is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of  Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Seba Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 226.3 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 170.6 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History
Seba Station was opened on 1 December 1909.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 56 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Hiraide ruins (National Historic Site)
Seba-juku

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Shiojiri, Nagano


Mercury Radio may refer to:
 102.7 Mercury FM, former radio station broadcasting to Surrey and Sussex, England
 Hertfordshire's Mercury 96.6, former radio station broadcasting to southern Hertfordshire, England
 Mercury Radio Arts, a production company founded by American commentator Glenn Beck


Vire-sur-Lot (, literally Vire on Lot; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Viresurlot


Deeping St Nicholas is a village in Lincolnshire, England, on the A1175 road between The Deepings and Spalding.  Unlike Market Deeping, which is in South Kesteven district, Deeping St Nicholas is in South Holland.

Deeping St Nicholas is also a South Holland civil parish which includes the small settlements of Tongue End and Hop Pole, and a number of outlying farms.  Its population at the 2011 census was 1,961.

Village
The village has a 19th-century stone church, the parish church of St Nicholas. The ecclesiastical parish is part of the Elloe West Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln.  There is no incumbent.  It is part of the South Lincolnshire Circuit of the Methodist Church

The whole civil parish falls within the drainage area of the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board.

At the Western end of the village is a level crossing for the Lincoln - Peterborough railway line, the site of the former Littleworth railway station.  The goods shed there was used for agricultural produce, including transshipment from the narrow gauge potato railway that also crossed the road.

A Primary School opened on 2 January 1877 with a roll of 5 under a Mr Hanley.  The current head teacher, Mr Tom Emery, oversees over 50 children.

In 2008, eight large wind turbines, the blades of which are  in length, were constructed on land to the north of the settlement.

History
In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village is written as "Estdeping".

From John Marius Wilson's 1872 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales:
DEEPING FEN, a fen and a chapelry in Bourn district, Lincoln. The fen lies on the North Drove and the South Drove drains, between Market-Deeping and Spalding; and comprises upwards of 30,000 acres. About one-half consists of enclosed commons, included in parishes; and the rest is extra-parochial. The chapelry comprises the extra-parochial part; was constituted in 1846; bears the alternative name of Deeping-St. Nicholas; lies adjacent to North Drove railway station, and 5 miles WSW of Spalding; and has a post office, of the name of Deeping-St. Nicholas, under Spalding. Acres, 16, 290. Real property, £27, 681. Pop., 1, 180. Houses, 184. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln. Value, £210. Patrons, the Trustees of the late W. Stevenson, Esq. The church was built in 1846.
The Church of St Nicholas was built in 1846, in, nominally, the ecclesiastical parish of Deeping St Nicholas (the civil parish came into existence on 30 June 1856).  In practical terms, the church became a temporary chapel-of-ease since Deeping St Nicholas was at first administered spiritually as a chapelry of St John's Spalding.  In 1852 the chapelry was disbanded and the (ecclesiastical) parish became fully operational when the first incumbent vicar, Revd. Lewis E M Barnwell, was inducted and installed. The church was built by Charles Kirk, an architect from Sleaford, in Decorated style common in older surrounding churches.

Businesses
Most employment remains in agriculture. Other businesses are:
 D. Steele (farming)
 Vine House farm shop
 J. A. Watts (Mareham) Ltd (farming)
 J. Woodhead (farming)

References

External links

Villages in Lincolnshire
The Deepings
Civil parishes in Lincolnshire
Wind farms in England
South Holland, Lincolnshire


Le Vigan (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is also in Bouriane a sandy Natural region of hills covered in forests dominated by chestnut trees.

The town has grown in population since 1962 with 1,546 inhabitants as of 2020. These people are known as Vigannais or Vigannaises.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Vigan


Valroufié (; Languedocien: Valrofièr) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bellefont-La Rauze. Its population was 446 in 2019.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Former communes of Lot (department)


Trespoux-Rassiels (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Trespouxrassiels


Thémines (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is located to the south-west of Rueyres, on the road between Figeac and Gramat.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Saint-Vincent-Rive-d'Olt is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintvincentrivedolt


Saint-Paul-de-Loubressac (; Languedocien: Sent Pau de Laubreçac) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Saint-Paul-Flaugnac. Its population was 593 in 2019.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintpauldeloubressac


Saint-Maurice-en-Quercy (; literally "Saint-Maurice in Quercy"; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintmauriceenquercy


Saint-Martin-le-Redon (; Languedocien: Sent Martin lo Redond) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintmartinleredon


Saint-Jean-Lespinasse (; Languedocien: Sent Joan Lespinassa) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintjeanlespinasse


Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Geography
The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Céou, which flows westward through the commune.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintgermaindubelair


Saint-Cirq-Souillaguet (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintcirqsouillaguet


Saint-Cirq-Madelon is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintcirqmadelon


Saint-Cirgues is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:

 Saint-Cirgues, Haute-Loire in the Haute-Loire department
 Saint-Cirgues, Lot in the Lot department
 Saint-Cirgues-de-Jordanne, in the Cantal department
 Saint-Cirgues-de-Malbert, in the Cantal department
 Saint-Cirgues-de-Prades, in the Ardèche department
 Saint-Cirgues-en-Montagne, in the Ardèche department
 Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre, in the Corrèze department
 Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze, in the Puy-de-Dôme department
 Saint-Cirgue, in the Tarn department


Sabadel-Lauzès (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Sabadellauzes


Seven Sisters is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Meja, released in 1998 by Columbia Records. Again she collaborated with Billy Steinberg, along with her producer Douglas Carr and Jörgen Elofsson. The album came to be her international breakthrough with her massive hit "All 'Bout the Money". The song was released worldwide and gave her awards such as "Best Album of the Year" “Best selling Scandinavian artist" at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and "Best Pop Album" The album also features singles like "Intimacy" and "Pop & Television" The album sold approximately 1 million units worldwide. "All About the Money" was also featured as a soundtrack to the Chevy Chase movie Funny Money in 2006. The album was produced by Douglas Carr.

Track listing

Chart positions

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1998 albums
Meja albums


Sabadel-Latronquière (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
In the village centre there is a church dedicated to St Martial, a library (bibliothèque municipale) and a village hall (maison des associations).

Population

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Sabadellatronquiere


Myles Goodwyn, released in 1988, is the self-titled debut solo album by Myles Goodwyn, lead vocalist of the Canadian rock group April Wine. Two alternate versions of this album exist, with a reissue having been released with different Album cover art from that of the original. Another notable difference found on the reissued version was that "Sonya", track #4 on the original release, was retitled "My Girl". (The song's co-writer Jeff Paris had released the song as "My Girl" two years prior on his debut solo album, Race to Paradise) Tracks 8 and 9 are switched on the reissued version as well.

Singles from this album include "My Girl", and "Do You Know What I Mean" (with background vocals provided by Lee Aaron).

Track listing
All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

Original release
 "Veil of Tears" – 4:23
 "Do You Know What I Mean" (Lee Michaels) – 3:45
 "Caviar" – 4:34
 "Sonya" (Jeff Paris, Lenna Svajian) – 5:10
 "Head On" (Goodwyn, Downing) – 4:58
 "Face the Storm" – 4:24
 "Frank Sinatra Can't Sing" (Goodwyn, Quinn) – 4:01
 "Givin' It Up for Your Love" – 4:39
 "Are You Still Loving Me" – 4:10
 "Mama Won't Say (It's Good)" (Goodwyn, Quinn) – 4:42

Reissued release
 "Veil of Tears"
 "Do You Know What I Mean" (Michaels)
 "Caviar"
 "My Girl" (Paris, Svajian)
 "Head On" (Goodwyn, Downing)
 "Face the Storm"
 "Frank Sinatra Can't Sing" (Goodwyn, Quinn)
 "Are You Still Loving Me"
 "Givin' It Up for Your Love"
 "Mama Won't Say (It's Good)" (Goodwyn, Quinn)

Personnel
 Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards, producer
 Jon Carin – keyboards & synth programming
 Gerry Cohen – keyboards & synth programming
 David Shaw – keyboards & synth programming
 Dave Rosenthal – keyboards & synth programming
 Kitten & The Cat – keyboards & synth programming
 Rob Rizzo – keyboards & synth programming
 Lance Quinn – guitars, producer, keyboards & synth programming
 Joe (Snake) Henchcliff – guitars
 Doug Gordon – guitars
 Jay Davidson – saxophone
 Rick Valente – harmonica
 Andy Newmark – drums (on Caviar)
 Lee Aaron – background vocals
 Ritchie Rubini – background vocals
 Rudy Rubini – background vocals
 Carol Brooks – background vocals
 Jeannie Brooks – background vocals

References

1988 debut albums
Myles Goodwyn albums
Aquarius Records (Canada) albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Myles Goodwyn


Caligo eurilochus, the forest giant owl, is an owl butterfly (tribe Brassolini of nymphalid subfamily Morphinae) ranging from Mexico, through Central America, to the Amazon River basin in South America. It is a very large butterfly, among the largest in its family, with a wingspan up to 17 centimetres. The type locality is Suriname.

