Haridaspur is a village located in Gopalganj Sadar Upazila of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.

See also
 List of villages in Bangladesh

References

Populated places in Dhaka Division
Villages in Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
Villages in Dhaka Division


Rosslyn Mary Bates (born 25 May 1962) is an Australian politician. Bates has been a Liberal National Party member of the Parliament of Queensland since March 2009, representing the electorate of Mudgeeraba.

Early career
Prior to entering politics, Bates spent 29 years in the health profession. Starting her career as a nurse in both the public and private sector, she became the general manager and director of nursing at the Wesley Gold Coast Hospital.

Bates was awarded the Prime Minister's Centenary of Federation Medal (2001) and the Telstra Business Woman of the Year (AusIndustry category) in 2000.

Political career

In April 2012, Bates was appointed the Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts as part of Campbell Newman's first Cabinet.

After a series of health issues including a serious shoulder infection and sustaining fractured vertebrae, Bates resigned as Minister on 15 February 2013

Member for Mudgeeraba

Bates was first elected as the Member for Mudgeeraba in March 2009 after defeating the incumbent Labor Member Dianne Reilly. Bates was re-elected in March 2012 with an increased majority.

As the incoming Member for Mudgeeraba, Bates said she would fight to ensure the Southport Hospital was retained as an operational facility when the new University Hospital opens at Parklands in 2012. Bates campaigns on popular issues, saying "issues such as the overhead power lines in Reedy Creek, the Elysium Road overpass and stopping that closure, [are] all very resounding issues in the electorate."

Bates first stood as the Liberal candidate for the seat in 2006 but was defeated.

Controversies

In 2012, Ros Bates' son, Ben Gommers, was at the centre of a scandal accusing him of being improperly appointed to a high paying public servant position. The media questioned the relationship between Ms Bates and the relevant minister under whom her son was employed.

Questions were referred to Ms Bates regarding this relationship and what, if any, influence she had regarding her appointment, however it was later revealed that she did not have any input into the appointment of her son. This included perks such as a car park being awarded to her son whose position traditionally doesn't receive an inner city car park. It was also revealed that her son had worked previously in similar positions in NSW and Victoria under Liberal and Labor Governments.

As the Minister for Information Technology it was reported Bates attended a dinner with several lobbyist firms that was excluded from her official contact register. Tabled documents from the Integrity Commissioner exonerated Bates in relation to this matter as the function was in her capacity as a Minister.

It was later revealed that Bates had attended a dinner with several lobbyist firms and failed to report this and it was also excluded from her official contact register. This led to calls for her removal as minister. Bates announced her resignation from the Cabinet on 15 February 2013 citing health and family reasons. Previously, Bates had undergone intensive high dose antibiotic therapy through a catheter threaded directly into her heart for six weeks due to a shoulder infection.

In June 2013 Bates was accused of misleading parliament and breaching the national health practitioner law by falsely claiming to be a registered nurse despite allowing her registration to lapse, despite previously being a registered nurse for 30 years. AHPRA, the body overseeing the national health practitioner laws concluded that Bates did not intend to provide misleading information and consider the matter to be closed. AHPRA placed conditions on Bate's registration as a nurse restricting her from having direct contact with any patients stating “The practitioner will not undertake any roles requiring direct or indirect clinical patient contact unless approval to do so by the board or its delegate.”

On 19 October 2013 the Queensland Parliament's ethics committee concluded that Bates did not intend to deliberately mislead the Parliament."

References

External links
 Official Website

1962 births
Living people
Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
People from the Gold Coast, Queensland
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly


Ranulf de Briquessart (or Ranulf the Viscount) (born 1050, died c. 1089 or soon after) was an 11th-century Norman magnate and viscount.

Biography
Ranulf's family were connected to the House of Normandy by marriage, and, besides Odo, bishop of Bayeux, was the most powerful magnate in the Bessin region. He married Margaret, daughter of Richard le Goz, Viscount of Avranches, whose son and successor Hugh d'Avranches became Earl of Chester in England c. 1070.

Ranulf is probably the "Ranulf the viscount" who witnessed a charter of William, Duke of Normandy, at Caen on 17 June 1066.

Ranulf helped preside over a judgment in the curia of King William (as duke) in 1076 in which a disputed mill was awarded to the Abbey of Mont St. Michael. On 14 July 1080 he witnessed a charter to the Abbey of Lessay (in the diocese of Coutances), another in the same year addressed to Remigius de Fécamp bishop of Lincoln in favour of the Abbey of Préaux. and one more in the same period, 1079 x 1082, to the Abbey of St Stephen of Caen. His name is attached to a memorandum in 1085, and on 24 April 1089 he witnessed a confirmation of Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy and Count of Maine to St Mary of Bayeaux, where he appears below his son in the witness list.

He certainly died sometime after this. His son Ranulf le Meschin became ruler of Cumberland and later Earl of Chester. The Durham Liber Vitae, c. 1098 x 1120, shows that his eldest son was one Richard, who died in youth, and that he had another son named William. He also had a daughter called Agnes, who later married Robert (III) de Grandmesnil (died 1126 (fr) or 1136).

References

Sources

1050 births
11th-century deaths

11th-century Normans
People from Calvados (department)
Year of death uncertain


is a Japanese multinational corporation which produces sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports. The headquarters are in Kobe, Japan.

Olympic Committees
 Gambia
 Philippines

Football

Club teams
  Chavdar Etropole
  Real Siderano
  FC Imabari
  Vissel Kobe
  KF Trepça'89
  Scottish Kelpies

Players

  David Suazo
  Noel Valladares
  Mario Yepes
  Salvatore Aronica
  Fabio Grosso
  Paolo De Ceglie
  Antonio Di Natale
  Giulio Migliaccio
  Andrés Iniesta
  Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
  Alessandro dos Santos
  Shinji Ono
  Cheick Diabaté
  Arata Izumi
  Takehiro Tomiyasu

Australian football

Club teams
  Western Bulldogs

Players
  Brent Harvey
  Jarryd Roughead
  Joel Selwood
  Kurt Tippett
  Nick Turner
  William Clemett

Baseball

  Chunichi Dragons
  Ichiro Suzuki (wore Asics cleats)
  Yu Darvish
  Shohei Ohtani

Basketball

  Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

Cricket

National teams

Players

 Glenn Maxwell
 Mitchell Starc
 Bhuvneshwar Kumar
 Jasprit Bumrah
 Ravindra Jadeja
 Prasidh Krishna
 Babar Azam

Cycling
Asics sponsored the Asics–CGA cycling team in 1997 and 1998.

Field hockey

Players
  Eddie Ockenden
  Mark Knowles (field hockey)

Roller hockey

club teams
  Breganze (Since the 2013/2014 season)

Golf

Players
  Shingo Katayama
  Rui Kitada
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Handball

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 Montpellier
 RK Crvena zvezda

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National Teams
 Australian Diamonds

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 Adelaide Thunderbirds
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Players
 Kimberlee Green
 Laura Geitz
 Madison Robinson

Rugby League

Club teams
 Brisbane Broncos

Players
 Matt Burton
 Reagan Campbell Gillard
 Boyd Cordner
 Cooper Cronk
 Greg Inglis
 James Maloney
 Junior Paulo
 Johnathan Thurston
 Jake Trbojevic
 Isaah Yeo

Rugby union

National teams

Club teams
 Buildcorp NRC
 Amatori Rugby San Donà

Players
  David Pocock
  Stephen Moore (rugby union)
  Bernard Foley
  Reece Hodge
  Adam Ashley-Cooper
  James Horwill
  Angus Bell
  Charlotte Caslick
  Tendai Mtawarira
  Eben Etzebeth
  Elton Jantjies
  Damian de Allende
  Werner Kok
  Chris Henry (rugby union)
  Ardie Savea

Swimming
  Tomoko Hagiwara
  Yuko Nakanisi
  Penny Oleksiak

Tennis

  Alex De Minaur
  Akira Santillan
  Alex Bolt
  Maverick Banes
  James Duckworth
  Marinko Matosevic
  Samantha Stosur
  Alexander Peya
  David Goffin
  Bruno Soares
  Alexander Donski
  Leylah Fernandez
  Vasek Pospisil
  Nicolás Jarry
  Borna Ćorić
  María José Martínez Sánchez
  Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
  Caroline Garcia
  Hugo Gaston
  Gaël Monfils
  Virginie Razzano
  Kenny de Schepper
  Florent Serra
  Liam Broady (Shoes Only)
  Harriet Dart
  Johanna Konta (Shoes Only)
  Brydan Klein
  Jonathan Marray
  Julia Görges
  Yuki Bhambri
  Fabio Fognini (Shoes Only)
  Matteo Berrettini (Shoes Only)
  Ai Sugiyama
  Jesse Huta Galung
  Jakub Wójcicki (Shoes Only)
  Frederico Gil
  Maria João Köhler
  Novak Djokovic (Shoes Only)
  Belinda Bencic
  Dominic Stricker
  William Blumberg
  Coco Vandeweghe
  Theodore McDonald
  Sebastian Mermersky
  Brandon Holt
  Jennifer Brady

Table Tennis
  Nissan Table Tennis
  Tokyo Art Table Tennis
  Citizen Micro Human Tech Table Tennis

Track and Field

Associations
 World Athletics

National teams

  Bulgaria
  Congo DR
  Cyprus
  Japan
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Club teams
  Samsung Electronics Athletic Club
  ASICS Wests Athletics Club

Athletes
Asics is the official sponsor of the Los Angeles Marathon.

