title: Koeleria pyramidata

abstract: Koeleria pyramidata is a Eurasian plant species in the grass family. It is found in grasslands from France + Denmark to Nepal + Siberia.

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# Koeleria pyramidata

***Koeleria pyramidata*** is a Eurasian plant species in the grass family. It is found in grasslands from France \+ Denmark to Nepal \+ Siberia.

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| *Koeleria pyramidata* | |
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| *Koeleria pyramidata*
(figure B at right) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| *Clade*: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | *Koeleria* |
| Species: | ***K. pyramidata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Koeleria pyramidata***
(Lam.) P.Beauv. | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Poa pyramidata* Lam. * *Koeleria cristata* Pers. * *Brachystylus cristatus* Dulac * *Koeleria mollis* W.Mann ex Opiz * *Koeleria grandis* Gorski * *Koeleria gigantea* Besser ex Griseb. * *Koeleria interrupta* Schur * *Dactylis paleacea* L. ex Munro * *Koeleria grandis* Besser ex Nyman * *Koeleria montana* (Hausm.) Dalla Torre * *Koeleria glabra* Janka ex Nyman * *Koeleria ciliata* A.Kern. ex Domin * *Koeleria polonica* Domin * *Koeleria exaltata* Domin * *Koeleria genevensis* Domin * *Koeleria tristis* Domin * *Koeleria kerneri* Ujhelyi * *Koeleria lamarckii* Ujhelyi * *Koeleria heribaudii* Ujhelyi * *Koeleria davidovii* (Acht.) Kožuharov * *Koeleria quadriflora* (Domin) Tzvelev | |


title: Valerie Frissen

abstract: Valerie Frissen holds the extraordinary professorship in ‘ICT and Social Change’ at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam where she belongs to the group of Professor Dr. Jos de Mul. The chair is sponsored by the Dutch governmental research organization TNO, where Valerie Frissen is also head of the ICT & Policy department of TNO Information and Communication Technology. She is also a member of the board of Het Expertise Centrum (HEC) in The Hague.

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# Valerie Frissen

**Valerie Frissen** (born 1960 in Puth) holds the extraordinary professorship in ‘ICT and Social Change’ at the Faculty of Philosophy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam where she belongs to the group of Professor Dr. Jos de Mul. The chair is sponsored by the Dutch governmental research organization TNO, where Valerie Frissen is also head of the ICT & Policy department of TNO Information and Communication Technology. She is also a member of the board of Het Expertise Centrum (HEC) in The Hague.

## Scholar career

Frissen graduated with a doctoral (master) degree in communication science from the Catholic University of Nijmegen (now known as the Radboud University Nijmegen) where she also obtained her PhD.

## Publications

* Brants, K., & Frissen, V. (2000). Inclusion and exclusion in the Information Society. Final Deliverable to the European Media and Technology Everyday Life Network, 2003.
* Frissen, V. (1992). Trapped in Electronic Cages? Gender and New Information Technologies in the Public and Private Domain: An Overview of Research. Media, Culture and Society, 14(1), 31–49.
* Frissen, V. (1994). The domestification of the telephone. Domestic technology and everyday life: Mutual shaping processes. Proceedings from COST A, 4, 28–30.
* Frissen, V. (1995). Gender is calling: Some reflections on past, present and future uses of the telephone. The gender–technology relation.
* Frissen, V. (1996). Gender, ICTs and Everyday Life. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.
* Frissen, V. (1997). Gender, ITCs and Everyday Life: Mutual Shaping Processes: European Commission.
* Frissen, V. (2000). ICTs in the Rush Hour of Life. The Information Society, 16(1), 65-75.
* Frissen, V. (2000). Under Construction. Persoonlijke en culturele identiteit in het multimediatijdperk. Infodrome.
* Frissen, V. (2001). De schaduwdemocratie: ICT en maatschappelijke participatie: s. n.
* Frissen, V. (2004). De domesticatie van de digitale wereld: Erasmus Universiteit.
* Frissen, V., & de Mul, J. (2000). Under construction: persoonlijke en culturele identiteit in het multimediatijdperk: Infodrome.
* Frissen, V., & Punie, Y. (1997). Never mind the gap: integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in ICT-User-Research: the case of busy households, paper presentado en el Sexto Workshop del grupo EMTEL: Barcelona.
* Frissen, V., & Punie, Y. (2001). Present users, future homes–A theoretical perspective on acceptance and use of ICT in the home environment: TNO rapport STB-01-30a. Delft: TNO.
* Frissen, V., & Zaat-Jones, J. (1999). ICT en arbeid in het dagelijks leven: Rathenau Instituut.
* Servaes, J., & Frissen, V. (1997). De interpretatieve benadering in de communicatiewetenschap: theorie, methodologie en case-studies: Acco.
* Van Audenhove, L., Cammaerts, B., Frissen, V., Engels, L., & Ponsioen, A. Transnational Civil Society in the Networked Society.


title: Vittorio Crosten

abstract: Vittorio Crosten was an able carver of Dutch origin. Vittorio Crosten practiced his craft at the court of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (1642-1723) in the second half of the seventeenth century. He was of Dutch origin and is documented as working in Cosimo's ducal workshops from 1663 to 1704. He made frames, table bases, carvings for carriages, lampshades, drawers for jewelry, and ivory reliefs. Crosten's ornamentation evokes the world of nature, particularly botanical species. Objects inlaid by Crosten are now preserved in the Museo degli Argenti, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Palazzo Pitti and other Florentine museums. The Museo Galileo possesses an ebony and ivory frame carved and engraved by Crosten which holds the objective lens from the telescope used by Galileo Galilei in his discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter. The frame is carved with floral motifs, images of scientific instruments and Latin inscriptions commemorating Galileo's achievements and his connection to the Medici family. A cartouche is inscribed COELUM LINCEAE GALILEI MENTI APERTUM VITREA PRIMA HAC MOLE NONDUM VISA OSTENDIT SYDERA MEDICEA IURE AB INVENTORE DICTA SAPIENS NEMPE DOMINATUR ET ASTRIS. Below the cartouche appear the initials of the engraver "VC".

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# Vittorio Crosten

**Vittorio Crosten** (*fl.* 17th century) was an able carver of Dutch origin.

Vittorio Crosten (also known by names of "Victor" and "Crost") practiced his craft at the court of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici (1642-1723) in the second half of the seventeenth century. He was of Dutch origin and is documented as working in Cosimo's ducal workshops from 1663 to 1704. He made frames, table bases, carvings for carriages, lampshades, drawers for jewelry, and ivory reliefs. Crosten's ornamentation evokes the world of nature, particularly botanical species. Objects inlaid by Crosten are now preserved in the Museo degli Argenti, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Palazzo Pitti and other Florentine museums.

The Museo Galileo possesses an ebony and ivory frame carved and engraved by Crosten which holds the objective lens from the telescope used by Galileo Galilei in his discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter. The frame is carved with floral motifs, images of scientific instruments and Latin inscriptions commemorating Galileo's achievements and his connection to the Medici family. A cartouche is inscribed **COELUM LINCEAE GALILEI MENTI APERTUM VITREA PRIMA HAC MOLE NONDUM VISA OSTENDIT SYDERA MEDICEA IURE AB INVENTORE DICTA SAPIENS NEMPE DOMINATUR ET ASTRIS** ("The sky opened by the lynx-like thought of Galileo with this first glass lens showed stars never seen before, rightly called Medicean by their discoverer. The wise man indeed dominates the stars as well"). Below the cartouche appear the initials of the engraver "VC".


title: Theodoxus pallasi

abstract: Theodoxus pallasi is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

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# Theodoxus pallasi

***Theodoxus pallasi*** is a species of a freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

## Description

Coloration, radula and operculum of *Theodoxus pallasi* is similar to *Theodoxus schultzii*.

## Distribution

The distribution of is Ponto-Caspian.

This species occurs in:

## Predators

Predators of *Theodoxus pallasi* include:

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| *Theodoxus pallasi* | |
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| *Theodoxus pallasi* | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | *Theodoxus* |
| Species: | ***T. pallasi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Theodoxus pallasi***
Lindholm, 1924 | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Neritina liturata* Eichwald, 1838
*Theodoxus lituratus* (Eichwald, 1838) | |


title: Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis

abstract: Near North is one of six neighborhoods in the Near North community of Minneapolis. It is located in Ward 5, represented by city council member Jeremiah Ellison.

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# Near North (neighborhood), Minneapolis

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1980 | 5,911 |  |  |
| 1990 | 6,175 |  | 4.5% |
| 2000 | 6,921 |  | 12.1% |
| 2010 | 5,968 |  | −13.8% |
| 2020 | 6,667 |  | 11.7% |

**Near North** is one of six neighborhoods in the Near North community of Minneapolis. It is located in Ward 5, represented by city council member Jeremiah Ellison.

## Geography and demographics

The neighborhood is located directly north of the more industrial and historic neighborhoods of Minneapolis, the North Loop. It is one of Minneapolis’s historically Black neighborhoods.

It is bordered by the Hawthorne and Jordan neighborhoods to the north, St. Anthony West to the east, North Loop, Sumner-Glenwood, and Harrison to the south, and Willard-Hay to the west. Official boundaries are the Mississippi River and Emerson Avenue on the east, West Broadway Avenue on the north, a combination of streets from Irving Avenue to Penn Avenue on the west, and Olson Memorial Highway and 11th Avenue North on the south.

Portions of Near North east of Dupont Avenue form the unofficial neighborhood of Lyn Park, home of Minnesota Senate president Bobby Joe Champion.

## Historic structures

The neighborhood contains three buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

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| North Minneapolis | |
| --- | --- |
| Neighborhood | |
| Location of Near North within the U.S. city of Minneapolis | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | Near North |
| City Council Wards | 5 |
| Government | |
| Council Member | Jeremiah Ellison |
| Area | |
| Total | 1.136 sq mi (2.94 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 6,667 |
| Density | 5,900/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55411 |
| Area code | 612 |


title: Metlatónoc (municipality)

abstract: Metlatónoc is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipality covers an area of 1367.8 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,398. The municipality has one of the most distinctive shapes in Mexico, that of a horseshoe.