Several subspecies are recognized, but many more have been proposed.

The larvae feed on several host plants, including Calathea latifolia (Marantaceae), Heychium sp. (Zingiberaceae), Heliconia latispatha (Heliconiaceae), and Musa spp. (Musaceae). The larva also feed on the fruit of most Musa species. The female lays a large number of eggs of one of the host plants and the small larvae hatch after about 3 to 5 days. Fertile eggs develop a grey ring just above the center. Infertile eggs collapse. The first instar of the larvae are white with two orange/brown stripes down the length of their body leading to two little spindles at the end. Later on in life the larvae develop hairs mimicking spines and a crown made of four horns at the back of their head. The larvae then find a high enough spot to pupate and begin the change of metamorphosis. The large owl butterfly emerges and begins to pump out its wings, later searching for food. the butterflies drink the juices of fermenting fruits and a wide variety of nectar plants.

Gallery

References

 D'Abrera, B. L. (1987). The Butterflies of the Neotropical Region. Part 3. Brassolidae, Acraeidae and Nymphalidae (partim). Fearny Creek, Australia: Hill House.

External links

Photograph of pupa

Caligo
Fauna of Brazil
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
Butterflies described in 1775


Rouffilhac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Les Quatre-Routes-du-Lot (Languedocien: Las Quatre Rotas) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Vignon-en-Quercy.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Quatreroutesdulot


Westfield F.C. may refer to:

 Westfield F.C. (Surrey), an English association football club based in Woking
 Westfield F.C. (Sussex), an English association football club based near Hastings

See also
 Westfields F.C., an English association football club based in Hereford


Horwood House lies  south east of the village of Little Horwood in Buckinghamshire. This Grade II listed building mansion is a comparatively modern house, built in 1911, the date being embossed into the gutter hopper-heads.  Today it is a hotel and conference venue, owned and operated by ZIZ Properties Ltd.

History

It was built for Frederick Arthur Denny (who had made his fortune in pork and bacon) and designed in a refined Jacobean style by the architects Blow and Billerey. It is built on the site of the former Old Horwood, a 300-year-old farmhouse previously known as Rectory House. Old Horwood was a building of late sixteenth-century construction, consisting of two storeys and an attic, with walls of timber and brick, which a Colonel Daucy occupied for a period and local folklore suggests that his ghost haunts the present house. It was extended in the later seventeenth century, and enlarged in the nineteenth century.  When the estate was purchased by Denny it consisted of , two farms, eleven cottages, the village hall, parkland and woods. The purchase of the estate made the owner the Lay Rector or patron of St Nicholas' church, Little Horwood. (In the Church of England, the legal right to appoint or recommend a parish priest is called an advowson, and its possessor is known as a patron.)

The construction of the house was contracted to the high-class builders Holland, Hannen & Cubitts. The brief given by Frederick Denny was that the house should be reasonably imposing but compact enough to be comfortable and it was supposed to be a copy of a house that he had seen in the West Country. The house had fourteen bedrooms, five bathrooms and there were nine servants' bedrooms in the West wing of the house, which adjoined the Norfolk-thatched stable yard, in which were housed eight top-class hunters. The thatch was laid by the brothers Farnham, famous thatchers of Rockland St. Mary. The horses were kept as it was the Denny's main sport and even the son and daughters took part. The house is of old russety bricks, which were imported from the Netherlands and old tiles were used for the gabled roof giving an appearance of a much older building than it was. It is believed that some fireplaces and wood-work too were recovered from other houses.  At the rear of the house is a ha-ha which allows a panoramic view from the house but keeps out grazing cattle and wildlife.  The house is symmetrical in layout and was featured in Country Life (10 November 1923); the article approved of the house, even though neither Mr. nor Mrs. Denny were in residence.

Family home

This was the Dennys' country residence as they had a house in London in Down Street, opposite Green Park, and another in Grosvenor Street, and the company headquarters were in Lambeth. The Denny family would travel down on Friday and back to London on the Monday. To start with they used the train travelling from Euston and changing at Bletchley on to the Varsity Line (Oxford and Cambridge Line) and arrived at Swanbourne station after just one stop, Swanborne station was just half a mile from the house and bordered on the estate. In the 1920s they employed three chauffeurs and four cars at Horwood. The cars were housed in the stable block, along with the hunters and other horses, and attached were three rooms for the chauffeurs. Within the thatched stable block was a house for the head groom and rooms for the stable boys. In total, Horwood House had a staff of some fifty people, including a butler, footman, lead parlour maid, assistant parlour maid, cook, kitchen maid, three under maids, between maid, two ladies maids, chauffeurs, electrician, farm bailiff and all the farm staff.  There was a bothy next to the head gardener's house that housed five improver gardeners.

Frederick Denny married Maude Marion Quilter (born about 1868) of Bawdsey Manor and daughter of Sir William Cuthbert Quilter, 1st Bt. in 1888. There was a huge party for the Dennys' Golden Wedding celebrations in 1938, and there were over 200 guests.  The Denny family  owned much of Little Horwood, but the whole estate was auctioned off when they left in the 1940s. The details of the auction can still be seen at the house.

The grounds were approached through an arched gatehouse, but this has now been by-passed for easier access. Then there is a quarter of a mile straight drive to the main house. The drive is lined with lime trees, which were planted by the head gardener, Harry Thrower. The estate generated its own electricity before being connected to the national grid.  The Dennys even had their own pet-cemetery where pets were laid to rest in small replicas of human graves complete with headstones engraved with the pet's name, which can be seen to this present day. The Dennys held a servants' ball each year; when the house was thrown open, and free drink, food and music were provided.  They also gave a Christmas party for the children of the village and the servants.

Gardens

Horwood House was the birthplace of Percy Thrower (born 30 January 1913) whose father Harry Thrower (born 1882 in Felixstowe) was the head gardener when the house was built. There was a gardening staff of sixteen, and the position of head gardener came with a six-roomed cottage next to the vegetable garden, which was about  and enclosed by a  brick wall. The wage for the head gardener was £2 per week, plus the cottage, heating, free fruit and vegetables, free milk and miscellaneous perks. The wages for an ordinary gardener were 28 shillings per week. There were lean-to greenhouses heated by a coal boiler via water pipes. There was an extensive apple orchard of nearly two hundred trees, which was able to provide apples all year apart from a few summer weeks. The head gardener was also required to provide exotic fruits at the time, such as peaches, melons, grapes etc. He was also required to produce mushrooms. The beehives were also the responsibility of Harry. When Percy was born in the cottage he was the first child to be born at Horwood House. Harry was previously a gardener at Bawdsey Manor, which was Maude Denny's family home. Percy started work as a “pot-and-crock” boy at Horwood in the spring of 1927, even though the house didn't really need one, but it never occurred to either Frederick Denny or Harry Thrower not to employ him.  In fact all Percy's siblings were employed on the estate at the start of their working life.  Percy received a shilling (5p) for an 11-hour day and worked a five-and-a-half-day week.  He was able to supplement his income by catching wildlife; the estate paid 6d  each for moles, magpies and carrion crows, and sometimes he would earn more from this than his wages. Percy left Horwood in 1931 to work in the royal gardens at Windsor, where there was a staff of sixty gardeners.  Mrs Denny was so impressed that he was going to work at Windsor that she instructed one of the chauffeurs to drive Percy and his father there. By 1931 the number of gardeners at Horwood had been reduced from nineteen to seven, and Harry struggled to keep the garden up to scratch. Whilst BT had Horwood House, as their management college, the number was down to two, but they had the advantage of mechanisation. Harry Thrower died suddenly on 31 December 1939, when he was 57, from haemorrhage of the lungs brought on by smoking an ounce of pipe tobacco a day, and the effort of keeping the gardens up to standard with the three remaining gardeners.  He was buried at St Nicholas' church in Little Horwood, with the inscription on his tombstone of “Highly valued friend and head gardener for many years to Mr. & Mrs. Denny of Horwood House”. Mrs. Harry Thrower was left a widow for 35 years. At first she worked in the house as a housekeeper, but later she ran a shop in Little Horwood, only retiring in 1971 because she refused to adopt decimalisation.  She died in 1974.

