title: Wharfedale Brewery

abstract: Wharfedale Brewery is a brewery situated in Ilkley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Two, now defunct, breweries in Yorkshire have previously used the Wharfedale name; first in Wetherby in the 1756 and again in Grassington in 2003. The name was resurrected for a third time, further down the River Wharfe, in 2012 by a group of 16 real ale enthusiasts, many of whom are former chairmen of Ilkley & District Round Table.

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# Wharfedale Brewery

**Wharfedale Brewery** is a brewery situated in Ilkley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Two, now defunct, breweries in Yorkshire have previously used the Wharfedale name; first in Wetherby in the 1756 and again in Grassington in 2003. The name was resurrected for a third time, further down the River Wharfe, in 2012 by a group of 16 real ale enthusiasts, many of whom are former chairmen of Ilkley & District Round Table.

## History

According to The Journal of The Brewery History Society, Wharfedale Brewery began life as Wetherby Brewery in 1756 when it was established by brewer, maltster, and farmer John Rhodes. When John Rhodes died in 1780 he was succeeded in the brewery by his eldest son Gregory and his second son Quentin and the two of them guided the fortunes of the brewery well into the nineteenth century.

Quentin Rhodes, an important local businessman, made his fortune selling beer to many of the town's 15 pubs. His portrait still hangs in Wetherby Town Hall. In 1892 the brewery was sold by Rhodes' nephew Mr. Coates, solicitor and clerk to the Board of Guardians, and became known as Braime's Brewery before a further name change to Wharfedale Brewery. The brewery closed during the First World War and later became Oxley's Mineral Water factory in the inter-war years. In the 1950s the building, located in the town's market square, was demolished and replaced by a new bus station and depot.

In 2003 the Wharfedale Brewery name was brought back to life in Hetton near Grassington and opened by the Duke of Kent. Owners Steve Blizzard and David Aynesworth (star of Yorkshire Television's "Yorkshire's Perfect Pint"), produced a number of award winning beers under the "Folly Ales" brand name and their most famous customer was Madonna who bought quantities of the beer for a Weekend Of Folly event. In 2007 the company was dissolved for personal reasons as Blizzard returned to his native U.S. Aynesworth continues to own and run the Craven Arms public house in Appletreewick in North Yorkshire.

2012 saw the third incarnation of Wharfedale Brewery as an integral part of Ilkley's first brew pub. A consortium of local businessmen set up a company called Wharfedale Brewery Limited and invested a six figure sum in redeveloping the former Albert Inn on Church Street, a Grade II listed property built in 1709. The pub, which is one of Ilkley's oldest buildings and is mentioned in Sir Nikolaus Pevsner’s “Buildings of England” chronicles for its architectural importance, was renamed the Flying Duck and a microbrewery was incorporated into a barn at the back.

In December 2012 award-winning brewer Stewart Ross resigned as a director of Ilkley Brewery, a company he founded in 2008, to become a brewing consultant to Wharfedale Brewery and advisor to head brewer Michael Allan.

## Real Ale Trail

In May 2014 Wharfedale Brewery launched "The Ales Way" - Wharfedale's Ale Trail which takes in 15 pubs throughout Wharfedale between Ilkley and Hubberholme. The Ales Way is publicised by a free information leaflet which is available from all participating pubs, the brewery, local tourist information centres and www.thealesway.com website. Each time a pub is visited and a pint of Wharfedale Brewery beer is purchased, a souvenir card is stamped. Once sufficient stamps have been collected, the souvenir card can be exchanged for a t-shirt and brewery presentation pack. Participants can also choose to be entered into a "Hall of Fame".

## Beers

The new brewery, currently produces three cask ales and pasteurised bottled ales, Wharfedale cask ales are sold predominantly in the Flying Duck, the brewery's brewery tap and in local hostelries throughout Wharfedale. The bottled beers are available for purchase via the brewery's website, direct from the brewery and in shops and restaurants throughout Yorkshire.

* Wharfedale Blonde (3.9% ABV)
* Wharfedale Best (4.0% ABV). Launched as a "festival ale" for the Wheatley Beer Festival in Ben Rhydding in May 2013.
* Wharfedale Black (3.7% ABV)

53°55′35″N 1°49′31″W / 53.92645°N 1.82533°W / 53.92645; -1.82533

## InfoBox

Wharfedale Brewery Limited
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| Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
| Predecessor | 1765, 2003 |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Wharfedale Brewery Ltd Shareholders |
| Headquarters | Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Products | Beer |
| Owner | Wharfedale Brewery Ltd |
| Website | http://www.wharfedalebrewery.com/ |


title: Raspall singles championship

abstract: The Campionat Individual de Raspall is the Valencian pilota Raspall modality singles league played by professional pilotaris.

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# Raspall singles championship

The ***Campionat Individual de Raspall*** (Valencian for *Raspall Singles Championship*) is the Valencian pilota Raspall modality singles league played by professional pilotaris.

