title: Key worker

abstract: A key worker is a worker in an occupation given preferential treatment by government policy. They may be exempted from rules which apply to the general population or prioritized for the receipt of benefits.

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# Key worker

A **key worker** is a worker in an occupation given preferential treatment by government policy. They may be exempted from rules which apply to the general population or prioritized for the receipt of benefits.

## Reasons for preferential treatment

### Societal functioning during public health emergencies

A key worker is a public-sector or private-sector employee who is considered to provide an essential service. The term was also used by the UK government during announcements regarding school shutdowns invoked in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to indicate parents whose occupations entitled them to continue sending their children to schools which were otherwise shut down by government policy, as well as teachers and LSAs at those schools.

A key worker is a public sector or private sector employee who is considered to provide an "essential service".

#### Key workers jobs that cannot be done remotely

* **Energy**. Many of the jobs in this field, which includes mining and oil extraction, cannot be done remotely.
* **First responders**. These are the people communities depend on in emergencies, such as paramedics, firefighters and police.
* **Education and child care**. Making sure children can grow academically even during a pandemic means vaccinating teachers, their support staff, and daycare employees.
* **Agriculture and food production**. Many of the outbreaks at the onset of the pandemic were in meatpacking facilities and other food-processing plants.
* **Critical retail**. (i.e. grocery stores, hardware stores, auto mechanics etc.). Keeping supermarket employees safe makes it possible for others to stay fed while restaurants are temporarily shut down.
* **Critical trades**. (i.e. construction workers, electricians, plumbers, etc.)
* **Manufacturing**. These jobs (producing goods) cannot be done remotely.
* **Corrections workers**. Prisons are the types of closed facilities where the coronavirus can spread quickly.
* **Postal Service workers**. This group makes sure vital packages get delivered, along with providing other key services.
* **Public transit workers**. These are the people who make it possible for other essential workers to get to their jobs.(e.g transportation systems)

#### Key workers jobs that may be done remotely

* **Transportation and logistics**. These are the workers who ensure that stores’ shelves remain stocked and other key supplies get where they're needed.
* **Food service**. States decide which facilities and restaurants are big enough for their employees to get vaccinated in this group.
* **Shelter and housing**. These are the construction workers and contractors responsible for the construction and repair of houses and other buildings.
* **Architects and designers**. Responsible for designing buildings and fixtures for both the public administration and the private sector.
* **Finance**. Families need financial advisers to help them navigate the recession that has accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic.
* **Information technology and communication**. Videoconferencing and other internet technologies have become a lifeline for many families and businesses during 2020.
* **Media**. Making sure the public is accurately informed is vital during this public health crisis.
* **Legal**. While demand for legal services has declined significantly in 2020, these professionals remain essential for many proceedings.
* **Engineers**. Workers in these occupations play a major public safety role by guaranteeing that projects meet the appropriate standards and guidelines.
* **Water and wastewater**. Keeping the water supply safe means being able to keep these professionals on the job.

#### COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, UK schools were closed except for children of "key workers" defined by the government. To obtain a school place, at least one parent had to be a key worker.

Work was not restricted to key workers: other workers could still go to work if they could not work from home.

The UK government on 19 March 2020 defined which groups of staff are considered Key Workers or Critical Workers for schooling purposes, with the following definitions:

* **Health and social care**. This includes but is not limited to doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, pharmacists, social workers, care workers, and other frontline health and social care staff including volunteers; the support and specialist staff required to maintain the UK's health and social care sector; those working as part of the health and social care supply chain, including producers and distributors of medicines and medical and personal protective equipment.
* **Education and childcare**. This includes childcare, support and teaching staff, social workers and those specialist education professionals who must remain active during the COVID-19 response to deliver this approach.
* **Key public services**. This includes those essential to the running of the justice system, religious staff, charities and workers delivering key frontline services, those responsible for the management of the deceased, and journalists and broadcasters who are providing public service broadcasting.
* **Local and national government**. This only includes those administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the COVID-19 response, or delivering essential public services, such as the payment of benefits, including in government agencies and arms-length bodies.
* **Food and other necessary goods**. This includes those involved in food production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery, as well as those essential to the provision of other key goods (for example hygienic and veterinary medicines). This also includes cleaners in supermarkets.
* **Public safety and national security**. This includes police and support staff, Ministry of Defence civilians, contractor and armed forces personnel (those critical to the delivery of key defence and national security outputs and essential to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic), fire and rescue service employees (including support staff), National Crime Agency staff, those maintaining border security, prison and probation staff and other national security roles, including those overseas.
* **Transport**. This includes those who will keep the air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the COVID-19 response, including those working on transport systems through which supply chains pass.
* **Utilities, communication and financial services**. This includes staff needed for essential financial services provision (including but not limited to workers in banks, building societies and financial market infrastructure), the oil, gas, electricity and water sectors (including sewerage), information technology and data infrastructure sector and primary industry supplies to continue during the COVID-19 response, as well as key staff working in the civil nuclear, chemicals, telecommunications (including but not limited to network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and data infrastructure, 999 and 111 critical services), postal services and delivery, payments providers and waste disposal sectors.

### Military need

During the Second World War in Germany, professionals who were indispensable to carry out a military, transport or administrative defence task could be freed from military service in the German Wehrmacht. They could be granted status as a key worker ("Schlüsselkraft") per § 5 Abs. 2 WehrGesetz. The term is still in use if reservists of the German Army (Bundeswehr) cannot attend military exercises, for example.

### Occupations having difficulty attracting and retaining workers

#### United Kingdom housing policies

The term has been used in the United Kingdom in the context of workers who may find it difficult to buy property in the area where they work. As of 2005, use of the term had become more prominent in the UK as escalating house prices resulted in a gap between household income and the cost of housing. Many local authorities and other public sector bodies, especially in London and the South East, where a "Key worker living scheme" operates have been facing major problems recruiting and retaining their workers many of whom are on lower levels of pay than the private sector in terms of housing in most cases the social rented sector is unable to provide low cost housing for rent or shared ownership. In response initiatives have been designed to house key workers, including low-cost loans and shared ownership schemes.

The key worker living programme defined key workers to include:

The definition can be extended to include those support staff without whom the above roles may struggle to function.

#### Immigration

While Austria does not define the term key worker itself, it implies it is a skilled worker from a long and annually adjusted list of "shortage occupations". It defines self employed key worker, as someone whose self-employed "occupation creates macroeconomic benefit going beyond its own operational benefit in Austria".


title: Megachile rubrimana

abstract: Megachile rubrimana is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Morawitz in 1893.

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# Megachile rubrimana

***Megachile rubrimana*** is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Morawitz in 1893.

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| *Megachile rubrimana* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | *Megachile* |
| Species: | ***M. rubrimana*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Megachile rubrimana***<br>Morawitz, 1893 | |
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title: Henry Denny Denson

abstract: Henry Denny Denson was an Irish-born soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1761 to 1765 for Falmouth Township, from 16 October 1769 to 1770 for Newport Township, and from 1770 until his death in 1780 for Kings County. He was born in County Mayo. He married in Ireland but shortly afterwards joined the British Army as a lieutenant, leaving his wife behind in Dublin. By 1760, he had decided to settle in Nova Scotia and was serving as an agent for the Nova Scotia government in settling people from New England. He acquired a large property where he wished to recreate a baronial estate, which he named Mount Denson. The estate was a complex farm utilizing both dyked marshlands and pastures cleared from the wooded uplands. Here he raised beef and dairy cattle, grains, and apples which were to supply his cider press. A census taken in 1770 indicates "Mount Denson yielded 250 bushels of wheat, 10 bushels of flax seed and 40 bushels of oats; livestock consisted of 150 sheep, 96 cattle, 12 swine, and 8 horses". To run the estate Denson utilized tenant farmers, indentured servants and slaves. In 1761, he was named justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Denson was also an officer in the militia, commissioner for roads and customs collector for the county. Denson often clashed with his neighbours, the New England Planters. To them he represented the British authority that had broken its promise to allow the new settlers to retain their form of township governance which they had enjoyed in New England. The British administration in Halifax enforced a centralized government regime which meant a loss of power and self-determination to the Planters. By the late 1770s in declining health and suffering from extreme bouts of gout, he resigned from the militia and shortly afterwards died at Mount Denson, Falmouth.

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# Henry Denny Denson

**Henry Denny Denson** (ca 1715  3 June 1780) was an Irish-born soldier and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1761 to 1765 for Falmouth Township, from 16 October 1769 to 1770 for Newport Township, and from 1770 until his death in 1780 for Kings County.

He was born in County Mayo. He married in Ireland but shortly afterwards joined the British Army as a lieutenant, leaving his wife behind in Dublin. By 1760, he had decided to settle in Nova Scotia and was serving as an agent for the Nova Scotia government in settling people from New England. He acquired a large property (in excess of 4000 acres) where he wished to recreate a baronial estate, which he named Mount Denson. The estate was a complex farm utilizing both dyked marshlands and pastures cleared from the wooded uplands. Here he raised beef and dairy cattle, grains, and apples which were to supply his cider press. A census taken in 1770 indicates "Mount Denson yielded 250 bushels of wheat, 10 bushels of flax seed and 40 bushels of oats; livestock consisted of 150 sheep, 96 cattle, 12 swine, and 8 horses". To run the estate Denson utilized tenant farmers, indentured servants and slaves.

In 1761, he was named justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Denson was also an officer in the militia, commissioner for roads and customs collector for the county. Denson often clashed with his neighbours, the New England Planters. To them he represented the British authority that had broken its promise to allow the new settlers to retain their form of township governance which they had enjoyed in New England. The British administration in Halifax enforced a centralized government regime which meant a loss of power and self-determination to the Planters.

By the late 1770s in declining health and suffering from extreme bouts of gout, he resigned from the militia and shortly afterwards died at Mount Denson, Falmouth.