During World War II a girls' school from the Isle of Wight was evacuated to Horwood House, and the Dennys moved out to The Laundry in Little Horwood, which, despite the name, was almost like a small mansion.  Some of the internal staff went with them, including Percy Thrower's mother.

Frederick Denny died on 18 January 1941, and his son John Anthony Denny (married Selby Loundes) died on 19 May 1942 from pneumonia. There are stained glass windows in St Nicholas' church dedicated by Maude Denny in 1946 in memory of her husband and son. Maude Denny died on 19 October 1949.

There were other children. A daughter, Evelyn Elvira Denny, married Sir Everard Philip Digby Pauncefort-Duncombe, 3rd Bt.(born on 6 December 1885) on 16 November 1922. Another daughter Dora Maude Denny was born in 1891 and married Robert Nichols (1893–1944), and finally there was the third daughter, Rosalind Denny.

The Old Ride School

The house has had various roles since the original owners departed after only a generation of occupancy. The estate was broken up in 1936 when it was sold by the Denny Family.  The estate was auctioned off by the firm of Hampton & Sons of London on Monday 16 November 1936 at the Bell Hotel, Winslow, Buckinghamshire.  However many of the lots failed to reach their reserve but Mr Denny accepted offers on some of the lots on 18 November at the auctioneer's office at 6 Arlington Street, St James, London. The auction and the later offers raised a total of £29,755 which included the house and grounds at £20,000 although some lots were withdrawn.  It is known from the auction details that the Horwood House telephone number, at the time was Winslow 26.

It then became a girls' school and later a boys' prep school called The Old Ride School after which, in 1962, it was bought by British Rail, as they were going to build a huge marshalling yard at Swanbourne which would encompass the Horwood House site, but this never happened due to the Beeching cuts, even though the Bletchley Flyover which opened in 1959, to carry the Varsity line, had been built at Bletchley for its use.

College

In 1966 BR sold Horwood House to the GPO who used it as one of their College of Engineering Studies. They built an extra accommodation wings, considerably enlarging the house which was completed in 1975.

In 1984 Horwood House became a Grade II listed building.  BT (previously the GPO) further upgraded the building and increased the number of bedrooms to 120, all en-suite.

It also added a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and updated the restaurant and public rooms. Shortly after this BT sold the house (around 1992) to Hayley Hotels, which used it as the headquarters of its conference centre business, which ran at several sites. Horwood House is also used for civil weddings.

References

 Country Life - 10 November 1923.
 The brochure produced by Hampton & Sons of the auction of the Horwood Estate.

Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Jan Halstead and Patrick Mills for the considerable help on Harry Thrower's grave pictures.

Many thanks to Nigel Pegram for considerable help on the pictures when Horwood House was The Old Ride School

External links
 Images of England website entry for Horwood House
 Horwood House Official Website

Country houses in Buckinghamshire
Houses completed in 1911
British Telecom buildings and structures
Grade II listed houses in Buckinghamshire


Di Long or Dilong extract () is a medicinal preparation based on abdominal extracts from the earthworm species Lumbricus rubellus used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for a wide variety of disorders, from convulsions and fevers to rheumatoid arthritis and blood stasis syndromes.

Synopsis
Di Long comes in two variants, Guang Di Long native to Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and collected from spring to autumn, and Tu Di Long collected during the summer in many regions of China.  The abdomen of an earthworm of the L. rubellus species is cut open immediately after capture, whereupon viscera and extraneous matter are removed.  The abdomen is washed clean, and dried in the sun or indoors at a low temperatures.

It is also used in the treatment of blepharoptosis, or drooping of the upper eyelid, along with other Phlegm Herbs (such as Dan Nan Xing, Jiang Can, Ban Xia, Tian Ma and Bai Fu Zi).

According to TCM, Di Long is associated with the Bladder, Liver, Lung and Spleen meridians, and has Salty and Cold properties.  It is thought to work by draining Liver Heat and by clearing Lung Heat, and also by clearing Heat in the collateral channels.   Its "channel-opening" properties are thought to derive from its habits of burrowing through the earth, constantly searching out new spaces to slither.

Recommended dosage is 4.5 to 12 grams per day as an oral preparation.

References
 Benskey & Gamble 1986, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, Seattle Washington, Eastland Press
 Chen JB, et al. "Chemical composition analysis of Di Long", Journal of Chinese Patented Medicine 1997;19(5):35-36.
 Li Fu Wei, et al.  "One case of Di Long induced cutaneous pruritus", Shaanxi Journal of TCM 2000;21(1):26.
 Li Shu Lan, et al. "Research on Di Long's effect in lowering blood pressure", Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information 1995;12(3):22-24.
 Wang Zhong Wei, et al. "Research advances on earthworm bioengineering technology", Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2000;31(5):386-389.
 Zhang FC, et al. "Di Long's enhancing effect on macrophages' immune activity", China Journal of Pharmacy 1998;33(9):532-535.
 Tang Ben Sui, et al. "Acute toxicity experiments on lumbricin", Journal of Shizhen Medicine 1999;10(9):652.
 Wang Guang Zhong, et al. "Chemical composition analysis of Di Long related herbal material", Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Material 1998;21(3):133-135.
 Chen Jing Bin, et al. "Chemical composition analysis of Di Long", Journal of Chinese Patented Medicine 1997;19(5):35-36.
 Cheng Neng Neng, et al. "Di Long phospholipid structure and platelet activating factor synthesis", Journal of Pharmacy 1992;27(12):886.
 Zhao Xiao Yu, et al. "Analysis of earthworm fibrinolytic enzymes composition", China Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1998;14(4):407-411.
 Yang Xi Shu, et al. "Research on part of earthworm's e-PA characteristics", China Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1998;14(2):164-169.
 Yan Shu Fang, et al. "Eisenia foetida fibrinolytic enzymes research VIII: determination of fibrinolytic enzymes active components.", Heilongjiang Journal of Medicine 1999;12(5):263-264.
 Hu Sheng, et al. "Determination and comparison of between hypoxanthine from various LU produced and Guan Dong produced Di Long" Journal of Chinese Patented Medicine. 1994;16(1):42-43.
 Li Wei, et al. "Using HPLC to determine quantity of hypoxanthine, xanthine, uracil, and uridyl in Di Long", Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Material, 1996;19(12):625-627.
 Tong Zheng Jun. "One case of allergic shock induced by Chinese herb Di Long", Hebei Journal of Integrated Medicine 1996;5(2):50.
 Bo Huang Li, et al. "One report of Di Long induced allergic enteritis", Journal of Shizhen Medicine 1998;9(5):402.
 "One report of allergic reaction caused by Di Long formula injection solution", Journal of Modern Medicine 1972;(7):33.
 Chen Bin Yan, et al. "Analgesic and antipyretic effects of Di Long powder in mice, rats and rabbits", Journal of Shanghai Medical University 1996;23(3):225-226,240.
 Yang Shu Dong, et al. "Fibrinolytic enzymes active components' effects in counteracting coagulation and dissolving thrombus", Journal of Heart, Lung and Vascular Diseases 1997;18(5):252-254.
 Wei Cai Zhi, et al. "Experimental research on earthworm extract fibrinolytic enzymes and its effects in counteracting coagulation", China Journal of Biochemical Medicinal Material 1997;18(5):252-254.
 Guo Bao Zhu, et al. "Experimental research on earthworm extract's effects in killing sperms in vitro and in counteracting Trichomonas vaginalis", Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research 1997;13(4):39-41.
 Zhang Fu Xia, et al. "Experimental research on products from earthworm's body that kills sperms", Shaanxi Journal of TCM 1996;17(5):234-236.
 Zhang Feng Chun, et al. "Di Long's enhancing effect on macrophages' immune activity", China Journal of Pharmacy 1998;33(9):532-535.
 Zhang Feng Chun, et al. "Research into Di Long's mechanism in its recovery effects on rabbit back injury", China Journal of Pharmacy 1999;34(2):93-96.
 Wang Ke Wei. "Forecast of research on anti-cancer effects of Di Long capsules (912)", China Journal of Clinical Research on Tumor 1991;18(3):131-132.
 Geng Xiu Fang, et al. "Effects of Di Long infusion at low temperature on ACE activity" Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine Information 1997;14(6):38.
 Ju Hyun Cho, et al. "Lumbricin I, a novel proline-rich antimicrobial peptide from the earthworm: purification, cDNA cloning and molecular characterization", Biochim Biophys Acta 1998 Oct 22;1408(1):67-76
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External links
 https://web.archive.org/web/20071206034120/http://articles.directorym.com/Di_Long-a853287.html

Traditional Chinese medicine


Jean-Yves Le Déroff (born 15 September 1957 in Inezgane, Souss-Massa-Drâa, Morocco) is a French sailor and Olympic champion. He won the Tornado class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, with Nicolas Hénard. He also has a silver medal from the 1987 World championship.