 Irene Siragusa
 Marzia Caravelli
 Tom Bosworth
 Nathan Fox
 Dewi Griffiths
 Josh Griffiths
 Eilish McColgan
 Luke Gunn
 Viktor Röthlin
 Bastien Auzeil
 Emmanuel Biron
 Christophe Lemaitre
 Romain Martin
 Antoinette Nana Djimou
 Deena Kastor
 Ryan Hall
 April Steiner-Bennett
 Julie Culley
 Heather Kampf
 Diego Estrada
 Sara Hall
 Emma Bates
 Sharon Day
 Jake Arnold
 Johnny Gregorek
 Kara Winger
 Elizabeth Patterson
 Russell Winger
 Candace Hill
 Queen Harrison
 Ryan Martin
 Lolo Jones
 Jarrion Lawson
 Tabor Stevens
 Adriana Nelson
 Shadrack Biwott
 Lauren Jimison
 Becky Wade
 Scott Bauhs
 Josphat Boit
 Miles Batty
 Allie Kieffer
 Clayton Young
 Charles Philibert-Thiboutot
 Lanni Marchant
 David Le Porho
 Lucas Bruchet
 Natasha Wodak
 Priscilla Frederick
 Brigita Virbalytė-Dimšienė
 Anouk Vetter
 Dennis Licht
 Bart van Nunen
 Tyrone Smith
 Diane Nukuri
 Tero Pitkamaki
 Antti Ruuskanen
 Thomas Van der Plaetsen
 Jesse Stroobants
 Jeroen D'Hoedt
 Kim Ruell
 Choe Byeong-kwang
 Yoshihide Kiryu
 Naoko Takahashi
 Mizuki Noguchi
 Honami Maeda
 Chisato Fukushima
 Julian Walsh
 Yuzo Kanemaru
 Konomi Kai
 Ayuko Suzuki
 Hanami Sekine
 Kelsey-Lee Barber
 Sarah Carli
 Jarrod Geddes
 Kimberley Mickle
 Brandon Starc
 Dani Stevens
 Jared Tallent
 Jessica Trengove

Gallery

Triathlon

 Emma Moffatt
 Pete Jacobs
 Matt Reed
 Jan Frodeno
 Andy Potts
 Pete Jacobs
 Cait Snow
 Helen Jenkins
 Matt Reed
 Amelie Kretz
 Jeff Symonds
 Thiago Vinhal

Volleyball

Associations

National teams

 Men
 Men

 Men / Women

Colleges and universities
 Oregon State

Club teams

 Asan Woori Card Hansae
 Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
 Gumi LIG Insurance Greaters
 Suwon KEPCO 45
 Hweong IBK Altos
 Materdomini Volley
 Libertas Brianza
 Cuneo V.C.
 Cuatto Volley Giaveno
 Bakery Volley
 Constanța
 OK Crvena zvezda

Athletes

 Yuji Nishida
 Masahiro Yanagida

See also

 List of Puma sponsorships
 List of Nike sponsorships
 List of Adidas sponsorships
 List of Under Armour sponsorships
 List of Mizuno sponsorships
 List of New Balance sponsorships

Notes

References

Asics
ASICS


Lucie Oršulová (born 18 January 1975) is a Czech ski mountaineer and mountain climber. She is member of the SAC Špindlerúv Mlyn as well as member of the national team. Professionally she is attorney at law.

Selected results
 2003:
 10th, European Championship team race (together with Kamila Bulířová)
 2004:
 4th, World Championship relay race (together with Alice Korbová and Kamila Bulířová)
 9th, World Championship vertical race
 2005:
 10th, European Championship team race (together with Alice Korbová)

References

1975 births
Living people
Czech female ski mountaineers
Czech mountain climbers
Czech women lawyers
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Czech lawyers
Czech female climbers
21st-century women lawyers


Haridaspur is a village near Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also known by the name Khair wali Sarak. The name "Haridaspur" was given in honour of Swami Haridas, who was born in this village.

Haridaspur is 20 km from Khair and 3 km from Aligarh. The village is situated on Khair Road

Villages in Aligarh district


UXC Ltd is an Australian company owned by DXC Technology, which operates in the IT services industry with over 3,000 employees in the private and public sectors across Australasia. UXC is composed of three distinct internal groups in various industry segments.

History
UXC was founded in 2002. UXC grew from acquisitions. In 2011, UXC merged its formerly separate XSI Data Solutions, Integ, UXC Connect and Getronics Australia to form the UXC infrastructure group.

2013
UXC acquired US based Tectura for $21 million, ServiceNow partner Keystone for $27 million, and acquired White Labelled, an Australian E-commerce consultancy.

2014
The group acquired SaltBush Group in 2014.

2015
The group acquired the assets of contiigo in May 2015.

In November 2015, CSC agreed to acquire the shares of UXC in a deal valued at AUD427.6 million ($309 million).

2016

In February 2016, CSC finalised the acquisition of UXC for AUD427.6 million ($309 million).

Business groups

The company operates in three business groups. They are:
 Consulting. Three separate entities deliver UXC's IT consulting services to the market, these are: UXC Consulting; UXC Professional Solutions and UXC Engineering Solutions. Services are provided by these entities are: Training, Business Transformation, Information Management, ITSM, Telecommunications Consulting, Project, Program & Portfolio Management, Change Management, IT Research, IT Strategy and Architecture, IT Professional Services and Mobility
 The Enterprise Applications grouping is represented by three UXC business units: Eclipse, Oxygen, and Red Rock Consulting. These provide consulting in and implement ERP systems for mid to large size organisations and individually represent Microsoft Dynamics, SAP and Oracle in the market.
 IT Infrastructure group is led by UXC Connect, this business specialises in the Workspace Innovation, Contact Centre, Security, Mobility, Cloud, Entertainment and Content, Managed Services, Data Centre Optimisation, and Outsourcing

References

Online companies of Australia
Companies based in Melbourne
Companies established in 2002


John Bonham-Carter may refer to:

John Bonham-Carter (1788–1838), British politician and barrister, MP for Portsmouth
John Bonham-Carter (1817–1884), MP for Winchester, son of the above

See also
Bonham-Carter
John Bonham (1948–1980), English musician and songwriter, drummer for Led Zeppelin


Haridaspur is a village and gram panchayat in Nalhati I CD Block, in Rampurhat subdivision of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location
Brahmani River and Baidhara Barrage are located nearby.

Nalhati, the CD Block headquarters, is 8 km away from Haridaspur and Rampurhat, the nearest town, is 18 km away.

Gram panchayat
Villages in Haridaspur gram panchayat are: Bhabanandapur, Bhagabatipur, Gunua, Haridaspur, Jungul, Kartickdanga, Lakshminarayanpur, Madhabpur, Santoshpur and Shingdohari.

Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Haridaspur had a total population of 2,856 of which 1,469 (51%) were males and 1,387 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 357. The total number of literates in Haridaspur was 1,746 (69.87% of the population over 6 years).

References

Villages in Birbhum district


Stephen Nichols (born 18 June 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville in the South Australian Football League (SANFL) during the 1980s.

Originally from Tasmanian Football League club Sandy Bay, Nichols was recruited by Geelong and made his senior VFL debut in 1982. Nichols was unable to cement a position in Geelong's senior side and played mainly in Geelong's reserves side, including their 1982 reserves premiership, where he played centre half forward.

Nichols was released by Geelong at the end of the 1983 VFL season and recruited by Woodville after being recommended to the club by fellow Tasmanian footballer Darryl Sutton. Playing at full-forward, Nichols won the Ken Farmer Medal for the completion's leading goal-kicker twice, with 103 goals in both 1986 and 1988. He kicked 108 goals in 1987 but trailed North Adelaide's John Roberts in the Ken Farmer Medal, who kicked 111.

Nichols represented Tasmania at the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival, kicking six goals against the Northern Territory.

References

Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

1963 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Geelong Football Club players
Woodville Football Club players
Sandy Bay Football Club players
Tasmanian State of Origin players


Mark Daniel Trumbo (born January 16, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, and Baltimore Orioles. Trumbo was an All-Star in 2012 and 2016.

Amateur career
Trumbo was born in Anaheim, California, and played high school baseball at Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California. Growing up, Trumbo played travel baseball against future major leaguers Phil Hughes and Brandon Barnes. At Villa Park, Trumbo was a pitcher and infielder, and was a 2005 High School All-American after hitting .425 and going 10–2 with a 2.20 ERA on the mound.

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Trumbo was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 18th round (533rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He was promoted to the major leagues as part of the September roster expansions on September 3, 2010. He made his major league debut on September 11, 2010, as a pinch hitter for Mike Napoli and then remained in the game to play first base.

Trumbo entered the 2011 season looking for some early-season playing time at first base after a spring in which he displayed his over credited power. Trumbo hit his first career home run on April 12, 2011, off Fausto Carmona of the Cleveland Indians.  Although he planned to be a first basemen only until Kendrys Morales' returned from injury. He became the Angels' full-time first baseman for the 2011 season due to Morales' season-ending surgery. He led all rookies with 29 home runs and 87 RBIs while batting .254 in his rookie campaign, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays. Trumbo also led the American League in putouts with 1,284 in 2011.

The Angels acquired Albert Pujols on December 8, 2011, which forced Trumbo to change positions. In the early stages of the 2012 season Trumbo and Alberto Callaspo shared time at third base; Trumbo also started games in left and right field as well as designated hitter.

On June 10, 2012, Trumbo had a career-high six RBIs on two three-run home runs in a game against the Colorado Rockies. Trumbo was selected for the 2012 Home Run Derby by AL captain Robinson Cano, advancing to the second round before being ousted in a playoff by José Bautista. Trumbo was elected to his first all-star game, which was the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, in his sophomore season.

In 2013, he batted .234/.294/.453 in 620 at bats.

Arizona Diamondbacks
The Angels traded Trumbo to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team trade also involving the Chicago White Sox. The Angels received Tyler Skaggs and Hector Santiago, while the White Sox received Adam Eaton and the Diamondbacks also received two players to be named later. On April 6, Trumbo hit his 100th career home run against the Rockies. On April 24, Trumbo was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a stress fracture in his left foot. He was removed from the disabled list on July 7. In 2014, he batted .235/.293/.415 in 328 at bats.

Seattle Mariners
On June 3, 2015, the Diamondbacks traded Trumbo and Vidal Nuño to the Seattle Mariners for catcher Welington Castillo, reliever Dominic Leone, and prospects Gabby Guerrero and Jack Reinheimer.

Trumbo played in 96 games for the Mariners and slashed .263/.316/.419 while hitting 13 home runs, 13 doubles, and driving in 41 runs.

Baltimore Orioles

2016
On December 2, 2015, the Mariners traded Trumbo and C. J. Riefenhauser to the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Clevenger. Trumbo went 4-for-5 in the first game of the 2016 season, his sixth career game with four hits.

