title: Xanthophryne

abstract: Xanthophryne is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. Its sister taxon is Duttaphrynus. The name Xanthophryne is derived from two Greek words, xanthos meaning yellow and phryne meaning toad.

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# Xanthophryne

***Xanthophryne*** is a small genus of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to the Western Ghats in Maharashtra, India. Its sister taxon is *Duttaphrynus*. The name *Xanthophryne* is derived from two Greek words, *xanthos* meaning yellow and *phryne* meaning toad.

## Description

*Xanthophryne* are relatively small toads: adult males measure 24–33 mm (0.94–1.30 in) and females 33–35 mm (1.3–1.4 in) in snout–vent length. They have light brown dorsum with a suffusion of dull chrome-yellow; flanks and sides of the abdomen have chrome-yellow patches, sometimes a few continuous bands. The tympanum is indistinct. There is no webbing between the toes and fingers. Eggs are laid in clutches.

## Species

There are two species in this genus:

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| *Xanthophryne* | |
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| Amboli toads (*X. tigerina*) mating | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | *Xanthophryne*
Biju, Van Bocxlaer, Giri, Loader, and Bossuyt, 2009 |
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| Type species | |
| *Bufo koynayensis*
Soman, 1963 | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |


title: Xooduovirus

abstract: Xooduovirus is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses in the family Mesyanzhinovviridae. It was named for the type species Xanthomonas phage Xoo-sp2, which is now called Xooduovirus Xoosp2. That species is a lytic bacteriophage that affects Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae.

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# Xooduovirus

***Xooduovirus*** is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses in the family *Mesyanzhinovviridae*. It was named for the type species *Xanthomonas phage Xoo-sp2*, which is now called *Xooduovirus Xoosp2*. That species is a lytic bacteriophage that affects *Xanthomonas oryzae* pv. *oryzae*.

## Further reading

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| *Xooduovirus* | |
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| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| *Realm*: | *Duplodnaviria* |
| Kingdom: | *Heunggongvirae* |
| Phylum: | *Uroviricota* |
| Class: | *Caudoviricetes* |
| Family: | *Mesyanzhinovviridae* |
| Subfamily: | *Bradleyvirinae* |
| Genus: | ***Xooduovirus*** |
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title: Xenonectriella

abstract: Xenonectriella is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Karl Weese in 1919, with Xenonectriella lutescens assigned as the type species.

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# Xenonectriella

***Xenonectriella*** is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Nectriaceae. The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Josef Karl Weese in 1919, with *Xenonectriella lutescens* assigned as the type species.

## Species

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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Nectriaceae |
| Genus: | *Xenonectriella*
Weese (1919) |
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| Type species | |
| *Xenonectriella lutescens*
(Arnold) Weese (1919) | |
| Species | |
| see text | |


title: Xeuilley

abstract: Xeuilley is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Jacques Callot's family owned property in Xeuilley, and he depicted it in some of his work.

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# Xeuilley

**Xeuilley** (French pronunciation: \[ɡzœjɛ\]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Jacques Callot's family owned property in Xeuilley, and he depicted it in some of his work.

## Population

Historical population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 736 |  |
| 1975 | 647 | −1.82% |
| 1982 | 693 | +0.99% |
| 1990 | 779 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 755 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | 765 | +0.16% |
| 2012 | 770 | +0.13% |
| 2017 | 934 | +3.94% |
| Source: INSEE | | |

## Geography

The Madon forms most of the commune's eastern border.

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| Xeuilley | |
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| Commune | |
| The church in Xeuilley | |
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| Location of Xeuilley | |
| XeuilleyXeuilley | |
| Coordinates: 48°34′02″N 6°05′57″E / 48.5672°N 6.0992°E / 48.5672; 6.0992 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Meurthe-et-Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Nancy |
| Canton | Meine au Saintois |
| Intercommunality | Moselle et Madon |
| Government | |
| Mayor (20202026) | Jean-Luc Fontaine |
| Area**1** | 7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 965 |
| Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 54596 /54990 |
| Elevation | 222–281 m (728–922 ft)
(avg. 226 m or 741 ft) |
| **1** French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers \> 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |


title: Palau de Noguera

abstract: Palau de Noguera is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 62.

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# Palau de Noguera

**Palau de Noguera** is a locality located in the municipality of Tremp, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 62.

## Geography

Palau de Noguera is located 89km north-northeast of Lleida.

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| Palau de Noguera | |
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| Locality | |
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| Palau de NogueraPalau de NogueraPalau de Noguera | |
| Coordinates: 42°8′49″N 0°53′44″E / 42.14694°N 0.89556°E / 42.14694; 0.89556 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Municipality | Tremp |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population | |
| Total | 62 |


title: Frederic J. Fransen

abstract: Frederic John Fransen is an American academic. Although he first came to prominence as the author of The Supranational Politics of Jean Monnet, a study of Monnet's critical contributions to the foundations of the European Union, Fransen has in more recent years been more widely known as a consultant to—and advocate for—major donors to institutions of higher education in the United States. Both in his role as a provider of advice to clients and in a more public way in his capacity as Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Excellence in Higher Education, he has to a significant degree raised awareness of the problem that gifts to colleges and universities are at times used in ways that are not in accordance with the intentions of the donors. Fransen also writes and speaks on the need for more general structural reform in higher education. He serves in addition as a Visitor of Ralston College, a start-up liberal arts college in Savannah. He holds a doctorate in Social Thought from the University of Chicago and was formerly the Director of Higher Education Programs at The Philanthropy Roundtable and a Senior Fellow of the Liberty Fund.

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# Frederic J. Fransen

**Frederic John Fransen** (born 1965) is an American academic. Although he first came to prominence as the author of *The Supranational Politics of Jean Monnet*, a study of Monnet's critical contributions to the foundations of the European Union, Fransen has in more recent years been more widely known as a consultant to—and advocate for—major donors to institutions of higher education in the United States. Both in his role as a provider of advice to clients (principally through his Indianapolis-based consultancy "Donor Advising, Research, & Educational Services") and in a more public way in his capacity as Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Excellence in Higher Education, he has to a significant degree raised awareness of the problem that gifts to colleges and universities are at times used in ways that are not in accordance with the intentions of the donors. Fransen also writes and speaks on the need for more general structural reform in higher education. He serves in addition as a Visitor of Ralston College, a start-up liberal arts college in Savannah. He holds a doctorate in Social Thought from the University of Chicago and was formerly the Director of Higher Education Programs at The Philanthropy Roundtable and a Senior Fellow of the Liberty Fund.


title: Michael Van London

abstract: Michael Van London is a singer.

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# Michael Van London

**Michael Van London** is a singer.

## Career

Michael Van London has honed his skills "on both sides of the ocean and in between them" but made his home in Los Angeles where he has fronted his band "The Bombs" (featured on MTV's Paris Hilton My New BBF with the song "Revolution/Revelation) and "The Black Beverly Heels" while constantly recording and releasing material under his own name. His music has been featured on MTV MTV Movie Awards 2011 with his band "The Black Beverly Heels", made officially available in Rock Band( Song : "Dark Beat"- The Black Beverly Heels), and been spotlighted in Spotify's "Artist of the Week" on Fox News Los Angeles. In November 2012 he was also in the running for the Oscars "Best Original Song in a Film" for his work in Chris Colfer’s 2012 debut film Struck By Lightning, where he had a cameo appearance as the janitor. Van London's song ‘"Feel Love," has more drive and punch than many of its competitors. It's a pop-rock tune that's tough instead of sugary.’

In 2006 Van London wrote, sang and produced his debut album "Fortunes of Misfortunes". Van London's second album ‘American Blood and Guts’ was released early 2013.

Van London also performed at the Malibu Music Awards at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theater on October 19, 2013. Where he accepted the award of "Best Alternative Album"

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| Michal Van London | |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |


title: Philip Wilson (bishop)

abstract:
Philip Edward Wilson was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate who was the eighth Archbishop of Adelaide from 2001 to 2018. He was President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2001 Wilson was bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong, where he gained a reputation as a "healing bishop" for handling child-abuse scandals. In 2018 Wilson was at first convicted, but then acquitted on appeal, of failing to report in 2004 allegations of child sexual abuse against another priest when he was an assistant parish priest in East Maitland, New South Wales in 1976. After the conviction but before the acquittal, he resigned as archbishop and commenced serving his sentence under home detention.
In September 2019 the fourth previously unreleased volume of the 2014 Special Commission of Enquiry into allegations of cover-up of sexual abuse claims in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle commissioned by Margaret Cuneen SC found that Archbishop Wilson was an "unsatisfactory and unimpressive witness" and that he gave evidence the commissioners considered to be "untruthful", "self serving and implausible".

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# Philip Wilson (bishop)

| Styles of
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Grace |
| Religious style | Archbishop |

**Philip Edward Wilson** (2 October 1950 – 17 January 2021) was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate who was the eighth Archbishop of Adelaide from 2001 to 2018. He was President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2001 Wilson was bishop of the Diocese of Wollongong, where he gained a reputation as a "healing bishop" for handling child-abuse scandals.

In 2018 Wilson was at first convicted, but then acquitted on appeal, of failing to report in 2004 allegations of child sexual abuse against another priest when he was an assistant parish priest in East Maitland, New South Wales in 1976. After the conviction but before the acquittal, he resigned as archbishop and commenced serving his sentence under home detention. In September 2019 the fourth previously unreleased volume of the 2014 Special Commission of Enquiry into allegations of cover-up of sexual abuse claims in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle commissioned by Margaret Cuneen SC found that Archbishop Wilson was an "unsatisfactory and unimpressive witness" and that he gave evidence the commissioners considered to be "untruthful", "self serving and implausible".

