title: Vellakal Palaniapa Subramania Mudaliar

abstract: Vellakal Palaniapa Subramania Mudaliar was a translator who translated books on veterinary diseases from English to Tamil. He studied Tamil and English at Tirunelveli mission school in Tamil Nadu and at Christian college and veterinary from Govt. veterinary college, graduating in 1884 GMAC. He was given the title of Rao Shaib by King George V in 1926 for the best performer.

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# Vellakal Palaniapa Subramania Mudaliar

**Vellakal Palaniapa Subramania Mudaliar** (August 14, 1857 – October 12, 1946) was a translator who translated books on veterinary diseases from English to Tamil. He studied Tamil and English at Tirunelveli mission school in Tamil Nadu and at Christian college and veterinary from Govt. veterinary college, graduating in 1884 GMAC.

He was given the title of *Rao Shaib* by King George V in 1926 for the best performer.

* The history of V P Subramaia Mudaliar by V.P Chinnammal Anni

## InfoBox

| Vellakal Palaniappa Subramania Mudaliar | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | August 14, 1857 |
| Died | October 12, 1946 |
| Occupation(s) | Retired Veterinary College Dean, landlord, Tamil Scholar |


title: Llanfechain railway station

abstract: Llanfechain railway station is a former station in Llanfechain, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1865 and closed in 1965. The station site is now a private residence and the trackbed filled in to platform level.

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# Llanfechain railway station

**Llanfechain railway station** is a former station in Llanfechain, Powys, Wales. The station opened in 1865 and closed in 1965. The station site is now a private residence and the trackbed filled in to platform level.

## Further reading

* Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). *Branch Lines around Oswestry*. Middleton Press. figs. 107-108. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.

| Preceding station |  | Disused railways |  | Following station |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryngwyn Halt
Line and station closed |  | Great Western Railway
Llanfyllin Branch |  | Llansantffraid
Line and station closed |

## InfoBox

| Llanfechain | |
| --- | --- |
| Station remains in 1999 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Llanfechain, Powys
Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°46′30″N 3°11′32″W / 52.7750°N 3.1922°W / 52.7750; -3.1922 |
| Grid reference | SJ195204 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1865 | Opened |
| 1965 | Closed |
|  | |
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title: Maanasa Sarovara

abstract: Manasa Sarovara is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Srinath, Padma Vasanthi and Ramakrishna. Padma Vasanthi won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. The plot was reported to be influenced by George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion.

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# Maanasa Sarovara

***Manasa Sarovara*** is a 1982 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Puttanna Kanagal and starring Srinath, Padma Vasanthi and Ramakrishna. Padma Vasanthi won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. The plot was reported to be influenced by George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play *Pygmalion*.

## Plot

Dr. Anand is a middle-aged psychiatrist who realizes that his married life has no happiness or peace. Soon his wife leaves him. After returning to his village in an attempt to find peace and manage his estate, Anand meets Vasanthi on the road, stoning passersby. Seeking to understand her behavior, he meets her brother and finds out that Vasanthi has developed a deep hatred for men after their sister committed suicide, after being ditched by her boyfriend.

The family agrees to Anand's request to take Vasanthi away and cure her. The change in environment and loving care allow Vasanthi to gradually recover from her trauma. During the course of treatment, Dr. Anand ends up falling in love with her. When he is away to attend a seminar, his nephew arrives and Vasanthi falls in love with the nephew. Upon his return, when he finds this out, Dr. Anand is heartbroken. He eventually loses his own sanity, and is left in a state akin to that of Vasanthi when he first met her.

## Cast

## Soundtrack

| Title | Singers | Lyrics |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Manasa Sarovara" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | Vijaya Narasimha |
| "Vedanthi Helidanu" | P. B. Sreenivas | G. S. Shivarudrappa |
| "Keliranna Keli" | C. Ashwath | Karim Khan |
| "Neene Sakida Gini" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Vijaya Narasimha |
| "Chanda Chanda" | P. Jayachandran | M. N. Vyasarao |
| "Haadu Haadu" | Vani Jairam | G. S. Shivarudrappa |

## Awards

1982–83 Karnataka State Film Awards

## Sequel

The sequel for the film has been made into a television series and aired on Udaya TV from 26 February 2018. The lead actors from the film reprised their roles in the series.

## InfoBox

| Manasa Sarovara
ಮಾನಸ ಸರೋವರ | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Written by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Screenplay by | Puttanna Kanagal |
| Produced by | Varghese
Kamalakar
Geetha Srinath
Puttanna Kanagal |
| Starring | Srinath
Ramakrishna
Padma Vasanthi |
| Cinematography | B. S. Basavaraj |
| Edited by | V. P. Krishna |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
| Distributed by | Mithra Vrunda Movies |
| Release date | * 1982 (1982) |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |


title: The Lucy Kennedy Show

abstract: The Lucy Kennedy Show is an Irish chat show hosted by Lucy Kennedy. Her father, John Kennedy, accompanies her in studio, where he performs the role of pianist. Each episode involves Lucy Kennedy interviewing two guests and dressing up as a well-known personality to perform a sketch. It began airing on 6 January 2009. The show was poorly received by critics during its opening week. Kennedy described her show as "Livin' with Lucy in a studio" and "a bit like The Charlotte Church Show gone wrong". Kennedy added the new show to her workload on top of co-presenting with Colm Hayes on an Irish Radio Nova 100FM.

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# The Lucy Kennedy Show

***The Lucy Kennedy Show*** is an Irish chat show hosted by Lucy Kennedy. Her father, John Kennedy, accompanies her in studio, where he performs the role of pianist. Each episode involves Lucy Kennedy interviewing two guests and dressing up as a well-known personality to perform a sketch. It began airing on 6 January 2009. The show was poorly received by critics during its opening week.

Kennedy described her show as "*Livin' with Lucy* in a studio" and "a bit like *The Charlotte Church Show* gone wrong". Kennedy added the new show to her workload on top of co-presenting with Colm Hayes on an Irish Radio Nova 100FM.

## Episode list

| Date | Guests | Panel | Sketch | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 6 January 2009 | Ryan Tubridy, PJ Gallagher |  | *Amy Winehouse*/Bryan Dobson |  |
| 13 January 2009 | Jason Donovan, Clelia Murphy | Joe O'Shea
Evelyn O'Rourke
Paddy Courtney |  |  |
| 20 January 2009 | Shayne Ward, Daithí Ó Sé |  |  |  |
| 27 January 2009 | Julie Goodyear, Claire Richards |  |  |  |
| 3 February 2009 | Keith Duffy, Janet Street-Porter |  |  |  |
|

The person in italics is not actually real and is played by Lucy Kennedy.

## Reaction

*The Lucy Kennedy Show* came in for much criticism from Ireland's leading television critics; however, views have varied. *The Mirror* TV analyst Maeve Quigley had previously chosen the show as her 'Pick of The Week', promoting the show to her readers. John Boland of the *Irish Independent* dubbed the show "meaningless, unfunny codology" during which "nothing got said", "a show about nothing" akin to *Seinfeld* "minus the laughs". He criticised the culture of RTÉ employees interviewing RTÉ employees, pointing out that first guest Ryan Tubridy had already interviewed his host on his own show *Tubridy Tonight*. The "cod-interview" which newscaster Bryan Dobson spent time conducting with Kennedy also came in for some criticism, with life being "too short" to explain why she was masquerading as Amy Winehouse and he was risking forfeiting the respect he had earned for "his authority and gravitas" throughout his previously professional life. He also began to wonder why John Kennedy was there at all and lamented not being told that he had once written the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Pat Stacey of the *Evening Herald* was just as forthcoming with his own criticism. He described the show as a "post-Christmas turkey" before adding that he found it difficult to locate sentences to convey the "sheer badness". Stacey discussed the appliance of numerous words such as lazy, shoddy, inept or embarrassing but, finding that as a matter of opinion each of these words only told of various segments within the show, settled instead on "excruciating", the "good, solid, blanket word to cover all bases". The opening monologue was said to be "excruciating and unfunny" and "delivered in that klutzy, amateurish style that supposedly makes Lucy so endearing but which, in reality, merely irritates to the point where your teeth itch". The Dobson sketch was declared "excruciating and embarrassing" and "dim". The "non-interview" with Tubridy was panned but Tubridy "the only person working for RTÉ who knows the first bloody thing about how to present a proper chat show" was praised for being "ever chivalrous" by "going through the motions" even more so than if he had "poked his own poo with a stick".

## Viewing figures

In its second week on air, *The Lucy Kennedy Show* was said by the *Evening Herald* to be attracting three times the viewing figures of *This is Nightlive* which ran in the same slot on Monday nights, though the context of this comparison against what a good figure would be was not provided; by context, the *Herald* noted that viewing figures for *This is Nightlive* were dismal and were said to be declining by the week, with the first episode attracting 89,000 and the second episode attracting 76,000.

## InfoBox

| *The Lucy Kennedy Show* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Genre | Chat show |
| Starring | Lucy Kennedy
John Kennedy |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ Two |
| Release | 6 January (2009-01-06)
3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) |


title: 1952–53 NTFL season

abstract: The 1952–53 NTFL season was the 32nd season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL). Waratah won their 10th premiership title while defeating the Buffaloes in the grand final by 23 points.

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# 1952–53 NTFL season

The **1952–53 NTFL season** was the 32nd season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).

Waratah won their 10th premiership title while defeating the Buffaloes in the grand final by 23 points.

## Grand Final

| Premiers | GF Score | Runner-up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Waratah** | 10.10 (70) - 6.11 (47) | Buffaloes (Darwin) |

## InfoBox

| 1952–53 NTFL season | |
| --- | --- |
| Teams | 5 |
| Premiers | Waratah
10th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Waratah |
| Wooden spooners | Nightcliff
2nd wooden spoon |
|  | |


abstract: This is a chronological list of works known to have premiered at the Teatro Capranica in Rome. While the vast majority are operas, the list also includes oratorios, cantatas, and plays. The Capranica was originally built as a private theatre in 1679 and converted into a public theatre in 1694. The theatre was closed from 1699 to 1711 when there was a papal ban on public secular performances in Rome. There were other shorter periods of closure in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it definitively ceased operating as a full-scale theatre and opera house in 1881. In a much altered state, it now serves as a conference and event venue.

