title: Wellesley Hills Branch Library

abstract: The Wellesley Hills Branch Library is a historic library building at 210 Washington Street in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The stone building was designed in 1927 by Hampton F. Shirer, whose plans were developed from the sketches of the late Ralph H. Hannaford, and completed in 1928. The Colonial Revival building is L-shaped, with single story above a raised basement. It is faced in local fieldstone. The main block has a five-bay side-gable configuration with a projecting entry pavilion. It is the town's first purpose-built branch library. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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# Wellesley Hills Branch Library

The **Wellesley Hills Branch Library** is a historic library building at 210 Washington Street in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The stone building was designed in 1927 by Hampton F. Shirer, whose plans were developed from the sketches of the late Ralph H. Hannaford, and completed in 1928. The Colonial Revival building is L-shaped, with single story above a raised basement. It is faced in local fieldstone. The main block has a five-bay side-gable configuration with a projecting entry pavilion. It is the town's first purpose-built branch library.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

## InfoBox

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| Wellesley Hills Branch Library | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| View from west | |
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| Location | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°18′53″N 71°16′15.5″W / 42.31472°N 71.270972°W / 42.31472; -71.270972 |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Shirer, Hampton F.; Hannaford, R.H. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000546 |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2007 |


title: Wayne Glasgow

abstract: Victor Wayne Glasgow was an American basketball player. He played in college for Oklahoma University where he was a two time All-Big Seven selection. Glasgow passed playing in the NBA to play for the Phillips Petroleum Co. 66er's AAU team. He was part of the United States Olympic basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics which won the gold medal. He played in six games.

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# Wayne Glasgow

**Victor Wayne Glasgow** (January 17, 1926 – December 31, 2000) was an American basketball player. He played in college for Oklahoma University where he was a two time All-Big Seven selection. Glasgow passed playing in the NBA to play for the Phillips Petroleum Co. 66er's AAU team.

He was part of the United States Olympic basketball team at the 1952 Summer Olympics which won the gold medal. He played in six games.

## InfoBox

Wayne Glasgow
| Glasgow with the Phillips 66ers | |
| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1926-01-17)January 17, 1926
Dacoma, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 2000(2000-12-31) (aged 74)
Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Dacoma (Dacoma, Oklahoma) |
| College |  |
| NBA draft | 1950: 6th round, 66th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minneapolis Lakers | |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1950–1954 | Phillips 66ers |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Medals      Men's basketball  Representing the  United States  1952 Helsinki  Team competition | |


title: Weddell Sea Expedition 2019

abstract: The Weddell Sea Expedition 2019 was a 49 day expedition to the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica, that sought to study the glaciology and biology at and near the Larsen C ice shelf. It was the first expedition to investigate the area that Iceberg A-68 broke away from in July 2017. In addition to the scientific objectives, the expedition was active in the region where Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, sank in 1915. Expedition Chief Scientist, Professor Julian Dowdeswell commented, "if we are that close to one of the most iconic vessels in polar exploration, we have got to go and look for it." However, the Endurance was not found on the expedition, and was only rediscovered in 2022.

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# Weddell Sea Expedition 2019

**The Weddell Sea Expedition 2019** was a 49 day expedition to the Weddell Sea, in Antarctica, that sought to study the glaciology and biology at and near the Larsen C ice shelf. It was the first expedition to investigate the area that Iceberg A-68 broke away from in July 2017.

In addition to the scientific objectives, the expedition was active in the region where Ernest Shackleton's ship, the *Endurance*, sank in 1915. Expedition Chief Scientist, Professor Julian Dowdeswell commented, "if we are that close to one of the most iconic vessels in polar exploration, we have got to go and look for it." However, the *Endurance* was not found on the expedition, and was only rediscovered in 2022.

## InfoBox

Weddell Sea Expedition 2019
| Date | January 3 – February 20, 2019 (2019-01-03 2019-02-20) |
| --- | --- |
| Duration | 49 days |
| Location | Weddell Sea, Antarctica |
| Type | Expedition |
| Participants |  |
| Website | weddellseaexpedition.org |


title: Weedon Island, Florida

abstract: Weedon Island is located in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is located within the Weedon Island Preserve, in the northern portion of the city of St. Petersburg, on the western coast of Old Tampa Bay. Weedon Island is archaeologically significant as it serves as a type-site for the Weeden Island Culture. Weedon Island is named for its early owner Dr. Leslie Weedon.

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# Weedon Island, Florida

**Weedon Island** is located in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is located within the Weedon Island Preserve, in the northern portion of the city of St. Petersburg, on the western coast of Old Tampa Bay. Weedon Island is archaeologically significant as it serves as a type-site for the Weeden Island Culture. Weedon Island is named for its early owner Dr. Leslie Weedon.

## History

### Early years

Former confederate soldier Captain W. B. Henderson purchased the land that was to become Weedon Island in 1886 with war bonds. When Captain Henderson's daughter Blanche married Dr. Leslie Weedon in 1898, the Captain gave the new couple the Island as a wedding present. Weedon Island was only an island in high tide and during low tide it was connected to the peninsula. Leslie Weedon and his family spent the weekends here from nearby Tampa. At that time there was no bridges across Tampa Bay so they traveled here with their belongings by boat and brought everything back home for the week days. Another family had lived here, The Benjamins who lived on nearby Benjamin Island. Henry R. Benjamin bought Benjamin Island for $1,000 (worth $23,000 in 2016) from Captain W. B. Henderson on April 30, 1878. He kept the land for two years and sold it to his son George M. Benjamin.

### Archaeology

In 1923–24 the island was visited by a Florida archaeologist, Dr. Leslie Weedon preserved Indian mounds here and hoped that they would one day be a place of public heritage. During the winter of 1923–24 Prof. J. Walter Fewkes the chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology directed excavations of the mounds here. He had concluded there were two waves of migration, the first one of unknown origin and the second one was thought to be from Georgia because the mounds there were very similar. The name for the Weeden Island Culture comes from the island itself.

### Development

In 1934, Florida land boom developer Eugene M. Elliot wanted to make the residential community but failed.

The San Reno Club did manage to get built by one of his associates, Fred Blair, opening the Sky Harbor Airport (by the 1930s it was known as Grand Central Airport) in 1926. The airport was served by Pitcairn a predecessor of Eastern Air Lines taking passengers to places such as Miami, New York City and Washington, D.C. until the 1930s. On January 27, 1913 the Eastern Air Transport (Eastern Air Lines) moved its headquarters here, making it a very busy airport. On February 4, 1927 a man on a motorcycle had reported flames coming out of the island. The next morning an investigation was started and found one dead body and a blood-stained ax. This soon started many different trials and the victim that had died in the shed was identified as George W. Dash, a printer. The man accused of murdering the man and burning down the shed was William Cole. Cole was tried and convicted of murder and pleaded and was freed two years later. He also spent approximately six months in the Pinellas County Jail.

### Film

The Weedon Island soon became a popular place for many Hollywood celebrities. In the 1930s the San Reno Club was made into a movie studio which soon burned down and a new one built nearby. In 1933 Sun Haven Studios made three movies *Chloe*, *Playthings of Desire* and *Hired Wife* here. Many performers included: Buster Keaton, Olive Borden, Greta Nissen, James Kirkwood with locals being extras.

### National Park Proposal

In the mid 1930s a proposal was to make the island a National park by Pinellas County and St. Petersburg and a committee was formed and sent to Washington, D.C. to meet with the head of the National Park Service at the time, Arno B. Cammerer. The committee had planned that the National Park Service would recognize it as de Soto's official landing site. In 1937, John R. Swanton, an ethnologist and chairman from Harvard University who went on to be part of the Smithsonian Institution's De Soto Commission, decided to research the locations of de Soto's landing site. The exact location was not determined but it was thought to have been at the Little Manatee River. The island did not get the monument and did not become a protected reserve. The landing site of de Soto is still debated today.

### World War II

During World War II, the island's airport was converted into a military base due to a surge in aircraft demand.

