Douglas Jackson

Douglas Jackson may refer to:

  * Douglas Jackson (author) (born 1956), Scottish novelist
  * Douglas Jackson (businessman) (born 1957), United States-based co-founder of e-gold
  * Douglas N. Jackson (1929–2004), Canadian psychologist
  * Douglas S. Jackson (born 1954), Tennessee politician
  * Doug Jackson (ice hockey) (1924–1980), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
  * Doug Jackson (musician), American guitarist
  * Douglas Jackson (filmmaker) (born 1940), Canadian filmmaker
  * Douglas Jackson (rugby union) (1941–2018), Scottish rugby union player
  * Charles Douglas Jackson (1902–1964), expert on psychological warfare


Hacıməmmədli

Hacıməmmədli or Gadzhymamedli or Gadzhi-Mamedli may refer to:

  * Hacıməmmədli, Agdam, Azerbaijan
  * Hacıməmmədli, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan


Château de Grésillon

Château de Grésillon

The Château de Grésillon (Esperanto: Kastelo Greziljono) is situated 250 km to the southwest of Paris in Baugé between Angers, Le Mans and Tours in France.

The nonprofit organization "Cultural House of French Esperanto Speakers," established in 1951, owns the château with an 18 hectare park (about 0.2 square kilometers). It is frequently visited by students of Esperanto from all around the world, especially in summer.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château de Grésillon.
  * Greziljono Facebook group
  * Official website (Esperanto, French and German versions)

47°33′05″N 0°04′56″W / 47.5513°N 0.0823°W


Cixutumumab

Cixutumumab (IMC-A12) is a human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of solid tumors.

This drug was developed by ImClone Systems, since acquired by Eli Lilly, using phage display technology from Dyax.

It is a fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the human insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) with potential antineoplastic activity. Cixutumumab selectively binds to membrane-bound IGF-1R, thereby preventing the binding of the ligand IGF-1 and subsequent activation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Downregulation of the PI3K/AKT survival pathway may result in the induction of cancer cell apoptosis and may decrease cancer cellular proliferation. IGF-1R, a receptor tyrosine kinase of the insulin receptor superfamily overexpressed by many cancer cell types, stimulates cell proliferation, enables oncogenic transformation, and suppresses apoptosis; IGF-1R signaling has been implicated in tumorigenesis and metastasis.

Research

Phase II clinical trials have been completed in patients with non-small cell lung cancer,rhabdomyosarcoma,prostate cancer,pancreatic cancer,esophageal cancer,bone cancer,sarcoma,ocular melanoma,hepatocellular carcinoma,breast cancer


George Brown (footballer, born 1903)

For other people with the same name, see George Brown (disambiguation).

George Brown (22 June 1903 – 10 June 1948) was an English professional footballer and football manager, who played most of his career with Huddersfield Town.

Playing career

A centre-forward, he was the highest ever goal-scorer for Huddersfield Town with 159 goals; 142 in the League in 213 appearances and 17 from 16 outings in the FA Cup. Signed straight from his pit team at Mickley in May 1921, he was eventually sold to Aston Villa in August 1929 for £5,000.

For Villa he scored a total of 89 goals in 126 games.

During his career he scored 273 goals in 440 games, between 1921 and 1938, after which he retired to run a pub. He gained 9 full England caps and represented the Football League once.

Honours

As a player

Huddersfield Town
  * FA Charity Shield winner: 1922
  * Division 1 champions: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
  * Division 1 runners-up: 1926–27, 1927–28
  * FA Cup finalist: 1928

Managerial statistics

Team        Nat        From          To            Record
G           W          L             D             Win %
Darlington  [England]  October 1936  October 1938  90      23  45  22  25.6

  * George Brown at Soccerbase
  * George Brown management career statistics at Soccerbase
  * Aston Villa profile
  * Profile on www.englandstats.com
  * Profile on www.englandfc.com Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine


Hypoid gearboxes

Hypoid gearboxes are gearboxes having axes that are non-intersecting and not parallel.spiral bevel gear, the basic geometry of hypoid gear is hyperbolic. The spiral angle of the pinion is larger than the spiral angle of the gear in a hypoid gearbox, so the pinion diameter can be larger than that of a bevel gear pinion. This helps in attaining an enhanced contact surface and a better tooth strength which allows for higher gear ratios and scope of higher torque transmission.Bearings can also be used on both sides of gears for extra rigidity as the offset between the axes allows the scope for extra support.

Applications

Hypoid gear sets have long been used in the differential (mechanical device) of rear wheel drive cars and trucks. The scope of misalignment between the centers of the two interlinking shafts permits utilization of larger sized gears which enhances the contact surface area and reduces the wear and tear on the gear hence extending the life and power transmission capabilities of the gearboxes. The reduction in friction also ensure reduction in the loss of energy and improve the overall efficiency of power transmission. This leads to a quieter running gear set.


Elwin Bay diatreme

The Elwin Bay diatreme, also called the Elwin Bay kimberlite, is a small post-Silurian kimberlite diatreme located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) south of Elwin Bay at the eastern margin of Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada. It has a diameter of 200 m (656 ft).

  * Volcanism in Canada
  * List of volcanoes in Canada

73°30′N 090°56′W / 73.500°N 90.933°W


Borgoratto Alessandrino

Borgoratto Alessandrino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Turin and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Alessandria, on the Bormida river.

It borders the following municipalities: Carentino, Castellazzo Bormida, Frascaro, and Oviglio.


Burrup Peninsula rock gehyra

[Map]
Holotype site

The Burrup Peninsula rock gehyra (Gehyra peninsularis) is a species of gecko in the genus Gehyra. It is endemic to Western Australia.

  * Gehyra peninsularis occurrence data at GBIF


Marcel Plasman

Marcel Plasman (23 December 1924 – 28 July 2020) was a Belgian politician.

Biography

Plasman began his career as an employee of the Federation of Christian Mutualites. He also served as President of the Fédération nationale des associations médico-sociales from 1972 to 1973 and again from 1985 to 1987. He was President of the Association chrétienne des Invalides et Handicapés from 1975 to 1985 and President of the Confédération des Institutions hospitalières from 1974 to 1976 and 1984 to 1986.

Plasman was a member of the Centre démocrate humaniste (PSC) party and was elected to the communal council of Nivelles in 1964, serving until 1996. From 1977 to 1982 and from 1989 to 1995, he served as Mayor.

From 1971 to 1979, Plasman served in the Chamber of Representatives, representing the arrondissement of Nivelles. He left the Chamber in 1979 and was succeeded by Raymond Langendries. In 1977, he was appointed Minister of Pensions and Secretary of Social Affairs under the second government of Leo Tindemans.

Marcel Plasman died of pneumonia on 28 July 2020 at the age of 95.


John Powell (footballer, born 1892)

For the English winger, see John Powell (footballer, born 1936).

John Powell (3 June 1892 – 7 February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Port Vale and Nottingham Forest.

Career

Powell joined Port Vale in 1911, and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat at Lincoln City in a Central League match on 25 December 1911.goalkeeper for the next three seasons.Second Division matches for Nottingham Forest in the 1914–15 season. He returned to Port Vale during World War I, and played as a guest from August 1916 until he lost his first team place in September 1917.

Career statistics

Source:

Club               Season          Division         League  FA Cup  Total
Apps               Goals           Apps             Goals   Apps    Goals
Port Vale          1911–12         Central League   1       0       0      0  1   0
1912–13            Central League  3                0       0       0      3  0
1913–14            Central League  1                0       0       0      1  0
Total              5               0                0       0       5      0
Nottingham Forest  1914–15         Second Division  24      0       1      0  25  0
Career total       29              0                1       0       30     0


Hacımusa, Polatlı

Hacımusa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Polatlı, Ankara Province, Turkey.Kurds.


Château de Fénelon

The Château de Fénelon is a château in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

History

The site has been inhabited since at least the 11th century, with the oldest surviving parts of the building dating from the 12th century. It is probably most famous as the birthplace of François Fénelon, the famous 17th-century archbishop, theologian, and writer. It was designated a national heritage site in 1962.

In Film

The privately-owned château is occasionally used as a set for movies, some of which are:

  * Vice and Virtue, directed by Roger Vadim in 1963
  * Part of the château's exterior served as the home of Danielle de Barbarac (Drew Barrymore) in the 1998 film Ever After, alongside the exterior of the Château de la Roussie, which was also presented as part of the character's home.
  * The Last Duel, directed by Ridley Scott in 2021

Official website:

44°50′32″N 1°21′01″E / 44.84222°N 1.35028°E


Clarence McCoombe

Clarence McCoombe (23 February 1904 – 6 September 1955) was an Australian cricketer. He played in five first-class matches for Queensland in 1928/29.

  * List of Queensland first-class cricketers
  * Clarence McCoombe at ESPNcricinfo


George Brown (Belizean judge)

Sir George Noel Brown (13 June 1942 – 26 July 2007) was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Belize from 1991 to 1998, the second native-born Belizean to sit in that position.

Career

Brown served the judiciary for more than four decades, rising up through the ranks.lay magistrate, and after qualifying as a crown counsel joined the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. He later became the Solicitor General of Belize.Judicial Committee of the Privy Council over the issue of capital punishment; of the twenty death sentences he handed down in his latter years, the Privy Council granted a stay of execution in all cases which were appealed. An article in a London newspaper poked fun at Brown's style of setting up loudspeakers in the courtroom and delivering "fire and brimstone" judgments which he claimed were divinely inspired; the article was banned from republication in Belize. Towards the end of his tenure as CJ, his health also began to deteriorate, and he suffered from epileptic seizures. He submitted his resignation in November 1997.George Singh.Wilfred Elrington.

Personal life

Brown was born to Noel "Todd" Brown and grew up in Gales Point. He was an aficionado of sailing. He attended St. Michael's College, Belize, where he joint the football, cricket, and track and field teams.legal education at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica.Ella-Jean Gillett and Valentina Reyes to promote athletics and craftsmanship.Belize City due to disorientation.Belize Audubon Society's James A. Waight award for his contributions to the social, cultural, and environmental development of Belize, in particular for his charitable work in introducing at-risk youth to the arts of sailing and boat building.


Hypolaena

Hypolaena is a plant genus in the family Restionaceae, described as a genus in 1810.endemic to Australia.