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# List of works premiered at the Teatro Capranica

This is a chronological list of works known to have premiered at the **Teatro Capranica** in Rome. While the vast majority are operas, the list also includes oratorios, cantatas, and plays. The Capranica was originally built as a private theatre in 1679 and converted into a public theatre in 1694. The theatre was closed from 1699 to 1711 when there was a papal ban on public secular performances in Rome. There were other shorter periods of closure in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it definitively ceased operating as a full-scale theatre and opera house in 1881. In a much altered state, it now serves as a conference and event venue.

## Premieres

### 17th century

* Bernardo Pasquini's *Dov'è amore è pietà*; opera (dramma per musica); libretto by Cristoforo Ivanovich; 6 January 1679
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Gli equivoci nel sembiante ovvero L'errore innocente*; opera (dramma pastorale) in 3 acts; libretto by Domenico Filippo Contini; 5 February 1679 (first public performance)
* Bernardo Pasquini's *L'Idalma, overo Chi la dura la vince*; opera (commedia per musica); libretto by Giuseppe Domenico de Totis; 6 February 1680
* Francesco Gasparini's *Amor vince lo sdegno ovvero L'Olimpia placata*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Aurelio Aureli; 9 February 1692
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Il nemico di se stesso*; opera (dramma per musica) in three acts; libretto anonymous; 24 January 1693
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *La Teodora Augusta* (revised version), opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Adriano Morselli; 4 January 1693
* Lulier, Gaffi, and Cesarini's *Clearco in Negroponte*, opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Novello de Bonis; 18 January 1695
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Il Flavio Cuniberto*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Matteo Noris; Carnival season, 1696
* Bernardo Sabadini's *L'Eusonia overo La dama stravagante*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Matteo Noris, Carnival season, 1697

### 18th century

* Antonio Caldara's *Tito e Berenice*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto Carlo Sigismondo Capece; 10 January 1714
* Francesco Gasparini's *Lucio Papirio*; opera (*dramma per musica*) in 3 acts; libretto by Antonio Salvi; 27 January 1714
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Telemaco*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece; Carnival season, 1718
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Talor per suo diletto*; cantata, 28 April 1718,
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Su la sponda fiorita di limpido ruscello*; cantata; 20 August 1718
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Marco Attilio Regolo*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Matteo Noris; Carnival season, 1719
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *La gloriosa gara tra la Santità e la Sapienza*; oratorio; 13 June 1720
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Matilde, alma mia, se udiste mai*; cantata; 3 July 1720
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Benedicta et venerabilis es*; motet for 4 voices and strings; 4 July 1720
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Regie soglie, alte moli*; cantata; 18 October 1720
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Non più contrasti, no*; cantata; 6 October 1721
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Dolce sonno, oblio dei malicantata*; cantata; 16 November 1721
* Alessandro Scarlatti's *Griselda*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Francesco Maria Ruspoli; January, 1721
* Giuseppe Maria Orlandini's *Nino*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Ippolito Zanelli; 7 January 1722
* Benedetto Micheli's *Oreste*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Giovanni Gualberto Barlocci; 28 December 1722
* Antonio Vivaldi's *Ercole su'l Termodonte*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani; 23 January 1723
* Tommaso Redi's *In passioni Domini*; cantata; 23 March 1723
* Antonio Vivaldi's *Giustino*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Nicolò Beregan; Carnival season, 1724
* Leonardo Leo's *Il trionfo di Camilla, regina dei Volsci*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Silvio Stampiglia; 8 January 1726
* Tomaso Albinoni's *La Statira*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Apostolo Zeno and Pietro Pariati; Carnival season, 1726
* Tommaso Albinoni's *Malsazio e Fiammetta* opera (intermezzo); libretto anonymous; (premiered with *La Statira*) Carnival season, 1726
* Giovanni Battista Costanzi's *L'amor generoso*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Giuseppe Polvini after Apostolo Zeno; 7 January 1727
* Leonardo Leo's *Il Cid*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Giovanni Giacomo Alborghetti, 10 February 1727
* Riccardo Broschi's *L'isola di Alcina*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Antonio Fanzaglia; 31 January 1728
* Giovanni Fischietti's *La costanza*; opera (commedia per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Bernardo Saddumene; 7 February 1729
* Nicola Porpora's *Mitridate* (2° version); opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Filippo Vanstryp; 7 January 1730
* Michele Caballone's *Adone re di Cipro*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Filippo Vanstryp; 8 December 1730
* Geminiano Giacomelli's *Annibale*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Filippo Vanstrypp; 27 January 1731
* Johann Adolph Hasse's *Cajo Fabricio*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Filippo Vanstryp; 12 January 1732
* Giuseppe Scarlatti's *La Santissima Vergine Annunziata*; oratorio; 12 March 1739
* Giuseppe Scarlatti's *Merope*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Apostolo Zeno; 23 January 1740
* Giuseppe Sellitto's *Sesostri, re d'Egitto* opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Pietro Pariati after Apostolo Zeno; 2 January 1742
* Giuseppe Arena and Giuseppe Sellitto's *Farnace*, opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Antonio Maria Lucchini; 23 January 1742
* Nicola Conti's *Berenice*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Bartolomeo Vitturi; 7 January 1743
* Rinaldo di Capua's *Turno Heredonio Aricino*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Silvio Stampiglia after Metastasio; 11 December 1743
* Baldassarre Galuppi's *Evergete*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Francesco Silvani and Giovanni Boldini; 2 January 1747
* Gaetano Latilla's *Catone in Utica*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Metastasio; 30 January 1747
* Antonio Gaetano Pampani's *Eurione*; opera (opera seria) in 3 acts; libretto by Antonio Papi 8 January 1754
* Giuseppe Scolari's *Cajo Fabricio*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Apostolo Zeno; 2 January 1755
* Gaetano Latilla's *Tito Manlio*; opera (dramma per musica) in 3 acts; libretto by Gaetano Roccaforte; 22 January 1755
* Baldassarre Galuppi's *La cantarina*; opera (farsetta); libretto by Carlo Goldoni; 26 February 1756
* Antonio Sacchini and Giacomo Insanguine's *Il monte Testaccio*; opera (intermezzi); libretto by Carlo Goldoni; (performed with Goldoni's play *La moglie saggia*) 8 January 1760
* Carlo Goldoni's *Pamela maritata*; play (prose comedy) in 3 acts; February 1760
* Antonio Sacchini's *La vendemmia*; opera (intermezzo); libretto by Carlo Goldoni; 2 February 1760
* Niccolò Piccinni's *Il barone di Torreforte*; opera (intermezzo farsetta) in 2 acts; libretto anonymous; 10 January 1765
* Niccolò Piccinni's *La pescatrice ovvero L'erede riconosciuta*; opera (intermezzo farsetta) in 2 acts; libretto by Carlo Goldoni; 9 January 1766
* Niccolò Piccinni's *La baronessa di Montecupo*; opera (intermezzo farsetta); libretto anonymous; 27 January 1766
* Niccolò Piccinni's *La donna di spirito*; opera (commedia in musica in 3 acts; libretto by Marcello Bernardini after Goldoni; 13 February 1770
* Alessandro Felici's *La donna di spirito*; opera (farsetta) in 1 act, libretto by Marcello Bernardini; (premiered with Piccinni's *La donna di spirito*) 13 February 1770
* Giovanni Paisiello's *Semiramide in villa*; opera (intermezzo) in 2 acts; libretto anonymous (parody of Metastasio's *Semiramide riconosciuta*); Carnival season, 1772
* Giuseppe Gazzaniga's *La finta folletto o Lo spirito folletto*; opera (opera buffa) in 2 acts; libretto anonymous; 29 December 1778
* Gaetano Monti's *La contadina accorta* opera (intermezzo) in 2 acts; 4 January 1781
* Angelo Tarchi's *Le cose d'oggi giorno divise in trenta tomi, tomo primo, parte prima*; opera (intermezzo); libretto anonymous; 26 December 1784
* Vincenzo Fabrizi's *La sposa invisibile*; opera (farsetta); libretto anonymous; 20 February 1786
* Vincenzo Fabrizi's *La nobiltà villana*; opera (opera buffa); libretto anonymous; 30 January 1787
* Valentino Fioravanti's *Il fabbro parigino o sia La schiava fortunata*; opera (opera buffa) in 2 acts; libretto by Luigi Romanelli; 9 January 1789
* Valentino Fioravanti's *La famiglia stravagante*; opera (opera buffa) in 2 acts; libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini; 3 February 1792
* Valentino Fioravanti's *La cantatrice bizarra*; opera (opera buffa) in 2 acts; libretto anonymous; 26 December 1795

**Notes**

**Sources**

* Casaglia, Gherardo (2005)."*Teatro Capranica*". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
* Della Corte, Andrea (1936). "Scarlatti, Alessandro", *Enciclopedia italiana*, Vol. 31. Treccani. Online version retrieved 20 January 2014 (in Italian).
* Franchi, Saverio and Sartori, Orietta (1997). *Drammaturgia romana*, Vol. 2. Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura. ISBN 8887114064 (in Italian)
* Goldoni, Carlo (1829). *Raccolta completa delle commedie di Carlo Goldoni*, Vol. 15. Società editrice (Firenze) (in Italian)
* Harper, John and Lindgren, Lowell (2001). "Pasquini, Bernardo". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 23 January 2014 (subscription required)
* Libby, Dennis *et al.* (2001). "Piccinni". *The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians*, 2nd edition, Vol. 19. ISBN 0333608003
* Lungi, Angelo (1772). *L' Americano, intermezzi per musica a quattro voci da rappresentarsi nel Teatro alla Valle degl'illustrissimi sig. Capranica nel carnevale dell'anno 1772*. Catalog of the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale. Retrieved 24 January 2014 (in Italian).
* Natuzzi, Elisabetta (1999). *Il Teatro Capranica dall'inaugurazione al 1881*. Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane. ISBN 8881147858
* Polzonetti, Pierpaolo (2001). *Italian Opera in the Age of the American Revolution*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521897084
* Robinson, Michael F. (2001). "Paisiello, Giovanni". Grove Music Online. Retrieved 23 January 2014 (subscription required)
* Strohm, Reinhard (2008). *Essays on Handel and Italian Opera*. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521088356


title: Platyceps somalicus

abstract: Platyceps somalicus is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Somalia and Ethiopia. It also known as the Ogaden racer, or Audo racer.