### Decline and later years

The demand during World War II for commercial flights was declining and another contributing factor was that the bridge burned down in 1953. In 1965 and 1970, two teenagers were killed in a car accident on the bridge. The airport soon became vandalized and completely destroyed. In 1955, the Florida Power Corporation (Progress Energy) bought most of the northern end of the island to build a power plant. In 1960, a temporary salt water conversion plant was built here by Progress Energy, Cornell University and the federal government which operated for four years and made 35,000–50,000 gallons of fresh water a day. In 1970 the Greek Oil Tanker Dellan Apollon almost ran aground while trying to dock at the power plant on the island. By the early 1970s the last commercial land owners had sold the land, showing there was no future for commercial development and only the energy facility was left alone and the rest of the island was converted to a nature preserve. On March 25, 2000 on a clear day a helicopter was returning form St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa and hit a radio tower guy wire and crashed into the mangroves on the island with all three people on board.

Today, the island is a preserve.

## InfoBox

| Weedon Island | |
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| Remains of the airport's waiting room | |
| Weedon Island | |
| Coordinates: 27°50′43.09″N 82°36′5.35″W / 27.8453028°N 82.6014861°W / 27.8453028; -82.6014861 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pinellas |
| Area code | 727 |
| GNIS feature ID | 292981 |


title: Werner Mücke

abstract: Werner Mücke was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a silver in 1979 and a bronze in 1980. Mücke also won the gold medal in the men's double event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Aurach, Austria.

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# Werner Mücke

**Werner Mücke** was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a silver in 1979 and a bronze in 1980.

Mücke also won the gold medal in the men's double event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships in Aurach, Austria.

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Werner Mücke
| Medal record | | |
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| Natural track luge | | |
| Representing  Austria | | |
| World Championships | | |
|  | 1979 Inzing | Men's doubles |
|  | 1980 Passeier | Men's doubles |
| European Championships | | |
|  | 1978 Aurach | Men's doubles |


abstract: Weightlifting at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the Epauto Arena from 5–7 December.

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# Weightlifting at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

**Weightlifting** at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the Epauto Arena from 5–7 December.

## Participating nations

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Samoa | 13 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Fiji | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Kiribati | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | New Zealand | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Nauru | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 10 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | | 48 | 48 | 45 | 141 |

## Event summary

Sixteen weightlifting categories were contested at the 2017 games.

### Men's results

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 56 kg Snatch | Manueli Tulo | 109 kg | Elson Brechtefeld | 104 kg | Walter Shradrack | 80 kg |  |
| 56 kg Clean & Jerk | Manueli Tulo | 129 kg | Elson Brechtefeld | 128 kg | Walter Shradrack | 93 kg | |
| 56 kg Total | Manueli Tulo | 238 kg | Elson Brechtefeld | 232 kg | Walter Shradrack | 173 kg | |
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| 62 kg Snatch | Morea Baru | 129 kg | Poama Qaqa | 110 kg | Ezekiel Moses | 100 kg |  |
| 62 kg Clean & Jerk | Morea Baru | 155 kg | Poama Qaqa | 127 kg | Ezekiel Moses | 126 kg | |
| 62 kg Total | Morea Baru | 284 kg | Poama Qaqa | 237 kg | Ezekiel Moses | 226 kg | |
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| 69 kg Snatch | Vaipava Ioane | 130 kg | Ruben Katoatau | 118 kg | Uea Detudamo | 105 kg |  |
| 69 kg Clean & Jerk | Vaipava Ioane | 165 kg | Ruben Katoatau | 155 kg | Larko Doguape | 135 kg | |
| 69 kg Total | Vaipava Ioane | 295 kg | Ruben Katoatau | 273 kg | Larko Doguape | 238 kg | |
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| 77 kg Snatch | Taretiita Tabaroua | 128 kg | Toua Udia | 127 kg | Ika Aliklik | 117 kg |  |
| 77 kg Clean & Jerk | Toua Udia | 172 kg | Taretiita Tabaroua | 170 kg | Tevita Tawai | 165 kg | |
| 77 kg Total | Toua Udia | 299 kg | Taretiita Tabaroua | 298 kg | Tevita Tawai | 275 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| 85 kg Snatch | Israel Kaikilekofe | 148 kg | Don Opeloge | 147 kg | Taniela Rainibogi | 138 kg |  |
| 85 kg Clean & Jerk | Don Opeloge | 180 kg | Israel Kaikilekofe | 173 kg | Taniela Rainibogi | 165 kg | |
| 85 kg Total | Don Opeloge | 327 kg | Israel Kaikilekofe | 321 kg | Taniela Rainibogi | 303 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| 94 kg Snatch | Steven Kari | 155 kg | Siaosi Leuo | 152 kg | John Downes | 111 kg |  |
| 94 kg Clean & Jerk | Steven Kari | 195 kg | Siaosi Leuo | 186 kg | Angel San Nicolas | 141 kg | |
| 94 kg Total | Steven Kari | 350 kg | Siaosi Leuo | 338 kg | John Downes | 251 kg | |
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| 105kg Snatch | Sanele Mao | 150 kg | Koriata Petelo | 150 kg | Tanumafili Jungblut | 135 kg |  |
| 105kg Clean&Jerk | David Katoatau | 194 kg | Sanele Mao | 186 kg | Koriata Petelo | 186 kg | |
| 105kg Total | Sanele Mao | 336 kg | Koriata Petelo | 336 kg | David Katoatau | 329 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| +105kg Snatch | Lauititi Lui | 180 kg | Itte Detenamo | 155 kg | Tovia Opeloge | 151 kg |  |
| +105kg Clean&Jerk | Lauititi Lui | 220 kg | Itte Detenamo | 200 kg | Tovia Opeloge | 191 kg | |
| +105kg Total | Lauititi Lui | 400 kg | Itte Detenamo | 355 kg | Tovia Opeloge | 342 kg | |
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### Women's results

| Event | Gold | | Silver | | Bronze | | Ref |
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| 48 kg Snatch | Thelma Toua | 65 kg | Seruwaia Malani | 50 kg | *Not awarded* |  |

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| 48 kg Clean & Jerk | Thelma Toua | 85 kg | Seruwaia Malani | 65 kg | *Not awarded* |  | |
| 48 kg Total | Thelma Toua | 150 kg | Seruwaia Malani | 115 kg | *Not awarded* |  | |
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| 53 kg Snatch | Dika Toua | 80 kg | Mary Kini Lifu | 65 kg | Liebon Akua | 57 kg |

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| 53 kg Clean & Jerk | Dika Toua | 110 kg | Mary Kini Lifu | 85 kg | Arieta Mudunavoce | 70 kg | |
| 53 kg Total | Dika Toua | 190 kg | Mary Kini Lifu | 150 kg | Arieta Mudunavoce | 126 kg | |
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| 58 kg Snatch | Jenly Tegu Wini | 82 kg | Jacinta Sumagaysay | 71 kg | Sofia Kinikinilau | 60 kg |  |
| 58 kg Clean & Jerk | Jenly Tegu Wini | 105 kg | Sekolasitika Isaia | 83 kg | Bernada Uepa | 82 kg | |
| 58 kg Total | Jenly Tegu Wini | 187 kg | Sekolasitika Isaia | 143 kg | Sofia Kinikinilau | 141 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| 63 kg Snatch | Mathlynn Sasser | 96 kg | Amanda Gould | 77 kg | Maximina Uepa | 72 kg |  |
| 63 kg Clean & Jerk | Mathlynn Sasser | 123 kg | Amanda Gould | 96 kg | Maximina Uepa | 95 kg | |
| 63 kg Total | Mathlynn Sasser | 219 kg | Amanda Gould | 173 kg | Maximina Uepa | 167 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| 69 kg Snatch | Samantha Hansen | 73 kg | Maria Liku | 70 kg | Tiiau Bakaekiri | 66 kg |  |
| 69 kg Clean & Jerk | Tiiau Bakaekiri | 92 kg | Samantha Hansen | 90 kg | Maria Liku | 88 kg | |
| 69 kg Total | Samantha Hansen | 163 kg | Maria Liku | 158 kg | Tiiau Bakaekiri | 158 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| 75 kg Snatch | Apolonia Vaivai | 95 kg | Hayley Whiting | 78 kg | Philippa Woonton | 71 kg |  |
| 75 kg Clean & Jerk | Apolonia Vaivai | 120 kg | Hayley Whiting | 98 kg | Philippa Woonton | 91 kg | |
| 75 kg Total | Apolonia Vaivai | 215 kg | Hayley Whiting | 176 kg | Philippa Woonton | 162 kg | |
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| 90 kg Snatch | Eileen Cikamatana | 105 kg | Lorraine Harry | 84 kg | Lesila Fiapule | 76 kg |  |
| 90 kg Clean & Jerk | Eileen Cikamatana | 143 kg | Lorraine Harry | 107 kg | Lesila Fiapule | 97 kg | |
| 90 kg Total | Eileen Cikamatana | 248 kg | Lorraine Harry | 191 kg | Lesila Fiapule | 173 kg | |
|  | | | | | | | |
| +90kg Snatch | Feagaiga Stowers | 108 kg | Luisa Peters | 101 kg | Charisma Amoe-Tarrant | 93 kg |  |
| +90kg Clean&Jerk | Feagaiga Stowers | 131 kg | Charisma Amoe-Tarrant | 122 kg | Luisa Peters | 115 kg | |
| +90kg Total | Feagaiga Stowers | 239 kg | Luisa Peters | 216 kg | Charisma Amoe-Tarrant | 215 kg | |
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title: Wendell Hulcher

