title: Mike Whitby

abstract: Michael John Whitby, Baron Whitby is an English Conservative Party politician and former leader of Birmingham City Council, a post he held from June 2004 to May 2012. Until 2014 he was one of three councillors representing the Harborne ward in the west of the city. He was formerly a Councillor on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. It was announced that he would be made a working peer by David Cameron on 1 August 2013. Whitby was educated in Smethwick at James Watt Technical Grammar School, and also at Michael's Hoven College in the then West Germany. He then undertook a period of voluntary work in Germany, helping to rebuild communities destroyed during World War II. He has worked in the cultural sector in Liverpool, and also lectured in Business and Management Studies. He is currently chairman and managing director of Skeldings, a Smethwick-based engineering company, which was the winner of the Birmingham Post Business Award in June 2001. A Fellow of the Institute of Directors Whitby is also President of Marketing Birmingham, Chairman of Birmingham Science Park, Aston and a board member of the National Exhibition Centre the West Midlands Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands, and the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. In the past he has also served as Director of various regional organisations, including the Engineering Employers Federation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Birmingham City Region and the Federation of Small Businesses.

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# Mike Whitby

**Michael John Whitby, Baron Whitby** (born 6 February 1948) is an English Conservative Party politician and former leader of Birmingham City Council, a post he held from June 2004 to May 2012. Until 2014 he was one of three councillors representing the Harborne ward in the west of the city. He was formerly a Councillor on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. It was announced that he would be made a working peer by David Cameron on 1 August 2013.

Whitby was educated in Smethwick at James Watt Technical Grammar School, and also at Michael's Hoven College in the then West Germany. He then undertook a period of voluntary work in Germany, helping to rebuild communities destroyed during World War II. He has worked in the cultural sector in Liverpool, and also lectured in Business and Management Studies. He is currently chairman and managing director of Skeldings, a Smethwick-based engineering company, which was the winner of the Birmingham Post Business Award in June 2001.

A Fellow of the Institute of Directors Whitby is also President of Marketing Birmingham, Chairman of Birmingham Science Park, Aston and a board member of the National Exhibition Centre the West Midlands Regional Development Agency Advantage West Midlands, and the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership. In the past he has also served as Director of various regional organisations, including the Engineering Employers Federation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Birmingham City Region and the Federation of Small Businesses.

## History in politics

Whitby joined the Conservative Party in 1979. He first stood as a candidate in the Midlands West European by-election in 1987, again for Midlands West in the European Parliament Elections in 1989, and then as a Westminster Parliamentary candidate for Delyn in 1992. Even though on all 3 occasions he was unsuccessful in being elected he did significantly improve the Conservative vote in the first two. He achieved elected office in 1997, on winning the Harborne ward of Birmingham in a by-election, succeeding Labour councillor Anthony Rust whose resignation had triggered the election. He retained the seat until 2014.

In 1998, Whitby became the Deputy Leader of Conservative Group in Birmingham City Council, eventually becoming Group Leader in 2003. Following the 2004 Local Elections Whitby became Leader of the Council after forming a coalition with the Liberal Democrat Party in an arrangement Whitby described as a "Progressive Partnership".

Whitby's Progressive Partnership's control of the Council was threatened in the Local Elections of 2011, as the Conservatives lost 6 seats and the Liberal Democrats lost 7 seats making the Labour Party the largest Group in the Council overall with 55 seats. Whitby's colleagues suggested they were a victim of national issues playing out in the local elections, but commentators still suggested the 2012 Local Elections could be the last for the coalition. Labour gained control of the council after the 2012 election.

On 10 September 2013, he was created a life peer taking the title of **Baron Whitby**, of Harborne in the City of Birmingham.

## History as leader of Birmingham City Council

Whitby describes the mandate for the Progressive Partnership as a challenge to:

* "Deliver a low taxation environment
* Turn around failing Council services
* Raise the quality of life
* Unlock the infrastructure projects which had been mired by indecision
* Transform Birmingham City Council into an organisation fit for the 21st century
* Enhance Birmingham's reputation"

After almost eight years in control of the Council, Whitby suggests his administration has delivered against all of these challenges, highlighting in particular the fact that Birmingham City Council is now one of the lowest taxing Councils in any of the UK's major cities, delivering a Council Tax freeze in both the 2011/12 and 2012/13 financial years. Whitby points to the improvements made in key Council departments including Housing, Planning and Social Services whilst citing the increase Birmingham has made in indices such as the Mercer World Quality of Living Report, in which in 2011 Birmingham climbed three places to 52nd, ahead of all UK cities except the capital.

Whitby has been heavily involved in a number of large infrastructure projects in Birmingham. The £189 m Library of Birmingham project, which was due to open to the public on 3 September 2013, has been a commitment of Whitby's throughout his leadership for which he takes personal responsibility. The new Library, which is designed by Mecanoo architects, will be one of Europe's largest public libraries upon completion and lead to the demolition of the old library building, paving the way for a £500,000 redevelopment of Birmingham's Paradise Circus area. Equally, Whitby has been responsible for helping bring about the £600 million redevelopment of Birmingham's New Street Station in partnership with Network Rail, Advantage West Midlands and Centro.

During his time as leader, Whitby has been responsible for the slogan "Global City, Local Heart", a brand which commonly appears on Council documents and marketing material. It has been described as a simple phrase which captures the fact that as a city of over a million people, Birmingham can be one of the world's great cities, but an integral part of what makes it great is the diverse individuals which make up the population.

Whitby has been closely linked with the development of the Birmingham Big City Plan. In 2007, a report was commissioned by Councillor Whitby; the result was *The Birmingham City Centre Masterplan: The Visioning Study* by Professor Michael Parkinson. The largest master-planning exercise of its kind, the Big City Plan is designed to shape and revitalise Birmingham's city centre over the next twenty years, putting the city's sustainability, culture, creativity, technology and enterprise at the heart of its future plans, activities and development.

At times, Whitby has attracted headlines as a result of comments he has made in public. In 2006, he made a written apology to newly elected Respect Councillor Salma Yaqoob following remarks he made that she would be "better off in Oldham or Burnley". Yaqoob had criticised the Council leadership for the absence of Black or Asian Councillors in the Council Cabinet or in senior positions such as Chairs of Scrutiny Committees.

In February 2007, Whitby withdrew remarks which attracted the attention of mental health charity Mind. In a council debate, he accused Labour Councillors of suffering from schizophrenia. In the same debate, a Cabinet colleague also described the Labour Councillors of suffering senile dementia. Following media attention, Whitby issued a partial apology.

In December 2007, he criticised the study of a Tory think tank headed by former Conservative Party Leader Iain Duncan Smith to be "error-ridden, inaccurate, out of date and misleading". The report claimed the Council needed to tackle crushing poverty and unemployment before it could hail Birmingham as a great city.

## Whitby on Elected Mayors

The issue of Elected Mayors in major cities has followed Whitby since he entered politics in Birmingham. In 2001 he was part of the "no campaign" which successfully campaigned against the introduction of mayors in Birmingham, whilst in 2006 and 2007 his relationship with David Cameron was reportedly strained as Whitby was identified as an opponent of the Conservative policy of directly elected mayors running large cities in England. Whitby was said to have described the debate around elected mayors as "puerile" and disputed the idea that support for the idea would form part of the forthcoming Conservative Party manifesto. At that time the Birmingham Mail campaigned in favour of a referendum for an elected Mayor for Birmingham but the campaign failed to attract anywhere near the level of public interest needed.

More recently there have been suggestions Whitby's position has softened considerably on the issue of Mayors. Having not publicly discussed his stance on the issue since 2007, in 2012 press reports have appeared suggesting Whitby may stand as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham should there be a "yes" to the referendum planned in the City to coincide with the May local elections, Birmingham voted no in the referendum.

## InfoBox

| The Right HonourableThe Lord Whitby | |
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| Mike Whitby in the Council Chamber, Birmingham | |
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| Leader of Birmingham City Council | |
| **In office**
June 2004  3 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Bore |
| Succeeded by | Sir Albert Bore |
| Member of Birmingham City Council
for Harborne | |
| **In office**
11 September 1997  22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Rust |
| Succeeded by | John Alden |
| Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
10 September 2013
Life Peerage | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
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title: Tiantangbao station

abstract: Tiantangbao is a station on Line 2 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing Municipality, China, which opened in 2014. It is located in Dadukou District. Currently, it also serves as the southern terminus of 8 car trains.

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# Tiantangbao station

**Tiantangbao** is a station on Line 2 of Chongqing Rail Transit in Chongqing Municipality, China, which opened in 2014. It is located in Dadukou District. Currently, it also serves as the southern terminus of 8 car trains.

