The AutoNation National Team of the Week is a weekly award given by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to an American College Football team to honor that team's win and performance. Beginning in 2002, the members of the FWAA began naming a National Team of the Week. In 2004, the award first started being sponsored by the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.  In 2014, Big Game replaced Tostitos Fiesta Bowl as the presenting sponsor for the National Team of the Week.  In 2015, AutoNation became the presenting sponsor.

Members of the FWAA board of directors and All-America committee decide the weekly honor. Each Monday during the college football regular season at 4pm ET, the FWAA will name the AutoNation National Team of the Week.

The very first recipient of the award was Duke, following their 23–16 victory over East Carolina to open the 2002 season, which ended the Blue Devils' 23-game losing streak. Since then, four teams have been given the honor at least three times, the most of any teams: Miami, Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Southern California. Only one team, Miami, has received the award twice in one season (2002), and only once has the award been shared amongst two teams (Texas and Oklahoma State in 2008).

Award recipients

See also
Grantland Rice Award

References

External links
The Associated Press Top 25 College Football Poll at Sports Illustrated
The Associated Press Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll at Sports Illustrated
List of all Final AP Poll results and champions
Weekly AP football polls from 1936-present

Poll
Fiesta Bowl
College football awards


Daybreak in Udi is a 1949 British documentary film directed by Terry Bishop about cultural changes in Udi, Enugu. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1950.

Synopsis
It is 1949, and colonial Nigeria is undergoing an identity crisis. There is a clash between the progressive, educated elements of society - those who desire westernization and modernity- and traditionalists who want to maintain Nigerian heritage. Two young African teachers, Iruka and Dominic (Fanny Elumeze, Harford Anerobi) decide the village of Udi should have a maternity home, itself a symbol of progressiveness and modernization. The British District Officer, E.R. Chadwick (E.R. Chadwick), after some persuasion, assents to this decision and agrees to provide the resources for the project. Before work can begin, Chadwick wants to ensure that everyone in the village is on board for the task, but it quickly becomes clear that this is not the case. A man named Eze (Josef Amalu), an elderly resident, believes that building the maternity home is both an affront to the tradition and culture of the village, and works to persuade others towards his view.

Chadwick visits the village in an attempt to convince the villagers otherwise, a task in which he ultimately succeeds. Work on the maternity home begins in earnest. Although it will prove a long, arduous process, the villagers band together to construct the building. They are interrupted by Eze, who arrives at the building site and claims that it is an old burial ground. He predicts that the builders will invoke the ire of the ancestors for disturbing the site and violating custom. Cultural values quickly manifest. Fear and superstition briefly stop the work, but Chadwick and Dominic arrive to allay the workers' fears and restart the building project. However, Eze’s threat looms large in the back of their minds.

In time the building is complete, but before it is set to officially open, a young woman and her husband arrive in the village. The woman is in labor, and so Chadwick and the midwife (Joyce MgBaronye) agree to admit the woman as the home's first patient. That evening, while tending the woman, the midwife catches sight of movement and hears noises coming from outside. Frightened, she soon hears a knock at the door, but it turns out only to be Iruka coming to check up on the expectant mother. Relieved, the midwife resumes her work while Iruka sets a pot of water to boil on the fire. Shortly thereafter, there is another noise, and when looking out the window the midwife spots a masked figure peering in. Believing the masked figure to be a spirit of the ancestors, the midwife cries out in fear, but Iruka throws the boiling water onto the figure, revealing Eze, who flees back into the surrounding overgrowth.

The next day the villagers march up to the maternity home for the opening ceremony, a traditional one complete with dancing, music, singing, and native costumes. Chadwick takes the center seat in front of the maternity home to watch the events, with Eze sitting near him. Eze has finally accepted that tradition and progress, as visible in the final scene, can go together after all. In the closing narration, Chadwick tells the viewer that progress brings "power, spirit, unlimited and unknown possibilities and destinations" and suggests that progress should be the ultimate goal of native society.

Cast
E.R. Chadwick as E.R. Chadwick
Hartford Anerobi as Dominic
Fanny Elumeze as Iruza
Oso Anibhebe as Village Elder
Josef Amalu as Eze
Joyce MgBaronye as Midwife
Clement Emehel as James

Awards
In 1950, the film won an Oscar at the Academy Awards for Best Documentary. It also received a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary Film.

References

External links

Daybreak in Udi at the British Film Institute
Daybreak in Udi at Colonial Film

1949 films
1949 documentary films
1940s pregnancy films
Igbo-language films
British documentary films
Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
Black-and-white documentary films
Enugu State
Nigerian culture
Health in Nigeria
British pregnancy films
Documentary films about Nigeria
British black-and-white films
Documentary films about pregnancy
Women's rights in Nigeria
Works about midwifery
1940s English-language films
Films directed by Terry Bishop
1940s British films


Queen Mother Sangay Choden (born 11 May 1963) is one of the four wives and queens of Bhutanese king Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who ruled in Bhutan from 1972 until his abdication in 2006. She is the Queen Mother (Gyalyum Kude, literally meaning "Queen Mother") of Bhutan.

Biography
Her father, Yab Dasho Ugyen Dorji (1925–2019), was the Founder and Proprietor of Ugyen Academy (03/04/2002). Her mother is Yum Thuiji Zam (b. 1932).

She was educated at St. Joseph's Convent, Kalimpong, and St. Helen's School, Kurseong, India.

Her three brothers are:

 Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup (b. 1953), former Prime Minister of Bhutan.
 Dasho Ugyen Tsechup (b. 1964).
 Dasho Topgay (b. 1966).

Her five sisters are (three of them are the other Queen Mothers):

 Ashi Beda (b. 1951).
 HM Ashi Dorji Wangmo (b. 1955).
 HM Ashi Tshering Pem (b. 1957).
 HM Ashi Tshering Yangdon (b. 1959), mother of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
 Ashi Sonam Choden (b. 1969).

Sangay Choden was appointed the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador in Bhutan in 1999.

Sangay Choden is particularly interested in promoting the arts in Bhutan and advocating the country's rich cultural heritage. She is the patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum in Thimphu which she helped establish in 2001.

Her Majesty also established the Tara Lhadron Zhingkham Lhakhang, a temple dedicated to the 21 Taras located in the historically and spiritually significant temple grounds of Parigzampa Astrology School in Dechencholing, Thimphu.

On 1 July 2011 she visited the Alhambra with her daughter, Princess Ashi Euphelma Choden Wangchuck.

Children
She had, with the former king, the following children:

Patronages
 Royal Patron of the Bhutan Textile Museum.
 Chairman of the Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan (RTAB).
 Founder and President of RENEW (Respect, Educate, Nurture and Empower Women) since 2004.
 Goodwill Ambassador for UNFPA since 1999.
 President of the Gyalyum (Queen Mother) Charitable Trust.

Honours
  :
  United Nations Population Award (Individual Category, 10 December 2020).

See also
 House of Wangchuck
 Line of succession to the Bhutanese throne

References

Notes

External links
 Bhutan News Online
 World Who's Who

Bhutanese monarchy
1963 births
Living people
Queen mothers
Wangchuck dynasty


Chinese ancestor veneration, also called Chinese ancestor worship, is an aspect of the Chinese traditional religion which revolves around the ritual celebration of the deified ancestors and tutelary deities of people with the same surname organised into lineage societies in ancestral shrines. Ancestors, their ghosts, or spirits, and gods are considered part of "this world". They are neither supernatural (in the sense of being outside nature) nor transcendent in the sense of being beyond nature. The ancestors are humans who have become godly beings, beings who keep their individual identities. For this reason, Chinese religion is founded on veneration of ancestors. Ancestors are believed to be a means of connection to the supreme power of Tian as they are considered embodiments or reproducers of the creative order of Heaven. It is a major aspect of Han Chinese religion, but the custom has also spread to ethnic minority groups.

Ancestor veneration is largely focused on male ancestors. Hence, it is also called Chinese patriarchal religion. It was believed that women did not pass down surnames because they were incapable of carrying down a bloodline. Chinese kinship traces ancestry through the male lineage that is recorded in genealogy books. They consider their ancestral home to be where their patriline ancestor was born (usually about five generations back) or the origin of their surname.

Confucian philosophy calls for paying respect to one's ancestors, an aspect of filial piety; Zhuo Xinping (2011) views traditional patriarchal religion as the religious organisation complementing the ideology of Confucianism. As the "bedrock faith of the Chinese", traditional patriarchal religion influences the religious psychology of all Chinese and has influenced the other religions of China, as it is evident in the worship of founders of temples and schools of thought in Taoism and Chinese Buddhism.

Ancestor veneration practices prevail in South China, where lineage bonds are stronger and the patrilineal hierarchy is not based upon seniority and access to corporate resources held by a lineage is based upon the equality of all the lines of descent; whereas in North China worship of communal deities is prevalent.

Definition

Some contemporary scholars in China have adopted the names "Chinese traditional patriarchal religion" ( Zhōngguó chuántǒng zōngfǎ xìng zōngjiào) or "Chinese traditional primordial religion" ( Zhōngguó chuántǒng yuánshēng xìng zōngjiào) to define the traditional religious system organised around the worship of ancestor-gods.

Mou Zhongjian defines "clan-based traditional patriarchal religion" as "an orthodox religion that was widely accepted by all classes, and had been practiced for thousands of years in ancient China". Mou also says that this religion was subordinate to the state, it was "diverse and inclusive" and had "a humanistic spirit that emphasises the social, moral function of religion", and is closely related to politics. It refers to:
«[...] The traditional religion that had been in place since the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. It evolved from the worship of Heaven and ancestors. It had the basic components of a religion, including religious concepts, emotions, and rituals. It had no independent organisation. Instead, it was the kinship structure that fulfilled the functions of religious organisation. The emperor, who was the son of God, was the representative of the people who worshiped Heaven. Elders of the clans and parents represented the family in the worship of ancestors. Respecting Heaven and honoring ancestors (jingtian fazu), taking good care in seeing off the deceased, and maintaining sacrifices to distant ancestors (shenzhong zhuiyuan) were the basic religious concepts and emotional expressions in this religion. [...]»