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# Metlatónoc (municipality)

**Metlatónoc**  is a municipality in the Mexican state of Guerrero. The municipality covers an area of 1367.8 km².

As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 17,398.

The municipality has one of the most distinctive shapes in Mexico, that of a horseshoe.

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| Metlatónoc | |
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| Municipality | |
| Municipality of Metlatonoc in Guerrero | |
| MetlatónocLocation in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 17°12′N 98°24′W / 17.200°N 98.400°W / 17.200; -98.400 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Guerrero |
| Municipal seat | Metlatónoc |
| Area | |
| Total | 1,367.8 km2 (528.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| Total | 17,398 |


title: Passacaglia on DSCH

abstract: The Passacaglia on DSCH is a large-scale composition for solo piano by the British composer Ronald Stevenson. It was composed between 24 December 1960 and 18 May 1962, except for two sections added on the day of the first performance on 10 December 1963. The composer presented a copy of the score to Dmitri Shostakovich, its dedicatee, at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival.

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# Passacaglia on DSCH

The ***Passacaglia on DSCH*** is a large-scale composition for solo piano by the British composer Ronald Stevenson. It was composed between 24 December 1960 and 18 May 1962, except for two sections added on the day of the first performance on 10 December 1963. The composer presented a copy of the score to Dmitri Shostakovich, its dedicatee, at the 1962 Edinburgh Festival.

## Description of form

The work takes the principle of the passacaglia or chaconne – namely, strict variations on an unchanging subject, usually a ground bass, and applies it across a very large single-movement structure that divides into a cumulative design of many different musical styles and forms. It is based on a 13-note 'ground' derived from the musical motif *D, E-flat, C, B*: the German transliteration of Dmitri Shostakovich's initials ("D. Sch."). (Shostakovich used these four notes as a musical 'signature', for example in his Eighth String Quartet).

Stevenson's work takes more than an hour and a quarter to perform. It is extraordinary in its scope, the range of its reference to historic events, and the musical influences absorbed. The work includes a sonata form first section, a suite of dances (incorporating a sarabande, jig, minuet, gavotte and polonaise), a transcription of a Scottish bagpipe Pibroch, a section entitled *To Emergent Africa* involving percussive effects directly on the piano strings, a section resonating to Lenin's slogan 'Peace, Bread and the Land'. The penultimate section is a huge triple fugue over the ground bass, the first fugue on a 12-note subject derived from the bass, the second combines the DSCH motif with the BACH motif (B-flat, A, C, B), and the third, on the *Dies Irae* chant, is inscribed *In memoriam the six million* (a reference to the victims of the Holocaust of World War II). The work ends with a series of variations on a theme derived from the ground marked *Adagissimo barocco* and organized on the principle of Baroque 'doubles', with the basic unit of metre halving with each variation.

## Structure

### I Pars Prima

1. Sonata Allegro
2. Waltz In Rondo-Form
3. Episode 1. Presto
4. Suite:
    1. Prelude.
    2. Sarabande.
    3. Jig.
    4. Sarabande.
    5. Minuet.
    6. Jig.
    7. Gavotte.
    8. Polonaise.
5. Pibroch (Lament For Children).
6. Episode 2. Arabesque Variations.
7. Nocturne.

### II Pars Altera

1. Reverie-Fantasy.
2. Fanfare.
3. Forebodings. Alarm.
4. Glimpse Of A War Vision.
5. Variations On 'Peace, Bread And The Land' (1917).
6. Symphonic March.
7. Episode 3. Volante Scherzoso.
8. Fandango.
9. Pedal Point. 'To Emergent Africa'.
10. Central Episode. Etudes.
11. Variations In C Minor

### III Pars Tertia

1. Adagio. Tribute To Bach
2. Triple Fugue Over Ground Bass:
    1. Subject 1. Andamento
    2. Subject 2. Bach.
    3. Subject 3. Dies Irae
3. Final Variations On A Theme Derived From Ground (Adagissimo Barocco).

## Performances and recordings

The composer gave the world premiere at the University of Cape Town on 10 December 1963. In 1964 he recorded the work on a Petrof grand piano on two LPs issued under the auspices of the Editorial Board of the University of Cape Town, in a signed edition of 100 copies. (In 2008 this performance was reissued on Appian APR 5650 CD.) Stevenson also gave the work its European public premiere on 6 June 1966 as part of the Handel Festival in Halle then part of the German Democratic Republic. The first broadcast was given by John Ogdon on the BBC Third Programme on 22 May 1966, and Ogdon went on to give the British public premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival on 14 June 1966. He subsequently made a recording for EMI on two LP discs. The work has been recorded on CD by Raymond Clarke, Murray McLachlan and James Willshire as well as by the composer. It was streamed live by Igor Levit on 20 April 2020 as one of his *Hauskonzerte* and subsequently released as part of his album "On DSCH", released on 10 September 2021 (Sony Classical).

## Publication

The *Passacaglia* was published for sale by Oxford University Press in 1967, engraved by the Polish publishers PWM. This edition is 141 pages long. In 1994 the Ronald Stevenson Society published a facsimile edition of the composer's manuscript. This edition is 191 pages long.

* Gasser, M., "Ronald Stevenson, Composer-Pianist : An Exegetical Critique from a Pianistic Perspective" (Edith Cowan University Press, Western Australia, 2013)
* Raymond Clarke, recording notes for Stevenson: *Passacaglia on DSCH*. Raymond Clarke (piano). Marco Polo 8.223545.
* Chris Walton, "Composer in Interview: Ronald Stevenson - a Scot in 'emergent Africa'"
* *Ronald Stevenson: A Musical Biography* by Malcolm MacDonald (Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland, 1989)
* *Ronald Stevenson: The Man and his Music - A Symposium* edited by Colin Scott-Sutherland with a foreword by Yehudi Menuhin (London, 2005) ISBN 0-907689-40-X


title: Hiroshi Urano

abstract: Hiroshi Urano is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

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# Hiroshi Urano

**Hiroshi Urano** (浦野 博司, *Urano Hiroshi*, born July 22, 1989) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

## Career

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters selected Urano with the second selection in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

On April 5, 2014, Urano made his NPB debut.

On October 27, 2020, Urano announced his retirement.

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| Hiroshi Urano | |
| --- | --- |
| Urano with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 83 | |
| **Pitcher/Coach** | |
| **Born:**  (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989
Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan | |
| **Batted:** Right**Threw:** Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 5, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 31, 2020, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| NPB statistics
(through 2020 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 18–13 |
| Earned run average | 3.87 |
| Strikeouts | 207 |
| Saves | 7 |
| Holds | 16 |
|  | |
| Teams | |
| **As player** **As coach**
* Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2024-present) | |


title: Rhododendron fortunei

abstract: Rhododendron fortunei is a rhododendron species native to China, where it grows at altitudes of 600–2,000 meters (2,000–6,600 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft). The plant features leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, measuring 8–14.5 cm (3+1⁄8–5+3⁄4 in) in length and 3–9.2 cm (1+3⁄16–3+5⁄8 in) in width. Rhododendron fortunei blooms from April to May, producing trusses of 6–12 flowers that are campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant.

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# Rhododendron fortunei

***Rhododendron fortunei*** (Chinese: ; pinyin: *yúnjǐn dùjuān*) is a rhododendron species native to China, where it grows at altitudes of 600–2,000 meters (2,000–6,600 ft).

It is an evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of 3–12 metres (9.8–39.4 ft). The plant features leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-elliptic, measuring 8–14.5 cm (3+185+34 in) in length and 3–9.2 cm (1+3163+58 in) in width. Rhododendron fortunei blooms from April to May, producing trusses of 612 flowers that are campanulate, white to pink, and fragrant.

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| *Rhododendron fortunei* | |
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|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | *Rhododendron* |
| Species: | ***R. fortunei*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Rhododendron fortunei***<br>Lindl. | |
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title: Moscow Radio Centre 13

abstract: Moscow Radio Center 13 is a transmission facility near Balashikha, approximately 3.5 km east of the ringbelt motorway of Moscow. Moscow Radio Centre 13 served in the Cold War era as jammer to block transmissions of western shortwave radio programs. Although the radio wave jammer activities ceased in the middle of the 1980s, some occasional continuing of the jammer use occurred on March 14, 1989 to block incoming transmissions to the Lithuanian minority in Moscow area. In later years, a tall, 176m freestanding lattice tower for transmissions was built in OIRT-band. In 2005, a new mast for FM-broadcasting was built by the Russian company Stako. This mast, called Balashikha Transmission Mast', has a triangular cross-section which is 3.6m in width. The construction originally planned for the mast to reach a height of 460m and contain six floors, however the mast has only reached a height of 300m and is constructed of 4 levels. In the meantime, shortwave transmission was ceased at Moscow Radio Center 13. The shortwave broadcasting masts were dismantled between 2002 and 2007.

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# Moscow Radio Centre 13

55°47′34″N 37°53′29″E / 55.79278°N 37.89139°E / 55.79278; 37.89139

**Moscow Radio Center 13** is a transmission facility near Balashikha, approximately 3.5 km east of the ringbelt motorway of Moscow. Moscow Radio Centre 13 served in the Cold War era as jammer to block transmissions of western shortwave radio programs.

Although the radio wave jammer activities ceased in the middle of the 1980s, some occasional continuing of the jammer use occurred on March 14, 1989 to block incoming transmissions to the Lithuanian minority in Moscow area.