Species
  * Hypolaena caespitosa B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA
  * Hypolaena exsulca R.Br. - WA
  * Hypolaena fastigiata R.Br. - Tassel Rope-rush - WA, SA, NSW, Vic, Tas, Qld
  * Hypolaena grandiuscula F.Muell.
  * Hypolaena humilis (Gilg.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA
  * Hypolaena pubescens (R.Br.) Nees - WA
  * Hypolaena robusta Meney & Pate - WA
  * Hypolaena viridis B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson - WA
formerly included

A few dozen other species have been placed in the genus over the years but are now considered members of other genera: Anthochortus Calorophus Chordifex Desmocladus Empodisma Loxocarya Mastersiella Platycaulos Restio Stenotalis


Elwesia

Elwesia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Species

  * Elwesia diplostigma Hampson, 1894
  * Elwesia nigripalpis Warren, 1911
  * Elwesia pallida Warren, 1911
  * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
  * Elwesia at funet


Gibson-Burnham House

The Gibson-Burnham House is a historic house at 1326 Cherry Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a roughly L-shaped two story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof across its front and a gabled rear section. A single-story porch extends across the front, supported by Ionic columns. Its interior has well-preserved original woodwork, including notable a staircase built out of quarter-sawn oak and displayed at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Built in 1904 by a local plantation owner, it is a fine local example of Colonial Revival architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

  * National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas


Burru

Burru is an Ashanti-born style of drumming used in Jamaican music.

Description of the rhythm and of the types of drums

"Burru" consists of alternations of a beat made by one drummer, and another beat by another drummer, like a conversation between two or more people: this pattern is named call and response,blues and gospel, among others. Three types of drums were used in most arrangements: they consisted of "Bass", "Fundeh" and "Repeater" drum.Fundeh drum added syncopation, and the Repeater drum brought in the melody. Occasionally, lyrics would be incorporated as well into songs. They would still follow the "call and response" pattern.

History, origin and meanings of the term

This style of drumming originated in West Africa, and later moved to the Caribbean as a result of the atlantic slave trade; on the slave plantations, slave masters permitted its continuance as it provided a rhythm for the slaves to work by. The term "burru" originates from the African Twi language word "bru", meaning to "ravage", "strike" or "destroy", and this term is also present in the Jamaican patois, where it refers to an individual that is a "ruffian". For this reason, it was possibly an insult from one Twi speaking slave or Coromantee (an archaic British term to refer to Twi speaking Akan slaves from the inland, north of the Gold Coast) to another. The word also refers to an Ashanti kind of drum called Aburukuwa, cylindrical in shape, and known in Jamaica as "Burru drum".

How and by who Burru is used

Burru has been used in many ways over the years. This style was at first known as a more aggressive form of drumming, due to the loud and hard beats. However, burru in West Africa was used more as a form of cultural expression, and it would frequently have been used in arrangements called talking drums. It has also been used in reggae music, popularised by Count Ossie, and used by artists such as Bob Marley.


Gild Fryske Mounders

The Gild Fryske Mounders (English: Frisian Millers Guild) is an association of volunteer millers operating windmills in the Dutch province Friesland. Its goal is to preserve and spread miller knowledge and skills to ensure the availability of enough millers who can responsibly operate all functional windmills in Frisia.Frisian mills day, excursions and together with De Fryske Mole (English: Frisian Mills Foundation) publishes a quarterly magazine De Utskoat .

History

The Gild Fryske Mounders (Frisian Guild) was founded in 1975Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars (English: Volunteer Millers Guild), mostly out of discontent with the education and exam procedures of the Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars (Dutch Guild) and the exam committee of De Hollandsche Molen. After some years of internal turmoil and discussion with the Dutch Guild it became clear that consensus could not be reached

Volunteer miller training

On average half a day per week prospective millers are taught the theory and practice of operating a windmill by a miller at an appointed training mill. The training takes at least one and a half years (though often longer) so the apprentice miller experiences all types of weather common in the Netherlands. The examination committee consists of the teaching miller and two independent experienced millers.

  * Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars
  * Stichting De Fryske Mole
  * De Hollandsche Molen
  * Molenaar worden, website Gild Fryske Mounders
  * De Utskoat


John Powell (judge)

Sir John Powell

Sir John Powell (1632 or 1633 – 7 September 1696) was a Welsh judge on the Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench. He presided over the trial of the Seven Bishops in 1688.

Born in 1632 or 1633, Powell was from Pentre Meurig, Llanwrda in Carmarthenshire, Wales. He became a member of Gray's Inn in 1650, and matriculated at Jesus College, Oxford. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1653 and his Master of Arts degree from King's College, Cambridge in the following year.called to the bar in 1657. Details of his legal practice are unknown until his rapid promotion in April 1686, when he became a serjeant-at-law and was then appointed as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and knighted. He was soon asked his opinion of the decision in Godden v Hales that the king could dispense with compliance with Acts of Parliament, and he agreed with the majority view that this was permitted.

He was transferred to the Court of King's Bench in 1687. In that court, he was one of the judges who imposed a fine of £30,000 upon the Earl of Devonshire, and was the presiding judge at the trial of the Seven Bishops for seditious libel. At this trial, he was opposed to the king's power to suspend laws in ecclesiastical matters, taking the view that there would be no parliament if this was allowed. As a result, he was sidelined after the trial ended in July 1688, returning to the post of a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1689 after the Glorious Revolution. He was summonsed to the House of Lords to explain the fine imposed on the Earl of Devonshire, which was said to be a violation of the principles of Magna Carta and of the privileges of the peers. He asked the pardon of the House, saying that he had been misled by some books that he looked upon as authorities.

Powell built and lived at Broadway Mansion in LaugharneExeter on 7 September 1696.St Martin's Church, Laugharne where he was buried


Hassing

Hassing is a Danish and German language habitational surname. Notable people with the name include:

  * Anne Louise Hassing (1967), Danish actress
  * Carsten Hassing (1967), Danish rower


Islands in the River Thames

This article lists the islands in the River Thames, or at the mouth of a tributary (marked †), in England. It excludes human-made islands built as part of the building of forty-five two-gate locks which each accompany a weir, and islets subordinate to and forming part of the overall shape of another. The suffix -ey (pronounced today /iː/) is common across England and Scotland and cognate with ait and meaning island, a term – as ait or eyot – unusually well-preserved on the Thames. A small minority of list entries are referred to as Island, Ait or Eyot and are vestiges, separated by a depression in the land or high-water-level gully.

Most are natural; others were created by excavation of an additional or replacement navigation channel, such as to provide a shorter route, a cut. Many result from accumulation of gravel, silt, wildfowl dung and plant decay and root strengthening, particularly from willows and other large trees. Unlike other large rivers, all today are considered fixed. All in the reaches below Lechlade have been protected against erosion by various combinations of canalisation of the river, building up with dredged material from the river bed, water reeds, concrete, cement, wood or sheet piling.

List of former islands

  * Frog Island†, Rainham
  * Isle of Dogs, Poplar, London
  * Isle of Grain, Kent
  * Thorney (or Thorney Island)† covered a broad area surrounding Westminster Abbey
  * Bermondsey†, land and grounds of Bermondsey Abbey, formed by an anabranch (corollary channel) naturally dredged by the mouth of the Neckinger; a vestige of the channel is St Saviour's Dock.
  * Battersea Formerly bounded by the Heath Brook,Falcon Brook and Thames.
Beyond the alluvium/silts of the estuary, by the English Channel and North Sea
  * Isle of Thanet†, Kent

List of islands

Sheppey - Minster from Elmley Marshes

Oliver's Island looking downstream

Glover's Island from Richmond Hill

Raven's Ait from Queen's Promenade

Platts Eyot - Port Hampton

Ham Island - The Cut


Islands in the River Thames

Ham Island - The Cut

Bavin's Gulls and Cliveden

Temple Island, Henley

The islands are listed in order upstream from the sea.


Islands in the River Thames

Islands from the sea to Thames Head and published size:
Name                                                                         Area     Area    References
                                                                             (acre)   (ha)
Isle of Sheppey†                                                             23,040   9,320
Two Tree Island† (also known as Leigh Marshes)                               640      260
Canvey Island†                                                               4,556    1,844
Lower Horse Island† on Holehaven† a sandbank of Holehaven Creek, Corringham  31.1     12.6
Chiswick Eyot, Chiswick                                                      3.266    1.322
Oliver's Island, Strand-on-the-Green                                         0.90     0.36
Brentford Ait, Brentford                                                     4.572    1.850
Lot's Ait, Brentford                                                         1.724    0.698
Isleworth Ait, Isleworth                                                     9.370    3.792
Corporation Island, Richmond                                                 0.796    0.322
Glover's Island, Twickenham                                                  0.536    0.217
Eel Pie Island, Twickenham                                                   8.935    3.616
Swan Island, Twickenham                                                      0.250    0.101
Trowlock Island, Teddington                                                  3.700    1.497
Steven's Eyot, Kingston upon Thames                                          0.372    0.151
Raven's Ait, Surbiton                                                        1.268    0.513
Boyle Farm Island, Thames Ditton                                             0.407    0.165
Thames Ditton Island, Thames Ditton                                          4.287    1.735
Ash Island, East Molesey                                                     4.513    1.826
Tagg's Island, Hampton                                                       3.681    1.490
Garrick's Ait, Hampton                                                       0.798    0.323
Benn's Island, Hampton                                                       0.1      0.040
Platts Eyot, Hampton                                                         7.710    3.120
Grand Junction Isle, Sunbury                                                 0.452    0.183
Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury                                                2.457    0.994


Islands in the River Thames

Rivermead Island, Sunbury                                                    6.672    2.700
Sunbury Lock Ait, Walton on Thames                                           7.735    3.130
Wheatley's Ait, Sunbury-on-Thames (also known as Wheatleys Eyot)             11.928   4.827
Desborough Island, Walton-on-Thames                                          112.00   45.32
D'Oyly Carte Island, Weybridge                                               1.427    0.577
Lock Island, Shepperton                                                      4.662    1.887
Hamhaugh Island, Shepperton                                                  9.897    4.005
Pharaoh's Island, Shepperton                                                 4.1      1.7
Laleham Burway including Abbey Mead, Chertsey                                396      160
Penton Hook Island, Laleham                                                  11.443   4.631
Truss's Island, Thorpe                                                       0.310    0.125
Church Island, Staines-upon-Thames                                           2.069    0.837
Hollyhock Island with Holm Island, Staines-upon-Thames                       2.429    0.983
The Island (formerly marsh), Hythe End                                       3.953    1.600
Magna Carta Island, Runnymede                                                1.706    0.690
Unnamed island, Wraysbury                                                    0.690    0.279
Pats Croft Eyot, Runnymede                                                   0.518    0.210
Friary Island, Wraysbury                                                     7.309    2.958
Friday Island, Old Windsor                                                   0.154    0.062
Ham Island, Old Windsor                                                      126.0    51.0
Lion Island, Old Windsor                                                     0.353    0.143
Sumptermead Ait, Datchet                                                     5.180    2.096
Black Potts Ait, Windsor                                                     1.81     0.73
Romney Island, Windsor                                                       6.304    2.551
Cutlers Ait, Windsor                                                         0.955    0.386
Firework Ait, Windsor                                                        0.022    0.0089


