmosphere, the presence and attitudes of the other visiting relatives, and realizing Hunter's jealousy all feed into Castel's paranoia, forcing him to flee the ranch with little more than a word to one of the service staff.

While waiting at a station to leave the region, Castel expects María to figure out he has left and to come stop him. She never arrives, confirming his negative feelings. Upon returning home to Buenos Aires, Castel passionately composes a hurtful letter, accusing her of sleeping with Hunter, which he immediately regrets upon mailing to her. He angrily but unsuccessfully attempts to convince a postal worker to retract the certified letter and later concludes that fate has decided it should reach its destination.

Later, Castel reaches María by phone: she reluctantly agrees to meet with him again, although she tells him that it will likely do them little good and, in fact, probably cause him more harm. When she does not arrive in Buenos Aires, he decides that María is, in fact, a prostitute who cheats on her husband not only with him, but also with Hunter and other men. In a fit of rage, he drives out to the estancia. There he waits hidden outside for guests to leave the large house. Meanwhile his anxiety grows to the point where he envisions himself and María passing each other through life in parallel passageways or tunnels, whereas he is "a single tunnel, dark and solitary: mine, the tunnel wherein passed all my infancy, my youth, my entire life."

Eventually, Castel enters the house, approaches María in her room, where he accuses her of leaving him alone in the world, and stabs her to death.

Following the attack, Castel shows up to Allende's office to tell him that he has murdered María for sleeping with Hunter, only to discover that Allende is well aware of his cuckold status. Crying out again and again that Castel is a fool, Allende sadly, and ineffectually, tries to fight Castel, who leaves and later turns himself in to the police.

Film adaptations


El Túnel

Film adaptations

  * El túnel (1952), directed by León Klimovsky, with Laura Hildago and Carlos Thompson.
  * El túnel (1977, TV movie), directed by José Luis Cuerda
  * El túnel, also known as The Tunnel (1988), directed by Antonio Drove, with Jane Seymour and Peter Weller.
  * The Passion of Martin (1990), directed by Alexander Payne. A comic adaptation of El túnel for his film school thesis project about a photographer who becomes obsessed with a girl he notices studying his work in a gallery.


Deudakala

Deudakala is a village development committee in Bardiya District in Lumbini Province of south-western Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 11,625 and had 1740 houses in the town. The village is home to the Tharu people. World famous chef, Juni Tharu is originally from the region.


Casa Branca, São Paulo

Casa Branca (Portuguese for "White House") is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 30,520 (2020 est.) in an area of 864 km².

It is known for the jabuticaba festival held in September, when people can purchase a variety of goods made from the fruit


Eta Indi

Eta Indi, Latinised from η Indi, is a single, white-hued star in the southern constellation Indus. It is a faint star but visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.52.

Measurements with the Hipparcos spacecraft showed the star, which is single,parallax shift of around 41.37 mas, light-years' distance. Its radial vector to our system's own trajectory (radial velocity) shows it to be in a phase of a narrowing of the gap, at a rounded −2 km/s, net.Octans association, a group of 62 stars that are around 30−50 million years old and have common motion.

The spectrum of this star matches a stellar classification of A9 IVevolving subgiant star of type A. The star is estimated 1.6 M☉ (masses of the Sun), R☉ (its radius).Sun's luminosity, which is radiated from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 7,694 K.projected rotational velocity of 75 km/s.Delta Scuti/Gamma Doradus variable.


Jüri Mõis

Jüri Mõis (born 25 October 1956 in Pärnu) is an Estonian politician and businessman, who was mayor of Tallinn between November 1999 and June 2001, and who was the Minister of the Interior between 25 March and 5 November 1999. He is one of the three founders of Hansapank.


Ben Nanasca

Ben Nanasca is a Filipino alpine skier who represented the Philippines at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Early life

Ben Nanasca was born on December 29, 1954Juan Cipriano were adopted by New Zealanders.

Nanasca, his cousin and their adopted family resided in Andorra where the cousins skied in the Pyrenees. They later resided in Spain, France and Switzerland.

Career

Nanasca and Cipriano were scouted by the Swiss government and became part of an alpine skiing development group. The government sponsored their training. The two later qualified to compete at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan for the Philippines.giant slalom event with the time of 4:06.20. He did not finish in the slalom event.

Post-Olympic

After the Olympics, Nanasca returned to the Philippines and shortly resided there before emigrating to New Zealand at age 18. He competed in local alpine skiing races there and was part of the New Zealand team. He also worked as a teacher for a year before starting to work with Youthtown in 1985 where he organizes outdoor camps.

Personal life

Ben Nanasca is married to Florengel, a Filipino from Dumaguete, with whom he has two daughters; Karen and Alana.Australian Ballet.

  * Ben Nanasca at Olympedia


Bertha Peak

Bertha Peak is a 2,454-metre (8,051-foot) mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated behind the Waterton townsite. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Alderson, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the southwest.Mount Richards on the opposite side of the lake. Mount Crandell lies to the north.

History

Bertha Peak was named by Morrison P. Bridgland in 1914 after Bertha Ekelund (1898–1962), a wayward woman and early resident of Waterton who gained notoriety for trying to pass counterfeit money.Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies.

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1953 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Geology

Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Bertha Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.runoff from Bertha Peak drains into Waterton Lake, thence Waterton River.

  * Geology of Alberta

Gallery

  * [East aspect, from Waterton Lake]
    East aspect, from Waterton Lake
  * [Bertha Peak (right), Mt. Richards (centered)]
    Bertha Peak (right), Mt. Richards (centered)
  * Bertha Peak weather forecast
  * Parks Canada web site: Waterton Lakes National Park


Bill Garner

Bill Garner may refer to:

  * Bill Garner (footballer) (born 1947), English football player
  * Bill Garner (basketball) (born 1940), American basketball player
  * William Garner (disambiguation)


Crisilla spadix

Crisilla spadix is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.


