The John Holland Group is an infrastructure, building, rail and transport business operating in Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Melbourne, it is a subsidiary of China Communications Construction.

History
The company was founded in 1949 by John Holland. In 1991 the business was purchased by Janet Holmes à Court's Heytesbury Pty Ltd. In 2000, Leighton Holdings bought a 70% stake in the company, this was increased to 99% in 2004 and 100% in December 2007. In December 2002, the construction assets of Transfield Holdings were acquired.

In November 2012, John Holland Tunnelling was awarded the International Tunnelling Contractor of the Year, for the Northern Sewerage Project in Melbourne.

In December 2014, Leighton Holdings agreed terms with China Communications Construction to sell John Holland. The transaction was completed in April 2015 after the Federal Government approved the sale.

Major projects
Major projects include:

Transport
As part of the consortium selected to build the Alice Springs to Darwin railway line, John Holland took a 7.5% shareholding in the Asia Pacific Transport Consortium in 2000. John Holland has interests in Metro Trains Melbourne and Metro Trains Sydney that operate the Melbourne suburban train network and Sydney Metro respectively.

In January 2012, John Holland commenced the operation and maintenance of the New South Wales Regional Network under a ten-year contract with Transport for NSW, comprising 2,400 route kilometres of operational passenger and freight rail lines and 3,100 route kilometres of non-operational lines. This ceased at the end of 2021 with the contract passing to UGL Rail.

In April 2019, John Holland commenced the operation and maintenance of the Canberra Light Rail through its Canberra Metro Operations (CMET) joint venture.

In July 2020, John Holland became responsible for maintenance of the Glenelg tram line in Adelaide as part of the Torrens Connect consortium. In April 2022, Transdev John Holland commenced operating Sydney Bus Region 9 in the Eastern Suburbs under contract to Transport for NSW.

References

External links
Company website

Companies based in Melbourne
Construction and civil engineering companies of Australia
Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1949
Railway infrastructure companies of Australia
Australian companies established in 1949
2015 mergers and acquisitions
Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies


The Tuscaloosa Transit Authority, or TTA, is a local, government-owned bus system based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that commenced operation in 1971. The Tuscaloosa Transit Authority serves the city of Tuscaloosa and also operates the trolleys between the student entertainment districts downtown and The Strip and game day shuttle buses for Alabama football games. The Tuscaloosa Transit Authority is governed by a seven member board, and employs a staff of 27 full-time employees as of February 2008. Beginning in 1999, the TTA's fleet consists of El Dorado Transmark RE buses that are designed to resemble historic trolleys that have been absent from Tuscaloosa since 1941.

Ridership for the system averages approximately 16,000 per month, and the system as a whole has seen a 9 percent increase in ridership numbers for 2008 as compared to 2007.

Routes
The TTA operates seven fixed routes serving the city of Tuscaloosa with each originating and terminating at the downtown Mund Terminal. Service for these seven routes is Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at one-hour intervals. The seven fixed routes are listed below:
 VA Hospital-University Mall - Serves the eastern portions of Tuscaloosa terminating at the VA Hospital
 Stillman College-McKenzie Court - Serves the western portions of Tuscaloosa terminating at the McKenzie Court public housing project.
 Crescent Ridge-Holt - Serves the northeastern portions of Tuscaloosa terminating at Holt High School in Holt.
 Greensboro-McFarland Mall - Serves the southern portions of Tuscaloosa terminating at McFarland Mall.
 Shelton State - Serves the southwestern portions of Tuscaloosa, including Shelton State Community College
 University Shuttle-Serves the University and student apartments

The TTA also operates demand response vans to transport citizens without transportation directly to their destination when regular bus service is unavailable.

Former routes
 Northport Route - In December 2001, the Northport City Council approved an expansion of TTA bus service into Northport. The route served the areas between Druid City Hospital Northport and downtown. With service commencing in January 2002, the route was discontinued by the mid 2000s.
 Blue & Yellow Routes - The TTA operated a two line shuttle service on the University of Alabama campus beginning in the early 2000s. The service was never fully utilized by the student body due to limited service and a lack of promotion. The service was discontinued by 2007 with the opening of the University operated campus shuttle, the CrimsonRide.

See also
List of bus transit systems in the United States
CrimsonRide
Tuscaloosa station

References

External links

Bus transportation in Alabama
Transportation in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Transit agencies in Alabama


Rawdon Street Methodist Church is a Methodist historical church in what was the historical Settler Town, Sierra Leone which is now known as Freetown, Sierra Leone. Rawdon Methodist was established by African American settlers in Sierra Leone who are known in Freetown as the 'Nova Scotian Settlers'. The first minister at the church was Joseph Brown; George Carrol (Carral) and Isom Gordon assisted him with running the church. Rawdon was supported built and supported by the Nova Scotians.

Style of worship
The Nova Scotian settlers brought their "American" style of worship to Sierra Leone, much to the chagrin of the British entrepreneurs who brought them there. The Nova Scotian Settlers' style of worship, preaching, and teaching were based upon the African American culture they brought with them to Sierra Leone.

Wealth and independence
Rawdon Methodist was a church for the wealthy Nova Scotian Settlers and often the settlers of a lower status went to Baptist churches in Sierra Leone. Thus Baptist churches were associated with low economic Nova Scotians and the Methodist churches were associated with wealthy merchant Nova Scotian traders.

Ebenezer Methodist Church
Ebenezer Methodist Church was established by Nova Scotian Settlers who broke away from the Rawdon Street congregation after a dispute. Ebenezer was established by wealthy Nova Scotian settler merchants.

Sources
https://books.google.com/books?id=BMY79c675JsC&pg=PA286&dq=nova+scotians+trade+sierra+leone&sig=dV8vK5xPTx7WDZhMT2X6H35Vd7o
https://books.google.com/books?id=BMY79c675JsC&pg=PA286&dq=nova+scotians+trade+sierra+leone&sig=dV8vK5xPTx7WDZhMT2X6H35Vd7o#PPA373,M1
https://books.google.com/books?id=BMY79c675JsC&pg=PA286&dq=nova+scotians+trade+sierra+leone&sig=dV8vK5xPTx7WDZhMT2X6H35Vd7o
https://books.google.com/books?id=BMY79c675JsC&pg=PA286&dq=nova+scotians+trade+sierra+leone&sig=dV8vK5xPTx7WDZhMT2X6H35Vd7o

References

Nova Scotian Settler (Sierra Leone)
African-American history by location
Churches in Freetown
Methodist churches in Sierra Leone


Rice tea may refer to:

Hyeonmi cha, a Korean infusion made from boiled toasted short-grain brown rice
Genmaicha, a Japanese tea made from green tea leaves and toasted short-grain brown rice

See also
Tea Over Rice


Yakubu Gowon Airport , also known as Jos Airport, is an airport serving Jos, the capital of the Plateau State of Nigeria.  It was named after Yakubu Gowon, the Nigerian head of state from 1966 to 1975.

Airlines and destinations

See also
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria
Transport in Nigeria
List of airports in Nigeria

References

External links

SkyVector - Jos Airport
OurAirports - Jos
FAAN - Jos Facilities

Airports in Nigeria
Plateau State


Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born 2 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player.

Sports career
Nicknamed "La Zurda del Oro" ("The Golden Lefty"), Tait participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peru national team, finishing sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984, and winning a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She was a member of the Peruvian team that won second place in the World Championship in 1982, and third place at the World Championship in 1986. She won a silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, and a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis.

In 2005, Tait was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame.

Political career
In 1998, Tait entered politics, becoming elected municipal councillor in Villa María del Triunfo, representing the Fujimorist party Vamos Vecino of President Alberto Fujimori. Tait was elected Congresswoman in 2000, representing Perú Posible. She was the first Afro-Peruvian elected to Peru's Congress. The resignation of President Alberto Fujimori led to new elections the following year in which she was reelected for the period 2001–2006. Tait sponsored several bills approved by the Congress that expanded sports programs for both the country's most talented athletes and poor school children as well. She failed to attain reelection in 2006, but she was re-elected to Congress in 2011 and left office in 2016 after she failed to attain reelection under the Peruvians for Change party.

References

External links
 International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile

 Sports-reference.com Profile (archived)

1962 births
Living people
Olympic volleyball players for Peru
Pan American Games silver medalists for Peru
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru
Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
Volleyball players at the 1983 Pan American Games
Volleyball players at the 1987 Pan American Games
Olympic silver medalists for Peru
Sportspeople from Lima
Possible Peru politicians
Fujimorista politicians
Members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
Peruvian sportsperson-politicians
Peruvian women's volleyball players
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games
Women members of the Congress of the Republic of Peru
International Olympic Committee members


Get Wiser Live is a DVD recorded on January 6, 2006 by reggae band SOJA at the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia.  The show consisted of two separate sets, with the opening set being older songs, and the second set being Get Wiser in its entirety.

Track listing
 "Sabrina"
 "Vespa Mania"
 "Kebersamaan"
 "Rastaman Rastawati"
 "Anak Pantai"

Personnel

Guests
Guests on the DVD include those featured on the studio album.
From Gomba Jahbari:
 Carmelo Romero - vocals
 Misael Clemente - saxophone, flute
 Jahaziel Garcia - trumpet

From Rare Essence:
 Milton "Go Go Mickey" Freeman - congas

From the Eddie Drennon String Quartet:
 Eddie Drennon - violin 1
 Lerna May-Frandsen - violin 2
 Julius Wirth - viola
 Henry Mays - cello

Video crew
Camera Crews:
Rip Bang Pictures
 Tommy Braswell, Director of Photography
 Dick Bangham
 Divine Kemayu
 Ralston Smith
 Smiley Moys
 Sam Steward

Hendy Street Produxions

 Tony Morin
 Brian Terlep
 Chris Burns
 Charity Ruiter

Audio crew
Live Recording:
Big Mo Recording Services
 Greg Hartman
 Chris Weal
 Mike Caplan
Lion & Fox Recording Studios
 Mixed & mastered by Jim Fox

State theatre crew
 Derrick Parker
 Chris Gulino
 Dempsey Hamilton
 Tim Pace

References

External links
SOJAmusic.com

SOJA albums
Reggae video albums
2007 video albums
Live video albums
2007 live albums


Liberation Tower may refer to:

 Liberation Tower, Bessarabia
 Liberation Tower, Kuwait
 Liberation Tower, Dhaka


Paul Reilly is a pioneer of virtual archaeology and data visualisation in archeology. He was a research scientist at the IBM UK Scientific Centre. He received his B.A. Honours degree in archaeology and history from the University of Leeds and his Ph.D in computer-based archaeological research, at the Research Centre for Computer Archaeology in North Staffordshire Polytechnic. He has worked on many archaeological excavation and field survey projects in Britain and elsewhere in Europe. From 1986 to 1989 he was an IBM UK Scientific Centre Research Fellow and became Research Scientist in 1989.