According to Zhuo Xinping (2011), Chinese patriarchal religion and Confucianism complemented each other in ancient China, as the Confucian religion traditionally lacked a social religious organisation while traditional patriarchal religion lacked an ideological doctrine.

Practices

Chinese folk religion
In Chinese folk religion, a person is often thought to have multiple souls, categorized as hun and po, commonly associated with yang and yin, respectively. Upon death, hun and po separate. Generally, the former ascends into heaven and the latter descends into the earth and/or resides within a spirit tablet; however, beliefs concerning the number and nature of souls vary. In accordance with these traditional beliefs, various practices have arisen to address the perceived needs of the deceased.

Mourning
The mourning of a loved one usually involves elaborate rituals, which vary according to region and sect. The intensity of the mourning is thought to reflect the quality of relationship one had with the deceased. From the time of Confucius until the 20th century, a three-year mourning period was often prescribed, mirroring the first three years in a child's life when they are utterly dependent upon and loved unconditionally by their parents. These mourning practices would often include wearing sackcloth or simple garb, leaving hair unkempt, eating a restricted diet of congee two times a day, living in a mourning shack placed beside the house, and moaning in pain at certain intervals of the day. It is said, that after the death of Confucius his followers engaged in this three-year mourning period to symbolize their commitment to his teachings.

Funeral rites

Funerals are considered to be a part of the normal process of family life, serving as a cornerstone in inter-generational traditions. The primary goals, regardless of religious beliefs, are to demonstrate obeisance and provide comfort for the deceased. Other goals include: to protect the descendants of the deceased from malevolent spirits and to ensure the proper separation and direction of the deceased's soul into the afterlife.

Some common elements of Chinese funerals include the expression of grief through prolonged, often exaggerated, wailing; the wearing of white mortuary clothes by the family of the deceased; a ritual washing of the corpse, followed by its attiring in grave clothes; the transfer of symbolic goods such as money and food from the living to the dead; the preparation and installation of a spirit tablet or the use of a personator, often symbolic. Sometimes, ritual specialists such as Taoist priests or Buddhist monks would be hired to perform specific rites, often accompanied by the playing of music or chanting of scripture to drive away evil spirits.

Burial

Burial is often delayed according to wealth; the coffin would remain in the main room of the family home until it has been properly prepared for burial. More traditionally, this delay is pre-determined according to social status: the corpse of a king or emperor would be held in abeyance for seven months; magnates, five; other officers, three; commoners, one.

In some instances, a "lucky burial" can take place several years after the burial. The bones are dug up, washed, dried, and stored in an earthenware jar. After a period of storage, the contents are then interred in their final resting place in a location selected by an augur to optimize the flow of qi. A bad qi flow could result in a disgruntled spirit who could possibly haunt their descendants.

The deceased would often be buried with sacrifices, typically things one was thought to be in need of in the afterlife. This was done as a symbolic demonstration of filial piety or grandeur. For the wealthy and powerful, bronze vessels, oracle bones, and human or animal sacrifices often accompanied the deceased into the grave. More common sacrifices included candles and incense, as well as offerings of wine and food.

Continued obeisance
After the funeral, families often install an ancestral tablet at a household altar alongside other deceased ancestors. This act symbolically unifies the ancestors and honors the family lineage. Incense is lit before the altar daily, significant announcements are made before them, and offerings such as favorite foods, beverages, and spirit money are given bi-monthly and on special occasions, such as during the Qingming Festival and Zhong Yuan Festival.

Prayer was usually performed at the household altar in a separate room containing the po of their ancestors. The eldest male would speak to the altar on a regular basis. In some belief systems where special powers are ascribed to the deceased, he may supplicate the spirit to bless the family.

Modern times
When a family member dies in modern China and Taiwan, they are given various kinds of rewards such as "a toothbrush, money, food, water", "a credit card and[/or] a computer."

Taoism
Some Taoists practiced ancestor veneration and beseeched ancestors, multiple ancestors, and pantheons of ancestors to aid them in life and/or abolish their sins.

See also
 Chinese spiritual world concepts
 Ghosts in Chinese culture
 Joss paper
 Jongmyo (shrine)
 Religious Confucianism
 Sacrifice to Heaven
 Patriarchal System
 Chinese folk religion
 Unity of Heaven and humanity
 Zhizha and Religious goods store

References

Citations

Sources

 Zhuo Xinping, "Spiritual Accomplishment in Confucianism and Spiritual Transcendence in Christianity," in

Practices in Chinese folk religion
Buddhism in China
Shamanism in China
Veneration of the dead
Filial piety
Religious policy in China
Confucian rites


Narta Lagoon () is a lagoon of the Adriatic Sea on the Mediterranean Sea in the central coast of Albania. The lagoon extends north of the Bay of Vlorë on the eastern shore of the Strait of Otranto and is separated from the sea by a narrow littoral strip, consisting of an alluvial dune. It has a surface area of  with a maximal depth of .

It is situated within the boundaries of the Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape and has been recognised as an important Bird and Plant Area of international importance. As of May 2020, it is home to 3,000 flamingos. It is formed by the constant accumulation of solid flow of the Vjosa River, which originates within the Pindus Mountains close to the border between Albania and Greece.

The lagoon is named after the village of Nartë, which is found on the lagoon's southern shores. Within the lagoon, there are two islands located,
with Zvërnec Island being the largest. A wooden footbridge connects mainland to the island, where a 13th-century monastery is located. At least 34,800 wintering birds can be counted on the lagoon.

See also

 Geography of Albania
 Protected areas of Albania
 Vjosa-Narta Protected Landscape
 Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast
 Important Bird Areas of Albania

References

Narta
Wetlands of Albania
Geography of Vlorë County
Tourist attractions in Vlorë County
Important Bird Areas of Albania
Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast


Kenji Comes Home is a 1949 documentary film produced by Paul F. Heard. Written and directed by Charles F. Schwep, it was filmed on location in Japan and employed native actors. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

References

External links

1949 films
1949 documentary films
American documentary films
American black-and-white films
Black-and-white documentary films
Films shot in Japan
1940s English-language films
1940s American films


The Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008 (SAJA) () was introduced on August 1, 2008, by Senators Barack Obama, Edward Kennedy and Robert Casey. The bill was an attempt to ensure that returning reservists keep their jobs and employment benefits as required under current law. The bill was referred to committee and failed to become law in the 110th Congress.

Specifically, SAJA would have made it easier for servicemembers to obtain justice when their employment rights are violated by prohibiting employers from requiring servicemembers to give up their ability to enforce their rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) in court in order to get or keep a job. It also would have added minimum liquidated damages for willful violations and punitive damages for violations committed with malice.

SAJA was an attempt by its supporters to restore what they believe was the original intent of Congress to protect servicemembers under USERRA by making it clear that USERRA prohibits employers from paying lower wages to servicemembers simply because of their status as a servicemember, veteran, or applicant to be a servicemember.

References

External links
 Servicemember's Access to Justice Act

Proposed legislation of the 110th United States Congress
United States federal labor legislation


Herbert Crossthwaite (4 April 1887 – 20 May 1944) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Blackpool, Fulham and Birmingham in the Football League and for Exeter City in the Southern League.

Sporting career

Crossthwaite played football for Preston Post Office before signing amateur forms with Football League First Division club Preston North End, but made no senior appearances for that club. Having turned professional, he did play one match in the Football League for their West Lancashire rivals Blackpool, in the Second Division away to Gainsborough Trinity on 29 September 1906. Crossthwaite joined Fulham for a £15 fee ahead of the 1907–08 season, and made two more Second Division appearances in the second half of that campaign, standing in for first-choice goalkeeper Leslie Skene on each occasion. He was retained for 1908–09, but took no further part in the first team, and signed for Southern League club Exeter City in 1909. He missed only one Southern League match in the 1909–10 season.

He then moved to Birmingham, joined the police, and was reinstated as an amateur. He returned to football with Birmingham in 1911, for which he played 49 Second Division games, most of which came in a spell from October 1912 to New Year's Day 1914. He later signed for Stoke, before retiring from the game in around 1915.

After retiring as a player, he became a referee, and officiated in matches up to Football League level. He was also a competent sprinter, despite being a heavy man, and was for many years actively involved with the charity sports meetings organised by the Birmingham police.

Personal life

Herbert Crossthwaite was born on 4 April 1887 in Preston, Lancashire, to Thomas Crossthwaite, a general labourer, and his wife Esther, a cotton operative. The 1901 United Kingdom Census records him as a postal telegraph messenger. He married Agnes Carter in 1909, and the couple had two children, Ann and Herbert.

Crossthwaite joined the Birmingham City Police in September 1910, giving his previous occupation as that of postman. His police file describes him as  tall, of dark complexion with dark brown hair and eyes. He was promoted to sergeant in 1917 and to inspector in 1925, spending much of his career serving in the Chief Constable's office, specialising in entertainment tax enforcement before such work was taken over by the Inland Revenue. He was a recipient of the King's Silver Jubilee Medal in 1935, and retired from the police later that year having completed his 25 years' service.

The 1939 Register finds him living with his family in the Erdington district of Birmingham and working part-time as a nightwatchman. On 20 May 1944, at the age of 57, he collapsed and died in Erdington.

A cousin, Harry Crossthwaite, played League football for Stockport County and Stoke.

