title: Toni Impekoven

abstract: Toni Impekoven was a German actor and writer. Impekoven was a popular playwright, who co-authored the hit comedy The Scoundrel with Hans Reimann. The play was turned into films on two occasions. He was the brother of Sabine Impekoven and the husband of Frieda Impekoven, with whom he had a daughter Niddy Impekoven.

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# Toni Impekoven

**Toni Impekoven** (21 June 1881 – 6 May 1947) was a German actor and writer. Impekoven was a popular playwright, who co-authored the hit comedy *The Scoundrel* with Hans Reimann. The play was turned into films on two occasions. He was the brother of Sabine Impekoven and the husband of Frieda Impekoven, with whom he had a daughter Niddy Impekoven.

## Selected filmography

## Bibliography

* Goble, Alan (1999). *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.

## InfoBox

| Toni Impekoven | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1881-06-21)21 June 1881
Cologne, Germany |
| Died | 6 May 1947(1947-05-06) (aged 65)
Sprendlingen, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, actor |


title: Toni Huuhka

abstract: Toni Huuhka is a Finnish former footballer and current assistant coach for FC Lahti.

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# Toni Huuhka

**Toni Huuhka** (born 4 February 1989) is a Finnish former footballer and current assistant coach for FC Lahti.

## Career

Huuhka played in the Veikkausliiga for FC Lahti and FC Hämeenlinna, as well in the Kakkonen for FC Kuusysi, FC Lahti Akatemia and FC City Stars.

### Coaching career

In October 2015 retired and was named on 20 October as Assistant coach by FC Lahti.

## InfoBox

Toni Huuhka
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 | | |
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Centre Back | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | FC Lahti | | |
| Number | 12 | | |
| Youth career | | | |
|  | FC Kuusysi | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2007–2008 | City Stars | 30 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | FC Lahti | 30 | (1) |
| 2009 | FC Hämeenlinna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | FC Kuusysi | 17 | (3) |
| 2013 | FC Lahti Akatemia | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | FC Lahti | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | | | |
| 2015– | FC Lahti (assistant coach) | | |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of End of Career 2013 | | | |


title: Melincourt Falls

abstract: Melincourt Falls is an 80 feet (24 m) high waterfall on Melin Court Brook, a left-bank tributary of the River Neath / Afon Nedd, located 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. It is formed where the brook plunges over a resistant band of 'Lower Pennant Sandstone' in a 13 acres (5.3 ha) nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. The falls have been drawing visitors for at least two centuries – they are certainly known to have inspired J. M. W. Turner to paint them in 1794. The falls are considered by some to constitute a part of Waterfall Country though the bulk of these falls are a few miles further northeast at the head of the Vale of Neath.

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# Melincourt Falls

**Melincourt Falls** is an 80 feet (24 m) high waterfall on Melin Court Brook, a left-bank tributary of the River Neath / Afon Nedd, located 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Resolven in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. It is formed where the brook plunges over a resistant band of 'Lower Pennant Sandstone' in a 13 acres (5.3 ha) nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. The falls have been drawing visitors for at least two centuries – they are certainly known to have inspired J. M. W. Turner to paint them in 1794. The falls are considered by some to constitute a part of Waterfall Country though the bulk of these falls are a few miles further northeast at the head of the Vale of Neath.

## Visitor facilities

It can be accessed by the public footpath from the B4434 Resolven to Tonna Road, 1-mile (1.6 km) south of Resolven. The entrance to the path is on the opposite side of the road from the public car park. The falls (otherwise known as Melincwrt Falls), can also be viewed from above where a minor public road bridges the brook immediately upstream of the drop.

51°42′05″N 3°42′03″W / 51.7014°N 3.7008°W / 51.7014; -3.7008


title: Tomichi Dome

abstract: Tomichi Dome rises north of U.S. Highway 50 west of Hot Springs Creek and south of Waunita Hot Springs Reservoir in the southeast quarter of Gunnison County, Colorado. It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest.

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# Tomichi Dome

**Tomichi Dome** rises north of U.S. Highway 50 west of Hot Springs Creek and south of Waunita Hot Springs Reservoir in the southeast quarter of Gunnison County, Colorado. It is situated within the Gunnison National Forest.

## Geology

Tomichi Dome is a prominent igneous mountain formed during the Tertiary. The predominant rock is rhyolite, but microgranite, breccia, and tuff have been cited as present. Surrounding the mountain, on the valley floor, is Mancos Shale, a Mesozoic sedimentary rock.

Tomchi Dome has been described as an intrusion and also as an extrusive, volcanic feature. As an intrusion, the pluton may have formed when magma was intruded into the Mancos Shale resulting in a laccolith. Given the fine-grained texture of the rock, the laccolith is assumed to have been at a shallow depth and cooled rapidly. Venting may have been associated with the intrusion resulting in the rhyolytic breccia and tuff documented in the vicinity. Shallow rhyolitic plutons southwest of Tomichi Dome, in the San Juan Mountains near Lake City, have also been described as laccoliths.

Alternatively, Tomichi Dome has been described as an extrusive, volcanic feature where the initial eruptions deposited breccia and tuff that is over 670 feet (200 m) thick. A flow or dome of topaz rhyolite overlies the tuff.

Whether plutonic or volcanic, Tomichi Dome is possibly one of a string of igneous structures associated with the Rio Grande Rift, which stretches from Mexico to Colorado.

## Historical names

* **Tomichi Dome** – 1907
* Tumitche Dome

* Maps:
    + *Gunnison Basin Public Lands*. Forest Service Series Map. United States Department of Agriculture. Colorado, 2008.

## InfoBox

| Tomichi Dome | |
| --- | --- |
| Tomichi Dome viewed from U.S. Route 50 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 11,471 ft (3,496 m) |
| Prominence | 2,325 ft (709 m) |
| Isolation | 10.74 mi (17.28 km) |
| Listing | Colorado prominent summits |
| Coordinates | 38°29′06″N 106°31′44″W / 38.4849944°N 106.5289192°W / 38.4849944; -106.5289192 |
| Geography | |
| Tomichi Dome**Colorado** | |
| Location | Gunnison County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sawatch Range |
| Topo map | USGS 7.5' topographic map<br>Doyleville, Colorado |


title: Tomichia

abstract: Tomichia is a genus of very small freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tomichiidae.

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# Tomichia

***Tomichia*** is a genus of very small freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tomichiidae.

## Distribution

The distribution of the genus *Tomichia* includes South Africa and Eastern Zaire. *Tomichia* is the only genus of Pomatiopsidae in Africa.

## Ecology

This genus occurs is both freshwater and brackish water. There exist halophilic species of *Tomichia* which live in saline lakes such as *Tomichia ventricosa*.

## Species

Brown (1994) recognized 10 species (7 in South Africa and 3 in Central Africa) and one undescribed species. Kameda & Kato (2011) recognized 11 species of *Tomichia*.

Species within the genus *Tomichia* include:

* Davis G. M. (1981). "Different Modes of Evolution and Adaptive Radiation in the Pomatiopsidae (Prosobranchia: Mesogastropoda)". *Malacologia* **21**(1-2): 209-262.
* Verdcourt B. (1951). "The distribution of the genus *Tomichia* Benson in Africa". *Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines* **44**: 173-174.
* Verdcourt B. (1960). "A further collection of *Tomichia hendrickxi* (Verdcourt) from the Belgian Congo". *Basteria* **24**: 3.

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| *Tomichia* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tomichiidae |
| Genus: | *Tomichia*<br>Benson, 1851 |
|
| Diversity | |
| 11 species | |


title: Tomichia differens

abstract: Tomichia differens is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Tomichiidae endemic to perennial streams and rivers in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Described by Connolly in 1939, T. differens is found in two sites at De Kelders and Stilbaai, and has amphibious habits and a tolerance of slight salinity and desiccation throughout its habitats. The genus Tomichia is very sensitive to changes in ecosystem conditions, and thus are threatened by pollution and climate change. The Stilbaai site is in danger of becoming uninhabitable due to residential developments and offshore drilling operations, and thus this species has been listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

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# Tomichia differens

***Tomichia differens*** is a species of freshwater gastropod in the family Tomichiidae endemic to perennial streams and rivers in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Described by Connolly in 1939, *T. differens* is found in two sites at De Kelders and Stilbaai, and has amphibious habits and a tolerance of slight salinity and desiccation throughout its habitats. The genus *Tomichia* is very sensitive to changes in ecosystem conditions, and thus are threatened by pollution and climate change (manifested here through rain cycles). The Stilbaai site is in danger of becoming uninhabitable due to residential developments and offshore drilling operations, and thus this species has been listed as Endangered by the IUCN (ver. 3.1).

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| *Tomichia differens* | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tomichiidae |
| Genus: | *Tomichia* |
| Species: | ***T. differens*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Tomichia differens***
Connolly, 1939 | |
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title: Tomichia natalensis

abstract: Tomichia natalensis is a species of very small freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tomichiidae. This species is endemic to South Africa.

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# Tomichia natalensis

***Tomichia natalensis*** is a species of very small freshwater snails which have a gill and an operculum, gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Tomichiidae.

This species is endemic to South Africa.

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| *Tomichia natalensis* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
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Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Tomichiidae |
| Genus: | *Tomichia* |
| Species: | ***T. natalensis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Tomichia natalensis***
Connolly, 1939 | |
|


title: GTO (band)

abstract: GTO are an Australian band formed in Auckland. Their single, "Superstars of Modern Love", reached #92 on the ARIA Singles chart and was used by Channel 10 for a promo clip. Guitarists Drew Cain and Megan K were both members of Sydney industrial act Bionic from the early-mid 1990s. This band also featured Martin Kemp on drums and keyboardist Craig Sue. In 1996 Bionic released two EPs, 'stay'; and 'the stink'. The video for 'stay' was played on rage a number of times. Around 1997, Craig Sue left to concentrate on Killers On The Loose, a rave project he shared with Cain; and Genetic, a solo drum&bass project. The move forced a lineup change, with Cain moving to keyboards, and new guitarist Cheyne coming aboard. Bionic became WTO, soon to become GTO. 1999 saw GTO release the EP Ears Were Made for Bleeding. It featured the songs "Danke Shoen" and "Hatemail". The band was soon joined by new drummer Matt, and they released the album 'Superstars Of Modern Love' in 2001 and the single of the same name the following year. GTO had been signed to a major label by this time, having previously self-published on their 'Plasma Sonic Productions' label.

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# GTO (band)

**GTO** (previously called WTO) are an Australian band formed in Auckland. Their single, "Superstars of Modern Love", reached #92 on the ARIA Singles chart and was used by Channel 10 for a promo clip.

Guitarists Drew Cain and Megan K were both members of Sydney industrial act Bionic from the early-mid 1990s. This band also featured Martin Kemp on drums and keyboardist Craig Sue. In 1996 Bionic released two EPs, 'stay'; and 'the stink'. The video for 'stay' was played on rage a number of times. Around 1997, Craig Sue left to concentrate on Killers On The Loose, a rave project he shared with Cain; and Genetic, a solo drum&bass project.

