title: Rat Queens

abstract: Rat Queens is an American fantasy comic book series created by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch, published by Image Comics. The series was written by Wiebe until Ryan Ferrier took over in mid 2019. The original 2013–2016 run was drawn by Roc Upchurch, Stjepan Šejić, and Tess Fowler. The series was put on hiatus in April 2016 and returned in March 2017 with the new artist Owen Gieni. Currently, Moritat & Casey Silver are the ongoing artists. Recounting the exploits of a party of four rowdy, foul-mouthed adventurers, the series has received critical praise, was nominated for the 2014 Eisner Award for Best New Series and won the 2015 GLAAD Media Award.

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# Rat Queens

***Rat Queens*** is an American fantasy comic book series created by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch, published by Image Comics. The series was written by Wiebe until Ryan Ferrier took over in mid 2019. The original 2013–2016 run was drawn by Roc Upchurch, Stjepan Šejić, and Tess Fowler. The series was put on hiatus in April 2016 and returned in March 2017 with the new artist Owen Gieni. Currently, Moritat & Casey Silver are the ongoing artists.

Recounting the exploits of a party of four rowdy, foul-mouthed adventurers, the series has received critical praise, was nominated for the 2014 Eisner Award for Best New Series and won the 2015 GLAAD Media Award.

## Publication history

Writer Kurtis Wiebe described the series as a "love letter to my years of D&D (...) and fantasy" with a modern twist, and the concept as "*Lord of the Rings* meets *Bridesmaids*". Originally intended to be funded through Kickstarter, it was picked up by Jim Valentino at Image Comics a week before the funding campaign was to start. *Rat Queens* was intended to be published at a pace of ten issues per year, with two-month breaks between collections.

Artist Roc Upchurch left the book after issue #8 and Image Comics announced that Stjepan Šejić would continue the series as artist beginning with issue #9 in February 2015, preceded by a special issue about the orc warrior Braga by guest artist Tess Fowler in January 2015. After Šejić left the series in July 2015 for health reasons, Fowler continued the series as main artist, joined by colorist Tamra Bonvillain.

In April 2016, Fowler left the title, and Wiebe paused work on it. In May 2016, Fowler wrote that Wiebe pushed her out to make room for Upchurch's return after the fourth arc. Wiebe denied this and said that the collaboration not working out creatively was the reason for Fowler's departure and the comic's hiatus.

In July 2016, Wiebe announced that *Rat Queens* would continue as a webcomic. Early strips in this format would be drawn by *Battlepug* creators Mike Norton and Cecilia Dupuy.

In November 2016, Wiebe announced that *Rat Queens* would return to print with a new series artist, Owen Gieni.

On Reddit, Wiebe clarified that issue #16 (*When Beards Collide, Part 1*) would not be considered canon following the reboot. Apparently he found it too difficult to wrap that arc up and put the series back on track. He later found a way to reference #16 while writing #9 of the reboot series, but reiterated that #16 will not be collected. The reference is an Easter egg for those that read #16.

Wiebe and Gieni ended their work as the series' writer and artist in March 2019, with issue #15. A new creative team of Ryan Ferrier (writer), Priscilla Petraites (artist), and Marco Lesko (colorist) resumed work on the series in June 2019.

The storyline *The God Dilemma* ended the regular serialization of the series, but original creators Wiebe and Upchurch have announced they will be producing a graphic novel finale for the series tying up all remaining loose ends, giving the characters a true final send-off. This finale, titled Rat *Queens: Sisters, Warriors, Queens* was published in late September 2023, with Upchurch returning as its artist.

## Plot

The eponymous "Rat Queens" are a rambunctious party of adventurers in a medieval fantasy setting. They comprise the rockabilly elven mage Hannah, the hipster dwarven warrior Violet who shaved her beard before it became cool, the atheist human cleric Dee, who hails from a family of Lovecraftian monster cultists, and the hippie halfling (here called "smidgen") thief Betty, whose idea of a hearty meal is a bag of drugs and candy. They were later joined by Braga, a transgender Orc warrior.

The first five issues follow the group's exploits as they try to defend themselves against assassins intent on killing them and other adventuring groups that have been roughing up their home town of Palisade. The second story arc sees the Rat Queens trying to prevent a vengeful businessman from summoning Dee's people's many-tentacled gods to lay waste to Palisade. The third arc has Hannah return to her sinister *alma mater* after her father is arrested for attempting a coup.

## Characters

Hannah Vizari A black-haired Elven necromancer who made a pact with a demon named Hazirel and was cursed by the demonic Necrius magic he bestowed upon her, which among other things made her grow horns, which she tries to hide under her haircurls. Later, the corruption causes her to be split into a good and evil half. Violet ("Vi") Blackforge A redhaired Dwarven fighter of the Blackforge Clan who became tired of her father's adherence to old-fashioned traditions, which disallowed Dwarven females from becoming warriors even though Violet had the talent. After beating up a guest of her father's who made a slur at her, she banished herself from the clan, cutting off her beard as a sign of rebellion against tradition, although she would let it grow back later. She has a relationship with Dave, an Orc healer, whom she later marries. Her twin brother Barrie, her rival for her father's approval even though he dearly loves his sister, later becomes the leader of a copycat imitation of Violet's team called "Cat Kings". Dee (Delilah) A human ex-high priestess of a monster cult who left her faith and her family after she became disillusioned with the horrors they worshipped. She still continues to use her powers, especially for healing, despite her falling-out with her dark deity. She was once married with Mezikiah, another cult member. At one point she is called into the realm of the gods and granted the powers of a dwindling deity. Although shy in social situations and gloomy about her choices in life, she loves the company of her fellow Rat Queens and will do anything to keep them safe. Betty A fun-loving Smidgen thief whose major vices in life are candy, hallucinogens, and large servings of alcoholic drinks. She is also a lesbian, with a long-lasting relationship with a human woman named Faeyri. Formerly called **Petunia Harvestchild**, she was the leader of a Robin Hood-type group called The Five Monkeys, who were framed for robbery and all - except Betty - thrown into prison; as a result, the other members of the Five Monkeys, unaware that Betty has been scapegoated, are out for revenge on her. In combat she is a vicious fighter, using her small size and agility to fullest advantage. Braga A huge, one-eyed transgender Orc and former member of the Peaches, another adventuring team which was wiped out during the first *Rat Queens* story arc. Born male and originally named **Broog**, Braga was the oldest child and heir to of her tribe's chieftain, but she didn't believe in her people's constant warring. Her ambitious younger brother Voon attempted a coup to eliminate her and take up the chieftainship; after her best friend and lover Kiruk was slain by Voon's minions, Braga crippled Voon in revenge and left her tribe, although Voon would later return, imbued with demonic powers, to plague Braga anew. Her transition is not shown in the books but appears to have happened in between when she left her family and when she arrived in Palisades as a mercenary. Already a good friend of the Rat Queens, she later joins them full-time in their exploits. Madeline The teenage daughter of a retired bard who works as a barmaid in her father's tavern. She has long admired the Rat Queens and wants to be a fighter. After Violet's marriage and subsequent retirement, she takes over as the group's apprentice fighter.

## Reception

*Rat Queens* received critical praise. It was nominated for the 2014 Eisner Award for best new series, and won the 2015 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for its portrayals of LGBT characters. The first compiled volume, *Rat Queens: Sass and Sorcery*, was nominated for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.

In *Paste*, Robert Tutton noted that the "rowdy, sarcastic and intensely loyal" personalities of the main characters drive the series, and praised its seamless transitions from "gore to humor, sprawling action to small personal moments", as well as artist Roc Upchurch's skill at portraying facial expressions. Augie De Blieck from *Comic Book Resources* appreciated the "dark, twisted, and hilarious" series for its fast pacing, Wiebe's witty (and foul-mouthed) writing, and the humanity and personality with which Upchurch infused his drawings. Writing for IGN, Benjamin Bailey described the "mix of D20 adventures and modern angst" as perfecting the formula of injecting humor and wit into sword and sorcery tropes, and praised Upchurch's "expressive and unique" character designs.

## Issues

| Issue | Title | Release date | Story | Art | Colors | Cover |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Special | *Rat Queens Free Preview* | Sep. 9, 2013 | Kurtis J. Wiebe
Meg Dejmal | Roc Upchurch | | |
| #1 | *Sass and Sorcery* | Sep. 25, 2013 | Kurtis J. Wiebe | Roc Upchurch | | Roc Upchurch
Fiona Staples (variant) |
| #2 | | Oct. 23, 2013 | | Roc Upchurch | | |
| #3 | | | | Nov. 27, 2013 |
| #4 | | | | Jan. 15, 2014 |
| #5 | | | | Feb. 26, 2014 |
| #6 | *The Far Reaching
Tentacles of N’Rygoth* | May 7, 2014 | | Roc Upchurch | | |
| #7 | | Jul. 16, 2014 | |
| #8 | | Oct. 1, 2014 | | Roc Upchurch | | Tyler Jenkins
Michael Avon Oeming (v.) |
| Special | *Braga: The Once Prince, Now Bastard* | Jan. 14, 2015 | | Tess Fowler | Kelly Fitzpatrick | Tess Fowler
Roc Upchurch (v.) |
| #9 | *The Far Reaching
Tentacles of N’Rygoth* | Mar. 4, 2015 | | Stjepan Šejić | | Jenny Frison |
| #10 | | Apr. 8, 2015 | | Stjepan Šejić | | |
| #11 | *Demons* | Aug. 19, 2015 | | Tess Fowler | Tamra Bonvillain | Stjepan Šejić |
| #12 | | Sep. 16, 2015 | | | |
| #13 | | Nov. 18, 2015 | | | |
| #14 | | Dec. 30, 2015 | | | |
| #15 | | Mar. 16, 2016 | | | |
| #16 | *When Beards Collide* | May 4, 2016 | | | Tess Fowler
*and* Tamra Bonvillain |
| **“SOFT REBOOT”** | | | | | | |
| #1 | *Cat Kings and Other Garys* | Mar. 1, 2017 | Kurtis J. Wiebe | Owen Gieni | | |
| #2 | | Apr. 12, 2017 | | |
| #3 | | May 24, 2017 | | |
| #4 | | Jul. 5, 2017 | | |
| #5 | | Aug. 16, 2017 | | |
| Special | *Orc Dave* | Sept. 27, 2017 | | Max Dunbar | Tamra Bonvillain | Fiona Staples |
| #6 | *The Colossal Magic Nothing* | Nov. 22, 2017 | | Owen Gieni | | Owen Gieni
Sweeney Boo (v.) |
| #7 | | Jan. 3, 2018 | | Owen Gieni
Jim Valentino (v.) |
| #8 | | Feb. 28, 2018 | | Owen Gieni
Mindy Lee (v.) |
| #9 | | May 16, 2018 | | Owen Gieni
Leila Del Duca (v.) |
| #10 | | Jul. 11, 2018 | | Owen Gieni
Joseph Michael Linsner (v.) |
| Special | *Neon Static* | Jul. 18, 2018 | | Will Kirkby | | |
| #11 | *The Infernal Path* | Sep. 12, 2018 | | Owen Gieni | | |
| #12 | | Oct. 24, 2018 | |
| #13 | | Dec. 19, 2018 | |
| #14 | | Feb. 13, 2019 | |
| #15 | | Mar. 13, 2019 | |
| Special | *Swamp Romp* | Apr. 10, 2019 | Ryan Ferrier | Priscilla Petraites | Marco Lesko | Priscilla Petraites |
| #16 | *The Once and Future King* | Jun. 19, 2019 | | | | |
| #17 | | Jul. 31, 2019 | | | | |
| #18 | | Sep. 11, 2019 | | | | |
| #19 | | Oct. 23, 2019 | | | | |
| #20 | | Dec. 11, 2019 | | | | |
| #21 | *The God Dilemma* | Mar. 25, 2020 | | | | |
| #22 | | Oct. 21, 2020 | | Moritat & Casey Silver | | Priscilla Petraites & Marco Lesko |
| #23 | | | | | Nov. 25, 2020 |
| #24 | | | | | Jan. 6, 2021 |
| #25 | | | | Feb. 3, 2021 | Roc Upchurch |
| Special | *Sisters, Warriors, Queens* | Sep. 27, 2023 | Kurtis J. Wiebe | Roc Upchurch | | |
|

