title: Orthetrum pruinosum

abstract: Orthetrum pruinosum, the crimson-tailed marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands. A molecular phylogenetics study of Orthetrum dragonflies revealed that Orthetrum pruinosum is a cryptic species.

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# Orthetrum pruinosum

***Orthetrum pruinosum***, the **crimson-tailed marsh hawk**, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands. A molecular phylogenetics study of *Orthetrum* dragonflies revealed that *Orthetrum pruinosum* is a cryptic species.

## Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.

* *O. p. neglectum* (mainland Asia)
* *O. p. schneideri* (Malay peninsula and Borneo)
* *O. p. clelia* (Philippines and Taiwan)

## Description and habitat

It is a medium-sized dragonfly with dark thorax with slight purple pruinescence and purple colored abdomen. Young males have red abdomen as in *Orthetrum chrysis*. Females of both species look similar. It breeds in ponds, lakes and sluggish streams.

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| *Orthetrum pruinosum* | |
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| Male | |
|  | |
| Female | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | *Orthetrum* |
| Species: | ***O. pruinosum*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Orthetrum pruinosum***
(Burmeister, 1839) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Libellula petalura* Brauer, 1865 * *Orthetrum petalura* Kirby, 1890 | |


title: Oskar Bengtsson

abstract: Karl Oscar Vilhelm Bengtsson was a Swedish football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 tournament he was a part of the Swedish football team that finished in 4th place.

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# Oskar Bengtsson

**Karl Oscar Vilhelm Bengtsson** (14 January 1885  13 October 1972) was a Swedish football player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the 1908 tournament he was a part of the Swedish football team that finished in 4th place.

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Oskar Bengtsson
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| --- | --- |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Karl Oscar Vilhelm Bengtsson |
| Born | 14 January 1885 (1885-01-14) |
| Died | 13 October 1972 (1972-10-14) (aged 87) |


title: Ortho-Nitrophenyl-β-galactoside

abstract: ortho-Nitrophenyl-β-galactoside (ONPG) is a colorimetric and spectrophotometric substrate for detection of β-galactosidase activity. This compound is normally colorless. However, if β-galactosidase is present, it hydrolyzes the ONPG molecule into galactose and ortho-nitrophenol. The latter compound has a yellow color that can be used to check for enzyme activity by means of a colorimetric assay. β-Galactosidase is required for lactose utilization, so the intensity of the color produced can be used as a measure of the enzymatic rate. Though ONPG mimics lactose and is hydrolyzed by β-galactosidase, it is unable to act as an inducer for the lac operon. Without another lactose analog that can act as an inducer, such as isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), β-galactosidase will not be transcribed and ONPG will not be hydrolyzed.

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# Ortho-Nitrophenyl-β-galactoside

***ortho*-Nitrophenyl-β-galactoside** (**ONPG**) is a colorimetric and spectrophotometric substrate for detection of β-galactosidase activity. This compound is normally colorless. However, if β-galactosidase is present, it hydrolyzes the ONPG molecule into galactose and ortho-nitrophenol. The latter compound has a yellow color that can be used to check for enzyme activity by means of a colorimetric assay (at 420 nm wavelength). β-Galactosidase is required for lactose utilization, so the intensity of the color produced can be used as a measure of the enzymatic rate.

Though ONPG mimics lactose and is hydrolyzed by β-galactosidase, it is unable to act as an inducer for the lac operon. Without another lactose analog that can act as an inducer, such as isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG), β-galactosidase will not be transcribed and ONPG will not be hydrolyzed.

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*ortho*-Nitrophenyl-β-galactoside
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| Names | |
| IUPAC name 2-Nitrophenyl β-D-galactopyranoside | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (2*R*,3*R*,4*S*,5*R*,6*S*)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-(2-nitrophenoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol | |
| Other names 2-Nitrophenylgalactoside, Ortho-Nitrophenyl-β-D-Galactopyranoside | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number |  |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| Abbreviations | ONPG |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.106 |
| MeSH | 2-nitrophenylgalactoside |
| PubChem CID |  |
| UNII |  |
| SMILES * O=\[N+\](\[O-\])C1=CC=CC=C1O\[C@@H\]2O\[C@H\](CO)\[C@H\](O)\[C@H\](O)\[C@H\]2O | |
| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C12H15NO8 |
| Molar mass | 301.251 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C \[77 °F\], 100 kPa).  Infobox references | |


title: Ortho-Vanillin

abstract: ortho-Vanillin (2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) is an organic solid present in the extracts and essential oils of many plants. Its functional groups include aldehyde, ether and phenol. ortho-Vanillin, a compound of the formula C8H8O3, is distinctly different from its more prevalent isomer, meta-vanillin. The "ortho-" prefix refers to the position of the compound’s hydroxyl moiety, which is found in the para-position in vanillin. ortho-Vanillin is a fibrous, light-yellow, crystalline solid. Present in a variety of food products, it is not specifically sought after, and is therefore a less-commonly produced and encountered food additive.

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# Ortho-Vanillin

***ortho*-Vanillin** (2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) is an organic solid present in the extracts and essential oils of many plants. Its functional groups include aldehyde, ether and phenol. *ortho*-Vanillin, a compound of the formula C8H8O3, is distinctly different from its more prevalent isomer, *meta*-vanillin. The "*ortho*-" prefix refers to the position of the compound’s hydroxyl moiety, which is found in the *para*-position in vanillin.

*ortho*-Vanillin is a fibrous, light-yellow, crystalline solid. Present in a variety of food products, it is not specifically sought after, and is therefore a less-commonly produced and encountered food additive.

## History

*ortho*-Vanillin was first isolated, in 1876, by renowned German chemist Ferdinand Tiemann. By 1910, methods for its purification had been developed by Francis Noelting, who similarly demonstrated its versatility as a general synthetic precursor for a diverse array of compounds, such as the coumarins.

By 1920, the compound began to show use as a dye for hides.

## Biological properties

*ortho*-Vanillin is harmful if ingested, irritating to eyes, skin and respiratory system, but has an unmistakable high LD50 of 1330 mg/kg in mice.

It is a weak inhibitor of tyrosinase, and displays both antimutagenic and comutagenic properties in *Escherichia coli*. However, its net effect makes it a “potent comutagen”.

*ortho*-Vanillin possesses moderate antifungal and antibacterial properties.

## Uses

Today, most *ortho*-vanillin is used in the study of mutagenesis and as a synthetic precursor for pharmaceuticals, for example, benafentrine and an antiandrogen compound called Pentomone.

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*ortho*-Vanillin
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| --- | --- |
| Names | |
| Preferred IUPAC name 2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde | |
| Other names *o*-Vanillin
3-Methoxysalicylaldehyde | |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS Number |  |
| 3D model (JSmol) |  |
| ChEBI |  |
| ChEMBL |  |
| ChemSpider |  |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.197 |
| PubChem CID |  |
| UNII |  |
| CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |  |
| InChI * InChI=1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-7-4-2-3-6(5-9)8(7)10/h2-5,10H,1H3 YKey: JJVNINGBHGBWJH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y | |
| SMILES * Oc1c(cccc1OC)C=O | |
| Properties | |
| Chemical formula | C8H8O3 |
| Molar mass | 152.15 g/mol |
| Appearance | Yellow, fibrous solid |
| Density | 1.231 g/mL |
| Melting point | 40 to 42 °C (104 to 108 °F; 313 to 315 K) |
| Boiling point | 265 to 266 °C (509 to 511 °F; 538 to 539 K) |
| Hazards | |
| **Occupational safety and health** (OHS/OSH): | |
| Main hazards | May cause irritation to skin,
eyes, and respiratory tract |
| **GHS** labelling: | |
| Pictograms |  |
| Signal word | **Danger** |
| Hazard statements | H302, H315, H317, H318, H319, H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 |
| Flash point | \> 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K) |
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | External MSDS |
| Related compounds | |
| Related compounds | Eugenol, Anisaldehyde, Phenol, Vanillin |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C \[77 °F\], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?)  Infobox references | |


title: Osborne Wells House

abstract: Osborne Wells House is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a brick and stucco residence consisting of a piano nobile over a raised basement. It features a projecting raised porch supported by four stuccoed brick piers. It was built by Osborne Wells, a prominent 19th century Newberry builder, planter, and brick manufacturer. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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# Osborne Wells House

**Osborne Wells House** is a historic home located at Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a brick and stucco residence consisting of a piano nobile over a raised basement. It features a projecting raised porch supported by four stuccoed brick piers. It was built by Osborne Wells, a prominent 19th century Newberry builder, planter, and brick manufacturer.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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| Osborne Wells House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Osborne Wells House, March 2012 | |
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| Location | 1101 Fair St., Newberry, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°16′57″N 81°37′37″W / 34.28250°N 81.62694°W / 34.28250; -81.62694 |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1860 (1860) |
| Built by | Wells, Osborne |
| MPS | Newberry MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003690 |
| Added to NRHP | November 26, 1980 |


title: Ossonis mentaweiensis

abstract: Ossonis mentaweiensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bernhard Schwarzer in 1930.

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# Ossonis mentaweiensis

***Ossonis mentaweiensis*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bernhard Schwarzer in 1930.

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| *Ossonis mentaweiensis* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | ***Ossonis*** |
| Species: | ***O. mentaweiensis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Ossonis mentaweiensis***<br>Schwarzer, 1930 | |
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title: Oscar Homolka

abstract: Oskar Homolka was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain, and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. By the age of 30, he had appeared in more than 400 plays; his film career covered at least 100 films and TV shows. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in I Remember Mama (1948).

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# Oscar Homolka

**Oskar Homolka** (August 12, 1898 – January 27, 1978) was an Austrian film and theatre actor, who went on to work in Germany, Britain, and America. Both his voice and his appearance fitted him for roles as communist spies or Soviet officials, for which he was in regular demand. By the age of 30, he had appeared in more than 400 plays; his film career covered at least 100 films and TV shows.

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *I Remember Mama* (1948).

## Career

After serving in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, Homolka attended the Imperial Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna, the city of his birth, and began his career on the Austrian stage. In 1924 he played Mortimer in the premiere of Brecht's play *The Life of Edward II of England* at the Munich Kammerspiele, and from 1925 in Berlin where he worked under Max Reinhardt.

