title: W. K. Kellogg Airport

abstract: W. K. Kellogg Airport is a city-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Battle Creek, a city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. The airport is accessible by road from Helmer Road, and is located near I-94. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility. It is also known as W. K. Kellogg Regional Airport. In addition to general aviation, the airport supports air cargo and corporate flight operations. It is home to Western Michigan University College of Aviation, Duncan Aviation – the nation's largest family-owned aircraft refurbishing company — WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, SEMCO Energy Gas Company, and other aviation businesses. The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is also held annually at Kellogg Airport. The 110th Wing, a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard, uses a portion of the airport as a military installation known as Battle Creek Air National Guard Base. The 110th Wing is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). This airport should not be confused with the W.K. Kellogg Airport in Pomona, California, which operated from 1928 to 1932 and was then the largest privately owned airport in the country. The airport hosts an annual Air Show & Balloon Festival featuring acts such as an F-22 Raptor demonstration.

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# W. K. Kellogg Airport

**W. K. Kellogg Airport** (IATA: **BTL**, ICAO: **KBTL**, FAA LID: **BTL**) is a city-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Battle Creek, a city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. The airport is accessible by road from Helmer Road, and is located near I-94. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility. It is also known as **W. K. Kellogg Regional Airport**.

In addition to general aviation, the airport supports air cargo and corporate flight operations. It is home to Western Michigan University College of Aviation, Duncan Aviation – the nation's largest family-owned aircraft refurbishing company — WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation, SEMCO Energy Gas Company, and other aviation businesses. The Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival is also held annually at Kellogg Airport.

The 110th Wing (110 WG), a unit of the Michigan Air National Guard, uses a portion of the airport as a military installation known as **Battle Creek Air National Guard Base**. The 110th Wing is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).

This airport should not be confused with the W.K. Kellogg Airport in Pomona, California, which operated from 1928 to 1932 and was then the largest privately owned airport in the country.

The airport hosts an annual Air Show & Balloon Festival featuring acts such as an F-22 Raptor demonstration.

## History

In September 1924, the Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce signed a five-year lease of a farm, with the option to purchase, for an aviation field.

The airport opened in 1925 and was owned by W.K. Kellogg, who donated $60,000 to purchase the land option and pay for airport improvements and equipment over the first few years.

The airport received its first air mail flight in the summer of 1928 and its first regular passenger service in 1929. The first air traffic control tower was installed at the airport in 1935, becoming the first of its kind in Michigan outside of Detroit.

During the Second World War, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. In August 1943 the 394th Bombardment Group arrived here for training before dispatch overseas to the United Kingdom in 1944. In 1947, the airport was designated as the base for the 172nd Fighter Squadron for the Michigan Air National Guard.

In May 2010, construction began on a new $7.2 million, 4,100 feet (1,250 m) long by 75 feet (23 m) wide runway parallel to existing runway 05/23. The new runway designated 05R-23L opened July 7, 2011.

In 2019, the WACO Aircraft Co announced an $18 million expansion at the airport set for completion in the spring of 2020. The company built a new facility to include a reception area for transiting pilots, larger space for mechanics, and a restaurant opened to the public. The company also dedicated space for an aerospace engineering department.

That same year, Western Michigan University's College of Aviation announced plans for a new instructional facility at the airport to include classroom space, a computer room, composites/paint laboratory upgrades, a new flight simulation center, a research center, briefing rooms, office space, a café, and more.

In March 2022, Battle Creek leaders expressed desire to build a drone park at the airport for future commercial drone use. The airport received a $150,000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 2019 to conduct a feasibility study for development of an unmanned aircraft systems business section west of the airport. Military drones already operate at the airport: the Michigan Air National Guard operates the MQ-9 Reaper.

## Facilities and aircraft

W. K. Kellogg Airport covers an area of 1,500 acres (607 ha) at an elevation of 952 feet (290 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 05L/23R is 10,004 by 150 feet (3,049 m × 46 m); 05R/23L is 4,100 by 75 feet (1,250 m × 23 m); 13/31 is 4,835 by 100 feet (1,474 m × 30 m).

The airport has two fixed-base operators offering fuel as well as general maintenance, catering, courtesy transportation, conference rooms, a crew lounge, and more.

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2021, the airport had 96,000 aircraft operations, an average of 263 per day: 68% general aviation, 31% air taxi, 1% military, and \<1% commercial. For the same time period, there are 84 aircraft based on the field: 69 single-engine and 14 multi-engine airplanes as well as 1 jet.

## Accidents & Incidents

* On April 5, 2006, a Waco EQC-6 crashed during an aborted takeoff when the airplane veered sharply left on the takeoff roll. The right wing and right horizontal stabilizer impacted the runway. The pilot said before that he did not verify rudder operation during his preflight inspection, and it was later found that the rudder control cables were rigged backwards because the maintenance had failed to properly install them.
* On June 19, 2007, a Cessna 195 was damaged during a ground loop on Runway 31 at Kellogg. The pilot reported that, on his third touch-and-go, he flared the airplane into a flat attitude to ease it down onto the runway. The airplane bounced twice and started turning left. The pilot attempted applying right rudder to correct the turn, but the plane kept veering left. The aircraft ground-looped, the main left landing gear collapsed, and the plane exited the right side of the runway. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll which resulted in a ground loop.
* On June 8, 2008, a Piper PA-44 Seminole was substantially damaged when a propeller blade tip separated and impacted the plane's nose during cruise flight en route to and near Kellogg. The probable cause was found to be metal fatigue resulting from inadequate inspection and repair.
* On July 2, 2011, a Wingtip to Wingtip, LLC model Panzl S-330 crashed when the entire left aileron separated during an aerobatic flight over the airport. The pilot landed safely without further incident. The probable cause was found to be an inadequate aileron hinge design, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left aileron following a fatigue failure of the center hinge rod-end.
* On July 20, 2011, a Cirrus SR20 crashed while landing at Kellogg. The pilot executed a go-around on his first approach since his approach angle was too high and came in lower on the second attempt. The airplane experienced a hard landing, so the pilot again added power and retracted flaps partially to go around, but the aircraft veered off the runway and impacted terrain and a fence. The probable cause was found to be the student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
* On March 27, 2012, a Cessna 441 Conquest departed from Battle Creek with a tow bar still attached to its landing gear. It was found a ground maintenance technician had declined to remove it after towing the plane out of the hangar.
* On August 27, 2015, a Barrow Ted A One Easy crashed after two landing attempts at Kellogg. On the second attempt, the aircraft impacted a grass field near a runway and caught fire.

## InfoBox

| Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field (formerly W. K. Kellogg Airport) | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Owner | City of Battle Creek |
| Serves | Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Elevation AMSL | 952 ft / 290 m |
| Coordinates | 42°18′23″N 85°15′00″W / 42.30639°N 85.25000°W / 42.30639; -85.25000 |
| Website | http://www.battlecreekmi.gov/240/Airport |
| Map | |
| **BTL****BTL****BTL****BTL** | |
| Runways | |
| Direction Length Surface  ft m  05L/23R 10,004 3,049 Asphalt  05R/23L 4,100 1,250 Asphalt  13/31 4,835 1,474 Asphalt | |
| Statistics (2009) | |
| Aircraft operations 92,841  Based aircraft 93 | |
| Sources: FAA, City of Battle Creek | |


title: W. K. McClure

abstract: W. K. McClure was a college football player. He was a prominent end for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1912 to 1915. McClure was selected All-Southern in 1913.

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# W. K. McClure

**W. K. McClure** was a college football player. He was a prominent end for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1912 to 1915. McClure was selected All-Southern in 1913.

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W. K. McClure
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
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| Position | End |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (19121915) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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title: NGC 6910

abstract: NGC 6910 is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 17, 1786. The cluster was also observed by John Herschel on September 18, 1828. It is a poor cluster with prominent central concentration and Trumpler class I2p. NGC 6910 is the core cluster of the stellar association Cygnus OB9.

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# NGC 6910

**NGC 6910** is an open cluster in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered by William Herschel on October 17, 1786. The cluster was also observed by John Herschel on September 18, 1828. It is a poor cluster with prominent central concentration and Trumpler class I2p. NGC 6910 is the core cluster of the stellar association Cygnus OB9.

## Details

NGC 6910 is located half a degree east-north east of Gamma Cygni, also known as Sadr. It may be physically related with the nebula IC 1318 (also known as the Gamma Cygni Nebula) as it lies at a similar distance, behind the galactic Great Rift. Cygnus OB9 is located within the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. Cygnus OB9's dimensions in the sky are 2.5 degrees by 1.5 degrees, which corresponds at its distance to 175×105 light years across. It includes many OB stars, along with supergiant stars, like the red supergiant RW Cygni. Gamma Cygni is a foreground star, lying at a distance of approximately 1,500 light years. Because it lies behind a number of molecular clouds, the light from NGC 6910 is dimmed by more than one magnitude.

The core radius of the cluster is 0.8 parsec (2.6 light years), while the tidal radius is 4.2 parsecs (13.7 light years) and represents the average outer limit of NGC 6910, beyond which a star is unlikely to remain gravitationally bound to the cluster core. 125 stars, probable members of the cluster, are located within the central part of the cluster, and 280 probable members are located within the angular radius of the cluster. The brightest apparent member of NGC 6910 is a blue supergiant HD 194279 (V2118 Cygni) with spectral type B2 and apparent magnitude 7.0. It is located at the southeast edge of the cluster. It is a variable star with P Cygni profile. A mag 8.1 star lies at the northwest edge of the cluster and a mag 8.5 O6 giant star (HD 229196, also known as V2245 Cygni) lies a bit southwest from the line connecting the two brightest stars. Other members of the cluster include two 10.3 mag stars, one being an O9.5 and the other a B0.5 main sequence stars. The star NGC 6910 37 is categorised based on its emission as a Be star and NGC 6910 14 and NGC 6910 25 are beta Cephei variables. In total there are four beta Cephei variables in the cluster, a rather high number. Their presence has been attributed to the higher metallicity of the cluster.