References

External links

1957 births
Living people
French male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado
Olympic sailors for France
Olympic gold medalists for France
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics


Saint-Cirgues (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Saintcirgues


Pontcirq (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Padirac () is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Population

Notable people

Armand Bouat (1873—1929), politician and merchant

See also
Padirac Cave
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


The Rizal Monument (original title: Motto Stella; Latin: "guiding star") is a memorial in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The monument consists of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an obelisk, set on a stone base within which his remains are interred, holding his 2 famous novels "El Filibusterismo and Noli Me Tangere". A plaque on the pedestal's front reads: "To the memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr, executed on Bagumbayan Field December 30 1896. This monument is dedicated by the people of the Philippine Islands."

The perimeter of the monument is guarded continuously by the Philippine Marine Corps’ Marine Security and Escort Group, the changing of the guard having become a daily ritual. About  north-northwest of the monument is the exact location where Rizal was executed, marked by life-size dioramas depicting his final moments. The landmark is the most recognizable monument in Luneta. The Rizal Monument serves a meaningful national heritage for Filipinos, commemorating the heroic act of Jose Rizal to his country.

A near-exact replica of the Rizal Monument can be found in Madrid, Spain at the junction of Avenida de Las Islas Filipinas and Calle Santander.

Symbolism

There is also an official explanation of the meaning of the monument's details. The monument depicts Rizal in an overcoat holding a book, that has the title "NOLI ME TÁNGERE" inscribed. This is contrary to the usual representation of the book as a symbol of both the inscribed novel and its sequel El Filibusterismo, as well as Rizal's annotation of Antonio de Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. The obelisk is usually taken to mean Rizal's masonic background while the three stars are said to stand for Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. The figures at the back of the monument, such as leaves and a pot, are said to symbolize the country's natural resources. The consensus is that the figures beside Rizal—a mother rearing her child and two young boys reading—signify family and education.

History

The Rizal Monument was planned and constructed during the American colonial period of the Philippines in the early 20th century.

Act No. 243

On September 28, 1901, the United States Philippine Commission approved Act No. 243, that granted the right to use public land upon the Luneta in the city of Manila, where the monument was erected to commemorate the memory of José Rizal, Philippine patriot, writer, and poet.  The act stated that the monument would not only bear a statue of the hero, but would also house his remains.  The act also created a committee on the Rizal monument that consisted of Pascual Poblete, Paciano Rizal (José's brother), Juan Tuason, Teodoro R. Yangco, Mariano Limjap, Máximo Paterno, Ramón Genato, Tomás G. del Rosario, and Ariston Bautista. The members were tasked, among others, with raising funds through popular subscriptions.

Design competition
The committee held an international design competition between 1905–1907 and invited sculptors from Europe and the United States to submit entries with material preference produced in the archipelago.  The estimated cost of the monument was ₱100,000. The insular government donated ₱30,000 for the fund.  By January 1905, that goal had been oversubscribed. When the campaign closed in August 1912, the amount collected had reached ₱135,195.61.

Winner announced

On January 8, 1908, the judging committee composed of then Governor-General James F. Smith, John T. MacLeod, and Máximo M. Paterno, officially announced its decision through the press. The first-prize winner was Carlo Nicoli of Carrara, Italy for his scaled plaster model titled "Al Mártir de Bagumbayan" (To the Martyr of Bagumbayan) besting 40 other accepted entries.  Nicoli won the ₱5,000.00 first prize for his design depicting a monument rising  high with a base of .  The base was to be rendered in two shades of gray marble while the pedestal, in two shades of white marble. Among his other plans were the use of marble from Italy and the incorporation of more elaborate figurative elements.

Controversies
The contract was awarded to second-placer Swiss sculptor named Richard Kissling for his "Motto Stella" (Guiding Star).   Many accounts explained why the contract landed to Kissling, one is Nicoli's inability to post the required performance bond of ₱20,000 for the duration of the monument's construction. Some sources say that Nicoli failed to show up at the designated date for the signing of the job contract. Another narrative declared Kissling's quotation was lower than that of Nicoli. A complaint was reportedly filed by Nicoli through the courts of justice.

Some of the local press lambasted Kissling's model. It was satirized in a cartoon and labeled vulgar y tosco, meaning "lousy". The constituents of the Jury of Awards – none of whom were artists, architects nor engineers – were also questioned.  There were plans for the famous Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo to inspect and modify the design. However, the latter was ultimately left "as it is" since the bronze of the statues had already been cast in Switzerland.

Dedication

More than twelve years after the Philippine Commissions approval of the Act, the shrine was finally unveiled on December 30, 1913 during Rizal's 17th death anniversary. The remains of Rizal interred in the monument which consisted of bones because after his execution, he was secretly buried without a coffin at Paco Cemetery. There was an account of how his sister Narcisa ultimately discovered the burial site and how she bribed the caretaker to mark the site with RPJ—Rizal's initials in reverse.
His poem, now popularly known as "Mi Último Adiós" ("My Last Farewell") is inscribed on the memorial plaque.

World War II
During World War II in 1943, the Japanese government issued "invasion money" to occupied territories in the Pacific area of operations, one of which was the Philippines. Out of three series, the second was issued in 1, 5, 10, and 100 pesos only. All have the Rizal Monument vignette on the banknote.

Steel pylon

In Rizal's birth centenary year of 1961, a stainless steel pylon was superimposed over the granite obelisk, increasing the structure's height from 12.7 meters to 30.5 meters. The remodeling undertaken by the Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission (JRNCC) was widely criticized. Many found the gleaming modern steel shaft incompatible with the somber granite base. Moreover, the latter seemed to dwarf the much smaller Rizal figure. Others simply disliked the idea of tampering with a popular and traditional image.

The designer of the remodeling was Juan Nakpil, who later became the country's first National Artist for Architecture. He quoted former Secretary of Education and JRNCC chair Manuel Lim as envisioning the pylon as a convenient reference point for incoming boats, and for people lost around the city.

The ₱145,000 shaft was removed two years later under the request of Secretary of Education Alejandro Roces and Director of Public Libraries Carlos Quirino. It was dismantled during Holy Week, reportedly to prevent any court injunction from restraining them as government offices were closed during holidays.  The pylon was relocated to the median of the Baclaran section of Roxas Boulevard. But since 1995, the steel pylon had disappeared and its fate remains unknown.

Management
Rizal Monument, as well as Rizal Park, is administered by the National Parks Development Committee, an attached agency of the Department of Tourism.