Trumbo hit his first home run in an Orioles uniform on April 11. He homered again the next day. Trumbo homered for the third time in four games on April 14, and on April 15, Trumbo became the first Oriole to hit two home runs in the same inning, driving in a total of five runs in the Orioles 11-5 comeback victory over the Rangers. It was Trumbo's eighth career multi-homer game.

Through his first ten games, Trumbo hit .400, five home runs, and had 11 RBIs. Trumbo was later named AL co-Player of the week after slashing .320/.346/.960, hitting five home runs, driving in 11 runs, and scoring eight times. For the month of April, Trumbo slashed .337/.385/.573 with a .958 OPS, six home runs, 19 RBIs, and three doubles.

Trumbo collected his ninth career multi-homer game on May 3 in a 4–1 victory over the Yankees. On May 11, Trumbo had his tenth career multi-homer game. Trumbo finished May with a slash line of .239/.291/.550. Despite the low average, he hit nine home runs in the month and collected 18 RBIs. He also added five doubles and a triple. In a 12–7 victory over the Red Sox on June 2, Trumbo and the Orioles blasted a season-high seven home runs, two of which belonged to Trumbo. Trumbo had a strong June, as he slashed .281/.328/.553 while blasting eight home runs and driving in 23 runs. He was later selected to participate in the Home Run Derby and was selected to his second career All-Star Game. In the derby, Trumbo hit 16 home runs in the first round and 14 in the second, eventually losing to the Derby champion Giancarlo Stanton.

On August 18, Trumbo set a new career high in home runs, 35, against the Houston Astros. On August 22, Trumbo hit a go-ahead 2-run home run against the Washington Nationals. With the home run, he collected his 500th career RBI. The home run was also his seventh consecutive hit being a home run. On August 28, Trumbo hit his 40th home run of the season. He became the fifth-fastest Oriole to hit their 40th home run in a season (Chris Davis, Jim Gentile, Brady Anderson & Frank Robinson). On September 18, Trumbo set a new career high in RBIs, with 101, by hitting his 43rd home run of the year against the Tampa Bay Rays. Trumbo hit his league-leading 44th home run of the year on September 23 in a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Diamondbacks. It was the fifth walk-off home run of his career.

Trumbo ended the year having played in 159 games, slashing .256/.316/.533 while hitting a Major League-leading 47 home runs and driving in 108 RBIs, while seeing the lowest percentage of fastballs of all MLB hitters (47.5%). Trumbo tied a career-high in games played and on-base percentage, while setting career-highs in runs scored, hits, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and OPS. His 47 home runs tied him for fourth most home runs in a single season in Orioles franchise history, tied with teammate Chris Davis. The Orioles finished the season 89–73, qualifying for the final postseason spot. In the Orioles Wild Card game, Trumbo hit a fourth inning 2-run home run to give the Orioles an early 2–1 lead. The Orioles lost 5–2 in 11 innings.

Trumbo won the AL Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award for his accomplishments during the 2016 season. He also won the Silver Slugger Award, the first of his career.

2017
On January 20, 2017, Trumbo signed a three-year contract with the Orioles. On Opening Day, Trumbo hit a walk-off home run for the Orioles, against the Blue Jays, in the eleventh inning. He finished the game with two hits, a double, a home run and two RBIs. The blast was Trumbo's sixth career walk-off homer.

On September 5, 2017, Trumbo hit his 200th career home run off of CC Sabathia. In 2017, he batted .234/.289/.397 in 559 at bats. He had four walk-off hits during the season, the most in MLB.

2018
Trumbo began the season on the disabled list, missing the first month of the season. He was activated on May 1. Trumbo had season ending knee surgery in August. He finished the year with a .261 batting average along with 17 home runs and 44 RBIs in 358 plate appearances. He played only 90 games due to injuries.

2019
After spending most of the 2019 season on the injured list following his knee surgery, Trumbo was activated off the IL on September 2, 2019. He played in only 12 games, hitting .172 in 29 at bats.

Post-playing career
In March 2022, Trumbo was invited by Baltimore Orioles director of administration Kevin Buck to serve as a special instructor during Spring Training.

Personal life
Trumbo and his wife Maile reside in Tennessee.

Trumbo is close friends with Thrice drummer Riley Breckenridge. Trumbo has used Thrice's songs "Firebreather" and "Black Honey" as walkup music.

References

External links

Baseball Almanac

1986 births
Living people
Baseball players from Orange, California
Major League Baseball first basemen
Major League Baseball left fielders
Major League Baseball right fielders
American League All-Stars
American League home run champions
Los Angeles Angels players
Arizona Diamondbacks players
Seattle Mariners players
Baltimore Orioles players
Orem Owlz players
Cedar Rapids Kernels players
Arkansas Travelers players
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Scottsdale Scorpions players
Gigantes del Cibao players
American expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
Salt Lake Bees players
Navegantes del Magallanes players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Arizona League Diamondbacks players
Reno Aces players
Silver Slugger Award winners


Gordon Lynn Hudson (June 22, 1962 — September 27, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the United States Football League (USFL) and National Football League (NFL) for three seasons during the 1980s.  Hudson played college football for Brigham Young University, was a two-time consensus All-American, and set the NCAA record for most career receiving yards by a tight end (2,484).  He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

Early years
Hudson was born in Everett, Washington.  He attended Brighton High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.  He lettered twice in three different sports, football, basketball and baseball. He was an all-conference tight end in football while also earning all-conference honors in basketball.

Brigham Young University
The highly recruited Hudson suited up for some varsity games while playing mostly with the jayvee. As a sophomore, he earned the starting tight end role and was selected by coaches as the most valuable rookie. He received All-WAC Second-team honors as well as Associated Press All-America honorable mention honors  He was second in the WAC in receiving  and fifth in the NCAA with 5.6 receptions per game while averaging 14.3 yards per catch. He totaled 67 catches for 960 yards and 10 touchdowns.

His top outing of the year was a 13 catches for 259 yards and three touchdowns vs. Utah (the 259-yard outing set an NCAA record for most yards by a tight end in a single game)  and he was named WAC player of the week for the effort. He also tied the NCAA record of 67 receptions in a season by a tight end. He made seven grabs for 126 yards and one touchdown vs. Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.

As a junior, in 1982, he was Consensus All-America pick. He was the only unanimous All-WAC selection, Again had 67 catches for 928 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 13.9 yards per catch and 6.1 catches per game. He reportedly made some spectacular one-handed grabs among his seven receptions for 81 yards against Ohio State in the Holiday Bowl.

In 1983, as a senior, Hudson earned consensus All-America honors again  along with quarterback Steve Young, giving BYU two consensus All-Americans in the same season for the first in BYU history. He was All-WAC First-team for the second time and totaled 44 catches for 596 yards and six touchdowns in eight games before having his season shortened by an injury. He averaged 13.5 yards per catch and 5.5 catches per game. Hudson finished career as the NCAA record holder for most career receiving yards by a tight end with 2,484.

USFL
Hudson played for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League in 1984 and 1985, where he received All-USFL honors during the league's last season in 1985.

Seattle Seahawks
Drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL Players. He played sixteen games and ended with 13 receptions and one touchdown in 1986, which was his only NFL season.

Life after football
Hudson worked as a real estate officer in Murray, Utah. He died from natural causes on September 27, 2021, in San Jose, California. He was 59.

References

1962 births
2021 deaths
All-American college football players
American football tight ends
BYU Cougars football players
College Football Hall of Fame inductees
Los Angeles Express players
Sportspeople from Everett, Washington
Players of American football from Snohomish County, Washington
Seattle Seahawks players


22nd U-boat Flotilla ("22. Unterseebootsflottille") was formed in January 1941 in Gotenhafen under the command of Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Ambrosius. The flotilla was disbanded in May 1945.

Flotilla commanders

References

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Military units and formations established in 1941
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945


The 12th U-boat Flotilla (German 12. Unterseebootsflottille) was a German U-boat flotilla formed on 15 October 1942 at Bordeaux under the command of Korvettenkapitän Klaus Scholtz. The flotilla was disbanded on 25 August 1944 due to the imminent arrival of Allied forces.

Flotilla commanders

Assigned U-boats
The following U-boats were assigned to 12th U-boat Flotilla at Bordeaux at various times during their service life:

Thirty-nine of the forty-two U-boats assigned to 12th Flotilla were destroyed during their assignment. Before the base at Bordeaux was captured by the Allies, U-861, U-862 and U-1061 managed to escape, and were transferred to other U-boat flotillas.

Assigned ex-Italian submarines
The following Italian submarines were captured after the Italian capitulation in September 1943 and assigned to the 12th U-boat Flotilla:

 UIT-22 (Alpino Bagnolini)
 UIT-23 (Reginaldo Giuliani)
 UIT-24 (Comandante Cappellini)
 UIT-25 (Luigi Torelli)

References

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Military units and formations established in 1941
Military units and formations disestablished in 1945


Baffles are flow-directing or obstructing vanes or panels used to direct a flow of liquid or gas. It is used in some household stoves and in some industrial process vessels (tanks), such as shell and tube heat exchangers, chemical reactors, and static mixers.

Baffles are an integral part of the shell and tube heat exchanger design. A baffle is designed to support tube bundles and direct the flow of fluids for maximum efficiency.  Baffle design and tolerances for heat exchangers are discussed in the standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA).

Use of baffles
The main roles of a baffle in a shell and tube heat exchanger are to:

 Hold tubes in position (preventing sagging), both in production and operation
 Prevent the effects of steam starvation, which is increased with both fluid  velocity and the length of the exchanger
 Direct shell-side fluid flow along the tube field. This increases fluid  velocity and the effective heat transfer co-efficient of the exchanger

In a static mixer, baffles are used to minimize the tangential component of velocity which causes vortex formation, and thus promotes mixing.

In a chemical reactor, baffles are often attached to the interior walls to promote mixing and thus increase heat transfer and possibly chemical reaction rates.

In a household stoves like Handölkassetten and similar stoves a baffle is used to prevent the gas from going directly up in the chimney and possibly causing a chimney fire and direct the gas towards the front of the oven before it continues upwards into the chimney. In this case the baffle helps increase the efficiency of the stove as more heat leaves the gas before it exits.
The baffles prevent the rotational flow without affecting radial or longitudinal flow. The tank is provided with baffles which prevent swirling and vortex formation. Except in very large tanks, four(4) baffles are placed.