## Sources

* Bumsted, J M (1979). "Henry Denny Denson". *Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online*. Retrieved 3 October 2008.


title: Naya Zamana

abstract: Naya Zamana is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Pramod Chakrovorty. The film stars included Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Pran, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani. The music is by S. D. Burman. It was written by Aghajani Kashmeri, who also wrote Love in Tokyo and Ziddi for Pramod Chakravorty. The movie is loosely based on the 1944 Bengali movie Udayer Pathey and 1945 Hindi film Hamrahi, directed by Bimal Roy.

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# Naya Zamana

***Naya Zamana*** (transl.'New era') is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by Pramod Chakrovorty. The film stars included Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Pran, Lalita Pawar and Aruna Irani. The music is by S. D. Burman. It was written by Aghajani Kashmeri, who also wrote *Love in Tokyo* and *Ziddi* for Pramod Chakravorty. The movie is loosely based on the 1944 Bengali movie *Udayer Pathey* and 1945 Hindi film *Hamrahi*, directed by Bimal Roy.

## Cast

## Plot

Anoop (Dharmendra) is a struggling writer. One day he meets with wealthy and beautiful Seema (Hema Malini) and both fall in love. When Seema's brother Rajan Choudhury (Pran) finds out, he is angered and forbids Seema to see Anoop again. On the other hand Anoop's sister, Rekha (Aruna Irani), and Rajan's brother-in-law Mahesh (Mehmood) have also fallen in love with each other. This angers Rajan even more and he turns Mahesh out of his house. Rajan finds out that Anoop has authored a book called "Naya Zamana", and decides to publish it and sell it under his name. Anoop and Seema find out when the book hits the stalls and is a big hit. Rajan is unapologetic. Rajan then tries to evict the poor people living in small tenements with Anoop and his mother (Lalita Pawar), but Anoop and Seema intervene, and as a result Rajan orders the tenements to be burnt secretly by his henchman Sitaram (Jankidas). Anoop is blamed for the destruction and arrested by the police. Seema's dad, Sachin Choudhury (Ashok Kumar) forbids Seema to see Anoop anymore as well as stay away from the poor people's lives. Seema will now to chose between her lover and her father.

## Music

All lyrics were written by Anand Bakshi.

1. "Raamaa Raamaa Gajab Hui Gavaa Re" - Lata Mangeshkar
2. "Naya Zamana Aayega, Kitne Din Yu Dil Tarsenge" - Lata Mangeshkar
3. "Das Gayi Chuhi, Raina Kajrari Mai HaariKya Karu Jaanu Na, O Champa O Chameli" - Lata Mangeshkar
4. "Aaya Mai Laya Chalta Phirta Hotel, Garma Garma Garam Pakode" - Mehmood, Manna Dey
5. "Choro Ko Saare Nazar Aate Hai Chor" - Lata Mangeshkar
6. "Duniyaa O Duniyaa, Teraa Javaab Nahin" - Kishore Kumar
7. "Wah Re Naujawan Aajkal Ke, Rang Roop Apna Badal Ke" - Kishore Kumar

1. Lokapally, Vijay (25 July 2013). "Naya Zamana (1971)". *The Hindu*. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

## InfoBox

| Naya Zamana | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Pramod Chakravorty |
| Written by | Aghajani Kashmeri
Sachin Bhowmick
Gulshan Nanda |
| Produced by | Pramod Chakrovorty |
| Starring | Dharmendra
Hema Malini
Ashok Kumar |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
| Release date | * 7 May 1971 (1971-05-07) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |


title: Vernon Dobson

abstract: Reverend Vernon Nathaniel Dobson was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist in Baltimore, Maryland.

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# Vernon Dobson

**Reverend Vernon Nathaniel Dobson** (October 29, 1923 – January 26, 2013) was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist in Baltimore, Maryland.

## Early years

Vernon Dobson, the son of Rev. Spencer Dobson and Mrs. Estelle Cook Dobson, was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He attended Booker T. Washington Middle School and graduated from Frederick Douglass Senior High School in 1941. He attended Howard University and earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree. He also studied at Harvard University. He had four brothers—Rev. Harold Dobson, Spencer G. Dobson, Jr., Irvin Dobson, and David C. Dobson—and one sister, Anne Dobson. Rev. Vernon Dobson was married to his wife, Napoleon B. Dobson, for over 60 years. They have six children together.

## Ministry

In 1958 Dobson was named assistant pastor of Union Baptist Church in Baltimore. He became the pastor of Union Baptist Church in 1963, and served in that role for 39 years. His predecessor, Rev. Harvey Johnson, was present at the founding of the Niagara Movement and of the NAACP. Dobson was twice elected the president of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance in Baltimore.

## Civil Rights activism

In 1963 Dobson was one of the many community activists who attempted to integrate Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. In 1998, *The Baltimore Sun* published for the first time the names of all the people arrested during the protests, and Dobson's name was found on the list. Their demonstration against the park was organized by the Congress of Racial Equality. Dobson was a member of the self-titled "Goon Squad," a group of Baltimore-based ministers and lawyers who advocated for civil rights. In 1967 they sought the reinstatement of Joseph C. Howard Sr., a prosecutor who had exposed Baltimore's unequal treatment of rape victims based on their race.

In 1968 Dobson founded the Union Baptist Church Head Start Program. He was one of the founders of Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD) in 1977.

Reverend Dobson worked with many of the legendary civil rights activists of Baltimore, including Walter P. Carter, Parren J. Mitchell, Rev. Marion Bascom of Douglass Memorial Community Church, Sampson "Sam" Green, Rev. Wendell H. Phillips of Heritage United Church of Christ, Chester Wickwire, and Samuel T. Daniels, Sr. of the Prince Hall Masons.

Dobson's brother, Rev. Harold Dobson, was the first president of Baltimore's branch of Opportunities Industrialization Center, (OIC). OIC was founded in Philadelphia by Rev. Leon Sullivan.

Dobson was the co-host of *Look At It This Way*, a community affairs television show on WBAL-TV in Baltimore. Co-hosts included Samuel Thornton Daniels, Sr. and Homer Favor.


title: Sahamatevina

abstract: Sahamatevina is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar, and belongs to the Vatomandry (district).

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# Sahamatevina

**Sahamatevina** is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar, and belongs to the Vatomandry (district).

## InfoBox

| Sahamatevina | |
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| SahamatevinaLocation in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 19°46′6″S 48°54′06″E / 19.76833°S 48.90167°E / -19.76833; 48.90167 | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Atsinanana |
| District | Vatomandry (district) |
| Population (2019)Census | |
| Total | 9,038 |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |


title: Ituni

abstract: Ituni is a village in the interior of Guyana, at an altitude of 100 metres (331 feet). The area grew as a result of bauxite mining in the area. Ituni is closely affiliated with Linden, its closest neighbours are Kwakwani, Aroaima, Maple Town and Laddern's Ville on the Berbice River. It is located between two of Guyana's major rivers, the Berbice and the Demerara. It has a primary school, Howell Wilson Primary School, but students attend secondary school in Kwakwani or Linden. In 1946, a railway line opened between Ituni and Mackenzie. Even though the line was for mining operations, irregular passenger trains continued until 1982. The railway line has been replaced by trucks, however most of the track is still in place. In the active times of Demerara Bauxite Company, Ituni had consistent water and electricity. Ituni depends solely on logging for its economic livelihood. It has the Ituni Small Loggers Association. Poor conditions of the Linden/Kwakwani road led to a protest in 2013 by residents of Ituni and other Berbice river communities. The road serves as lifeline for the people of the sub-region and was in a state of disrepair for decades. In 2019, a well was installed by Guyana Water Incorporated. Before, water was only provided for two hours a day.

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# Ituni

**Ituni** is a village in the interior of Guyana, at an altitude of 100 metres (331 feet). The area grew as a result of bauxite mining in the area.

Ituni is closely affiliated with Linden, its closest neighbours are Kwakwani, Aroaima, Maple Town and Laddern's Ville on the Berbice River. It is located between two of Guyana's major rivers, the Berbice and the Demerara. It has a primary school, Howell Wilson Primary School, but students attend secondary school in Kwakwani or Linden.

In 1946, a railway line opened between Ituni and Mackenzie. Even though the line was for mining operations, irregular passenger trains continued until 1982. The railway line has been replaced by trucks, however most of the track is still in place.

In the active times of Demerara Bauxite Company (owned by Alcan), Ituni had consistent water and electricity. Ituni depends solely on logging for its economic livelihood. It has the Ituni Small Loggers Association.

Poor conditions of the Linden/Kwakwani road led to a protest in 2013 by residents of Ituni and other Berbice river communities. The road serves as lifeline for the people of the sub-region and was in a state of disrepair for decades.

In 2019, a well was installed by Guyana Water Incorporated. Before, water was only provided for two hours a day.

1. "Ituni gets asphalted roads for first time". *Guyana Chronicle*.
2. "2012 Population by Village". *Statistics Guyana*. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
3. "Ituni Bauxite Mine". *Industry About*. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
4. "Ituni". *Stabroek News*. 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
5. "Mining Railways in Guyana, 2014". *International Steam*. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
6. Grant, C. H. (1971). "Company Towns in the Caribbean: A Preliminary Analysis of Christianburg-Wismar-Mackenzie". *Caribbean Studies*. **11** (1): 46–72. ISSN 0008-6533. JSTOR 25612363.
7. "'We live in hell,' Ituni resident says". *Stabroek News*. 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
8. "Ituni loggers get 2,005 tracking tags". *Stabroek News*. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
9. "Ituni blockade lifted, 14 protestors arrested". *Stabroek News*. 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
10. "Kwakwani logger apologises for clash with cops in road protest". *Stabroek News*. 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
11. "Ituni to get improved roads, water supply and street lights". *Stabroek News*. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-05.