The move forced a lineup change, with Cain moving to keyboards, and new guitarist Cheyne coming aboard. Bionic became WTO (World Trash Orchestra), soon to become GTO (Global Trash Orchestra).

1999 saw GTO release the EP *Ears Were Made for Bleeding*. It featured the songs "Danke Shoen" and "Hatemail".

The band was soon joined by new drummer Matt, and they released the album 'Superstars Of Modern Love' in 2001 and the single of the same name the following year. GTO had been signed to a major label by this time, having previously self-published on their 'Plasma Sonic Productions' label.

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected details
| Title | Album details |
| --- | --- |
| *Superstars of Modern Love* | * Released: 2001 * Format: CD * Label: Plasma Sonic Productions (PLASCD005) |

### Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
| Title | EP details |
| --- | --- |
| *Ears Were Made for Bleeding* | * Released: 1999 * Format: CD * Label: Plasma Sonic Productions (PLASCD003) |
| *Hate Mail/Danke Shoen* | * Released: 2000 * Format: CD * Label: Plasma Sonic Productions (PLASCD004) |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | AUS<br> | |
| "Superstars of Modern Love" | 2001 | 92 | *Superstars of Modern Love* |

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| GTO | |
| --- | --- |
| Origin | c 1999 |
| Genres | industrial-pop |
| Years active | c 1999- |
|  | |
| Past members | * Matt * Cheyne * Megs * Drew |


title: Tony Springer

abstract: Tony "Wild T" Springer is a Trinidadian/Canadian blues-rock guitarist.

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# Tony Springer

**Tony "Wild T" Springer** is a Trinidadian/Canadian blues-rock guitarist.

## Early life

Springer was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago; he played with a number of reggae and calypso bands as a teenager.

## Career

Springer later moved to Canada, settling in Toronto and playing local clubs in a Jimi Hendrix tribute band. He joined Rough Trade in 1986 as the band was becoming less active; they broke up in 1988.

In 1990 Springer took on the stage name Wild T, and launched his own band, Wild T and the Spirit. In 1992 Wild T was nominated for a Juno award as most promising male vocalist. Springer also appeared as a guest musician on David Bowie's 1993 album *Black Tie White Noise*.

Wild T & the Spirit had several lineups over the years, and released a number of albums, including *Givin' Blood*, which was nominated for a Juno Award in 1994. The band toured in Europe, Canada and the United States, and continues to perform and record as of 2017.

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| Tony Springer | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Origin | Canada |
| Genres | Blues-rock |
| Instrument | Guitarist |
| Labels | Guitar |


title: Gabula (Syria)

abstract: Gabula was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Syria, and remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Its modern location is presumed at the marsh of al-Jabbul in present Syria.

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# Gabula (Syria)

**Gabula** was an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Syria, and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.

Its modern location is presumed at the marsh of al-Jabbul (Sabkhat al-Jabbul, Djebbul, Djabbul) in present Syria.

## History

Gabula was important enough in the Roman province of Syria Prima to be a Metropolitan Archdiocese in the sway of the Patriarchate of Antioch (the provincial capital Antioch on the Orontes), but was to fade, presumably at the advent of Islam.

It has had two historically documented incumbents :

## Titular see

The diocese was nominally restored in 1929 as a Latin Catholic titular archbishopric.

It is vacant since decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the intermediary (archiepiscopal) rank :

Bibliography * Pius Bonifacius Gams, *Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae*, Leipzig 1931, p. 434 (Gabba)
* Michel Lequien, *Oriens christianus in quatuor Patriarchatus digestus*, Paris 1740, vol. II, coll. 787-788
* Siméon Vailhé, *Notes de géographie ecclésiastique*, in *Échos d'Orient*, vol. IV (1900), p. 17.

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Gabula
| Shown within Syria | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | Syria |
| Region | Aleppo Governorate |
| Coordinates | 36°04′48″N 37°30′59″E / 36.08°N 37.516389°E / 36.08; 37.516389 |


title: Galunisertib

abstract: Galunisertib (LY2157299) is a small molecular experimental cancer drug previously in development by Eli Lilly. It is a TGF-b inhibitor. Development of galunisertib by Eli Lilly was discontinued in January 2020. Galunisertib was investigated in a phase II trial for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Pre-clinically, combination of galunisertib with PD-L1 blockade resulted in improved tumor growth inhibition.

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# Galunisertib

**Galunisertib** (LY2157299) is a small molecular experimental cancer drug previously in development by Eli Lilly. It is a TGF-b inhibitor. Development of galunisertib by Eli Lilly was discontinued in January 2020.

Galunisertib was investigated in a phase II trial for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Pre-clinically, combination of galunisertib with PD-L1 blockade resulted in improved tumor growth inhibition.

## InfoBox

Galunisertib
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Clinical data | |
| Routes of
administration | PO |
| Identifiers | |
| IUPAC name * 4-(5,6-Dihydro-2-(6-methyl-2-pyridinyl)-4*H*-pyrrolo(1,2-b)pyrazol-3-yl)-6-quinolinecarboxamide | |
| CAS Number |  |
| PubChem CID |  |
| ChemSpider |  |
| UNII |  |
| KEGG |  |
| ChEBI |  |
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |  |
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C22H19N5O |
| Molar mass | 369.428 g·mol−1 |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| SMILES * N1=CC=C(C2=CC(=CC=C12)C(=O)N)C1=C2N(N=C1C1C=CC=C(N=1)C)CCC2 | |
| InChI * InChI=1S/C22H19N5O/c1-13-4-2-5-18(25-13)21-20(19-6-3-11-27(19)26-21)15-9-10-24-17-8-7-14(22(23)28)12-16(15)17/h2,4-5,7-10,12H,3,6,11H2,1H3,(H2,23,28) * Key:IVRXNBXKWIJUQB-UHFFFAOYSA-N | |


title: Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska

abstract: Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska has been significant throughout the city's history. From its founding in the 1850s through the 1930s, the city was known as a "wide-open" town, meaning that gambling of all sorts was accepted either openly or in closed quarters. By the mid-20th century, Omaha reportedly had more illicit gambling per capita than any other city in the nation. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the city's gambling was controlled by an Italian criminal element. Today, gambling in Omaha is limited to keno and slot machines, leaving Omahans to drive across the Missouri River to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where casinos are legal and there are numerous gambling businesses operating. Recently, a controversial proposal by the Ponca tribe of Nebraska was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission. It allowed the tribe to build a casino that opened in 2018 in Carter Lake, Iowa, which sits geographically on the west side of the Missouri River, adjacent to Omaha, where casinos are illegal.

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# Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska

**Gambling in Omaha, Nebraska** has been significant throughout the city's history. From its founding in the 1850s through the 1930s, the city was known as a "wide-open" town, meaning that gambling of all sorts was accepted either openly or in closed quarters. By the mid-20th century, Omaha reportedly had more illicit gambling per capita than any other city in the nation. From the 1930s through the 1970s, the city's gambling was controlled by an Italian criminal element.

Today, gambling in Omaha is limited to keno and slot machines, leaving Omahans to drive across the Missouri River to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where casinos are legal and there are numerous gambling businesses operating. Recently, a controversial proposal by the Ponca tribe of Nebraska was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission. It allowed the tribe to build a casino that opened in 2018 in Carter Lake, Iowa, which sits geographically on the west side of the Missouri River, adjacent to Omaha, where casinos are illegal.

## 19th century

After its founding in 1854, pioneer Omaha became the "Gateway to the West," as an essential stopping, restocking and "jumping off" point for settlers, hunters and miners traveling to the Western United States. The city quickly became notorious for its early gambling, with an early observer remarking that, "Omaha was known from ocean to ocean with cards, dice, or whatever you wanted to gamble with." The city had an early history as a "wide open" town where gambling was accepted, along with prostitution, drugs and rampant alcohol use. In 1873, "it seemed that ever lying, cheating, four-flushing, double-dealing, card-sharping, counterfeiting scoundrel who did not already hold high public office was setting up shop in the streets of Omaha." The Burnt District was an early site for much of the city's illicit activity, including gambling. Dan Allen was a pioneer gambler in Omaha who had great influence throughout the young city. He was the long-time companion of Anna Wilson, the city's foremost madam for almost 40 years. Dan Allen ran a gambling house, saloon and pawn shop for more than a dozen years. The notorious Canada Bill Jones worked the trains from Omaha to Kansas City, Missouri in the 1870s. An 1887 law by the Nebraska State Legislature banned gambling houses in the city, driving many gamblers underground.

Starting in the 1880s, Omaha's Irish crime lord and political boss Tom Dennison created a powerful political machine that controlled all gambling, liquor and prostitution schemes in Omaha for almost 50 years. Dennison consolidated much of his operation in Omaha's Sporting District, which in addition to numerous gambling institutions, was home to "The Cribs", which were notorious prostitution houses. Jack Broomfield, a close associate of Dennison's, was a leader of the African American community in Omaha in the early 20th century. He ran the Midway, a nationally known saloon and gambling hall at 1124 Capitol Avenue near the notorious Sporting District. The Midway was formerly owned by Oscar Picketts and by Victor B. Walker. Another establishment in the Sporting District was the Diamond Gambling House located at 1312 Douglas Street. The "Big Four" Omaha gamblers in 1887, Charles Bibbins, H.B. Kennedy, Charles White and Jack Morrison, operated the facility until 1893, when it was closed by the City.

The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben was formed in 1895 in an attempt to keep the Nebraska State Fair in Omaha after receiving an ultimatum to provide entertainment "other than saloons, gambling houses and honky tonks." Their horse racing institution, called Ak-Sar-Ben, is credited with "legitimizing legalized gambling" in Omaha.

According to *The New York Times*, gamblers and representatives of gambling houses formed a syndicate which offered the organizers of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition $10,000 to allow the creation of several elaborate gambling houses on the site of the Expo. The organizers turned it down; however, development likely still happened.

## 20th century to present

After Tom Dennison died in the early 1930s, the city's criminal gambling element came under control of Italian American mobsters. Anthony Marcella became boss of Omaha's crime organization, including gambling, around in 1931. In 1959, he was convicted on charges of narcotics and tax evasion. Anthony Joseph Biase was the next boss, lasting only until the next year when he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Afterwards, he maintained a low profile, and was never indicted again.

In the 1930s and 40s, Carter Lake became a gambling hot spot, as law enforcement was limited and because of its important location. At The Chez Paree, you "could listen to Sophie Tucker, have the best prime rib in town and enjoy a gambling raid or two." Patrons could "bet on any horse race in the United States," and the business was described as "the most active casino between Chicago and the West Coast.