In later years, a tall, 176m freestanding lattice tower for transmissions was built in OIRT-band. In 2005, a new mast for FM-broadcasting was built by the Russian company Stako. This mast, called *Balashikha Transmission Mast'*, has a triangular cross-section which is 3.6m in width. The construction originally planned for the mast to reach a height of 460m and contain six floors, however the mast has only reached a height of 300m and is constructed of 4 levels.

In the meantime, shortwave transmission was ceased at Moscow Radio Center 13. The shortwave broadcasting masts were dismantled between 2002 and 2007.

## Standard FM-Band

| Name | Languages | Frequency | Website | Height of Antenna | Effective Radiated Power |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Like FM | Russian | **87.9**MHz | http:// | **384**m | **10**kW |
| Humour FM | Russian | **88.7**MHz | http://www.veseloeradio.ru/ | **384**m | **10**kW |
| Kalina krasnaya | Russian | **89.5**MHz | http:// | **414**m | **10**kW |
| Tvoya volna | Russian | **89.9**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| AvtoRadio | Russian | **90.8**MHz | http://www.avtoradio.ru/ | **414**m | **20**kW |
| Relax FM | Russian | **90.8**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Moscow Says | Russian | **92**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Radio Dacha | Russian | **92.4**MHz |  | **354**m | **10**kW |
| Radio Carnaval | Russian | **92.8**MHz | http://radiokarnaval.ru/ | **414**m | **5**kW |
| Studio 21 | Russian | **93.2**MHz | http://sportfm.ru/ | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Vostok FM | Russian | **94.0**MHz |  | **414**m | **5**kW |
| Pervoe sportivnoe radio | Russian | **94.4**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Taxi FM | Russian | **96.4**MHz |  | **414**m | **5**kW |
| Children's Radio | Russian | **96.8**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Radio KP | Russian | **97.2** MHz | http://radiovesti.ru/ | **414** m | **10** kW |
| Radio Romantika | Russian | **98.8**MHz | http: | **384**m | **10**kW |
| Zhara FM | Russian | **100.5**MHz |  | **354**m | **10**kW |
| Comedy radio | Russian | **102.5**MHz |  | **414**m | **10**kW |
| Radio Chanson | Russian | **103**MHz | http://www.chanson.ru/ | **384**m | **10**kW |
| NRJ | Russian | **104.2**MHz | https://www.energyfm.ru/ | **414**m | **15**kW |
| Love radio | Russian | **106.6**MHz | https://www.energyfm.ru/ | **384**m | **10**kW |
| Kiss FM | Russian | **107**MHz |  | **414**m | **5**kW |
| Hit FM | Russian | **107.4**MHz |  | **384**m | **5**kW |
| Militia Wave | Russian | **107.8**MHz |  | **414**m | **5**kW |
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title: Voldemārs Irbe

abstract: Voldemārs Irbe was a Latvian pastel painter, active in Riga throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Though he was well known for his odd behavior and disheveled appearance, leading him to be nicknamed "Barefoot Irbīte", Irbe's work was acclaimed by the Latvian art world both during and after his lifetime.

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# Voldemārs Irbe

**Voldemārs Irbe** (13 November 1893 – 10 October 1944) was a Latvian pastel painter, active in Riga throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Though he was well known for his odd behavior and disheveled appearance, leading him to be nicknamed "**Barefoot Irbīte**", Irbe's work was acclaimed by the Latvian art world both during and after his lifetime.

## Life

In 1893, Irbe was born to a highly religious family in the Beļava Parish of Latvia's Valka District. After his family moved to Riga in 1904, Irbe enrolled in school, but he performed poorly and only showed interest in theology. Irbe's brother Jacob, noting Irbe's poor scholastic performance and interest in art, encouraged him to enroll in an art school instead. Consequently, Irbe entered the Drawing and Painting School at the Riga Decorative Painters' Art Society. Irbe took to art much more than he had to traditional schooling, and after his graduation he began working in the studio of Jūlijs Madernieks.

After the 1915 suicide of his father, Irbe took up employment at a local Orthodox monastery. The monastery was subsequently evacuated to the interior of Russia to avoid the dangers of World War I; Irbe accompanied them during these travels, which led him to see the cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow. Impressed by the art he saw in those cities, Irbe next attempted to travel to Egypt. However, this venture was unsuccessful, and he ultimately decided to return to Riga in 1919. Irbe was summoned for military service, but due to his personal convictions against violence, he was unwilling to serve; consequently, he declared himself "an idiot" so that he could be found mentally unfit for the army. Instead, Irbe pursued employment as an art teacher. He made three attempts to pursue a teaching career, but each proved unsuccessful due to his eccentric behavior and habitually shabby clothing.

After giving up on teaching, Irbe began to make a living by selling art. Most of the works he sold were very small pieces, as little as 3 × 4 cm, which Irbe could create quickly and sell for small amounts of money. Irbe also held private exhibitions of his art in the 1920s, which took place at his personal workshop. These exhibitions eventually earned Irbe some attention: in 1929 the Riga City Art Museum (today the Latvian National Museum of Art) bought more than 50 of his works. In addition to his art, Irbe was interested in sharing his philosophical views, which he did through public lectures and short books. However, Irbe's low level of education prevented him from expressing his views lucidly, and so he never achieved much note in this field.

During World War II, Riga was frequently bombed; Irbe was killed in one such bombing in 1944. A statue of Irbe was later erected near the site of his death.

## Personality

Irbe was renowned for his eccentricity. He wore dirty, ragged clothing and purportedly only bathed once a year. He also traveled barefoot everywhere, and claimed that he could paint a complete piece while standing on one foot. Because of his dirty condition, the Riga police once forcibly washed Irbe and cut his hair and beard; when this occurred, Irbe was already a well-known figure in the city, and so the "forced washing" incident was reported in Latvian newspapers. Irbe was devoutly religious, and was also interested in philosophy. He frequently shared his opinions at lectures and public debates, and even held philosophical lectures of his own. Irbe was also a vegetarian and a teetotaler who lived a simple lifestyle.

## Artistic style

Irbe was best acclaimed for his pastel work. Described as "the first serious master of pastel painting in Latvian art", he was praised for his vibrant use of color and bold brushwork. He was known for the speed of his work, which sometimes led him to be criticized for carelessness; however, Irbe was widely praised by his fellow artists, including Vilhelms Purvītis, Jūlijs Madernieks, and Kārlis Neilis.

## InfoBox

| Voldemārs Irbe | |
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| Statue of Voldemārs Irbe in Riga, depicted disheveled and barefoot in accordance with his real-life appearance | |
| Born | (1893-11-13)13 November 1893
Beļava Parish, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 10 October 1944(1944-10-10) (aged 50)
Riga, Latvia |
| Resting place | Pokrov Cemetery |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Known for | Pastel art |


title: Theodoxus prevostianus

abstract: Theodoxus prevostianus is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

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# Theodoxus prevostianus

***Theodoxus prevostianus*** is a species of small freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Neritidae, the nerites.

## Distribution

This species occurs in:

## Description

## Further reading

* Fehér Z., Zettler M. L., Bozsó M. & Szabó K. (2009). "An attempt to reveal the systematic relationship between *Theodoxus prevostianus* (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) and *Theodoxus danubialis* (C. Pfeiffer, 1828) (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritidae)". *Mollusca* **27**: 95-107.

## InfoBox

| *Theodoxus prevostianus* | |
| --- | --- |
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| *Theodoxus prevostianus*, Bad Vöslau, Austria | |
| Conservation status | |
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Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritidae |
| Genus: | *Theodoxus* |
| Species: | ***T. prevostianus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Theodoxus prevostianus***
(C. Pfeiffer, 1828) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Nerita prevostiana* C. Pfeiffer, 1828 | |


title: Near North Historic District

abstract: The Near North Historic District is a national historic district in Waukegan, Illinois. The district consists of a residential area that grew northward from Waukegan's downtown in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The oldest building in the district is from the 1840s, shortly after the city was incorporated, while the newest contributing building is from 1928. Nearly every popular architectural style of the period is included within the district, with older styles such as Greek Revival and Italianate being especially prevalent. While Waukegan expanded considerably and became an industrial port city in the twentieth century, the district is largely undisturbed by both industry and modern construction. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1978.

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# Near North Historic District

The **Near North Historic District** is a national historic district in Waukegan, Illinois. The district consists of a residential area that grew northward from Waukegan's downtown in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The oldest building in the district is from the 1840s, shortly after the city was incorporated, while the newest contributing building is from 1928. Nearly every popular architectural style of the period is included within the district, with older styles such as Greek Revival and Italianate being especially prevalent. While Waukegan expanded considerably and became an industrial port city in the twentieth century, the district is largely undisturbed by both industry and modern construction.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1978.

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| Near North Historic District | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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|  | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Ash St., RR. tracks, Glen Flora Ave., Waukegan, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 42°22′04″N 87°49′47″W / 42.36778°N 87.82972°W / 42.36778; -87.82972 |
| Area | 203 acres (82 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001162 |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1978 |


title: Garwood, West Virginia

abstract: Garwood is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

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# Garwood, West Virginia

**Garwood** is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

## InfoBox

| Garwood | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Church of God on West Virginia Route 10 | |
| GarwoodLocation within the state of West VirginiaGarwoodGarwood (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°28′59″N 81°19′21″W / 37.48306°N 81.32250°W / 37.48306; -81.32250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554535 |


title: Hildebrandtia ornatissima

abstract: Hildebrandtia ornatissima is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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# Hildebrandtia ornatissima

***Hildebrandtia ornatissima*** is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

## InfoBox

| *Hildebrandtia ornatissima* | |
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| Conservation status | |
|
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | *Hildebrandtia* |
| Species: | ***H. ornatissima*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Hildebrandtia ornatissima***
(Bocage, 1879) | |
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title: Nick Patrick (actor)

abstract: Nick Patrick is a British actor, best known for playing the part of SRO Julian 'JT' Tavell, in the ITV police procedural The Bill from 2005 to 2006. He also played the killer, Hamish Endicott in Prime Suspect, Season 4 "Inner Circles". Nick grew up in Whitstable, Kent. As a teenager he appeared in the short film Dead Cat directed by David Lewis and part funded by Derek Jarman, partly shot at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, also starred Genesis P-Orridge with the soundtrack by Psychic TV. He played the lead in Bad Baby, written and directed by Duncan Roy at the Penny Theatre, Canterbury. He trained at the Drama Centre London. His TV credits include Cadfael, Kavanagh QC, Rough Justice, Hollyoaks, The Courtroom and Emmerdale. Theatre credits include The Grapes of Wrath directed by Michael Rudman at the Crucible Sheffield, Single Spies directed by Michael Simpson at the Watford Palace, and Jonathan Kemp's The Razorblade Cuckoo directed by Bob Wolstenholme at the Holborn Centre for Performing Arts. Films include Loaded directed by Anna Campion, and Two Days Nine Lives directed by Simon Monjack. Nick has collaborated on two further shorts with Anna Campion, Inertia and Bipolar. He recently completed Paul Kindersley's latest feature film "The Burning Baby" and is currently working on a film project "L'homme au Foyer", started 10 years ago, filming 2 weeks every summer.