Types of baffles
Implementation of baffles is decided on the basis of size, cost and their ability to lend support to the tube bundles and direct flow:
 Longitudinal Flow Baffles (used in a two-pass shell)
 Impingement Baffles (used for protecting bundle when entrance velocity is high)
 Orifice Baffles
 Single segmental
 Double segmental
 Support/Blanking baffles
 Deresonating (detuning) baffles used to reduce tube vibration

Installation of baffles
As mentioned, baffles deal with the concern of support and fluid direction in heat exchangers. In this way it is vital that they are spaced correctly at installation. The minimum baffle spacing is the greater of 50.8 mm or one fifth of the inner shell diameter. The maximum baffle spacing is dependent on material and size of tubes.  The Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association sets out guidelines. There are also segments with a "no tubes in window" design that affects the acceptable spacing within the design. An important design consideration is that no recirculation zones or dead spots form – both of which are counterproductive to effective heat transfer.

References

 (Editors)Perry, R.H. and Green, D.W. (Oct,2007) Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook (8th ed.) McGraw-Hill
  Wolverine Tube Inc, (2008) Heat Transfer Data Book Available
 Professor J. Kavanagh (2009) Heat Transfer Lectures 4&5 Usyd Chemical Engineering Department

Heat exchangers


Zurab Mamaladze () (born 2 October 1982 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian footballer who plays for Merani Martvili.

Since Grigol Chanturia left for FC Sioni Bolnisi, Mamaladze was signed by FC Zestafoni in January 2009.

Mamaladze made his international debut on 21 February 2004, with his second cap coming on 9 September 2009.

Career statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Tbilisi
Men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Men's association football goalkeepers
Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country)
Georgia (country) men's international footballers
FC Tbilisi players
FC Dinamo Tbilisi players
FC Spartaki Tbilisi players
FC Locomotive Tbilisi players
FC Borjomi players
FC Chikhura Sachkhere players
FC Sioni Bolnisi players
Gabala SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Dinamo Zugdidi players
FC Zestafoni players
FC dila gori
FC Merani Martvili players
Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan


Christopher Michael Pettit (born August 15, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2009 and 2011.

Amateur career
Pettit was born in Pasadena, California. He attended San Dimas High School, where he graduated from in 2002, after being named both 2002 Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Best Body (male).

He attended Loyola Marymount University, and in 2005 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Professional career

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Pettit was selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 19th round (582nd overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. In September 2009, he was called up to the Los Angeles Angels and made his major league debut. In his first major league at bat, Pettit singled in the seventh inning, and later scored on a Howie Kendrick double. He appeared in 10 games for the Angels in 2009, and had 2 hits in 7 at-bats.

Pettit missed the entire 2010 season following shoulder surgery. In 2011, he appeared in only one game in the majors, appearing as a pinch runner on April 8 against the Toronto Blue Jays. He spent the rest of the season split between the Salt Lake Bees and the Arkansas Travelers, where he hit a combined .182 in 124 games.  On January 20, 2012, he was released.

Los Angeles Dodgers
On January 31, he signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was released on March 29. He later signed with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic league of professional baseball, before signing a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on April 20. He was released again and on July 26, he signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.

Baltimore Orioles
On January 30, 2013, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

Tigres de Quintana Roo
On April 23, 2013 he signed a contract with the Tigres de Quintana Roo playing in the Mexican Baseball League.

References

External links

"The 10 Least Consequential Athletes of the Decade" by Jon Bois, for SB Nation

1984 births
Living people
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Arizona League Angels players
Arkansas Travelers players
Baseball players from Pasadena, California
Bowie Baysox players
Cedar Rapids Kernels players
Colorado Springs Sky Sox players
Jackson Generals (Southern League) players
Los Angeles Angels players
Loyola Marymount Lions baseball players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Mexican League baseball center fielders
New Britain Rock Cats players
Orem Owlz players
Orleans Firebirds players
Baseball players from San Dimas, California
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Salt Lake Bees players
Tigres de Quintana Roo players
Tulsa Drillers players


Frank Whitehead is a Canadian politician. Formerly a chief of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba and a political advisor to Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs head Ron Evans, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on March 24, 2009, representing the electoral district of The Pas as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.

Whitehead was reelected in the 2011 general election.

He resigned on May 16, 2014 citing health reasons.

Electoral record

References

Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs
Indigenous leaders in Manitoba
First Nations politicians
Cree people
21st-century Canadian politicians
People from Northern Region, Manitoba


Donald Maclean, 5th Laird of Torloisk was the 5th Laird of Torloisk.

Biography
He was a son of John of Tarbert. John of Tarbert was the third son of Hector Maclean, 2nd Laird of Torloisk.

Donald was noted for the urbanity of his manners and the kindness of his disposition. At the Battle of Sheriffmuir, he was Major of the regiment of Sir John Maclean, 4th Baronet, and was commended for his prudent and gallant conduct on that occasion.

He married Mary, daughter of Archibald Campbell of Sunderland, and had ten children, four sons and six daughters:
Hector Maclean, 6th Laird of Torloisk studied law in Edinburgh, Lachlan Maclean of Torloisk, General Allan Maclean of Torloisk, Archibald Maclean of Laggan, Mary, Anna, Alicia, Christiana, Betty, and Elizabeth. Allan, the third son, became a general; Archibald resided at Laggan and never married. Mary and Betty died unmarried; Anna married Donald MacLean, a cadet of the house of Torloisk. Alicia married Lachlan MacQuarrie of Ulva; Christiana married Rev. Alexander Maclean, minister of Kilninan, Mull; Elizabeth first married Lachlan Maclean of Garmony, of the family of Lochbuie, and secondly, to James Park of Jamaica.

Donald died August 20, 1748, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Hector Maclean, 6th Laird of Torloisk.

Ancestors

References

Donald
Donald
People of the Jacobite rising of 1715
Year of birth missing
1748 deaths


Shane Johnson may refer to:
Shane Johnson (actor) (born 1976), American actor
Shane Johnson (author), now Lora Johnson, American author
Shane Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1974), ice hockey player
Shane Johnson (soccer) (born 1989), defender for the Harrison City Islanders
Shane Johnson (triathlete), Australian triathlete, see 1992 ITU Triathlon World Championships


Terry Johnson may refer to:

Entertainment
Terry Johnson (dramatist) (born 1955), British dramatist and director
Terry "Buzzy" Johnson (born 1938), American popular music singer, songwriter and music producer

Politicians
Terry Johnson (Georgia politician) (born 1950), American, Georgia State Representative
Terry Johnson (Ohio politician) (born 1956), American, member of the Ohio House of Representatives

Sports
Terry Johnson (cricketer) (born 1941), former English cricketer
Terry Johnson (footballer) (born 1949), British footballer
Terry Johnson (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
Terry "Tank" Johnson (born 1981), American professional football defensive tackle
Terry Johnson (basketball), American basketball coach

Other
Terry Johnson (entrepreneur) (1935–2010), American entrepreneur in data storage


Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Wyoming may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Wyoming since 1977, and same-sex marriage was legalized in the state in October 2014. Wyoming statutes do not address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal under federal law. In addition, the cities of Jackson, Casper, and Laramie have enacted ordinances outlawing discrimination in housing and public accommodations that cover sexual orientation and gender identity.

Wyoming attracted international notoriety after the death of Matthew Shepard in 1998. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed by the U.S. Congress expanding the federal definition of hate crimes to include among others sexual orientation and gender identity. According to media outlets, his murder has resulted in "a shift in American culture" toward LGBT rights. A 2017 poll found a majority of Wyoming residents are in favor of same-sex marriage and an anti-discrimination law covering LGBT people. However, anti-gay attitudes and behaviors still persist.

History
The Arapaho, who now live on the Wind River Indian Reservation, recognize males who act, behave and live as women, referred to as haxu'xan. The haxu'xan, like women, are traditionally in charge of food preparation and dressing hides to make clothing and bedding. They form a "third gender" in Arapaho society, and can even marry men. The Arapaho believe their gender is "a supernatural gift from birds and animals".

At its creation in 1868, the Wyoming Territory adopted all its laws from the Dakota Territory. This included a penalty of life imprisonment for sodomy. Amendments in 1890 made fellatio and mutual masturbation with a partner younger than 21 years of age, whether heterosexual or homosexual, criminal offenses. The penalty for sodomy was changed to a maximum of five years' imprisonment. In 1951, a psychopathic offender law was enacted, under which those convicted of sodomy could be "mentally examined".

Despite this, Wyoming is the only U.S. state that has no published sodomy cases.

Law regarding same-sex sexual activity
Wyoming decriminalized consensual sodomy in February 1977. The age of consent for all consensual sexual activity is 17.

Initially, the repeal of the sodomy law did not affect the common-law crimes reception statute, thus leaving anal intercourse an indictable offence. This was abrogated in 1982.

Recognition of same-sex relationships

Marriage

Wyoming has recognized same-sex marriage since October 21, 2014, following the decision of state officials not to appeal a federal court decision that found the state's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Wyoming previously recognized the legal relationships of same-sex couples only for the purpose of divorce. It had prohibited same-sex marriage by statute since 1977 and enacted a more explicit ban in 2003.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead said that the state would continue to defend its ban despite action by the U.S. Supreme Court on October 6, 2014, which left standing as binding precedent on courts in Wyoming rulings of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that found bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. In the case of Guzzo v. Mead, U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl ruled for the plaintiffs challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage on October 17. His ruling took effect on October 21 when state officials notified the court that they would not appeal his ruling.

Domestic partnerships
On January 14, 2013, legislators filed a bill creating domestic partnerships to allow same-sex couples to "obtain the rights, responsibilities, protections and legal benefits provided in Wyoming for immediate family members." Legislators who favored same-sex marriage supported the legislative tactic of offering the alternatives. Governor Matt Mead said he favored domestic partnerships. On January 28, a House committee approved the domestic partnership bill 7–2. The full House rejected it, however, on January 30, 2013 in a 24–35 vote.