The liberalization of Iowa gambling laws in the late 1980s was followed by the opening of the Bluffs Run Greyhound Park in 1986. By 2005, Council Bluffs was the 19th largest casino market in the U.S., with revenue equaling nearly $434 million. Today, the city's Ameristar Casino is Iowa's largest riverboat.

In 2004, Omaha state Senator Ernie Chambers and U.S. Representative Tom Osborne of Hastings co-authored an editorial opposing a set of initiatives that would have allowed casino gambling and slot machines in Nebraska.

In 2020, the state of Nebraska voted to expand gambling with Initiatives 429, 430, and 431. Despite a campaign against the initiatives led by Osbourne and then-Governor Pete Ricketts, the measure passed nearly 2-to-1.


title: Gallarus Castle

abstract: Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.

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# Gallarus Castle

**Gallarus Castle** is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula.

## History

Gallarus Castle was built in the 15th century by the Knight of Kerry, the holder of a hereditary knighthood belonging to the Geraldine Dynasty. It is now an Irish heritage site.

The building has been extensively restored and a new rectangular doorway inserted in the north wall. There is no evidence of a stone stairway below the second floor. A mural stairway rises in the east wall and the ceilings on the third and fourth floor are vaulted.

Gallarus Castle stands about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) away from the better known and more historically significant Gallarus Oratory.

## Sources

* Anonymous (1846). *The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland*. Vol. 2. Dublin: A. Fullarton. – D to M (for Gallerus)

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| Gallarus Castle | |
| --- | --- |
| Contae Chiarraí<br>Near Dingle/An Daingean in Ireland | |
| Gallarus Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°10′33″N 10°21′21″W / 52.17583°N 10.35583°W / 52.17583; -10.35583 |
| Type | Tower house |
| Height | 4 storeys |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Knight of Kerry |
| Condition | restored |
| Site history | |
| Built | 15th century |


title: Torrecaballeros

abstract: Torrecaballeros is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. Its current population is slightly over 1372 inhabitants as it has experienced a remarkable growth in terms of population during the last decade. Torrecaballeros also has the location of Cabanillas del Monte, La Aldehuela and La Torre.

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# Torrecaballeros

**Torrecaballeros** is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. Its current population is slightly over 1372 inhabitants as it has experienced a remarkable growth in terms of population during the last decade.

Torrecaballeros also has the location of Cabanillas del Monte, La Aldehuela and La Torre.

## History

Torrecaballeros and its annexes such as La Torre, La La Aldehuela, Cabanillas: in the Middle Ages it was called Oter de Cavalleros, that is, Otero de Caballeros. In the 16th century it was mentioned as Tor de Caballeros. But since 1759 it already had the current name. Located next to the Sierra de Guadarrama, it was an obligatory passage of transhumance through the Cañada Real Soriana Occidental. It was a town of ranchers and mountain people, from woodcutters to shepherds. It belonged to the Sexmo de San Lorenzo.

40°59′N 4°01′W / 40.983°N 4.017°W / 40.983; -4.017

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| Torrecaballeros | |
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| Municipality | |
| Church of San Nicolás de Bari in the town of Torrecaballeros, province of Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain. | |
|  | |
| TorrecaballerosLocation in Spain.TorrecaballerosTorrecaballeros (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′31″N 4°1′26″W / 40.99194°N 4.02389°W / 40.99194; -4.02389 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Castile and León |
| Province | Segovia |
| Municipality | Torrecaballeros |
| Area | |
| Total | 42.14 km2 (16.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,152 m (3,780 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| Total | 1,323 |
| Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Official website |


title: Merangkong

abstract: Merangkong is an Ao Naga village located 40 km north of Mokokchung, Nagaland. Merangkong is situated in the Langpangkong Range of Mokokchung District at an altitude of 1,797 ft above sea level. Changtongya, 3 km to the south, is the nearest town. The census of 2001 put its population at 4052. The population is pushed up to 5570 if Merangkong Compound is included.

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# Merangkong

**Merangkong** is an Ao Naga village located 40 km north of Mokokchung, Nagaland. Merangkong is situated in the Langpangkong Range of Mokokchung District at an altitude of 1,797 ft above sea level.

Changtongya, 3 km to the south, is the nearest town. The census of 2001 put its population at 4052. The population is pushed up to 5570 if Merangkong Compound is included.

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## InfoBox

| Merangkong | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| MerangkongLocation in Nagaland, IndiaMerangkongMerangkong (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 94°40′E / 26.567°N 94.667°E / 26.567; 94.667 | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Mokokchung |
| Elevation | 547.726 m (1,797.001 ft) |
| Languages | |
| Dialect | Chungli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | NL-02 |
| Website | nagaland.gov.in |


title: Merangin Regency

abstract: Merangin Regency is a regency (kabupaten) of Jambi Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new Sarolangun Regency in the east and this Merangin Regency in the west. The regency covers an area of 7,679.0 km⁲, and had a population of 333,206 at the 2010 census and 354,052 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 368,389 - comprising 187,026 males and 181,363 females. The administrative capital is the town of Bangko.

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# Merangin Regency

**Merangin Regency** is a regency (*kabupaten*) of Jambi Province on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It was created on 4 October 1999 by the division of the former Sarolangun Bangko Regency into a new Sarolangun Regency in the east and this Merangin Regency in the west. The regency covers an area of 7,679.0 km2, and had a population of 333,206 at the 2010 census and 354,052 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 368,389 - comprising 187,026 males and 181,363 females. The administrative capital is the town of Bangko.

## Borders

Geographically, Merangin Regency lies between 101032’39” – 102038’35” east longitude, and 1039’23” – 2046’9” south longitude. Merangin borders on Bungo Regency on the north side, Tebo Regency to the northeast, Sarolangun Regency on the east side, Lebong Regency (in Bengkulu Province) on the south side and Kerinci Regency on the west side.

## Administrative districts

Merangin Regency is divided into twenty-four districts (*kecamatan*), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 205 rural *desa* and 10 urban *kelurahan*), and its post code.

| Kode
Wilayah | Name of
District
(*kecamatan*) | Area
in
km2 | Pop'n
2010
Census | Pop'n
2020
Census | Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate | Admin
centre | No.
of
villages | Post
code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15.02.01 | Jangkat | 967.23 | 8,932 | 9,712 | 9,457 | Muara Madras | 11 | 37372 |
| 15.02.18 | Sungai Tenang
(Jangkat Timur) | 593.46 | 9,005 | 9,409 | 9,674 | Rantau Suli | 14 | 37374 |
| 15.02.03 | Muara Siau | 655.06 | 9,327 | 10,063 | 10,444 | Pasar Muara Siau | 17 | 37370 |
| 15.02.09 | Lembah Masurai | 688.99 | 19,522 | 13,875 | 14,341 | Pasar Masurai | 15 | 37373 |
| 15.02.24 | Tiang Pumpung | 274.86 | 4,586 | 4,684 | 4,784 | Sekancing | 6 | 37371 |
| 15.02.06 | Pamenang | 346.54 | 30,362 | 33,476 | 34,962 | Pamenang | 14 (a) | 37352 |
| 15.02.13 | Pamenang Barat
(West Pamenang) | 199.55 | 15,737 | 17,294 | 18,044 | Simpang
Limbur Merangin | 8 | 37318 |
| 15.02.19 | Renah Pamenang | 107.58 | 13,439 | 14,416 | 14,936 | Meranti | 4 | 37351 |
| 15.02.20 | Pamenang Selatan
(South Pamenang) | 167.47 | 9,612 | 10,430 | 10,842 | Tambang Emas | 4 | 37319 |
| 15.02.02 | Bangko | 168.39 | 45,557 | 48,857 | 50,619 | Pasar Atas Bangko | 8 (b) | 37311
-37314 |
| 15.02.10 | Bangko Barat
(West Bangko) | 196.47 | 10,607 | 10,985 | 11,266 | Pulau Rengas Ulu | 6 | 37315 |
| 15.02.11 | Nalo Tantan | 206.58 | 11,674 | 16,988 | 19,010 | Lubuk Gaung | 7 | 37317 |
| 15.02.12 | Batang Masumai | 111.34 | 9,563 | 10,702 | 11,225 | Sungai Ulak | 10 | 37316 |
| 15.02.04 | Sungai Manau | 295.50 | 9,577 | 10,216 | 10,567 | Sungai Manau | 10 | 37363 |
| 15.02.16 | Renah Pembarap | 272.86 | 11,623 | 12,987 | 13,616 | Simpang Parit | 12 | 37362 |
| 15.02.17 | Pangkalan Jambu | 427.05 | 6,142 | 6,409 | 6,587 | Sungai Jering | 8 | 37361 |
| 15.02.05 | Tabir | 333.33 | 27,602 | 28,594 | 29,327 | Pasar Rantau Panjang | 11 (c) | 37350 |
| 15.02.07 | Tabir Ulu | 219.64 | 8,411 | 8,144 | 8,283 | Muara Jernih | 6 | 37356 |
| 15.02.08 | Tabir Selatan
(South Tabir) | 196.25 | 26,397 | 29,313 | 30,677 | Rawa Jaya | 8 | 37354 |
| 15.02.14 | Tabir Ilir | 158.92 | 9,623 | 8,861 | 9,009 | Rantau Limau Manis | 7 | 37358 |
| 15.02.15 | Tabir Timur
(East Tabit) | 108.75 | 7,381 | 7,908 | 8,190 | Sungai Bulian | 4 | 37355 |
| 15.02.22 | Tabir Lintas | 115.38 | 7,375 | 8,112 | 8,466 | Mensango | 5 | 37357 |
| 15.02.21 | Margo Tabir | 128.30 | 12,941 | 13,604 | 14,012 | Tanjung Rejo | 6 | 37359 |
| 15.02.23 | Tabir Barat
(West Tabir) | 739.50 | 8,211 | 9,305 | 9,796 | Muara Kibul | 14 | 37353 |
|  | ***Totals*** | *7,679.00* | *333,206* | *354,052* | *368,389* | Bangko | *215* |  |

Notes: (a) including one *kelurahan* \- the town of Pamenang, with 7,376 inhabitants in mid 2022.
(b) comprising 4 *kelurahan* (with populations in mid 2022) - Dusun Bangko (12,968), Pasar Bangko (2,338), Pasar Atas Bangko (5,884) and Pematang Kandis (16,624) - plus 4 *desa*.
(c) comprising 5 *kelurahan* (with populatiuons in mid 2022) - Dusun Baru (7,320), Mampun (4,122), Kampung Baruh (3,901), Pasar Baru Rantau (2,572) and Pasar Rantau Panjang (4,511) - plus 6 *desa*.

However, the last-mentioned eight districts, comprising the northern 26% of Merangin Regency, are planned to be separated out to form a new Regency - **Kabupaten Tabir Raya**; these eight districts cover 2,000.07 km2 and had an estimated combined population of 113,841 at the 2020 census, rising to an estimated 117,760 in mid 2023. However, the implementation of this scheme is delayed due to the moratorium (since 2013) by the Indonesian Government on the creation of new regencies and cities.