## Early life

Wilson was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, to Joan and John Wilson. He was the eldest of five children and received his primary and secondary education at St Patrick's Primary School in Cessnock and St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill. By his mid-teens, Wilson had decided to enter the priesthood, and on his completion of high school, at the age of 18, he entered St Patrick's Seminary, Manly. In 1974, he received a Bachelor of Theology degree from the Catholic Institute of Sydney.

### Priesthood

Following his ordination in 1975, Wilson's first posting was to the parish of East Maitland, New South Wales, where he served as an assistant priest. In 1977–78 he undertook studies in religious education in New York City. In 1978, he returned to Australia where he was appointed Director of Religious Education in the Diocese of Maitland (now the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle). After being appointed parish priest of Maitland in 1983, he was promoted to vicar general, Diocesan Management and Administration in 1987. From 1990 to 1995, Wilson studied canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he received a Licentiate of Canon Law, and was made a Prelate of Honour by Pope John Paul II.

## Bishop of Wollongong

In 1996, Wilson was appointed to replace Bishop William Murray as Bishop of Wollongong, and on 10 July he was consecrated by Cardinal Edward Clancy. Aged 45, Wilson became the youngest Catholic bishop in Australia.

During his time as Bishop of Wollongong, Wilson was tasked with dealing with an alleged culture of inadequate responses to child abuse by clergy within the diocese. Wilson's predecessor, Bishop Murray, had been criticised during public hearings of the Wood Royal Commission for not acting on allegations of sexual misconduct within the diocese and had admitted publicly that he did not know how to deal with them. Upon the delivery of the findings of the Wood Commission, Wilson issued a formal apology to the victims of abuse by clergy within the diocese.

## Archbishop of Adelaide

In November 2000, Pope John Paul II appointed Wilson to the position of coadjutor archbishop of the Archdiocese of Adelaide, in anticipation of the retirement of Leonard Faulkner, who was Archbishop of Adelaide at the time. Aged only 50, Wilson's appointment made him the youngest Catholic archbishop in Australia. The announcement of Wilson's promotion brought praise from public figures in Wollongong, with the Lord Mayor saying he had "...played a leading role in restoring the credibility of the Catholic Church here." Archbishop Faulkner described him as "a very pastoral man and a man of the people and very gifted academically".

Wilson's welcome Mass, held at Adelaide's St Francis Xavier's Cathedral on 1 February 2001, was the first Mass in Australia to be broadcast on the internet, recording a reported 40,000 views. Wilson spent most of 2001 learning about the archdiocese while acting as coadjutor, and was installed at a Mass on 3 December, which was attended by about 35 bishops, more than 200 priests and the Governor of South Australia, Marjorie Jackson-Nelson. He celebrated Mass for the first time at St Francis Xavier's Cathedral on 9 December 2001.

In 2002, Wilson became the first Australian archbishop to be invited to address a session of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The session was held in the wake of an emergency meeting between American bishops and Pope John Paul II regarding the sex-abuse crisis within the Church. Wilson was selected to address the conference because of his experience dealing with clerical crimes while bishop of Wollongong.

In 2018, Wilson was charged, convicted and later acquitted on appeal of concealing child sex abuse. He was alleged to have been told in 1976 by a victim who had been sexually abused four years earlier. While awaiting sentencing, Wilson stepped aside from his duties as archbishop in late May 2018. On 3 June 2018, Wilson's duties were assumed by Gregory O'Kelly, Bishop of Port Pirie, South Australia.

Wilson submitted his resignation to Pope Francis on 20 July, following conviction for failure to report child sexual abuse. Its acceptance was announced on 30 July 2018. His conviction was overturned by the District Court of New South Wales in December 2018.

## Alleged failure to report child sexual abuse

In May 2010, Wilson came under scrutiny for his handling of charges of clerical sexual abuse in two cases in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.

The first case originated in 1985, when Father Dennis McAlinden, a priest in that diocese, was alleged to have sexually assaulted two girls. Wilson, the diocese's vicar general at the time, was sent to speak to parents at the school where the assault was alleged to have taken place. The principal told the media that Wilson responded by removing McAlinden from his position and providing help for him. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported that "McAlinden was ... transferred to a remote parish in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Over the next decade he sexually assaulted five more girls under the age of 10". Ten years later, in 1995, Bishop Leo Clarke (1923–2006) asked Wilson to take statements from McAlinden's alleged victims. Wilson took the statements and returned them to the bishop. The ABC reported that the statements were never provided to police and that Clarke defrocked McAlinden with the promise "that his 'good name' would be protected". In a statement to ABC in 2010, Wilson said he told Clarke in 1985 that McAlinden should be confronted and, that as far as he was aware, this had occurred. He denied involvement in McAlinden's transfer to Western Australia or his defrocking.

The second allegations were made in mid-May 2010 by a victim of convicted child sex offender James Fletcher, who had also been a priest in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese. According to the ABC, "\[The victim said\] Archbishop Philip Wilson was a priest living in the bishop's house in Maitland when Fletcher was also living there in the late 1970s, and that Philip Wilson should have been aware that he was being sexually abused in Fletcher's upstairs bedroom." Wilson denied having any knowledge of the assault and said he had not been living in the house at the time, but in a flat behind the residence. The details of the charge were that Wilson should have remembered the 1976 disclosure to him, and reported it in 2004 when Fletcher was charged with other child sex abuse crimes.

### Trial and conviction

In March 2015, NSW Police issued Wilson with a future court attendance notice. He faced a charge of "concealing a serious offence regarding child sexual abuse in the Hunter region" in 1976. Wilson immediately took indefinite leave and issued a statement saying he would "vigorously defend my innocence through the judicial system". Wilson returned to work at the beginning of 2016. His attorneys made several requests to have the court proceedings quashed or permanently stayed, including that Wilson had Alzheimer's disease and should not be tried on medical grounds. These were refused by a magistrate in February 2016, and the appeal was rejected by Justice Monika Schmidt in the Supreme Court of New South Wales on 14 October 2016, clearing the way for the trial to be heard. One of the alleged victims of abuse asked for the non-publication order on his name to be lifted, and spoke of having told Wilson of the abuse in 1981 when he was 15, five years after it occurred.

On 22 May 2018 the Newcastle Local Court found Wilson guilty of the charge of failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse by Fletcher in 1976. Wilson remained on bail pending his sentencing. The prosecution requested a custodial sentence for Wilson, for reasons of "deterrence" and "denunciation". The maximum penalty was two years' imprisonment, which could be suspended. After calls to resign as archbishop, the day after his conviction Wilson announced he was stepping aside from his duties, after putting in place administrative arrangements to manage the affairs of the archdiocese. Sentencing arguments were heard by the magistrate on 19 June 2018, with a decision reserved until 3 July 2018. The prosecution submitted documents that stated that 16 per cent of those convicted of concealing a serious indictable offence receive a full custodial sentence. Wilson's lawyers argued that Wilson could be the target of violence in prison, and sought a recorded conviction and good-behaviour bond. On 3 July 2018, Wilson was sentenced to 12 months' detention, eligible for parole after 6 months. The matter was adjourned until 14 August while a home detention order was assessed, whereby he would serve the sentence at a family member's home in New South Wales. Following his sentencing, Wilson appealed, and said he would not resign from his position until all legal avenues open to him were exhausted. On 19 July, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said he wanted "the ultimate authority in the church to take action and sack him".

### Resignation

There were many calls for his resignation, but Wilson had said that he would not step aside until his legal options were exhausted. Pope Francis accepted Wilson's resignation on 30 July 2018 while his appeal against conviction remained in progress. As an archbishop, Wilson became the most senior Catholic cleric convicted of not disclosing abuse by another priest to police; earlier cases involved bishops Pierre Pican in France and Robert Finn in the U.S.

### Sentence

On 14 August 2018, Magistrate Robert Stone determined that Wilson was not a threat and ordered him to serve home detention for the remainder of his one-year sentence. Wilson did not apply for bail following the ruling and immediately began serving his sentence. He would have been eligible for parole on 13 February 2019.

### Appeal and acquittal

On 6 December 2018, Wilson was acquitted of all the charges of which he had previously been found guilty. Judge Roy Ellis of the Newcastle District Court, when handing down his decision, said that suspicion was not a substitute for proof and that Wilson was an intelligent and articulate witness that did not attempt to blacken the name of his accuser in his defence. Judge Ellis determined that for a conviction, the prosecution needed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the conversation had taken place in 1976, that Wilson had believed it at the time, and remembered it in 2004. The District Court gave more weight to a written statement by another priest (Glen Walsh) who stated that in 2004 he had sought advice from Wilson about how to respond to being directed by the bishop at that time to hide another allegation against Fletcher. Ellis found it inconceivable that Wilson would advise Walsh to go to the authorities, if he also held information himself about another victim. The acquittal came after Wilson had already served four months of his 12 months of house arrest. Fletcher's victims expressed their extreme disappointment at Wilson's acquittal. The Director of Public Prosecutions had been reported to be considering a challenge in the Supreme Court of New South Wales but on 20 December, announced that there were no reasonable prospects of success of appeal on errors of law. In September 2019 the fourth previously unreleased volume of the 2014 Special Commission of Enquiry into allegations of cover-up of sexual abuse claims in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle commissioned by Margaret Cuneen SC found that Archbishop Wilson was an "unsatisfactory and unimpressive witness" and that he gave evidence the commissioners considered to be "untruthful", "self serving and implausible".

## Views

In 2017, during the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey regarding same-sex marriage, Wilson was on the "No" side, defining marriage as being only "between a man and a woman" with "its fundamental role in raising children as part of God’s divine plan for the human family".

## Death

Wilson died on 17 January 2021. His health had been poor during his last years and he suffered from cancer, but his death was described as "sudden".