## Statistics

| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | City |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 |  |  |  |  |
| 2006 | Coeter II | Agustí | 25-5 | Bellreguard |
| 2005 | Waldo |  |  | La Llosa de Ranes |
| 2004 | Waldo | Juan | 25-10 | Oliva |
| 2003 | Not played |
| 2002 | Waldo |  |  | Oliva |
| 2001 | Gorxa |  |  | Daimús |
| 2000 | Waldo | Moro |  | Oliva |
| 1999 | Gorxa | Waldo |  | Daimús |
| 1998 | Carlos | Gorxa |  | Oliva |
| 1997 | Gorxa | Juan Gràcia |  | Daimús |
| 1996 | Carlos | Armando |  | Oliva |
| 1995 | Juan | Carlos |  | El Genovés |
| 1994 | Juan | Pasqual II |  | El Genovés |
| 1993 | Pasqual II | Loripet |  | El Genovés |
| 1992 | Pasqual II | Juan |  | El Genovés |
| 1991 | Pasqual II | Diego |  | El Genovés |
| 1990 | Pasqual II | Coeter |  | El Genovés |
| 1989 | Coeter | Loripet |  | Simat de la Valldigna |
| 1988 | Diego | Loripet |  | Oliva |
| 1987 | Pepito | Sevi |  | Oliva |
| 1986 | Pepito | Malonda II |  | Oliva |
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## Campionat Individual de Raspall relevant facts

* 2003: The competition was not played.
* 2006: *Coeter II* is the first *mitger* who wins a competition that looked to be only for *dauers* (despite the runners-up *Agustí*, and *Moro* the year 2000).


title: Raj Bhavan Road

abstract:
Raj Bhavan Road is a prominent political and commercial area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is home to the residence of the Governor of Telangana called as Raj Bhavan, hence the name.
It also has Lake View Guest House, a state owned guest house for the visiting dignitaries. It overlooks the Hussain sagar lake to its east.

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# Raj Bhavan Road

**Raj Bhavan Road** is a prominent political and commercial area of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is home to the residence of the Governor of Telangana called as *Raj Bhavan*, hence the name. It also has Lake View Guest House, a state owned guest house for the visiting dignitaries. It overlooks the Hussain sagar lake to its east.

## Commercial area

There are some upmarket shops on this road.

Reliance Communications is headquartered here.

## Transport

Khairtabad is the closest MMTS Train station for this suburb.

Buses are run by the state-owned TSRTC, and is well connected to all parts of Hyderabad.

## InfoBox

| Raj Bhavan Road | |
| --- | --- |
| neighbourhood | |
| Raj Bhavan Road | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Metro | Hyderabad |
| Government | |
| Body | GHMC |
| Languages | |
| Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 500 082 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Secunderabad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Khairtabad |
| Planning agency | GHMC |


title: Pentace strychnoidea

abstract: Pentace strychnoidea is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.

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# Pentace strychnoidea

***Pentace strychnoidea*** is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae *sensu lato* or Tiliaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.

## InfoBox

| *Pentace strychnoidea* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Conservation Dependent  (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | *Pentace* |
| Species: | ***P. strychnoidea*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pentace strychnoidea***
King | |
|


title: Macondray Lane

abstract: Macondray Lane is a small pedestrian lane on the southeastern side of Russian Hill in San Francisco, California. It forms a wooded enclave that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Russian Hill–Macondray Lane District. Macondray Lane extends two blocks east–west between Leavenworth and Taylor Streets, paralleling Union and Green Streets. At the Taylor Street end, a set of wooden steps descend from the lane to Taylor Street. Views from the lane extend northward to Alcatraz Island and the San Francisco Bay. In the 2017 Netflix documentary "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin," Maupin confirms that Macondray Lane was the inspiration for "Barbary Lane" in Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City, as previously reported.

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# Macondray Lane

**Macondray Lane** is a small pedestrian lane on the southeastern side of Russian Hill in San Francisco, California. It forms a wooded enclave that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 as the Russian Hill–Macondray Lane District.

Macondray Lane extends two blocks east–west between Leavenworth and Taylor Streets, paralleling Union and Green Streets. At the Taylor Street end, a set of wooden steps descend from the lane to Taylor Street. Views from the lane extend northward to Alcatraz Island and the San Francisco Bay.

In the 2017 Netflix documentary "The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin," Maupin confirms that Macondray Lane was the inspiration for "Barbary Lane" in Armistead Maupin's *Tales of the City*, as previously reported.

37°47′57″N 122°24′54″W / 37.799203°N 122.415116°W / 37.799203; -122.415116

## InfoBox

Macondray Lane
| The lane | |
| --- | --- |
| Location | San Francisco, California |


title: Line-intercept sampling

abstract: In statistics, more specifically in biostatistics, line-intercept sampling (LIS) is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called a “transect”, intersects the element. Line intercept sampling has proven to be a reliable, versatile, and easy to implement method to analyze an area containing various objects of interest. It has recently also been applied to estimating variances during particulate material sampling.

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# Line-intercept sampling

In statistics, more specifically in biostatistics, **line-intercept sampling (LIS)** is a method of sampling elements in a region whereby an element is sampled if a chosen line segment, called a “transect”, intersects the element.

Line intercept sampling has proven to be a reliable, versatile, and easy to implement method to analyze an area containing various objects of interest. It has recently also been applied to estimating variances during particulate material sampling.


title: Maroochydore Football Club

abstract: Maroochydore Australian Football Club is an Australian rules football club based at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland which competes in AFL Queensland leagues in South East Queensland. Their men's team have been playing in the QAFL since 2020 and their women's team have been playing in the QAFLW since 2017.

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# Maroochydore Football Club

**Maroochydore Australian Football Club** is an Australian rules football club based at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland which competes in AFL Queensland leagues in South East Queensland. Their men's team have been playing in the QAFL since 2020 and their women's team have been playing in the QAFLW since 2017.

## History

### Origins

The Maroochydore Australian Football Club was formed to compete in the Sunshine Coast Australian Football League. This was an amateur competition that was formed in 1970 and continued until 1992. Other foundation clubs were Noosa and Nambour.