Aiguille d'Argentière

The Aiguille d'Argentière (3,901 metres (12,799 ft)) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland.

The first ascent of the mountain was by a British party comprising Edward Whymper and A. Reilly with guides Michel Croz, M. Payot, H. Charlet on 15 July 1864. The route they took was via the west flank and the north-west ridge.

  * Argentière
  * List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m
  * List of mountains of Switzerland

The Aiguille d'Argentière above the Saleina Glacier

The Aiguille d'Argentière from the north

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aiguille d'Argentière.
  * The Aiguille d'Argentière on SummitPost
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El Valle, Choco

Typical street en El Valle

El Valle, Choco, is a beach town located in the Municipality of Bahía Solano, Department of Chocó, on Colombia's Pacific Coast, some 150 km West of Medellín, and roughly 100 km South of the border with Panama. There is one road connecting El Valle with the town of Bahía Solano, 18 km or 40 minutes down a half paved jungle road. There is no road access to the area from the rest of Colombia. To enter the area it is necessary to take a plane from Medellín or Quibdó or boat from Buenaventura or Panama. El Valle is a fishing village located at the mouth of the Rio Valle, forming a fertile breeding ground that results in abundant fishing and scuba diving opportunities.

Climate

El Valle has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).


El Valle, Choco

El Valle has a very wet tropical rainforest climate (Af).

Climate data for El Valle
Month                         Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug     Sep     Oct     Nov     Dec     Year
Average high °C (°F)          29.8    30.0    30.2    29.9    29.4    29.2    29.4    29.2    28.6    28.5    28.8    29.1    29.3
                              (85.6)  (86.0)  (86.4)  (85.8)  (84.9)  (84.6)  (84.9)  (84.6)  (83.5)  (83.3)  (83.8)  (84.4)  (84.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)            26.0    26.0    26.3    26.2    26.0    25.8    25.9    25.8    25.5    25.5    25.5    25.7    25.9
                              (78.8)  (78.8)  (79.3)  (79.2)  (78.8)  (78.4)  (78.6)  (78.4)  (77.9)  (77.9)  (77.9)  (78.3)  (78.5)
Average low °C (°F)           22.2    22.1    22.4    22.5    23.6    22.5    22.4    22.4    22.5    22.5    22.2    22.3    22.5
                              (72.0)  (71.8)  (72.3)  (72.5)  (74.5)  (72.5)  (72.3)  (72.3)  (72.5)  (72.5)  (72.0)  (72.1)  (72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  310     193     222     366     511     473     506     597     585     768     664     472     5,667
                              (12.2)  (7.6)   (8.7)   (14.4)  (20.1)  (18.6)  (19.9)  (23.5)  (23.0)  (30.2)  (26.1)  (18.6)  (222.9)

6°06′12″N 77°25′34″W / 6.10333°N 77.42611°W


Kainchak

Kainchak (Russian: Каинчак; Bashkir: Ҡайынсыҡ, Qayınsıq) is a rural locality (a village) in Kirzinsky Selsoviet, Karaidelsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 1 as of 2010.

Geography

Kainchak is located 85 km south of Karaidel (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ur. Chulpan is the nearest rural locality.


CARMAM 15-38

The CARMAM 15-38 was a French sailplane built in the late 1970s. It utilised the wing design of the CARMAM Aiglon but had an all-new fuselage. Like the Aiglon, this was of fibreglass construction throughout. The 15-38 was easily distinguished from its predecessor by a more streamlined nose and a T-tail.

Specifications

General characteristics

  * Crew: One pilot
  * Length: 6.70 m (22 ft 0 in)
  * Wingspan: 15.00 m (49 ft 3 in)
  * Height: 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
  * Wing area: 11.0 m2 (118 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 20.6
  * Empty weight: 230 kg (507 lb)
  * Gross weight: 440 kg (970 lb)

Performance

  * Maximum speed: 219 km/h (136 mph, 118 kn)
  * Maximum glide ratio: 38:1
  * Rate of sink: 0.60 m/s (118 ft/min)
  * Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 238.
  * Hardy, Michael (1982). Gliders and Sailplanes of the World. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 23.


Eta Lupi

η Lupi, often Latinised as Eta Lupi, is a probable triple starconstellation of Lupus. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.41.parallax shift of 27.80 mas as seen from Earth, it is located around 136 parsecs (440 ly) distant from the Sun. It is a member of the Upper Centaurus–Lupus subgroup of the nearby Sco OB2 association.

The inner pair in this triple system has an estimated orbital period of around 27,000 years.angular separation of 15.0 arc seconds along a position angle of 19°.evolving A-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of B2 IV.hydrogen at its core and has begun to expand off the main-sequence.

The secondary, component B, is a chemically peculiar A-type main sequence star with a class of A5 Vp arc seconds along a position angle of 248° from the primary.F-type main sequence star with a classification of F5 V and an estimated 1.29 times the Sun's mass.

  * Kaler, James B. (June 24, 2011), "Eta Lupi", Stars, University of Illinois


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Jüri Ratas' second cabinet was the 50th cabinet of Estonia, in office from 29 April 2019 to 14 January 2021.centre-right coalition cabinet of the Centre Party, right-wing populist Conservative People's Party (EKRE) and conservative Isamaa.

History

Following the defeat for the sitting Ratas' first cabinet at the 2019 elections and the loss of majority in the parliament Centre Party initiated coalition talks with the third largest Conservative People's Party and fourth largest Isamaa.Kaja Kallas, however went on to propose a minority cabinet formed by Reform and the Social Democrats, but it did not gain the necessary number of votes in the parliament.MPs with Centre MP Raimond Kaljulaid quitting the Centre Party in protest against the inclusion of EKRE in the coalition.