References

Sources

1887 births
1944 deaths
Footballers from Preston, Lancashire
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Preston North End F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Fulham F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Birmingham City F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Birmingham City Police


The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) is a United States-based private, non-profit trade association representing more than 1,300 private and public for-profit companies – ranging from small, family-owned businesses to multi-national corporations—operating at more than 6,000 facilities in the United States and 40 countries worldwide. Its membership is made up of manufacturers and processors, brokers and industrial consumers of scrap commodities, including ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper, electronics, rubber, plastics, glass and textiles. ISRI's associate members include equipment and service providers to the scrap recycling industry. Manufacturers and sellers of equipment and services—such as shredders, balers, cranes, cargo transporters, computer systems and more—also promote the scrap recycling industry through their membership in ISRI.

ISRI advocates for safety and responsibility in many different areas of the scrap recycling industry – metals theft, electronics recycling, occupational safety and regulatory compliance of its members. The organization also publishes periodic research on the recycling industry.

The trade organization operates many regional chapters, policy and networking events and an annual convention and exposition, the largest gathering of recyclers in the world each year.

With a motto of the “Voice of the Recycling Industry,” ISRI promotes public awareness of the value and importance of recycling to the production of the world’s goods and services, along with the positive environmental benefits derived from scrap recycling. As part of this effort, ISRI advocates on behalf of the industry before the U.S. Congress, federal and state agencies, state governments and international bodies to help ensure the free and fair trade of scrap commodities globally.

ISRI also educates the public about how the scrap recycling industry is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges of today’s world — a leading economic engine for the world providing real solutions that help protect and sustain the earth’s environment.

Metals theft
ISRI operates a free web-based alert system seeking to connect law enforcement communities and scrap yard operators in the investigation and prevention of materials theft. This service, Scrap Theft Alert, is online at www.scraptheftalert.com. Law enforcement officials can post information about stolen scrap materials, or materials that have been stolen by thieves that could be sold for scrap. The reports are turned into alerts that are then broadcast over the Internet to all member scrap yards within a 200-mile radius.

Electronics recycling

Electronic scrap recycling is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing segments of the scrap recycling industry and generated an estimated revenue of more than $5.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2010, employed more than 30,000 full-time employees in the private sector and when non-profit organizations are included, more than 45,000 people; and collected and processed domestically more than 3.5 million of used and end-of-life electronics. These figures are up, ISRI reports, from up from less than $1 billion in economic impact, 6,000 full-time employees and processing output  in 2002.

ISRI, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, industry representatives and other stakeholders, helped develop the  Responsible Recycling certification standard for Electronics Recyclers, (R2), an environmental safety standard that seeks to implement environmental, health and safety regulations for electronics recyclers in the absence of regulation in the U.S.

Companies certified to the standard agree to meet and maintain specific health and safety requirements in the process of dismantling and recycling scrap electronics.

ISRI also developed the RIOS standard to help improve the recycling industry overall and is available to any recycler, not just electronics recyclers.

Recycling industry jobs

ISRI produces periodic reports detailing information on the state of the U.S. scrap recycling industry. Several recent studies show that the U.S. scrap recycling industry creates and supports hundreds of thousands jobs in the United States and generates billions in revenue for federal, state and local governments across the country.

Currently, the organization estimates 531,500 jobs are supported by the recycling industry in the U.S., and that the industry contributes $110 billion in annual economic benefit.

The organization also tracks jobs created by export of scrap material to overseas markets, where scrap plastics, paper and metal are refined and processed before re-entering the manufacturing stream. According to a study conducted by John Dunham and Associates for ISRI, U.S. scrap exports directly and indirectly support some 160,000 U.S. jobs while having generated an economic impact of $33.11 billion  in 2019, helping the U.S. balance of trade.

References

External links
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Scrap, an IRSI publication

Trade associations based in the United States
Recycling in the United States


The Washington Post Writers Group (WPWG), a division of The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate, is a press syndication service distributing opinion columnists, breaking news, podcasts and video journalism, lifestyle content, and graphics and data visualizations. The service is operated by The Washington Post.

History
The Washington Post Writers Group formed in 1973.

In 2009, the Post dissolved its relationship with the Los Angeles Times (see the Los Angeles Times–Washington Post News Service) and joined with Bloomberg News to form The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News, which provided up to 150 national and international stories plus photos and graphics.

In 2013 the Writers Group was providing syndicated columns, editorial cartoons, features, and comic strips to newspapers, magazines, and other subscribers globally.

The Washington Post Writers Group wound down distributing editorial cartoons and comic strips starting in early 2022; announcing it would finish out any existing contracts. In response, a number of strips left for other syndicates. In addition, a group of the syndicate's editorial cartoonists — including Clay Bennett, Jack Ohman, and Pedro X. Molina — left for Nick Anderson's Counterpoint Media, which launched its own syndication service.

Writers
Writers syndicated by the group include Eugene Robinson, Kathleen Parker, E. J. Dionne, George Will, and Ruth Marcus. The late Charles Krauthammer was also a syndicate member.

Comic strips
The syndicate began distributing comic strips in the early 1970s; its first notable strip was Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County. Long-running strips distributed by the service included Brian Crane's Pickles (1990–2022), Dave Blazek's Loose Parts (1991–2022), and Darrin Bell's strips Rudy Park (2001–2018) and  Candorville (2003–2022).

Current comic strips
 the Washington Post was syndicating:
Fort Knox by Paul Jon Boscacci (launched in 2009)
 Reply All and Reply All Lite by Donna A. Lewis (launched February 28, 2011)

Comic strips formerly distributed
 12:01 by Thomas Boldt (May 1999–c. 1999)
Barney & Clyde by Gene Weingarten, Dan Weingarten, and David Clark (2010–2023; moved to Counterpoint Media)
Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed (1980–1989)
Candorville by Darrin Bell (2003–2022; moved to King Features Syndicate)
Home and Away by Steve Sicula (2003–2015)
Little Dog Lost by Steve Boreman (March 26, 2007–July 24, 2016)
Loose Parts by Dave Blazek (September 25, 2014–May 31, 2022; moved to Andrews McMeel Syndication) — originally acquired from Tribune Media Services (which had acquired it from the Los Angeles Times Syndicate)
 Middle Ages by Ron Jaudon (January 7, 1985–December 10, 1985)
Mike du Jour by Mike Lester (2012–2022; moved to Andrews McMeel)
 Out of the Gene Pool / Single and Looking by Matt Janz (2001–2008)
Outland by Berkeley Breathed (1989-1995)
Opus by Berkeley Breathed (2003–2008)
Pickles by Brian Crane (1990–2022; moved to Andrews McMeel)
 Red and Rover by Brian Basset (2000–2010; moved to Universal Uclick/Andrews McMeel, where it continues to the present)
Rudy Park by Darrin Bell (c. 2011–2018; acquired from United Features Syndicate, where it launched in 2001)
 Safe Havens by Bill Holbrook (1988–1992; moved to King Features Syndicate, where it continues to the present)
 Stitches by Jeff Danziger (April 1997–c. 1998)
Watch Your Head by Cory Thomas (2006–2014)

See also
 Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service

References

External links

The Washington Post
Comic strip syndicates
News agencies based in the United States
Organizations established in 1973
1973 establishments in the United States


Three hundred and twenty-two Guggenheim Fellowships were awarded in 1958. $1,412,000 in funds was disbursed.

1958 U.S. and Canadian Fellows

1958 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows

See also
 Guggenheim Fellowship
 List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1957
 List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1959

References

1958
1958 awards


Sinbad or The Maid of Balsora is a musical with music composed by W. H. Batchelor and a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith.

The original production opened on June 11, 1891, in Chicago and starred Eddie Foy.  It was produced by David Henderson, whose company was then known as the American Extravaganza Company.

Original cast
In order of appearance:
 Fanny Ward as Cupid
 Ida Mulle as Ninetta
 Louise Eissing as Sinbad
 Harry Norman as Snarleyow
 Herbert Gresham as Count Spaghetti
 Fanny Duball as School mistress
 Eddie Foy as Fresco
 Arthur Dunn as Old Man of the Sea

Songs
 "He Never Came Back"
 "That's What The Wild Waves Are Saying"
 "Money"
 "Lullaby of the Waves"
 "The Bogie Man"
 "The Sights That I Saw On The Big Ferris Wheel"
 "Wedding Bells"
 "Oh! What a Diff'rence in the Morning" (interpolated by Frank Norman)
 Adieu' Said Marjorie"

Notes

References

1891 musicals


Wild America may represent:

 Wild America (TV series), a science TV series focusing on animal life
 Wild America (film), a 1997 film
 Wild America (album), an album by the rock group Tora Tora
 "Wild America", a song by Iggy Pop off his American Caesar album


The Royal Coachman is an artificial fly that has been tied as a wet fly, dry fly and streamer pattern.  Today, the Royal Coachman and its variations are tied mostly as dry flies and fished floating on the water surface.  It is a popular and widely used pattern for freshwater game fish, particularly trout and grayling. Large streamer versions are also used for winter steelhead and Atlantic salmon.

In Royal CoachmanThe Lore and Legends of Fly-Fishing (1999) Paul Schullery describes the Royal Coachman:

Origin
The Royal Coachman was first tied as a traditional winged wet fly and is a derivative of the Coachman wet fly.  Mary Orvis Marbury in her Favorite Flies and Their Histories (1892) tells the story of its creation as follows:
The Royal Coachman was first made in 1878 by John Haily, a professional fly-dresser living in New York City. In writing of other matters, he inclosed [sic] a sample of this fly for us to see, saying: "A gentleman wanted me to tie some Coachmen for him to take up into the north woods, and to make them extra strong, so I have tied them with a little band of silk in the middle, to prevent the peacock bodies from fraying out. I have also added a tail of the barred feathers of the wood-duck, and I think it makes a very handsome fly." A few evenings later, a circle of us were together "disputing the fly question," one of the party claiming that numbers were "quite as suitable to designate the flies as so many nonsensical names." The others did not agree with him, but he said: "What can you do? Here is a fly intended to be a Coachman, yet it is not the true Coachman; it is quite unlike it, and what can you call it?" Mr. L. C. Orvis, brother of Mr. Charles Orvis, who was present, said: "Oh, that is easy enough; call it the Royal Coachman, it is so finely dressed!" And this name in time came to be known and used by all who are familiar with the fly.

