Gerald Francis McCarthy (born 30 June 1958) is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding the seat of Barkly from the 2008 general election until he retired at the 2020 election. He was Minister for Housing and Community Development, Minister for Essential Services and Minister for Public Employment in the Gunner Ministry from September 2016 to 2020.

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McCarthy also held several ministries in Paul Henderson's cabinet: on 9 February 2009 he joined the cabinet as Minister for Transport and Minister for Correctional Services. On 6 August, he gained the additional portfolios of Arts and Museums, Senior Territorians, Young Territorians, and Minister Assisting the Chief Minister on Multicultural Affairs and Education. From 4 December 2009 to the defeat of the Henderson government at the 2012 Northern Territory election, he was Minister for Lands and Planning, Transport, Construction, Correctional Services, and Arts and Museums. McCarthy retired at 2020 election, and the Country Liberal Party won the seat.

Political views
McCarthy was one of four MLAs who opposed a bill that decriminalised abortion in the Northern Territory.

References

1958 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians


Báscones is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 266 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 Báscones
 Belandres
 Borondes
 Fuejo (Fuexu)
 Las Casucas
 Casas del Monte
 Nalió
 Nores

References

Parishes in Grado


Kezia Dorcas Tibisay Purick (born 12 May 1958) is an Australian politician. She is an independent member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held her seat of Goyder since the 2008 election. Prior to entering Parliament, Purick was the CEO of the NT Minerals Council for 16 years. Originally elected as a member of the Country Liberal Party, she became an independent in 2015.

She served as Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since the CLP's victory in the 2012 Territory election, a post she retained after leaving the CLP. Following Territory Labor's landslide victory at the 2016 Territory election, the new Labor government retained Purick as Speaker. She resigned as speaker on 23 June 2020.

Early life and education
Purick was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She was educated initially in Darwin for Primary School then in Western Australia at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

She worked for St John Ambulance Australia from 1985 until 1991, when she became CEO of the NT Minerals Council.

Political career

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Purick was preselected as CLP candidate for Goyder at the 2008 Territory election. The seat, long a CLP stronghold, had been taken by Labor's Ted Warren in Labor's 2005 landslide and due to the splitting of the conservative vote by two conservatives standing along with the CLP candidate. A redistribution made the once vast rural seat slightly more compact, adding some conservative-leaning territory on Darwin's outer fringe. This was enough to erase Warren's already slim majority and make the seat a notional CLP seat. Purick defeated Warren on a swing of over seven percent, enough to revert Goyder to its traditional status as a safe CLP seat.

She served as shadow minister for Major Projects, Trade and Economic Development, Planning and Lands, Housing, Statehood and Women's Policy in the Territory opposition from 2008 to 2012. In addition, she was deputy leader of the CLP, and therefore deputy leader of the opposition.

Prior to the 2012 election, party leader Terry Mills indicated that should the party win government, Purick would remain as his deputy, and hence become Deputy Chief Minister. The parliamentary wing of the party overrode Mills' preference; Robyn Lambley was elected as deputy leader, and Purick was left out of cabinet.

When the parliament resumed on 23 October 2012, Purick was elected unopposed as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. As Speaker, Purick is chairman of the House Committee, a member of the Standing Orders and Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees and was the chairman of the select committee enquiring into foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

As speaker, Purick was well known for criticising the federal government of Malcolm Turnbull, even though the CLP was part of the Liberal/National Coalition. When the federal Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews, suggested de facto couples don't stay together as long as married couples, Purick took to Facebook to denounce him as a "pooncy, pasty faced person from some pissant place that no one cares about," and pointed out most of her constituents are in de facto relationships. She also threatened him with a "green rubber ring"—a castration device for young bulls—if he dared to tell her constituents how they should live.

On 20 July 2015, Purick announced that she was quitting the CLP because of her annoyance at the lack of integrity within the government and government's lack of communication with elected CLP members. She said she would continue to sit in parliament as an independent and wanted to remain as Speaker; both major parties supported keeping Purick in the speaker's chair. Purick's move to the crossbench reduced the CLP to a minority government; earlier in the year, three indigenous CLP MPs had also left the CLP to become independents. However, she undertook not to support any motion of no-confidence against the government for the remainder of the term, saying, "Territorians voted this government into office and have the ultimate right and responsibility to unelect it."

On 17 November 2015, Attorney-General John Elferink moved a motion to suspend standing orders to debate removing Purick from the Speaker's role, citing what he claimed were partial comments she had posted on Facebook regarding government-funded advertising about anti-ice legislation. On the morning of 18 November, the CLP and independent Larisa Lee passed Elferink's motion to spill the speakership role. The CLP nominated Matt Conlan to replace Purick. However, when the ballot to elect a new speaker was held, Labor and Delia Lawrie re-nominated Purick to stand against Conlan, and an unknown CLP member "crossed the floor" to vote for Purick, allowing her to regain her old post by 13 votes to 12.

Labor won a massive majority at the 2016 Territory election, reducing the CLP to only two seats—fewer than the five independents in the chamber. Although Labor had more than enough numbers to elect one of its own members as Speaker, the incoming government of Michael Gunner re-appointed Purick as Speaker.

Corruption findings
In June 2020, the Northern Territory's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) found that Purick had engaged in "corrupt conduct" by attempting to interfere in the registration of a political party by the previous chief minister Terry Mills. She resigned as Speaker shortly afterwards. At the 2020 election, her popularity was undiminished and she won the seat of Goyder comfortably despite having 8 candidates run against her.

Personal life
Purick is one of six children and the daughter of former politician Noel Padgham, who was a member of the assembly from 1977 to 1997. Her father, Phillip Purich, was an appointed member for the Legislative Council in the 1960s. Born in Amsterdam, his family was originally from the Dalmatia region of Croatia.

References

1958 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Independent members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian chief executives
People educated at Methodist Ladies' College, Perth
University of Western Australia alumni
Australian people of Croatian descent
Australian people of Dutch descent
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians


Bayo is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 155 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
Caleya
Ballongo
El Medio

References

Parishes in Grado


The Friar Society is the oldest honor society at the University of Texas at Austin.

Origins
The Friar Society was founded in 1911 by Curtice Rosser and Marion Levy. Eight members were initially selected in the charter group. Originally, four men were chosen from the junior and senior classes every year on the basis of a significant contribution to The University of Texas.

Twenty-five years later, the Friars decided to start taking larger classes to accommodate the growing size of the university. Women were first admitted to the Friar Society on March 25, 1973.

In April 2011, the Friar Society celebrated the 100 year anniversary of its founding.

Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship
The Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship is an annual award given to a UT professor who has demonstrated excellence at the undergraduate teaching level. With a prize of $25,000, the award is the largest monetary award annually given to a UT professor.

In 1982, the Friars decided to create a teaching fellowship in honor of the upcoming centennial celebration for The University of Texas. Friar alumni raised $100,000 for this purpose, and this amount was matched by the Board of Regents to create an endowment.

In 2006, the Friar Society also created the Tany Norwood Award to honor one staff member or administrator a year.

Notable alumni
Beauford H. Jester, 36th Governor of Texas
Allan Shivers, 37th Governor of Texas
John Connally, 38th Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of the Treasury
Dolph Briscoe, 41st Governor of Texas, largest single landowner in Texas
Lloyd Doggett, current United States Representative
Frank Ikard, former United States Representative
J.J. Pickle, former United States Representative
Ed Gossett, former United States Representative
John J. Bell, former United States Representative
Jack B. Brooks, former United States Representative serving for more than 40 years
Diane Wood, current Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Joe Greenhill, former Texas Supreme Court Justice
John Hill, former Texas Attorney General and former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court
Harry Lee Hudspeth, current United States Federal Judge
George P. Kazen, current Senior United States Federal Judge
Ben Connally, former United States Federal Judge
Harold Barefoot Sanders, former United States Federal Judge
George Prescott Bush, Texas Land Commissioner and nephew of George W. Bush
Cyndi Taylor Krier, former Texas State Senator
Tim Von Dohlen, former Texas State House Representative
Roberto R. Alonzo, current Texas State House Representative
Stanley Louis McLelland, former United States Ambassador to Jamaica
Peter Coneway, former United States Ambassador to Switzerland
Wilson Homer Elkins, President of the University of Maryland, 1954–1978
Benno C. Schmidt Sr., American lawyer and venture capitalist
Robert Keeton, lawyer, jurist, and legal scholar
Barr McClellan, former lawyer and author
Ricardo Romo, President of the University of Texas at San Antonio
Roy Spence, founder and CEO of GSD&M Idea City
Steve Poizner, California State Insurance Commissioner, billionaire entrepreneur
Earl Campbell, Hall of Fame NFL running back
Mark McKinnon, Republican political advisor
Bryan Garner, current editor of Black's Law Dictionary
Darren Walker, President of the [Ford Foundation]
Paul Begala, political consultant and commentator
Major Applewhite, football coach and former Texas quarterback
Will Licon, American swimmer
Cat Osterman, American softball player.
Doug Dawson, former National Football League offensive lineman
Roosevelt Leaks, former National Football League running back
Patrick Rose, youngest member of the Texas House of Representatives
Mary Walsh, National Security Producer at CBS News
Bob Armstrong, Former Under Secretary of Interior, Former Texas Land Commissioner
Sam Acho. American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
Lindsey Carmichael, Paralympic Bronze Medalist
Linda Addison, Lawyer, business executive and author
Michael L Gillette, Historian, nonprofit executive
Willie Morris, the youngest Editor-in-Chief of Harper's Magazine
Robert Schenkkan, Pulitzer Prize for Theater, Tony Award for Best Play, two-time Emmy Award nominee
James Talarico, represents House District 52 in the Texas House of Representatives

See also
Collegiate secret societies in North America

References

External links
"The Friar Society"

Collegiate secret societies
Student organizations established in 1911
1911 establishments in Texas
Youth organizations based in Texas


Checkmate is an album by American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and pianist Jimmy Rowles, released in 1981. It was re-issued in 1998 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.