## InfoBox

| Ituni | |
| --- | --- |
| village | |
| ItuniLocation in Guyana | |
| Coordinates: 5°32′N 58°15′W / 5.533°N 58.250°W / 5.533; -58.250 | |
| Country | Guyana |
| Region | Upper Demerara-Berbice |
| Government | |
| Chairman | Curt Murphy |
| Population (2012) | |
| Total | 676 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
| Climate | Af |


abstract: United Nations Security Council resolution 1211, adopted unanimously on 25 November 1998, after considering a report by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), the Council extended its mandate for a further six months until 31 May 1999. The resolution called upon the parties concerned to immediately implement Resolution 338 (1973) and requested that the Secretary-General submit a report on the situation at the end of that period. The Secretary-General's report pursuant to the previous resolution on UNDOF said that the situation between Israel and Syria had remained calm though the situation in the Middle East as a whole remained dangerous until a settlement could be reached.

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# United Nations Security Council Resolution 1211

**United Nations Security Council resolution 1211**, adopted unanimously on 25 November 1998, after considering a report by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan regarding the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), the Council extended its mandate for a further six months until 31 May 1999.

The resolution called upon the parties concerned to immediately implement Resolution 338 (1973) and requested that the Secretary-General submit a report on the situation at the end of that period.

The Secretary-General's report pursuant to the previous resolution on UNDOF said that the situation between Israel and Syria had remained calm though the situation in the Middle East as a whole remained dangerous until a settlement could be reached.

## InfoBox

| UN Security Council<br>Resolution 1211 | |
| --- | --- |
| Israel (blue) and Syria (red) | |
| Date | 25 November 1998 |
| Meeting no. | 3,947 |
| Code | S/RES/1211 (Document) |
| Subject | **The situation in the Middle East** |
| Voting summary | * **15 voted for** * **None voted against** * **None abstained** |
| Result | Adopted |
| Security Council composition | |
| Permanent members |  |
| Non-permanent members |  |
|  | |


title: Megachile rowlandi

abstract: Megachile rowlandi is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1930.

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# Megachile rowlandi

***Megachile rowlandi*** is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1930.

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| *Megachile rowlandi* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | *Megachile* |
| Species: | ***M. rowlandi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Megachile rowlandi***<br>Cockerell, 1930 | |
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title: Naoki Kusumi

abstract:
Naoki Kusumi is an artist of the Japanese sakan (plasterwork) school. sakan (plasterwork) refers to Japanese plasterwork. It is a traditional Japanese craft technique, using natural materials. to plaster buildings such as tea houses and storehouses. Recently it has become a contemporary art form, with modern artists using traditional sakan (plasterwork) techniques in new styles. One of the most prominent contemporary sakan (plasterwork) artists is Naoki Kusumi. He is the 3rd generation of a sakan (plasterwork) artisan family. He started learning the art of plasterwork from the age of 3. He apprenticed with many master plaster craftsmen and formed his own plasterwork business at the age of 23. He has vast experience in plastering both interior and exterior walls. His works are unique as they combine traditional sakan (plasterwork) techniques with his own unique style. As his craft is traditional, he is often involved in restoration projects, such as the world-famous Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. As a testament to his versatility, he often creates works in modern establishments, including high-end commercial spaces such as the Tokyu Plaza shopping mall in Ginza, and bars and restaurants in luxury Tokyo hotels such as the Palace Hotel, Tokyo. He has also created sakan (plasterwork) works overseas in France, Germany, China and Singapore He has appeared in Japanese magazines and has made numerous TV appearances on Japanese National TV explaining his work and other forms of interior design Notable projects:
- The tea house of Heisei-no-in at the Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Kyoto (2002)
- Indonesian Embassy, Tokyo (2007)
- Lounge space in the main building of Tokyo National Museum in Ueno, Tokyo (2008)
- Wadakura restaurant at the Palace Hotel, Tokyo (2012)
- Bar at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo (2016)
- Tokyu Plaza shopping mall, Ginza, Tokyo (2016)
- Premium Dining Floor at Roppongi Hills Leisure Complex, Tokyo (2018)

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# Naoki Kusumi

**Naoki Kusumi** (久住有生 *Kusumi Naoki*; born 1972) is an artist of the Japanese *sakan (plasterwork)* school. *sakan (plasterwork)* refers to Japanese plasterwork. It is a traditional Japanese craft technique, using natural materials. to plaster buildings such as tea houses and storehouses. Recently it has become a contemporary art form, with modern artists using traditional *sakan (plasterwork)* techniques in new styles.

One of the most prominent contemporary *sakan (plasterwork)* artists is Naoki Kusumi. He is the 3rd generation of a *sakan (plasterwork)* artisan family. He started learning the art of plasterwork from the age of 3. He apprenticed with many master plaster craftsmen and formed his own plasterwork business at the age of 23.

He has vast experience in plastering both interior and exterior walls. His works are unique as they combine traditional *sakan (plasterwork)* techniques with his own unique style. As his craft is traditional, he is often involved in restoration projects, such as the world-famous Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.

As a testament to his versatility, he often creates works in modern establishments, including high-end commercial spaces such as the Tokyu Plaza shopping mall in Ginza, and bars and restaurants in luxury Tokyo hotels such as the Palace Hotel, Tokyo.

He has also created *sakan (plasterwork)* works overseas in France, Germany, China and Singapore

He has appeared in Japanese magazines and has made numerous TV appearances on Japanese National TV explaining his work and other forms of interior design

Notable projects:

\- The tea house of Heisei-no-in at the Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Kyoto (2002)

\- Indonesian Embassy, Tokyo (2007)

\- Lounge space in the main building of Tokyo National Museum in Ueno, Tokyo (2008)

\- Wadakura restaurant at the Palace Hotel, Tokyo (2012)

\- Bar at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa, Tokyo (2016)

\- Tokyu Plaza shopping mall, Ginza, Tokyo (2016)

\- Premium Dining Floor at Roppongi Hills Leisure Complex, Tokyo (2018)


title: Herman B. DeCell

abstract: Herman Brister DeCell (1924–1986) was a lawyer and politician in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1959 to 1979. He was born in Yazoo City and lived there as an adult. He was a partner at Henry, Barbour, DeCell and Bridgforth. He wrote and article about federal crop insurance. He was endorsed by the Holmes County Herald in 1975. He was appointed to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state agency established to fight for segregation after the U.S. Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision requiring school integration. He gave an oral interview in 1997.

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# Herman B. DeCell

**Herman Brister DeCell** (1924–1986) was a lawyer and politician in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1959 to 1979.

He was born in Yazoo City and lived there as an adult. He was a partner at Henry, Barbour, DeCell and Bridgforth.

He wrote and article about federal crop insurance.

He was endorsed by the *Holmes County Herald* in 1975. He was appointed to the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, a state agency established to fight for segregation after the U.S. Supreme Court Brown vs. Board of Education decision requiring school integration.

He gave an oral interview in 1997.


title: Helwan (cemetery)

abstract: At Helwan south of modern Cairo was excavated a large ancient Egyptian cemetery with more than 10,000 burials. The cemetery was in use from the Naqada Period around 3200 BC to the Fourth Dynasty and again at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and then up to the Roman Period and beyond. The burial ground was discovered and excavated by Zaki Saad in 1942 to 1954. Further excavations started in 1997 by an Australian expedition. The excavations of Zaki Saad were never fully published, only several preliminary reports appeared. Helwan was most likely the cemetery of Memphis in the first Dynasties. The tombs range from small pits to bigger elaborated mastabas. Regarding the underground parts of these tombs, two types are attested. There are on one side pits with the burial at the bottom and there are on the other side underground chambers, reached via a pit or via a staircase. The majority of burials are for one deceased. There are some examples of multiple burials. The deceased were mostly placed in reed mats or coffins of different materials. Most of the bodies were found in a contracted position. Most tombs were built of mud bricks. Roofs are often made of timber. Some walls in the underground chambers were covered with plaster. In several tombs stones were found, used for roofing the tomb chamber, for blocking the entrance and in rare cases for paving walls. Some of the more elaborate tombs had several underground chambers. These chambers were often reached via a staircase. The people buried here belonged to all levels of society, albeit the highest officials were buried at Saqqara. Over 40 stelae were found belonging to the upper levels of society. They are an important source for early writing in Egypt. A certain Meriiti bears many titles on his stela and dates most likely to the First Dynasty. A few stelae also belong to members of the royal family, such as the king's daughter Satkhnum, the king's daughter Khenmetptah and the king's son Nisuheqet. The stelae date from about the middle of the First Dynasty to the early Fourth Dynasty.

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# Helwan (cemetery)

At Helwan south of modern Cairo was excavated a large ancient Egyptian cemetery with more than 10,000 burials. The cemetery was in use from the Naqada Period around 3200 BC to the Fourth Dynasty and again at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom and then up to the Roman Period and beyond. The burial ground was discovered and excavated by Zaki Saad in 1942 to 1954. Further excavations started in 1997 by an Australian expedition. The excavations of Zaki Saad were never fully published, only several preliminary reports appeared. Helwan was most likely the cemetery of Memphis in the first Dynasties. The tombs range from small pits to bigger elaborated mastabas. Regarding the underground parts of these tombs, two types are attested. There are on one side pits with the burial at the bottom and there are on the other side underground chambers, reached via a pit or via a staircase. The majority of burials are for one deceased.

There are some examples of multiple burials. The deceased were mostly placed in reed mats or coffins of different materials. Most of the bodies were found in a contracted position. Most tombs were built of mud bricks. Roofs are often made of timber. Some walls in the underground chambers were covered with plaster. In several tombs stones were found, used for roofing the tomb chamber, for blocking the entrance and in rare cases for paving walls. Some of the more elaborate tombs had several underground chambers. These chambers were often reached via a staircase. The people buried here belonged to all levels of society, albeit the highest officials were buried at Saqqara. Over 40 stelae were found belonging to the upper levels of society. They are an important source for early writing in Egypt. A certain Meriiti bears many titles on his stela and dates most likely to the First Dynasty. A few stelae also belong to members of the royal family, such as the *king's daughter* Satkhnum, the *king's daughter* Khenmetptah and the *king's son* Nisuheqet. The stelae date from about the middle of the First Dynasty to the early Fourth Dynasty.