abstract: Wendell Ellsworth Hulcher was an American businessman, politician, and government bureaucrat. He served as mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1965 to 1969.

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# Wendell Hulcher

**Wendell Ellsworth Hulcher** (November 3, 1922 – May 6, 1999) was an American businessman, politician, and government bureaucrat. He served as mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1965 to 1969.

## Life and career

Hulcher served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University and Harvard Business School. During the early 1950s, he was employed as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, before taking a job as a manager at Ford Motor Company, which he held from 1954 to 1967.

Hulcher ran as a Republican for mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1965, defeating Democrat Eunice L. Burns, who was attempting to become the city's first female mayor. Hulcher won reelection to the mayor's office in 1967, defeating Democrat and anti-war activist Edward C. Pierce, who would go on to win a mayoral election in the mid-1980s. Hulcher decided not to run for a third term in 1969.

After his terms as mayor, Hulcher served in various agencies of the federal government through the 1970s. He was deputy director of the Office of Intergovernmental Relations from 1969 to 1971, and later a staff member for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (1975) and the Small Business Administration. From 1979 until his retirement in 1993, Hulcher was a professor of business and economics at Florida Southern College.

Hulcher died in 1999. His wife Violet Bell Hulcher died December 8, 2006. His personal papers are held at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, and papers from his time as Mayor of Ann Arbor are held at the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.

## Further reading


title: Welter Racing WR LMP2008

abstract: The Welter Racing WR LMP2008 is an LMP sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by French racing team Welter Racing, for sports car racing, in 2008. It is powered by a Zytek ZG348 engine which develops a power of approximately 540 hp (400 kW) @ 9,500 rpm, for a torque of 441 N⋅m (325 lb⋅ft) @ 8,000 rpm. In 2008, it competed in both the European 2008 Le Mans Series as well as the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans.

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# Welter Racing WR LMP2008

The **Welter Racing WR LMP2008** is an LMP sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by French racing team Welter Racing, for sports car racing, in 2008. It is powered by a Zytek ZG348 engine which develops a power of approximately 540 hp (400 kW) @ 9,500 rpm, for a torque of 441 N⋅m (325 lb⋅ft) @ 8,000 rpm. In 2008, it competed in both the European 2008 Le Mans Series as well as the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans.

## InfoBox

Welter Racing WR LMP2008
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Category | Le Mans Prototype |
| Constructor | Welter Racing |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Carbon fiber and aluminum honeycomb monocoque |
| Length | 4,550 mm (179 in) |
| Width | 2,000 mm (79 in) |
| Wheelbase | 2,890 mm (114 in) |
| Engine | Mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 3.4 L (207.5 cu in), Zytek ZG348, 90° V8, DOHC, NA |
| Transmission | Ricardo 6-speed sequential manual |
| Power | 540 hp (403 kW)<br>325 lb⋅ft (441 N⋅m) |
| Weight | 825 kg (1,819 lb) |
| Competition history | |
| Debut | 2008 1000 km of Catalunya |


title: Wentworth Estate

abstract: The Wentworth Estate is a private estate of large houses set in about 2.7 sq mi (7 km⁲) of woodland, in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey. It lies on a gently undulating area of coniferous heathland, around 0.75 mi (1.21 km) south west of the centre of Virginia Water. Construction of the estate, known locally as "The Island", began in the early 1920s. Wentworth Golf Course is part of the estate and some properties can only be accessed through the course.

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# Wentworth Estate

The **Wentworth Estate** is a private estate of large houses set in about 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) of woodland, in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey. It lies on a gently undulating area of coniferous heathland, around 0.75 mi (1.21 km) south west of the centre of Virginia Water. Construction of the estate, known locally as "The Island", began in the early 1920s. Wentworth Golf Course is part of the estate and some properties can only be accessed through the course.

## Description

Most of its invariably large plots have homes built from scratch or rebuilt after 1930 in a range of styles from the ornate multi-chimneyed Arts and Crafts movement of the earliest properties through to the Neo-Georgian and colonial revival and the postmodern simple style as in the recording studios at John Lennon's Tittenhurst Park (1971) in the adjoining parish of Sunninghill and Ascot, the north of which, with parts of Windsor, Winkfield and Virginia Water, is the main piece of Crown Estate in South-East England, Windsor Great Park.

## History

### 19th century

The 19th-century house the "Wentworths" (now the club house for the Wentworth Club) was the home of a brother-in-law of the 1st Duke of Wellington. It was purchased in 1850 by the exiled Carlist Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo, and after his death, his wife bought up the surrounding lands which were later to form the nucleus of the Wentworth Estate.

### 20th century

In 1912, builder W.G. Tarrant had started developing St George's Hill, Weybridge – a development of houses based on minimal 1-acre (0.40 ha) plots based around a golf course. In 1922, Tarrant acquired the development rights for the Wentworth Estate, getting Harry Colt to develop a golf course around the *"Wentworth"* house. Tarrant developed the large houses on the estate to a similar Surrey formula used at St George's Hill – tall chimneys, dormer windows, gables, leaded lights, tile-hung or half-timbered or a combination of both; most using hand-made bricks and tiles. Some houses had stonework round the front door and stone fireplaces, a few had a marble floor in the hall, and the rarest – of which he was most proud – had a stone tablet with his initials WGT.

Development of Wentworth Estate ground to a halt due to depression in the late 1920s, and, in 1931, when the banks asked for repayment of a large debenture, Tarrant was forced to declare bankruptcy. The ownership of the land passed to Wentworth Estates Ltd, which came under the control of Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co. Ltd. Construction picked up in the late 1930s, with many houses built by Tarrant Builders Ltd, with Tarrant's son Percy as one of the directors; but again stopped during World War II when the need arose to build high-density housing close to Virginia Water railway station.

### Wentworth subterranean bunkers

With the outbreak of World War II, Wentworth Estate was selected as an alternative seat of government and a rural command post, offering fewer security problems and more resources than the London Cabinet War Rooms (see also Military citadels under London § Cabinet War Rooms). A subterranean bunker and tunnel system, now sealed and covered by car parks, was built near the Clubhouse. Designed by Harley Dalrymple-Hay, it was constructed in 1939 and consisted of two 25 feet (7.6 m) diameter parallel tunnels made from cast iron London Underground tube segments with a 12 feet (3.7 m) diameter service tunnel running between them. The bunkers were occupied by the GHQ Home Forces, and later the 1st Signal Regiment. The bunkers were vacated in December 1944.(See also)

### Post-war

Post-war development picked up considerably, and, by 1960, most of the available land was already used.