In 1993, the clubs from the competition played in the Brisbane Australian Football League, and later split up into various AFL South Queensland Divisions.

### Queensland League

In 1998 Maroochydore was elevated to the major state competition in Queensland, in 32 matches Maroochydore won five. At the end of 1999 the Senior club was forced to fold and many players moved to the Northern Eagles.

### Merger & demerger

In 2004 Maroochydore had a desire to play in the Pineapple Hotel Cup, to overcome a lack of competitiveness the club opted to merge with the North Shore Jets. Seven years after Maroochydore and Northshore amalgamated for mutual gain in the senior ranks, the former has severed the partnership and gone it alone.

The decision to de-amalgamate was reached when Maroochydore held a special general meeting on 29 March. The new entity would be known as the Maroochydore Australian Football Club, or the Roos. That was the name of the club when it folded at the end of the 1999 season, before its rebirth as Maroochy Northshore for the start of the 2005 season. Northshore would be known as the Northshore Jets Australian Football Club.

## Recent season results

### Men's

| Season | Division | Result | No. of teams in division |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | AFLQ Premier Division | 10th | 11 |
| 2012 | SEQAFL Division 1 | 8th | 11 |
| 2013 | SEQAFL Division 1 | 8th | 12 |
| 2014 | QFA North | 4th | 8 |
| 2015 | QFA North | 2nd | 7 |
| 2016 | QFA North | 2nd | 6 |
| 2017 | QFA Division 1 | Premiers | 10 |
| 2018 | QFA Division 1 | Premiers | 10 |
| 2019 | QFA Division 1 | 2nd | 9 |
| 2020 | QAFL | 5th | 9 |
| 2021 | QAFL | 2nd | 11 |
| 2022 | QAFL | 7th | 12 |

### Women's

| Season | Division | Result | No. of teams in division |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016 | QWAFA | Premiers | 13 |
| 2017 | QWAFL | 6th | 7 |
| 2018 | QWAFL | 7th | 7 |
| 2019 | QAFLW | 4th | 8 |
| 2020 | QAFLW | 4th | 8 |
| 2021 | QAFLW | 3rd | 8 |
| 2022 | QAFLW | 4th | 8 |

## Premiers

### Men's

### Women's

### Current squad

| Senior list | | | | | | New Players | | Coaching staff | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| * 1  Sam McKenzie * 2  Jake Warren * 3  Benjamin Thomas * 4  Fraser Cole * 5  Mitchell Habgood * 6  Jack Taylor * 7  Lachlan Robinson * 8  Jordan Daniel * 9  Jackson Bury * 10  Mitchel Scholard * 12  Joshua Govan (c) * 13  Thomas Holt * 15  Hamish Govan * 17  Lochie Laing * 18  Lukas Kangur * 19  Zac Stone
 |  | * 20  Mark Nielsen * 21  Brodi Finn * 22  Alex Jacobs * 23  Sam McLachlan * 24  Tom O'Leary * 28  Lochie O'Toole * 29  Jack Powell * 30  Daniel Fleming * 31  Ben Kethro * 32  Corey Bakes * 34  Hayden Smoothy * 37  Jy Bennett * 38  Bailey Hahn * 41  Caleb Silva * 44  Jesse Malthouse * 45  Brent Pearson
 |  | * 49  Bradley Williams * 51  Damon Eastwell * 52  Riley Matheson * 54  Hunter Moore * 55  Sam Butler * 57  James Puschmann * 64  Harrison Drew
 |  | * --  Josh Wagner * --  Jack Lang * --  Ben Sloane * --  Liam Jacka * --  Darren Tanti * --  Isaac Carroll * --  Max McDonald * --  Ty Gallop * --  Riley McMillan * --  Harrison Kerr
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---  Legend:* (c) Captain(s) * (vc) Vice-captain(s)  ---
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## AFL players from Maroochydore

### AFL

### AFLW

## InfoBox

| Maroochydore Roos | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Names | |
| Full name | Maroochydore Australian Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | *Roos* |
| Club song | "Out we come, out we come, out we come to play!" |
| 2018 season | |
| Club details | |
| Founded | 1969 (1969) |
| Colours |  |
| Competition | QFA Division 1 |
| President | Craig Scrase |
| Coach | Roger Delaney |
| Captain(s) | James Page and Dave Hulsman |
| Premierships | **Sunshine Coast AFL**: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989
**Brisbane AFL**: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
**QFA Division 1**: 2017, 2018 |
| Ground(s) | Maroochydore Multisports Complex (capacity: 5,000) |
| Uniforms | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Other information | |
| Official website | maroochydoreroos.com |


title: Trichromia drucei

abstract: Trichromia drucei is a species of moth from the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in French Guiana and Suriname.

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# Trichromia drucei

***Trichromia drucei*** is a species of moth from the family Erebidae first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in French Guiana and Suriname.

## InfoBox

| *Trichromia drucei* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | *Trichromia* |
| Species: | ***T. drucei*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Trichromia drucei***<br>(Rothschild, 1909) | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Neritos drucei* Rothschild, 1909 | |


title: Mirosław Sekuła

abstract: Mirosław Sekuła is a Polish chemist and politician. A member of the Sejm between 1997 and 2001 and again between 2007 and 2011, Sekuła also served as President of the Supreme Audit Office between 2001 and 2007, as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance between 2011 and 2013, and as the sixth Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship between 2013 and 2014.