### Webcomics

To promote the return of *Rat Queens*, Kurtis Wiebe ran a series of webcomics on his blog. The first 10 comics were later released as a digital comic issue.

| # | Title | Release date | Story | Art | Colors |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1 | "Magesitting" | Nov. 23, 2016 | Kurtis Wiebe | Mike Norton | Sweeney Boo |
| #2 | "Goodbye" | Nov. 30, 2016 | | Isaac Goodhart | |
| #3 | "Trippin’" | Dec. 7, 2016 | | Sweeney Boo | |
| #4 | "Social Warrior" | Dec. 14, 2016 | | Justin Osterling | |
| #5 | "Whackball" | Dec. 21, 2016 | | Max Dunbar | Sweeney Boo |
| #6 | "The Absent King" | Jan. 11, 2017 | | Ben Rankel | |
| #7 | "Rat Queens Inc." | Jan. 18, 2017 | | Kyle Charles | Sweeney Boo |
| #8 | "Bedtime Stories with Braga" | Jan. 25, 2017 | | Will Kirkby | |
| #9 | "Girls’ Night Out" | Feb. 1, 2017 | | Stjepan Šejić | |
| #10 | "Bad Omen" | Feb. 10, 2017 | | Sedona Parnham | |
| #11 | "Identity" | Mar. 22, 2017 | | Linda Šejić | |

## Collected editions

The series is collected into trade paperbacks and deluxe hardcovers. Wiebe originally stated that *Rat Queens* #16 would never be collected. Weibe commented on Reddit: "I hated that issue. It was a reminder of how bad things had gotten creatively." However in 2023 Wiebe announced on Facebook that it would finally be collected in the Rat Queens Omnibus, to be published later in 2023.

### Trade paperbacks

| Trade paperbacks | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Title | Release Date | Collects | Cover | ISBN |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 1
Sass and Sorcery* | March 26, 2014 | * *Rat Queens* #1–5 | Fiona Staples | 9781607069454 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 2
The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’Rygoth* | May 6, 2015 | * *Rat Queens* #6–10 | Stjepan Sejic | 9781632150400 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 3
Demons* | April 13, 2016 | * *Rat Queens* #11–15 * *Braga* #1 | Tess Fowler
and Tamra Bonvillain | 9781632157355 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 4
High Fantasies* | October 11, 2017 | * *Rat Queens* Vol. 2 #1–5 | Owen Gieni | 9781632158994 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 5
The Colossal Magic Nothing* | July 25, 2018 | * *Rat Queens* Vol. 2 #6–10 * *Orc Dave* | Owen Gieni | 9781534306776 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 6
The Infernal Path* | May 15, 2019 | * *Rat Queens* Vol. 2 #11–15 * *Neon Static* | Owen Gieni | 9781534310698 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 7
The Once and Future King* | February 12, 2020 | * *Rat Queens* Vol. 2 #16–20 * *Swamp Romp* | Marco Lesko
and Priscilla Petraites | 9781534314665 |
| *Rat Queens, Volume 8
The God Dilemma* | April, 2021 | * *Rat Queens* Vol. 2 #21-25 | Marco Lesko
and Priscilla Petraites | 9781534316720 |

### Deluxe hardcover edition

While Wiebe considers *Rat Queens, Volume 3: Demons* canon, he said he would not collect the arc in the deluxe hardcovers because of his falling out with the artist, Tess Fowler. However this decision has been reversed and the arc will be included in the Rat Queens Omnibus.

| Deluxe hardcovers | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Title | Release Date | Collects | ISBN |
| *Rat Queens Deluxe Edition, Volume 1* | December 2, 2015 | * *Rat Queens* #1–10 * *Braga* #1 | 9781632154927 |
| *Rat Queens Deluxe Edition, Volume 2* | November 20, 2018 | * *Rat Queens Vol. 2* #1–10 * *Orc Dave* #1 | 9781534310254 |
| *Rat Queens Deluxe Edition, Volume 3* | November 17, 2021 | * *Rat Queens Vol. 2* #11–20 * *Neon Static* | 9781534320451 |

## Other media

### TV adaptation

In 2014, Pūkeko Pictures and *Heavy Metal* magazine announced their intent to adapt *Rat Queens* as a 30-minute animated television series. There has been no news since then.

### *Dungeons & Dragons*

Issue #14 of the digital *Dungeons & Dragons'* magazine *Dragon+* features *The Hangover*, a role-playing adventure written by Kurtis Wiebe.

### Roleplaying stream

Since 2019, the Twitch channel "Hyper Rabbit Power Go" (Hyper RPG) is streaming a tabletop RPG series based on *Rat Queens*. Participants include Emily Jacobson as the game master, Jessica Lynn Verdi as Hannah, Laurie Jones as Violet, Aliza Pearl as Dee, Michelle Nguyen Bradley as Betty, and Riley Silverman as Braga.

## InfoBox

| *Rat Queens* | |
| --- | --- |
| Cover of *Rat Queens* #1, featuring, clockwise from the top: Dee, Betty, Hannah, and Violet. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly, with breaks |
| Genre |  |
| Publication date | September 2013 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Kurtis J. Wiebe
Roc Upchurch |
| Written by | Kurtis J. Wiebe (#1–16, Vo. 2 #1–15)
Ryan Ferrier (Vol. 2 #16–present) |
| Artist(s) | Roc Upchurch (#1–8)
Stjepan Šejić (#9–10)
Tess Fowler (#11–16)
Owen Gieni (Vol. 2 #1–15)
Priscilla Petraites (Vol. 2 #16–present) |
| Letterer(s) | Ryan Ferrier |
| Colorist(s) | Tamra Bonvillain (#11–16)
Marco Lesko (Vol. 2 #16–present) |
| Collected editions | |
| *1. Sass and Sorcery* | ISBN 9781607069454 |
| *2. The Far Reaching Tentacles of N’Rygoth* | ISBN 9781632150400 |
| *3. Demons* | ISBN 9781632157355 |
| *4. High Fantasies* | ISBN 9781632158994 |
| *5. The Colossal Magic Nothing* | ISBN 9781534306776 |
| *6. The Infernal Path* | ISBN 9781534310698 |
| *7. The Once and Future King* | ISBN 9781534314665 |
| *8. The God Dilemma* | ISBN 9781534316720 |


title: Daklha Gampo Monastery

abstract: Daklha Gampo Monastery, also romanized as Daglha Gampo, is a Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1121 CE by Je Gampopa (1079-1153), the disciple of the famous and much-loved bodhisattva, Jetsun Milarepa It is located in Gyatsa County in the old district of Dakpo in southern Tibet on land sanctified as a geomantic power-place by the first Tibetan emperor, Songtsen Gampo, and made a repository of terma by Padmasambhava.

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# Daklha Gampo Monastery

**Daklha Gampo Monastery** (*Dwags lha sgam po*), also romanized as **Daglha Gampo**, is a Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1121 CE by Je Gampopa (1079-1153), the disciple of the famous and much-loved bodhisattva, Jetsun Milarepa (c. 1052—c. 1135) It is located in Gyatsa County in the old district of Dakpo in southern Tibet on land sanctified as a geomantic power-place ('head of the ogress') by the first Tibetan emperor, Songtsen Gampo (605 or 617? - 649), and made a repository of *terma* by Padmasambhava.

## Description

The monastery is located on a ridge to the northeast of the eight-peaked Dalka Gampo mountain range (after which it was named), on the right bank of the Gyabpurong River just north of its junction with the Yarlung Tsangpo.

## History

After Gampopa received the Kargyu teachings and transmissions from Milarepa. He established himself at Daklha Gampo after Milarepa had died. He taught several students who became instrumental in the flourishing of the Kagyu lineage. Daklha Gampo became the main Kagyu centre for Mahamudra studies and practice in Tibet.

During the 14th century, the great terton, Karma Lingpa, unearthed the famous *Tibetan Book of the Dead* (*Bardo Thodol Chenmo*) by Padmasambhava at Mount Gampodar which is within the territory of the monastery.

The Dzungar Mongols destroyed the monastery in 1718, but it was quickly rebuilt. It was again totally destroyed after the Chinese invasion in 1959, but some chapels have since been restored and there are still the original images of Avalokiteshvara and Cakrasamvara.

## Footnotes

* Dowman, Keith. (1988). *The Power-places of Central Tibet: The Pilgrim's Guide*, pp. 73-79. Routledge & Kegan Paul. London. ISBN 0-7102-1370-0
* Gyume Dorje. (1999). *Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan*. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. ISBN 0-8442-2190-2.