Islands in the River Thames

Jacob's Island, Windsor                                                      0.641    0.259
Deadwater Ait, Windsor                                                       0.550    0.223
Baths Island, Eton Wick                                                      3.42     1.38
Bush Ait, Windsor                                                            1.118    0.452
Queen's Eyot, Dorney                                                         4.209    1.703
Monkey Island, Bray                                                          5.276    2.135
Pigeonhill Eyot, Bray                                                        2.625    1.062
Headpile Eyot, Bray                                                          3.440    1.392
Guards Club Island, Maidenhead (also known as Bucks Ait)                     0.640    0.259
Bridge Eyot, Maidenhead                                                      2.262    0.915
Grass Eyot, Maidenhead                                                       1.258    0.509
Ray Mill Island, Maidenhead                                                  0.991    0.401
Boulter's Island or Boulter's Lock Island, Maidenhead                        3.474    1.406
Glen Island, Maidenhead                                                      4.104    1.661
Bavin's Gulls, Maidenhead (also known as Sloe Grove Islands)                 1.856    0.751
Formosa including manmade Mill and Sashes Islands, Cookham                   126.597  51.232
Sheriff Island, Marlow                                                       2.410    0.975
Gibraltar Islands, Marlow                                                    5.491    2.222
Temple Mill Island, Hurley                                                   3.815    1.544
Frog Mill Ait, Hurley                                                        4.213    1.705
Black Boy Island, Hurley                                                     5.344    2.163
Magpie Island, Medmenham                                                     3.1      1.3
Hambleden Mill island                                                        1.584    0.641
Temple Island, Remenham                                                      1.051    0.425
Rod Eyot, Henley-on-Thames                                                   2.159    0.874
Ferry Eyot, Harpsden                                                         1.482    0.600
Poplar Eyot, Wargrave                                                        0.958    0.388


Islands in the River Thames

Handbuck Eyot, Wargrave                                                      0.770    0.312
Unnamed Eyot, Wargrave                                                       2.378    0.962
Shiplake railway bridge island                                               1.193    0.483
Shiplake weir island                                                         1.579    0.639
Phillimore Island, Charvil                                                   0.399    0.161
The Lynch, Lower Shiplake                                                    3.248    1.314
Hallsmead Ait, Lower Shiplake                                                4.745    1.920
Buck Ait, Sonning                                                            0.596    0.241
Long Ait, Sonning                                                            2.623    1.061
Sonning Eye, Sonning including Aberlash House island                         9.222    3.732
Sonning Hill island, Sonning                                                 0.578    0.234
Sonning Marsh, Caversham Lakes Island                                        0.561    0.227
Heron Island, Reading                                                        1.668    0.675
View Island, Reading                                                         3.5      1.4
De Bohun Island, Reading                                                     1.122    0.454
Fry's Island, Reading (also known as De Montfort Island)                     3.561    1.441
Pipers Island, Reading                                                       0.147    0.059
St Mary's Island and the Lower Large, Reading                                0.958    0.388
Appletree Eyot, Tilehurst                                                    0.730    0.295
Poplar Island, Tilehurst                                                     0.740    0.299
Mapledurham Mill Island                                                      1.322    0.535
Whitchurch Mill Greater Island                                               1.945    0.787
Lower Basildon marsh island                                                  0.759    0.307
Streatley Mill Greater Island                                                1.977    0.800
Cleeve Mill lower island, Goring                                             1.945    0.787
Cleeve Mill island, Goring                                                   0.979    0.396
Cleeve Mill upper island, Goring                                             1.416    0.573
Cholsey Marsh island                                                         1.2      0.49


Islands in the River Thames

Cholsey Marsh island                                                         1.2      0.49
Crowmarsh Mill Island                                                        3.160    1.279
Little Wittenham Footbridge Island                                           2.316    0.937
Clifton Cut Island                                                           61.864   25.035
Long Wittenham Backwater Island                                              9.477    3.835
Culham Cut Island                                                            70.638   28.586
Sutton Pools Island, Sutton Courtney                                         6.056    2.451
Nag's Head Island, Abingdon                                                  1.876    0.759
Andersey Island, Abingdon                                                    273      110
Tiger Island (opposite the Abbey Grounds), Abingdon                          19.830   8.025
Lock Wood Island, Nuneham Courtenay                                          1.930    0.781
Fiddler's Elbow, Sandford-on-Thames                                          11.688   4.730
Fidder's Elbow far northern section                                          6.425    2.600
Swan Inn, Rose, Kennington or St Michael Isle, Kennington                    1.197    0.484
Folly Island, Folly Bridge, Oxford                                           0.65     0.26
Osney Island, Oxford                                                         108.34   43.84
Fiddler's Island, Oxford                                                     4.105    1.661
Godstow Bridge Island                                                        2.181    0.883
King's Lock Island                                                           2.558    1.035
Pinkhill Lock Island                                                         3        1.2
Shifford Cut Island, Chimney Meadows, Chimney, Oxfordshire                   110.832  44.852
Radcot Bridge Lower Island, Radcot                                           3.648    1.476
Radcot Bridge Upper Island, Radcot                                           5.746    2.325
Swan Hotel Island, Radcot                                                    0.885    0.358
St Mary's Mead, Buscot                                                       3.697    1.496
St John's Bridge Island, Lechlade (borders Buscot)                           1.208    0.489
Northern meadow, Castle Eaton                                                27.875   11.281


Islands in the River Thames

Northern meadow, Castle Eaton                                                27.875   11.281
Cricklade north-east meadow                                                  7.747    3.135
Island between High and Oaklake bridges†, Ashton Keynes                      51.72    20.93
Manor stream island, Somerford Keynes and Kemble                             86.195   34.882


Islands in the River Thames

Oxford floodplain

In the Oxford area the river splits into several streams across the floodplain, which create numerous islands. On the right bank a large island is created by Seacourt Stream, Botley Stream and Bulstake Stream, and there are smaller islands, including the large mainly built-up island now known as Osney, created by streams between Bulstake Stream and the Thames, including Osney Ditch. The Oxford suburbs of Grandpont and New Hinksey are on an island created by Bulstake Stream, Hinksey Stream and Weirs Mill Stream. Iffley Meadows is an island west of Iffley Lock, between Weirs Mill Stream, Hinksey Stream and the Thames.

On the left bank Fiddler's Island followed downstream by the built-up island historically known as Osney lie between Castle Mill Stream and the Thames. Cripley Meadow is also on an island formed by Fiddler's Island Stream, Castle Mill Stream and Sheepwash Channel.

Eton and Dorney

The status of Eton, Berkshire combined with Dorney is controversial. These are two mainly pre-1900-built small villages and their outlying localities: Eton Wick, Boveney and Dorney Reach. Much of these areas of land in the 19th century was marked by the Ordnance Survey "liable to floods" which led to pressure on authorities for flood protection, along with the more densely populated right bank.

They have been, since 2002, on a more protected man-made island formed by the Jubilee River, which is sometimes seen as an advanced flood relief channel rather than a channel of the Thames. As the Jubilee River is maintained with flow at all times,

Lock islands

The construction of almost all locks on the Thames involved one or more artificial lock islands separating the lock from the weirs. These may have been created by building an artificial island in the river or by digging an artificial canal to contain the lock and turning the land between that and the river into an island. In many cases the lock island contains the lock keeper's house and can be accessed across the lock gates. Such lock islands are only listed above if they have a specific name of their own: all Thames locks are listed in Locks on the River Thames.


Islands in the River Thames

* Crossings of the River Thames
  * Tributaries of the River Thames
  * Eyots and Aits, Miranda Vickers, The History Press, pp 144, 2012.
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Iver Heltzen

Iver Ancher Heltzen (4 March 1785 – 30 June 1842) was a Norwegian priest, naturalist, and an author on topographical-economical topics.

Biography

Iver Ancher Heltzen was born in Kongsberg in Buskerud. He was the son of Christian Ernst Heltzen (1745-1825) and his wife Anne Christine von Haxthausen (1743-1815). His Grand uncle was Michael Heltzen, director of the Kongsberg Silver Mines. In 1814, he married Christence Elisabeth Dass (1796-1877). He was educated in University of Copenhagen, graduating in theology in 1809. He spent his professional career in Nordland, first as chaplain in Rana and from 1814 as pastor in Hemnes.

He was the author of several scientific and sociological papers. In particular, he was interested in plants and herbs for medical use. In 1841 started the science magazine Almue-Magazin for Nordlændinge

Selected works

  * Bidrag til en rigtigere Kundskab om Øen Tren (1823)
  * Førsøg til Helgelands Flora efter Rafn’s, Funkes, Hornemans, Strøms og Bomares Værker (1828)
  * Forsøg til en kort Anviisning for Nordlandenes Beboere til at samle, bruge og anvende medicinske og oeconomisk nyttige Planter (1831)
  * Forsøg til Physisk og Oeconomisk Beskrivelse over Ranens Præstegjeld i Nordlandene (1834)


Liu Wenxin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Wenxin (Chinese: 刘文新; born May 1967) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in southwest China's Guizhou province. As of October 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He served as mayor of Guiyang from 2013 to 2017 and party secretary of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from 2017 to 2022.

Early life and education

Liu was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, in May 1967.Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.

Political career

Starting in 1989, Liu served in several posts in Xiuwen County, including staff member of Xiuwen County Judicial Bureau, lawyer of Xiuwen County Law Firm, judge and president of Xiuwen County Court, and party secretary of Longchang Town.Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 1995.Publicity Department of the CCP Xiuwen County Committee in February 2001 and subsequently head of the Organization Department of the CCP Xiuwen County Committee in May 2001.

Liu was transferred to southwest China's Guizhou province in May 2002 and appointed secretary of Guiyang Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China.Organization Department of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee, concurrently serving as directed of Guiyang Distance Education Office since September of that same year.deputy party secretary of Nanming District in May 2006, in addition to serving as governor.United Front Work Department of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee in December 2006 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guiyang Municipal Committee, the capital city's top authority.

In August 2017, Liu was chosen as party secretary of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and served until March 2022.