## Merangin Geopark

Merangin Geopark has been proposed to UNESCO to be a World's Heritage Merangin Geopark and a UNESCO team has visited Merangin Geopark. The Geopark has a Araucarioxylon fossil tree complete with the root of 300 million years, the oldest in Asia. Today the ancient Merangin River is usually used for white water sports.

2°12′10″S 102°03′14″E / 2.20278°S 102.05389°E / -2.20278; 102.05389

## InfoBox

| Merangin Regency *Kabupaten Merangin* | |
| --- | --- |
| Regency | |
|  | |
| Motto(s): *Tali Undang Tambang Teliti*
(Strap of *Penghulu* tribe and rope of *Batin* tribe; another meaning: tie in the rules, explore carefully) | |
|  | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Jambi |
| Regency seat | Bangko |
| Area | |
| Total | 7,679.0 km2 (2,964.9 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| Total | 368,389 |
| Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | meranginkab.go.id |


title: Toorongo River

abstract: The Toorongo River is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

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# Toorongo River

The **Toorongo River** is a perennial river of the West Gippsland catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria.

## Course and features

Toorongo River rises below Cone Hill within the Mount Toorongo Range, part of the Great Dividing Range, in remote country east northeast of Powelltown. The river flows generally south, joined by one minor tributary and is fed by drainage spilling over the Toorongo Falls, before reaching its confluence with the Latrobe River, near the Mount Baw Baw Road, north of the locality of Neerim North in the Shire of Baw Baw. The river descends 490 metres (1,610 ft) over its 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) course.

The Toorongo River sub-catchment area is managed by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.

## InfoBox

| Toorongo | |
| --- | --- |
| Location of the Toorongo River mouth in Victoria | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | South East Coastal Plain (IBRA), West Gippsland |
| Local government area | Shire of Baw Baw |
| Physical characteristics | |
|  | |
| Source | Cone Hill, Mount Toorongo Range, Great Dividing Range |
| location | remote country east northeast of Powelltown |
| coordinates | 37°48′36″S 146°3′17″E / 37.81000°S 146.05472°E / -37.81000; 146.05472 |
| elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
|  | |
| Mouth | confluence with the Latrobe River |
| location | north of Neerim North |
| coordinates | 37°54′20″S 146°1′29″E / 37.90556°S 146.02472°E / -37.90556; 146.02472 |
| elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | West Gippsland catchment |
| Tributaries |  |
| left | Mundic Creek |
| National park | Hawthorn Creek Reference Area |
|  | |


title: Game Plan (company)

abstract:
Game Plan was a pinball manufacturer that produced pinball tables from 1978 to 1985. Game Plan was a subsidiary of AES Technology Systems and was located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Game Plan's president was former Chicago Coin table designer Wendell McAdams. The company initially produced cocktail-style pinball tables and produced five different models in their first year of existence. The company began producing full-size tables with 1979's Sharpshooter, a "Wild West" themed table. Sharpshooter, incidentally, was Game Plan's best-selling table, having produced 4,200 units in all.
From 1980 through 1982, Game Plan also released a small number of video games, most all of them licensed from other manufacturers, beginning with Tora Tora in 1980. Other games include: Killer Comet, Intruder, Megatack, Kaos, and Pot Of Gold. Former Game Plan designer John Trudeau went on to design many other pinball games at Gottlieb/Premier and later Williams, including titles such as The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot (1991) and The Flintstones (1994). Ed Cebula later worked as a playfield designer and mechanical engineer at Data East Pinball.

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# Game Plan (company)

**Game Plan** was a pinball manufacturer that produced pinball tables from 1978 to 1985. Game Plan was a subsidiary of AES Technology Systems and was located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Game Plan's president was former Chicago Coin table designer Wendell McAdams.

The company initially produced cocktail-style pinball tables and produced five different models in their first year of existence. The company began producing full-size tables with 1979's *Sharpshooter*, a "Wild West" themed table. *Sharpshooter*, incidentally, was Game Plan's best-selling table, having produced 4,200 units in all. From 1980 through 1982, Game Plan also released a small number of video games, most all of them licensed from other manufacturers, beginning with *Tora Tora* in 1980. Other games include: *Killer Comet*, *Intruder*, *Megatack*, *Kaos*, and *Pot Of Gold*.

Former Game Plan designer John Trudeau went on to design many other pinball games at Gottlieb/Premier and later Williams, including titles such as *The Machine: Bride of Pin\*Bot* (1991) and *The Flintstones* (1994). Ed Cebula later worked as a playfield designer and mechanical engineer at Data East Pinball.

## Pinball tables (full-sized and cocktail)

* *Real* (1978, cocktail)
* *Black Velvet* (1978, cocktail)
* *Camel Lights* (1978, cocktail)
* *Foxy Lady* (1978, cocktail)
* *Chuck-A-Luck* (1978, cocktail)
* *Family Fun* (1978, cocktail)
* *Star Trip* (1979, cocktail)
* *Sharpshooter* (1979, Game Plan's first full-sized pin)
* *Vegas* (1979, cocktail)
* *Old Coney Island* (1979)
* *Super Nova* (1980)
* *Pinball Lizard* (1980)
* *Global Warfare* (1981, widebody; only 10 units produced)
* *Mike Bossy the Scoring Machine* (1982, never produced)
* *Sharpshooter II* (1983)
* *Attila the Hun* (1984)
* *Agents 777* (1984)
* *Captain Hook* (1985)
* *Lady Sharpshooter* (1985, cocktail)
* *Andromeda* (1985)
* *Cyclopes* (1985)
* *Loch Ness Monster* (1985, only one prototype produced)


title: Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge

abstract: The Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge or Mercer's Ford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the East branch of the Octoraro Creek on the border between Lancaster County and Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. A Lancaster County-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the East Octoraro #2 Bridge. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color. The bridge has a single window on only one side of the bridge. The bridge's WGCB Numbers are 38-15-19/38-36-38. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003509. It is located at 39°55′53.4″N 75°58′53.4″W. The bridge is located in Sadsbury Township, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Christiana on Bailey Crossroads Road off Creek Road, to the south of Pennsylvania Route 372.

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# Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge

The **Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge** or **Mercer's Ford Covered Bridge** is a covered bridge that spans the East branch of the Octoraro Creek on the border between Lancaster County and Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. A Lancaster County-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the **East Octoraro #2 Bridge**.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color. The bridge has a single window on only one side of the bridge.

The bridge's WGCB Numbers are 38-15-19/38-36-38. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003509. It is located at 39°55′53.4″N 75°58′53.4″W / 39.931500°N 75.981500°W / 39.931500; -75.981500 (39.93150, -75.98150). The bridge is located in Sadsbury Township, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of Christiana on Bailey Crossroads Road off Creek Road, to the south of Pennsylvania Route 372.

## History

The bridge was built in 1880 by B. J. Carter. Along with the Pine Grove Covered Bridge (built in 1884), it was one of a number of covered bridges built along the border between Lancaster and Chester counties.

## Dimensions

* **Length:** 80 feet (26.5 m) span *Note:*
* **Width:** 15 feet 4 inches (4.7 m) *Note:*
* **Overhead clearance:** 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)
* **Underclearance:** 13 feet 6 inches (4.1 m)

## InfoBox

| Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Coordinates | 39°55′53″N 75°58′53″W / 39.9315°N 75.9815°W / 39.9315; -75.9815 |
| Locale | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other name(s) | East Octoraro #2 Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | single span, single Burr arch truss |
| Total length | 80 feet (24.4 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | B. J. Carter |
| Construction start | 1880 |
| Location | |
|  | |


title: Men in Love (film)

abstract: Men in Love is a 2010 direct-to-video Nigerian drama film directed by Moses Ebere and starring Tonto Dike, John Dumelo and Halima Abubakar. The film tells a story of how a couple experiencing troubles in their marriage has their situation worsened when a cursed homosexual friend visits them. The film is in two parts. The first part tells a story of how a previously promiscuous husband (Charles) became the love interest of his obsessive homosexual friend (Alex). Further, it establishes that despite his refusing the advances of his gay friend, Alex persisted and eventually raped his friend. The second part of the film explored what led to the homosexuality.

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# Men in Love (film)

***Men in Love*** is a 2010 direct-to-video Nigerian drama film directed by Moses Ebere and starring Tonto Dike, John Dumelo and Halima Abubakar. The film tells a story of how a couple experiencing troubles in their marriage has their situation worsened when a cursed homosexual friend visits them.

The film is in two parts. The first part tells a story of how a previously promiscuous husband (Charles) became the love interest of his obsessive homosexual friend (Alex). Further, it establishes that despite his refusing the advances of his gay friend, Alex persisted and eventually raped his friend. The second part of the film explored what led to the homosexuality.

## Plot

Charles (John Dumelo) and Whitney (Tonto Dike) are a young couple with kids. However, their marriage is blurred by the frequent extra-marital affairs by Charles. After being caught in the act with his secretary, Whitney decided to call it quits. Despite conflicting advice from her friends, Flora (Halima Abubakar) and Rina, she eventually accepted an apology from her husband for the utmost time. As a way of rejuvenating their marriage, Charles and Whitney decided to go on a vacation. At the hotel, they walked into one of Charles past lovers, which got Whitney irritated. Charles encountered his friend from University of Ibadan, Alex (Muna Obiekwe) who resolved the issue after some personal conversation with Whitney.

After the vacation, Alex took Charles out for lunch and he began discussing with Charles on the benefits of being gay or bi as a man and countered the religious sentiment of Charles on homosexuality. He ended the conversation by opening up to him that he's attracted to men. He continued making sexual advances towards Charles, who got uncomfortable by the provocative text, calls and touch. When it became clear that Charles wouldn't reciprocate his advances, Alex tricked Charles into believing he will remain just a friend and got him to attend his birthday party, where Alex drugged and raped him. The part one (75 minutes) ends after Charles woke up the next day and angrily left Alex's house, after assaulting him in annoyance, on discovery that he had forcefully had his way on him.

## Cast

* Tonto Dikeh as Whitney
* John Dumelo as Charles
* Muna Obiekwe as Alex
* Halima Abubakar as Flora
* Becky Ogbuefi as Pastor
* Promise Amadi as Bobby
* Ndu Ugochukwu as Cain
* Queen Okoro as Tasha
* Beckky Ogbuefi as Pastor
* Nora Ugo as Barrister
* Tetete as Bishop Duruzor

## Reception

Nollywood Reinvented gave it a 2.5 out of 5 rating and concluded that "Interestingly enough, this story is not really as controversial as it was hyped up to be. It in no way addresses the issue of homosexuality in the modern African society.".

## Controversies

Following the criticism that followed with his casting in the film, John Dumelo released a statement where he explained that the major reason why he accepted to act in the film "...was just to create awareness that people who are actually gay most likely are under demonic spells." In another interview he stated that he loves women and will never be gay but does not regret taking the role in the film.