## Station structure

| **5F
Platforms** | Line 2 to Jiaochangkou (Xinshancun) |
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| | Island platform | |
| | Line 2 to Yudong (Jianqiao) |
| **4F
Concourse** | Exit 2, Customer service, Vending machines, Toilets |
| **1F
Concourse** | Exit 1 |

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| Tiantangbao
天堂堡 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Chongqing
China |
| Operated by | Chongqing Rail Transit Corp., Ltd |
| Line(s) | Line 2 |
| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Elevated |
| Other information | |
| Station code | **2/19** |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 December 2014 (2014-12-30) |
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| Services | |
| Preceding station Chongqing Rail Transit Following station  Xinshancuntowards Jiaochangkou  Line 2  Jianqiaotowards Yudong | |
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title: Tomislav Sertić

abstract: Tomislav Sertić was a Croatian military officer who served as the commander of all Ustaše Military Units, chief of staff of the Ustaše Militia and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. He was captured at the end of World War II and put to death as a war criminal. Sertić was born in Udbina, he graduated from Military Academy in Belgrade. He served in the Royal Yugoslav Army, where he reached the rank of major. During this time, he secretly made contact with the Ustaše. He fled to Italy to join them in 1940. When the Independent State of Croatia was established in April 1941, Sertić traveled back to Croatia together with other Ustaše members. He was first appointed as the commander of all Ustaše military units and as the commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment, but was dismissed from this position following quarrels with high-ranking Ustaše officials. He later served as the chief of staff of the Ustaše Militia and after that as a supervisor of all military schools of the Independent State of Croatia. While in this position he was heavily wounded during the Partisan siege of Gospić. In 1944, Sertić was promoted to the rank of general in the Croatian Home Guard and later that year he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Sertić was captured by the British forces in Austria after retreating from Zagreb. He was tried for war crimes in Belgrade and was found guilty on 22 September 1945. Sertić was sentenced to death, the date when he was executed is unknown.

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# Tomislav Sertić

**Tomislav Sertić** (21 December 1902 – September 1945) was a Croatian military officer who served as the commander of all Ustaše Military Units, chief of staff of the Ustaše Militia and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. He was captured at the end of World War II and put to death as a war criminal.

Sertić was born in Udbina, he graduated from Military Academy in Belgrade. He served in the Royal Yugoslav Army, where he reached the rank of major. During this time, he secretly made contact with the Ustaše. He fled to Italy to join them in 1940.

When the Independent State of Croatia was established in April 1941, Sertić traveled back to Croatia together with other Ustaše members. He was first appointed as the commander of all Ustaše military units and as the commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment, but was dismissed from this position following quarrels with high-ranking Ustaše officials. He later served as the chief of staff of the Ustaše Militia and after that as a supervisor of all military schools of the Independent State of Croatia. While in this position he was heavily wounded during the Partisan siege of Gospić. In 1944, Sertić was promoted to the rank of general in the Croatian Home Guard and later that year he was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Sertić was captured by the British forces in Austria after retreating from Zagreb. He was tried for war crimes in Belgrade and was found guilty on 22 September 1945. Sertić was sentenced to death, the date when he was executed is unknown.

## Early life and education

Tomislav Sertić was born in Udbina on 21 December 1902. He completed high school in Zagreb and a trade school in Dubrovnik. Sertić then finished military school in Maribor and Military Academy in Belgrade in 1923. After finishing his education, Sertić became a lieutenant in Royal Yugoslav Army, he was promoted to the rank of major on 6 September 1939. While in the Yugoslav Army, Sertić maintained a secret connection with Ustaše (Croatian fascist organization) groups in Italy and Hungary which helped him flee Yugoslavia in 1940. Sertić also delivered Yugoslav military intelligence to Ustaše officer Adolf Sabljak who was tasked with handling Ustaše military espionage.

## Ustaše officer

On 27 August 1940, Tomislav Sertić fled to Hungary and later moved to Italy where he met with several Ustaše leaders, including Ante Pavelić, Dido Kvaternik and Mijo Bzik. He entered Ustaše service on 2 September 1940. Sertić was part of Ante Pavelić's escort when Pavelić traveled to Rome to meet with Italian officials, Sertić took part in several of these meetings where military issues were discussed.

Sertić traveled back to Croatia when Independent State of Croatia (NDH) was established during the April war. Sertić was appointed by Ante Pavelić for Commander of all Ustaše Military Units on 3 May 1941. At the same time, he was appointed as the commander of the 1st Ustaše Regiment. After two weeks he was dismissed from this position following quarrels with Slavko Kvaternik and other high-ranking Ustaše officials. His conflict with so-called Rasovi continued through the whole war.

Sertić was appointed as a commander of the newly established Officer School of Ustaše Militia on 26 May 1941. While in this position, Sertić also commanded several Ustaše units which carried out operations against the Partisans and Chetniks in Western Bosnia. Sertić's criminal charge states that he also participated in Ustaše operations in Lika where he equipped and morally prepared 1st Lika Battalion which was responsible for egregious crimes in battles against Partisans. It also states that Sertić formed the infamous Black Legion. He remained commander of the Officer School until 5 November 1941 when he was appointed for Chief of Staff of the Ustaše Militia, a position that he remained on until late August 1942.

Between late August 1942 and 1 November 1942, Sertić served as Commander of Ustaše schools of Ustaše Militia. On 15 January 1943, he was appointed for Supervisor of all military schools of the Independent State of Croatia. He kept going to the battlefield and commanding units while in this position. On 1 May 1943, Sertić was heavily injured during the Partisan siege of Gospić by what he claimed to be a bullet fired by Ustaše units. He was immediately flown to Zagreb where he spent a month in a hospital, recovering from this injury. For his actions during siege of Gospić he was awarded with Military Order of the Iron Trefoil of 3rd Class and Wound Medal.

After recovering from the injury, Sertić continued to serve as supervisor of all military schools until September 1943 when he was again appointed for chief of staff of the Ustaše militia. For his accomplishments in this position Sertić was promoted to a rank of general in the Croatian Home Guard on 14 July 1944. Ministry of the Armed Forces of NDH was reorganized on 22 December 1944, it was split into the two departments; the administrative staff and the general staff of the Armed Forces. Sertić was appointed Chief of the General Staff and he remained in that position until the end of the war.

On 7 May 1945, Sertić together with several other Ustaše officers led by Ante Pavelić began retreating towards Austria. Sertić reached Krumpendorf before being captured by the British forces. On 18 May, he was handed over to the Partisans, who transferred him to Zagreb on 28 or 29 May where he was imprisoned and questioned.

## Trial and death

Between 7 and 9 June 1945, Sertić was transferred from Zagreb to prison in Belgrade. He was tried for war crimes along 34 other officers of NDH. During his trial, Archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac spoke in his defense saying that he "personally knew Sertić as a noble person, full of humanness, who always condemned injustice". On 22 September 1945, Sertić was found guilty and was sentenced to death. The exact date of Sertić's death is unknown; however, his friend and distant relative Zdenka Sertić who visited him during his imprisonment remarked in her diary that he was handed over to OZNA on 27 September and that it was being said that he was executed on the same day either in Banjica or in Jajinci. Croatian language biographical reference publication *Tko je tko u NDH* gives Sertić's date of death as unknown day of September 1945.

### Footnotes

1. Perman 2013.
2. Jareb 2000, p. 274.
3. Jareb 2000, p. 275.
4. Jareb 2000, p. 278.
5. Dizdar et al. 1997, p. 479.
6. Jareb 2000, p. 279.
7. Jareb 2000, p. 280.
8. Jareb 2000, pp. 281–282.
9. Dimitrijević 2013, p. 73.
10. Jareb 2000, p. 283.
11. Ibler 1995, pp. 58–59.
12. Jareb 2000, p. 284.
13. Jareb 2000, p. 285.
14. Jareb 2000, p. 286.
15. Jareb 2000, p. 288.
16. Tomasevich 2001, p. 458.
17. Jareb 2000, pp. 293–294.
18. Jareb 2000, p. 296.
19. Jareb 2000, p. 301.
20. Ibler 1995, p. 60.
21. Dizdar et al. 1997, p. 357.

### Sources

* Perman, Berislav (10 January 2013). "General vojske NDH Tomislav Sertić". *Vojna povijest* (in Croatian). Večernji list. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
* Jareb, Mario (2000). "Ustaški pukovnik i general Tomislav Sertić" (PDF). *Časopis za suvremenu povijest* (in Croatian). **32** (2). Retrieved 9 March 2021.
* Dizdar, Zdravko; Grčić, Marko; Ravlić, Slaven; Stuparić, Darko (1997). *Tko je tko u NDH: Hrvatska 1941–1945* (in Croatian). Zagreb: Minerva. ISBN 978-953-6377-03-9.
* Dimitrijević, Bojan (2013). "Formiranje ustaške vojnice 1941" \[The Organisation Of The Croatian Ustasa Forces In 1941\]. *Istorija 20. Veka*. **31** (1): 67–84. doi:10.29362/ist20veka.2013.1.dim.67-84  via CEEOL.
* Ibler, Mladen (20 November 1995). "Zdenka i Tomislav Sertić – dvije hrvatske sudbine". *Obzor*. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
* Tomasevich, Jozo (2001). *War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: Occupation and Collaboration*. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-3615-2.

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| Tomislav Sertić | |
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| Born | 21 December 1902
Udbina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | September 1945 (aged 42)
Belgrade, Democratic Federal Yugoslavia |
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| Years of service | 1923–1940
1941–1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Military Order of the Iron Trefoil
Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir
Wound Medal |
| Alma mater | Military Academy in Belgrade |


title: WASP-69

abstract: WASP-69, also named Wouri, is a K-type main-sequence star 164 light-years away. Its surface temperature is 4782±15 K. WASP-69 is slightly enriched in heavy elements compared to the Sun, with a metallicity Fe/H index of 0.10±0.01, and is much younger than the Sun at 2 billion years. The data regarding starspot activity of WASP-69 are inconclusive, but spot coverage of the photosphere may be very high. Multiplicity surveys did not detect any stellar companions to WASP-69 as of 2020.

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# WASP-69

**WASP-69**, also named **Wouri**, is a K-type main-sequence star 164 light-years (50 parsecs) away. Its surface temperature is 4782±15 . WASP-69 is slightly enriched in heavy elements compared to the Sun, with a metallicity Fe/H index of 0.10±0.01, and is much younger than the Sun at 2 billion years. The data regarding starspot activity of WASP-69 are inconclusive, but spot coverage of the photosphere may be very high.