The Royal Coachman pattern is one of the very few patterns that appeared in Marbury's work that is still being tied and fished today in some form or another.

Imitates

The Royal Coachman and its derivatives are considered attractor patterns, or as Dave Hughes in Trout FliesThe Tier's Reference (1999) calls themsearching patternsas they do not resemble any specific insect or baitfish. Early in the 20th century, Theodore Gordon once was of the opinion that the Royal Coachman resembled some form of flying ant, while in the 1950s, Preston Jennings, a noted fly tier and angler thought the Royal Coachman resembled Isonychia mayflies.

Materials
The distinguishing features of any Royal Coachman or its derivatives are the peacock herl body partitioned with red silk or floss, a white wing and brown or red-brown hackle. Depending on whether the fly is tied as a dry fly, wet fly or streamer the white wing can be made with white duck quill, bucktail, calf tail, hen neck, hackle points or other white material. Tailing has varied over the years from the original wood duck flank to include golden pheasant tippet, brown or red hackle, moose, elk and deer hair.

Variations and sizes
There are many variations on the original Royal Coachman.  Typically dry fly variations are tied on hook sizes 10–16, wet fly versions on hook sizes 8–14  and streamer versions on hook sizes 1 to 8.  Commonly named variations include:
 Royal Trude – a down hair wing dry fly
 Royal Coachman Bucktail – a hair wing streamer pattern
 Royal Coachman Streamer – a feather wing streamer pattern
 Fanwing Royal Coachman – a dry fly
 Royal Wulff – a hair wing dry fly
 Royal Humpy – a hair bodied dry fly
 Royal Sakasa Kebari – a reverse tied soft hackled tenkara wet fly

References

External links
 Royal Coachman Wet on Flyanglersonline
 Fanwing Royal Coachman on Flyanglersonline
 Hair-wing Royal Coachman on Flyanglersonline
 Royal Coachman Dry Fly

Dry fly patterns
Wet fly patterns
Streamer patterns


Osama Hussain (), is a Kuwaiti football Right-back, centre-back.  Osama finished his career at Al Arabi.  He retired in 30/5/2002 in (Kuwait×Iran) Match which was finished (1-3) for Iran.

Al Arabi
He Joined Al Arabi in 1984, first he played in Al Arabi U14. After that when he grow up and reach 16 years he was able to play for Al Arabi first team. He played his first match against Al Kuwait when he was 16, and he scored his first goal against Al Salmiya in 1987.

National team
In 1990 Luiz Felipe Scolari choose him to Kuwait national football team when he was 18. he played in The Gulf Cup, AFC Asian Cup, Olympic Games and the Asian Games.  He played 95 matches with Kuwait.  He retired in 30/5/2002 against Iran national football team in a match which was finished (1-3) for Iran.

He competed for Kuwait at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

References

External links

1970 births
Living people
Kuwaiti men's footballers
Olympic footballers for Kuwait
Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
Kuwait men's international footballers
Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players
Men's association football defenders
Asian Games competitors for Kuwait
Kuwait Premier League players


Indoor athletics at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games was held in Macau East Asian Games Dome, Macau, China from 30 October to 1 November 2007.

Medalists

Men

Women

Medal table

Results

Men

60 m
30 October

Round 1

Semifinals

Final

400 m

Round 1
30 October

Semifinals
31 October

Final
31 October

800 m

Round 1
31 October

Final
1 November

1500 m

Round 1
30 October

Final
31 October

3000 m
1 November

60 m hurdles

Round 1
31 October

Final
1 November

4 × 400 m relay

Round 1
31 October

Final
1 November

High jump

Qualifying
30 October

Final
1 November

Pole vault
30 October

Long jump
31 October

Triple jump
1 November

Shot put
1 November

Heptathlon
31 October – 1 November

Women

60 m
30 October

Round 1

Final

400 m

Round 1
30 October

Final
31 October

800 m

Round 1
31 October

Final
1 November

1500 m
31 October

3000 m
1 November

60 m hurdles
30 October

4 × 400 m relay

1 November

High jump
31 October

Pole vault

31 October

Long jump
1 November

Triple jump
30 October

Shot put
31 October

Pentathlon
30 October

References
 2007 Asian Indoor Games official website
Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-10-30). Francis secures 60m title in 6.54 – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, 1st Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-10-31). Asian champion Paulose heads Indian success - Asian Indoor Games, 2nd day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.
Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-11-01). Kazakh quartet betters Asian relay record – 2nd Asian Indoor Games, Final day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-18.

2007 Asian Indoor Games events
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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hinchinbrook.

  was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1744 that the French captured in 1746.
  was a 14-gun brig, previously named Britannia and then the privateer American Tartar. The Royal Navy captured her in 1777, used her as a slop ship from 1780 and sold her in 1783. She then became the mercantile , which primarily served as a Greenland whaler until two French frigates captured and burnt her in 1806.
  was a 12-gun sloop in service in 1778 that the Americans captured that year at the Frederica naval action.
  was a 28-gun sixth rate, previously the French merchant vessel Astree. She was captured in 1778 and foundered in 1782, but with no loss of life.

Notes

Royal Navy ship names


Xhafzotaj (IPA: /d͡ʒafzotaj/) is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shijak. The population at the 2011 census was 12,381.

The area around Xhafzotaj is very flat. The main road from Durrës to Tirana crossed the municipality while today the road leads mostly along the highway that bypasses the town to the northwest. Once a highly agricultural area, now the region is an important center of industry and trade in the Tirana-Durrës region.

References

Administrative units of Shijak
Former municipalities in Durrës County
Villages in Durrës County
Populated places disestablished in 2015


Peter Shire (born 1947) is a Los Angeles-based artist.  Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland. His work includes a sculpture in Elysian Park to honor the work done by Grace Simons and Peter Glass which kept the park open as green space.

Shire has been associated with the Memphis Group of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the 1984 Summer Olympics with the American Institute of Architects, and has designed public sculptures in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles.

In 2019, Shire's work was showcased at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, Arizona.

Further reading
A Neglected History: 20th Century American Craft. New York, New York: American Craft Museum, 1990.
Clark, Garth. American Ceramics 1907–Present. New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987.
Domergue, Denise. Artists Design Furniture. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984.
Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. 1000 Chairs. Italy: Taschen, 2000.
Herman, Lloyd E. Art that Works. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1990.
Horn, Richard. Memphis: Objects, Furniture, and Patterns. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1983.
Radice, Barbara. Memphis. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1984.
Taragin, Davara S. Contemporary Crafts and Saxe Collection, The Toledo Museum of Oranges. New York, New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1993.
Tempest in a Teapot: The Ceramic Art of Peter Shire. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991.

References

External links
Peter Shire biography and list of exhibitions
Memphis-Milano design by Shire

1947 births
Living people
American artists
Artists from California
Public art
Art in Greater Los Angeles


The Titan: Story of Michelangelo is a 1950 German documentary film about the painter and sculptor Michelangelo. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

The film was a re-edited version of a German/Swiss film of 1938 originally titled Michelangelo: Life of a Titan, directed by Curt Oertel. The re-edited version featured a new English narration by Fredric March and a musical score onto a shorter edit of the existing film. The new credits include Richard Lyford as director and Robert Snyder as producer. The film was edited by Lyford. The Academy Film Archive preserved The Titan in 2005.

Cast
 Fredric March as himself/narrator

References

External links

The Titan: Story of Michelangelo at Masters & Masterworks Productions, founded by Robert Snyder

1950 films
1950 documentary films
German documentary films
Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners
Black-and-white documentary films
Films directed by Robert Flaherty
Films directed by Richard Lyford
Documentary films about painters
Michelangelo
German black-and-white films
Alternative versions of films
1950s English-language films
1950s German films


Urogenital tuberculosis is a form of tuberculosis that affects the urogenital system.

Symptoms
Persistent cystitis, unresponsive to antibiotics.
Urinary frequency
Dysuria
Loin discomfort
Malaise and general symptoms of tuberculosis
Ulcer

However, the infection arises insidiously, being  potentially asymptomatic for a long period of time.

Other signs
Pus cells and red cells in the urine, but no bacterial growth on routine bacterial culture
Painless intermittent microscopic haematuria
A painless, non-tender, irregular, and sometimes fluctuating mass on one side of the scrotum.

Complications
Urogenital tuberculosis may cause strictures of the ureter, which, however, may heal when infection is treated.

Pathogenesis
The infection may affect the kidneys, ureter and bladder and may cause significant damage to each.

Epidemiology
It usually strikes young adults with tuberculosis in other places of the body as well. It is common in Asia, but less common in sub-Saharan Africa.

References

Bacterial diseases


Haslar Immigration Removal Centre (formerly known as Haslar Prison) was an immigration detention centre, located in Haslar (near Gosport), Hampshire, England. The centre was operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. The centre closed in 2016 with the Ministry of Justice planning to retain the site for use as a prison – plans which were later scrapped. In September 2022, the Guardian reported that Haslar immigration removal centre would reopen in late 2023.

History
The establishment was previously known as HM Detention Centre Haslar (from 1962-1989) housing young male offenders. However, from 1989 Haslar started exclusively holding foreign national prisoners.

In February 2002, Haslar was redesignated as a Removal Centre and began operating under Detention Centre rules. Haslar held those detained by UK Visas and Immigration during documentation procedures and during the process of removal or deportation. Only detainees awaiting deportation or appealing against their immigration status were held at Haslar. The vast majority of the population were ex-foreign national prisoners who had either completed their sentence or had their sentence "cut short" to speed up the deportation process.

The detention centre closed in June 2015, and all remaining detainees were moved elsewhere. On 3 November 2016, the Ministry of Justice announced that the Centre would not be reopening.