## InfoBox

| Men in Love | |
| --- | --- |
| VCD cover | |
| Directed by | Moses Ebere |
| Screenplay by | Juliet Chisom Okereke |
| Produced by | Kingsley Okereke |
| Starring |  |
| Edited by | Uche Ike |
| Production<br>company | Divine Touch Production Limited |
| Release date | * 2010 (2010) |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Language | English |


title: Men in Trees

abstract: Men in Trees is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships. The premise showed at least superficial similarities to the HBO television series Sex and the City, which also featured a romantically oriented female writer. The protagonist's apparent "fish-out-of-water" feeling in a remote, small Alaskan town can be likened to CBS's Northern Exposure. The protagonists in both series were New Yorkers thrust into small town Alaskan societies. Filming for the series was based in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Five episodes of the first production season, which had not yet been shown on ABC, debuted in New Zealand on the TV2 network in June and July 2007. The five carryover episodes aired on ABC after the first episode of the second production season, beginning October 19, 2007. Men In Trees was cancelled on June 11, 2008. Its final episodes aired that summer as a burn-off.

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# Men in Trees

***Men in Trees*** is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships. The premise showed at least superficial similarities to the HBO television series *Sex and the City* (on which series creator Jenny Bicks was a co-executive producer), which also featured a romantically oriented female writer. The protagonist's apparent "fish-out-of-water" feeling in a remote, small Alaskan town can be likened to CBS's *Northern Exposure*. The protagonists in both series were New Yorkers thrust into small town Alaskan societies. Filming for the series was based in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

Five episodes of the first production season, which had not yet been shown on ABC, debuted in New Zealand on the TV2 network in June and July 2007. The five carryover episodes aired on ABC after the first episode of the second production season, beginning October 19, 2007. *Men In Trees* was cancelled on June 11, 2008. Its final episodes aired that summer as a burn-off.

## Scheduling

The show first aired on ABC with a preview on September 12, 2006, after the season premiere of *Dancing with the Stars.* The show initially aired on Fridays at 9 pm. ET. From November 30, 2006, until March 2007 episodes aired Thursdays at 10 pm. The network announced on May 15, 2007, it would move to Fridays at 10pm for its second season. ABC held off five episodes for its second season.

Noting the absence of *Men in Trees* from ABC's schedule starting in March 2007, series creator Jenny Bicks reported in her blog for ABC that reruns of the show would be shown on ABC beginning in June 2007, continuing throughout the summer. Reruns of the series' first season began airing on ABC on Thursday, June 28.

The series began the fall 2007 season airing Fridays at 10 pm. However, due to its inability to hold on to the audience of freshman show *Women's Murder Club* and the underperformance of 20/20 at 8 pm, *Men in Trees* was moved to the 8 pm Friday slot. Following the end of the 2008 writers' strike, the show returned on February 27, 2008, in its new timeslot on Wednesdays at 10pm.

## Characters

### Main characters

* Marin Frist (Anne Heche)  Relationship coach, author, and radio host. She discovers that her fiancé Graham has been cheating on her and decides to start a new life in Elmo, Alaska.
* Annie O'Donnell (Emily Bergl)  Fan of Marin's books and Patrick's fiancée. She follows Marin to Alaska.
* Patrick O'Bachelorton (Derek Richardson)  Avid fan of Marin's books, runs the town inn and radio station; engaged to Annie. Patrick changed his last name to O'Bachelorton, after it was originally Bachelor, citing the influences as *O'* from (Annie) O'Donnell, *Bachelor* from his mother, and *-ton* from his biological father's last name, Washington.
* Jane Burns (Seana Kofoed)  Marin's editor, falls for "plow guy".
* Jack Slattery (James Tupper)  Local biologist and Marin's love interest.
* Buzz Washington (John Amos) -Pilot of one of the only planes in and out of Elmo. The biological father of Patrick from a tryst with Celia Bachelor.
* Ben Thomasson (Abraham Benrubi)  Owner of the town bar, The Chieftain, and the local hockey team, the Huskies. The town sports facility, Thomasson Center, is named after him. Allegedly made his fortune by inventing Wetnaps but left Seattle to get away from his various hangers-on. At the show's beginning, he and his wife Theresa are estranged but continue to live in the same house while Theresa conducts several affairs. When he and Sara resume their old relationship, he asks Theresa to move out. He and Theresa eventually reconcile.
* Sara Jackson (Suleka Mathew)  The town's former "working girl", single mother who now works at The Chieftain with one-time boyfriend Ben.
* Theresa Thomasson (Sarah Strange)  Ben's wife, once estranged from him, who works as the town barmaid. Even though she and Ben are separated, they live under the same roof. It's only after Ben asks her to leave following the resumption of his relationship with Sara that she realizes how much she loves him. Theresa also reveals the motives behind her behavior: her marriage with Ben is her first relationship that hasn't turned abusive, and it scares her. She is a former backup singer for Jewel.
* Police Chief Celia Bachelor (Cynthia Stevenson)  Patrick's clingy, widowed mother. Celia's maiden name is Hisbut. (Episodes 14-36, recurring previously).
* Mai Washington (Lauren Tom)  Buzz's wife, an entrepreneur who sells various items taken from unclaimed luggage. (Episodes 14-36, recurring previously).

### Recurring characters

* Jerome Robinsky (Timothy Webber)  Regular patron at the Chieftain. As the show progresses, bits of Jerome's past are revealed (for example, in "The Girl Who Cried Wolf," several pictures of a younger Jerome are seen with various world leaders, and in "Sonata in Three Parts," he reveals to Annie that he is a composer. His last name is also revealed.) He was previously involved with Annie's mother Mary Alice, but the relationship ended when Jerome discovered she had gone back to her husband. He composes a song for her, which he plays at Sam and Jane's wedding in New York.
* Carl (Adrian McMorran)
* Lynn Barstow (Justine Bateman)  Jack's pregnant ex-girlfriend who has again left Elmo because Jack didn't love her.
* Police Supervisor Richard Ellis (Currie Graham)  Celia Bachelor's boyfriend
* Sam Soloway/"Plow Guy" (Ty Olsson)  Jane's husband who drives a plow
* Stuart Maxson (Jason O'Mara)  Marin's book publisher
* Cash (Scott Elrod)  An attractive handyman who finishes repairing Marin's cabin in exchange for a place to live and has a secret: he's dying of kidney failure.
* Eric (Nicholas Lea)  The minister at the local church who dates Sara.
* George Washington (Orlando Jones)  Buzz Washington's gay son.
* Terri (Mario Cantone)  Elmo's only hairdresser, a New York transplant, and occasional boyfriend of George Washington. He donates a kidney to Cash.
* Ivan Palacinke (Diego Klattenhoff)  Croatian ice hockey player

## Episodes

| Season | | Episodes | Originally
aired | DVD release
date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 17 | September 12, 2006  February 15, 2007 | TBA |
|  |  | 19 | October 12, 2007  June 11, 2008 | TBA |

### Season 1: 2006–07

| No.
overall | No. in
season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod.
code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Mangold | Jenny Bicks | September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) | 276009 |
| Relationship coach and best-selling author Marin Frist goes to a small town in Alaska for a conference about real love and the best ways to get married. After her own relationship falls apart, she finds herself stuck in a town full of the one thing she doesn't really need – available men. | | | | | | |
| 2 | 2 | "Power Shift" | Allison Anders | Jenny Bicks | September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) | 3T5301 |
| Marin is still adapting to her new lifestyle and her new job as relationship adviser on Patrick's radio station. Meanwhile, she has opened the door to a new romance with a handsome stranger. | | | | | | |
| 3 | 3 | "For What It's Worth..." | Rick Wallace | Chris Dingess | September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22) | 3T5303 |
| This year the town's charity Bachelor Auction host will be – Marin Frist! Meanwhile, Patrick and Annie's relationship is ready to go to the next step – meeting Patrick's overprotective mother – while Ben and Theresa's relationship gets more complicated. | | | | | | |
| 4 | 4 | "Sink or Swim" | Gail Mancuso | Anna Fricke | September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29) | 3T5302 |
| Because Marin has been away from New York for a while, people there are beginning to forget her and are starting rumors she could be dead. When the Elmo town elder passes away, Elmo's sister city breaks its ties with the town just before the New Moon Festival, and Marin sees an opportunity to be useful by finding a new sister city for Elmo. | | | | | | |
| 5 | 5 | "Talk for Tat" | Joanna Kerns | Cara DiPaolo | October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06) | 3T5304 |
| As Elmo experiences a record heatwave, Marin realizes the energy bars she has been feeding the raccoon are making him sick. When she turns to Jack for help, she discovers something between them has changed. | | | | | | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Caribou in The Room" | Rick Wallace | Tim Davis | October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13) | 3T5305 |
| Marin wants to find out if you really can be friends after you've slept together. She asks Jack to take her to Anchorage so she can get a dose of culture. Patrick begins to wonder if there is a problem in his relationship with Annie because she always asks him to leave right after they've been intimate. Meanwhile, Ben gets tired of having to sneak around with Sara, and he asks Theresa to move out. | | | | | | |
| 7 | 7 | "Ladies Frist" | Tamra Davis | Cindy Chupack | October 20, 2006 (2006-10-20) | 3T5306 |
| Marin is surprised not only by the birthday party that the people of Elmo are throwing her, but that her younger sister shows up as well. Her sister immediately has the hots for Jack and wants to marry him. Marin is left feeling insecure because all the attention is now on her sister. Buzz informs Patrick that he found a plane on the mountain while he was out flying. The plane belongs to Patrick's dad and went down over 26 years ago. Patrick starts to wonder if it is possible that his father survived the crash somehow and is still out there. Sara is officially dating Ben, which makes Theresa mad. | | | | | | |
| 8 | 8 | "The Buddy System" | Matt Shakman | Chris Dingess | October 27, 2006 (2006-10-27) | 3T5307 |
| Marin tries to help Patrick and Buzz build their relationship, but things go haywire when Celia reveals they are actually related to one another. Marin and Annie need to unwind and go to a beauty salon. Sara begins to feel nervous about taking her EMS exam. Marin and Jack head out in search of friends who have been trapped by an avalanche caused by minor earthquake tremors. | | | | | | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Menaissance" | Rick Wallace | Padma L. Atluri | November 10, 2006 (2006-11-10) | 3T5308 |
| After Jane leaks an excerpt from Marin's new book on men to The New Yorker magazine, Marin is forced to defend her career to Jack. Elmo receives a special guest, singer-songwriter Jewel, whose car has broken down. She runs into her former bandmate, Theresa, in the Chieftain. Meanwhile, Celia and Mai, Patrick's new stepmother, face each other in an alpha showdown for the role of "top mom." | | | | | | |
| 10 | 10 | "New York Fiction: Part 1" | Arvin Brown | Jenny Bicks | November 30, 2006 (2006-11-30) | 3T5309 |
| When Marin goes back to New York during Thanksgiving week to meet with editors regarding publishing her new book, emotions between her and Jack escalate. Although she is happy to be back in a more familiar environment, she misses her life in Elmo. Meanwhile, Jack has decided it's time for him to make his move concerning his "friendship" with Marin, but an unexpected event changes his plans. Thanksgiving week is a headache for most of the Elmoians. Patrick must choose between spending Thanksgiving with Annie in New York or with his new family, and Ben is hoping Theresa will help him prepare for their annual Orphan Thanksgiving. | | | | | | |
| 11 | 11 | "New York Fiction: Part 2" | Jeff Melman | Jenny Bicks & Anna Fricke | December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07) | 3T5310 |
| While Jack is waiting for Marin to return from New York, he receives an unexpected visitor, who has arrived in Elmo with a secret. Meantime, the relationship between Annie and Patrick isn't getting better after he neglects her at Thanksgiving dinner. Also, Theresa and Ben ponder their future, and Jane and Sam spend romantic time together in New York. | | | | | | |
| 12 | 12 | "The Darkest Day" | Rick Wallace | Cara DiPaolo | January 11, 2007 (2007-01-11) | 3T5311 |
| While Marin is waiting for Lynn to leave Elmo and Jack, Annie thinks that Patrick can't have a relationship until he can survive without his mother. Meanwhile, Celia gets a visit from her out-of-town boss, and Sara comes back to Elmo and gets a surprise when she sees Ben and Theresa back together. Back in NY, Jane wonders if she wants to keep a long-distance relationship with Sam, "Plow Guy". | | | | | | |
| 13 | 13 | "History Lessons" | Wendey Stanzler | Bruce Miller | January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18) | 3T5312 |
| Marin volunteers to help at a rummage sale to deal with writer's block and her problems with Jack. She also gets an unexpected visit from Stuart Maxson, who wants to discuss the second chapter of her new book. | | | | | | |
| 14 | 14 | "Bed, Bat & Beyond" | Matthew Diamond | Tim Davis | January 25, 2007 (2007-01-25) | 3T5313 |
| While Marin moves into her rustic mountain cabin and finds some unexpected visitors, Jane unintentionally neglects Sam. In the meantime, Sara fills in at the Chieftain while Theresa takes care of Ben. Patrick is concerned he will not be able to give Annie the wedding of her dreams, and Celia admits to dating her boss, Richard. | | | | | | |
| 15 | 15 | "Take It Like a Man" | Dean White | Chris Dingess | February 1, 2007 (2007-02-01) | 3T5314 |
| Marin experiments with being 'one of the guys'. Jane and Sam teach one another skills traditionally associated with the opposite gender. Jack works through issues about the baby. | | | | | | |
| 16 | 16 | "Nice Girls Finish First" | Jeff Melman | Anna Fricke | February 8, 2007 (2007-02-08) | 3T5315 |
| Marin can't get her construction crew to work on her run-down cabin and meets a sexy loner. Buzz learns George's secret – he's the son he hasn't seen since the boy was 8. Meanwhile, Marin must decide if she should attend Lynn's baby shower, and, in order to spend time with Sam, Jane tries to establish her New York business in Elmo. | | | | | | |
| 17 | 17 | "The Indecent Proposal" | Sanaa Hamri | Jenny Bicks | February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15) | 3T5316 |
| When Marin lets the sexy and free-spirited Cash temporarily move into her cabin in exchange for repairing it, she must get used to his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Marin finds herself unprepared for some surprising news she hears about Jack and Lynn. Patrick wants to officially propose to Annie by asking her father for her hand in marriage, so she takes him to New York to meet her parents and other family members. | | | | | | |