## Planning and amenities

| Wentworth Estate Act 1964 | |
| --- | --- |
| Act of Parliament | |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision for the maintenance of the private roads and footpaths on the estate known as the Wentworth Estate in the urban district of Egham and the rural district of Bagshot in the county of Surrey; and for other purposes. |
| Citation | 1964 c. xl |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 July 1964 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |

In 1962, a committee of residents and the company promoted a private act of Parliament, and on 31 July 1964, the Wentworth Estate Act 1964 (c. xl) was given royal assent. The act established the Wentworth Estate Roads Committee, which appoints its members on advice from the Wentworth Residents' Association.

The Wentworth Estate is laid out across 700 hectares (1750 acres) and forms one of Europe's premier residential areas. Within the estate borders are a mixture of public and private roads, footpaths and open areas. It adjoins along a long border the long row of its village's shops, restaurants and other amenities, which is laid out upon similar lines, but has many 21st century converted mansions and newly built apartments.

The River Bourne runs through the area, which has a population of 5,895.

## Transport

Road

Wentworth is just outside the ring of the London Orbital with a junction 3 miles (5 km) north. Routes from the west of the estate lead into Berkshire and towards Camberley and the Bagshot junction of the M3, which links to Southampton and to the A303.

Rail

Wentworth is adjoined to its south and east by a major stop and minor stop railway station on the London Waterloo to Reading Line: Virginia Water and Longcross respectively.

Air

Wentworth is 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Heathrow Airport; in private aviation Fairoaks Airport is 5 miles (8 km) south, accessible through Lyne and Ottershaw.

## Residents

The estate was in the British newspaper headlines in 1998 when former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was kept under house arrest in one of its houses prior to his extradition.

### Former residents

Founder residents included Agatha Christie and her first husband, who was a friend of one of the estate's founders. The original residents built their own homes in any style they wished. She and her husband separated while living there and she sold the house, reportedly to repay the loan she had taken out to pay for it.

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| Wentworth Estate | |
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| View of Portnall Park, from the south-east, published in 1828. Once the home Colonel Bisse-Challoner, it is now known as the *Dormy House*. The cluster of sheep have been replaced by a Wentworth golf course fairway. | |
| Wentworth EstateLocation within Surrey | |
| Population | less than 2,000 |
| OS grid reference | SU9867 |
| District |  |
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| Region |  |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Virginia Water |
| Postcode district | GU25 |
| Dialling code | 01344 |
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| Police | Surrey |
| Fire | Surrey |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
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| UK Parliament |  |
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title: Wentworth Dilke

abstract: Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet, was an English art patron, horticulturalist and Whig politician. He is best remembered as one of the chief promoters of the Great Exhibition of 1851.

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# Wentworth Dilke

**Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet** (18 February 1810  10 May 1869), was an English art patron, horticulturalist and Whig politician. He is best remembered as one of the chief promoters of the Great Exhibition of 1851.

## Background and education

Dilke was born in London, the son of Charles Wentworth Dilke, proprietor and editor of the *Athenaeum*, by his wife Maria Dove Walker. He was educated at Westminster School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He helped pass the parliamentary Reform Act of 1832, enacted under the Whig administration of Lord Grey. He studied law, and in 1834 took his degree of LL.B., but did not practise.

## Public life

Dilke assisted his father in his literary work, and was for some years chairman of the council of the Society of Arts, besides taking a prominent part in the affairs of the Royal Horticultural Society and other bodies. In 1841 he co-founded *The Gardeners' Chronicle* alongside Joseph Paxton, John Lindley and William Bradbury. He was one of the most zealous promoters of the Great Exhibition of 1851 (of which Paxton was again an integral part), and a member of the executive committee. At the close of the exhibition, he was honoured by foreign sovereigns, and the queen offered him knighthood, which, however, he did not accept. He also declined a large remuneration offered by the royal commission. In 1853 Dilke was one of the English commissioners at the New York Industrial Exhibition, and prepared a report on it. He again declined to receive any monetary reward for his services.

Dilke was appointed one of the five royal commissioners for the Great Exhibition of 1862. Soon after the death of the prince consort he was created a baronet, of Sloane Street in the County of Middlesex. In 1865 he entered parliament as member for Wallingford, a seat he held until 1868. In 1869 he was sent to Russia as a representative of England at the horticultural exhibition held at St Petersburg. His health, however, had been for some time failing, and he died suddenly in that city, on 10 May 1869. A selection from his writings, *Papers of a Critic* (2 vols., 1875), contains a biographical sketch by his eldest son Charles.

## Family

Dilke married Mary Chatfield, daughter of William Chatfield, in 1840. She died in September 1853. Dilke was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Charles, whose promising political career was destroyed by a well-publicised divorce case in the 1880s. Dilke's younger son Ashton Wentworth Dilke was also a politician.

Coat of arms of Wentworth Dilke
| CrestA dove Proper. EscutcheonGules a lion rampant per pale Argent and Or. MottoLeo Inimicis Amicis Columba; Love And Honour |
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## Honours

In 1871, English botanist Maxwell T. Masters published a genus of plants from tropical South America called *Dilkea* after Wentworth Dilke.

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| SirCharles Wentworth Dilke1st baronet | |
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|  | |
| Born | (1810-02-18)18 February 1810
London, England |
| Died | 10 May 1869(1869-05-10) (aged 59)
London, England |
| Education | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Politician
Writer
Journalist |
| Known for | Member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Athenaeum |
| Spouse | Mary Chattfield (1840–1853) |
| Children | Sir Charles Dilke, 2nd Baronet
Ashton Wentworth Dilke
Mildred Dilke |
| Parent(s) | Charles Wentworth Dilke
and Maria Dove Walker |


title: West Fork San Juan River

abstract: West Fork San Juan River is a tributary of the San Juan River in Minerala and Archuleta counties in Colorado, United States. The stream flows from a source near South River Peak in Mineral County to a confluence with the East Fork San Juan River in Archuleta County that forms the San Juan River.

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# West Fork San Juan River

**West Fork San Juan River** is a tributary of the San Juan River in Minerala and Archuleta counties in Colorado, United States. The stream flows from a source near South River Peak in Mineral County to a confluence with the East Fork San Juan River in Archuleta County that forms the San Juan River.

Media related to West Fork San Juan River at Wikimedia Commons

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| West Fork San Juan River | |
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| The river at West Fork Road (Forest Road 648) near the West Fork Campground | |
| Map of the San Juan River watershed | |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| Source |  |
| location | Mineral County, Colorado |
| coordinates | 37°34′05″N 106°58′57″W / 37.56806°N 106.98250°W / 37.56806; -106.98250 |
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| Mouth |  |
| location | Confluence with East Fork San Juan |
| coordinates | 37°21′55″N 106°54′02″W / 37.36528°N 106.90056°W / 37.36528; -106.90056 |
| elevation | 7,549 ft (2,301 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | San JuanColorado |


title: Werner (comics)

abstract: Werner is a German comics character, appearing in a number of German comic books and animated films. He was created in 1978 by Brösel. Werner is the most successful German comic character of all time with over 10 million books sold and over 13 million film admissions. At almost 5 million admissions in Germany, the first movie, Werner – Beinhart! (1990), is Germany's third most commercially successful film of the 1990s on the German domestic market, and #14 of Germany's most successful domestic market films of all time. Prior to Oder Was?, the first standalone Werner book published in 1981, since the late 1970s the Werner comics appeared in the German satirical magazine Pardon. Indeed, Oder was? was but a collection of the Werner comics that had been published in Pardon by then. The Werner books are known for their anarchic humour, often based on Northern German dialects and puns. Standard High German is rarely spoken in the books, when it is used it is usually to portray the speaker as overtly formal and square, whereas most characters employ accents and dialects placed in a lingual continuum between the common modern Northern pronunciation of High German.