1. E. Christiana Köhler, Jana Jones: *Helwan II, The Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Funerary Relief Slabs*, Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens, Band 25, Rahden 2009, ISBN 978-3-86757-971-1, p. 1
2. E. Christiana Köhler: *The Helwan Cemetery*, in: *Archeo-Nil*, 18 (2008), pp. 114-122
3. E. Christiana Köhler, Jana Jones: *Helwan II, The Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Funerary Relief Slabs*, Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens, Band 25, Rahden 2009, ISBN 978-3-86757-971-1, pp. 79-83

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| Helwan حلوان (in Arabic) | |
| --- | --- |
| archaeological site | |
| HelwanLocation in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°51′N 31°20′E / 29.850°N 31.333°E / 29.850; 31.333 | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Cairo |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |


title: Vice City (Jay Rock song)

abstract: "Vice City" is a song by American rapper Jay Rock, taken from his second studio album, 90059. The song, which was produced by Cardo, features guest appearances from Rock's fellow TDE label-mates Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, credited as they are collectively known, Black Hippy. The song takes its name from the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

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# Vice City (Jay Rock song)

"**Vice City**" is a song by American rapper Jay Rock, taken from his second studio album, *90059*. The song, which was produced by Cardo, features guest appearances from Rock's fellow TDE label-mates Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, credited as they are collectively known, Black Hippy. The song takes its name from the 2002 video game *Grand Theft Auto: Vice City*.

## Release

The song was first premiered on Top Dawg Entertainment's YouTube page, where the music video was released hours before the album's release.

## Music video

The song's music video was released on September 10, 2015, just hours before the release of the album. Filmed in a warehouse, the video features the Black Hippy members rapping in front of the camera in turn.

## Charts

| Chart (2015) | Peak<br>position |
| --- | --- |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (*Billboard*) | 42 |
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| "Vice City" | |
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| Song by Black Hippy | |
| from the album  *90059* | |
| Released | September 11, 2015 |
| Recorded | 2015 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 4:51 |
| Label |  |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | * Cardo |


title: Sahambala

abstract: Sahambala is a rural municipality in the district of Toamasina II (district), in the region of Atsinanana, on east coast of Madagascar.

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# Sahambala

**Sahambala** is a rural municipality in the district of Toamasina II (district), in the region of Atsinanana, on east coast of Madagascar.

## Economy

The economy is based on agriculture.

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| Sahambala | |
| --- | --- |
| SahambalaLocation in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 17°56′30″S 49°06′30″E / 17.94167°S 49.10833°E / -17.94167; 49.10833 | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Atsinanana |
| District | Toamasina II |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2019)Census | |
| Total | 15,850 |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| postal code | 502 |


title: PX-3

abstract: PX-3 is an indazole-based synthetic cannabinoid. It is a potent agonist of the CB1 receptor with a binding affinity of Ki = 47.6 nM and was originally developed by Pfizer in 2009 as an analgesic medication. The acronym 'APP' signifies the 'amino', 'phenyl' and 'propanone' elements of the structure. Three related compounds, PX-1, PX-2 and APP-FUBINACA were reported by the EMCDDA in late 2014.

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# PX-3

**PX-3** (also known as **APP-CHMINACA**) is an indazole-based synthetic cannabinoid. It is a potent agonist of the CB1 receptor with a binding affinity of *K*i = 47.6 nM and was originally developed by Pfizer in 2009 as an analgesic medication.

The acronym 'APP' signifies the 'amino', 'phenyl' and 'propanone' elements of the structure. Three related compounds, PX-1 (5F-APP-PICA, SRF-30), PX-2 (5F-APP-PINACA, FU-PX) and APP-FUBINACA were reported by the EMCDDA in late 2014.

## Legality

Sweden's public health agency suggested to classify APP-CHMINACA as hazardous substance on June 1, 2015.

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PX-3
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| --- | --- |
| Legal status | |
| Legal status |  |
| Identifiers | |
| IUPAC name * *N*-\[(2*S*)-1-amino-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl\]-1-(cyclohexylmethyl)indazole-3-carboxamide | |
| CAS Number |  |
| PubChem CID |  |
| ChemSpider |  |
| UNII |  |
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |  |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C24H28N4O2 |
| Molar mass | 404.514 g·mol−1 |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| SMILES * NC(=O)\[C@H\](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)c2nn(CC3CCCCC3)c4ccccc24 | |
| InChI * InChI=1S/C24H28N4O2/c25-23(29)20(15-17-9-3-1-4-10-17)26-24(30)22-19-13-7-8-14-21(19)28(27-22)16-18-11-5-2-6-12-18/h1,3-4,7-10,13-14,18,20H,2,5-6,11-12,15-16H2,(H2,25,29)(H,26,30)/t20-/m0/s1 * Key:DMHWDSGURMXMGE-FQEVSTJZSA-N | |


abstract: United Nations Security Council resolution 1215, adopted unanimously on 17 December 1998, after reaffirming all previous resolutions on the question of the Western Sahara, in particular Resolution 1204 (1998), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1999 to allow for further consultations between parties. The Security Council took note of the Moroccan government's view and that the Polisario Front was to implement measures proposed by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his report to further the Settlement Plan. It noted that his proposals to launch simultaneously the identification and appeals processes would demonstrate their willingness to accelerate plans for a referendum. Both parties were called upon to sign the refugee repatriation protocol with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and allow the UNHCR to conduct preparatory work for the repatriation of the refugees. Morocco was called upon to conclude a Status of Forces Agreement to facilitate the deployment of MINURSO military units. The resolution concluded by asking the secretary-general to report to the council by 22 January 1999 on developments in Western Sahara.

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# United Nations Security Council Resolution 1215

**United Nations Security Council resolution 1215**, adopted unanimously on 17 December 1998, after reaffirming all previous resolutions on the question of the Western Sahara, in particular Resolution 1204 (1998), the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 January 1999 to allow for further consultations between parties.

The Security Council took note of the Moroccan government's view and that the Polisario Front was to implement measures proposed by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his report to further the Settlement Plan. It noted that his proposals to launch simultaneously the identification and appeals processes would demonstrate their willingness to accelerate plans for a referendum.

Both parties were called upon to sign the refugee repatriation protocol with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and allow the UNHCR to conduct preparatory work for the repatriation of the refugees. Morocco was called upon to conclude a Status of Forces Agreement to facilitate the deployment of MINURSO military units.

The resolution concluded by asking the secretary-general to report to the council by 22 January 1999 on developments in Western Sahara.

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| UN Security Council<br>Resolution 1215 | |
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| Date | 17 December 1998 |
| Meeting no. | 3,956 |
| Code | S/RES/1215 (Document) |
| Subject | **The situation concerning Western Sahara** |
| Voting summary | * **15 voted for** * **None voted against** * **None abstained** |
| Result | Adopted |
| Security Council composition | |
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| Non-permanent members |  |
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title: Nemapogon orientalis

abstract: Nemapogon orientalis is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found and Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, as well as on Cyprus, Crete and the North Aegean Islands.

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# Nemapogon orientalis

***Nemapogon orientalis*** is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found and Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, as well as on Cyprus, Crete and the North Aegean Islands.

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| *Nemapogon orientalis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | *Nemapogon* |
| Species: | ***N. orientalis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Nemapogon orientalis***<br>Petersen, 1961 | |
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title: Nemapogon rileyi

abstract: Nemapogon rileyi is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round, but the flight times depend on the location.

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# Nemapogon rileyi

***Nemapogon rileyi*** is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round, but the flight times depend on the location.

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| *Nemapogon rileyi* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | *Nemapogon* |
| Species: | ***N. rileyi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Nemapogon rileyi***<br>(Dietz, 1905) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Tinea rileyi* Dietz, 1905 * *Archinemapogon rileyi* * *Tinea atriflua* Meyrick, 1919 | |


title: Nemapogon robusta

abstract: Nemapogon robusta is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in the Russian Far East.

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# Nemapogon robusta

***Nemapogon robusta*** is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in the Russian Far East.

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| *Nemapogon robusta* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | *Nemapogon* |
| Species: | ***N. robusta*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Nemapogon robusta***<br>Gaedike, 2000 | |
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title: Nate Borders

abstract: Nathan Wayne Borders is a former American football defensive back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana University.

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# Nate Borders

**Nathan Wayne Borders** (born June 11, 1963) is a former American football defensive back who played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana University.

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Nate Borders
| No. 32 | |
| --- | --- |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1963-06-11) June 11, 1963<br>Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Riverside |
| College: | Indiana |
| Undrafted: | 1985 |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Games played: 3 | |
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title: Herbert Hice Whetzel

abstract: Herbert Hice Whetzel was an American plant pathologist and mycologist. As a professor of plant pathology, he led the first department of plant pathology at an American university and founded the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium (CUP).

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# Herbert Hice Whetzel

**Herbert Hice Whetzel** (September 5, 1877 – November 30, 1944) was an American plant pathologist and mycologist. As a professor of plant pathology, he led the first department of plant pathology at an American university and founded the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium (CUP).

## Background and education

H. H. Whetzel was born near Avilla, Indiana, where he spent his boyhood on the family farm. A nature lover and collector from an early age, he taught school for two years after graduating high school, then earned a bachelor's degree at Wabash College. After graduating from Wabash College in 1902, he attended graduate school at Cornell University, where he studied under the prominent mycologist George F. Atkinson. In 1904 he married Lucy E. Baker. They had two children, Joseph and Gertrude; Lucy died in 1912. In 1914 he married Lucy's sister Bertha A. Baker, and they raised the children together in Ithaca, New York.

## Career

While still working on his doctoral research, Whetzel was hired by Liberty Hyde Bailey to do extension work for Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 1906, Whetzel was appointed assistant professor of botany, and in 1907, he became the head professor of the newly created Department of Plant Pathology. A quirk of Cornell's rules prevented him from officially receiving his PhD, but he was later awarded honorary D.Sc. degrees from Wabash College and the University of Puerto Rico. His students included M. F. Barrus and Charles Chupp, who both went on to teach at Cornell and who shared Whetzel's conviction of the importance of extension work as well as Carlos E. Chardón, who became a government minister and Chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico.