In March 2022, Liu was made secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee.

Investigation

On 26 October 2022, Liu was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.


Hypohidrosis

Hypohidrosis is a disorder in which a person exhibits diminished sweating in response to appropriate stimuli. In contrast with hyperhidrosis, which is a socially troubling yet often benign condition, the consequences of untreated hypohidrosis include hyperthermia, heat stroke and death.anhidrosis.

Causes

The causes are the following:

Medications
  * Anticholinergic agents
  * Opioids
  * Botulinum toxin
  * Alpha-2 receptor antagonists
  * Clonidine
  * Barbiturates
  * Zonisamide
  * Topiramate

Physical agents

  * Tumors
  * Burns
  * Radiation
  * Surgery
  * Scars
  * Sores

Dermatological

  * X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
  * Incontinentia pigmenti
  * Bazex disease
  * Ectodermal dysplasia
  * Fabry disease
  * Miliaria
  * Sjögren syndrome
  * Systemic sclerosis
  * Graft-versus-host disease

Neuropathic

  * Ectodermal dysplasia
  * Multiple system atrophy
  * Dementia with Lewy bodies
  * Multiple sclerosis
  * Cerebrovascular accident
  * Tumour
  * Encephalitis
  * Cervical myelopathy
  * Diabetes mellitus
  * Guillain–Barré syndrome
  * Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy
  * Alcoholism
  * Amyloidosis
  * Ross syndrome
  * Pure autonomic failure
  * Horner's syndrome
  * ROSAH syndrome

Diagnosis

Sweat is readily visualized by a topical indicator such as iodinated starch (Minor test) or sodium alizarin sulphonate, both of which undergo a dramatic colour change when moistened by sweat. A thermoregulatory sweat test can evaluate the body’s response to a thermal stimulus by inducing sweating through a hot box ⁄ room, thermal blanket or exercise. Failure of the topical indicator to undergo a colour change during thermoregulatory sweat testing indicates hypohidrosis, and further tests may be required to localize the lesion.

Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and ⁄ or spinal cord is the best modality for evaluation when the lesion is suspected to be localized to the central nervous system.


Hypohidrosis

Skin biopsies are useful when anhidrosis occurs as part of a dermatological disorder. Biopsy results may reveal the sweat gland destruction, necrosis or fibrosis, in addition to the findings of the primary dermatological disorder.

Management

The treatment options for hypohidrosis and anhidrosis are limited. Those with hypohidrosis should avoid drugs that can aggravate the condition (see "Medications", under § Causes). They should limit activities that raise the core body temperature and if exercises are to be performed, they should be supervised and be performed in a cool, sheltered and well-ventilated environment. In instances where the cause is known, treatment should be directed at the primary pathology. In autoimmune diseases, such as Sjögren syndrome and systemic sclerosis, treatment of the underlying disease using immunosuppressive drugs may lead to improvement in hypohidrosis. In neurological diseases, the primary pathology is often irreversible. In these instances, prevention of further neurological damage, such as good glycaemic control in diabetes, is the cornerstone of management. In acquired generalized anhidrosis, spontaneous remission may be observed in some cases. Numerous cases have been reported to respond effectively to systemic corticosteroids. Although an optimum dose and regime has not been established, pulse methylprednisolone (up to 1000 mg/day) has been reported to have good effect.

General references

  * http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/anhidrosis/DS01050
  * MedlinePlus Encyclopedia: Sweating - absent


LIBOX

LIBOX was a free platform that allowed users to access and share their high definition media collections, including video, photos and music, across various devices and with friends. LIBOX offered this service for free thanks to a patent pending combination of peer-to-peer, grid and distributed computing technologies. LIBOX consisted of a downloadable desktop application that works on both Windows PCs and Macs, and a web-based interface. The service was accessed by any Web browser and placed no limitations on the amount of media that can be added or the number of people with which it can be shared.

History

LIBOX was founded in 2008 by Erez Pilosof, who previously founded Walla!, the first major web portal in Israel. Pilosof created LIBOX to allow users to manage and share media across all devices and keep its original high quality. He saw that as a consumer, trying to store your media on several different devices and in many different partial areas online was becoming an annoyance; it "seemed very limited and tedious and problematic”

The company started working on the patent-pending technology to power LIBOX in the Fall of 2008, released an Alpha version in October 2009 and launched a Beta version on June 22, 2010. The company has received funding from investors such as Evergreen Venture Partners and Rhodium to help grow the platform.

LIBOX closed down in 2011.

Technology

The distributed LIBOX platform effectively creates private clouds that communicate between devices and Web browsers through a combination of algorithms, grids and peer-to-peer networking technologies. Files are not uploaded to an external server but streamed straight from the computer of the user that holds the file.HTML across desktop, web and mobile applications. The LIBOX mobile applications are expected to be made available in Summer 2010.

Functionality

The platform allows users to “simply add a song to the Libox desktop application” making it “instantly available on a user’s smartphone and any other computer through a web browser.” syncs all of media regardless of “file formats, folders, settings” and allows users to not worry about "file quality loss or cloud storage capacity."


LIBOX

LIBOX also allows users to share their media collection with other LIBOX users. The platform lets users create contact lists and instantly invite friends to enjoy their media. LIBOX uses the same technology to sync as it does to share it with friends.

  * LIBOX Official Website
  * LIBOX Official Blog
  * LIBOX Support


Guazzora

Guazzora is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Turin and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 311 and an area of 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi).

Guazzora borders the following municipalities: Alzano Scrivia, Castelnuovo Scrivia, Isola Sant'Antonio, Molino dei Torti, and Sale.

Demographic evolution


Billy McKeag

William McKeag (born 30 November 1945) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a full back.

Career

Born in Belfast, McKeag played for Willowfield, Glentoran and the Detroit Cougars.the Northern Ireland national team.


Lokko

Lokko is a Ghanaian surname. Notable people with this surname include:

  * Eva Lokko (died 2016), Ghanaian engineer and politician
  * Kevin Lokko (born 1995), English football player
  * Lesley Lokko, Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and novelist
  * Mary Lokko, Ghanaian activist
  * Vivian Kai Lokko, Ghanaian Journalist


John Potter (priest)

John Potter (c. 1713 – 1770) was an 18th-century Church of England clergyman who was Dean of Canterbury from 1766 to 1770.

He was the eldest son of John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (1673/4–1747). Following a private education, he studied at Christ Church, Oxford (1727), taking an MA in 1734. His first ecclesiastical appointment was as vicar of St Mary, Blackburn (1738, resigned 1742), followed by rector of Elm, with Emneth Chapel (Norfolk, 1738–1755).Archdeacon of Oxford. He obtained the degree of BD the same year. In 1742 he was collated by his father to the vicarage of Lydd (Kent), together with the Rectory of Chiddingstone. He was installed as a prebendary of Canterbury Cathedral in 1745 (Stall XII).Wrotham (Kent). In 1766 he succeeded Dr William Freind as Dean of Canterbury. He died in 1770 at Wrotham where he is buried.

Potter was disinherited by his father as a result of a marriage of which the archbishop disapproved but he nevertheless enjoyed considerable preferment within the church as a result of his father's patronage.


Hassi Messaoud District

The Hassi Messaoud district is an Algerian administrative district in the Ouargla province. Its chief town is located on the eponymous commune of Hassi Messaoud.

Communes

The district is composed of only one commune: Hassi Messaoud.


Islands of Angry Ghosts

Islands of Angry Ghosts is a 1966 book by Australian journalist and writer Hugh Edwards. The book is split into two parts: the first reconstructs the wreck and subsequent horrors, including mutiny, murder, rape and cannibalism, associated with the wreck of the Dutch East India Company's Batavia of the Western Coast of Australia; and the second follows the search for the wreck and salvage of the wreck by Edwards and a crew of divers.

The book is one of the more famous retellings of the wreck and subsequent mutiny alongside works like Henrietta Drake-Brockman's Voyage to Disaster and Max Cramer's Tragedies and Triumphs of the Batavia Coast.

At the time, the book was well received, earning the Sir Thomas White Memorial Prize for the best work published by an Australian in 1966.

Adaptation

A one-year option for adapting the book into a film was purchased by Russell Crowe's production company "Fear of God" in 2016.Batavia, Peter FitzSimons also hinted at negotiating rights for his work at a separate event.Batavia wreck in 2008, which failed after initial auditions because of lack of funding.

  * List of works about the Dutch East India Company


Iver Grove

Iver Grove

Iver Grove is a country house in Iver in Buckinghamshire. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The house, which was designed by John James in the Palladian style, was built for Lady Mohun and completed in 1724.Lord Gambier in 1802 at which time the garden was full of unusual pansies.Second World War,Ministry of Works in 1957 and was subsequently restored.Sir Tom Stoppard and his wife, Miriam Stoppard, in the 1970s and they sold it on again in 1997.

51°31′11″N 0°31′32″W / 51.51961°N 0.52545°W


Liu Weijia

Liu Weijia (born 15 February 1989) is a Chinese former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.


Hypolepis (plant)

Hypolepis (beadfern)ferns described as a genus in 1806.tropical and subtropical regions, primarily in the New World but also in the Old World and on various oceanic islands.