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| The Most Reverend
Philip Edward Wilson | |
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| Archbishop of Adelaide | |
| Archdiocese | Adelaide |
| Appointed | 3 December 2001 |
| Term ended | 30 July 2018 |
| Predecessor | Leonard Faulkner |
| Successor | Patrick O'Regan |
| Previous post(s) |  |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 August 1975
by Edward Bede Clancy |
| Consecration | 10 July 1996
by Edward Bede Clancy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1950
Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Died | 17 January 2021(2021-01-17) (aged 70)
Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John and Joan Wilson |
| Alma mater |  |


title: Monica Chakwera

abstract: Monica Chakwera is the First Lady and wife of Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Republic of Malawi. She was born on 30 September 1953; she comes from Mwazisi village, T/A Chikulamayembe, in Rumphi District, in the northern part of Malawi.

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# Monica Chakwera

**Monica Chakwera** is the First Lady and wife of Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Republic of Malawi. She was born on 30 September 1953; she comes from Mwazisi village, T/A Chikulamayembe, in Rumphi District, in the northern part of Malawi.

## Early life and education

Chakwera was raised in the northern part of Malawi. She is an accountant and a qualified social worker with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work from the University of the North, in South Africa.

## Marriage to Lazarus Chakwera

Chakwera married Lazarus on 8 October 1977. They have four children and grandchildren.

## Charity

Chakwera founded the *Shaping* *Our Future Foundation*, an organization that is concerned with the development of the village girl. The initiative was launched at the palace. It was not funded by the government but by large companies.

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| Monica Chakwera | |
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| First Lady of Malawi | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed role**
23 June 2020 | |
| President | Lazarus Chakwera |
| Preceded by | Gertrude Maseko |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-09-30) 30 September 1953
prob. Chikulamayembe |
| Spouse | Lazarus Chakwera (m. 1977) |
| Website | https://www.soff.org.mw/ |
|  | |


title: Marinci, Vukovar-Syrmia County

abstract: Marinci is a village in the Nuštar municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia located northeast of Vinkovci and southwest of Vukovar. The population is 670. The village is located on the county road Ž4137 Nuštar-Bogdanovci-Vukovar and its position was strategically important during the 1991 Battle of Vukovar. Marinci were built on the foundations of an older Roman settlement. A Catholic church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in the center of the village in 1855, demolished in 1992 and rebuilt in 2005.

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# Marinci, Vukovar-Syrmia County

**Marinci** is a village in the Nuštar municipality in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia located northeast of Vinkovci and southwest of Vukovar. The population is 670 (census 2011).

The village is located on the county road Ž4137 Nuštar-Bogdanovci-Vukovar and its position was strategically important during the 1991 Battle of Vukovar.

Marinci were built on the foundations of an older Roman settlement. A Catholic church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in the center of the village in 1855, demolished in 1992 and rebuilt in 2005.

## Name

The name of the village in Croatian is plural.

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| Marinci | |
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| MarinciMarinciMarinci | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′23″N 18°54′01″E / 45.339854°N 18.900229°E / 45.339854; 18.900229 | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Vukovar-Syrmia |
| Municipality | Nuštar |
| Area | |
| Total | 13.3 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| Total | 437 |
| Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |


title: Enrico Fantini

abstract: Enrico Fantini is a former Italian footballer who played as a forward for Cuneo.

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# Enrico Fantini

**Enrico Fantini** (born 27 February 1976) is a former Italian footballer who played as a forward for Cuneo.

## Career

Born in Cuneo, Piedmont, Fantini started his professional career with Piedmontese club Juventus FC.

### Venezia

In 1996 Fantini left for Venezia in co-ownership deal for 75 million lire (€38,734) In June 2000 Venezia acquired Fantini outright for 200 million lire, 125 million lire more than the original valuation.

In the summer 2000, Fantini was sold to A.C. ChievoVerona, where he spent the second half of the 1999–2000 Serie B season. Fantini finished third with Chievo in 2000–01 Serie B. He was out of Chievo's Serie A plans and loaned to Modena. In June 2002 Fantini returned to Venezia again. Fantini played for the league struggler until January 2004. Former Venezia owner Maurizio Zamparini brought most of the star players of the team out of the *Lagunari* in July 2002.

### Fiorentina & Torino

Fantini won promotion to Serie A with Fiorentina in 2004. In 2005 Fantini left for newly-formed Torino FC of Serie B, which previous entity was bankrupted, and missed the Serie A promotion. He won promotion again at the end of 2005–06 Serie B. He was sold to Bologna F.C. 1909 for €500,000

### Bologna & Modena

Fantini then spent 3 more seasons in two difference Serie B from 2006 to 2009.

### Return to Piedmont

He returned to the region of Piedmont for Alessandria in 2009 after terminating his contract with Modena. In 2010, he returned to his hometown club Cuneo where he scored 31 goals in 32 games in 2010–11 Serie D season.

## Honours

Fiorentina Torino Cuneo * Scudetto Dilettanti Group A winner: 2011

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Enrico Fantini
| Fantini in 2005 | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Personal information | | | |
| Date of birth | (1976-02-27) 27 February 1976 | | |
| Place of birth | Cuneo, Italy | | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Forward | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | Cuneo | | |
| Youth career | | | |
| 1987–1989 | Cuneo | | |
| 1989–1994 | Juventus | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1995–1996 | Juventus | 1 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Cremonese (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 1996–2000 | Venezia | 17 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Alessandria (loan) | 33 | (10) |
| 1998–1999 | Livorno (loan) | 31 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Cittadella (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2000 | Chievo (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | Chievo | 26 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Modena (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Venezia | 53 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | Fiorentina | 48 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Torino (loan) | 38 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Bologna | 19 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Modena | 41 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Alessandria | 32 | (3) |
| 2010–2013 | Cuneo | 79 | (45) |
| 2013– | Savona | 9 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals | | | |


title: George Ross (baseball)

abstract: John Sidney Ross was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Ross appeared for the New York Giants in one game during the 1918 season, in relief. In that appearance, Ross pitched in 2.1 innings, and gave up two hits, with two strikeouts. He batted and threw left-handed. Ross was born in San Rafael, California, and died in Amityville, New York.

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# George Ross (baseball)

**John Sidney Ross** (June 27, 1892 – April 22, 1935) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Ross appeared for the New York Giants in one game during the 1918 season, in relief. In that appearance, Ross pitched in 2.1 innings, and gave up two hits, with two strikeouts. He batted and threw left-handed.

Ross was born in San Rafael, California, and died in Amityville, New York.

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| George Ross | |
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| **Pitcher** | |
| **Born:** (1892-06-27)June 27, 1892
San Rafael, California | |
| **Died:** April 2, 1935(1935-04-02) (aged 42)
Amityville, New York | |
| **Batted:** Left**Threw:** Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 27, 1918, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 27, 1918, for the New York Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| Earned run average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 2 |
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title: George Jerrard

abstract: George Birch Jerrard was a British mathematician. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin from 1821 to 1827. His main work was on the theory of equations, where he was reluctant to accept the validity of the work of Niels Henrik Abel on the insolubility of the quintic equation by radicals. He found a way of using Tschirnhaus transformations to eliminate three of the terms in an equation, which generalised work of Erland Bring (1736–1798), and is now called Bring–Jerrard normal form.

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# George Jerrard

**George Birch Jerrard** (25 November 1804  23 November 1863) was a British mathematician.

He studied at Trinity College, Dublin from 1821 to 1827. His main work was on the theory of equations, where he was reluctant to accept the validity of the work of Niels Henrik Abel on the insolubility of the quintic equation by radicals. He found a way of using Tschirnhaus transformations to eliminate three of the terms in an equation, which generalised work of Erland Bring (1736–1798), and is now called Bring–Jerrard normal form.

## Works

* *An essay on the resolution of equations*, part 1, London 1858, (online).

* Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). "Jerrard, George Birch". *Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement)*. London: Smith, Elder & Co.


abstract: The School of Computational Science & Engineering is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It conducts both research and teaching activities related to computational science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on "making fundamental advances in the creation and application of new computational methods and techniques in order to enable breakthroughs in scientific discovery and engineering practice."

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# Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering

The **School of Computational Science & Engineering** is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). It conducts both research and teaching activities related to computational science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These activities focus on "making fundamental advances in the creation and application of new computational methods and techniques in order to enable breakthroughs in scientific discovery and engineering practice."

## History

The School of Computational Science & Engineering was founded in 2005 as the Computational Science and Engineering Division. It was elevated to "school" status in March 2010, and Richard Fujimoto was appointed as the school's founding chair. The creation of the school represented a continuation of the College of Computing’s efforts to define and delineate the field of computing into focused bodies of study, emphasizing computational science and engineering as an academic discipline as well as highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Under Fujimoto's leadership as founding chair, the school quickly grew to 13 tenure-track faculty and $8.8 million in research expenditures by 2013. In July 2014, David Bader became the second chair of the department, and Fujimoto returned to the faculty as Chair Emeritus. During Bader's tenure as chair, the school's graduate student enrollment more than doubled, and annual research expenditures increased from $4.3 million to $7.5 million. Bader also launched a strategic partnership program to allow companies to work directly with CSE faculty and graduate students. In 2019, he announced that he would not seek another term as chair and would return to the faculty and research. Haesun Park, who had previously served as the school's associate chair, was named chair in August 2020.

## Degrees offered

The School of Computational Science & Engineering offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees in several fields. These degrees are technically granted by the School's parent organization, the Georgia Tech College of Computing, and often awarded in conjunction with other academic units within Georgia Tech.