Gallery

See also
 Rizal Monument (Daet)

References

External links

 The Official Government Portal of the Republic of the Philippines
 National Parks Development Committee – Rizal Park
 History of Rizal Monument

Monument
National monuments of the Philippines
Monuments and memorials in Metro Manila
Buildings and structures in Ermita
Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila
Obelisks


Orniac () is a commune in the department of Lot in the Occitanie Region of south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Montet-et-Bouxal (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Montetetbouxal


Molières (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Maxou is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Limogne-en-Quercy (, literally Limogne in Quercy; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Limogneenquercy
Quercy


Lhospitalet (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Geography
The Barguelonne forms part of the commune's southern border.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)
Lot communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Lanzac () is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Lachapelle-Auzac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Lachapelleauzac


The 407th Military Hospital was established in February 1933 in Chernihiv. Today it is a functional military hospital of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

See also

 List of hospitals in Chernihiv
 List of hospitals in Ukraine

References

Buildings and structures in Chernihiv
Hospitals in Ukraine
Military hospitals in Europe
Military installations of Ukraine
Hospitals established in 1933


Lacapelle-Marival (; Languedocien: La Capèla de Marival) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Lacapellemarival


Lacapelle-Cabanac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

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Lacapellecabanac


Labastide-Murat (), formerly Labastide-Fortunière (Lengadocian: La Bastida Fortunièra), is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cœur de Causse. It was renamed after Napoleon Bonaparte's brother in law and famed Marshal of France Joachim Murat, who was born there in 1767.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Labastidemurat
Joachim Murat


is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of  Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Hideshio Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 231.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 165.9 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History
Hideshio Station began as Hideshio Signal Stop on 10 September 1913. it was elevated to a full passenger station on 21 December 1926.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai. A new station building was completed in 2009.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 12 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Motoyama-juku

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1926
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Shiojiri, Nagano


St Mark's Catholic School is a co-educational Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status, having formerly been a voluntary aided school, situated in Hounslow, West London, England. St Mark’s is part of the  Archdiocese of Westminster.

History
In 1936, Father Wilfred Musgrave, Parish Priest of Sts Michael and Martin's Church, suggested that a mixed Catholic secondary school should be built in Hounslow. His plan was suspended by the outbreak of the Second World War, but in 1952, a site was purchased at 106 Bath Road with a house, land, and an orchard.

Musgrave died in 1955 and the project was transferred to his successor, Canon John Mackenzie. Building work commenced in 1958, funded by donations from local Catholics.

The school, initially called Archbishop Myers Secondary, received its first 279 pupils on 10 May 1960, welcomed by Headteacher Patrick Boland and 11 staff. The builders remained until April 1961 and the School was officially opened in March 1962.

In 1972, the school became a voluntary aided school and changed its name to St Mark's. The uniform changed from maroon to navy blue. Originally six forms of entry were planned with a split site – a Senior School located at the other end of Hounslow High Street. These plans were dropped and in 1978 the buildings of the old SS Michael and Martin's Primary School were included in the enlarged St Mark's site. The original Parish Church dating from 1886 became a Sixth Form Common Room.

Patrick Boland retired in 1978 and was replaced by Patrick Topp. St Mark's contained 800 pupils and 50 teachers. Topp was succeeded by David Sheath in 1986. By the time of Sheath's retirement the School was recognised as one of the best in the London area. Paul Enright took over in 2001, and was succeeded in 2018 by Andrea Waugh-Lucas. The school has more than 1,200 students.

Curriculum

When pupils start at St Mark's they are assigned to mixed ability tutor groups. They remain in the same tutor group until they finish Year 11. The school uses a combination of setting and mixed ability teaching to deliver the curriculum. This gives pupils the best chance to achieve their full potential. Classes are set in Mathematics from Year 7, Languages from Year 8 and there is some broad banding in Science from the end of Year 9.

Class sizes are reduced in a number of subjects in Year 7 to aid teaching and learning. This means there are six tutor groups but these are often divided into eight teaching groups.

At Key Stage 3, pupils at St Mark's follow a wide curriculum: Religious Education, English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, ICT, Technology, Music, Drama, Art, Physical Education, PSHCE, Modern Foreign Languages and Learning for Learning.

At Key Stage 4 all pupils study Religious Education, English, English Literature, Physical Education (core), Mathematics, Science, whether separate or combined, PSHCE and a Technology-based subject.  The vast majority continue with a Modern Foreign Language and pupils can choose from ICT, Art, Business Studies, Drama, Geography, History, Physical Education, ASDAN, Child Development and Music.

There are a number of alternative pathways for a limited number of pupils linked to attendance at college for part of the week. These include construction, hair and beauty, food, sports management and mechanics. Staff use a variety of teaching methods so that pupils can develop a range of learning styles. Lessons are differentiated and carefully planned to cater for the needs of all pupils. The school is well equipped with the latest ICT facilities including a wireless network, laptops, thirteen computer suites, a recording studio and interactive whiteboards.

Sixth form

The School offers a wide range of over 25 subjects at AS and A level: Art, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Classical Civilisations, Critical Thinking, Drama, English Literature, Economics, Film Studies, French, German, Government and Politics, Geography, History, ICT, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Physics, Product Design, Psychology, Religious Education, Sociology, Sports Studies, Textiles.  In addition the School offers a two-year vocational course.  Through the Catholic Consortium links with Gumley House School and Gunnersbury School, the School is able to offer students an even wider range of combinations of subjects.

Extracurricular activities

Students' education at St Mark's is enriched by a wide range of activities occurring both after school and during lunchtime. These change with the time of year and the particular interests of staff and pupils.

Field trips, visits abroad, visits to the theatre and museums, and Year Group outings are established parts of the extra-curricular life of the school. Regular extra-curricular sporting activities include basketball, badminton, football, athletics, cricket, rugby, tennis, hockey and netball.

Notable former pupils
Elvis Costello (b. 1954) – songwriter and musician.
Denys Baptiste (b. 1969) – award-winning saxophonist.
Tim Don (b. 1978) – World Triathlon Champion and Olympian.
Dean Gaffney (b. 1978) – actor
Graham Stack (b. 1981) – professional footballer, Arsenal F.C.
Rajiv Ouseph (b. 1986) – badminton player
Michael Mancienne (b. 1988) – professional footballer, New England Revolution
Dennis Gyamfi (b. 2001) - professional footballer, FC Den Bosch

References

Catholic secondary schools in the Archdiocese of Westminster
Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hounslow
Educational institutions established in 1960
1960 establishments in England
Academies in the London Borough of Hounslow


Rauch is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the administrative headquarters for Rauch Partido.

In 1829, the "combate de Las Vizcacheras" (part of the Argentine Civil War) was fought in Rauch.

External links

 Municipal website

Populated places in Buenos Aires Province
Populated places established in 1865


Labastide-Marnhac (Occitan: La Bastida de Marnhac) is a commune in the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,244.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Labastidemarnhac


Labastide-du-Vert (Occitan: La Bastida del Vèrn) is a commune in the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. In 2019, it had a population of 270.

Notable people
 Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (1860–1943), painter, died in Labastide-du-Vert

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Labastideduvert


Labastide-du-Haut-Mont (; ) is a rural commune in the Lot department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. It is located on the departmental border with Cantal, which is also the regional border with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. In 2019, Labastide-du-Haut-Mont had a population of 50.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Labastideduhautmont


Fourmagnac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Fontanes-du-Causse (; Languedocien: Fontanas del Causse) is a former commune in the Lot department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Cœur de Causse. Its population was 63 in 2019.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Fontanesducausse


Cuzac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Crayssac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Carnac-Rouffiac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Geography
The Séoune forms most of the commune's south-eastern border.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Carnacrouffiac


Capdenac () is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. At one time Capdenac was thought to be identifiable as the Gaulish settlement of Uxellodunum which was besieged by Julius Caesar, but this theory has been discredited.

Geography
The old village of Capdenac is situated on a hill on a ridge which forces a large meander in the river Lot. It is directly west, across the river from the main town of Capdenac-Gare. To the south of Capdenac-Gare is the area of Massip, which is the location of a convent.

Convent during the Second World War
During the Second World War, encouraged by contact with Archbishop Saliège and Monseigneur de Courrège d'Ustou, Sister Denise Bergon arranged for the convent of Notre Dame de Massip in Capdenac (where she was Mother Superior) to shelter some 83 Jewish children at risk due to the Holocaust in France. The children were hidden in the convent's boarding school. Apart from Sister Denise, only Sister Marguerite Roques (nurse and mathematics teacher), together with the school's chaplain and two other sisters knew the truth about the children's religious backgrounds. Another source lists the following in the rescue network: Denise Bergon (Soeur Denise), Jeannette Bettelheim (called Don Quich Jeanne Sicard), Louis de Courrèges d'Ustou (Monseigneur de Courrèges), Georges Garel, Marguerite Roques, and Jules Saliège (Monseigneur Saliège).