However, in June 2022 the government announced the reopening of Campsfield House immigration removal centre in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, and news emerged in September 2022 that Haslar immigration removal centre would reopen in late 2023.

On 28 October 2022, 22 MPs from the Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party, Plaid Cymru, Labour Party, Green Party and an independent MP tabled a motion to protest the reopening of these two sites, which would increase the detention estate by 33% at a cost of £339 million. They expressed concern that this reversed the government’s previous commitment to reducing the size and use of the immigration detention estate, made following Stephen Shaw’s independent review of immigration detention in 2016 commissioned by the Home Office.

References

External links

 Ministry of Justice pages on Haslar Immigration Removal Centre
 IRC Haslar - HM Inspectorate of Prisons Reports

Immigration detention centres and prisons in England
Buildings and structures in Hampshire
2015 disestablishments in England
1989 in British politics
1989 establishments in England
2015 in British politics


Scandalo is the Italian word for scandal. It may also refer to:

Scandalo album by Gianna Nannini
Scandalo or Submission, 1976 film

See also

 Scandale (disambiguation)
 Scandal (disambiguation)


William McPherson (March 16, 1933 – March 28, 2017) was an American writer and journalist. He is the author of two novels, Testing the Current and To the Sargasso Sea, and many articles, essays, and book reviews. McPherson was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1977.

Life
William Alexander McPherson was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, the third son of Harold Agnew McPherson, an executive of Union Carbide Corporation, and of his wife Ruth Brubaker. He lived in Washington, D.C., and New York City for most of his life and spent several years in Romania. He attended the University of Michigan (1951–1955), Michigan State University (1956–1958) and George Washington University (1960–1962) without taking a degree. In 1959, he married Elizabeth Mosher, with whom he had a daughter, Jane, in 1963. In 1979, McPherson and Mosher divorced.

Career
In 1958, McPherson began his professional career as a copy boy for the Washington Post, becoming a staff writer a few months later. He remained at the Post until 1966, when he became a senior editor at William Morrow & Company in New York. Three years later, at the behest of Ben Bradlee, executive editor of the Washington Post, McPherson returned to the Post, first as daily book editor and then, when the Sunday Book World came under the sole ownership of the Washington Post, as Book World's first editor, a post he held from 1972 to 1978. He later moved to the editorial page where he wrote a weekly op-ed column, selected the letters to the editor, and was a member of the editorial board. Before and after leaving the Post in 1987, he worked as a freelance writer and journalist, taught writing and criticism at American University in Washington, D.C., and lectured at various colleges and universities in the United States and abroad, including Columbia University, the University of Oklahoma, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course.

McPherson's first novel, Testing the Current, was published in 1984 to wide acclaim. Russell Banks wrote in the New York Times Book Review, "William McPherson's first novel is an extraordinarily intelligent, powerful and, I believe, permanent contribution to the literature of family, childhood and memory." The New York Times named Testing the Current one of 1984's "Notable Books of the Year". McPherson's second novel, To the Sargasso Sea, explores the adult life of the first novel's child protagonist. New York Review Books Classics republished Testing the Current in January 2013.

McPherson moved to Romania shortly after the execution of communist dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu and spent most of the next seven years exploring and writing about Romania for Granta, the Wilson Quarterly, the Washington Post, and Slate. McPherson also contributed to The New Republic, The Nation, The New Yorker, the International Herald Tribune, and Life, among other periodicals.

In 2014, McPherson wrote about how he was living in relative poverty, after spending his inheritances and losing money in the stock market.

McPherson died March 28, 2017, at a hospice center in Washington of complications from congestive heart failure and pneumonia.

Selected bibliography
;
 The Best of Granta Reportage (Bill Buford, editor, 1993)
 The Best of Granta'' (Ian Jack, editor, 1998)

Work Online
 "Today in Bucharest," an article in The Washington Post, June 1990
 "The Transylvania Tangle," an essay in The Wilson Quarterly, Winter 1994
 "A Weeklong Electronic Journal," a series in Slate, May 1997
 "A Balkan Comedy," an essay in The Wilson Quarterly, Summer 1997
 "Falling" an essay in The Hedgehog Review, Fall 2014

References

External links
McPherson's blog at Tumblr

1933 births
2017 deaths
People from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
American literary critics
20th-century American novelists
American male novelists
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism winners
The Washington Post people
Journalists from Michigan
Novelists from Michigan
University of Michigan alumni
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American non-fiction writers
American male non-fiction writers


Reunited with Jimmy Webb 1974–1988 is a compilation album of Glen Campbell recordings of Jimmy Webb songs, released in 1999, by Raven Records. The album contains the complete album Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb (1974) and the Webb compositions from Bloodline (1976), Southern Nights (1977), Highwayman (1979), It's the World Gone Crazy (1981), Still Within the Sound of My Voice (1987), and Light Years (1988).

Track listing
All songs written by Jimmy Webb, except where indicated.
 "Roll Me Easy" (Lowell George) – 2:41
 "Just This One Time" – 3:46
 "You Might as Well Smile" – 3:35
 "Wishing Now" – 3:16
 "About the Ocean" (Susan Webb) – 3:01
 "Ocean in His Eyes" – 3:27
 "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" – 3:07
 "I Keep It Hid" – 3:27
 "Adoration" – 3:16
 "It's a Sin" – 2:24
 "Christian No" – 2:31
 "Early Morning Song" – 3:30
 "Highwayman" – 3:02
 "Love Song" – 3:15
 "In Cars" – 3:02
 "Still Within the Sound of My Voice" – 4:08
 "For Sure, for Certain, Forever, for Always" – 3:16
 "Lightning in a Bottle" – 4:04
 "If These Walls Could Speak" – 2:58
 "More Than Enough" – 2:53
 "Brand New Eyes" – 2:29
 "Light Years" – 3:47
 "Almost Alright Again" – 3:27
 "Our Movie" – 3:33

Production
 Producers – Jimmy Bowen, Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter, Gary Klein, Tom Thacker, Glen Campbell
 Collection compiled by Glenn A. Baker, John Dowler, Peter Shillito, Kevin Mueller
 Artwork – Greg Klein, Alan Duffy
 Photographs – The Glenn A. Baker Archives
 Made in Australia by Raven Records

References

1999 compilation albums
Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen
Glen Campbell compilation albums


Patrick "Pat" MacAdam (15 September 1934 – 19 May 2015) was a Canadian writer and longtime Conservative Party insider born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. He died in Ottawa on 19 May 2015 after a years long battle with cancer.

Early and political life
MacAdam attended St. Francis Xavier University, in Antigonish, Nova Scotia from 1952 until 1956. He served as the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Xaverian Weekly in 1955, the same year he met longtime friend Brian Mulroney when Mulroney was a freshman and MacAdam was a senior.

MacAdam would serve as a political advisor to Mulroney during his term as Prime Minister of Canada, taking a job at the High Commission of Canada in London. After Mulroney's term ended in 1993, MacAdam was accused of tax evasion, and eventually convicted in 1997.

Writing
In addition to a weekly column in the Ottawa Sun, MacAdam wrote several books:
 The record speaks! (1961)
 Unbelievable Canadian War Stories (2006)
 "Big Cy" and Other Characters: Pat MacAdam's Cape Breton (2006), nominated for a Stephen Leacock Award in 2007.
 Gold Medal Misfits (2007)
 Mulroney's Man: Memoirs and Misadventures of an Ottawa Insider (2008)

References

 John Sawatsky, Mulroney: The Politics of Ambition (Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1991). An early chapter on Mulroney's freshman year at StFX in 1955 talks about his friendship with Pat MacAdam, then editor-in-chief of the Xaverian.

Canadian non-fiction writers
St. Francis Xavier University alumni
1934 births
2015 deaths


The Talloires Declaration on the Civic Roles and Social Responsibilities of Higher Education is a document which commits its university signatories to expanding and strengthening their civic engagement and social responsibility work through teaching, learning, research, and service.

History of the Talloires Declaration

In September 2005, President Lawrence Bacow of Tufts University convened the Talloires Conference 2005, at Tufts University's European Center in Talloires, France. This conference was the first international gathering of the heads of universities devoted to strengthening the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education. The meeting brought together 29 university presidents, rectors, and vice chancellors from 23 countries.

The conference gave rise to the Talloires Declaration on the Civic Roles and Social Responsibilities of Higher Education. All signatories of the Declaration have committed their institutions to educating for social responsibility and civic engagement, and to strengthening the application of university resources to the needs of local and global communities.  As of July 2012, 247 colleges and universities have signed the Declaration.  By signing the Declaration, these institutions have joined the Talloires Network, an association of institutions committed to promoting the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education.

Text of the Talloires Declaration on the Civic Roles and Social Responsibilities of Higher Education

In this century of change, we note with optimism that access to university education is increasing, that one-half of the students enrolled in institutions of higher education live in developing nations, and that the number of university students worldwide is expected to double between 2000 and 2025. The potential for social participation by students young and old, now and in the years to come, is massive. The extent to which this potential can be realized will depend on universities worldwide mobilizing students, faculty, staff and citizens in programs of mutual benefit.

We are dedicated to strengthening the civic role and social responsibility of our institutions. We pledge to promote shared and universal human values, and the engagement by our institutions within our communities and with our global neighbors. We urge the one hundred million university students, and the many millions of faculty, staff, alumni and members of governing bodies throughout the world to join us in these initiatives.

We believe that higher education institutions exist to serve and strengthen the society of which they are part. Through the learning, values and commitment of faculty, staff and students, our institutions create social capital, preparing students to contribute positively to local, national and global communities. Universities have the responsibility to foster in faculty, staff and students a sense of social responsibility and a commitment to the social good, which, we believe, is central to the success of a democratic and just society.

