The 2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses were held on January 22 and the primary on February 9, 2008.

Background
On December 19, 2007, the Republican Party of Louisiana announced the procedures for selection of its delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention.

The Louisiana caucuses selected 105 delegates to the state convention on February 16 in Baton Rouge. Fifteen delegates (and 15 alternates) from each of the seven congressional districts were elected at the caucus sites.  Eligibility to participate was originally restricted to those who had been registered Louisiana Republicans since November 30, 2007 and presented a photo identification, however the restriction date was changed to November 1, 2007 at the last minute. Voters were to select up to 15 candidates on a secret ballot.

Twenty-one delegates to the 2008 RNC will be selected through the caucus process, since each district's 15 delegates to the state convention will separately select three RNC delegates and three alternates for their respective district.  In addition, the state convention delegates, as a whole, will select 20 delegates and 20 alternates to the national convention as at-large delegates. Under state party rules, if there is a majority in the February 9 Louisiana primary, these 20 delegates are pledged to vote for the winner. Otherwise, these 20 will officially go to the convention uncommitted.  The remaining six members of the RNC delegation are chosen as follows: The Louisiana GOP chair and the two Louisiana representatives on the Republican National Committee ("party delegates") have automatic spots as 2008 RNC delegates, and the other three delegates will be selected by the executive committee of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee.

Unlike other Republican caucuses, which feature a straw poll (or presidential preference election) prior to the election of delegates to the state convention, no preference election was conducted. All delegates elected at the caucus are "uncommitted" and considered unallocated to any candidate. However, many campaigns will distribute lists of delegates who will vote for their preferred presidential candidate. Delegates can be any Republican who has submitted the necessary paperwork and paid the $100 fee ($50 for alternate delegate). By setting up the caucus in this non-binding way, it allows Louisiana to avoid the delegate penalties that have befallen Michigan, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

Caucuses

Unofficial delegate assignment results of the January 22 caucuses had been made available on the homepage of the Republican Party of Louisiana. The official results have been released, but the results only indicate which delegates garnered the most votes, and fail to match the delegates with the candidate they support. Preliminary results show John McCain winning the most committed delegates, followed by Ron Paul in second place, and Mitt Romney in third. Ron Paul's campaign is challenging the caucus, citing multiple errors in the process, significant irregularities including the decision by the Louisiana GOP to waive the original deadline which saw Ron Paul leading in delegates pledged to him, and extending the deadline after the fact in order to give other candidates two more days to file delegates.

Locations

Republicans were assigned to one of 11 locations in the state to caucus in.

The locations were:

Campaign

The Louisiana caucus has not been well noticed by the media. Many media outlets outside the state focus on the February 9 primary, although that primary will select 20 delegates at most to the national convention.

According to the state party, only Mitt Romney, John McCain, and Fred Thompson were campaigning in the state as of December 2007, although Ron Paul will visit the state the day before the caucus. Turnout was expected to be low due to the limited number of sites. Commentators have criticized the state party for the confusing system, which has admitted that the caucus is designed "for people who are politically active... not just casual voters" and that the February 9 primary is just a "beauty contest".

The slate gaining the highest votes was a "pro-family, pro-life" slate which used the image of former President Ronald Reagan to advocate candidate who supported reduced government and a strong national defense.

Results
Ron Paul had the greatest number of delegates by the January 10 deadline, which was then extended to January 12. Ron Paul's campaign is challenging mistakes it claims were made by the Louisiana GOP, including the wrongful issuance of provisional ballots to hundreds of voters, in numbers sufficient to alter the outcome. According to a state Republican Party press release regarding the preliminary results, the order of placement of slates was Uncommitted Pro-Life, McCain, Paul, Romney, others. Note that candidates could run on more than one slate. Many of the Uncommitted Pro-Life delegates have since committed to McCain. In addition, after a recount of delegates, the provisional ballots were found not to have changed the results, with about two-thirds of the provisional ballots being cast by members of other parties.

On February 1, 2008, state party chairman Roger F. Villere, Jr., congratulated the McCain campaign via e-mail for winning a majority of the delegates statewide, including receiving a majority of delegates in Congressional Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7. In addition, the party executive committee and the three Louisiana superdelegates have also committed to McCain, thus giving McCain 41 delegates from Louisiana, 35 of which are from the caucus process. This assumes that no other candidate will receive more than 50% in the February 9 primary.

Primary
Under Louisiana Republican Party rules, since no candidate received a majority of the vote, no delegates are pledged as a result of this primary. 21 delegates have already indirectly been assigned via the Louisiana Republican caucus held on January 22. The 20 delegates elected at the state convention were formally unpledged, although an estimated 41 of Louisiana's 47 delegates were going to support John McCain, and the state party chair congratulated McCain on winning those 41 delegates, before the primary was held.

* Candidate dropped out of the race before the primary

Convention
At the state convention, held February 16, the Associated Press identified 32 McCain delegates from the caucus process, with three uncommitted and nine unavailable for comment. The AP also confirmed that the three party delegates support McCain, giving him 35 delegates from Louisiana.

See also
 2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary
 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

Louisiana
2008 Louisiana elections
Louisiana Republican primaries


Highway 13 is an expressway in southern Israel. It is  long. It begins in the north at Tzihor junction with Highway 40 and ends in the south at Menuha junction with Highway 90. Thus, it connects between Highway 40, which runs north to Mizpe Ramon and Beersheba via the central Negev, and Highway 90, which traverses the Arava region on Israel's eastern border.

Junctions (West to East)

References

See also

 List of highways in Israel

13


Hsiao-Lan Kuo (Guo Xiaolan; 1915–2006) was a Chinese-American mathematician and meteorologist. He was a recipient of the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal.

Career
Born in Mancheng County, Hebei Province on February 7, 1915, Kuo obtained his B.Sc. from Tsinghua University (1937), a M.Sc. from Zhejiang University (1942, under advisor Coching Chu), and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1948, advisor Carl-Gustaf Rossby).

From 1949 to 1961, Kuo worked as a research associate, later a senior specialist, and finally the project director on the Hurricane Project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago.

Kuo was an academician of Academia Sinica (1988 election).

Works
Kuo developed important mathematical tools to describe the complex circulation patterns of atmospheric activity. He helped to mathematically model the birth of a tropical cyclone (hurricane). Kuo's work is an important part of the theoretical foundation for modern meteorology. He is considered as a member of the Chicago School of Meteorology, which started from Carl-Gustaf Rossby.

For this reason, in 1970, Kuo was awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal from the American Meteorological Society (AMS), which is the highest honor for atmospheric science.

The Rayleigh-Kuo theorem or Rayleigh-Kuo Criterion, a necessary condition for barotropically unstable fluid, is named after him.

References

External links
 Obituary notice: Hsiao-Lan Kuo, meteorologist, 1915-2006
 Britannica: Hsiao-lan Kuo (Chinese-American meteorologist)
 A memorial of professor Guo Xiaolan
 Chinese Obituary: 郭晓岚院士去世
  郭晓岚教授对大气科学的杰出贡献 (Kuo's outstanding contributions to meteorology)

American meteorologists
1915 births
2006 deaths
Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal recipients
Zhejiang University alumni
University of Chicago alumni
Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
Chinese emigrants to the United States
Members of Academia Sinica
Tsinghua University alumni


Laurel Films is an independent Beijing-based production company, operated by producer and screenwriter Fang Li. The company has produced several independent films from directors such Wang Chao, Li Yu and Lou Ye.

The company was founded in 2000 by Fang Li, as an outgrowth of his earth sciences technological company Laurel Industrial Company, Inc.

Controversies
Both Lost in Beijing and Summer Palace were banned from domestic distribution. With Summer Palace, Lou Ye and producer Nai An were banned from making films for five years by Chinese authorities.

With the banning of Lost, on the other hand, the company and Fang were also faulted for distributing illegal and "pornographic" film clips on the Internet. Fang has claimed that these clips were derived from unlicensed copies, and that neither he nor the company can be faulted for their release online.

Productions
 The Orphan of Anyang (2001, Wang Chao)
 Day and Night (2004, Wang Chao)
 Dam Street (2005, Li Yu)
 Summer Palace (2006, Lou Ye)
 Lost in Beijing (2007, Li Yu)
 Buddha Mountain (2010, Li Yu)
 Double Xposure (2012, Li Yu)
 The Continent (2014, Han Han)
 Ever Since We Love (2015, Li Yu)

References

External links
 Laurel Films (cn) from the Internet Movie Database

Film production companies of China
2000 establishments in China
Companies based in Beijing


is a Japanese judoka. He won a bronze medal at the open category of the 2005 World Judo Championships.

He is from Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduation from Kokushikan University, he joined to Asahi Kasei which former world champions, Hiroshi Izumi and Masato Uchishiba also belong to.

Achievements

References

External links

Japanese male judoka
1982 births
Sportspeople from Kanagawa Prefecture
Living people
Asian Games medalists in judo
Judoka at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
20th-century Japanese people
21st-century Japanese people


This list of tallest buildings in Panama City ranks skyscrapers in Panama City, by height. The tallest completed building in Panama City is The Ocean Club Tower - P.H. TOC JW Marriott Panama, which stands  tall.

For several years, Panama City's skyline remained largely unchanged, with only four buildings exceeding 150 m (492 feet). Beginning in the early 2000s, the city experienced a large construction boom, with new buildings rising up all over the city and two new tallest buildings since 2005. Several supertall buildings were also planned for construction;  all of these have been either cancelled (Palacio de la Bahía, and Torre Generali) or are on hold (Faros de Panamá, Torre Central).

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Panama City skyscrapers that stand at least 150 meters (492 feet) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. This list includes buildings under construction that have already been topped out.

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Panama City and are planned to rise at least 150 m (492 feet).

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Panama City and are planned to rise at least 150 m (492 feet).

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also
 Panhattan

References
General
Emporis.com - Panama City
Specific

External links

Diagram of Panama City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
New Real Estate Developments in Panama

Panama City
Panama


James Hiers McColl (31 January 184420 February 1929) was an Australian politician. Prior to Federation in 1901, he was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (1886–1900) and twice held ministerial office. He was known for his interest in agriculture, particularly new irrigation techniques. In the new federal parliament he first represented the Division of Echuca (1901–1906) in the House of Representatives and then served as a Senator for Victoria (1907–1914). He was Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Cook Government (1913–1914).