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# Mirosław Sekuła

**Mirosław Sekuła** (born 20 June 1955, in Strzelce Opolskie) is a Polish chemist and politician. A member of the Sejm between 1997 and 2001 and again between 2007 and 2011, Sekuła also served as President of the Supreme Audit Office between 2001 and 2007, as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Finance between 2011 and 2013, and as the sixth Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship between 2013 and 2014.

## Early career

Sekuła graduated from the Silesian University of Technology in 1979, where he also undertook postgraduate studies at the university's Faculty of Organization and Management. Following his graduation, Sekuła was employed between 1980 and 1994 at the Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal in Zabrze, working as a manager of the institution as well as serving on its scientific council. Following the transition to democracy, Sekuła was elected to the Zabrze City Council in 1990, and between 1994 and 1998, was elected as deputy mayor of the city. He was elected to the Sejm during the 1997 parliamentary election as a member of Solidarity Electoral Action, representing the Katowice constituency. While in parliament, he acted as the chairman of the Public Finance Committee and vice-chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Regional Policy.

## Sejm

In 2001, Sekuła was appointed as president of the Supreme Audit Office by the Solidarity Electoral Action and Freedom Union majority in the Sejm. He presided over the office until 2007, when he was again reelected to parliament, now as a Civic Platform candidate. In 2009, Sekuła was confirmed as a member of the Sejm's special committee on investigating accusations of illicit lobbying connections between the gambling industry and members of the cabinet under Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Sekuła gained controversial notoriety after declaring in 2010 there was no evidence of illegal lobbying from cabinet officials, prompting members of the opposition also serving in the same committee to declare Sekuła's final report as a "corpse which the Law and Justice and the Democratic Left Alliance MPs tried to resuscitate with amendments." The SLD's Bartosz Arłukowicz heavily criticized the report prepared by Sekuła in parliament, saying, "I get the impression that you’re behaving like Howard Webb, you see fouls that aren’t there, goals that aren’t there and ignore the ones that are."

## Marshal of Silesia

Sekuła was appointed by the government as the Undersecretary of State for Finances in 2011. In 2013, he was elected as the sixth Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship by the Silesian Regional Assembly, replacing embattled Marshal Adam Matusiewicz. Following the election of Sekuła, the Silesian Autonomy Movement pulled out of the Civic Platform and Polish People's Party coalition in the executive board after the dismissal of its representative. As marshal, Sekuła successfully advocated the Polish Football Association to choose Silesian Stadium as a candidate for the UEFA Euro 2020 championship. Sekuła also supported finishing construction efforts for the new Silesian Museum in Katowice. During his marshalship, Sekuła was commonly found commenting on the neatness of dress and organization of provincial government officials, prompting pro-cycling groups to accuse the marshal of not approving bureaucrats commuting to work by bicycle. Sekuła also was an advocate for protecting children from the effects of the War in Donbass in eastern Ukraine, noting the strong connections Silesians had with the Donbas region.

In September 2014, Sekuła announced his resignation as marshal prior to that year's local elections. He was replaced by Wojciech Saługa.

## InfoBox

| Mirosław Sekuła | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| 6th Marshal of Silesian Voivodeship | |
| **In office**
21 January 2013  1 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Matusiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Wojciech Saługa |
| President of the Supreme Audit Office | |
| **In office**
20 July 2001  22 August 2007 | |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| **In office**
20 October 1997  20 July 2001 | |
| Constituency | 16 - Katowice |
| **In office**
5 November 2007  7 November 2011 | |
| Constituency | 29 - Gliwice |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-06-20) 20 June 1955
Strzelce Opolskie, Poland |
| Political party | Solidarity Electoral Action (1997-2001)
Civic Platform (2002-) |
| Alma mater | Silesian University of Technology |
| Profession | Chemist |
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title: Raspberries' Best

abstract: Raspberries' Best Featuring Eric Carmen, more commonly known as Raspberries' Best, is a 1976 compilation album by Raspberries. The album contained songs from each of the group's four LP's, which were recorded between 1972 and 1974. Most of the tracks on this LP were among their seven charting hits. The group had already disbanded when this compilation was released. Raspberries' Best was well received by critics; Dave Marsh called it "an exquisite anthology of Seventies pop rock that's a throwback to the heyday of the Beatles and Beach Boys", while Robert Christgau said the compilation "performs a needed service by compiling cuts from the group's first two (flawed) albums".

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# Raspberries' Best

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Christgau's Record Guide* | A− |
| *The New Rolling Stone Record Guide* |  |

***Raspberries' Best Featuring Eric Carmen***, more commonly known as ***Raspberries' Best***, is a 1976 compilation album by Raspberries. The album contained songs from each of the group's four LP's, which were recorded between 1972 and 1974. Most of the tracks on this LP were among their seven charting hits. The group had already disbanded when this compilation was released.

*Raspberries' Best* was well received by critics; Dave Marsh called it "an exquisite anthology of Seventies pop rock that's a throwback to the heyday of the Beatles and Beach Boys", while Robert Christgau said the compilation "performs a needed service by compiling cuts from the group's first two (flawed) albums".

## Track listing

1. "Go All the Way" *(Carmen)* – 3:10 / Lead vocal: Eric
2. "Tonight" (*Carmen*) – 3:40 / Lead vocal: Eric
3. "Ecstasy" (*Carmen*) – 3:38 / Lead vocal: Eric
4. "I Wanna Be with You" (*Carmen*) – 3:05 / Lead vocal: Eric
5. "I Can Remember" *(Carmen)* – 8:00 / Lead vocal: Eric
6. "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" (*Carmen*) – 5:34 / Lead vocal: Eric
7. "Let's Pretend" (*Carmen*) – 3:41 / Lead vocal: Eric
8. "Drivin' Around" (*Carmen, Smalley*) – 3:01 / Lead vocal: Eric
9. "Starting Over" (*Carmen*) – 4:10 / Lead vocal: Eric
10. "Don't Want to Say Goodbye" *(Carmen, Bryson)* – 5:05 / Lead vocal: Eric and Wally

Timings and credits taken from the original Capitol issue (ST-11524).