Adoption and parenting
Married same-sex couples are permitted to adopt, and lesbian couples can access assisted reproduction services, such as in vitro fertilization. State law recognizes the non-genetic, non-gestational mother as a legal parent to a child born via donor insemination, irrespective of the marital status of the parents. Wyoming law also does not explicitly prohibit surrogacy. As a result, surrogacy is presumably legal in the state for both opposite-sex and same-sex couples. Wyoming law specifically states that it "does not authorize or prohibit" gestational surrogacy contracts, leaving surrogacy up to judicial review on a case-by-case basis. In August 2021, Wyoming signed and implemented a bill to explicitly legalize any surrogacy contracts and/or arrangements by legislation. However within the legislation the terms "mother and father" (instead of "parent" or "parents") are explicitly used - to exclude both single people and same-sex couples.

Discrimination protections

State statutes do not address discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. On January 31, 2011, the state House rejected a bill banning such discrimination.  Likewise, on January 31, 2013, the state Senate rejected a similar bill by a vote of 15 to 13.

At the start of the 2015 legislative session, a business coalition, Compete Wyoming, was formed to push for LGBT anti-discrimination laws. On February 3, 2015, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved 6–1 a bill that would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill, SF 115, contained a religious exemption, unlike bills that failed in previous legislative sessions. On February 10, the full Senate approved the bill on a 24–6 vote. On February 20, the bill was approved by the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee, by a 6–2 margin. On February 24, 2015, the House rejected the bill, in 26–33 vote.

Jackson, Casper and Laramie have anti-discrimination ordinances that cover sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations. Other cities, including the state capital of Cheyenne and Gillette, prohibit city employment on the basis of sexual orientation only.

Bostock v. Clayton County

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, consolidated with Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, and in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is discrimination on the basis of sex, and Title VII therefore protects LGBT employees from discrimination.

Hate crime law
Wyoming does not have a hate crime law. In 1999, following the murder of Matthew Shepard near Laramie, Wyoming, such legislation was "hotly debated." Proponents of such legislation since then have preferred the term "bias crime."

Transgender rights

In order for transgender people to change the gender marker on their Wyoming birth certificate, they must undergo sex reassignment surgery and receive a court order stating that their sex has been changed. Consequently, the applicant must submit to the Vital Statistics Services a letter stating their wish to have their gender marker changed, a photocopy of the current ID, a certified copy of the court order and a letter from a doctor that reassignment surgery has been performed. The Department of Transportation will correct the gender marker on a driver's license and state ID card upon receipt of a completed "Gender Designation Change Request Form" signed by the applicant and a physician, therapist or counselor, psychiatric social worker or other medical or social service provider confirming the applicant's gender identity.

Sports and athletics transgender ban
In March 2023, a bill passed the Wyoming Legislature that would legally ban transgender individuals from playing on any female sports and athletics teams explicitly. The Governor of Wyoming took no action on the bill (i.e. no veto or signature), and so the bill automatically becomes law. Goes into effect July 1. It formally became legislation without a veto or signature by the Governor.

Education
In February 2022, the state Senate passed a bill to end funding to the University of Wyoming's Gender and Women's Studies program. Senator Charles Scott, the chair of the Education Committee, called it "an extremely biased, ideologically driven program" with no "academic legitimacy". The bill moves next to the state House.

Obscenity material
In Wyoming, a law still bans "obscenity material", which affects certain LGBT books and other items within state libraries. In October 2021, a local librarian within Gillette was charged under a district attorney office and faces court over "obscenity material" charges by the Sheriff's office.

Public opinion
A 2017 Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) opinion poll found that 62% of Wyoming residents supported same-sex marriage, while 30% opposed it and 8% were unsure. A 2019 poll shows 64% of Wyoming residents support discrimination protections while 24% opposed it. However, 41% also supported religiously based refusals to serve gay and lesbian people while 52% opposed it.

Summary table

See also

Politics of Wyoming

References

Rights
Wyoming
Politics of Wyoming
Wyoming law


Marc van der Chijs (born 11 October 1972, Arnhem) is a business man and investor. Among others he was the co-founder, with Gary Wang, of the popular Chinese video sharing website Tudou.com. After moving to Canada in 2013 he became active in Bitcoin and blockchain, among others founding  First Block Capital, Hut 8 Mining, and FirstCoin.com.

Career
Raised mostly in the Netherlands, he lived in many different countries, including Curaçao, Belgium, France, Germany, Indonesia, China, and Canada. From 1991 Van der Chijs studied business economics in Maastricht, and then took a traineeship at Daimler-Benz; after working at their headquarters in Stuttgart as well as in Indonesia, he moved to Beijing in 1999 to take up a position as senior controller for Daimler-Benz' China operations. Soon after, he resigned from that position and began working as an independent consultant while also studying Chinese on the side.

In 2004, Van der Chijs's wife Grace Wang introduced him to Gary Wang, a former classmate of hers at Insead. The two men established Tudou in Shanghai in 2005; van der Chijs was the one to suggest the name. , van der Chijs has left more of the operation of Tudou to Gary Wang, who has taken up the chief executive officer position. Instead, van der Chijs concentrated on his responsibilities as CEO of Spil Games Asia, a Dutch internet games company.

In 2013 Van der Chijs left China and moved to Vancouver, where he became a managing partner in venture capital fund CrossPacific Capital. His main activities were in FinTech, with a focus on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. In early 2017 Van der Chijs founded the first registered cryptocurrency investment fund in Canada, First Block Capital, and launched the first licensed Bitcoin fund in the world (FBC Bitcoin Trust). He also founded Initial Coin Offering investment bank First Coin Capital that he sold to Mike Novogratz in January 2018 and the largest Bitcoin miner in North America Hut 8 Mining that he took public in March 2018.

Since July 2013 he is also on the board of Chinese P2P lending company Dianrong.com (Sinolending) and in 2014 Van der Chijs co-founded the P2P insurance company Uvamo.com. Additionally, he is an advisor for Emercoin.

References

External links
Marc van der Chijs' personal weblog

1972 births
Living people
Dutch expatriates in China
Dutch businesspeople
People from Arnhem


The Nabarlek Mine is a uranium mine in the Northern Territory of Australia which was productively worked only in 1979. The deposit sits within the Alligator Rivers Uranium Field approximately  northeast of Jabiru. It was discovered by Queensland Mines Limited in 1970 by following up an intense airborne radiometric anomaly.

History

Discovery and financial implications
Prospecting rights over the future mine were first obtained by Gwendolyne Stevens, a South Australian sheep farmer who had developed an interest in geology. She obtained rights over  of the Oenpelli Aboriginal reserve and named the area "nabarlek" after a local marsupial species. She negotiated an exploration program with Queensland Mines Limited, a subsidiary of Kathleen Investments Limited which owned the Mary Kathleen uranium mine in Queensland. Both companies were publicly listed, although Kathleen Investments was majority-owned by the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation (RTZ).

In early 1970, Queensland Mines began costeaning Nabarlek, revealing visible deposits of pitchblende. One  sample was found to contain 72 percent uranium oxide, compared with averages of 0.1 percent on some American and Canadian mines. News of the positive results soon leaked, and on 1 September the company's chairman Roy Hudson announced an estimated yield of 55,000 tonnes of uranium oxide at an average grade of  per tonne. This sent the Queensland Mines share price to a peak of $46, up from $12 at the start of the year. It was widely reported that Nabarlek was the richest uranium deposit in the world.

In August 1971, the technical committee of QML revised its estimated yield for Nabarlek to 9,000 tonnes, leading to calls for the resignation of Hudson and a steep fall in the share price. This in turn led to the collapse of investment house Mineral Securities Limited in 1972 and contributed to the insolvency of Patrick Corporation in 1975, both of which had made considerable investments at higher prices. Finance journalist Trevor Sykes has described this situation as analogous to the Poseidon bubble of 1970. In May 1973, the original licence-holder Gwendolyne Stevens transferred her rights to Queensland Mines in exchange for a royalty agreement. She died of a cerebral haemorrhage in March 1974.

Relations with Indigenous landholders
The proposed mine site was located  from an Aboriginal sacred site known as Gabo Djang, associated with the Dreaming related to the green ant. The traditional owners of Nabarlek consequently opposed the mine. QML initially offered $7,425 in exchange for the mineral rights, which by 1974 had grown to a package of $891,000 in cash plus a royalty valued at $13.6 million, which was rejected.

Mining
Open cut mining eventually took place between June and October 1979 with the ore stockpiled for milling. 546,437 t of ore were mined at an average grade of 1.84% U3O8.

The mill commenced operation in June 1980 and ran until 1988, during which time 11,084 t U3O8 were produced. A survey in 2006 concluded that revegetation had failed.  Rehabilitation work is continuing.

See also
Uranium mining in Australia
Unconformity uranium deposits

References

Further reading

Uranium mining in the Northern Territory
Surface mines in Australia


David James Moonlight (born August 9, 1979) is a Canadian retired rugby union player. He played on the wing for Canada. He made his debut against England at Twickenham on November 13, 2004. Moonlight played his last Test against the United States of America at Edmonton on June 26, 2005. In addition to being fully capped with the national XV squad, David is also one of Canada's greatest sevens internationals. He is the leading points and try scorer for Canada in sevens. Most recently attended the Scotland leg of the IRB World Series. He now works as a teacher

References

Player profile

1979 births
Living people
Canadian rugby union players
Canada international rugby union players
Canada international rugby sevens players
Rugby union wings


Leung Sing Poh MBE (1908 – 12 February 1981) was an actor, host and former Cantonese opera performer from Hong Kong. Leung was a pioneer actor of TVB, and was also the former chairman of Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1970. He was nicknamed "Por Suk" or "Uncle Por", and was credited with over 440 films. He had a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.

Early life
Leung was born as Leung Guang Choy in Singapore in 1908. Leung was devoted to Cantonese Opera ever since he was young. Leung loved the legendary Ma Sze Tsang and learnt the Ma style of singing Cantonese opera. His father Leong Yuet was a famous Cantonese opera performer in Singapore. Leong convinced his father to allow him to learn Cantonese opera from a Malaysian master, known as Dai Dam Kan (Big Brave Kan in Cantonese). Leung officially joined a Cantonese opera troupe at the age of 18. Leung started acting in Wusheng roles which made him very popular and one of the members of the Nanyang four kings of Cantonese opera.