He is a Visiting  Fellow at the Archaeological Computing Research Group, University of Southampton. He has written many papers and a book, as well as editing several conference proceedings, books and journals relating to computer applications and art practice in archaeological research.

Selected publications
 Reilly, P., 1988, Computer Analysis of an Archaeological Landscape: Medieval Land Divisions on the Isle of Man. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports (British Series 190).
 Reilly,P., 1990, "Towards a virtual archaeology". Computer Applications in Archaeology  1990, Edited by K. Lockyear and S. Rahtz. oxford: British Archaeological reports (Int. Series 565), 133-139.
 Reilly, P., 1992, "Three-Dimensional modelling and primary archaeological data". In Archaeology and the Information Age.  Edited by P. Reilly and S. Rahtz. London: Routledge, 147-173 ()
 Reilly, P., Shennan,S., 1989, "Applying solid modeling and animated three-dimensional graphics to Archaeological problems". Computer Applications in Archaeology 1989,  Edited by S. Rahtz and J.Richards. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports (Int. Series 548), 157-166.
 Beale, G., Reilly, P. 2015, Additive archaeology: the spirit of virtual archaeology reprinted. In: C. Papadopoulos, E. Paliou, A. Chrysanthi, E. Kotoula, and A. Sarris, eds. Archaeological research in the digital age, Crete. Rethymno: Institute for Mediterranean Studies, 120–128.
 Reilly, P. 2015a. Putting the materials back into virtual archaeology, In: Virtual Archaeology (Methods and Benefits), State Hermitage Publishers, Saint Petersburg, pp 12–23.
 Reilly, P. 2015b. Additive Archaeology: An Alternative Framework for Recontextualising Archaeological Entities, Open Archaeology, 1 (1), ISSN (Online) 2300-6560, DOI: 10.1515/opar-2015-0013, October 2015
Reilly, P. 2015c. Palimpsests of Immaterial Assemblages Taken out of Context: Tracing Pompeians from the Void into the Digital, Norwegian Archaeological Review, 48 (2). DOI: 10.1080/00293652.2015.1086812.
 Gant, S., Reilly, P. (2017) Different expressions of the same mode: a recent dialogue between archaeological and contemporary drawing practices, Journal of Visual Art Practice, 17(1), pp 100-120. DOI: 10.1080/14702029.2017.1384974.
 Dawson, I., Reilly, P. 2019. Messy Assemblages, Residuality and Recursion within a Phygital Nexus, Epoiesen, http://dx.doi.org/10.22215/epoiesen/2019.4

References

External links
 ORCID profile

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English archaeologists
English computer scientists
IBM employees
Alumni of the University of Leeds
Alumni of Staffordshire University


The 2008 season was the New Orleans Saints' 42nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 33rd playing home games at the Louisiana Superdome and their third under head coach Sean Payton. The Saints improved on their 7–9 record from the 2007 season with an 8-8 record, however, they would miss the playoffs for the second consecutive season. This was the only season under Drew Brees that they finished last in the division. Despite this, Brees became just the second quarterback to throw for over 5,000 passing yards and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award.

The Saints played the AFC West this season, beating three out of the four teams in that division. They lost to the Denver Broncos, but won against the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, and Kansas City Chiefs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Summary

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Saints began their 2008 campaign at home against their NFC South foe, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  In the first quarter, New Orleans drew first blood as QB Drew Brees completed a 39-yard TD pass to WR David Patten.  The Buccaneers replied with CB Phillip Buchanon returning an interception 26 yards for a touchdown.  In the second quarter, Tampa Bay took the lead with kicker Matt Bryant getting a 37-yard field goal.  In the third quarter, the Saints responded with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 34-yard field goal.  The Buccaneers answered with Bryant nailing a 33-yard field goal, but New Orleans regained the lead with Brees completing an 84-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson.  In the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay jumped ahead again as QB Jeff Garcia completed a 2-yard TD pass to WR Ike Hilliard.  The Bayou faithful got the last laugh as Brees completed the game-winning 42-yard TD pass to RB Reggie Bush.

With the win, the Saints began their season at 1–0.

Week 2: at Washington Redskins

Coming off their divisional home win over the Buccaneers, the Saints flew to FedExField for a Week 2 duel with the Washington Redskins.

In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham got a 22-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, Washington increased its lead with Suisham's 36-yard field goal.  Afterward, the Saints took the lead with RB Pierre Thomas getting a 1-yard TD run and kicker Martín Gramática nailing a 49-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, New Orleans increased its lead with QB Drew Brees completing a 19-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem.  The Redskins started to fight back as RB Clinton Portis got a 9-yard TD run (with a failed 2-point conversion).  New Orleans responded with RB Reggie Bush returning a punt 55 yards for a touchdown.  However, Washington rallied with Portis' 8-yard TD run and QB Jason Campbell's 67-yard TD pass to WR Santana Moss.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 1–1.

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Redskins, the Saints flew to Invesco Field at Mile High for a Week 3 interconference duel with the Denver Broncos.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Broncos QB Jay Cutler completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE Nate Jackson.  The Saints answered with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 43-yard field goal.  Denver replied with Cutler completing a 35-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall.  In the second quarter, New Orleans continued to struggle as Broncos LB Nate Webster returned a fumble 34 yards for a touchdown.  The Saints started to rally as RB Pierre Thomas got a 5-yard TD run, while RB Reggie Bush got a 23-yard TD run.  Denver answered with kicker Matt Prater getting a 27-yard field goal.  New Orleans closed out the half with DE Charles Grant tackling RB Andre Hall in his endzone for a safety.

In the third quarter, the Broncos replied with RB Michael Pittman getting a 2-yard TD run.  The Saints answered with QB Drew Brees completing a 6-yard TD pass to Bush, but Denver responded with Prater nailing a 34-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, New Orleans tried to rally as Thomas got a 10-yard TD run (with a failed 2-point conversion).  They even recovered a fumble and got into field goal position.  However, Gramática's 43-yard attempt went wide right, ending any hope of a comeback.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 1–2.

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Trying to snap a two-game losing streak, the Saints went home for a Week 4 duel with the San Francisco 49ers.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as 49ers kicker Joe Nedney got a 47-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Saints responded with QB Drew Brees completing a 5-yard and a 33-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore.  San Francisco tried to catch up as Nedney kicked a 49-yard field goal, but New Orleans continued its dominance as Brees completed a 47-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem.

In the third quarter, the 49ers tried to rally as Nedney got a 38-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Saints continued its victory march as RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard TD run.  San Francisco tried to come back as QB J.T. O'Sullivan completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce, but New Orleans sealed the win with kicker Martín Gramática nailing a 31-yard field goal.

With the win, the Saints improved to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Coming off their home win over the 49ers, the Saints stayed at home for a Week 5 Monday Night duel with the Minnesota Vikings.  In the first quarter, New Orleans was first out of the gate as QB Drew Brees completed a 17-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson.  The Vikings responded with CB Antoine Winfield returning a blocked field goal 59 yards for a touchdown.  The Saints answered with kicker Martín Gramática getting a 35-yard field goal.  Minnesota replied with kicker Ryan Longwell getting a 53-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Vikings took the lead as RB Chester Taylor completed a 4-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe, along with Longwell kicking a 33-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, New Orleans began to rally as RB Reggie Bush returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown.  In the fourth quarter, the Saints took the lead with Gramática making a 53-yard field goal and Bush returning a punt 64 yards for a touchdown.  However, Minnesota rallied with QB Gus Frerotte completing a 33-yard TD pass to WR Bernard Berrian, along with Longwell nailing the game-winning 30-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 2–3.

This game was the first time in NFL history that a game had a combination of a blocked field goal, a TD pass by a non-quarterback, two field goals of 50+ yards, and two punts returned for touchdowns.

Week 6: vs. Oakland Raiders

Hoping to rebound from their MNF home loss to the Vikings, the Saints stayed at home for a Week 6 interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Raiders Sebastian Janikowski got a 24-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Saints took the lead as RB Reggie Bush got a 3-yard TD run, along with kicker Taylor Mehlhaff (recently signed due to Martín Gramática out for the year) getting a 44-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, New Orleans added on to their lead as QB Drew Brees completed an 8-yard TD pass to RB Aaron Stecker and a 15-yard TD pass to Bush.  In the fourth quarter, the Saints closed out the game with Mehlhaff nailing a 33-yard field goal and Brees completing a 2-yard TD pass to TE Mark Campbell.

With the win, New Orleans improved to 3–3.

With a 21-yard reception in the first quarter, Reggie Bush (14 att/27 yds, 3 rec/40 yards and 2 TDs), collected his 200th reception in his NFL career over the span of just 34 games, tying Anquan Boldin for the NFL record fewest games needed to do so.

Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

Coming off their home win over the Raiders, the Saints began their road trip at the Bank of America Stadium for a Week 7 NFC South duel with the Carolina Panthers.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Panthers kicker John Kasay got a 39-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Saints responded with FB Mike Karney getting a 1-yard TD run.  However, Carolina answered with RB Jonathan Stewart getting an 18-yard TD run.

In the third quarter, the Panthers added on to their lead as QB Jake Delhomme completed a 39-yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith and a 4-yard TD pass to WR DeAngelo Williams.  In the fourth quarter, Carolina closed out the game with Kasay nailing a 28-yard field goal.