Other stage plays in which Homolka performed during this period include: The first German performance of Eugene O'Neill's *The Emperor Jones*, 1924, *Anna Christie*, 1924, *Boubouroche*, 1925, *Juarez and Maximilian*, 1925–1926, *Her Young Boyfriend*, 1925, *The Jewish Widow*, 1925, *Stir*, 1925, *Mérimée and Courteline*, 1926, *Periphery*, 1926, *Neidhardt von Gneisenau*, 1926, *Dorothea Angermann*, 1926–1927, *Der Revisor*, 1926, *Androcles and the Lion*, 1926, *Bonaparte*, 1927, *The Ringer* and *The Squeaker* by Edgar Wallace, both 1927, *Underworld*, 1930, *Today's Sensation*, 1931, *The Last Equipage*, 1931, *The Waterloo Bridge*, 1931, *Faust*, 1932, *Karl and Anna*, *Doctor's Dilemma*, *Pygmalion*, *Juno and the Paycock*, and many Shakespearean plays including: *A Midsummer Night's Dream*, 1925, *Troilus and Cressida*, 1927, *Richard III*, *King Lear*, and *Macbeth*. After his arrival in London, he continued to star on stage, including with Flora Robson in the play *Close Quarters*.

His first films were *Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines* (*Uneasy Money*, 1926), *Hokuspokus* (*Hocuspocus*, 1930), and *Dreyfus* (*The Dreyfus Case*, 1930), *Zwischen Nacht und Morgen* (*Between Night and Dawn*, 1931), *Geheimdienst* (*Intelligence*, 1931), *Junge Liebe* (*Young Love*, 1931), and *Nachtkolonne* (*Night Column*, 1932). According to Homolka's own account, he made at least thirty silent films in Germany and starred in the first talking picture ever made there.

After the Nazi party came to power in Germany, Homolka moved to Britain, where he starred in the films *Rhodes of Africa*, with Walter Huston (1936) and *Everything Is Thunder*, with Constance Bennett (1936). Later, he was one of the many Austrian and specifically Viennese actors and theatrical people who left Europe for the US.

In 1936, he appeared opposite Sylvia Sidney in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller *Sabotage*. Although he often played villains such as Communist spies and Soviet-bloc military officers or scientists, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the crusty, beloved uncle in *I Remember Mama* (1948).

He also acted with Ingrid Bergman in *Rage in Heaven*, with Marilyn Monroe in *The Seven Year Itch*, with Ronald Reagan in *Prisoner of War* and with Katharine Hepburn in *The Madwoman of Chaillot*. He returned to England in the mid-1960s, to play the Soviet KGB Colonel Stok in *Funeral in Berlin* (1966) and *Billion Dollar Brain* (1967), opposite Michael Caine. His last film was the Blake Edwards romantic drama *The Tamarind Seed* in 1974.

In 1967 Homolka was awarded the *Filmband in Gold* of the Deutscher Filmpreis for outstanding contributions to German cinema.

His career in television included appearances in three episodes of *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* in 1957 and 1960, and a 1964 episode of Hazel. In 1973, he appeared in "Border Line", an episode of *The Protectors*, filmed in Austria.

Homolka was referenced in *The Odd Couple*. When Oscar Madison makes his desperate last call to find a date and his prospect does not recall him, Madison asks "How many Oscars do you know?" After a pregnant pause, Madison replies, "You know Oscar Homolka?"

## Personal life

Homolka married four times:

* His first wife was Grete Mosheim, a German actress. They married in Berlin on 28 June 1928 but divorced in 1937. She later married Howard Gould.
* His second wife, Baroness Vally Hatvany (died 1938), was a Hungarian actress. They married in December 1937, but she died four months later.
* In 1939, Homolka married socialite and photographer Florence Meyer (1911–1962), a daughter of *The Washington Post* owner Eugene Meyer. They had two sons, Vincent and Laurence, but divorced after nine years of marriage.
* His last wife was actress Joan Tetzel, whom he married in 1949. The marriage lasted until Tetzel's death in 1977.

## Death

Homolka made his home in Britain after 1966. He died of pneumonia in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on January 27, 1978, three months after the death of his fourth wife, actress Joan Tetzel. He was 79 years old. He and Tetzel are buried in Christ Church churchyard, Fairwarp, East Sussex, England. Their gravestone is notable for having a pair of theatrical masks carved into the surface.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1926 | *Adventures of a Ten Mark Note* | Direktor Haniel | **lost** film |
| 1927 | *Aftermath* | Der Matrose |  |
| | *Tragedy of the Street* | Anton |  |
| | *The Girl Without a Homeland* | Plempe |  |
| | *Regine, die Tragödie einer Frau* | Robert, ihr Bruder |  |
| | *The Holy Lie* | Jack |  |
| | *The Trial of Donald Westhof* | Lessing |  |
| | *Petronella – Das Geheimnis der Berge* | Fridolin Bortis |  |
| 1928 | *Prince or Clown* | Zurube |  |
| | *The Serfs* | Gouverneur Fürst Kurganow |  |
| | *The Prince of Rogues* | Antmann |  |
| | *The Green Alley* | Doctor Horner |  |
| 1930 | *Revolt in the Reformatory* | Erzieher |  |
| | *Masks* | Breitkopf |  |
| | *Hocuspocus* | Grandt |  |
| | *Dreyfus* | Major Walsin-Esterhazy |  |
| 1931 | *Road to Rio* | Ricardo |  |
| | *1914* | Sazanow |  |
| | *Between Night and Dawn* | Anton |  |
| | *In the Employ of the Secret Service* | Lanskoi, generalmajor |  |
| 1932 | *Night Convoy* | André Carno |  |
| | *Nights in Port Said* | Winston Winkler |  |
| 1933 | *Moral und Liebe* | Robert Keßler |  |
| | *Spies at Work* | Blünzli (Agent B 18) |  |
| | *Invisible Opponent* | James Godfrey |  |
| 1936 | *Rhodes of Africa* | Paul Kruger |  |
| | *Everything Is Thunder* | Detective Schenck Götz |  |
| | *Sabotage* | Karl Anton Verloc |  |
| 1937 | *Ebb Tide* | Captain Jakob Therbecke |  |
| 1940 | *Seven Sinners* | Antro |  |
| | *Comrade X* | Commissar Vasiliev |  |
| | *The Invisible Woman* | Blackie Cole |  |
| 1941 | *Rage in Heaven* | Dr. Rameau |  |
| | *Ball of Fire* | Professor Gurkakoff |  |
| 1943 | *Mission to Moscow* | Maxim Litvinov |  |
| | *Hostages* | Lev Pressinger |  |
| 1947 | *The Shop at Sly Corner* | Desius Heiss |  |
| 1948 | *I Remember Mama* | Uncle Chris | nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1949 | *Anna Lucasta* | Joe Lucasta |  |
| 1950 | *The White Tower* | Andreas |  |
| 1951 | *Der schweigende Mund* | Dr. Herbert Hirth |  |
| 1952 | *Top Secret* | Zekov |  |
| 1953 | *The House of the Arrow* | Inspector Hanaud |  |
| 1954 | *Prisoner of War* | Colonel Biroshilov |  |
| 1955 | *The Seven Year Itch* | Dr. Brubaker |  |
| 1956 | *War and Peace* | Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov |  |
| 1957 | *A Farewell to Arms* | Dr. Emerich |  |
| | *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* | Carl Kaminsky | Season 3 Episode 6: "Reward to Finder" |
| 1958 | *The Key* | Captain Van Dam |  |
| | *Tempest* | Savelic |  |
| 1960 | *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* | Carpius | Season 5 Episode 16: "The Ikon of Elijah" |
| | *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* | Jan Vander Klaue / Mr. A.J. Keyser | Season 5 Episode 29: "The Hero" |
| 1961 | *Mr. Sardonicus* | Krull |  |
| 1962 | *Boys' Night Out* | Doctor Prokosch |  |
| | *Mooncussers* | Urias Hawke |  |
| | *The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm* | The Duke |  |
| 1964 | *The Long Ships* | Krok |  |
| 1965 | *Joy in the Morning* | Stan Pulaski |  |
| 1966 | *Funeral in Berlin* | Colonel Stok |  |
| 1967 | *The Happening* | Sam |  |
| | *Billion Dollar Brain* | Colonel Stok |  |
| 1968 | *Assignment to Kill* | Inspector Ruff |  |
| 1969 | *The Madwoman of Chaillot* | The Commissar |  |
| 1970 | *The Executioner* | Racovsky |  |
| | *Song of Norway* | Engstrand |  |
| 1974 | *The Tamarind Seed* | General Golitsyn |  |

## InfoBox

| Oskar Homolka | |
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| Homolka in *Ebb Tide* (1937) | |
| Born | (1898-08-12)August 12, 1898
Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | January 27, 1978(1978-01-27) (aged 79)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1926–1976 |
| Spouses | *   Grete Mosheim  (m. 1928; div. 1937) *   Baroness Vally Hatvany  (m. 1937; died 1938) *   Florence Meyer  (m. 1939; div. 1948) *   Joan Tetzel  (m. 1949; died 1977) |
| Children | 2 |


title: Osteochilus vittatus

abstract: Osteochilus vittatus is a species of cyprinid fish from Southeast Asia. Its common name is bonylip barb,Hasselt's bony-lipped barb, hard-lipped barb, or silver sharkminnow. It grows to 32 cm (13 in) SL.

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# Osteochilus vittatus

***Osteochilus vittatus*** is a species of cyprinid fish from Southeast Asia. Its common name is **bonylip barb**,**Hasselt's bony-lipped barb**, **hard-lipped barb**, or **silver sharkminnow**. It grows to 32 cm (13 in) SL.

## Distribution

The species is widely distributed in the Malay Peninsular and Indochina as well as southern China (Yunnan), Java, Sumatra, and Borneo. It occurs in the Salween, Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, as well as in many smaller drainages.

## Habitat

It inhabits a wide range of freshwater habitats: lowland marshlands, lakes, peat swamps, rivers, and hill streams. It is usually associated with slow-flowing large streams with muddy to sandy rocky bottom.

## Diet

Adults feed on aquatic plants and particularly the roots of the plants (*Hydrilla verticillata*), unicellular algae and some crustaceans. Young are reported to feed on detritus.

## Utilization

*Osteochilus vittatus* is an important fishery species in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. It is occasionally present in aquarium trade.

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| *Osteochilus vittatus* | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | *Osteochilus* |
| Species: | ***O. vittatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Osteochilus vittatus***
(Valenciennes, 1842) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Osteochilus hasseltii* * *Rohita hasseltii* * *Rohita rostellatus* * *Rohita vittata* | |


title: Oscar L. Auf der Heide

abstract: Oscar Louis Auf der Heide was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for five terms from 1925 to 1935.