Some of our universities and colleges are older than the nations in which they are located; others are young and emerging; but all bear a special obligation to contribute to the public good, through educating students, expanding access to education, and the creation and timely application of new knowledge. Our institutions recognize that we do not exist in isolation from society, nor from the communities in which we are located. Instead, we carry a unique obligation to listen, understand and contribute to social transformation and development. Higher education must extend itself for the good of society to embrace communities near and far. In doing so, we will promote our core missions of teaching, research and service.

The university should use the processes of education and research to respond to, serve and strengthen its communities for local and global citizenship. The university has a responsibility to participate actively in the democratic process and to empower those who are less privileged. Our institutions must strive to build a culture of reflection and action by faculty, staff and students that infuses all learning and inquiry.

Therefore, we agree to:

 Expand civic engagement and social responsibility programs in an ethical manner, through teaching, research and public service.
 Embed public responsibility through personal example and the policies and practices of our higher education institutions.
 Create institutional frameworks for the encouragement, reward and recognition of good practice in social service by students, faculty, staff and their community partners.
 Ensure that the standards of excellence, critical debate, scholarly research and peer judgment are applied as rigorously to community engagement as they are to other forms of university endeavor.
 Foster partnerships between universities and communities to enhance economic opportunity, empower individuals and groups, increase mutual understanding and strengthen the relevance, reach and responsiveness of university education and research.
 Raise awareness within government, business, media, charitable, not-for-profit and international organizations about contributions of higher education to social advancement and wellbeing. Specifically, establish partnerships with government to strengthen policies that support higher education’s civic and socially responsible efforts. Collaborate with other sectors in order to magnify impacts and sustain social and economic gains for our communities.
 Establish partnerships with primary and secondary schools, and other institutions of further and higher education, so that education for active citizenship becomes an integral part of learning at all levels of society and stages of life.
 Document and disseminate examples of university work that benefit communities and the lives of their members.
 Support and encourage international, regional and national academic associations in their efforts to strengthen university civic engagement efforts and create scholarly recognition of service and action in teaching and research.
 Speak out on issues of civic importance in our communities.
 Establish a steering committee and international networks of higher education institutions to inform and support all their efforts to carry out this Declaration.

We commit ourselves to the civic engagement of our institutions and to that end we establish the Talloires Network, with an open electronic space for the exchange of ideas and understandings and for fostering collective action.

We invite others to join in this Declaration and to collaborate in our civic work.

Original Signatories
  President Gustavo Alvim, Methodist University of Piracicaba, Brazil
 President David Arnold, American University in Cairo, Egypt
 Rector Azyumardi Azra, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Indonesia
 President Lawrence S. Bacow, Tufts University, United States of America
 President Gasim Badri, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan
 Interim Vice-Chancellor Marcus Balintulo, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
 President Aaron Ben-Ze'ev, University of Haifa, Israel
 President Crispin P. Betita, Notre Dame of Marbel University, Philippines
 Vice Chancellor Kerry Cox, University of Ballarat, Australia
 Vice Chancellor Julian Crampton, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
 President John J. DeGioia, Georgetown University, United States of America
 President Emeritus John DiBiaggio, Tufts University, United States of America
 Rector Silvio Israel Feldman, National University of General Sarmiento, Argentina
 President Roderick Floud, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
 President Mark Gearan, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, United States of America
 Vice Chancellor Brenda Gourley, The Open University, United Kingdom
 Former President Sung-Joo Han, Korea University, South Korea
 President Monica Jimenez de la Jara, Catholic University of Temuco, Chile
 Vice Chancellor John Kaburise, University for Development Studies, Ghana
 President Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, Aga Khan University, Pakistan
 Vice Chancellor Mathew L. Luhanga, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
 Rector Radmila Marinkovic-Neducin, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
 President José Ignacio Moreno León, Metropolitan University at Caracas, Venezuela
 President Sari Nusseibeh, Al-Quds University, Palestine
 Vice Chancellor Janice Reid, University of Western Sydney, Australia
 Vice Chancellor Rupa Shah, SNDT Women's University of Mumbai, India
 Vice Rector Bruno Sion, Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon
 Rector Juan Vela Valdés, University of Havana, Cuba
 President Vo-Tong Xuan, An Giang University, Vietnam

References

External links

Talloires Network website:

Works about higher education
Works about academia


Arnaldo Juan Contreras (born September 19, 1951) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. His brief time in Major League Baseball, as well as the majority of his time as a coach, came with the Chicago White Sox. He currently serves as minor league pitching coordinator for the New York Yankees.

Playing career

With the Reds
Contreras was drafted at the age of 17, selected in the 12th round of the 1969 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. He began his career as a starting pitcher, pitching in the Reds' organization for four seasons, never rising above Class A ball.

With the Mets
Following the 1972 season, Contreras was drafted from the Reds by the New York Mets. The Mets moved him steadily up the minor league ladder over the next three seasons, and Contreras reached Triple-A with the Tidewater Tides in 1975. That season, his first full season as a relief pitcher, he posted an impressive 1.95 ERA in 60 innings. Still, the Mets released him during spring training in 1976.

With the Phillies
Ten days after his release by the Mets, Contreras signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He split the next two seasons between the Phillies' Double-A affiliate in Reading and their Triple-A club in Oklahoma City. In 1977, Contreras was moved back into Reading's starting rotation for part of the season, going 6–5 with a 3.23 ERA. Once again, however, Contreras was released during spring training in 1979.

With the White Sox
Contreras signed with the White Sox in May, and was assigned to the Triple-A Iowa Oaks. Once more used mostly as a starter, his numbers were not as impressive in 1979. Although he won more than he lost at 7–6, his ERA shot up to 5.97. He returned to Iowa in 1980, this time posting better numbers (9-7, 4.19 ERA in 20 games, all as a starter), and got his first, and what would prove to be his only, shot at the major leagues.

Although he had been a starter in the minors in 1980, the White Sox used Contreras exclusively as a reliever during his two brief stints in the majors. He appeared in a total of eight games, with no wins or losses and a 5.93 ERA. Contreras was generally used as a mopup man, and the White Sox lost each of the eight games in which Contreras appeared.

Post-major leagues
Contreras returned to the minors for the White Sox, pitching sparingly over the next two seasons for their new Triple-A affiliate, the Edmonton Trappers. Contreras appeared in 11 games in 1981 and just one in 1982. Contreras was out of organized ball for the next several years. He resurfaced in 1989, pitching briefly for the St. Petersburg Pelicans of the short-lived Senior Professional Baseball Association.

Coaching
Following his playing career, Contreras served as a coach in several major league organizations, including a few at the major league level. He was the pitching coach for the New York Yankees in 1995, the Seattle Mariners in 1997–98, and then with the team that gave him his shot at the majors, the White Sox, from 1998 until 2002. In 2005, he returned to the Yankees organization, where he currently serves as their minor league pitching coordinator. He gained recognition for developing pitch count guidelines—styled "Joba rules"—for Joba Chamberlain.

References

External links

1951 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Baseball coaches from Florida
Baseball players from Tampa, Florida
Chicago White Sox coaches
Chicago White Sox players
Edmonton Trappers players
Iowa Oaks players
Key West Conchs players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Major League Baseball pitching coaches
New York Yankees coaches
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Raleigh-Durham Triangles players
Reading Phillies players
Seattle Mariners coaches
Sioux Falls Packers players
Tampa Tarpons (1957–1987) players
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South America has historically seen a relatively modest demand for skyscrapers, with the majority of the continent's tallest buildings being residential. Office buildings have not historically been built taller than residential buildings in the region, though this scenario may well change in the next decades, as South America has been experiencing substantial economic growth.

Most of the continent's high-rises are in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Venezuela, with the tallest buildings being located in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Balneário Camboríu, Santiago, Bogotá, Cartagena, and Caracas, all of which (except Balneário Camboríu) are one of the biggest financial centres of these countries.

History
The first skyscrapers of at least  height in South America were built in the 1920s, and included the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Palacio Barolo in Buenos Aires, and the Palacio Salvo in Montevideo. Martinelli was not only the first, but the tallest skyscraper of South America until being surpassed by the Altino Arantes Building, also in São Paulo, in 1947.

Many of the tallest buildings in South America are located in central business districts that emerged as early as the 19th century, or in office parks developed during the second half of the 20th century. Some of the most notable include Catalinas Norte and Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires); along the Centro Empresarial Nações Unidas and the Central Zone of São Paulo (São Paulo); Sanhattan (Santiago); and Parque Central Complex (Caracas).

Tallest buildings

See also

 List of tallest buildings in Argentina
 List of tallest buildings in Bolivia
 List of tallest buildings in Brazil
 List of tallest buildings in Chile
 List of tallest buildings in Colombia
 List of tallest buildings in Ecuador
 List of tallest buildings in Paraguay
 List of tallest buildings in Peru
 List of tallest buildings in Uruguay
 List of tallest buildings in Venezuela
 List of tallest buildings in Latin America

References

External links

Tallest buildings


Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and Response System (MARS) was a security monitoring tool for network devices.  Together with the Cisco Security Manager (CSM) product, MARS made up the two primary components of the Cisco Security Management Suite.

MARS was an appliance-based solution that provided insight and control of existing security deployments. It could monitor security events and information from a wide variety of sources, including third-party devices and hosts. The correlation engine in MARS could identify anomalous behavior and security threats and could use large amounts of information collected for forensics analysis and compliance reporting.

Features

 Learns the topology, configuration and behavior of your environment
 Automatically updates knowledge of new Cisco IPS signatures, for up to the minute reporting on your environment
 Promotes awareness of environmental anomalies with network behavior analysis using NetFlow and syslog
 Provides simple access to audit compliance reports with more than 150 ready-to-use customizable reports
 Makes precise recommendations for threat mitigation, including the ability to visualize the attack path and identify the source of the threat with detailed topological graphs that simplify security response at Layer 2 and Layer 3
 Integrates with the Cisco Security Manager to correlate security events with the configured firewall rules and intrusion prevention system (IPS) signatures that can affect the security event.