## Observing NGC 6910

Although visible via binoculars, the cluster is too compact to resolve in low power instruments. Individual stars can be seen with 15×100 binoculars. When seen in low magnification through a 5-inch telescope, the cluster looks like a crescent between the two brighter stars, while more powerful magnification reveals more stars forming streams extending to either side of the cluster.

## InfoBox

| NGC 6910 | |
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| Simulated image of NGC 6910 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Right ascension | 20h 23m 08s |
| Declination | +40° 46 30 |
| Distance | 3,710 ly (1,139 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 7.4 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 10' |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 207 |
| Estimated age | 7 – 13 million years |
| Part of Cygnus OB9 | |
| Other designations | OCl 181 |
| Associations | |
| Constellation | Cygnus |
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title: Gutkowice-Nowiny

abstract: Gutkowice-Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelechlinek, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Żelechlinek, 26 km (16 mi) north of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź.

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# Gutkowice-Nowiny

**Gutkowice-Nowiny** \[ɡutkɔˈvit͡sɛ nɔˈvinɨ\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żelechlinek, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Żelechlinek, 26 km (16 mi) north of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź.

51°44′50″N 20°01′32″E / 51.74722°N 20.02556°E / 51.74722; 20.02556

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| Gutkowice-Nowiny | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Gutkowice-Nowiny | |
| Coordinates: 51°44′50″N 20°1′32″E / 51.74722°N 20.02556°E / 51.74722; 20.02556 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
| Gmina | Żelechlinek |


title: Gurjar Veer

abstract: Gurjar Veer is a 1932 silent black and white screen film directed by Dhirubhai Desai and was written by Jayant Bhatt. The movie was released under the Mehta Luhar production and with banner Sharda Film Co. productions in undevided British India. The photography director for the movie was Chaturbhai Patel. The film starred Yashvant Dave, Chandrika, Bhim and Himat-Lal.

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# Gurjar Veer

**Gurjar Veer** is a 1932 silent black and white screen film directed by Dhirubhai Desai and was written by Jayant Bhatt. The movie was released under the Mehta Luhar production and with banner Sharda Film Co. productions in undevided British India. The photography director for the movie was Chaturbhai Patel. The film starred Yashvant Dave, Chandrika, Bhim and Himat-Lal.

## Cast

* *Yashwant Dave*
* *Chandrika*
* *Bhim*
* *Himatlal*
* *Ghanshyam*
* *Dorothy*

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| Gurjar Veer | |
| --- | --- |
| Directed by | Dhirubhai Desai |
| Starring | Yashvant dave, Chandrika, Bhim and Himatlal |
| Release date | * 1932 (1932) |
| Country | India |


title: WNSP

abstract: WNSP is a radio station licensed to serve Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. The station, founded in 1964, is currently owned by Dot Com Plus, LLC. WNSP and sister station WZEW broadcast from the former Smith Bakery building in Mobile, Alabama. WNSP's transmitter is near Bay Minette.

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# WNSP

**WNSP** (105.5 FM, "Sports Radio 105.5") is a radio station licensed to serve Bay Minette, Alabama, United States. The station, founded in 1964, is currently owned by Dot Com Plus, LLC. WNSP and sister station WZEW broadcast from the former Smith Bakery building in Mobile, Alabama. WNSP's transmitter is near Bay Minette.

## Programming

Since September 11, 1993, WNSP has broadcast a sports talk format to the greater Mobile metropolitan area. In addition to its daily lineup of local programs covering the Southeastern Conference, golf, hunting, fishing, NASCAR, and other regional sports, the station features select programming from ESPN Radio. WNSP is the flagship station of the University of South Alabama men's basketball radio network. The station is the Mobile affiliate of the New Orleans Saints radio network and both the Auburn Tigers football and Auburn Tigers basketball radio networks. Beginning with the 2009 college football season, WNSP became the affiliate for the University of South Alabama Jaguars football program.

On February 16, 2009, the station began airing the regionally syndicated *The Paul Finebaum Radio Network* on weekday afternoons, replacing a locally-hosted program. The station cited budgetary reasons for the change in lineup.

## History

This station began regular broadcast operations on October 1, 1964, as **WBCA-FM**. Broadcasting with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power, the Faulkner Radio, Inc.-owned station was the FM sister station to WBCA (1110 AM). As with the AM station, the WBCA callsign was said to stand for "Wonderful Baldwin County Alabama". James H. Faulkner, owner of Faulkner Radio, also owned *The Baldwin Times* newspaper and had served as the mayor of Bay Minnette from 1941 to 1943.

In 1967, the station raised its antenna to 104 meters (340 feet), lowered its effective radiated power to 2,300 watts, and changed its call letters to **WWSM**. Programmed separately from its country music formatted AM sister station since its launch in 1964, WWSM played a soul music format for most of the 1970s. However, by 1979, the station had adopted a Top 40 format and was simulcasting as much as 60% of the AM station's programming.

In August 1985, the Faulkner family agreed to transfer control of licensee Faulkner Radio Inc. to Faulkner University. The deal was approved by the FCC on October 3, 1985, and the transaction was consummated on January 10, 1986. In March 1986, Faulkner Radio Inc. agreed to formally transfer the broadcast license for WWSM to Faulkner University. This transfer was approved by the FCC on April 2, 1986, and the transaction was consummated on August 4, 1986.

In March 1987, Faulkner University reached an agreement to transfer the WWSM license to a new company called Faulkner-Phillips Media Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on April 15, 1987, and the transaction was consummated on May 22, 1987. In 1987, the station acquired the intellectual property from Mobile's 96.1 FM. Consequently, the station's call sign was changed to WLPR and the format was changed to beautiful music. The station was assigned the **WMMV** call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 1, 1989. The station was assigned new call letters **WYMZ** on March 9, 1992, but this was a short-term change as the station made another application to the FCC and was granted **WNWT** on October 12, 1992. These too would prove short-lived as the station was assigned the current **WNSP** callsign less than a year later on August 31, 1993.

The new callsign was chosen to accompany a new sports talk format which launched on September 11, 1993. WNSP claims to be the first sports talk station in the United States to operate on the FM band. Operation of the station was taken over by Capitol Broadcasting in 1995 as part of a local marketing agreement. Capitol Broadcasting was bought out and absorbed by Clear Channel Communications in mid-1997. With Clear Channel unwilling to continue the LMA, WNSP's owners reached an agreement in May 1998 to sell this station to Dot Com Plus, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on July 6, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on July 9, 1998.

## Personalities

Lee Shirvanian - Morning Sportscenter, South Alabama Jaguars athletics, The Joey Jones Show, Gumbo Express
Mark Heim - Morning Sportscenter
Creg Stevenson - Afternoon Sports Drive, South Alabama Jaguars athletics, The Tide & Tiger Report, Talkin' Football
Randy Kennedy - Afternoon Sports Drive, The Tide & Tiger Report, Talkin' Football, Prep Sports Report
Tommy Praytor - Inside Alabama Racing
Randy Burgan - Sidelines
Max Howell - Sidelines, Prep Sports Report

Notable former on-air personalities include *Mobile Press-Register* sports reporter Neal McCready. McCready said he lost his job co-hosting the weekday "Afternoon Sports Drive" show in part due to complaints by advertisers over his negative coverage of University of Alabama football and current Sirius XM College Sports Nation host Taylor Zarzour.

## InfoBox

WNSP
|  | |
| --- | --- |
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| Broadcast area | Mobile, Alabama |
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz |
| Branding | *Sports Radio 105.5* |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | SportsMap
ESPN Radio (selected programing)
Crimson Tide Sports Network
New Orleans Saints Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dot Com Plus, LLC |
| Sister stations | WZEW |
| History | |
| First air date | October 1, 1964 (as WBCA-FM) |
| Former call signs | WBCA-FM (1964–1967)
WWSM (1967–1989)
WMMV (1989–1992)
WYMZ (3/92-10/92)
WNWT (1992–1993) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21227 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 5,300 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 feet) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°49′34″N 87°51′52″W / 30.82611°N 87.86444°W / 30.82611; -87.86444 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wnsp.com |


title: NGC 4298

abstract: NGC 4298 is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4298 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 20,000 to 500,000 solar masses.

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# NGC 4298

**NGC 4298** is a flocculent spiral galaxy located about 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on April 8, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

NGC 4298 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 20,000 (2×104 M☉) to 500,000 (5×105 M☉) solar masses.

## Interaction with NGC 4302

NGC 4298 appears to form a pair with and appears to interact with NGC 4302. Evidence for an interaction between the two galaxies are that NGC 4298 exhibits a lopsided, asymmetrical distribution of stars, a tidal bridge that connects it to NGC 4302, a prodigious rate of star formation and an HI-tail. However, the tail is also the result of ram pressure.

The two galaxies are separated from a projected distance of ~36,000 ly (11 kpc).

## Ram-pressure stripping

The presence of a truncated gas disc, an asymmetric 6 cm polarized radio continuum distribution, an HI-tail, and asymmetries of gas in a similar direction as the ram pressure stripped gas in NGC 4302 suggest that NGC 4298 is undergoing ram pressure.

## InfoBox

| NGC 4298 | |
| --- | --- |
| Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4298 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices |
| Right ascension | 12h 21m 32.7s |
| Declination | 14° 36 22 |
| Redshift | 0.003786 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1135 km/s |
| Distance | 53 Mly (16.4 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.5 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(rs)c |
| Mass | 1.5×1010 |
| Size | ~55,000 ly (17 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.30 x 1.24 |
| Other designations | |
| CGCG 99-24, IRAS 12190+1452, KCPG 332A, MCG 3-32-7, PGC 39950, UGC 7412, VCC 483 | |


title: NGC 4299

abstract: NGC 4299 is a featureless spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster. NGC 4299 forms an interacting pair with NGC 4294.