Multiplicity surveys did not detect any stellar companions to WASP-69 as of 2020.

## Nomenclature

The designation *WASP-69* indicates that this was the 69th star found to have a planet by the Wide Angle Search for Planets.

In August 2022, this planetary system was included among 20 systems to be named by the third NameExoWorlds project. The approved names, proposed by a team from Cameroon, were announced in June 2023. WASP-69 is named **Wouri** and its planet is named **Makombé**, after the Wouri and Makombé rivers.

## Planetary system

In 2013, one planet, named WASP-69b, was discovered on a tight, circular orbit. Its equilibrium temperature is 886 , but the measured terminator temperature is significantly higher by at least 200 . The planet is losing mass at a moderate rate of 0.5 ME per billion years, not producing a visible cometary tail, although it was detected in 2024 and measured to be at least 7 times its own radius.

The planetary atmosphere is extremely hazy and contains a partial cloud deck with cloud tops rising to a pressure of 100 Pa. Its composition is mostly hydrogen and helium, and sodium was also detected in low concentration. The sodium may originate from volcanic moons, not from the planet itself.

By 2021, the presence of hazes in atmosphere of WASP-69b was confirmed, along with a solar or super-solar water abundance.

The WASP-69 planetary system
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| **b / Makombé** | 0.260±0.017 MJ | 0.04525±0.00053 | 3.8681382±0.0000017 | 0 | 86.71±0.20 | 0.945+0.007
−0.017 RJ |

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WASP-69 / Wouri
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| Constellation | Aquarius |
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| Right ascension | 21h 00m 06.19682s |
| Declination | −05° 05 40.0349 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.87±0.03 |
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| **Radial velocity (Rv)** | −9.83±0.13 km/s |
| **Proper motion (μ)** | RA: 33.778 mas/yr
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| **Parallax (π)** | 19.8858 ± 0.0170 mas |
| **Distance** | 164.0 ± 0.1 ly
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| **Mass** | 0.826±0.029 |
| **Radius** | 0.813 |
| **Surface gravity (log *g*)** | 4.59±0.02 cgs |
| **Temperature** | 4782±15 |
| **Metallicity** \[Fe/H\] | 0.10±0.01 dex |
| **Rotation** | 23.07 |
| **Rotational velocity (*v* sin *i*)** | 1.27±0.22 km/s |
| **Age** | 2 Gyr |
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| Wouri, BD−05 5432, WASP-69, TYC 5200-1560-1, GSC 05200-01560, 2MASS J21000618-0505398 | |
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title: VRT Top 30 number-one hits of 1990

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# VRT Top 30 number-one hits of 1990

These hits topped the Ultratop 50 in the Flanders region of Belgium in 1990.

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| January 6 | Phil Collins | "Another Day in Paradise" |
| January 13 | | |
| January 20 | | |
| January 27 | | |
| February 3 | Lisa Stansfield | "All Around the World" |
| February 10 | Clouseau | "Daar Gaat Ze" |
| February 17 | | |
| February 24 | Technotronic | "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" |
| March 3 | | |
| March 10 | | |
| March 17 | Sinéad O'Connor | "Nothing Compares 2 U" |
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| April 21 | | |
| April 28 | Michael Bolton | "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" |
| May 5 | | |
| May 12 | Guru Josh | "Infinity" |
| May 19 | Madonna | "Vogue" |
| May 26 | Vaya Con Dios | "What's a Woman?" |
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| June 30 | | |
| July 7 | | |
| July 14 | | |
| July 21 | Gary Moore | "Still Got the Blues" |
| July 28 | | |
| August 4 | Adamski & Seal | "Killer" |
| August 11 | | |
| August 18 | MC Hammer | "U Can't Touch This" |
| August 25 | | |
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| September 22 | London Beat | "I've Been Thinking About You" |
| September 29 | Lorca | "Ritmo de la noche" |
| October 6 | | |
| October 13 | London Beat | "I've Been Thinking About You" |
| October 20 | | |
| October 27 | Matthias Reim | "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" |
| November 3 | | |
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| November 24 | | |
| December 1 | Maria McKee | "Show Me Heaven" |
| December 8 | | |
| December 15 | | |
| December 22 | | |
| December 29 | Enigma | "Sadeness (Part I)" |


title: Swainsona formosa

abstract: Swainsona formosa, commonly known as Sturt's desert pea or Sturt pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is native to all continental states and the Northern Territory of Australia, with the exception of Victoria. It is a prostrate annual or short lived perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with about 15 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of usually red flowers in racemes of 2 to 6.

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# Swainsona formosa

***Swainsona formosa***, commonly known as **Sturt's desert pea** or **Sturt pea**, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is native to all continental states and the Northern Territory of Australia, with the exception of Victoria. It is a prostrate annual or short lived perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with about 15 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of usually red flowers in racemes of 2 to 6.

## Description

*Swainsona formosa* is a prostrate annual or short lived perennial herb, with several densely softly-hairy stems mostly 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide. The leaves are mostly 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) long with about 15 elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets 100–300 mm (3.9–11.8 in) long and 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) wide, the end leaflet slightly longer. There are broad, densely hairy stipules, sometimes 15 mm (0.59 in) or more at the base of the petiole.

The flowers are borne in racemes about 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) long with 2 to 6 usually red flowers, sometimes white or other colours, on a peduncle 50–150 mm (2.0–5.9 in) long, each flower on a shaggy-hairy pedicel 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long. The sepals are joined at the base, forming a bell-shaped tube 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long with narrowly egg-shaped lobes with thread-like tips, the lobes twice as long as the tube. The standard petal is 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) long and very narrow, the base domed into a usually black, shiny boss. The wings are 35–40 mm (1.4–1.6 in) long, tapering to a narrow point, and the keel 50–60 mm (2.0–2.4 in) long and 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) deep with a narrow tip. Flowering occurs from June to October, and the fruit is a hairy pod or follicle 40–90 mm (1.6–3.5 in) long, 10–12 mm (0.39–0.47 in) wide and round in cross-section, with a stalk 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) long and the remains of the style about 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) long.

Most forms of the plant are low-growing or prostrate, however in the Pilbara region of north-western Australia varieties growing as tall as 2 metres have been observed.

## Taxonomy and naming

Specimens of Sturt's desert pea were first collected by William Dampier who recorded his first sighting on 22 August 1699 on Rosemary Island. These specimens are today in the Fielding-Druce Herbarium at the University of Oxford in England.

The first formal description of the species was in 1832 by George Don, who gave it the name *Donia formosa* in his *A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants*. In 1835, John Lindley transferred the species to *Clianthus* as *C. dampieri*, but that name was illegitimate because there was no formal description of the genus. In 1950, Neridah Clifton Ford and Joyce Winifred Vickery transferred Don's *Donia formosa* to *Clianthus* as *C. formosus* in *Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium*, with a description of the genus, the type species endemic to New Zealand. In 1990, Joy Thompson transferred the species to *Swainsona* as *S. formosa*, and the name is accepted by both Plants of the World Online and the Australian Plant Census. The specific epithet (*formosa*) means "finely formed", "handsome" or "beautiful".

In 1999, Alex George proposed to transfer the species to the monotypic genus *Willdampia*, but the move was not accepted.

## Distribution and habitat

Sturt's desert pea is widespread in arid parts of inland Australia, including in Western Australia, South Australia, the southern parts of the Northern Territory, western parts of New South Wales and in Queensland. It grows in red sandy or loamy soils in mulga woodland, near creek lines and on stony hills, sometimes in woodland and open plains.

## Common names

The first recorded uses of common names for *Swainsona formosa* (Author/publication and year of first use).:

showy donia (G. Don, 1832)
beautiful donia (G. Don, 1832)
Dampier's clianth (Veitch, 1850)
Dampier's clianthus (Hooker, 1858)
Sturt's pea (Adelaide Advertiser, 1858)
Sturt pea (de Mole, 1861)
Captain Sturt's desert pea (Aspinall, 1862)
desert pea (Anon., 1864)
Sturt's desert pea (Tenison-Woods, 1865)
glory flower (Bailey, 1883)
glory pea (Bailey, 1883)
Sturt's glory pea (Anon., 1886)
lobster claws (The Garden, 1890)
blood flower (Parker, 1898)
Dampier's glory pea (Guilfoyle, 1911)
Australian glory pea (Guilfoyle, 1911)
Dampier pea (Harris, 1980)

It is well adapted to life as a desert plant. The small seeds have a long viability, and can germinate after many years. Seeds have a hard seed coat, which protects them from harsh arid environments until the next rainfall, but inhibits germination in normal domestic environments. Growers can overcome this dormancy either by nicking the seed coat away from the 'eye' of the seed, by rubbing the seed gently between pieces of sandpaper, or by placing the seed in hot (just off-boiling) water and leaving it to soak overnight.

## Ecology

Flowers are bird-pollinated in the wild.

## Use as emblem and icon

Sturt's desert pea (described as *Clianthus formosus*) was adopted as the floral emblem of the state of South Australia on 23 November 1961. Its iconic status in Australia, and especially in South Australia, has ensured its use as a popular subject in artwork and photography. It appears in the logos of the Outback Communities Authority and the National Parks and Wildlife Service, South Australia together with the associated volunteer umbrella organisation, Friends of Parks. Sturt's Desert Pea has also made many appearances in prose and verse, as well as featuring in some Aboriginal legends.

Sturt's desert pea has appeared in several releases of Australian postage stamps depicting Australian floral emblems issued in 1968, 1971 and 2005. The flower also features on the logo of Charles Sturt University, which is also named after the explorer.