Reception

AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Rowles sets the quiet mood, and Pass keeps his amplifier quite low and was content to play on the pianist's turf. The emphasis is on slower tempos and harmonically sophisticated chords... Superior background music that rewards close listening."

Track listing
"What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" (Jack Lawrence, Paul Francis Webster, Hank Williams) – 4:08
"So Rare" (Jerry Herst, Jack Sharpe) – 4:24
"As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 4:36
"Marquita" (Eliseo Grenet) – 3:55
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:20
"We'll Be Together Again" (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 5:04
"Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 4:14
"'Deed I Do" (Walter Hirsch, Fred Rose) – 3:55
"'Tis Autumn" (Henry Nemo) – 4:48
"God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) – 3:18

Personnel
 Joe Pass - guitar
 Jimmy Rowles – piano

References

1981 albums
Joe Pass albums
Albums produced by Norman Granz
Pablo Records albums


Peter Donald Styles (born 8 July 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the electorate of Sanderson.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Styles owned and operated a multi-purpose ship and worked as a public servant for the state government, before joining Western Australia Police. In 1981, he moved to Darwin and transferred to the Northern Territory Police where he served for 27 years. In 1991, he was awarded the National Medal, and was upgraded to 1st clasp in 2001.

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In 2008, he ran for parliament and was elected to the seat of Sanderson. He first served in the new CLP government as the Government Whip and Parliamentary Secretary assisting the Chief Minister with Multicultural Affairs, Young Territorians and Senior Territorians. He was later appointed to cabinet as Minister for Business; Racing, Gaming and Licensing; Asian Engagement and Trade; Employment and Training; Corporate and Information Services; Multicultural Affairs; Young Territorians; Senior Territorians; and Defence Industries. In February 2016, he was also voted deputy leader of the Country Liberals and became Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory following the resignation from cabinet of Willem Westra van Holthe.

Peter announced his support for voluntary euthanasia in 2010, citing his experience watching his wife Rhonda die from a terminal illness in 1989.

In April 2022, Styles and his wife left the Country Liberal Party, citing "concerns over the future direction of the party".

References

1953 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Deputy Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory
Charles Darwin University alumni
Australian police officers
21st-century Australian politicians


Ena Exypno Exypno... Moutro (), (English translation, "A Smart Smart... Face" also known as O Achtypitos () is a 1965 Greek black and white comedy film made by Finos Films and based on a theatrical play by Tsiforos O Tilemahos Triposse (Ο Τηλέμαχος Τρύπωσε).  It was directed by Andreas Andreakis, written by Giannis Dalianidis and Nikos Tsiforos.

The movie premiered on February 18, 1965 and made about 300,000 tickets in its first run.

Cast
Vassilis Avlonitis .... Potis
Kostas Voutsas .... Mahos
Nikos Rizos .... Iordanis
Nini Janet .... Nana
Elsa Rizou .... Toula
Alekos Tzanetakos .... Paschalis
Nana Skiada .... Amalia
Eleni Kriti .... Mina
Athinodoros Proussalis .... Babis Kantourakis
Kostas Fyssoun .... Vasos

See also
List of Greek films

External links

Ena Exypno Exypno Moutro at cine.gr

1965 films
1965 comedy films
1960s Greek-language films
Finos Film films
Greek comedy films


Berció is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 85 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
El lado (El Llau)
La Vallina

References

Parishes in Grado


Lynne Michele Walker (born 19 June 1962) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the seat of Nhulunbuy

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Walker was an outspoken critic of the former Country Liberals' government's management of the closure at the Rio Tinto aluminum refinery.

On 23 April 2015, Walker was installed as deputy leader under Michael Gunner, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition, following the Northern Territory leadership challenge.

Walker was widely tipped to become Deputy Chief Minister following the 2016 Territory election. Not only was Labor been far ahead of the governing CLP in polling, but Walker sat on a seemingly insurmountable majority of 13.7 percent. However, in a major upset, while Labor won the third-biggest majority in Territory history, Walker was defeated by independent candidate and indigenous activist Yingiya Mark Guyula by eight votes. She suffered a swing of just under eight percent on the first count, and ultimately lost after CLP preferences flowed overwhelmingly to Guyula. The result, which was not known for days, saw Walker become the only Labor incumbent to be defeated at the election.

Walker sought to return to the legislature for Labor at the 2020 election, standing in Mulka, a reconfigured version of her old seat. She lost election to incumbent independent Yingiya Mark Guyula.

References

1962 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Flinders University alumni
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women deputy opposition leaders


Discovery Kids (stylized as DK) is a Latin American subscription television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and headquartered in Miami, Florida, which started as a programming block on the Latin American version of Discovery Channel. It launched on 1 November 1996, with programming aimed for older children and preschoolers. It was owned by Discovery Networks Latin America and is one of two Discovery Kids-branded channels that remains airing (the other being Discovery Kids India). The programming is entirely in either Spanish or Portuguese, depending on the region.

The channel is divided into six live feeds: Pan-regional, Colombia, Southern (plus a Chilean subfeed), Mexico and Brazil, each with their own HD simulcast feeds. Until 2019, the channel had an HD version of the channel with different schedules broadcasting to all of Latin America. The network is also available in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico, alongside several islands in the Americas, such as Barbados, Grenada, and Jamaica.

History

The Beginning era (1996–2002)

On 1 November 1996, the channel launched and programming was aimed for older children and preschoolers. Preschool programming aired in the mornings, while shows for older children aired in the afternoons-evenings. The channel was originally named Discovery Kids Channel, but was shortened to simply Discovery Kids in official promos and bumpers. Its slogan was "Discovery Kids is not an infants channel, it's a kids channel!". The logo originally showed a white stick figure jumping on a red background.

In 1998, Discovery Kids changed its name, with the word "channel" getting dropped. The logo got updated, now being a planet with a ring underneath it. Its new slogan "Baterías incluidas" made its debut.

The Rainbow era (2002–2005)

In March, 2002, preschool programming began airing around the clock on weekdays, while shows for older children only aired around the clock on weekends. The channel's current slogan "¡Aquí, en Discovery Kids!" also made its debut.

In January, 2003, the channel changed its programming to target preschoolers, removing all shows for older children, which furthermore, changed its demographic to children under 8 years of age.

In the early-to-mid 2000s, a website for the channel was launched, titled Tu Discovery Kids.

The Preschool era (2005–2009)
In February, 2005, Doki, the channel's mascot, was introduced, originally appearing in promos. Several prototypes of the mascot were made on 28 October 2004. His name is an abbreviation of the English term "A Dog for Kids". It wasn't until March 2005 that the channel itself rebranded, which furthermore, also turned Doki into a standalone mascot. In 2006, the Doki Descubre shorts began airing on the channel, airing until the year 2010.

In 2008, a new mascot was introduced, named Mundi. Originally made to celebrate Earth Day, it later became one of the standalone mascots for the channel.

The Park era (2009–2013)

In 2009, the channel received a new look. The logo now depicts a green K with a yellow D enclosed in a blue sphere, alongside a yellow ring in the K. The channel also created specials based on several themes, such as ambience, reading, and sports. The programming was also changed to focus on shows for children with up to 10 years of age. Newer mascots also made their first appearance: Oto, Fico, Anabella, and Gabi. The change originally appeared in Mexico, Argentina, and Chile on 30 March, before expanding to other regions on 30 May, and eventually expanded to Discovery Familia in the year 2010.

In December, 2009, a TV series based on its mascots, named Las Aventuras de Doki, premiered, being produced by Nelvana

In 2010, the final Doki Descubre short aired on the channel.

The World era (2013–2016)
In April 2013, another TV series based on its mascots, simply titled Doki, premiered, being produced by Portfolio Entertainment. The channel got rebranded as well, with the logo now being in 3D, rather than flat 2D. A high-definition feed also launched, with the D in the logo being replaced with the initials HD.

In September, 2014, the entire channel started airing entirely in 16:9. Back then, the channel mostly aired in 4:3, with some 16:9 programs airing since the rise of HD TVs.

On 5 October 2015, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures premiered on this channel, which was also the first program for older children to be premiered after January 2003, originally carrying a TV-Y7 rating in the United States. It was also the only TV show on the channel to be based on an arcade game. This era lasted until 1 April 2016 in Latin America.

The New era (2016–2021)

On 1 April 2016, programming for older children returned after a 13-year hiatus for afternoons and evenings while preschool programming continues airing in the mornings. In Honduras, this era did not begin until May 2017, where a few shows aired prior to this era were delayed until this date. The logo was updated as well, replacing the "D" sphere with a speech bubble and removing the ring around the K. Doki characters were also removed from the bumpers, though its TV series is still airing until December 2019.