On 17 April 2019, the new cabinet got approval of Riigikogu with the support of 55 out of 101 MPs with one Isamaa rebel MP and former Centre MP Kaljulaid voting against with the opposition.

Ratas resigned as prime minister on the evening of 12 January 2021, in the wake of the Porto Franco corruption scandal and the comments by his coalition partners about the validity of the 2020 US elections, with the government as a whole resigning two days later. The cabinet continued to act as a caretaker government until the Kaja Kallas' first cabinet was sworn in on 26 January.deep state" of orchestrating the government's fall to reverse the party's goals, specifically a planned marriage referendum, using the corruption scandal as a front.

Policies

The coalition agreement declared as its highest goal to secure the existence of Estonian people and an Estonia that is fortified and well-defended.direct democracy.


Jüri Ratas' second cabinet

The government adopted a controversial pension reform that turned the second pillar into a voluntary system, intending to give participants more control over their savings while creating a more competitive market to improve returns and cut fees.abolition of serfdom in the 19th century.Kaja Kallas called the pension reform a "crime against the future" and called upon people to protest against it.sovereign bonds for the first time after 18 years to finance the government programs.

Another priority for the government was adoption of family-friendly policies with an objective to increase birth rates of ethnic Estonians. Government spokespeople presented this as an alternative to immigration that allows the percentage of ethnic Estonians to rise.

The government attempted to restrict both legal and illegal migration into Estonia. Many restrictions were targeted against foreigners coming to work and study in Estonia, especially those from outside the European Union.Estonian Border Guard was restored as a separate structure under the Police and Border Guard Board.

In foreign policy, Estonia moved closer to the Visegrád Group. Together with Hungary, Estonia declared the Global Compact for Migration a "dangerous document" and cooperated against its implementation while also working together to halt the European migrant crisis.Three Seas Initiative. The government also implemented a new foreign policy strategy that gave additional focus to what it defines as "Estonian national and cultural interests", giving attention to Estonian diaspora and turning more awareness to indigenous rights.Estonian Navy by introducing anti-ship missiles and naval minessurface-to-air missiles.

The government launched an ambitious program of highway construction, planning to reconstruct national roads 1, 2 and 4 into first-class dual carriageways while paving every single local road with a daily traffic of 50 or more cars.Haapsalu railway (closed to passenger traffic in 1995 and demolished afterwards)electric railways by 2028.Rail Baltica caused controversy within government, with EKRE opposing it on the grounds of environmental protection and supposed economic inefficiency.

The government, especially Minister of Finance Martin Helme, attempted to open an investigation into the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, hiring American lawyer and former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate it.sinking of the MS Estonia in 1994, alluding to conspiracy theories according to which the ship sank as a result of an explosion or collision with a military submarine.


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The government financed from state budget reconstruction of many churches while also giving money to protect pagan sacred groves.Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, although the initiators of the monument declined public funding.

Incidents and controversies

Coalition formation

Ratas had previously ruled out forming a coalition with EKRE during the election campaign because of differences between their views.

"When I said before that it would be impossible for me to cooperate with a political party which cuts heads off, doesn't agree to certain nationalities or races, then EKRE has indeed said those things."

— Ratas talking about EKRE in November 2018, widely interpreted as ruling out a coalition with EKRE.

The subsequent reversal of his stance and the inclusion of EKRE by Ratas in coalition talks after the elections was met with local and international criticism. In a poll conducted after the start of the coalition talks, Ratas's Centre Party further lost support.

Gender equality

The cabinet faced criticism for having only two women, Centre MP Mailis Reps and Isamaa MP Riina Solman, with EKRE fielding a full male line-up for their portfolios.Kert Kingo, after the resignation of Marti Kuusik.

EKRE party leader and Minister of the Interior Mart Helme faced criticism for calling president Kersti Kaljulaid an "emotionally heated woman".

Freedom of speech

A public debate on freedom of speech started after controversial actions by the new cabinet parties. On 28 March 2019 EKRE's proposed new Minister of Finance, Martin Helme, demanded that Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) would ban and punish journalists who had criticised his party.Postimees, one of the biggest newspapers in Estonia, due to differences with the paper’s newly appointed editor-in-chiefPeeter Helme is the nephew of the leader of the Conservative People’s Party Mart Helme and the newspaper is owned by a member and financier of the third government party Pro Partia.ERR where, he said, he was given a choice between self-censorship and leaving.Kersti Kaljulaid wore a sweatshirt emblazoned with the slogan Sõna on vaba (the word/speech is free) as a statement of the importance of the freedom of speech.


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On 14 May 2019, Minister of the Interior Mart Helme accused ERR's United States correspondent Maria-Ann Rohemäe of deceiving and lying.

"OK" hand gesture

EKRE party chairman and Minister of the Interior Mart Helme, and his son, Minister of Finance Martin Helme caused some controversy by publicly flashing the "OK" hand gesture which has been come to be seen as a white supremacist symbol.Jaak Madison commented afterwards that the symbols were used as "pure trolling" in order to rile the media and the party’s opponents.

In May 2019, when Marine Le Pen was visiting Estonia for discussions with EKRE, MP Ruuben Kaalep and Le Pen took a selfie together with both flashing the same gesture.

Resignation of Marti Kuusik

The following morning after the elections, EKRE's proposed new Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology, Marti Kuusik was caught by the police speeding (74 km/h in 50 km/h zone) and driving under the influence.

On 29 April 2019, reports emerged of alleged history of Kuusik's domestic violence including breaking his wife's arm bone twice.oath of office.