Early life
McColl was born in South Shields, County Durham, England, the son of Hugh McColl, and migrated with his family to Australia in 1853, but his mother died before they landed in Melbourne. McColl was educated at the Model School, Sandhurst and for a time at Scotch College, Melbourne. He married Emily Boyle in January 1867 and subsequently became an insurance agent and legal manager.

Colonial politics
McColl supported irrigation and closer settlement and won the seat of Mandurang in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1886, moving to the seat of Gunbower in 1889. He was Minister of Mines and of Water Supply from January 1893 to September 1894 and President of the Board of Land and Works, Commissioner Crown Lands and Survey and Minister of Forests from December 1899 to November 1900. As minister, he was responsible for the first purchase of large estates so that they could be sub-divided for closer settlement.

Federal politics

McColl was a strong supporter of Australian federation and won the House of Representatives seat of Echuca at the first federal election, in 1901 as a Protectionist. At the 1906 election, he moved to the Senate, his term commencing on 1 January 1907. He was the first person to have served in both houses of the federal parliament.

He was appointed Vice-President of the Executive Council in the Cook Ministry from June 1913 to September 1914. He was defeated at the 1914 election.

Personal life
McColl bought an irrigation farm at Gunbower (near Cohuna), but later retired to the Melbourne suburb of Deepdene. His first wife had died in 1898 and he remarried Sarah Ann Thomas in January 1900. He died in Melbourne (aged 85), survived by his wife and their two sons and a daughter and two daughters from his first marriage.

Notes

Protectionist Party members of the Parliament of Australia
Commonwealth Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia
Victoria (state) state politicians
Members of the Australian House of Representatives
Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Echuca
Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria
Members of the Australian Senate
Members of the Cabinet of Australia
1844 births
1929 deaths
People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
Free Trade Party members of the Parliament of Australia
20th-century Australian politicians
People from South Shields
Politicians from Tyne and Wear
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Presidents of the Board of Land and Works
Ministers for Forests (Victoria)
Ministers for Water (Victoria)


"Eric Hermannson's Soul" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Cosmopolitan in April 1900.

Plot summary
In rural Nebraska, Eric Hermannson gives up on girls after seeing a rattlesnake whilst on a date with Lena, and stops playing the violin shortly after; he becomes a good Free Gospeller as his mother wants him to be. Later, Wyllis comes back with his sister Margaret. She sings to Eric, thus reawakening his passion for music. Later, she is riding a mustang from St. Anne back to her village with Eric. She asks him to go to a dance and he agrees, although this would breach his Church's covenant. The horses go wild, and he saves her from injury. Back in her house, she receives a letter from her fiancé from the East Coast. Later at the ball, Margaret and Eric dance together, then go out and up a hill. She tells him she is soon to leave and never come back again. After she has left, Eric talks to his pastor and confesses to dancing.

Characters
Asa Skinner, a guru of the Free Gospel.
Eric Hermannson, a Norwegian. He likes to play the violin. He is taciturn.
Mrs Hermannson, Eric's mother.
Genereau, a saloon-keeper.
Lena Hanson, a local girl Eric goes on a date with.
Wyllis Elliot
Margaret Elliot, Wyllis' sister. She is twenty-four years old and about to marry a man from the East coast.
Jerry Lockhart, a local man.
Mrs Lockhart, Jerry's mother. She organises the ball.
Olaf Oleson, an accordion player.
Jack Courtwell, someone Margaret's husband mentions in his letter.
Miss Harrison, someone Margaret's husband mentions in his letter.
Gerard, someone Margaret's fiancé mentions in his letter.
Constant, someone Margaret's fiancé mentions in his letter.

Allusions to other works
Literature is mentioned with The Bible (especially Saul and Lazarus), Paul Bourget, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, William Shakespeare's As You Like It, and Thor.
Sculptures are alluded to with Doryphoros.
Music is mentioned with Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, Stefano Rossetto, Franz Schubert, and Edvard Grieg.

Allusions to actual history
Nero is mentioned in passing.

Footnotes

External links
Full Text at the Willa Cather Archive

1900 short stories
Short stories by Willa Cather
Short stories set in Nebraska
Works originally published in Cosmopolitan (magazine)


John "Rupert" Mudge (1928–1993) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played both rugby codes in Sydney, New South Wales as well as playing rugby league in England.
Rupert John Mudge played for the Randwick rugby union club in his junior years before being recruited by English rugby league club, Workington Town, where he was joined by fellow Australian recruit Tony Paskins. While in England, he played at representative level for British Empire and Other Nationalities.

Mudge was coached by former Great Britain rugby league test captain, Gus Risman. A back-rower, or , Rupert Mudge played left-, i.e. number 11, and scored a try in Workington Town's 18–10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1951–52 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

Three Australian footballers were in the Workington Town side, including Rupert, Tony Paskins and Bevan Wilson. They played the match in front of Anthony Eden, who was Foreign Minister in the Government and Rupert John Mudge scored the longest ever running try at Wembley, which was the turning point in the match. It was then added to when Aussie teammate Tony Paskins and George Wilson together scored another try in the final minutes of the game and Workington Town team beat Featherstone and won.

Rupert Mudge played left-, i.e. number 11, in Workington Town's 12–21 defeat by Barrow in the 1955 Challenge Cup Final during the 1954-55 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.

In 1955 both Mudge and Paskins returned to Australia where they joined the Eastern Suburbs rugby league team, Paskins was appointed captain. Mudge who played 45 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years (1955–58) is recognised as that club's 448th player.

After his retirement from football Rupert spent some years as a panelist on the Channel Seven Rugby League panel discussion program "Controversy Corner" hosted by Rex (the Moose) Mossop.

In his professional life in Australia, besides football, he worked for P.Rowe Pty. Ltd.

He married his Australian sweetheart, Yvonne Rita Trenerry, who had followed him to England in Workington Town where they lived until 1955 when they returned to Australia to live at Coogee Beach. They had two children, Barbara and John.

In the late 1990s Rupert John Mudge was invited to England for a special celebration at Wembley Stadium, because he still held the record for the longest running try. Returning home happy he succumbed to the cancer which claimed his life in six short weeks. He died at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney on the 23 July 1993. He was cremated at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.

References

 The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
 The Story of Australian Rugby League; Gary Lester

External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
France defeated in ‘Battle of the Boulevard’
30 April 1955 Photograph of Workington Town

1928 births
1993 deaths
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Australian rugby league players
Australian rugby union players
British Empire rugby league team players
Other Nationalities rugby league team players
Place of birth missing
Rugby articles needing expert attention
Rugby league locks
Rugby league props
Rugby league second-rows
Sydney Roosters players
Workington Town players
Expatriate rugby league players in England
Burials at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park


Utricularia stellaris is a medium to large sized suspended aquatic carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. stellaris is native to Africa, tropical Asia, and northern Australia.

See also
 List of Utricularia species

References

External links

Carnivorous plants of Africa
Carnivorous plants of Asia
Carnivorous plants of Australia
Flora of Africa
Flora of the Indian subcontinent
Flora of Myanmar
Flora of Vietnam
Flora of Queensland
Flora of the Northern Territory
Eudicots of Western Australia
Lamiales of Australia
stellaris


Ananda may refer to:

Hinduism
Ānanda (Hindu philosophy)
Anandamaya kosha
Ananda Tandava, a sacred dance of Hindu mythology

People

Ananda, disciple of the Buddha
Ananda (King of Anxi), member of Genghis Khan's family
Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877-1947), Ceylonese metaphysician and art historian
Ananda Everingham (born 1982), Thai actor and model
Ananda Jacobs (born 1983), American actress, singer, model, producer, and composer
Ananda Lewis (born 1973), American television personality
Ananda Mahidol (1935-1946), the eighth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty
Ananda Marchildon (born 1986), Canadian-Dutch model
Ananda Mikola (born 1980), Indonesian racecar driver
Ananda Shankar (1942-1999), Indian musician

Places
Ananda, Ivory Coast, a town, commune, and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast
Ananda College, a school in Sri Lanka
Ananda Church of Self-Realization
Ananda Temple, a Buddhist temple in Myanmar

Arts and media
Ananda (album), a 2006 album by Paulina Rubio
Ananda Marga, international spiritual and social movement started in India
Ananda Tandavam (film), a 2008 Tamil film

See also
Anand (disambiguation)
Ananta (disambiguation)
Sananda (disambiguation)


mTower, formerly known as PSA Building, is an integrated development in Singapore, comprising a 40-storey office building and a 3-storey retail centre, Alexandra Retail Centre. It is located at Alexandra Road, Singapore. The building also houses Singapore's Ministry of Transport and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Alexandra Retail Centre
Alexandra Retail Centre is a 3-storey retail centre, offering a wide range of amenities and F&B offerings to the working population in the vicinity. It is connected to the office premises via several links.

Notable tenants
Taipei Representative Office in Singapore, the foreign mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan), is located on the 23rd floor of mTower.
GeoWorks, Singapore's geospatial industry centre operated by Singapore Land Authority, is located on the 7th floor of mTower

References

External links
mTower

1986 establishments in Singapore
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Office buildings completed in 1986
Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore
Raffles Place
20th-century architecture in Singapore


The Journal of Forestry is the primary scholarly journal of the Society of American Foresters. It aims to advance the forestry profession by keeping professional foresters informed about developments and ideas related to the practice of forestry. The journal publishes editorials and technical content related to the management of forests and related natural resources. Articles are generally written for an audience of natural resources professionals, with topics spanning the many facets or disciplines of forestry. The Journal is currently edited by Keith A. Blatner.  According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2018 impact factor is 2.675.

History

The origins of the Journal of Forestry go back to October 1902, when one of its predecessors, the Forestry Quarterly, was first published at the New York State College of Forestry at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, under the editorial advisement of Bernhard E. Fernow, John Gifford, and Walter Mulford. Less than a year later, upon closure of the College, the Quarterly commenced independent publication, with Bernhard E. Fernow as editor-in-chief and a board of editors consisting of many prominent figures in American forestry in the early part of the 20th century, including Carl Schenck, founder of the Biltmore Forest School and Andrew J. Foy of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

The Journal of Forestry commenced publication in 1917, incorporating the Quarterly and the Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters. Volume was set at 15, continuing the Quarterly number system. Editorial responsibilities were assumed by the editorial board of the Society of American Foresters, for which the Journal became the official publication.