## InfoBox

| Raspberries' Best | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Compilation album by Raspberries | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Recorded | 1972–1974 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 43:00 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | Jimmy Ienner |
| Raspberries chronology | |
| *Starting Over*
(1974) ***Raspberries' Best***
(1976) *Capitol Collectors Series*
(1991) | |


title: Ramusculus subulatus

abstract: Ramusculus subulatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.

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# Ramusculus subulatus

***Ramusculus subulatus*** is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae.

## Distribution

This species is endemic to the Crimea (Ukraine).

## InfoBox

| *Ramusculus subulatus* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Three shells of *Ramusculus subulatus* from Chatyr-Dag | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: | Enoidea |
| Family: | Enidae |
| Subfamily: | Eninae |
| Genus: | *Ramusculus* |
| Species: | ***R. subulatus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Ramusculus subulatus***
(Rossmässler, 1837) | |
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title: Magnolia Hill (Natchez, Mississippi)

abstract: Magnolia Hill is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

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# Magnolia Hill (Natchez, Mississippi)

**Magnolia Hill** is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

## History

The house was built from 1834 to 1840 for Alexander Boyd, a physician and planter. It stayed in the Boyd family until 1958. By 1977, it was purchased by William Carl McGehee.

## Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 30, 1979.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Magnolia Hill | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Nearest city | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1836 (1836) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001290 |
| Added to NRHP | March 30, 1979 |


title: Türkbahçe, İslahiye

abstract: Türkbahçe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 516 (2022).

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# Türkbahçe, İslahiye

**Türkbahçe** is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of İslahiye, Gaziantep Province, Turkey. Its population is 516 (2022).

## InfoBox

| Türkbahçe | |
| --- | --- |
| Neighbourhood | |
| TürkbahçeLocation in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°4′21″N 36°37′13″E / 37.07250°N 36.62028°E / 37.07250; 36.62028 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Gaziantep |
| District | İslahiye |
| Population (2022) | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |


title: Francesca Civerchia

abstract: Francesca Civerchia is a Sammarinese politician who is one of two captains regent for San Marino since October 2024.

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# Francesca Civerchia

**Francesca Civerchia** (born 18 September 1977) is a Sammarinese politician who is one of two captains regent for San Marino since October 2024.

## Early life and career

Born on 18 September 1977 in San Marino, Civerchia graduated in health sociology and later specialized in communication, criminology, pathological addictions and disability. Since 2000 she has worked as a sociologist at the Social Security Institute of San Marino, where she is responsible for the disability and residential care service.

## Political career

Since 2013, Civerchia has been a member of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS), of which she has been a member since 2019.

In the 2019 general election, she was elected for the PDCS to the Grand and General Council and was re-elected in 2024. 2021, Civerchia presented a bill, approved by a large majority in 2022, to implement forms of support for single pregnant women and single-parent families in serious social and economic conditions. She was a member of the permanent council commission on Hygiene and Health and the Foreign Affairs commission, as well as the council commission of inquiry into alleged political responsibilities or administrative credit companies. Furthermore, she was a member of the Council of Twelve and was head of delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Together with Dalibor Riccardi, she was elected Captain Regent for the period 1 October 2024 – 1 April 2025.

## Personal life

Civerchia has two children.

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| Francesca Civerchia | |
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| Captain Regent of San Marino | |
| **Incumbent** | |
| **Assumed office**
1 October 2024Serving with Dalibor Riccardi | |
| Preceded by | Alessandro Rossi
Milena Gasperoni |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-09-18) 18 September 1977
San Marino |
| Political party | PDCS |
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title: William Overton (cricketer)

abstract: William Overton was an English first-class cricketer. Overton was born at Swindon in March 1873. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire in 1898. He played first-class cricket for MCC until 1908, making eight appearances. Playing as a left-arm medium pace bowler, Overton took 21 wickets in his eight matches for MCC, at an average of 16.19 and with best figures of 4 for 22. He featured regularly for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making 143 appearances before the First World War. He made 21 appearances following the conclusion of the war, with his final minor counties appearance being in 1922. He was described as one of the county's leading bowlers both before and after the war by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He died at Paddington in August 1949.

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# William Overton (cricketer)

**William Overton** (28 March 1873  6 August 1949) was an English first-class cricketer.

Overton was born at Swindon in March 1873. He made his debut in minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in the 1896 Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Nottinghamshire in 1898. He played first-class cricket for MCC until 1908, making eight appearances. Playing as a left-arm medium pace bowler, Overton took 21 wickets in his eight matches for MCC, at an average of 16.19 and with best figures of 4 for 22.

He featured regularly for Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making 143 appearances before the First World War. He made 21 appearances following the conclusion of the war, with his final minor counties appearance being in 1922. He was described as one of the county's leading bowlers both before and after the war by the *Wisden Cricketers' Almanack*. He died at Paddington in August 1949.