Many viewers began to notice an overexposure of the British TV program Peppa Pig during this era, where Discovery Kids began to create multiple marathons and long-term material for this program. This also contributed to its so-called downfall, as many viewers abandoned the TV channel following the situation.

On 2 January 2017, Angry Birds Toons premiered, making it the only TV show on the channel to be based on a mobile game.

In December 2019, older TV shows, such as Doki and The Backyardigans, stopped airing.

Current era (2021–present)
On 7 April 2021, the channel received a new logo, designed by Spanish design agency Dtmg.tv Studio, with the "D" speech bubble being changed back to a sphere, and the K becoming more lowercase. Children also appear in promos.

Programming

Website
Discovery Kids has a website that launched in the early-to-mid 2000s, with the app launching in the early-to-mid 2010s. A Brazilian version was also made, with all of its content being translated into Portuguese.

One common feature of the site are its online games, which originally required the Flash Player plugin.

The site offers games and formerly interactive books, and activities. At launch, the website was titled Tu Discovery Kids, with the app being simply titled Discovery Kids at launch.

In March 2005, the website received a major update. New games based on the channel's mascot were made, such as Saltando con Doki.

In 2008, the website received another major update. A video player was added to its home page, alongside a Flash-based interface and the addition of minigames. Accounts were also implemented.

In 2011, the website received yet another major update, now featuring a 3D logo casting shadows in the banner. During this era, the app launched.

Between February 2012 and 2018, a webpage appeared on the website, title Kids en Control. Kids en Control allows children to vote for shows, similar to Cartoon Network's 'Votatoon' which was exclusive to Latin America. The show that have the most votes would air via marathons on Saturdays.

In April 2013, the website received a minor update. The background has been changed to the one from the new look at the time. The background has three variants depending on the hour set in the user's computer: day, noon, and night.

In July 2015, the website and app got rebranded as Discovery Kids Play, featuring the addition of protected content that could only be accessed via an account, as well as HTML5-based games. Web browsers with Flash Player support are still able to play the old site's Flash games. The tudiscoverykids.com domain remained in use until late 2016, when it was changed to discoverykidsplay.com, originally used as a redirect following the launch of Discovery Kids Play.

In December 2019, the website and app was renamed to Discovery Kids Plus, with a new design. The new website is also geo-blocked, being exclusive to Latin America. All of the Flash games from the old sites were also removed due to Adobe Flash Player's end-of-life. The Brazilian website was also updated to redirect to the Spanish website once accessed outside of Brazil.

In November 2022, tudiscoverykids.com and Discovery Kids Play now downloads a file with no format that once open in Notepad, read "all is well". On 12 December 2022, the site rebranded to simply Discovery Kids and removed all of its videos and episodes.

Audience composition
According to TGI Latina in 2003, most of the audience who received the channel were female, which represents a total of 56%, with the male audience at 44%. Adult female aged between 25 and 49 years were also involved, as they are commonly the parents of children who guide at watching the channel, representing a total of 49%.

Legacy
In 2021, fake VHS recordings from the channel became a minor trend in Latin America. On 31 October 2021, a project meant to revive the 2008-2011 website was announced, named Retro Kids, created by IanRandomer and co-created by Shimi Doki and his team. Although initially cancelled, it was revived on 21 November 2021. The app was based on ungoogled-chromium, which itself, is based on the open-source Chromium web browser. On 9 December 2021, the website was updated to use WordPress. Before development on Retro Kids started, IanRandomer and Shimi Doki were known for finding and archiving lost media based on the Australian show Hi-5 and the channel's primary mascots.

Feeds

The channel is broadcast in 3 different feeds, plus one subfeed. Each feed also has its own HD simulcast feed since 2013.

Pan-regional feed: broadcasting to most Latin American countries, including the Caribbean region and Peru. It uses the Colombian (UTC-5) and Argentine (UTC-3) time zones.
Mexican feed: broadcasting exclusively to that country, with different schedule and TV series. It uses the Mexico City time zone (UTC-6/UTC−5 DST).
Chilean subfeed: available in Chile with local advertisement. During winter time, it delays programming by one hour to match the country's time zone (turning itself into a +1 timeshift feed). It uses the Santiago time zone (UTC-4/UTC-3 DST). It is also an NTSC subfeed, as the original southern feed originally broadcast in the PAL-N television standard.
Brazilian feed: broadcasting exclusively to that country, with different schedule and TV series. Broadcasting in Portuguese, it uses the Brasilia time zone (UTC-3).

Live events
 La Ronda de Discovery Kids: The channel organized live events, named La Ronda de Discovery Kids, where Doki, the channel's mascot, along with characters from the series visited some cities and made performances, originally made to celebrate the channel's 10th anniversary in 2006. The last event with that name was in 2008. The channel still organizes events on Latin American cities from time to time. In 2009, a similar project, named Exploración, which dealt with the environment, was made. In 2010, a similar event, named En sus marcas, listos, ya, was made in Mexico. In July, August, and September 2012, a new event, named Expreso Discovery Kids, was made in city of Mexico and Venezuela.

See also
 Cartoon Network (Latin American TV channel)
 Cartoonito (Latin American TV channel)
 Discovery Familia
 Discovery Kids (Australia)
 Discovery Kids (Canada)
 Discovery Kids (UK)
 Discovery Kids (India)

Notes

References

External links

Children's television networks
Latin American cable television networks
Television channels and stations established in 1996
Spanish-language television stations
Warner Bros. Discovery networks
Preschool education television networks
Warner Bros. Discovery Americas
Discovery Kids


Cabruñana is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 46 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 Cabruñana
 Los Llanos

References

Parishes in Grado


Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe (born 22 August 1962) is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the electorate of Katherine. He was Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 6–14 March 2013 and from February 2015 to February 2016, resuming the position following a leadership challenge to Chief Minister Adam Giles, in which he was briefly the Chief Minister-designate. He served as Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries, Minister for Land Resource Management and Minister for Essential Services (2012–2016), Minister for Mines and Energy (2012–2015) and Minister for Public Employment (2015–2016) under both Terry Mills and Giles.

Early life
Westra van Holthe was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Dutch father and Australian mother. His family moved to Australia and settled in Brisbane, Queensland.

Westra van Holthe moved to the Northern Territory in 1984 to work as a labourer on such projects as the Elizabeth River Bridge and the Arnhem Highway. In 1986, he joined the Northern Territory Police where he served until 2000—when he left the force to run a small business with his wife Jennie—and again from 2002 to 2008. As a police officer, he was stationed at Maranboy, Mataranka and Alice Springs, then at Katherine on his return to the police force.

Political career

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In 2008, Westra van Holthe left the police to pursue a career in politics where he felt he could have a greater influence on law formation and implementation. He was preselected by the Country Liberal Party (CLP) as a candidate for the electorate of Katherine where the sitting member Fay Miller was retiring. He was elected at the Territory election in August 2008 on a swing of over five percent, enough to revert Katherine to its traditional status as a safe CLP seat.

The CLP won government at the 2012 election, with Westra van Holthe picking up a massive 13.8 percent swing.  He now sat on a majority of 22.3 percent, making Katherine the safest seat in the Territory.  He was appointed as Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries and Minister for Mines and Energy in the first ministry under Chief Minister Terry Mills.

On 6 March 2013, Dave Tollner attempted to challenge Mills for the party leadership, although Mills averted any leadership ballot taking place after a six-hour party room meeting. Tollner was sacked from cabinet, and deputy leader Robyn Lambley resigned. In the ensuing reshuffle, Westra van Holthe became deputy leader of the CLP, and hence Deputy Chief Minister, replacing Lambley, also assuming the portfolios of Trade, Land Resource Management, Public Employment, and Essential Services. Less than a week later, Westra van Holthe was acting Chief Minister whilst Terry Mills was in Japan on a trade visit. Adam Giles made a successful challenge to Mills' leadership, becoming CLP leader and installing Toller as his deputy, although Westra van Holthe retained his other ministries apart from the trade and employment portfolios.

On 2 February 2015, Westra van Holthe challenged Giles for the leadership of the Country Liberal Party in a late night party room meeting. At a 1 am media conference on 3 February, Westra van Holthe announced that the party had voted for him to replace Giles as leader with John Elferink as his deputy, and that his new cabinet would be sworn in on 4 February. The ABC reported that the ballot was nine votes to five in favour of Westra van Holthe. During the press conference Westra van Holthe referred to himself as the "Chief Minister apparent". He also promised a more consultative approach to governing.

Westra van Holthe's plans to be sworn in as Chief Minister later in the day were halted by Giles' refusal to sign a document confirming his resignation.  Additionally, there was the possibility that the CLP members who maintained their support for Giles would break party discipline and refuse to support Westra van Holthe on the floor of the legislature, leaving him short of the 13 votes he needed to govern. This raised the prospect of Westra van Holthe not surviving his first parliamentary sitting.  A meeting of the CLP's parliamentary wing took place that evening, as the party sought to resolve the internal crisis, with Giles eventually announcing he would remain as CLP leader and Chief Minister, with Westra van Holthe as deputy leader of the CLP and Deputy Chief Minister.

On 14 February 2016, Westra van Holthe resigned from Giles' cabinet after it emerged that he had both a financial and personal involvement with the CT Group, a Vietnamese fruit company seeking to develop a 10,000-hectare dragon fruit orchard in the NT.