Whetzel studied sclerotium-producing cup fungi, and published a monograph of genera in the family Sclerotiniaceae. He was a charter member of the American Phytopathological Society, authored more than 300 publications, and was instrumental in founding and developing the Cornell Plant Pathology Herbarium (CUP), where his fungus collections are stored. He was a pioneer in documenting the fungi of Puerto Rico (1916) and Bermuda (1920–1921). At the end of his life he issued the exsiccata-like series *Bermuda Fungi*, specimens no. 101 to no. 200 distributed by J. M. Waterston after his death.

Whetzel died in Ithaca, New York, at the age of 67. He had resided in the Forest Home area of Ithaca for over 30 years.

The standard author abbreviation Whetzel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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| Herbert Hice Whetzel | |
| --- | --- |
| Whetzel in 1937 | |
| Born | (1877-09-05)September 5, 1877
Avilla, Indiana, United States |
| Died | November 30, 1944(1944-11-30) (aged 67)
Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, phytopathologist, mycologist |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy E. Baker (d.1912), Bertha A. Baker (d.1939) |
| Children | Gertrude O. Grover, Joseph C. Whetzel |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Conrad Whetzel, Gertrude (Eckles) Whetzel |


title: Herbert Heyner

abstract: Herbert Heyner was a noted English baritone. Heyner appeared in a handful of operas, and a number of broadcast operas, but his stage appearances were predominantly in oratorio and songs. He sang in some notable performances of Sir Edward Elgar's oratorios under the composer's baton. He sang in Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Canada, and he sang at The Proms 59 times between 1909 and 1937, in songs and operatic arias.

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# Herbert Heyner

**Herbert Heyner** (26 June 1882  18 January 1954) was a noted English baritone. Heyner appeared in a handful of operas, and a number of broadcast operas, but his stage appearances were predominantly in oratorio and songs. He sang in some notable performances of Sir Edward Elgar's oratorios under the composer's baton. He sang in Britain, France, Germany, the United States and Canada, and he sang at The Proms 59 times between 1909 and 1937, in songs and operatic arias.

## Career

**Herbert Augustus Otto Heyner** was born in London on 26 June 1882. He was a choirboy at St Botolph's Aldersgate, making his debut in that capacity in 1892; he was also accepted for Lincoln's Inn Chapel. He studied at Brighton House School and it was planned that he would become an actuary, but music had a greater pull on him, and he studied singing with Frederic King in London, Victor Maurel in Paris, and Karl Scheidemantel in Dresden. Maurel had believed Heyner's true range was that of a bass, but it proved to be baritone.

His first important appearance was in 1907, at the Queen's Hall. On 27 May 1911 the London Music Festival closed with a performance of Bach's *St Matthew Passion*, with Heyner, Gervase Elwes, Robert Radford and Agnes Nicholls, under Sir Henry Wood's baton. In 1912 he and the soprano Muriel Foster sang in a series of concerts at Queen's Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra, led by Arthur Nikisch, Willem Mengelberg and Hamilton Harty.

At the start of the First World War, he volunteered along with many other musicians, artists and writers to join the United Arts Rifles. He was appointed temporary Second Lieutenant on 22 May 1915. He saw active service and was seriously wounded in 1916, but recovered and had risen to the rank of Captain by the end of the war.

Heyner returned to the stage in 1919. For the British National Opera Company he appeared at Covent Garden in five performances of Wagner's *Parsifal* in May 1922, along with Louise Kirkby Lunn, Walter Hyde, Clarence Whitehill, Percy Heming, Norman Allin and others, under conductors such as Percy Pitt and Eugène Goossens.

## Heyner and Elgar

Herbert Heyner had a significant association with Sir Edward Elgar. He sang in three notable performances of Elgar's oratorio *The Apostles* under the composer's direction, in 1922, 1925 and 1926, at the Three Choirs Festivals in Gloucester and Worcester, along with soloists Agnes Nicholls, Astra Desmond, Horace Stevens, Norman Allin, John Coates and Olga Haley. He also sang the work on other occasions, as well as the oratorio *The Kingdom*.

He recorded Elgar's *The Dream of Gerontius* under the composer's baton, with Margaret Balfour, Steuart Wilson and the Royal Choral Society, taken from a live performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 February 1927. Heyner's aria "Go, in the name of Angels and Archangels" later appeared on the HMV anthology "Great British Basses and Baritones". He also sang the work on other occasions: on 11 March 1925 with Astra Desmond and Hubert Eisdell, under the conductor Sir Henry Coward.

## Later career

On 23 March 1922, at the Queen's Hall in London, Herbert Heyner sang in Beethoven's Choral Symphony with Amy Evans, Phyllis Lett and Arthur Jordan, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Albert Coates, in the same concert as the world premiere of Frederick Delius's *Requiem*. On 11 November 1923, he was one of the soloists in the world premiere of John Foulds' *A World Requiem* in the Royal Albert Hall under the composer's direction. He also sang at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris in 1923.

In 1925 he appeared in Dame Ethel Smyth's Mass in D at the Albert Hall, with Caroline Hatchard, Astra Desmond and Archibald Winter, under Malcolm Sargent's baton.

Heyner toured the United States and Canada in 1928, giving the New York premiere of Delius's *Sea Drift*. He also sang in North America in 1929 and 1930. At the Proms on 4 September 1930, he gave the first concert performance of Dame Ethel Smyth's *Ode anacréontique*, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the composer.

In 1936, Herbert Heyner appeared alongside Muriel Brunskill, Norman Walker and Victor Harding in a presentation of Wagner's *Parsifal* for the BBC under Sir Henry Wood.

He retired in 1945 due to illness. He wrote a book of memoirs, *A Singer Looks Back*.

He died in Saxmundham, Suffolk on 18 January 1954, aged 71.

## Dedications

Maurice Besly's 1922 song "An Epitaph", to words by Walter de la Mare, was dedicated to Herbert Heyner.

Charles Wood's song "The Fox" was also dedicated to Heyner.

## Personal life

In 1910 Heyner married the Savoyard contralto Bertha Lewis, who died in May 1931 after being involved in a car accident. He did not attend the funeral. In June 1931 he married Mary Louise Hamilton (1902–1973), with whom he had two daughters, Susan, born in 1936 and Diana, born in 1937.


title: Melene Rossouw

abstract: Melene Rossouw is a South African lawyer and women's rights activist. In 2020, she was listed as one of the 100 most influential young Africans by Africa Youth Awards.

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# Melene Rossouw

**Melene Rossouw** is a South African lawyer and women's rights activist. In 2020, she was listed as one of the 100 most influential young Africans by Africa Youth Awards.

## Early life

Rossouw is from Bellville South. She lived in a dwelling in her aunt's backyard for the first nine years of her life before her mother Deserie earned enough to get them an apartment. Rossouw was athletic growing up, participating in competitions in Pretoria. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws with a specialty in Public and Constitutional Law, both from the University of the Western Cape.


title: Negishi Shingorō

abstract: Negishi Shingorō 根岸信五郎 was a Samurai from Nagaoka Han in feudal Japan, was the 6th and last headmaster of the Shindō Munen-ryū from the feudal era of Japan, where this school of Japanese swordsmanship has its origin.

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# Negishi Shingorō

**Negishi Shingorō** 根岸信五郎 (15 January 1844 – 15 September 1913) was a Samurai from Nagaoka Han in feudal Japan, was the 6th and last headmaster of the Shindō Munen-ryū from the feudal era of Japan, where this school of Japanese swordsmanship has its origin.

## Biography

Negishi Shingorō was born in Echigo, as Makino Shingorō, a son of the ruling family of the Echigo Nagoaka Clan. However, at a very young age he was adopted by Negishi Yorosaemon, one of the clan's magistrates. As a teenager, Shingorō developed a passion for swordsmanship, and studied from Nomura Tetsuya, the last headmaster of Nagaoka Han Den branch of Shindō Munen-ryū. In 1863 Shingorō took a temporary leave of absence from the clan in order to study Shindō Munen-ryū at the Renpeikan (練兵館) dojo in Edo (modern day Tokyo).

At the Renpeikan, Shingorō learned from Saito Yakuro and well as his sons Shintaro and Yoronosuke. He also had access to other famous instructors, and had the benefit of their advice. One year after joining the Renpeikan, Shingoro received a Shihan-dai license from Shintaro and in 1865 he received a Menkyo with an Inkyo license. Upon receiving Inkyo, Shingoro was recalled back to his domain by his clan.

While in Edo, Shingorō became more and more politically outspoken, perhaps due to influence of his senpai from Choshu clan.

Nagaoka clan mobilized for war in the spring of 1868, and participated in the Boshin Wars as part of the Northern Alliance (the forces from 32 domains). From 4 May to 15 September clan fought against the Meiji Army, participating in the Battle of Hokuetsu (北越戦争), the bloodiest battle of Boshin Wars.

Shingorō managed to survive the initial conflicts uninjured. On 10 September, however, he participated in the charge to retake the castle. On 15 September 1868 he was severely wounded during the counter-attack by Meiji Army, that routed the forces of Ainu and Nagaoka. Following Boshin War, Shingorō returned to Edo, where he acted as Shintaro's successor.

In 1885 he opened the famed Yushinkan dojo (有信館道場). In 1888 he was employed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Force to teach Keshi-cho Ryu Kitachi/Iai and Gekiken to the Emperor's Royal Guard Detachment at Saineikan Dojo.

On 26 March 1906, Shingorō was declared Hanshi of Shindō Munen-ryū by Dai Nippon Butokukai.

Following his notoriety from winning a number of high-profile bouts, in 1912 he was asked by Dai Nippon Butoku Kai to join the committee responsible for creation of Dai Nippon Teikoku Kendo Kata, a precursor to modern Kendo-no-Kata.