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William Overton
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | William Overton |
| Born | 28 March 1873
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Died | 6 August 1949(1949-08-06) (aged 76)
Paddington, London, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm medium |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 18961922 | Wiltshire |
| 18981908 | Marylebone Cricket Club |
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| Career statistics | |
| Competition First-class  Matches 8  Runs scored 63  Batting average 7.87  100s/50s –/–  Top score 19  Balls bowled 748  Wickets 21  Bowling average 16.19  5 wickets in innings   10 wickets in match   Best bowling 4/22  Catches/stumpings 5/– | |
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| Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2019 | |


title: Lisa Larson

abstract: Lisa Larson was a Swedish ceramicist and designer. She is best known for her sculptures Small Zoo (1955), ABC-girls (1958), Africa (1964) and Children of the World (1974–1975).

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# Lisa Larson

**Lisa Larson** (9 September 1931 – 11 March 2024) was a Swedish ceramicist and designer. She is best known for her sculptures *Small Zoo* (1955), *ABC-girls* (1958), *Africa* (1964) and *Children of the World* (1974–1975).

## Biography

Larson was born in 1931 in the Härlunda borough in Älmhult, birthplace of IKEA. She studied at College of Crafts and Design in Gothenburg between 1949 and 1954.

Larson is well known for her ceramic work which depicts animals and figures. After she finished her education, she competed in a Scandinavian art competition where she was approached by Stig Lindberg who offered her a one year trial position at the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. Larson eventually left Gustavsberg in 1980 to do freelance work for a number of Swedish companies including *Duka*, Kooperativa Förbundet and Åhléns.

Larson died on 11 March 2024, at the age of 92.

## Work

In 1992, Larson founded the *Gustavsberg Ceramic Studio* with a few of her former colleagues. The studio continues to produce new designs and small scale production still takes place there.

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| Lisa Larson | |
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| Larson in 1969 | |
| Born | (1931-09-09)9 September 1931
Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Died | 11 March 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 92)
Nacka, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Ceramicist and designer |


title: Marlene Dayman

abstract: Marlene Dayman is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Earlier she had defied an instruction from the Australian Swimming Union not to march in the opening ceremony. In March 1965 the union banned Dayman for three years and three fellow swimmers, Nan Duncan, Dawn Fraser and Linda McGill, from swimming for defying their instruction. This effectively ended her swimming career. Dayman is the daughter of music promoter, talent manager and record label owner, Ivan Dayman.

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# Marlene Dayman

**Marlene Dayman** (born 14 October 1949) is an Australian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre backstroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Earlier she had defied an instruction from the Australian Swimming Union not to march in the opening ceremony.

In March 1965 the union banned Dayman for three years and three fellow swimmers, Nan Duncan (three years), Dawn Fraser (ten years) and Linda McGill (four years), from swimming for defying their instruction. This effectively ended her swimming career. Dayman is the daughter of music promoter, talent manager and record label owner, Ivan Dayman.

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Marlene Dayman
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1949-10-14) 14 October 1949<br>Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
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| Strokes | backstroke |
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title: Trichura cerberus

abstract: Trichura cerberus is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. It is found in Trinidad and the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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# Trichura cerberus

***Trichura cerberus*** is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772. It is found in Trinidad and the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

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| *Trichura cerberus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | *Trichura* |
| Species: | ***T. cerberus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Trichura cerberus***<br>(Pallas, 1772) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Sphynx cerberus* Pallas, 1772 * *Zygaena caudata* Fabricius, 1777 * *Cercophora urophora* Herrich-Schäffer, \[1855\] | |


# West Indian cricket team in England in 2011

The West Indian cricket team toured England in September 2011. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 matches. The fixtures in London were organised by the ECB, to fulfill contractual agreements with the WICB and the media.

## Squads

| West Indies | England |
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## T20I series

### 1st T20I

### 2nd T20I

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| West Indian cricket team in England in 2011 | | | |
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|  | West Indies | England |
| Dates | 23 September 2011 – 25 September 2011 | | |
| Captains | Darren Sammy | Graeme Swann |
| Twenty20 International series | | | |
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | | |
| Most runs | Johnson Charles (57) | Craig Kieswetter (68) |
| Most wickets | Garey Mathurin (3) | Ravi Bopara (5) |


title: Rapture (Anita Baker album)

abstract: Rapture is the second album by American vocalist Anita Baker, released in 1986. This became Baker's breakout album and earning her two Grammy Awards. The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 Billboard hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award. The album has sold over eight million copies worldwide, including five million in the US alone.

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# Rapture (Anita Baker album)

***Rapture*** is the second album by American vocalist Anita Baker, released in 1986. This became Baker's breakout album and earning her two Grammy Awards. The album's first track, "Sweet Love", was a top 10 *Billboard* hit in addition to winning a Grammy Award. The album has sold over eight million copies worldwide, including five million in the US alone.

## Background

In 1984, while Baker was signed to Beverly Glen Music which had released her 1983 album *The Songstress*, she was offered a considerably better recording contract with Elektra Records, part of Warner Communications. As she was having some difficulties with Beverly Glen, she accepted Warner's offer and notified Beverly Glen that she was no longer willing to perform under the terms of her contract with them. As Baker commenced working on her first album for Elektra, teaming up with her former Chapter 8 colleague Michael Powell as producer, Beverly Glen Music then attempted to sue Baker and subsequently Elektra/Warner to prevent the release of any new recordings by her. Baker's album was finished as the case was heard, and ultimately Beverly Glen Music's legal actions failed. The case was decided March 19, 1986 in favor of Baker/Elektra/Warner Communications *Rapture* was released the following day.