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# NGC 4299

**NGC 4299** is a featureless spiral galaxy located about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by astronomer William Herschel on March 15, 1784 and is a member of the Virgo Cluster.

NGC 4299 forms an interacting pair with NGC 4294.

## Physical characteristics

NGC 4299 has a fairly featureless disk with a very small, weak bulge and weak, asymmetric spiral arms plus numerous bright HII regions.

At the center of NGC 4299 lies a nuclear star cluster with a diameter of ~5.9 ly (1.8 pc).

### Truncated Hα disk

NGC 4299 has a truncated Hα disk with the outer extent of the  having an irregular distribution except in the southwest where it forms a well-defined ridge. This appears to be the result of ram-pressure.

## Interaction with NGC 4294

As a result of a tidal interaction with NGC 4294, NGC 4299 has a disturbed optical and HI morphology, with asymmetric spiral arms, a small, weak bar and a high global star formation rate that appears to have been enhanced by ram-pressure.

## HI tail

Chung et al. identified that NGC 4299 has a one sided tail of neutral atomic hydrogen (HI). The tail points to the southwest and appears to be a result of ram-pressure or by a tidal interaction with NGC 4294. The tail has no optical counterpart and is oriented parallel to the HI tail found in NGC 4294.

NGC 4299 appears to have a second tail pointing to the southeast that is much broader and lower in HI surface density than the main tail.

## Black Hole

NGC 4299 may harbor an intermediate-mass black hole with an estimated mass ranging from 7,000 (7\*10^3) to 200,000 (2\*10^5) solar masses.

## InfoBox

| NGC 4299 | |
| --- | --- |
| SDSS image of NGC 4299 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 21m 40.5s |
| Declination | 11° 30 00 |
| Redshift | 0.000791 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 237 km/s |
| Distance | 55 Mly (16.8 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | Virgo Cluster |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.88 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SAB(s)dm |
| Size | ~36,000 ly (11 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.7 x 1.6 |
| Other designations | |
| VCC 491, IRAS 12191+1146, UGC 7414, MCG +02-32-010, PGC 39968, CGCG 70-25 | |


title: NGC 4305

abstract: NGC 4305 is a dwarf spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on May 2, 1829. Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, its high radial velocity and blue luminosity suggest it is in fact a background galaxy. The galaxy has a nearby major companion; NGC 4306. NGC 4305 exhibits well-defined, smooth spiral arms which terminate well outside its central bulge. This spiral structure appears to have been induced by a tidal interaction with NGC 4306. Such a tidal interaction would also explain its deficiency in neutral hydrogen gas (HI).

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# NGC 4305

**NGC 4305** is a dwarf spiral galaxy located about 100 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The galaxy was discovered by astronomer John Herschel on May 2, 1829. Although considered to be a member of the Virgo Cluster, its high radial velocity and blue luminosity suggest it is in fact a background galaxy. The galaxy has a nearby major companion; NGC 4306.

NGC 4305 exhibits well-defined, smooth spiral arms which terminate well outside its central bulge. This spiral structure appears to have been induced by a tidal interaction with NGC 4306. Such a tidal interaction would also explain its deficiency in neutral hydrogen gas (HI).

## InfoBox

| NGC 4305 | |
| --- | --- |
| SDSS image of NGC 4305. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Right ascension | 12h 22m 03.6s |
| Declination | 12° 44 27 |
| Redshift | 0.006298 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 1888 km/s |
| Distance | 98 Mly (30 Mpc) |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.4 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | SA(r)a |
| Size | ~32,000 ly (9.7 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 2.07 x 0.97 |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 07432, VCC 0522, PGC 040030, MCG +02-32-013 | |


title: Haivan Vaya, Arizona

abstract: Haivan Vaya is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,841 feet (866 m) above sea level.

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# Haivan Vaya, Arizona

**Haivan Vaya** is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,841 feet (866 m) above sea level.

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| Haivan Vaya, Arizona | |
| --- | --- |
| Populated Place | |
| Haivan VayaLocation within the state of ArizonaHaivan VayaHaivan Vaya (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°36′35″N 111°52′24″W / 31.60972°N 111.87333°W / 31.60972; -111.87333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pima |
| Elevation | 2,841 ft (866 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-30865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24446 |


title: Ladbury Church

abstract: The Ladbury Church, near Dazey, North Dakota, was built in 1899 in Late Gothic Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing site on 4 acres (1.6 ha). Alternate names associated with the site are Union Congregational Church, Ladbury Church, Kensal Church, Sibley Trail Union Congregational Church, and Sunnyside Church and Cemetery.

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# Ladbury Church

The **Ladbury Church**, near Dazey, North Dakota, was built in 1899 in Late Gothic Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The listing included two contributing buildings and a contributing site on 4 acres (1.6 ha).

Alternate names associated with the site are **Union Congregational Church**, **Ladbury Church**, **Kensal Church**, **Sibley Trail Union Congregational Church**, and **Sunnyside Church and Cemetery**.

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| Ladbury Church | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city | Dazey, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 47°13′34″N 98°04′31″W / 47.22606°N 98.07514°W / 47.22606; -98.07514 |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001140 |
| Added to NRHP | October 4, 2005 |


title: Pueblitos, New Mexico

abstract: Pueblitos is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 794 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 116 passes through the community.

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# Pueblitos, New Mexico

**Pueblitos** is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 794 as of the 2010 census. New Mexico State Road 116 passes through the community.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 2.140 square miles (5.54 km2); 2.138 square miles (5.54 km2) is land, and 0.002 square miles (0.0052 km2) is water.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 540 |  |  |
| U.S. Decennial Census | | | |

## Education

Its school district is Belén Consolidated Schools. Belén High School is the district's comprehensive high school.

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| Pueblitos, New Mexico | |
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| census-designated place | |
| Pueblitos | |
| Coordinates: 34°37′23″N 106°46′45″W / 34.62306°N 106.77917°W / 34.62306; -106.77917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Valencia |
| Area | |
| Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.52 km2) |
| Land | 2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2) |
| Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,800 ft (1,500 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 540 |
| Density | 253.88/sq mi (98.04/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 505 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584186 |


title: Gerardo Pierro

abstract: Gerardo Pierro is an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, as the Bishop of Avellino, and as the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. In this latter role, he simultaneously held the title of Primate of the Kingdom of Naples.

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# Gerardo Pierro

**Gerardo Pierro** is an Italian ordinary of the Catholic Church. He served as the Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, as the Bishop of Avellino, and as the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno. In this latter role, he simultaneously held the title of Primate of the Kingdom of Naples.

## Biography

After studying at the Archdiocesan Seminary of Salerno and the Pontifical Regional Seminary in Salerno, Pierro was ordained a priest by Demetrio Moscato, Archbishop of Salerno, on 21 December 1957.

On 14 August 1960, he was appointed a parish priest of the Church of San Nicola di Bari in Coperchia di Pellezzano, where he remained until 6 September 1981 when he became Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro. On 18 November 1974, Pierro received a degree in theology from *Pontificia Facoltà Teologica "S. Luigi"* (the Pontifical Theological Faculty "San Luigi") in the Posillipo quarter of Naples. He then taught religion at the "G. Da Procida" high school in Salerno and dogmatic theology at the Pontifical Seminary of Salerno's Institute of Religious Sciences.

He was then diocesan president of the Apostolic Union of the Clergy, regional vice delegate, and national counselor of the same organization.

### Episcopal ministry

On 26 June 1981, Pierro was elected Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, receiving his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio on 2 August in the Salerno Cathedral. He was then elected Bishop of Avellino on 28 February 1987. On 25 May 1992, he was promoted to Metropolitan Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno.

In July 2008, Pierro was delivered a notice of investigation for fraud against the state and misuse of property. In May 2010, he was indicted along with others. Pope Benedict accepted his resignation from pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno called upon Luigi Moretti, the Vicegerent Archbishop of the Diocese of Rome, to succeed him.

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| His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Gerardo Pierro | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Primate of the Kingdom of Naples | |
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| Archdiocese | Salerno-Campagna-Acerno |
| Appointed | 25 May 1992 |
| Term ended | 10 June 2010 |
| Predecessor | Guerino Grimaldi |
| Successor | Luigi Moretti |
| Other post(s) | Primate of the Kingdom of Naples |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Avellino (1987-1992)
Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro (1981-1987) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 21 December 1957 |
| Consecration | 2 August 1981
by Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1935-04-26) April 26, 1935
Mercato San Severino, Province of Salerno, Campania |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |


title: Peter Tompkins

abstract: Peter Tompkins was an American journalist, World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling author.

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# Peter Tompkins

**Peter Tompkins**  (April 19, 1919 – January 23, 2007) was an American journalist, World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS) spy in Rome, and best-selling author.

## Biography

He was a war correspondent for the *New York Herald Tribune* and CBS during World War II. In 1943 he was recruited by the OSS and utilized as an undercover agent in Italy in 1944. He worked closely with Maurizio Giglio, an Italian policeman who was an OSS secret agent. In 1962 he published his diary, titled *A Spy in Rome* (New York: Simon & Schuster).

His best-known books are *The Secret Life of Plants* (1973), *Secrets of the Great Pyramid* (1971; paperback reprint, 1997), and *Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids* (1976). His *Secrets of the Great Pyramid*, *Mysteries of the Mexican Pyramids* and *The Magic of Obelisks* have become classics of "New Age" literature.

In 1977, he hosted a documentary film called *Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle*, directed by Donald Brittain.