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# Platyceps somalicus

***Platyceps somalicus*** is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is found in Somalia and Ethiopia. It also known as the **Ogaden racer**, or **Audo racer**.

## InfoBox

| *Platyceps somalicus* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | *Platyceps* |
| Species: | ***P. somalicus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platyceps somalicus***
Boulenger, 1896 | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Zamenis somalicus*
Boulenger, 1896 * *Coluber somalicus*
Boulenger, 1896 | |


title: Poplifugia

abstract: The Poplifugia or Populifugia was a festival of ancient Rome celebrated on July 5, according to Varro. This festival commemorated Romans' flight during a critical period when the inhabitants of Ficuleae and Fidenae took up arms against them. This occurred shortly after the city had been ravaged by the Gauls. The subsequent traditional Roman victory was commemorated on July 7, known as the Nonae Caprotinae, serving as a feast dedicated to Juno Caprotina. On the following day, the Vitulatio took place, which was believed to signify the thanksgiving offering presented by the pontifices in response to the event. Macrobius, who inaccurately places the Poplifugia on the nones, suggests that it memorialized a flight in the face of the Tuscans, while Dionysius traces its origins back to the time when the patricians murdered Romulus, occurring after the populace had dispersed from a public assembly due to rain and darkness.

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# Poplifugia

The **Poplifugia** or **Populifugia** (Latin: *the people's flight*) was a festival of ancient Rome celebrated on July 5, according to Varro. This festival commemorated Romans' flight during a critical period when the inhabitants of Ficuleae and Fidenae took up arms against them. This occurred shortly after the city had been ravaged by the Gauls (see Battle of the Allia). The subsequent traditional Roman victory was commemorated on July 7, known as the *Nonae Caprotinae*, serving as a feast dedicated to Juno Caprotina. On the following day, the Vitulatio took place, which was believed to signify the thanksgiving offering presented by the pontifices in response to the event. Macrobius, who inaccurately places the Poplifugia on the *nones*, suggests that it memorialized a flight in the face of the Tuscans, while Dionysius traces its origins back to the time when the patricians murdered Romulus, occurring after the populace had dispersed from a public assembly due to rain and darkness.

* *This entry incorporates public domain text originally from* (eds. William Smith, LLD, William Wayte, G. E. Marindin), *Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities*, Albemarle Street, London. John Murray. 1890.


title: WWII GI

abstract: WWII GI is a first-person shooter video game set during the events of World War II. Developed by TNT Team and published by GT Interactive, the game was released in 1999 as the direct sequel to NAM, which was released the year prior. WWII GI was the last commercially released game to use the Build engine until the release of Ion Fury in 2019. The player takes control of 101st Airborne Division G.I. Corporal Gerardi, sent in to wipe out scores of Wehrmacht and Schutzstaffel soldiers. WWII GI was later re-released on Steam on November 13, 2015, with Retroism and Night Dive Studios as the publishers.

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# WWII GI

***WWII GI*** is a first-person shooter video game set during the events of World War II. Developed by TNT Team and published by GT Interactive, the game was released in 1999 as the direct sequel to *NAM*, which was released the year prior. *WWII GI* was the last commercially released game to use the Build engine until the release of *Ion Fury* in 2019. The player takes control of 101st Airborne Division G.I. Corporal Gerardi, sent in to wipe out scores of *Wehrmacht* and *Schutzstaffel* soldiers. *WWII GI* was later re-released on Steam on November 13, 2015, with Retroism and Night Dive Studios as the publishers.

## Gameplay

The game sets the player in the middle of World War II scenarios such as the D-Day beach landings during the invasion of Normandy, assaults on equipment and supply depots, and other scenarios. The game consists of 30 levels divided into four episodes; there are two single-player episodes with seven levels in each episode and two multiplayer episodes with eight levels in each episode. The game was built using the Build engine, with 3D environments and 2D character sprites. It shared similar gameplay elements to its predecessor, *NAM*.

## Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. *IGN* felt that the game was not keeping up with the rest of the market and was using an outdated engine and was too obsolete.

## InfoBox

| WWII GI | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Developer(s) | TNT Team |
| Publisher(s) | GT Interactive |
| Engine | Build |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS |
| Release | March 15, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |


title: Local justice area

abstract: Local justice areas are units in England and Wales established by the Courts Act 2003, replacing and directly based on the previous petty sessional divisions. They have been in existence since 2005. Whilst previously, local justice areas were used to determine which magistrates' courts may hear a particular case, since 1 April 2015, any magistrates' court in England and Wales may hear any case from anywhere in England and Wales. The areas established were identical to the petty sessional divisions. They have since been amended by the merger of South Pembrokeshire and North Pembrokeshire to a single Pembrokeshire local justice area, and the merger of De Maldwyn and Welshpool to a single Montgomeryshire local justice area – this change came into force in 2006, although the magistrates already shared the same courtroom. A further amendment occurred in 2006 when the areas of Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Drayton were combined to become a new area named Shrewsbury and North Shropshire. The areas of Telford and Bridgnorth and South Shropshire were also combined to become a new area named Telford and South Shropshire. A major rearrangement culminated in April 2017, when many local justice areas were amalgamated to leave 75 across England and Wales. Each local justice area was part of a larger courts board area, which replaced the magistrates' courts committee areas with the inauguration of Her Majesty's Courts Service in 2005. Courts boards were abolished in 2012. Local Justice Areas will be abolished once Section 45 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 is brought into force.

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# Local justice area

**Local justice areas** are units in England and Wales established by the Courts Act 2003, replacing and directly based on the previous petty sessional divisions. They have been in existence since 2005.

Whilst previously, local justice areas were used to determine which magistrates' courts may hear a particular case, since 1 April 2015, any magistrates' court in England and Wales may hear any case from anywhere in England and Wales.

The areas established were identical to the petty sessional divisions. They have since been amended by the merger of South Pembrokeshire and North Pembrokeshire to a single Pembrokeshire local justice area, and the merger of De Maldwyn and Welshpool to a single Montgomeryshire local justice area – this change came into force in 2006, although the magistrates already shared the same courtroom.

A further amendment occurred in 2006 when the areas of Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Drayton were combined to become a new area named Shrewsbury and North Shropshire. The areas of Telford and Bridgnorth and South Shropshire were also combined to become a new area named Telford and South Shropshire.

A major rearrangement culminated in April 2017, when many local justice areas were amalgamated to leave 75 across England and Wales.

Each local justice area was part of a larger courts board area, which replaced the magistrates' courts committee areas with the inauguration of Her Majesty's Courts Service in 2005. Courts boards were abolished in 2012.

Local Justice Areas will be abolished once Section 45 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 is brought into force.

## Post 2017 Local Justice Areas

These are the Local Justice Areas as lasted merged by The Local Justice Areas Order 2016, in effect from 1 April 2017:

* **Avon and Somerset** replaces the areas of Bristol, North Avon and Somerset.
* **Cardiff** replaces the areas of Newcastle and Ogmore and Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
* **Cambridgeshire** replaces the areas of Huntingdonshire, North Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire.
* **Cheshire** replaces the areas of North Cheshire, South and East Cheshire, and West Cheshire.
* **Cleveland** replaces the areas of Hartlepool and Teesside.
* **Dorset** replaces the areas of East Dorset and West Dorset.
* **East Hampshire** replaces the areas of South East Hampshire and South Hampshire.
* **Greater Manchester** replaces the areas of Bolton, Bury and Rochdale, Manchester and Salford, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, and Wigan and Leigh.
* **Humber** replaces the areas of East Yorkshire, Grimsby and Cleethorpes, Hull and Holderness, and North Lincolnshire.
* **Lancashire** replaces the areas of Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, Chorley, East Lancashire, Fylde Coast, Lancaster, Ormskirk, and Preston and South Ribble.
* **Merseyside** replaces the areas of Liverpool and Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral.
* **Mid Wales** replaces the areas of Brecknock and Radnorshire and Glamorgan Valleys.
* **Northamptonshire** replaces the areas of Corby, Kettering, and Northampton, Daventry and Towcester, and Wellingborough.
* **North Central Wales** replaces the areas of Conwy and Denbighshire.
* **North Northumbria** replaces the areas of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Mid and South East Northumberland, Newcastle and Tynedale, and North Tyneside District.
* **North West Wales** replaces the areas of Gwynedd and Anglesey (Ynys Môn).
* **North Yorkshire** replaces the areas of Harrogate and Skipton, Northallerton and Richmond, Scarborough and York and Selby.
* **South Northumbria** replaces the areas of Gateshead District, City of Sunderland and South Tyneside District.
* **South Yorkshire** replaces the areas of Barnsley District, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield.
* **Staffordshire** replaces the areas of Central and Southwest Staffordshire, North Staffordshire, and South East Staffordshire.
* **Surrey** replaces the areas of North Surrey, South East Surrey, and South West Surrey.
* **West Sussex** replaces the areas of Sussex (Northern) and Sussex (Western)
* **West Yorkshire** replaces the areas of Bradford and Keighley, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds District, and Wakefield and Pontefract.


title: Tysons Creek

abstract: Tysons Creek is a 4.18 mi (6.73 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina. This is the only stream in the United States by this name.

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# Tysons Creek

**Tysons Creek** is a 4.18 mi (6.73 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Deep River in Moore County, North Carolina. This is the only stream in the United States by this name.

## Course

Tysons Creek rises in a pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads in Chatham County and then flows south into Moore County to join the Deep River about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina.

## Watershed

Tysons Creek drains 12.81 square miles (33.2 km2) of area, receives about 47.8 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 400.09 and is about 51% forested.