On the same day, a criminal investigation was launched to determine whether the accusations were true.letter of resignation to the President. Kuusk denied all the accusations, reasoning that he only resigned to ensure the stability of the government and to protect his family while focusing on disproving the accusations.Mart Helme heavily criticized the ousting of Kuusik, calling it a "witch hunt".

Afterwords, EKRE struggled to find a nominee, with a number of people declining the offer.Kert Kingo was appointed as a replacement for Kuusik.

Resignation of Kert Kingo

On 25 October 2019, Minister of Foreign Trade and IT Kert Kingo resigned after being caught lying in front of the Riigikogu about the appointment of her new adviser who had posted sexually offensive remarks in Facebook.Kaimar Karu was appointed as a replacement for Kingo.

Dismissal of Mart Järvik


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Dismissal of Mart Järvik

On 25 November 2019, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas proposed the dismissal of the Minister of Rural Affairs Mart Järvik after a commission of inquiry led by the Secretary of State Taimar Peterkop had found that Järvik had exceeded his authority and made inconsistent statements regarding findings of Listeria bacteria at a fish packing plant.Arvo Aller.

Recalling of Kaimar Karu

On the morning of 17 April 2020, Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology Kaimar Karu announced on social media that EKRE chairman Mart Helme has recalled him from the government. Helme accused Karu for not respecting party values, including their anti-immigration views. Karu had been under strain for not supporting changes made to the Aliens Act.Raul Siem was appointed as a replacement for Karu.

Resignation of Rene Kokk

On 4 November 2020, Minister of the Environment Rene Kokk resigned for health reasons, with both Jüri Ratas and Martin Helme stressed that his resignation had nothing to do with the unfinished forestry development plan.Rain Epler was confirmed as the new minister.global warming is primarily caused by human activity and supports nuclear power.

Resignation of Mart Helme

On 9 November 2020, Minister of the Interior Mart Helme, a supporter of Donald Trump, resigned due to political pressure after he and his son, Minister of Finance, Martin Helme had in their weekly radio show called 2020 United States presidential elections fraudulent, rigged by the "deep state" and US president elect Joe Biden a corrupt character.Alar Laneman was confirmed as the new minister.

Resignation of Mailis Reps

On 20 November 2020, Minister of Education and Research Mailis Reps resigned due to the media criticism on her usage of the official ministerial vehicles for her personal purposes.Minister of Public Administration Jaak Aab, with Anneli Ott inheriting Aab's former post.

Ministers

The coalition agreed to continue with fifteen portfolios equally allocated between the parties with each party holding five.


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Portfolio                                        Minister          Took office       Left office          Party
Government's Office
Prime Minister                                   Jüri Ratas        23 November 2016  26 January 2021                   Centre
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance                              Martin Helme      29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   EKRE
Minister of Public Administration                Jaak Aab          29 April 2019     25 November 2020                  Centre
Anneli Ott                                       25 November 2020  26 January 2021                        Centre
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs                      Urmas Reinsalu    29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   Isamaa
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure  Taavi Aas         29 April 2019     to the next cabinet               Centre
Minister of Foreign Trade and                    Marti Kuusik      29 April 2019     30 April 2019                     EKRE
Information Technology
Kert Kingo                                       16 May 2019       25 October 2019                        EKRE
Kaimar Karu                                      2 November 2019   17 April 2020                          Independent
Raul Siem                                        20 April 2020     26 January 2021                        EKRE
Ministry of Justice
Minister of Justice                              Raivo Aeg         29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   Isamaa
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence                              Jüri Luik         12 June 2017      26 January 2021                   Isamaa
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture                              Tõnis Lukas       29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   Isamaa
Ministry of the Interior
Minister of the Interior                         Mart Helme        29 April 2019     9 November 2020                   EKRE
Alar Laneman                                     18 November 2020  26 January 2021                        EKRE
Minister of Population Affairs                   Riina Solman      29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   Isamaa
Ministry of Education and Research
Minister of Education and Research               Mailis Reps       23 November 2016  21 November 2020                  Centre
Jaak Aab                                         25 November 2020  26 January 2021                        Centre
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment                      Rene Kokk         29 April 2019     7 November 2020                   EKRE
Rain Epler                                       16 November 2020  26 January 2021                        EKRE
Ministry of Social Affairs
Minister of Social Affairs                       Tanel Kiik        29 April 2019     26 January 2021                   Centre
Ministry of Rural Affairs
Minister of Rural Affairs                        Mart Järvik       29 April 2019     25 November 2019                  EKRE
Arvo Aller                                       10 December 2019  26 January 2021                        EKRE

  * Official Website of Estonian Government


Bertha Strehlow

Bertha Gwendoline Alexandra Strehlow (16 April 1911 – 30 June 1984) was an educator and pioneer, the first wife of Ted Strehlow, an anthropologist and linguist who worked primarily with the Arrernte People. Although she is often forgotten, Strehlow was her husband's main supporter, and edited his works; she also published some accounts of their activities.

Early life

Strehlow was born in Adelaide to George Pugh James and Rosamond Delila (née Murdoch), who died of influenza in 1919. Shortly after her mother's death, her father married Edith Mary Eaton. She attended St Peter's Girls School and, in her final year, was head prefect. In 1932 she commenced a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Adelaide, where she met Ted Strehlow; she completed her degree in 1934 and began teaching at the Walford Girls School.

She married Ted Strehlow on 21 December 1935 and, the next year, they travelled to Alice Springs on The Ghan railway.