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| Peter Tompkins | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | April 19, 1919
Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2007(2007-01-24) (aged 87)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, World War II spy, & author |
| Children | Ptolemy Tompkins |


title: Matters of the Bittersweet

abstract: Matters of the Bittersweet is the first solo acoustic album by singer Matthew Santos. Released in November 2007 under Candy Rat Records, the album features addition of four songs where he is joined by band members Robert Tucker on 'Humming'burd' and Aviva Jaye on vocals and clarinet on three songs; 'Unnamable', 'Daughter of the Sun', and 'Drop a Coin'. The video recordings off "Matters of the Bittersweet" are among the top rated videos on YouTube. In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Santos said about Matters of the Bittersweet, "It was all done live with one mic in my basement... nothing glamorous. I want to stay with that rootsy feel."

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# Matters of the Bittersweet

***Matters of the Bittersweet*** is the first solo acoustic album by singer Matthew Santos. Released in November 2007 under Candy Rat Records, the album features addition of four songs where he is joined by band members Robert Tucker on 'Humming'burd' and Aviva Jaye on vocals and clarinet on three songs; 'Unnamable', 'Daughter of the Sun', and 'Drop a Coin'. The video recordings off "Matters of the Bittersweet" are among the top rated videos on YouTube.

In an interview with *Billboard Magazine*, Santos said about *Matters of the Bittersweet*, "It was all done live with one mic in my basement... nothing glamorous. I want to stay with that rootsy feel."

## Track listing

| # | Title |
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| 1 | Shadows in a Shoebox |
| 2 | Uncertainties |
| 3 | Humming'burd |
| 4 | Love Sick Fool |
| 5 | Waiting for the Day |
| 6 | Daughter of the Sun |
| 7 | My Remedy |
| 8 | Old Man Winter |
| 9 | Unnamable |
| 10 | Drop a Coin |
| 11 | Lady Luna |
| 12 | Matters of the Bittersweet |

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| Matters of the Bittersweet | |
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| Studio album by Matthew Santos | |
| Released | 2007 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Acoustic, alternative rock, folk |
| Label | Candyrat |
| Matthew Santos chronology | |
| *As a Crow Flies*
(2006) ***Matters of the Bittersweet***
(2007) | |


title: Union Township, Clay County, Kansas

abstract: Union Township is a township in Clay County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 140.

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# Union Township, Clay County, Kansas

**Union Township** is a township in Clay County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 140.

## Geography

Union Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains one cemetery, Gilbert.

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| Union Township | |
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| Township | |
| Location in Clay County | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′00″N 097°05′31″W / 39.26667°N 97.09194°W / 39.26667; -97.09194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Clay |
| Area | |
| Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.22 km2) |
| Land | 35.47 sq mi (91.86 km2) |
| Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)  0.38% |
| Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| Total | 140 |
| Density | 3.9/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0476186 |


title: Gnorimoschema debenedictisi

abstract: Gnorimoschema debenedictisi is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. The larvae feed on Erigeron glaucus and Solidago spathulata. They feed on the new spring growth, excavating a full-depth blotch mine in early instars.

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# Gnorimoschema debenedictisi

***Gnorimoschema debenedictisi*** is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Powell and Povolný in 2001. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.

The larvae feed on *Erigeron glaucus* and *Solidago spathulata*. They feed on the new spring growth, excavating a full-depth blotch mine in early instars.

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| *Gnorimoschema debenedictisi* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | *Gnorimoschema* |
| Species: | ***G. debenedictisi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Gnorimoschema debenedictisi***<br>Powell & Povolný, 2001 | |
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title: Molly Tay

abstract: Molly Tay is a Singaporean former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Tay competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics under the Malaysia flag. She failed to qualify from her heats.

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# Molly Tay

**Molly Tay** (born 13 August 1952) is a Singaporean former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Tay competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics under the Malaysia flag. She failed to qualify from her heats.

## Education

Tay studied at Methodist Girls School and later Anglo-Chinese School. During her mid-twenties, Tay studied at Brigham Young University in the United States.

## Swimming career

Tay started swimming competitively at the age of 8. At 12 years old, Tay went to 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan where she failed to qualify from her heats in the 100m butterfly event.

At the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games), Tay won silver medal for the 200m freestyle event, losing to fellow Singaporean swimmer Pat Chan. She won the silver medals for the 100m and 200m backstroke, losing both events to Cambodia's Chuon Kun. She also won the bronze medal in the 400m freestyle. She was also part of the 4 x 100m medley relay and 4 x 100m freestyle team which won the gold medals.

At the 1966 Asian Games, Tay with her sister, Tay Chin Joo, Chan and Jovina Tseng won the bronze medal for the 4 x 100m freestyle team event. At the 1967 SEAP Games, Tay won silver medal for the 200m freestyle losing to Chan again. She won the silver medal for 100m backstroke event and the bronze medals in the 100m freestyle and the 200m backstroke events. At the 1969 SEAP Games, Tay won silver medals again for the 100m and 200m backstroke events and the bronze medal in the 200m freestyle event.

## Career

After graduating from Brigham Young University, Tay worked as a Financial Analyst for Revlon in New York.

## Personal life

Tay has three siblings who are also national athletes for Singapore; Tay Boon Tiong Wilson (swimming and water polo), Tay Chin Hong Nora (springboard diving), Tay Chin Joo (swimming).

Tay is married and lives in Westchester County, New York.

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Molly Tay
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | (1952-08-13) 13 August 1952 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Medal record      Representing  Singapore  Asian Games  1966 Bangkok 4x100m freestyle relay  SEA Games  1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m freestyle  1965 Kuala Lumpur 100m backstroke  1965 Kuala Lumpur 200m backstroke  1967 Bangkok 200m freestyle  1967 Bangkok 100m backstroke  1969 Rangoon 100m backstroke  1969 Rangoon 200m backstroke  1967 Bangkok 100m freestyle  1967 Bangkok 200m backstroke  1969 Rangoon 200m freestyle | |


title: Gloria Amparo Rodriguez

abstract: Gloria Amparo Rodríguez is a Colombian legal scholar and environmentalist. Rodríguez is currently director and professor of law at the Public Law Research Group at Universidad del Rosario, a senior fellow at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, and adjunct judge of the Constitutional Court of Colombia. Her theory on the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, in which their interests are enforced through the previous, free and informed consense, is one of the most influential contemporary theories on prior consultation in Colombia and Latin America. Rodriguez argues for a "comprehensive reading" of the consent in activities that may affect the rights of indigenous peoples, and an interpretive approach to information and freedom in decision-making. Gloria Rodríguez has served in many academic and public organizations, and received her Ph.D. in Sociology of Law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. The 'Masaji Chiba' Postdoctoral Fellowship at IISJ in Oñati, allowed her placed emphasis on the study of the development of the complex socio-political ethnic groups. In 2009 Gloria Rodríguez received an honorary postgraduate degree from Rosario University. In 2011, G.A.R. was awarded a "Premio de Docencia Juan Agustín Uricoechea y Navarro”. In 2004, Rodríguez created the "Cátedra Viva Intercultural" sponsored by the Government of Colombia, throuht the Ministry of Education. She has also conducted an extensive list of projects on environmental issues and Human Rights, restoring the ecological function of property in indigenous reserves. She is one of the most cited law experts in Colombia., due to the reception of its theoretical postulates, especially one in which proposed rulemaking to conserve, restore and protect the Colombian medicinal plants and associated traditional knowledge, in order to promote disclosure mechanisms for the preservation of cultural and biological diversity in Colombia.

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# Gloria Amparo Rodriguez

**Gloria Amparo Rodríguez** (born 21 August 1963, Pensilvania, Caldas, Colombia) is a Colombian legal scholar and environmentalist. Rodríguez is currently director and professor of law at the Public Law Research Group at Universidad del Rosario, a senior fellow at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law, and adjunct judge of the Constitutional Court of Colombia.

Her theory on the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, in which their interests are enforced through the previous, free and informed consense, is one of the most influential contemporary theories on prior consultation in Colombia and Latin America. Rodriguez argues for a "comprehensive reading" of the consent in activities that may affect the rights of indigenous peoples, and an interpretive approach to information and freedom in decision-making.

Gloria Rodríguez has served in many academic and public organizations, and received her Ph.D. in Sociology of Law from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. The 'Masaji Chiba' Postdoctoral Fellowship at IISJ in Oñati, allowed her placed emphasis on the study of the development of the complex socio-political ethnic groups. In 2009 Gloria Rodríguez received an honorary postgraduate degree from Rosario University. In 2011, G.A.R. was awarded a "Premio de Docencia Juan Agustín Uricoechea y Navarro”.

In 2004, Rodríguez created the "Cátedra Viva Intercultural" sponsored by the Government of Colombia, throuht the Ministry of Education. She has also conducted an extensive list of projects on environmental issues and Human Rights, restoring the ecological function of property in indigenous reserves. She is one of the most cited law experts in Colombia., due to the reception of its theoretical postulates, especially one in which proposed rulemaking to conserve, restore and protect the Colombian medicinal plants and associated traditional knowledge, in order to promote disclosure mechanisms for the preservation of cultural and biological diversity in Colombia.

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| Gloria Amparo Rodríguez | |
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| Born | (1962-08-21)August 21, 1962
Pensilvania, Caldas
Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Citizenship | Colombian |
| Education | Ph.D. in Sociology of Law, Universidad Externado de Colombia |
| Known for | Prior Consultation – Contemporary Theory |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Environmental Law & Rights of indigenous peoples of Colombia |
| Institutions | Bogotá |
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title: Gloria Amon Nikoi

abstract: Gloria Adwoa Amon Nikoi, née Addae was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister in 1979 under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government. She was the first Ghanaian woman to hold this position.

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# Gloria Amon Nikoi

**Gloria Adwoa Amon Nikoi,** née **Addae** (6 June 1927 – 10 November 2010) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister in 1979 under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government. She was the first Ghanaian woman to hold this position.