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# Nick Patrick (actor)

**Nick Patrick** is a British actor, best known for playing the part of SRO (Station Reception Officer) Julian 'JT' Tavell, in the ITV police procedural *The Bill* from 2005 to 2006. He also played the killer, Hamish Endicott in *Prime Suspect*, Season 4 "Inner Circles".

Nick grew up in Whitstable, Kent. As a teenager he appeared in the short film *Dead Cat* directed by David Lewis and part funded by Derek Jarman, partly shot at Prospect Cottage, Dungeness, also starred Genesis P-Orridge with the soundtrack by Psychic TV. He played the lead in *Bad Baby*, written and directed by Duncan Roy at the Penny Theatre, Canterbury.

He trained at the Drama Centre London. His TV credits include *Cadfael*, *Kavanagh QC*, *Rough Justice*, *Hollyoaks*, *The Courtroom* and *Emmerdale*.

Theatre credits include *The Grapes of Wrath* directed by Michael Rudman at the Crucible Sheffield, *Single Spies* directed by Michael Simpson at the Watford Palace, and Jonathan Kemp's *The Razorblade Cuckoo* directed by Bob Wolstenholme at the Holborn Centre for Performing Arts.

Films include *Loaded* directed by Anna Campion, and *Two Days Nine Lives* directed by Simon Monjack. Nick has collaborated on two further shorts with Anna Campion, *Inertia* and *Bipolar*.

He recently completed Paul Kindersley's latest feature film "The Burning Baby" and is currently working on a film project "L'homme au Foyer", started 10 years ago, filming 2 weeks every summer.


# History of cricket in the West Indies from 1945–46 to 1970

This article describes the history of West Indies cricket from 1946 to 1970.

First-class cricket in the West Indies had begun in February 1865 and the federation began playing Test cricket in 1928, but it was not until the 1965–66 West Indian cricket season that a formal domestic competition was founded, this being the Shell Shield which has subsequently evolved into the Carib Beer Cup.

## Post-war cricket to 1970

West Indies cricket received a tremendous boost when its team defeated England in the 1950 Test series. The preceding few years had seen the emergence of truly great players like Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, and Gary Sobers followed during the 1950s.

In 1965, Shell Oil sponsored its Shell Shield and the West Indies at last had a true domestic championship. At first the new competition involved Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and the Combined Islands team which was an amalgam of Leeward Islands cricket team and Windward Islands cricket team.

### Shell Shield winners to 1970

### International tours to 1970

#### England 1947–48

#### India 1952–53

#### England 1953–54

#### Australia 1954–55

#### E. W. Swanton's XI 1955–56

In March and April 1956 E. W. Swanton's XI of English Test and county players played two first-class matches against Barbados, one against Trinidad, and one against a West Indies XI, as well as three non-first-class matches.

#### Duke of Norfolk's XI 1956–57

In February and March 1957 the Duke of Norfolk's XI of English Test and county players visited Jamaica, playing three first-class matches against Jamaica, winning two and drawing the other, as well as seven non-first-class matches.

#### Pakistan 1957–58

#### England 1959–60

#### E. W. Swanton's XI 1960–61

In March and April 1961 E. W. Swanton's XI of English Test and county players, plus a few internationals, played first-class matches against Windward Islands, Berbice, British Guiana and Trinidad, as well as five non-first-class matches.

#### India 1961–62

#### Australia 1964–65

#### Rest of the World XI in Barbados 1966–67

As part of Barbados's independence celebrations, a strong team of Test players from six countries visited Barbados in March 1967 and played a first-class match and a one-day 40-over match against Barbados. The World team won both matches.

#### England 1967–68

#### Duke of Norfolk's XI 1969–70

In February and March 1970 the Duke of Norfolk's XI of English Test and county players played first-class matches against Windward Islands, Trinidad and Barbados, as well as six non-first-class matches.

## External sources

## Further reading


title: Kongsvoll

abstract: Kongsvoll is a historic mountain lodge built on the site of a former inn located in the Drivdalen valley in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The original inn dated to the 12th century. The oldest buildings of the present mountain lodge date from the 18th century. Nearby is found the Kongsvoll Alpine Garden of NTNU.

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# Kongsvoll

62°18′11″N 09°36′21″E / 62.30306°N 9.60583°E / 62.30306; 9.60583

**Kongsvoll** (*Kongsvold Fjeldstue*) is a historic mountain lodge built on the site of a former inn located in the Drivdalen valley in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The original inn dated to the 12th century. The oldest buildings of the present mountain lodge date from the 18th century.

Nearby is found the Kongsvoll Alpine Garden of NTNU.

## Background

Kongsvold Fjeldstue is located along the Pilgrim´s Route (*Pilegrimsleden*) and Old Kings' Road (*Kongeveien*) between the cities of Oslo and Trondheim. During his reign, King Eystein I of Norway ordered the construction of mountain stations (*fjellstue*) along the route that pilgrims followed in visiting the shrine of St. Olav in Trondheim. These stations, including Kongsvoll, were inns where pilgrims crossing the mountain passes could find food and shelter. This one was built along the Driva river in Oppdal.

The oldest buildings presently at the site date from 1720. The original inn was located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from where the lodge is now located. In 1701, a landslide damaged the inn. This resulted in a decision to move Kongsvold to the current location. In 1712, construction of the new Kongsvold lodge was started, but during the Great Northern War, Kongsvold and the other mountain lodges in the Dovre Region were burned. Reconstruction of the lodge began in 1720.

During the period 1979 – 1990, there was major restoration work completed on the historic lodge. The lodge has an exhibition about the history of the area and a collection of historical artifacts from the operation of the former inn. The Kongsvoll railway station is located 500 metres (1,600 ft) from Kongsvoll.

### Footnotes

### Other sources

* Hansen, Knut Ingar (1997). *Pilegrimsgang til Nidaros* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. ISBN 9788247800287.
* Kollandsrud, Mari (1997). *Pilgrimsleden til Nidaros* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. ISBN 9788205247864.
* Luthen, Eivind (1992). *I pilegrimenes fotspor til Nidaros* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen Damm AS. ISBN 9788202132491.

* Sandberg, Cecilie Christina (2010). *En smak av Norge* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted forlag. ISBN 9788251626880.
* Severud, Jon (2010). *Ferdaminne av A.O.Vinje – Ei gjenreise* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 9788252173925.
* Weber, Birthe (2007). *Vesle Hjerkinn – Kongens gård og sælehus* (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetetets kulturhistoriske museer. ISBN 9788280840394.


title: Goupy Type B

abstract: The Goupy Type B was a staggered biplane designed by Ambroise Goupy in the early 1910s.

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# Goupy Type B

The **Goupy Type B** was a staggered biplane designed by Ambroise Goupy in the early 1910s.

## Design

The Goupy Type B was a staggered biplane that could be fitted with main and tail floats, retaining the land uncarriage, to create a hydroplane. The **Goupy Type B.1** was a similar 3-seat version, exhibited at the 1913 Paris Aero Salon, powered by a 75 kW (100 hp) Gnome 9 Delta 9-cylinder rotary engine.

## Specifications

*Data from* Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913

**General characteristics**

* **Crew:** 1
* **Length:** 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
* **Wingspan:** 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
* **Wing area:** 45 m2 (480 sq ft)
* **Empty weight:** 300 kg (661 lb)
* **Gross weight:** 450 kg (992 lb)
* **Powerplant:** 1 × Gnome 7 Lambda 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

Alternate engine:- 75 kW (100 hp) Gnome 9 Delta 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine

**Performance**

* **Maximum speed:** 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)

## InfoBox

| Goupy Type B | |
| --- | --- |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| National origin | France |
| Designer | Ambroise Goupy |
| First flight | 1913 |
| Number built | at least 12 |


title: Voldemārs Lūsis

abstract: Voldemārs Lūsis is a former Latvian athlete, who competed in the javelin throw. He is the son of Jānis Lūsis (1939-2020) and Elvīra Ozoliņa. Lūsis finished in eleventh place in 2001 World Championships. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. During his career he was coached by Valentīna Eiduka.