With the loss, New Orleans fell to 3–4.

Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers

Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Panthers, the Saints flew to Wembley Stadium for the 2008 International Series game with quarterback Drew Brees' former team, the San Diego Chargers.  For the game, New Orleans was registered as the home team.

In the first quarter, the Saints drew first blood as rookie kicker Taylor Mehlhaff got a 23-yard field goal.  The Chargers responded with kicker Nate Kaeding getting a 33-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, New Orleans got a huge lead as Brees completed a 12-yard TD pass to WR Devery Henderson (with a failed PAT), along with RB Deuce McAllister getting a 1-yard TD run.  San Diego answered with QB Philip Rivers completing a 12-yard TD pass to RB LaDainian Tomlinson, but the Saints increased their lead as Brees completed a 30-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore.  The Chargers closed out the half as Rivers completed a 12-yard TD pass to TE Antonio Gates.

In the third quarter, New Orleans added on to their lead as Brees completed a 1-yard TD pass to TE Mark Campbell, but San Diego continued to hang around as Kaeding got a 24-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Saints continued its scoring with FB Mike Karney getting a 1-yard TD run.  The Chargers tried to rally as Kaeding nailed a 31-yard field goal, Rivers completed a 14-yard TD run to WR Vincent Jackson, and Brees giving San Diego a safety by throwing an incomplete pass into the back of his own end zone.  New Orleans' defense held on for the victory.

With the win, the Saints went into their bye week at 4–4.

Week 9: BYE

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

Coming off their bye week, the Saints flew to the Georgia Dome for a Week 10 NFC South duel with the Atlanta Falcons.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed a 16-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White.  The Saints responded with rookie kicker Garrett Hartley getting a 24-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, Atlanta answered with RB Michael Turner getting a 2-yard TD run.  New Orleans replied with Hartley making a 44-yard field goal.  The Falcons ended the half with kicker Jason Elam getting a 22-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, Atlanta increased its lead with Elam nailing a 27-yard field goal.  In the fourth quarter, the Falcons began to pull away as Ryan completed a 67-yard TD pass to RB Jerious Norwood.  The Saints attempted to rally as QB Drew Brees completed a 15-yard TD pass to RB Deuce McAllister, but Atlanta sealed the win with CB Chevis Jackson returning an interception 95 yards for a touchdown.  New Orleans ended the game with a meaningless 32-yard TD pass from Brees to WR Lance Moore.

With the loss, not only did the Saints fall to 4–5, but their 4-game winning streak against the Falcons was also snapped for the first time since 2005.

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs

Hoping to rebound from their divisional road loss to the Falcons, the Saints flew to Arrowhead Stadium for a Week 11 interconference duel with the Kansas City Chiefs.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Chiefs QB Tyler Thigpen completed a 6-yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe.  The Saints responded with rookie kicker Garrett Hartley getting a 30-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, New Orleans took the lead as RB Deuce McAllister got a 1-yard TD run.  Kansas City answered with kicker Connor Barth getting a 20-yard field goal, but the Saints closed out the half with Hartley making a 23-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, New Orleans increased their lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 47-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore.  The Chiefs replied with Barth getting a 21-yard field goal, but the Saints answered with RB Pierre Thomas getting a 1-yard TD run.  In the fourth quarter, Kansas City tried to rally as Thigpen hooked up with Bowe again on a 5-yard TD pass, but New Orleans closed out the scoring as Hartley nailed a 35-yard field goal.

With the win, the Saints improved to 5–5.

Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers

Coming off their road win over the Chiefs, the Saints went home for a Week 12 MNF duel with the Green Bay Packers.  In the first quarter, New Orleans trailed early as Packers FB John Kuhn got a 1-yard TD run.  The Saints took the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 70-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore (which gave him his 9th-straight game of throwing a pass of 40+ yards, an NFL record), while RB Pierre Thomas got a 4-yard TD run.  In the second quarter, Green Bay responded with QB Aaron Rodgers completing a 7-yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings.  New Orleans answered with Brees hooking up with Moore again on a 14-yard TD pass.  The Packers tied the game as Rodgers got a 10-yard TD run, but New Orleans regained the lead prior to halftime as rookie kicker Garrett Hartley made a 30-yard field goal.

In the third quarter, the Saints' offense exploded as Brees completed a 16-yard TD pass to TE Billy Miller, RB Deuce McAllister got a 3-yard TD run (which was his 49th career touchdown, making him the franchise's all-time career TD leader), and Brees completed a 70-yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston.  In the fourth quarter, Green Bay tried to rally as Rodgers completed a 4-yard TD pass and a 2-point conversion pass to WR Ruvell Martin.  Afterward, New Orleans closed out the game with Thomas' 31-yard TD run (with a failed 2-point conversion).

With the win, the Saints kept their playoff hopes alive at 6–5.

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Coming off their Monday Night home win over the Packers, the Saints flew to Raymond James Stadium for a Week 13 NFC South rematch with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  In the first quarter, New Orleans struck first as rookie kicker Garrett Hartley got a 47-yard field goal.  In the second quarter, the Buccaneers took the lead as kicker Matt Bryant got a 38-yard and a 23-yard field goal.  The Saints regained the lead as QB Drew Brees completed a 13-yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore.

In the third quarter, Tampa Bay regained the lead as RB Carnell "Cadillac" Williams got an 8-yard TD run, along with QB Jeff Garcia completing a 39-yard TD pass to WR Antonio Bryant.  In the fourth quarter, New Orleans tied the game as Brees completed a 20-yard TD pass to RB Pierre Thomas, along with Hartley getting a 43-yard field goal.  However, the Buccaneers regained the lead as Bryant nailed a 37-yard field goal.  The Saints tried to rally, but Brees' third interception prevented any hope of a comeback.

With the loss, New Orleans fell to 6–6.

Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Coming off a loss to Tampa Bay, the New Orleans Saints returned home to host the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons appeared to be on the move on their first drive, but they came up empty after Saints cornerback Jason David intercepted Falcons rookie quarterback Matt Ryan at the Saints' 26-yard line. From there, it took New Orleans only three plays to get into the end zone as  Reggie Bush ran for 43 yards and then caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Drew Brees for the only score of the quarter.

In the second quarter, the Saints added to their lead with a 26-yard field goal from Garrett Hartley. The Atlanta offense finally woke up from there as Ryan completed a 59-yard pass to Roddy White, leading to an eventual 5-yard touchdown run by Michael Turner, cutting the deficit to 10–7. New Orleans responded with a 10-play, 3:39 drive that culminated in a 46-yard field goal by Hartley, extending the Saints' lead to 13–7. Ryan then completed five of six passes on the Falcons' next drive, the last of which was a 2-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran, giving the Falcons a 14–13 lead. The Saints then used the final 2:13 of the half to drive to the Falcons' 7-yard line and closed out the half on a 25-yard field goal by Hartley to take a 16–14 halftime lead.

After an exchange of punts to begin the second half, Atlanta drove down to the Saints' 5-yard line by virtue of a long 18-play, 9:15 drive, only to settle for a 23-yard field goal by Jason Elam, which nevertheless gave the Falcons a 17–16 lead. New Orleans responded with an 11-play drive bridging the third and fourth quarters, which ended with Brees' 7-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Thomas, with a failed two-point conversion. The Falcons then marched 73 yards in 11 plays, the last being a 12-yard touchdown scramble by Ryan, plus a successful two-point conversion to Michael Jenkins. But thanks to an 88-yard return by Thomas on the ensuing kickoff, the Saints' drive started off at the Falcons' 16-yard line. With the Saints facing 4th-and 1 at the 7-yard line, New Orleans coach Sean Payton elected to go for it rather than attempt a game-tying 25-yard field goal. Fullback Mike Karney came through for the Saints, getting a first down, and then Thomas gave the Saints a 29–25 lead with a 5-yard touchdown run. The Falcons could not get past their own 35-yard line on the ensuing drive, and they chose to punt the ball back to the Saints' offense, which ran out the clock.

With the win, the Saints kept their slim playoff hopes alive at 7–6. Pierre Thomas piled up 197 all-purpose yards, including 109 yards from scrimmage, 102 of it rushing. This was also the second time in a row that the Saints followed a loss to the Buccaneers with a win over the Falcons.

Week 15: at Chicago Bears

With a divisional home win to the Falcons behind them, the Saints flew to Soldier Field for a Week 15 Thursday night battle with the Chicago Bears.  New Orleans immediately trailed as Bears safety Danieal Manning returned the game's opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown.  The Saints answered with quarterback Drew Brees' 2-yard touchdown pass to running back Pierre Thomas, but Chicago struck right back as running back Matt Forte got a 1-yard touchdown run, along with quarterback Kyle Orton getting a 6-yard touchdown run.

The Saints rallied in the third quarter, as Thomas got a 42-yard touchdown run.  In the fourth quarter, New Orleans took the lead as kicker Garrett Hartley got a 30-yard field goal, along with Brees completing an 11-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston.  However, the Bears tied the game as kicker Robbie Gould made a 28-yard field goal.  In overtime, Chicago sealed New Orleans' fate as Gould nailed the game-winning 35-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 7–7 and were ousted from playoff contention after Atlanta's 13–10 overtime win over Tampa Bay on December 14.

Week 16: at Detroit Lions

Coming off their loss to the Bears, the Saints flew to Ford Field for a Week 16 duel with the winless Detroit Lions.  New Orleans got the early first quarter lead as wide receiver Robert Meachem got a 20-yard touchdown run, followed by running back Deuce McAllister's 2-yard touchdown run.  In the second quarter, the Lions answered with running back Kevin Smith getting a 1-yard touchdown run, but the Saints answered with running back Mike Bell's 1-yard touchdown run, followed by running back Pierre Thomas's 2-yard touchdown run.  New Orleans closed out the scoring with quarterback Drew Brees completing 6-yard and a 3-yard touchdown passes to wide receiver Marques Colston.

With the win, the Saints improved to 8–7.