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# Oscar L. Auf der Heide

**Oscar Louis Auf der Heide** (December 8, 1874 – March 29, 1945) was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for five terms from 1925 to 1935.

## Early life and career

Auf der Heide was born in New York City on December 8, 1874, and attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to West New York, New Jersey, in 1887, where he later was engaged in the real estate business.

## Political career

He was a member of the town council from 1899 to 1902, and was a member and president of the board of education of the West New York School District in 1903–04. Auf der Heide was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1908 to 1911. He served on the board of assessors of West New York in 1912 and 1913 and was Mayor of West New York, New Jersey, from 1914 to 1917. He was elected as a member and subsequently a director of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving in office from 1915 to 1924.

### Congress

Auf der Heide was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1925, until January 3, 1935. In redistricting following the United States census, 1930, he was shifted to the newly created 14th congressional district. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress.

## Death

After leaving Congress, he resumed the real estate and insurance business.

He died in West New York, New Jersey, on March 29, 1945, aged 70, and was interred in Hoboken Cemetery in North Bergen.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

* United States Congress. "Oscar L. Auf der Heide (id: A000338)". *Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*.
* Oscar L. Auf der Heide at Find a Grave

## InfoBox

| Oscar Louis Auf der Heide | |
| --- | --- |
| From 1925's *Pictorial Directory of the Sixty-Ninth Congress* | |
|  | |
| Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey | |
| **In office**
March 4, 1925  January 3, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | John J. Eagan |
| Succeeded by | Edward J. Hart |
| Constituency | 11th district (1925–33)
14th district (1933–35) |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| **In office**
1908–1911 | |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1874-12-08)December 8, 1874
New York City, New York |
| Died | March 29, 1945(1945-03-29) (aged 70)
West New York, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
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title: Otiorhynchus vehemens

abstract: Otiorhynchus vehemens is a species of broad-nosed weevils belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.

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# Otiorhynchus vehemens

***Otiorhynchus vehemens*** is a species of *broad-nosed weevils* belonging to the family Curculionidae, subfamily Entiminae.

## Description

The adults grow up to 16–18 millimetres (0.63–0.71 in) long. They are black, with a wide greyish lateral band of fine hairs on the elytra and pronotum and longitudinal grooves on the surface of the elytra. Adults can be encountered from April through October.

## Biology

These beetle are polyphagous. The soil-living larvae feed on the roots of many host plants, while the adults feed on leaves and have nocturnal habits.

## Distribution

It is present in Italy and Switzerland.

## Habitat

This species can be found in forests of silver fir (*Abies alba*) and beech (*Fagus* species), at an elevation up to about 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) above sea level.

## Bibliography

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| *Otiorhynchus vehemens* | |
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| *Otiorhynchus vehemens* – Mating pair | |
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| *Otiorhynchus vehemens* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | *Otiorhynchus* |
| Species: | ***O. vehemens*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Otiorhynchus vehemens***<br>Boheman, 1843 | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Otiorhynchus ticinensis*  Stierlin, 1858 | |


title: Otiothops

abstract: Otiothops is a genus of palp-footed spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839.

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# Otiothops

***Otiothops*** is a genus of palp-footed spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839.

## Species

As of June 2019 it contains forty-eight species, found in South America, the Caribbean, India, and Panama:

## InfoBox

| *Otiothops*
Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Palpimanidae |
| Genus: | *Otiothops*
MacLeay, 1839 |
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| Type species | |
| *O. walckenaeri*
MacLeay, 1839 | |
| Species | |
| 48, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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title: Otoglossa

abstract: Otoglossa is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are at least three described species in Otoglossa, found in Central and South America.

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# Otoglossa

***Otoglossa*** is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are at least three described species in *Otoglossa*, found in Central and South America.

## Species

These three species belong to the genus *Otoglossa*:

## InfoBox

| *Otoglossa* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Lebiinae |
| Tribe: | Lebiini |
| Subtribe: | Agrina |
| Genus: | *Otoglossa*<br>Chaudoir, 1873 |
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| Synonyms | |
| * Heraldinium  Liebke, 1927 | |


title: Osmond F. Field

abstract: Osmond F. Field was an American basketball, baseball, and track and field coach. He served as the head basketball (1911–14) and baseball coach (1912–1913) at the University of Missouri. At the University of Nebraska, he served as track and field coach (1910–11) and head basketball coach (1911).

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# Osmond F. Field

**Osmond F. Field** (October 3, 1886 – November 13, 1965) was an American basketball, baseball, and track and field coach. He served as the head basketball (1911–14) and baseball coach (1912–1913) at the University of Missouri. At the University of Nebraska, he served as track and field coach (1910–11) and head basketball coach (1911).

## Head coaching record

### Basketball

Statistics overview
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Nebraska Cornhuskers**  *(Missouri Valley Conference)* (1910–1911) | | | | | | | | |
| 1910–11 | Nebraska | 9–9 |  |  |  |
| **Nebraska:** | | 9–9 |  |  | | | | |
| **Missouri Tigers**  *(Missouri Valley Conference)* (1911–1914) | | | | | | | | |
| 1911–12 | Missouri | 5–10 | 1–7 | 3rd |  |
| 1912–13 | Missouri | 13–5 | 6–2 | 2nd |  |
| 1913–14 | Missouri | 4–12 | 4–12 | 4th |  |
| **Missouri:** | | 22–27 |  |  | | | | |
| **Total:** | | 31–36 |  | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

Osmond F. Field
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1886-10-03)October 3, 1886
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 1965(1965-11-13) (aged 79)
Orange County, California, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1911 | Nebraska |
| 1911–1914 | Missouri |
| Baseball | |
| 1912–1913 | Missouri |
|  | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–36 (basketball) |
|  | |


title: Otto Newman

abstract: Otto Newman was an Austrian-born sociologist who was a professor at Stirling University in Scotland, Chairman of the Sociology Department at South Bank University in London, and adjunct professor at San Diego State University in California. His extensive writings have been published on four continents. His main works include: Gambling: Hazard and Reward and The Challenge of Corporatism (Macmillan). He also authored extensive research reports leading to policy implementation, and books and papers on globalism including, "The Third Way" and "American Declinism".

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# Otto Newman

**Otto Newman** (born Otto Neumann 2 July 1922 – 29 November 2015) was an Austrian-born sociologist who was a professor at Stirling University in Scotland, Chairman of the Sociology Department at South Bank University in London, and adjunct professor at San Diego State University in California. His extensive writings have been published on four continents. His main works include: *Gambling: Hazard and Reward* (London University Press) and *The Challenge of Corporatism* (Macmillan). He also authored extensive research reports leading to policy implementation, and books and papers on globalism including, "The Third Way" and "American Declinism".

## History / career

### Escape

Otto Neumann was born on 2 July 1922 in Vienna, Austria. At the age of 16, he was able to escape the Anschluss on the final Kindertransport out of Vienna leaving on 13 December 1938, from the Wien Westbahnhof train station.

After arriving in England, he was kept at a Dovercourt holiday camp until arrangements could be made for further care. He was offered a home with an English family, but after taking a placement exam, he was chosen as one of eighteen older children arriving on the Kindertransport to earn a spot at the University of Oxford, studying there for 3 years.

### Internment / war years

At the start of the war in 1939, there were 78,000 refugees in Britain who were considered "enemy aliens," a category that included all peoples living in the UK who were from Germany, Austria or Italy. Jewish people who had emigrated from Germany to escape Hitler's antisemitism were also considered enemy aliens.

Otto was unable to finish studies at Oxford due to his being interned as an enemy alien on the first day of his inter-BSC college exam.

On 2 July 1940, Otto's 18th birthday, he was rounded up and eventually shipped to the Isle of Man. Later, he was transferred to the transit camp at the Lingfield horseracing track.

Otto was due to sail on two different deportation ships, one bound for Australia, and one for North America. Upon arriving at the docks, each time he found that his name had been left off the final boarding lists. Both times the ships were sunk by enemy action. Later, released from internment, he had sponsorship from an American cousin and a visa to travel to America. However, with increased shipping loses, no further passengers were allowed to travel by the time clearance came through.

After being released from internment Otto managed to find work in London and served his duty as a fire watcher during the war. When allowed, Otto volunteered to serve in the RAF, but was rejected when it was learned that his parents were still in Vienna. He then volunteered for factory work and was sent to a place producing pistons for fighter aircraft where he worked for a short time.

At the age of 22, Otto became a professional gambler until the end of the war.

Engaging in sports he was, for two years running, Chelsea & Kensington's 100-yard swimming champion. In the last year of the war, he made the final in the British Open Table tennis championship beating two highly ranked players on the way and eventually losing to the world champion after a tough fight – no doubt his most outstanding sporting achievement. Otto was picked inside right for the Alliance League football team, the strongest combined amateur football team, only to fall victim to a clumsy tackle tearing his left knee cartilage.

### Business

Marrying June Pattenden on 6 June 1946, Otto soon had two children, Paul, born in 1947, and Victoria, in 1948. Otto worked as company secretary for a West End fashion house.

Later, he went into business as a clothing manufacturer under the name of **Paul Asker Fashions**. The most successful item of manufacture was his introduction of the modern Hoop Skirt in the 1950s, which was designed by his wife.

### British academia

Leaving his successful manufacturing business at the age of 40, Otto Newman returned to academia to complete his studies at the University of London, earning his Diploma in Sociology in 1964. He continued at the London School of Economics earning his BSc (Soc) in 1966 and his PhD in sociology in 1970.

From 1968 to 1971, he was a lecturer in sociology at the University of Stirling, in Scotland.

In 1971 he moved to the Polytechnic of the South Bank in London, where he chaired the department of Social Sciences from 1975 to 1987. He also directed the Lifestyle Research Unit, closely linked to the Greater London Council, co-operating in effecting policies enhancing the prospects for the city's youth. He served on the Executive of the British Sociological Association for a number of years, chairing the Publications Committee, editing the Sociology in Practice series and actively involved in the Sociology editorial board.

### United States

From 1981 through 1982, Otto accepted a visiting lecturer position at Sangamon State University, later called the University of Illinois Springfield, then returned to South Bank University. Moving to California in 1987 he accepted a position at San Diego State University. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego from 1987 to 1990. In 2008 he finished writing his memoirs in a self-published work called *"Escapes and Adventures: A 20th Century Odyssey."*

He died on 29 November 2015 at the age of 93.