### Season 2: 2007–08

Season 2, consisting of 19 episodes, first premiered in New Zealand on the TV2 network on June 25, 2007 with "Chemical Reactions". Season 2 premiered on ABC on October 12, 2007 with the first produced episode of Season 2.

| No.
overall | No. in
season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod.
code |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18 | 1 | "A Tree Grows In Elmo" | Robert Berlinger | Jenny Bicks | October 12, 2007 (2007-10-12) | 3T6201 |
| To help Marin get rid of issues that weigh her down, Cash takes her to visit a guru. On the way back down the mountain trail, an arctic cyclone erupts. Meanwhile, Celia and Dick take their relationship to a new intimacy level, and Sara tells Ben about her mysterious court summons, much to the chagrin of his wife Theresa. | | | | | | |
| 19 | 2 | "Chemical Reactions" | Seith Mann | Padma L. Atluri | October 19, 2007 (2007-10-19) | 3T5317 |
| Marin gets lost in the woods and is found by Jack. Lynn becomes envious of the passion she sees in other couples and wants the same in her own relationship. Meanwhile, Sara's ex-husband wants full custody of her son. | | | | | | |
| 20 | 3 | "No Man Is An Iceland" | Rick Wallace | Anna Fricke & Tim Davis | October 26, 2007 (2007-10-26) | 3T5318 |
| Now that Jack's fiancee has left town, everyone in Elmo assumes that Marin and Jack will get back together. Mai's cousin from China comes to visit. | | | | | | |
| 21 | 4 | "I Wood If I Could" | Joanna Kerns | Chris Dingess & Cara DiPaolo | November 2, 2007 (2007-11-02) | 3T5319 |
| Romance finds its way back into Marin's life as she receives gifts from two men. She juggles being both maid of honour and best man for Patrick and Annie's wedding. Sara struggles with a church policy. | | | | | | |
| 22 | 5 | "The Girl Who Cried Wolf" | Rick Wallace | *Story by*: Jenny Bicks & John Mankiewicz
*Teleplay by*: Cindy Chupack & Anna Fricke | November 9, 2007 (2007-11-09) | 3T5320 |
| Wild wolves descend on Elmo, leading to a heated fight between Marin and Jack. A series of ill-fated events threatens Patrick & Annie's wedding. | | | | | | |
| 23 | 6 | "Nice Day For A Dry Wedding" | Jeff Melman | *Story by*: Jenny Bicks
*Teleplay by*: Jenny Bicks & Chris Dingess | November 16, 2007 (2007-11-16) | 3T5321 |
| Reconsidering her feelings for Jack, Marin invites him to be her wedding date, but Patrick and Annie's wedding is threatened by dangerous and unforeseen events. Jane flies in for the nuptials and has an impulsive reaction when she sees her ex-boyfriend, Sam, with his date. Meanwhile, Dick and Celia become too attached, Sara helps her minister deal with the fall out of his actions toward his congregation, and Cash returns to Elmo. | | | | | | |
| 24 | 7 | "Sea Change" | Jeff Melman | Anna Fricke | November 23, 2007 (2007-11-23) | 3T6202 |
| Marin finds a mysterious woman's phone number in Jack's belongings while he is away studying whales in the Bering Sea. Celia suggests that Annie help Patrick remember his old life. Ben begins to put his hockey team ahead of his friends and family. Buzz and Mai offer dating advice to Jerome and Mary Alice, and Jane drops a bombshell on Marin. | | | | | | |
| 25 | 8 | "Sweatering it Out" | Dean White | Chris Dingess | December 7, 2007 (2007-12-07) | 3T6203 |
| Marin becomes concerned when she hasn't heard from Jack, and with good cause as she soon finds out. In his absence, she is wooed by two suitors, one with whom she has a history and another who is a complete surprise. Meanwhile, Sam and Jane attend a snowplow convention and develop an unusual living arrangement, and Sara's relationship with Eric begins to show promise. | | | | | | |
| 26 | 9 | "Charity Case" | Robert Berlinger | David S. Rosenthal | February 27, 2008 (2008-02-27) | 3T6204 |
| With Jack still away at sea, Marin gets an unexpected visitor – Cash re-enters her life in a big way and brings with him a shocking secret. Sara provides a temporary haven for Eric while he rebuilds his church, but complications quickly arise for the celibate couple. Buzz's efforts to help Patrick regain his memory produce nearly disastrous consequences and Sam discovers Jane's controlling side when, unbeknownst to him, she throws out one of his favorite flannel shirts. | | | | | | |
| 27 | 10 | "Sonata in Three Parts" | Joanna Kerns | Cara DiPaolo | March 5, 2008 (2008-03-05) | 3T6205 |
| The town of Elmo hopes for the best when they learn that Jack's life may be in danger. Eager to stay positive, a hopeful Marin focuses her energy on helping Cash through his illness. Patrick decides to take life by the horns and asks a young girl out, Annie discovers surprising news about Jerome's past, and tensions arise between Sara and Pastor Eric when Eric's church group catches Sara in a compromising position. | | | | | | |
| 28 | 11 | "Home Seized Home" | Dean White | Jennie Snyder | March 12, 2008 (2008-03-12) | 3T6206 |
| Jack and Marin decide to move in together, but don't anticipate the difficulty of merging their different lifestyles. Meanwhile, Jane is on a mission to get her marriage to Sam announced in the coveted New York Times, Patrick gets an adrenaline rush while flying Buzz's plane and wants to experience more, much to Celia's chagrin, and after doing a favor for Sara, Theresa has a surprise announcement for her unsuspecting husband, Ben. | | | | | | |
| 29 | 12 | "Read Between the Minds" | Tom Verica | Padma L. Atluri | March 19, 2008 (2008-03-19) | 3T6207 |
| Jack is feeling very amorous towards Marin, but she fears that it may be for the wrong reasons. After Patrick's adventure-seeking stunt, Celia throws him in jail and he takes full advantage of his "right to remain silent." Marin, Jack and Jerome are off to New York to celebrate Sam and Jane's wedding. Sam is surprised when he learns the truth about Jane's parents. | | | | | | |
| 30 | 13 | "A Tale of Two Kidneys" | Robert Berlinger | Michael L. Kramer | March 26, 2008 (2008-03-26) | 3T6208 |
| Upon Marin and Jack's return from New York, they discover Cash is in the hospital and needs a kidney transplant. Terri still feels guilty for Patrick's being struck by lightning because of the bobby pin he put in his hair at the wedding. Patrick continues to be upset with Celia for putting him in jail, and Celia is having issues with Dick's smothering ways. Meanwhile, Ben's sexy, young, new hockey player, Ivan, arrives in Elmo and is immediately enamored with Annie. | | | | | | |
| 31 | 14 | "Get a Life" | Joanna Kerns | Anna Fricke | April 2, 2008 (2008-04-02) | 3T6209 |
| Morgan Fairchild comes to Elmo to sing the national anthem at the opening game for Ben's hockey team. After running into Marin and getting swept up by how living in Elmo has changed her life, she decides she wants to buy Marin's life rights for a movie. Now that Terri will be donating his kidney to Cash, Terri wants them to bond before the transplant surgery. Meanwhile Sara discovers Eric's band is more popular than she thought, especially when she meets his fan club, The Pastorettes, Patrick meets a wing woman who has designs on him, and Buzz breaks his promise to Mai and bets on the hockey game. | | | | | | |
| 32 | 15 | "Wander/Lust" | John Badham | Jenny Bicks | April 16, 2008 (2008-04-16) | 3T6210 |
| Jack invites Julia and her husband to dinner with Marin so the two women can meet each other. Meanwhile, Sam gives Jane an engagement ring that he found in an unlikely place, and Annie catches Patrick in a compromising situation. | | | | | | |
| 33 | 16 | "Kiss and Don't Tell" | Sandy Smolan | Chris Dingess | April 23, 2008 (2008-04-23) | 3T6211 |
| Marin wants Cash to recuperate in her home after he is released from the hospital. Patrick gets a job in New York with Jane's company as Jane pursues another client who also writes relationship books. Meanwhile, Mai moves in with Celia, and Buzz steps in for Patrick at the inn so he can earn enough money to pay off his gambling debts. | | | | | | |
| 34 | 17 | "New Dogs, Old Tricks" | Wendey Stanzler | Jennie Snyder | May 28, 2008 (2008-05-28) | 3T6212 |
| Marin helps Jack prepare for his first lecture as a college professor. Annie thinks she might be falling for Ivan. Patrick is uncertain about Pilar's advances. | | | | | | |
| 35 | 18 | "Surprise, Surprise" | Jeff Melman | Cara DiPaolo | June 4, 2008 (2008-06-04) | 3T6213 |
| Marin celebrates the completion of her book by taking a spa trip, where she sees Julia's husband with another woman. Patrick gets several surprises when he comes home. Sam becomes an unlikely hero. | | | | | | |
| 36 | 19 | "Taking the Lead" | Robert Berlinger | Jennifer Shaklan | June 11, 2008 (2008-06-11) | 3T6214 |
| Marin gets a large check for her latest book. Sam's budget-friendly ways frustrate Jane. Sara fantasizes about another man. Patrick goes to extremes to rekindle his relationship with Annie. | | | | | | |

## Ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of *Men in Trees* on ABC:

| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers
(in millions) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Friday 9.00 P.M. (September 12  November 10, 2006)
Thursday 10.00 P.M. (November 30  February 15, 2007) | September 12, 2006 | February 15, 2007 | 20062007 | #65 | 8.4 |
|  | Friday 10:00 P.M. (October 12  November 2, 2007)
Friday 8:00 P.M. (November 9  December 7, 2007)
Wednesday 10:00 P.M. (February 27  June 11, 2008) | October 12, 2007 | June 11, 2008 | 2007-2008 | #105 | 5.8 |

Season 1
| Episode # | Title | Air date | Rating | Share | 18-49 | Viewers | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | **"Pilot"** | September 12, 2006 | **8.0** | **13** | **3.7** | **12.1** |  |
| **2** | **"Power Shift"** | September 15, 2006 | **5.3** | **10** | **2.2** | **8.02** |  |
| **3** | **"For What It's Worth..."** | September 22, 2006 | **5.5** | **10** | **2.5** | **8.21** |  |
| **4** | **"Sink or Swim"** | September 29, 2006 | **4.7** | **8** | **2.2** | **6.92** |  |
| **5** | **"Talk for Tat"** | October 6, 2006 | **4.8** | **8** | **1.9** | **7.11** |  |
| **6** | **"The Caribou in The Room"** | October 13, 2006 | **5.1** | **9** | **2.2** | **7.15** |  |
| **7** | **"Ladies Frist"** | October 20, 2006 | **4.4** | **8** | **1.6** | **6.16** |  |
| **8** | **"The Buddy System"** | October 27, 2006 | **4.5** | **8** | **2.2** | **6.86** |  |
| **9** | **"The Menaissance"** | November 10, 2006 | **4.3** | **7** | **1.9** | **6.35** |  |
| **10** | **"New York Fiction (1)"** | November 30, 2006 | **8.0** | **13** | **4.0** | **11.85** |  |
| **11** | **"New York Fiction (2)"** | December 7, 2006 | **5.9** | **10** | **2.7** | **8.28** |  |
| **12** | **"The Darkest Day"** | January 11, 2007 | **6.9** | **11** | **3.6** | **10.26** |  |
| **13** | **"History Lessons"** | January 18, 2007 | **7.3** | **12** | **3.7** | **10.70** |  |
| **14** | **"Bed, Bat & Beyond"** | January 25, 2007 | **7.7** | **13** | **3.9** | **10.98** |  |
| **15** | **"Take It Like a Man"** | February 1, 2007 | **7.3** | **12** | **3.9** | **10.64** |  |
| **16** | **"Nice Girls Finish First"** | February 8, 2007 | **7.1** | **12** | **4.1** | **10.90** |  |
| **17** | **"The Indecent Proposal"** | February 15, 2007 | **7.6** | **12** | **4.1** | **11.21** |

Season 2
| Episode # | Title | Air date | Rating | Share | 18-49 | Viewers | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | **"A Tree Grows In Elmo"** | October 12, 2007 | **4.9** | **9** | **2.0** | **7.05** |  |
| **2** | **"Chemical Reactions"** | October 19, 2007 | **4.4** | **8** | **1.7** | **6.42** |  |
| **3** | **"No Man Is An Iceland"** | October 26, 2007 | **4.6** | **8** | **1.7** | **6.51** |  |
| **4** | **"I Wood If I Could"** | November 2, 2007 | **4.1** | **7** | **2.0** | **7.41** |  |
| **5** | **"The Girl Who Cried Wolf"** | November 9, 2007 | **4.4** | **8** | **1.5** | **6.16** |  |
| **6** | **"Nice Day For A Dry Wedding"** | November 16, 2007 | **4.5** | **8** | **1.6** | **6.40** |  |
| **7** | **"Sea Change"** | November 23, 2007 | **3.8** | **7** | **1.5** | **5.57** |  |
| **8** | **"Sweatering it Out"** | December 7, 2007 | **4.2** | **7** | **1.3** | **5.97** |  |
| **9** | **"Charity Case"** | February 27, 2008 | **4.0** | **7** | **1.7** | **5.66** |  |
| **10** | **"Sonata in Three Parts"** | March 5, 2008 | **4.0** | **7** | **1.6** | **5.74** |  |
| **11** | **"Home Seized Home"** | March 12, 2008 | **4.1** | **7** | **1.7** | **5.62** |  |
| **12** | **"Read Between the Minds"** | March 19, 2008 | **4.0** | **7** | **1.6** | **5.89** |  |
| **13** | **"A Tale of Two Kidneys"** | March 26, 2008 | **4.0** | **7** | **1.5** | **5.61** |  |
| **14** | **"Get a Life"** | April 2, 2008 | **3.7** | **6** | **1.5** | **5.50** |  |
| **15** | **"Wander/Lust"** | April 16, 2008 | **4.4** | **7** | **1.6** | **6.11** |  |
| **16** | **"Kiss and Don't Tell"** | April 23, 2008 | **3.8** | **6** | **1.5** | **5.21** |  |
| **17** | **"New Dogs, Old Tricks"** | May 28, 2008 | **3.7** | **6** | **1.6** | **5.31** |  |
| **18** | **"Surprise, Surprise "** | June 4, 2008 | **3.3** | **5** | **1.4** | **5.25** |  |
| **19** | **"Taking the Lead"** | June 11, 2008 | **3.2** |  | **1.1** | **4.51** |  |

## Production history

The series was given a 13 episode order at ABC's May 2006 upfronts, to debut in the fall of 2006, originally to follow *Ugly Betty*. After that series was shifted to a lead time slot on Thursdays, *Men in Trees* eventually followed Friday encore episodes of *Grey's Anatomy* until November 30, when *Trees* was moved to follow first-run *Grey's* episodes. On October 28, 2006, ABC ordered four more scripts to be written for the show. ABC then ordered a full season pickup for the show on November 8. It became the seventh new series to be given a full 22-episode order in the 2006-07 season. *Men in Trees* was among several scripted series affected by the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike. In particular, 14 new episodes were written for the second season, versus an order for 22. Combined with five episodes carried over from the first production season, *Men in Trees* had 19 completed episodes for its second broadcast season in the United States and was on hiatus from late December 2007 until it returned on February 27, 2008, taking over for *Cashmere Mafia*. The series was not aired during the May 2008 sweeps period. On May 4, 2008, ABC announced the official cancellation of the show and said that the final episodes would be broadcast starting on May 28, 2008.

## Critical reviews

> With a pleasant blend of quirkiness and charm, this is an M.I.T. we can all get into.
>
> Alynda Wheat,

> Heche is very likable here. She plays some of the same notes she played when stranded with Harrison Ford in *Six Days Seven Nights,* or playing Amanda in last year's *Everwood* guest arc, but also crafts a credible character, and slips into her central role comfortably. Heche and Tupper explore a fiery love scene, and Benrubi's big Ben is the cuddliest TV character since Jorge Garcia's Hurley on *Lost.*
>
> David Bianculli,

## InfoBox

| *Men in Trees* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Genre | Comedy drama |
| Created by | Jenny Bicks |
| Starring |  |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 36 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |  |
| Producers | * Antonia Ellis * Chris Dingess * Vladimir Stefoff * Asha Gill * Jennie Snyder Urman * Kathy Gilroy * Stuart M. Besser (pilot only) |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production companies |  |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
June 11, 2008 (2008-06-11) |


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# Gal Luft

**Gal Luft** (born May 26, 1966) is an Israeli-American think-tank director, author and alleged foreign agent. Luft was a lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, and is the executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security and cofounder of the Set America Free Coalition.

Luft was arrested in Cyprus on February 17, 2023, on a warrant issued by Interpol on U.S. charges of weapons trafficking. After being released on bail, he went missing on March 28; he subsequently fled and went into hiding. On July 10, 2023, the US Justice Department unsealed the indictment for this arrest, dated November 2022, accusing Luft of eight charges including acting as an unregistered foreign agent of Chinese entities under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act and violating trade sanctions against Iran. Among the indictment's allegations is that Luft, at the behest of Chinese entities, recruited and paid an unnamed adviser to then-president-elect Donald Trump to adopt pro-Chinese positions.

In July 2023, Luft claimed he had made allegations of corruption by US president Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden to the FBI and US Justice Department. These allegations were made in March 2019 involving improper financial arrangements with the Chinese energy company CEFC. He further claimed the criminal charges against him were politically motivated reprisals for his allegations. In September 2024, federal prosecutors stated that Luft was re-arrested and will be extradited to the United States.