List of species

As of January 2023, the following species are accepted in the genus as currently circumscribed by the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World:


Hypolepis (plant)

* Hypolepis acantha Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis amaurorachis (Kunze) Hook.
  * Hypolepis ambigua (A.Rich.) Brownsey & Chinnock
  * Hypolepis aspidioides Christ
  * Hypolepis bamleriana Rosenst.
  * Hypolepis barringtonii Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis blepharochlaena Mickel & Beitel
  * Hypolepis bogotensis H.Karst. ex Mett.
  * Hypolepis crassa Maxon
  * Hypolepis cubensis Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis dicksonioides (Bory) Hook.
  * Hypolepis ditrichomatis R.C.Moran
  * Hypolepis ekmanii Maxon
  * Hypolepis elegans Carruth.
  * Hypolepis feeana Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis fimbriata Maxon ex Proctor
  * Hypolepis flexuosa Sodiro
  * Hypolepis forzzae Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis galapagensis Schwartsb. & J.Prado
  * Hypolepis glabrescens Ching
  * Hypolepis glandulosopilosa H.G.Zhou & H.Li
  * Hypolepis grandis Lellinger
  * Hypolepis guianensis Klotzsch
  * Hypolepis hawaiiensis Brownsey
  * Hypolepis hostilis (Kunze) C.Presl
  * Hypolepis jamaicensis Maxon ex Proctor
  * Hypolepis javensis (Willd.) comb.ined., currently known as Hypolepis alpina (Blume) Hook.
  * Hypolepis krameri Schwartsb., Boudrie & Cremers


Hypolepis (plant)

* Hypolepis lellingeri A.Rojas
  * Hypolepis malesiana Brownsey
  * Hypolepis melanochlaena A.R.Sm.
  * Hypolepis microchlaena Mickel & Beitel
  * Hypolepis millefolium Hook.
  * Hypolepis minima M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
  * Hypolepis miodelii Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis mitis Kunze ex Kuhn
  * Hypolepis moraniana A.Rojas
  * Hypolepis muelleri Wakef.
  * Hypolepis muenchii (Christ) Mickel
  * Hypolepis nuda Mett. ex Kuhn
  * Hypolepis obtusata (C.Presl) Kuhn
  * Hypolepis pallida (Blume) Hook.
  * Hypolepis parallelogramma (Kunze) C.Presl
  * Hypolepis pedropaloensis Schwartsb. & J.Prado
  * Hypolepis periculosa Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis poeppigii (Kunze) R.Rodr.
  * Hypolepis polypodioides (Blume) Hook.
  * Hypolepis pteroides Mett.
  * Hypolepis punctata (Thunb. ex Murray) Mett. ex Kuhn
  * Hypolepis repens (L.) C.Presl
  * Hypolepis resistens (Kunze) Hook.
  * Hypolepis rigescens (Kunze) T.Moore
  * Hypolepis rugosula (Labill.) J.Sm.
  * Hypolepis scandens M.Kessler & A.R.Sm.
  * Hypolepis sparsisora (Schrad.) Kuhn


Hypolepis (plant)

* Hypolepis stolonifera Fée
  * Hypolepis stuebelii Hieron.
  * Hypolepis sunduei Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis tenera Ching
  * Hypolepis tenerrima Maxon
  * Hypolepis tenuifolia (G.Forst.) Bernh.
  * Hypolepis thysanochlaena Mickel & Beitel
  * Hypolepis trichobacilliformis R.C.Moran
  * Hypolepis trichochlaena Mickel & Beitel
  * Hypolepis trinationalis Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis urbanii Brause
  * Hypolepis viscosa (H.Karst.) Mett.
  * Hypolepis woodii Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis zimmerae Schwartsb.
  * Hypolepis ×glabra H.Karst. ex Schwartsb. & J.Prado
  * Hypolepis ×paulistana Schwartsb. & J.Prado


LIBIS KB-6

The LIBIS KB-6 Matajur was a 1950s Slovenian two-seat light monoplane designed and produced by LIBIS aircraft during Yugoslavian period.

Design and development

The aircraft design office of LIBIS brought together teachers and students of the Ljubljana technical high school. The design office designed the KB-6 Matajur which was a two-seat light trainer and tourer that first flew on 4 June 1952. The KB-6 was a cantilever low-wing monoplane with fixed tailwheel landing gear and an enclosed cockpit with side-by-side seating and dual controls. The aircraft was produced for use in aero-clubs until the mid-1960s.

Variants

KB-6 Matajur Main production variant, powered by a 135 hp (101 kW) Regnier 4L.00 inline engine. KB-6T Matajur-Trised Three-seat development powered by a 160 hp (120 kW) Walter Minor 6-III-J inline engine, eight built. LIBIS 160 Further developed version of the KB-6T with swept vertical tail, 11 built.

Specifications (KB-6)

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54

General characteristics

  * Crew: 2
  * Length: 8.36 m (27 ft 5 in)
  * Wingspan: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
  * Height: 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in)
  * Wing area: 14.0 m2 (151 sq ft)
  * Aspect ratio: 8:1
  * Empty weight: 659 kg (1,453 lb)
  * Gross weight: 979 kg (2,158 lb)
  * Fuel capacity: 141 L (37 US gal; 31 imp gal)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Régnier 4L.00 inverted four-cylinder air-cooled inline piston engine, 101 kW (135 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed fixed pitch wooden propeller, 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) diameter

Performance


LIBIS KB-6

Performance

  * Maximum speed: 222 km/h (138 mph, 120 kn) at sea level
  * Cruise speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
  * Stall speed: 88 km/h (55 mph, 48 kn) (flaps down)
  * Range: 820 km (510 mi, 440 nmi)
  * Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft)
  * Rate of climb: 3.50 m/s (689 ft/min)
  * The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
  * Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1953). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1953-54. London: Jane's.
  * Taylor, John W R (1964). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1964-65. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co. Ltd.


Gubadag District

Gubadag District was until 9 November 2022 a district of Daşoguz Province in Turkmenistan. It was abolished by parliamentary decree on 9 November 2022, its territory transferred to Boldumsaz District.


Gniewkowo, Masovian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gniewkowo.

Gniewkowo [ɡɲɛfˈkɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bulkowo, within Płock County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.


Massimo Ciaramella

Massimo Ciaramella (born October 1, 1970) is a retired Italian professional baseball infielder.

Born in Nettuno, Lazio, Ciaramella spent 16 seasons in the Italian Baseball League while playing for his local team Nettuno Baseball Club from 1986–2001, helping his team win championships in the 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2001 seasons.

In between, Ciaramella played in the Intercontinental Cup tournaments in 1991, 1993 and 1995, as well as in the European Baseball Championship in their 1991, 1993 and 1995 editions. In addition, he represented his country in the 1994 Baseball World Cup.

Overall, Ciaramella posted a .282/.357/.402 batting line in 642 career games, driving in 391 runs while scoring 442 times. As an infielder, he made 988 appearances at first base, 887 at shortstop, and 861 at third base.

  * Massimo Ciaramella at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  * Massimo Ciaramella at Olympedia


John Pounds

John Pounds (17 June 1766 – 1 January 1839) was a teacher and altruist born in Portsmouth, and the man most responsible for the creation of the concept of Ragged schools.Thomas Guthrie (often credited with the creation of Ragged Schools) wrote his Plea for Ragged Schools and proclaimed John Pounds as the originator of this idea.

Pounds was severely crippled in his mid-teens, from falling into a dry dock at Portsmouth Dockyard, where he was apprenticed as a shipwright.

He would scour the streets of Portsmouth looking for children who were poor and homeless, taking them into his small workshop and teaching them basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills. This small workshop was often host to as many as 40 children at any one time. John carried with him simple food items like baked potatoes to attract children.

Many years after his death, John Pounds has become a local hero in his birthplace of Portsmouth, winning a "Man of the Millennium" award in 1999 from a local newspaper, ahead of nationally more famous local heroes including Admiral Lord Nelson and Charles Dickens.

A unitarian chapel named in his memory stands in Old PortsmouthGreatheart: The Story of John Pounds, by the Rev. Carey Bonner. In 2005, the John Pounds Centre was opened in Queen Street, Portsmouth to encourage "a happier and healthier lifestyle, should that be through learning, physical or social activities."secondary modern in Portsea named after him:community centre.

  * Henry Hawkes, Recollections of John Pounds, 1884, books.google.com
  * J. F. Fyfe, John Pounds, in: The Progressive English Reading Books: books.google.com
  * Roland Everett Jayne, The Story of John Pounds: Founder of Ragged Schools, Epworth Press, 1925.
  * "Pounds, John" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.


Hassi Messaoud mob attacks against women

Hassi Messaoud controversy (mob attacks against women) (in French: L'affaire des femmes violées de Hassi Messaoud) refers to many especially violent attacks against women living in the city of Hassi Messaoud in Algeria in July 2001 and the continuing court cases associated with it. The controversy has received much coverage in the French-language press, including in Algeria and in France, which has a significant Algerian immigrant community.

Context

The city of Hassi Messaoud is a petroleum industry hub in the centre of Algeria. It has approximately 53,000 inhabitants. Various petroleum businesses operate there, and the city has become a place to seek employment and economic security for many Algerians, which was in the midst of a civil war. This has led to the development of many bidonvilles (shantytowns) around the city.

Many women have migrated to Hassi Messaoud to find employment doing maintenance tasks, secretarial work or in catering in the petroleum companies. Such women work, but also live alone, in a very traditional region. Islamic preachers have accused them

First incident

During the day of prayer on Friday, July 13, 2001, an imam described as fundamentalist,Amar Taleb, verbally attacked the women coming from the regions of the northwest to work in the petroleum companies, inciting the men in attendance to commit violent acts against them. He accused them of "immoral" behaviour, calling for a "Jihad against the devil" in order to "hunt down fornicating women".wali, (a male guardian according to the Maliki tradition), could only be prostitutes.

During the night of 13 to 14 July, around 10 PM, a mob of around 300 men moved in the direction of the bidonville El-Haïcha, where women working as housecleaners, cooks and secretaries lived. Over the course of five hours, 40 women in the area were attacked, beaten, raped, mutilated, and dragged through the street naked. Their homes were looted and some were burnt. Some of the attackers were armed with knives.


This was repeated the following night, and then on July 16 it was repeated in other neighborhoods of the city. On July 17, then on July 23 and 24, the violence spread to the city of Tebessa, then further south where businesses owned by lone women were vandalized.

Dozens of women were hospitalized, six in critical condition.La Tribune wrote of four to six deaths, which authorities denied. Witnesses described seeing several dead women.SOS Femmes en détresse spoke of woman killed by an attack, and three who remained hospitalized

The trials

According to newspaper La Tribune, imam Amar Taleb was arrested, as well as 40 men who took part in the violence. Le Matin confirmed 9 arrests. Amar Taleb, however, continues to preach in the largest mosque in the city.

Thirty-nine women decided to file charges. In the first instance, in June 2004, none of the victims were able to have recourse to a lawyer, not even those who were promised by the Ministry of Solidarity. Most of the charges against the 32 attackers were deemed waived, retaining only "the mob in the street and public order offenses".Biskra, to allow all of those accused to be present in court.in absentia: 20 were sentenced to 20 years, 4 were sentenced to 10 years and one was sentenced to five years.

Continuing attacks

As of 2011, similar mob attacks against women continued in Hassi Messaoud and elsewhere in Algeria, notably M'sila.Wasilla network created an observatory for monitoring the incidents and in September 2016 published a report within three days of new incidents taking place.

Films and publications

The incident was the subject of a dramatic film, released in 2008: Vivantes ! by Said Ould Khelifa, filmed by Belgian cinematographer Marc Koninckx.

In February 2010, two of the victims, Rahmouna Salah and Fatiha Maamoura, published a book, Laissées pour mortes, Le lynchage des femmes de Hassi Messaoud, through Éditions Max Milo. An Algerian actress Nadia Kaci collected their accounts of the events.