Week 17: vs. Carolina Panthers

Coming off their road win over the Lions, the Saints closed out their season at home in a Week 17 NFC South rematch with the Carolina Panthers.  New Orleans trailed early in the first quarter as Panthers kicker John Kasay made 45-yard and 26-yard field goals.  In the second quarter, the Saints responded as rookie kicker Garrett Hartley made a 21-yard field goal, but Carolina answered with Kasay's 34-yard field goal, quarterback Jake Delhomme's 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad, and cornerback Dante Wesley's 12-yard fumble return for a touchdown.  New Orleans closed out the first half scoring with quarterback Drew Brees completing a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marques Colston.

The Panthers added to their lead in the third quarter as running back Jonathan Stewart got a 2-yard touchdown run.  In the fourth quarter, the Saints rallied to take the lead as Brees completed a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robert Meachem, along with a 9-yard and a 13-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lance Moore.  However, Carolina took the lead for good as Kasay nailed the game-winning 42-yard field goal.

After being swept by the Panthers, the Saints ended their season at 8–8.

Despite falling 16 yards shy of surpassing Dan Marino for the most single-season passing yards, Brees (30/49 for 386 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT) joined Marino as the only quarterbacks to throw for 5,000+ yards in a season (5,069).

Standings

Statistics
Final Stats

Source: ESPN

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Place Kicking

Punting

References

External links
 2008 New Orleans Saints at Pro-Football-Reference.com

New Orleans Saints seasons
New Orleans
New


The Museum of Ethnography (), in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish science museum.  It houses a collection of about 220,000 items relating to the ethnography, or cultural anthropology, of peoples from around the world, including from China, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific region, the Americas and Africa. The museum is situated in Museiparken at Gärdet in Stockholm. Since 1999, it is a part of Swedish National Museums of World Culture and is also hosting the Sven Hedin Foundation. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday 11:00AM – 5:00 PM, and Wednesdays 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM and is closed on Mondays.

Among the oldest collections at the museum are objects gathered in the Swedish colony New Sweden and during the Cook expeditions in the 18th century. However, the main part stems from the period 1850–1950 and is heavily influenced by the colonial era explorations, evangelisations and trade. From 1874 on, the curator of the vertebrae collections at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, zoologist Fredrik Adam Smitt (1839-1904) was made responsible for the ethnographic collections. In 1900 Hjalmar Stolpe became the first director of the newly founded Museum of Ethnography, that was a now independent branch of the Natural History Museum. The museum was moved to a new building in 1930. The current building replaced the older one and was opened in 1980.

In 1988, the museum's name changed to Folkens Museum, but was changed back in 2001, two years after the National Museums of World Culture were formed.

In 2007, after several years of negotiation, the museum agreed to return a totem pole to the Haisla Nation, from which it has been taken in 1929. The Haisla nation gave the museum a contemporary replica of the pole, currently on display outside the museum's entrance. The museum has also returned a number of other objects to their country of origin. All current artifacts in the museum are considered national property and so the museum has a right and a responsibility to display and preserve these artifacts.

The museum is expanding on its collection with the addition of a digital exhibition. This exhibition explores the role and significance of birds in material culture, society and somolog.

See also
 Museums in Stockholm

References

External links

  (Official site)
  (Official site)

Museums in Stockholm
Ethnographic museums in Europe


The railway station of Hillegom in the Netherlands is located on the railway line between Haarlem and Leiden.

The first railway station in the town was opened in 1891, closed in 1898 and torn down in 1900. A second railway station was opened on a different location in 1898, when the first was closed. It was designed by the architect D.A.N. Margadant. The freight tracks on the railway station were used to transport flowers from the nearby fields to i.a. the flower auction in Aalsmeer. During World War II, these tracks were used by the Germans, making it a prominent target for allied bombings. The passenger railway station was closed as a result of this on 17 September 1944. The freight tracks remained in use until the 1980s.

The railway station was reopened on 28 May 2000, on the same location as the second railway station.

Train services
, the following train services call at this station:
2x per hour local service (sprinter) The Hague - Leiden - Haarlem

External links
NS website
Dutch Public Transport journey planner
Stationsweb.nl - Station Hillegom

Railway stations in South Holland
Railway stations opened in 1898
Railway stations closed in 1944
Railway stations opened in 2000
Railway stations on the Oude Lijn
Hillegom
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 2000s
Railway stations in the Netherlands opened in the 1890s


One ship and one training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Christopher, initially after the historic name of Saint Kitts, itself named after Saint Christopher:

  was an 18-gun sloop, originally a French privateer named Mohawk. The people of Saint Kitts, St Christopher, presented her to the Navy in 1806 and named her in their island's honour. She was on the Navy List until 1810.
  was the Royal Navy's Coastal Forces Training Base from October 1940 to December 1944 in Fort William and Corpach in the Scottish Highlands.

References

Royal Navy ship names


Pasorapa, which comes from paso rápido, (quick step), is a small town in Bolivia located in the southeast of the department of Cochabamba. Pasorapa lies at an elevation of 2,364 m. At the time of census 2001 it had a population of 1,114. Most of the inhabitants speak Spanish, but some others speak Quechua.

There are no documents about the foundation of the town, but a stone was found during the reconstruction of the church in 1952, with the following legend on it:

“This church started to be built on October 8, 1782, with Don Juan Gutierrez being the priest”

The main activity of this place is to raise cattle and farming,
It is a very dry area, so they have an artificial lake. It has its well, which is 66 meters deep.
The closest city to Pasorapa is Cochabamba, the third largest city in Bolivia.
Many people, mainly young adults, would move from Pasorapa to the main cities such as Cochabamba, Sucre, and Santa Cruz. Most of these people travel to Santa Cruz so they may have better job opportunities.

René Barrientos, president of Bolivia between 1964 and 1969, built the first road of Pasorapa that connected it to the rest of Bolivia.

In March 2010, municipal authorities created a new nature reserve of 179,614 hectares (693 sq. mi), comprising 76% of Pasorapa municipality. Authorities are hoping to protect the natural resources and biodiversity of the region, such as the endemic and endangered red-fronted macaw.

References

External links
 Population data and map of Pasorapa Municipality

Populated places in Cochabamba Department


Hans-Tore Bjerkaas (born 7 June 1951 in Tromsø) is a former Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).

He began his broadcasting career in 1977, joining NRK's Troms region, where he was deputy editor. Later, he was appointed deputy editor of NRK's Hordaland region. In 1992, he became director of programmes at the private TV 2, but returned to the NRK as the editor of regional programmes in Troms. Later, he became the Head of NRK Television, before returning as the chief editor of NRK Troms and Finnmark.

He was appointed Director-General by the NRK board on 24 January 2007, succeeding John G. Bernander. He retired from this position on 11 March 2013 and was succeeded by Thor Gjermund Eriksen.

In his younger days, Bjerkaas was a footballer, captaining Tromsø IL between 1970 and 1980.

References
Brief profile

1951 births
Men's association football players not categorized by position
Living people
NRK people
Norwegian men's footballers
Norwegian journalists
Norwegian television executives
People from Tromsø
Tromsø IL players
University of Tromsø alumni


M.D., Ph.D. (May 15, 1922 – January 11, 2013) was a pioneer in the development of laboratory animals with the aim of assuring reproducibility of experimental results in medical research. He was Director of the Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA), Japan

Development of Comprehensive Animal Experimentation Systems
His most important achievement to date is the establishment of comprehensive animal experimentation systems using strictly defined laboratory animals to assure reproducibility of experimental results in medical research. Before his concepts were applied, it was generally considered to be very difficult or even impossible to obtain reproducible results in medical research using laboratory animals, mainly due to the traditional consensus that the animals are living organisms with individual differences. He has completely changed this out-dated paradigm in medical research by establishing comprehensive animal experimentation systems.

One of the factors that affects the reproducibility of the results of animal experiments is the proximate environment in which the experiment is performed including the temperature and humidity of the animal room, the size of cages and caretakers. The concept of the dramatype, which refers to the effects of the proximate environment on the phenotype, was introduced. Russell and Burch proposed the term "dramatype" in 1959 from the standpoint of animal welfare (Reduction), but Dr. Nomura developed this concept to promote the importance of control of the environment to assure reproducibility of the results of animal experiments.

Based on such systems, he has established international research collaborations to develop three animal models:
Transgenic Polio Mice - Widely used in polio vaccine neurovirulence testing as a replacement for monkeys. (Approved by World Health Organization in March 2003 )
Trangenic rasH2 Mice - Shortening of the carcinogenicity test period in drug development from two years to six months. (Approved by FDA, NTP, and EU in 2003)
NOD/Shi-scid/IL-2Rγnull Mice (NOG Mice) - New generation of extremely immunodeficient mice that are the best candidate for humanized mice to date.

Application of animal ethics in CIEA
CIEA has developed animal experimentation systems based on the concept "scientific animal experiments with reproducible results can not be achieved unless the experiments are performed ethically with the animals maintained in a normal state." To this end, the 3R (Replacement, Refinement, and Reduction of Animals in Research) principle proposed by Russell and Burch in 1959 was adopted.

By using animals under strict quality control and controlling the environment so that the animals are not subjected to stress, it is possible to reduce the number of animals used in experiments (Reduction among the 3Rs).  It is also possible to prevent infections such as mouse hepatitis or Sendai virus through periodic monitoring of the microbiological status of animals for early diagnosis and quality assurance and to minimize discomfort of the animals (Refinement).

These policies are intended to maintain the animals in a normal state by minimizing stress.  If the animals are not maintained in a normal state, reproducibility of results of experiments on animals as "living measuring instruments" cannot be assured.

A system has been established in which mice with the human polio virus receptor introduced (polio mice) replace monkeys, which are closest to humans, used in neurovirulence testing of live polio vaccine (Replacement). The number of animals used can also be reduced by using mice subject to stricter quality control than monkeys.

"Replacement" refers to a "switch to research not using animals" but a "switch to a method not using phylogenetically higher animals such as monkeys" is a method of natural protection.  Using this alternative we succeeded in reducing the zoonotic risks for investigators (Refinement).

Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA)
Dr. Nomura is currently Director of the Central Institute for Experimental Animals, Japan, that he founded in 1952, to improve the level of medical research.

Biography
 2006–present: Central Institute for Experimental Animals (CIEA) Chairman of the Board
 1999–present: Councilor, The Japan Society for Organ Preservation and Medical Biology
 1997-2003: Chairman, International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) Monitoring & Reference Centre Program
 1997: Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JALAS) Honorary Member
 1995: President, JALAS 42nd General Meeting at Yokohama, Japan
 1995-2003: ICLAS Vice President
 1988: ICLAS Honorary Member
 1986: President, 15th Annual Meeting of JALAS
 1982-1998: Chairman, National Committee on Laboratory Animal Science, Science Council of Japan
 1981–present: Visiting Professor, Keio University School of Medicine
 1980–present: Chairman (Japan), US-Japan Meeting on Laboratory Animal Science
 1972-1979: ICLAS Treasurer
 1972-2003: ICLA, ICLAS National Member (Science Council of Japan)
 1971: ICLA, Secretary-General, Asian Pacific Meeting on Laboratory Animal Science
 1970-1972: ICLA Scientific Member (Japan Experimental Animal Research Association)
 1966–present: CIEA Director
 1957-1997: Member of Board of Directors, JALAS
 1956: Doctor of Medical Science
 1952: Established CIEA
 1945-1954: Institute of Infectious Diseases, University of Tokyo, Japan
 1945: Graduated from Keio University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine

Awards
 2005: Marie Coates Award, ICLAS
 2001: Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Honoris Causa, Mahidol University Council, Thailand
 2000: Special Recognition Award, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (practical development of TgPVR21 mice)
 1998: The Order of the Sacred Treasure Gold and Silver Star, Japanese Government
 1998: Special Recognition Award, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S.A. (practical development of TgrasH2 mice)
 1997: Person of Cultural Merit, Japanese Government
 1993: Eiji Yoshikawa Cultural Award, Japan
 1988: Mühlbock Memorial Award, ICLAS
 1984: The Medal of Honor with a Purple Ribbon, Japanese Government
 1975: The Highest Achievement Award, Japan Medical Association
 1965: The First KOJIMA Memorial Award, Japan

External links
 Central Institute for Experimental Animals website

References

2013 deaths
Japanese scientists
1922 births
Keio University alumni


The Niter Ice Cave is a geological feature approximately 3 miles south of the small southeastern Idaho town of Grace, Idaho.

History
The most probable explanation for the Niter Ice Cave is that thousands of years ago, a volcanic eruption formed a huge lava tube that eventually cooled to form this cave. Early settlers in the area found the cave to be a place to store their food and collect ice all year around. It has been a picnic spot and recreation site. There have been explicit drawings and graffiti on, around, and in the ice cave.

References

External links
Inside Niter Ice Cave 360 panoramas website, G. Donald Bain, 26 July 26, 2014, retrieved 17 January 2016.
Enter the Niter Ice Cave Virtual Tour untraveledroad.com, not dated, retrieved 17 January 2016.
Niter Ice Cave Showcaves.com, Jochen Duckeck. undated, retrieved 17 January 2016.
Photos and info

Landforms of Caribou County, Idaho
Caves of Idaho
Lava tubes
Ice caves


S. K. Sinha may refer to:

 Srinivas Kumar Sinha (1926–2016), Indian army, later ambassador to Nepal, later governor of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir
 Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1951), Chief Justice of Bangladesh


Lipstick Jungle may refer to:

 Lipstick Jungle (novel), a novel by Candace Bushnell
 Lipstick Jungle (TV series), an American drama series based on the novel
 A song by Newton Faulkner from the album Rebuilt by Humans


The Director-General is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The position is appointed by the NRK board, which in turn is appointed by the government.

The title of the Director-General in Norwegian is (since 1948) kringkastingssjef, which literally means "chief of broadcasting".

Olav Midttun (1934–1940 and 1945–1947), he held the title of riksprogramsjef, "national chief of programmes"
Thorstein Diesen, Jr. (1947–1948) (acting riksprogramsjef)
Egil Sundt (1939–1940 and 1945–1946), he held the title of administerende direktør
Knut Tvedt (acting) (1946–1948), he held the title of administerende direktør
Kaare Fostervoll (1948–1962)
Hans Jacob Ustvedt (1962–1972)
Torolf Elster (1972–1981)
Bjartmar Gjerde (1981–1989)
Olav Ilssen (acting) (1989)
Einar Førde (1989–2001)
John G. Bernander (2001–2007)
Hans Tore Bjerkaas (2007–2013)
Thor Gjermund Eriksen (2013–2022)
Vibeke Fürst Haugen (2022–)

References

NRK


Robert Joseph Cunningham (born June 18, 1943) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse in Upstate New York from 2009 to 2019.  He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg in Northern New York from 2004 to 2009.

Biography

Early life and education
Robert Cunningham was born on June 18, 1943, in Buffalo, New York to Cecil and Grace Cunningham; he has a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Eileen. He attended St. John the Baptist Parish School and the Diocesan Preparatory Seminary, then entered St. John Vianney Seminary in East Aurora, New York.  He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Divinity degrees from St. John Vianney.

Ordination and ministry
Cunningham was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Bernard McLaughlin on May 24, 1969, in St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo.  After his ordination, Cunningham was assigned as associate pastor at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Kenmore, New York. In 1972, he was named assistant pastor at his home parish of St. John the Baptist, also in Kenmore.

Cunningham became private secretary in 1974 to Bishop Edward Head and assistant chancellor of Buffalo in 1974. Cunningham was sent to the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law, where he earned his Licentiate in Canon Law in 1978. After returning to Buffalo, Cunningham was appointed as a judge of the marriage tribunal and vice-chancellor of the diocese. He was raised by the Vatican to the rank of monsignor in 1984, then appointed full chancellor (1985) and vicar general (1986) by the bishop. Niagara University awarded Cunningham an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 1991.

In 1994, Bishop Head received a complaint from a man who claimed that his son had been sodomized by Donald W. Becker, a diocese priest. Becker had a previous history of sexual abuse complaints, yet was still assigned to a parish.  As vicar general, Cunningham interviewed Becker, who said that he couldn't remember anything, but if he had been intoxicated, something could have happened.  The parent did not request any further action and Cunningham dropped the case.  In 2002, after Becker resigned due to poor health, Cunningham received another sexual abuse complaint against him soon after his resignation, which Cunningham did not investigate.

In January 2002, Cunningham was named pastor of St. Louis Parish in Buffalo. He served as administrator of the diocesan College of Consultors from 2003 to 2004.  Cunningham had board memberships for Christ the King Seminary, Catholic Charities, Baker Victory Services in Buffalo, and the Cantalician Center for Learning in Depew, New York. A charter member of the Kenmore Mercy Hospital Foundation Board, he was given the Sister Mary Mechtilde Memorial Award by the board in 2004.

Bishop of Ogdensburg
On March 9, 2004, Cunningham was appointed the as the thirteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on May 18 2004 from Cardinal Edward Egan, with Archbishop Henry J. Mansell and Bishop Gerald Barbarito serving as co-consecrators, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Ogdensburg.

In 2007, Cunningham was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from St. John's University in Staten Island, New York. He also served on the board of Wadhams Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg.

Bishop of Syracuse
On April 21, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Cunningham as the tenth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse. He was installed on May 26, 2009.

In a 2011 deposition, Cunningham made statements about the victims of sex abuse by priests in the Diocese of Syracuse , implying that the victims were "culpable" and "accomplices". In 2015, when those statements became public, Cunningham said he wished he phrased his response differently. "It is obvious that my choice of words should have been better. Bottom line is, I cannot go back and change my words but I can assure you that I did not believe the individual involved in the case was at fault." He also repeatedly reiterated that he doesn't believe children are responsible for being abused.On June 18, 2018, Cunningham submitted his resignation upon reaching the age of 75. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on June 4, 2019. Cunningham served as apostolic administrator of the diocese until Father Douglas Lucia was consecrated a bishop on August 8, 2019.

See also

 Catholic Church hierarchy
 Catholic Church in the United States
 Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
 List of Catholic bishops of the United States
 Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

External links
Diocese of Syracuse

1943 births
Living people
Religious leaders from Buffalo, New York
21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Roman Catholic bishops of Ogdensburg
Roman Catholic bishops of Syracuse
Catholic University of America School of Canon Law alumni


South Korean–Taiwan relations (; )

The Republic of China government recognized the formation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea on April 13, 1919, as one of the participants of the Cairo Conference, which resulted in the Cairo Declaration. One of the main purposes of the Cairo Declaration was to create an independent Korea, free from Japanese colonial rule. Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of China began in 1948, just after the foundation of the First Republic, hence making China, the first country to recognize the Republic of Korea as the sole legitimate government of Korea. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Republic of Korea maintained relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan), which the island of Taiwan was also formerly under Japanese rule.

Diplomatic relations between South Korea and Taiwan were terminated on 23 August 1992, followed by South Korean recognition of China and formation of bilateral recognition between them. But just shortly after, South Korea–Taiwan relations resumed in 1993 under the "New Relations Framework Agreement". The relationship between Taiwan and South Korea has become closer since 2019. The cultures of the two countries continue to communicate with each other, and the number of tourists visiting each other's countries continues to increase significantly. Taipei City is Seoul City's first Sister City. Both countries have strong non-diplomatic relations. South Korea sent military personnel in the Political Warfare training in Fu Hsing Kang College.

Independence of the Republic of Korea and the Korean War
The division of Korea, which ended 35 years of Japanese control, was followed by a period of trusteeship by American occupation in the south. The first General Election of 1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election founded the First Republic under the supervision of United Nations. The Republic of China recognized the Constitutional Korean government in the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula and opened an Embassy in Myeongdong, Seoul, on 4 January 1949, four months after the establishment of the Republic of Korea.

The People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded in 1949 following the Chinese Civil War and Republic of Korea maintained relations with the Republic of China (ROC), whose government relocated to Taiwan, formerly a Qing prefecture that was under 50 years of Japanese colonial occupation from 1895 to 1945.