Since 2018, the Journal has been published by Oxford University Press.  The archive of previous Proceedings and Journal volumes and issues is available from OUP's Journal website.

Impact
In addition to impact rankings by Journal Impact Factor (JIF) Journal Citation Reports, Vanclay analyzed the ranking of 180 forestry journals by several additional metrics, including the h-index.  He reported that for the period from 2000 to 2007, the Journal of Forestry ranked number 8 of 180 using the h-index.

See also

 List of forestry journals

References

Forestry journals
New York State College of Forestry
Publications established in 1902
English-language journals
Forest history
Forestry in the United States
Academic journals published by learned and professional societies
8 times per year journals


The following is a list of former privately run transit companies that served Dallas, Texas. The first year is the year service began. The last is the year private service was halted.

1872–1884 Dallas City Railroad Company (Main Street Line)
1875–1884 Dallas Street Railroad Company (San Jacinto Line)
1876–1887 Commerce and Ervay Street Railroad Company
1884–1887 Belt Street Railway
1884–1887 Dallas City and Dallas Street Railroad Company (merger between the Main and San Jacinto Lines)
1887–1890 Dallas Consolidated Street Railway Company (merger between the DC&DS, C&E and BSR)
1887–1900 Dallas and Oak Cliff Elevated Railway
1888–1898 Dallas Rapid Transit Company
1889–1892 North Dallas Circuit Railway
1890– North Dallas Railway Company
1890–1895 Dallas Consolidated Traction Railway Company (New owners changed the DCSR)
1892–1898 Queens City Railway Company
1895–1898 Dallas City Railway Company (New Company formed to take ownership of DCTRC, which went into receivership)
1898–1917 Dallas Consolidated and Electric Street Railway Company (acquired disposed property of the DCRC along with the QCRC)
1899–1917 Rapid Transit Railway Company (acquired the DRTC)
1900–1917 Northern Texas Traction Company (acquired the D&OCER)
 –1917 Metropolitan Street Railway Company
1917–1926 Dallas Railway Company (merger of DC&ESRC, RTRC and MSRC as well as leasing of lines along the NTTC in Oak Cliff)
1926–1956 Dallas Railway and Terminal Company (Name change from the DRC)
1956–1964 Dallas Transit Company (Name change from DR&T. In 1964, the city purchased the DTC, ending a 92-year run of private transit companies in Dallas)

See also
 Current and Former Railroad Companies Operating in Dallas, Texas

Transportation in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
 Transit
Transit companies in Dallas, Texas
Transit
Lists of companies based in Texas


is an airport serving the Kerama Islands in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on , which is part of the Village of Zamami. The airport is linked by a road bridge to the islands of Geruma and Aka.

The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport. Kerama gained commercial flights on an on and off basis in 1984. In 2006 Ryukyu Air Commuter suspended flights.

References

External links
 Kerama Airport

Airports in Okinawa


The Beyeler Foundation or Fondation Beyeler, with its museum in Riehen, near Basel (Switzerland), owns and oversees the art collection of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler, which features modern and traditional art. The Beyeler Foundation museum includes a space for special exhibitions staged to complement the permanent collection. In 2006, approximately 340,000 persons visited the museum. The number of visitors in 2016 was 332,000. The Beyeler Foundation is the most visited museum of art in all of Switzerland. The museum is properly funded, and it receives annual grants from the cantons of Basel City and Basel County and the commune of Riehen. Major partners of the Foundation are Bayer AG, Novartis and Swiss bank UBS.

History
Art dealers Ernst Beyeler (16 July 1921 – 25 February 2010) and Hilda Kunz (1922 - 18 July 2008), known as Hildy, created the Beyeler Foundation in 1982 and commissioned Renzo Piano to design a museum to house their private collection. The collection was first publicly exhibited in its entirety at the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid in 1989, and was subsequently shown at Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin in 1993 and the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney in 1997. In September 1994 the groundbreaking of the museum took place. The inauguration was scheduled for 1996, but postponed until 1997 due to delays in the construction. In October 1997, the Beyeler Foundation made its collection accessible to the public.

Collection and exhibitions

The Beyeler Foundation opened its doors on 18 October 1997, presenting 140 works of modern classics, including 23 Picassos. The overall collection of 200 works of classic modernism reflect the views of Hildy and Ernst Beyeler on 20th-century art and highlight features typical of the period from Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Vincent van Gogh to Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Francis Bacon (artist). The paintings appear alongside some 25 objects of tribal art from Africa, Oceania and Alaska. A third of the exhibition space is reserved for special exhibitions staged to complement the permanent collection.

The culmination of Beyeler's career came in 2007 when all the works that passed through his hands were reunited at the museum for a grand exhibition that included van Gogh's 1889 Portrait of Postman Roulin, Lichtenstein's Plus and Minus III and a huge expressive drip painting by Jackson Pollock. The collection is expanding, particularly in terms of works made after 1950 (recent acquisitions include pieces by Louise Bourgeois and Wolfgang Tillmans). In 2013, French art collector Micheline Renard donated several artworks to the museum, including by Jean Dubuffet, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sam Francis, and Sigmar Polke; the trove was first exhibited at the museum in 2014.

The garden surrounding the museum also periodically serves as a venue for special exhibitions. In a work called "Wrapped Trees", Christo and Jeanne-Claude veiled 178 trees in the park around the Beyeler Foundation and in the adjacent Berower Park between 13 November and 14 December 1998.

Recently, the permanent collections are rarely open to the public and the visitors can only visit temporary exhibitions featuring a specific artist.

Selected collection highlights

Architecture

According to a design of the Italian architect Renzo Piano the construction of the museum began in September 1994 in the Berower Park in Riehen.  The museum was meant to be embedded in the English landscape garden in the park and according to Beyeler, not only be a museum but also a small power plant in which its visitors were to regain strength. The building features a glazed façade largely looking out onto the corn fields and vines covering the Tüllinger Hills. The two perimeter walls of the original garden site inspired the idea of the museum’s layout. A red wall built with porphyry from Patagonia, South America replaced to the original in place before. The four  long porphyry walls running from north to south and standing  apart define the plan of the building. Resting on top of the solid foundation walls, the lightweight glass roof, white enamelled on the reverse, admits northern light but screens off light from the east and the west. Along the northern and the southern sides the roof projects far beyond the walls, shading the glass façades from the sun. In 1999, less than two years after the opening of the museum edifice, the building was lengthened by , which increased total exhibition space by  to its present () .

Situated vis-à-vis the museum building, the late-Baroque Villa Berower houses the museum's administration department and a restaurant.

Partners and sponsors

Public Sponsors
 Swiss Confederation
 Municipality of Riehen
 Canton of Basel-City

Major Partners
 Bayer
 Novartis
 UBS

Partners
 accurART
 Basler Kantonalbank
 Fondation BNP Paribas
 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
ISS Facility Services
 J. Safra Sarasin

Further reading
Hollerstein, Roman. Renzo Piano - Fondation Beyeler. A Home for Art: Foundation Beyeler - A Home for Art. Birkhäuser Verlag, 1998. .
Boehm, Gottfried. Fondation Beyeler. Prestel, 2001. .
Beyeler, Ernst; Büttner Philippe. Fondation Beyeler. Collection. Hatje Cantz, 2008. .

See also
Museums in Basel

References

External links
Beyeler Foundation website
"Wrapped Trees" in the Beyeler Foundation
Basel-Karlsruhe: Rainer Usselmann on 'Face to Face to Cyberspace' at Fondation Beyeler
 Set of photos
Virtual tour of the Beyeler Foundation provided by Google Arts & Culture

Art museums and galleries in Switzerland
Modern art museums
Museums in Basel
Former private collections
Renzo Piano buildings
Riehen
Art museums established in 1997
1997 establishments in Switzerland
Arts foundations based in Switzerland


The Dingell–Johnson Act, also called the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, is a United States federal law () from 1950 that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for state fish restoration and management plans and projects. The Act has been amended 11 times, the last time in 1992.

References

United States federal environmental legislation
1950 in the environment
1950 in American law


Rescue Mediums is a Canadian paranormal reality television series that originally aired from  to  on the W Network. The show stars Jackie Dennison and Christine Hamlett in series 1–3 and Jackie and Alison Wynne-Ryder series 4-7. The show has also aired on the WE: Women's Entertainment network in the USA, Discovery Channel in the UK (series 1–3) and CBS reality (series 3–5) UK.

The series follows the trials and tribulations of acclaimed and quirky international psychics, who make house calls, as they ask ghostly spirits to leave.

Composer Richard Evans was nominated for a 2010 Gemini Award for the sound track of the Rescue Mediums episode "Rockside - The Shape of Things to Come".

This scripted show quickly became popular due to the intense storylines and acting, making the show very popular in the US and Canada

Host Information

Jackie Dennison

Jackie, in addition to being the co-host of Rescue Mediums (which airs in over 28 countries around the globe) is the owner of The Feathers Academy in Barnton, England.  Feathers is dedicated to teaching and healing through the spiritual and holistic planes.  She has been a psychic medium and psychic artist for many years and works with her spirit guides, Jeremkyah and Red Cloud. She has co-authored a book about the spirits in Marbury Hall in the UK, and has featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, and continues to work as a medium in her native England. Jackie is in all episodes of the show, from seasons 1 - 7.

Alison Wynne-Ryder

Alison is a psychic medium and a Reiki Master.  She works through her spirit guide, Ruby, who has an extremely quirky sense of humour that comes through time after time.  Alison has also worked extensively with the Northwich Police Services.  Alison is in 52 episodes, from season 4 - 7.