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# Voldemārs Lūsis

**Voldemārs Lūsis** (born 7 December 1974 in Riga) is a former Latvian athlete, who competed in the javelin throw. He is the son of Jānis Lūsis (1939-2020) and Elvīra Ozoliņa. Lūsis finished in eleventh place in 2001 World Championships. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics without reaching the final. During his career he was coached by Valentīna Eiduka.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th | 75.14 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th | 80.08 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 11th | 79.70 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 19th | 75.15 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 17th | 79.27 m |

## Seasonal bests by year

* 1998 - 79.60
* 1999 - 81.48
* 2000 - 83.08
* 2001 - 81.86
* 2002 - 81.58
* 2003 - **84.19**
* 2004 - 82.76
* 2005 - 80.53
* 2006 - 83.68
* 2007 - 80.58


title: Theodore of Raithu

abstract: Theodore of Raithu was a Christian theologian considered the last of the Neo-Chalcedonians. Theodore was a monk at Raithu on the Sinai Peninsula, active after 550. He may be identified with the Theodore who was the bishop of nearby Pharan in the early 7th century and died before 625. The bishop advocated monenergism at the beginning of the monothelite controversy. Theodore wrote in Greek. His major work is the Preparation, which seeks to reconcile the terminology of Cyril of Alexandria with the canons of the Council of Chalcedon (451) as against the interpretations of the anti-Chalcedonian monophysites. It is divided into two parts. The first is a list of heresies of Christology from Mani to Severus of Antioch with their refutations, wherein he attacks the views of Julian of Halicarnassus and presents Chalcedonianism as a middle ground between monophysitism and Nestorianism. The second is a philosophical presentation of Chalcedonian Christology in the tradition of Greek dialectic. Theodore may also be the author of the treatise On Sects, which is usually attributed to Leontius of Byzantium in the manuscripts. It also survives in a Georgian translation and has also been attributed to Theodore Abu Qurrah. A Compendium of Logic in the tradition of Aristotelianism is also sometimes attributed in the manuscripts to Theodore of Raithu or Theodore of Pharan.

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# Theodore of Raithu

**Theodore of Raithu** (fl. late 6th or early 7th century) was a Christian theologian considered the last of the Neo-Chalcedonians.

Theodore was a monk at Raithu on the Sinai Peninsula, active after 550. He may be identified with the Theodore who was the bishop of nearby Pharan in the early 7th century and died before 625. The bishop advocated monenergism at the beginning of the monothelite controversy.

Theodore wrote in Greek. His major work is the *Preparation*, which seeks to reconcile the terminology of Cyril of Alexandria (d. 441) with the canons of the Council of Chalcedon (451) as against the interpretations of the anti-Chalcedonian monophysites. It is divided into two parts. The first is a list of heresies of Christology from Mani to Severus of Antioch with their refutations, wherein he attacks the views of Julian of Halicarnassus and presents Chalcedonianism as a middle ground between monophysitism and Nestorianism. The second is a philosophical presentation of Chalcedonian Christology in the tradition of Greek dialectic.

Theodore may also be the author of the treatise *On Sects*, which is usually attributed to Leontius of Byzantium in the manuscripts. It also survives in a Georgian translation and has also been attributed to Theodore Abu Qurrah. A *Compendium of Logic* in the tradition of Aristotelianism is also sometimes attributed in the manuscripts to Theodore of Raithu or Theodore of Pharan.

1. Jo Alberti Frabricii (1714). "XLIV. Index Scriptorum in Georg. Syncello et Theophane". *Bibliothecae Graecae* (in Latin). Vol. Sextum. Hamburg. p. 203.
2. Theodore of Raithu at the *Encyclopædia Britannica*.
3. Cross & Livingstone (2009).
4. Baldwin & Kazhdan (1991).

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title: Hedobia

abstract: Hedobia is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae native to Europe and the Near East. There are at least four described species in Hedobia.

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# Hedobia

***Hedobia*** is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae native to Europe and the Near East. There are at least four described species in *Hedobia*.

## Species

These four species belong to the genus *Hedobia*:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| *Hedobia* | |
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| *Hedobia imperialis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Tribe: | Hedobiini |
| Genus: | *Hedobia*<br>Dejean, 1821 |
|


title: Metalloestrogen

abstract: Metalloestrogens are a class of inorganic xenoestrogens which can affect the gene expression of human cells responding to estrogen. Effects are related to the physiologic function of estrogen because metalloestrogens have shown affinity for estrogen receptors. Because they can mimic estrogen thus activating the receptor, they are considered harmful and potentially linked with breast cancer. List of metalloestrogens include aluminium, antimony, arsenite, barium, cadmium, chromium (Cr), cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenite, tin and vanadate.

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# Metalloestrogen

**Metalloestrogens** are a class of inorganic xenoestrogens which can affect the gene expression of human cells responding to estrogen. Effects are related to the physiologic function of estrogen because metalloestrogens have shown affinity for estrogen receptors. Because they can mimic estrogen thus activating the receptor, they are considered harmful and potentially linked with breast cancer. List of metalloestrogens include aluminium, antimony, arsenite, barium, cadmium, chromium (Cr(II)), cobalt, copper, lead, mercury, nickel, selenite, tin and vanadate.


title: Nick Baird

abstract: Nick Baird CMG CVO is Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority and the charity, Carers UK. Before that he was group corporate affairs director of energy firm, Centrica from 2014-2022, chief executive officer of UK Trade & Investment from 2011-2013 and UK Ambassador to Turkey 2006-2009.

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# Nick Baird

**Nick Baird** CMG CVO (born 1962) is Chair of the Trade Remedies Authority and the charity, Carers UK. Before that he was group corporate affairs director of energy firm, Centrica from 2014-2022, chief executive officer of UK Trade & Investment from 2011-2013 and UK Ambassador to Turkey 2006-2009.

## Career

He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1983, with his first foreign posting being to Kuwait in 1986 then to the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels in 1989 as First Secretary, which he again served as Counsellor (Justice and Home Affairs) from 1998 to 2002. He served from 1993 to 1997 as Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, then as head of the unit covering the EU Intergovernmental conference. His next foreign posting was to Muscat as Deputy Head of Mission (1997). In 2002 he was appointed Head of the European Union Department, before being seconded the following year to direct immigration policy within the Home Office. Subsequently, he was Ambassador to Turkey, and Director-General Europe & Globalisation. He has also been a Trustee of Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Chair of Council Cheltenham Ladies College and an Independent Director of Nord Anglia Education

## Sources

* UKTI
* Gov.uk

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title: Nick Patsaouras

abstract: Nikolas "Nick" Patsaouras is a Greek-American engineer, urban planner, and public official in Los Angeles, California.

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# Nick Patsaouras

**Nikolas** "**Nick**" **Patsaouras** (born 1943) is a Greek-American engineer, urban planner, and public official in Los Angeles, California.

## Background and education

Patsaouras was born in Greece, and is an immigrant to the United States. He is an engineering graduate of California State University Northridge.

## Career

Patsaouras has served as a member and board president of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, and on the board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, where he was a proponent of bus transit. Patsaouras Transit Plaza at the MTA Gateway Center is named in his honor. He also served on the City of Los Angeles Board of Zoning Appeals and is the Past President of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners with oversight of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Patsaouras has also been Chair of the Oversight Committee for the UCLA/Harbor Medical Center $400 million addition of ICU/CCU/Trauma Centers. In addition, Patsaouras has been Chair of the Project Advisory Committee for the construction of the $440 Million Los Angeles Police Administration Building.

Patsaouras announced on October 27, 2008, that he would be a candidate to succeed Laura Chick as City Controller of the City of Los Angeles in the 2009 municipal election. He lost to Wendy Greuel, a former member of the Los Angeles City Council Patsaouras was a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1993.

Patsaouras is an Electrical Engineer, licensed in the State of California.


title: Hinode Dam

abstract: (Japanese: 日の出ダム) Hinode Dam is an earthfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.6 km⁲. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 445 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1970 and completed in 1982.

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# Hinode Dam

**Hinode Dam** (Japanese: 日の出ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation. The catchment area of the dam is 3.6 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 445 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1970 and completed in 1982.

## InfoBox

| Hinode Dam | |
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| Location of Hinode Dam in Japan | |
| Location | Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 43°28′52″N 142°29′34″E / 43.48111°N 142.49278°E / 43.48111; 142.49278 |
| Construction began | 1970 |
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 26.8m |
| Length | 153m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 445 thousand cubic meters |
| Catchment area | 3.6 sq. km |
| Surface area | 13 hectares |


title: Richard Barlow (cricketer)

abstract: Richard Guy Ross Barlow is a former English cricketer. Barlow was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Epsom, Surrey. Barlow made his Minor Counties Championship for Herefordshire against Dorset in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, he represented the county in 19 Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire. In 1996, he made his MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county against Wiltshire. From 1996 to 1997, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Shropshire. In 1997, he made his debut in List A cricket for the county against Somerset in the 1997 NatWest Trophy. Later, in 2001, he represented the Middlesex Cricket Board in a single List A match against Scotland in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001. In his 2 career List A match he scored 17 runs at a batting average of 8.50, with a high score of 15. In the field he took a single catch.

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# Richard Barlow (cricketer)

**Richard Guy Ross Barlow** (born 28 June 1972) is a former English cricketer. Barlow was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Epsom, Surrey.

Barlow made his Minor Counties Championship for Herefordshire against Dorset in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, he represented the county in 19 Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire. In 1996, he made his MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county against Wiltshire. From 1996 to 1997, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Shropshire. In 1997, he made his debut in List A cricket for the county against Somerset in the 1997 NatWest Trophy.

Later, in 2001, he represented the Middlesex Cricket Board in a single List A match against Scotland in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001. In his 2 career List A match he scored 17 runs at a batting average of 8.50, with a high score of 15. In the field he took a single catch.