Articles

  * Women and Islam
  * Rape
  * Website focussing on the violence against women in Hassi Messaoud


Islands council areas of Scotland

Between 1975 and 1996 there were three island-only council areas of Scotland:

  * Orkney
  * Shetland
  * Western Isles

The islands council areas were the only unitary councils created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which came into force in 1975. Notably, they were the only unitary authorities created by the local government reforms of the 1970s in Great Britain; which otherwise applied a two-tier structure. They did not form districts within the regions of Scotland because their remoteness made it unviable.

Single-tier council areas were not created throughout the rest of Scotland until 1996, under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which came into force in 1996. In most of Scotland, from 1975 to 1996, local government areas consisted of regions and districts.

The islands areas still exist, but have no special status. They are now simply classed as three of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, having identical powers and responsibilities as the mainland councils.

Pre-1975

The Orkney and Shetland areas were also the areas of county councils which were abolished in 1975. The Western Isles area combined areas which were previously within the county council areas of Ross and Cromarty and Inverness-shire.

  * Wheatley Commission


Iver C. Ranum High School

Iver C. Ranum High School was a public secondary school operated by Adams County School District 50 near Westminster, Colorado, United States, from 1961 to 2010. The high school was located in the Sherrelwood neighborhood in Adams County. It was named in honor of Iver Ranum, Superintendent of Adams County School District 50 from 1950 to 1975. The last class of Ranum High School graduated on May 8, 2010. The high school has been replaced by the new Westminster High School.

The building that housed Iver C. Ranum High School currently houses Iver C. Ranum Middle School.

Demographics

  * Hispanic 63.1%
  * White 27.5%
  * African American 1.7%
  * Asian 7.0%
  * Native American 0.7%

58% of Ranum's students received free/reduced lunch.

Outstanding Alumni

  * Charles Pelkey (1976), Former minority whip of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Pelkey represented House House District 45, Laramie, from 2015 to 2021. He served as Whip from 2017 to 2021.
  * Chad Ashton (1986)

Academic program

The school offered the International Baccalaureate program.

  * Adams County School District 50
  * List of high schools in Colorado
  * State of Colorado
  * Iver C. Ranum Middle School website

39°50′32″N 105°01′00″W / 39.842292°N 105.016738°W


Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, also known as the crescent plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811.

Description

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have a moon-shaped creamy-white marking at the cleft of their brownish forewing, hence the names crescent plume and M. lunaedactyla. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the flowers and young shoots of Ononis species, including common restharrow (Ononis repens), spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa), yellow restharrow (Ononis natrix), round-leaved restharrow (Ononis rotundifolia) and Ononis arvensis. Pupation takes place along a shoot or on a leaf of the food plant.

Distribution

The crescent plume is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

  * microlepidoptera.nl


Centro Escolar University Makati

Centro Escolar University Makati is a satellite campus of the Centro Escolar University in Manila. Its campus is in Makati.

CEU Makati is the home to the CEU School of Law and Jurisprudence.

The Campus

Gil Puyat Unit

Located in the Makati Central Business District, CEU's first Makati campus building is housed in the Philtrust Bank Building along Sen. Gil Puyat Sr. Avenue. The science course is taken here. The campus consists of air-conditioned classrooms, laboratories, a library and lecture halls equipped with audio-visual facilities, and a car park. It also houses the CEU School of Law and Jurisprudence which was established last 2009.

Legaspi Village Unit

The Centro Escolar University Makati Legaspi Village Unit is located at Legaspi Village along Esteban-Bolaños Streets as the extension to the Gil Puyat Unit. The non-science and the Doctor of Dental Medicine courses are located here. This building consists of air-conditioned classrooms, computer laboratories, and a library with audio-visual facilities. The new addition is the dental facility inside the building.

School of Law and Jurisprudence

The Juris Doctor Program is offered by the Centro Escolar University at its Sen. Gil Puyat campus at the heart of Makati.

Student involvement

University Student Council Makati

The USC is the highest-governing body in the university. It represents the students' rights and interests. It trains students in leadership, fosters appreciation for self-government, encourages initiative and participation in the activities of the university, and promotes wholesome companionship.

CEU Singers Makati

The Centro Escolar University Singers Makati is the official resident choral group of the campus. It is part of the Centro Escolar University Singers, which also includes CEU Singers Manila and CEU Singers Malolos.

CEU Makati Peer Facilitators Group

The Peer Facilitators Group is a group of students that serves as a strong bridge between the student population and the Guidance and Counseling Section.

CEU Makati Varsity Team


Centro Escolar University Makati

CEU Makati Varsity Team

The Makati Varsity Team is composed of students from different programs of the campus. The team showcases sports and athletic ability. They compete every year in the CEU Sportsfest.

Notable Makati Escolarians

  * Roxanne Corluy, BS Medical Technology - Top 10, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011;Miss Philippines Earth 2012
  * Yuki Sakamoto, BS HRM - recording artist and main vocalist, 1:43


LIERJ

The Liga das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro (LIERJ; English: League of Samba Schools of the Rio de Janeiro) is the leading association that organizes the Série A Group in the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

On 15 July 2008, seven presidents of associations of Grupo de acesso decided to found in LESGA in order to join project and what they thought was best for the access group A, on August 7, 2008 with the entry of three associations, and associations founded by 10

From there, they separated from the AESCRJ and created their own association, the LESGA, which will manage the parades, handing over the proceeds to the samba school of the Grupo de acesso A.

After separation of the Association, which was defined by the regulation, would rise 1 of the Grupo Rio de Janeiro 1 and going down 1, but the AESCRJ not agree because the dissidents who founded the LESGA had approved two going down and up two of the RJ-1, which caused a rift between the LESGA and AESCRJ, but this increased even when there came no school for the RJ-1 and Cubango and Padre Miguel finished tied calculation, which would generate more problems.

In an agreement signed with RIOTUR and the AESCRJ was determined that 2010 will be 12 schools that parade, and the two fall to the Grupo Rio de Janeiro 1 (old Grupo de acesso B), and being promoted to Group A access The same regulation will serve to Carnival 2011. from 2012, the school champion of the Rio de Janeiro 1 LESGA be affiliated with, and the parade is lowered, returning to join the AESCRJ, beyond the school champion who belongs to LIESA, and of course lowered to become a member of LESGA. because of problems in determining the most LESGA not organized the parade. taking March 2012. been determined that the election victory of Déo Pessoa in front of the entity. months later they changed the name to LIERJ.


LIERJ

Missing some months for the carnival, various samba schools migrated to LIERJ, with the approval of the government. all this after internal problems in AESCRJ that led to subsidization. Thus Group B was restored, but today is handled by the LIESB. While the last placed school for the year in the final scores is placed under the LIESB's B Series (Silver Division 1), the A Series (Gold Division) champion advances as a full member of LIESA, the carnival organizer, and its attached Special Group.

Presidents

Name              Took office  Left office
Reginaldo Gomes   2008         2012
Déo Pessoa        2012         2018
Renato Thor       2018         2019
Wallace Palhares  2019         Incumbent

Série Ouro

  * Em Cima da Hora
  * Acadêmicos do Cubango
  * Unidos da Ponte
  * Unidos do Porto da Pedra
  * União da Ilha do Governador
  * Unidos de Bangu
  * Acadêmicos do Sossego
  * Lins Imperial
  * Inocentes de Belford Roxo
  * Estácio de Sá
  * Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz
  * Unidos de Padre Miguel
  * Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral
  * Império da Tijuca
  * Império Serrano

Second Division Champions


LIERJ

* 1952 - Unidos do Indaiá (1)
  * 1953 - Acadêmicos do Engenho da Rainha (1)
  * 1954 - Beija-Flor (1)
  * 1955 - União de Jacarepaguá (1)
  * 1955 - Paz e Amor (1)
  * 1956 - Lins Imperial (1)
  * 1956 - União do Centenário (1)
  * 1957 - Unidos de Bangu (1)
  * 1958 - Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel (1)
  * 1959 - Unidos de Padre Miguel (1)
  * 1960 - Caprichosos de Pilares (1)
  * 1961 - Unidos do Cabuçu (1)
  * 1962 - Unidos de Bangu (2)
  * 1963 - Unidos da Capela (1)
  * 1964 - Império da Tijuca (1)
  * 1965 - Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz (1)
  * 1966 - São Clemente (1)
  * 1967 - Estácio de Sá (1)
  * 1968 - Em Cima da Hora (1)
  * 1969 - Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz (2)
  * 1970 - Império da Tijuca (2)
  * 1971 - Em Cima da Hora (2)
  * 1972 - Tupy de Brás de Pina (1)
  * 1973 - Estácio de Sá (2)
  * 1974 - União da Ilha do Governador (1)
  * 1975 - Lins Imperial (2)
  * 1976 - Império da Tijuca (3)
  * 1977 - Arrastão de Cascadura (1)
  * 1978 - Estácio de Sá (3)
  * 1979 - Unidos de Vila Isabel (1)
  * 1980 - Unidos da Tijuca (1)


LIERJ

* 1980 - Unidos da Tijuca (1)
  * 1981 - Estácio de Sá (4)
  * 1982 - Caprichosos de Pilares (2)
  * 1983 - Estácio de Sá (5)
  * 1984 - Unidos do Cabuçu (2)
  * 1985 - Unidos da Ponte (1)
  * 1986 - Unidos do Jacarezinho (1)
  * 1987 - Unidos da Tijuca (2)
  * 1988 - Arranco (1)
  * 1989 - Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz (3)
  * 1990 - Unidos do Viradouro (1)
  * 1991 - Tradição (1)
  * 1992 - Acadêmicos do Grande Rio (1)
  * 1993 - Tradição (2)
  * 1994 - Unidos da Villa Rica (1)
  * 1995 - Unidos do Porto da Pedra (1)
  * 1996 - Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz (4)
  * 1997 - Tradição (3)
  * 1998 - Império Serrano (1)
  * 1999 - Unidos da Tijuca (3)
  * 2000 - Império Serrano (2)
  * 2001 - Unidos do Porto da Pedra (2)
  * 2002 - Acadêmicos de Santa Cruz (5)
  * 2003 - São Clemente (2)
  * 2004 - Unidos de Vila Isabel (2)
  * 2005 - Acadêmicos da Rocinha (1)
  * 2006 - Estácio de Sá (6)
  * 2007 - São Clemente (3)
  * 2008 - Império Serrano (3)
  * 2009 - União da Ilha do Governador (2)
  * 2010 - São Clemente (4)
  * 2011 - Renascer de Jacarepaguá (1)


LIERJ

* 2011 - Renascer de Jacarepaguá (1)
  * 2012 - Inocentes de Belford Roxo (1)
  * 2013 - Império da Tijuca (4)
  * 2014 - Unidos do Viradouro (2)
  * 2015 - Estácio de Sá (7)
  * 2016 - Paraíso do Tuiuti (1)
  * 2017 - Império Serrano (4)
  * 2018 - Unidos do Viradouro (3)
  * 2019 - Estácio de Sá (8)
  * 2020 - Imperatriz Leopoldinense (1)


Black and White (2010 film)

Black and White (Turkish: Siyah Beyaz) is a 2010 Turkish drama film directed by Ahmet Boyacıoğlu which tells the stories of a group of regulars at a famous bar in Ankara, and was described by the director as being a film "about loneliness, growing old, friendship, solidarity, and that special bond you feel for Ankara." The film, which takes its name from the Siyah Beyaz Bar and Art Gallery where it is set, is according to Today's Zaman reviewer Emine Yıldırım "an adamant ode to this bar", which "has been a landmark of high-end art and upper-crust intellectualism for longer than 20 years...and on a larger scale, the city it represents through its group of characters." It went on general release across Turkey on April 23, 2010 and was selected for the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival and the 59th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival.