## Critical reception

Retrospective professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Christgau's Record Guide* | B− |
| *Encyclopedia of Popular Music* |  |
| *MusicHound R&B* |  |
| *Pitchfork* | 9.0/10 |

In a contemporary review for *Rolling Stone*, Rob Hoerburger regarded *Rapture* as a relatively "modest" album compared to more histrionic female singers, while praising the symbiotic relationship Baker shared with her band. Occasionally, he believed, the groove-based music lacked variety, and the singer drifted into "some superfluous scatting and pseudo-jazz harmony", but Hoerburger ultimately deemed her "an acquired but enduring taste". At the end of 1986, *Rapture* was ranked number 2 among the "Albums of the Year" by *NME*. It was voted the 23rd best album of the year in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics, published by *The Village Voice*. Robert Christgau, the newspaper's lead music critic, was less impressed and viewed the record as merely a soulful, sexier version of soft rock and easy listening: "it's all husky, burnished mood, the fulfillment of the quiet-storm format black radio ... a reification of the human voice as vehicle of an expression purer than expression ever ought to be".

In 1989, *Rapture* was ranked number 36 on *Rolling Stone*'s list of the 100 greatest albums from the 1980s. The same publication would later include the album as number 404 on their 2020 list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. In retrospect, AllMusic's Alex Henderson said, "*Rapture*'s tremendous success made it clear that there was still a sizeable market for adult-oriented, more traditional R&B singing." According to *The Mojo Collection* (2007), "when provocative new trends in black music were exploding from the street by the month, Baker kept her head and made a traditional (i.e., with its roots in the '70s) soul record with brooding, slow-burn minor tunes of romantic celebration and earthy longing." According to CBC Music journalist Amanda Parris, "Baker defined quiet storm in the '80's and her album Rapture is one of the subgenre's milestones." *Pitchfork* placed the album at number 149 on its list of The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s.

## Commercial performance

*Rapture* peaked at number 11 on the *Billboard* 200 in the United States and number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Promoted with two hit singles in "Sweet Love" and "Caught Up in the Rapture", the album received significant airplay on both black radio and Top 40 formats, unlike Baker's 1983 debut *The Songstress*. By October 1987, *Rapture* had sold three million copies. It propelled Baker to stardom in soul and pop music during the late 1980s, winning two Grammy Awards and eventually sold over eight million copies worldwide.

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Sweet Love" | Anita Baker, Bobby Bell, Louis A. Johnson, Gary Bias | 4:26 |
| 2. | "You Bring Me Joy" | David Lasley, Bobby Bell | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Caught Up in the Rapture" | Garry Glenn, Bobby Bell, Dianne Quander | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Been So Long" | Baker | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Mystery" | Rod Temperton | 4:56 |
| 6. | "No One in the World" (Produced by Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina) | Ken Hirsch, Marti Sharron | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)" | Marilyn McLeod, Darryl K. Roberts | 4:05 |
| 8. | "Watch Your Step" | Baker | 4:54 |

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Anita Baker – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–6), keyboards (8)
* Dean "Sir" Gant – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), arrangements
* Vernon D. Fails – keyboards (3, 5)
* Randy Kerber – keyboards (6)
* Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer overdubs (6)
* Paul Chiten – synthesizer overdubs (6)
* Greg Moore – guitar (1, 2, 7)
* Michael J. Powell – guitar (3, 5)
* Donald Griffin – guitar (4, 8)
* Dean Parks – lead guitar (6)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (6)
* Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 7)
* David B. Washington – bass (3, 5, 8)
* Jimmy Haslip – bass (4)
* Neil Stubenhaus – bass (6)
* Ricky Lawson – drums (1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
* Arthur Marbury – drums (3, 5)
* John Robinson – drums (6)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 6, 7, 8)
* Lorenzo Brown – percussion (3)
* Lawrence Fratangelo – percussion (3, 5)
* Don Myrick – saxophone (2)
* Donald Albright – saxophone (8)
* Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
* Bunny Hull – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8)
* Daryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8)
* Alex Brown – backing vocals (2, 8)
* Vesta Williams – backing vocals (2, 8)
* Natalie Jackson – backing vocals (5)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (6)
* Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (6)

### Production

* Executive producer – Anita Baker
* Producers – Michael J. Powell (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Marti Sharron and Gary Skardina (track 6)
* Engineers – Barney Perkins (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8); Robert Feist and Gary Skardina (track 6)
* Assistant engineers on tracks 1–5, 7 & 8 – Keith "KC" Cohen, Fred Law, Tony Ray and Keith Seppanen
* Mixing – Barney Perkins and Michael J. Powell
* Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
* Art direction and photography – Carol Friedman
* Creative director – Hale Milgrim
* Design – Sue Keston

## Accolades

### Grammy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | *Rapture* | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | Won |
| | "Sweet Love" | Best R&B Song | Won |

### American Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | Anita Baker | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated |
| | *Rapture* | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated |
| 1988 | Anita Baker | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Won |
| | *Rapture* | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won |

## Charts

## Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for *Rapture*
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA) | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000^ |
| Summaries | | |
| Worldwide |  | 8,000,000 |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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## InfoBox

| Rapture | |
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|  | |
| Studio album by Anita Baker | |
| Released | March 20, 1986 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Studio | Yamaha R & D Studio (Glendale, California); United Sound Systems (Detroit, Michigan); Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, California) |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 37:09 |
| Label | Elektra |
| Producer | Bobby Bell |
| Anita Baker chronology | |
| *The Songstress*
(1983) ***Rapture***
(1986) *Giving You the Best That I Got*
(1988) | |
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| Singles from  *Rapture* | |
| 1. "Sweet Love"
Released: May 27, 1986 2. "Caught Up in the Rapture"
Released: October 3, 1986 3. "Same Ole Love (365 Days a Year)"
Released: February 1987 4. "No One in the World"
Released: July 1987 | |
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title: Rajasansi

abstract: Rajasansi is a town, near Amritsar city and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is located in Rajasansi village on Ajnala-Rajasansi Road. Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency is also an assembly segment in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is currently represented by Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.