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title: Samuel G. King

abstract: Samuel George King was an American politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Philadelphia from 1881 to 1884. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last Democrat elected as mayor of Philadelphia until 1952.

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# Samuel G. King

**Samuel George King** (May 2, 1816  March 21, 1899) was an American politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Philadelphia from 1881 to 1884. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last Democrat elected as mayor of Philadelphia until 1952.

## Biography

King was born on May 2, 1816, in Philadelphia. In 1881, as a member of the Select Council, he ran for the mayoralty of Philadelphia against three-term incumbent William S. Stokley. The Philadelphia Republican establishment had not accepted Stokley as one of their own and prominent reformists such as Rudolph Blankenburg opposed Stokley for corruption.

After the influential Committee of One Hundred voted to endorse Stokley, Blankenburg and John Paul Verree resigned their memberships. The Committee reversed itself and endorsed King in the election. He defeated Stokley by a margin of nearly 5,800 votes.

King initiated a program to develop "river baths". Three were implemented in Philadelphia, two on the Delaware River and one on the Schuykill River, next to the poorest neighborhoods in an attempt to improve city health by enabling city residents to bathe regularly. He also appointed the first black officers to serve in the Philadelphia Police Department.

In 1884, King ran for a second term, but Republican William Burns Smith defeated him by more than 9,000 votes.

King was the last Democrat to hold the office of Mayor of Philadelphia until Joseph Clark was elected in 1952.

King died on March 21, 1899, and is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

## InfoBox

| Samuel George King | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| 73rd Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| **In office**
April 4, 1881  April 7, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Stokley |
| Succeeded by | William Burns Smith |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1816-05-02)May 2, 1816
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1899(1899-03-21) (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
|  | |


title: Capsulan

abstract: Capsulan is the exopolysaccharide which makes up the thick capsule surrounding the unicellular alga Prasinococcus capsulatus.

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# Capsulan

**Capsulan** is the exopolysaccharide which makes up the thick capsule surrounding the unicellular alga *Prasinococcus capsulatus*.

## Extraction

Capsulan is extracted from cell cultures of *P. capsulatus* using the French press method to burst the cells. Alternatively the cells may be boiled.

## Composition

Capsulan has been found to be mostly carbohydrate (70%) with some protein and sulfur. The main sugars making up the carbohydrate are galactose and glucose while other sugars such as xylose, arabinose and mannose are also present in smaller quantities. Sugar acids are common in plant and algal polysaccharide but there is disagreement in the literature concerning capsulan's sugar acid content. Kurano claims that capsulan contains none, while Myklestad maintains that both galacturonic and glucuronic acids are present.


title: Delhi Territory

abstract: The Delhi Territory was an administrative region of British India which comprised Delhi plus Ambala, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak districts of Southern Punjab.

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# Delhi Territory

The **Delhi Territory** was an administrative region of British India which comprised Delhi plus Ambala, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak districts of Southern Punjab.

## History

Until 1832, the Delhi Division was controlled by the Residency. Regulation V of that year, abolished the office of Resident and annexed the Delhi territory to the jurisdiction of the Sadr Board and Courts of Justice at Allahabad, which included the Commissioner of the Delhi territory and all officers acting under his control, ordinarily to "or form to the principles and spirit of the regulations" in their his control, ordinarily to administration.

After the Indian rebellion of 1857, the Delhi Division of the North-Western Provinces was transferred to the Punjab in 1858, and formed into the Delhi and Hissar divisions, which embraced the six districts of Ambala, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hissar, Karnal and Rohtak.

## InfoBox

| Delhi Territory | |
| --- | --- |
| Constituent territory of
British India | |
| 1803–1832 | |
| Flag | |
|
Delhi Territory as part of North-Western Provinces | |
| Capital | Delhi |
|  | |
| History |  |
|  | |
| Established | 1803 |
| Disestablished | 1832 |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Today part of | Portions in Haryana
Delhi |


title: Ceair (Almălău)

abstract: The Ceair is a right tributary of the river Almălău in Romania. It discharges into Lake Bugeac in Gârlița. Its length is 12 km (7.5 mi) and its basin size is 48 km⁲ (19 sq mi).

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# Ceair (Almălău)

The **Ceair** is a right tributary of the river Almălău in Romania. It discharges into Lake Bugeac in Gârlița. Its length is 12 km (7.5 mi) and its basin size is 48 km2 (19 sq mi).

## InfoBox

| Ceair | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Constanța County |
| Villages | Gârlița |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Almălău |
| coordinates | 44°04′27″N 27°27′29″E / 44.0743°N 27.4581°E / 44.0743; 27.4581 |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | AlmălăuDanubeBlack Sea |
| Tributaries |  |
| left | Esechioi |
| River code | XIV.1.37.1 |


title: Rat Race (Child's Play album)

abstract: Rat Race is the debut studio album by hard rock/heavy metal band Child'ƨ Play, released on June 26, 1990, through Chrysalis Records. It was produced by Howard Benson, who would later go on to produce for Motörhead, Sepultura, and Seether. It is the first album to feature new bassist Marion Idzi, going by the mononym Idzi. It is also the first album to feature Brian Jack on lead vocals, as previous vocalist Lawrence Hinshaw left the band in 1988, who only appeared on the band's 1986 EP, Ruff House. The band released three singles from the album, the title track which was the only song to have an MTV music video, "Day After Night", and "Wind".

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# Rat Race (Child's Play album)

***Rat Race*** is the debut studio album by hard rock/heavy metal band Child'ƨ Play, released on June 26, 1990, through Chrysalis Records. It was produced by Howard Benson, who would later go on to produce for Motörhead, Sepultura, and Seether. It is the first album to feature new bassist Marion Idzi, going by the mononym Idzi. It is also the first album to feature Brian Jack on lead vocals, as previous vocalist Lawrence Hinshaw left the band in 1988, who only appeared on the band's 1986 EP, Ruff House. The band released three singles from the album, the title track which was the only song to have an MTV music video, "Day After Night", and "Wind".

## Critical reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |

Richard Egan at AllMusic gave *Rat Race* four and a half stars out of five. The album was a regional success in the band's hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, and they toured nationally opening for the band, Cold Sweat. The band parted ways with Brian Jack in 1991 and pursued a solo career. Brian was first replaced by Ty Crook in the Winter of 1992 then by Tommy McRae in late 1992.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Child's Play

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Good Ol' Rock And Roll" | Nicky Kay, John Allen | 4:26 |
| 2. | "Day After Night" | Brian Jack | 3:28 |
| 3. | "My Bottle" | Nicky Kay, John Allen | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Rat Race" | John Allen, Nicky Kay, Marion Idzi | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Wind" | Marion Idzi | 3:50 |
| 6. | "Evicted" | Lawrence Hinshaw | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Knock Me Out" | John Allen, Nicky Kay | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Girl Like You" | John Allen, Nicky Kay, Marion Idzi, Brian Jack | 3:45 |
| 9. | "Capricorn/Bang Bang" | Marion Idzi, Nicky Kay, John Allen | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Pay Your Dues" | John Allen | 3:13 |
| 11. | "Damned If I Do" | Lawrence Hinshaw, John Allen | 3:49 |
| 12. | "When Hell Freezes Over" | John Allen, Brian Jack | 3:34 |
| Total length: | | | 45:28 |

## Personnel

### Child'ƨ Play

* Brian Jack - lead vocals, guitars
* Nicky Kay - guitars, backing vocals
* Idzi - bass, backing vocals
* John Allen - drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Evicted" and "Pay Your Dues", co-lead vocals on "Rat Race"

### Production

## InfoBox

| Rat Race | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Child'ƨ Play | |
| Released | June 26, 1990 (1990-06-26) |
| Recorded | 1989–1990 |
| Studio |  |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 45:28 |
| Label | Chrysalis |
| Producer | Howard Benson |
| Child'ƨ Play chronology | |
| *Ruff House*
(1986) ***Rat Race***
(1990) *Long Way*
(1993) | |
|  | |
| Singles from  *Rat Race* | |
| 1. "Rat Race"
Released: 1990 2. "Day After Night"
Released: 1990 3. "Wind"
Released: 1990 | |
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title: Seiko Tanabe

abstract: Seiko Tanabe was a Japanese author. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature of Shōin Joshi Senmon Gakkō. Author of numerous novels, she won the Akutagawa Prize, Yomiuri Prize, and Asahi Prize, and received the Order of Culture for her contributions to literature. The honorific nicknamed the L. M. Montgomery of Japan after her death in 2019.

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# Seiko Tanabe

**Seiko Tanabe** (田辺 聖子, *Tanabe Seiko*, 27 March 1928 – 6 June 2019) was a Japanese author. She graduated from the Department of Japanese Literature of Shōin Joshi Senmon Gakkō (now Osaka Shoin Women's University). Author of numerous novels, she won the Akutagawa Prize, Yomiuri Prize, and Asahi Prize, and received the Order of Culture for her contributions to literature. The honorific nicknamed the *L. M. Montgomery of Japan* after her death in 2019.

## Biography

Tanabe was born on 27 March 1928. Her father was a photographer and operated a photography studio. She was familiar with the Japanese classic literatures since her young days. The cultures and tradition of her birthplace, Osaka, largely affected her life and literature.

After World War II, she engaged in the coterie activities while working in a company. Her novel *Hanagari* (花狩) in this period was nominated in the literature competition and adopted as a radio drama. In 1956, she won the Osaka Citizen Award for literature for her story *Niji* (). After that she became a professional writer.

In 1964, she won the 50th Akutagawa Prize for her novel *Sentimental Journey* (感傷旅行, Kanshō Ryokō). In the following years, she wrote and published a wide range of literary works, such as novels of love romance, biographies, many essays of various themes including Japanese classic literature, translations and adaptations of the classic works of Japan such as the *Tale of Genji* and *Makura no Sōshi*.

She married Sumio Kawano (川野純夫) who had been a husband of her literary friend Shōko Kawano (川野彰子). After the death of Shōko, Tanabe married Kawano as a second wife in 1966, and lived with him until his death in 2002, for 36 years. They lived in Osaka, but in 1976, they moved to Itami city in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Tanabe received various literary awards. In 2000, she became a Person of Cultural Merit and then, she received Order of Culture for her literary contributions of Japanese culture in 2008. Her literary works had unique characteristics which reflected the cultures of Osaka and its dialect. She created successful love romances using Osaka dialect, which is one of Kansai dialect.