## InfoBox

| Tysons Creek
Tributary to Deep River | |
| --- | --- |
| Location of Tysons Creek mouthTysons Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Moore
Chatham |
| Physical characteristics | |
|  | |
| Source | Bear Creek divide |
| location | Pond about 0.25 miles northeast of Harpers Crossroads, North Carolina |
| coordinates | 35°34′29″N 079°27′17″W / 35.57472°N 79.45472°W / 35.57472; -79.45472 |
| elevation | 530 ft (160 m) |
|  | |
| Mouth | Deep River |
| location | about 1 mile northwest of Glendon, North Carolina |
| coordinates | 35°29′35″N 079°26′46″W / 35.49306°N 79.44611°W / 35.49306; -79.44611 |
| elevation | 228 ft (69 m) |
| Length | 8.51 mi (13.70 km) |
| Basin size | 12.81 square miles (33.2 km2) |
|  | |
| Discharge |  |
| location | Deep River |
| average | 15.51 cu ft/s (0.439 m3/s) at mouth with Deep River |
|  | |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rocky RiverDeep RiverCape Fear RiverAtlantic Ocean |
| River system | Deep River |
| Tributaries |  |
| left | unnamed tributaries |
| right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Siler City-Glendon Road, Mert McManus Road, NC 42, Jesse Phillips Road, River Road |


title: Feast and Famine

abstract: Feast and Famine is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres. Starring B. Reeves Eason, William Garwood, Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich.

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# Feast and Famine

***Feast and Famine*** is a 1914 American silent short drama film directed by Sydney Ayres. Starring B. Reeves Eason, William Garwood, Harry von Meter, Jack Richardson and Vivian Rich.

## InfoBox

| Feast and Famine | |
| --- | --- |
| Directed by | Sydney Ayres |
| Written by | George A. Posner |
| Starring | B. Reeves Eason
William Garwood |
| Distributed by | Mutual Film Corporation |
| Release date | * July 8, 1914 (1914-07-08) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film
English intertitles |


title: The Last Rites of Joe May

abstract: The Last Rites of Joe May is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Joe Maggio. The film stars Dennis Farina, Jamie Anne Allman, Ian Barford, Meredith Droeger, Chelcie Ross and Gary Cole. The film was released on November 4, 2011, by Tribeca Film.

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# The Last Rites of Joe May

***The Last Rites of Joe May*** is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by Joe Maggio. The film stars Dennis Farina (in his last role during his lifetime), Jamie Anne Allman, Ian Barford, Meredith Droeger, Chelcie Ross and Gary Cole. The film was released on November 4, 2011, by Tribeca Film.

## Plot

Leaving the hospital after a long stay there caused by pneumonia, Joe May returns alone to his Chicago neighborhood by bus and steps into a tavern, where he is greeted by a bartender with, "I thought you were dead."

His landlord thought likewise, renting out Joe's tenement apartment during his unexplained absence. Joe discovers a single mother and her young daughter, Jenny and Angelina, living there now. He respects their privacy and sleeps outdoors, unprepared for the frigid night in his thin leather jacket and risking a relapse of his illness.

After looking up his pal Billy in an assisted-living center, Joe accepts an offer by Angelina to share the apartment and rent. Leery at first of the little girl, he soon takes a liking to her, and she to him. He also takes an instant dislike to Jenny's boyfriend, an abusive police detective named Buczkowski.

In need of money, Joe seeks permission from a local crime figure, Lenny, to move some stolen meat. The scheme goes badly, Joe having great difficulty in carrying a heavy side of lamb by himself, with a hungry dog pursuing him through an alley. Cold, broke and lonely, he has little seemingly to live for, so when Jenny's boyfriend becomes violent again, Joe comes to her rescue, with fatal consequences.

## Cast

* Dennis Farina as Joe May
* Jamie Anne Allman as Jenny
* Ian Barford as Stanley Buczkowski
* Meredith Droeger as Angelina
* Chelcie Ross as Billy Tidrow
* Gary Cole as Lenny
* Matt DeCaro as Chevy
* Phil Ridarelli as Landlord
* Ernest Perry Jr. as Driver
* Mike Bacarella as George
* Rich Komenich as Seymour
* Craig Bailey as Cab Driver
* Roderick Peeples as Butcher Shop Manager
* Brian Boland as Scotty

## Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, 2011. The film was released on November 4, 2011, by Tribeca Film.

## InfoBox

| The Last Rites of Joe May | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joe Maggio |
| Written by | Joe Maggio |
| Produced by | Bill Straus
Stephanie Striegel |
| Starring | Dennis Farina
Jamie Anne Allman
Ian Barford
Meredith Droeger
Chelcie Ross
Gary Cole |
| Cinematography | Jay Silver |
| Edited by | Seth Anderson |
| Music by | Lindsay Marcus |
| Production
companies | Billy Goat Pictures
Steppenwolf Films
You've Faded Films |
| Distributed by | Tribeca Film |
| Release dates |  |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |


title: Platyceps scortecci

abstract: Platyceps scortecci is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Somalia.

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# Platyceps scortecci

***Platyceps scortecci*** is a species of snake of the family Colubridae.

The snake is found in Somalia.

## InfoBox

| *Platyceps scortecci* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Colubridae |
| Genus: | *Platyceps* |
| Species: | ***P. scortecci*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platyceps scortecci***
(Lanza, 1963) | |
|


title: Portrait of Lady Meux

abstract: Portrait of Lady Meux is a name given to several full-length portraits by James McNeill Whistler. Valerie Susan Meux, née Langdon, was a Victorian socialite and the wife of the London brewer, Sir Henry Meux. She claimed to have been an actress, but was apparently on the stage for only a single season. She is believed to have met Sir Henry at the Casino de Venise in Holborn, where she worked as a banjo-playing barmaid and prostitute under the name Val Reece. James McNeill Whistler was an American expatriate and one of the most accomplished portraitists of his time. However, the artist had become bankrupt in 1879, following his lawsuit against the critic John Ruskin. In 1881, Lady Meux offered Whistler his first significant commission after the bankruptcy. Her full-length portrait, known as Arrangement in Black, No. 5 now hangs in the Honolulu Museum of Art. It shows her dressed in black with a long white fur coat, diamond tiara, diamond necklace, and diamond bracelet. Reportedly, the painting was commended by Edward VII of the United Kingdom and Princess Alexandra, when they saw it in the artist’s studio. The painting was also exhibited in the 1882 Paris Salon, where it was enthusiastically received. Whistler painted a second portrait of Lady Meux in 1881 called Harmony in Pink and Grey which belongs to the Frick Collection in New York City. This full-length portrait shows the subject on stage standing before a pinkish-grey curtain, in an obvious allusion to her alleged stage career. She wears a light grey dress trimmed in pink satin. The butterfly emblem that Whistler used as a signature is on the right side of the painting a little below the middle. Whistler assigned many of his paintings titles with terms like “arrangement” and “harmony”, which may be interpreted as either musical or abstract. A third painting known as Portrait of Lady Meux in Furs was also commenced in 1881. This canvas was probably destroyed by the artist in a dispute with the sitter, however a photograph of it exists in the Whistler Archives, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Both the Honolulu painting and the destroyed painting belong to a series of “black portraits”, paintings Whistler executed at various stages of his career in a palette dominated by black.

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# Portrait of Lady Meux

***Portrait of Lady Meux*** is a name given to several full-length portraits by James McNeill Whistler. Valerie Susan Meux, née Langdon, (1847 – 1910) was a Victorian socialite and the wife of the London brewer, Sir Henry Meux (pronounced "Mews"). She claimed to have been an actress, but was apparently on the stage for only a single season. She is believed to have met Sir Henry at the Casino de Venise in Holborn, where she worked as a banjo-playing barmaid and prostitute under the name Val Reece.

James McNeill Whistler was an American expatriate and one of the most accomplished portraitists of his time. However, the artist had become bankrupt in 1879, following his lawsuit against the critic John Ruskin.

In 1881, Lady Meux offered Whistler his first significant commission after the bankruptcy. Her full-length portrait, known as *Arrangement in Black, No. 5 (Portrait of Lady Meux)* now hangs in the Honolulu Museum of Art. It shows her dressed in black with a long white fur coat, diamond tiara, diamond necklace, and diamond bracelet. Reportedly, the painting was commended by Edward VII of the United Kingdom (then Prince of Wales) and Princess Alexandra, when they saw it in the artist’s studio. The painting was also exhibited in the 1882 Paris Salon, where it was enthusiastically received.

Whistler painted a second portrait of Lady Meux in 1881 called *Harmony in Pink and Grey (Portrait of Lady Meux)* which belongs to the Frick Collection in New York City. This full-length portrait shows the subject on stage standing before a pinkish-grey curtain, in an obvious allusion to her alleged stage career. She wears a light grey dress trimmed in pink satin. The butterfly emblem that Whistler used as a signature is on the right side of the painting a little below the middle. Whistler assigned many of his paintings titles with terms like “arrangement” and “harmony”, which may be interpreted as either musical or abstract.

A third painting known as *Portrait of Lady Meux in Furs* was also commenced in 1881. This canvas was probably destroyed by the artist in a dispute with the sitter, however a photograph of it exists in the Whistler Archives, University of Glasgow, Scotland. Both the Honolulu painting and the destroyed painting belong to a series of “black portraits”, paintings Whistler executed at various stages of his career in a palette dominated by black.

## Additional images

* Bradburn, Elizabeth, *Margaret McMillan: Portrait of a Pioneer*, London, Routledge, 1989, p. 29.
* Ellis, George R., *Honolulu Academy of Arts, Selected Works*, Honolulu, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1990, 222.
* Ellis, George R. and Marcia Morse, *A Hawaii Treasury, Masterpieces from the Honolulu Academy of Arts*, Tokyo, Asahi Shimbun, 2000, 98 & 208-9.
* Frick Collection, *The Frick Collection, An Illustrated Catalogue, Vol. 1, Paintings: American, British, Dutch, Flemish, and German*, New York, Frick Collection, pp. 18–20, ISBN 0-691-03811-2.
* Glancey, Jonathan, Temple of Doom, *The Guardian*, Wednesday 17 November 2004.
* Sutton, Denys, Whistler and Lady Meux, *Honolulu Academy of Arts Journal*, Vol. 1, 1974, 36-43.