Life in the Northern Territory

The newly married Strehlows arrived in Alice Springs on 18 February 1936, and immediately travelled to Hermannsburg, where Ted had grown up, where they stayed with the family of Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht. During this time, they started preparations for their 'honeymoon', a 1,400-mile (2,300 km) camel trek through the Petermann Ranges, a part of Ted's role as a Patrol Officer for the Central Australian region. Their journey commenced on 5 June 1936, and they returned to Hermannsburg on 25 September 1936. During this journey, Strehlow had a miscarriage and almost died; she was saved due to the intervention of an Aboriginal woman.Kata Tjuta and Uluru.

The Strehlows moved in to a tent at the Jay Creek Settlement on 29 May 1937; in early 1938 Strehlow had another miscarriage. Also in 1938 the couple had a house built using 2000 bricks that had been handmade by Ted and three Aboriginal friends. They moved in during mid-1938.

In 1939, Strehlow suffered a fourth miscarriage, at the same time as facing additional pressure with the outbreak of World War II when Ted was accused in parliament of being a Nazi and, as he put it, 'the most hated man in Central Australia'.


Bertha Strehlow

Later life

In Adelaide, in 1944, Strehlow gave birth to a daughter, Shirley; following the end of the war, a final child, John, was born. The family remained in Adelaide, where Ted lectured in English and Linguistics at University of Adelaide and Strehlow started teaching at the Walford Girls School again.

Between 1950 and 1952, Ted took an extended study tour of Europe and Strehlow rented out rooms in their house for additional income as she struggled financially.Wilderness School and, in November, became Vice President of Tatlers, a women’s literary club, founded by Strehlow's long term friend Roma Mitchell. In 1956, she became its president.

Ted left Strehlow in 1968 and, in 1972, she filed for divorce on the grounds of desertion. At the trial, presided over by her friend Roma Mitchell, she did not seek maintenance and said that her salary was ample for her needs; she did not ask for a clause in the divorce about Ted's will, which ultimately led to both her and her children being disinherited.

On 30 June 1984, shortly after a visit to her son, John, in London, Strehlow died of a heart attack; she was 73 years old.

Publications

Most of the information about Strehlow's life come from her published articles:

  * Strehlow, B. (1940). Through Central Australia. Walkabout, vol. 6, no. 10. URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/259202940
  * Strehlow, B. (1945). A camel trip to the Petermann Ranges across Central Australia. Royal Geographical Society of Australasia. URL: https://trove.nla.gov.au/version/22435354
  * Strehlow, B. (1949) Glimpses of Lubra Life in Central Australia. Aborigines Friends Association Annual Report, p. 33

And her letters to her husband Ted (1935 - 1960) and her mother-in-law Frieda (1936), which are held in the Strehlow Research Centre.

Legacy

Strehlow's life has been celebrated by:


Bertha Strehlow

Strehlow's life has been celebrated by:

  * A 2015 exhibition at The Women's Museum of Australia; in collaboration with the Strehlow Research Centre and the Old Lutheran Church History Centre entitled: "Desert honeymoon: Bertha Strehlow and the Petermann Ranges Expedition".
  * Is the focus of Leni Shilton's 2016 PhD thesis: "Giving voice to silence: Uncovering Bertha Strehlow 's voice through poetry" and her 2018 follow up book: "Walking with camels : the story of Bertha Strehlow".


Bertha Trost

Bertha Trost was a socialite and beauty specialist of German birth, resident in Britain, who was forced out of the United Kingdom for being a suspected German spy.

Early life

Around 1885 she was married in Germany and had at least one son.Potsdam to London. The Seattle Star claimed that she was forced to move to London after a scandal in the Imperial Austro-Hungarian court in Vienna.

London life

She lived 30 years in London setting up two shops - a beauty salon and an antiquarian shop. She was famous for dressing up in Victorian garb and was regularly seen in Hyde Park. At her beauty shop she would allow clients to run up huge debts and then get the clients to provide information to pay off these debts.

Exile

In 1915 she used her network to find information about her German son who she had heard been captured by the British during World War I. Scotland Yard became aware of her and after digging into her past found her German roots. Although she had lived in London for thirty years she had never naturalized and Scotland Yard used her status as a foreigner to force her out of the country.

  * Mata Hari

Notes

References

  * "Deporting of Jandtha". Clutha Leader. Otago, New Zealand: William Peter McGirr, 1874-. 20 August 1915. p. 8. ISSN 2463-6932
  * Gosling, Lucinda (2014). Great War Britain: The First World War at Home. The History Press. ISBN 9780750957311. - Total pages: 240
  * "Most Dangerous Woman In London Deported By Government". The Seattle Star. Seattle: E.H. Wells & Co. 9 July 1915. p. 12. ISSN 2159-5577. OCLC 17285351


French cruiser Milan

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Milan.

Milan was a late-19th-century unprotected cruiser in the French Navy. At the time of her completion, Milan was considered by several publications to be the fastest warship in the world. The warship was the last unprotected cruiser in French naval service, and Milan's design influenced the construction of later protected cruisers.

Design

By the late 1870s, senior officers in the French Navy had come to the realization that the unprotected cruisers and avisos then in the fleet's inventory were too slow to serve as effective scouts for the main battle fleet. The Conseil des Travaux (Council of Works) of the French Navy issued a request for a new cruiser design that incorporated a high top speed and an armament solely consisting of the recently developed Whitehead torpedoes. The new ship was to have no sails, guns, or ram. Displacement was limited to around 2,000 long tons (2,032 t). The French naval engineer Louis-Émile Bertin had designed and proposed such a ship as early as 1875,Conseil examined his preliminary proposal at a meeting on 3 February 1880. They called for further details on 8 June, particularly concerning the propulsion machinery and the revolving torpedo launcher Bertin had suggested.