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Richard Barlow
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | Richard Guy Ross Barlow |
| Born | (1972-06-28) 28 June 1972<br>Epsom, Surrey, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Leg break |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2001 | Middlesex Cricket Board |
| 1993-1997 | Herefordshire |
|  | |
| Career statistics | |
| Competition LA  Matches 2  Runs scored 17  Batting average 8.50  100s/50s –/–  Top score 15  Balls bowled   Wickets   Bowling average   5 wickets in innings   10 wickets in match   Best bowling   Catches/stumpings 1/– | |
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| Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2010 | |


title: Vacri

abstract: Vacri is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

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# Vacri

**Vacri** is a *comune* and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.

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| Vacri | |
| --- | --- |
| *Comune* | |
| Comune di Vacri | |
|  | |
| Location of Vacri | |
| VacriLocation of Vacri in ItalyVacriVacri (Abruzzo) | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′N 14°14′E / 42.300°N 14.233°E / 42.300; 14.233 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Abruzzo |
| Province | Chieti (CH) |
| *Frazioni* | Fontanelle, Maiure, Porcareccia, Sant'Agata, San Vincenzo, Selva Porcareccio |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Piergiuseppe Mammarella |
| Area | |
| Total | 12.09 km2 (4.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (30 November 2014) | |
| Total | 1,688 |
| Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vacresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 66010 |
| Dialing code | 0871 |
| Patron saint | San Biagio |
| Saint day | 3 February |
| Website | Official website |


title: Grewia limae

abstract: Grewia limae is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae. It is found only in Mozambique.

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# Grewia limae

***Grewia limae*** is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae *sensu lato* or Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae. It is found only in Mozambique.

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| *Grewia limae* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
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Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | *Grewia* |
| Species: | ***G. limae*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Grewia limae***
Wild | |
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title: Helen Mason (physicist)

abstract:
Helen Elizabeth Mason OBE is a British theoretical physicist at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. She holds a Personal Readership in Solar Physics.
Helen Mason has been involved in many solar space projects such as Skylab, Yohkoh and the Solar Maximum Mission. She has been working as a co-investigator of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory project launched in 1995, and more recently on Hinode and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. She is a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.

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# Helen Mason (physicist)

**Helen Elizabeth Mason** OBE is a British theoretical physicist at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge. She holds a Personal Readership in Solar Physics. Helen Mason has been involved in many solar space projects such as Skylab, Yohkoh and the Solar Maximum Mission. She has been working as a co-investigator of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory project launched in 1995, and more recently on Hinode and the Solar Dynamics Observatory. She is a Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.

## Educational projects

Helen Mason has contributed to a number of outreach projects in collaboration with the Millennium Mathematics Project and is currently leading the Sun|Trek project, an educational resource for teachers and students about the Sun and its effect on the Earth. She has worked with school students in South Africa and India. She has given many talks to schools, astronomy societies and to the public. In 2013, she gave a Friday Evening Discourse on 'Our Dynamic Sun' at the Royal Institution.

## Awards

Mason has been named as one of the "Women of Outstanding Achievement of 2010" in recognition of her work in communication within Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to higher education and to women in science, engineering, and technology.

## Publications

* O'Dwyer, B., Del Zanna, G. and Mason, H.E., 2014, Response of Hinode XRT to quiet Sun, active region and flare plasma Astron. Astrophys. 561, 20.
* Doschek, G. A., Mariska, J. T., Warren, H. P., Brown, C. M., Culhane, J. L., Hara, H., Watanabe, T., Young, P. R. and Mason, H. E., 2007, Nonthermal Velocities in Solar Active Regions Observed with the Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer on Hinode Astrophys. J., 667, L109-112
* Dzifkov, E., Kulinov, A., Chifor, C., Mason, H. E., Del Zanna, G., Sylwester, J. and Sylwester, B., 2008, Nonthermal and thermal diagnostics of a solar flare observed with RESIK and RHESSI Astron. Astrophys., 488, 311–321.
* Janardhan, P., Tripathi, D. and Mason, H. E., 2008, The solar wind disappearance event of 11 May 1999: source region evolution Astron. Astrophys., 488, L1-4.

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| Helen MasonOBE | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Helen Elizabeth Mason |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London University of London |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge |
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| Website | www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/people/h.e.mason/ |


title: Gastrotheca flamma

abstract: Gastrotheca flamma is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Serra da Jibóia in the municipality of Santa Teresinha, Bahia. The only known specimen was collected at 850 m (2,790 ft) above sea level, the highest elevation of Serra da Jibóia.

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# Gastrotheca flamma

***Gastrotheca flamma*** is a species of frog in the family Hemiphractidae. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil and only known from its type locality, Serra da Jibóia in the municipality of Santa Teresinha, Bahia. The only known specimen was collected at 850 m (2,790 ft) above sea level, the highest elevation of Serra da Jibóia.

## InfoBox

| *Gastrotheca flamma* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
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Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemiphractidae |
| Genus: | *Gastrotheca* |
| Species: | ***G. flamma*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Gastrotheca flamma***
Juncá and Nunes, 2008 | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Eotheca flamma* (Juncá and Nunes, 2008) | |


title: James Brown (editor)

abstract: James Brown is a British former journalist, author, radio host and media entrepreneur. His first book, Above Head Height: A Five-a-Side Life, was published in 2017 by Quercus and received positive reviews in The Guardian, The Australian and The Daily Telegraph. A renowned Leeds United supporter, Brown also co-hosts The Late Tackle on Talksport with the comedy writer Andy Dawson, of Athletico Mince fame. In addition to his media profile, he is the owner of Sabotage Times – a music, football and culture website – and the Sabotage Agency, which has provided content for such brands as Scotts, Carling and Adidas.

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# James Brown (editor)

**James Brown** (born 26 September 1965 in Leeds) is a British former journalist, author, radio host and media entrepreneur. His first book, *Above Head Height: A Five-a-Side Life*, was published in 2017 by Quercus and received positive reviews in *The Guardian*, *The Australian* and *The Daily Telegraph*. A renowned Leeds United supporter, Brown also co-hosts *The Late Tackle* on Talksport with the comedy writer Andy Dawson, of *Athletico Mince* fame. In addition to his media profile, he is the owner of *Sabotage Times* – a music, football and culture website – and the Sabotage Agency, which has provided content for such brands as Scotts, Carling and Adidas.

## Early career

In 1985, Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper *Leeds Other Paper*. In 1986, following work on his fanzine *Attack on Bzaag*, he was hired as freelance features writer for *Sounds*. From there, he soon joined the magazine *NME*. In 1991, he became the manager of Fabulous, a rock band composed of various *NME* journalists. After leaving *NME*, he wrote features for the *Sunday Times Magazine*.

## *Loaded*

In 1994, Brown launched the magazine *Loaded*, which was an early example of the modern "lads' mag" format. He won the British Society of Magazine Editors' "Editors' Editor of the Year" award for his work on the title.

In a 1997 *Independent* interview, Brown expressed pride in his accomplishment in beginning *Loaded*, saying, "The facts are there. I started the most influential magazine in Britain in the last 10 years and made my last company millions and millions and millions of pounds after an outlay of virtually nothing, and I've got something like six or seven major publishing awards."

## *GQ*

In 1997, Brown left *Loaded* for the British edition of *GQ*. He launched the "Man of the Year" Awards and hired the then-unknown chef Jamie Oliver to write the food column. Brown left *GQ* in early 1999 over what were termed "philosophical differences", having included Field Marshal Rommel (shown in a photograph sporting a swastika band on his uniform) on a list of "The Most Fashionable Men of the Century".

## Later career

After leaving *GQ*, Brown launched his own company, I Feel Good, and subsequently acquired *Viz*, *Fortean Times* and *Bizarre* magazines from John Brown Publishing for £6.4 million.

He created the magazine *Jack* in August 2002. IFG was sold to Dennis Publishing for £5.1 million in 2003 after the company's annual losses doubled to £1.1 million and the film title *Hotdog* was sold, having failed to reach break-even. Speaking in 2010, Brown said he had "made a lot of mistakes" at IFG and felt "a bit embarrassed about how little I had made of the opportunities I had created". In July 2004, Dennis wrote off its investment in *Jack* and closed the title with paid-for sales stagnant at less than 28,000 copies.

In 2007, he was hired as editor-in-chief of the free-to-air TV channel Sumo TV, saying he had plans to push the genre of "spectacular voyeurism". The channel was briefly moved into the Adult, Gaming and Dating categories before refocusing on content provided by Psychic Television.

After selling IFG, Brown worked across the media. On television he appeared with Gok Wan in *Miss Naked Beauty* and was a participant in Channel 4's *Extreme Detox*. He also helped to create *Flipside TV* and co-produced over 50 episodes before the show was bought for Channel 4 and then Paramount.

Brown was appointed as consultant editor-in-chief at Sport Media Group, a part-time post, in November 2007. In January 2008, Barry McIlheney was hired by Brown as the new editor-in-chief. The two men were responsible for a relaunch of the *Daily Sport* and *Sunday Sport* newspapers in April 2008.

Brown also presented and co-produced *I Predict a Riot* for Bravo, a ten-part investigation into the history of civil disorder, and regularly appeared as a pundit on the BBC's art shows *Newsnight Review* and *The Culture Show*. In 2010 he oversaw the relaunch of the *Sky Sports Magazine*.

In May 2010, Brown launched the website *Sabotage Times* to focus on music, sports, fashion, travel, TV and film.

Since 2010, Brown has made frequent appearances in the media, both on the radio for talkSPORT'sshow *The Warm Up*, hosted by Brown, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin Woods, and as a guest panellist on Alan Davies' show *As Yet Untitled*, broadcast on Dave. He is also an active business speaker and took the stage alongside figures such as Kofi Annan and Al Gore at the Leaders in London summit in 2007.

In March 2019, Brown was appointed as editor-in-chief of *FourFourTwo* magazine. In August 2019, he left *FourFourTwo* after less than six months. It was later reported that he had made offensive remarks about the Tottenham Hotspur player Son Heung-min.

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title: Hiram I. Bearss

abstract: Hiram Iddings Bearss was an officer of the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Philippine–American War and the Distinguished Service Cross for his valor in World War I.

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# Hiram I. Bearss

**Hiram Iddings Bearss** (April 13, 1875 – August 27, 1938) was an officer of the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Philippine–American War and the Distinguished Service Cross for his valor in World War I.