## Footnotes


title: Melody's Echo Chamber

abstract: Melody's Echo Chamber is the main project of French musician Melody Prochet.

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# Melody's Echo Chamber

**Melody's Echo Chamber** is the main project of French musician Melody Prochet.

## History

When Melody Prochet's previous project My Bee's Garden supported Tame Impala on their European tour in 2010, Prochet collaborated with Kevin Parker to produce her new solo material as Melody's Echo Chamber. The material was recorded in Parker's makeshift studio in Perth, Australia and Prochet's grandmother's seaside home in the south of France. The self-titled debut album was released under Fat Possum Records in 2012.

In 2013, the debut album peaked at 61 on the US *Billboard* Heatseekers Album Chart. *Q Magazine* rated the album 8/10, calling it an "intoxicating listen that's well worth experiencing for yourself." *Drowned in Sound*'s Dom Gourlay awarded the album 9/10 and stated: "Whatever happens next, she can rest assured safe in the knowledge that together with her beau they've conjured up one of 2012's—or any other year in recent memory—finest debuts."

Melody's Echo Chamber released "Shirim" in October 2014, which was set to be featured in her next album. In December, it was announced that Melody's Echo Chamber would play at the 2015 Levitation Festival in Austin, Texas, but her appearance was later cancelled due to visa issues.

In 2017, Prochet released a new track on YouTube titled "Cross My Heart", with the announcement of her independently produced album *Bon Voyage*. It was set to be released in the same year, but was delayed as Prochet had suffered a "serious accident", followed by the cancellation of her world tour.

In April 2018, Prochet released the single “Breathe In, Breathe Out”, and *Bon Voyage* was released in June.

In January 2022, Prochet released the single "Looking Backward", and *Emotional Eternal* was released in April.

In September 2022, Prochet released her lost album *Unfold* and a reissue of her self-titled album in recognition of the tenth anniversary of her debut. Originally intended to be her sophomore album, *Unfold* was shelved after her relationship with co-producer Kevin Parker "just didn't make it through the process."

## Discography

### Albums

### Singles

* "Endless Shore" (2012)
* "I Follow You" (2012)
* "Crystallized" (2013)
* "Some Time Alone, Alone" (2013)
* "Shirim" (2014)
* "Cross My Heart" (2017)
* "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (2018)
* "Desert Horse" (2018)
* "Looking Backward" (2022)
* "Personal Message" (2022)
* "Alma" (2022)
* "Unfold" (2022)

### Music videos

* "I Follow You"(2012)
* "You Won't Be Missing That Part Of Me" (2012)
* "Crystallized" (2013)
* "Some Time Alone, Alone" (2013)
* "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (2018)
* "Desert Horse" (2018)
* "Cross My Heart" (2018)
* "Shirim" (2018)
* "Looking Backward" (2022)
* "Personal Message" (2022)
* "Alma" (2022)

Music videos for "Breathe In, Breathe Out", "Desert Horse", and "Cross My Heart" are fully animated and in the same style.

## InfoBox

| Melody's Echo Chamber | |
| --- | --- |
| Melody Prochet in Paris in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Genres |  |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels |  |
|  | |
| Members | Melody Prochet |
|  | |
| Website | Melody Prochet |


title: Veronica chamaedrys

abstract: Veronica chamaedrys, the germander speedwell, bird's-eye speedwell, or cat's eyes, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

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# Veronica chamaedrys

***Veronica chamaedrys***, the **germander speedwell**, **bird's-eye speedwell**, or **cat's eyes**, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

## Description

*Veronica chamaedrys* can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall, but is frequently shorter, with stems that are hairy only along two opposite sides. The leaves are in opposite pairs, triangular and crenate, sessile or with short petioles. The flowers are deep blue with a zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) four-lobed corolla, 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide. The capsules are wider than they are long.

The blossoms of this plant wilt very quickly upon picking, which has given it the ironic name "Männertreu", or "men's faithfulness" in German.

*Veronica chamaedrys* is a common, hardy turf so-called weed when it invades turf and lawns. It creeps along the ground, spreading by sending down roots at the stem nodes. It is propagated both by seed and stem fragments. Leaves may defoliate in the summer and winter but the stems will grow again next season. Unlike at least five other common speedwell species, such as corn speedwell (*Veronica arvensis*), the leaves are opposite on both the upper and lower parts of the plant. See *Veronica* for special weed control considerations.

The specific name *chamaedrys* is a combining form meaning "low" or "on the ground" derived from ancient Greek.

## Distribution

This species is native to Europe. It is found on other continents as an introduced species.

## Uses

*Veronica chamaedrys* has been used in traditional Austrian herbal medicine internally (as tea) for disorders of the nervous system, respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, and metabolism. In 18th century Britain, the plant had the reputation of being a cure for gout as well as being popular for making tea, the latter being so prevalent that the plant was nearly eradicated from London during the 18th century.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| *Veronica chamaedrys* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | *Veronica* |
| Species: | ***V. chamaedrys*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Veronica chamaedrys***<br>L. | |
|


title: Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon

abstract: The Lloyd District is a primarily commercial neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is named after Ralph Lloyd (1875–1953), a California rancher, oilman, and real estate developer who moved to and started the development of the area.

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# Lloyd District, Portland, Oregon

The **Lloyd District** is a primarily commercial neighborhood in the North and Northeast sections of Portland, Oregon, United States. It is named after Ralph Lloyd (18751953), a California rancher, oilman, and real estate developer who moved to and started the development of the area.

## Description and history

The Lloyd District is bounded by the Willamette River on the west, NE Broadway on the north, NE 18th Ave. on the east, and Interstate 84 on the south. Adjacent neighborhoods are Eliot and Irvington to the north, Sullivan's Gulch (with which it slightly overlaps) on the east, Kerns on the south, and Old Town Chinatown (via the Steel and Broadway bridges over the Willamette) to the west.

The area west of Interstate 5 is called the **Rose Quarter**, home of the Moda Center (originally Rose Garden Arena) and Memorial Coliseum. Prior to urban renewal in the 1950s, this area was an African American residential community, including many who had lost their homes in the Vanport flood of 1948.

Most of the district lies east of I-5, where the Oregon Convention Center and Lloyd Center Mall are the principal landmarks. The area includes restaurants, shops, hotels, movie theatres, condominiums and apartments, and office buildings (the largest being the Lloyd Center Tower, standing at 20 floors and 290 feet).

The neighborhood is accessible using public transportation. TriMet buses and MAX trains provide frequent service in the district, as well as a commuter express bus route form Vancouver via C-Tran. It is served by all four lines of the MAX light rail system. Four Blue Line and Red Line stations (Rose Quarter Transit Center, Convention Center, Northeast 7th Ave, and Lloyd Center/Northeast 11th Ave) and one Yellow Line station (Interstate/Rose Quarter) are within the district. The Portland Streetcar system began serving the district in 2012, with the opening of a new east-side line, originally called the Central Loop; this was renamed the Loop Service in 2015.

From 2001 to 2012, TriMet's Fareless Square covered a narrow portion of the Lloyd District, making bus and MAX service free in the designated area (which included all four MAX stations within the district). However, free rides on buses were discontinued in January 2010, the fareless area being renamed the "Free Rail Zone", and even the free light rail service was discontinued effective September 1, 2012.

### Redevelopment

Several high-rise apartment complexes are under construction along the Holladay Street corridor. The first development is the 657-apartment, Hassalo on Eighth, composed of three buildings on a superblock, and including over 1,000 bike parking spaces. It topped out in February 2015, and was completed in October 2015. Oregon Square, a 1,030-apartment development by American Assets Trust, is under consideration for across Holladay on the site of several low-rise office buildings. A 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) public plaza would be constructed in the center of the block. Further East, 980 apartments are proposed for the site of the Regal Lloyd Center 10 movie theater.

A 174-room Red Lion hotel, built in 1962 as the Cosmopolitan Motor Hotel, was purchased for $12.5 million in 2013 by Grand Ventures Hotel. After a $15 million renovation from 2013–2015, it reopened as the upscale Hotel Eastlund.

## InfoBox

| Lloyd District | |
| --- | --- |
| Neighborhood | |
| Clockwise from top left: Streetcar on 7th Ave, Lloyd District viewed from Pittock Mansion, Moda Center, Lloyd Center entrance | |
| Location in Portland | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′51″N 122°39′38″W / 45.53079°N 122.66065°W / 45.53079; -122.66065PDF map | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| City | Portland |
| Government | |
| Association | Lloyd District Community Association |
| Area | |
| Total | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) |


title: Maat (rank)

abstract: Maat is a naval rank, of German origin, used by a number of countries. The term is derived from the low German māt (comrade). Via the Dutch language, the word became a nautical term and described the assistant to a deck officer. Since the second half of the 17th century Maate were the lowest class of non-commissioned officers aboard a warship.

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# Maat (rank)

***Maat*** (\[ˈmaːt\], lit.'mate') is a naval rank, of German origin, used by a number of countries. The term is derived from the low German *māt* (comrade). Via the Dutch language, the word became a nautical term and described the assistant to a deck officer. Since the second half of the 17th century *Maate* were the lowest class of non-commissioned officers aboard a warship.

## Denmark

In 1951, it was decided to end the conscription–based military in Denmark and transition to a professional military. As such, the *math* rank was introduced, replacing the rank of *menig* given to all conscripted soldiers. With the *math* rank, soldiers were signed on to a contract following completion of basic training. By 1960, the *math* rank was replaced by the constable rank system.

## Estonia

| NATO code | OR-5 | OR-4 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Estonian | *Vanemmaat* | *Maat* | *Nooremmaat* |
| **Estonian Navy** |  |  |  |
| | Senior mate | Mate | Junior mate |
| Official translation | Petty officer 1st class | Petty officer 2nd class | Petty officer 3rd class |

## Germany

However, **Maate** is also the collective name to all junior NCO-ranks (ranks: Maat, Seekadett, and Obermaat) in the modern day's *German Navy*.