Prior to the 27 August 2016 election, Katherine had been in CLP hands for its entire existence, dating to when the seat was known as Elsey, and the Katherine area had long been considered CLP heartland. Labor had only come close to winning it twice, both at the high-tide elections of 2001 and 2005. However, Labor challenger Sandra Nelson led Westra van Holthe by a margin of less than one percent on election night. Westra van Holthe's primary vote almost halved, to only 35.2 percent. It was eventually announced on 9 September that Westra van Holthe had lost by 28 votes.

References

1962 births
Living people
Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Deputy Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory
Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian police officers
New Zealand emigrants to Australia
Australian people of Dutch descent
21st-century Australian politicians


Mish Michaels (1968 – c. March 16, 2022) was an American broadcast meteorologist, environmental reporter, and author.

Life and career
Michaels was born in Kolkata, India. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and a Master's Degree in Technology from Harvard University.

Michaels worked at WHDH and The Weather Channel. Before working at WHDH she spent some time at WMUR-TV in Manchester, NH.  She joined the WBZ-TV weather team in September 2001 and left in July 2009. After leaving WBZ-TV, she spent time raising her children and writing books in her spare time. In late 2010, she contributed to the book, Extreme New England Weather written by Josh Judge, with her story of a deadly microburst in Stratham, New Hampshire, in 1991.

On January 31, 2017, Michaels announced via Twitter her employment with WGBH as a science reporter. As of February 8, 2017, it has been made public that she has been fired from this position as she "...has been outspoken in her controversial belief that vaccines cause autism..." as well as a disbelief in man made climate change. Michaels later disputed these claims on her personal website.

Her family announced her death during the week of March 16, 2022, but no cause of death was given.

References

1968 births
2022 deaths
20th-century American women
21st-century American women
People from Kolkata
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
Harvard University alumni
Indian emigrants to the United States
American television meteorologists
American women journalists
American writers of Indian descent


A hairpin is a device used to hold a person's hair in place.

Hairpin or Hairpins may also refer to:
Hairpin turn, a tight turn on a road
Hairpin cotter, a formed wire fastener most commonly used in clevis pins
Hairpin clip, a formed wire fastener designed for use in grooved shafts
A hairpin loop, a pattern in DNA or RNA in biochemistry
β-Hairpin, a secondary structure motif of proteins
Hairpins (film), a 1920 film directed by Fred Niblo
Hairpin, in music, the nickname for crescendo and decrescendo markings. See Dynamics (music)#Gradual changes
The Devil's Hairpin, a 1957 American feature film about car racing
Hairpin Arts Center, a community art center in Chicago
Hairpin Banksia, woody shrub.
Hairpin Beach, a gazetted beach in Stanley, Hong Kong
Hairpin RNA, an artificial RNA molecule
Hairpin lace, a lace-making technique
Hairpin ribozyme, a small section of RNA that can act as a ribozyme
Ramsey Hairpin, a hairpin bend on the course of the Isle of Man TT Races
The Hairpin, a women's website
The Human Hairpin, a nickname for the American boxer, Harry Harris
Hairpin network address translation

ja:ヘアピン


"Spare Parts" is a power ballad by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 Tunnel of Love album.  It was released as a single in some countries, following "Brilliant Disguise", the title track and "Tougher Than the Rest", but was not released as a single in the United States.

History

Like much of the Tunnel of Love album, "Spare Parts" was recorded in Springsteen's home studio, called Thrill Hill East, between January and May 1987 with several members of the E Street Band.  The song has one of the largest backing bands on the album.  On this song, Springsteen played several instruments and is backed by Danny Federici on organ, Max Weinberg on percussion, Garry Tallent on bass and James Wood (a non-E Street Band member) on harmonica.

"Spare Parts" is the most flat-out rock song on Tunnel of Love, but lacks the subtlety and understatement that highlights most of the album, although the theme of love as a lie sets up the middle section of the album.  Musically, the song features an engaging, blistering guitar part and propulsive drum sound.  The themes of the song include alienation and terror in love, the consequences of evading commitment, and the impossibility of living without commitment.  Overall, the song is harrowing, bleak, abrasive and tough-minded.

The bitter, cold lyrics tell of an unwed mother who is abandoned by her boyfriend, who gives her nothing but empty promises.  The opening lines are jarring, establishing the mood: "Bobby said he'd pull out/Bobby stayed in/Janey had a baby/It wasn't any sin/They were set to marry on a summer's day/Bobby got scared and ran away."  She tries to support the child on her own, and hears of another young mother who committed infanticide.  Although she considers doing the same by drowning her son, she ultimately accepts her responsibility and decides against, baptizing the boy instead.

Unlike the other videos of songs from Tunnel of Love, the video for "Spare Parts" was not directed by Meiert Avis.  Rather, the video was directed by Carol Dodds.

Live performance history
"Spare Parts" has been one of the most popular of the Tunnel of Love songs in live performances.  From the Tunnel of Love Express Tour that supported the initial release of the album through July 2005, the song received 132 live performances in concert.

Personnel
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon:

Bruce Springsteen – vocals, guitars, harmonica, drum machine programming (with Toby Scott)
Danny Federici – organ
Garry Tallent – bass
Max Weinberg – percussion
James Wood – harmonica

Charts

References

1988 singles
Bruce Springsteen songs
Songs written by Bruce Springsteen
Song recordings produced by Jon Landau
Columbia Records singles
1987 songs
Song recordings produced by Bruce Springsteen
Song recordings produced by Chuck Plotkin


Pleasuredome or Pleasure Dome may refer to:

 A stately palace built by Khan in "Kubla Khan", a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 Pleasuredome (night club), a nightclub owned by Audrey Joseph
 Pleasure Dome (railcar), a car on the Super Chief passenger train, named for the Coleridge poem
 The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, 1977 album by Van der Graaf Generator
 Pleasure Dome, a 2000 yaoi manga by Minami Megumi
 "Pleasure Dome", a song by Van Halen from the 1991 album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
 Mr. Khan's Pleasure Dome - fictional location in The Day of the Locust

See also


Castañedo is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 251 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 Barrio Azul
 El Bravuco
 Bustiello
 Cadenado
 Campo del Cura
 Casas de Abajo
 Foyaca
 La Matiega
 La Quintana
 Molinos de Agosto
 Morana
 Picaroso
 Terrero
 Vistalegre

References

Parishes in Grado


The Tracy Learning Center is a charter school located in Tracy, California, USA. Serving students in grades K–12, it was founded in 2001 and had an enrollment of 125 students. Charter status was awarded in June 2002. It was decided, in June 2003, to relocate the Tracy Learning Center to the Clover Middle School site and to expand it to become a K–12 charter school. Expansion of the school was completed in 2007, with the addition of the senior class, that took numbers up to 850.

For the 2011–12 school year, the Tracy Learning Center has a population of over 1100 students K-12.  It continues to be one of the highest ranked schools in San Joaquin County.

Millennium

Tracy Learning Center's high school, Millennium, has a unique nest point system that revolves around their mascot, the falcon. Each grade level is assigned a nest whose name originates from real falcons. Members of the nest with the most points by the end of the year will earn a reward of some form. Points are awarded or deducted from individual students based on behavior and academic performance.

According to Niche, a national education-ranking agency, Millennium scored an overall grade of B+, making it the fifth best charter school in San Joaquin County. Factors taken into account include quality of teachers, parent and student reviews, activities, and design of curriculum. Their average SAT score is an 1130, and most students did better in English than Mathematics. They have addressed this issue by redesigning the math curriculum in 2019.

Millennium has a full range of Division V athletic teams in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Another notable activity is the marching band and colorguard, which participates in competitions hosted by the Northern California Band Association (NCBA). They are classified either in the 1A or 2A category. Other clubs and activities include Academic Decathlon and Speech and Debate.

References

External links
 Official website

 Education Week: A New Classroom Look
 ICOSA Magazine: Transforming America's Schools

High schools in San Joaquin County, California
Charter K-12 schools in California
Tracy, California
Educational institutions established in 2001
2001 establishments in California


The 31st Civil Support Team is a civil support team organized as a unit of the Delaware Army National Guard. The unit is headquartered at Smyrna, Delaware.

WMD-CST capabilities
The CST provides assessments and a presumptive identification to analyze most chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive (CBRNE) agents and substances.

The 31st Civil Support Team, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) maintains the capability to mitigate the consequences of any WMD/NBC event, whether natural or man-made. They are experts in WMD effects and NBC defense operations. The CST supports local and state authorities at domestic WMD/NBC incident sites by identifying agents and substances, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response
measures, and assisting with requests for additional military support.

The mission of the CST is to assess a suspected WMD attack, advise civilian responders on appropriate actions through on-site testing and expert consultation, and facilitate the arrival of additional state and federal military forces.

As the CST is on standby 24/7, the advanced echelon will deploy within 90 minutes of notification and the rest of the team within three hours. This quick response gives the CST the ability to support the incident commander with critical information rapidly. The CST commander can advise the incident commander as to the type and level of hazard present, possible courses of action, and additional National Guard assets that are available.

References

Military units and formations of the United States Army National Guard
NBC units and formations
Military units and formations in Delaware
Smyrna, Delaware


Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret (June 5, 1819 – October 8, 1901) was a physician and political figure in Quebec. He represented Québec-Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1874 to 1892 as a Conservative, then Liberal member. His surname also appears as Rinfret dit Malouin.