The United Nations condemned North Korea's military aggression against Republic of Korea in United Nations Security Council Resolution 82 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 84.  The ROC voted in favor of both United Nations resolutions. During the Korean War, the ROC supplied material aid to ROK, while the People's Republic of China gave North Korea combatants to support the People's Volunteer Army.

Cold War diplomacy

Both the ROK and ROC governments opposed socialism, as well as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and People's Republic of China (PRC). Neither ROK nor ROC recognized or formed a diplomatic relationship with the DPRK and PRC governments. The Republic of Korea referred to the PRC as 'Communist China' (중공, 中共), and the ROC as 'Nationalist China' (국부중국, 國府中國; before 1960s) or 'Free China' (자유중국, 自由中國; after 1970s). The government of the ROC also considered the Republic of Korea government as the sole legitimate state in the Korean peninsula.

President Park Chung-hee visited Taipei on a state visit in February 1966, in which he expressed solidarity with the ROC and South Vietnam, declaring that: 'We are not breakwaters which passively protect the port from onrushing waves. We are not standing still only to be gradually eroded by the waves of Communism.'

Termination of diplomatic relations
The Sixth Republic of South Korea furthered the Miracle on the Han River to the Economy of South Korea and opened diplomacy to Communist Nations (including building the foundation of Inter-Korean relations and accepting co-existence with North Korea by entering the United Nations ). Seoul also hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.  President Roh Tae-woo's next political ambition was to begin implementing Realpolitik with the neighboring countries in Northeast Asia.
South Korea's movement away from anti-communist foreign policy to improve relations with nearby communist countries resulted in a deterioration of relations with ROC. This change was introduced to appease North Korea and ease the political anxiety and softens military tension in the Korean Peninsula; Korea hoped to enable the possibility of a peaceful reunification in the Korean peninsula. As normalization began, ROK transferred diplomatic recognition from ROC to the PRC, and confiscated the property of the ROC embassy, transferring it to the PRC. Taiwan is a member of Property Rights Alliance. On 17 September 1991, the PRC withdrew its objection to South Korean membership in the United Nations. South Korea was the last Asian country with formal diplomatic relations with ROC.

Economy
The annual trade volume between South Korea and Taiwan is around US$30 billion, with semiconductor products have been the largest item in the trade over the past few years. As of April 2016, the total amount of mutual investments between the two sides reached around US$2.4 billion in areas such as communication, consumer products, finance, information technology, iron, medicine, metal, securities and semiconductor.

Flights between South Korea and Taiwan

After Seoul's recognition of the PRC government in Beijing, direct commercial flights between Seoul and Taipei operated by Korean and Taiwanese airlines were terminated. Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways International however, operated the route as a Fifth Freedom sector. The reduction of scheduled flights caused tourist numbers from Taiwan to drop from 420,000 in 1992 to 200,000 in 1993, recovering only partially to 360,000 by 2003.

On September 1, 2004, representatives of the two countries' unofficial missions, the "Korean Mission in Taipei" and the "Taipei Mission in Seoul" signed an aviation agreement allowing aircraft of each side to enter the airspace of the other. This permitted the resumption of direct scheduled flights by Korean and Taiwanese airlines and also allowed flights from Republic of Korea to Southeast Asia to fly over the island of Taiwan instead of detouring over mainland China or the Philippines. Analysts estimated this would save Republic of Korean airline companies ₩33 billion (US$29 million at 2004 exchange rates) in fuel costs and other fees.

Kim Young-sam's visits to Taiwan

Former President of South Korea Kim Young-sam visited Taipei for five days in July 2001. During this visit, he met President of ROC (Taiwan) Chen Shui-bian at a lunch banquet, but the two were unable to come to an agreement over the wording of a joint written statement urging the resumption of direct air travel.

In October 2004, following the aviation agreement, Kim came to Taiwan once more at Chen's invitation. He delivered a speech at National Chengchi University and toured port facilities in Kaohsiung, the sister city of Republic of Korea's Busan.

Taiwan admission into APEC and participation in OECD
The ROK government acted as the interlocutor and supported Taipei's admission into Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 1991. Republic of Korea altered the nature of political acronym of Member States to Member Economies in APEC to make APEC formally a Trans-Pacific Economic Forum. Personnel of Taipei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs are forbidden to participate in the APEC, but the Minister of Economic Affairs of Republic of China, a special envoy appointed by the President of Republic of China and business representatives from Republic of China that publicly, can attend annual APEC Meetings under the name of Chinese Taipei. Taipei can also host non-ministerial APEC consortiums and workshops concerning topics in which Taiwan has specific strengths, such as technology and small and medium enterprise. These consortia and workshops are intended to address only success on economics and business-related issues with other APEC Member Economies. Taiwan's participation in APEC is supported by the United States and accepted by People's Republic of China. The APEC Business Travel Card (ATBC) scheme applies to business travelers to and from Taiwan. South Korea also supported Taiwan's initial participation in OECD and subsequent activities.

Re-establishing non-official relations

The Republic of Korea re-established non-official relations with the Republic of China in 1993, interchangeably and reciprocally as Korean Mission in Taipei and Taipei Mission in Korea. Taipei Mission in Korea, Busan Office is located in the southern region of ROK. Since 1993, there is a significant trade volume between the two nations. Two countries have mutually extended to 90 days of stay with the exemption of visa for visitors from July 1, 2012. The 19th Seoul-Taipei forum was held on October 13, 2010.

In 2022 South Korea and Taiwan signed an agreement to recognize each other's drivers licenses.

Education
There is a rigorous scholarly exchange and there are multiple ROC Chinese international schools in Republic of Korea:

 Seoul Chinese Primary School
 Seoul Overseas Chinese High School
 Yeongdeugpou Korea Chinese Primary School
 Overseas Chinese Elementary School Busan
 Overseas Chinese Middle and High School Busan
 Overseas Chinese Elementary School Daegu
 Overseas Chinese Middle and High School Daegu
 Overseas Chinese School Incheon
 Suwon Zhongzheng Chinese Elementary School
 Overseas Chinese Elementary School Uijongbu
 Wonju Chinese Elementary School
 Chungju Chinese Elementary School
 Onyang Chinese Elementary School
 Kunsan Chinese Elementary School

There are two South Korean international schools in the ROC:

 Taipei Korean Elementary School (타이페이한국학교)
 Kaohsiung Korea School (가오슝한국국제학교)

See also
 Taipei Mission in Korea
 Korean Mission in Taipei
 Korean Chinese cuisine
 Chinese people in Korea
 Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
 Japanese colonial empire

Further reading
 Giovannettone, J. “Chain Reactions: Linking the Conflicts on the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait,” American Diplomacy (November 2006): 1-19.
 Hu, S. “The Korean Factor in Cross-Taiwan Strait Relations,” in Baogang Guo and Chung-chian Teng, ed., China's Quiet Rise: Peace through Integration (New York: Lexington Books, 2011): 103–123.

References

1949 establishments in South Korea
1949 establishments in Taiwan
Taiwan
South Korea


Feliciano Centurión (March 29, 1962 – November 7, 1996) was a Paraguayan visual artist who lived most of his life in Argentina. He was known for his work in textiles that included embroidery, crochet, knitting and blanket-making.

Early life

Centurión was born March 20, 1962, at San Ignacio de las Misiones, Paraguay. He went to high school in Formosa province (Argentina), and college in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

During his childhood, Centurión was drawn to traditional crafts associated with women's work. He grew up in a household of strong women who taught him to crochet and sew.

Education
Centurión studied branches of the plastic arts at the Oscar R. Albertozzi School of Fine Arts in Formosa. In 1980 he moved to Buenos Aires to study at the Pridiliano Pueyrredón School of Fine Arts and at the Ernesto de la Cárcova Superior School of Fine Arts. He obtained degrees of National Professor and Superior Professor of Painting.

Career

Centurión was known for creating work using soft fabrics that he often embroidered and painted, including blankets, handcerchiefs, aprons, pillowcases and tablecloths. His design motifs included diaristic texts and images of flora and fauna. His sensibility has been described as a "decorative, kitschy, feminized and decidedly queer aesthetic."

During his time in Buenos Aires in the late 1980s and 1990s, he became associated with the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas where he became acquaited with the work of other young artists who produced "irreverent work" that incorporated queer aesthetics and kitsch references. It was during this time he began to embroider and paint on inexpensive patterned blankets (frazadas) that were purchased from local markets. Centurión became a core member of  this group that included Liliana Maresca, Marcelo Pombo, and Omar Schiliro.

After he was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the time before assessible treatments were available, he began to reference his personal experiences with illness. Like the work of Félix González-Torres, General Idea and others, he used his creative work to chronicle the effects of illness on his body to "provide a counternarrative to the "gay plague" hysteria in the mass media" at the time. It was during this time that he began to embroider religious images and phrases onto his work. His final works were made while hospitalized; they consisted of a series of embroidered pillows.

Exhibitions
In 2018, Centurión's work was exhibited in the 33rd São Paulo Biennial. In 2020 the Americas Society presented a posthumous solo exhibition of his work, Feliciano Centurión: Abrigo, the first solo exhibition of his work in the United States.

His work has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions internationally and nationally. These include one-person shows at: the America's Society, New York (2020); Cecilia Brunson Projects, London (2019); National University of Ireland, Maynooth (2016); Centro Cultural de España “Juan Salazar,” Asunción, Paraguay (2013 and 1999); Alberto Sendrós Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2012 and 2004); Galería Ruta Correa, Freiburg, Germany (1997); Centro de Artes Visuales Isla de Francia, Asunción, Paraguay (1996); Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina (1996); Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina (1994), among others.

Centurión's work has been featured in many group exhibitions including those at the Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico (2019); Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas (2011); Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (2009); Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (1994), among other venues.

Awards
 1989 Award from the Manliba Foundation. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
 1992 Award from New World Foundation. National Museum of Fine Arts. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Collections
Centurión's work is held in numerous private collections, and in the permanent collection of the Blanton Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Rosario, the Museo de Arte Latinamericano de Buenos Aires, among others.