Career
Leung was discovered by Ma Sze Tsang.
In 1939, Ma Sze Tsang's Taiping troupe in Hong Kong needed actors, he invited Leung to join the Taiping troupe. In 1940, Leung became a Cantonese opera performer in Hong Kong. During the World War II,  when the Japanese attacked Hong Kong, Leung brought his family to escape to Guangzhou to Macau  then to Guangxi At Guangxi, he formed a Cantonese opera troupe there and performed in various towns of Guangxi. After the world war, Leung started to gain weight, and was unsuitable for acting Wusheng anymore, and thus changed to Chousheng (clown) in which he portrayed villainous and also funny roles in cantonese opera, acting in several famous Cantonese Opera troupes, Leung thus gained the reputation of  being "Chousheng Wang" or Clown King in Cantonese opera.

In 1941, Leung crossed over as an actor in Hong Kong films. Leung first appeared in Chaos in the Universe, a 1941 comedy film directed by Cheung Oi-Man. Leung was known for his role as Silly Wong in Silly Wong Growing Rich, 1960 comedy film directed by Chu Kei. Leung's last film was The Hong Kong Tycoon, a 1979 Drama film directed by Cecille Tong. Leung is credited with over 440 films.

Leung is one of the pioneer actors of TVB. Leung hosted the popular Enjoy Yourself Tonight show in Hong Kong for many years till his death.

Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong
From 1965 to 1970, Leung was the chairman of  Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong, an association of Hong Kong Cantonese opera artists. Leung contributed greatly to the Hong Kong Cantonese opera industry.

Filmography

Films
This is a partial list of films.
 1950 Lust of a Grand Lady - Lau Kai
 1961 The Greatest Civil War on Earth
1962 The Greatest Wedding on Earth (南北一家亲)
 1974 Naughty! Naughty! (綽頭狀元)
 1976 Princess Chang Ping (aka Dai Nui Fa) - Chou Chung / Chow Chung.

Television
 1967 Enjoy Yourself Tonight

Awards
 1977 MBE for his artistic contributions towards Cantonese Opera. Presented by Governor Murray MacLehose. 13 April 1977.
 Star. Avenue of Stars. Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront in Hong Kong.

Personal life
Leung's wife was Koo Man-kuen. They have seven children, four girls and three boys.

Three of Leung's daughters became actresses. Leung Po-Ching is an actress known for portraying a housewife in EYT, Margaret Leung Po-man (Man Lan) -  actress with movie opposite Bruce Lee, and Leung Po-Chu - another Cantonese opera performer.

On 14 February 1981, Leung died of intestinal cancer. He was aged 73.

References

External links

 Leung Sing-Bor at hkcinemagic.com
 Leung Sing-Bo at dianyang.com
 Leung Sing Bo at senscritique.com

Members of the Order of the British Empire
Hong Kong male Cantonese opera actors
1908 births
1981 deaths
TVB actors
20th-century Hong Kong male singers
20th-century Singaporean male singers
20th-century Hong Kong male actors
20th-century Singaporean male actors
Singaporean male film actors
Singaporean male television actors
Singaporean emigrants to Hong Kong
Hong Kong male television actors
Singaporean male musical theatre actors


Brian Johnston  was a British cricketer and broadcaster.

Brian Johnston may also refer to:
Brian Johnston (literary researcher) (1932–2013), British literary researcher
Brian Johnston (rugby league) (born 1958), Australian rugby league player
Brian Johnston (linebacker) (born 1986), American football player
Brian Johnston (center) (born 1962), American football player
Brian Johnston (fighter) (born 1968), American mixed martial artist
Brian Johnston (field hockey) (1933–1998), New Zealand field hockey player

See also
Brian Johnson (disambiguation)


Clonmines was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until its abolition on 1 January 1801. It was a rotten borough associated with the deserted Norman borough of Clonmines, in southwest County Wexford.

History
In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by James II, Clonmines was represented with two members.

Members of Parliament
 1634–1635: James Brien and John Cullen
 1639–1649: disenfranchised - no record
 1661–1666: Francis Harvey and John Edgeworth

Notes

References

Bibliography

Constituencies of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801)
Historic constituencies in County Wexford
1800 disestablishments in Ireland
Constituencies disestablished in 1800


Sysax Multi Server is a Secure FTP Server and a SSH2 Secure Shell Server for the Windows operating system. Web browser-based secure HTTPS file transfers and Telnet access is also supported. The software is certified for Windows Vista, and tested to be compatible with Windows 7/8. The software is also certified for Windows Server 2012 and runs on all 32 and 64 bit editions of Windows including Windows Server 2008. The Personal edition of the software which includes SSH2/SFTP support is free for non-commercial use.

Features
 Protocols supported include FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, and Secure Shell
 Authentication mechanisms include Windows/LDAP Active Directory, ODBC, and local server accounts
 Remote web browser based administration
 Encryption with SSL/TLS (for FTPS) and SSH2 (for SFTP)
 Supports file resuming for both uploads and downloads
 Server triggers and scripting for events such as failed login and file upload or download
 File integrity verification using CRC32, MD5, and SHA1
 Support for automatic IP blocking for failed logins
 Support for High Availability/Failover and Windows Clustering
 Runs as a Windows Service
 Certified for Windows Vista
 Compatible with Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows 8
 Certified for Windows Server 2012

See also
List of FTP server software
Comparison of FTP server software
Sysax FTP Automation

References

External links
Official website
Sysax Multi Server User Forum
Sysax Multi Server FAQ

FTP server software


The  is a complex consisting of two halls and an exhibition room, located in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The complex was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku.

History
The Japan Arts Council, an Independent Administrative Institution of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, operates the National Theatre.

Outline
The theatre has two halls. The Large Theatre has a capacity of around 700 seats depending on stage setup, and is primarily used for performances of bunraku, as well as Buyō and stage plays. In the Small Hall are performed other type of traditional arts such as, rakugo, manzai and Japanese music.

External links

 National Theatre of Japan official web site

References

Arts centres in Japan
Buildings and structures in Osaka
Chūō-ku, Osaka
Kisho Kurokawa buildings
Tourist attractions in Osaka
Bunraku
Culture in Osaka
Theatres in Japan
Theatres completed in 1984
1984 establishments in Japan


Chroma ATE Inc. 致茂電子, is a Taiwanese electronic test and measurement instrumentation company founded in 1984. The company develops and manufactures a range of electronic test and measurement equipment, automated testing equipment (ATE), signal generator, power supplies, and intelligent manufacturing execution systems (MES). The company is part of Taiwan-based conglomerate Chroma Group. The company reported revenues of NT$16.9 billion with net income of NT$2.5 billion in 2018.

Product Divisions and Testing Solutions

Chroma's product divisions develop various automated test systems and automation for the following categories:
Power Electronics
LED/Lighting & Drivers
Electric Vehicles
Batteries
Photovoltaics
Video and Colors
LCD / LCM
Automated Optical Inspection
Passive component and Electrical Safety
Semiconductor / IC
Thermoelectric Test & Control
Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
VCSEL Testing
Fabry–Pérot laser and Distributed Feedback Laser Testing
Solar Cell Testing
PIN photodiode and Avalanche photodiode Testing

Operations
The company operates a number of engineering service offices worldwide, including in the United States, Europe and Japan, for client service and support.

The company's global network includes the following:
Chroma USA: Chroma USA (Irvine, CA), Chroma System Solutions (Irvine, CA).
Chroma Europe: Netherlands.
Chroma Japan: Yokohama.
Chroma China: Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Chongqing, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Dongguan.

Associated companies

Innovative Nanotech
Touch Cloud
MAS Automative
Testar Electronis
ADIVIC Technology
EVT Technology
Chroma New Material

See also

List of companies in Taiwan
致茂電子

References

External links
Analyst Report on Global Semiconductor/IC Test Solutions Market Outlook 2018-2025
Analyst Report on Chroma ATE Inc (2360) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
Gartner Insights on Global Benchtop Phase Analyzers Market Report 2019

1984 establishments in Taiwan
Electronics companies established in 1984
Electronics companies of Taiwan
Taiwanese brands
Companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange


Alfred Bartłomiej Peszke (born 14 December 1899, died 3 March 1966 in Croydon) was a Polish Air Force officer, infantry veteran of the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921) and Air Force veteran of the September 1939 Campaign.

Military service
During September 1939, Peszke was commander of the Polish 6th Bomber Squadron, part of Bomber Brigade. Evacuated to France and Britain, he continued serving with the Polish Air Force as a Polish liaison officer with Britain's Royal Air Force and in 1944 had become chief of air force planning at the Staff of the Polish Commander in Chief in London. In December 1946, he was discharged with the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Family
His son, Michael Alfred Peszke, was an American psychiatrist and Polish military historian.

See also
Polish contribution to World War II
Invasion of Poland
Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain

1899 births
1966 deaths
Polish Air Force officers


Kanna  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesław, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Geography
It lies approximately  west of Bolesław,  north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and  east of the regional capital Kraków.

It is in the north-eastern end of the Malopolska province, in the bend of the Wisła River in front of the mouth of Nida.

Fauna

Many animals call the village home, including; badger, marten, European pine marten, weasel, boar, moose, deer and beavers.  Additionally, Hamster European can be found, a legally protected animal. The birds include the Accipitrinae, common raven, goldfinch, lesser spotted eagle, common kestrel necked, tern, northern lapwing, cormorant, corncrake and woodpecker, Eurasian eagle-owl or buzzard.

Climate

Climate areas belonging to the Sandomierz Basin are among the warmest in Poland. The average temperature inJuly is above 19 °C, average January -30 °C. The growing season is around 220 days, with annual rainfall of 600 – 700 mm.

Culture

Aa brick chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary was built in 1871. Its baroque-shaped signature tower rises high above the roofs of the village. The chapel was restored in 2007.

People work in the Song and Dance Ensemble.

The village hosts a playground.

A Volunteer Fire Department is located in the House of the People.

Transport

Microbus private lines and a buses provide transport.

The village can be reached from Cracow and Sandomierz by national . The ferry Nowy Korczyn/Borusowa crosses  the Wisła. Provincial road  connects with Żabno Szczucin.