He was born in Notre-Dame de Québec, Lower Canada, the son of Rémi Rinfret dit Malouin and Olivette Chaillé. He studied at the Séminaire de Québec, continuing his studies in medicine at Quebec City and then at Harvard University. He was qualified to practice in 1845 and set up practice at Quebec City. In 1846, he married Delphine Catherine Chamberland. Rinfret was vice-president of the Association des médecins et chirurgiens de la province de Québec for Quebec district. He also served as a justice of the peace. Rinfret was a member of the municipal council for Quebec City from 1863 to 1890 and was president of the Board of Health from 1871 to 1890. He was first elected to the Quebec assembly as a Conservative in an 1874 by-election held after Hector-Louis Langevin resigned his seat and was reelected as a Liberal in 1875, 1878, 1881, 1886 and 1890. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1892. He died at Quebec City at the age of 82.

His daughter Olivia married Arthur Joseph Turcotte.

References

1819 births
1901 deaths
Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs
Quebec Liberal Party MNAs
Harvard Medical School alumni


Coalla is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 144 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 La Asniella (L'Asniella)
 Baselgas
 Carroceda
 Coalla (Cuáya)
 Coallajú (Cuainxú)
 Loredo (Llauréu)
 Las Murias
 Panicera
 Pumarín
 Villar

References

Parishes in Grado


Code 64 is an electronic music band from Sweden. Their music can best be described as a mixture of synthpop, electronic body music and electropop.

Biography

Code 64 is a synthpop, darkwave, electronica band that signed with the small Norwegian record label, "Angel Productions" only three years after establishing themselves as a group. They released their first album Storm in 2003, which contained nine original tracks. The album quickly sold out and Code 64 began to establish a fan base across Europe. Music reviews were generally positive, deeming it "very listenable, dynamic and easily  album." Release Magazine likened them to VNV Nation "in their most melodic mood."

Following this release they continued to work, releasing Departure in 2005 under the new label Memento Materia, who has released albums for many other well known technopop acts including the well known Swedish act Covenant. Departure was received incredibly well by critics within the genre, with Release Magazine stating that it has "genre-breaking potential" with Code 64 demonstrating "fantastic programming, refined melodies, classy varied vocals and enough punch and edge to light up the universe."  Other reviews again reaffirmed Code 64's capabilities within the genre.

Code 64's sophomore album saw U.S. distribution for North America in 2005, when the band signed a multi release licensing deal with A Different Drum; the world's largest synthpop label as the time.
Departure was re-released as a 2 C.D. Limited Edition with the bonus disc Sea of Stars single; featuring remixes and an exclusive b-side. This release is limited to only 500 copies worldwide.

Shortly after the release, Henrik Piehl left the band due to musical disagreements. On July 29, 2008, a new website was built and the addition of a new lead singer, Bjørn Marius Borg, was announced. Code 64 released their third studio album, Trialogue, on September 8, 2010.  The second single from the Trialogue album, "Masquerade" was released on September 15, 2010. "Deviant" was released as a third digital single on August 16, 2011.

On July 23, 2013, Code 64 announced that Christian had left to spend more time with family, disbanding the group.  Hasse and Bjørn reemerged as duo Xenturion Prime

On April 18, 2020, Code 64 announced via posts on Facebook that new music was being worked on. It was made apparent that Henrik Piehl and Christian Espeland would again be working on the project together.

On December 23, 2021, a new single entitled "Soundwave" was released.

Code 64's new album "Broken Rhythm" was released on November 18, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums
 Storm (2003)
 Departure (2006)
 Trialogue (2010)
 Bits and pieces (2018)
 Broken Rhythm (2022)

Singles
 Leaving Earth (2005)
 Sea of Stars (2006)
 Stasis (2010)
 Masquerade (2010)
 Deviant (2011)
 Accelerate (2013)
 Soundwave (2021)
 The Void (2022)
 Deceiver (2022)

Demos
 Demo (2002)

External links
 Code 64's official website

 Code 64 on Progress Productions

References

Swedish electronic music groups


The ossel hitch is a knot used to attach a rope or line to an object. It was originally used on Scottish gill nets to tie small line to larger rope that supported the net.  Ossel is actually the Scottish word for "gill net" and for the line attaching the net to the float rope.

Rather, the Ossel hitch works only on objects that are approximately the same diameter as the line, as the tail must be nipped under the initial turn, which if made on a larger object will have a gap between line and object.

To what extent the true history of this knot can be learned is a matter of speculation; knots books are notoriously inaccurate.  Examination of such "snood"/"gangion" hitches in commercial fishing in the present day will show that it is typical to tuck the hitching line (the snood) through the lay of the object line – which, yes, implies that braided lines are not used here. In such cases, various simple hitches – e.g., the clove hitch, the ground line hitch – can be used, with the tucked tail providing security of the knot against both loosening and shifting position along the line.  (E.g., in some areas, lobster fishing is done with long ground lines to which numerous lobster pots are connected via approximately 10'-long snoods.  It is possible that the ground line will at times be hauled up from different ends, so hitches might need to endure pulls from either direction.  A ground line (sometimes referred to as a "trawl") might be a mile (!) long – impressive mountains of cordage when piled up on the dock or the deck of the trawler!

Tying
Place a turn around the rope or spar and come up to the left of the standing part of the line.  Cross over the standing part and make a turn around the rope or spar in the opposite direction.  Finally, pass the working end over the second turn and tuck it under the first turn. Set the knot and tighten the knot.

See also
List of knots

References

External links
 Video of knot being tied


The 2005–06 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Incoming signees

Roster

2005–06 Schedule and Results

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NCAA basketball tournament
East
Kentucky (#8 seed) 69, UAB (#9 seed) 64
Connecticut (#1 seed) 87, Kentucky 83

Team players drafted into the NBA

See also
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky


The 2004–05 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Tubby Smith. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons
Kentucky
Wild
Wild
Kentucky


The 2009 World Football Challenge was the first World Football Challenge event, an exhibition international club association football competition featuring football clubs from Europe and North America, which has been held first in summer of 2009. Chelsea are the 2009 champions.

Format
In 2009, each team played the other three teams in the tournament once in a round-robin tournament format, with each game played at a neutral venue in the United States. Chelsea emerged as the World Football Challenge champion for 2009. The following four clubs participated in the 2009 tournament:

Chelsea from the Premier League in England
América from the Primera División de México in Mexico
Inter Milan from the Serie A in Italy
Milan from the Serie A in Italy

Venues
Six cities served as the venues of the 2009 World Football Challenge.

Rules

Clubs received one point for each goal scored in regulation time (up to three goals per game). Clubs earned three points for a win that does not go into penalty kicks. After 90 minutes of play, if the match was tied, each team received one point and the winner of the penalty kicks received an additional point. The team with the highest overall number of points determined the World Football Challenge champion.

Standings

Matches

Top goalscorers

References

External links

2009
2009
2009–10 in English football
2009–10 in Italian football
2009–10 in Mexican football


Cool Springs, CoolSprings, and Cool Spring may refer to:

Cool Spring, Delaware
Cool Springs (Missouri)
Cool Spring, South Carolina
 Cool Springs (Carvers Creek, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
 Cool Springs (Camden, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in South Carolina
 Cool Springs (Nashville, Tennessee), an edge city in greater Nashville, Tennessee
CoolSprings Galleria
 Cool Spring Farm (Charles Town, West Virginia)
 Cool Spring Farm (Gerrardstown, West Virginia)
 Cool Spring Place

See also
Battle of Cool Spring


A coupled map lattice (CML) is a dynamical system that models the behavior of non-linear systems (especially partial differential equations). They are predominantly used to qualitatively study the chaotic dynamics of spatially extended systems. This includes the dynamics of spatiotemporal chaos where the number of effective degrees of freedom diverges as the size of the system increases.

Features of the CML are discrete time dynamics, discrete underlying spaces (lattices or networks), and real (number or vector), local, continuous state variables. Studied systems include populations, chemical reactions, convection, fluid flow and biological networks. More recently, CMLs have been applied to computational networks  identifying detrimental attack methods and cascading failures.

CMLs are comparable to cellular automata models in terms of their discrete features. However, the value of each site in a cellular automata network is strictly dependent on its neighbor (s) from the previous time step. Each site of the CML is only dependent upon its neighbors relative to the coupling term in the recurrence equation. However, the similarities can be compounded when considering multi-component dynamical systems.

Introduction
A CML generally incorporates a system of equations (coupled or uncoupled), a finite number of variables, a global or local coupling scheme and the corresponding coupling terms. The underlying lattice can exist in infinite dimensions. Mappings of interest in CMLs generally demonstrate chaotic behavior. Such maps can be found here: List of chaotic maps.

A logistic mapping demonstrates chaotic behavior, easily identifiable in one dimension for parameter r > 3.57:

In Figure 1,  is initialized to random values across a small lattice; the values are decoupled with respect to neighboring sites. The same recurrence relation is applied at each lattice point, although the parameter r is slightly increased with each time step. The result is a raw form of chaotic behavior in a map lattice. However, there are no significant spatial correlations or pertinent fronts to the chaotic behavior. No obvious order is apparent.