## Qualifications

Inter BSc (Math/Eng), University of Oxford, 1940
DipSoc (double distinction), University of London, 1964
BSc (Soc), London School of Economics, University of London, 1966
PhD (Soc), London School of Economics, University of London, 1970

## Professional appointments

1987– Professor/Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University
1987–1990 Visiting Scholar, University of California, San Diego

1971–1987 South Bank University, London:
1971–1974 Principal Lecturer
1974–1986 Chair, Department of Social Sciences
(1986 Faculty: 32 tenured, 18 part-time, 11 Research Fellows/Assistants)
1984–1987 Director, Lifestyle Research Unit, South Bank University, London

1981–1982 Visiting professor, University of Illinois Springfield
1968–1971 Lecturer, Sociology, University of Stirling, Scotland
1950–1964 managing director, Commerce and Industry
1945–1950 company secretary

## Research activity

Gambling: Social Issues and Motivations
Corporatism
Unemployed Youth
Leisure studies and Lifestyle Enhancement
Community Motivators
Football hooliganism
Politics of Unreason
American exceptionalism
Affluence and Post-Scarcity Society
Communitarianism
The Future of the American Dream
The Promise of the Third Way
Soft power
Globalization, Terrorism and Human rights

## Professional academic appointments

Council for National Academic Awards, London, 1973–1983:
Sociological Studies Board
National Visiting and Award Boards
National Advisory Boards

South Bank University, 1971–1987:
Academic Board
Faculty Board
Higher Degree Committee; Vice-chair
Planning and Resource Board; Vice-chair
Degree Validation Board
Faculty Appointment Board

National Gambling Board, London, 1973–1980

British Sociological Association:
Publications Committee; Chair 1975–1980
National Executive Board; 1976–1984
Coordinating Committee; 1979–1980
Sociology, Journal of the British Sociological Association: Editorial Board, 1976–1980
Sociology in Practice, Series Editor, Croom Helm, 1981–1984

Greater London Council:
Consultant: Arts & Recreation, 1983–1986
Industrial Enterprise Board, 1984–1986
Steering Committee, Arts & Recreation, 1983–1986
Sports Committee, Arts & Recreation, 1985–1986

## Publications

*Gambling: Hazard and Reward* (1972). London: University of London Press.
*The Challenge of Corporatism*(1981). New Studies in Sociology. London: Macmillan.
*Escapes and Adventures: A 20th Century Odyssey.* Lulu Press, 2008

With Richard DeZoysa:
*The American Dream in the Information Age* (1999). UK: Macmillan US: St. Martin's Press.
*The Promise of the Third Way* (2001). UK: Palgrave; US: St. Martin's Press.
*The American Dream in the Information Age* (2002). Mandarin edition. Beijing, China: Social Sciences Documentation Publishing House.
*Towards Progress and Peace: Globalization, Terrorism and Human Rights* (2005). Bloomington, Ind: Author House.

## Journals and research reports

*"Family Planning: Past and Present"*; Sociological Society, March 1965
*"Elites and Society"*; Sociological Society, June 1965
Sociology of the Betting Shop"*; British Journal of Sociology,* 19(1), March 1968
*"The Gambling Problem"*; Social Service Quarterly, Summer 1972
*"The Sociology of Social Problems"*; Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, 12(4), 1976
*"Leisure and Life Styles"*; Ontario Psychologist, 8(2), 1976
*"The Educator's Dilemma"*; British Journal of Educational Studies, 25(1), 1977
*"The Newly Acquisitive Affluent Worker"*; Sociology, 13(1), 1979
*"Education for Social Dominance and Control"*; New Education, 2(1), 1980
*"Class Matters"*, Sociology, 14(1), 1980
*"Corporatism, Leisure and Collective Control"*; Centre for Work And Leisure Studies, Salford University, 1981
*"Leisure Counselling Today"*; World Congress of Sociology, Mexico City, 1982
*"Leisure Counselling"*; Centre for Work and Leisure Studies, Salford University, 1982
*"The Coming of a Leisure Society?"*; Leisure Studies, 2(1) 1983
*"Leisure and Social Change"*; Education and Society, 1(1), 1983
*"Lifestyle Enhancement for the Young Unemployed"*; Report No1 Greater London Council, 1983
*"Training for the Young Unemployed"*; Industrial Enterprise Board, 1983
*"Community Activator: a Case for Action"*; Greater London Council, 1984
*"The Learning of Lifestyle Enhancement"*; Inner London Education Authority, 1984
*"From Employment to Work"*; Industrial Enterprise Board, 1984
*"Proactivism: The Answer to Youth Unemployment?"*; Greater London Council, 1985
*"The Causes of Unemployment"*; Greater London Council, 1985
*"Unemployment, Work and the New Post- Industrialism"*; European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, 1985
*"Soccer Violence: Initial Observations"*; Greater London Council, 1985
*"Hooligans At Home and Abroad"*; Greater London Council, 1985
*"Youth since Industrialisation"*; Greater London Council, 1985
*"Soccer: A Brief Social History"*; Greater London Council, 1986
*"Recreation and Lifestyle for the Young Unemployed"*; Greater London Council, 1986, Summary Report No2 (with Maureen Farish and Peter Miller)
*"Policies for the Lost Generation"*; Greater London Council, 1986, Summary Report No3 (assisted by Maureen Farish and Peter Miller)
*"Why Us: From Paragons to Pariahs"*; London Residuary Authority, 1986
*"Don't Be A Jerk"*; London Residuary Authority, 1986
*"White Collar Hooliganism"*; London Residuary Authority, 1986
*"The Brixton Recreation Centre: Analysis of a Political Institution"*; London Residuary Authority, 1986 (with Karl Murray)
With Richard DeZoysa:
*"American Exceptionalism: Against the Tide Again?"*; South Bank University, Occasional Papers No 2, 1993
*American Policy Choices for a New Era*; Contemporary Politics, 1(3), 1995
*"The Underclass, Welfare and Joblessness"*; California Sociological Association, 1995
*"The Republican Vision"*; The Discoursi, Sundsvall: Sweden, 1996
*"Prospects for a Revitalised Community"*; Contemporary Politics, 2(4), 1996
*"Virtues, Values and Identity"*; The Americana, Spring 1997
*"Food: Feast of Famine"*; The Americana, Summer 1997
*"The New World Order: Then and Now"*; The Americana, Fall 1997
*"Perspectives on Civic Society: the Prospect"*; DMI Rapport, No 2 Demokratiinstitutet,: Sweden
*"Communitarianism- a New Panacea?"*; Sociological Perspectives, 40(4), 1997
*"Exploring the Idea of A Third Way: A New Agenda for The Global Era"*; The Discoursi, Sundsvall: Sweden Winter 2000
*"The Third Way Alternative: America's New Political Agenda"*; Contemporary Sociology Winter 6(3) Winter 2000
*"Globalization, Soft Power and the Challenge of Hollywood"*; Contemporary Politics, 8(3) June 2002
*"American Declinism and the Third Way Option"*; 2(2) June 2007

## Holocaust testimony

Otto Newman's video testimony is located in the library collections of:

Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
Holocaust Museum Houston
Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
Imperial War Museum, London, UK.
Yad Vashem, Israel

## InfoBox

| Otto Newman | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | 2 July 1922
Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 29 November 2015
La Jolla, CA |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater |  |
| Known for | * *The American Dream in the Information Age* (1999) * *The Promise of the Third Way: Globalization and Social Justice* (2001) |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions |  |
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title: Vincenzo Marinelli

abstract: Vincenzo Marinelli was an Italian painter, known best for his Orientalist canvases based on his travels in Greece, Crete, Egypt, and Sudan.

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# Vincenzo Marinelli

**Vincenzo Marinelli** (5 June 1820 – 18 January 1892) was an Italian painter, known best for his Orientalist canvases based on his travels in Greece, Crete, Egypt, and Sudan.

## Biography

Marinelli was born in San Martino d'Agri near Potenza. His father was a surgeon and a dedicated Jacobin. At the age of 17, he moved to Naples to complete his literary and scientific studies. By the age of 22, he dedicated himself to painting, and studied under Costanzo Angelini at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples. Obtaining a scholarship from the Province of Basilicata, from 1842 to 1848, he studied in Rome at the Academy under Tommaso Minardi.

Returning to Naples after the restoration, he traveled through Greece working for Otto, King of Greece. He visited the Greek isles, and painted for the Cathedral of Rethymno in Crete. He then traveled to Egypt, where he completed works for the Ottoman Khedive, Muhammad Sa'id Pasha, accompanying him on a nine-month trip to Sudan. Back in Naples in 1859, ten years later he was invited to the inauguration of the Suez Canal, he returned to Egypt and traveled up to the first cataract of the Nile.

Again returning to Italy, he won a contest in 1875 to become Professor of design and figure at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts a Naples, and in 1881, upon the resignation of Domenico Morelli, he was named professor of painting of Royal Institute. He taught from 1865 to 1887 at the Royal Educandato Femminile Regina Maria Pia. He died in Naples on 18 January 1892.

Among his works are: *Parnassus and Great Poets of Antiquity* in 17 life size canvases for the Royal Palace in Athens; two large altarpieces: *Assumption of the Virgin* and *Baptism of Christ in the Jordan* for the Cathedral of San Antonio of Padua in Rethymno; a canvas of recollecting his trip to Sudan, *Khedive Said Pasha ordering the caravan to form*, *Ballo dell' ape nell Harem* (Dance of the Bee in the Harem), and *le Baiadere* exhibited in 1862 at the first International Exposition of London; *Cleopatra and her handmaidens receive Antonio*; *Cesare Mormile addresses the people rebelling against the decrees of the Inquisition*; *Un episodio del Cantico dei cantici*; *Il ritorno del tappeto dalla Mecca*; and *The Kamsin* once in the Gladstone House at Liverpool; *Henry IV at Canossa*; *Un corteo nuziale arabo* and *Una fiera di schiavi nel deserto*.

His *Ballo dell'ape* garnered notoriety in prior centuries for its exotic and sensuous tone; modern attention is likely more to be disturbed by the depiction of an African courtesan, likely a slave, dancing half-naked for her Arab ruler.

For his *Ferrante Carafa riding through the streets of Naples with Masaniello, the popular hero, seated on the horse behind him* (1870, Exhibition at Parma), awarded a gold medal at the Exhibition of Parma and a thousand lire by the Ministry of Public Education. For this latter work, he was awarded the cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy and the painting was moved to the Pinacoteca of the city of Turin.