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# Werner (comics)

**Werner** is a German comics character, appearing in a number of German comic books and animated films. He was created in 1978 by Brösel (Rötger Feldmann). Werner is the most successful German comic character of all time with over 10 million books sold and over 13 million film admissions. At almost 5 million admissions in Germany, the first movie, *Werner – Beinhart!* (1990), is Germany's third most commercially successful film of the 1990s on the German domestic market, and #14 of Germany's most successful domestic market films of all time.

Prior to *Oder Was?*, the first standalone *Werner* book published in 1981, since the late 1970s the *Werner* comics appeared in the German satirical magazine *Pardon*. Indeed, *Oder was?* was but a collection of the *Werner* comics that had been published in *Pardon* by then.

The *Werner* books are known for their anarchic humour, often based on Northern German dialects and puns. Standard High German is rarely spoken in the books, when it is used it is usually to portray the speaker as overtly formal and square, whereas most characters employ accents and dialects placed in a lingual continuum between the common modern Northern pronunciation of High German.

## Characters

### Werner

The character of Werner is based on Brösel's and his brother Andi's experiences. Werner's life is that of an apprentice plumber and biker that consists of consuming large amounts of beer and souping up his motorcycle, a chopped 1950s *Horex Regina*. Both regularly gets him in trouble with the police and the German vehicle safety agency TÜV who due to their expressed incompetency and imbecility are usually ignored and duped by Werner. In the movies, Werner is voiced by Northern German band Torfrock's singer Klaus Büchner (whereas Torfrock also wrote part of the original soundtrack of the first movie, and partly did for the sequels as well).

In early comics, Werner's beer of choice was *Flensburger Pilsener* (*"Flens"* for short) which led to an unsuspected surge in sales for the Flensburger Brauerei which up to that point had only marketed their beer within Northern Germany and towards an older, more conservative demographic. Due to the success of the comics, the brewery faced an increasing demand among younger age groups all across Germany. The comics and movies would later switch to the fictional brand *Bölkstoff*, however a real-life version of the beer is now being brewed and marketed by *Flensburger Brauerei* as well.

### Röhrich

In his younger years, Werner was apprentice to plumber *Meister* Walter Röhrich – the situations and characters in these stories are based on Brösel's brother Andi's apprenticeship years. In the movies, Röhrich is voiced by Andi, based upon the parodies he had done of his plumber *Meister* in real life ever since his apprenticeship.

Due to the master craftsman being a dim-witted, crackpot tyrant, the Röhrich stories involve a lot of slapstick and comical relief. As written by Thomas Platt in the making-of book to the first movie *Werner – Beinhart!*, Röhrich's explosive plumbing works "usually end in devastation rather than installation" (*"Explosion statt Installation"*), for indeed Röhrich's working sites often look like hit by an airstrike when he is done accidentally blowing up whole buildings or covering city blocks in sewage content. In *Werner – Volles Rooäää!!!*, Röhrich even manages to accidentally launch a client into outer space.

In-between Röhrich and Werner in rank is Röhrich's journeyman Eckat (from "Eckhardt"). Eckat is considerably smarter than Röhrich and occasionally he jokes with Werner about Röhrich's incompetency behind his back, but Eckat is mostly loyal to his *Meister* whenever Röhrich is around.

It is not quite clear though whether Werner's apprenticeship years are really a thing of the past as stories involving occasional working for Röhrich remain a mainstay within the Werner comics.

Röhrich's full company name (or company slogan) is *Firma Röhrich, Gas, Wasser, Sanitär* ("Röhrich company – Gas, Water, Sanitation"), parodied by Eckat as *Firma Röhrich, Gas, Wasser, Scheiße* ("Röhrich company – Gas, water, shit"); the latter three words (*Gas, Wasser, Scheiße*) have become a humorous synonym for plumbing companies and plumbing works in Northern German slang due to the first movie's popularity. A common catchphrase of Röhrich's is *"Ich glaub', die Russen sind da!"* (approximately "The Russians have arrived!") which has become a phrase synonymous to "the end of the world" in German since WWII, but Röhrich even goes so far as that he has Werner and Eckat seek for imaginary "Russians" hiding in his cellar.

### MC Klappstuhl

Werner is a member of the biker and rocker club *MC Klappstuhl* (folding chair) led by their *Präsi* (short for *Präsident*, "president") partly based upon band Torfrock's guitarist and singer Raymond Voss (who also voices the *Präsi* in the movies). Due to his choleric temper, the *Präsi* has little tolerance for cops or other people hindering them in their free-wheeling biker lifestyle. Being a roughneck and firebrand better not to mess with, when angered he will stereotypically bellow out that he'll "count to one" and then he and his gang will wreck the place down (*"Ich zähl' bis oins, und denn is Achterbahn!"*) – which usually happens on the spot. In more recent stories, the *Präsi* even partly turns into a werewolf for comical effect during his notorious anger fits. If the *Präsi* gets too much out of control, several *MC Klappstuhl* members have to hold him down and feed him Sago as a kind of rage antidote.

Another important member is the vice president *Herbert*. He is the exact opposite of *Präsi* as he always speaks with an intimidating calm voice.

Other members of *MC Klappstuhl* include Röhre (lit. "Tube") who modified his bike into a mobile coffee machine (in order to cure common beer hangovers), and Walze ("Barrel") who drives a large mobile beer tub.

### Other recurring characters

Andi is Werner's brother, basically a comic-book version of Brösel's real-life brother of the same name (who also voices Andi in the movies).

Bruno and Helmut are the series' commonly appearing two police officers. A kind of Laurel and Hardy pairing, Bruno is short, chubby, and very anal about all kinds of laws and regulations, while getting Werner and Andi locked up for any of their various misdemeanors (such as speeding, drunk driving, and illegal vehicle modifications) is his eternal dream, whereas Helmut is tall, skinny, and asinine, usually helpless when he is not ordered around by Bruno. Considering himself righteous law incarnate (*"denkt, er ist der Staat"*, as the official *Werner* website puts it), pedantic Bruno is scared only by the *Präsi*. Their characters are illustrated well in a short story included in *Werner Eiskalt*, where Bruno orders Helmut to "measure the phon volume" of Werner's chopper bike's tail pipe in order to prove that it violates disturbance regulations. Helmut then uses a folding rule to measure the flame and smoke shooting from the pipe, and loyally reports to his superior Bruno that it's "ten meters fifty of phon".

Ölfuß ("Grease Foot") is another member of *MC Klappstuhl*. Being the series' Gyro Gearloose of vehicle modifications, engineering, and repairing, he wears a red overall and is usually seen with welding equipment, welder's goggles, and a wrench. Ölfuß is based upon a real-life acquaintance of Brösel and Andi with the same nickname, but also on real-life Andi's passion for weird metal engineering, a feature which Andi's comic persona lacks. Ölfuß, both in real life and in the comics, is also the mastermind behind the *Red Porsche Killer*, a drag-bike with 4 Horex-engines, and the *Dolmette*, with 24 Dolmar chainsaw engines.

Holgi, based upon another real-life acquaintance of the Feldmann brothers, is Werner's and Andi's rival. Holgi is a fanatic Porsche lover, considering his car far superior to any motorbike as those fancied by most other characters in the series. In fact, above-mentioned *Red Porsche Killer* was designed especially for a race against Holgi that first occurred in the comic book *Werner Eiskalt* (1985), and in 1988 even became a real-life event between Brösel and Holgi with thousands of *Werner* fans gathering for the race at Hartenholm. The race was repeated in 2004 at the Lausitzring and another repeat is planned for end August 2018 at the original location.

## Books

The first book was published in 1981 and compiled shorter works from previous years, drawn in different styles. Starting with the second book the stories became longer and more coherent. While the first books were dominated by black and white line drawings, Feldman added shades of gray starting with book five, later going full color.

Werner comics were first published by the German Semmel-Verlach, later by Achterbahn. German publisher Heyne Verlag reissued the first seven books in 2002. Book 12 was published by Ehapa, later this publisher also started the release of an annual hardcover edition that was planned to include the first 12 books including sketches and character studies, but was canceled due to poor commercial success. Book 13 later was published by Feldman's own Bröseline. Starting in 2019 Bröseline also published reissues of the first 12 books.