Christine Hamlett

Christine is a natural medium and psychic artist, and is the co-host of Rescue Mediums seasons 1, 2, and 3. In addition to this international reputation, she writes for various spiritualists and popular UK women's magazines with a regular psychic sketch in Chat. She has also been featured in numerous UK and Canadian magazines and featured on radio shows in the UK, United States, and Canada. Christine has appeared on ITV and the BBC in England. Christine has been a medium and psychic artist from a very early age, and inherited a crystal ball from her psychic great grandmother when she was only five years old. Outside of the show, Christine helps on missing persons and cold cases, such as those of as Lois Hanna and Rhonda Wilson. Christine is in 37 episodes, from seasons 1 to 3, with the last of her Rescue Mediums work being filmed in 2007.

Gregory Sheppard & Michael Lamport

Gregory Sheppard and Michael Lamport are co-owners of Lamport-Sheppard Entertainment which produces Rescue Mediums. They are also the executive producers of Curious and Unusual Deaths (Discovery), Suite & Simple (CTV Travel, Fine Living), In Your Wildest Dreams (Discovery USA), and have produced and directed a new feature comedy, St. Roz, that has garnered several awards at various film festivals.

Episodic Information

Season 1: Episode 01 - 13

Season 2: Episode 14 - 25

Season 3: Episode 26 - 37

Season 4: Episode 38 - 50

Season 5: Episode 50 - 63

Season 6: Episode 63 - 76

Season 7: Episode 76 - 89

References

External links
Rescue Mediums Official Website
Lamport-Sheppard Entertainment Page
IMDb entry
Rescue Mediums Facebook Fan Page
WNetwork

2000s Canadian reality television series
Paranormal reality television series
2006 Canadian television series debuts
2010s Canadian reality television series
2011 Canadian television series endings
W Network original programming


WLDX (990 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fayette, Alabama, US.  The station is currently licensed to Dean Broadcasting, Inc. but under the lease management of Hometown Radio Partnership of Fayette, AL.

July 17, 2017, WLDX switched from a primarily country music format to Christian Broadcasting, playing a variety of Christian programs and a blend of Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian music.  Sports programming on the station includes University of Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball as a member of the Crimson Tide Sports Network plus Fayette County High School football.  News programming is provided by Yellow Hammer Radio and the Alabama Radio Network. The tradio program "Switch and Swap" has been a constant fixture on the station since it first signed on in 1949. They have since flipped to classic hits.

History

This station began broadcasting as WWWF on September 3, 1949, with a 1,000 watt daytime-only signal. The station was licensed to Bankhead Broadcasting Company, Inc., whose sole owner was Walter Will Bankhead.  Bankhead's first station, WWWB in Jasper, Alabama (1240 AM, now WJLX) was named for his initials.  This Jasper station began licensed broadcasting with 250 watts of power on 1240 AM on November 2, 1946... In 1955, the station got a construction permit from the FCC that allowed then to move to the current 1360 AM broadcast frequency and increase signal power to 1,000 watts. The station now holds the callsign WIXI. Additionally, in January 2010, acting on engineering data filed with the FCC, WIXI increased its daytime power to 12,000 watts.. In 1962 WWWB-FM 102.5 was added in Jasper, (now WDXB licensed to Pelham, Alabama broadcasting to the Birmingham Metro area, with an effective radiated power of 90,000 watts) WWWB-FM was initially signed on the air with an effective radiated power of 39,000 watts... WWWB's sister station WWWR in Russellville, Alabama (920 AM, now WGOL) which also went on the air in 1949, was named for "Walter Will's Russellville".  WWWF was similarly chosen as the callsign to mean "Walter Will's Fayette".

In the 1960s, WWWF broadcast a format called "Something for Everyone" featuring country in the morning, a half-hour of Gospel music at midday, easy listening until mid-afternoon, then rock music for the rest of the day.  In the 1980, WLDX changed their format to country music full-time.

Gorman Jackson "Jack" Black was the station's original program director and became the general manager in 1954.  Black also founded the weekly Fayette Country Broadcaster newspaper and served as its editor and publisher from 1962 to 1982. An Alabama native and University of Alabama graduate, Black remained as general manager of WWWF until the station was sold in 1986. Joe "Jackson" Redker joined WLDX in August, 1990, and was the Program Director until 2013.

In March 1986, Bankhead Broadcasting Fayette, Inc., reached an agreement to sell this station to W. A. Grant Jr. and Eloise Thomley doing business as SIS Sound of Fayette, Inc.  The deal was approved by the FCC on June 4, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on October 28, 1986.  Under the new ownership, the station was assigned the current WLDX call letters by the FCC on June 22, 1987.

In September 1996, SIS Sound of Fayette, Inc., contracted to sell this station to co-owner Eloise Thomley and her husband Wayne, as owners of Thomley Broadcasting Co., Inc.  The deal was approved by the FCC on October 23, 1996, and the transaction was consummated on November 5, 1996.  Eloise Thomley served as general manager from 1986 until May 31, 2005.

In April 2005, Thomley Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Eloise F. Thomley, president/director) agreed to sell this station to Dean Broadcasting, Inc. (J. Wiley Dean, president) for a reported sale price of $450,000.  The deal was approved by the FCC on June 1, 2005, and the transaction was consummated on the same day.

In July 2017, Dean Broadcasting agreed to a Lease Management Agreement with Hometown Radio Partnership of Fayette, Alabama, owned by DeWayne and Kellie Guyton of Winfield, Alabama.

In September 2019 WLDX changed their format from contemporary Christian to classic hits, branded as "Big Cat 97.1".

References

External links
WLDX official website

LDX
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Fayette County, Alabama


Beau Brummell (1778–1840) was an arbiter of fashion in Regency England.

Beau Brummell or The Beau Brummells may also refer to:
Beau Brummel (1913 film), a silent short film by and starring James Young
Beau Brummel (1924 film), a silent film
Beau Brummell (1954 film)
Beau Brummell, play by Clyde Fitch (premiered on May 17, 1890 in New York)
The Beau Brummels, a 1960s American rock band
The Beau Brummels (album) (1975)
The Beau Brummels (film), a 1928 comedy short film starring Al Shaw & Sam Lee
Paul Roland or Beau Brummell (born 1959), English songwriter

Brummell, Beau


Fíngen mac Áedo Duib (Modern Irish: Finghin mac Aodha Dhuibh, IPA:[ˈfʲɪɲʝənʲmˠəkˈiːəɣəvʲ]) (died 618) was a King of Munster from the Eóganacht Chaisil branch of the Eoganachta. He was the great-grandson of Feidlimid mac Óengusa, a previous king. He succeeded Amalgaid mac Éndai as king in 601.

There is some dispute in the sources as to his reign and that of Áed Bennán mac Crimthainn (died 618) of the Loch Lein branch. The Annals of Tigernach give the title King of Munster to both of them but give Fíngen's accession after Amalgaid in 601. The Annals of Innisfallen do not give Aed this title but give it to Fingin.

His reign was a prosperous one:Munster in the time of Fíngen mac Áedo, its store-houses were full, its homesteads were fruitful.

According to the saga Mór of Munster and the Violent Death of Cuanu mac Ailchine he was originally married to a Deisi woman but later married Mór Muman (died 636), the daughter of Áed Bennán. Mór Muman was purported to be the most beautiful and desirable woman in all of Ireland at the time. She later married his successor Cathal mac Áedo (died 627) thereby transferring the kingship to him.

He was very attentive and attractive to women as evidenced by this passage in the Psalter of Cashel:

Fíngen, the fierce, the active

Reckless, intrepid to the last

Kind and gentle towards women,

Alas! in bonds of love held fast.

His sons by Mór were Sechnussach and Máenach mac Fíngin (died 661) who was a King of Munster. A distant descendant was Feidlimid mac Cremthanin (died 847).

The direct descendants of Fíngen mac Áedo Duib were known as the Cenél Fíngin, are the O'Sullivans and MacGillycuddys. The MacGillycuddys are ultimately a sept of the O'Sullivans.

Notes

See also
Kings of Munster

References

 Annals of Tigernach at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
 Annals of Innisfallen at CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
 Byrne, Francis John (2001), Irish Kings and High-Kings, Dublin: Four Courts Press,
Revised edition of McCarthy's synchronisms at Trinity College Dublin.
Rev. Eugene O'Keeffe, Book of Munster, Eoghanacht Genealogies

External links
CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts at University College Cork
TLH: Thesaurus Linguae Hibernicae at University College Dublin
 Wiley, Dan M., Mor Muman, Cycles of the Kings

618 deaths
Kings of Munster
7th-century Irish monarchs
Year of birth unknown


KJP may refer to:
 Karnataka Janata Paksha, a political party in India
 Kerama Airport, identified by the IATA code KJP
 Eastern Pwo language, a Karenic language, identified by the ISO 639 3 code kjp
 Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary


Frederick Brunning Maddison (22 July 1849 – 25 September 1907) was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in 1874 and with The Wanderers in 1876.

Later he was a music publisher and, together with his wife the composer Adela Maddison, was closely associated with the French composer Gabriel Fauré.

Early life
He was born on 22 July 1849 in Westminster, Middlesex as Frederick Chappell, the son of  Frederick Patey Chappell and Eleanor (née Maddison). On 5 February 1873, he changed his name to Frederick Brunning Maddison, taking his second name from his grandfather.

He was educated at Marlborough College before going up to Oxford University, where he was a member of Brasenose College.

Football career
He played for Scotland in the third of the unofficial matches prior to the first official international match, a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1871 playing under the pseudonym "F. Maclean". He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872.

The University reached the 1874 FA Cup Final and (with Maddison now on the right) this time they were successful, defeating the Royal Engineers by two goals to nil. Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal, when he, together with Cuthbert Ottaway and Robert Vidal, "dribbled their way to the Engineers' goal, where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts."

Maddison also played for amateur club Crystal Palace (not the later professional club) and the Civil Service, and in representative matches for London and The South versus The North.

Life outside football
On 14 April 1883 he married Katharine Mary Adela Tindal, at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London. They had two children, Diana Marion Adela and Noel Cecil Guy, born in 1886 and 1888 respectively. His wife was a composer, usually known as Adela Maddison.

From around 1894, the couple played a major part in encouraging and facilitating the entry onto the London musical scene of the French composer Gabriel Fauré. Frederick was then working for a music publishing company, Metzler, which obtained a contract to publish Fauré's music during 1896 to 1901. Fauré was a friend of the family and in 1896 vacationed at their residence in Saint-Lunaire, Brittany. From 1898 Maddison and his wife lived separately, with Adela residing in Paris; she may have had a romantic liaison with Fauré.