## InfoBox

| Sturt's desert pea | |
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| Sturt's desert pea, at Melbourne Zoo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | *Swainsona* |
| Species: | ***S. formosa*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Swainsona formosa***<br>(G. Don) Joy Thomps. | |
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| List * + *Clianthus dampieri* A.Cunn. ex Lindl. nom. illeg.     + *Clianthus formosus* (G.Don) Ford & Vickery     + *Clianthus speciosus* var. *typicus* Domin not validly publ.     + *Donia formosa* G.Don     + *Willdampia formosa* (G.Don) A.S.George     + *Clianthus dampieri* var. *marginatus* Dombrain     + *Clianthus dampieri* var. *marginatus* Wickham nom. illeg.     + *Clianthus dampieri* var. *tricolor* Anon.     + *Clianthus oxleyi* A.Cunn. ex Lindl. nom. illeg.     + *Clianthus speciosus* (G.Don) Asch. & Graebn. nom. illeg.     + *Clianthus speciosus* subsp. *marginatus* (Dombrain) Asch. & Graebn.     + *Clianthus speciosus* var. *oxleyi* (A.Cunn. ex Lindl.) Domin     + *Colutea novae-hollandiae* Walp.     + *Donia speciosa* G.Don     + *Kennedia speciosa* A.Cunn. nom. subnud.     + *Swainsona atrococcinea* Carrière | |


title: Morinë, Gjakova

abstract: Morinë is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Morinë is situated nearby to the hamlets Ukshini and Potok and the village Ponoshec. Morinë is located east of the mountain pass of Qafë Morinë.

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# Morinë, Gjakova

**Morinë** is a village in the District of Gjakova, in Kosovo. Morinë is situated nearby to the hamlets Ukshini and Potok and the village Ponoshec. Morinë is located east of the mountain pass of Qafë Morinë.

## Etymology

The name of the settlement comes from the Morina tribe.

## History

The Morina during the 15th century were part of the Nahiya of Altun-ili and Morina as a settlement was mentioned in the 1485 Ottoman defter of the region. In total there were registered 28 homes.

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| Morinë | |
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| Village | |
| Morinë | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′29″N 20°15′48″E / 42.40808878115828°N 20.263434211492054°E / 42.40808878115828; 20.263434211492054 | |
| Location | Kosovo |
| District | Gjakova |
| Municipality | Gjakova |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 189 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |


title: Poggio Renatico

abstract: Poggio Renatico is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bologna and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Ferrara. Poggio Renatico borders on the following municipalities: Baricella, Ferrara, Galliera, Malalbergo, Terre del Reno, Vigarano Mainarda.

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# Poggio Renatico

**Poggio Renatico** (Poggese: *Al Puz*; Ferrarese: *Al Pògio*) is a *comune* (municipality) in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Bologna and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Ferrara.

Poggio Renatico borders on the following municipalities: Baricella, Ferrara, Galliera, Malalbergo, Terre del Reno, Vigarano Mainarda.

## History

During the Middle Ages, the region of Poggio Renatico was fortified by the rulers of Bologna through a discontinuous line of towers and castles that provided exclusive control of fishing and river trade and protection against the expansionist intentions of neighboring Ferrara.

About 5 kilometres (3 mi) outside Poggio Renatico is one of the Italian Air Force's biggest radar stations, which was formerly used to monitor air traffic over Yugoslavia and southern Warsaw Pact countries.

In 2010, NATO controlled its air forces in southern Europe from the Poggio Renatico radar base, and in March 2010 it provided military control over the airspace between the Danube delta and the Atlantic Ocean.

In May 2011, this Italian Air Force radar station was used by NATO as the nerve center for coordinating air strikes during the Libyan Civil War.

Poggio Renatico was hit by the 2012 Emilia earthquakes which caused the Lambertini Castle clock tower to collapse. The earthquake also damaged the dome and bell tower of the Abbey Church of St. Michael the Archangel. On 4 June 2012 (several weeks after the earthquake) the steeple of the church was demolished with explosives.

## Main sights

* Lambertini Castle
* Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel
* The Abbey of St. Michael the Archangel
* Tower of the Uccellino, also called the Usolino
* The Tower of the Cocenno
* The Tower of the Poggio, also called that of the Ortolano or Fornasini
* The Tower of the Verga, also called that of the Vedrega
* The Clock Tower of Poggio Renatico

## Notable people

## InfoBox

| Poggio Renatico | |
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| *Comune* | |
| Comune di Poggio Renatico | |
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| Location of Poggio Renatico | |
| Poggio RenaticoLocation of Poggio Renatico in ItalyPoggio RenaticoPoggio Renatico (Emilia-Romagna) | |
| Coordinates: 44°46′N 11°30′E / 44.767°N 11.500°E / 44.767; 11.500 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Province of Ferrara (FE) |
| *Frazioni* | Chiesa Nuova, Coronella, Gallo, Madonna Boschi |
| Government | |
| Mayor | Daniele Garuti |
| Area | |
| Total | 80.23 km2 (30.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2022) | |
| Total | 9,670 |
| Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44028 |
| Dialing code | 0532 |
| Website | Official website |


title: Yvonne O'Byrne

abstract: Yvonne O'Byrne is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. She plays for Cork Harlequins in the Women's Irish Hockey League and has also played for Cork Institute of Technology at intervarsity level.

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# Yvonne O'Byrne

**Yvonne O'Byrne** (born 2 January 1992) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. She plays for Cork Harlequins in the Women's Irish Hockey League and has also played for Cork Institute of Technology at intervarsity level.

## Early years, family and education

O'Byrne is the daughter of Pat O'Byrne. She has two brothers, Niall and Lorcan. She was raised in the Model Farm Road and Bishopstown districts of Cork. She was educated at St Catherine's N.S., Mount Mercy College, Cork and the Cork Institute of Technology. In addition to playing field hockey, in her youth O'Byrne also played association football with Wilton United.

## Domestic teams

### Mount Mercy College

O'Byrne began playing field hockey while attending Mount Mercy College, Cork. In 2006, aged just 14 and while still a second year student, O'Byrne was the youngest member of the Mount Mercy team that won the Munster Senior Schools Cup and the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships. O'Byrne captained the Mount Mercy team in 2010. O'Byrne would later return to Mount Mercy to coach the field hockey team.

### Munster

Between 2006 and 2013 O'Byrne represented and captained Munster at Under-16, Under-18 and Under-21 levels. She played with the Munster senior team in 2011 when they won the Senior Interprovincial tournament. She was named Munster Under-18 Player of the Year in 2010 and Munster Under-21 Player of the Year in 2012.

### Cork Harlequins

In 2008 O'Byrne began playing for Cork Harlequins. She was encouraged to play for the club by Cliodhna Sargent, an Ireland women's field hockey international and former Mount Mercy student. At the time Sargent was playing for Harlequins and coaching Mount Mercy. O'Byrne began captaining the team aged just 19. She subsequently helped Cork Harlequins win the Munster Senior League Division 1 titles in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013. She also helped the club finish as runners up in the 2009–10 Women's Irish Hockey League. In the 2016–17 season she was captain of the Cork Harlequins team that played in the Irish Senior Cup final. Other members of the team included Roisin Upton and Naomi Carroll. She was again captain when Harlequins finished as runners up in both the Women's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy in 2017–18.

### Cork Institute of Technology

O'Byrne has been a bursary student at Cork Institute of Technology since 2010. She completed a Bachelor of Business in Recreation and Leisure in May 2013. She than began an Honours Business degree in Sport and Exercise. In August 2018, she was completing a research PhD in health promotion intervention in primary schools. She has captained the CIT ladies field hockey team in the intervarsity tournament, the Chilean Cup. In 2012 she captained CIT as they won the Chilean Plate.

## Ireland international

O'Byrne represented Ireland at Under-18, Under-21 and Ireland A level before making her senior debut against Spain in January 2014. O'Byrne was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II, defeating the Czech Republic 5–0 in the final. In January 2017 she was also a member of the Ireland team that won a 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur, defeating Malaysia 3–0 in the final.

O'Byrne represented Ireland at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal. She featured in all of Ireland's games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the United States, India, and England, the quarter-final against India, the semi-final against Spain and the final against the Netherlands.

| Tournaments | Place |
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| 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | 8th |
| 2015 Women's EuroHockey Championship II | 1st |
| 2016 Hawke's Bay Cup | 5th |
| 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League | 13th |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur Tournament | 1st |
| 2017 Women's Four Nations Cup | 2nd |
| 2017 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship | 6th |
| 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup |  |

## Honours

Ireland Cork Harlequins Cork Institute of Technology * **Chilean Plate**
    + *Winners*: 2012

Mount Mercy College, Cork * **Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships**
    + *Winners*: 2006
* **Munster Senior Schools Cup**
    + *Winners*: 2006

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Yvonne O'Byrne
| Personal information | | | |
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| Born | (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 <br>County Cork | | |
| Playing position | Defender | | |
| Youth career | | | |
| 2005–2010 | Mount Mercy College, Cork | | |
| 2005–2010 | Munster | | |
| Senior career | | | |
| Years | **Team** | | |
| 2008– | Cork Harlequins | | |
| 2010– | Cork Institute of Technology | | |
| 2011 | → Munster | | |
| National team | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2014– | Ireland | 116+ |  |
| Medal record      World Cup  2018 London | | | |


title: Weghat Nazar

abstract: Weghat Nazar is an Arabic monthly magazine that features essays and book reviews on politics, culture, literature, and current affairs. The publication, whose name in Arabic means ‘points of views,’ was inspired by its editors’ vision that the only answer to difference in opinions is dialogue, and that dialogue is an exchange of ‘points of views.’