Demographics
The villages hosts75 households. 13% work exclusively on farms, 80% farm + earn non-agricultural wages, and the remaining 7% are mainly non-agricultural wages and other income sources.

See also
 Cana
 Kafr Kanna
 Kanna Arihara

References

Villages in Dąbrowa County


Bambusa lako, known as Timor black bamboo, is a large species of bamboo originating from the island of Timor; its black culms may reach  in height. A 2000 molecular study places it as closely related to the similar Indonesian species Gigantochloa atroviolacea , from which it was separated in 1997; it may soon be placed in that genus. Bambusa lako can only be grown in climates that are mostly frost free.

Description

Bambusa lako grows to  in height, with culms reaching a maximum of  in diameter. The culms are initially green before maturing to a shiny black, sometimes with scattered green stripes; they grow vertically, though may droop at the top. The culms are initially covered with culm-sheaths which have dark brown-black hairs. Shoots grow rapidly in warmer weather. The branches are short and leaves long and pendulous; individual leaf-blades may reach . To date, this species has not been observed in flower.

Taxonomy

Timor black bamboo was described and separated from the Indonesian black bamboo species Gigantochloa atroviolacea by botanist Professor Elizabeth A. Widjaja in 1997, as its appearance (morphology) differed. However, only nonflowering material was observed, and the author noted the need for examining flowering material to confirm classification. This can be difficult with bamboos which can take up to 120 years to flower. A 2000 molecular study examined material from several bamboo species and concluded that the two species were very closely related and that the Timor black bamboo would be better placed in the genus Gigantochloa. It had been known as Gigantochloa sp. 'Timor black'.

Distribution, habitat and cultivation

Timor black bamboo is restricted to the island of Timor. It has been introduced into cultivation to the United States and Australia, and is hardy to .

References

lako
Plants described in 1997
Garden plants
Flora of the Lesser Sunda Islands


Johan Elsness (born 27 February 1947) is Professor of English language at the University of Oslo, Norway.

References

1947 births
Living people
Deputy members of the Storting
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Østfold politicians
Academic staff of the University of Oslo


Agnes Leslie, Countess of Morton (born after 1541 – c. 1606) was a Scottish noblewoman, being the daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes as well as a great-granddaughter of King James II. She was the wife of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, who as Laird of Lochleven Castle was the custodian of Mary, Queen of Scots during her captivity from  June 1567 until her escape on 2 May 1568. Agnes was Queen Mary's chief female companion throughout her imprisonment; thus it was while Lady Agnes was recovering from childbirth that the queen successfully escaped from Lochleven.

Family
Lady Agnes was born  sometime after 1541 in Scotland, the daughter of George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, Ambassador to Denmark (died 28 November 1558), by his marriage to Margaret Crichton, whom he married twice. Agnes had three sisters and two elder brothers, William and Norman Leslie, Master of Rothes whose rights of inheritance were forfeited as a result of both having been implicated in the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546. Her father was also tried and acquitted of the same crime. She had several half-siblings, including Andrew Leslie, 5th Earl of Rothes, her father's son by his marriage to Agnes Somerville.

Her paternal grandparents were William Leslie, 3rd Earl of Rothes and Janet Balfour, and her maternal grandparents were William Crichton, 3rd Lord Crichton of Auchingoul and his mistress, Princess Margaret Stewart, youngest daughter of King James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders.

Agnes's father died in 1558 in Dieppe, France while on a diplomatic mission.

Marriage and issue
On 26 November 1554 she married Sir William Douglas, Laird of Lochleven. The contract for their marriage was signed on 19 August 1554. Sir William was the son of Sir Robert Douglas and Margaret Erskine, a former mistress of King James V of Scotland. Sir William's half-brother from his mother's liaison with the king was James Stewart, Earl of Moray, Regent of Scotland from 1567 until his assassination in January 1570. Sir William's cousin was another Regent of Scotland James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton. The couple made their home at Lochleven Castle, which was a fortress situated on an island in the middle of the loch, and where his widowed mother also resided.

Sir William and Agnes together had eleven children:
 Christian Douglas, married firstly Laurence of Oliphant, by whom she had issue; she married secondly Alexander, 1st Earl of Home.
 Robert Douglas, Master of Morton (killed by pirates in March 1585), married Jean Lyon of Glamis, by whom he had two sons, including William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton, who in his turn married Lady Anne Keith, by whom he had issue.
 James Douglas, Commendator of Melrose, married firstly Mary Kerr, by whom he had issue; secondly Helen Scott, by whom he had issue; and thirdly Jean Anstruther, by whom he had issue.
 Sir Archibald Douglas of Kilmour (died 1649). He travelled with James VI to meet Anne of Denmark in Oslo in October 1589. He married Barbara Forbes (born 31 January 1560), by whom he had one son.
 Sir George Douglas of Kirkness (died December 1609), married Margaret Forrester.
 Euphemia Douglas, married Sir Thomas Lyon of Auldbar, Master of Glamis.
 Lady Agnes Douglas (1574- 3 May 1607), on 24 July 1592 married as his first wife Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll, the son of Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll and Agnes Keith, by whom she had one son and two daughters.
 Elizabeth Douglas, married Francis Hay, 9th Earl of Erroll, by whom she had issue.
 Jean Douglas
 Mary Douglas, married Sir Walter Ogilvy, 1st Lord Ogilvy of Deskford, by whom she had issue.
 Margaret Douglas, married Sir John Wemyss of Wemyss.

In June 1567, Queen Mary was imprisoned in Sir William's castle of Lochleven. Agnes became the Queen's chief female companion during her ten and a half months of imprisonment, accompanying her throughout the day and often sleeping in her bedchamber. It was following the birth of Agnes's child when she was recovering from her pregnancy, thus providing Queen Mary with greater liberty, that Mary chose to escape from Lochleven with the aid of Sir William's brother George and a young orphaned cousin named William Douglas who also lived at the castle and may or may not have been the earl's illegitimate son. When Sir William learned of his royal captive's escape, he was so distressed that he attempted to stab himself with his own dagger.

Agnes's seven daughters were said to have been so beautiful that they were known as "the pearls of Lochleven".

In 1586, the earldom of Morton which had been forfeited in 1581 following the execution and attainder of the 4th Earl of Morton for being one of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley's murderers, returned to the Douglas family. In 1588, upon the death of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Morton, Sir William became the 6th Earl of Morton. From that time onward Agnes was styled the Countess of Morton. Sir William received the charter for the earldom on 20 July 1589.

She was one of 8 "dames of honour" appointed to attend Prince Henry at Stirling Castle in 1594. Sir Robert Cecil noted in 1599 that her husband was retired from politics, but Agnes Leslie was still a "great practicer", and in the confidence of Anne of Denmark.

Agnes died sometime around the year 1606, which was the same year her husband died.

References

Morton, Agnes Leslie, Countess of
Daughters of Scottish earls
1600s deaths
Morton, Agnes Leslie, Countess of
Year of birth uncertain
1541 births
16th-century Scottish women


Jurczyce  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skawina, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately  south of Skawina and  south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

References

Villages in Kraków County


Prague 7 is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague, Czech Republic.

The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of the quarters Letná, Holešovice, Bubny, Bubeneč, Troja as well as a small part of Libeň. It's one of the smallest Prague districts and stretches along the left bank of the Vltava. In the Northern part is located Troja with the Prague Zoo. It is linked to the city centre by metro line C. Other attractions in Prague 7 include the stadium of the Czech football club AC Sparta, cultural centre DOX Center for Contemporary Art, cinema Bio Oko, museums (National Technical Museum and National Museum of Agriculture) and the former trade fair centre Veletržní palác. Its parks Stromovka and Letná rank among the biggest in the capital.

Demographics

See also
Districts of Prague#Symbols

References

External links
 More information about Prague 7 and life there may be found in the correspondent article on the Prague Website Citypilot.cz

Districts of Prague


Prague 8 is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague, Czech Republic.

The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 8, Březiněves, Ďáblice and Dolní Chabry.

Demographics

See also

References

External links
 Prague 8 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Prague 9 is both a municipal and an administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague 9 administrative districts takes care mainly of districts of Vysočany, Prosek, Hrdlořezy, and partly of Hloubětín, Libeň, Střížkov a Malešice.

O2 Arena (Prague) is located in Prague 9 on the edge of Libeň and Vysočany districts.

Demographics

See also

References

External links
 Prague 9 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 110,000 inhabitants.

Neighbourhood (cadastral communities) of Prague 10
 Vršovice
 large part of Strašnice (except the block with Tesla Strašnice and part of Nákladové nádraží Žižkov, which fall within the city district Prague 3)
 small part of Vinohrady (south and east from the streets Slovenská, U vodárny, Korunní, Šrobárova, U vinohradského hřbitova a Vinohradská)
 large part of Malešice
 part of Záběhlice
 part of Michle (Bohdalec and the greater part of the Slatiny settlement)
 small part of Žižkov
 other small parts

Important Buildings
Hus' House (Vinohrady)
Trmalova Villa
Strašnice Crematory
Vršovice Castle
Vlasta Neighborhood
Vršovice Savings Bank Building

Demographics

Twin towns
Ballerup, Denmark
Prešov, Slovakia
Nyíregyháza, Hungary
Jasło, Poland

See also

References

External links
 Prague 10 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Prague 12 is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague, Czech Republic. It consists of the following cadastral subdivisions: Cholupice, Kamýk, Komořany, Modřany and Točná.

The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 12 and Libuš.

Demographics

See also
Districts of Prague#Symbols

References

External links
 Prague 12 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Prague 13 is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague, Czech Republic.

The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 13 and Řeporyje.

Demographics

See also

References

External links
 Prague 13 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Prague 14 is a municipal district in Prague since 1994. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, east of district Prague 9. It consists of four cadastres: Hloubětín (part), Kyje, Černý Most and Hostavice.

The administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 14 and Dolní Počernice.

Two notable historic buildings can be found in the district: Saint Bartholomew church in Kyje and Saint George church in Hloubětín, both founded in the 13th century.

Demographics

See also

References

External links
 Prague 14 - Official homepage

Districts of Prague


Percy Charles Herbert Black,  (12 December 1877 – 11 April 1917) was a decorated Australian soldier who served with the Australian Imperial Force in the First World War.