## Research

The faculty and students of the school lead and conduct a variety of research in areas including High-performance computing, data science, visual analytics, scientific computing and simulation, computational bioscience and biomedicine, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. As of the 2020 fiscal year, the school had $24.9 million in active funding for research and 74 active research projects. The school has identified several growing research areas, including scientific artificial intelligence, application-driven post-Moore’s law computing, data science for fighting disease, and urban computing, as presenting particular strategic opportunities for its researchers in upcoming years.

## Notable faculty

## Location

The School of Computational Science & Engineering’s administrative offices, as well as those of most of its faculty and graduate students, are located in the CODA Building.

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Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering
| Type | Public |
| --- | --- |
| Established | 2010 |
| Chair | Haesun Park |
| Academic staff | 47 |
| Postgraduates | 148 |
| Doctoral students | 115 |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br>33°46′39″N 84°23′46″W / 33.777524°N 84.3961°W / 33.777524; -84.3961 |
| Website | cse.gatech.edu |
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title: Xile Hu

abstract: Xile Hu is a Swiss chemist specialized in catalysis. He is a professor in chemistry at EPFL and leads the Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis at the School of Basic Sciences.

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# Xile Hu

**Xile Hu** (born 1978 in Putian, China) is a Swiss chemist specialized in catalysis. He is a professor in chemistry at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) and leads the Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis at the School of Basic Sciences.

## Career

Hu studied chemistry at Peking University and received his Bachelor’s degree in 2000. During his undergraduate, he worked with Jianhua Lin. He then joined the lab of Karsten Meyer at University of California, San Diego as PhD student and graduated with a thesis on "*Metal complexes of tripodal N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: synthesis, structure, bonding, and reactivity*." In 2005, he went to work as postdoctoral researcher with Jonas C. Peters at the California Institute of Technology. Here he initiated and developed a research project on molecular electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution.

In 2007, he became Assistant Professor of chemistry at EPFL. In 2013, he was promoted as Associate Professor, and in 2016, he became Full Professor at EPFL. Since 2007 he has led the Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis at EPFL's School of Basic Sciences.

## Research

Hu's research group directs an interdisciplinary research program to develop catalysis for sustainable synthesis of added-value chemicals and for cost-effective production of solar fuels. They aim at the development of catalysts that are made of Earth-abundant elements and that enable the chemical transformations important in synthesis, energy, and sustainability. They focus on base metal catalyzed organic synthesis, electrochemical water splitting, CO2 reduction, fuel cell catalysis, and the development of synthetic models for the active site of metalloenzymes.

## Distinctions

In 2011, Hu won the Werner prize of the Swiss Chemical Society. In 2012 he was selected as an extraordinary young scientist by the world economic forum. In 2013, he received the *Chemical Society Reviews* Emerging Investigator Lectureship. In 2014, he won the European Medal for Bio-Inorganic Chemistry at the Eurobic conference. In 2015, he received the Young Researcher Award from the European Federation of Catalysis Societies. In 2016, he received the Bau Family Award in Inorganic Chemistry. In 2017, he was awarded with the National Latsis Prize by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the International Latsis Foundation, the Organic Letters Outstanding Publication of the Year Lectureship for 2017, and the Tajima Prize by the International Society of Electrochemistry. In 2018, he received the Resonate Award from Caltech, in 2019, the Homogeneous Catalysis Award by Royal Society of Chemistry, and in 2020, the International Catalysis Award by the International Association of Catalysis Societies. Hu was named "Highly Cited Researcher" by Publons (Clarivate Analytics) for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

In 2014, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), and in 2019 fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. Since 2020 he is a member of the Academia Europaea.

## Selected works

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| ProfessorXile Hu | |
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| Xile Hu in 2017 | |
| Born | 1978 (age 4546)
Putian, China |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Awards | National Latsis Prize (2017)
Organic Letters Outstanding Publication of the Year Lectureship (2017)
Resonate Award (2018)
Homogeneous Catalysis Award (2019)
International Catalysis Award (2020)
Highly Cited Researcher (2017-2021) |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Peking University
University of California, San Diego
California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Karsten Meyer |
| Other advisors | Jonas C. Peters |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Sub-discipline | Catalysis |
| Institutions | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Main interests | Organometallic chemistry
Synthetic methodology
Homogeneous catalysis
Energy materials
Electrocatalysis
Bio-mimetic and bio-speculated coordination chemistry |
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| Website | https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lsci/ |


title: Xiashan, Zhanjiang

abstract: Xiashan District is a district in the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China.

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# Xiashan, Zhanjiang

**Xiashan District** (Chinese: 霞山区; pinyin: *Xiáshānqū*) is a district in the city of Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China.

Media related to Xiashan District at Wikimedia Commons

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| Xiashan 霞山区 | |
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| District | |
| Location of Xiashan in Zhanjiang | |
| XiashanLocation in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 21°11′31″N 110°23′53″E / 21.192°N 110.398°E / 21.192; 110.398 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| Area | |
| Total | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 625,225 |
| Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |


title: Yadamari

abstract:
Yadamari(యాదమరి) is a Big Village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Yadamari mandal.
Yadamari is suburban of Chittoor city.

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# Yadamari

**Yadamari**(యాదమరి) is a Big Village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Yadamari mandal. *Yadamari* is suburban of Chittoor city.

Educational Institutions:

SriSiridiSai E/M High school

Pragathi E/M High school

VishnuPriya School

Vivekananda Jr.College

Vidya Jr&Degree College

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| Yadamari | |
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| Mandal | |
| Dakshina Patha Palem | |
| Dynamic map | |
| YadamariLocation in Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°08′32″N 78°59′05″E / 13.14222°N 78.98472°E / 13.14222; 78.98472 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 7,584 |
| Languages | |
| Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 517422 |
| Telephone code | 08572 |
| Vehicle registration | AP 03 |


title: Y-50 Cable

abstract: The Y-50 Cable is an undersea and underground high voltage electric transmission cable between Westchester County and Long Island via the Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor in New York, United States.

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# Y-50 Cable

The **Y-50 Cable** (also known as the **Dunwoodie–Glenwood Line**) is an undersea and underground high voltage electric transmission cable between Westchester County and Long Island via the Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor in New York, United States.

## Description

The Y-50 Cable travels between the Dunwoodie Substation in Yonkers, Westchester County to the Glenwood Generating Station in Glenwood Landing, Nassau County. It travels under the Long Island Sound between Westchester County and Long Island. The line between Dunwoodie and the Glenwood Generating station is approximately 17.4 miles (28.0 km) – or roughly 91,000 feet (28,000 m).

Y-50 is one of five undersea transmission lines connecting between Long Island and the Continental United States as of 2021 (four of which are operated by NYPA). The line delivers power to both Long Island Power Authority and Consolidated Edison.

## History

The cable began operating in 1978.

In 2002, the cable experienced a fault that caused a month-and-a-half interruption, after which the operators lowered its usage from its 600 MW capacity down to 400 MW for a few months. It experienced another fault in 2021, at which point it had a 656 MW capacity.

1. *Long Island Sound-Hempstead Harbor Transmission Cable, Con Edison-Long Island Lighting County: Environmental Impact Statement*. 1975.
2. "Electric Power Transmission Lines". *hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com*. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
3. Harrington, Mark (2021-09-21). "1 failed power cable restored, another may be by mid-October, power authorities say". *Newsday*. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
4. "LIPA and Con Edison Put Y50 Cable Back In Service". *Power Quality Magazine*. 2002-07-01. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
5. "Long Island Power Authority and Subsidiaries: Consolidated Financial Statements, December 31, 2002 and 2001" (PDF). *Long Island Power Authority*. p. 8.
6. Harrington, Mark (2021-08-11). "LIPA discloses two new major power line failures". *Newsday*. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

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| Y-50 Cable | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| From | Dunwoodie Substation, Yonkers, New York |
| To | Glenwood Generating Station, Glenwood Landing, New York |
| Technical information | |
| Type | Undersea; underground |
| Total length | 17.4 mi (28.0 km) |


title: Yanam bus station

abstract: Yanam bus station is a bus station located in Yanam town of the Indian state of Puducherry. It is owned by Puducherry Road Transport Corporation. This is one of the major bus stations in the state, with services to other states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

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# Yanam bus station

**Yanam bus station** is a bus station located in Yanam town of the Indian state of Puducherry. It is owned by Puducherry Road Transport Corporation. This is one of the major bus stations in the state, with services to other states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

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| Yanam bus station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Yanam, Puducherry<br>India |
| Owned by | PRTC |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | standard (On ground) |
| Parking | Yes |
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title: Xu Zhonglin

abstract: Xu Zhonglin was a Chinese fantasy novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. He is best known as the author of the 16th-century semi-mythical novel Investiture of the Gods. He was born in Yingtian Prefecture, present-day Nanjing. An original copy of Investiture of the Gods is held in the Japanese Library of the Grand Secretariat, printed by Shu Zaiyang. The second section of the book is inscribed with the words "edited by Xu Zhonglin, the Old Recluse of Mount Zhong." This is likely the source of his possible pseudonym "Zhongshan Yisou" (鍾山逸叟), which literally means "a carefree old man living in Mount Zhong". Some say that Xu wrote the novel for a trousseau for his daughter.

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# Xu Zhonglin

**Xu Zhonglin** (traditional Chinese: 許仲琳; simplified Chinese: 许仲琳; 1567 – c. 1619 or 1620) was a Chinese fantasy novelist who lived during the Ming dynasty. He is best known as the author of the 16th-century semi-mythical novel *Investiture of the Gods* (封神演義; *Fengshen Yanyi*). He was born in Yingtian Prefecture, present-day Nanjing.

An original copy of *Investiture of the Gods* is held in the Japanese Library of the Grand Secretariat, printed by Shu Zaiyang. The second section of the book is inscribed with the words "edited by Xu Zhonglin, the Old Recluse of Mount Zhong." This is likely the source of his possible pseudonym "Zhongshan Yisou" (鍾山逸叟), which literally means "a carefree old man living in Mount Zhong". Some say that Xu wrote the novel for a trousseau for his daughter.