See also
 Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Bannes (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Bach is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

The phosphate mines of Cloup d'Aural () are located here.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Aynac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Aujols (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Les Arques (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

External links
 Official website

Communes of Lot (department)


Arcambal (; Languedocien: Arcambald) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of  Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Niekawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 236.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 160.7 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building, which dates from the opening of the station. However, only one side of the island platform is in use. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History
Niekawa Station was opened on 1 December 1909.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 108 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Niekawa-juku

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Shiojiri, Nagano


Anglars-Nozac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Anglars-Juillac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population
Inhabitants are called Anglacois.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Anglars () is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population
Inhabitants are called Anglarsois.

See also
Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Alvignac (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population
Inhabitants are called Alvignacois.

See also
 Communes of the Lot department
 Cave of Reveillon

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Albiac () is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

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Communes of the Lot department

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Communes of Lot (department)


Albas (; ) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Albas are called Albasois.

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Communes of the Lot department

References

Communes of Lot (department)


Alfred Eric Campbell (26 April 1879 – 20 December 1917) was a Scottish actor. He was a key member of Charlie Chaplin's film ensemble, invariably playing an intimidating bully, and appeared in eleven of Chaplin's films before he was killed in a car crash at the age of 38. He is the subject of a documentary by filmmaker Kevin Macdonald.

Career
Campbell began acting in "fit-ups" (local theatres) in Scotland and Wales, playing melodramatic roles. In this setting he was discovered by Fred Karno, the English impresario who was impressed by Campbell's size and baritone voice and took him to London to act in the slapstick comedy style.

Campbell travelled to New York in 1914, following Chaplin and his then understudy Stan Laurel, who had moved there in 1913. Campbell soon became established in America as a stage actor. In 1916 Chaplin, in New York to sign his contract with Mutual, saw Campbell in a play on Broadway. Subsequently, Chaplin invited him to Hollywood to join the cast of actors for the 12 Mutual films Chaplin had contracted to make.

Campbell's first film with Chaplin was The Floorwalker (1916). In it he achieved recognition for the "escalator scene", in which he chased Chaplin through a department store. It was in their second film together, The Fireman (1916), that Campbell developed the role which featured in all his work with Chaplin. A tall man towering 6 ft. 5 in.(1.96 m.) and weighing almost 300 pounds (136 kg), he became the bully and comic foil to the Little Tramp's antics. His best role is probably in Easy Street (1917), in which, as a brutal bully, he bends a cast-iron street lamp standard to a right angle to intimidate the policeman played by Chaplin. Campbell perfected his fiercely menacing eye make-up when performing in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado prior to entering the movie industry.

Chaplin was then the highest-profile film star in the world, with many imitators. Campbell also had imitators, including Oliver Hardy who played second banana to Chaplin's impersonator, Billy West.

When Chaplin's contract with Mutual ended, he signed another with First National, intending to take Campbell with him. Between films, Chaplin lent Campbell to Mary Pickford, who cast him in Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918).

Personal life
On 9 July 1917, his wife died suddenly of a heart attack after dinner at a Santa Monica restaurant near their home. Walking to a nearby store to buy a mourning dress, his 16-year-old daughter Una was hit by a car and seriously injured. Still mourning, at a 12 September party given for Artcraft Studio publicity man Pete Schmid, Campbell met Pearl Gilman, a diminutive vaudeville comedian with a family reputation for gold-digging. She had been married to candy heir Charles W. Alisky in 1912, and a few years later divorced and married another wealthy man, Theodore Arnreiter. Her sister Mabelle was married to elderly steel magnate William Ellis Corey, the owner of U.S. Steel. Just five days after they met, Campbell and Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter were married at the home of Elaine Hardy at 824 5th Street in Santa Monica. His daughter Una, still recuperating at a friend's home in Santa Monica Canyon, was not told of the wedding for several weeks. Less than two months after marrying the gentle giant, Gilman Alisky-Arnreiter sued him for divorce, claiming he abused her with his heavy drinking and profanity. He moved out of their Santa Monica bungalow and into the Los Angeles Athletic Club, taking a room next to his best friend Chaplin.

Death
At a cast party, Campbell got drunk and, driving home at 4 am, crashed his car and died as a result.

His ashes remained unclaimed for over 30 years until laid to rest at an unknown site at Rosedale Cemetery.

Una Campbell, the actor's only child, returned to the UK to live with relatives in Nottingham after her father died. She married a Philip O. Bull in Lewisham in 1930, and died in the Croydon district in 1967.

Legacy
The 1996 documentary, Chaplin's Goliath: In Search of Scotland's Forgotten Star, written and directed by Kevin MacDonald, explored Campbell's life and work. During the making of the film, a plaque commemorating Campbell was placed at Rosedale Cemetery and another was added to the Castle House Museum at Castle Gardens, Dunoon.

Filmography

References

External links

Scottish male film actors
Silent film comedians
1879 births
1917 deaths
Burials at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery
Road incident deaths in California
20th-century Scottish male actors
Scottish male comedy actors


Castelnau-le-Lez (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre. In 2017, it had a population of 20,480.

Geography

Castelnau-le-Lez is served by Line 2 of the Montpellier tramway.

Population

History
Hundreds of Jewish children were hidden in the town of Castelnau-le-Lez during the Holocaust. Almost every home hid children, in some cases from multiple families. After the war, the children whose parents had survived were returned to them. The people of the town and the local priest were well aware of the situation and, at least tacitly, supported it.

Twin towns
Castelnau-le-Lez is twinned with:

  Plankstadt, Germany
  Argenta, Emilia–Romagna, Italy
  San Fernando de Henares, Spain

See also
Communes of the Hérault department
Giant of Castelnau

References

Communes of Hérault


Angilaaq Mountain is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located  north of Pond Inlet. It is the highest mountain on Bylot Island and lies in the Byam Martin Mountains, which is a northern extension of the Baffin Mountains.

See also
List of Ultras of North America

References

External links
"Angilaaq Mountain" on Mountain-forecast.com

Arctic Cordillera
Mountains of Qikiqtaaluk Region
One-thousanders of Nunavut


is a railway station of the Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of  Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Kiso-Hirasawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 241.4 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 155.5 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has two ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History
Kiso-Hirasawa Station was opened on 5 June 1930.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 46 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Hirasawa Post Office

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1930
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Shiojiri, Nagano


Lunel-Viel (; , literally: "old Lunel") is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Lunel-Viel station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

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Communes of Hérault


is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in the city of  Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Narai Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 243.2 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 153.7 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge to the station building, which dates from the opening of the station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History
Narai Station was opened on 1 December 1909.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 63 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Narai-juku

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Shiojiri, Nagano


Saint-Brès (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

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Communes of Hérault
Hérault communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia


Valergues (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Valergues-Lansargues station has rail connections to Narbonne, Montpellier and Avignon.

Population

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Communes of Hérault


Mudaison (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

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Communes of Hérault


The Mirning, also known as the Ngandatha, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional lands lay on the coastal region of the Great Australian Bight extending from Western Australia into south-west South Australia.

Name
Mirniŋ was their name for 'man'.

Language

Mirning was, properly speaking, a language known as Ngandatha, bearing the sense of "What is it?".

Country
The Mirning's traditional lands covered, according to Norman Tindale, roughly  of territory, reaching from Point Culver eastwards across to White Well in South Australia. Their northern limit was generally the ecological line separating them from the beginning of the karst plateau of the Nullarbor Plain, though good rains would see them penetrating further north. In Norman Tindale's estimation their tribal territory encompassed roughly .

People and history of contact
The Mirning were, according to measurements made of old people from a remnant of the tribe in 1939, relatively short in stature and practice rites of circumcision and subincision.

The Jirkala-mirning were first contacted by whites in 1872, when their numbers were estimated to be 30, consisting of 11 men, 8 women, 5 adolescents, and 6 children. It was estimated by the first whites who settled in Wonunda-mirnung territory in 1877 that they numbered no more than 80 persons, 15 men, 15 women, 10 adolescents, and some 40 children. Writing in 1931, A. P. Elkin stated: 'The Wanbiri-speaking tribe, referred to as the Yerkla-mining (that is, the men at Yerkla or Irgala) is now extinct.'

Social organisation
The Mirning were organised into groups of which two at least are known.
 Wonunda-mirnung meaning the people of Hampton plateau west of Wonunda, or Eyre's Sand Patch
 Jirkala-mirning meaning the people of Jirkala (modern day Eucla), jirkala referring, according to Tindale, to their habitat, which was a treeless plain where Salsola tragus or buckbush thrived.