Frederick Maddison died in Germany on 25 September 1907, at Moabit Hospital, Berlin.

References

External links

England profile

1849 births
1907 deaths
19th-century male tennis players
Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
Men's association football midfielders
Crystal Palace F.C. (1861) players
England men's international footballers
Scotland men's representative footballers (1870–1872)
English barristers
English men's footballers
English solicitors
Oxford University A.F.C. players
Wanderers F.C. players
19th-century English lawyers
Footballers from Westminster


OUE Downtown or 6 Shenton Way, formerly DBS Building Towers  is a high-rise skyscraper complex at 6 Shenton Way in the central business district of Singapore. Tower 1, at  and 50 storeys, was completed in 1975 and is one of Singapore's oldest skyscrapers. Tower 2, at  and 36 storeys, was completed twenty years later in 1994.  The former headquarters of DBS Bank was located in the complex. Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) acquired the complex in 2010 and renamed it 'OUE Downtown'.

History
The DBS Tower One was finished in 1975, together with a wave of brutalist-style buildings, that dominated the 1950s to 1970s period. It was designed by Architects Team 3. Firms involved in the development of the building included DBS Land Limited, Obayashi-Gumi, Ltd., Steen Consultants Private Limited, Liu Cheng Consulting Engineers, Davis Langdon & Seah Philippines Inc., and Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator.

Acquisition by Overseas Union Enterprise
The towers were sold to Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) for S$870.5 million in 2010.

In July 2012, DBS moved out of the towers and into its new headquarters at Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Tower 3. Various 'core support functions' were relocated to a nine-storey building at Changi Business Park, near the Expo MRT station, in 2010. The Changi site has a permissible gross floor area of some .

OUE took the opportunity to upgrade the property saying the acquisition was in line with its strategic goal of maximizing investment opportunities from high-yield properties. The property was redeveloped for mixed commercial and residential development. This was in line with OUE's plan to reduce its exposure in the office portfolio and allow it to participate in the residential market, to help lower borrowings and enhance cash flow for the company.

OUE Downtown now consists of the Downtown Gallery shopping mall running the full length of the podium, Tower One contains residential accommodation operated by Oakwood Apartments and Tower Two remains as offices.  The Work Project provides co-working space in the Gallery.

Amenities and architecture
DBS Tower One was the first anchor in the financial district of Shenton Way, and was the tallest building in Singapore when it was completed in 1975. It was designed to provide multiple facilities within a single building, and contains facilities like a conference hall, a small theatre and an exhibition centre within the podium.

DBS Tower One is one of the first commercial buildings to incorporate a covered walkway around the whole city block. A series of roof gardens, viewing galleries and outdoor areas provide views and facilities for the enjoyment of its tenants. Together with DBS Building Tower Two, DBS occupies about  of office space in the central business district. The bank used to own the towers until it sold them to a Goldman Sachs real estate fund in late 2005 and leased back the space it occupied for an initial eight-year term with options for renewal.

The towers are an example of brutalist architecture, and are constructed mainly out of concrete and granite. The architecture of DBS Tower One, together with that of buildings such as the Singapore Land Tower, Temasek Tower and OCBC Centre, dominates the architecture of Singapore. In 2017, Tower One's original aluminium-cladded façade was replaced with a new glass curtain wall façade. It has the world's largest rear projection smart glass display on 400 sqm of switchable glass.

See also
 List of tallest buildings in Singapore

References

External links

Office buildings completed in 1975
DBS Bank
Downtown Core (Singapore)
Skyscraper office buildings in Singapore
Raffles Place
Twin towers
1975 establishments in Singapore
Brutalist architecture in Singapore
20th-century architecture in Singapore


Madrugada is the fifth studio album by the Norwegian band Madrugada. It was released by the band's own label, Malabar Recording Company (distributed by EMI records), on 21 January 2008.

The album was produced by Madrugada and John Agnello who also produced the band's 2001 release The Nightly Disease as well as My Midnight Creeps' second album Histamin. The album was largely recorded during May 2007 at Water Music Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey and the Magic Shop, New York.

Despite the sudden death of guitarist Robert Burås during the recording of the album, Sivert Høyem and Frode Jacobsen soon decided to continue with the completion of the release. The majority of Burås' guitar parts had been recorded when he died, and the rest of Madrugada stated that finishing the album was like therapy for them.

Finishing touches and mixing was done in Svenska Grammofon Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden.

The band announced that they would embark on one final tour and they performed their last concert on 15 November 2008 at Oslo Spektrum. However, in June 2018 it was announced that Høyem, Jacobsen and original drummer Jon Lauvland Pettersen had reformed the band for a series of shows in 2019.

In 2008, the album has sold 82,400 copies in Norway.

Track listing
Music by Madrugada. All lyrics by Sivert Høyem, except track 9 by Robert Burås
 "Whatever Happened To You?" – 5:40
 "The Hour of the Wolf" – 4:29
 "Look Away Lucifer" – 5:13
 "Honey Bee" – 5:35
 "New Woman/New Man" – 4:22
 "What's on Your Mind?" – 4:03
 "Highway of Light" – 6:38
 "Valley of Deception" – 5:09
 "Our Time Won't Live That Long" – 5:55

References

2008 albums
Madrugada (band) albums
Albums produced by John Agnello


The Sentimentality of William Tavener is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Library in May 1900.

Plot summary
William and Hester, live in McPherson County. William is wealthy because he is a successful farmer and Hester is well respected and manages the farm. William is very stingy to everyone but his wife buying whatever she wanted. Hester buys items that a frivolous for her kids because she knows William won't. Hester stands up against William which creates a difficult dynamic about spending money. One day, Hester manages to talk her husband into letting their children go to the circus after he remembers going to one; they realize they were both there but only found out just now, supposedly. This leads them to reminisce about their past in Virginia, which they haven't done for years, they were too concerned with budgeting their money and getting their work done using their children. William then goes to bed and when the children come home she gives them the money that he gave her for them to go to the circus and tells them to be careful on their way and not to wake their father going to bed. The children feel like they have lost an ally because Hester won't stand up to William anymore so they won't be able to get frivolous items anymore.

Characters
William Tavener
Hester Perkins, William's wife.
The Howley boys
Billy, one of William and Hester's children.
Ellen Scribner
Tap, Tom Smith's son, whom William hired to weed the corn so he could go to the circus as a child.

References

External links
Full Text at the Willa Cather Archive

1900 short stories
Short stories by Willa Cather
Works originally published in Library (journal)


is an airport serving Aguni, a village in the Shimajiri District of the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan. The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.

References

External links
 Aguni Airport
 Aguni Airport Guide from Japan Airlines

Airports in Okinawa


Love on the Dole is a 1933 novel by Walter Greenwood, adapted into a play by Ronald Gow.

Love on the Dole may also refer to:

Love on the Dole (film), a 1941 film adaptation starring Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans
"Love on the Dole", a song by The Libertines from Anthems for Doomed Youth


Torma (Skt: Balingta, Tib: Tor-ma, Wylie: gtor ma) are sculptures made mostly of flour and butter used in tantric rituals or as offerings in Tibetan Buddhism. They may be dyed in different colors, often with white or red for the main body of the torma. They are made in specific shapes based on their purpose, usually conical in form. A very large, central shrine torma may be constructed for festivals, though typically they are small and placed directly on a shrine, on a plate, mounted on leather or held on a special base like a skull.

History
The tradition of offering cakes pre-dates Tibetan Buddhism, though traditional Indian offering cakes — called bali or balingha in Sanskrit — are flat instead of conical.

The Tibetan term comes from the root gtor-ba which means to "cast away, break up, or scatter". This implies both a sense of offering and of letting go or non-attachment.

Variations
Tormas have different uses. Some are created and placed on shrines for ceremonies or to represent deities. Others are used in feast practice and consumed by practitioners during the practice. Others are made to appease spirits, accumulate merit, or remove obstacles. They are mostly made of barley flour and butter, but traditionally other ingredients such as egg, milk, sugar, honey, and even meat may be included depending upon the purpose of the torma.

Deity tormas
Deity tormas (Wylie: rten gtor) are kept on the shrine, and represent a particular tantric deity. These tormas vary in complexity from a very simple cone painted white for peaceful deities like Tara and Avalokiteshvara, to very complex designs for semi-wrathful deities like Vajrayogini and Chakrasamvara.

Food tormas
Food tormas (Wylie: skang gtor) are used in feast practices and are partially consumed by practitioners during the feast, with leftovers (Wylie: dme gtor) offered to lower beings after being blessed. In some traditions, food tormas are now made with more contemporary ingredients whereas others stay faithful to the barley flour tradition.

Offering tormas
Offering tormas may be made for and offered to deities (Wylie: sgrub gtor / mchod gtor), to Dharma Protectors, to obstructing spirits, or to other lower beings. Torma for obstructing spirits are called gektor (Wylie: gegs gtor).

Medicinal torma

A torma may be used in Tibetan medicine to extract an illness from a patient as a cure. The torma is then cast away.

Captured torma
A captured torma (Wylie: gta' gtor) may be used to speed completion of activities, by planning to offer the torma at the completion of the activity thereby encouraging successful activity.

Inner, secret and very secret torma
Practicing meditation with deity visualization is considered a form of torma offering, though no physical cake is created and then offered. Similarly, offering one's internal emotional and mental experiences and experience of suchness are non-physical forms of torma offerings.

Notes

References
 Beer, Robert (2003) The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols
 Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (2004) Crystal Clear: Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators
 Kongtrul, Jamgon and Padmasambhava. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (1998) Light of Wisdom: A Collection of Padmasambhava's Advice to the Dakini Yeshe Rangjung Yeshe Publications,
 Kongtrul, Jamgon. Translated by Sarah Harding. (2002) Creation & Completion: Essential Points of Tantric Meditation
 Padmasambhava. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (2004) Dzogchen Essentials: The Path that Clarifies Confusion Rangjung Yeshe Publications,
 Wilson, Martin (1996) In Praise of Tara: Songs to the Saviouress

External links

Tibetan Buddhist art and culture
Tibetan Buddhist practices
Objects believed to protect from evil
Tibetan words and phrases


WZZX (780 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve Lineville, Alabama. The station was owned by Williams Communications Inc.  It last aired an urban music format, simulcasting sister station WFXO.