Supported Types

MARS centrally aggregates logs and events from a wide range of popular devices:

 network devices (such as routers and switches)
 security devices and applications (such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems vulnerability scanners, and antivirus software)
 hosts (such as Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems Solaris, and Linux syslog)
 server-based applications (such as databases, Web servers, and authentication servers)
 Note: Web logging is only supported on hosts running Microsoft IIS on Windows, Apache on Solaris or Linux, or iPlanet on Solaris.
 Note: Hosts running Microsoft IIS on Windows need to run InterSect Alliance SNARE for IIS, from which MARS receives web log data.
 network traffic (such as Cisco NetFlow).

References

External links

 Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System product page

Cisco products


Chin chin is a fried snack in West Africa.

Chin Chin or variants may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment
 Chin Chin (album), by Skunkhour, 1997
 "Chin chin el teporocho" 1976 film directed by Gabriel Retes.
 Chin-Chin, a 1914–15 Broadway musical starring David C. Montgomery and Fred Stone
 Qinqin, a plucked Chinese lute
 Tchin-Tchin, also known as Chin-Chin, a 1959 French romantic comedy play
 Chinchin, a fictional character in the film Sixteen Fathoms Deep
 Chin Chinchin, a Toriko character
 Chinchin, metallic rattles used by Parachico dancers
 "Chinny chin chin", a phrase from The Three Little Pigs fable

Places
 Chinchin, a village in Armenia
 Chinchin, a hamlet of Astis, France
 Chinchin, an administrative division of Jasin District, Malaysia
 Chinchin, a river in Chile

Other uses
 "Chin chin" or variants in different languages, a drinking toast
 Chin Chin Gutierrez (born 1969), Filipino actress and environmentalist
 "Chinchin", a Japanese word for penis (similar to "Willy" in English)
 Chin chin, a popular Nigerian fried snack made from chopped pastry strands.

See also


Road racing, road race of road racer may refer to:

 Road racing in motorsport
 Road running on foot
 Road bicycle racing
 Road Race, initial name of 1976 arcade game Fonz (video game)
 Roadracers (1994 film)
 Roadracers (1959 film)
 Roadracer Records, subsidiary of Roadrunner Records

See also
 Racing
 Roadrunner (disambiguation)


Armed forces are the military of a nation.

Armed forces may also refer to:
 Armed Forces (album), an Elvis Costello album
 Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, acts created by the Parliament of India
 Armed Forces (sports society) (Вооруженные Силы), one of the largest sporting organisations in the Soviet Union


Alphas is an American superhero drama television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. It follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas.

The series was broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Syfy and was a co-production between BermanBraun and Universal Cable Productions. It premiered on July 11, 2011. After initial reports that the show was canceled, on September 7, 2011, Alphas was renewed for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on Monday, July 23, 2012, at 10 p.m. ET. On January 16, 2013, Syfy announced that the program would not be returning for a third season, ending the series with an unresolved cliffhanger.

Plot
The series follows five people, known as "Alphas", led by noted neurologist and psychiatrist Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas.

Rosen and his team operate under the auspices of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the criminal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Defense. While investigating these crimes, it does not take the team too long to discover that a group known as "Red Flag", which was thought defeated and eliminated long ago, is using other Alphas to commit crimes.

Cast

 David Strathairn as Dr. Lee Rosen – A specialist in the study of people with super abilities, whom he has dubbed "Alphas". He leads a government-sponsored team of Alphas that identifies others of their kind—helping those in need and stopping those that are dangerous. Rosen himself has no super abilities, but is good at understanding and dealing with people. He swims two miles per day in his pool and grows his own herbs.
 Ryan Cartwright as Gary Bell – A young, autistic man who is socially lacking but much functional. A prodigious savant, his ability is transduction: he sees electromagnetic radiation of all wavelengths and can process information as fast as any computer. In season two, he develops the ability to find the wavelengths of forks, trees and other non-electrical items when faced with no technology.
 Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks – A former Marine with "hyperkinesis", meaning his brain can process movement at a much faster rate than normal. He can achieve amazing athletic feats of timing, and has superhuman reflexes and perfect accuracy with firearms or thrown objects: he can accurately predict trajectory by eyesight alone. His abilities are vulnerable to duress. In the first episode he is found to have an abnormal growth in his brain. He is approached by the team in a supermarket after they find video of him as a child pitching a perfect baseball game. He has one child who is rarely in his life. In season one, he has a relationship with Nina. In season two, he develops a relationship with Dr. Rosen's daughter, Dani. He becomes obsessed with the idea that his son has an Alpha ability, and constantly puts him in situations to test for such an ability.
 Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad – A former CIA linguist with the ability to "heighten" any of her five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch) to extreme levels by disabling the others. She can, for instance, view things at a microscopic level or analyse chemical composition by scent. The permanent heightening of her senses, along with her synesthesia, makes it hard for her to interact socially, and she has difficulty maintaining relationships with the opposite sex. In season two, she learns how to further control her senses.
 Laura Mennell as Nina Theroux – A young woman who can mentally "push" people into doing whatever she verbally asks of them. Her diagnosis is "hyperinduction". Before joining the team, she used her power for personal gain. Consequently, she believes she (unintentionally) pushed her boyfriend and father into committing suicide. She hopes to redeem herself by helping Dr. Rosen. Her character seems to have been with Rosen the longest. A running gag in the first season is that she always has a different car that she has apparently "borrowed" by pushing someone. Pushing too hard or much on a person can cause brain death. Nina has good control of her ability; people with her ability have difficulty controlling how they use it, and can become power-hungry. FBI agents who interview her refuse to make eye contact, or insist on wearing dark sunglasses, in fear of being pushed. During Season 1, Gary mentions that her ability to push does not work on him. Her memory of her past is haunted by her pushing. Her father committed suicide after being pushed one too many times to not want to leave his wife when Nina was a child. In an episode in season two, Nina succumbs to her power-hunger, and later tries to make up for her mistakes. She is shown to be reluctant to use her ability.
 Malik Yoba as Bill Harken – A former FBI agent who can activate his endocrinal fight or flight response at will, resulting in increased durability, endurance, speed and strength. His diagnosis is enhanced strength from flight-or-fight response. He cannot keep this up for long due to the stress caused to his body. He was suspended from the FBI due to anger issues resulting from the stress of using his ability. Initially, he is rude and pushy with his teammates, especially Rachel and Gary. As season one progresses his relationship with the team improves and he is no longer known as "mean Bill".
 Erin Way as Kat (Season 2) – A mysterious, free-spirited young loner whose enhanced procedural memory allows her to pick up any skill at a glance, but at the cost of her long-term declarative memories. Due to the information she constantly processes, she forgets whatever information she has learned after one month, although she retains the skills she has acquired. Dr. Rosen gives her a video camera to help her remember. She struggles in particular with a memory involving a lady in a blue dress.

Production

Development
Originally known as Section 8, Alphas was initially developed by Zak Penn and co-creator Michael Karnow in 2006. The series was then shopped around to various networks, with some interest from both NBC and ABC. In late 2007, ABC picked up the series with an initial six episode order. However, complications arising from the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike derailed the project. On August 5, 2009, after almost two further years of shopping the show around to the broadcast and cable networks, Syfy placed a pilot order. Zak Penn and Michael Karnow wrote the pilot. Jack Bender was attached to the project as the director, with Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun serving as executive producers.

Casting began in August 2010. Filming of the pilot was done in Toronto, Canada.

Alphas was ordered to series on December 8, 2010, by Syfy to air in the summer of 2011. The series is a co-production between BermanBraun and Universal Cable Productions. Along with the series pickup, Syfy also announced that veteran Sci-Fi producer Ira Steven Behr had been picked to serve as executive producer and showrunner.

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2012)

Reception

Critical reception
Alphas has received mixed reviews. It earned a score of 63 on Metacritic. The New York Post said of the first episode: "Alphas is fun, sure, but it has a 'been there, done that' feel."
TV Fanatic gave the show an average review saying, "Everything Alphas brought to the table has been done before."
The New York Times gave the show a negative review: "It's neither here nor there: low on sci-fi mystery and intrigue and not yet convincing as ensemble drama. Right now it feels like the beta version."

Variety gave a positive review: "At first blush, though, give Alphas high marks for effort and ingenuity, demonstrating a TV show needn't provide major pyrotechnics or a reinvented wheel to lay the groundwork for solid summer entertainment where the characters, somewhat refreshingly, are only sort-of super."

The Los Angeles Times gave the pilot a positive review: "Alphas deftly balances all the building blocks of great genrenonhuman abilities, twisty plot, cool special effects, smart dialogue and characters you want to spend more time with. And that's the most impressive superpower of all."

After eight episodes had aired, Maureen Ryan of AOL TV called it the summer's most promising new drama: "Not only has Alphas successfully avoided many of the pitfalls that have bedeviled other superhero-flavored projects, it's done a good job of balancing character-driven moments with taut, well-paced storytelling."

Ratings
The pilot episode premiered with 2.5 million total viewers, scoring 1.2 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic and 1.3 million in the 25–54 demographic, making it Syfy's most watched debut in two years. Live + 7 day ratings for the series premiere updated those numbers to 3.6 million total viewers, scoring 1.7 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic and 1.8 million in the 25–54 demographic. By the 11th episode (its season finale) however, the ratings had dropped to 1.16 million total viewers.

In the UK the show was broadcast on Tuesdays. The first episode had 666,000 viewers altogether, 595,000 live and 71,000 on timeshift. When the second episode aired, the viewer count dipped to 469,000 together, live and on timeshift. Despite the fall in viewers on a Tuesday showing, the show has become popular in the UK with Friday repeats rounding up around 150,000 viewers.