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| Xu Zhonglin | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 許仲琳 |
| Simplified Chinese | 许仲琳 |
| Transcriptions  Standard Mandarin  Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Zhōnglín  Wade–Giles Hsü Chung-lin | |
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title: Xu Zhixun (elder)

abstract: Xu Zhixun (徐知訓) (895-918) was the oldest biological son of Xu Wen, the regent of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Wu. He served as the junior regent from 915 to his death in 918, with his father stationing himself at Jinling away from the capital Guangling. Xu Zhixun's arrogance alienated the Wu generals, and, in 918, after he angered the general Zhu Jin, Zhu assassinated him.

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# Xu Zhixun (elder)

**Xu Zhixun** (徐知訓) (895-918) was the oldest biological son of Xu Wen, the regent of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Wu. He served as the junior regent from 915 to his death in 918, with his father stationing himself at Jinling away from the capital Guangling (廣陵, in modern Yangzhou, Jiangsu). Xu Zhixun's arrogance alienated the Wu generals, and, in 918, after he angered the general Zhu Jin, Zhu assassinated him.

## Background

It is not known when Xu Zhixun was born, or who his mother was. Some scholars infer that he was born on 895. He was the oldest known biological son of Xu Wen's, but was at one point referred to as *Sanlang* (三郎, "third-born son") by Song Qiqiu, implying that he might have had two older brothers who died in infancy and therefore were not counted in traditional counting of birth order. He had five younger biological brothers, Xu Zhixun (younger), Xu Zhihui (徐知誨), Xu Zhijian (徐知諫), Xu Zhizheng (徐知證), and Xu Zhi'e (徐知諤). It is not known whether Xu Wen's adoptive son Xu Zhigao was older or younger than he was, even though it was clear that Xu Zhigao was older than the younger Xu Zhixun.

It was said that Xu Zhixun tried to learn military strategies when he was young, but was not attentive to his studies. He favored combat games, both armed and unarmed. As, in his youth, Xu Wen had already become the regent of Wu, he, based on his father's status, was carrying out improper actions with impunity.

## As junior regent

In 915, apparently in preparation for himself to be stationed outside Guangling, Xu Wen made Xu Zhixun, who was then a guard commander for the headquarters of Wu's prince Yang Longyan, the deputy commander of the Huainan Circuit (淮南, headquartered at Guangling) armed forces. Later in the year, Xu Wen left Guangling to take up a defense post at Run Prefecture (潤州, in modern Zhenjiang, Jiangsu), leaving Xu Zhixun at Guangling to govern affairs of the state, with he himself only ruling on important matters.

In 916, the Wu officers Ma Qian (馬謙) and Li Qiu (李球) tried to start a coup against Xu Zhixun. They seized Yang Longyan and ascended a tower, ordering the soldiers to attack Xu Zhixun. Xu Zhixun was about to flee, when the official Yan Keqiu advised him not to, arguing that for him to flee would cause a massive panic. Soon, relief forces launched by Xu Wen from Run Prefecture, commanded by the general Zhu Jin, arrived. When Zhu called out to the mutineer soldiers to surrender, they panicked and fled. Ma and Li were captured and executed.

Late in 916, Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin, whose Jin state shared a common enemy (Later Liang) with Wu, requested that Jin and Wu attack Later Liang simultaneously. An Wu army was launched, with Xu Zhixun and Zhu in command, and they put Later Liang's Ying Prefecture (潁州, in modern Fuyang, Anhui) under siege. In spring 917, though, with the Later Liang general Yuan Xiangxian arriving with a relief force, the Wu army withdrew.

Over the years as junior regent, Xu Zhixun grew even more arrogant, alienating the Wu officials and officers. He was even disrespectful to Yang Longyan, who was formally his sovereign. For example, once he put on a *canjunxi* play with himself playing the joker (*canjun*) and with Yang Longyan playing the *canghu*, or the butt of jokes following him around abjectly. He also once fired slingshots at Yang Longyan when they both went on a river cruise. On yet another occasion, when they were both watching flowers at Chanzhi Temple (禪智寺), Xu Zhixun was drunk and became very insulting toward Yang Longyan, such that the prince became fearful and began to cry. The prince's attendants quickly put him on a boat and left the scene. Xu Zhixun tried to give chase, and when he could not catch up to Yang Longyan, he killed some of Yang Longyan's attendants. Once, when Xu Zhixun heard that the general Li Decheng had many singing girls in his household, he sent a demand to Li that the singing girls be given to him. When Li responded that these singing girls were too old for Xu and that he would try to find younger and more beautiful ones for Xu, Xu responded to Li's messenger, "One day I will kill Li Decheng and take even his wife!" These unlawful deeds, however, were said to be unreported to Xu Wen as the staff members were fearful of the consequences of reporting.

Xu Zhixun was similarly arrogant toward his adoptive brother Xu Zhigao, not acknowledging him as a true brother. On an occasion when he gathered the brothers for a feast, Xu Zhigao was unable to attend, causing him to make the remark, "The beggar does not want wine. Does he want a sword?" On another occasion when he was feasting with Xu Zhigao, he had his guards prepare to kill Xu Zhigao once Xu Zhigao would get drunk. His younger brother Xu Zhijian, who was friendly with Xu Zhigao, secretly stepped on Xu Zhigao's foot during the feast to warn him, and Xu Zhigao left the feast, pretending to be going to the latrine. When Xu Zhixun realized this, he sent his guard Diao Yanneng (刁彥能) to try to chase after Xu Zhigao, but Diao, after catching up to Xu Zhigao and acknowledging Xu Zhigao, returned, claiming to be unable to catch up to Xu Zhigao. It was said that, among his staff members, only Diao dared to advise him to change his ways, and that the reason why the Wu administration did not fall into complete disarray was because Xu Zhijian was assisting him in policy matters. In 917, when Xu Wen moved his headquarters from Run Prefecture to Sheng Prefecture (昇州, in modern Nanjing, Jiangsu) and wanted to make Xu Zhigao, who had been the prefect of Sheng, the military prefect of Run, Xu Zhigao was initially unhappy about not being given Xuan Prefecture (宣州, in modern Xuancheng, Anhui) instead. Xu Zhigao's strategist Song Qiqiu pointed out to him that Xu Zhixun's arrogance would soon bring disaster, and that Run, being just across the Yangtze River from Guangling, gave him a perfect position to take advantage of this.

## Death

By 918, Xu Zhixun, who then carried the titles of commander of all Huainan cavalry and infantry soldiers, military governor (*Jiedushi*) of Changhua Circuit (the location of which was not recorded in history), and the honorary chancellor designation *Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi* (同中書門下平章事), had also alienated Zhu Jin, who had previously taught him military strategies. On one occasion, Xu tried to rape one of Zhu's servant girls. Further, Zhu, as a senior general, was at that point carrying the high title of deputy supreme commander of the southeastern circuits (with Yang Longyan himself carrying the title of supreme commander) and therefore formally carried a higher position than Xu. Xu was displeased with this and therefore decided to send Zhu out of the capital. He therefore established a Jinghuai Circuit (靜淮) at Si Prefecture (泗州, in modern Huai'an) and made Zhu the military governor. Zhu became hateful of Xu Zhixun as well, but outwardly pretended to continue to honor Xu Zhixun.

As Zhu was (outwardly) preparing to leave Jiangdu, Xu Zhixun went to bid him farewell. Zhu held a feast for him, offered him wine, had Zhu's favorite concubine come outside to greet him and sing for him, and presented Zhu's favorite horse as a gift to him. Zhu then invited him into the middle of Zhu's mansion, where Zhu's wife Lady Tao came out to greet him as well as a sign of respect. Xu Zhixun was pleased and took no further precautions, while Zhu already had his elite guards surround the hall. As Lady Tao bowed to Xu Zhixun and he bowed back, Zhu struck him and, as he fell to the ground, Zhu's elite soldiers entered and cut off his head. After Zhu took the head and showed them to Xu Zhixun's soldiers, they all fled. However, shortly after, Zhu, who failed in his attempt to solicit Yang Longyan's support for this action, was cornered by soldiers under Xu Wen's associate Zhai Qian (翟虔), and committed suicide.

## Notes and references

1. *Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms*, vol. 13.
2. *Zizhi Tongjian*, vol. 269.
3. *Zizhi Tongjian*, vol. 276.
4. *Zizhi Tongjian*, vol. 270.


title: Xu Zhongbo

abstract: Xu Zhongbo is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force from 2020 to 2023. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

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# Xu Zhongbo

**Xu Zhongbo** (Chinese: 徐忠波; pinyin: *Xú Zhōngbō*; born October 1960) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China, served as political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force from 2020 to 2023. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

## Biography

Xu was born in Rushan, Weihai, Shandong province in October 1960. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army in March 1978. He served in the 20th Group Army since December 2003, what he was eventually promoted to political commissar in 2013. In October 2014, he was appointed political commissar of the 83rd Group Army, taking over from Xu Yuanlin. In February 2016, he became political commissar of the Western Theater Command Ground Force. In December 2017, he became political commissar of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Central Military Commission, a position he held until July 2020, when he was promoted to become political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (*Shaojiang*) in 2010, lieutenant general (*zhongjiang*) in July 2017, and general (*Shangjiang*) in July 2020.