## Career

She attended Achimota College. Nikoi was the Deputy Chief of Mission to the United Nations from 1969 to 1974. Gloria Nikoi later worked as a senior official in the Ghanaian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

After the military coup of June 4, 1979, which overthrew the Supreme Military Council government, she was made foreign minister for about four months in the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government of Flight lieutenant Jerry Rawlings. This ended on September 24, 1979, when the Third Republic under Dr. Hilla Limann's People's National Party government was inaugurated.

Gloria Nikoi became the Chairperson of the erstwhile Bank for Housing and Construction, a Ghanaian bank, in 1981. She had also been a director of the African Development Bank (AfDB). She became the first Chairperson of the Council of the Ghana Stock Exchange when it was inaugurated on November 12, 1990.

## Personal life

She was married to Amon Nikoi, a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana and Finance minister, with whom she had three children.

## Death and funeral

She died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., on 10 November 2010 at the age of 83. Her funeral service was held at the Accra Ridge Church, where she was a congregant.

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| Gloria Amon Nikoi | |
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| 19th Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| **In office**
June 26, 1979  September 24, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Colonel Roger Felli |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Isaac K. Chinebuah |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1927-06-06)6 June 1927
Ghana |
| Died | 10 November 2010(2010-11-10) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse | Amon Nikoi (m. 1959) |
| Education | Achimota College |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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title: Unforgettable (novel)

abstract: Unforgettable is the fourth book in The It Girl series, released in 2007. It was written by a ghostwriter with suggestions from Cecily von Ziegesar. Aimed toward young adults, it is a spin-off from the bestselling Gossip Girl series.

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# Unforgettable (novel)

***Unforgettable*** is the fourth book in *The It Girl* series, released in 2007. It was written by a ghostwriter with suggestions from Cecily von Ziegesar. Aimed toward young adults, it is a spin-off from the bestselling *Gossip Girl* series.

## Plot summary

Easy Walsh, who is split between Jenny Humphrey and Callie Vernon, decides to go after Callie. In front of the entire school, Jenny and Callie resolve to prioritize their friendship over their relationship with Easy.

After splitting with Jeremiah, Brett Messerschmidt is still hurt, and she subsequently develops an unexpected friendship with Kara Whalen. Brett had to bribe Heath with explicit photos of her and Kara in order to keep their relationship secret after confiding in the seasoned gossip Heath Ferro. The three consequently grow close.

Julian McCafferty, a freshman, hooks up with Tinsley Carmichael. But Tinsley notices that Julian is becoming more and more aloof, and she finds it hard to believe he could be getting tired of her.

After letting go of his affections for Callie and Jennie, Brandon Buchanan develops feelings for Elizabeth, a distinct and vivacious student at Jeremiah's school. To Brandon's dismay, Elizabeth wants to be free to visit other people and is terrified of becoming committed. When Brandon observes Elizabeth making out with another man at a party that Tinsley is throwing, he concludes that he cannot be in a committed relationship with her.

Easy proclaims his love for Callie, and they sleep together in a barn while the party rages on. Jenny walks in on them and runs out of the barn before they see her, later finding Julian behind it. They talk and realize their feelings for each other, finally kissing. A fire, started in the barn by Tinsley throwing Julian's lighter away, interrupts the two. In the aftermath of the party, rumors regarding the start of the fire abound. When Jenny confronts Callie about what she saw, they both accuse each other of starting the fire.

Brett and Kara's secret relationship is exposed when an intoxicated Callie lets the secret slip at the party, Kara having told Callie after a meeting of Women of Waverly. Angered, Brett seeks revenge.

Dean Marymount finds out about the fire in the barn and plans to expel whoever was responsible. Tinsley and Callie seize this moment as chance to frame Jenny.

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Unforgettable
| First edition cover | |
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| Author | Unknown ghost writer for Cecily von Ziegesar |
| Language | English |
| Series | The It Girl |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Publication date | June 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-11348-9 (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 133547476 |
| LC Class | PZ7.V94 Unf 2007 |
| Preceded by | *Reckless* |
| Followed by | *Lucky* |


abstract:
United Nations Security Council resolution 1138, adopted unanimously on 14 November 1997, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Tajikistan and along the Tajik-Afghan border, the Council expanded and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) until 15 May 1998. The council observed further progress in the implementation of the peace agreement between the government of Tajikistan and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), and the ceasefire was respected. The security situation remained precarious and there violence in the centre of the country, though other parts remained quiet. The two parties in Tajikistan had made progress with regards to Commission on National Reconciliation, exchange of prisoners of war, the registration of UTO fights in Tajikistan, the repatriation of refugees to Afghanistan and the formation of a joint security unit to protect UNMOT personnel. All of these developments were welcomed by the council, which then expanded the UNMOT mandate to:
  - (a) co-operate in the election and referendum process;
  - (b) investigate report violations of the ceasefire;
  - (c) monitor the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of UTO troops;
  - (d) co-ordinate United Nations assistance to Tajikistan;
  - (e) maintain contacts with both parties, the Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping force and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The intention of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to convene a donor conference to provide funds for the operations in Tajikistan was welcomed. He was finally asked to report within three months on the implementation of the current resolution.

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# United Nations Security Council Resolution 1138

**United Nations Security Council resolution 1138**, adopted unanimously on 14 November 1997, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Tajikistan and along the Tajik-Afghan border, the Council expanded and extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) until 15 May 1998.

The council observed further progress in the implementation of the peace agreement between the government of Tajikistan and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), and the ceasefire was respected. The security situation remained precarious and there violence in the centre of the country, though other parts remained quiet.

The two parties in Tajikistan had made progress with regards to Commission on National Reconciliation, exchange of prisoners of war, the registration of UTO fights in Tajikistan, the repatriation of refugees to Afghanistan and the formation of a joint security unit to protect UNMOT personnel. All of these developments were welcomed by the council, which then expanded the UNMOT mandate to:

(a) co-operate in the election and referendum process; (b) investigate report violations of the ceasefire; (c) monitor the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration of UTO troops; (d) co-ordinate United Nations assistance to Tajikistan; (e) maintain contacts with both parties, the Commonwealth of Independent States peacekeeping force and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

The intention of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to convene a donor conference to provide funds for the operations in Tajikistan was welcomed. He was finally asked to report within three months on the implementation of the current resolution.

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| UN Security Council<br>Resolution 1138 | |
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| Soldiers guarding a Tajik mine | |
| Date | 14 November 1997 |
| Meeting no. | 3,833 |
| Code | S/RES/1138 (Document) |
| Subject | **The situation in Tajikistan and along the Tajik-Afghan border** |
| Voting summary | * **15 voted for** * **None voted against** * **None abstained** |
| Result | Adopted |
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title: Goblin Sword

abstract: Goblin Sword is a 2D platform video game created by developer Eleftherios Christodoulatos. It was released for iOS on 11 September 2014, and Nintendo Switch on February 13, 2020.

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# Goblin Sword

***Goblin Sword*** is a 2D platform video game created by developer Eleftherios Christodoulatos. It was released for iOS on 11 September 2014, and Nintendo Switch on February 13, 2020.

## Gameplay

The game involves 'slaying as many monsters as a player can, collect loot, avoid dangerous traps and defeat menacing bosses, before facing the evil wizard himself'.

It has 89 levels each with 2 treasure chests, usually hidden behind a 'fake wall'. There are also crystal shards, which are collected to unlock secret levels. In the game, there is a limited amount of health. Every time a player gets hit, they lose one heart. If the player was to fall down a pit, they would lose all health.

There are currently 24 weapons and relics, as well as 36 achievements.

The game is set in a medieval fantasy genre and has settings such as forests, caves and castles. When you kill a monster, you will receive coins (or a group of coins called a gem). These coins can be used to buy things, such as weapons or armour.

It has main areas, including Great Forest, Ancient Castle, Dark Caves, Lost City and Sacred Ruins.

There are several bosses in the game.

If you clear 100% of each area, you can unlock more things and a different ending if you clear them all.

## Reception

*Goblin Sword* has received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.

*TouchArcade* praised its difficulty level.

MacRumors considered it one of their top 5 iOS apps worth checking out.

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| Goblin Sword | |
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| Developer(s) | Eleftherios Christodoulatos |
| Publisher(s) | Gelato Games (NS) |
| Programmer(s) | John Christodoulatos |
| Artist(s) | Lefteris Christodoulatos |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | **iOS** * WW: September 11, 2014 **Switch** * WW: February 13, 2020 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |


abstract: The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany was founded on July 8, 1948, in Eisenach, Germany. Its total membership is 7.5 million people. All its member churches belong to the Protestant Church in Germany, with which it co-operates closely. In 2018 it has been reduced from an independent legal entity to an administrative unit within the larger Protestant Church in Germany. The seat of the VELKD is in Hanover. The leading bishop is Ralf Meister.

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# United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany

The **United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany** (German: **V**ereinigte **E**vangelisch-**L**utherische **K**irche **D**eutschlands, VELKD) was founded on July 8, 1948, in Eisenach, Germany. Its total membership is 7.5 million people. All its member churches belong to the Protestant Church in Germany, with which it co-operates closely. In 2018 it has been reduced from an independent legal entity to an administrative unit within the larger Protestant Church in Germany.

The seat of the VELKD is in Hanover. The leading bishop (German: *Leitender Bischof*) is Ralf Meister.