Tanabe died by ascending cholangitis on 6 June 2019 at a hospital in Kōbe, Hyōgo.

## Prizes

* 1956 Osaka Citizen Award, for *Niji* ( 虹 )
* 1964 50th Akutagawa Prize for *Kanshō ryokō* ( 感傷旅行 )
* 1987 Women's Literature Award for *Hanagoromo nuguya matsuwaru ... Waga ai no Sugita Hisajo* ( 花衣ぬぐやまつわる......わが愛の杉田久女 )
* 1993 Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature, for *Hinekure Issa* ( ひねくれ一茶 )
* 1994 42nd Kikuchi Kan Prize, for *Hinekure Issa*
* 1998 26th Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, for *Dōton-bori no ame ni wakarete irai nari - Senryū sakka Kishimoto Suifu to sono jidai* ( 道頓堀の雨に別れて以来なり-川柳作家·岸本水府とその時代 )
* 1999 50th Yomiuri Prize for *Dōton-bori no ame ni wakarete irai nari*
* 2007 Asahi Prize

## Awards

## Selected works

### Novels

### Essays

* *Onna no nagaburo* (女の長風呂) Bungeishunjū, 1973
* *Eve no okurege* (イブのおくれ毛) Bungeishunjū, 1975
* *Raamen nieta mo gozonjinai* (ラーメン煮えたもご存じない) Shinchosha, 1977
* *Rakurōshō* 1, 2, 3, 4 (楽老抄) Shueisha, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009

### Translations and adaptations of classic Japanese works

### Biographies

* *Hanagoromo nuguya matsuwaru ... Waga ai no Sugita Hisajo* (花衣ぬぐやまつわる……わが愛の杉田久女) Shueisha, 1987
* *Douton-bori no ame ni wakarete irai nari - Senryuu sakka Kishimoto Suifu to sono jidai* (道頓堀の雨に別れて以来なり――川柳作家・岸本水府とその時代) Chuokoron-Shinsha, 1998

## InfoBox

| Seiko Tanabe | |
| --- | --- |
| Tanabe in 1966 | |
| Born | 田邉聖子
(1928-03-27)March 27, 1928
Osaka, Empire of Japan |
| Died | June 6, 2019(2019-06-06) (aged 91)
Kōbe, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, translator, critic |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | *Kanshō ryokō* (1964)
*Uba-zakari* (1981)
*Hinekure Issa* (1993)
*Dōton-bori no ame ni wakarete inainari - Senryū sakka Kishimoto Suifu to sono jidai* (1993) |
| Notable awards | Akutagawa Prize (1964)
Order of Culture (2008) |
| Spouse | Sumio Kawano (m. 1966) |


title: John Ducey

abstract: John Joseph Ducey is an American actor who has appeared in over 20 television shows, mainly sitcoms.

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# John Ducey

**John Joseph Ducey** (born January 21, 1969) is an American actor who has appeared in over 20 television shows, mainly sitcoms.

## Early life

Ducey was born in Endwell, New York and graduated from Seton Catholic Central High School in 1987. He was an active member of the student body and remains an active member of the alumni groups.

## Career

Ducey's "every man" look has led him to play often a "perfect boyfriend" or "perfect dad" on several shows, including *Caroline in the City*, and the 1998 revival of *Fantasy Island*. Ducey has also appeared in several films, including *Deep Impact*. He worked with Michael Jordan doing motion capture work as several Looney Tunes characters in 1996's *Space Jam*. He also appeared on *Wings* and on the fifth season of *Frasier* as a waiter in the episode "Room Service".

He was a series regular on *Oh, Grow Up* (Alan Ball's ABC sitcom prior to *Six Feet Under*), playing the role of Ford, and had recurring roles as Leonard on the WB's *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (in addition to a guest appearance several years earlier), and Jack's station manager Jamie on *Will & Grace*. Ducey made a brief appearance on *Malcolm in the Middle*, in episode No. 119, as a lawyer giving Hal the will to the Wilkersons' neighbors. Since 2003, he has appeared on *According to Jim*, *Scrubs*, *Joey*, *Freddie*, *Hot Properties*, *My Name Is Earl*, *Desperate Housewives*, *How I Met Your Mother*, *Rules of Engagement*, *iCarly*, and *Hot in Cleveland*. He played Tom Lucas, the brothers' dad, on the Disney show *Jonas* in season one. He has worked on *Drake & Josh* as the husband of a couple who has stayed in the Drake and Josh Inn. He also played Dr. Donald Spaulding in *The Suite Life Movie*. He and wife Christina Moore starred together in the 2022 holiday film *I Believe in Santa*, which he wrote.

## Personal life

Ducey's maternal grandfather was the baseball player, Johnny Dickshot.

On July 5, 2008, Ducey married actress Christina Moore.

## InfoBox

| John Ducey | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | John Joseph Ducey
(1969-01-21) January 21, 1969
Endwell, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Christina Moore (m. 2008) |


title: Sarıyar, Amasya

abstract: Sarıyar is a village in the Amasya District, Amasya Province, Turkey. Its population is 287 (2021).

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# Sarıyar, Amasya

**Sarıyar** is a village in the Amasya District, Amasya Province, Turkey. Its population is 287 (2021).

## InfoBox

| Sarıyar | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| SarıyarLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′03″N 35°59′46″E / 40.6008°N 35.9961°E / 40.6008; 35.9961 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Amasya |
| District | Amasya |
| Population (2021) | 287 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |


title: Dakkhindihi

abstract: Dakkhindihi is a village under Fultala Union Parishad of Phultala Upazila of Khulna district of Bangladesh. The village is about 19 km from Khulna city. Tagore family had a close connection with Dakkhindihi village. It was Rabindranath Tagore's maternal ancestral village. Besides poets mother Sarada Sundari Devi; poets Grandmother Digambari Devi, poets wife Mrinalini Devi and paternal aunt by marriage Tripura Sundari Devi were from this village. In British India; Fultala Union Parishad was a single village named Fultala village and was under Khulna district of then Jessore Mohakuma. Young Tagore used to visit Dakkhindihi village with his mother to visit his maternal uncles; in his mothers ancestral home. The residence of Tagore's father-in-law, Beni Madhab Roy Chowdhury in this village now conserved as a museum named Dakkhindihi Rabindra complex. Tagore visited this Village several times in his lifetime.

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# Dakkhindihi

**Dakkhindihi** is a village under Fultala Union Parishad of Phultala Upazila of Khulna district of Bangladesh. The village is about 19 km from Khulna city. Tagore family had a close connection with Dakkhindihi village. It was Rabindranath Tagore's maternal ancestral village. Besides poets mother Sarada Sundari Devi; poets Grandmother Digambari Devi, poets wife Mrinalini Devi and paternal aunt by marriage Tripura Sundari Devi were from this village. In British India; Fultala Union Parishad was a single village named Fultala village and was under Khulna district of then Jessore Mohakuma. Young Tagore used to visit Dakkhindihi village with his mother to visit his maternal uncles; in his mothers ancestral home. The residence of Tagore's father-in-law, Beni Madhab Roy Chowdhury in this village now conserved as a museum named Dakkhindihi Rabindra complex. Tagore visited this Village several times in his lifetime.

22°59′21″N 89°27′35″E / 22.9891°N 89.4597°E / 22.9891; 89.4597


title: Salvador

abstract:
Salvador, meaning "salvation" in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to:
  - Salvador (name)

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# Salvador

**Salvador**, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to:

## Arts, entertainment, and media

### Music

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

## Places

### Brazil

* Salvador, Bahia, the capital of the State of Bahia, Brazil, the largest city in the world with this name

### Canada

### El Salvador

### Philippines

### United States

* Lake Salvador, a lake in the State of Louisiana, United States of America

### Elsewhere

* Salvador (Madrid), a ward of San Blas-Canillejas district, Madrid, Spain
* Salvador Settlement, a community in the Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
* Tevego, previously known as Villa del Divino Salvador, a settlement in the Concepción Department, Paraguay
* El Salvador, Chile, a village in the Atacama Desert, Chile

## Other uses


title: Capri (series)

abstract: A Quiet Weekend in Capri is an adventure game in the Capri series by Italian developers Silvio and Gey Savarese, consisting of a navigable slideshow of screens a la Myst. A sequel called AnaCapri: The Dream was released in Europe on June 27, 2007 and in North America on September 4, 2007, followed by another sequel, The Capri Connection, released in Europe only on July 11, 2014.

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# Capri (series)

***A Quiet Weekend in Capri*** (known in Italy as ***Un Tranquillo week-end a Capri***) is an adventure game in the ***Capri* series** by Italian developers Silvio and Gey Savarese, consisting of a navigable slideshow of screens a la *Myst*.

A sequel called ***AnaCapri: The Dream*** (Italian: ***I Misteri di Capri***) was released in Europe on June 27, 2007 and in North America on September 4, 2007, followed by another sequel, ***The Capri Connection***, released in Europe only on July 11, 2014.

## Gameplay

The gameplay is very similar to Myst, in which the player navigates through the landscape by click on a series of static screens; 4,500 real photographs of the Mediterranean island of Capri. The player must complete puzzle that involve tasks such as collecting plants, and finding ingredients for a meal.

"The Capri Connection" takes 15–20 hours to complete. Adventure Mode sees the player have to solve a mystery while Walking Mode allow the player to freely explore like a tourist.

## Plot

"In A Quiet Weekend in Capri", the player is a tourist visiting Capri in the hopes of having a relaxing weekend, but things start to take a strange turn once you arrive.

"AnaCapri" sees the player return to the northern region of Capri, for an adventure that has a mix of mythology, literature, science fiction, history, and psychology.

In "The Capri Connection", you play as Dr. Nico Fredi, whose mind becomes swapped with that of his alternate universe double Dr. Nick Freuds; the result of Space-Time rip from an experiment-gone-wrong by Dr. Costanzo Gravitiello. The player has to set things back to normal.

## Development

*Quiet Weekend* was developed by a two-man father-and-son team, consisting of Silvio and Gey Savarese. Silvio became interested in games at age 12–13, when he began playing text-based adventures by game designer Scott Adams's company Adventure International, which inspired him to begin plotting out his own adventure game puzzles. His philosophy was to create something that would allow the player to escape from their everyday life.