For ceremonial rites, involving the tribe's adoption of circumcision and subincision, the Wonunda-mirnung and Jirkala-mirning would gather at Jadjuuna, just south of Cocklebiddy.

Their kinship system has four classes:-
Būdera (root), Būdū (digger), Kūra (dingo) and Wenŭng (wombat).

Alfred William Howitt describes the tribe's marriage system as "very peculiar", in which two classes (Būdera and Kūra) have a privileged position as follows:

Heritage damage
In December 2022 it was reported that the 30,000 year old  artwork lining the Koonalda Cave  at  Nullarbor, sacred to the Mirning, was severely damaged by vandals who wrote graffiti over part of the surface.

In film
In April 1994 Julian Lennon proposed making a documentary film with the provisional title Eyes of the Soul – Legends of Whales, Dolphins and Tribes, which would have touched on the Mirnung's cultural relationship to whales.

A documentary called Whaledreamers – the Gathering, which includes mention of the Mirning, was made in 2006.

Alternative names
 Mining, Meening, Minninng, Mininj
 Ngandatha, Ngandada
 Wanbiri (meaning 'sea coast')
 Warnabirrie
 Wonbil, Wonburi. (Kokata exonyms for the Jirkalamirning.)
 Wonunda-meening. (wonunda meaning 'low land(ers)' of Eyre/ south of the Hampton cliff scarp clan)
 Wonunda-minung
 Warnabinnie
 Wanmaraing
 Yirkla, Yirkala-Mining, Yerkla-mining
 East Meening/East Mining
 Ikala, Ikula
 Ngadjudjara
 Ngadjuwonga
 Ngadjadjara
 Julbari/Julbara. (meaning 'south')
 Ba:duk. ( meaning 'circumcised/ignorant' (for lack of total absorption of rites)

Some words
 mobung (magic)
 doodoo/judoo (wild dog)
 mumma. (father) (In the Jirkala-mirning dialect = mummaloo.)
 yarkle. (mother).(In the Jirkala-mirning dialect = yakaloo.)
 wandy-murna (children) (In the Jirkala-mirning dialect = wonderong.).)

Notes

Citations

Sources

Aboriginal peoples of South Australia
Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia


Notre-Dame-de-Londres (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

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Communes of Hérault


Open Life Sciences is a  peer-reviewed  open access scientific journal covering all areas of the life sciences. It was established in 2006 as the Central European Journal of Biology and co-published by Versita and Springer Science+Business Media. It obtained its current title in 2014 when it was moved completely to the De Gruyter imprint, at the same time switching to full open access. The editor-in-chief is Mariusz Ratajczak (University of Louisville).

Abstracting and indexing
The journals is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 0.690.

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Biology journals
Academic journals established in 2006
Monthly journals
English-language journals
Springer Science+Business Media academic journals
Creative Commons Attribution-licensed journals
De Gruyter academic journals


is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, Central Japan Railway Company in Yabuhara, Kiso Village, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Lines
Yabuhara Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 249.8 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 147.1 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has one side platform and one island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History
Yabuhara Station was opened on 5 October 1910.  On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2015, the station was used by an average of 189 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area
Kiso Village Hall
Yabuhara Post Office

See also

 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910
Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Kiso, Nagano (village)


Wonder in the World is the debut solo album by American Broadway artist Kelli O'Hara, and it was released by Ghostlight Records on May 6, 2008. The music is arranged and orchestrated by Harry Connick, Jr.

The album was originally recorded for Sony in 2006, a couple of days after the closing date for the musical The Pajama Game on Broadway, where O'Hara and Connick had the leads. Harry Connick, Jr plays piano on 12 of the album's 14 tracks.

The album's first track is written by O'Hara's husband Greg Naughton. Harry Connick, Jr. has written three of the tracks, and sings a duet with O'Hara on the title track "Wonder in the World".

The song "Fable", is the closing number from Adam Guettel's Light in the Piazza.

Wonder In the World appeared on Billboard's Jazz chart shortly after its release in May, 2008, and peaked at the number 12 position.

Track listing

References

External links
 KelliOHara.com—official site
Ghostlight Records

2008 debut albums


Clinio Freitas (born 8 January 1964) is a Brazilian sailor. He received a bronze medal in the Tornado Class at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea with Lars Grael.

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1964 births
Living people
Brazilian male sailors (sport)
Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado
Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Tornado
Olympic sailors for Brazil
Olympic bronze medalists for Brazil
Olympic medalists in sailing
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics


Vailhan (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

Images

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Communes of Hérault


La Tour-sur-Orb (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

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Communes of Hérault


Soubès (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Occitanie in southern France, situated on a hill near the confluence of the Brèze and Suberbet rivers.

The village dates from the 12th Century, and even today only one main street, the Coural, is suitable for motor traffic. The ancient city walls are visible in many places. The village has two châteaux, a church, two schools, a Mairie, a café (Café du Terral), a small post office and a general store. A modern sports and social centre lies just outside the village proper, the other side of the D25 road to Ganges.

Economy
Until very recent times the village was surrounded by vineyards, and viticulture was the primary economic activity. Stocks of the widely grown Carignan red grape variety are very sturdy, and the characteristic vineyards of the region therefore have no trellises. Soubès never had its own wine-making facility, however, and vignerons are obliged to take their grapes to the Cave Coopérative either in Lodève or Pégairolles-de-l'Escalette.

Overproduction of the local table wine has forced a decline in viticulture recently, and the production of other fruit such as peaches and apricots has partly replaced the wine-based economy.

Festival
Like all villages of the region, Soubès takes pride in its annual fête, which is held the weekend following the first Monday in August.

Traditional festive events include dances every night, pétanque and belotte tournaments, and a very popular game of loto. Sometimes yearling bulls are run through the Coural in an abrivado, a very tamed-down version of the Pamplonada.

In the month of August the population doubles and redoubles as summer visitors (estivants) arrive to enjoy the hot climate and peaceful atmosphere.

Administration

Population

See also
 Official web site
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin (March 11, 1877 – September 26, 1951) was an American clothing designer and retailer who founded the plus-size clothing chain Lane Bryant. Despite difficult circumstances, she saw a need and came up with a solution that revolutionized the women's fashion industry.

Early life and career
Lena Himmelstein was born to a Lithuanian Jewish family in Kaunas, Lithuania. She became an orphan shortly after birth as her parents were murdered in an anti-Jewish pogrom, and was then raised by her grandparents in Lithuania. In 1895, she sought refuge in New York City to join her sister Anna, where she found work in a sweat shop at $1 a week. In 1899, she married David Bryant, a Russian Jewish refugee. She moved to Harlem with her husband, who was a jeweler. He died not long after their son Raphael was born. She then lived on West 112th St. in Manhattan, supporting herself and her son by making and selling negligees and tea gowns from delicate laces and fine silks.

In 1904, Bryant moved to Fifth Avenue between 119th and 120th Streets. She rented a shopfront on the first floor of a building for $12.50 a month, with living quarters in the rear. She hung garments from the gas fixtures, and set up shop. Her sister's new husband lent her $300 to open a bank account as working capital for the purchase of fabrics. A bank officer misspelled her name on the application as "Lane", so that became the name of the store.

Bryant earned a reputation for the clothing she made for pregnant women. Bryant created a comfortable and concealing tea gown by attaching an accordion pleated skirt to a bodice using an elastic band. She had created the first known commercially sold maternity dress. Once she was able to advertise in newspapers in 1911, sales increased substantially. Soon she expanded to a new shop at 19 W. 38th Street where she employed a dozen employees. Introducing a mail-order catalogue increased sales further so that the company's revenue was over one million dollars in 1917. Her second innovation was mass producing ready-made clothing for women in larger sizes and this was the basis of further growth, with sales greater than for maternity wear by 1923.

Marriage and family
In 1909, at age 32, she married Albert Malsin. Malsin was a fellow Lithuanian Jewish refugee like Himmelstein. A mechanical engineer with a degree from the Anhalt Polytechnic in Köthen, Germany,  Malsin had worked for a firm that built amusement parks worldwide. Three more children, Theodore, Helen and Arthur, were born to the couple. Her son Raphael served as the company chairman and chief executive of Lane Bryant from 1940-1972, followed in that role by his half-brother Arthur.