Media related to Vincenzo Marinelli at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

| Vincenzo Marinelli | |
| --- | --- |
| Vicenzo Marinelli, *Self-portrait,* | |
| Born | 5 June 1820
San Martino d'Agri, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies |
| Died | 18 January 1892
Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples; Academy of Rome |
| Known for | Painter, teacher |
| Movement | Orientalist |
| Awards | Order of the Crown of Italy |


title: Shomanay

abstract: Shomanay is a city and seat of the Shomanay district in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. Its population was 10,513 in 1989, and 14,000 in 2016.

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# Shomanay

**Shomanay** (Karakalpak: Шоманай, Shomanay) is a city and seat of the Shomanay district in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. Its population was 10,513 in 1989, and 14,000 in 2016.

## InfoBox

| Shomanay Шоманай, Shomanay | |
| --- | --- |
| City | |
| Shomanay | |
| ShomanayLocation in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′N 58°55′E / 42.633°N 58.917°E / 42.633; 58.917 | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Shomanay district |
| Elevation | 67 m (67 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |


title: Tom Simplot

abstract: Thomas M. Simplot is an American politician who served as member of the Phoenix City Council in the state of Arizona. He was first elected to the Council in 2003 in a special election to replace outgoing council member Phil Gordon. He was re-elected to four-year terms on the City Council in 2005 and 2009. In January 2009, Simplot was unanimously voted by his fellow council members to serve as vice mayor. He represents District 4 on the Council, covering much of central Phoenix and extending into west Phoenix. Simplot is the first openly gay person to serve on the Phoenix City Council. He did not run for re-election in 2013. In addition to his position on the Phoenix City Council, Simplot is President and CEO of the Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA), a trade association for Arizona’s apartment and rental housing industry. He is also an attorney and licensed realtor. He has worked in public service at the state and county levels as a senior advisor to former Arizona Governor Fife Symington and as chief of staff to former Maricopa County Supervisor Betsey Bayless. Simplot is a longtime resident of Phoenix and a native of Ottumwa, Iowa. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.

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# Tom Simplot

**Thomas M. Simplot** (born 30 January 1961) is an American politician who served as member of the Phoenix City Council in the state of Arizona. He was first elected to the Council in 2003 in a special election to replace outgoing council member Phil Gordon. He was re-elected to four-year terms on the City Council in 2005 and 2009. In January 2009, Simplot was unanimously voted by his fellow council members to serve as vice mayor. He represents District 4 on the Council, covering much of central Phoenix and extending into west Phoenix. Simplot is the first openly gay person to serve on the Phoenix City Council. He did not run for re-election in 2013.

In addition to his position on the Phoenix City Council, Simplot is President and CEO of the Arizona Multihousing Association (AMA), a trade association for Arizona’s apartment and rental housing industry. He is also an attorney and licensed realtor. He has worked in public service at the state and county levels as a senior advisor to former Arizona Governor Fife Symington and as chief of staff to former Maricopa County Supervisor Betsey Bayless.

Simplot is a longtime resident of Phoenix and a native of Ottumwa, Iowa. He earned his Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.


title: Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)

abstract: Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.

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# Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)

**Victoria Harbour** is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria, British Columbia. It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island. It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation. Historically it was a shipbuilding and commercial fishing centre. While the Inner Harbour is fully within the City of Victoria, separating the city's downtown on its east side from the Victoria West neighbourhood, the Upper Harbour serves as the boundary between the City of Victoria and the district municipality of Esquimalt. The inner reaches are also bordered by the district of Saanich and the town of View Royal. Victoria is a federal "public harbour" as defined by Transport Canada. Several port facilities in the harbour are overseen and developed by the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, however the harbour master's position is with Transport Canada.

## History

Before European development the Coast Salish Songhees people lived in settlements to the east of the harbour and the Esquimalt people lived to the west of it. They cultivated camas root and other crops in meadows lined with cultivated Garry oak trees along the harbour. Shell middens along the Gorge Waterway are evidence of human habitation dating back 4000 years.

In the summer of 1790 Manuel Quimper, Gonzalo López de Haro, and Juan Carrasco aboard *Princesa Real* explored the Juan de Fuca Strait where they claimed Esquimalt Harbour for Spain, naming it Puerto de Córdova.

### 19th century

In 1843 James Douglas led the effort to construct an outpost on Vancouver Island for the Hudson's Bay Company. He rejected Esquimalt Harbour due to dense tree growth and chose instead to site Fort Victoria overlooking the Victoria Harbour (at a location that is about 1 block east of today's Wharf Street).

On 11 March 1850 HMS *Driver* was docked in the harbour to witness Richard Blanshard assume the Governorship of the newly formed Colony of Vancouver Island and issued a seventeen gun salute.

In 1852 sailors from the British naval ship HMS *Thetis* built a trail through the forest linking the Esquimalt Harbour with Victoria Harbour and Fort Victoria. The trail would eventually be paved and is now known as Old Esquimalt Road (it runs parallel to and just north of Esquimalt Road).

The Fisgard Light and Race Rocks Light were built on islands outside of Esquimalt and Victoria harbours in the years 1859 and 1860. The former light was constructed by Joseph Despard Pemberton as supervising engineer, the latter light was constructed by the crew of HMS *Topaze*. The two lighthouses were the first built on Canada's west coast and still serve as active aids to navigation.

In 1858 the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush took place. In 1861 and 1862 the Cariboo Gold Rush took place. Both of the gold rushes swelled traffic through the harbour as a massive influx of people came to Fort Victoria to buy permits and supplies before setting out for the mainland. Victoria was incorporated as a city on 2 August 1862.

In 1858 Captain William Moore moved from San Francisco Bay to Victoria. He built several barges and steamships in Victoria and participated in trade associated with the gold rushes in British Columbia and eventually the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon. Moore died in Victoria 29 March 1909. As a steamship captain Moore was a rival of both William and John Irving.

In 1859 Captain William Irving (18161872) became a partner in the Victoria Steam Navigation Company that provided ferry service between New Westminster and Victoria. The Irving family lived for a time in Victoria then in New Westminster. In 1882 William's son Captain John Irving (18541936), then 28, ordered the construction of the sternwheeler *R.P. Rithet* to expand his fleet of the Pioneer Line. *R.P. Rithet* was constructed by Alexander Watson's shipbuilding company in Victoria. Later in 1882 Irving helped to form the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company (CPNC) and the Pioneer Line ceased to exist. The following year John Irving was made the general manager of the CPNC and he ordered the purchase of *Yosemite* from California and brought it up to Vancouver to serve as a ferry from Vancouver to Victoria. In that first year of service *Yosemite* set a speed record of four hours and 20 minutes for the 72-nautical-mile (133 km; 83 mi) run from Vancouver to Victoria. The record stood until 1901 when the ocean liner *Moana* made the run in four hours and one minute.

On 24 September 1860 a 14-year-old American named Charles Mitchell hid on board the PS *Eliza Anderson* – a ferry that was making its way from Olympia, Washington to Victoria – when it was revealed to the crew on board that the young man was a stowaway and may have been a fugitive slave. Upon reaching Victoria Harbour Mitchell was held on board. Soon a group of local Victorians descended to the dock to protest Mitchell's confinement. Legal proceedings ensued and Mitchell was eventually released to become a free Canadian.

In February 1863 carpenters in Victoria established one of British Columbia's first trade unions the Journeymen Shipwrights Association of Victoria & Vancouver Island. On 4 May 1863 Joseph Spratt and Johann Kriemler started the Albion Iron Works that would later become the Victoria Machinery Depot shipbuilding company on property adjacent to the Upper Harbour. In 1888 the company launched their first vessel, *Princess*, a tugboat built for the Department of Public Works.

In 1865 the British Royal Navy relocated the headquarters of its Pacific fleet from Valparaíso, Chile, to the Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard in Esquimalt Harbour. The move meant Esquimalt's harbour took on more of a military character and allowed Victoria's to develop more commercially. Five years after the 1905 departure of the Royal Navy the Pacific base of the new Royal Canadian Navy occupied Esquimalt in 1910 which operates today as CFB Esquimalt.

A shipyard started operating in 1873 at Point Hope on the Upper Harbour. Over the years the shipyard had traded hands several times and by 1938 was known as Point Hope Shipyards Limited. Today the yard continues to operate as Point Hope Maritime.

The prominent building at 1002 Wharf Street was constructed as a customs house overlooking the Inner Harbour in 1876. The building would house the naval training organization HMCS *Malahat* during a part of the 20th century and become known as the Malahat Building.

On 29 March 1888 the first Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway service started over the first railway bridge to span the harbour. The successor to that line is the Victoria – Courtenay train operated by Via Rail over the Johnson Street Bridge (which opened in January 1924).

The Victoria Yacht Club was founded on 8 June 1892 by a group of 46 yachtsmen and is the oldest sailing association in Western Canada. In 1911 King George V recognized the club's success and granted permission to add a "Royal" prefix to the club's name thereby allowing for the change to the *Royal Victoria Yacht Club*. On 13 July 1913 the club completed its move from an older clubhouse that was floating on pontoons in the Inner Harbour to a new clubhouse on the shore of Caboro Bay in the nearby community of Oak Bay. In 1912, William D'Oyly Rochfort designed the Victoria Yacht Club clubhouse on Ripon Road, Cadboro Bay. By moving out of the crowded harbour the club members could enjoy sailing with less concern for traffic.

Construction of the provincial Parliament Buildings overlooking the south side of James Bay (Inner Harbour) began in 1893. They opened on 10 February 1898.

### 20th century

An 1861 map of Victoria by Joseph Despard Pemberton shows a small wooden piling bridge (built 1859) carrying Government Street over James Bay (named for James Douglas) when it had not yet been filled in. In 1869 a newer more substantial James Bay bridge was opened. The stone James Bay Causeway was constructed starting in 1901, it was finished and appearing in postcards by 1906. The Upper Causeway was built from stone quarried on Nelson Island.

After purchasing the Canadian Pacific Navigation Company in 1901 to form the British Columbia Coast Steamships division, the Canadian Pacific Railway company, through its Canadian Pacific Hotels division, then built the Empress Hotel overlooking James Bay in the Inner Harbour which opened in 1908. The Canadian Pacific Steamship Company operated ships out of Victoria on the so-called triangle route: Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle. From Vancouver passengers could then board an oceangoing *Empress* liner. The creation of BC Ferries in 1960 put the CP Ships passenger triangle route trade out of business and the ship terminal building was leased to become a wax museum by 1969.

In 1901 Captain John Voss and Norman Luxton set sail from Oak Bay to circumnavigate the world's oceans in the 38-foot (12 m) dugout canoe *Tilikum*. They stopped in Victoria before setting out across the Pacific Ocean and reached London in 1904. Nowadays *Tilikum* may be seen on exhibit at the Maritime Museum of British Columbia in Victoria.