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| Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force | |
| **In office**
July 2020  July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Jiasheng |
| Succeeded by | Xu Xisheng |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1960 (age 6364)
Rushan, Shandong, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (2020–2023)
People's Liberation Army Ground Force (1978–2020) |
| Years of service | 1978–2023 |
| Rank | General |
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title: Thurman D. Rodgers

abstract: Thurman Donell Rodgers was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General of the United States Army Information Systems Command, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon. Rodgers attended the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1957 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He later earned an M.A. degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado. From March 1979 to April 1981, Rodgers served as commanding officer of the 7th Signal Brigade. In April 1982, he was given command of the U.S. Army Communications Systems Agency at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Engineering Installation Agency at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In September 1983, he became the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, as well as commandant of the U.S. Army Signal School, in Augusta, Georgia.

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# Thurman D. Rodgers

**Thurman Donell Rodgers** (December 1, 1934 – June 9, 2022) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. His assignments included Commanding General of the United States Army Information Systems Command, United States Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon. Rodgers attended the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, graduating in 1957 with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He later earned an M.A. degree in public administration from the University of Northern Colorado.

From March 1979 to April 1981, Rodgers served as commanding officer of the 7th Signal Brigade. In April 1982, he was given command of the U.S. Army Communications Systems Agency at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Engineering Installation Agency at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. In September 1983, he became the commanding officer of the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, as well as commandant of the U.S. Army Signal School, in Augusta, Georgia.

## Personal

Rodgers is the son of Lester Donell Rodgers and Johnie Dellard (McBroom) Rodgers.

Rodgers married Wanda Faye Bohannon on December 28, 1956, in Cookeville, Tennessee. The couple had one son. Faye Rodgers died from a heart attack in Northern Virginia.

On June 3, 1989, Rodgers remarried with Virginia June (Kent) Scobee, the widow of Space Shuttle *Challenger* commander Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, in Arlington County, Virginia. June Scobee Rodgers is a retired university professor.

## InfoBox

| Thurman D. Rodgers | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Nickname(s) | Don |
| Born | (1934-12-01)December 1, 1934
Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 87)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1957–1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | United States Army Information Systems Command
United States Army Signal Center
7th Signal Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal |


title: Genouillé, Vienne

abstract: Genouillé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Its population has been declining from its peak of 1495 in 1886 to its current level of 504 (2018).

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# Genouillé, Vienne

**Genouillé** (French pronunciation: \[ʒənuje\]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Its population has been declining from its peak of 1495 in 1886 to its current level of 504 (2018).

## InfoBox

| Genouillé | |
| --- | --- |
| Commune | |
| The church in Genouillé | |
| Location of Genouillé | |
| GenouilléGenouillé | |
| Coordinates: 46°06′28″N 0°20′18″E / 46.1078°N 0.3383°E / 46.1078; 0.3383 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon |
| Canton | Civray |
| Intercommunality | Civraisien en Poitou |
| Government | |
| Mayor (20202026) | Jean-Guy Valette |
| Area**1** | 29.80 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 489 |
| Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86104 /86250 |
| Elevation | 116–179 m (381–587 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft) |
| **1** French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers \> 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |


title: Philip Williams (legal scholar)

abstract: Philip Williams (1780–1843) was an English lawyer and academic in the University of Oxford. Williams was born in Winchester in 1780. He was the son of the Rev. Philip Williams of Winchester. On 24 April 1798 he matriculated at New College, Oxford, of which he was also a Fellow until 1818. He was awarded his BCL in 1805 and his DCL in 1825. In 1824 he was appointed Vinerian Professor of English Law, which he remained until his death in 1843. At this period Oxford University was in a prolonged decline: the demands on the post were few, and there are no records of Williams' work. In 1806 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, where he became a KC and a bencher in 1831. He also served as Recorder of Winchester. He married Jane Blachford; her grandfather was Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 8th Baronet. His daughter Sarah Jane Williams married her second cousin Charles Simeon, who also had Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baronet as his grandfather. Simeon was later a member of the Canterbury Association. For some years, she lived with her husband in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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# Philip Williams (legal scholar)

**Philip Williams** (17801843) was an English lawyer and academic in the University of Oxford.

Williams was born in Winchester in 1780. He was the son of the Rev. Philip Williams of Winchester. On 24 April 1798 he matriculated at New College, Oxford, of which he was also a Fellow until 1818. He was awarded his BCL in 1805 and his DCL in 1825. In 1824 he was appointed Vinerian Professor of English Law, which he remained until his death in 1843. At this period Oxford University was in a prolonged decline: the demands on the post were few, and there are no records of Williams' work.

In 1806 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn, where he became a KC and a bencher in 1831. He also served as Recorder of Winchester.

He married Jane Blachford; her grandfather was Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 8th Baronet. His daughter Sarah Jane Williams married her second cousin Charles Simeon, who also had Sir Fitzwilliam Barrington, 10th Baronet as his grandfather. Simeon was later a member of the Canterbury Association. For some years, she lived with her husband in Christchurch, New Zealand.


title: Monica Ceccon

abstract: Monica Ceccon is a road cyclist representing Italy and Saint Kitts and Nevis. She represented Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2009 and competed at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

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# Monica Ceccon

**Monica Ceccon** (born 2 March 1976 ) is a road cyclist representing Italy and Saint Kitts and Nevis. She represented Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2009 and competed at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships.

## InfoBox

Monica Ceccon
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1976-03-02) 2 March 1976 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road cycling |
| Professional team | |
| 2001-2002 | SC Michela Fanini Record Rox |
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title: Fine Clothes

abstract: Fine Clothes is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Lewis Stone, Percy Marmont, and Alma Rubens. It is based on a play adapted from Ferenc Molnár's original. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons.

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# Fine Clothes

***Fine Clothes*** is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Lewis Stone, Percy Marmont, and Alma Rubens. It is based on a play adapted from Ferenc Molnár's original.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons.

## Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Peter operates an elaborate haberdashery when his wife elopes with his clerk and bank account. Peter soon becomes bankrupt and is given work by the Earl of Denham, who flirts with Paula, Peter's former cashier. Paula has accompanied Peter to the Earl's estate to work. Peter shields Paula from the Earl's advances, so the Earl sets Peter up in business to get rid of him. However, Paula follows Peter, and drives away the two elopers when they return in an effort to gain Peter's favor.

## Cast

## Preservation

The film is now lost.

## Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. *The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1*. University of California Press, 1997.

## InfoBox

| Fine Clothes | |
| --- | --- |
| Still with Rubens and Marmont | |
| Directed by | John M. Stahl |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer |
| Based on | *Fashions for Men*
by Ferenc Molnár |
| Produced by | Louis B. Mayer |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by |  |
| Production
company | Louis B. Mayer Productions |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
| Release date | * August 9, 1925 (1925-08-09) |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


title: Lubojenka

abstract: Lubojenka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mykanów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Częstochowa and 72 km (45 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

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# Lubojenka

**Lubojenka** \[lubɔˈjɛnka\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mykanów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Częstochowa and 72 km (45 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.

## InfoBox

| Lubojenka | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Lubojenka | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 19°9′E / 50.883°N 19.150°E / 50.883; 19.150 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Częstochowa |
| Gmina | Mykanów |
| Population | 512 |


title: English Teacher Training College

abstract: The English Teacher Training College and its associated Bilingual Classroom Initiative (ABCi) was a not-for-profit Austrian college with campuses in Vorchdorf, Pressbaum and Wolfsberg registered with the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Founded by educators Frank Carle, Ben Stone and Jakob Gfrerer in 2011, the college worked in partnership with Austrian students, teachers and schools to promote English culture, language and sport in state schools, while providing subsidized teacher training courses for aspiring teachers. The activities of the organization revolved around two areas: firstly, as a college, working with Trinity College London and University of Cambridge to provide a practical education in teacher training for student teachers from the English-speaking world. Secondly, as a charity outreach, to promote language learning, cultural exchange and foster understanding between English-speaking countries and Austria by bringing teachers from English-speaking countries into Austrian classrooms to conduct English projects. The college's publicly stated plans were to reach all children in Austria with a free English project by the year 2020 while providing subsidized Teaching English as a Foreign Language courses for young teachers from around the world. Between 2011 and 2016, the college's initiative worked with 198,805 Austrian children while providing scholarships to study teaching English as a foreign language to new teachers from across the English-speaking world in methodologies like task-based language learning and communicative language teaching. In spring 2017, the organization partnered with and was officially recognized by the Austrian Ministry of Education In September 2017, the college came under the control of its new financial benefactor, Gerhard Riedl, a Gmunden-based inventor and businessman. Under his leadership, the college's new board was directed to implement an array of major new measures in an attempt to improve and modernize the college. In August 2018, the college became insolvent. By that time, they had managed to reach nearly a quarter of a million students.

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# English Teacher Training College

The **English Teacher Training College** and its associated Bilingual Classroom Initiative (ABCi) was a not-for-profit Austrian college with campuses in Vorchdorf, Pressbaum and Wolfsberg registered with the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Founded by educators Frank Carle, Ben Stone and Jakob Gfrerer in 2011, the college worked in partnership with Austrian students, teachers and schools to promote English culture, language and sport in state schools, while providing subsidized teacher training courses for aspiring teachers.

The activities of the organization revolved around two areas: firstly, as a college, working with Trinity College London and University of Cambridge to provide a practical education in teacher training for student teachers from the English-speaking world. Secondly, as a charity outreach, to promote language learning, cultural exchange and foster understanding between English-speaking countries and Austria by bringing teachers from English-speaking countries into Austrian classrooms to conduct English projects. The college's publicly stated plans were to reach all children in Austria with a free English project by the year 2020 while providing subsidized Teaching English as a Foreign Language courses for young teachers from around the world.

Between 2011 and 2016, the college's initiative worked with 198,805 Austrian children while providing scholarships to study teaching English as a foreign language to new teachers from across the English-speaking world in methodologies like task-based language learning and communicative language teaching.

In spring 2017, the organization partnered with and was officially recognized by the Austrian Ministry of Education

In September 2017, the college came under the control of its new financial benefactor, Gerhard Riedl, a Gmunden-based inventor and businessman. Under his leadership, the college's new board was directed to implement an array of major new measures in an attempt to improve and modernize the college.