## Leading Bishops of the VELKD

## President of the Church Office of the VELKD

## Members

## Sources


title: Union Bank UK

abstract: Union Bank UK plc (UBUK), is a UK incorporated bank specializing in services to Nigeria and West Africa. It had previously been a subsidiary of the Union Bank of Nigeria, but was fully divested from that entity in 2020. The bank has been operating from the City of London since 1983, firstly as the London branch of the former parent bank, and since October 2004 as an independently incorporated UK bank, having received authorization from the Financial Services Authority, known now as the UK Financial Conduct Authority. UBUK provides a comprehensive range of banking services to customers doing business with Nigeria and other West African countries, including trade finance, personal banking, business banking, treasury services, commercial lending and private banking. Its parent, the Union Bank of India has a history dating back to 1917, when it first opened its doors for business as the Colonial Bank. In 1925 it was bought by Barclays, becoming Barclays Bank Dominion, Colonial and Overseas which it remained until the early 1970s. In 1971, Barclays incorporated the bank locally in Nigeria as Barclays Bank of Nigeria plc and sold a significant shareholding to the Federal Government and the Nigerian public. In 1979 the bank's name was changed to the Union Bank of Nigeria plc, to reflect the change in its ownership structure. In the early 1990s the Nigerian Government started a policy of privatization of state owned assets, which resulted in 1993 in both the Government and Barclays selling their remaining stakes in the bank to the public at large, thus creating a truly publicly owned bank. In 2020, Union Bank UK was divested and spun out of the Union Bank of Nigeria to become an independent UK entity. In September 2023, a year after a deal was announced, Fidelity Bank announced that it had completed the purchase of 100% control of Union Bank UK.

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# Union Bank UK

**Union Bank UK** plc (UBUK), is a UK incorporated bank specializing in services to Nigeria and West Africa. It had previously been a subsidiary of the Union Bank of Nigeria, but was fully divested from that entity in 2020. The bank has been operating from the City of London since 1983, firstly as the London branch of the former parent bank, and since October 2004 as an independently incorporated UK bank, having received authorization from the Financial Services Authority, known now as the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

UBUK provides a comprehensive range of banking services to customers doing business with Nigeria and other West African countries, including trade finance, personal banking, business banking, treasury services, commercial lending and private banking.

Its parent, the Union Bank of India has a history dating back to 1917, when it first opened its doors for business as the Colonial Bank. In 1925 it was bought by Barclays, becoming Barclays Bank Dominion, Colonial and Overseas which it remained until the early 1970s.

In 1971, Barclays incorporated the bank locally in Nigeria as Barclays Bank of Nigeria plc and sold a significant shareholding to the Federal Government and the Nigerian public. In 1979 the bank's name was changed to the Union Bank of Nigeria plc, to reflect the change in its ownership structure.

In the early 1990s the Nigerian Government started a policy of privatization of state owned assets, which resulted in 1993 in both the Government and Barclays selling their remaining stakes in the bank to the public at large, thus creating a truly publicly owned bank.

In 2020, Union Bank UK was divested and spun out of the Union Bank of Nigeria to become an independent UK entity. In September 2023, a year after a deal was announced, Fidelity Bank announced that it had completed the purchase of 100% control of Union Bank UK.


title: Union Bank F.C.

abstract: Union Bank FC was a Nigerian association football club based in Lagos and owned by Union Bank of Nigeria which also operated a number of other sports teams. The club played in the first decade of the 21st century for a couple of seasons in the second tier of Nigerian football, the National Division 1. At last they were relegated to the third tier Nigeria Amateur League after the 2008–09 season. The Union Bank FC won again promotion in 2013 but sold their second division spot to the resurrected Stationery Stores FC. Instead the club joined the Metro Pro League, a new privately run professional football league in Lagos. In June 2014 the club secured itself the one and only championship of this league, ahead of Bridge FC, formerly known as Julius Berger. Both, the league and Union Bank FC were apparently disbanded after that. The Nigerian internationals Ayila Yussuf and Bernard Okorowanta commenced their careers in the early 2000s with the club.

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# Union Bank F.C.

**Union Bank FC** was a Nigerian association football club based in Lagos and owned by Union Bank of Nigeria which also operated a number of other sports teams.

The club played in the first decade of the 21st century for a couple of seasons in the second tier of Nigerian football, the National Division 1. At last they were relegated to the third tier Nigeria Amateur League after the 2008–09 season.

The Union Bank FC won again promotion in 2013 but sold their second division spot to the resurrected Stationery Stores FC. Instead the club joined the *Metro Pro League*, a new privately run professional football league in Lagos. In June 2014 the club secured itself the one and only championship of this league, ahead of Bridge FC, formerly known as *Julius Berger*. Both, the league and Union Bank FC were apparently disbanded after that.

The Nigerian internationals Ayila Yussuf and Bernard Okorowanta commenced their careers in the early 2000s with the club.

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Union Bank FC
| Full name | Union Bank Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Stallion Boys |
| Ground | Onikan Stadium, Lagos<br>Union Bank Sports Complex, Surulere |
| Capacity | 5,000/NA |
| Chairman | Emmanuel Ogunwole |
| League | Metro Pro League (Lagos) |
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title: Union Bank Plaza

abstract: Union Bank Plaza is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument listed 40-story, 157 m (515 ft) office skyscraper located on South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

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# Union Bank Plaza

**Union Bank Plaza** is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument listed 40-story, 157 m (515 ft) office skyscraper located on South Figueroa Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

## History

Designed collaboratively by Harrison & Abramovitz and A.C. Martin & Associates, construction of the building began in 1965 and was completed in 1968 for the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. It was the first skyscraper built in the central business district of Los Angeles as part of the Bunker Hill redevelopment project following the repeal of limitations on construction greater than 150 feet in height in 1957. Noted landscape architect Garrett Eckbo designed the three-acre modernist outdoor plaza on top of the parking garage.

The property was named for the formerly Los Angeles based Union Bank & Trust Company, who leased 14 floors for their corporate headquarters. Having gone through a number of mergers and acquisitions over the years, successive owners have maintained the brand and retained the naming rights for their west coast offices, however Union Bank's December 2022 merger with U.S. Bancorp has resulted into folding the Union Bank name into the U.S. Bank brand, who also leases the U.S. Bank Tower for their Los Angeles offices, so the future of the naming rights are currently uncertain. Union Bank Plaza was also acquired by Waterbridge Capital for roughly $110,000,000 in March 2023.

Currently the 22nd tallest building in Los Angeles, the complex was named a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument in 2020, the first skyscraper in Los Angeles to earn that distinction.

## Further reading

* Cameron, Robert (1990). *Above Los Angeles*. San Francisco: Cameron & Company. ISBN 0-918684-48-X.

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| Union Bank Plaza | |
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| Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan areaUnion Bank Plaza (California) | |
| Alternative names | UBC Plaza
Union Bank of California Building
Bunker Hill Square |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Architectural style | International style |
| Location | 445 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°03′11″N 118°15′26″W / 34.0530°N 118.2572°W / 34.0530; -118.2572 |
| Completed | 1965 – 1968 |
| Owner | Waterbridge Capital |
| Height | |
| Roof | 157.28 m (516.0 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 40 |
| Floor area | 68,525 m2 (737,600 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 19 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Albert C. Martin & Associates
Harrison & Abramovitz |
| Services engineer | Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B) |
| Main contractor | Turner Construction |
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| Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument | |
| Designated | February 26, 2020 |
| Reference no. | 1206 |
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abstract: The U.S. Post Office in Le Roy, New York, serves the 14482 ZIP Code, covering the village and town of Le Roy. It is a brick and stone building on Main Street erected in the late 1930s. Its Colonial Revival design, featuring a hipped roof and limestone facing, is unique among post offices in the state as the only small one with a clock tower or limestone facing. This is a result of half of the construction being financed privately by a local benefactor. In 1989 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the only one in Genesee County so recognized independently.

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# United States Post Office (Le Roy, New York)

The **U.S. Post Office** in Le Roy, New York, serves the 14482 ZIP Code, covering the village and town of Le Roy. It is a brick and stone building on Main Street (New York State Route 5) erected in the late 1930s.

Its Colonial Revival design, featuring a hipped roof and limestone facing, is unique among post offices in the state as the only small one with a clock tower or limestone facing. This is a result of half of the construction being financed privately by a local benefactor. In 1989 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the only one in Genesee County so recognized independently.

## Building

The post office is located at the northeast corner of Main and Mill streets, at the eastern edge of downtown Le Roy, two blocks east of the Clay and Lake street (New York State Route 19). To its east a 25-foot (7.6 m) stone retaining wall separates it from Oatka Creek, next to a partial dam. South and west are other commercial properties; a parking lot is located to the north. The lot slopes significantly enough due to the proximity of the creek, exposing the basement on the north (rear) side.

The building itself is an almost square one-story steel frame structure, five bays on the south (front), east and north and six on the west. It is faced in coursed ashlar limestone and topped by a hipped roof shingled in slate, set off by a shallow cornice and parapet with balustraded sections above the windows, around the entire roofline. In the center is a square wooden cupola with a dome, illuminated electric clock and weather vane. A wide stone chimney rises from the rear.

In the center of the south façade is the recessed main entryway, flanked by metal lanterns. Above the doors are a large radiating fanlight and a small hood supported by stone consoles. It is flanked by 12-over-12 double-hung wooden sash windows. At the end bays are recessed niches with small semicircular openings at the top. Above all the windows are carved panels depicting, in alternation, garlands and postal motifs. Metal letters affixed above them, below the cornice, spell out "UNITED STATES POST OFFICE" with smaller letters saying "LE ROY NEW YORK" in the frieze above the doors.

At the south end of the side facades are double-recessed arched 20-over-15 sash windows on slightly projecting portions with carved medallions. Other windows on those facades are identical to the flanking windows on the front. A wooden canopy shelters the loading dock at the rear.

Walled stone steps lead to the modern double metal-and-glass double doors at the main entrance. They open into a wooden vestibule. Behind it is the L-shaped main lobby, occupying four of the front five bays and stretching around the southwest corner. The postmaster's office is in the southeast corner.