In 1905 the British Columbia Electric Railway opened Gorge Park along the Gorge Waterway. The electric streetcar system was abandoned in 1948 and the park was donated to Esquimalt in 1955.

After the 1914 opening of the Panama Canal the city of Victoria sought to increase ship traffic to the harbour and built the breakwater and Ogden Point piers in 1916 and 1918 respectively for $5 million. In 1925 the city and Panama Pacific Grain Terminal Elevator Co. Ltd. built a 93-foot-high (28 m) grain storage bin to ship Prairie Provinces grain worldwide. In 1928 the federal government granted control over Ogden Point to the Canadian National Railway (CNR). Around 1928 the British Columbia Packers Ltd. (BC Packers) company built a fish processing and cold storage plant at Ogden Point.

After passage of the 1917 Migratory Birds Convention Act 1,700 hectares (4,200 acres) of Victoria Harbour were designated a federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary in 1923.

The first floatplane landed in Victoria in 1919 when William Boeing and Eddie Hubbard beached their plane near Shoal Point as part of a new U.S. International Air Mail service that also stopped at Vancouver and Seattle.

In the spring of 1931 the Imperial Oil Causeway Garage was opened at 812 Wharf Street. The Art Deco building featured a 24.4-metre-high (80 ft) tower that was used as an illuminated aerodrome beacon for aviators to put into Victoria Harbour at night. The light was used until World War II when it was turned off. The garage was used until 1974 then it was acquired by the province in 1975 and lastly by the British Columbia Provincial Capital Commission in 1978. The building serves as a visitor information centre and houses other retail outlets.

During World War II the Victoria Machinery Depot launched 25 ships, including 5 Flower-class corvette warships for the Royal Canadian Navy, 14 dry cargo ships, 5 tankers, and a stores ship (hull numbers 14 through 39). To carry out the wartime work in 1941 VMD bought the Rithet piers at the Outer Wharf and 11 hectares (27 acres) of surrounding land. On 20 June 1942 the Victoria-built HMCS *Quesnel*, which was based at Esquimalt, responded to a torpedo attack by the Japanese submarine *I-25* upon SS *Fort Camosun* off of Cape Flattery in Washington, US. The British coal-burning freighter *Fort Camosun* was on her maiden voyage carrying zinc, lead, and plywood from Victoria to Britain. *Quesnel* rescued the 31 man crew of *Fort Camosun* then escorted her as she was towed first to Neah Bay then to Esquimalt Harbour and Victoria Harbour. *Fort Camosun* was eventually towed to the Port of Seattle for repairs before returning to service.

After the war commercial fishing increased in Victoria. To accommodate the increase a CA$$100,000 Fisherman's Wharf was built near Erie Street, opening 31 March 1948. The 120-metre (390 ft) wharf could moor 60 fish packing ships along six finger float piers.

From February 1954 to February 1964 the Royal Canadian Navy reserve unit HMCS *Malahat* occupied the old custom house at 1002 Wharf Street. As a result, the building has been nicknamed the *Malahat Building* and it is the oldest extant federal building in Western Canada. After February 1964 HMCS *Malahat* occupied building 61 at CFB Esquimalt before moving to the current location at 20 Huron Street overlooking Victoria Harbour on 14 March 1992.

In 1968 Victoria Machinery Depot launched their last vessel MV *Doris Yorke* which was later named *Seaspan Doris*, having completed the massive *SEDCO 135-F* oil platform for Transocean the previous year.

Following a 1969 dredging and expansion by CNR, Ogden Point became a sizable lumber shipping operation. On 8 August 1977 a large fire that was visible from Port Angeles destroyed many of the buildings at Ogden Point. The following year CNR ceded Ogden Point back to the federal government's Transport Canada. However, in 1984 the last of the Victoria Harbour lumber shipping companies, Sooke Forest Products, filed for bankruptcy.

In 1883 Robert P. Rithet (after whom the sternwheeler *R.P. Rithet* was named) built a large dock facility near Shoal Point, known as the Outer Wharves, which was initially used for sugar warehousing. After the construction of the Empress Hotel in 1908 the Outer Wharves started to land more passenger vessels. In 1975 the Outer Wharves were demolished and construction began on a new Canadian Coast Guard station that opened in 1980.

On 31 March 1990 the BC Packers' cold storage fish factory shut down due to the low catch in Victoria, and in 1993 the five storey plant was torn down.

In 1997 students and faculty from Lester B. Pearson College took over the management of the Race Rocks Lighthouse station.

### 21st century

In 2001 *Norwegian Sky* arrived from Seattle, becoming the first weekly cruise vessel to call on Ogden Point.

Victoria sponsored a boat in the 2005–2006 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and the race boats put into the Causeway Floats facility in the Inner Harbour during one of the stops.

A dock of the Inner Harbour was renamed the Jeanne Socrates Dock in November 2019, in honour of British yachtswoman Jeanne Socrates who in September 2019 had become the oldest person to sail singlehanded and unsupported around the globe in a voyage starting and finishing there.

## Hydrography

Victoria Harbour comprises the Outer Harbour, Middle Harbour, Inner Harbour, James Bay, Upper Harbour, Selkirk Water, Gorge Waters, and Portage Inlet. Just to the west of Victoria Harbour is the Esquimalt Harbour.

The active portions of Victoria Harbour that can accommodate large and mid-sized vessels (Outer, Middle, Inner, and Upper) are spread along 4 km (2.5 mi; 2.2 nmi) of estuary. The width of the active harbour goes from 0.74 km (0.46 mi; 0.4 nmi) out at the Ogden Point breakwater entrance down to 137 m (449 ft; 0.074 nmi) along the Middle Harbour then widens out in the Inner and Upper Harbour areas. Harbour depths vary from 6 m (3.3 fathoms; 20 ft) up to 20 m (11 fathoms; 66 ft) in the Inner Harbour.

### Approach

The approach to the harbour from the Juan de Fuca Strait is through the Royal Roads strait or roadstead. On approach to the Outer Harbour the city of Victoria will lie to starboard and the town of Esquimalt to port. The BC Geographical Names Information System mentions that the former Ports & Harbours Authority of Navigation Canada defined the outer limits of Victoria Harbour extending to a line drawn from Albert Headmap1 to the Trial Islandsmap2 but excluded Esquimalt Harbour.

Large vessel operators should note that traffic on the approach to the Juan de Fuca Strait is handled by MCTS Tofino, within the Juan de Fuca Strait by Puget Sound Seattle Vessel Traffic Service, and north of Race Rocks, the Marine Communications and Traffic Services centre for the approach to Victoria Harbour is the MCTS Victoria station in Patricia Bay.

### Outer Harbour

The entrance line to the Outer Harbour extends from the breakwater just south of Pier A at Ogden Point in Victoria to Macaulay Point in Esquimalt. There is a large cruise ship and cable laying ship docking facility at Ogden Point.

### Middle Harbour

| Victoria Harbour (Shoal Point) Heliport | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Summary | |
| Airport type | Private |
| Owner | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Serves | Victoria Harbour |
| Location | Shoal Point |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) |
| Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) |
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m |
| Coordinates | 48°25′23″N 123°23′15″W / 48.42306°N 123.38750°W / 48.42306; -123.38750 |
| Map | |
| CBZ7Location in British Columbia | |
| Helipads | |
| Number Length Surface  ft m  1 113 x 113 34 × 34 Concrete | |
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement | |

The Middle Harbour is entered between Shoal Point on the Victoria side and Colville Island on the Esquimalt side. It extends east to the Inner Harbour. The Victoria Canadian Coast Guard station lies on Shoal Point. The fisherman's wharf docks are in the Middle Harbour.

### Inner Harbour

The Inner Harbour is entered between Laurel Point in Victoria and Songhees Point in Victoria West. It extends northeast to the Johnson Street Bridge. Within the Inner Harbour the area in front of the Empress Hotel was known as "James Bay" in the 19th century as well as in 21st century harbour traffic maps, however most tourists refer to the whole area as "Inner Harbour". Adjacent to the Causeway Floats marina in James Bay lies the Victoria neighbourhood of James Bay. Most regularly scheduled ferries and seaplanes dock within the Inner Harbour. There is a Canada Border Services Agency office at Ogden Point and another adjacent to the Inner Harbour.

Curiously, despite having offices in the city of Victoria the British Columbia Ferry Services crown corporation offers no scheduled service to Victoria Harbour. Instead, BC Ferries serves the transportation needs of the Capital Regional District via the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal, which is further north along the Saanich Peninsula and provides service to the mainland, as well as with the MV *Mill Bay* which links Brentwood Bay to the town of Mill Bay across the Saanich Inlet. Other companies do provide ferry service to the harbour (*see table below*).

The Inner Harbour is home to the boarding jetties for the Canadian and US airlines that use the Victoria Inner Harbour Airport. In 2007 the seaplane link from Victoria to Vancouver Harbour Water Airport was, according to the Official Airline Guide, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights. The water runways and taxiways for the airport extend out through the Middle Harbour and Outer Harbour.

Ferry services in Victoria Harbour
| Company | Vessel(s) | Destination | notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Black Ball Ferry Line | MV *Coho* | Port Angeles, WA | can carry cars |
| Clipper Navigation | *Victoria Clipper*, *Victoria Clipper III*, *Victoria Clipper IV* | Seattle, WA | fast catamarans |
| Victoria Harbour Ferry Company and H2O Taxi | 12 small launches | intra harbour | seasonal tours and water taxi |

Former ferry services in Victoria Harbour
| Company | Vessel(s) | Destination |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Victoria San Juan Cruises | *Victoria Star 2* | Bellingham, WA |
| Victoria Express | *Victoria Express*, *Victoria Express II* | Port Angeles, WA |

### Upper Harbour

The Upper Harbour extends north from the Johnson Street Bridge to the Point Ellice Bridge (also known as the Bay Street Bridge). The small area of water in the northeast of the Upper Harbour is known as "Rock Bay". Adjacent to the Rock Bay body of water is the Rock Bay neighbourhood. The Upper Harbour is home to the Sail and Life Training Society and their topsail schooner *Pacific Swift*.

In 1896 a predecessor of the Bay Street Bridge was the site of a streetcar bridge collapse disaster that was one of the worst in BC history.

### Selkirk Water

Selkirk Water extends northwest from the Point Ellice Bridge to Chapman Point. The Galloping Goose Regional Trail traverses Selkirk Water on a bridge known as the Selkirk Trestle that was originally built by the Canadian National Railway.