The genesis of the idea came from taking pictures all around the island of Capri. The pair subsequently began to play around with these images and try to create a larger whole. While Gey focused on the programming, Silvio's task was to work on the narrative. Gey was into science fiction, admiring authors such as Robert Scheckley, Jack Vance, and Isaac Asimov, as well as the concepts of time warps and time machines, so this governed much of the storyline. They also ensured that humour played an important role.

After creating a demo of the work, they had to gain permission from the relevant parties to use all the photos. Due to Gey's lack of software knowledge, he settled for a simple interface that served its purpose and allowed the images to tell the story; they reasoned that if Adams' text-based games could be affecting with text only, their simple technology would suffice. Capri Municipality gave the duo permission to shoot in many iconic locations, and supported the game; for example they created a number of publicity events couple of events to promote the game's release in Italy on May 31, 2003.

"The Capri Connection", the first game in the series made entirely by Gey Savarese, was also the first to utilise locations outside of Capri, including the Italian peninsula.

*Quiet Weekend* went gold on February 9, 2004, and was scheduled to ship to North American retailers in early March, shipped with a bonus CD soundtrack.

## Critical reception

### *A Quiet Weekend in Capri*

*Quiet Weekend* received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

*IGN* wrote, "It has pretty good sounds and a storyline that can only be described as different - in that it keeps you in the dark about just about everything throughout the game." *GameSpot* commented that the game's "presentation does it few favors...it all seems very amateurish and cheap". *GameZone* felt it was a "definite bargain bin purchase".

### *AnaCapri: The Dream*

*AnaCapri: The Dream* received "unfavorable" reviews according to Metacritic.

*GameSpot* compared *AnaCapri* to the gameplay featured in early 1990s adventure titles, describing it as a "pseudo-nostalgia piece" that isn't fun to play. *Game Chronicles* reasoned that the use of real-world photography is proof that video games don't require computer-generated imagery to be enjoyable. *AnaCapri* features 2,700 genuine photograph screens.

### *The Capri Connection*

*GameBoomers* had reservations about *The Capri Connection*, but complimented its ability to illustrate an exotic part of the world not seen in other video games. *Adventure Classic Gaming* wrote that "soaking up the breathtaking sceneries and exploring the remarkable culture" is an admirable way to experience the region. Meanwhile, *Adventure Gamers* said the game's "gorgeous" environments were cancelled out by its stereotypical characters and "cockamamie" storyline.

## InfoBox

| Capri | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Developer(s) | Silvio & Gey Savarese |
| Publisher(s) |  |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | ***A Quiet Weekend in Capri***
* ITA: May 31, 2003 * NA: March 9, 2004 * EU: July 2006 ***AnaCapri: The Dream***
* EU: June 27, 2007 * NA: September 4, 2007 ***The Capri Connection***
* EU: July 11, 2014 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |


title: Puerto Rican woodpecker

abstract: The Puerto Rican woodpecker is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus Melanerpes that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the family Picidae in Puerto Rico. The species is common on the main island of Puerto Rico and rare on the island of Vieques.

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# Puerto Rican woodpecker

The **Puerto Rican woodpecker** (***Melanerpes portoricensis***) is the only woodpecker endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and is one of the five species of the genus *Melanerpes* that occur in the Antilles. Furthermore, it is the only resident species of the family Picidae in Puerto Rico. The species is common on the main island of Puerto Rico and rare on the island of Vieques.

## Description

The Puerto Rican woodpecker has a black body and a bright red throat and breast. It has a white patch that runs across the head from eye to eye. Its flanks and lower body have a light tangerine coloration. As with the majority of birds sexual dimorphism is present in this species. The males' throat and breast are more brightly colored than the females' with females tending to be all-around duller in coloration. There is also a substantial (~18%) difference in bill length between sexes.

Also males are slightly bigger than females. Its average weight is 56.0 grams. Its body length varies between 23 and 27 centimetres.

## Distribution

The Puerto Rican woodpecker is a common and widely distributed species in Puerto Rico, mainly occurring in forests, coffee plantations, mangroves, palm tree groves, parks and gardens. Besides occurring in Puerto Rico it once inhabited the island of St. Croix. This stems from the fact that during the Pleistocene epoch Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, St. Croix and the other Virgin Islands constituted a single landmass. It is believed that at this time the species extended its range to St. Croix and Vieques.

## Behavior

The Puerto Rican woodpecker is said to resemble the behavior and structure of the North American red-headed woodpecker (*Melanerpes erythrocephalus*). Like the majority of woodpeckers this species uses its bill to drill holes in trunks in search of prey. The principal component of its diet are insects such as ants, beetle larvae and others. Fruits are also important, composing one-quarter of its diet. Rarely it may eat scorpions, geckos and coquís. Females lay from 1 to 6 white eggs in cavities carved by males. The nests of *M. portoricensis* are used by other Puerto Rican endemic birds such as the Puerto Rican flycatcher (*Myiarchus antillarum*) and the yellow-shouldered blackbird (*Agelaius xanthomus*).

## InfoBox

| Puerto Rican woodpecker | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | *Melanerpes* |
| Species: | ***M. portoricensis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Melanerpes portoricensis***
(F. Daudin, 1803) | |
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title: Thaïs Blume

abstract: Thaïs Blume is a Spanish actress. She debuted on television in 2008 with Sin tetas no hay paraíso, and is also known for playing Mati on El Príncipe.

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# Thaïs Blume

**Thaïs Blume** (born 19 September 1984) is a Spanish actress. She debuted on television in 2008 with *Sin tetas no hay paraíso*, and is also known for playing Mati on *El Príncipe*.

## Biography

The role that catapulted Thaïs Blume to fame was, practically, that of her debut. Between 2008 and 2009 she played Cristina on the Telecinco drama *Sin tetas no hay paraíso*. She put herself in the shoes of Cristina, an erotic film actress, during the three seasons that the series was broadcast.

In 2009 she starred in the film *Luna Caliente* with Eduard Fernández. It is an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Argentine writer Mempo Giardinelli directed by Vicente Aranda. In it, she played Ramona, a young woman who is immersed in an irrational mutual attraction with Juan (Fernández), a friend of her father who raped her.

In 2010 she returned to television with a leading role in the Cuatro series *Valientes*. Blume played Isabel in a story of drama and revenge, in which she shared scenes with Belinda Washington and Marta Milans among others.

A year later, at the end of this, the Barcelona actress joined the cast of the second season of the series *Hispania, la leyenda*, where she played Gaia, a young slave who has served the Sulpicio family throughout her life. Blume also appeared on the spinoff *Imperium*, playing the same character.

Also in 2011 Blume joined the cast of the second season of the TVE series *Gran Reserva*, where she played Lorena, a waitress who falls in love with Daniel Reverte (Ricard Sales). Blume made an appearance in the first chapter of the third season that served to close her participation in the series.

In 2012, the film *88* was shot, directed by the actor Jordi Mollà and starring Rubén Ochandiano and Beatriz Montañés.

In 2014 she made appearances in chapters of series such as *Los misterios de Laura* and *Kubala, Moreno i Manchón*. Also that year she joined the recurring cast of the TV3 series *39+1*, where she played Paula, a young journalist of the magazine where the story is set. It is an adaptation of the homonymous novel by Catalan writer Sílvia Soler, in which she shared the screen with Agnès Busquets, Julio Manrique, and Silvia Abril among others.

Also in 2014 she joined the production of Telecino's *El Príncipe*, set in the Ceuta town of El Príncipe, a neighborhood of the city Príncipe Alfonso. Blume played Mati during the series' two seasons, an intelligent and brave policewoman who knows how to handle herself in a hostile world of men.

In 2016 she joined the fifth season of the after-dinner series *Amar es para siempre*, broadcast on Antena 3. There she played Nuria Salgado Sanz, a young lawyer who maintains a close relationship with Jaime Novoa Feijó (Javier Pereira).

## Television

## Film

## InfoBox

| Thaïs Blume | |
| --- | --- |
| At the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018 | |
| Born | (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984<br>Barcelona, Spain |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |


title: Ceallasaigh Beag

abstract: Ceallasaigh Beag is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides. The area is c. 46 hectares as measured from Ordnance Survey maps at high tide. Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland give an area of 55 hectares, which may include land connected at low tide such as the outlying islet of Corr Eilean Keallasay. Neither Ceallasaigh Mòr nor Ceallasaigh Beag are listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his definitive listings of islands greater in size than 40 hectares suggesting that he measured both of them as <40 ha, or that he considered them to be tidal and connected to mainland North Uist. It is possible that at some stages of the tide that these two islands are connected to one another and that Ceallasaigh Mòr is joined to North Uist near Bràigh Cheallasaigh.

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# Ceallasaigh Beag

**Ceallasaigh Beag** (or **Keallasay Beg**) is a low-lying island in Loch Maddy off North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. This an area of shallow lagoons filled and drained by the tides each day. Ceallasaigh Mòr lies to the south and these two islets are connected by a narrow strip of sand during some low tides.

The area is c. 46 hectares (110 acres) as measured from Ordnance Survey maps at high tide. Rick Livingstone's Tables of the Islands of Scotland give an area of 55 hectares (140 acres), which may include land connected at low tide such as the outlying islet of Corr Eilean Keallasay.

Neither Ceallasaigh Mòr nor Ceallasaigh Beag are listed by Hamish Haswell-Smith in his definitive listings of islands greater in size than 40 hectares (99 acres) suggesting that he measured both of them as \<40 ha, or that he considered them to be tidal and connected to mainland North Uist. It is possible that at some stages of the tide that these two islands are connected to one another and that Ceallasaigh Mòr is joined to North Uist near Bràigh Cheallasaigh.

Other complex islands in the vicinity:

## Footnotes

57°37′34″N 7°09′50″W / 57.626°N 7.164°W / 57.626; -7.164

## InfoBox

Ceallasaigh Beag
| Scottish Gaelic name | *Ceallasaigh Beag* |
| --- | --- |
| Location | |
| Ceallasaigh BeagCeallasaigh Beag shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NF918713 |
| Coordinates | 57°38′N 7°10′W / 57.63°N 7.16°W / 57.63; -7.16 |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Uists and Barra |
| Area | 46 ha |
| Area rank | 189= |
| Highest elevation | c. 10 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References |  |


title: Udo Walendy

abstract: Udo Walendy was a German Holocaust denier. Like Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof, he disputed Germany's guilt for the Second World War.

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# Udo Walendy

**Udo Walendy** (21 January 1927 – 17 November 2022) was a German Holocaust denier. Like Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof, he disputed Germany's guilt for the Second World War.