One of his students was Nakayama Hakudō (1872-1958) who helped develop iaido and kendo.


title: To Elliott, from Portland

abstract: To: Elliott, From: Portland is a 2006 tribute album to Elliott Smith that contains musicians from Portland, Oregon. The Thermals' version of "Ballad of Big Nothing" was recorded and mixed by Smith's ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme. Many of the artists knew Smith personally and played with Smith at various times.

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# To Elliott, from Portland

**To: Elliott, From: Portland** is a 2006 tribute album to Elliott Smith that contains musicians from Portland, Oregon. The Thermals' version of "Ballad of Big Nothing" was recorded and mixed by Smith's ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme. Many of the artists knew Smith personally and played with Smith at various times.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Elliott Smith

| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Clementine" | The Decemberists | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Satellite" | The Helio Sequence | 3:17 |
| 3. | "The Biggest Lie" | Dolorean | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Ballad of Big Nothing" | The Thermals | 2:43 |
| 5. | "I Didn't Understand" | Swords | 2:35 |
| 6. | "Rose Parade" | Sexton Blake | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Between the Bars" | Amelia | 2:41 |
| 8. | "Needle in the Hay" | Eric Matthews | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Division Day" | We Are Telephone | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Angeles" | Crosstide | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Wouldn't Mama Be Proud" | Jeff Trott | 4:01 |
| 12. | "Speed Trials" | Knock-Knock | 4:12 |
| 13. | "King's Crossing" | To Live and Die in L.A. | 3:05 |
| 14. | "Happiness" | Lifesavas | 3:57 |
| 15. | "High Times" | Sean Croghan | 4:17 |

## InfoBox

| To: Elliott, From: Portland | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | February 7, 2006 |
| Label | Expunged Records |
| Various Artists chronology | |
| *Remote Memory: A Tribute to Elliott Smith*
(2006) ***To: Elliott, From: Portland***
(2006) *Home to Oblivion: An Elliott Smith Tribute*
(2006) | |


title: Safavid Government Institutions

abstract: Safavid Government Institutions is a book about the Safavid Empire, published by Mazda Publishers, with Willem Floor as author. It contains the first detailed account of the state and army institutions and offices of the Safavid Empire.

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# Safavid Government Institutions

***Safavid Government Institutions*** is a book about the Safavid Empire, published by Mazda Publishers, with Willem Floor as author. It contains the first detailed account of the state and army institutions and offices of the Safavid Empire.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

Safavid Government Institutions
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| Author | Willem Floor |
| Published | 2001 (Mazda Publishers) |


title: Nelson Mandela: A Biography

abstract: Nelson Mandela: A Biography is a biography written by Martin Meredith on Nelson Mandela. The book details Mandela's early life and major influences on him, his moving to Johannesburg, joining the African National Congress, his imprisonment on Robben Island, and eventually, his Presidency. Also chronicled are the rise and fall of apartheid, the scandals involving Winnie Mandela, and Thabo Mbeki's term as President.

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# Nelson Mandela: A Biography

***Nelson Mandela: A Biography*** is a biography written by Martin Meredith on Nelson Mandela. The book details Mandela's early life and major influences on him, his moving to Johannesburg, joining the African National Congress, his imprisonment on Robben Island, and eventually, his Presidency. Also chronicled are the rise and fall of apartheid, the scandals involving Winnie Mandela (Nelson's wife), and Thabo Mbeki's term as President.

## InfoBox

Nelson Mandela: A Biography
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| --- | --- |
| Author | Martin Meredith |
| Language | English |
| Subject | The life of Nelson Mandela |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Public Affairs Books |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 653 |


title: To Erskine

abstract: "To Erskine" or "To the Hon Mr Erskine" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in November 1794. The subject of the poem is Thomas Erskine, a lawyer and member of the Whig party, who successfully served in the defense of three political radicals during the 1794 Treason Trials. Coleridge admired Erskine's defense and praised his refusal to accept money for his service. The poem was published in the 1 December 1794 Morning Chronicle as part of the Sonnets on Eminent Characters series. It was later included in various collections of Coleridge's poetry published later.

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# To Erskine

"**To Erskine**" or "**To the Hon Mr Erskine**" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in November 1794. The subject of the poem is Thomas Erskine, a lawyer and member of the Whig party, who successfully served in the defense of three political radicals during the 1794 Treason Trials. Coleridge admired Erskine's defense and praised his refusal to accept money for his service. The poem was published in the 1 December 1794 *Morning Chronicle* as part of the *Sonnets on Eminent Characters* series. It was later included in various collections of Coleridge's poetry published later.

## Background

"To Erskine" was first published in the 1 December 1794 *Morning Chronicle*. The sonnet was prefaced with a note addressed to the editor reading: "If, Sir, the following Poems will not disgrace your poetical department, I will transmit you a series of *Sonnets* (as it is the fashion to call them), addressed, like these, to eminent Contemporaries." Following the poem was a note by the editor that read, "Our elegant Correspondent will highly gratify every reader of taste by the continuance of his exquisitely beautiful productions. No. II. shall appear on an early day." Coleridge did not particularly like "To Erskine", but did rework the poem for his 1796 collection of poems and the poem was included in the 1803 edition and three others that followed.

Erskine, a member of the Whig party, was a lawyer that served as a defender during the 1794 Treason Trials, a series of trials in which those of liberal/radical political beliefs were charged with treason for their published views. As a defender for those tried, notably Thomas Hardy, John Thelwall, and John Horne Tooke, he gave speeches that Coleridge admired. The trials were viewed by newspapers as a spectacle that attracted a lot of public attention. Those who were paid to serve for either side were ridiculed and mocked as if they were performers. Even the *Morning Chronicle* put forth a story that described an individual being paid to join a particular side: a group of people were paid to burn an effigy of one side and then paid to burn an effigy of the other side. Erskine, unlike others, did not accept money to defend those put on trial for treason. His reason for waiving his attorney fee was: "The situation of the unfortunate prisoners entitles them to every degree of tenderness and attention, and their inability to render me any professional compensation, does not remove them at a greater distance from one."

## Poem

> When British Freedom for a happier land
> Spread her broad wings, that flutter'd with affright,
> Erskine! thy voice she heard, and paus'd her flight
> Sublime of hope, for dreadless thou didst stand
> (Thy censer glowing with the hallow'd flame)
> An hireless Priest before the insulted shrine,
> And at her altar pourd'st the stream divine
> Of unmatch'd eloquence. There thy name
> Her sons shall venerate, and cheer thy breast
> With blessings heaven-ward breath'd. And when the doom
> Of Nature bids thee die, beyond the tomb
> Thy light shall shine: as sunk beneath the West
> Though the great Summer Sun eludes our gaze,
> Still burns wide Heaven with his distended blaze.

## Themes

Like many of the *Sonnets on Eminent Characters*, "To Erskine" is addressed to one of Coleridge's heroes. Erskine attained that position through defending the idea of "British Freedom" during the trials of Hardy, Thelwall, and Tooke for treason. The poem was written after Erskine was triumphant in his defense of those individuals which allowed them to continue on promoting their politically liberal ideas. Coleridge's line about Erskine being a "hireless priest" refers to the trial directly and how Erskine fought for the defense pro bono. This emphasis on Erskine being free from a monetary taint is similar to the praise of Erskine published in 1823 following his death.

Within the poem, Coleridge returns to the Miltonic use of sonnet as a polemical tool. In particular, "To Erskine" would be connected to Milton's 16th sonnet to Cromwell or to his 17th dedicated to Henry Vane. Besides being one of the *Sonnets on Eminent Characters*, Coleridge would later connect to the poem within his own works. In particular, he evokes his praise for Erskine in the sonnet within the final issue of his political newspaper *The Watchman*. Within the work, Coleridge describes Thelwall as successor to Erskine.

* Ashton, Rosemary. *The Life of Samuel Taylor Coleridge*. Oxford: Blackwell, 1997.
* Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1921). Coleridge, Ernest Hartley (ed.). *The Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge*. Oxford University Press.
* Colmer, John. *Coleridge: Critic of Society*. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959.
* Curran, Stuart. *Poetic Form and British Romanticism*. New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
* Mays, J. C. C. (editor). *The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Poetical Works I Vol I.I*. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001.
* Pascoe, Judith. *Romantic Theatricality*. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.
* Patterson, Annabel. *Nobody's Perfect. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002.*
* Sisman, Adam. *The Friendship*. New York: Viking, 2006.


title: Verdigris, Oklahoma

abstract: Verdigris is an incorporated town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, in the Tulsa metropolitan area. It straddles former U.S. Highway 66 between Catoosa and Claremore. Verdigris had a population of 3,993 at the 2010 census, an increase of 92.9 percent from 2,070 at the 2000 census.

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# Verdigris, Oklahoma

**Verdigris** is an incorporated town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, in the Tulsa metropolitan area. It straddles former U.S. Highway 66 (now State Highway 66) between Catoosa and Claremore. Verdigris had a population of 3,993 at the 2010 census, an increase of 92.9 percent from 2,070 at the 2000 census.

## History

Verdigris is named after the nearby Verdigris River, so named by French traders who settled in the area around the late 1700s. Several Native American tribes, including the Osage, Delaware and Cherokee, had populations along the Verdigris River. The rural community known as Verdigris has been in existence since before Oklahoma statehood in 1907. The St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) referred to the area as the "Verdigris Switch" in the late 1880s. Verdigris schools were founded in the early 1900s. America's Mother road, U.S. 66, was routed through Verdigris in the late 1920s.

Verdigris is the fastest growing municipality in Rogers County. The growth rate between 2000 and 2010 was 119%. The population at the 2010 census was 3,993.

## Climate

The average annual temperature is 60 degrees. On average, 66 days annually are above 90 degrees, and 25 days annually have a temperature of 20 degrees or lower. The average rainfall is 43.45 inches. The growing season is 208 days.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 659 |  |  |
| 2010 | 3,993 |  | 505.9% |
| 2020 | 5,256 |  | 31.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,993 people living in the Town of Verdigris. There were 1,598 housing units. The racial makeup of Verdigris was 77.41% White, 13.30% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.43% Black, 6.74% from 2 or more races, and 1.57% other.