For a basic coupling, we consider a 'single neighbor' coupling where the value at any given site  is computed from the recursive maps both on  itself and on the neighboring site . The coupling parameter  is equally weighted. Again, the value of  is constant across the lattice, but slightly increased with each time step.

Even though the recursion is chaotic, a more solid form develops in the evolution. Elongated convective spaces persist throughout the lattice (see Figure 2).

History
CMLs were first introduced in the mid 1980s through a series of closely released publications. Kapral used CMLs for modeling chemical spatial phenomena. Kuznetsov sought to apply CMLs to electrical circuitry by developing a renormalization group approach (similar to Feigenbaum's universality to spatially extended systems). Kaneko's focus was more broad and he is still known as the most active researcher in this area. The most examined CML model was introduced by Kaneko in 1983 where the recurrence equation is as follows:

where  and  is a real mapping.

The applied CML strategy was as follows:
 Choose a set of field variables on the lattice at a macroscopic level.  The dimension (not limited by the CML system) should be chosen to correspond to the physical space being researched.
 Decompose the process (underlying the phenomena) into independent components.
 Replace each component by a nonlinear transformation of field variables on each lattice point and the coupling term on suitable, chosen neighbors.
 Carry out each unit dynamics ("procedure") successively.

Classification
The CML system evolves through discrete time by a mapping on vector sequences. These mappings are a recursive function of two competing terms: an individual non-linear reaction, and a spatial interaction (coupling) of variable intensity. CMLs can be classified by the strength of this coupling parameter(s).

Much of the current published work in CMLs is based in weak coupled systems  where diffeomorphisms of the state space close to identity are studied. Weak coupling with monotonic (bistable) dynamical regimes demonstrate spatial chaos phenomena and are popular in neural models. Weak coupling unimodal maps are characterized by their stable periodic points and are used by gene regulatory network models. Space-time chaotic phenomena can be demonstrated from chaotic mappings subject to weak coupling coefficients and are popular in phase transition phenomena models.

Intermediate and strong coupling interactions are less prolific areas of study. Intermediate interactions are studied with respect to fronts and traveling waves, riddled basins, riddled bifurcations, clusters and non-unique phases. Strong coupling interactions are most well known to model synchronization effects of dynamic spatial systems such as the Kuramoto model.

These classifications do not reflect the local or global (GMLs ) coupling nature of the interaction. Nor do they consider the frequency of the coupling which can exist as a degree of freedom in the system. Finally, they do not distinguish between sizes of the underlying space or boundary conditions.

Surprisingly the dynamics of CMLs have little to do with the local maps that constitute their elementary components. With each model a rigorous mathematical investigation is needed to identify a chaotic state (beyond visual interpretation). Rigorous proofs have been performed to this effect. By example: the existence of space-time chaos in weak space interactions of one-dimensional maps with strong statistical properties was proven by Bunimovich and Sinai in 1988. Similar proofs exist for weakly coupled  hyperbolic maps under the same conditions.

Unique CML qualitative classes
CMLs have revealed novel qualitative universality classes in (CML) phenomenology. Such classes include:
 Spatial bifurcation and frozen chaos
 Pattern Selection
 Selection of zig-zag patterns and chaotic diffusion of defects
 Spatio-temporal intermittency
 Soliton turbulence
 Global traveling waves generated by local phase slips
 Spatial bifurcation to down-flow in open flow systems.

Visual phenomena
The unique qualitative classes listed above can be visualized. By applying the Kaneko 1983 model to the logistic  map, several of the CML qualitative classes may be observed. These are demonstrated below, note the unique parameters:

Quantitative analysis quantifiers
Coupled map lattices being a prototype of spatially extended systems easy to simulate have represented a benchmark
for the definition and introduction of many indicators of spatio-temporal chaos, the most relevant ones are
 The power spectrum in space and time
 Lyapunov spectra
 Dimension density
 Kolmogorov–Sinai entropy density
 Distributions of patterns
 Pattern entropy
 Propagation speed of finite and infinitesimal disturbance
 Mutual information and correlation in space-time
 Lyapunov exponents, localization of Lyapunov vectors
 Comoving and sub-space time Lyapunov exponents.
 Spatial and temporal Lyapunov exponents

See also
Cellular automata
Lyapunov exponent
Stochastic cellular automata
Rulkov map
Chialvo map

References

Further reading

  Alt URL

 Introduction to Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

External links
 Kaneko Laboratory
 Institut Henri Poincaré,   Paris, June 21 – July 2, 2004
  Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Florence, Italy
 Java CML/GML web-app
 AnT 4.669 – A simulation and Analysis  Tool for Dynamical Systems

Nonlinear systems
Chaotic maps


A forwarding agent was an intermediary who facilitated the routing of international mail before the development of the modern postal system.

History
In the early days of postal communications it was often necessary for international mail to pass through a number of hands before reaching its eventual destination. At each stage the agent would add their own mark. For instance, a letter might pass first through the sender's domestic post office's hands, then to a forwarder for a sea journey and then to the post office of the destination country.

The study of the marks of forwarding agents on mail is a popular branch of postal history.

See also
Thomas Fletcher Waghorn

Further reading
Rowe, Kenneth. The postal history and markings of the forwarding agents. (1st edition 1966, supplement 1974, 2nd ed. 1984, 3rd ed. 1996. )

External links
Images of Forwarding Agents marks used on Venezuela Stamps.
Images of Forwarding Agents marks used on British Malaya Stamps.
List of Hong Kong Forwarding Agents.
List of Forwarding Agents from Kenneth Rowe's book.

Philatelic terminology


El Fresno is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 140 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 Alvaré
 El Bondello
 La Caridad
 Los Fornos
 El Fresno
 Los Macetes
 Las Novales
 La Tronca

References

Parishes in Grado


Prague was captured and sacked twice in the Thirty Years' War, right at the start, and right at the end:

in 1620 by Habsburg troops, after the Battle of White Mountain
in 1648 by Swedish troops, after the Battle of Prague (1648); they did not capture the whole city - this is the more likely reference.

Thirty Years' War


Battle of Prague may refer to:

Battle of White Mountain (1620), an early battle in the Thirty Years' War
Battle of Prague (1648), the last action of the Thirty Years' War
Siege of Prague (1742), a siege during the War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Prague (1757), a battle in which the Prussians defeated the Austrians in the Seven Years' War
Siege of Prague, which directly followed the 1757 battle
Prague Offensive (1945), the last major Soviet operation of World War II in Europe


Grado is the capital, and one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 7,286 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
 La Barraca de Abajo
 La Borbolla
 Grado
 Llavayos
 La Portiella

References

Parishes in Grado


Scott Edgar Dyleski (born October 30, 1988) is an American murderer, convicted of murdering his neighbor, Pamela Vitale, the wife of prominent attorney Daniel Horowitz.  He received the maximum penalty allowed by the law, life in prison without parole.  As a juvenile at the time of the murder, he did not qualify for the death penalty. The murder was committed on October 15, 2005, when Dyleski was 16 years old.  He is currently serving his sentence in California State Prison, Corcoran. In 2018, Dyleski's sentence was reduced to 25 years to life in prison, after the state of California passed Senate Bill 394, which gives juveniles tried as adults and sentenced to life without parole a chance for eventual freedom. He will be eligible for parole in 2030.

Background
Dyleski was born in San Francisco, California to Kenneth Dyleski and Esther Fielding. His parents separated when he was two years old, and Dyleski was raised by his mother. During elementary school, Dyleski moved with his mother to Lafayette, California, and began living in the home of another family, with whom they had long been friends. Dyleski attended Lafayette public schools, including Acalanes High School, where he dressed in uncommon clothing such as trench coats and was described as "a nice kid" by a fellow student.

Murder
On October 15, 2005, Dyleski's neighbor Pamela Vitale was found murdered in her home. She was found lying in the entryway just inside the front door and had been bludgeoned and eviscerated. Five days later, on October 20, 2005, Dyleski was arrested on suspicion of committing the murder.

Trial
Initially, Dyleski was represented by attorney Thomas McKenna. He later asked to be removed from the case, because he defended the driver of a car that killed Dyleski's sister and another passenger in 2002. Dyleski was then represented by Ellen Leonida, a public defender. Dyleski pleaded not guilty.

Investigators believe Dyleski and his friend, Robin Croen, planned to grow marijuana in Scott Dyleski's closet, with Dyleski in charge of raising money, according to Croen, who was granted immunity for testifying. He testified that Dyleski used stolen credit card information belonging to his neighbors and used the cards to order lighting equipment. He also testified that his role in the credit card scam was researching what equipment to order. Croen actually constructed order forms from websites that he claims he then sent to Dyleski. According to prosecutors, one of Dyleski's orders used the credit card information for Karen Schneider, but mistakenly used Vitale's address as the address to bill, and his own address as the ship-to address. The lighting company refused to process the order, suspecting it was fraudulent. Dyleski told Croen that he would "take care of it" and, subsequently, he made one more attempt by calling the credit card company.

Authorities believe Dyleski was surprised by Vitale during a burglary of her home. However, Dyleski's girlfriend, Jena Reddy testified at trial that Dyleski had talked about beating and breaking the necks of children and was curious about how the human body would function without certain organs. They said he killed Vitale by striking her numerous times in the head, possibly with a rock, and then carved a symbol into her back. During the trial, prosecutor Harold Jewett tried to establish that the symbol found on the victim's back closely resembled the letter "H" in the word "hate" from a bumper sticker reading "I'm for the separation of Church and Hate", which was seized from Dyleski's bedroom. The coroner's autopsy report describes the marks on Vitale's back as an "H-shaped figure cut into skin of posterior torso" and "3 intersecting superficial incisions... forming an H-shaped pattern with extension".  Other reports indicate that the symbol was a Cross of Lorraine.