It retains many original finishes, from black and white checkerboard terrazzo flooring, black marble borders and baseboard and veined gray marble wainscoting to seven feet (2.1 m) along the walls. Above is a plaster wall and ceiling with molded cornice. The insides of the windows are also recessed and decorated with beaded molding. The screenline features unusual angled glass and metal grilles above the teller windows and lockboxes.

## History

Le Roy was established in the last years of the 18th century, before the Holland Purchase, covering the vast majority of the other land in Western New York, was initiated. The intersection of the creek and a major Iroquois trail through the region (today Route 5) made it an ideal place for a mill. By 1804 it had a post office, and 30 years later it was incorporated as a village.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the post office was housed in a variety of rented or leased locations in the village. In 1929, Congress, lobbied by local resident Ernest L. Woodward, heir to the Jell-O fortune, authorized the construction of a dedicated facility in the village and appropriated funds for its construction as an amendment to the Public Buildings Act. It took longer to start and complete than other New Deal post offices in New York, partly due to Woodward's involvement.

Congress reiterated its authorization in another amendment two years later passed in response to the onset of the Great Depression, after Woodward donated land federal and state inspectors approved after flying over it.

Despite the lack of adequate frontage, it had other advantages that made it an ideal site. The Treasury Department, which oversaw postal construction, asked Woodward to obtain additional land along the creek from the Niagara Hudson Company, the local electric utility, for a retaining wall. He did, but the Treasury refused to accept the deed over concerns about liability the government might face from past flood damage. After many trips to Washington to lobby officials there, Woodward resolved the impasse by obtaining a surety bond absolving Niagara Hudson.

Woodward suggested that Rochester architect James Arnold, who was familiar with Le Roy's downtown, be commissioned to design the building. The recommendation was accepted, and Arnold promptly produced a building. It was reported to be "almost an exact copy" of the Radcliffe Library at Oxford University. Woodward, U.S. Representative Archie D. Sanders, the postmaster and village officials sent a petition to Treasury requesting that the stone used be native to the area.

Due to the change in presidential administrations and the beginning of the New Deal, a final appropriation was delayed. In November 1933 the budget was halved when president Franklin D. Roosevelt decided to focus on reforestation instead. Many village residents reconsidered whether a post office that reflected the community could be built with the limited funds available. Woodward rallied residents to lobby for the restoration of the full appropriation, and they secured it the next year. Most of the money allocated would go to building the retaining wall, after the village and the government resolved a dispute over which of them would pay for how much.

Construction was plagued by problems from the start. No local stonecutters were available, and Indiana limestone was therefore substituted for local stone. The low bidder on the job, a Kenmore contractor, went bankrupt before construction could begin in late 1935. The bonding company chose a Rochester firm to replace it, and the cornerstone was laid in August 1936, without any of the usual ceremonies. After learning that the contractor had bid on the assumption that they were to be building a brick structure, Woodward paid for the limestone facing himself.

He further intervened to delay the building's scheduled opening in the spring of 1937, dissatisfied with the roof. He felt the original flat roof, a feature of many post offices of the era, looked "squatty" and undistinguished. That summer plans for the current roof, with clock tower, were approved, and construction began again. The building was finally dedicated in 1938, almost two years to the day after construction began. It was estimated that the total cost of construction, including the monies donated by Woodward, was almost $90,000 ($1.95 million in contemporary dollars). As a result of his contribution, the Le Roy post office is the only small one in the state with a clock tower and limestone facing. Its hipped roof with parapet is also distinctive.

1. Larry E. Gobrecht (December 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Le Roy Post Office". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. *See also:* "Accompanying 32 photos".
2. "National Register Information System". *National Register of Historic Places*. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
3. Belluscio, Lynne (July 18, 2010). "The Post Office". *Le Roy Pennysaver & News*. Le Roy, NY. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
4. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). *How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda* (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). *How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States* (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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| U.S. Post Office | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| West profile and south elevation, 2010 | |
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| Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office, Le Roy | |
| Location | Le Roy, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°58′40″N 77°59′21″W / 42.97778°N 77.98917°W / 42.97778; -77.98917 |
| Built | 1936–38 |
| Architect | James Arnold |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | US Post Offices in New York State, 1858-1943, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002342 |
| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1989 |


title: United States Post Office (Lima, Ohio)

abstract: The United States Post Office in Lima, Ohio, United States is a historic Neoclassical building erected in 1930. Located along High Street west of the center of the city, the post office is one of the newest major buildings in the city's downtown.

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# United States Post Office (Lima, Ohio)

The **United States Post Office** in Lima, Ohio, United States is a historic Neoclassical building erected in 1930. Located along High Street west of the center of the city, the post office is one of the newest major buildings in the city's downtown.

## History

Lima's first post office was built at the intersection of High and Elizabeth Streets. When officials decided to replace this structure with a newer building, the lot chosen was two blocks to the west.

Lima reached its height during the early years of the twentieth century. As the city became a major center for Standard Oil and as the hometown Lima Locomotive Works became a major player in the manufacturing of locomotives, the economy boomed, and many large buildings were erected in and around downtown. Although the 1930 post office was built near the end of this boom period, its architecture greatly resembles that of many buildings constructed during the boom.

## Architecture

Completed in 1931, the current post office is a single-story concrete building. Each end of the building features pilasters, doubly fluted, and a large triple casement window with a balustrade beneath. Elsewhere in the building, the casement windows are three panels tall and two panels wide; many windows feature a prominent transom. Customers can enter the building through any of three double doors, which are located between pairs of pilasters carven to resemble columns.

### Interior

The interior of the post office is built primarily of marble and of hardwoods. Its ceiling is constructed primarily of heavily contrasting marble coffering.

## Recognition

In 1982, the post office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its well-preserved architecture. It was one of seventeen buildings listed on the National Register as part of the "Lima Multiple Resource Area."

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| U.S. Post Office | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Front of the post office | |
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| Location | 326 W. High St., Lima, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40°44′29″N 84°6′32″W / 40.74139°N 84.10889°W / 40.74139; -84.10889 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Lima MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001356 |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1982 |


title: Union des forces progressistes (Quebec)

abstract: The Union des forces progressistes (UFP) was a left-wing political party in Quebec, Canada, active from 2002 to 2006.

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# Union des forces progressistes (Quebec)

The **Union des forces progressistes** (**UFP**) was a left-wing political party in Quebec, Canada, active from 2002 to 2006.

## History

The Union des Forces Progressistes (UFP) was formed in 2002 out of desire to unite Québec's leftists into a political party. Four parties merged to form the Union:

On 5 November 2005, delegates of the UFP voted unanimously in favour of a merger with the party of the Option citoyenne movement led by Françoise David. The founding congress of the new party was held on 4 February 2006 and resulted in the formation of a new party, Québec solidaire.

## Principles and aims

The aim of the UFP was to bring together progressive forces across the broad left wing of the political spectrum, including social democrats, socialists and communists. The UFP also advocated altermondialism, feminism, pacifism and green politics. Its platform did not specifically endorse social democracy, socialism, or communism.

The Green Party of Quebec pledged to try to avoid running candidates in ridings where there was a UFP candidate, although it reserved the right to run anywhere it wants to (even ridings with a UFP candidate), and did not merge with the UFP.

The UFP presented itself as an alternative to the main three parties in Québec: the centre-left Parti Québécois, the centre-right Quebec Liberal Party, and the conservative Action démocratique du Québec/Equipe Mario Dumont, saying that all three are but different faces of the same right-wing ideology called neoliberalism.

The UFP opposed globalization, privatization, and deregulation, and called for increased funding of social services, higher taxes on the rich and business, proportional representation in the National Assembly of Quebec, and an alternative economy based upon co-operatives and nonprofit organizations.

The UFP supported Québec sovereignty. It considered this option not as an end in itself, but rather as a means to achieve the party's social ideal for the people of Québec. To solve the national question, the UFP suggested the creation of a Constituent Assembly, mandated to draw up and propose to the population, via referendum, a Constitution for a progressive, republican, secular, and democratic Québec.

The UFP was led by a council instead of a single leader. The UFP promised to be a party of the ballot box and of the streets, meaning that it would work to increase awareness of social problems and for progressive social change even between elections, particularly with regards to the rights of workers and of the unemployed.

Considering its modest results in the 2003 elections (1.06% of the votes or 1.50% if the Green Party of Québec's votes were included), the UFP was a marginal party.

## UFP position on the national question

From the Preamble of the UFP political platform, *Building a world that reflects our ideals!* :

*UFP members share the view that the answer to the national question, and by extension social emancipation, is sovereignty for the Quebec people. The UFP believes that Quebec should become a country, free from the federalist yoke, and should acquire the essential tools it needs to develop as a nation.*

## Representatives

## Election results

| General election | \# of candidates | \# of elected candidates | % of popular vote |
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| 2003 | 73 | 0 | 1.06% |

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| Union des forces progressistes | |
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| Leader | Leading council |
| President | François Cyr |
| Founded | June 2002 |
| Dissolved | 4 February 2006 |
| Merger of | RAP
PDS
PCQ |
| Merged into | Québec solidaire |
| Headquarters | 2177 Masson Street
Suite 412
Montreal, Quebec
H2H 1B4 |
| Ideology |  |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| Colours | Green, orange, red |
| Website | |
| ufp.qc.ca | |
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title: Glykeria discography

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# Glykeria discography

This page includes the discography of singer Glykeria.