### Gorge Waters

Gorge Waters extends northwest from Chapman Point to Maple Point and the Craigflower Bridge. The shore of Gorge Waters is home to the Gorge Waterway Discovery Centre and the Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse. The Victoria Canoe and Kayak Club and GO Rowing and Paddling Club are along Gorge Waters as well. Some charts split the Gorge Waters into a "Lower Gorge Waterway" and an "Upper Gorge Waterway" with the split being the fixed Tillicum Road Bridgemap3 between them.

The Craigflower Bridge,map4 which carries Highway 1A (locally "Admiral's Road") over the Harbour was, in 1997, the site of the murder of Reena Virk.

The Gorge was for many years the primary swimming location for Victoria including a tall diving platform at Curtis Point. By the 1930s the pollution levels were too high to allow for swimming. In recent years the work to clean the waterway has led to a return to swimming in the waterway.

### Portage Inlet

The inner most portion of the harbour is called Portage Inlet and it extends north and west of Craigflower Bridge. The most noticeable feature of Portage Inlet seen from above is the Craigowan Road peninsula that extends into the water body north of the Shoreline Community School. Just south of Portage Inlet is the Portage Park in View Royal that runs north from Thetis Cove in Esquimalt Harbour. Flowing into Portage Inlet's northeast side is Colquitz Creek which drains Elk Lake which in turn drains O'Donnel Creek. The Victoria City Rowing Club rows at Elk Lake along with local University and High School crews.

## Facilities

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority operates several docks and marinas in the harbour, including:

* Ogden Point \- has cruise ship and break bulk cargo docks in the Outer Harbour. Vessels up to 300 m (984 ft 3 in) can be accommodated.map5
* Fisherman's Wharf - is a long term and fishing vessel dock in the Middle Harbour with no transient docking. There is a GVHA fuel dock.map6
* Causeway Floats - in the Inner Harbour can handle vessels up to 75 m (246 ft 1 in).map7
* Ship Point - can accommodate vessels up to 75 m (246 ft 1 in) and is often used for floatplanes.map8
* Wharf Street Marina - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.map9
* Mermaid's Wharf Marina - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.map10
* Johnson Street Floats - in the Inner Harbour is for transient mooring.map11

In addition to the facilities owned and operated by the GVHA there are others:

* Victoria International Marina - 28-slip large-yacht (\>20m/65ft) marina in middle harbour
* Westbay Marine Village - marina is in the Outer Harbour.map12
* Hidden Harbour Marine Centre Ltd. - marine centre with 35 berths in West Bay of Outer Harbour
* Victoria Coast Guard Station - is on Shoal Point.map13
* HMCS *Malahat* \- is on Shoal Point.map14
* Coast Harbourside Floats - 42 slip marina is part of a hotel between Raymur Point and Laurel Point in the Middle Harbour.map15
* International Ferry Dock - is in the Inner Harbour.map16
* Black Ball Ferry Dock - is in the Inner Harbour.map17
* Pacific Undersea Gardens \- is in the Inner Harbour (at former CP Ships dock).map18
* Ocean Pointe Floats - are on the western side of the Inner Harbour in Victoria West.map19
* Point Hope Shipyards \- are along the west bank of the Upper Harbour.map20
* Village Marina - is along the east bank of the Upper Harbour.map21
* Canoe Marina - is on the east bank of the Upper Harbour.map22
* Island Asphalt Company Barge Dock - is at Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.map23
* Butler Brothers Barge Dock - is at Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.map24
* Lafarge Barge Dock - is near Rock Bay in the Upper Harbour.map25
* At one time a car float went to Ogden Point.

The graving dock at adjacent Esquimalt Harbour can drydock a Panamax sized vessel.

Operated by the James Bay Anglers at Ogden Point there is a boat ramp for trailerable boats and is open to the public for use.

## Sailing events

Victoria Harbour is home port for a number of sailing and boating events:

* The Swiftsure Yacht Race out into the Juan de Fuca Strait and back has been held yearly since 1930 and is sponsored by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club.
* The Vic-Maui Yacht Race between Victoria and Lahaina, Hawaii has been held in even numbered years since 1968.
* The Victoria Symphony holds its annual Symphony Splash concert on BC Day staged on a barge docked in the Inner Harbour, and has been doing so since 1991. Many spectators view the concert from canoes or kayaks, as well as from boats docked at the "Causeway Floats" and "Ship Point" marinas.
* The Victoria Dragon Boat Festival has been held in the Inner Harbour annually since 1994.
* A Gorge Canada Day Picnic is held by the Gorge Tillicum Community Association and has brought more than 5,000 visitors to the parks along the Gorge Waterway on 1 July each year since 1999.
* The Victoria Tall Ships Festival has been held every third year since 2005, although the 2011 event was cancelled due to high costs of staging the festival. The festival is part of the Tall Ships Challenge event.
* Since 2000, the Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre (GRPC) has hosted the Brotchie Reach Outrigger Canoe Races. This is a 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) race for OC6 (six-person outrigger canoe) and small boats (OC1, canoe-kayak, surf-ski). The race hosts up to 200 paddling racers each year - the race course starts at GRPC on the Gorge Waterway then transits through Victoria's Inner, Middle, and Outer Harbours out to the Brotchie Navigational marker and back.

## Ecology

Despite the small size of the watershed land area of the Victoria and Saanich Peninsulas, Victoria Harbour is an estuary.

Some of the fresh water tributaries of the harbour include:

In Portage Inlet there are 70 ha (170 acres) of eelgrass growing under water. Portage Inlet and the Gorge Waterway may also be home to the largest colony of Pacific oysters on the west coast. Craigflower Creek and Colquitz Creek are spawning grounds primarily for Coho salmon. Pacific herring also use Portage Inlet and the Gorge Waterway for spawning.

Victoria Harbour was recognized as a Migratory Bird Sanctuary in 1923. The Upper and Lower Thetis Lakes, which discharge into Portage Inlet, were Canada's first nature sanctuary in 1958.

In 1965 the city of Victoria started using the former Mud Bay on the south shore of Victoria West as a garbage dump. When Mud Bay was filled in it was superseded by the Hartland landfill.

In 1998 the Cecelia Creek Clean Up Committee was formed to work on restoring the environment in and around the Cecelia Creek that flows into Selkirk Water.

Between 2002 and 2006 Transport Canada spent over $4 million to clean up properties in the harbour to stricter environmental standards. BC Hydro and the Federal Government have undertaken a $2 million clean-up of the eastern shore of Rock Bay which was once the site of a coal gasification plant. The plant had been the last run by the Victoria Gas Company which had started in 1860 and was one of the forerunners of BC Hydro.

Through the coordination and services of the Capital Regional District (CRD) the municipalities of Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria, and View Royal discharged an average of 129,000,000 L (105 acre⋅ft) of filtered but untreated sewage into the ocean every day in 2006. At two filtration facilities (Clover Point in Victoria and Macauley Point in Esquimalt) sewage is screened to exclude objects larger than 6 millimetres before being released into the Juan de Fuca Strait via marine outfalls. Solid matter that is filtered out of the effluent is trucked to the Hartland landfill. In 2006 Barry Penner, BC Minister of Environment at the time, concluded that wastewater treatment should be taking place in Victoria and surrounding communities. The CRD has started planning the construction of wastewater treatment plants.

The MV *Coho* coming in from the Middle Harbour. Red hulled ferries *Victoria Express* and *Victoria Express II* docked at Laurel Point appear on the left in the Inner Harbour. New condominiums on Songhees Point in Victoria West appear in the centre. Docked seaplanes appear on the right and the Johnson Street Bridge is in the distance to the right (17 June 2007).

## Maps

## InfoBox

| Public Port of Victoria | |
| --- | --- |
| Aerial view of Victoria Harbour up to Selkirk Water, 11 December 2008 | |
| Click on the map for a fullscreen view | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Location | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 48°25′16″N 123°23′34″W / 48.42111°N 123.39278°W / 48.42111; -123.39278 |
| Details | |
| Operated by | Transport Canada |
| Owned by | Transport Canada |
| Type of harbour | coastal breakwater |
| Size of harbour | 250 ha (620 acres) |
| Port Manager | Zoe Polden |
| Statistics | |
| Vessel arrivals | 202 cruise ships in 2008
228 cruise ships in 2009
at Ogden Point (excludes ferries) |
| Passenger traffic | 380,000 cruise ship passengers in 2008
400,000 cruise ship passengers in 2009
at Ogden Point (excludes ferry passengers) |
| **Website**
https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/ports-harbours-anchorages/port-victoria | |


title: Ulmus × hollandica 'Fulva'

abstract: The hybrid elm cultivar Ulmus × hollandica 'Fulva' is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of Wych Elm U. glabra with Field Elm U. minor. Originally raised by Hesse's Nurseries, Weener, Germany, it was first mentioned in Mededeeling, Comite inzake Bestudeering en Bestrijding van de Iepenziekte 10: 9, 1932, but without description. Hesse's 1933 catalogue shows both U. fulva Hort. and U. fulva Michx.. NB. The tree should not be confused with Ulmus fulva, a synonym of the American Red, or Slippery, Elm now known as Ulmus rubra.

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# Ulmus × hollandica 'Fulva'

The hybrid elm cultivar ***Ulmus × hollandica*** '**Fulva'** is one of a number of cultivars arising from the crossing of Wych Elm *U. glabra* with Field Elm *U. minor*. Originally raised by Hesse's Nurseries, Weener, Germany, it was first mentioned in *Mededeeling, Comite inzake Bestudeering en Bestrijding van de Iepenziekte* 10: 9, 1932, but without description. Hesse's 1933 catalogue shows both *U. fulva* Hort. and *U. fulva* Michx..

NB. The tree should not be confused with *Ulmus fulva*, a synonym of the American Red, or Slippery, Elm now known as *Ulmus rubra*.

## Description

Not available. A herbarium specimen from a 'Fulva' in the Hague (1931) shows large leaves to 12 cm., with 1 cm. petioles.

## Pests and diseases

Unknown.

## Cultivation

No specimens are known to survive.

## InfoBox

| *Ulmus × hollandica* 'Fulva' | |
| --- | --- |
| Hybrid parentage | *U. glabra* × *U. minor* |
| Cultivar | 'Fulva' |
| Origin | Germany |


title: Otter Spring House

abstract: The Otter Spring House is a historic spring house in the Town of Lincoln in Forest County, Wisconsin. The spring house was built on Otter Spring in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project. It was originally built to supply water to the CCC's Waubikon Lake Camp but was insufficient for that purpose. Since its construction, the Potawatomi have used the spring house for ceremonial and religious purposes. Potawatomi ritual feasts must use spring water, as springs are considered "living waters"; when taking water from the spring, the Potawatomi offer a thanksgiving prayer and a tobacco offering. The spring house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1999.