At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, judge Mary Ann O'Malley ruled that prosecutors had enough evidence for trial. Dyleski was arraigned on an additional charge of first-degree residential burglary and he entered a new plea of not guilty to all the charges. His mother was accused of helping her son destroy evidence, but the charge was dropped under the condition that she testify truthfully. Burglary was not presented as a motive during the trial and, in fact, it was stated that nothing had been taken. At trial, Daniel Horowitz said he had never gone through his wife's financial records to see if anything was amiss.

Jury selection began in July 2006 in the courtroom of judge Barbara Zuniga, who became the trial judge after defense attorney Ellen Leonida made a peremptory challenge against judge Mary Ann O'Malley on the grounds that the jurist was "prejudiced against the interest of the defendant". Attorneys provided contrasting views of Dyleski in their opening statements. Prosecutor Harold Jewett said Dyleski identified with gothic symbols and art that depicted violence and stabbed and beat Vitale. Leonida described her client as a gentle kid whose friends know he isn't a killer and instead valued human and animal rights.

During the trial, the Nickelodeon animated television series Invader Zim was cited. The prosecution asserted that the defendant had a fascination with images of body parts. They drew attention to comments he had made after watching the episode "Dark Harvest", in which the alien Zim collects human organs in an attempt to appear more human. Witnesses for the defense said that the comments were made in jest.

At the end of August attorneys gave closing arguments, capping several weeks of testimony. The prosecutor called to the stand Dyleski's housemates, mother, girlfriend, friend, a forensic pathologist, a DNA expert and several criminalists. Lawyer Gloria Allred represented Jena Reddy, Dyleski's girlfriend. She told the jury that while Dyleski never admitted or denied killing his neighbor, he told her he would take the blame to protect her and his best friend. DNA evidence showed Vitale's blood was found on Dyleski's belongings, the DNA of both Vitale and Dyleski was found on the ski mask worn during the murder, and his DNA was found on the bottom of her foot (17 out of 17 markers matched). A shoe print at the murder scene was determined by the jury to match shoes belonging to Dyleski. Jason Kwast, another criminalist, testified that the pattern of bloody footprints found on a plastic lid that was discovered in Vitale's house matched the pattern of the bottom of Land's End shoes belonging to Dyleski. A chilling to-do list was purported to have been written by Dyleski. Leonida called a number of Dyleski's friends to serve as character witnesses. Dyleski exercised his right to remain silent and did not testify. No DNA experts were called to rebut the prosecution's DNA evidence.

Verdict
Scott Dyleski was found guilty of all the charges against him: first-degree murder, the special circumstance of murder in the commission of a first-degree residential burglary, first-degree residential burglary and an enhancement for using a dangerous weapon to bludgeon Vitale. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was held in juvenile hall until his 18th birthday on October 30, 2006 (about one month after sentencing) and was then transferred to San Quentin Prison. He was kept out of the general population while his case was evaluated and was then transferred to Kern Valley State Prison several months later.  In 2009, the Court of Appeal justices upheld the conviction and noted, "The defendant in this case committed a truly heinous crime. Putting on a dark mask and gloves, and arming himself with a rock and a knife, he invaded the home of a complete stranger to him. Without any provocation, he viciously set upon Pamela Vitale, raining blow after blow on her as she tried to fight him off."  The court also noted that even as "Vitale  lay motionless and near death, defendant was still not done with her. He put away his rock and pulled out a knife. He pulled Vitale's T-shirt up and used the knife to draw some type of mark or symbol on Vitale's back. He then turned Vitale over and stabbed deep into her midsection, leaving a gaping wound in her abdomen."

Even though Dyleski was originally sentenced to life without parole, in 2018 Dyleski's sentence was reduced to 25 years to life in prison after the state of California passed Senate Bill 394, which bill gives juveniles tried as adults and sentenced to life without parole a chance for eventual freedom. He will be eligible for parole in 2030.

References

Exhibits to petition
Exhibits A-F
Exhibits G-P

External links
boards.crimelibrary.com/showthread.php Crime Library discussion topic about the case of Scott Dyleski
Court Documents: Superior Court Contra Costa - from archive.org, original links are no longer active

1988 births
American people convicted of murder
Minors convicted of murder
Living people
People from San Francisco
American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by California
People convicted of murder by California
Crimes involving Satanism or the occult
Criminals of the San Francisco Bay Area
Criminals from California
Acalanes High School alumni


Burnside Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,  north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Burnside Heights recorded a population of 6,377 at the 2021 census.

Burnside Heights is separated from the suburb of Burnside to the south by Kororoit Creek and Caroline Springs.

Burnside Heights, although a young suburb, is well established, with nearby schools, medical centres, a kindergarten, a gymnasium and an AFL and cricket oval. Burnside Heights has several large shopping centres in close proximity, including Watergardens and Brimbank Central. Its major draw card is its close proximity (500m) to the Caroline Springs town square, which is a major activity centre for the area. In December 2010 the Watervale Shopping Centre was established within the suburb.

Burnside Heights was developed from the creations of three developers under the names of VicUrban (Tenterfield), Triton Property Group (Taylors Park Estate) and Sunlands (Arbour on the Park). Burnside Heights was renamed from Burnside when the developers at the time sought to distinguish from the older part.

Transport

Railway stations closest to Burnside Heights are the Keilor Plains and Watergardens railway stations, both on the Sunbury line, and the newly created Caroline Springs railway station, on the Ballarat line, which are 4 minutes and 8 minutes driving distance respectively.

See also
 Kororoit Creek Trail

References

Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Melton


The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966.  The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966.

As a result of the Act, Barbados became the fourth English-speaking country in the West Indies to achieve full independence from the United Kingdom, after Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, and Guyana. At independence, Barbados became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations as a Commonwealth realm; prior to this, Barbados had been a fully self-governing British colony from 1961.

Background to enactment
The bill was first presented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as the Barbados Independence Bill on 28 October 1966, by Secretary of State for the Colonies, Frederick Lee. It was passed in the House of Commons after a third reading and committee on 2 November 1966, without amendments.
It entered the House of Lords on 3 November 1966 and was read by Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd on 10 November 1966. It was passed in the House of Lords on 15 November 1966 without any amendments.

The bill received Royal assent on 17 November 1966, from Queen Elizabeth II. before taking effect on 30 November that year.

Barbados then remained a constitutional monarchy under the Barbadian monarch until eventually becoming a republic on 30 November 2021.

See also
 Barbados nationality law
 Saint Andrew's Day
 U.S. Monroe Doctrine

References

 Barbados Independence Bill, UK Parliamentary Hansard debate of the bill
 Chronological table of the statutes; HMSO, London. 1993.

Further reading

Independence acts in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1966
1966 in politics
1966 in international relations
1966 in Barbados
Barbados–United Kingdom relations
Barbados and the Commonwealth of Nations
United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations


Quan Am Temple is a Chinese-style Buddhist temple located on Lao Tu Street in Cho Lon, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.  Founded in the 19th century, it is dedicated to Guanyin (), the Chinese goddess of mercy and the Chinese form of the Indian bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. The pagoda is popular among both Vietnamese and Chinese Buddhists; most of its inscriptions are in Chinese characters, but some have had Vietnamese labels added. In addition to veneration of Guanyin and the teachings of the Buddha, the pagoda also includes Pure Land worship of the Amitabha Buddha (), elements of Taoism, and the folk worship of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu in her role as the "Queen of Heaven" ().

History
The temple was built by Hokkien immigrants to the city in the late 19th century.

Layout
On one side of Lao Tu Street is the pagoda complex, with an entrance through a gatehouse; on the other side is an associated garden with an artificial pond.  The pagoda complex itself consists of a small front courtyard, an antechamber with an altar to the Jade Emperor, a main chamber with an altar to Mazu, and a large rear courtyard dominated by the statue of Guanyin.

Grounds
The garden, which is separated from the street by a red metal gate, contains an artificial pond and fountain.  In the middle is a miniature scale artificial island with rocky terrain and a roofed pavilion.  A Chinese-style statue of Guanyin stands on the stone border to the little pond.  Guanyin is standing erect on a lotus flower.  She is wearing a crown and a long white robe.  With her right hand, she holds a small golden pearl, while with the left she holds a small vial.  This vial contains the elixir of life, amrita.  The relief images on the three panels surrounding the pond depict Taoist motifs.

In the center panel, a green dragon, his body partially obscured by clouds, hovers above the ocean waters, while golden fish play at the surface.

In the leftmost panel, the three divinities that represents the Three Stars () are standing together in Heaven.  The Status Star () is dressed as a Chinese mandarin, wearing a red robe with light blue trim.  The Longevity Star () is depicted as an old man with a white beard and a yellow robe.  In his right hand, he is carrying a peach, the symbol of immortality, while in his left hand he carries a wooden staff with the head of a dragon.  The Jade Emperor and Lao-tze are surrounded by children who are gathering the peaches of immortality and placing them in baskets and a wagon.  One child presents a basket of peaches to Lao-tze, as the Jade Emperor looks on and touches his beard.  Behind the deity of status stands the deity that's associated with prosperity star, who is stroking the head of one of the children.