In navy context NCOs of this rank were formally addressed as *Herr/ Frau Maat* also informally / short *Maat*. The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
*Unteroffizier ohne Portepee*

### History

In the Prussian Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine *Maate* were *Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee*. According to their specialization, *Maate* would be known as e.g. *Steuermannsmaat* (Coxswain's Mate), *Feuerwerksmaat* (Ordnance Mate), *Bootsmannsmaat* (Boatswain's Mate) or *Maschinistenmaat* (Machinist's Mate). *Maate* were recruited among conscripts who volunteered to serve for a minimum of six years. After approximately four years they could expect to become *Maat*. Re-enlistment was common but in most specialities the career options would end with achieving the rank of *Obermaat*; only after 18 years in service was a promotion as supernumary *Vizefeldwebel* possible, and only if there was a billet open. The 1914/15 naval budget included 7857 billets for *Maate* and 5237 for *Obermaate*.

#### Kriegsmarine

| *Maate* (*Unteroffiziere ohne Portepee*) | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Title** | *Maat* | |
| Epaulette
(Shore troops only) |  | |
| Collar tab |  | |
| Sleeve insignia |  |  |
| | *Steuermannmaat* | *Bootsmannmaat* |
| German Army equivalent | *Unteroffizier* | |
|  | | |
| US Equivalent | Petty officer, third class | |
| Source: | | |

## Poland

| NATO code | OR-4 | | OR-3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Polish | *Bosmanmat* | *Starszy mat* | *Mat* |
| **Polish Navy** |  |  |  |
| | Boatswain mate | Senior mate | Mate |

## InfoBox

| Maat
 | |
| --- | --- |
| Shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop | |
| Country | Germany |
| Service branch | German Navy |
| Abbreviation | MT |
| NATO rank code | OR-5 |
| Formation | 1955 Modern |
| Next higher rank | Obermaat |
| Next lower rank | Oberstabsgefreiter |
| Equivalent ranks | Unteroffizier (Army & Air force) |


title: Pandemis ianus

abstract:
Pandemis ianus is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north Madagascar. The male of this species has a wingspan of 21.5 mm. Its head is tawny fuscous, palus tawny, the thorax tawny ochreous, abdomen greyish fuscous. The forewings are suboval with a rounded costa. They are light pinkish ochreous, glossy and strewn with fuscous grey.
The hindwings are golden ochreous, the posterior third with a pink suffusion and irregularly transversed by rows of dark grey dots. The genitalia of this species are close to Pandemis capnobathra.

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# Pandemis ianus

***Pandemis ianus*** is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in north Madagascar.

The male of this species has a wingspan of 21.5 mm. Its head is tawny fuscous, palus tawny, the thorax tawny ochreous, abdomen greyish fuscous.

The forewings are suboval with a rounded costa. They are light pinkish ochreous, glossy and strewn with fuscous grey. The hindwings are golden ochreous, the posterior third with a pink suffusion and irregularly transversed by rows of dark grey dots.

The genitalia of this species are close to *Pandemis capnobathra*.

## InfoBox

| *Pandemis ianus* | |
| --- | --- |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | *Pandemis* |
| Species: | ***P. ianus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pandemis ianus***<br>(Diakonoff, 1970) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Parapandemis ianus* Diakonoff, 1970 | |


title: The Man

abstract: "The Man" is a slang phrase used in the United States to refer to figures of authority, including members of the government. Though typically used as a derogatory connotation, the phrase may also be used as a term of respect or praise. The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression, while the phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages civil resistance to authority figures.

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# The Man

"**The Man**" is a slang phrase used in the United States to refer to figures of authority, including members of the government. Though typically used as a derogatory connotation, the phrase may also be used as a term of respect or praise. The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression, while the phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages civil resistance to authority figures.

## History

In the Hebrew Bible, the Hebrew phrase "Ha Ish" (meaning 'the Man') is used by Joseph's brothers to refer to his position as the viceroy of Egypt. As an English language phrase meaning "the boss", the phrase dates back to 1918. In the Southern United States, the phrase came to be applied to any person or group in a position of authority, or to the concept of authority in abstract terms. From the 1950s onwards, the phrase was also a code word used among the American underworld for law enforcement in the United States. The term is used several times by Paul Newman's eponymous character in the 1967 prison drama *Cool Hand Luke* and by Peter Fonda's character in the Wild Angels in "We wanna be free to ride our machines without being hassled by The Man."

The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their resistance to authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in the *U.S. News & World Report*, had the "avowed aim ... to destroy 'The Man', their term for the present system of government". The term eventually found its way into humorous usage, such as in a December 1979 motorcycle ad from the magazine *Easyriders* which featured the tagline: "California residents: Add 6% sales tax for The Man." In the 1969 song "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival, the singer finds protection from "the man" and salvation from his working-class pains in the nurturing spirit and generosity of simple people who "are happy to give" even "if you have no money."

In present day, the phrase has been popularized in commercials and cinema. It was featured particularly prominently as a recurring motif in the 2003 film *School of Rock*. The film *Undercover Brother* had as a plot element a fictional organization headed by "The Man", an actual man in charge of oppressing African Americans. In January 2021, the GameStop short squeeze was primarily triggered to "fight the man" by users of the subreddit r/wallstreetbets, an Internet forum on the social news website Reddit, some of whom held anger towards Wall Street hedge funds for their role in the 2007–2008 financial crisis, and the general democratization of the stock market coupled with the ability of retail traders to communicate instantaneously through social media.

### Use as praise

The term has also been used as an approbation or form of praise. This may refer to the recipient's status as the leader or authority within a particular context, who is afraid of other people in society, or it might be assumed to be a shortened form of a phrase like "He is the man (who is in charge)." In more modern usage, it can be a superlative compliment ("you da man!") indicating that the subject is currently standing out amongst their peers even though they have no special designation or rank, such as a basketball player who is performing better than the other players on the court. It can also be used as a genuine compliment with an implied, slightly exaggerated or sarcastic tone, usually indicating that the person has indeed impressed the speaker but by doing something relatively trivial. The phrase has also been used in professional wrestling to refer to the top stars in the business. Some notable examples include Ric Flair, Stan Hansen, and Becky Lynch.

* Lighter, J.E. (Ed.). (1997). *Random House Dictionary of American Slang*. New York: Random House.


title: 1951 Western Samoan general election

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# 1951 Western Samoan general election

General elections were held in Western Samoa on 27 April 1951. Although the 1948 elections had been fought by two political parties, the 1951 elections saw all candidates run as independents.

## Electoral system

The Legislative Assembly included twelve Samoans elected by the Fono of Faipule and five Europeans members directly elected by people with European status, which included people of mixed European and Samoan descent. Prior to the elections, Chinese residents had been granted European status, with 164 registering to vote.

## Results

### European members

| Candidate | Votes | % | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eugene Paul | 704 | 18.16 | Re-elected |
| Fred Betham | 640 | 16.51 | Re-elected |
| Arno Max Gurau | 628 | 16.20 | Elected |
| Harry Moors | 509 | 13.13 | Elected |
| Jacob Helg | 476 | 12.28 | Re-elected |
| Alfred Smyth | 400 | 10.32 |  |
| W.F. Betham | 153 | 3.95 |  |
| Edward Westbrook | 151 | 3.90 |  |
| Joseph Stowers | 125 | 3.22 |  |
| R. Latwer | 90 | 2.32 |  |
| Total | 3,876 | 100.00 |  |
|  | | | |
| Source: Pacific Islands Monthly | | | |

### Samoan members

| Districts | Member |
| --- | --- |
| A'ana | Thomas Nauer |
| Aiga-i-le-Tai | Taupa'u Semu |
| Atua | Tuatagaloa Leutele Te'o |
| Fa'asaleleaga | Vui Manu'a |
| Gaga'emauga | Tuala Tulo |
| Gaga'ifomauga | Timu Kolio |
| Palauli | Tualaulelei Mauri |
| Satupa'itea | To'omata Lilomaiava Tua |
| Tuamasaga North | Mataia Europa |
| Tuamasaga South | Anapu Solofa |
| Va'a-o-Fonoti | Ola'aiga Pa'u |
| Vaisigano | Masoe Tulele |
| Source: Meti | | |


title: Liu Hui (born 1966)

abstract: Liu Hui is a Chinese politician and the current executive vice governor of Anhui. He served as a representative at the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

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# Liu Hui (born 1966)

**Liu Hui** (Chinese: 刘惠; born September 1966) is a Chinese politician and the current executive vice governor of Anhui. He served as a representative at the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.

## Early life and education

Liu was born in Li County, Hunan, in September 1966. In 1981, he enrolled at Renmin University of China where he received his bachelor's degree in statistics in 1985 and his master's degree in economics in 1990. He was a teacher at Beijing FRP Research and Design Institute between July 1985 and September 1987.

After university, he joined the Department of Supply and Marketing Cooperation Management, Ministry of Commerce (now All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives), becoming director of Cooperation Guidance Department in November 2005 and director of International Cooperation Department in April 2010.

## Career in Inner Mongolia

In October 2010, he was transferred to Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia, and appointed party secretary of Xincheng District and admitted to member of the standing committee of the Hohhot Municipal Party Committee, the city's top authority. In December 2013, he became deputy party secretary of Wuhai, concurrently serving as secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's agency in charge of anti-corruption efforts. When he returned to Hohhot in August 2014, he took up the post of director of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee Inspection Leading Group Office, and in January 2016 was promoted to member of the standing committee of the Inner Mongolia Regional Party Committee, the region's top authority. He also served as secretary of Inner Mongolia Regional Politics and Law Commission from February 2016 to September 2016.

## Career in Anhui

In September 2016, he was transferred to central Anhui province, where he was appointed secretary of its Commission for Discipline Inspection, and became member of the standing committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee. In January 2018, he concurrently served as chairman of the newly founded Anhui Provincial Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency in the province. On 29 September 2021, he rose to become executive vice governor of Anhui, replacing Deng Xiangyang.