Plot

A painter who has lived a stormy life that still rages on in his 70s; a lawyer who, forced to retire after a heart attack, spends his time feeding snails and searching for the quiet life; a doctor weary of his job and abandoned by his wife; a businesswoman who has fashioned loneliness into a lifestyle... These are the regulars of Ankara's 25-year-old bar, Black & White, who gather here every evening. And then there is the bar's manager Faruk, a stubborn, grumpy, touchy but extremely sweet man.

One day, Faruk announces that he can no longer go on running the bar, and wants to shut it down. The regulars try their best to dissuade him.

Production


Black and White (2010 film)

Production

Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, who made his feature directorial debut, following his award-winning 2001 short The Funeral (Turkish: Cenaze Töreni), with this film, is according to Hürriyet Daily News reviewer Emrah Güler, a revered name for film enthusiasts in Turkey. He’s the founder of the Ankara Cinema Association; organizer of the traveling film festival, the Festival on Wheels; representative of Turkey in Eurimages; a crucial name in Turkey’s Golden Boll Film Festival; and the unfaltering jury member and name covering various international film festivals for daily Radikal. And that, The cast and the crew are a testament to the respect and admiration felt for one of Turkey’s ultimate cinema lovers.

Release

General release

The film opened on general release in 53 screens across Turkey on April 23, 2010 at number 8 in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of US$67,864.

Festival screenings

  * 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival (October 9–14, 2010)
  * 59th Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival (November 11–21, 2010)
  * 16th Festival on Wheels (December 3–19, 2010)

Reception

Box office

The film was in the Turkish box office charts for 18 weeks and made a total gross of US$242,743.

Reviews


Black and White (2010 film)

Reviews

Today's Zaman reviewer Emine Yıldırım, states that this is, a film specifically addressing a certain group of people—those who are above 35, who are well off and those who consider themselves a part of a certain intellectual circle, and, for viewers who do not share the same socio-economic background or come from the same generation, the characters can come off as self-indulgent. This is not a film where much happens except for long group dialogues, Yıldırım continues, and although the director, also portrays them in their personal, intimate and alone moments, these single character studies are somehow not enough to completely engage the audience. Yıldırım further contends that, the characters that are best drawn out in this film are not the men but women, and, both female performances are close to perfect. The film has very sweet moments of friendship, and its restrained camera work and editing ooze a certain serenity and composure; however, according to Yıldırım, one sometimes wishes that the makers of the film occasionally smashed this sterile world of modernity to pieces.

  * Turkish films of 2010
  * Official website for the film (Turkish)
  * Siyah Beyaz at IMDb


Gniewomir

Gniewomir is a given name derived from the Slavic elements: gniew (anger) and mir (peace, glory or world), and may refer to:

  * Gniewomierz, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Legnickie Pole, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
  * Gniewomirowice, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland


Massimo Depaoli

Massimo Depaoli (born 10 October 1959 in Turin) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Graduated from the University of Pavia in 1983, he is a teacher of letters at the "Copernico" high school.Legambiente, whose president was in the nineties for the territory of Pavia.

Political career

Already an exponent of the Federation of the Greens,Garlasco.Democratic Party, he was the spokesman for the Pavia Ovest Circle from 2008 to 2009.

He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was elected Mayor of Pavia on 8 June 2014 and took office on 9 June.

  * 2014 Italian local elections
  * List of mayors of Pavia
  * "Massimo Depaoli". Ministry of the Interior of Italy
  * "Sindaco. Massimo Depaoli". Comune di Pavia


Dora I

Dora I, a former submarine bunker

Dora I (Dora 1) is a former German submarine base and submarine pen or bunker built in Trondheim, Norway. Construction of the bunker (designated by the Germans as DORA I) was undertaken during the Second World War. Nearby is the uncompleted Dora II (Dora 2). Trondheim was traditionally referred to as Drontheim in German, and the name DORA is the letter "D" in the German phonetic alphabet.

History

Further information: Nordstern (city)

Background

Following the occupation of Norway in 1940, it was soon realised that the country only had limited facilities for minor naval repairs. More extensive work usually meant a return to Germany. The capitulation of France two months later overshadowed the strategic importance of Norway to some extent, but it was still regarded as a better location for access to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans than Germany. Nevertheless, better protection for U-boats from aerial attack was required so a bunker-building programme was instigated.

German U-boat bases in occupied Norway operated between 1940 and 1945, when the Kriegsmarine (German navy), converted several naval bases in Norway into submarine bases. Trondheim was an important U-boat base in Norway during the war. It was the home of the 13th U-boat Flotilla and it had 55 U-boats assigned to the flotilla during its service.

Construction

Construction of the bunker

Three U-boats in a submarine pen at Trondheim, 19 May 1945

German type VII and IX U-boats at Trondheim after the war on 19 May 1945

Construction of the bunker which would become part of the largest German naval base in Northern Europe, started in the autumn of 1941, one year after the invasion of Norway. The concrete roof was 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) thick and reinforced with steel. The walls were also concrete but these were 3 m (9 ft 10 in) thick. The whole bunker was 153 m × 105 m (167 yd × 115 yd). The work was undertaken by the Todt Organisation's (OT) Einsatzgruppe 'Wiking' and the Sager & Wörner construction company from Munich.


Dora I

The OT used slave labour extensively; five Serbian workers died when a wall fell on them. This incident fuelled a widespread rumor that the Germans simply left the bodies inside the wall. While German engineers did calculate that the five bodies would not weaken the fortification considerably, the bodies were removed before construction continued.

Difficulties with the labour force was not the only problem. The acquisition of raw materials was also a problem. Many Norwegian buildings were erected from timber so cement, sand and aggregate - components essential for the production of concrete - were often hard to extract in sufficient quantities. The steel required for reinforcing was mostly imported from Germany. The weather also played its part; roads and railways were often affected by snow and ice. Pre-fabricated accommodation units from Germany proved to be inadequate. More ships were delayed by the weather than enemy interference. Most construction machinery also had to be imported.

The bunkers in Norway were originally slated for a second floor to be built over the submarine pens. This was to house accommodation, workshops and offices. The idea was abandoned at the end of 1941 due to the problems already mentioned. The choice of site did not help either. Accumulated mud, on top of clay and sand layers proved to be incompatible with existing designs and was unstable ground so that the bunker had to be built in parts and stabilized before continuing construction.

Construction of a smaller bunker just west of it, Dora II (Dora 2), was started in 1942, but it was only half-completed by the end of the war. This building is presently used by a shipyard. Plans for a Dora III (Dora 3) in Leangen Bay (Leangenbukta) was postponed and construction never started.

In service

Dora I developed a noticeable sag of up to 15 cm (5.9 in) which seemed to concern the builders more than the U-boat sailors. It was finally handed over to the Kriegsmarine on 20 June 1943 as the home base of the 13th U-boat Flotilla.hermetically sealed when attacked, had room for 16 U-boats. A number of U-boats surrendered in Trondheim at the end of the war on 9 May 1945.


Dora I

During the war Allied bombing raids targeted German submarine pens (bunkers). In July 1943 an American bombing raid was conducted against the German base at Trondheim. Workshops in the area were destroyed, there was large material damage including on civilian targets, and the German reports were that they were set back three months in their construction plans (loss of materials and other damage would have contributed to delays on building Dora II). Only light damage was ever reported on Dora I. A British bombing raid was attempted in November 1944, but because of low cloud cover/fog and smoke laying by the Germans the bombers turned back and did not bomb Trondheim.

After World War II

Submarines could enter the base using these pens, for a closeup, click here

After the war, Dora I was to be blown up using dynamite, but this project was eventually cancelled due to the massive construction and the sheer size of the bunker. Blowing it up would have caused serious damage to the surrounding buildings as well. In the summer of 1945 the Norwegian submarine force were transferred from Britain and Dora I was used by them until 1954, when they were moved to the submarine pens in Bergen.Norwegian Defence Forces; two extra stories, painted in blue, were added.

Dora I was converted into a warehouse and workshop building.state archives, a bowling alley and several other businesses. The submarine pens originally built for holding German U-boats are now being used as a harbour for civilian boats.

Gallery

  * [Full front view of complex.]
    Full front view of complex.
  * [Corner view, shows thickness of concrete.]
    Corner view, shows thickness of concrete.
  * [Recently, the fjord side has been under renovation.]
    Recently, the fjord side has been under renovation.
  * [Close up of drive-up ramps on front side.]
    Close up of drive-up ramps on front side.
  * [Sign showing buildings in the fjord harbour area with arrows added to point to the Dora complexes.]
    Sign showing buildings in the fjord harbour area with arrows added to point to the Dora complexes.
Notes
Bibliography
  * The Bases in Norway Trondheim Uboat.net
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dora, Trondheim.
  * NRK, Historien om Dora(in Norwegian)
  * What remains of the Dora Bunker today


Dora I

63°26′23″N 10°25′16″E / 63.43972°N 10.42111°E


Hassi Gara

Hassi Gara (Arabic: حاسي قارة) is a town and commune in El Ménia District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 17,801,El Goléa.

Geography

Hassi Gara is located almost at the center of Algeria, lying at the eastern border of the Grand Erg Occidental at an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). The town is centered in the El Goléa oasis; to the east dramatic cliffs rise up to 200 metres (660 ft) above the town.