History
The station was assigned the WZZX call letters by the Federal Communications Commission in 1983, replacing the earlier WANL designation in use from 1967 to 1983.
WZZX's license was cancelled at the licensee's request by letter dated August 1, 2016, although the FCC did not receive the letter until September 26, 2017 (and, therefore, the cancellation did not occur until then).

References

External links
FCC Station Search Details: DWZZX (Facility ID: 56745)
FCC History Cards for WZZX (covering 1966-1980 as WANL)

ZZX
Defunct radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1967
1967 establishments in Alabama
Radio stations disestablished in 2017
2017 disestablishments in Alabama
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The Patrick Piggot House, also known as Angola Lodge, is located on Angola Road just east of US 9W in Cornwall, New York, United States. It has gone from being a farmhouse to a summer boardinghouse back to a private dwelling once again.

Piggot and his wife Ellen bought the property from local landowner Henry Chedeayne in 1869. That summer they contracted with Mead and Taft to build a farmhouse. They designed a simple Queen Anne home, less ornate than the Cornwall house that later became popular novelist Amelia Barr's Cherry Croft summer home. It had two storeys and a cross-gabled roof.

They and their seven children worked on the family farm until 1910, when the Chedeayne estate foreclosed on them after they failed to pay their mortgage. In 1916 it was sold to a Miriam Williams, who renovated and modified it slightly and then in turn sold it to Max Meyers. He found the house perfect for adaptation into a summer boardinghouse. The wide floors offered enough space for guest rooms and their symmetrical windows encouraged light breezes through the house. Downtown Cornwall and the Hudson Highlands were located short walks away.

Angola Lodge peaked in the 1930s and '40s, after which vacationers began preferring shorter vacations located further away. Eventually it was sold and restored to its original use. The original windows and many of the original interior remains. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Houses in Orange County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, New York
Houses completed in 1869
Cornwall, New York
1869 establishments in New York (state)


The official results of the Women's Pole Vault at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, France, held on Monday August 25, 2003. There were a total number of 27 competitors.

Medalists

Schedule
All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)

Abbreviations
All results shown are in metres

Records

Results

Final

Qualification
Held on Saturday 2003-08-23

See also
 1999 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Seville)
 2000 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Sydney)
 2001 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Edmonton)
 2002 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Munich)
 2003 Women's Pan American Games Pole Vault (Santo Domingo)
 2004 Women's Olympic Pole Vault (Athens)
 2005 Women's World Championships Pole Vault (Helsinki)
 2006 Women's European Championships Pole Vault (Gothenburg)

References
 Results
 IAAF Results

P
Pole vault at the World Athletics Championships
2003 in women's athletics


Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka! (formerly Kapamilya Winner Ka!) was a Saturday morning game show produced by ABS-CBN Regional and aired in the Visayas (through TV-3 Cebu and TV-4 Bacolod) and Mindanao (through TV-4 Davao) using Cebuano and Hiligaynon, as well as nationwide on ABS-CBN Regional Channel. In this show, the monthly winner have a chance to win plus studio tour and a chance to watch the variety show It's Showtime live. It replaced the now-defunct variety shows in Bacolod, Cebu and Davao on October 27, 2007. After almost 11 years, the game show concluded on June 30, 2018, in both Bacolod, Cebu and Davao as a cost-cutting measure to digitize all ABS-CBN Regional stations.

Hosts
For Bacolod Production - PBB Season 2 Housemate Nel Rapiz, Dot-dot Pahilanga and Rexy Cabaltera.
For Cebu Production - Roy Empleo, Christine Fernandez (Optometrist), Mia Zeeba M. Ali Faridoon (Miss Cebu 2011), Nicole Tuazon (Miss Mandaue 2012), Joseph Teves (Nurse, Kboyz member), Fidel Cascabel (Medical Technologist, Kboyz member) and Daryll Carillo (Financial Advisor, Nurse, Kboyz member).
For Davao Production - Rovic Cuasito (Dentist by profession and former KSP Host), Redge Ledesma (an HRM Student and former KSP co-Host) and Cherry Maning (Mutya ng Dabaw 2010 2nd Runner Up and former GMA Davao news anchor).

The game
The show begins with its theme song and the game start with a certain themed dance game. There are 50 players to be selected through computer and 25 of them will be qualified for the next round. One of the players will receive a PhP500 prize inside the hat.

Another round comes with the selection of 5 players through a "bingo-like" pattern. The pattern will be selected by a guest celebrity. If one of the five contestants answered the question wrong, there will be a change of selection of another 5 contestants in another pattern. If all 5 contestants answered correctly, they will proceed to the next round (the Question and Answer round).

On the third round, one of the 5 contestants will answer correctly and select the number. The saidnumber will appear on other players and sometimes the player itself. The contestant with 4 numbers appeared, whether  he/she answered or not, will go to the bonus round. In the event that 2 or more contestants have 4 numbers each, they will go on to "Sudden Death." "Sudden Death" refers to a tie-breaking question. Whoever answers the question first and correctly will go to the bonus round.

Finally, in the bonus round, the player (who already qualified for the monthly challenge round) will be given 2 patterns and the numbers appeared on the computer. The computer will automatically select the winning pattern. If the player guessed the 5 numbers correctly according to the computer-selected pattern, he/she will receive PhP3,000 cash.

The Monthly Qualifying Round

Prior to the game, the players must have a qualifying rounds. Once is complete, will get exactly a prize money.

Simulcasting areas

Iloilo
Kalibo
Roxas
Dumaguete
Tacloban

Cagayan de Oro
Iligan
Butuan
General Santos
Koronadal
Cotabato
Dipolog
Pagadian
Zamboanga

In the Visayas and Mindanao, Kapamilya, Mas Winner Ka! broadcasts in selected areas carried over Bacolod, Cebu and Davao.

See also
1 vs. 100
ABS-CBN Regional Network Group
It's Showtime
Game Ka Na Ba?
Sabado Barkada (2003-2007; ABS-CBN Bacolod)
Sabado Na Gyud (later retitled as Sabado na, Game pa! (1995-2005, 2005-2007; ABS-CBN Cebu)
KSP:Kapamilya Sabado Party (2005-2007; ABS-CBN Davao)
SBD Jam (1996-2005; ABS-CBN Davao)
Zambo Jambo (1997-2005; ABS-CBN Zamboanga)
Tsada! (1998-2005; ABS-CBN Cagayan De Oro)
Wowowee
Pilipinas Win Na Win
Happy Yipee Yehey!

References

External links
  ABS-CBN official site

ABS-CBN Regional shows
Philippine game shows
2007 Philippine television series debuts
2018 Philippine television series endings


MMY or mmy may refer to:

 Mental Measurements Yearbook, an American non-fiction reference book
 MMY, the greatest hits album by The Peggies
 MMY, the IATA code for Miyako Airport, Okinawa, Japan
 MMY, the Indian Railways station code for Marwar Mathania railway station, Rajasthan, India
 MMY, the Metro Trains station code for Montmorency railway station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
 MMY, the V/Line station code for Malmsbury railway station, Victoria, Australia
 mmy, the ISO 639-3 code for Migaama language, Chad


The 2008 bird flu outbreak in West Bengal is an occurrence of avian influenza in West Bengal, India that began on January 16, 2008. The infection was caused by the H5N1 subtype of the Influenza A virus and occurred in at least thirteen districts, including Birbhum, Nadia, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Hooghly, Cooch Behar, Malda, Bankura, Purulia, Howrah, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas  and South Dinajpur and several new inclusion are reported daily. A range of precautions has been instituted including a large cull of chickens, eggs, and poultry birds, the imposition of segregation zones, and a disinfection programme for the plant. The government had put a blanket ban on the movement of poultry birds from West Bengal.

Causes
Immediate causes are not determined, but a high poultry density followed by a moist cold climate had led to the quick spread of the virus. With the highest population density in India, West Bengal had a high risk of the deadly virus spreading to humans.
As per other accounts, bird flu had spread to half of the state due to delayed action, bad planning and mismanagement by Government of West Bengal. In many villages, people led by ruling party leaders resisted culling operations.. Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar had slammed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) government for not reporting the bird flu epidemic early on. Shortage of staff for culling operation is one of the other reasons.

Spread
At least eleven districts of West Bengal, including Birbhum, Nadia, Murshidabad, Burdwan, Hooghly, Cooch Behar, Malda, Bankura, Purulia, Howrah, West Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and South Dinajpur were affected by bird flu.

References

Disease outbreaks in India
Influenza pandemics
2008 disease outbreaks
Avian influenza
2000s in West Bengal
Disasters in West Bengal
2008 disasters in India
Health in West Bengal
21st-century epidemics
Epidemics in India
Manmohan Singh administration


The  was  an organization established in the Empire of Japan as part of the controls on civilian organizations under the National General Mobilization Law by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe.

Representatives from 74 nationalist organizations were assembled at the Prime Minister's residence in October 1937, and were told that their organizations were now part of the "Central League of the Spiritual Mobilization Movement", headed by Admiral Ryokitsu Arima and under the joint supervision of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Education. The purpose of the Movement would be to rally the nation for a total war effort against China in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Konoe later ordered another 19 nationalist organizations to join the League. This movement and other policies were part of "New Order" (Shintaisei) which was promulgated on 3 November 1938, a holiday marking emperor Meiji's birthday.

Apart from public calls for increased patriotism, the National Spiritual Mobilization Movement spanned some concrete programs like Boosting Production service to the Nation, Increasing Crops Service to the Nation and Student Volunteers Corps Service to the Nation. It was moreover part of a general move made by the Shōwa regime to closely control the information which had begun in 1936 with the establishment of the Cabinet Information Committee which launched two official magazines: the Shūhō (Weekly Report) in November 1936 and the Shashin Shūhō (Photographic Weekly Report). The purpose of these was "to ensure that the content and purport of the policies inaugurated by the Government are widely disseminated to the general citizenry  and correctly understood by them".