## InfoBox

| Liu Hui | |
| --- | --- |
| 刘惠 | |
|  | |
| Executive Vice Governor of Anhui | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
29 September 2021 | |
| Governor | Wang Qingxian |
| Preceded by | Deng Xiangyang |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1966 (age 58)
Li County, Hunan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China |
|  | |
|  | |
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese |  |
| Traditional Chinese |  |
| Transcriptions  Standard Mandarin  Hanyu Pinyin Liú Huì | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |


title: Pleurothyrium obovatum

abstract: Pleurothyrium obovatum is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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# Pleurothyrium obovatum

***Pleurothyrium obovatum*** is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

## InfoBox

| *Pleurothyrium obovatum* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Laurales |
| Family: | Lauraceae |
| Genus: | *Pleurothyrium* |
| Species: | ***P. obovatum*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pleurothyrium obovatum***
van der Werff | |
|


title: Portrait of Lady Roxanda

abstract: Portrait of Lady Roxanda is a painting by Dobromir. Dobromir and his students finished the painting for the Curtea de Argeș Cathedral, in about 1526.

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# Portrait of Lady Roxanda

***Portrait of Lady Roxanda*** (Romanian: ***Doamna Roxanda***) is a painting by Dobromir. Dobromir and his students finished the painting for the Curtea de Argeș Cathedral, in about 1526.

## Description

The picture measures 223 x 87.9 centimeters. The mural is stored the National Museum of Art of Romania, in Bucharest.

In 1882, French restorers decided to dismantle the original work into 35 fragments - about 1/10 from the original amount: 29 are in the National Museum of Art of Romania, and National Museum of Romanian History, 4 belong to churches.

## Analysis

Lady Roxandra was a princess, the youngest daughter of Neagoe Basarab, who was the ruler of Wallachia between 1512 and 1521, and his consort Milica Despina. Roxandra is shown standing, holding a model of the monastery of Curtea de Arges, Wallachia's main church of the 16th century, the tomb of Romania's kings. On her head is a large crown.

## InfoBox

| Portrait of Lady Roxanda | |
| --- | --- |
| Romanian: *Doamna Roxanda* | |
|  | |
| Artist | Dobromir |
| Year | 1526 |
| Type | fresco |
| Dimensions | 223 cm × 87.9 cm (88 in × 34.6 in) |
| Location | National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest |


title: Memecylon hookeri

abstract: Memecylon hookeri is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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# Memecylon hookeri

***Memecylon hookeri*** is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

## InfoBox

| *Memecylon hookeri* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | *Memecylon* |
| Species: | ***M. hookeri*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Memecylon hookeri***
Thwaites | |
|


title: Velva, North Dakota

abstract: Velva is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. Part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area, it was founded in 1897 and the population was 1,086 at the 2020 census. Southeast of Minot, Velva is at the southernmost point of the Souris River.

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# Velva, North Dakota

**Velva** is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. Part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area, it was founded in 1897 and the population was 1,086 at the 2020 census. Southeast of Minot, Velva is at the southernmost point of the Souris River.

## History

Velva was settled in 1886 with the arrival of the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) into the area, and was chartered as a city in 1905. The Hotel Berry was built in 1906 to serve railroad passengers and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), all land.

### Climate

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot, humid, summers and cold, sometimes severely cold, winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Velva has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.

| Climate data for Velva, North Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–2011) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 57
(14) | 67
(19) | 83
(28) | 98
(37) | 105
(41) | 107
(42) | 110
(43) | 106
(41) | 108
(42) | 94
(34) | 82
(28) | 66
(19) | 110
(43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.2
(−6.6) | 24.4
(−4.2) | 37.0
(2.8) | 53.5
(11.9) | 66.9
(19.4) | 74.5
(23.6) | 80.3
(26.8) | 79.9
(26.6) | 71.0
(21.7) | 55.7
(13.2) | 38.3
(3.5) | 25.2
(−3.8) | 52.2
(11.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 8.4
(−13.1) | 12.6
(−10.8) | 25.2
(−3.8) | 39.5
(4.2) | 52.6
(11.4) | 61.8
(16.6) | 67.0
(19.4) | 65.4
(18.6) | 56.3
(13.5) | 42.1
(5.6) | 26.6
(−3.0) | 14.2
(−9.9) | 39.3
(4.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −3.4
(−19.7) | 0.8
(−17.3) | 13.4
(−10.3) | 25.5
(−3.6) | 38.3
(3.5) | 49.1
(9.5) | 53.7
(12.1) | 50.9
(10.5) | 41.5
(5.3) | 28.4
(−2.0) | 14.9
(−9.5) | 3.3
(−15.9) | 26.4
(−3.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −50
(−46) | −47
(−44) | −36
(−38) | −12
(−24) | 14
(−10) | 27
(−3) | 34
(1) | 29
(−2) | 13
(−11) | −3
(−19) | −25
(−32) | −38
(−39) | −50
(−46) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.67
(17) | 0.50
(13) | 0.75
(19) | 1.07
(27) | 2.70
(69) | 3.63
(92) | 2.73
(69) | 2.20
(56) | 1.56
(40) | 1.53
(39) | 1.27
(32) | 0.57
(14) | 19.18
(487) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.3
(26) | 5.3
(13) | 5.2
(13) | 3.1
(7.9) | 0.8
(2.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 2.2
(5.6) | 4.8
(12) | 9.3
(24) | 41.0
(104) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 56.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 16.2 |
| Source: NOAA | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1910 | 837 |  |  |
| 1920 | 836 |  | −0.1% |
| 1930 | 870 |  | 4.1% |
| 1940 | 1,017 |  | 16.9% |
| 1950 | 1,170 |  | 15.0% |
| 1960 | 1,330 |  | 13.7% |
| 1970 | 1,241 |  | −6.7% |
| 1980 | 1,101 |  | −11.3% |
| 1990 | 968 |  | −12.1% |
| 2000 | 1,049 |  | 8.4% |
| 2010 | 1,084 |  | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,086 |  | 0.2% |
| 2022 (est.) | 1,064 |  | −2.0% |
| U.S. Decennial Census
2020 Census | | | |

### 2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,084 people, 452 households and 277 families living in the city. The population density was 1,306.0 inhabitants per square mile (504.2/km2). There were 493 housing units at an average density of 594.0 per square mile (229.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.7% White, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.

There were 452 households, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.7% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.92.

The average age in the city was 42.7 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 23.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.1% male and 52.9% female.

### 2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 436 households, and 275 families living in the city. The population density was 1,359.7 inhabitants per square mile (525.0/km2). There were 483 housing units at an average density of 626.1 per square mile (241.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.33% White, 0.10% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.48% of the population.

There were 436 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,738, and the median income for a family was $36,477. Males had a median income of $26,726 versus $17,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,267. About 7.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.

## Education

Velva Public School is the community's public school, serving students in grades kindergarten through 12.

## Notable people

## InfoBox

| Velva, North Dakota | |
| --- | --- |
| City | |
|  | |
| Location of Velva, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′29″N 100°55′58″W / 48.05806°N 100.93278°W / 48.05806; -100.93278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McHenry |
| Settled | 1886 |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| Commission President | Michael W. Schreiner |
| Area | |
| Total | 0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2) |
| Land | 0.96 sq mi (2.50 km2) |
| Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,509 ft (460 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 1,086 |
| Estimate (2022) | 1,064 |
| Density | 1,126.56/sq mi (435.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58790 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-81620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036307 |
| Highways | US 52, ND 41 |
| Website | velvand.com |


title: Lloyd Davies

abstract: Lloyd Davies was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Stoke and had a long career in the Southern League with Northampton Town. He also earned 16 caps for the Wales national team.

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# Lloyd Davies

**Lloyd Davies** (23 February 1877–10 October 1957) was a Welsh footballer who played in the English Football League for Stoke and had a long career in the Southern League with Northampton Town. He also earned 16 caps for the Wales national team.

## Career

Davies was born in Cefn Mawr and played for Rhosymedre St John's and Druids before joining Stoke in 1903. He played 7 matches in 1903–04 at outside left scoring three goals but then left Stoke in March 1904 for Wellington Town and then Swindon Town before returning to the Victoria Ground in December 1905. He played 26 matches for Stoke in 1906–07 which saw him occupy the full back position but was not very successful as Stoke suffered relegation from the First Division. He then joined Northampton Town where he would go on to enjoy a 12-year spell making well over 320 appearances for the "Cobblers".

Three of his brothers also played for Wales: Joe (7 appearances), Robert (1 appearance) and Thomas (4 appearances).

## Career statistics

### Club

Source:

| Club | Season | League | | | FA Cup | | Charity Shield | | Total | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Stoke | 1903–04 | First Division | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| | 1905–06 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | 1906–07 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | 1907–08 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Total | | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| Northampton Town | 1907–08 | Southern League | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| | 1908–09 | Southern League | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| | 1909–10 | Southern League | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| | 1910–11 | Southern League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| | 1911–12 | Southern League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| | 1912–13 | Southern League | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| | 1913–14 | Southern League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| | 1914–15 | Southern League | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| | 1919–20 | Southern League | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| | Total | | 311 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 330 | 3 |
| Career Total | | | 345 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 367 | 6 |

### International

Source:

| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wales | 1904 | 1 | 1 |
| | 1907 | 3 | 0 |
| | 1908 | 1 | 0 |
| | 1909 | 1 | 0 |
| | 1910 | 1 | 0 |
| | 1911 | 2 | 0 |
| | 1912 | 2 | 0 |
| | 1913 | 2 | 0 |
| | 1914 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | | 16 | 1 |

## InfoBox

Lloyd Davies
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Lloyd Davies | | |
| Date of birth | 23 February 1877 | | |
| Place of birth | Cefn Mawr, Wales | | |
| Date of death | 10 October 1957(1957-10-10) (aged 80) | | |
| Place of death | Cefn Mawr, Wales | | |
| Position(s) | Outside left or Defender | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 1897–1899 | Rhosymedre St John's |  |  |
| 1899–1903 | Druids |  |  |
| 1903–1904 | Stoke | 7 | (3) |
| 1904 | Wellington Town |  |  |
| 1904–1905 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1905–1907 | Stoke | 27 | (0) |
| 1908–1920 | Northampton Town | 311 | (3) |
| Total |  | **345** | **(6)** |
| International career | | | |
| 1904–1914 | Wales | 16 | (1) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals | | | |


title: Pandemis ignescana

abstract: Pandemis ignescana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan. The wingspan is about 9 mm for males and 10 mm for females. The larvae feed on Abies veitchii, Abies nephrolepis and Picea ajanensis.