## Albums

All the albums listed underneath were released and charted in Greece and Cyprus.

| Year | Title | Certification |
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| 1978 | ***Mi Kaneis Oneira Trella***
*\[Don't Have Crazy Dreams\]* | - |
| 1980 | ***Sta Matia Kita Me***
*\[Look Me In The Eyes\]* | - |
| 1985 | ***Tragoudi Esthimatiko***
*\[Emmotional Song\]* |  |
| 1986 | ***Matia Mou***
*\[My Eyes\]* |  |
| 1987 | ***Me Panselino***
*\[With A Full Moon\]* |  |
| 1990 | ***Ola Mou Ta Mystika***
*\[All My Secrets\]* |  |
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| 1991 | ***Ximerose***
*\[A New Day\]* |  |
| 1992 | ***I Hora Ton Thavmaton***
*\[The Land Of Miracles\]* |  |
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| 1994 | ***Se Mia Schedia***
*\[All In One Plan\]* |  |
| 1996 | ***I Glykeria Tragoudai Antoni Vardi***
*\[Glykeria Sings Antonis Vardis\]* |  |
| 1998 | ***Maska***
*\[Mask\]* | Gold |
| 2004 | ***Aniksi***
*\[Spring Time\]* | Gold |
| 2006 | ***Vrohi Ton Asterion***
*\[Raining Stars\]* |  |
| 2008 | ***Ta Themelia Mou Sta Vouna***
* Legend Music |  |
| 2010 | ***I Agapi Einai Eleftheri*** *(Love is free)** Legend Music/Eros |  |
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## Singles

Listed below are the CD singles released by Glykeria.

| Year | Title | Album/CD Single | Notes |
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| 1998 | "Anapnoi Anatoli" | *Maska* | First Greek CD Single from Glykeria by Sony Music. |
| 2006 | "O Glyki Mou Ear" | - | Byzantine Easter Hymns sung by Glykeria with the support of an orchestra. |
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| 2007 | "Akoma Pistevo" | - | Charity CD Single to raise money for a children's cause "ΠΑΣΠ" |
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## International Releases

| Glykeria
International discography | |
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| Studio albums | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 1 |

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### Albums

All the albums listed underneath were released and charted internationally.

| Year | Title | Certification |
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| 1994 | ***Golden Hits***
*Israel* | Gold |
| 1995 | ***The Voice Of Greece***
*(France)* | - |
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| 1995 | ***Far Away***
*Israel* | - |
| 1997 | ***14 Greek Classics***
*(Israel)* | Gold |
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| 1998 | ***Sweet Sorrow***
*Israil* | - |
| 1998 | ***15 Greek Classics***
*(France)* | - |
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| 1999 | ***Collection***
*Israil* | - |
| 1999 | ***Glykeria With The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra***
*(Israel)* | - |
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| 2002 | ***Open Heart***
*Israil* | - |
| 2003 | ***Glykeria's Rebetika Songs***
*(Turkey)* | - |
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| 2004 | ***Best Of/The Voice Of Greece***
*England* | - |
| 2004 | ***Best Of***
*(France)* | - |
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| 2007 | ***Best***
*Turkey* | - |
| 2008 | ***Gift***
*(Israel)* | - |
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### Singles

| Year | Title | Album/CD Single |
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| 1992 | "Kane Kati - Baile Me" | *Kane Kati - Baile Me* |
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| Glykeria
Greece & Cyprus discography | |
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| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 3 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |


abstract: The United States Custom House, also known as the San Juan Custom House, is a historic custom house located at the marina of Old San Juan in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The custom house is located at the site of the former main port of the city of San Juan, north of the former Spanish Arsenal of San Juan, and next to the Las Dársenas and Immigrants' Square and the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse. The large two-storey custom house is considered by the NRHP to be a superb example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It is most notable for its size, its elaborate terracotta-ornamented central tower and its pink-colored exterior.

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# United States Custom House (San Juan, Puerto Rico)

The **United States Custom House** (Spanish: *Edificio de la Aduana de Estados Unidos*), also known as the **San Juan Custom House** (*Edificio de la Aduana de San Juan*), is a historic custom house located at the marina of Old San Juan in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The custom house is located at the site of the former main port of the city of San Juan, north of the former Spanish Arsenal of San Juan, and next to the *Las Dársenas* and Immigrants' Square (*Plaza del Inmigrante*) and the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse. The large two-storey custom house is considered by the NRHP to be a superb example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It is most notable for its size, its elaborate terracotta-ornamented central tower and its pink-colored exterior.

## History

The custom house was designed by architect and *Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury* inspector Albert B. Nichols, who also designed the custom houses of Fajardo and Ponce. It was built between 1924 and 1931 at the site of a smaller 18th-century custom house, at a critical location that used to function as the central business district of San Juan during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the site of the main port of Puerto Rico (today the main cruise ship port section of Old San Juan) before the construction of the new port (Puerto Nuevo) located along the southern edge of the Bay of San Juan. The Colonial Revival design was chosen to preserve the Spanish Colonial character of the area, as it incorporates architectural elements of the former Spanish custom house but also many of the Renaissance and Neo-Gothic elements popular in Spanish architecture of the time. The former Spanish custom house, which also housed a smaller warehouse and post office, was demolished at an unknown date during the first decade of the 20th century. This was done as a territory-wide project to enlarge and upgrade the governmental properties in Puerto Rico during the early 20th century. Construction was made by the Philadelphia-based *Richmond and Kemp Ornamental Iron and Bronze* and by the *North American Wood Products Company* of New York City. It was primarily used as a custom and additionally as a warehouse by the American Customs Service in Puerto Rico until the end of World War I. Additional modifications were made in 1957 and 1959 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers while air conditioning was installed by 1960. The building is still owned and managed by the U.S. Customs Service.

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| U.S. Custom House | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark District<br>Contributing Property | |
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| U.S. Custom House as seen from the marina in 2009. | |
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| Location | 1 Puntilla St. San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°27′46″N 66°06′55″W / 18.4627285°N 66.1151721°W / 18.4627285; -66.1151721 |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Albert B. Nichols |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Old San Juan Historic District (ID88000075) |
| Designated NHLDCP | February 10, 1988 |


title: NIACE

abstract: The NIACE was an educational charity in England and Wales, with headquarters in Leicester and Cardiff plus a subsidiary office in London. The organization, founded in 1921 as the British Institute of Adult Education, was dedicated to advocating for and promoting adult learning. It was the main advocacy body for adult learning in England and Wales and probably the largest body devoted to adult education in the world. On 1 January 2016 NIACE merged with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to form a new organisation, the Learning and Work Institute.

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# NIACE

The **NIACE** (**National Institute of Adult Continuing Education**) was an educational charity in England and Wales, with headquarters in Leicester and Cardiff plus a subsidiary office in London. The organization, founded in 1921 as the *British Institute of Adult Education*, was dedicated to advocating for and promoting adult learning. It was the main advocacy body for adult learning in England and Wales and probably the largest body devoted to adult education in the world.

On 1 January 2016 NIACE merged with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to form a new organisation, the Learning and Work Institute.

## Aim

The main aim of NIACE was to promote the study and general advancement of adult continuing education by improving the quality of opportunities available, by increasing the number of adults engaged in formal and informal learning, and by widening access for those communities under-represented in current provision. This was summed up by the words "more, better and different".

## Methods

NIACE undertook this work through:

* advocacy to national and local government, funding bodies, industry and providers of education and training;
* collaboration with providers in all sectors of post-compulsory education and training; and through fostering progression routes for adults seeking to develop pathways as learners;
* a commitment to supporting evaluation and monitoring and to high-quality service;
* securing informed debate – through research, enquiry, publication and through arranging seminars and conferences;
* effective networking – to ensure that lessons learned in one part of the system could be drawn on elsewhere;
* ensuring that the best of international practice was available to its members and users;
* a commitment to being itself a well-managed learning organization.

From 1988, Alan Tuckett OBE was the Director of NIACE.

The predecessor of Alan Tuckett was Arthur Stock. Its President from 2006 was David Sherlock CBE (former Chief Inspector of the Adult Learning Inspectorate), and before that Christine King (Vice Chancellor of Staffordshire University), and before that Richard Smethurst (Provost, Keble College, Oxford).

## Merger to form Learning and Work Institute

With effect from 1 January 2016 NIACE merged with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion to form a new organisation, the Learning and Work Institute.


title: Haitong International

abstract: Haitong International Securities Group Limited known as Haitong International is a investment bank based in Hong Kong, it is the first market maker from China at Nasdaq. It was known as Tai Fook Securities which was owned by Chow Tai Fook–New World Development group until 2009.

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# Haitong International

**Haitong International Securities Group Limited** known as **Haitong International** is a investment bank based in Hong Kong, it is the first market maker from China at Nasdaq.

It was known as **Tai Fook Securities** which was owned by Chow Tai FookNew World Development group until 2009.

## History

### Tai Fook Securities era

When the firm was known as Tai Fook Securities, it was accused that the firm lowered its commission below Stock Exchange of Hong Kong's minimum, by gifts from sister companies Chow Tai Fook Jewellery and New World Telephone in 1999.

### Haitong International Securities Group era

Tai Fook Securities was then takeover by the Chinese firm Haitong Securities in 2009. Haitong Securities paid HK$1.82 billion to acquire the controlling stake of Tai Fook Securities from NWS Holdings. After the takeover, Tai Fook Securities was renamed to Haitong International Securities Group.

Haitong International is the first Chinese financial institution in Hong Kong to have been assigned a “BBB” long-term credit rating by Standard and Poor's. In November 2016 Haitong International Securities acquired Haitong Securities India from Haitong Bank, a sister company that formerly known as Banco Espírito Santo de Investimento.

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Haitong International Securities Group Limited
| Formerly | Tai Fook Securities |
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| Company type | Public |
| Traded as | SEHK: 665 |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
| Key people | LIN Yong (Deputy Chairman & CEO) |
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| Parent | Haitong Securities |
| Subsidiaries | Haitong Securities India |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 海通國際證券集團有限公司 |
| Simplified Chinese | 海通国际证券集团有限公司 |
| Literal meaning | "Sea connect" international securities group limited company |
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| short name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 海通國際 |
| Simplified Chinese | 海通国际 |
| Literal meaning | "Sea connect" international |
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| Website | www.htisec.com |