## Published works

### Books

* *Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century* (2009)
* *Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice* (2009)
* *Beer, Bacon and Bullets: Culture in Coalition Warfare from Gallipoli to Iraq* (2010)
* *Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm* (2012)
* *Silk Road 2.0: US Strategy toward China's Belt and Road Initiative* (2017)
* *De-Dollarization: The Revolt Against The Dollar And The Rise Of A New Financial World Order* (2019)

### Selected publications

## InfoBox

| Gal Luft | |
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| Born | (1966-05-26) May 26, 1966
Haifa, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli American |
| Education | Bar-Ilan University (BA)
Tel Aviv University (MA)
Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Thesis | *The Cultural Dimension of Multinational Military Cooperation* (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eliot A. Cohen |
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title: Memorial Park, Houston

abstract: Memorial Park, a municipal park in Houston, Texas, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Opened 100 years ago in 1924, the park covers approximately 1,466 acres (5.9 km⁲) mostly inside the 610 Loop, across from the neighborhood of Memorial. Memorial Drive runs through the park, heading east to downtown Houston and west to the 610 Loop. A small portion of land west of the 610 Loop bordered by Woodway Drive and Buffalo Bayou is also part of the park. I-10/U.S. 90 borders the park to the north. The park was originally designed by landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri. In 2016, the operation of the park was transitioned from the Houston Parks and Recreation Department to the Memorial Park Conservancy, a private non-profit organization with a mission to "restore, preserve and enhance Memorial Park."

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# Memorial Park, Houston

ArboretumGolfSwimmingTennisclass=notpageimage|Map of Memorial Park

**Memorial Park**, a municipal park in Houston, Texas, is one of the largest urban parks in the United States. Opened 100 years ago in 1924, the park covers approximately 1,466 acres (5.9 km2) mostly inside the 610 Loop, across from the neighborhood of Memorial. Memorial Drive runs through the park, heading east to downtown Houston and west to the 610 Loop. A small portion of land west of the 610 Loop bordered by Woodway Drive and Buffalo Bayou is also part of the park. I-10/U.S. 90 borders the park to the north. The park was originally designed by landscape architects Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri. In 2016, the operation of the park was transitioned from the Houston Parks and Recreation Department to the Memorial Park Conservancy, a private non-profit organization with a mission to "restore, preserve and enhance Memorial Park."

## History

From 1917 to 1923, the land where the park currently exists was the site of Camp Logan, a U.S. Army training camp named after Illinois U.S. Senator and Civil War General John A. Logan. During World War I, the training camp was located on the far west boundaries of Houston. After the war in early 1924, Will and Mike Hogg, purchased 1,503 acres (6.1 km2) of former Camp Logan land and sold the area to the city at cost. In May 1924, the City of Houston took ownership of the land to be used as a "memorial" park, dedicated to the memory of soldiers who lost their lives in the war. The park is adjacent to the Camp Logan, Crestwood, and Rice Military neighborhoods.

On April 25, 2018, philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder through their foundation, the Kinder Foundation, pledged $70 million to the Memorial Park Conservancy to accelerate redevelopment and restoration work.

## Facilities

The park includes the 18-hole Memorial Park Golf Course, Texas's top-rated municipal golf course. Formerly the site of a nine-hole course launched in 1912, it was completely redesigned by John Bredemus and opened 88 years ago in 1936. The course rating is 75.0 with a slope rating of 130 from its back tees. Memorial Park hosted the Houston Open on the PGA Tour fourteen times (1947, 1951–63), and was renovated in 1995 at the cost of 7 million. The course will host the tournament again in the 2021 season (October 2020). The ashes of tour professional Dave Marr (1933–1997) were spread over the course, as it was where the winner of the 1965 PGA Championship learned to play the game.

The park also has facilities for tennis, softball, swimming, track, croquet, volleyball, skating, cycling, and a running course (2.93 miles (4.72 km)). Very popular with Houston joggers, the running course is the Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail, a crushed granite pathway that sees almost 3 million visits annually. There has been a shrinkage in the number of trees as a result of droughts and hurricanes.

On the south side of Memorial Drive, there are miles of multi-use trails through the woods, a 'picnic' loop which is used heavily by road cyclists, softball fields, sand volleyball courts and a field for playing rugby or soccer. The softball fields are the home venue for the Texas Southern Tigers softball team.

The Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, an arboretum and botanical garden, sits on 155 acres (0.63 km2) within the park. The Nature Center building was constructed in 1967.

Becks Prime has a location on the grounds of the Memorial Park golf course, as does Smoothie King The restaurant is within the clubhouse, overlooking the golf course.

The Houston riot of 1917 began in Camp Logan which later became Memorial Park.

## InfoBox

| Memorial Park | |
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| Memorial Park | |
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| Type | Municipal |
| Location | Memorial,
Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°45′54″N 95°26′28″W / 29.765°N 95.441°W / 29.765; -95.441 |
| Area | 1,466 acres (5.9 km2) |
| Created | 1924, 100 years ago |
| Operated by | Memorial Park Conservancy |
| Website | memorialparkconservancy.org |


title: Menegazzia petraea

abstract: Menegazzia petraea is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Australia, the species was described as new to science by Australian lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas in 2012. The type specimen was collected at the summit of Gog Range, Tasmania at an altitude of 720 m (2,360 ft). Here it was found growing on conglomerate boulders in scrubby heath. The specific epithet petraea not only refers to its saxicolous habitat, but also indirectly hints at the first name of English botanist and lichenologist Peter Wilfred James, who, according to Kantvilas, "has made significant contributions to the study of Menegazzia and first noted the unusual chemical composition of this species". Menegazzia petraea contains the secondary compounds atranorin, fumarprotocetraric acid, and traces of protocetraric acid and succinprotocetraric acid. Menegazzia aeneofusca is morphologically indistinguishable from this species; it can be distinguished by the presence of stictic acid rather than fumarprotocetraric acid. The two lichens often grow together. Menegazzia petraea is only known to occur at high elevations in Tasmania.

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# Menegazzia petraea

***Menegazzia petraea*** is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Australia, the species was described as new to science by Australian lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas in 2012. The type specimen was collected at the summit of Gog Range, Tasmania at an altitude of 720 m (2,360 ft). Here it was found growing on conglomerate boulders in scrubby heath. The specific epithet *petraea* not only refers to its saxicolous habitat (the Ancient Greek *petraeus* means "living in rocky places"), but also indirectly hints at the first name of English botanist and lichenologist Peter Wilfred James, who, according to Kantvilas, "has made significant contributions to the study of *Menegazzia* and first noted the unusual chemical composition of this species".

*Menegazzia petraea* contains the secondary compounds atranorin, fumarprotocetraric acid, and traces of protocetraric acid and succinprotocetraric acid. *Menegazzia aeneofusca* is morphologically indistinguishable from this species; it can be distinguished by the presence of stictic acid rather than fumarprotocetraric acid. The two lichens often grow together. *Menegazzia petraea* is only known to occur at high elevations in Tasmania.

## InfoBox

| *Menegazzia petraea* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | *Menegazzia* |
| Species: | ***M. petraea*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Menegazzia petraea***<br>Kantvilas (2012) | |
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title: Menegazzia nothofagi

abstract: Menegazzia nothofagi is a species of lichen from New Zealand and Australia. It was originally named as a species of Parmelia by Austrian botanist Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1940.

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# Menegazzia nothofagi

***Menegazzia nothofagi*** is a species of lichen from New Zealand and Australia. It was originally named as a species of *Parmelia* by Austrian botanist Alexander Zahlbruckner in 1940.

## InfoBox

| *Menegazzia nothofagi* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | *Menegazzia* |
| Species: | ***M. nothofagi*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Menegazzia nothofagi***<br>(Zahlbr.) P.James & D.J.Galloway (1983) | |
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title: Menegazzia pedicellata

abstract: Menegazzia pedicellata is a species of lichen found in Japan that was described as new to science in 2004 by Norwegian lichenologist Jarle Bjerke. It contains caperatic acid.

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# Menegazzia pedicellata

***Menegazzia pedicellata*** is a species of lichen found in Japan that was described as new to science in 2004 by Norwegian lichenologist Jarle Bjerke. It contains caperatic acid.

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| *Menegazzia pedicellata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | *Menegazzia* |
| Species: | ***M. pedicellata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Menegazzia pedicellata***<br>Bjerke (2004) | |
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title: Merchants Bridge

abstract: The Merchants Bridge, officially the Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. The bridge is owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. It opened in May 1889 and crosses the river 3 miles (5 km) north of the Eads Bridge. The bridge was originally built by the St. Louis Merchants Exchange after it lost control of the Eads Bridge it had built to the Terminal Railroad. The Exchange feared a Terminal Railroad monopoly on the bridges but it would eventually lose control of the Merchants Bridge also. In 2018 work began on an extensive renovation of the bridge projected to cost $172 million. In September 2022 the Terminal Railroad completed the large reconstruction project, doubling the bridge's capacity from roughly 32 trains per day to 70 trains per day. Prior to the reconstruction, only one train, traveling at 5 miles per hour, could cross the bridge at a time. Following the renovation, two trains could pass each other simultaneously on the bridge at up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) in speed. In addition, the bridge can now handle a 15 ft train width (4.6 m), an increase from about 13.5 ft (4.1 m), and can support a railcar weight capacity of 315,000 lb (143,000 kg), an increase from 286,000 lb (130,000 kg). The final cost of the project was $222 million.

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# Merchants Bridge

The **Merchants Bridge**, officially the **Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge**, is a rail bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois. The bridge is owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. It opened in May 1889 and crosses the river 3 miles (5 km) north of the Eads Bridge.

The bridge was originally built by the St. Louis Merchants Exchange after it lost control of the Eads Bridge it had built to the Terminal Railroad. The Exchange feared a Terminal Railroad monopoly on the bridges but it would eventually lose control of the Merchants Bridge also.

In 2018 work began on an extensive renovation of the bridge projected to cost $172 million. In September 2022 the Terminal Railroad completed the large reconstruction project, doubling the bridge's capacity from roughly 32 trains per day to 70 trains per day. Prior to the reconstruction, only one train, traveling at 5 miles per hour, could cross the bridge at a time. Following the renovation, two trains could pass each other simultaneously on the bridge at up to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) in speed. In addition, the bridge can now handle a 15 ft train width (4.6 m), an increase from about 13.5 ft (4.1 m), and can support a railcar weight capacity of 315,000 lb (143,000 kg), an increase from 286,000 lb (130,000 kg). The final cost of the project was $222 million.

## InfoBox

| Merchants Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 38°40′29″N 90°11′10″W / 38.67472°N 90.18611°W / 38.67472; -90.18611 |
| Carries | Freight and passenger traffic<br>Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak |
| Crosses | Mississippi River |
| Locale | St. Louis, Missouri, and Venice, Illinois |
| Official name | Merchants Memorial Mississippi Rail Bridge |
| Owner | Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Steel truss bridge |
| Total length | 2,490 feet (760 m) |
| Longest span | 520 feet (160 m) |
| Clearance above | 83 feet (25 m) |
| Capacity | 70 trains per day |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1889 |
| Rebuilt | 2022 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 32.3 trains per day (as of 2014) |
| Location | |
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