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# Pandemis ignescana

***Pandemis ignescana*** is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai) and Japan.

The wingspan is about 9 mm for males and 10 mm for females.

The larvae feed on *Abies veitchii*, *Abies nephrolepis* and *Picea ajanensis*.

## InfoBox

| *Pandemis ignescana* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | *Pandemis* |
| Species: | ***P. ignescana*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pandemis ignescana***<br>(Kuznetsov, 1976) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Archips ignescana* Kuznetsov, 1976 | |


title: The Monster (1925 film)

abstract: The Monster is a 1925 American silent horror comedy film directed by Roland West, based on the stage play of the same name by Crane Wilbur, and starring Lon Chaney and comedian Johnny Arthur. The screenplay was written by Willard Mack and Albert Kenyon. It is remembered as an early prototype "old dark house" movie, as well as a precedent to a number of horror film subgenres such as mad scientists with imbecilic assistants. Some sources list the film's release date as March 1925, while others say February. The film has been shown on TCM network with an alternative and uncredited musical score. West later went on to direct The Bat (1926) and its later sound remake The Bat Whispers (1930). Although the film only earned $55,600 for the week ending on February 18, 1925, the film could be considered the first horror film in history to top the North American box office because the gross reported by Variety was the highest amount listed for that week in theaters nationwide. The movie was made by Roland West Productions and Tec-Art and distributed by MGM. The film was released with lavish color tints that enhanced the eerie mood. The film's tagline was "A mystery thriller and a love adventure. The romance of a boy and a girl in a mansion of hidden motives. You'll Guess! You'll Gasp! You'll love it! A Mansion of Many Doors- A House of Strange Shadows - What lies beyond the door? WHAT does it mean? Who can solve it? You'll keep guessing until the very end."

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# The Monster (1925 film)

***The Monster*** is a 1925 American silent horror comedy film directed by Roland West, based on the stage play of the same name by Crane Wilbur, and starring Lon Chaney and comedian Johnny Arthur. The screenplay was written by Willard Mack and Albert Kenyon. It is remembered as an early prototype "old dark house" movie, as well as a precedent to a number of horror film subgenres such as mad scientists with imbecilic assistants. Some sources list the film's release date as March 1925, while others say February.

The film has been shown on TCM network with an alternative and uncredited musical score. West later went on to direct *The Bat* (1926) and its later sound remake *The Bat Whispers* (1930).

Although the film only earned $55,600 for the week ending on February 18, 1925, the film could be considered the first horror film in history to top the North American box office because the gross reported by *Variety* was the highest amount listed for that week in theaters nationwide. The movie was made by Roland West Productions and Tec-Art and distributed by MGM. The film was released with lavish color tints that enhanced the eerie mood. The film's tagline was "A mystery thriller and a love adventure. The romance of a boy and a girl in a mansion of hidden motives. You'll Guess! You'll Gasp! You'll love it! A Mansion of Many Doors- A House of Strange Shadows - What lies beyond the door? WHAT does it mean? Who can solve it? You'll keep guessing until the very end."

## Plot

John Bowman, a wealthy farmer, is kidnapped one night after two mysterious men lure his car off the road. When the wreckage is discovered the next day, constable Russ Mason (Charles Sellon) forms a search party with Amos Rugg (Hallam Cooley) and Johnny Goodlittle (Johnny Arthur). Johnny has just graduated from crime school, receiving a diploma as an amateur detective.

Amos and Johnny both work at the general store in Danburg. They are both in love with Betty Watson (Gertrude Olmstead), the storeowner's daughter. Attempting to woo Betty, Amos invites her on a drive in the country. Meanwhile, Johnny has followed a mysterious stranger to the country. The strange man has lured Amos' car off the road and kidnapped the couple. Johnny accidentally enters a hidden tunnel, and all three end up at Dr Edwards' sanitarium.

Once inside, they are greeted by Dr. Gustave Ziska (Lon Chaney), who introduces Rigo (George Austin), Caliban (Walter James), and Daffy Dan (Knute Erickson), his three patients. Ziska explains that he took control of the asylum after it had closed. They are captured and sent to a dungeon, wherein Johnny finds Dr. Edwards and John Bowman have been kidnapped by Dr. Ziska and his cronies.

Dr. Edwards tells Johnny that Ziska, Caliban, Rigo and Daffy Dan were once his patients in the sanitarium. Ziska had been a great surgeon who went mad and began to perform unorthodox operations. He now intends to perform experiments on Betty and Amos, attempting to discover the secret of eternal life.

Amos and Johnny are captured and brought to Ziska's laboratory, where Betty lies fastened to a surgical bed. Amos is strapped to the "death chair" and connected to Betty through a transducer, which will exchange their souls. Johnny eludes Ziska's henchmen and escapes up to the roof, sending flares seen by policemen investigating the wreckage of Amos' car.

Having escaped, Johnny disguises himself as Rigo and begins to assist the doctor. He frees Betty and Amos and straps Ziska to his own death chair. Caliban appears and, mistaking the figure in the chair for Amos, activates the transducer, removing Ziska's soul from his body. Because there is no one on the surgical bed, there is no soul to complete the exchange, and Ziska is rendered completely lifeless.

Realizing his mistake, Caliban is distracted and Johnny captures him by hooking a winch to the monster's feet and hoisting him upside down. The policemen enter the laboratory to find that Johnny has successfully apprehended the madmen and located the kidnapped people. He gains the police department's respect as a detective and wins Betty's heart and hand.

## Cast

In the play's 1933 revival, DeWolf Hopper played Dr. Ziska, one of his later roles.
Walter James also played Caliban in the 1922 play.

## Genre

The genre and cinematic style of *The Monster* is ambiguous. It stands as an early mad scientist movie. The picture also stands as an early example of an '"old dark house" movie, even preceding *The Old Dark House* (1932).

A distinguishing quality of *The Monster* which deviates from most horror films is its use of subtle humour in serious or dramatic situations. As in many conventional comedies, the protagonist Johnny Goodlittle is a comic relief character. He is also an early example of an effeminate, cowardly hero, as the actor Johnny Arthur usually played.

Critic Troy Howarth stated "Viewers expecting a typical Lon Chaney vehicle are in for a major disappointment, as the actor doesn't show up into well into the picture. And while he admittedly makes for an alarming presence...it's not much of a role and doesn't allow him to evoke the kind of audience empathy one normally associates with the great actor."

## Reception

"As always, Lon Chaney does excellent work in an unusual character role. He appears as the sinister surgeon in charge and scores heavily although his role is secondary to that of Johnny Arthur as the boob detective." ---Moving Picture World

"'The Monster' was a corking stage thriller. As a picture it proves to be somewhat suspenseful, but it seemingly is played too fast to get the full effectiveness that there was in the play...Lon Chaney does not make the crazed surgeon as terrifying a picture as he might have, and in that the film lets down to a certain extent." ---Variety

"The starch seems to have been taken out of the pictorial conception of THE MONSTER by the inclusion of too much light comedy. The result is that, although this film possesses a degree of queer entertainment, it is neither fish, fowl nor good red herring. The thrills that might have chilled one's feet and finger tips end in causing chuckles and giggles...Mr. Chaney does not have very much to do, but his various appearances are effective...Chaney looks as if he could have enjoyed a more serious portrayal of the theme." ---The New York Times

"*The Monster* seems to us to be Lon Chaney's best part of recent years, because his art comes from within, not without...In *The Monster*, he appears as himself with no disfiguring makeup....a thrilling picture"--- Movie Weekly

"An entertaining comedy and mystery play...but it will prove too gruesome for tender-hearted people." ---Harrison's Reports

"Spook thriller that mingles laughs and thrills in rapid succession and includes a quantity of hair-raising stunts... Johnny Arthur's part seems more important than Chaney's" ---Film Daily

"Brrrr, this one will give you delicious creeps... A real thriller!" ---Photoplay

Film historian Jon Mirsalis opined "THE MONSTER will prove somewhat of a disappointment to die-hard Chaney fans, but a delight to connoisseurs of Director Roland West's stylistic Gothic dramas. Like some of his other works, especially THE BAT and THE BAT WHISPERS, THE MONSTER is a lavish production marked by Gothic sets, lush art design, and is punctuated by both the grotesque and quite a bit of comic relief supplied by Arthur."

## InfoBox

| The Monster | |
| --- | --- |
| Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Roland West |
| Written by | Willard Mack
Albert Kenyon |
| Based on | *The Monster*
1922 play
by Crane Wilbur |
| Produced by | Roland West |
| Starring | Lon Chaney
Johnny Arthur
Gertrude Olmstead |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn Pictures |
| Release date | * February 22, 1925 (1925-02-22) |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |


title: Liu Huiting

abstract: Liu Huiting is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Women's Super League club Changchun Zhuoyue WFC. She has been a member of the China women's national team.

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# Liu Huiting

**Liu Huiting** (simplified Chinese: 刘慧婷; traditional Chinese: 劉慧婷; pinyin: *Liú Huìtíng*; born 21 November 1990) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Women's Super League club Changchun Zhuoyue WFC. She has been a member of the China women's national team.

## InfoBox

Liu Huiting
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Liu Huiting | | |
| Date of birth | (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990 | | |
| Position(s) | Midfielder | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | Changchun Zhuoyue | | |
| Number | 18 | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2020– | Changchun Zhuoyue | 13 | (0) |
| International career | | | |
| 2009 | China U19 |  | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | China | 7 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020<br>‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 March 2019 | | | |