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# Weghat Nazar

***Weghat Nazar*** (Arabic: وجهات نظر) is an Arabic monthly magazine that features essays and book reviews on politics, culture, literature, and current affairs. The publication, whose name in Arabic means ‘points of views,’ was inspired by its editors’ vision that the only answer to difference in opinions is dialogue, and that dialogue is an exchange of ‘points of views.’

## History

### The periodical

*Weghat Nazar* was founded in 1999 by leading Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, and published by Ibrahim El Moallem Chairman of Dar El Shorouk publishing house, with journalist and writer Salama Ahmed Salama as its first editor-in-chief, later succeeded by Ayman Al-Sayyad. The idea was inspired by what the editors felt is a lack of intellectual space for deep, thoughtful and meaningful dialogue in the Arab region, in a media environment filled with noise, and ideological warfare. As part of its mission to be a window for Arabic readers to global thought, in addition to original contributions, the periodical routinely published translations for a selection of articles from fellow literary journals including *The New York Review of Books*, *The New Yorker*, *London Review of Books*, *The Atlantic Monthly* and *Harper's Magazine*

Since its first edition, *Weghat Nazar* received wide popularity amongst thought leaders, academics and policy makers in the Arab region, as well as those with interest in the region. The periodical quickly became known as the leading literary-intellectual magazine in the Arabic language, and for its layout and covers illustrated by renowned Egyptian artist Helmi El Touni.Since the first edition, Heikal remained closely involved with the editorial process, in addition to writing the periodical’s main feature, until his retirement in 2003. Later, the periodical became associated with the name of its editor Ayman Al-Sayyad, also independently known for his efforts in reconciliation and transitional justice initiatives in the region.

### *Weghat Nazar* Dialogues

In 2009, Ayman Al-Sayyad, editor of *Weghat Nazar* started *Weghat Nazar Dialogues* a culture initiative that which conducts seminars, consultations and public dialogues on key political and development issues in the region. The Dialogues began with a partnership with the UNDP, and its events’ co-hosts/ participants have so far included Bibliotheca Alexandria, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Al-Jazeera Center for Studies, and the Georgetown University Center for International and Regional Studies.

## Notable contributors

Notable contributors to *Weghat Nazar* have included Arabic and non-Arabic authors alike, including but not limited to:

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*Weghat Nazar*
| First Issue, February 1999 | |
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| Editor-in-Chief | Ayman Al-Sayyad |
| Categories | Literary magazine <br>Cultural magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Egyptian Company for International and Arabic Publishing |
| First issue | 1 February 1999 (1999-02-01) |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |


title: Ticocystiscus

abstract: Ticocystiscus is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cystiscidae. This genus, and indeed all the genera in the family, were previously and sometimes still are, placed in the family Marginellidae.

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# Ticocystiscus

***Ticocystiscus*** is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cystiscidae.

This genus, and indeed all the genera in the family, were previously and sometimes still are, placed in the family Marginellidae.

## Species

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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Cystiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Cystiscinae |
| Genus: | ***Ticocystiscus***
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title: William Suida

abstract: William Suida, born Wilhelm Emil Suida was an eminent Austrian art historian and art collector and "one of the greatest connoisseurs of Italian art." He published books and essays in multiple languages about numerous artists and schools of art. He and his heirs amassed a large private collection that in 1999 was acquired by the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, where many paintings from the Suida-Manning Collection are on permanent display.

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# William Suida

**William Suida**, born **Wilhelm Emil Suida** (April 26, 1877 – October 29, 1959) was an eminent Austrian art historian and art collector and "one of the greatest connoisseurs of Italian art." He published books and essays in multiple languages about numerous artists and schools of art. He and his heirs amassed a large private collection that in 1999 was acquired by the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, where many paintings from the Suida-Manning Collection are on permanent display.

## In Europe

Suida was born in Neunkirchen, Austria, the son of Albert Suida and Bertha von Heim, a relative of Richard Wagner. His uncle was the art historian Henry Thode, with whom he studied in Heidelberg and under whom he wrote his dissertation, published in 1900 as *Die Genredarstellungen Albrecht Dürer*. In 1902 he began a two-year residence in Florence as an assistant at the Deutsches Kunsthistorisches Institut. His research there resulted in his 1905 book on Florentine Trecento painting, *Florentinische Maler um die Mitte des XIV Jahrhunderts*.

On his return to Austria, he was appointed lecturer at the University of Vienna, then obtained the Chair of Art History at Graz University, a post he held until 1939. His academic career was interrupted by military service as a captain in the First World War. He became an expert on Raphael, Bramante, da Vinci, and Titian ("his favorite until the end"), and also on various regional schools of Italian painting, especially Ligurian, Lombard, and Venetian art.

With the annexation of Austria by the Nazis in 1939, he emigrated with his wife, Hermine, and their only child, Bertina, first to England and then to the United States.

## In the United States

In 1947 Suida became director of the art history department of the Kress Foundation in New York, advising entrepreneur Samuel Henry Kress on art purchases and later helping to disperse the collection to museums across the United States, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

His daughter, Bertina, studied art history at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts, where she met and married fellow art history student Robert Lee Manning. The elder Suida gave his son-in-law a position as curator for the Kress collection. Bertina was a curator at the Chrysler Collection. Through their own purchases, William and his daughter and son-in-law amassed a private collection of hundreds of European paintings and works on paper.

William Suida died in New York in 1959. Bertina Suida Manning died in 1992, and Robert Manning in 1996. In 1999 their son-in-law and daughter, Kurt and Alessandra Manning Dolnier, made a partial gift of the Suida-Manning Collection to the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin.

## Publications

Suida wrote works in German, Italian, French, and English, including the books *Leonardo und sein Kreis* (Munich: F. Bruckmann, 1929), *Pittura del Rinascimento nel Canton Ticino* (Milan, 1932), *Tiziano* (Roma: Valori Plastici, 1933; also in German as *Tizian*, 1933, and in French as *Le Titien*, 1935), *Bramante pittore e il Bramantino* (Milan: Ceschina, 1953), and, in collaboration with his daughter Bertina, a pioneering biographical and critical study of the 16th-century Genoese painter, *Luca Cambiaso: la vita e le opere* (Milan: Ceschina, 1957).

He also wrote many monographs and essays, and catalogued numerous art collections.

In 1959 the Kress Foundation and Phaidon Press published *Studies in the History of Art, Dedicated to William E. Suida on His Eightieth Birthday*. The multilingual collection of essays by fifty contributors included an extensive 8-page bibliography of Suida's own writings, with hundreds of entries.

## The Suida-Manning Collection

William Suida, Bertina Suida Manning, and Kurt Manning amassed one of the world's largest and most important collections of Old Master artwork in private hands, comprising some 250 paintings, 400 drawings and 50 sculptures, estimated in 1998 to be worth $30–35 million. It is said to be the eighth largest collection of Italian Old Master paintings outside Europe.

According to the *New York Times*, major works in the collection include *The Conversion of St. Paul*, painted by Daniele Crespi about 1621, considered to be the artist's finest painting in the United States; Sebastiano del Piombo's *Portrait of a Man* from about 1516, a rare example of a High Renaissance portrait; Sebastiano Ricci's mythological *Flora*, c. 1712–1716; a very early work by Claude Lorrain, *Pastoral Landscape*, from 1628–1630; and Tiepolo's *Storyteller*, from the mid-1770s, part of a famous series depicting 18th-century Venice. Other highlights include Claude Vignon's *David with the Head of Goliath*, c. 1620–1623; Simon Vouet’s *Saint Cecilia*, c. 1626; and three paintings by Guercino, including *Landscape With Tobias and Angel*, c. 1616–1617 (acquired by the Mannings unattributed at a Viennese antique shop "for little more than the value of its antique gilt frame.")

The Suidas were the foremost experts on the works of the Mannerist painter Luca Cambiaso, and collected seven paintings and several drawings by him, making theirs the most important repository of Cambiaso's work outside his native Genoa.

The collection also includes works by Rubens, Boucher, Correggio and many other Italian, French, German, Austrian, Dutch, and Flemish artists of the 14th to the 18th centuries.

Over the years, some works from the Suida-Manning Collection were donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan Library, and other institutions; these include Jacopo Palma il Giovane's "Lamentation" (c. 1620), given "in memory of William E. Suida" to the National Gallery of Art in 1991.

In 1999 Kurt and Alessandra Manning Dolnier made a partial gift of the Suida-Manning Collection to the Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin. (Sotheby's valued the collection at $30–35 million. Three anonymous donors contributed $4.75 million toward the acquisition, and the university pledged to raise $15 million to complete it.) The Blanton was chosen in part because Robert Manning (born near Waco in the town of Mart) had wanted the collection to go to an institution in his native Texas, and also wanted it to be kept together. About 85 paintings from the Suida-Manning Collection are on permanent display in the museum's European art galleries.

## Suida-Manning Collection highlights


title: WPLV

abstract: WPLV is a radio station licensed to Navarre, Florida, United States, serving the Pensacola area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

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# WPLV

**WPLV** (95.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Navarre, Florida, United States, serving the Pensacola area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

## History

The station signed on in 2000 as WGCX with the contemporary Christian format it continues to broadcast. Before signing on, the station had the call signs WAFN, WZEW, and WGCX-FM.

In October 2013, 550 AM, Inc., sold WKFP to Educational Media Foundation for $1.75 million. The sale was consummated on December 23, 2013.