## Life

Walendy was born in Berlin on 21 January 1927.

Towards the end of the war Walendy was drafted first into the *Reichsarbeitsdienst* (auxiliary force), then the *Luftwaffenhelfer* (child soldier in the air force) and finally into the regular *Wehrmacht* (the German military). He completed his *Abitur* (secondary education) in 1946 and then went to journalism school in Aachen. From 1950 to 1956 he studied political science at the Hochschule für Politik in West Berlin, where he received his diploma.

Afterwards he worked as the director of a folk high school in Herford and as the business leader of an employers' association in Bielefeld. In 1965 he went independent and founded the *Verlag für Volkstum und Zeitgeschichtsforschung* ("Publishing House for Folklore and Contemporary Historical Research") in Vlotho. In 1999 ownership of the publishing house was transferred to his wife, since Walendy was barred from directing it due to his conviction and imprisonment for 15 months for publicly questioning the Holocaust. He maintained close contact with the Belgian revisionist organisation Vrij Historisch Onderzoek (VHO).

## Activity as author and publisher

Besides other works Walendy oversaw the publication of numerous materials in which the Holocaust was denied and the Third Reich was generally presented in a positive light. Among others these include:

* As early as 1964 he published his own book, *Wahrheit für Deutschland – Die Schuldfrage des Zweiten Weltkriegs* (*Truth for Germany – The Question of Guilt for the Second World War*), which in 1979 was listed by Germany's Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons as material that could not be publicly advertised or given to young readers, due to the version it presented of the events that led to World War II. This restriction was lifted in 1994, after a long legal battle, on the grounds that Walendy's constitutional rights had been violated, since the federal constitutional court ruled that even a supposedly biased representation could be defended as an academic work. A renewed attempt to have the work listed was abandoned in 2001 due to a negative assessment of the chances of success in the event of another court case.
* Numerous copies of the historical revisionist magazine series *Historische Tatsachen*, which continues to be published by the Vrij Historisch Onderzoek (VHO) in Flanders. Its very first edition from 1974 contains a German translation of Richard Harwood's Holocaust-denying booklet "Did Six Million Really Die?".
* The German translation of Arthur Butz's book *The Hoax of the Twentieth Century*, in which the author attempts to discredit the evidence for the Holocaust.

Walendy was charged with criminal activity several times, including under Germany's *Volksverhetzung* law (incitement to hatred).

On 1 September 2014, Germar Rudolf's Castle Hill Publishers (UK) reprinted *Truth for Germany – The Question of Guilt for the Second World War* in an updated expanded, and corrected second edition, as *Who Started World War II: Truth for a War-Torn World*, which has also been translated anew from the German original.

## Written works

* Who Started World War II: Truth for a War-Torn World (an updated, expanded, newly translated and corrected edition of Truth for Germany – The Question of Guilt for the Second World War), Castle Hill Publishers, 1 September 2014, ISBN 978-1591480723.
* Dissecting the Holocaust: The Growing Critique of ‘Truth’ and ‘Memory’ (contributor)
* Forged War Crimes Malign the German Nation
* Truth for Germany – The Question of Guilt for the Second World War (Wahrheit für Deutschland – Die Schuldfrage des Zweiten Weltkriegs), originally published in 1964. Reprint by the Barnes Review with original title from the translators’ file without any editing or changes in layout, 2013, ISBN 978-1937787202.

*Much of this article is translated from the German wikipedia article of 2 March 2007*

## InfoBox

| Udo Walendy | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Udo Walendy
(1927-01-21)21 January 1927
Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 17 November 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 95)
Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Author, soldier, holocaust denier |
| Criminal status | Incitement to hatred |


title: Daily Review (website)

abstract: The Daily Review was an Australian news website that covered arts and entertainment, published between 2013 and 2020. The site was launched in 2013 by Private Media as an arts-focused offshoot of Crikey. Its readership was primarily from Melbourne and Sydney, and its reporting has been sourced by NPR and The Conversation, among others. In 2015, Daily Review editor, arts journalist Ray Gill, took over the website. In 2017, Opera Australia reportedly ordered a deputy editor at the publication removed from the company's complimentary media ticketing list after the website had published several articles critical of Opera Australia's management. Daily Review's last articles date from July 2020.

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# Daily Review (website)

The **Daily Review** was an Australian news website that covered arts and entertainment, published between 2013 and 2020.

The site was launched in 2013 by Private Media as an arts-focused offshoot of *Crikey*. Its readership was primarily from Melbourne and Sydney, and its reporting has been sourced by NPR and The Conversation, among others.

In 2015, Daily Review editor, arts journalist Ray Gill, took over the website.

In 2017, Opera Australia reportedly ordered a deputy editor at the publication removed from the company's complimentary media ticketing list after the website had published several articles critical of Opera Australia's management.

Daily Review's last articles date from July 2020.


title: Capri (color)

abstract: Capri or deep sky blue is a deep shade of sky blue which is between cyan and azure on the color wheel. The color Capri in general is named for the color of the Mediterranean Sea around the island of Capri off Italy, the site of several villas belonging to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, including his Imperial residence in his later years, the Villa Jovis. Specifically, the color Capri is named after the color of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri, as it appears on a bright sunny day. The first use of Capri as a color name in English was in 1920. The normalized color coordinates for Capri are identical to deep sky blue, which was formalized as a color in the X11 color names over 1985–1989.

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# Capri (color)

**Capri** or **deep sky blue** is a deep shade of sky blue which is between cyan and azure on the color wheel. The color Capri in general is named for the color of the Mediterranean Sea around the island of Capri off Italy, the site of several villas belonging to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, including his Imperial residence in his later years, the *Villa Jovis*. Specifically, the color Capri is named after the color of the Blue Grotto on the island of Capri, as it appears on a bright sunny day.

The first use of *Capri* as a color name in English was in 1920. The normalized color coordinates for Capri are identical to deep sky blue, which was formalized as a color in the X11 color names over 1985–1989.

## InfoBox

| Capri | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00C0FF |
| sRGB**B** (, , ) | (0, 192, 255) |
| HSV (, , ) | (195°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (, , ) | (73, 83, 233°) |
| Source | ColorHexa |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant greenish blue |
| **B**: Normalized to \[0–255\] (byte)
 | |


title: Puerto Rican Renewal Party

abstract: The Puerto Rican Renewal Party — or Partido Renovación Puertorriqueña (PRP) in Spanish — was a short-lived Puerto Rican political party founded on August 28, 1983, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The party was disbanded in 1987. The party's main leader was then-mayor of San Juan Hernán Padilla, a pro-statehood leader and founder of the Partido Nuevo Progresista, PNP.

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# Puerto Rican Renewal Party

The **Puerto Rican Renewal Party**  or **Partido Renovación Puertorriqueña** (**PRP**) in Spanish  was a short-lived Puerto Rican political party founded on August 28, 1983, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The party was disbanded in 1987.

The party's main leader was then-mayor of San Juan Hernán Padilla, a pro-statehood leader and founder of the Partido Nuevo Progresista, PNP.

## History

### Prelude

The PRP traces its origins to the 1980 election in Puerto Rico, when the pro-statehood party (in favor of making Puerto Rico the 51st state of the United States), barely retained the governorship and the Resident Commissioner position, while losing control of the Puerto Rico Senate and the Puerto Rico House of representatives, as well as a majority of the island's 78 municipalities.

After what many statehood supporters perceived as a defeat in the 1980 election, a movement started to get the New Progressive Party to nominate a new candidate for the 1984 election. Dr. Hernán Padilla's name was the favorite to substitute governor Carlos Romero Barceló at the top of the NPP's ticket in 1984.

However, Governor Romero saw the threat from Padilla and at a party assembly held in Ponce on November 14, 1982, he asked the assembled delegates if there was anyone who dared to challenge him (Romero) for the gubernatorial nomination. He did so three times, looking straight at Padilla, who was sitting at the podium. See "El Nuevo Dia," "El Mundo," "The San Juan Star," "El Reportero," and "El Vocero" (the main newspapers in Puerto Rico at the time), November 15, 1982. Padilla did not answer immediately but some time later announced that he would seek the NPP nomination for governor for the 1984 election. The escalating feud between Padilla and Romero Barceló for the NPP nomination can be followed through the newspapers of the time.

### Founding

After numerous controversies between Padilla and Romero on how and when to conduct primaries to settle the dispute, and convinced that a fair primary was not possible, Padilla and his followers created the Puerto Rican Renewal Party. Some of the pro-statehood leaders who followed Padilla were:

* Ángel Viera Martínez (at-large representative in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and vice president of the NPP, who ran for Resident Commissioner in 1984);
* Luis Batista Salas (vice-mayor of San Juan, ran for San Juan mayor in 1984);
* Ángel Rivera Salas (interagency coordinator)
* Danny López Soto (State Senator from the Carolina District, ran for an at-large seat in the Puerto Rico Senate)
* Luis Gonzalo de Jesús
* Héctor Martínez Colón

Although most PRP leaders supported statehood for Puerto Rico, they decided that their new party would seek to include people who supported other status options.

The Puerto Rican Renewal Party was formally founded on August 28, 1983, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, just a few meters from where the NPP assembly of Nov. 14, 1982 had taken place.

Despite the fact that Padilla was widely respected by the voters, in the end he received just over 4.05% of the vote, below the 5% threshold to keep the party registered.

The gubernatorial vote in 1984 was:
Rafael Hernández Colón PDP (PPD) 822,709 (47.754%)
Carlos Romero Barceló NPP (PNP) 768,959 (44.634%)
Hernán Padilla PRP (PRP) 69,807 ( 4.051%)
Fernando Martín PIP (PIP) 61,312 ( 3.558%)

(Source: State Elections Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Comision Estatal de Elecciones del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico); Estadisticas de las Elecciones de 1984 (Statistics of the 1984 election \[in Spanish\]) The Puerto Rican Renewal Party attempted to register again for the 1988 election but the effort failed for lack of support, and Padilla returned to the NPP in the Summer of 1988. The Puerto Rican Renewal Party formally dissolved in the Summer of 1987. See "El Reportero", 28 August 1987.

After the 1984 election, Padilla moved to Maryland with his family, and served in several hospitals there, reaching high positions in the medical field. He currently lives in the state of Florida.

The PRP was known as the multi-color party, because its logo was a rainbow.


title: Dejan Ristić

abstract: Dejan Ristić is a Serbian football midfielder who played as a midfielder.