In the rightmost panel, a group of eight musicians are depicted making music in a natural setting.  The instruments include flutes, percussion, and strings.

Front Courtyard
The entrance to the pagoda across the street from the garden is through a small red gatehouse.  Between the gatehouse and the pagoda building itself is a narrow courtyard.  At both ends of the narrow courtyard are relief panels fashioned in the same style as the panels in the garden across the street.  The difference is that while the panels in the garden have Taoist motifs, those in the courtyard have Buddhist motifs depicting the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha.

Amitabha is the Buddha associated with the form of Buddhist piety that promises salvation through faith.  It is a form of piety available even to those who lack the ability or opportunity to pursue salvation through meditation and reflection.  Devotees of Amitabha call his name in all sincerity, and he rewards them by having them reborn into the paradise that is called the Pure Land, a place without suffering and without evil, where sentient beings can prepare themselves for ultimate salvation.

To the left of the main entrance of to the pagoda complex is a panel depicting Amitabha Buddha as he presides over the Pure Land.
Amitabha is depicted sitting cross-legged on a lotus flower.  He is wearing robes of red and orange.  He has the elongated ears and curled hair of the Shakyamuni Buddha (i.e., the Buddha), and his head is surrounded by a halo of fire.  His right hand makes the gesture of fearlessness, and his left hand the gesture of giving.  He is flanked by two standing bodhisattvas, who prayerfully clasp their hands at their chests. They are Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva () and Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva ().  These two bodhisattvas are Amitabha's companions in the principal iconographic triad of Pure Land Buddhism.  Surrounding Ambitabha and the bodhisattvas are numerous monks and devotees.  Most of the monks are dressed in orange robes, with short-cropped greyish hair.

To Ambitabha's right is an interesting group of figures.
The spirit of the land on which the pagoda was built has a white beard and black and red robes; a horned demon protects him from the sun by means of an umbrella made of a gigantic leaf.  The spirit of the land is conversing with a bodhisattva, who appears to be coming from the entourage surrounding Amitabha.
Behind the spirit of the land are a novice monk, dressed in grey, and an azure dragon.
Somewhat above the spirit of the land, emerging from some clouds, is a dark-skinned four-armed archer, with fierce bulging eyes and thick black eyebrows.  With two of his hands, the archer fits an arrow to his bow; with the other two, he gesticulates above his head.  A small light-skinned head grows upwards from the darker head below.

To the right of the main entrance is another panel depicting Amitabha presiding over the Pure Land.  Again, Amitabha is depicted sitting on a lotus throne, and wearing red and orange clothing.  Again he is flanked by two standing boddhisattvas with clasped hands.  Amitabha's left hand rests in his lap in the gesture of meditation, while his right hand is raised in a benevolent gesture towards a haloed woman who kneels at his feet.  To Amitabha's left, a diverse crowd of figures emerges from the clouds surrounding a mountainous wilderness landscape.  About half the figures are monks clad in orange robes; the rest include two bearded men in armor, one playing a lute and the other carrying a sword, and a man leading a harnessed tiger.

Entry Hallway and Altar to Jade Emperor
The partially covered entry hallway is dominated by a central altar to the Jade Emperor (), which faces a large incense censer.  The wall to the right of the altar features a large relief depiction of a tigress with her cub, a symbol of fertility, and the wall to the left a golden dragon swirling through the clouds.  Gilded panels of the male Amitabha Buddha and three female Bodhisattvas () mounted on mythical creatures flank the reliefs.
Amitabha Buddha () sits cross legged on the back of a fierce lion or qilin (sometimes called a "unicorn" in English translation).  His right hand rests in his lap in the gesture of meditation, cradling a lotus flower.  His left hand is raised in a gesture of instruction.

Manjusri Bodhisattva (), the bodhisattva of wisdom, takes a feminine form and sits on a snarling lion.  She does not carry her normal attributes, the sword (representing the intellect capable of cutting through error) and the book of wisdom.  Instead, her left hand cradles a flaming orb, while her right hand is hidden from view.  The lion represents the wild mind subdued by wisdom and meditation.
Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva () takes a feminine form as she sits serenely on the back of a lion.  Her right hand rests in her lap cradling an orb, while her left hand is raised in a gesture of instruction.
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (), the bodhisattva of virtue and religious devotion, takes a feminine form and rides on the back of an elephant.  Her right hand cradles a lotus blossom, while the left is raised in a gesture of instruction.  The white elephant represents the purification of the senses.

At the center of the altar to the Jade Emperor stands a dark statue clothed in yellow robes and a golden crown, representing the lord of the universe.  Just in front is a statue of the chubby "Laughing Buddha" Maitreya ()—the Buddha of the future.  Maitreya is sitting comfortably on the ground with one knee raised, his robe opened at the chest, his mouth opened in friendly mirth.

Main Hallway and Altar to Mazu

The main altar inside the pagoda is dedicated to Mazu. Her Vietnamese name  is a transcription of her Chinese epithet Tianhou, meaning "Empress of Heaven". She is also known as , a calque of her Cantonese epithet A-ma, meaning "Beloved Mother". Both roles cause her to be syncretized with both the Virgin Mary and Guanyin. In the center, Mazu stands tall dressed in multicolored robes and crown, her golden face serene and dispassionate.  The lady is flanked by much shorter attendants, and scowling demons stand guard in front of her.  The space in front of the altar is dominated by pillars decorated with relief carvings of coiled yellow dragons.  The dragons spiral downwards along the pillars, from heaven above to the ocean below.  Off to one side stands a large cast bronze bell.

On the walls to the left and right of the altar are relief carvings depicting Taoist motifs.  On the one side, a group of Taoist Immortals fraternize in a mountainous landscape.  Two of them are playing a board game; one is making music.  On the other side, a group of celestial women accompany a youth riding a cloud between mountain tops.

Outer Courtyard and Altar to Guanyin
Beyond the altar to Mazu is the partially covered outer courtyard.  In its center is the altar to Guanyin ().  Numerous statues and altars to other deities and holy persons are located along the periphery of the courtyard.  Incense stick holders, offerings of fruit and rice, and ovens for burning offerings of money, are also present.

The central image is a Chinese-style statue of Guanyin.  She is standing tall and smiling, with her right hand raised in gesture of instruction and her left hand cradling the small vase that contains the elixir of life.  She is flanked by two smaller figures, one of whom clasps his hands together and gazes at her adoringly.  To the left and right of the central group of statues dragons wind upward into the sky around tall pillars.  Outside the pillars are a pair of relief images of smiling bodhisattvas mounted on complacent beasts.  To one side is a depiction of a female Manjusri seated on the back of a green lion and cradling a lotus stem and blossom.  The lion represents the wild mind conquered by the wisdom of the bodhisattva.  To the other side is a depiction of a female Samantabhadra on the back of a white elephant and carrying a scroll.  The elephant represents the discipline of the senses.

The smaller altars along the periphery of the outer courtyard are dedicated to various figures of Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese mythology, legends and literature.  They include the following:

One altar is flanked by numerous statues of Buddhist arhats (), or holy men, made of dark wood.  They are in various positions and attitudes.  One is sitting on the ground, holding a round bowl in his lap.  Another is mounted on an elephant.  Another holds his bowl up, as in an offering.  And so on.
Monkey, the central figure in Chinese classic Journey to the West, is depicted in a statue.  He is clothed in yellow robes and wears a gilded headpiece.  His right hand is raised to his forehead as if he were shielding his eyes from the sun in order to gaze into the distance.  Across the courtyard, a small diorama depicts Monkey and his companions Tang Sanzang, Pigsy, and Sandy moving through a rocky landscape, while Guanyin watches over them from the top of a cliff.

See also
 Qianliyan & Shunfeng'er
 List of Mazu temples around the world
 Thien Hau Temple (Cholon)

References

Citations

Bibliography
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External links

Pagodas in Vietnam
Buddhist temples in Ho Chi Minh City
Mazu temples


Artopoula  () is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Greece and the municipality of Dodoni.  In 2011 its population was 123.  It is situated at 500 m above sea level, in the hills near the upper course of the river Tyria. It is 6 km south of Koumaria, 6 km northwest of Lippa, 9 km southwest of Dodoni and 24 km southwest of Ioannina.

Population

See also

List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit

External links
Artopoula at the GTP Travel Pages

References

Populated places in Ioannina (regional unit)
Dodoni


Gurullés is one of 28 parishes (administrative divisions) in the municipality of Grado, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.

The population is 281 (INE 2007).

Villages and hamlets
Bellota
La Caborna
Casas del Monte
Las Ordaliegas
Campamojada
La Garaba
Reconco
San Martín
San Pelayo de Sienra
Sobrepeña
Somines
La Tejera
Vega de Peridiello

References

Parishes in Grado


Harbour is a state assembly constituency in Chennai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 18. It falls under Chennai Central parliamentary constituency during national elections.
Most successful party: DMK (10 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 18 Harbour Assembly constituency is composed of Ward 23-30,43-44,48-49 & 80 of Greater Chennai Corporation

Madras State

Tamil Nadu

Election results

2021

2016

2011

2006

2001

1996

1991 By-election

1991

1989

1984

1980

1977

1971

1967

1962

1957

1952

References

Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Chennai district