The station changed its call sign on July 21, 2015, to the current WPLV.

## InfoBox

WPLV
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| Broadcast area | Pensacola, Florida |
| Frequency | 95.7 MHz |
| Branding | K-LOVE |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Affiliations | K-LOVE |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | EMF Broadcasting |
| History | |
| First air date | 1998 |
| Former call signs | WAFN (1993–1994)
WZEW (1994–1997)
WGCX-FM (1997)
WGCX (1997–2009)
WKFP (2009–2015) |
| Call sign meaning | **W** **P**ensaco**L**a **V** |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 52024 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 86 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°27′2.00″N 86°51′59.00″W / 30.4505556°N 86.8663889°W / 30.4505556; -86.8663889 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | klove.com |


title: Urgleptes maculatus

abstract: Urgleptes maculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gilmour in 1962.

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# Urgleptes maculatus

***Urgleptes maculatus*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Gilmour in 1962.

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| *Urgleptes maculatus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Urgleptes* |
| Species: | ***U. maculatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Urgleptes maculatus***<br>Gilmour, 1962 | |
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title: Susan Owens

abstract: Susan Owens is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 2001. On November 7, 2000, she was elected the seventh woman to serve on the court. She joined the court after serving nineteen years as district court judge in Western Clallam County, where she was the county's senior elected official with five terms. She also served as the Quileute Tribe's chief judge for five years and chief judge of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe for more than six years. Owens was born and raised in Kinston, North Carolina, where she graduated from high school. Her father, Frank Owens, was a small town general practitioner, and her mother, Hazel is a retired law enforcement officer. She attended college at Duke University. After graduation in 1971, she attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving her Juris Doctor in 1975. She was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1975, and the Washington State Bar in 1976.

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# Susan Owens

**Susan Owens** (born August 19, 1949) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court since 2001. On November 7, 2000, she was elected the seventh woman to serve on the court. She joined the court after serving nineteen years as district court judge in Western Clallam County, where she was the county's senior elected official with five terms. She also served as the Quileute Tribe's chief judge for five years and chief judge of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe for more than six years.

Owens was born and raised in Kinston, North Carolina, where she graduated from high school. Her father, Frank Owens, was a small town general practitioner, and her mother, Hazel is a retired law enforcement officer. She attended college at Duke University. After graduation in 1971, she attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, receiving her Juris Doctor in 1975. She was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1975, and the Washington State Bar in 1976.

## Notable opinions

Owens signed the majority opinions sanctioning the delegations of very broad policy-setting powers to appointive-board governments.

In September 2017, Owens wrote for the majority when, by a vote of 5-3, it upheld the child pornography trafficking conviction of a seventeen-year-old boy for sexting a picture of himself to an adult woman.

In October 2018, Owens concurred when the majority abolished the state's death penalty because they found its racist imposition violated the Constitution of Washington.

## InfoBox

| Susan Owens | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
January 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Talmadge |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-08-19) August 19, 1949
Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (BA)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (JD) |
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title: Morinville Jets

abstract: The Morinville Jets are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in Morinville, Alberta. They play in the Capital Junior Hockey League. Their head coach is Trent Brown.

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# Morinville Jets

The **Morinville Jets** are a Canadian Junior B ice hockey team located in Morinville, Alberta. They play in the Capital Junior Hockey League. Their head coach is Trent Brown.

## Recent history

The Morinville Jets were founded in 1977, and have enjoyed moderate success throughout their 38 years in the CJHL, but have never won the league title. The Jets hosted the 2012 CJHL All-Star Game in 2012. In September 2012, recent team grad and former captain Nick McRae was killed in an ATV accident near Edson. In honour of him, the team retired McRae's former number, 11. The Jets' closest geographical rival is the St. Albert Merchants, with whom they hold a fierce rivalry.

## Season-by-season record

Records as of April 17, 2015.

| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008-09 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 169 | 166 | 3rd, West | N/A |
| 2009-10 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 150 | 119 | 3rd, West | Lost in division semifinals, (Warriors) |
| 2010-11 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 176 | 168 | 3rd, West | Lost in division semifinals, (Red Wings) |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 160 | 117 | 2nd, West | Lost in division finals, (Regals) |
| 2012-13 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 192 | 156 | 5th, West | Lost in 1st round, (Merchants) |
| 2013-14 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 187 | 179 | 5th, West | Lost in 1st round, (Warriors) |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 175 | 161 | 3rd, West | Lost in division semifinals, (Red Wings) |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 150 | 166 | 5th, West | Won 1st Round, 2-0 (Warriors)
Lost quarterfinals, 0-3 (Red Wings) |
| 2016-17 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 188 | 123 | **1st of 7, West**
3 of 14 CJHL | Lost in division semifinals, 2-3 (Flyers) |
| 2017-18 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 157 | 114 | 3rd of 7, West
5 of 14 CJHL | Won 1st Round, 2-0 (Mustangs)
Lost quarterfinals, 1-3 (Red Wings) |
| 2018-19 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 155 | 136 | 3rd of 7, West
7 of 14 CJHL | Won qualifying round, 2-0(Flyers)
Lost in quarterfinals, 0-3 (Red Wings) |
| 2019-20 | 38 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 119 | 167 | 5th of 7, West
11 of 14 CJHL | Won 1st Round, 2-0 (Flyers)
Lost quarterfinals, 1-4 (Red Wings) |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | Remainder of Season | Cancelled due to Covid |
| 2021-22 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 174 | 120 | 3rd of 7, West
5 of 14 CJHL | Won 1st Round, 2-0 (Regals)
Won quarterfinals, 3-1 (Warriors)
Lost semifinals, 3-4 (Chiefs) |
| 2022-23 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 209 | 127 | 2nd of 7, West
3 of 14 CJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 0-3 (Red Wings) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 250 | 103 | 2ND of 7, West
3 of 14 CJHL | Won Qualifying, 2-1 (Red Wings)
Lost quarterfinals, 2-3(Merchants) |

## Staff

Morinville Jets staff:

* Head Coach - Trent Brown
* Assistant Coaches - Jeff Montina, Darwin Bozek, Cam Melville
* Trainer - Alyson Hodgson
* Equipment Manager - Lyle Burant
* Manager - Jerry Hills
* President - Brent Melville

## InfoBox

| Morinville Jets | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| City | Morinville, Alberta |
| League | Capital Junior Hockey League |
| Division | West Division |
| Founded | 1977 (1977)–78 |
| Home arena | Morinville Arena |
| Colours | Blue, Red, White
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| General manager | Jerry Hills |
| Head coach | Trent Brown |
| Website | www.morinvillejets.com |
| Franchise history | |
| 1977-present | Morinville Jets |


title: Tobosi

abstract: Tobosi is a district of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. It is located about 3 miles southwest of the city of Cartago. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi. St. John the Evangelist is the town's patron guardian.

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# Tobosi

**Tobosi** is a district of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. It is located about 3 miles southwest of the city of Cartago. It is also known as San Juan de Tobosi. St. John the Evangelist is the town's patron guardian.

## History

Tobosi is one of the oldest town in the country. It was established as a reduction by the Spanish authorities and the Franciscan friars around 1575, with a population of one hundred people. Other interpretations suggest that the town started with a hundred families.

Until 1826, the population consisted exclusively of indigenous peoples (ethnic Huet), but due to its proximity to the city of Cartago, its inhabitants were frequently used as forced labor for the benefit of the Spanish population and rapidly lost their language, dress and customs.

In 1568, responding to protests against the common abuses resulting from the direct enslavement of indigenous people by conquistadors, the Spanish King, Phillip II, created laws to protect the Indians and decreed such parceling out of indigenous peoples as slaves to be illegal. Instead of being owned directly by individual conquistadors, Indian villages or tribes were to pay a prescribed amount into a fund out of which an annual stipend was to be paid to each of the grantees. Nonetheless, the conquistadors protested to their Governor against this new arrangement and in January 1569 the Governor, Pero Afán de Ribera y Gómez, illegally apportioned the indigenous peoples as slaves, including those of the villages surrounding Cartago, among approximately forty Spaniards.

During its period of Spanish domination, the town had its own town council or municipality, which was abolished in 1836 by the government of Braulio Carrillo Colina. Like other indigenous communities in the Central Valley of Costa Rica, the people also lost their communal lands, which were confiscated and sold at public auction.

## Geography

Tobosi has an area of 19.9 km² and an elevation of 1,380 metres.

## Locations

* *Poblados* (villages): Achiotillo, Barrancas, Bodocal, Garita, Purires, Tablón

## Demographics

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1883 | 814 |  |
| 1892 | 755 | −0.83% |
| 1950 | 1,179 | +0.77% |
| 1963 | 1,467 | +1.70% |
| 1973 | 2,161 | +3.95% |
| 1984 | 2,833 | +2.49% |
| 2000 | 5,418 | +4.14% |
| 2011 | 6,569 | +1.77% |
| 2022 | 7,645 | +1.39% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos
Centro Centroamericano de Población | | |

For the 2011 census, Tobosi had a population of 6,569 inhabitants.

## Transportation

### Road transportation

The district is covered by the following road routes:

## Economy

The main economic activities are agriculture, livestock and some handicrafts baskets and rope.

## InfoBox

| Tobosi | |
| --- | --- |
| District | |
| Tobosi district | |
| TobosiTobosi district location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°49′02″N 83°59′34″W / 9.8172445°N 83.9927646°W / 9.8172445; -83.9927646 | |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Province | Cartago |
| Canton | El Guarco |
| Area | |
| Total | 19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,380 m (4,530 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| Total | 6,569 |
| Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Postal code | 30803 |


title: Podhradí (Jičín District)

abstract: Podhradí is a market town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

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# Podhradí (Jičín District)

**Podhradí** is a market town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

## Administrative parts

The villages of Čejkovice, Hlásná Lhota, Šlikova Ves and Vokšice are administrative parts of Podhradí.