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# Otter Spring House

The **Otter Spring House** is a historic spring house in the Town of Lincoln in Forest County, Wisconsin. The spring house was built on Otter Spring in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project. It was originally built to supply water to the CCC's Waubikon Lake Camp but was insufficient for that purpose. Since its construction, the Potawatomi have used the spring house for ceremonial and religious purposes. Potawatomi ritual feasts must use spring water, as springs are considered "living waters"; when taking water from the spring, the Potawatomi offer a thanksgiving prayer and a tobacco offering. The spring house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1999.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Otter Spring House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Nearest city | Lincoln, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°35′22″N 88°48′49″W / 45.58944°N 88.81361°W / 45.58944; -88.81361 |
| Area | 9.8 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps Company 649 |
| Architectural style | Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000684 |
| Added to NRHP | June 3, 1999 |


title: The Burglar's Christmas

abstract: "The Burglar's Christmas" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in Home Monthly in 1896 under the pseudonym of Elizabeth L. Seymour, her cousin's name.

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# The Burglar's Christmas

"**The Burglar's Christmas**" is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in *Home Monthly* in 1896 under the pseudonym of Elizabeth L. Seymour, her cousin's name.

## Plot summary

Out in Chicago on Christmas Eve, two shabby-looking men are considering getting food after they have not been eating for days. Crawford is too tired to walk however, so the other man goes off by himself. Crawford considers stealing the food as he cannot pay for it, but when a woman drops a parcel he gives it to her instead of running off with it. He feels as if he is a failed thief, in the same manner as he has failed at everything - college, journalism, real estate, performing. He then walks into a house in an attempt to steal the jewellery, and his mother finds him there. She says she forgives him for everything; his father remains distant. They have dinner and he feels warm again.

## Characters

* **Crawford**, a shabby-looking man. Crawford is not his real name.
* **William**, Helen and James's son, who run away from college for years.
* **A woman** who drops a parcel in the street.
* **Helen**, William's mother.
* **James**, William's father. Helen says he is 'undemonstrative'.
* **Ellen**, a woman Helen mentions.

## Allusions to other works

## Literary significance and criticism

It has been argued by critic Sharon O'Brien that this rewriting of the prodigal son theme bears some resemblance to Willa Cather's own relationship with her mother.

## InfoBox

| "The Burglar's Christmas" | |
| --- | --- |
| Short story by Elizabeth L. Seymour (Willa Cather) | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | *Home Monthly* |
| Publication type | Women's magazine |
| Publication date | 1896 |


title: Terrafirma 3x3

abstract: The Terrafirma 3x3 was a Philippine 3x3 basketball team which competed in the PBA 3x3, organized by the Philippines' top-flight professional league, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is affiliated with the Terrafirma Dyip, a member franchise of the PBA.

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# Terrafirma 3x3

The **Terrafirma 3x3** was a Philippine 3x3 basketball team which competed in the PBA 3x3, organized by the Philippines' top-flight professional league, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is affiliated with the Terrafirma Dyip, a member franchise of the PBA.

## History

The Terrafirma Dyip, competing as Terrafirma 3x3, are among the participating PBA franchise teams in the inaugural 2021 PBA 3x3 season.

Following the shelving of the PBA 3x3 after the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, the team would be disbanded.

## Head coaches

Terrafima 3x3 head coaches
| Name | Start | End | Seasons | Overall record | | | | Best finish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | | W | L | PCT | G | |
| Raymond Tiongco | 2021 | 2022 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 56% | 50 | Quarterfinals |
| Joe Lipa | 2022 | ? | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Raymond Tiongco | 2023 | 2024 | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |

## InfoBox

| Terrafirma 3x3 | |
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| Leagues | PBA 3x3 |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Folded | 2024 |
| Team colors | Green, navy blue, white<br> |
| Company | Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation |
| Ownership | Jose Alvarez |


title: The Road Home (Heart album)

abstract: The Road Home, a live album released in 1995, is the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style in their home city of Seattle. The setlist contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Dreamboat Annie", "Alone", "Barracuda". The album was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, a band to whom Ann and Nancy Wilson paid tribute with their band the Lovemongers. "He was a prince among men," enthused Ann. The cover photograph shows an old picture of a young Ann and Nancy Wilson with a candle. The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. Billboard 200. In 1995, a VHS was released under the same name and with the same cover containing another concert from the same tour. The video was reissued on DVD in 2003.

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# The Road Home (Heart album)

| The Road Home | |
| --- | --- |
| Video by Heart | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Recorded | May 12, 1995 |
| Venue | Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington |
| Genre | Acoustic rock |
| Length | 88:58 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Director | Joel Gallen |
| Producer | Douglas C. Forbes |
| Heart video chronology | |
| *If Looks Could Kill*
(1988) ***The Road Home***
(1995) *Alive in Seattle*
(2003) | |

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Entertainment Weekly* | B |
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| *The Rolling Stone Album Guide* |  |

***The Road Home***, a live album released in 1995, is the fourteenth album overall by the rock group Heart. It chronicles a club performance in the "unplugged" style in their home city of Seattle. The setlist contains acoustic versions of many of the band's hits including "Dreamboat Annie", "Alone", "Barracuda".

The album was produced by John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, a band to whom Ann and Nancy Wilson paid tribute with their band the Lovemongers. "He was a prince among men," enthused Ann. The cover photograph shows an old picture of a young Ann and Nancy Wilson with a candle.

The album reached number eighty-seven on the U.S. *Billboard* 200.

In 1995, a VHS was released under the same name and with the same cover containing another concert from the same tour. The video was reissued on DVD in 2003.

## Track listing

*The Road Home* track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)" | Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Dog and Butterfly" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis | 6:00 |
| 3. | "(Up On) Cherry Blossom Road" (previously unreleased) | Amy Sky | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Back to Avalon" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Kit Hain | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Alone" | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | 4:45 |
| 6. | "These Dreams" | Bernie Taupin, Martin Page | 5:20 |
| 7. | "Love Hurts" (previously unreleased) | Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Straight On" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis | 5:10 |
| 9. | "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Crazy on You" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Seasons" (previously unreleased) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 3:40 |
| 12. | "River" (previously unreleased) | Joni Mitchell | 3:40 |
| 13. | "Barracuda" | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Roger Fisher, Michael DeRosier | 4:40 |
| 14. | "Dream of the Archer" (includes uncredited excerpt of "Sylvan Song" during the intro) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher | 5:37 |
| 15. | "The Road Home" (unlisted bonus track, previously unreleased) | A. Wilson | 4:35 |
| 16. | "Never" (Japanese edition bonus track) | A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Greg Bloch, Holly Knight | 5:19 |

## VHS track listing

1.
2. *unlisted introduction interview with Ann & Nancy Wilson*
3. "River"
4. "Dog and Butterfly"
5. "(Up on) Cherry Blossom Road"
6. "Back to Avalon"
7. "Alone"
8. "These Dreams"
9. "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)"
10. "Seasons"
11. "Dream of the Archer"
12. "Love Alive"
13. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
14. "Straight On"
15. "Mistral Wind" (A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Fisher)
16. "Barracuda"
17. "Love Hurts"
18. "Crazy on You"
19. "The Road Home"

### DVD bonus material

1.
2. *The Road Home* – electronic press kit
3. "Crazy on You" – live from *The Tonight Show* with Jay Leno
4. "The Road Home" – live from *Later* with Greg Kinnear

## Personnel

## Charts

Chart performance for *The Road Home*
| Chart (1995) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (*RPM*) | 49 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 20 |
| US *Billboard* 200 | 87 |

## Certifications

Certifications for *The Road Home*
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000^ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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## InfoBox

| The Road Home | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by Heart | |
| Released | August 29, 1995 |
| Recorded | August 12–16, 1994 |
| Venue | Backstage Club, Seattle, Washington |
| Genre | Acoustic rock |
| Length | 74:37 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | John Paul Jones |
| Heart chronology | |
| *Desire Walks On*
(1993) ***The Road Home***
(1995) *These Dreams: Greatest Hits*
(1997) | |


title: Miloš Šćepanović

abstract: Miloš Šćepanović is a Montenegrin water polo player. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. There the team reached the semifinals, where it was defeated by Hungary and then met Serbia in the bronze medal match. They were defeated with the score 6:4 for Serbia and finished in 4th place. He was also a member of the Montenegrin team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Montenegro again reached the semi-finals, losing to Croatia, and then were again defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match. The score was 12:11 for Serbia.

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# Miloš Šćepanović

**Miloš Šćepanović** (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Шћепановић; born 9 October 1982) is a Montenegrin water polo player. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. There the team reached the semifinals, where it was defeated by Hungary and then met Serbia in the bronze medal match. They were defeated with the score 6:4 for Serbia and finished in 4th place.

He was also a member of the Montenegrin team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Montenegro again reached the semi-finals, losing to Croatia, and then were again defeated by Serbia in the bronze medal match. The score was 12:11 for Serbia.

## InfoBox

Miloš Šćepanović
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 9 October 1982 (1982-10-09) (age 41) |
| Medal record      Men's Water Polo  Representing  Serbia and Montenegro  Mediterranean Games  2005 Almería  Team Competition  Representing  Montenegro  World Championships  2013 Barcelona  Team Competition  European Championship  2008 Málaga  Team competition  2012 Eindhoven  Team competition  2016 Belgrade Team Competition | |


title: Mattapax

abstract: Mattapax is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick house, three bays wide, and one room deep, with flush brick chimneys at either end of a pitched gable roof built about 1760. In 1949 a restoration resulted in the construction of a brick wing to replace an earlier frame wing. Also on the property are a frame cottage, a large horse barn, and a frame wagon shed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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# Mattapax

**Mattapax** is a historic home located at Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a 1+12-story brick house, three bays wide, and one room deep, with flush brick chimneys at either end of a pitched gable roof built about 1760. In 1949 a restoration resulted in the construction of a brick wing to replace an earlier frame wing. Also on the property are a frame cottage, a large horse barn, and a frame wagon shed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

## InfoBox

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| Mattapax | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 106 Shipping Creek Rd., Stevensville, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°54′40″N 76°20′54″W / 38.91111°N 76.34833°W / 38.91111; -76.34833 |
| Area | 6.6 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1760 (1760), 1949 |
| Architect | Hogg, F. Trevor |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001498 |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1998 |