## Economy

Verdigris is primarily a small agricultural community. It is also the home of the CF Industries’ Verdigris Nitrogen Facility, which manufactures anhydrous ammonia, urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) solutions, nitric acid, high purity argon and food grade liquid carbon dioxide. The facility is located on 800 acres (320 ha) and employs approximately 200 people. The UAN production facility has an annual capacity of 2.0 million tons and is the second largest such in North America.

## Notable people

## InfoBox

| Verdigris, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
| Verdigris Town Hall | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′22″N 95°40′26″W / 36.23944°N 95.67389°W / 36.23944; -95.67389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Rogers |
| Area | |
| Total | 5.65 sq mi (14.62 km2) |
| Land | 5.65 sq mi (14.62 km2) |
| Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (200 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 5,256 |
| Density | 930.76/sq mi (359.39/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 74019 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-14700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2413429 |


title: PaVEM

abstract: PaVEM, the Dutch government's Committee for Participation of Women of Ethnic Minority Groups, worked from 2003 to 2005 to improve the access of and participation by ethnic minority women in social movements, and thus to facilitate minority women's integration into Dutch society. The committee is of interest internationally because so many countries are dealing with similar issues in their societies.

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# PaVEM

**PaVEM**, the Dutch government's Committee for Participation of Women of Ethnic Minority Groups (in Dutch: Participatie van Vrouwen uit Etnische Minderheden), worked from 2003 to 2005 to improve the access of and participation by ethnic minority women in social movements, and thus to facilitate minority women's integration into Dutch society. The committee is of interest internationally because so many countries are dealing with similar issues in their societies.

## Establishment

PaVEM was established in 2003 under the second Balkenende cabinet. The initiative was spearheaded by Rita Verdonk, then Minister of Immigration and Integration, and Aart Jan de Geus, then Minister of Social Affairs and Employment.

## Recipients of PaVEM awards

Halleh Ghorashi held the PAVEM chair in Management of Diversity and Integration at Vrije Universiteitfrom 2005–2012.

## Membership

Membership of the committee remained constant throughout its existence and comprised the following:

PaVEM was always intended to be a short-term committee with an emphasis on "speed and effectiveness"; according to one of its members, it was for this purpose populated with individuals who were expected to be able to get things done. Specifically, these members included the Argentinian-born Crown Princess Máxima, as well as two other immigrant women who had achieved a high level of educational and professional success, along with three powerful and experienced politicians.

## Strategies and Goals

Some of the main strategies of PaVEM were to improve minority women's access to employment; to remove barriers to their acquiring fluency in the Dutch language; to help municipalities engage more effectively in dialogue with immigrants; to reduce anti-immigrant sentiment, racism and oversimplification of immigrant issues in public discourse; and to develop a network of 'successful' immigrant women who could be mobilized to work on relevant participation projects. Tümer described the strategy as one of reaching the whole immigrant communities through the women of those communities, and described the group's vision as to "leave insight, action, examples, agreements, \[and\] inspired people."

## Conclusions and Transformation

At its closing meeting in 2005, the committee reported the following achievements: municipalities had established a "participation agenda," covering four key areas: language, work, social dialogue, and participation. Rural structures had also been put in place spanning public sector, private sector, and social movement participants. A national action plan had also been firmly set for the integration of the 240,000 women still lacking Dutch language fluency, including a program to bring language lessons to rural women in their homes. Finally, a Rural Participation Team had been established, composed of thirty socially and economically successful immigrant women who committed to be available as liaisons between rural immigrant women and various Dutch institutions.

The committee thus ceased to exist with its previous membership and as a government project, but a new NGO, a foundation called PaFemme, was formed to continue PaVEM's work. Its stated goal is to facilitate the participation of "black, migrant and refugee women" with "an emphasis on economic independence."


title: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

abstract: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse is a village with a population of 2,159, established about 20 km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km⁲. It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school. The Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.

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# Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

**Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse** is a village with a population of 2,159 (2006 Census), established about 20 km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km2. It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.

The Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.

## InfoBox

| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | |
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| Municipality | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Motto(s): *Ce qui sera est déjà*
(French for "What will be is already") | |
| Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
| Saint-Charles-de-BellechasseLocation in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′N 70°57′W / 46.767°N 70.950°W / 46.767; -70.950 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | December 22, 1993 |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Martin Lapierre |
| Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| Total | 94.70 km2 (36.56 sq mi) |
| Land | 93.12 km2 (35.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 2,246 |
| Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Pop 2006-2011 | 4.0% |
| Dwellings | 968 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 2T0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-218
R-279 |
| Website | www.saint-charles.ca |


title: Reaching Out MBA

abstract: Reaching Out MBA, Inc. (ROMBA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers LGBT+ MBA students and LGBT+ MBA graduates to become professionals who will lead the way to equality in business education, the workplace and throughout society. The organization seeks to educate, inspire and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender graduate business students and school clubs through its year round events. This programming anchored by the annual Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA & Business Graduate Conference, which is held each year in October and brings together over 1,800 LGBT+ MBAs and other business graduate students and over 90 corporate partners. ROMBA was first granted non-profit status by the IRS in 2004, though the annual conference has been going on since 1999.

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# Reaching Out MBA

**Reaching Out MBA, Inc.** (**ROMBA)** is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers LGBT+ MBA students and LGBT+ MBA graduates to become professionals who will lead the way to equality in business education, the workplace and throughout society. The organization seeks to educate, inspire and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender graduate business students and school clubs through its year round events. This programming anchored by the annual Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA & Business Graduate Conference, which is held each year in October and brings together over 1,800 LGBT+ MBAs and other business graduate students and over 90 corporate partners.

ROMBA was first granted non-profit status by the IRS in 2004, though the annual conference has been going on since 1999.

## Organization

Reaching Out MBA, Inc. (ROMBA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit managed by a full-time Executive Director, two full-time staff members, and overseen by a 10-member independent Board of Directors. The Board of Directors positions include President, Secretary, and Treasurer; additionally there are six other Directors. Each member of the Board of Directors has participated as a leader for ROMBA programming.

The organization hosts year-round events anchored by the Annual Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA & Graduate Conference, which attracts over 1,800 attendees annually with representation from 100 business school programs and over 90 corporate partners. The content of the annual Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA Conference is arranged by a team of current MBA students competitively selected from business schools across the globe.

In 2014 the organization, in coordination with top global business schools, launched the LGBTQ MBA Fellowship, a scholarship and leadership development program designed to foster the next generation of business leaders. Each ROMBA Fellow receives a minimum $10,000 per year scholarship as well as customized leadership training and mentorship. As of the 2017-2018 application cycle 41 schools participate in the program.

Another key program is the annual Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA Club Leadership Summit, which brings together rising LGBTQ MBA club leaders from business schools around the globe to network, discuss issues they are facing and develop solutions.

In late 2015, the organization announced that it would be operating the Friendfactor MBA Challenge program and integrate it into its existing on-campus LGBT MBA club program.

## Annual Reaching Out LGBT MBA & Business Graduate Conference

Each year since 1999, the Reaching Out LGBTQ MBA & Graduate Conference (referred to as the ROMBA Conference) has been held in a major American city, and has been organized by a team of current MBA students from institutions all over the USA. The conference is planned and executed solely by unpaid volunteers each year. Over the course of the years, the conference size has grown dramatically, with recent years' attendance approaching or exceeding 1400. The conference includes opportunities for attendees to network with peers, learn by attending the panel sessions and guest lectures, and explore career opportunities by connecting with sponsor companies in the career expo. Each year over 90 companies, generally Fortune 500 companies, return to sponsor the conference each year, and use the conference as an opportunity to recruit LGBTQ MBA talent in the career expo portion of the event. The 2018 Conference was hosted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with special guest-speaker RuPaul Andre Charles.

## LGBTQ MBA Fellowship & Scholarship

In Fall 2014 the organization announced the Reaching Out LGBT MBA Fellowship. This LGBT MBA scholarship program was created as a joint effort between top business school programs and ROMBA to demonstrate that business schools are outstanding opportunities for out LGBT young professionals and their active allies to build their careers. The Fellowship recipients will receive a minimum of $10,000 scholarship for each academic year, and also receive access to various ROMBA programming, mentoring and LGBTQA leadership opportunities, some of which would be developed specifically for these Fellows.

The founding schools (with an entry Class in fall 2015) include Boston University Questrom School, Booth School of Business, Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business, Columbia Business School, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Harvard Business School, Haas School of Business, Kellogg School of Management, McCombs School of Business, MIT Sloan School of Management, New York University Stern School of Business, Rice University Jones School of Business, University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, UCLA Anderson School of Management, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, and Yale School of Management.

The Fellows admitted for the fall of 2017 will cumulatively receive over $2.5 million from their schools. As of the 2017-2018 application cycle, 41 business schools across the globe were participating.

## Case Library

ROMBA maintains a library of cases dealing with LGBT issues in business. As of Fall 2014, the library includes thirteen cases including the Harvard Business Publishing case on Lisa Sherman taught regularly at business schools worldwide. The annual ROMBA Case Writing Competition provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and/or professionals to contribute compelling cases to expand the library as well.


title: Helwah Dam

abstract: The Helwah dam is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 2002 and located in Riyadh region.

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# Helwah Dam

The **Helwah dam** is a dam in Saudi Arabia opened in 2002 and located in Riyadh region.