In August 2018, the college became insolvent. By that time, they had managed to reach nearly a quarter of a million students.


title: Love in a Puff (film)

abstract: Love in a Puff is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung. The plot revolves around the love story of Cherie and Jimmy, two smokers who meet in an outdoor smoking area subsequent to the ban of all indoor smoking areas in Hong Kong. The film is classified as a category 3 film in Hong Kong. Love in a Puff premiered at the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival. A sequel, titled Love in the Buff was released on 29 March 2012 with the film being set in Beijing, China. Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung reprised their roles. A third installment, Love Off the Cuff, was released on April 27, 2017.

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# Love in a Puff (film)

***Love in a Puff*** (traditional Chinese: 志明與春嬌; simplified Chinese: 志明与春娇) is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung. The plot revolves around the love story of Cherie and Jimmy, two smokers who meet in an outdoor smoking area subsequent to the ban of all indoor smoking areas in Hong Kong. The film is classified as a category 3 film in Hong Kong.

*Love in a Puff* premiered at the 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival.

A sequel, titled *Love in the Buff* was released on 29 March 2012 with the film being set in Beijing, China. Shawn Yue and Miriam Yeung reprised their roles. A third installment, *Love Off the Cuff*, was released on April 27, 2017.

## Plot

Since 2007, the Hong Kong government banned smoking in all indoor areas, causing smokers from neighboring buildings to gather for cigarette breaks during office hours at trash bins with ashtrays near their work premises. The regulars started engaging in small talk and sharing dirty jokes like friends at a hot pot dinner; this community became known as the "Hot Pot Pack".

Jimmy (Yue) is an advertising executive. He meets and befriends Cherie (Yeung), a cosmetic sales girl, at a "Hot Pot Pack" shortly after Jimmy broke up with his girlfriend who cheated on him. Over the next few days, Cherie flirts with Jimmy during their cigarette breaks, and through text messages and excursions at night, this eventually leads to Cherie's break up with her live-in boyfriend. On the night Cherie broke up with her boyfriend, they have a failed one night stand at a love motel. Shortly afterwards, Cherie asks to change to the same telco provider as Jimmy in order to save on costs, but the nuance of this action causes Jimmy to have doubts about his commitment to their relationship. Eventually, through a sequence of escalating conversations, Cherie forces them to confront the change in their relationship and consider whether they are viewing each other as love interest or just as companions during lonely nights.

## Cast

Cameos

* Vincent Kuk as an advertising executive
* Jo Koo as Double K, Cherie's best friend
* Matt Chow as a Leisure and Cultural Services Department employee

## Reception

Perry Lam of *Muse* gave a positive review, as he observes that ‘No other Hong Kong movies in recent memory give a more vivid sense of how Hong Kong people talk in real life.’ *China Daily* placed the film on their list of the best ten Chinese films of 2010.

## Box office

*Love in a Puff* had a very poor opening weekend, mainly due to the Category III rating. However, the Category III rating was mostly due to the Cantonese profanity and heavy use of cigarettes in most scenes, and positive feedback on Facebook and various tweets resulted in a strong rebound, generating HK$5 million cumulative box office revenues after three weeks.

## InfoBox

| Love in a Puff | |
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|  | |
| Directed by | Pang Ho-cheung |
| Written by |  |
| Produced by | Subi Liang |
| Starring |  |
| Production<br>company | Making Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution |
| Release date | * 25 March 2010 (2010-03-25) |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |


title: Owen Petersen

abstract: Owen Petersen is a former Republican member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives. He represented the 19th district from 2001 to 2013.

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# Owen Petersen

**Owen Petersen** (born November 29, 1942) is a former Republican member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives. He represented the 19th district (encompassing Uinta County) from 2001 to 2013.

## Biography

Owen Petersen was born on November 19, 1942 (age 81 years), in Lyman, Wyoming. He received a B.S. in 1965, an M.S. in 1967, and a J.D. in 1974, all from the University of Wyoming.

He is a retired military officer.

He has been a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2001. In 2009, he sponsored HB 74, a bill that would have made marriage contracts from out-of-state valid in Wyoming so long as they involve one man and one woman.

He is a member of the National Rifle Association of America, the American Legion, the Lions Clubs International, Ducks Unlimited, and the AARP. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is married with three children and seven grandchildren.


title: Lubee Bat Conservancy

abstract: Lubee Bat Conservancy is a nonprofit organization in Gainesville, Florida. The organization was founded in 1989 by Luis F. Bacardi as a center for the research, conservation, and breeding of endangered animals; it later narrowed its focus solely to bats, particularly megabats. Lubee Bat Conservancy is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-certified institution.

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# Lubee Bat Conservancy

**Lubee Bat Conservancy** is a nonprofit organization in Gainesville, Florida. The organization was founded in 1989 by Luis F. Bacardi as a center for the research, conservation, and breeding of endangered animals; it later narrowed its focus solely to bats, particularly megabats.

Lubee Bat Conservancy is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-certified institution.

## History

Lubee Bat Conservancy has its roots in an organization founded in 1989, the Lubee Foundation, Inc. The Lubee Foundation was created by Luis F. Bacardi of the Bacardi spirits company. The name "Lubee" was derived from the name of "Luis Bacardi". In the early years of the organization, it was home to several animal species other than bats, such as parrots, monkeys, and ostriches. The Lubee Foundation was used as a temporary holding facility for animals on their way to Disney's Animal Kingdom.

The Bacardi family and business had a special interest in bats, as bats were the inspiration for its logo. When Luis Bacardi died on 12 September 1991, the Lubee Foundation shifted emphasis to focus on bats, rehoming its non-bat species.

## Facilities

Lubee Bat Conservancy is situated on a 110 acres (45 ha) ranch, approximately 10 mi (16 km) north of the city of Gainesville, Florida. It has facilities designed for the maintenance of captive bats, with temperature-controlled areas for roosting and outdoor flight enclosures. It also has medical equipment to manage the bats' needs, such as an examination room equipped for anesthesia, isolation areas, and a recovery room.

## Species housed

Lubee Bat Conservancy is home to more than 200 megabats of several species. Megabat species housed at Lubee include:

With the dissolution of the Organization for Bat Conservation (OBC) in early 2018, Lubee announced that they would take on 17 of OBC's bats, including two species of microbat:

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title: Talitiga Crawley

abstract: Talitiga Crawley is a Samoan taekwondo practitioner. She competed for Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics, having qualified for the competition. She studied under her coach Kesi O'Neill.

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# Talitiga Crawley

**Talitiga Crawley** (born 29 August 1991 in Moto'otua) is a Samoan taekwondo practitioner. She competed for Samoa at the 2012 Summer Olympics, having qualified for the competition. She studied under her coach Kesi O'Neill.

## InfoBox

Talitiga Crawley
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Born | (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991<br>Moto'otua, Samoa |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Samoa |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | +67 kg |
| Coached by | Kesi O'Neill |
| Medal record      Women's Taekwondo  Representing  Samoa  Pacific Games  2011 Nouméa  +73 kg | |
| Updated on 14 August 2012 | |


title: Environmental biotechnology

abstract: Environmental biotechnology is biotechnology that is applied to and used to study the natural environment. Environmental biotechnology could also imply that one try to harness biological process for commercial uses and exploitation. The International Society for Environmental Biotechnology defines environmental biotechnology as "the development, use and regulation of biological systems for remediation of contaminated environments, and for environment-friendly processes". Environmental biotechnology can simply be described as "the optimal use of nature, in the form of plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and algae, to produce renewable energy, food and nutrients in a synergistic integrated cycle of profit making processes where the waste of each process becomes the feedstock for another process".

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# Environmental biotechnology

**Environmental biotechnology** is biotechnology that is applied to and used to study the natural environment. Environmental biotechnology could also imply that one try to harness biological process for commercial uses and exploitation. The International Society for Environmental Biotechnology defines environmental biotechnology as "the development, use and regulation of biological systems for remediation of contaminated environments (land, air, water), and for environment-friendly processes (green manufacturing technologies and sustainable development)".

Environmental biotechnology can simply be described as "the optimal use of nature, in the form of plants, animals, bacteria, fungi and algae, to produce renewable energy, food and nutrients in a synergistic integrated cycle of profit making processes where the waste of each process becomes the feedstock for another process".

## Significance for agriculture, food security, climate change mitigation and adaptation and the MDGs

The IAASTD has called for the advancement of small-scale agro-ecological farming systems and technology in order to achieve food security, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals. Environmental biotechnology has been shown to play a significant role in agroecology in the form of zero waste agriculture and most significantly through the operation of over 15 million biogas digesters worldwide.

## Significance towards industrial biotechnology

Consider the effluents of starch plant which has mixed up with a local water body like a lake or pond. We find huge deposits of starch which are not so easily taken up for degradation by microorganisms except for a few exemptions. Microorganisms from the polluted site are scan for genomic changes that allow them to degrade/utilize the starch better than other microbes of the same genus. The modified genes are then identified. The resultant genes are cloned into industrially significant microorganisms and are used for economically processes like in pharmaceutical industry, fermentations... etc..

Similar situations can be encountered in the case of marine oil spills which require cleanup, where microbes isolated from oil rich environments like oil wells, oil transfer pipelines...etc. have been found having the potential to degrade oil or use it as an energy source. Thus they serve as a remedy to oil spills.

Microbes isolated from pesticide-contaminated soils may capable of utilizing the pesticides as energy source and hence when mixed along with bio-fertilizers, could serve as an insurance against increased pesticide-toxicity levels in agricultural platform.