## Geography

Podhradí is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest of Jičín and 43 km (27 mi) northwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is the hill Veliš at 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level.

## History

The first written mention of Podhradí is from 1546.

## Demographics

Historical population
| Year Pop. ±%  1869 1,423       1880 1,375 −3.4%  1890 1,502 +9.2%  1900 1,530 +1.9%  1910 1,346 −12.0% | Year Pop. ±%  1921 1,219 −9.4%  1930 1,017 −16.6%  1950 816 −19.8%  1961 737 −9.7%  1970 629 −14.7% | Year Pop. ±%  1980 507 −19.4%  1991 407 −19.7%  2001 362 −11.1%  2011 439 +21.3%  2021 493 +12.3% |
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| Source: Censuses | | |

## Transport

The I/32 road from Jičín to Poděbrady passes through the eastern part of the municipal territory.

## Sights

On the Veliš hill is a ruin of the eponymous castle. Although the castle was one of the most important in the region in the Middle Ages, little information about it has been preserved. The castle was founded at the end of the 13th century and was abandoned after 1650. It had strong late Gothic outer fortifications that were among the best in the country at the time. Parts of it have survived to this day, as well as several fragments of the core.

Loreto – the Chapel of the Virgin Mary is located on a small hill in the woods near Podhradí. It was built in the Baroque style in 1694 by the Counts of Schlick.

The Vokšice Castle was built in Vokšice at the end of the 17th century. The early Baroque building was later modified in the Empire style. The Chapel of Saint Rosalia was built next to the castle in the first half of the 19th century. Part of the castle complex is also a valuable granary, built in 1700 according to the design by Jean Baptiste Mathey.

## InfoBox

| Podhradí | |
| --- | --- |
| Market town | |
| View of Hlásná Lhota and Podhradí from the northwest | |
|  | |
| PodhradíLocation in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′7″N 15°18′38″E / 50.41861°N 15.31056°E / 50.41861; 15.31056 | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Hradec Králové |
| District | Jičín |
| First mentioned | 1546 |
| Area | |
| Total | 10.28 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01) | |
| Total | 490 |
| Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 506 01 |
| Website | www.mestyspodhradi.cz |


title: Yukari Miyata

abstract: Yukari Miyata is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

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# Yukari Miyata

**Yukari Miyata** (宮田由佳里 *Miyata Yukari*, born June 27, 1989) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for Toray Arrows.

## Profiles

## Clubs

## Awards

### Individual

### Team

## InfoBox

| Yukari Miyata | |
| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Yukari Miyata |
| Nickname | Yukari |
| Born | (1989-06-27)June 27, 1989
Isahaya,
Nagasaki, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Spike | 307 cm (121 in) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Middle blocker |
| Current club | Toray Arrows |
| Number | 11 |


title: Mikhail Ruday

abstract: Mikhail Ruday is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 4 ft 9 inches tall.

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# Mikhail Ruday

**Mikhail Ruday** (born 14 May 1988) is a Kazakhstani water polo player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the Kazakhstan men's national water polo team in the men's event. He is 4 ft 9 inches tall.

## InfoBox

Mikhail Ruday
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988<br>Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Water polo |
| Medal record      Representing  Kazakhstan  Asian Games  2010 Guangzhou Team competition  2018 Jakarta Team competition  2022 Hangzhou Team competition | |


title: Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO

abstract: Tierra del Vino de Zamora is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. It was officially upgraded from the lower status of QWPSR 2007. The authorized white varieties are Malvasía, Moscatel de grano menudo, Verdejo, Albillo, Palomino and Godello while the authorized red varieties are Tempranillo, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon.

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# Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO

41°29′56″N 5°45′20″W / 41.49889°N 5.75556°W / 41.49889; -5.75556

**Tierra del Vino de Zamora** is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. It was officially upgraded from the lower status of QWPSR (*VCPRD* in Spanish) 2007.

The authorized white varieties are Malvasía, Moscatel de grano menudo, Verdejo, Albillo, Palomino and Godello while the authorized red varieties are Tempranillo, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon.

## InfoBox

Tierra del Vino de Zamora DOP
| **Wine region** | |
| --- | --- |
| Tierra del Vino de Zamora DOP in the province of Zamora in the region of Castile and León | |
| Official name | C.R.D.O. Tierra del Vino de Zamora |
| Type | Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) |
| Year established | 2007 |
| Country | Spain |
| Size of planted vineyards | 645 hectares (1,594 acres) |
| No. of wineries | 9 |
| Wine produced | 803 hectolitres |
| Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |


title: William Sullivan (Kentucky politician)

abstract: William L. Sullivan was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Sullivan served in the United States Army during World War II. He received his bachelor's degree from Centre College and his law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law. He then practiced law. He served in the Kentucky State Senate in 1954-1958 and 1966-1982 and was acting Governor of Kentucky several times. On June 15, 1972, Sullivan was one of 20 Democratic senators that voted for Kentucky to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. He died in Henderson, Kentucky.

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# William Sullivan (Kentucky politician)

**William L. Sullivan** (November 1, 1921  September 11, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Sullivan served in the United States Army during World War II. He received his bachelor's degree from Centre College and his law degree from University of Kentucky College of Law. He then practiced law. He served in the Kentucky State Senate in 1954-1958 and 1966-1982 and was acting Governor of Kentucky several times. On June 15, 1972, Sullivan was one of 20 Democratic senators that voted for Kentucky to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. He died in Henderson, Kentucky.

## InfoBox

| William Sullivan | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 4th district | |
| **In office**
January 1, 1966  January 1, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | J. Murray Blue |
| Succeeded by | Henry G. Lackey |
| **In office**
January 1, 1954  January 1, 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Hoffman |
| Succeeded by | J. Murray Blue |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1921-11-01)November 1, 1921
Harrodsburg, Kentucky |
| Died | September 11, 2013(2013-09-11) (aged 91)
Henderson, Kentucky |
| Education | Centre College
University of Kentucky College of Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
|  | |


title: WPLW

abstract:
WPLW may refer to:
  - WPLW-FM, a radio station licensed to serve Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
  - WKXU (FM), a radio station licensed to serve Hillsborough, North Carolina, that held the call signs WPLW or WPLW-FM from 2010 to 2023
  - WQDR (AM), a radio station licensed to serve Raleigh, North Carolina, that held the call sign WPLW from 2019 to 2021

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# WPLW

**WPLW** may refer to:

* WPLW-FM, a radio station (96.9 FM) licensed to serve Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
* WKXU (FM), a radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to serve Hillsborough, North Carolina, that held the call signs WPLW or WPLW-FM from 2010 to 2023
* WQDR (AM), a radio station (570 AM) licensed to serve Raleigh, North Carolina, that held the call sign WPLW from 2019 to 2021


title: Utaperla

abstract: Utaperla is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are at least four described species in Utaperla.

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# Utaperla

***Utaperla*** is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are at least four described species in *Utaperla*.

## Species

These four species belong to the genus *Utaperla*:

## Further reading

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| *Utaperla* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Chloroperlidae |
| Subfamily: | Paraperlinae |
| Genus: | *Utaperla*<br>Ricker, 1952 |
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title: Swainsona unifoliolata

abstract: Swainsona unifoliolata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is an erect or ascending perennial plant, usually with one leaflet and racemes of about 4 to 15 purple flowers.

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# Swainsona unifoliolata

***Swainsona unifoliolata*** is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Central Australia. It is an erect or ascending perennial plant, usually with one leaflet and racemes of about 4 to 15 purple flowers.

## Description

*Swainsona unifoliolata* is an erect or ascending perennial herb up to 30 cm (12 in) high with leaves 10–70 mm (0.39–2.76 in) long with a single leaflet, or occasionally 3 leaflets, the leaflets egg-shaped, mostly 10–26 mm (0.39–1.02 in) long and 5–15 mm (0.20–0.59 in) wide. There is a stipule 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long at the base of the petiole. The flowers are arranged in racemes with 4 to 15 flowers on a peduncle 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) wide, each flower 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in) long on a hairy pedicel usually 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The sepals are joined at the base, forming a tube 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long, the sepal lobes about the same length the tube. The petals are purple, the standard petal 7–13 mm (0.28–0.51 in) long and 6–11 mm (0.24–0.43 in) wide, the wings 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long, and the keel about 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) deep. The fruit is narrowly elliptic and often curved, 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide, with the remains of the curved or coiled style about 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in) long. Flowering occurs from April to October.

## Taxonomy

*Swainsona unifoliolata* was first formally described in 1874 by Ferdinand von Mueller in his *Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae*. The specific epithet (*unifoliolata*) means "having one leaflet".

## Distribution and habitat

This species of pea grows on gypsum or limestone on salt flats and the edges of salt lakes in the Avon Wheatbelt, Central Ranges, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara and Tanami bioregions of inland Western Australia, South Australia, and Finke, Great Sandy Desert, MacDonnell Ranges, Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields and Tanami bioregions of southern Northern Territory.