Personal life
Lena Bryant Malsin took an active role in Jewish communal charities. She supported the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, the New York Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, and a number of other causes. She died at her home in Manhattan on September 26, 1951, at the age of 74, leaving the business to her sons in her last will and testament. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Hawthorne (Westchester County), New York.

References

External links
Biography at jewishvirtuallibrary.org

1877 births
1951 deaths
American businesspeople in retailing
American fashion designers
American women fashion designers
American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
Jewish fashion designers
Lithuanian fashion designers
Lithuanian Jews
Lithuanian women fashion designers
People from Morningside Heights, Manhattan
20th-century American businesswomen
20th-century American businesspeople


Saussines (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Wolfgang Hesl (born 13 January 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career
Hesl joined Hamburger SV in 2004 and was part of the club's first team since the beginning of the 2005–06 season. After making over 70 appearances for the club's reserve team in the Regionalliga, he made his Bundesliga debut for Hamburg on 17 May 2008 in their final league game of the 2007–08 season, a 7–0 win at home to Karlsruher SC, coming on as a substitute for Frank Rost in the 74th minute. He also appeared in four UEFA Europa League matches for Hamburg during the 2009–10 season. When Jaroslav Drobný joined Hamburg in the summer of 2010, Hesl would have been only third choice and was therefore loaned out to Austrian side SV Ried for one season. He returned to Hamburger SV at the end of the 2010–11 season, but as he would still have been number three goalkeeper in Hamburg he decided to join Dynamo Dresden.

In 2012, he signed with then promoted Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth where he replaced Max Grün as number one keeper of the club in 2014. Hesl joined the squad of 2. Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld in 2015. With the club, he has made 64 appearances in two seasons.

On 11 June 2017, it was announced that Hesl had signed with 3. Liga club Würzburger Kickers until 2019.

Hesl announced his retirement from playing in summer 2019.

Personal life
Hesl is married to Stephanie Ries-Hesl since December 2009.

References

External links

1986 births
Living people
People from Schwandorf (district)
Footballers from the Upper Palatinate
German men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
FC Amberg players
Hamburger SV players
Hamburger SV II players
SV Ried players
Dynamo Dresden players
Arminia Bielefeld players
Würzburger Kickers players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
German expatriate men's footballers
German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria


Salasc () is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of Hérault


Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues (, literally Saint-Vincent of Olargues; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Saturnin-de-Lucian  (; Languedocien: Sant Adornin) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Spongiophyton was a thallose fossil of the early to mid-Devonian, which is notoriously difficult to classify.

Spongiophyton displayed dichotomous branching, and a flattened/elliptical cross section with a thick (20–80 μm) upper cuticular surface. It is also perforated with pores resembling those of some liverworts. It probably grew on the banks of rivers. Spongiophyton has been mistakenly interpreted as tree resin and lycopod cuticle, and was later identified as the cuticle of a thalloid plant. It has most recently been interpreted on morphological and isotopic grounds as a lichen—which would place it with Winfrenatia among the earliest known representatives of this group.

The significance of the isotopic data has, however, been called into question. Jahren et al. argued that mosses and liverworts had a  signature of under ‰, and lichens were exclusively > ‰. But in deducing this they relied solely on their own data, neglecting to include published datasets or bryophytes from a wide range of habitats. They also failed to take into account any adjustment necessary to overcome post-burial alteration of the , or to compensate for the different isotopic composition of the early Devonian atmosphere. Repeating Jahren's experiments with these factors taken into account shows that most major groups'  values overlap significantly, and do not provide a statistically significant case for the inclusion of Spongiophyton in any group.

Notes

References

Lichens
Devonian life
Paleozoic life of Ontario
Paleozoic life of New Brunswick


Saint-Jean-de-Védas  (; Languedocien: Sant Joan de Vedats) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Dvipa () is a term in Hindu cosmography. The Puranas describe a dvipa to be one of the seven islands or continents that are present on earth, each of them surrounded by an ocean. The same terminology is also used to refer to the seven regions of the cosmos.

In the geocentric model of Hinduism, the seven dvipas are present around Mount Meru, which is present at the centre of Jambudvipa, the term employed for the Indian subcontinent. Dvipa is also sometimes used to refer to the abodes of deities, such as Manidvipa.

Etymology
The word dvipa is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words dvī (two) and apa (water), meaning "having water on two sides". It is cognate with the Young Avestan 'duuaēpa', which means the same.

Description

According to the Matsya Purana and the Bhagavata Purana, the world is divided into seven dvipas, termed as the sapta-dvīpa (the seven islands). The Mahabharata names the following as the seven islands of the world:

The British author Benjamin Walker offers the following description of the dvipas:

Beneath the celestial regions, the earth is arranged in these seven concentric rings of island continents.

 Jambudvipa is the innermost of these island continents, shaped like a disc. The earth rests upon the head of Shesha, the cosmic serpent, who is himself supported by the tortoise named Akupara, who is supported by the Ashtadiggajas, the eight celestial elephants that stand on the shell of Brahmanda.
 Plaksha is the second of the ring-shaped continents, surrounded by a sea of sugarcane juice.
 Shalmala is the third of the ring-shaped continents, surrounded by a sea of wine.
 Kusha is the fourth of the ring-shaped continents, surrounded by a sea of clarified butter (ghee).
 Krauncha is the fifth of the ring-shaped continents, surrounded by a sea of curds.
 Shaka or Shveta is the sixth of the ring-shaped continents, whose shores are surrounded by a sea of milk.
 Pushkara is the seventh of the ring-shaped continents, surrounded by a huge circular sea of freshwater.

Bordering the outermost sea is a land named Lokāloka, which separates the known world from the world of darkness. This realm comprises a range of mountains ten thousand yojanas high. The shell of the cosmic egg known as Brahmanda lies beyond this darkness, cradling all of creation.

Literature

Brahma Purana
The Brahma Purana describes the sapta-dvīpa as such:

Chaitanya Charitamrita
The Bengali text Chaitanya Charitamrita, written c. 1557, describes the concept in the following manner:

See also
Jambudvipa
Manidvipa
Shakadvipa
Kshira Sagara

References

Locations in Hindu mythology
Hindu mythology
Mythological islands


Saint-Jean-de-Minervois (Languedocien: Sant Joan de Menerbés) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

When it was created in 1908, this commune's name was Saint-Jean-de-Pardailhan.

Its name was changed in 1936 to allow a better marketing of its famous muscat wine, the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, recognized since 1949.

Population

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (; Languedocien: Sant Joan de la Blaquièira) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Jean-de-Cuculles  (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department, Occitania, southern France.

The origin of this city is from Saint Gilles, a Christian of the 8th century, and Fesc means « control post » in Occitan language.

In 2004, the city has decided to leave the Agglomeration community of Montpellier Agglomération.

Population

Personalities
Georges Brassens died in this city, in 1981.

Places and monuments
 Archeological site of the "Vautes", of "Rouergas", and of the "Colline de l'Homme Mort" (dead men hill), who left traces from the neolithic. (4000 years B-C).
 Church of Saint-Gilles; on top of the steeple, the iron bell tower contains a bell classified "MH", dating from 1759.
 Coulondres-Philippe-Eldridge parc, an 18 hectares site where one can observe several Mediterranean species, as well as a botanical path.

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Félix-de-Lodez  (Languedocien: Sant Feliç de Lodés) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Saint-Christol (; Provençal: Sant Cristòu) is a former commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Entre-Vignes.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Former communes of Hérault


Saint-Bauzille-de-Putois (Occitan: Sent Bausèli) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Roqueredonde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Les Cabrils station has rail connections to Béziers, Millau and Saint-Chély-d'Apcher.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Romiguières (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Prades-le-Lez (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Climate
Prades-le-Lez has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Prades-le-Lez is . The average annual rainfall is  with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Prades-le-Lez was  on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was  on 12 February 2012.

Population

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Pouzols (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

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Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault


Pouzolles (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Activities
The village has a small collection of a few shops (bakery, superette, tobacconist), a pizzeria and chambres d'hôtes, or gîtes. These come along with various other activities, such as a post office, a nearby paintball, a seasonal gallery and of course the local wines.

Sights
 the château (see on pictures).

 the village center, built as a circulade.

Population

See also
 Communes of the Hérault department

References

External links

 Official website
 Coteaux et Châteaux website

Communes of Hérault


Le Poujol-sur-Orb (, literally Le Poujol on Orb; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Population

See also
Communes of the Hérault department

References

Communes of Hérault