On the other hand, these newly introduced microorganisms could create an imbalance in the environment concerned. The mutual harmony in which the organisms in that particular environment existed may have to face alteration and we should be extremely careful so as to not disturb the mutual relationships already existing in the environment of both the benefits and the disadvantages would pave way for an improvised version of environmental biotechnology.

## Applications and Implications

Humans have long been manipulating genetic material through breeding and modern genetic modification for optimizing crop yield, etc.. There can also be unexpected, negative health and environmental outcomes. Environmental biotechnology is about the balance between the applications that provide for these and the implications of manipulating genetic material. Textbooks address both the applications and implications. Environmental engineering texts addressing sewage treatment and biological principles are often now considered to be environmental biotechnology texts. These generally address the applications of biotechnologies, whereas the implications of these technologies are less often addressed; usually in books concerned with potential impacts and even catastrophic events.


title: Tan Tiwu

abstract: Tan Tiwu was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

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# Tan Tiwu

**Tan Tiwu** (Chinese: 譚惕吾, 9 October 1902 – 10 February 1997) was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

## Biography

Originally from Changsha in Hunan Province, Tan graduated from Peking University Law School in 1926. While a student she was involved with the May Thirtieth Movement and was present at the March 18 Massacre. She subsequently worked as an inspector for the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1930 to 1945. In 1944 she was a co-founder of the Three People's Principles Association.

In the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan, she was a Kuomintang candidate in Hunan province and was elected to parliament. Remaining in China following the Chinese Civil War, she became a member of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK), attended the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and was present at the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China. Her membership of the Legislative Yuan was cancelled in 1951. She served in the State Council, was a member of the first National People's Congress, served as director of the China-Soviet Friendship Association and the Chinese People's Committee for World Peace and as deputy head of the organising department for the Chinese People's Association for Resisting American Aid to Korea.

During the Anti-Rightist Campaign, she was labelled a rightist in 1957 and was removed from all of her posts except membership of the Beijing municipal committee of the RCCK. She was delisted as a rightist in November 1960 and reinstated to the State Council in 1962. She was a member of the fifth and eighth National Committee of the CPPCC and a member of the Standing Committee of the sixth and seventh CPPCC. She was fully rehabilitated in 1979, and in her later years chaired the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification. She died in Beijing in 1997.

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| Tan Tiwu | |
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|  | |
|  | |
| Member of the National People's Congress | |
| **In office**
1954–1957 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| **In office**
1948–1951 | |
| Constituency | Hunan |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1902 |
| Died | 10 February 1997(1997-02-10) (aged 94)
Beijing, China |
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title: Love and Sorrow

abstract: Love and Sorrow is an album by David Murray which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Murray's Quartet which included John Hicks and Fred Hopkins.

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# Love and Sorrow

***Love and Sorrow*** is an album by David Murray which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Murray's Quartet which included John Hicks and Fred Hopkins.

## Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars".

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| *Allmusic* |  |

## Track listing

1. "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) - 9:14
2. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 10:47
3. "Forever I Love You" (Tex Allen) - 5:25
4. "Sorrow Song (For W.E.B. Dubois)" (David Murray) - 12:28
5. "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) - 6:29
6. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) - 11:18

## Personnel

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| Love and Sorrow | |
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|  | |
| Studio album by David Murray Quartet | |
| Released | 1996 |
| Recorded | September 14–17, 1993
Sound On Sound, NYC |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 55:41 |
| Label | DIW
DIW 921 |
| Producer | Kazunori Sugiyama |
| David Murray chronology | |
| *For Aunt Louise*
(1993) ***Love and Sorrow***
(1996) *Shakill's II*
(1993) | |


title: Lowther Castle Stead

abstract: Lowther Castle Stead is a medieval site in Cumbria, possibly a ringwork castle. It lies just east of the River Lowther. The castle was probably established in the 11th or 12th century as part of the Norman conquest of the region, and it was out of use by the mid-14th century. A medieval village and church were also established nearby. The medieval castle was first investigated archaeologically in 1997 when the Lancaster University Archaeology Unit carried out an earthwork survey. In 2023, Lancaster University, the University of Central Lancashire, and Allen Archaeology carried out excavations on the site.

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# Lowther Castle Stead

**Lowther Castle Stead** is a medieval site in Cumbria, possibly a ringwork castle. It lies just east of the River Lowther. The castle was probably established in the 11th or 12th century as part of the Norman conquest of the region, and it was out of use by the mid-14th century. A medieval village and church were also established nearby.

The medieval castle was first investigated archaeologically in 1997 when the Lancaster University Archaeology Unit carried out an earthwork survey. In 2023, Lancaster University, the University of Central Lancashire, and Allen Archaeology carried out excavations on the site.

## Location

The medieval fortification of Lower Castle sits in what is now an area of woodland; west of the castle the land slopes down to the River Lowther, which flows south to north. In the Middle Ages, before the woodland was established, the castle's visibility would have made it a significant landmark in the area.

The castle is 330 metres (360 yd) south of the Church of St Michael which, which dates to at least the late 12th century. The medieval village of Lowther lay between the church and the ringwork castle. In the medieval period, there was also a deer park for hunting, a popular pastime of medieval lords.

## History

It is uncertain when the medieval castle was established, but it likely dates to the 11th or 12th century. If it was established in the 11th century, it may have formed part of the Norman conquest of the region. A 'castellum de Lauudre' was documented in 1174, which may refer to Lowther Castle Stead.

Lowther village was arranged along two roads, one running east west and the other north south, and with the castle at the south end and the church at the north. It is likely to be a planned settlement with regularly spaced house plots. The Norman Conquest of the region led to the establishment of many planned settlements such as Melkinthorpe.

The medieval castle was probably abandoned in the mid-14th century, though the village continued to be inhabited. Around this time, a pele tower was established about 400 metres (1,300 ft) south-east of the ringwork castle. This developed into a country house, and from the 19th century took on the name of Lowther Castle; it was abandoned after World war II. John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale, when still Sir John Lowther Bt., demolished the medieval village in 1682.

## Investigation

In 1997, Lancaster University Archaeology Unit carried out a survey of the earthworks of the castle and associated medieval village to the east and north.

In 2023, Sophie Thérèse Ambler secured funding from the Castle Studies Trust to carry out the first geophysical surveys and excavation at the site of the castle and medieval village. Involving Lancaster University, the University of Central Lancashire, and Allen Archaeology the aim was to investigate the early history of the site. The geophysical survey focused on the medieval village. The project featured on *Digging for Britain*, a television series about archaeology in the UK.

## Layout

Lowther Castle consists of a roughly square enclosure bounded by a bank. The interior of the castle was artificially raised above ground level. It is likely that the bank was originally higher, and the top levels have eroded over time. It is also probable that the bank would have bee topped by a timber palisade. The castle was entered through a gap in the eastern bank.

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Lowther Castle Stead
| Location within Cumbria | |
| --- | --- |
| Alternative name | Castlesteads |
| Location | Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°36′36″N 2°44′47″W / 54.6099°N 2.7464°W / 54.6099; -2.7464 |
| OS grid reference | NY51892412 |
| Type | Ringwork castle |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2023–24 |


title: Tandia

abstract: Tandia is Bryce Courtenay's 1991 sequel to his own best-selling novel The Power of One. It follows the story of a young woman, Tandia, who was brutally raped and then banished from her own home. Tandia later meets up with Peekay, the protagonist from The Power of One and their stories continue on together.

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# Tandia

***Tandia*** is Bryce Courtenay's 1991 sequel to his own best-selling novel *The Power of One*. It follows the story of a young woman, Tandia, who was brutally raped and then banished from her own home. Tandia later meets up with Peekay, the protagonist from *The Power of One* and their stories continue on together.

## Plot introduction

In South Africa, during a time when apartheid was at its worst, Courtenay tells a story of how oppressed people worked together with those who sought justice against the inhumane dictators of the country and those who supported it. There are also storylines and themes involving boxing, which was predominant in Courtenay's earlier novel, *The Power Of One*.

## Plot summary

Tandia, whose parents were a South African Indian man (Mr. Patel) and his house worker (a black woman), is raped by a police officer at her father's grave the day after his funeral. With Mr. Patel's death, Tandia knew things were going to be very hard for her. But after his wife (Mrs. Patel) kicks her out of the dark corrugated-iron shed in the back yard, her only house, her situation has been changed more drastically than she expected. She is arrested by the police and meets the policeman who witnessed the rape on her father's grave and becomes her lifelong enemy, Jannie Geldenhuis.

Tandia finds a home in the brothel where Geldenhuis drops her. The brothel's owner and the other residents adopt her and she learns a lot of life lessons. Some of the clients of the brothel end up becoming her sponsors for her ambition to enter law school.

While Peekay and Hymie (Morrie in the American version) go to Britain to read law at Oxford University, they want to conquer the world boxing field, Peekay as world welterweight champion and Hymie as Peekay's manager. They also want to pursue justice for the country they love, South Africa. When they arrive back in South Africa, their rivalry with Jannie Geldenhuis, which began in the school where they first met, extends to both boxing and politics.

Tandia grows up to be an intelligent and very beautiful lawyer. She joins the law firm formed by Peekay and Hymie and is dedicated to providing counsel to the under-represented black and coloured population of South Africa. Her defense of a black terrorist causes her to again confront her lifelong enemy Jannie Geldenhuis who is now a powerful officer in the police force.

Tandia and Peekay develop a romantic relationship, in a country where mixed relationships are outlawed. Their growing love is very dangerous and it leads them into the most fearful consequences.

## InfoBox

Tandia
| First edition cover | |
| --- | --- |
| Author | Bryce Courtenay |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Publication date | May 1991 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 900 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-434-14614-5 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 22665527 |
| Preceded by | *The Power of One* |
| Followed by | *April Fool's Day* |