Despite the fact that they were unconvinced that Bertin's design was practical, they approved the ship on 24 May 1881 and the new ship was designated as an "éclaireur d'escadre" (fleet scout); the Conseil intended the new ship to serve primarily as an inexpensive test ship to evaluate new technologies that, should it prove to be successful, could also be used as a high-speed fleet scout. Tests with the revolving torpedo launcher proved it to be a failure, and it was discarded. Instead, a pair of individual torpedo tubes were added to the design, though their location and configuration are unknown. The gun armament was repeatedly revised between the acceptance of the design and the beginning of the ship's construction before the final armament was selected on 19 June 1882, three months after work on the ship had begun. On 19 September 1883, the torpedo tubes were removed from the ship, and so she entered service in 1886 armed only with guns, despite Bertin's original intention for the vessel.


French cruiser Milan

Milan proved to be a fairly successful design, becoming what Admiral Théophile Aube, the French Minister of Marine in 1886, considered to be the ideal small cruiser. He ordered six further vessels, though these were developed into the protected cruisers of the Forbin and Troude classes.

Characteristics

Plan and profile drawing of Milan

Milan was 92.44 m (303 ft 3 in) long at the waterline, with a beam of 10.04 m (32 ft 11 in) and an average draft of 4 m (13 ft 1 in). At her stern, her draft increased to 4.77 m (15 ft 8 in). She displaced 1,672.3 t (1,645.9 long tons) normally. Her hull featured a pronounced plough bow and short fore and sterncastles. The hull was constructed with steel. As was typical for French warships of the period, she had an overhanging stern. The ship had no armor protection. Her crew consisted of 150 officers and enlisted men originally, but had increased to 191 by 1891, as additional guns were added.

The ship was propelled by a pair of horizontal compound steam engines, each driving a screw propeller. Steam was provided by twelve coal-burning water-tube Belleville boilers that were ducted into two raked funnels located amidships.fire-tube boilers.centerline amidships, and the coal bunkers were arranged above them, allowing the coal to be fed by gravity, significantly reducing the stoking work required.masted, fore-and-aft schooner rig.


French cruiser Milan

The power plant was rated to produce 3,880 indicated horsepower (2,890 kW), but on speed trials in 1885 using forced draft, she reached 3,916 ihp (2,920 kW) for a top speed of 18.47 knots (34.21 km/h; 21.25 mph);The Mechanical Engineer noted that the vessel was "believed to be the fastest war vessel afloat."Milan nevertheless suffered from excessive vibration while steaming at high speed.308.7 t (303.8 long tons), which provided a cruising radius of 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at an economical speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). The ship was capable of carrying extra coal that allowed her to steam for 6,100 nmi (11,300 km; 7,000 mi).

The ship was initially armed with a main battery of five 100 mm (3.9 in) guns carried in individual pivot mounts. One gun was placed on the forecastle, another was on the sterncastle, two were placed on the upper deck to starboard and the last on the deck to port. The fore- and sterncastle guns were fitted with gun shields, but the amidships guns were not. For close-range defense against torpedo boats, she carried eight 37 mm (1.5 in) 1-pounder Hotchkiss revolver cannon, all in individual shielded mounts. She also carried a single 65 mm (2.6 in) M1881 field gun that could be sent ashore with a landing party.

Modifications


French cruiser Milan

Modifications

A pair of minor refits were carried out in 1888; the first, begun on 7 February, removed one of the starboard 100 mm guns, and the deck space that had been occupied with the 100 mm gun was used to add equipment to allow the cruiser to lay naval mines. The second, begun on 18 December, involved the addition of a pair of 47 mm (1.9 in) M1885 quick-firing guns to the sterncastle. In 1890, Milan was decommissioned to have her armament and machinery updated, which included removing her boilers to have them thoroughly overhauled. The remaining amidships 100 mm guns were removed, leaving only the fore- and sterncastle guns. The light armament was also revised, and now consisted of ten 47 mm M1885 QF guns and two 37 mm guns, along with the 65 mm field gun. After the work was initially completed in 1892, the decision was made to convert the ship's boilers to mixed coal and oil firing, which was done between December 1892 and February 1893. A final update to her boilers was begun in January 1900, which involved removing her original twelve Belleville boilers and installing eight new models with economizers.

Service history

Construction – 1891

Sketch of Milan early in her career

Milan was ordered in 1881 and placed on the navy's list in January 1882. She was laid down at the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire shipyard in Saint-Nazaire on 21 March 1882, and was launched on 25 May 1884. The ship was commissioned to begin sea trials in February 1885 as the nation's first steel cruiser. Initial testing took place off Brest and lasted from 12 March to 6 August, and two days later she was placed in full commission for active service.Toulon on France's Mediterranean coast, arriving there six days later. There, she joined the Escadre d'évolutions (Training Squadron) on 19 January 1886. The training Squadron consisted of those ships of the Mediterranean Squadron that conducted routine training exercises each year.ironclads of the First Division for the duration of the maneuvers. The exercises were used to test the effectiveness of torpedo boats in defending the coastline from a squadron of ironclads, whether cruisers and torpedo boats could break through a blockade of ironclads, and whether a flotilla of torpedo boats could intercept ironclads at sea.


French cruiser Milan

In May 1887, Milan took part in exercises to practice convoy escort; the French Army kept significant forces in French North Africa, and these units would have to be transported back to Europe in the event of a major conflict. The ship was assigned to escort a convoy of four simulated troop ships, along with four ironclads, the unprotected cruiser Hirondelle, the torpedo cruiser Condor, and the torpedo boats Balny and Déroulède. A squadron of cruisers and torpedo boats was tasked with intercepting the convoy. The convoy used bad weather to make the passage, as heavy seas kept the torpedo boats from going to sea.Milan remained with the unit through 1889. She took part in the annual fleet maneuvers that year in company with nine ironclads, three cruisers, and several smaller craft. The exercises lasted from 30 June to 6 July, and included simulated attacks on the French Mediterranean coast.