**Semmel Verlach**

* 1. *Werner – Oder was?* (1981) ISBN 3-89719-000-1
* 2. *Werner – Alles klar?* (1982) ISBN 3-89719-002-8
* 3. *Werner – Wer sonst?* (1983) ISBN 3-928950-18-5
* 4. *Werner – Eiskalt!* (1985) ISBN 3-89719-004-4
* 5. *Werner – Normal ja!* (1987) ISBN 3-928950-20-7
* 6. *Werner – Besser is das!* (1989) ISBN 3-89719-006-0

**Achterbahn**

**Ehapa**

**Bröseline**

**Ehapa hardcover edition**

## Films

* *Ogri*, a similar British cartoon


title: West Pymble, New South Wales

abstract: West Pymble is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. Pymble is a separate suburb to the east, sharing the postcode of 2073.

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# West Pymble, New South Wales

**West Pymble** is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. Pymble is a separate suburb to the east, sharing the postcode of 2073.

## History

The land on which West Pymble was built was Guringai country, until European arrival brought disease which greatly reduced the population. By 1824, Aboriginal people in the area had been reduced to 'the remains of an Aboriginal tribe', who periodically walked through the area on their way from Bobbin Head to Pymble Hill. Early European settler Robert Pymble told his grandchildren that the Aboriginal people had gone by 1856.

Logging was the first industry of the area, with both government logging camps and private contractors felling the biggest trees and dragging them to the Lane Cove River or local sawpits. The Lofberg family, who were established in the area by the 1860s, shipped lumber to the Sydney markets on their boats, and raised nine children on their farm in West Pymble.

The rugged country and sloping land of West Pymble was slower to be settled than surrounding flatter areas, and became a bush haven for absconded convicts, illicit stills, gambling and cockfighting.

As the timber was felled, land was used for orchards, and by the 1880s growing citrus, apples, pears and stone fruit was a major industry. The Lofberg, Kendall and Munday families grew fruit and raised pigs on their mixed farms. These enterprises survived into the 1920s, although the arrival of codling moth decreased fruit growing, and the construction of the North Shore railway line in the 1890s made the land more valuable as residential property. Pymble soon boasted Hamilton Bros Universal Providers, near the station and other businesses. The Lofbergs diversified into quarrying, with their sandstone quarry being taken over by the Ku-ring-gai Council in 1926, to provide materials for roads and footpaths in the municipality.

West Pymble was subdivided between 1900 and 1915, but was still sparsely populated because of its distance from the railway at Pymble. Much of the area remained semi-rural throughout the interwar period.

Much of the area was developed after the Second World War (mainly in the 1950s and 1960s) with defence personnel housing and homes for returning soldiers built in brand new streets pushed through the bush. West Pymble's war memorial hall was opened in 1959 on the Lofbergs' original landholding on Loftberg Road. The original housing style included three-bedroom weatherboard cottages. Many remain but a lot of them have been significantly extended and/or upgraded since; others have been demolished and replaced with larger homes.

West Gordon Public School opened in 1951, and later West Pymble Public School in 1960 to educate the children of the new residents, and the inhabitants of the Bernard Smith Children's home, run by the Central Methodist Mission from 1960 to 1988.

The section of West Pymble, on the eastern side of Ryde Road, including Kiparra Street, Dunoon Avenue, Wyuna Avenue and adjoining streets, was originally designated "West Gordon" and it was considered to be part of the suburb of Gordon. However, in 1990, the suburban boundaries were reviewed and this neighbourhood became re-designated as part of West Pymble instead, although the name of the public primary school did not change.

*Pymble West* Post Office opened on 1 December 1958 and closed in 1974.

## Commercial area

The Philip Mall, located on Kendall Street, is a street mall with two rows of shops facing each other. Philip Mall includes an IGA supermarket, hairdresser, beauty salon, takeaway, greengrocer, bread shop, newsagent, cafe & deli, a cafe, Chinese restaurant, butcher, pizza shop, pharmacy, chocolate shop, bottle shop, ATM, physiotherapist, dentist and a veterinary clinic. Nearby is a BP petrol station.

Philip Mall was redeveloped in the 1990s. The development included the removal of gardens between two shops which had become largely dilapidated. Some of the gardens were replanted with the rest of the area paved, which significantly increased space in the mall. Seating and additional bicycle stands were installed. At the same time the large children's playground was upgraded with improved safety features and playsets.

In 1998 the Boonah Creative Arts Centre was established in the old community centre, operated by the Sisters of Mercy. The Boonah Centre provides fine arts education to mentally disabled persons.

In 2012, Philip Mall was re-landscaped, with the centre area between the shops being gutted, and a new layout built to give more space to allow shoppers to move between the 2 lines of shops.

The Philip Mall shops association is the West Pymble Chamber of Commerce which organises many events of interest to and including the local community.

The Gordon West Shops are in Duneba Avenue, West Pymble. They include a dentist, hair salon, German and Italian restaurants. The Gordon West shops are a significantly smaller group than Philip Mall shops.

## Transport

The closest railway station is Pymble railway station located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the centre of West Pymble. However, it is difficult to access from West Pymble, and bus services such as CDC NSW's route 560 run from West Pymble to Gordon railway station in a loop service. CDC NSW also runs two bus services, route 575, from Macquarie University to Hornsby railway station via Pymble and Turramurra and also route 572 from Macquarie University to Turramurra railway station via South Turramurra and West Pymble, which route 575 previously operated prior to 2012. Route 197 runs along Ryde Road through West Pymble from Macquarie University to Gordon station, then onwards to Mona Vale via St Ives, Austlink and Terrey Hills.

Inner Suburb:

* 560 – Gordon Station
* 572 – Turramurra Station via South Turramurra Loop
Macquarie Centre & University

Ryde Road

* 575 – Hornsby Station via Pymble, Turramurra, North Wahroonga, Hornsby Hospital
Macquarie Centre & University
* 197 – Mona Vale via Gordon Station, St Ives Shops, Austlink & Terrey Hills
Macquarie Centre & University via Macquarie Park Station

The Comenarra Parkway is an arterial road that runs from West Pymble (Yanko Road) to Thornleigh via South Turramurra and Wahroonga.

At the 2021 census, 2.2% of employed people travelled to work via public transport compared to the national average of 4.6%, and 28.8% by car (either as driver or as passenger) compared to the national average of 57.8%. These statistics may significantly differ as the 2021 Census was conducted throughout the Work From Home period in New South Wales, as at the 2021 Census 53.5% of respondents for this area worked from home compared to the national average at this time of 21.0%. As at the 2016 census 21.3% of people traveled to work via public transport compared to the national average of 11.5%; there were 66.2% of respondents for this area who drove to work either as a driver or passenger compared to the national average of 68.4%; 6.8% of people worked at home compared to the national average of 4.7%.

## Parks

West Pymble is surrounded by Lane Cove National Park and provides excellent bushwalking opportunities.

The Bicentennial Park oval complex in Lofberg Road consists of netball courts, soccer and cricket fields, a public swimming pool, a children's playground and barbecue facilities. The park was originally a quarry and later a bike track until it was regenerated in 1988 to coincide with the Australian Bicentenary.