## Early life and education

Hiram was born April 13, 1875, in Peru, Indiana, to Frank and Desdemona Bearss. His father was away on business at the time, but upon returning was informed that his son, "Mike" had been born. Through most of his youth Mike did not seem to like his given name of Hiram and was prone to fighting anyone who used it. He had one brother, Braxton and three sisters, Emmy, Desdemona and Lucy. As a child he got into a lot of trouble, frequently getting into fights and defying those in authority positions above him, including his parents. In addition to the trouble he got into, he also had difficulty in school but managed to do well enough to continue his education. As a young boy, he found an interest in horses and became a good rider, winning a horse race when he was only six. When he was a teenager he ran away from home but was found by his father, several weeks later, tending to some prize horses in a distant town. After convincing his father to let him continue caring for the animals he returned home. Along with his love of horses he was also a good athlete and enjoyed playing football and baseball.

When he was a teenager his father got him into the Notre Dame preparatory school where he continued playing sports, getting into fights and playing pranks on the teachers and other students. Although he completed the first year, even making the honor roll for a few months, he was not allowed to return. During the summer, he played baseball in his hometown of Peru and continued to do so every summer for the next several years. The next year, he again attempted school, this time at a preparatory school for Purdue University where he only lasted a few months. After accepting a large donation from his father, Depauw University accepted Hiram and while there he played on the school football team. Although he was smaller than the other players and the coach was afraid he would get hurt, he did fairly well. The next year, he was not accepted back to Depauw and his father sent him to yet another school, much farther from home, along with his brother. Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, was a military school and did not tolerate Hirams pranks and troublemaking. After the first couple months, he planned to leave but was convinced to stay by his brother Braxton. He played football and again found himself in trouble several times and on one occasion threw a potato at a waiter in the mess hall. He liked wearing the school uniform and his weapon, but he frequently dropped it in formation when he became angry at the drill sergeant. Hiram and his brother made it through the first year at Norwich and a second as well but at the age of 21 Hiram had enough of school and was looking for something more adventurous.

He married Louise Middleton in 1904, and they had one daughter.

## Military career

Bearss was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on May 26, 1899 and was promoted to the rank of captain on July 23, 1900. In 1901 he was stationed in the Philippines where he earned the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat on the island of Samar where he led a successful attack on a heavily defended insurgent position.

During World War I, Bearss had risen to the rank of colonel and served in France as commander of the 5th Marine Regiment, taking over from Charles A. Doyen, part of the 4th Marine Brigade. Wendell Cushing Neville took over from him in January 1918. He later commanded the 102nd Infantry (a unit of the Army's 26th Division) at Marcheville in 1918, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.

## Later life and death

Bearss retired from the Marine Corps in 1919 and made his residence in his home state of Indiana.

In December 1922, he was involved in an altercation with members of the Ku Klux Klan who surrounded his car during a parade they were holding in Peru, Indiana. He forced them back by brandishing a wrench and shouting "Come on you Kluxers, one and all; I'll take on the lot of you."

He was a delegate from Indiana to the 1936 Republican National Convention.

Bearss died August 27, 1938, in an automobile collision in Columbia City, Indiana, while en route from Chicago to Peru, Indiana. He was buried there in Mount Hope Cemetery.

## Awards and honors

Bearss received 19 military decorations in his 20 years of service including several for his actions in combat. These include decorations from the United States and other countries. From the United States he received the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Army Distinguished Service Medal.

In addition to these decorations he also received awards from other countries for his conduct in battle from France, Belgium and Italy. From France he received the Légion d'honneur officer class and the Fourragère. He also received the Croix de Guerre with two palms from France as well as the Italian War Merit Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.

He also received campaign medals for the various wars and battles he fought in which included the Navy Expeditionary Medal with three numerals, Spanish Campaign Medal, Philippine Campaign Medal, Mexican Service Medal, Dominican Campaign Medal, World War I Victory Medal with battle clasps for Aisne, Aisne-Marne and St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne and the defensive sector clasp.

| Medal of Honor | Distinguished Service Cross | Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Army Distinguished Service Medal | Philippine Campaign Medal | World War I Victory Medal | Croix de guerre (WWI) |
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### Medal of Honor citation

The President of the United States takes pleasure in the name of The Congress in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to

**COLONEL HIRAM I. BEARSS**UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service in Samar, P. I., as set forth in the following CITATION:

> For extraordinary heroism and eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle at the junction of the Cadacan and Sohoton Rivers, Samar, P. I., November 17, 1901. Colonel Bearss, then Captain, second in command of the column upon their uniting ashore in the Sohoton region, made a surprise attack on the fortified cliffs and capturing and destroying a powder magazine, 40 lantacas (guns), rice, food and cuartels. Due to his courage, intelligence, discrimination and zeal, he successfully led his men up the cliffs \[by\] means of bamboo ladders to a height of 200 feet. The cliffs were of soft stone of volcanic origin, in the nature of pumice and were honeycombed with caves. Tons of rocks were suspended in platforms held in position by vine cables (known as bejuco) in readiness to be precipitated upon people below. After driving the insurgents from their position which was almost impregnable, being covered with numerous trails lined with poisoned spears, pits, etc., he led his men across the river, scaled the cliffs on the opposite side, and destroyed the camps there. He and the men under his command overcame incredible difficulties and dangers in destroying positions which according to reports from old prisoners, had taken three years to perfect, were held as a final rallying point, and were never before penetrated by white troops. Captain Bearss also rendered distinguished public service in the presence of the enemy at Quinapundan River, Samar, P. I., on January 19, 1902.

### Distinguished Service Cross

**Citation:**

> The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Colonel Hiram Iddings Bearss (MCSN: 0-1102), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while attached to the 102d Infantry Regiment (Army), 26th Division, A.E.F., in action at Marcheville and Riaville, France, 26 September 1918. Colonel Bearss' indomitable courage and leadership led to the complete success of the attack by two battalions of his regiment on Marcheville and Riaville. During the attacks these two towns changed hands four times, finally remaining in our possession until the troops were ordered to withdraw. Under terrific machine-gun and artillery fire, Colonel Bearss was the first to enter Marcheville, where he directed operations. Later, upon finding his party completely surrounded, he personally assisted in fighting the enemy off with pistol and hand grenades.

### Army Distinguished Service Medal

**Citation:**

> The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel Hiram Iddings Bearss (MCSN: 0-1102), United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. Colonel Bearss commanded with distinction the 102d Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, achieving notable success in the active operations in which that regiment was engaged. By his untiring energy and dauntless courage in overcoming the numerous difficulties confronting him, he gave proof of military leadership of high order.

**Citation:**

> The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel Hiram Iddings Bearss (MCSN: 0-1102), United States Marine Corps, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services. Colonel Bearss commanded with distinction the 102d Infantry Regiment (Army), 26th Division, achieving notable success in the active operations in which that regiment was engaged. By his untiring energy and dauntless courage in overcoming the numerous difficulties confronting him, he gave proof of military leadership of high order.

## Legacy

### USS *Bearss*

The United States Navy named a *Fletcher*-class destroyer in his honor. USS *Bearss* (DD-654) was launched on July 25, 1943, by Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation of Chickasaw, Alabama. The ship was sponsored by General Bearss' widow and commissioned April 12, 1944.

### Marine Corps League

The Marine Corps League unit located in Indianapolis, Indiana is named the Hiram I. Bearss Detachment in his honor.

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.

## Further reading

* Clark, George C. (2003). *His Road to Glory: The Life and Times of "Hiking Hiram" Bearss*. Hoosier Marine.
* Frank, Benis M. (1958). *A Brief History of the 3rd Marines*. Historical Branch, United States Marines Corps. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
* Clark, George B. (January 31, 2006). "Hiram I. Bearss Marine". *Leatherneck*.

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| Hiram Iddings Bearss | |
| --- | --- |
| Medal of Honor recipient Hiram I. Bearss | |
| Nickname(s) | "Hiking Hiram" |
| Born | (1875-04-13)April 13, 1875
Peru, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1938(1938-08-27) (aged 63)
Columbia City, Indiana, U.S. |
| Buried | Mount Hope Cemetery, Peru, Indiana, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1899–1919 |
| Rank | Colonel (advanced to brigadier general in 1936) |
| Commands | 3rd Provisional Regiment
5th Marines
3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
102nd Infantry Regiment
51st Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Philippine–American War
United States occupation of Veracruz
World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
Battle of Saint-Mihiel |
| Awards | Medal of Honor (1901)
Distinguished Service Cross (1918)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Croix de Guerre |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Middleton (m. 1904) |


title: Hilda Kincaid

abstract: Hilda Estelle Kincaid was an Australian medical practitioner and served as child welfare officer with the Melbourne City Council from 1927 to 1952.

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# Hilda Kincaid

**Hilda Estelle Kincaid** (15 December 1886 – 31 March 1967) was an Australian medical practitioner and served as child welfare officer with the Melbourne City Council from 1927 to 1952.

## Early life and education

Kincaid was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 15 December 1886. She completed her secondary schooling at Methodist Ladies' College in Kew as dux in 1902. Three years later she enrolled at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1908 with a B.Sc., and in 1910 an M.Sc. She was awarded a Government scholarship. Her thesis, "Biochemical significance of phosphorus," won for her a D.Sc. in 1912.

She was employed by the University of Melbourne as a demonstrator and lectured in domestic science. She resigned to study medicine, graduating with an MB BS in 1920.

## Medical career

On graduation her first role was resident medical officer at Melbourne Hospital in 1920. From 1921 to 1926 she lived in Sydney as senior resident medical officer at the Renwick Hospital for Infants and also as medical officer for the Scarba Children's Home. In about 1922 she also worked as physiology demonstrator at the University of Sydney. In 1927 she served as assistant outpatient physician at the Rachel Foster Hospital for Women and Children in Sydney.

Kincaid returned to Melbourne in 1927 as medical officer responsible for children's welfare at Melbourne City Council.