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# Dejan Ristić

**Dejan Ristić** (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Ристић; born 6 March 1978) is a Serbian football midfielder who played as a midfielder.

## Career

Ristić began his career in 2001 with FK Zvezdara in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia. During his time in the Second League he played with OFK Niš, FK Car Konstantin, FK Radnički Pirot, FK Kosanica, and FK Radnički Niš. In 2007, he signed with FK Sevojno in the Serbian First League, and signed with Dinamo Vranje in 2008. He left Dinamo after one season, claiming the club failed to pay his wages. In 2009, he signed with FK Mladi Radnik and played in the Serbian SuperLiga. After the relegation of Mladi he returned to the Serbian First League and stints with FK Sinđelić Niš, and FK Smederevo 1924. In 2015, he went overseas to Canada to sign with the Brantford Galaxy in the Canadian Soccer League.

## InfoBox

Dejan Ristić
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Dejan Ristić | | |
| Date of birth | (1978-03-06) 6 March 1978 | | |
| Place of birth | Jagodina, SFR Yugoslavia | | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2001 | Zvezdara (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | OFK Niš | 27 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Car Konstantin | - | (-) |
| 2003–2004 | Radnički Pirot (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kosanica (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2010 | OFK Niš (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2006 | Radnički Niš (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sevojno (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Sevojno | 15 | (1) |
| 2008 | Radnički Niš (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Dinamo Vranje | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Mladi Radnik Požarevac | 53 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sinđelić Niš | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Mladi Radnik Požarevac | 41 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Smederevo | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Brantford Galaxy |  |  |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2016 | | | |


title: Ceal Floyer

abstract: Ceal Floyer is a Pakistani-born British visual artist. She is based in Berlin, Germany.

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# Ceal Floyer

**Ceal Floyer** (born 1968) is a Pakistani-born British visual artist. She is based in Berlin, Germany.

## Biography

Floyer was born in 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan. Floyer received a BFA degree from Goldsmiths College, in 1994. While studying, Floyer worked as a gallery invigilator.

In 1997 she relocated to Berlin to study at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien. The same year she won the Philip Morris Prize. In 2007, she won the National Gallery Prize for Young Art, and in 2009 she won the Nam June Paik Art Center Prize.

In 2008 she exhibited *... 5 minutes later* at the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art and has exhibited continuously since then. Her work are in the collections of the Tate, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and MoMA.

## Style

Floyer consistently engages the discourse surrounding conceptual art, minimalism, post-minimalism, the ready-made and technology within her work. Her work is often remarked upon for its visual austerity that stands in stark contrast to the abundant verbal implications and how it precipitates greater conjecture. For example, her work *Bucket* (1999) is a black bucket accompanied by the sound of a leak. However, if you look closely, there is a CD player inside the bucket, emitting the sound of the leak. Similarly, *Matches* (2010) is an artwork that places three boxes of matches on a shelf, a pun on whether or not they different boxes of matches "match". In a catalogue essay for her exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern in 1999, Berhard Fibicher wrote:

"Both *Carousel* and *Bucket* function like classical metaphors -- albeit not on a linguistic level (although the titles are often crucial to deciphering Ceal Floyer's picture puzzles), but at that of sensorial perception. The metaphor operates by conflating the distance between two objects, by revealing their similarity. Surprising similarities make us seek the characteristics shared by various objects. Ceal Floyer instrumentalises the distance between objects, or between the object and its name, reducing that distance so much by way of revealing similarity, that one object may become identical with another, or with its name".

## Publications

## InfoBox

| Ceal Floyer | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 1968 (age 5556)
Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | England,
Pakistan |
| Education | Goldsmiths College |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Awards | Nam June Paik Art Center (2009) |


abstract: A special election was held in Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson (F) upon being elected to the United States Senate.

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# 1816 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election

A **special election** was held in **Maryland's 3rd congressional district** in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson () upon being elected to the United States Senate.

## Election results

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| George Peter | Federalist | 1,849 | 45.5% |
| Charles Kilgour | Federalist | 1,255 | 30.9% |
| Nicholas Snethen | Democratic-Republican | 954 | 23.5% |

George Peter was seated on December 2, 1816.


title: Saphale railway station

abstract: Saphale railway station is a railway station at Saphale on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

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# Saphale railway station

**Saphale railway station** is a railway station at Saphale on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

## Trains

The following trains halt at Saphale railway station in both directions:

## InfoBox

| <br>Saphale | |
| --- | --- |
| **Mumbai Suburban Railway** **station** | |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Location | Saphale |
| Coordinates | 19°34′40″N 72°49′09″E / 19.577778°N 72.819167°E / 19.577778; 72.819167 |
| Elevation | 9.210 metres (30.22 ft) |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Western Line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Other information | |
| Status | Active |
| Station code | SAH |
| Fare zone | Western Railways |
| History | |
| Electrified | Yes |
|  | |
| Services | |
| Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station  Vaitarnatowards Churchgate  Western line  Kelve Roadtowards Dahanu Road | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Location  SaphaleLocation within Maharashtra | |


title: Esteve Dolsa

abstract: Esteve Dolsa Montaña was an Andorran trap shooter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Dolsa was 40 years old when he competed in the trap shooting event at the 1976 Summer Olympics with fellow countryman Joan Tomàs Roca, in the event Dolsa scored 159 points and finished in 35th position out of 43 shooters. While out hunting on the 22 November 2007 in Lleida, he was accidentally shot and died from his wound.

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# Esteve Dolsa

**Esteve Dolsa Montaña** (17 March 1936 - 22 November 2007) was an Andorran trap shooter who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Dolsa was 40 years old when he competed in the trap shooting event at the 1976 Summer Olympics with fellow countryman Joan Tomàs Roca, in the event Dolsa scored 159 points and finished in 35th position out of 43 shooters.

While out hunting on the 22 November 2007 in Lleida, he was accidentally shot and died from his wound.

## InfoBox

Esteve Dolsa Montaña
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1936-03-17)17 March 1936 |
| Died | 22 November 2007(2007-11-22) (aged 71)<br>Lleida |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |


title: Dali Ruilong F.C.

abstract: Dali Ruilong F.C. was a football club based in Dali, Yunnan.

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# Dali Ruilong F.C.

**Dali Ruilong F.C.** (Simplified Chinese: 大理锐龙足球俱乐部) was a football club based in Dali, Yunnan.

## History

The club was originally established as a nondescript amateur side called **Kunming Ruilong Football Club** that had competed in the amateur competitions within the city of Kunming, and won the city league title in 2010. On 20 March 2012, they're rebranded as a professional club, and registered to play within China League Two, the third tier of the Chinese football league system in the 2012 league season. In Kunming Ruilong's first League Two season, they finished 3rd place in the South Group and advanced into the Play-offs. However, they were knocked out by Qinghai Senke 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals. The club moved their home stadium to Dali, another city in Yunnan, and changed their name to **Dali Ruilong Football Club** on 22 March 2013. After the 2013 China League Two season, they merged into Lijiang Jiayunhao and ceased their existence.

## All-time league rankings

| Season | 2012 | 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Division | 3 | 3 |
| Position | 5 | 6 |

* **^1**  in South Group

## InfoBox

Dali Ruilong
大理锐龙
| Full name | Dali Ruilong Football Club
大理锐龙足球俱乐部 |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | ? |
| Dissolved | November 2013 (2013-11) |
| Ground | Dali Stadium |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
| Owner | Kunming Football Management Center
Yunnan Ruilong Mining Corp., Ltd |


title: Butetown History and Arts Centre

abstract: Butetown History & Arts Centre (BHAC) was a historical archive, educational centre and art gallery located in the Butetown area of Cardiff, Wales. BHAC was founded by Glenn Jordan as a non-profiting organisation with the aim to involve the local people of Butetown to help promote the area's history of the docklands.

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# Butetown History and Arts Centre

**Butetown History & Arts Centre** (BHAC) was a historical archive, educational centre and art gallery located in the Butetown area of Cardiff, Wales. BHAC was founded by Glenn Jordan as a non-profiting organisation with the aim to involve the local people of Butetown to help promote the area's history of the docklands.

## Background

BHAC was located in the heart of Butetown (previously known as Tiger Bay), one of the UK's oldest multi-racial communities. The community centre started off as a place for weekly oral history classes and was the initiative of African-American academic, Glenn Jordan, who arrived in Cardiff during the 1980s and decided to stay, hoping to allow the Tiger Bay residents a chance to track the 150-year history of Cardiff Bay. Jordan and BHAC have aimed to create an archive of local people's memories, documents and photographs. The Centre emerged in 1988 with the help of a small handful of local residents, meeting at the Butetown Community Centre where they learnt interview techniques and recording methods. By 2000 the centre had recorded several hundred hours of oral history, published several books and was running cultural-political and educational activities for local adults. By 2005 the centre had collected 450 hours of oral history and 3,000 photographs. BHAC's collection also includes paintings, photographs and sculptures by local artists. It occupied a 2,500 square feet (230 m2) building in the centre of Butetown, which it moved into in 1996 with the help of European funding.

The centre was featured in a 2001 report, "Creative Regeneration: Lessons from 10 Community Arts Projects", by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Visual and performing arts was an important part of BHAC's work. The centre now runs the Diversity Arts Wales (DAW) programme – an initiative, funded by the Arts Council of Wales, that supports the professional development of artists from ethnic minority backgrounds. DAW also encourages artists, whatever their background, to engage in multicultural and intercultural work.

BHAC was funded by the Home Office, Welsh Assembly, Arts Council for Wales, Cardiff Council and various foundations. However the BHAC now relies largely on volunteer staff and income from the museum shop.

## Archive

One of the main areas within the BHAC is the archive which is the result of over 25 years of collecting history connected to the multicultural area of Cardiff Bay. By 2005 BHAC had collected 3000 photographs and 500 hours of oral history. The centre's collection also includes paintings, videos, official documentation and sculptures by local artists. The priority of the BHAC was to make the archive fully accessible online and to add to the collection, to expand their multimedia displays and educational materials to allow for more exhibitions.

## Visual and performing arts

Since 2003, BHAC held nineteen exhibitions, which focused on bringing awareness of Wales as a culturally and ethnically diverse nation. Some of the pieces were featured on BBC’s ‘Your Paintings’.