## InfoBox

| *Swainsona unifoliolata* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | *Swainsona* |
| Species: | ***S. unifoliolata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Swainsona unifoliolata***<br>F.Muell. | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Swainsonia unifoliolata* F.Muell. orth. var. | |


title: Tierra templada

abstract:
Tierra templada is a pseudo-climatological term used in Latin America to refer to places which are either located in the tropics at a moderately high elevation or are marginally outside the astronomical tropics, producing a somewhat cooler overall climate than that found in the tropical lowlands, the zone of which is known as the tierra caliente. In countries situated close to the equator, the tierra templada typically has an elevation span of between 750 and 1,850 metres. These thresholds become lower as the latitude increases. The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal used following altitudes:
  - 1,000 m as the border between the tropical rainforest and the subtropical cloud forest
  - 2,300 m as the end of the subtropical cloud forest
  - 3,500 m as the treeline
  - 4,800 m as the puna end Tierra templada has mean average temperature between 18 and 22 °C. Coffee is grown extensively as a cash crop, with grains such as wheat and corn being cultivated for subsistence purposes - in contrast to the warmer tierra caliente, where tropical fruits predominate. Xalapa in Mexico is an example of a city that lies in the tierra templada, having a subtropical highland climate under the Köppen climate classification.

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# Tierra templada

**Tierra templada** (Spanish for *temperate land*) is a pseudo-climatological term used in Latin America to refer to places which are either located in the tropics at a moderately high elevation or are marginally outside the astronomical tropics, producing a somewhat cooler overall climate than that found in the tropical lowlands, the zone of which is known as the tierra caliente.

In countries situated close to the equator, the *tierra templada* typically has an elevation span of between 750 and 1,850 metres (2,460 and 6,070 ft). These thresholds become lower as the latitude increases. The Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal used following altitudes:

* 1,000 m as the border between the tropical rainforest and the subtropical cloud forest
* 2,300 m as the end of the subtropical cloud forest (*Yunga fluvial*)
* 3,500 m as the treeline
* 4,800 m as the puna end

*Tierra templada* has mean average temperature between 18 and 22 °C (64 and 72 °F). Coffee is grown extensively as a cash crop, with grains such as wheat and corn being cultivated for subsistence purposes - in contrast to the warmer *tierra caliente*, where tropical fruits predominate. Xalapa in Mexico is an example of a city that lies in the *tierra templada*, having a subtropical highland climate under the Köppen climate classification.


title: Wilson World Hotels

abstract: Wilson World Hotels was a small chain of hotels that catered to travelling business people and families. The chain was founded in 1984 by Kemmons Wilson, who was also the founder of the successful Holiday Inn hotel chain. The company was also named after the founder. The company's first hotel was opened in 1984 near the entrance of Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Florida. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s the properties were slowly sold off to other hotel companies. The final Wilson World Hotel closed in Dallas, Texas in June 2003.

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# Wilson World Hotels

**Wilson World Hotels** was a small chain of hotels that catered to travelling business people and families. The chain was founded in 1984 by Kemmons Wilson, who was also the founder of the successful Holiday Inn hotel chain. The company was also named after the founder. The company's first hotel was opened in 1984 near the entrance of Walt Disney World in Kissimmee, Florida. Through the late 1990s and early 2000s the properties were slowly sold off to other hotel companies. The final Wilson World Hotel closed in Dallas, Texas in June 2003.

## InfoBox

Wilson World Hotels
| Industry | Hotels |
| --- | --- |
| Founded | 1984 (1984) in Kissimmee, Florida |
| Founder | Kemmons Wilson |
| Defunct | 2003 (2003) |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Area served | United States |
| Parent | Kemmons Wilson Companies |


title: WWE in New Zealand

abstract: WWE, an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, in the United States owned by the McMahon family, has been promoting events in New Zealand since 2006.

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# WWE in New Zealand

WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment), an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut, in the United States owned by the McMahon family, has been promoting events in New Zealand since 2006.

## History

WWE held their first live event tour in New Zealand on March 4, 2006, at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. This was the WWE Smackdown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour, which featured a main event triple threat match between Kurt Angle, Undertaker and Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship. This event drew 23,875 people.

The following two years, WWE returned to New Zealand for a pair of SmackDown and ECW co-branded shows. In 2009 and 2011 the Raw brand did a one night show in Auckland, with SmackDown doing a show in 2010. The WWE then took a long break between shows in New Zealand and did not return until 2016. At the 2016 show, WWE announced NXT would be doing a show as part of their Oceania tour. Two NXT Live shows were scheduled for December 5 and 6, 2016 at The Trusts Arena in Auckland and the TSB Bank Arena in Wellington. however these were eventually cancelled. The following year, in 2017 the Raw brand returned to New Zealand for one show in Christchurch.

WWE announced the Raw brand would once again return for a live event at Auckland's Spark Arena on August 8, 2020. This show was later postponed three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was firstly postponed to July 31, 2021, secondly postponed to August 4, 2022, and lastly postponed with no new date given. The event was finally cancelled on May 5, 2023, over 3 years since its original announcement.

## Events in New Zealand

| Date | Name | Brand | Venue | City | Main event |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 4, 2006 | WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour | SmackDown | Westpac Stadium | Wellington | Kurt Angle vs. Mark Henry vs. The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| February 23, 2007 | WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 23 Tour | SmackDown & ECW | Westpac Centre | Christchurch | Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| February 24, 2007 | | | Western Springs Stadium | Auckland | |
| June 11, 2008 | WWE Smackdown ECW Tour | SmackDown & ECW | Vector Arena | Auckland | Edge vs. Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| June 12, 2008 | | | Westpac Centre | Christchurch | Matt Hardy, Batista & The Undertaker vs. Edge, Montel Vontavious Porter and Mark Henry |
| July 3, 2009 | WWE Raw Live Tour | Raw | Vector Arena | Auckland | Randy Orton & Big Show vs. John Cena & Triple H |
| August 5, 2010 | WWE SmackDown Live 2010 | SmackDown | Vector Arena | Auckland | Kane vs. Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| July 6, 2011 | WWE World Tour | Raw | Vector Arena | Auckland | John Cena vs. R-Truth for the WWE Championship |
| August 10, 2016 | WWE Live: New Zealand | Unbranded | Vector Arena | Auckland | Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins |
| September 13, 2017 | WWE Live: New Zealand | Raw | Horncastle Arena | Christchurch | Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a Street Fight |

## WWE Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour

| WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour | |
| --- | --- |
| Promotional poster featuring Batista | |
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment |
| Brand(s) | SmackDown! |
| Date | March 4, 2006 |
| City | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Venue | Westpac Stadium |
| Attendance | 23,875 |

The **WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour** was the first WWE event held in New Zealand and took place at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, on March 4, 2006. The event was recorded by WWE and aired exclusively on WWE 24/7 in the United States. Michael Cole and Tazz recorded the commentary from WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

The event was attended by 23,875. WWE talent and management were impressed with the reactions and excitement by the audience, and also the large size of the stadium. “Holy Cow, this is a coliseum, not an arena,” was one of the WWE wrestler's remarks when entering inside New Zealand's second-largest stadium.

### Results

| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1D | Gregory Helms (c) defeated Jamie Noble and Kid Kash | Triple Threat match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship |  |
| 2D | Funaki defeated Sylvain | Singles match |  |
| 3D | MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (c) defeated Paul London and Brian Kendrick | Tag Team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship |  |
| 4 | Road Warrior Animal defeated Matt Hardy | Singles match | 5:30 |
| 5 | Bobby Lashley defeated Finlay | Singles match | 8:31 |
| 6 | The Boogeyman defeated Orlando Jordan | Singles match | 3:50 |
| 7 | Chris Benoit (c) defeated Booker T by submission | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship | 11:06 |
| 8 | Rey Mysterio defeated Randy Orton | Singles match | 13:34 |
| 9 | The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle (c) and Mark Henry (with Daivari) by disqualification | Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 14:32 |
| (c)  – the champion(s) heading into the match  D  – this was a dark match | | | |

### Other on-screen personnel

## Broadcast

The WWE and Sky have had an agreement to carry WWE programming in New Zealand since the late 1990s.

In August 2014, WWE Network launched in New Zealand.

| Programming | Notes |
| --- | --- |
|
| WWE pay-per-views | Broadcast live on WWE Network. |
| *WWE Raw* | Broadcast live on Sky 5. A one-hour version is also broadcast on Sky Open. |
| *WWE NXT* | A one-hour version is broadcast on both Sky 5 and Sky Open. |
| *WWE SmackDown* | Broadcast live on Sky 5. A one-hour version is also broadcast on Sky Open. |
|

## InfoBox

| WWE in New Zealand | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Created by | Vince McMahon |
| Promotions | WWE |
| Brands | Raw
SmackDown |
| First event | WWE SmackDown Road to WrestleMania 22 Tour |


title: Valbrona

abstract: Valbrona is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,575 and an area of 13.9 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi). Valbrona borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lariana, Asso, Canzo, Lasnigo, Mandello del Lario, Oliveto Lario, Valmadrera.

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# Valbrona

**Valbrona** (Comasco: *Valbroeuna* \[ʋalˈbrøːna\]) is a *comune* (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,575 and an area of 13.9 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi).

Valbrona borders the following municipalities: Abbadia Lariana, Asso, Canzo, Lasnigo, Mandello del Lario, Oliveto Lario, Valmadrera.

## Demographic evolution

1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

## InfoBox

| Valbrona *Valbroeuna* (Lombard) | |
| --- | --- |
| *Comune* | |
| Comune di Valbrona | |
|  | |
| Location of Valbrona | |
| ValbronaLocation of Valbrona in ItalyValbronaValbrona (Lombardy) | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′N 9°18′E / 45.867°N 9.300°E / 45.867; 9.300 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Como (CO) |
| Area | |
| Total | 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004) | |
| Total | 2,575 |
| Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22039 |
| Dialing code | 031 |