Other parks in the area include:

* Frogmore Park, Wyomee Avenue
* Shoppers Rest
* Shoppers Glen
* Ramsay Avenue Park
* Claire Taylor Park

## Schools

* West Pymble Public School, Apollo Avenue, a government primary school
* Gordon West Public School (is actually in West Pymble), a government primary school
* Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School, Kendall Street, a Catholic primary school
* West Pymble Pre-school, Lofberg Road, a private pre-school
* ABC Learning day care centre, Kendall Street

## Places of worship

* St Matthew's Anglican church, Eppleston Place
* Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Church, Kendall Street

## Sports and Recreation

### Community groups and organised activities

* West Pymble Cricket Club – Lofberg Oval
* West Pymble Scout Group – Bicentennial Park
* Rover Scouts – for young people aged 18–25 – groups at nearby Kissing Point & Turramurra
* Girl Guides – Bicentennial Park
* Dance classes – held in the old SES hall on Lofberg Road
* Netball training – Bicentennial Park
* West Pymble Football Club – Norman Griffiths Oval
* Boonah Creative Arts Centre – Philip Mall, Kendall Street
* Killara West Pymble Rugby Union Football Club – Lofberg Oval

### Sporting facilities

* Cricket pitch and training nets, Lofberg Road
* Netball Courts with night lighting, Bicentennial Park
* Football oval and club house, Lofberg Road
* West Pymble Bowling and Sports club
* Swimming Pools – heated 25m and 50m, covered children's splash pool, Bicentennial Park
* Tennis Courts, Kendall Street

## Demographics

At the 2021 census, the suburb of West Pymble recorded a population of 5,441. Of these:

* 63.7% of families were couple families with children, a higher proportion than the national average of 43.7%; the median age of all people was 41 years, compared to the national median of 38 years. Children aged under 15 years made up 22.1% of the population (the national average was 18.2%) and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population (the national average was 16.3%).
* 66.6% of people were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth included China (excluding Special Administrative Regions and Taiwan) 5.0%, England 4.8%, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 2.3%, India 1.8%, South Africa 1.7%. 77.5% of people only spoke English at home; the next most common languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.6%, Cantonese 4.4%, Korean 1.8%, Spanish 0.9%, and Japanese 0.7%.
* The most common responses for religion included No Religion 36.9%, Catholic 22.6%, Anglican 18.1, and Uniting Church 3.2%; 3.3% of respondents for this area elected not not to disclose their religion.
* The median household weekly income was $3,503, nearly double the national median of $1,746; individual's incomes were $1,107 compared to the national average of $805; the average family income for this area was $3,908 compared to the national average of $2,120. Real estate was correspondingly expensive; the median mortgage repayment was $3,467 compared to the national median of $1,863.
* Separate houses constituted the overwhelming majority (96.1%) of residences, the next most common house structures included Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2.3%, and flat or apartment 2.3%. The average household size was 3.2 people.

## Notable residents

33°45′54″S 151°07′34″E / 33.76500°S 151.12606°E / -33.76500; 151.12606

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| West Pymble
Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| Bicentennial Park, Yanko Road | |
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| Population | 5,441 (SAL 2021) |
| • Density | 1,489/km2 (3,860/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 2073 |
| Elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Area | 3.70 |
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD |
| LGA(s) | Ku-ring-gai Council |
| State electorate(s) | Ku-ring-gai |
| Federal division(s) | Bradfield |
| **Suburbs around West Pymble:**  South Turramurra Turramurra Pymble  Marsfield West Pymble Gordon  Macquarie Park Macquarie Park Killara | |


title: West Coast Fever reserves

abstract: The West Coast Fever reserves are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Western Australia in the Australian Netball League. As the Western Sting, the team was ANL champions in 2017. The Fever reserves are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League and the reserve team of West Coast Fever.

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# West Coast Fever reserves

The **West Coast Fever reserves** are an Australian netball team that represents Netball Western Australia in the Australian Netball League. As the **Western Sting**, the team was ANL champions in 2017. The Fever reserves are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League and the reserve team of West Coast Fever.

## History

### Australian Netball League

In 2008, Netball Western Australia entered a team in the Australian Netball League. They were founder members of the league. In 2011 the team began playing as Western Sting. Between 2013 and 2014 future West Coast Fever head coach, Stacey Marinkovich (née Rosman) served as the Sting head coach. In 2017 with a squad that included Olivia Lewis, Sophie Garbin, Lindal Rohde, Annika Lee-Jones and Kaylia Stanton, Western Sting reached their first grand final and won their first ANL title.

### Representative team

The Fever reserves are effectively the representative team of the West Australian Netball League.

## ANL Grand finals

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners up | Venue |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | **Western Sting** | 63–47 | Victorian Fury | Perth State Netball Centre |
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**Source**:

## Home venues

During the 2019 Australian Netball League season Sting played their home games at the Perth State Netball Centre.

## Notable players

### 2020 squad

| **Western Sting – 2020 Australian Netball League roster** | |
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| **Players** | **Coaches** |
| Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps  Sunday Aryang GD   Rangers    Sloan Burton GS, GA       Stephanie Cooper GD, GK   West Coast Warriors    Emma Cosh GA   East Freo Sharks    Jessica Eales C, WD   West Coast Warriors    Courtney Kruta C   East Freo Sharks    Jessica Penny GD, GK   East Freo Sharks    Helen Taylor C, WD   West Coast Warriors    Brittany Turnbull C, WD   Southside Demons    Donnell Wallam GS, GA   West Coast Warriors | Head coach* Tasha Richards

---  Notes* **(c)**  Captain * **(cc)**  Co-captain * **(vc)**  Vice-captain * Injury / maternity leave * **(TRP)**  Temporary Replacement Player |
| **Player profiles**: Team website | **Last updated**: 2 August 2020 |

Notes * **^1**  Sunday Aryang, Emma Cosh, Donnell Wallam and Courtney Kruta are West Coast Fever training partners.

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### ANL MVP

| Season | Player |
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| 2017 | Sophie Garbin |
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## Head coaches

| Coach | Years |
| --- | --- |
| Michelle Wilkins | 2009–2010 |
| Jon Fletcher | 2011–2012 |
| Stacey Rosman | 2013–2014 |
| Michelle Wilkins | 2015–2017 |
| Andrea McCulloch | 2018 |
| Karly Guadagnin | 2019 |
| Tasha Richards | 2020– |
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## Premierships

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West Coast Fever reserves
| Founded | 2008 |
| --- | --- |
| Based in | Perth |
| Regions | Western Australia |
| Home venue | Perth State Netball Centre |
| Head coach | Tasha Richards |
| Premierships | 1 (2017) |
| League | Australian Netball League |
| Website | westcoastfever.com.au |
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title: Wery, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

abstract: Wery is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.

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# Wery, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

**Wery** \[ˈvɛrɨ\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drzycim, within Świecie County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.

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| Wery | |
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| Village | |
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| Wery | |
| Coordinates: 53°31′59″N 18°19′59″E / 53.53306°N 18.33306°E / 53.53306; 18.33306 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Świecie |
| Gmina | Drzycim |


title: Xipu, Qinghai

abstract: Xipu or Xibao is a town in Huangzhong District, Xining, Qinghai, China. In 2010, Xipu had a total population of 23,131: 11,921 males and 11,210 females: 4,575 aged under 14, 16,952 aged between 15 and 65 and 1,604 aged over 65.

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# Xipu, Qinghai

**Xipu** (Chinese: 西堡镇) or **Xibao** is a town in Huangzhong District, Xining, Qinghai, China. In 2010, Xipu had a total population of 23,131: 11,921 males and 11,210 females: 4,575 aged under 14, 16,952 aged between 15 and 65 and 1,604 aged over 65.

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| Xipu 西堡镇 | |
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| Town | |
| Xipuzhen | |
| XipuLocation in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 36°34′0″N 101°36′44″E / 36.56667°N 101.61222°E / 36.56667; 101.61222 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Prefecture-level city | Xining |
| District | Huangzhong |
| Area | |
| Total | 95.80 km2 (36.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| Total | 23,131 |
| Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Local dialing code | 971 |


title: TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II

abstract: TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II is the fifty-seventh release by Tangerine Dream and the second of their Dream Mixes albums on their own label after The Dream Mixes (1995). The album, as well as reworkings of past tracks, includes a remix of a track from Dream Mixes One. Further releases in this series were DM3 - The Past Hundred Moons (2001), DM 4 (2003) and DM V (2010). The album was reissued as TD - DM 2:1 (2007), a mix of tracks from this album and Dream Mixes One.