## Publishing

Within the Butetown History and Arts Centre, there have been a number of books published over the years. All of the books held in the BHAC are based around Cardiff Bay and they all, in one way or another, focus upon the Bay's history such as; 'Butetown & Cardiff Docks' compiled by Brian Lee and Butetown History & Arts Centre.

## Closure

In May 2016 the centre's committee announced they had no alternative but to close BHAC, because of a lack of new funding. They were looking for a storage facility to preserve their archive. The centre is reported as closed in December 2017.

Much of their archive material has been transferred to The Heritage & Cultural Exchange.

## InfoBox

| Butetown History and Arts Centre | |
| --- | --- |
| Logo of the Butetown History and Arts Centre | |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°27′57″N 3°09′55″W / 51.46596562443073°N 3.165202086807714°W / 51.46596562443073; -3.165202086807714 |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Closed | December 2017 |


title: Capri 14

abstract: The Capri 14 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Barney Lehman and W. D. Schock as a day sailer and first built in 1960. The Capri 14 is a fixed keel development of the 1958 centerboard Lido 14 sailing dinghy and was developed into the Harbor 14 in 2004.

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# Capri 14

The **Capri 14** is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Barney Lehman and W. D. Schock as a day sailer and first built in 1960.

The Capri 14 is a fixed keel development of the 1958 centerboard Lido 14 sailing dinghy and was developed into the Harbor 14 in 2004.

## Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, starting in 1960, but it is now out of production.

## Design

The Capri 14 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 525 lb (238 kg) and carries 250 lb (113 kg) of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 2.16 ft (0.66 m) with the standard keel.

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Capri 14
| Development | |
| --- | --- |
| Designer | Barney Lehman and W. D. Schock |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1960 |
| Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role | Day sailer |
| Name | Capri 14 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 525 lb (238 kg) |
| Draft | 2.16 ft (0.66 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 110.00 sq ft (10.219 m2) |
| Lido 14  Harbor 14
\[edit on Wikidata\] | |


abstract: Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is a rare birth defect characterized by pulmonary valve atresia occurring alongside a defect on the right ventricular outflow tract. It is a type of congenital heart disease/defect, and one of the two recognized subtypes of pulmonary atresia, the other being pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.

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# Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect

**Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect** is a rare birth defect characterized by pulmonary valve atresia occurring alongside a defect on the right ventricular outflow tract.

It is a type of congenital heart disease/defect, and one of the two recognized subtypes of pulmonary atresia, the other being pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum.

## Signs and symptoms

The condition consists of atresia affecting the pulmonary valve and a hypoplastic right ventricular outflow tract. The ventricular septal defect doesn't impede the in and outflowing of blood in the ventricular septum, which helps it form during fetal life.

The spectrum of symptoms exhibited by children with this condition depends on the severity of the condition, while some barely show symptoms, others might develop complications such as congestive heart failure.

In symptomatic children, symptoms become apparent soon after birth, these usually consist of the following:

* Cyanosis
* Breathing difficulties
* Feeding difficulties
* Exhaustion while being fed
* Heart murmur
* Excessive daytime sleepiness
* Sticky skin

Other features can occur alongside this birth defect, including other congenital anomalies such as polydactyly, microcephaly, congenital hearing loss (sensorineural type), renal agenesis, dextrocardia, etc.

The condition has been called a severe form of Tetralogy of Fallot.

If deformed blood vessels coming from the thoracic aorta appear alongside this condition, the phenotype is renamed to *pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals.*

## Complications

Children with this condition are at a higher risk of developing the following complications:

Children whose PAVSD is caused by DiGeorge syndrome (also known as 22q11.2 deletion syndrome) are more likely to suffer from the post-surgical complications (especially respiratory ones) associated with surgeries that treat this defect.

Women with PAVSD are at a slightly higher risk of being infertile and having miscarriages or children with a congenital heart defect.

Airway hyperresponsiveness is a commonly seen co-morbidity among those afflicted with PAVSD.

## Pathogenesis

Pulmonary atresia in PAVSD takes place during the first 8 weeks of fetal life, when the pulmonary valve that is supposed to form, fails to form, this doesn't allow blood to flow through the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle. The ventricular septal defect associated with PAVSD lets the right ventricule form.

In some cases of PAVSD, major aortopulmonary collateral arteries develop; in a normal fetus, these arteries usually develop but then start deteriorating after pulmonary arteries grow, in fetuses with PAVSD, the pulmonary arteries don't develop, and this gives a chance to the major aortopulmonary collateral arteries to develop fully.

## Pathophysiology

The mildest variant of *pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect* involves pulmonary atresia with normally developed main pulmonary artery and branch pulmonary arteries, the blood that flows to the lungs from the right side of the heart goes to the left side of the heart through the ventricular septum which then flows through the patent ductus arteriosus. The most severe variant involves the presence of severely hypoplastic main pulmonary arteries and branch pulmonary arteries, alongside agenesis of the patent ductus arteriosus. Blood flow to the lungs comes from various dysplastic (malformed) blood vessels from the thoracic aorta called major aortapulmonary collateral arteries, these blood vessels narrow down as time goes on.

## Causes

Although this birth defect is congenital, the exact cause is unknown, and it may vary between children with the condition, the following factors have been known to influence the risk of a baby being born with the condition:

### Genetics

The molecular genetics of this condition isn't known in most people with PA(VSD), however, there have been candidate genes found to be possibly implicated in the pathogenesis of this condition:

There have also been copy number variants described in the medical literature as associated with PA(VSD):

* Deletion in chromosome 16p11.2
* Deletion in chromosome 5q35.3
* Deletion in chromosome 5p13.1
* Deletion in chromosome 22q11.2
* Deletion in chromosome 15q11.2
* Deletion in chromosome 8p23.2
* Deletion in chromosome 17p13.2
* Duplication in chromosome 5q14.1
* Duplication in chromosome 10p13

A 1998 study done in Britain revealed that children with a mother who had a congenital heart defect (including PAVSD) had a higher risk of being born with a congenital heart defect themselves than those whose father had a congenital heart defect.

#### Syndromes

Some cases of PA(VSD) have been associated with genetic syndromes such as VACTERL association, Alagille syndrome, CHARGE syndrome, trisomy 13, 18, and 21.

### Environmental

While congenital heart defects can't be acquired, they can also be caused by environmental factors the mother exposed herself to before and/or during pregnancy, these include:

Maternal exposure to carbon monoxide from smoke (e.g. from cigarettes) has been known for having the ability of quickly crossing the placenta into the fetus, which then attaches itself to fetal haemoglobin, leaving a shortage of nutrients and oxygen as a result. A relation between these events and congenital heart disease (including PAVSD) has been showed in 3 recent meta-analyses.

Paternal smoking (that is, smoking by the father) has also been shown to be a contributing factor to congenital heart disease; while light smoking slightly increased the risk of the man's offspring having a (congenital) conotruncal heart defect, heavy smoking of more than 14 cigarettes a day doubled the risk for said man to have a child with congenital heart disease. Higher amounts than this were linked to a higher risk of having children with septal defects and/or obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract.

Other risk factors include maternal obesity, diabetes, rubella, indomethacin tocolysis, phenylketonuria, or elderly age.

### Multifactorial: involving genetic and environmental factors at the same time

A link between certain genes and maternal smoking has been shown to increase the chance of having children with congenital heart disease (including PAVSD): mothers who have a CC genotype at position 677 of the MTHFR gene have an increased chance of having a CHD-ridden child. Other genes that increase the chance of a child with CHD in smoker mothers who carry genetic variations in them include ERCC1, ERCC5, PARP2, and OSGEP.

## Diagnosis

There are various ways of diagnosing this congenital heart defect both prenatally and postnatally, these methods include:

## Management

When the disorder is detected (usually before or soon after birth), prostaglandin will be temporarily used as soon as possible to keep the ductus arteriosus open for as long as possible until surgery can be done, this is done so that blood can keep flowing to the lungs, since the bodies of babies with pulmonary atresia usually use the ductus arteriosus for lung blood flow pre-natally until birth, after which it closes.

Afterwards, this anomaly is usually managed with surgeries for improvement of blood flow and function of the heart, although what kind of treatment one gets depends on the structure of the cardiorespiratory system.

The surgical methods that can be used to treat (for the long-term) this condition include:

## Frequency

Frequency estimates vary between populations, estimates range from 0.01% to 0.2% of live births with PAVSD. It is believed to make up for 1-2% of cases of congenital heart defects worldwide.

Of all patients with PAVSD, around 25–32% of them have a microdeletion of the 22q11.2 chromosome.

## Prognosis

Without treatment, it is a highly life-threatening condition, so prognosis is poor. If surgery isn't performed in severe cases, the child can (and will) die, since the phenotype of pulmonary atresia is not compatible with life due to the pulmonary valve atresia resulting in reduced blood oxygenation.

Life expectancy for untreated children with PAVSD is 10 years. Survival rates for untreated people with this defect have been reported to be 50% at the tenth decade and 10% at the twentieth decade, and out of these untreated patients, those who do not have major aortopulmonary arteries have a higher chance of living to their 30s than those who do have them, as the latter have a 40% chance of surviving to the tenth decade and a 20% chance of doing so to the thirtieth decade.

Prognosis after surgical intervention is generally good.

## History

This combination of birth defects was first described in 1980 by DiChiara et al., their patients were a father and his son from the United States both of which had pulmonary atresia and a ventricular septal defect. Up until that point, there had been no familial cases of PA with a VSD. A multifactorial etiology (that is, a cause involving genetics and the environment) was suspected in these patients and they were offered medical counseling for the condition.

As of 2011, the oldest patient with untreated PAVSD was a 59-year-old woman from Japan. Her condition was discovered in childhood but she refused to get any surgery to treat it (including cardiac catheterization), she developed dyspnea during her teenage years. Radiological studies showed a ventricular septal defect alongside cardiac and arterial anomalies (heart silhouette enlargement, elevation of the cardiac apex, presence of a right aortic arch, enlargement affecting the main pulmonary arteries and their major branches, high pulmonary artery vascularity, and ventricular septal defect).

## InfoBox

| Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect | |
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| Other names | PA-VSDS (abbr.) |
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| Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect | |
| Specialty | Medical genetics |
| Risk factors | Genetic and environmental factors usually come into place |
| Diagnostic method | Radiological studies such as chest CT scans. |
| Differential diagnosis | Pulmonary atresia |
| Prognosis | poor without treatment |
| Frequency | rare |
| Deaths | untreated PAVSD patients more likely to suffer from a premature death |