Death
Centurión died at age 34 from AIDS-related complications in Buenos Aires, November 7, 1996.

Legacy
A monograph on Centurión's work was published in 2021 by the Americas Society. A documentary film was made on Centurión's life titled Feliciano Centurion: An intimate natural embrace (Feliciano Centurión: Íntimo abrazo al natural).

Further reading
 Catalog from the retrospective show at the America's Society
 Diccionario Biográfico "FORJADORES DEL PARAGUAY", Primera Edición Enero de 2000. Distribuidora Quevedo de Ediciones. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

References

External links
 Official website
 Documentary film on Feliciano Centurión

1962 births
1996 deaths
People from San Ignacio, Paraguay
20th-century Paraguayan painters
Textile artists
AIDS-related deaths in Argentina
Embroiderers


Patrick Clair Knight (born September 21, 1970) is an American basketball coach and scout. He is a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Knight assumed his position on July 1, 2014, and is the Pacers' college scout for the West Coast Region.

Formerly, he was an American college basketball coach. He became the coach of the Lamar Cardinals basketball team on April 5, 2011, but was fired on February 16, 2014. He was previously the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team until March 7, 2011. Prior to that, he served in other coaching, administrative and scouting capacities with the NBA, United States Basketball League, International Basketball Association, NCAA, and CBA teams. Knight is the son of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Knight, and replaced his father as Texas Tech's 13th head coach on February 4, 2008.

Biography

Playing career
Knight played basketball at Bloomington High School North and then went on to play college basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1990 to 1995 under his father, lettering during four seasons. From 1991–93, the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Bob Knight's Indiana teams of 1974–76. During the 1991-92 season, as Knight redshirted, they reached the Final Four. During the 1992-93 season, the 31-4 Hoosiers won the Big Ten and finished the season at the top of the AP Poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight. Knight scored 138 points in 112 games played, a 1.2 points-per-game average. Knight graduated in 1995 with a degree in sports management.

Coaching career
Knight was head coach of the Wisconsin Blast of the International Basketball Association and the Columbus Cagerz of the United States Basketball League before taking assistant coaching positions at Indiana, Akron and Texas Tech. He was also an administrative assistant and scout with the NBA's Phoenix Suns and an assistant coach with the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association.

Texas Tech

In 2005,  Knight was designated to succeed his father as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, assuming that role on February 4, 2008 when his father abruptly retired. Pat Knight has used the motion offense and man-to-man defense, both of which he learned from his father as a player at Indiana and as an assistant coach.

After taking the head coaching job midseason, his initial two games were defeats on the road. The first was
an 80–74 loss to Baylor on February 6, 2008. The second came three days later at Nebraska. Knight's first head coaching win came at home when the Red Raiders upset #18 Kansas State, 84–75, at United Spirit Arena. Going into the game, KSU was in sole possession of first place in the Big 12. The win came on what had earlier been declared Pat Knight Day by Lubbock mayor David Miller. On March 1, 2008, the Red Raiders again defeated the top team in the conference by beating #5 Texas, 83–80, ending a month-long, eight-game winning streak for the Longhorns.

The Red Raiders finished the regular season with back-to-back losses, first at Kansas and then to Baylor. At the 2008 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, they added another loss, to Oklahoma State, in the first round. The team did not receive an invitation to play at either the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or at the National Invitation Tournament. Texas Tech did get an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Invitational, but declined the offer.

In the third game of the 2008–09 season, Tech defeated Division II opponent East Central University 167–115, setting a new school record for most points scored in a game. The previous record of 128 was set in the double overtime victory over Texas on February 20, 1994. The combined total of 282 points also became a new record.

During the 2008–09 season, Knight was reprimanded twice for altercations with officials. In a home game against Nebraska, Knight ran onto the court to argue with officials after Texas Tech player Alan Voskuil was called for a foul. After receiving two technical fouls, Knight was ejected from the game. Once in the tunnel, Knight ran back onto the court to continue arguing. Knight was not suspended, but received a public reprimand instead from the Big 12 Conference. Less than a month later, Knight was then suspended one game for his criticism of officiating in a loss against Texas A&M on February 23, 2009.

On March 7, 2011, Texas Tech fired Pat Knight after 3 disappointing seasons of conference play.

Lamar
On April 5, 2011, Lamar University hired Pat Knight as head coach.

On February 23, 2012 during a post-game press conference following a 62–52 loss to Stephen F. Austin State University, Knight berated his team's seniors, saying that, in his opinion, they were the worst group of seniors he'd ever coached. The Lamar squad went on to win the final three games of the season and the Southland Conference East Division Championship. Though Knight never apologized for his comments, he said he was proud of the way his seniors responded after the criticism. "They're the ones that deserve the credit," he said. Knight led Lamar to its first 20-win season since 1988 and a third-place finish in the conference. Lamar would go on to win the Southland Conference Tournament and earn their first NCAA appearance since 2000. Lamar qualified to play one of the "First Four" opening round games, but lost to Vermont. In a post-game interview, Knight tearfully complimented his seniors, calling them the "under-the-bus-gang," referring to his earlier criticism of them.

The following season, after those seniors graduated, Knight led Lamar to a 3–28 season (a .107 winning percentage) in 2012–13. He experienced similar difficulty in 2013–14, coaching the Cardinals to a 3–22 record. With five games still remaining on the season schedule, he was fired on February 16, 2014.

Coaching record

* Knight became coach midway through the season

Source:

Personal life
Knight and the former Amanda Shaw were married on May 10, 2002.

References

1970 births
Living people
American basketball scouts
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Basketball players from Indiana
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Continental Basketball Association coaches
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball coaches
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players
Indiana Pacers scouts
Lamar Cardinals basketball coaches
Place of birth missing (living people)
Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball coaches
United States Basketball League coaches


"Something in Your Eyes" is a song by Richard Carpenter, released as the first single from his debut solo album, Time. It reportedly was to have been the lead single off the Carpenters' album Voice of the Heart; however, Karen Carpenter died before having had the opportunity to lay down a vocal track (although, according to Richard's album notes, Karen had been very excited and looking forward to recording the song). Richard ultimately chose Dusty Springfield to record the vocal in conjunction with his arrangement, backing vocals and instrumentation. It peaked at number 12 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Charts

Cover versions
In 1987, Hong Kong singer Pat Chan recorded a cover version in Chinese for her self-titled album and as a bonus track in English.

In 2008, the song was covered by Philippine singer Claire de la Fuente as her comeback single from the album Something in Your Eyes.

References

1987 debut singles
The Carpenters songs
Dusty Springfield songs
Songs written by Richard Carpenter (musician)
Songs written by Tom Snow
Songs with lyrics by Cynthia Weil
A&M Records singles
1987 songs


The 2008 Alaska Republican presidential caucuses were held on February 5, 2008, and has a total of 26 delegates at stake. Mitt Romney won the state, and, as the winner in Alaska's congressional district, was awarded all of that district's delegates. All results are from the presidential preference poll held at the caucuses. Actual delegates were selected on February 5 or 9 at district conventions held throughout the state, and finally at a statewide convention held between March 13–15 in Anchorage.

Candidates
Mike Huckabee
John McCain
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney

Candidates Rudy Giuliani, Duncan L. Hunter and Fred Thompson dropped out of the presidential race before the primary.

Results

See also
2008 Alaska Democratic presidential caucuses
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries

References

2008 Alaska elections
Alaska
2008
2008 Super Tuesday


Katsina Airport  is an airport serving Katsina, the capital of Katsina State in Nigeria. The runway is on the northeast side of the city.

Airlines and destinations

See also
Transport in Nigeria
List of airports in Nigeria

References

External links
OurAirports - Katsina

Airports in Nigeria
Katsina


Vasily Lvovich Velichko (; 14 July 1860, in Priluki, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire (now Pryluky, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine) – 13 January 1904, in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian Imperial politician, who served in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Empire. He was also a poet, playwright and publicist, one of the leaders of Russian Assembly, and editor of the semi-official Kavkaz gazette.

Known as a Russian chauvinist, he demonstrated blatant intolerance to the Armenian people and tried to set them on other populations in the  Caucasus. He was active during the period when the Imperial Russian authorities carried out a purposeful anti-Armenian policy.

According to the Russian historian Victor Schnirelmann, "it is curious that his works were re-published in Azerbaijan in the early 1990s and received wide popularity there". Velichko's "forgotten racist tract" was reissued by Ziya Bunyadov's academy.

References

1860 births
1903 deaths
Politicians from the Russian Empire
Journalists from the Russian Empire


The Hillsboro Public Library is a two-location public library system in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. First opened in 1914 in a Carnegie library building, the system provides services to a population area of 137,000 people. As of 2015, the system had a usage of 922,000 visits per year, with circulation nearly 3 million items per year. One library is located near downtown in Shute Park, with the other location in the central portion of the city near the airport. The Hillsboro Public Library is part of Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS), which ensures library service is available to all residents of Washington County. As of 2015, the director of the library is Stephanie Chase.

History
The first library in Hillsboro opened on December 9, 1914, when the Carnegie City Library was dedicated. This was one of 2,500 plus libraries built by money donated by Andrew Carnegie around the world, and the only public one in Washington County, Oregon (the Carnegie Library at Pacific University was a private, academic library). The land at Northeast Second and Lincoln Streets where the library was built was donated to the city. Designed by architect Ernest Kroner, the $10,000 building was constructed by the firm Book & Engeldinger.

In 1925, the library had a circulation 19,445 and a total of 4,855 volumes. Total fines charged that year were $92.28, while expenses totaled about $250 for the year to maintain the grounds, pay for heating, and pay for water and electricity. The Friends of the Library group was started on February 6, 1968. In May 1971, this group began campaigning for a new library building, including paying some of the early costs for designs, with voters later approving a bond measure to pay for the new facility. On January 21, 1975, a new library opened to replace the Carnegie building, located at Shute Park. The new building was designed by Martin, Soderstrom & Matteson. Circulation at the library totaled about 130,000 in 1975 with around 40,000 books. The year after the Shute Park location opened a library was opened in the Tanasbourne area on the east side of Hillsboro. In 1990, the city took over those operations, moving it in 1996 from the former Tanasbourne Mall location.