Climate

See also: Climate of El Goléa

Hassi Gara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and cool winters. There is very little rain throughout the year, and summers are especially dry.

Transportation

Hassi Gara is very close to El Goléa and there are many local roads that connect the two towns. The N1 runs through Hassi Gara, connecting Ghardaïa to the north to In Salah and Tamanrasset to the south.

Education

6.1% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.9% has completed secondary education.

Localities

The commune of Hassi Gara is composed of six localities:

  * Quartiers El Borr
  * Hassi El Gara Ouest
  * Hassi El Gara Est
  * El Ouadjda
  * Edjraïf
  * Nebka
Neighbouring towns and cities


Islands of Gdańsk

Parts of Gdańsk, Poland (also known in German as Danzig) is located on a small group of islands in the Baltic Sea. This is a comprehensive list of the islands, their area and population.

  * Port Island
      + Area: 25.7 km2
      + Population: 22,167 people.
  * Sobieszewo Island
      + Area: 34.3 km²
      + Population: 3,570 people.
  * Ostrów Island
      + Area: 2.2 km²
      + Two shipyards.
  * Granary Island
      + Area: 0.24 km²
  * Ołowianka
  * List of islands of Poland


Iveragh Peninsula

"Iveragh" redirects here. For the locality in Australia, see Iveragh, Queensland.

Location map of the Iveragh Peninsula

The Iveragh Peninsula (Irish: Uíbh Ráthach) is located in County Kerry in Ireland. It is the largest peninsula in southwestern Ireland. A mountain range, the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, lies in the centre of the peninsula. Carrauntoohil, its highest mountain, is also the highest peak in Ireland.

Geography

Towns on the peninsula include Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Ballinskelligs, Portmagee, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare.

The Ring of Kerry, a popular tourist trail, circles the coastlines as well as the Skellig Ring, beginning and ending at Killarney, just east of the peninsula.

Valentia Island lies off the northwestern tip of the peninsula. It is connected with the peninsula by a bridge at Portmagee village, but it can also be reached by ferry crossing between Renard Point on the mainland and Knightstown on the island.

The Skellig Islands lie about 12 kilometres (7.5 statute miles or 6.4 nautical miles) off the west coast and are known for their monastic buildings and bird life. Since 2015 the filming of Star Wars has brought many new tourists to the area.

Kerry Geopark

Cloghanecarhan, a ringfort with ogham stone, is a National Monument; as is Leacanabuaile, a stone ringfort (cashel).

Loher Cashel, a stone ringfort (caiseal) is located at the western edge of Iveragh.

The Iveragh Peninsula has also been home to the Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve since 2014.

Beach at Rossbeigh in the Dingle Bay

Gaeltacht


Iveragh Peninsula

Gaeltacht

The Iveragh Gaeltacht or Gaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh is one of the smallest of the Gaeltachts. The main town is Baile an Sceilg and smaller villages and townlands include Dún Géagáin, Cíllin Liath, Lóthar and Cuan an Chaisleáin. It is sparsely populated and According to the 2016 Census, there were 1,753 people over the age of three living in the Iveragh Gaeltacht, With only 6.9% claiming to speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.Gaeltacht out of 26 in Ireland by rate of daily speakers.

The Iveragh Gaeltacht was one of the strongest in the country at one point. People of all classes spoke the language, with over 93% of the population monolingual Irish speakers in the 1850s.Gaeltacht when they were first drawn in the 1920s.

A comprehensive linguistic study of the Gaeltachts published in 2007 recommended that the Iveragh Gaeltacht be categorized as a class C Gaeltacht.

The percentage of daily speakers along with the population have been falling consistently. Between 1956 and 2011 the population of the Iveragh Gaeltacht declined from 3,036 to 1,795. A decrease of 41%. This is despite a 67% increase of the Irish population in that same timeframe. Many of the townlands in the centre of the peninsula where much of the Gaeltacht is located are uninhabitated. The lack of basic services is cited as one of the main reasons for the dramatic decline in population and by extension the irish speaking population. The lack of many Gaelscoileanna in the area is probably another reason for the decline of the Irish language.

"Comhchoiste Ghaeltacht Uíbh Ráthaigh" is a community group established in 1998 to act as an umbrella for the development groups in the 5 Gaeltacht areas on the Iveragh Peninsula. The organisation is involved in many things including promoting the Irish language and developing community projects.

Prehistoric rock art


Iveragh Peninsula

Prehistoric rock art

The Iveragh Peninsula is host to one of the highest concentrations of Atlantic rock art in Ireland. The art is scattered throughout the peninsula but the greatest prevalence is found in two main clusters, the most notable and well recorded being the adjoining townlands of Derrynablaha and Derreeny near Sneem. The art of these townlands attracted international attention in the 1960’s when Professor Emanuel Anati recorded the art, alongside E. Shee and M.J O’ Kelly.Glenbeigh. These townlands are host to hundreds of individual examples of the Atlantic art form, with new examples being added to the archaeological record regularly by archaeologists and enthusiasts.

Local residents

  * Pádraig Ó hÉigeartaigh, Irish language poet, (1871–1936)
  * Beara Peninsula
  * Coom Wedge Tomb
  * Corcu Duibne
  * Dingle Peninsula
  * Kerry Way
  * Valentia Harbour railway station
  * John Crowley and John Sheehan (2009). The Iveragh Peninsula: A Cultural Atlas of the Ring of Kerry, 2009. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1-85918-430-1.
  * Iveragh Peninsula guide from Frommer's
  * Information about the Ring of Kerry
  * Iveragh Peninsula at Birdlife International

51°53′46″N 10°01′44″W / 51.89611°N 10.02889°W


Marasmarcha corniculata

Marasmarcha corniculata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa.


Centro Escolar Las Piñas

Centro Escolar Las Piñas (CELP), formerly named Las Piñas College, is a school located in Pilar Village, Almanza Uno, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. The school was founded in 1973, when Dr. Faustino Legaspi Uy opened a School of Nursing under the Graduate of Nursing (GN) Program at the Las Piñas General Hospital – that eventually became Dr. Faustino L. Uy Medical Foundation – as the clinical division. Initially created to provide a nursing program, over the years the school has expanded to provide kindergarten, primary and secondary schooling, along with several bachelors programs and a masters program. It was acquired by Centro Escolar University in 2015 and now serves as a satellite campus of the university.

History

Faustino Legaspi Uy's belief that the community would best be served by combining health care and education formed the basis for founding Las Piñas College. Classes began in June 1975 with courses and programs in kindergarten, elementary, and high school teaching, nursing, the first two years of Liberal Arts, and vocational courses such as automotive repair, dressmaking, tailoring and general clerical. In 1977, the GN Program in the nursing school was phased out and replaced by the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program. Likewise, the two-year Junior Secretarial Course was first offered.

In June 1979, the first two years of Business Administration and Engineering, including the two-year Architectural Drafting, were offered under the aegis of what was at the time, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS); and now the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) working together with the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which oversees the technical and vocational programs.

By the 1982–1983 school year, the department of Education, Culture and Sports allowed the institution to offer a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course. That year, the Doña Guillermina Building was completed and construction on the Administrative Building started. In preparation for the college's expansion to become a university, LPC worked to qualify for permission to offer a graduate course in business, leading to a Master's program in Business Administration, but the founder died before this came to be.


Centro Escolar Las Piñas

Under the management and supervision of the founder's widow, Doctor Luz Co Uy, Las Piñas College earned the recognition permits to offer a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and in Civil Engineering from CHED in 1993. Later offerings at the B.S. level include Mechanical Engineering, and Accountancy; two-year programs include Nursing Assistant, Computer Secretarial and Technology courses, Office Management and other programs.

By September 2015, Centro Escolar University acquired Las Piñas College.

Centro Escolar Las Piñas was granted by CHED the permit to offer a Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship (BS-ENT) starting in the school year 2018–2019.

Facade in September 2018

Available education

Basic education

Principal: Mrs. Celia R. Lamarca, MAEd.

  * K to 12

College courses

NON-SCIENCE PROGRAMS Program Head: Dr. Frederick A. Halcon

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  * Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
  * Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  * Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
  * Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

SCIENCE PROGRAMS Dean of Studies: Dr. Leonila C. Abella

  * Bachelor of Science in Psychology
  * Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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  * Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
  * Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
  * Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
  * Bachelor of Secondary Education

Graduate programs

  * Master in Business Administration
  * Master of Arts in Education
  * Doctor of Dental Medicine
  * Centro Escolar Las Piñas
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LIDAX

LIDAX is a space technology company, founded at the beginning of the year 2000. It designs and manufactures advanced mechanical equipments that form part of complex space flight systems and instruments for Earth observation (EarthCARE, Meteosat), planetary exploration (Exomars), astrophysics instrumentation (James Webb Space Telescope, BepiColombo, Plato, World Space Observatory) and telecom. The activities of the company encompass all aspects, from conceptual design, through integration and testing up to realization; both for satellite and on-ground instrumentation (OGSE & MGSE).

Engineers and technicians represent practically the 90% of the company's personnel. LIDAX also owns a specialized laboratory called SMARTLAB for testing space mechanisms and subsystems. In the Smartlab, the performance of mechanisms can be measured under different environmental conditions, thus, measurement tests with optical metrology can be carried out under vacuum, cryogenic and high temperature environments.

The company is headquartered in Paracuellos de Jarama, near Madrid-Barajas Airport, Spain. It operates next to the Spain's Space Agency Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA, English: National Institute of Aerospace Technology) and other known space industries such as EADS CASA Espacio. (part of Astrium)

Since 2014, LIDAX forms part of SUMA Aerospace, a consortium set up with another three companies to become an internationally recognized organization for the design, manufacturing, commercialization and maintenance of electro-mechanical equipments for the aeronautic sector.

Activity Areas

The activities of Lidax are focused mainly on the following areas:

  * Space Instrumentation: Development of space innovative instrumentation such as cryogenic instruments, far infra-red instruments and robotic exploration. Specifically, focal plane assemblies, optical mounts for space telescopes, spectrometers and active folding mirrors.
  * Space systems and components such as deployment mechanisms, cryogenic submicron linear Actuator submicron X-Y stage, M2 hexapods, space dry lubricated gearboxes, hold down and release mechanisms, qualified flexible thermal links,...

  * On-ground instruments: Part of innovative scientific instruments such as, telescope instrumentation – atmosphere and telescope simulators for new adaptive optical methods –, particle accelerators – structural components or mechanisms for Cryomodules –, and others.

Main projects