Early life
Black was born in Beremboke, near Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, the eleventh child of William and Anne (née Longmore), farmers originally from Antrim, Ireland. He trained as a carpenter before moving to Western Australia as a prospector in the Western Australian gold rush.

First World War
In Western Australia, Black, aged 36, enlisted as a private in the Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) in 1914. His poor teeth saw him accepted "subject to extraction of stumps". He started his military career at Blackboy Hill Camp, near Perth, where he first met Harry Murray. Black and Murray, who would become the most decorated Australian soldier in the war, trained together on the Maxim Gun and became firm friends. Black's instructor at the camp claimed Black was the best gunner he had come across.

Black was dispatched to Egypt with the 16th Battalion. Black saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign, taking part in the landing on 25 April 1915 (ANZAC Day). Black, with his good friend, Harry Murray, formed one of the 16th Battalion's two machine gun teams. In May he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and commissioned in the field as a second lieutenant. In August, before leaving Gallipoli, Black was Mentioned in Despatches (for actions prior to 20 May), and promoted to captain.

Black was promoted to major in 1916, and was sent with his battalion to the Western Front. On 12 July he was again Mentioned in Despatches, for actions shortly before the withdrawal from Gallipoli. In France, Black fought at Pozières and Mouquet Farm. At Mouquet Farm, which the Germans had turned into a fortress, Black and the 16th Battalion battled through dugouts and cellars. The Australians were unable to hold the fortress, a determined counter-attack threw the Australians back to their start lines. Black was wounded—shot in the neck—and the severity of wound required specialist treatment in London.

While in London, Black was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and the French Croix de guerre for his actions at Pozières and Mouquet Farm. The citation for his DSO was published in a supplement to the London Gazette on 14 November 1916 and read:

On day-leave from hospital, Black went sightseeing around London with a friend. Dodging the busy traffic around Piccadilly Circus, Black drolly remarked to his companion, "I’ll be glad to get back to the battalion, mate. A man’s not safe here!" He was able to return to his battalion in early 1917.

Black was killed at the First Battle of Bullecourt on 11 April 1917 while commanding the right flank of his battalion. His battalion was exposed to uncut wire and machine gun fire after a tank offensive failed to clear a passage. Black, leading his men forward, yelled "Come on boys, bugger the tanks!" He captured the first trenches before he was shot in the head while pressing on towards the support line. Knowing the attack would be difficult, Black said to his commanding officer beforehand "Well, goodbye Colonel. I mayn't come back but we will take the Hindenburg Line".

Black is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial; his body was never found despite a determined search by his friend Murray.  However, Australian press reports on 6 August 2010 indicate that new documentary evidence of a possible burial place has recently been uncovered. A group led by Lambis Englezos—who began the work that led to the recovery of over 200 men missing after the Battle of Fromelles, and reinterred at the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery earlier in 2010—found eyewitness reports from Allied prisoners of war who were ordered by the Germans to bury the men in shell holes after the Battle of Bullecourt. The group is now trying to obtain funding for ground-penetrating radar surveys of the area to locate the graves. Since 2012, Black is honoured in a part of the new Bullecourt 1917, Jean and Denise Letaille museum.

Personality
Black was seen as a gentleman but prospecting life had hardened him. Harry Murray said that Black was "as gentle of a Sister of Mercy", however Murray also relayed the story about a fight between Black and a boxer when Black was prospecting in Western Australia. While getting beaten early, Black persisted and in the end his friends had to pull him off the boxer, who spent a month in hospital.

While Black was renowned for his courage, Murray claimed that "Percy never went berserk and never sought death" and "had all the fear of the unknown". He was described by the Australian war historian C. E. W Bean as "the greatest fighting soldier in the A.I.F.", while Murray, himself a recipient of the Victoria Cross, called Black "the bravest and coolest of all the brave men I know".

Notes

References

Further reading

External links
The death of Major Black (1923), oil on canvas (linen), Charles Wheeler, Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
Black's enlistment paper, National Archives of Australia

1877 births
1917 deaths
Australian Army officers
Australian gold prospectors
Australian military personnel killed in World War I
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Military personnel from Victoria (state)
Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Australian recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal
Burials at Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery


The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI), formerly known as the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), is the department of the government of New York City that oversees the City's "use of existing and emerging technologies in government operations, and its delivery of services to the public". Although the agency's primary purpose is to facilitate the technology needs of other New York City agencies, the department is best known by city residents for running the city's 3-1-1 "citizens' hotline," established in 2003. Its regulations are compiled in title 67 of the New York City Rules.

In 2022, DoITT was renamed the Office of Technology and Innovation as part of a process that consolidated the former Mayor's Office of the Chief Technology Officer (NYC CTO), NYC Cyber Command (NYC3), the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics (MODA), the Mayor's Office of Information Privacy (MOIP), and staff from the office of the Algorithms Management and Policy Officer (AMPO) into a single department under unified leadership.

Mission
The office is a Mayoral agency charged with operating, maintaining, and modernizing the City's IT infrastructure, and to make City government more transparent and accountable to taxpayers, and use innovative solutions to enable and improve the delivery of City services. The agency has approximately 1,200 employees, an operating budget of $350 million and a capital budget of approximately $1 billion. The agency operates from five locations across two boroughs.

In its role as the City's IT utility, OTI establishes the City's IT strategic direction, security policies and standards; procures citywide IT services, and evaluates emerging technologies; provides project management, application development and quality assurance services; maintains the NYC.gov website, new media development and operations, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS); operates the City's data center, a dedicated wireless network (NYCWiN) and a dedicated wired network (CityNet), the Citywide Service Desk, and telecommunications systems; administers telecommunications franchise contracts providing fiber, cable television, pay telephones, and mobile telecom equipment installed on City property and streets; leads CITIServ, a citywide IT infrastructure consolidation program; supports the Emergency Communications Transformation Program, the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, and the Health and Human Services Connect and Accelerator programs; administers NYC311; and fosters public-private partnerships to improve IT service delivery.

The agency maintains a large complex of IBM mainframe computers that run hundreds of application programs used by over a dozen City agencies and thousands of users.

Key Initiatives

Data Center Consolidation
The Citywide IT Services (CITIServ) program consolidates the City's more than 50 separate data centers into a modern, unified, shared services environment. This "cloud computing" solution generates approximately $100 million in cost savings and avoidance for taxpayers over the duration of the 5-year program.

Executive Order 140 of 2010
In October 2010, Mayor Bloomberg signed Executive Order 140 giving DoITT the responsibility and authority for planning and executing New York City's IT infrastructure consolidation and working across City IT departments to establish standards and guidelines to better enable New York City to operate as a unified IT enterprise rather than a collection of individual departments.

Citywide Software License Agreements
In 2010, Commissioner Carole Post led negotiations for a citywide licensing agreement with Microsoft which leverages the City's buying power on behalf of all city agencies. This agreement consolidates dozens of disparate licensing agreements across the City into one and provides more than 100,000 City employees with computing power. It is projected to save New York City's taxpayers an estimated $50 million over five years.

In 2010, Post completed negotiations with McAfee to procure enterprise workstation security software and services for a five-year term, achieving an estimated savings of $18 million over that period. This agreement also makes a wide array of security services and features accessible to every City agency - including several network monitoring tools that have never been made available before.

Telecommunications Franchise
OTI also manages telecommunications franchises for New York City, including cable television, public pay telephones, mobile telecommunications, and local high capacity telecommunications. A franchise is a contract entered into by the City with a private entity to provide a public service using the City's streets and such facilities. Telecommunications franchises allow the installation and maintenance of wire, cable, optical fiber, conduit, antennae, and other structures on, over, and under City streets to transmit video, voice, and data. In Fiscal Year 2013, the City collected $8,076,089 in franchise fees.

Current Cable/Telecommunications/Information franchisee's include:
 Altice USA
 Spectrum
 Stealth Communications
 Verizon

3-1-1
Since March 2003 New York City has operated a single 24-hour phone number for government information and non-emergency services. The number, 3-1-1, is toll-free from any phone in the city. The services provided by 3-1-1 have gradually expanded since its start, including information on hundreds of City services, agencies, and events. New Yorkers call 3-1-1 for recycling schedules, complaints about garbage pick-up, street parking rules, noise complaints, landlord disputes and information about health insurance, information relating to recreation centers, public pools, golf courses and other facilities, or to schedule inspections by the Department of Buildings. 3-1-1 is also used by city agencies to direct resources and improve management. Outside of New York City, NYC's 3-1-1 service can be accessed by calling (212) NEW-YORK (212-639-9675) (dialing 3-1-1 outside of New York City may contact the local municipality's 3-1-1 service). There is also a website and a mobile app to access the 311 service.

Between 2003 and 2006 3-1-1 received more than 30 million calls. Services are provided in over 170 languages, and calls are taken at a call center in downtown Manhattan. On December 20, 2005, the first day of the 2005 New York City transit strike, 3-1-1 received over 240,000 phone calls, setting a new daily record for the city.

NYC Open Data
New York City’s open data legislation creates a comprehensive citywide policy – a common set of standards and guidelines for the City’s ongoing open government efforts and provides a centralized location for the City’s Open Data – the Open Data Portal. There are over 1,200 data sets available via NYC OpenData. Available data spans the full range of City operations, including cultural affairs, education, health, housing, property, public safety, social services, transportation, and more. These data power other initiatives like the NYC BigApps competition and the work of the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, and pave the way for new initiatives to use technology and data to engage the public, guide decision-making and make government more effective.
 For example, in 2016 a resident showed that since 2008 the city had "ticketed thousands of cars that were actually parked legally."

Harlem WiFi
The Outdoor Harlem WiFi network extends 95 city blocks, from 110th to 138th Streets between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Madison Avenue making it the largest continuous free outdoor public wireless network in the nation. The network increases digital access for approximately 80,000 Harlem residents, as well as businesses and visitors in the area. The free public network will serve the community for an initial five-year term and is funded through a generous donation from the Fuhrman Family Foundation to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City.

See also
 New York City BigApps

References

External links
 New York City Office of Technology and Innovation website
 Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications in the Rules of the City of New York
 NYC Data Mine

Information Technology and Telecommunications
Science and technology in New York City