U.S. ratings

United Kingdom ratings

In popular culture
In episode 21 of season six of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory entitled "The Closure Alternative", the unresolved cliffhanger ending of Alphas causes character Sheldon Cooper distress about not having 'closure', as a lead-in to one of that show's plot lines.

International broadcasting

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2010s American drama television series
2011 American television series debuts
2012 American television series endings
American action television series
American adventure television series
2010s American science fiction television series
English-language television shows
Superhero television shows
Syfy original programming
Television shows set in New York City
Television series by Universal Content Productions
Television shows filmed in Toronto
Serial drama television series
Fictional government investigations of the paranormal


John F. (Jack) Finklea was a physician, professor, researcher, and public health administrator notable for his leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Research and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Background
John Finklea, a native of Florence, South Carolina, earned his B.S. from Davidson College at Davidson, N.C., and his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. He also received master's and doctorate degrees in public health from the University of Michigan. Finklea began his medical career as a physician and a professor at a series of medical schools. His interest in public health took root as he researched air pollution health hazards for the Federal government.

EPA
From 1970 through 1974, Finklea served as head to the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Research Laboratory in Durham, N.C. At the EPA, Finklea gained a reputation as an agitator (according to Business Week) for controversial research on the health effects of atmospheric sulfates from power plants. The research connected sulfur dioxide emissions to acid rain, a conclusion that rankled many in the power industry. He opposed the use of catalytic converters to control auto emissions because of their adverse environmental impact, a stand that directly conflicted with EPA policy. These controversies put pressure on Finklea to resign, which he did at the end of 1974.

NIOSH

Appointment as director
Finklea took over as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in April, 1975. He replaced Dr. Marcus M. Key, the Institute’s first director. Following Key's resignation, deputy director Edward Baier had served as acting director and many within the Institute expected Baier to be appointed to the post. Finklea took over NIOSH in the midst of Congressional complaints that NIOSH was too soft on industry, industry claims that NIOSH's research was sloppy, and organized labor accusations that NIOSH was overly slow in sharing important health data.

Finklea worked to accelerate health hazard research, especially in the chemical industry. Over Finklea's tenure, NIOSH identified 65 potentially dangerous substances found at job sites, as compared to the 23 such warnings issued during the first four years of NIOSH's existence. Within months of his appointment, Finklea had NIOSH issuing a steady stream of alerts on toxic substances.

Dr. Finklea had the reputation, which he had earned, of knowing everything that was going on in NIOSH research.  When he was doing his quarterly "rounds" in Morgantown and Cincinnati, he would often stop random people and ask them where they worked.  When they told him, he would tell them what project they worked on and how they were doing.  He was a "hands-on" administrator, and he was missed when he left NIOSH.

Chemical identification
Under Finklea's leadership, NIOSH issued a register of 100 chemical compounds considered potential carcinogens. He encouraged cooperation between NIOSH, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), chemical process companies in the effort. His was one of several voices working to increase awareness for birth defects, miscarriages, and other reproduction-related problems stemming from chemical and radiological exposure. Additionally, Finklea called on Congress to adopt toxic substances legislation related to carcinogenic pesticides, and Kepone in particular.

Resource constraints
Finklea suggested that NIOSH did not have the resources to fully execute its mandate. For the millions of workers who Finklea claimed were at risk, NIOSH "would require the combined efforts of all government agencies involved in evaluating or regulating substances to which workers are exposed." He was forced to drop a number of projects because of budget and workforce constraints, among them a study of workplace stress.

With NIOSH's limited resources, Finklea chose to direct the researchers under him toward the completion of criteria documents—scientific literature surveys that determine the relative dangers of workplace substances. Preparation of the documents accounted for over 40% of NIOSH's budget.

Departure
After nearly three years as its director, John Finklea abruptly resigned. He did not publicly announce the departure or offer any specific reason. The Washington Post speculated that Finklea had been under pressure to resign because of what it called, "bureaucratic feuding". Finklea served temporarily as a special assistant to William Foege, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His spot as director was filled on an acting basis by J. Donald Millar, who described NIOSH at that time as being afflicted with "alienation and conflict".

University of Alabama
Finklea returned to academia at the University of Alabama as a professor of medicine at the medical school and as a professor of environmental sciences at the school of public health. He researched, among other things, the effects of welding gases and fumes. He was instrumental in establishing the University of Alabama Occupational Health Clinic. He retired from in 2000.

CDC
In 1989, Finklea became assistant director of the Injury Control Program at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, and he chaired its research review committee.

Personal life
In 1979, Finklea survived a coronary occlusion and bypass surgery. He had a second coronary occlusion and repeated bypass surgery in 1990.

See also
 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
 Marcus M. Key
 Linda Rosenstock

External links
 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

References

American public health doctors
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
1933 births
2000 deaths
University of Michigan School of Public Health alumni
Davidson College alumni
Medical University of South Carolina alumni


Betas is an American streaming television series that was produced by Amazon Studios. The show starred Joe Dinicol and Karan Soni as "dating app" developers in Silicon Valley who are looking for an investor.

Amazon offered the first three episodes of Betas for free on November 22, 2013, with each subsequent episode released weekly thereafter. In March 2014, Amazon declined to renew for a second season.

Cast

Series regulars
 Joe Dinicol – Trey
 Karan Soni – Nash
 Jon Daly – Hobbes
 Charlie Saxton – Mitchell
 Maya Erskine – Mikki
 Daivik Dave - Daivik

Recurring characters
 Ed Begley, Jr. - Murch
 Madeline Zima - Jordan Alexis
 Tyson Ritter - Dane
Breeda Wool - Victoria
 Mark L. Young - Trevor
 Margo Harshman - Lisa
 Diana Burbano - Hispanic Mother
Paul Walter Hauser - Dashawn

Episodes

Reception
Metacritic gave season 1 an average rating of 69/100 based on reviews from 8 critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the show a score of 85% based on reviews from 13 critics.

References

External links
 Betas on Amazon

2010s American comedy television series
2013 American television series debuts
2014 American television series endings
Amazon Prime Video original programming
English-language television shows
Culture of Silicon Valley
Television series about computing
Television series by Amazon Studios


Teja (born Jasti Dharma Teja; 22 February 1966) is an Indian cinematographer turned director and screenwriter, known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema. He ventured into direction with hits such as Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Jayam. He has garnered several state Nandi Awards, and Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for Nuvvu Nenu.

Teja debuted as cinematographer with Ram Gopal Varma's 1992 bilingual film Raat, for which he won Nandi Award for Best Cinematography. As a cinematographer, He is known for his works in films such as Baazi, Ghulam, Sangharsh, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, Krodh, Krishna, Shastra, Rakshak, Money, Tere Mere Sapne, and Vishwavidhaata. Teja also worked as a crew member in films such as Kshana Kshanam, Rangeela, Drohi, Antham, Gaayam, and Govinda Govinda.

Early life
Teja was born on 22 February 1966 in Madras (now Chennai) of Tamil Nadu in an affluent family. His father J.B.K. Chowdhary was an industrialist and exporter, based primarily in Tokyo, Japan. Chowdhary suffered heavy losses in his business which forced Teja to start working at an early age.

Teja identifies himself as anti-caste, anti-religion, and anti-region. He has legally dropped his surname for the same reason.

Career

Teja doing any work he could get, ended up working in Tamil film shoots as a lighting assistant. After working in lighting and sound departments he moved into the camera department and worked under Ravikant Nagaich, and W.B. Rao. He then took up assignments for documentaries presented in National Geographic Channel. He then joined the bandwagon of Bollywood.

Working as cinematographer, Teja used to frequently schedule Hindi film shoots in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh as to spend more time with his wife and son. Many schedules were planned in Ramoji Film City. Chitram, Teja's directorial debut was planned entirely in Ramoji Film City on budget of forty lakh rupees. The film became a huge hit and paved way for a variety of new age romantic films in Tollywood. Teja gained notability post the release of Nuvvu Nenu, an all-time blockbuster and that year's highest grosser. The film received six Nandi Awards and had a total run of three seventy five days. The film was also remade in Hindi starring Tushar Kapoor and Anita Hassanandani.

Teja's next film was Nijam, was released in 2003 starring Mahesh Babu and Rakshitha in lead roles. Nijam was a low grosser at the box office but gained critical appraise. In the following year, Teja made Jai. Actor Navdeep debuted with the film, he was paired with Santhoshini and Ayesha Jhulka. It was dubbed in Tamil as Jairam. The film had an average run in both the languages.

Teja later directed Dhairyam and Avunanna Kaadanna, simultaneously. Halfway through Dhairyam'''s shoot, Teja dropped the project stating that the producer, N. Sudhakar Reddy, Nithiin's father, had changed and edited a part of the film without his consent. Teja returned his remuneration, arranged a press meet, and declared that he had nothing to do with the film. Dhairyam failed at the box office, whereas Avunanna Kadanna had a seventy-five-day run and was declared a hit.

Film distribution
Teja also set up Chitram movies distribution offices in Hyderabad and Vizag. He distributed films such as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' and many others in Nizam and other districts.

Personal life
Aurov Teja, Teja's younger son, died of prolonged illness in Hyderabad on Saturday, 19 March 2011.
Aurov had been suffering from breathing problems and cerebral palsy, caused by faulty medical procedures followed by the hospital at the time of birth. The baby was taken to Beijing, China, New York, United States and Berlin, Germany for medical treatment. On the morning of 19 March 2011, the baby's condition deteriorated and was pronounced dead at 12:11 local time.

Filmography

As a writer, director or producer

As a cinematographer

References

External links

1966 births
Living people
Film directors from Chennai
Telugu film cinematographers
Hindi film cinematographers
Telugu film directors
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
CineMAA Awards winners
Cinematographers from Tamil Nadu
Screenwriters from Chennai
Film producers from Chennai
21st-century Indian film directors
20th-century Indian photographers
21st-century Indian photographers