Map of the western Mediterranean, where Milan operated for much of her career

Joint maneuvers were held in 1890 with the combined Mediterranean Fleet and Northern Squadron. The ships of the Mediterranean Fleet arrived in Brest on 2 July and began the maneuvers four days later; the exercises ended on 25 July. Milan was attached to the Fourth Division of the Second Squadron for the maneuvers, along with the ironclads Bayard, Duguesclin, and Vauban, the unprotected cruiser Rigault de Genouilly, the torpedo gunboat Couleuvrine, and two torpedo boats. During the exercises, on 17 July, the torpedo gunboat Dague broke down and Milan had to tow her back to port. Later that day, Milan struck an uncharted rock outside of Brest, which tore a 0.91 by 2.13 m (3 by 7 ft) hole in her hull. Milan's pumps barely kept up with the flooding and she limped back into Brest for repairs. The hole was temporarily patched in three days to allow the vessel to participate in the final days of operations.FCM shipyard in La Seyne-sur-Mer for repairs and modifications that lasted from 1890 to 1893. Milan was recommissioned for sea trials on 1 July 1892, but further work was carried out, lasting into 1893, and she was finally completed and recommissioned to full service on 5 April.

1893–1908


French cruiser Milan

1893–1908

By 1893, Milan had been replaced in front-line service by the protected cruisers her design had inspired, the Forbin and Troude classes, and she was placed in reserve.Milan remained with the Reserve Squadron through 1894; the unit was kept in commission for only part of the year for training. At that time, the unit consisted of six ironclads, the protected cruiser Forbin, Condor, and forty-eight torpedo boats of various sizes.Milan was retained in the unit in 1895, by which time the composition of the squadron had been altered to five ironclads, two protected cruisers, two torpedo cruisers, and three torpedo gunboats.

Milan continued to serve in the Reserve Squadron in 1896, by which time the unit also included four ironclads, three protected cruisers, and two torpedo cruisers. The ships of the squadron were fully-manned only for the annual fleet maneuvers; they otherwise kept only half to two-thirds of their crews for the rest of the year. The unit was based in Toulon, along with the Active Squadron.Milan participated in the annual maneuvers as part of the Reserve Squadron's cruiser screen, along with the protected cruisers Lalande, Amiral Cécille, and Sfax and the torpedo cruiser Léger. The maneuvers for that year took place from 6 to 30 July and the Reserve Squadron served as the simulated enemy.Milan remained in the unit for 1897, participating in the fleet exercises in July as part of the "enemy" unit.armored cruiser Chanzy, and Léger in addition to Milan.

Milan was decommissioned again on 1 January 1900 for another overhaul that lasted through 1901; she was recommissioned on 15 December that yeah, but she saw no further active service. She was eventually decommissioned for the last time on 1 June 1907. The last-surviving unprotected cruiser in the navy's inventory, Milan was stricken from the naval register on 8 April 1908 and subsequently used as a training ship for engine room personnel, replacing the old torpedo cruiser Vautour in that role from 1908 to 1910. Milan was in turn replaced by the protected cruiser Chasseloup-Laubat in December 1910, and was thereafter sold on 1 August 1911 to M. Bénédic and broken up in La Seyne.


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Commentator (horse)

Commentator (foaled March 27, 2001), is an American Thoroughbred race horse by the stallion Distorted Humor, sire of 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. Like Funny Cide, Commentator is a New York-bred as well as a gelding. Distorted Humor also sired Hystericalady.

Commentator's dam, Outsource, was a daughter of Storm Bird, at two a champion in both England and Ireland and a stamina-producing sire. Storm Bird, by Northern Dancer, also sired Storm Cat and Summer Squall. Outsource was born small and deformed so she never raced or was trained. Instead she was bred to Distorted Humor at only two years of age, and the result was Commentator, making Outsource one of the youngest mares ever to produce a Grade I winner. In 2002, Outsource was purchased in foal to Chief Seattle by Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones of Airdrie Stud near Midway, Kentucky for $25,000 at the Keeneland January mixed sale. She has a yearling full sister to Commentator, and delivered another Distorted Humor filly on February 16, 2008.

Bred by Michael Martinez in New York, Commentator went for $45,000 as a weanling (hip # 3230) in the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. As a yearling, his price was $135,000 when he went to Tracy Farmer, who still owns him. From the beginning, he was trained by Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito.

Eight years old in 2009, the gelding made only 24 lifetime starts due to several small injuries (emerging from his races with foot problems and operated on for cannon-bone fracture injuries). Zito said of Commentator, “There's no speed like him. Who in their right mind would go with that horse? Who could? Is there a faster horse in the world?”


Commentator (horse)

At three, Commentator won the seven-furlong Perryville Stakes, setting a track record of 1:25.19. At four, on August 5, 2005, he went wire to wire in the Grade I nine-furlong Whitney Handicap, beating that year’s American Horse of the Year Saint Liam. 32,287 people crowded onto the Saratoga Race Course to watch Commentator, ridden by Gary Stevens, set the pace, then seem to tire as Saint Liam made his move. But Commentator dug in, beating Saint Liam to the finish wire. At five, he won the Mugatea Stakes at Belmont Park and at six, he placed in the Tom Fool Handicap, then took the Richmond Runner Stakes for New York–breds by 11 and a quarter lengths. In the Richmond Runner, he ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:15.69.

On October 27, 2007, entered in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Monmouth Park, Commentator finished seventh on a very “sloppy track.” In January 2008, he won a Gulfstream Park allowance race in a 14 ½ length romp that set a track record. Under jockey John Velazquez, he went 1:33:71 for a mile on the “fast” track.