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# TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II

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***TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II*** is the fifty-seventh release by Tangerine Dream and the second of their Dream Mixes albums on their own label after *The Dream Mixes* (1995). The album, as well as reworkings of past tracks, includes a remix of a track from Dream Mixes One. Further releases in this series were *DM3 - The Past Hundred Moons* (2001), *DM 4* (2003) and *DM V* (2010). The album was reissued as *TD - DM 2:1* (2007), a mix of tracks from this album and Dream Mixes One.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Edgar Froese and Jerome Froese

| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Mobocaster" | 7:24 |
| 2. | "Jungle Jacula" | 8:41 |
| 3. | "Towards The Evening Star (Blue Gravity Mix)" | 8:39 |
| 4. | "Digital Sister" | 7:10 |
| 5. | "Pixel Pirates" | 6:53 |
| 6. | "Culpa Levis" | 10.08 |
| 7. | "Timesquare" | 8:42 |

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| TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II | |
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| Remix album by Tangerine Dream | |
| Released | 1997 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Length | 57:37 |
| Label | TDI Music |
| Producer | Edgar Froese |
| Tangerine Dream chronology | |
| *Tournado*
(1997) ***TimeSquare – Dream Mixes II***
(1997) *The Keep*
(1997) | |


title: Metasia delotypa

abstract: Metasia delotypa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are lightly speckled grey-brown with dark zigzag lines.

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# Metasia delotypa

***Metasia delotypa*** is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are lightly speckled grey-brown with dark zigzag lines.

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| *Metasia delotypa* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilomelinae |
| Genus: | *Metasia* |
| Species: | ***M. delotypa*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Metasia delotypa***<br>(Turner, 1913) * *Criophthona delotypa* Turner, 1913 | |
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title: Stylenanda

abstract: Stylenanda(Korean: 스타일난다) is a South Korea-based make-up and fashion brand that is owned by L'Oréal. Stylenanda was founded in 2004 by Nanda, owned by Kim So Hee. It had further expanded internationally and established branches in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan and Thailand. May 2, 2018 L'Oréal announced the acquisition of 100% of Nanda Co. Ltd. One of its flagship stores is located in Myeong-dong, Seoul in South Korea. Named Pink Hotel, it is a hotel-themed “everything pink” flagship store.

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# Stylenanda

**Stylenanda**(Korean: 스타일난다) is a South Korea-based make-up and fashion brand that is owned by L'Oréal.

Stylenanda was founded in 2004 by Nanda, owned by Kim So Hee. It had further expanded internationally and established branches in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Japan and Thailand.

May 2, 2018 L'Oréal announced the acquisition of 100% of Nanda Co. Ltd. One of its flagship stores is located in Myeong-dong, Seoul in South Korea. Named Pink Hotel, it is a hotel-themed “everything pink” flagship store.

## InfoBox

Stylenanda
| Industry | Retail |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Kim So Hee |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Fashions and Cosmetics |
| Owner | Jee Eun Shin |
| Website | www.stylenanda.com |


title: Pierre Le Gros the Elder

abstract: Pierre Le Gros the Elder was a French sculptor in the service of King Louis XIV.

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# Pierre Le Gros the Elder

**Pierre Le Gros the Elder** (baptised 27 May 1629 Chartres  died 11 May 1714 Paris) was a French sculptor in the service of King Louis XIV.

## Family

His first wife, Jeanne (married 1663), was the sister of the sculptors Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy, and gave him a son, the better known Pierre Le Gros the Younger who worked almost entirely in Rome. Shortly after Jeanne's early death in 1668, he married in 1669 his second wife Marie, the daughter of the builder and architect Jean le Pautre and niece of the engraver Jean le Pautre. With her, he had another son, Jean (1671-1745), who was to become a portrait painter.

## Life

In Paris, Le Gros entered the workshop of Jacques Sarazin as a pupil and later close assistant. He was working on the large funeral monument for the heart of the prince de Condé in the 1650s and, after Sarazin's death in 1660, took on the responsibility to erect the monument in the chapelle St.-Ignace of the Jesuit church Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, achieved in 1663 (later moved to the Musée Condé in Chantilly where it was installed in a different form). For the same chapel, he did some more figurative work in 1664 and again in 1677-78 (all destroyed).

In 1663, Le Gros was made an associate ("agréé"), 1666 a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture with his reception piece, a marble medaillon of *St. Peter* (1664–66, Church of Notre-Dame, Versailles), and in 1702 he became professor.

His lifelong work for the Bâtiments du Roi started in 1666 with payments for specific commissions; from 1674 to 1713 he additionally received an annual salary, and at some point was also given a studio in the Louvre Palace.

His first works for the Gardens of Versailles, 1668–70, were six of the fourteen *Marmousets* (fountains with groups of children) of gilded lead along the Allée d'Eau, followed until 1680 by several more. Many of these were replaced by bronze replicas in 1688 while the originals were moved to Marly where they were later destroyed. Le Gros' *Putti Playing with a Lyre* of 1672-73 are now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. He also produced *Aesop* and figures of animals from his fables, 1672–76, for the park's labyrinth.

On a more ambitious scale is the over lifesize marble figure *L'Eau* (*Water*) from 1675 to 1681 as part of the "Grande Commande". While following a sketch by Charles Le Brun, Le Gros was given plenty of freedom in working out details for himself (the original sculpture is today inside the palace, a copy is in the park). The same is true for his *Vénus sortant du Bain* (*Venus stepping out of the Bath*, 1685–89), loosely based on an antique sculpture, and *Le Point du Jour* (*Daybreak*, 1686–96) which follows a model by François Girardon. Other than in marble, he also worked in bronze on a life size scale with the groups of Nymphs and children for the Parterre d'Eau, 1685–86. He was also involved in the production of large decorative vases etc.

Like all work for the king, the Porte Saint-Martin in Paris was a highly coordinated collaborative project. The design for the triumphal arch by Pierre Bullet left some enormous spandrels for history scenes in relief which were executed from 1675 to 1677 by Etienne Le Hongre, Martin Desjardins, Gaspard Marsy and Le Gros whose subject was the highly up to date episode *The Capture of Limbourg*, a historic event which only took place in 1675. Much of his other works in Paris was for the Dôme des Invalides, mostly architectural sculpture (1690-1701) and the relief *Saint Louis Serving the Poor* (1691–93).

Not much details are known about Le Gros' work in Saint-Cloud from 1706 to 1711 for the elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel who found refuge there for a period of time. The four herm statues of the *Seasons* in the Louvre, attributed to Le Gros, might be connected to this campaign.

1. Gerhard Bissell, *Le Gros, Pierre (1629)*, in: Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 83, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-023188-5.
2. Thomas Hedin, *The Sculpture of Gaspard and Balthazard Marsy*, Columbia (University of Missouri Press) 1983.
3. This engraver Jean Le Pautre (born 1618) has been mistaken for Marie Le Pautre's father due to the fact that his brother, confusingly, is also called Jean Le Pautre (born 1622). See: François Souchal, *French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries. The Reign of Louis XIV*, vol. II, Oxford (Cassirer) 1981, Lepautre family tree in the endpapers.
4. *Legros (Le Gros), Jean*, in: Ulrich Thieme, Felix Becker (editors): *Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart*, XXII, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1928, p. 575.
5. In the NGA's listing wrongly called *cherub*s.
* Souchal, François. *French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th Centuries: The Reign of Louis XIV.* 4 vols (supplement 1993). (London, Cassirer and Faber), 1977–93.
* (National Gallery of Art), *Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue* 1994: 131

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| Pierre Le Gros | |
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| *Vénus sortant du Bain*, 1685-89, Gardens of Versailles | |
| Born | Chartres |
| Baptised | May 27, 1629 |
| Died | May 11, 1714(1714-05-11) (aged 84)<br>Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
| Style | Baroque |


title: Mollaayrım

abstract: Mollaayrım is a village and municipality in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 253.

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# Mollaayrım

**Mollaayrım** (also, **Molla Ayrım** and **Mollaayrum**) is a village and municipality in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 253.

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| Mollaayrım | |
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| Municipality | |
| Mollaayrım | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′N 45°39′E / 40.833°N 45.650°E / 40.833; 45.650 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Rayon | Tovuz |
| Population | |
| Total | 253 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (AZT) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (AZT) |