In 1998, a Books-by-Rail branch was opened at the Hillsboro Central MAX Light Rail station  in a  space.  Two times in 2002 and again in 2004, the city had property tax levies on the ballot to build a new $25 million library. Plans called for building a  building on Cornell Road at 206th (now John Olsen Avenue) in the Tanasbourne area to replace the Tanasbourne branch. The levies to build the new library and remodel the Shute Park location failed. The first measure in 2002 received majority support at the voting booth, but lost due to low voter turnout and the state's double-majority law.

The library closed the Books by Rail branch in 2003 due to a reduced budget. Hillsboro cut their library funding by $350,000 that year. In 2005, the city decided on an alternate plan of buying an existing building and renovating it at a total cost of $13 million, with $1 million of the funds coming from private donations.

The city purchased a two-story,  office building on Northeast Brookwood Parkway near the Hillsboro Airport for $6.8 million in September 2005. With the opening of the new location in a more central area of Hillsboro, the Tanasbourne location was closed with its inventory moved to the new library. The new library location opened in May 2007 after the building was renovated, but originally only occupied the first floor. In June 2013, the second floor opened to add  of space and an art gallery to the library. The Shute Park location was closed in 2013 for renovations, and re-opened in March 2014 with the entrance moved to the west end of the building. A 3D printer was added to the Shute Park branch in December 2014. The library added an automated kiosk, the Book-O-Mat, at the Hillsboro Civic Center in November 2015.

Facilities and services

Brookwood Library
The Hillsboro Brookwood Library is housed in a two-story, city owned building encompassing . Formerly called the Main Library, the library's collection includes more than 300,000 items. Story readings at the Brookwood Library are given in a variety of languages including Mandarin, Japanese, Bengali, and Spanish. Part of the second floor houses an art gallery featuring local artists. This library includes a privately owned coffee shop with leased space in the building. There are approximately 300 parking spaces at the site. The Brookwood Library also houses the collection of the Hillsboro Independent and The Hillsboro Argus newspapers, dating back to 1887.

Shute Park Library
Opened in 1975, the Shute Park Library is the oldest of the two libraries in the system. The building was designed by Will Martin and cost $760,000 to build. With , it is also the smaller of the two locations. The building is triangular in shape, with the north facing wall all glass. Since being expanded in 2013–2014, Shute Park houses over 57,000 litems, ranging from books and videos to audio materials and periodicals. It contains 140 seats and 31 computer terminals.

Circulation

As of 2016, the library system had a service area population of approximately 140,000 residents.

For 2015 to 2016, combined the library has over 329,000 items in its collections and a circulation of over 2.85 million. Expenditures for the library total $9.5 million. Between the two branches there are 55 staff members including librarians. Hillsboro Public Library has 63,747 library card holders, and is part of Washington County Cooperative Library Services. Total visits were 921,000. The library is the third largest in Oregon by population served.

References

External links

The Library Foundation of Hillsboro
Friends of the Hillsboro Public Library
Hillsboro Main Library

Library buildings completed in 1914
1914 establishments in Oregon
Buildings and structures in Hillsboro, Oregon
Carnegie libraries in Oregon
Culture of Hillsboro, Oregon
Washington County Cooperative Library Services
Tourist attractions in Hillsboro, Oregon
Libraries established in 1914


Lucas Township may refer to one of the following townships in the United States:

 Lucas Township, Crittenden County, Arkansas
 Lucas Township, Effingham County, Illinois
 Lucas Township, Lyon County, Minnesota

See also
Lucas (disambiguation)

Township name disambiguation pages


Arif Ali (21 June 1961 – 31 January 2008) was the regional product director for the Associated Press news agency in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Early years

Arif Ali was born in India on 21 June 1961.

Career
He first became employed at the AP London bureau in October 1982 as a field service technician. Ali often worked on risky assignments for the AP, including as a technical operations technician in Somalia in the early 1990s as the country collapsed in interclan warfare. His main tasks at this time in his career were keeping satellite phones, satellite systems and power generators working so that AP reporters could file reports for the wire service from remote locations such as Somalia.

Ali also managed a wide range of AP technical projects during his career with the organization. Ali managed the Associated Press Server from 1995 until 2003. He also served as the product manager for the project manager for AP Photo Archive from 1995 to 1999 before being promoted to director of photo technology from 1999 to 2003. Additionally, Ali worked as product manager for the content management systems eAP and eDistribute in 2003 and 2004.

Ali also oversaw the technical operations coordination for large, special events covered by the AP, such as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

In 2006 and 2007, Ali guided the creation of a new AP Arabic text service.

Also in 2007, he was honored with the Gramling Award, the Associated Press' top staff award for overseeing the creation and implementation of new AP services.

Death
Arif Ali died at his home in London on 31 January 2008 at the age of 46. His funeral was held in Slough, United Kingdom.

References

External links
"Arif Ali of AP London Dies at 46"
"Arif Ali, Associated Press director"

1961 births
2008 deaths
Associated Press people
British male journalists
Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom
Deaths from cancer in England


The  were a baseball team in the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league (along with the Nagasaki Saints). They started league play during the  season, lasting through the 2009 season.

The team's home was Fukuoka Prefecture. Its name combined the color of the prefecture's symbol flower, the ume, and the prefectural bird, the Japanese bush-warbler.

External links
Nikkan Sports article
Nishinippon article
IBLJ page (not yet public as of February 5, 2008)
IBLJ press release
Yomiuri Shimbun article

Baseball teams in Japan
Baseball teams established in 2008
2008 establishments in Japan
Sports teams in Fukuoka Prefecture


David Attwood (born 28 August 1952 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English filmmaker.

Filmography
1987–1988 Rockliffe 5 eps
1989 Killing Time
1989–1994 The Bill, 18 eps
1995 Saigon Baby
1996 The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1998 Shot Through the Heart
2000 Summer in the Suburbs
2002 Fidel
2002 The Hound of the Baskervilles
2004 May 33
2005 To the Ends of the Earth
2007 Stuart: A Life Backwards
2009 Blood Will Flow

References

External links

1952 births
Living people
English film directors
Film people from Sheffield


Alexander Laktionov (or Aleksandr Laktionov) may refer to:

 Aleksandr Ivanovich Laktionov (1910—1972), Soviet painter
 Aleksandr Laktionov (footballer) (born 1986), Russian football player

See also
 Laktionov (disambiguation)


Ralph Zondag is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director.

Life and career
Zondag studied animation at Sheridan College, Ontario, Canada from 1983 to 1984.

He started his career at the Toronto-based Nelvana studio in working on projects like The Care Bears Movie (1985).  He later joined Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland and worked as animation director on The Land Before Time (1988), in which he animated the characters Petrie and the Sharptooth, and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989). He also directed television commercials while working at Sullivan Bluth. In 1993, he made his directorial debut for We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story based on the book of the same name, along with his brother Dick.

Zondag joined Walt Disney Feature Animation during the early 1990s and co-wrote Pocahontas in 1995. In 2000, he and Eric Leighton directed Dinosaur as a part of the Disney Computer Graphics Unit. Zondag was nominated for Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production.

He worked on projects such as Rugrats Go Wild (2003), Home on the Range (2004), Balto III: Wings of Change (2004), Valiant (2005), and Curious George (2006). Zondag worked as storyboard artist on Ultimate Avengers 2, Flushed Away (2006), The Golden Compass (2007), and Kung Fu Panda (2008). He worked the 3-D animated features Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Bolt (2008). Zondag also created concept art during the pre-production of Tangled (2010).

His most recent credits are the educational TV series Space Racers and the Christian-themed film The Star.

Filmography

Animation department
 The Star (character designer) 2017
 Space Racers (TV Series) (storyboard supervisor - 6 episodes) 2016-2017
 NFL Rush Zone (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 4 episodes) 2013
 Superbook (TV Series) (revisions - 1 episode, 2013) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013)
 Bolt (animator) 2008
 Curious George (animator: July Films) 2006
 Valiant (character developer) 2005
 Rugrats Go Wild (additional animator) 2003
 All Dogs Go to Heaven (directing animator) 1989
 The Land Before Time (directing animator) 1988
 An American Tail (animator) 1986
 Strawberry Shortcake Meets the Berrykins (TV movie) (animator) 1985
 Ewoks (character layout artist - 13 episodes) 1985
 Star Wars: Droids (character posing artist - 13 episodes) 1985
 The Care Bears Movie (animator) 1985

Art department
 Space Racers (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 11 episodes, 2014–2018) (storyboard supervisor - 1 episode, 2017)
 Barbie: Dolphin Magic (storyboard artist) 2017
 Animal Crackers (storyboard artist) 2017
 Peter Rabbit (TV Series) (storyboards - 9 episodes) 2012-2013
 Dragons: Riders of Berk (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 3 episodes) 2012-2013
 Archer (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 13 episodes) 2011-2012
 The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (storyboard artist) 2008
 Ultimate Avengers II (storyboard artist) 2006
 The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (Video) (storyboard artist) 2006
 Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows (storyboard artist) 2005
 Father of the Pride (storyboard artist - 1 episode) 2004
 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (storyboard artist) 2004
 Balto III: Wings of Change (storyboard artist) 2004
 Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (storyboard artist) 2004
 Clifford's Puppy Days (TV Series) (storyboard artist - 1 episode) 2004
 A Troll in Central Park (storyboard artist) 1994
 Rock-A-Doodle (storyboard artist) 1991

Director
 Dinosaur (2000)
 We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Miscellaneous crew
 Superbook (TV series) (revisions - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014) (Revisions - 1 episode, 2013) 2013-2014
 Rock-A-Doodle (sequence director) 1991

Writer
 The Little Matchgirl (Short) (story development) 2006
 Home on the Range (additional story) 2004
 Dinosaur (story) 2000
 Pocahontas (story) 1995

References

External links

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian animated film directors
Canadian storyboard artists
Walt Disney Animation Studios people
Canadian expatriates in the United States