Konoe's successor, Prime Minister Hiranuma Kiichirō, turned the movement over to General Sadao Araki in January 1939, who revitalized it by having it sponsor public rallies, radio programs, printed propaganda and discussion seminars at tonarigumi neighborhood associations. Famous public figures were recruited to provide lectures on the virtues of thrift, hygiene and hard work, and to disseminate a sense of national pride in the Japanese kokutai.

The League was abolished on 20 December 1945 by the American occupation authorities after the surrender of Japan.

See also
 League of Diet Members Believing the Objectives of the Holy War
 Imperial Rule Assistance Association

References

Sources

Japan in World War II
Empire of Japan
1937 establishments in Japan
1945 disestablishments in Japan
Organizations established in 1937
Organizations disestablished in 1945
Propaganda in Japan


Carolina Alejandra Torres Guzmán (born March 16, 1979, in Temuco) is a Chilean pole vaulter.

She won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, vaulting her personal best of 4.30 metres. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Competition record

References

1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Temuco
Chilean female pole vaulters
Chilean female hurdlers
Heptathletes
Olympic pole vaulters
Olympic athletes for Chile
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games competitors for Chile
Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Chile
21st-century Chilean women


LoopNet is an online marketplace for commercial property, primarily providing commercial property listings for sale and for lease in the United States and is currently owned by commercial property data company CoStar Group.

History
LoopNet was founded in 1995 by Dennis DeAndre. Working alongside engineer Steve Midgley, the two built LoopNet into the internet's largest commercial real estate listing service. LoopNet underwent three rounds of private venture capital financing in 1997 (Indo Suez), 1998 (Trinity Capital & Partners) and $20 million in 1999 from fourT5 real estate brokers.

LoopNet was an early venture in Internet-based user-created content. As early as October 1996 virtually all of its commercial property listings were being entered by its users directly. Over time, LoopNet added the capability to import listings in an automated manner.

In 2001, the company merged with PropertyFirst.com.

In June 2006, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. At that time, the company had 360,000 commercial properties for sale or lease.

LoopNet acquired BizBuySell (2004), CityFeet (2007), REApps (2008), Land & Farm/Lands of America (2008) and Bizquest (2010).

In April 2012, CoStar Group acquired LoopNet for approximately $860 million in cash and stock.

In 2014, the company settled a trademark infringement lawsuit that it brought against Dotloop.

In 2020, to address rapid changes occurring in the COVID-19 commercial real estate market, the company added significant virtual tour capabilities.

Business
LoopNet connects tenants and buyers with owners over an open and free network. As of April 2023, LoopNet had more than 12 million unique monthly visitors.

LoopNet's business model involves selling memberships to its site. Paid or Premium Membership confers additional benefits.

Legal issues
In CoStar Group, Inc. v. LoopNet, Inc. (2006), in which Loopnet prevailed, it was determined that Loopnet, as an operator of a website, was no different from Netcom, then an internet service provider, and was not responsible for copyright infringements by its users. This ruling established precedent for copyright liability protection for many websites. It followed the Religious Technology Center v. Netcom case (better known as Scientology vs. the Internet). LoopNet demonstrated that it policed any user violations after the fact. The court did not require the company to stop future violations before they occur. Such a ruling could have effectively shut down LoopNet's website as well as those of many application service providers. CoStar unsuccessfully argued that LoopNet was an active party to the violations and thereby guilty of copyright infringement.

References

External links

2006 initial public offerings
2012 mergers and acquisitions
Companies based in San Francisco
Online real estate databases
Real estate companies established in 1995
Real estate services companies of the United States


Li Jiongxiu (李迥秀), courtesy name Maozhi (茂之), was a Chinese military general and politician of the Tang dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, serving as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign.

Background
It is not known when Li Jiongxiu was born, but it is known that his ancestors came from a line that served as officials during Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasty (Tang dynasty's predecessor).  Li Daliang, a famed general during the reigns of Tang's first two emperors Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong was a cousin of Li Jiongxiu's grandfather Li Xuanming (李玄明).  Both Li Xuanming and Li Jiongxiu's father Li Yiben (李義本) served as prefectural prefects during Tang dynasty, and Li Xuanming carried the title of Duke of Chengji.  In his youth, Li Jiongxiu passed the imperial examinations and was made an officer at Xiang Prefecture (相州, in modern Handan, Hebei).

During Wu Zetian's reign
At some point, probably during the reign of Wu Zetian (the wife of Emperor Taizong's son Emperor Gaozong), who had taken the throne in 690 as "emperor" and established her own Zhou dynasty, interrupting Tang, Li Jiongxiu was made a low level official in charge of grading officials' performances.  It was said, however, that Wu Zetian favored his talent, and he was given important responsibilities at the ministry of civil service affairs before he was made Fengge Sheren (鳳閣舍人), a mid-level official at the legislative bureau of government (鳳閣, Fengge).  It was said that Li Jiongxiu's mother was of low birth but had received Li Yiben's favor on account of her beauty.  Li Jiongxiu himself had married a wife of high birth, Lady Cui, but Lady Cui was in the habit of using harsh language against her female servants—which, when Li Jiongxiu's mother heard, hurt her badly as they reminded her of her own sufferings as a servant.  When Li Jiongxiu realized this, he divorced Lady Cui.  A friend of his asked him, "While your wife was careless with her words, she did not commit any act that would normally call for a divorce.  Why do you divorce her?"  Li Jiongxiu replied, "Marrying a wife is for the purpose of supporting parents.  Now she has offended my mother.  How can I keep her?"

As of 697, Li was serving as Fengge Shilang—the deputy head of the legislative bureau—when Wu Zetian gave him an unusual "assignment"—serving as the lover for her lover Zhang Yizhi or Zhang Changzong's mother Lady Zang.  In 699, when Wu Zetian established a corps of imperial attendants, with Zhang Yizhi in charge and including such individuals as Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong, Ji Xu, Tian Guidao (田歸道), Xue Ji, and Yuan Banqian (員半千), Li was also named one of the imperial attendants.  During this time, he also successively served as minister of civil service affairs (天官尚書, Tianguan Shangshu) and minister of defense (夏官尚書, Xiaguan Shangshu).

In 701, while still serving as minister of defense, Li was given the designation Tong Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi (同鳳閣鸞臺平章事), making him a chancellor de facto.  Wu Zetian, at times, would send ladies in waiting to visit Li's mother to see how she was doing, and at times invited her to the palace.  Li was said to be literarily talented, and he often invited guests to his house to feast.  It was, however, also said that he associated with Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong and therefore was looked down upon by others.

In 704, the imperial censor Ma Huaisu (馬懷素) accused Li of accepting bribes, and Li was demoted to be the prefect of Lu Prefecture (廬州, roughly modern Hefei, Anhui).

During Emperor Zhongzong's second reign
In 705, Wu Zetian was overthrown in a coup, and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were killed.  Wu Zetian's son Li Xian the Crown Prince, a former emperor, was restored to the throne (as Emperor Zhongzong).  Initially, on account of Li Jiongxiu's association with the Zhangs, he was further demoted to be the secretary general at Heng Prefecture (near modern Hengyang in Hunan).  Soon, however, Emperor Zhongzong recalled him to serve as the deputy minister of construction (將作少監, Jiangzuo Shaojian, and he was eventually made the minister of vassal affairs (鴻臚卿) as well as an imperial scholar at Xiuwen Pavilion (脩文館).

During Emperor Ruizong's second reign and Emperor Xuanzong's reign
Emperor Zhongzong died suddenly in 705—a death that traditional historians believed to be a poisoning carried out by his wife Empress Wei and daughter Li Guo'er the Princess Anle.  In turn, Empress Wei and Princess Anle were killed in a coup led by Emperor Zhongzong's sister Princess Taiping and nephew Li Longji the Prince of Linzi, who then supported Li Longji's father, Li Dan the Prince of Xiang, himself a former emperor, to be emperor again (as Emperor Ruizong).  Li Jiongxiu's responsibilities during the initial stages of Emperor Ruizong's reign were unclear, but it appeared that he was at one point commissioned to command an army either intending to attack or to defend against an attack from Eastern Tujue, and upon his return from that mission, after the chancellor Yao Chong, who was serving as minister of defense as well, was removed in 711, Li Jiongxiu became minister of defense again, but not chancellor.  The last historical reference to an act of Li Jiongxiu's was in 713, shortly before Emperor Ruizong passed the throne to Li Longji (as Emperor Xuanzong), when Li Jiongxiu was again put in command of an army either to attack or defend against an attack by Eastern Tujue.  It is not known exactly when Li Jiongxiu died, although he was said to die at age 49 and was buried with honor.

Notes and references

 Old Book of Tang, vol. 62.
 New Book of Tang, vol. 99.
 Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 206, 207.

7th-century births
8th-century deaths
Chancellors under Wu Zetian
Tang dynasty generals at war against the Göktürks


WZZA (1410 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Tuscumbia, Alabama. The station is owned by Muscle Shoals Broadcasting. It airs an Urban adult contemporary music format.

The station was assigned the WZZA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on July 4, 1972.  When the station first began broadcasting in 1972, it did so under the call letters WRCK.  Robert "Bob" Carl Bailey and his wife Odessa Bailey became sole owners in 1977 and the station has been owned and operated by the Bailey family since that time.  Mr. Bailey died on April 16, 2001, at which time his daughter Tori Bailey became the station's general manager.

WZZA Radio, a division of Muscle Shoals Broadcasting, began broadcasting on July 4, 1972.  This heritage station was founded, owned, and operated by Robert "Bob" Carl Bailey who, with his wife Odessa, established a voice for the Black Community of Northwest Alabama to answer an unmet need for entertainment, education, and enlightenment for an audience that had long been under-served.  WZZA Radio has a hybrid format consisting of sacred and secular music and talk radio.

Known as the "Soul of the Shoals", WZZA Radio not only provides programming, but also serves as a catalyst for action relating to health, education, finance, and politics.  The public service provided by WZZA Radio includes public affairs programming that provides voter education and encourages registration, raises awareness about health disparities, teaches economic and financial empowerment, and serves as a community forum for discussion of many issues of particular interest to African Americans.

References

External links
 WZZA official website

ZZA
Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1972
1972 establishments in Alabama


Cabell Huntington Hospital is a regional, 303-bed academic medical center located in Huntington, West Virginia. Cabell Huntington cares for patients from more than 29 counties in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southern Ohio. It is one of the ten largest general hospitals in West Virginia. Opened in 1956, it is also a teaching hospital and is affiliated with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Pharmacy. The hospital is also home to the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, a three-story facility that opened in 2006.