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| Hilda Kincaid | |
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| Kincaid in 1912 | |
| Born | Hilda Estelle Kincaid
(1886-12-15)15 December 1886
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 31 March 1967(1967-03-31) (aged 80)
East Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Medical practitioner |


title: Alper Gezeravcı

abstract: Alper Gezeravcı is a military pilot and the first Turkish astronaut. He flew to International Space Station by taking part in a special space flight on 18 January 2024 with the Axiom Mission 3 mission.

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# Alper Gezeravcı

**Alper Gezeravcı** (born 2 December 1979) is a military pilot and the first Turkish astronaut. He flew to International Space Station by taking part in a special space flight on 18 January 2024 with the Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) mission.

## Early life

He was born in Silifke, Mersin, to a family of Yörük descent.

Colonel Pilot Alper Gezeravcı was among the soldiers expelled from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in 2012 as part of the investigation into the FETÖ's espionage conspiracy in Izmir. He was acquitted and cleared in 2020, subsequently returning to the TSK.

## Career

His appointment was announced in late April 2023 by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Gezeravcı spent 21 days in space as part of the Axiom Space-3 mission in January-February 2024. He flew with three other international astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, launched by a Falcon 9 rocket. Gezeravcı brought along the Turkish flag, family photos, and some items related to Yörük culture.

Alper Gezeravcı's first words in space, with a reference to the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, were "The future is in the skies."

He studied electronic engineering at the Turkish Air Force Academy and at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. He is a pilot in the Turkish Air Force, with 21 years of experience; he flies F-16s.

## InfoBox

| Alper Gezeravcı | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | (1979-12-02) 2 December 1979
Silifke, Mersin, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Turkish Air Force Academy (BS)
Air Force Institute of Technology |
| Occupations |  |
| **Space career** | |
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| Rank | Colonel |
| Time in space | 21d 15h 41m |
| Missions |  |
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title: Richard Barnes (British politician)

abstract: Richard Michael Barnes is a British politician, who was the Deputy Mayor of London from 2008 to 2012. A former member of the Conservative Party, Barnes served as the Leader of the Conservatives on the London Assembly from 2007 to 2008, and was the Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Ealing and Hillingdon from 2000 to 2012, when he lost his seat to Labour. On 30 September 2014, Barnes defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

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# Richard Barnes (British politician)

**Richard Michael Barnes** (born 1 December 1947) is a British politician, who was the Deputy Mayor of London from 2008 to 2012. A former member of the Conservative Party, Barnes served as the Leader of the Conservatives on the London Assembly from 2007 to 2008, and was the Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Ealing and Hillingdon from 2000 to 2012, when he lost his seat to Labour. On 30 September 2014, Barnes defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

## Education

He was educated at Trinity High School, Northampton, and Wolverhampton Grammar Technical School, where he was head boy, and graduated from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.

## Political career and community involvement

Barnes was a councillor in the London Borough of Hillingdon from 1982 to 2014 and was leader of that council from 1998, securing the re-election of the Conservative administration with an 11% swing, one of the most remarkable results in a poor year for the party. In 2014, he stood against the Conservatives as an Independent in Harefield but gained only 460 votes, and the two seats there were held by the Conservatives (Henry Higgins & Jane Palmer). In 2018, he again stood as an Independent in Harefield but finished behind the Conservative candidates of Jane Palmer and Henry Higgins, receiving 483 votes.

Barnes was a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, of which he was at one time deputy chairman. He was elected to the London Assembly when it was created in 2000, representing Ealing and Hillingdon, and was Conservative spokesman on policing. In late 2007 he was elected as Leader of the Conservative group in the Assembly, but on 4 May 2012 he lost his Assembly seat in a shock election result, being beaten in Ealing and Hillingdon by Onkar Sahota.

Law and order, crime and disorder, and London resilience and safety were Barnes's foremost interests on the Assembly, and chaired the enquiry into the London bombings of 7 July 2005 and was responsible for its report. This has led to his taking a national and international role in the fight against terrorism, particularly in addressing the ability of urban authorities to build resistance and response mechanisms to potential atrocities. In 2007 he spoke at conferences in both Dubai and New York City.

Barnes is openly gay, and opposed Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988, which stated that a local authority "shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality". His reputation was tarnished in September 2013 when he inadvertently posted naked pictures of himself on the internet, but he claimed that his account had been hacked.

On 30 September 2014, Barnes announced that he was leaving the Conservative Party to join the UK Independence Party. He was unsuccessful in being selected as the UKIP candidate in the Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner Constituency in May 2015. In 2016 he failed to be selected as the UKIP candidate for London Mayor and also failed to be selected by UKIP in the Ealing & Hillingdon constituency.

## Appointment as statutory Deputy Mayor of London

After Boris Johnson's victory in the 2008 mayoral election, Barnes was appointed on 6 May 2008 as statutory Deputy Mayor of London, making him both the first male and the first LGBT Deputy Mayor of London.

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| Richard Barnes | |
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| Barnes on stage at the St George's Day festival, 2010 | |
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| 4th Deputy Mayor of London | |
| **In office**
6 May 2008  4 May 2012 | |
| Mayor | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nicky Gavron |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Borwick |
| Leader of the Conservative Party
in the London Assembly | |
| **In office**
2007–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Angie Bray |
| Succeeded by | Roger Evans |
| Member of the London Assembly
for Ealing and Hillingdon | |
| **In office**
4 May 2000  4 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Onkar Sahota |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-12-01) 1 December 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | UKIP (2014–present)
Conservative (until 2014) |
| Alma mater | University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology |
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title: Morgan Amber

abstract: Carved amber bow of a fibula, also known as the Morgan Amber, is a 5th-century BCE Etruscan fibula by an unknown artist. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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# Morgan Amber

***Carved amber bow of a fibula***, also known as the **Morgan Amber**, is a 5th-century BCE Etruscan fibula by an unknown artist. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Early history and creation

Carved from amber, this fibula dates to about 500 B.C.E. The artist is unknown, and there is some debate if the piece is Etruscan made or Etruscan influenced. Amber was a popular material in both Greek and Etruscan art, with the Etruscans using it frequently, often in funerary art.

## Description and interpretation

The work depicts a couple reclining on a sofa, with the woman in the forefront and the man behind her. A bird, possibly a duck, sits on the shoulders on the couple, and at the feet of the reclining duo is a small attendant. It is thought that this piece is a fibula because of the holes at the bottom which show some indications of an iron pin being there. The object is large, allowing for fine detail on the piece. In particular are the folds of the clothing on both the man and woman, their hair, and the woman's gesture of holding out a bottle of perfume or other oil in her right hand and holding two fingers out in her left hand, appearing to offer some to her companion. This gesture is visible in other pieces of Etruscan art, including the Sarcophagus of the Spouses in the Villa Giulia Etruscan museum located in Rome. The depiction of couples laying together and seemingly banqueting is also common, and be seen in the fresco of the Monterozzi necropolis of Tarquina, such as the Tomb of the Leopards and the Tomb of the Triclinium. Etruscan society allowed for women to participate in banquets and public life to a much greater extent than in Greece or Rome.

It is unknown if the couple carved in the amber are divine or simply two humans. Andrew Richter suggested that it may be Turan and Atunis (the Etruscan version of Aphrodite and Adonis) in 1940, since the motif of Turan and Atunis was popular in Etruscan art.

## Later history and influence

The fibula was given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1917 by J. Pierpont Morgan. Supposedly it was found in Falconara Marittima, near Ancona, ancient Greek colony on the Adriatic coast of Italy. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual report from the time of acquisition simply describes the piece as "an amber group of two reclining figures" and as part of a larger donation given by Morgan.

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| Morgan Amber | |
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| *Carved amber bow of a fibula* | |
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| Year | 5th century BCE |
| Dimensions | 8.4 cm (3.3 in) × 14 cm (5.5 in) × 3.1 cm (1.2 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, US |
| Accession No. | 17.190.2067 |
| Identifiers | The Met object ID: 249223 |
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title: Vrbno, Šentjur

abstract: Vrbno is one of the most populous settlements in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Voglajna River, on the regional road leading west out of the town of Šentjur towards Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.

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# Vrbno, Šentjur

**Vrbno** (pronounced \[ˈʋəɾbnɔ\]) is one of the most populous settlements in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Voglajna River, on the regional road leading west out of the town of Šentjur towards Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.

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| Vrbno | |
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| VrbnoLocation in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′57.12″N 15°22′20.1″E / 46.2158667°N 15.372250°E / 46.2158667; 15.372250 | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Šentjur |
| Area | |
| Total | 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 257.4 m (844.5 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 385 |
| Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
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title: Theophilus Blakeney

abstract: Theophilus Blakeney was an Irish politician. He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and his wife Grace Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and was a brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Athenry from 1768 to 1776 and from 1783 to 1799. During the intervening period, he was MP for Carlingford. He saw service with the British army at Quebec and Staten Island in 1761 while Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment. In 1763 and again in 1776, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. From 1772 he served as Surveyor General for Connacht. He married in 1782 to Margaret Stafford of Gillstown, County Roscommon. Their son was John Henry Blakeney. Their daughter Bridget married Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet, and had several children.

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# Theophilus Blakeney

**Theophilus Blakeney** (c. 1730 – 22 September 1813) was an Irish politician.

He was born the son of MP John Blakeney and his wife Grace Persse of Roxborough House, County Galway, and was a brother of Robert, John and William Blakeney.

He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Athenry from 1768 to 1776 and from 1783 to 1799. During the intervening period, he was MP for Carlingford. He saw service with the British army at Quebec and Staten Island in 1761 while Captain in the Royal Sussex Regiment. In 1763 and again in 1776, he was appointed High Sheriff of County Galway. From 1772 he served as Surveyor General for Connacht. He married in 1782 to Margaret Stafford of Gillstown, County Roscommon. Their son was John Henry Blakeney. Their daughter Bridget married Sir Richard St George, 2nd Baronet, and had several children.

* ’’The History of Galway’’, Sean Spillessy, 2000.