Commentator, again ridden by Velazquez, won the Grade II Richter Scale Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap on March 9, 2008, by 13 ¾ lengths, Pushed by Elite Squadron through early fractions of 22 seconds and 45.04, he led by five lengths at the top of the lane and then increased his lead with every stride. Track announcer Larry Colmus called, "Here comes Commentator, the fastest horse in America." Asked to comment on that call, Zito said, "Not only is that plausible, it has the added advantage of maybe being true." Commentator covered the Richter Scale's seven furlongs in 1:23.23.


Commentator (horse)

On May 26, 2008, he ran second in the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park. On July 26, 2008, he took his second Whitney Handicap wire-to-wire, at age 7 becoming the second-oldest horse to win that race. (Kelso won it at age 8 in 1965.) The race was run in deep mud after a deluge of rain at Saratoga. Earning a 120 Beyer Speed Figure, Commentator, leading all the way and winning by 4¾ lengths, came home almost spotless. With that win, he gained an automatic entry into the 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic.

On September 20, 2008, Commentator won the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs by a record 14 lengths. He was hand ridden throughout the stretch. The Mass Cap win carried an automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Classic, which Commentator already had earned from his win in the 2008 Whitney. Zito expressed a slight reluctance to ship Commentator to California's synthetic surface for the Breeders' Cup, to be run at Santa Anita in 2008.

Commentator’s average winning margin in his 14 career victories is over 10 lengths. Over the years, he's won by margins of 7 lengths three times, 8 lengths, 9¾ lengths, 10½ lengths, 11¼ lengths, 13¾ lengths, 14 lengths twice, and 16½ lengths. He's also earned Beyer Speed Figures of 119, 120, and 123.

Of all horses racing in 2008 (Big Brown, Curlin, Zenyatta, etc.), Commentator had the highest recorded Beyer Speed Figure both under and over a mile.

Commentator was a finalist for the Eclipse Award's American Champion Older Male Horse for 2008. Curlin took the award. In 2007 and 2008, Commentator was New York Horse of Year.

On June 12, 2009, 8-year-old Commentator easily took the Kashatreya Stakes at Belmont Park by seven lengths as a prep towards again winning the Whitney Handicap. This win raised his bankroll to over $1,900,000 and kept him unbeaten in his six races against New York State-breds.

Retirement

After showing in the 2009 Whitney, Commentator's owners announced his retirement, saying he had nothing more to prove. Tracy and Carol Farmer have chosen Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky as his permanent home.


Commentator (horse)

On September 6, 2009 the New York Racing Association (NYRA) paid tribute to Commentator at Saratoga Race Course. They named that day's fifth race, an overnight stakes race for New York–bred 3-year-olds and up, “The Commentator.”

Pedigree

Pedigree of Commentator, chestnut gelding, 2001
Sire                 Forty Niner     Mr. Prospector   Raise a Native
Distorted Humor
Gold Digger
File                 Tom Rolfe
Continue
Danzig's Beauty      Danzig          Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
Sweetest Chant       Mr. Leader
Gay Sonnet
Dam                  Storm Bird      Northern Dancer  Nearctic
Outsource
Natalma
South Ocean          New Providence
Shining Sun
True Grit            Woodman         Mr. Prospector
Playmate
Quite Honestly       Believe It
Tesao (family: 1-c)

  * Commentator’s pedigree, stats, and photo
  * Commentator’s sales and recent race history
  * Commentator's Massachusetts Handicap victory
  * Featured Inside Stride Magazine as part of Old Friends Story


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Kainaliu is a small community in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, United States.

Geography

Kainaliu is located in the Kona district at coordinates 19°31′56″N 155°55′35″W / 19.53222°N 155.92639°W, along the Hawaii Belt Road, also called the Māmalahoa Highway or state route 11.census-designated places of Honalo, Hawaii to the north or Kealakekua, Hawaii to the south.

History

The town was named for an ancient canoe bailer who worked for King Keawenuiaʻumi in the sixteenth century,kā i nā liu in the Hawaiian language. It was also the site of an early coffee farm of Governor Kuakini.

The historic Lanakila Congregational church was built here in 1865−67.John Davis Paris (1809–1892) and his family are buried in the cemetery.Isaac Davis, and have a daughter who married the son of Rev. Paris, and another who married wealthy businessman William Herbert Shipman.

In 1868, the self-proclaimed prophet Joseph Kaona convinced a band of followers the world would soon end. They tried to take over Lanikila church, then formed a communal camp on the beach. After the loss of two lives, they were captured and briefly imprisoned.

In 1932 the Tanimoto Theater opened here, showing both American and Japanese films for workers in the Kona coffee industry.William Harold Lee, and seated 325.World War II the name was to Aloha Theater. It was shut down in the 1970s, but restored and re-opened, playing mostly live events. It is the oldest theater in Kona that is still operating.

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The Historical table of the Copa Libertadores is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has ever played in the Copa Libertadores since its inception in 1960, up to 2022 season.

The data below does not include the 1948 South American Championship of Champions, as it is not listed by Conmebol either as a Copa Libertadores edition or as an official competition. It must be pointed out, however, that at least in the years 1996 and 1997, Conmebol entitled equal status to both Copa Libertadores and the 1948 tournament, in that the 1948 champion club (CR Vasco da Gama) was allowed to participate in Supercopa Libertadores, a Conmebol official competition that allowed participation for former Libertadores champions only (for example, not admitting participation for champions of other Conmebol official competitions, such as Copa CONMEBOL).

Ranking

From 1960 to 2022, 63 editions of the Copa Libertadores de América were held. During this period, the clubs rank in the competition is as follow (updated until 2021 Copa Libertadores Final):