In 2005, the hospital announced a major expansion with the planned construction of a 187,500 square-foot, five-story facility. Construction of the $85 million "North Patient Tower" was completed in 2007. This project doubled the size of its Emergency/Level II Trauma Department, increased private rooms from 47% to approximately 90% and increased the number of staffed beds from 268 to 303. The tower houses a 36-bed NICU, the Oncology Unit, the adult acute care units (Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care, Burn Intensive Care and Cardiac Intensive Care), Labor & Delivery, and the Surgical Nursing Unit. Patient rooms in the North Patient Tower have a window and private bathroom. The rooms are larger and the facility has space for family and friends.

In May 2012, ground was broken for construction of the Hoops Family Children's Hospital located on the fifth floor of Cabell-Huntington Hospital, described as a hospital within a hospital. It adds 72 beds, including a 36-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a 26-bed General Pediatrics Unit and a 10-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. A large portion of the $12 million was donated by the Hoops Family Foundation.

In August 2014, Cabell-Huntington Hospital announced the acquisition of St. Mary's Medical Center, which is the other major hospital in the city of Huntington. The acquisition would give Mountain Health Network, the two facilities parent organization, a combined 700+ beds, making them the second largest hospital system in West Virginia.

Hospital rating data
The HealthGrades website contains the latest quality data for Cabell Huntington Hospital, as of 2015. For this rating section three different types of data from HealthGrades are presented: quality ratings for twenty-four inpatient conditions and procedures, thirteen patient safety indicators, percentage of patients giving the hospital a 9 or 10 (the two highest possible ratings).

For inpatient conditions and procedures, there are three possible ratings: worse than expected, as expected, better than expected.  For Cabell Huntington Hospital the data for this category is:
Worse than expected - 2
As expected - 21
Better than expected - 1

For patient safety indicators, there are the same three possible ratings. For this hospital four indicators were rated as:
Worse than expected - 3
As expected - 10
Better than expected - 0

Data for patients giving this hospital a 9 or 10 are:
Patients rating this hospital as a 9 or 10 - 74%
Patients rating hospitals as a 9 or 10 nationally - 69%

References

 http://cabellhuntington.org/news/wns/definitive-agreement-signed-by-chh-and-st-mary-s

External links

Hospital buildings completed in 1956
Hospitals in West Virginia
Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia
Hospitals established in 1956
1956 establishments in West Virginia
Trauma centers


The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was broadcast on E! and Independent Film Channel and hosted by Sandra Oh.

Controversy
The nominations for 2008 faced some controversy when director Jason Reitman issued a statement expressing his disappointment that the hit film Juno, which had a Canadian director, Canadian stars (Elliot Page and Michael Cera) and a Canadian crew, and was filmed in Canada, did not qualify for a nomination. Sara Morton, the head of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, issued a statement indicating that the film — which was produced by an American film studio — had not been submitted for Genie Award consideration.

Top nominations
 Eastern Promises and Shake Hands with the Devil - 12
 Away from Her - 7
 The Tracey Fragments - 6
 Continental, A Film without Guns and Silk - 5
 Days of Darkness - 4

Nominees

Notes

References

External links
Genie Awards official site

Gen
Genie Awards
Genie Awards
Gen


Allen East Public Schools is a school district in Northwest Ohio. The school district has an open enrollment policy meaning that students outside the district can enroll in Allen East Local Schools, though Allen East primarily serves students who live in the villages of Harrod, and Lafayette in Allen County. The superintendent is Mel Rentschler.

Grades 9-12
Allen East High School

Grades 5-8
Allen East Middle School

Grades PK-4
Allen East Elementary School

External links
District Website

School districts in Ohio
School districts established in 1965
Education in Allen County, Ohio
1965 establishments in Ohio


Cantaron (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Antonio Dionisio Lussich (March 23, 1848 in Montevideo – June 5, 1928 in Punta del Este) was an Uruguayan sailor, arboricultorist and writer.

Family background

His father was Filip Lukšić, a Croatian Merchant sailor who arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1840.

Writings

He was notably the author of ´Los tres gauchos orientales´, depicting rural life in 19th century Uruguay. He was also responsible for other writings of a more maritime theme.

Political associations

In his youth Lussich fought as a supporter of Timoteo Aparicio, a Blanco leader in the intermittent 19th century Uruguayan Civil War ("Blanco" refers to "Partido Blanco", which is Spanish for "White Party").

Lussich later established quite cordial relations with Uruguay's Colorado Party leaders, receiving Colorado Presidents Claudio Wílliman and Baltasar Brum as guests at Punta Ballena ("Colorado" refers to "Partido Colorado", which is Spanish for "Red Party).

Arboretum

On 5 October 1896 he acquired  of uninhabited land at Punta Ballena. At this location he started his masterpiece, the creation of the Arboretum Lussich, a huge natural botany garden.

He owned part of his father's maritime rescue enterprise which he sold in 1917 so he could dedicate his full-time to his passion.

Death

He died in 1928 in the city of Punta del Este.

See also

 Arboretum Lussich#History

External links

People from Montevideo
Uruguayan naturalists
Uruguayan botanists
Uruguayan male writers
Uruguayan people of Croatian descent
Uruguayan people of Italian descent
1848 births
1928 deaths


Bendejun (; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

Communes of Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Caille (; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Geography
Caille is built on a rocky outcrop in a glacial peneplain. Near to Bauroux, one of the major summits of the Alps, the village is surrounded by coniferous forests. Caille is constructed on an East-West axis along a single main street, which leads to the village of Andon, six kilometres away.
Caille was a fundamentally agrarian town and although the population of farmers has halved in the last 30 years, cereal crops, sheep and cattle are still farmed there today by two families.
Recently, there has been a drive towards tourism and the village features gîtes, mountain biking courses, an adventure playground, a ski slope and a gallery exhibiting local artists.

History
Caille takes its name from the Indo-European root word Cal, meaning a place overlooking a rock. Caille is also the French word for quail, and the local church, rectory and town hall all feature carvings of quails.
Although there was a human presence in the Caille region in antiquity, it was not until the late 15th century that the name of Caille is mentioned in official documents as Calha. Two large families were recorded in the region; 'De Castellane' (of Castellane) and 'Brun de Castellane' (Brown of Castellane). From the 17th to 18th century, the ruling family of Caille were 'Théas'. In January 1790, the National Constituent Assembly created the department of Caille, which included the 11 cantons of Séranon. On 6 November 1801, when the number of Cantons was reduced, it was included in the canton of St. Auban.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

External links

 Official site (In French)

Communes of Alpes-Maritimes


Dr Narsinha Ramchandra Pathak (30 September 1915 - 30 November 1985) was a medical doctor, social worker and MLA from Miraj, India. He is the founder of Pathak Trust, Miraj which carries charitable activity in Miraj mainly in the form of an orphanage, and an old-age home.

Biography

Early days
Pathak was born in Wai of Satara District. His father, Ramchandra Pathak, was a police officer of the erstwhile princely state of Miraj. He was the youngest of three brothers. His early life was tough and was ridden with poverty. He lost his eldest brother and father at an early age when he was just eighteen. He studied at Miraj High School and Willingdon College. Later when he joined Miraj Medical School with sponsorship from then Raja of Miraj H.H. shri. Balasaheb Patwardhan. In 1942 he got married. He got immense support from his mother Sitabai, brother Bhausaheb ( Bhausaheb was personal secretary to Raja and later Chief Police Inspector of Miraj State) and wife Mrs Vimaltai in all his works.

Inspiration
When he was posted at The Wanless Hospital in Miraj he saw the plight of helpless orphan children. The very fact that if people come from miles away  and serve the poor and needy then why the local people cannot inspired him to start something for the orphan children. He accepted the first orphan baby on 2nd Oct 1948 thus the orphanage was started.
Soon the number of children grew. Till 1970 all the expenses of orphanage were done personally by him. In order to meet the growing needs donations were required and Government grant was necessary hence the Pathak Trust was established in 1969.

Medical career
After his training he joined Karnataka Health Institute, at Ghataprabha and worked under guidance of Dr Kokatnoor as Medical Officer. Then he returned to Miraj to work as medical officer in the Miraj State run Hospital. He established his own Pathak Hospital in Miraj in 1947. He was a very bright surgeon. He carried out many a surgery during his career that included a variety from cataracts to laparotomies to orthopedic surgeries and on occasions rare operations like drainage of brain abscess. He was very careful about the poor class. He operated many patients for free even paid their expenses for travel back home after discharge. For 18 years from 1952 to 1970 he carried out cataract operations free of cost at his hospital in Month of May as charity. He trained many aspiring doctors and nurses at his hospital.
He started a sanatorium for patients of tuberculosis and also was pivotal in starting local branch of the Red Cross society.

Political career
Miraj constituency was a neglected area during his time. He was very passionate for poor and raised the voice for oppressed people of Miraj and the eastern parts (Miraj Purva Bhaag). As his popularity grew people insisted that he stand for election, hence he contested 1968 assembly election but lost by a narrow margin. But next time in 1972 he was elected with a majority and it was really noteworthy as he fought this elections solely on public support without joining any political party. He served as member of local assembly for Miraj constituency from 1972-77. He had a major heart attack during the Nagpur assembly session in 1975 and retired from active politics after his tenure was over. He did many useful works for people of his constituency.

Personal information
He later on became a member of the local assembly of Maharashtra from Miraj constituency in 1972. He also started an orphanage, and a shelter for women. He traveled extensively all over the world. He was interested in agriculture and tried many experiments himself. He died on 30 November 1985 of a heart attack at Miraj.

References
The website of the Pathak Trust Miraj
 Election Commission of India Report - Maharashtra 1972 - N R Pathak elected as an independent MLA
biographical novel Heera thevata airani by Prakash Pathak Deshmukh Prakashan, Pune 2008 ( Link on Amazon.in)

1915 births
1985 deaths
20th-century Indian medical doctors
Marathi politicians
Maharashtra MLAs 1972–1978
People from Satara district
Medical doctors from Maharashtra