## InfoBox

| Helwah dam | |
| --- | --- |
| Location of Helwah dam in Saudi Arabia | |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Location | Riyadh |
| Coordinates | 24°37′55.089″N 46°42′54.233″E / 24.63196917°N 46.71506472°E / 24.63196917; 46.71506472 |
| Purpose | Other |
| Opening date | 2002 (2002) |
| Owner(s) | Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (Saudi Arabia) |


title: Nate Boulton

abstract: Nate Boulton is an American politician serving in the Iowa Senate since 2017. Boulton, a Democrat, represents the 20th District. Boulton was first elected in 2016 to replace retiring Democratic Senator Dick Dearden. In May 2017, Boulton announced his candidacy for the Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018 with a video on Twitter. He suspended his campaign in May 2018 shortly after The Des Moines Register published the accounts of three women accusing Boulton of sexual misconduct.

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# Nate Boulton

**Nate Boulton** (born May 23, 1980) is an American politician serving in the Iowa Senate since 2017. Boulton, a Democrat, represents the 20th District. Boulton was first elected in 2016 to replace retiring Democratic Senator Dick Dearden.

In May 2017, Boulton announced his candidacy for the Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018 with a video on Twitter. He suspended his campaign in May 2018 shortly after *The Des Moines Register* published the accounts of three women accusing Boulton of sexual misconduct.

## Early life and education

Nate grew up in Columbus Junction.

He earned his J.D. degree from Drake Law School in 2005 and was admitted to the Iowa bar that year. He also holds a Master’s of Public Administration from Drake University and a Bachelor’s in history and political science from Simpson College. He has served on the Simpson College Alumni Board and as an adjunct professor at Simpson.

## Career

Outside the legislature, Boulton is a partner with Hedberg & Boulton, where he practices in workers compensation, personal injury and labor law. He has served as vice-president of the Iowa Association for Justice and as president of the Iowa Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee. He also acts as a grader for the Iowa Bar Exam. He has taught courses in labor law at Drake Law School, sports law and business law at Simpson College, and organizational management and moral leadership at William Penn University.

### State senate

Boulton was elected to his first term in the Iowa Senate in 2016. He represents the people of Senate District 16 on the Northeast side of Des Moines and in Pleasant Hill.

He is ranking member on the Labor & Business Relations Committee. He also serves on the appropriations, commerce and judiciary committees.

### Gubernatorial campaign (2017–2018)

On May 4, 2017 Boulton announced his candidacy for Governor of Iowa. His platform includes fighting for workers' rights, as he was an outspoken opponent of the collective bargaining bill that was passed by the Republican led Iowa Legislature. He also voiced strong support for public education in Iowa. Former Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley lauded Boulton's announcement, writing on Twitter, "The future is now. Congratulations @NateBoulton on entering the race for #IAGov #iapolitics".

Boulton suspended his campaign in May 2018 after *The Des Moines Register* published the accounts of three women accusing Boulton of sexual misconduct. The allegations against Boulton included non-consensual groping and frotteurism.

## Electoral history

| Election | Political result | | Candidate | | Party | Votes | % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Iowa State Senate primary elections, 2016**
*District 16*
**Turnout:** 3,054 |  | Democratic |  | **Nate Boulton** | Democratic | 1,614 | 52.85% |
| | | |  | Pam Dearden Conner | Democratic | 1,438 | 47.09% |
| | | |  | *Write-ins* | Democratic | 2 | 0.07% |
| **Iowa State Senate elections, 2016**
*District 16*
**Turnout:** 23,485 |  | Democratic hold |  | **Nate Boulton** | Democratic | 14,046 | 59.81% |
| | | |  | Mike Pryor | Republican | 8,114 | 34.55% |
| | | |  | Christopher Whiteing | Libertarian | 1,254 | 5.34% |
| | | |  | *Write-ins* |  | 71 | 0.30% |

## InfoBox

| Nate Boulton | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Member of the Iowa Senate | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
January 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Dearden |
| Constituency | District 16 (2017–2023)
District 20 (2023–present) |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1980-05-23) May 23, 1980
Columbus Junction, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Simpson College (BA)
Drake University (MPA, JD) |
| Website | Senate website |
|  | |


abstract: United Nations Security Council Resolution 122 was adopted on 24 January 1957 and concerned the dispute between the governments of India and Pakistan over the territories of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the first of three security resolutions in 1957 to deal with the dispute between the countries. The resolution declares that the assembly proposed by the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference could not constitute a solution to the problem as defined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 91 which had been adopted almost six years earlier. Resolution 122 was passed by 10 votes to none, with the Soviet Union abstaining.

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# United Nations Security Council Resolution 122

**United Nations Security Council Resolution 122** was adopted on 24 January 1957 and concerned the dispute between the governments of India and Pakistan over the territories of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the first of three security resolutions in 1957 (along with resolutions 123 and 126) to deal with the dispute between the countries. The resolution declares that the assembly proposed by the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference could not constitute a solution to the problem as defined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 91 which had been adopted almost six years earlier.

Resolution 122 was passed by 10 votes to none, with the Soviet Union abstaining.

## InfoBox

| UN Security Council<br>Resolution 122 | |
| --- | --- |
| UN flag | |
| Date | January 24 1957 |
| Meeting no. | 765 |
| Code | S/3779 (Document) |
| Subject | **The India–Pakistan Question** |
| Voting summary | * **10 voted for** * **None voted against** * **1 abstained** |
| Result | Adopted |
| Security Council composition | |
| Permanent members |  |
| Non-permanent members |  |
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title: Herbert Herz

abstract: Herbert Herz (1924-2016) is a former fighter with the French Resistance in the FTP-MOI, a member of the Carmagnole and Liberté squads of the Lyon region during World War II. His Jewish family emigrated to France in 1934 to escape Nazi persecution. In 1996 he was awarded the Légion d'honneur. He wrote a memoir in 2007 to publicize the role of the many foreigners, mostly Jewish, in the armed Resistance against the Nazis in France.

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# Herbert Herz

**Herbert Herz** (known as **Georges-Hubert Charnay** by false papers) (1924-2016) is a former fighter with the French Resistance in the *FTP-MOI*, a member of the *Carmagnole* and *Liberté* squads of the Lyon region during World War II. His Jewish family emigrated to France in 1934 to escape Nazi persecution. In 1996 he was awarded the *Légion d'honneur*. He wrote a memoir in 2007 to publicize the role of the many foreigners, mostly Jewish, in the armed Resistance against the Nazis in France.

## Early life and education

Herbert Herz was born on May 7, 1924 Augsburg in Bavaria to Simon and Meta Eichenbronner Herz; he had an older brother Emmanuel. His family spent much of his childhood there. After his father and uncle were arrested and held for three weeks in 1933 from being denounced, they decided to leave Germany quickly to escape more persecution under the rise of Nazism. They emigrated to Dijon, France in 1934 when Herbert was 10. He quickly learned the new language and studied in French schools.

## World War II

After the Fall of France in 1940, the Herz family evacuated to Bordeaux, where the children continued in school. His father had died in 1939. After its occupation of France, the Nazis continued their actions against the Jews and required French authorities to carry out their orders.

In 1942 the Germans ordered French authorities in the Free Zone to round up all foreign Jews for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. Although Herz was captured by the French *Gendarmerie*, he escaped with the aid of a professor from his school and avoided internment and deportation.

Going underground at age 18 for a year, Herz rejoined his brother Emmanuel in the South of France, but they went to Grenoble to escape police interest. That area was occupied by the Italians, who did not bother the Jews. In the summer of 1943, they joined the armed Résistance in Grenoble under the aegis of the FTP-MOI (Francs-Tireurs et Partisans – Main-d'Œuvre Immigrée). The FTP-MOI was made up mostly of foreigners, many of them Spanish, Jews from Germany and eastern Europe, and Armenians.

The FTP-MOI in many cases was trained by older fighters who had fought in Spain during its civil war and Italy. The FTP\_MOI was present in all the big cities in France, taking armed actions against the Nazi occupation of France, for example, bombing the factories working for the nazis, derailing trains carrying Wehrmacht and SS troops, bombing the Wehrmacht troops, and killing Nazi officers. The Nazis fought back with investigations, roundups, interrogation under torture of prisoners to try to break down the cells. The Germans tried to classify them as foreigners, criminals, terrorists and outsiders, as with the *l'Affiche Rouge* in Paris, but many of the population embraced the partisans as freedom fighters.

In 1943 Emmanuel Herz tried to make his way into Switzerland, which was neutral. Herz, his mother and sister planned to join him if he was successful. Detained at the border by the Swiss, Emmanuel was turned over to French authorities, who transported him to the intern camp of Drancy. From there he was deported to Auschwitz, where he was murdered. After Grenoble was occupied by the Germans, Herz made his way to Lyon, where he fought more with the Resistance.

In 1996 the French government awarded Herbert Herz the decoration of the *Legion d'Honneur* for his service.

Herz died in September 2016.

## Postwar years

### Marriage and family

Herz married and he and his wife had three children together.

### Career

After the war, Herz completed his studies in engineering. He went on to work for the *Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire* (CERN) (European Council for Nuclear Research) in Geneva, Switzerland. Now called *Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire*, it retains the original acronym. Although he has lived and worked in Switzerland for decades, Herz never became a naturalized Swiss citizen, in memory of the Swiss having turned his brother over to French authorities at the border.

Now retired, Herz lives in Ferney-Voltaire. He works as a delegate of the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem to find people who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. Such people are candidates for the institute's award of "Righteous among the Nations".

In 2007, Herz published a memoir, *Mon combat dans la Résistance FTP-MOI, Souvenirs d'un jeune Juif allemand* (My combat in the FTP-MOI resistance, memories of a young German Jew). He wants to publicize the participation of the many foreigners in the French resistance, and highlight the armed fighting of Jews in the struggle against the Nazis and other supporters of Adolf Hitler. He also maintains a blog, where he writes on the Resistance.


title: Tmesisternus laterimaculatus

abstract: Tmesisternus laterimaculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by E. Forrest Gilmour in 1949.

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# Tmesisternus laterimaculatus

***Tmesisternus laterimaculatus*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by E. Forrest Gilmour in 1949.

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| *Tmesisternus laterimaculatus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Tmesisternus* |
| Species: | ***T. laterimaculatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Tmesisternus laterimaculatus***<br>Gilmour, 1949 | |
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