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# Rajasansi

**Rajasansi** is a town, near Amritsar city and a nagar panchayat in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport (Amritsar International Airport) is located in Rajasansi village on Ajnala-Rajasansi Road. Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency is also an assembly segment in the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is currently represented by Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria.

## Demographics

| Religion in Rajasansi | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Religion | |  | Percent | |
| Sikhism | |  | 71.16% | |
| Hinduism | |  | 20.04% | |
| Christianity | |  | 7.99% | |
| Islam | |  | 0.61% | |
| Others | |  | 0.19% | |

As of 2001 India census, Rajasansi had a population of 12,131. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. In Rajasansi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Raja Sansi city and their gender ratio, as of 2011 census.

Population by religious groups in Raja Sansi city, 2011 census
| Religion | Total | Female | Male | Gender ratio |
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| Sikh | 10,175 | 4,754 | 5,421 | 876 |
| Hindu | 2,866 | 1,305 | 1,561 | 836 |
| Christian | 1,143 | 589 | 554 | 1063 |
| Muslim | 87 | 35 | 52 | 673 |
| Buddhist | 4 | 1 | 3 | 333 |
| Jain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1000 |
| Not stated | 19 | 9 | 10 | 900 |
| Total | 14,298 | 6,695 | 7,603 | 880 |

## Climate

Rajasansi has a semiarid climate, typical of Northwestern India and experiences four seasons primarily: winter season (December to March, when temperatures can drop to −1 °C (30 °F), summer season (April to June) where temperatures can reach 45 °C (113 °F), monsoon season (July to September) and post-monsoon season (October to November). Annual rainfall is about 703.4 millimetres (27.7 in). The lowest recorded temperature is −3.6 °C (25.5 °F), was recorded on 9 December 1996 and the highest temperature, 47.8 °C (118.0 °F), was recorded on 9 June 1995. The official weather station for the village is the Civil Aerodrome. Weather records here date back to 15 November 1947.

| Climate data for Rajasansi(1981-2010 normals, extremes 1947-present; humidity and sunshine 1961-1990) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.8
(80.2) | 32.2
(90.0) | 36.2
(97.2) | 44.1
(111.4) | 47.7
(117.9) | 47.8
(118.0) | 45.6
(114.1) | 40.7
(105.3) | 40.6
(105.1) | 38.3
(100.9) | 34.2
(93.6) | 28.5
(83.3) | 47.8
(118.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 23
(73) | 26.1
(79.0) | 32
(90) | 40.5
(104.9) | 44
(111) | 44.1
(111.4) | 39.8
(103.6) | 37.1
(98.8) | 36.8
(98.2) | 35.5
(95.9) | 30.5
(86.9) | 24.9
(76.8) | 45.2
(113.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4
(65.1) | 21.7
(71.1) | 26.8
(80.2) | 34.2
(93.6) | 39
(102) | 39
(102) | 35
(95) | 34.2
(93.6) | 34.1
(93.4) | 32
(90) | 27.1
(80.8) | 21.1
(70.0) | 30.2
(86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4
(38.1) | 6.3
(43.3) | 10.9
(51.6) | 16.1
(61.0) | 21.3
(70.3) | 24.3
(75.7) | 25.3
(77.5) | 24.9
(76.8) | 22.1
(71.8) | 15.4
(59.7) | 8.7
(47.7) | 4.1
(39.4) | 15.2
(59.4) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −0.5
(31.1) | 1.7
(35.1) | 5.6
(42.1) | 10.2
(50.4) | 15.8
(60.4) | 19.6
(67.3) | 21.7
(71.1) | 21.4
(70.5) | 17.8
(64.0) | 10.7
(51.3) | 4.2
(39.6) | 0.1
(32.2) | −1.2
(29.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9
(26.8) | −2.6
(27.3) | 2
(36) | 6.4
(43.5) | 9.6
(49.3) | 15.6
(60.1) | 18.2
(64.8) | 18.8
(65.8) | 13
(55) | 7.3
(45.1) | −0.6
(30.9) | −3.6
(25.5) | −3.6
(25.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 26.2
(1.03) | 38.6
(1.52) | 38.4
(1.51) | 21.4
(0.84) | 26.7
(1.05) | 61.2
(2.41) | 210.1
(8.27) | 167.3
(6.59) | 77.5
(3.05) | 16.1
(0.63) | 6.3
(0.25) | 13.6
(0.54) | 703.4
(27.69) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 48 | 72 | 77 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.7 | 192.7 | 219.4 | 265.0 | 294.7 | 269.0 | 215.5 | 227.7 | 240.8 | 253.2 | 220.1 | 182.2 | 2,762 |
| Source: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Politics

The city is part of the Raja Sansi Assembly Constituency.

## InfoBox

| Rajasansi | |
| --- | --- |
| Town | |
| Amritsar International Airport in Rajasansi, Amritsar (Punjab) | |
| RajasansiLocation in Punjab, IndiaRajasansiRajasansi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°43′28″N 74°47′10″E / 31.7245°N 74.786°E / 31.7245; 74.786 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Amritsar |
| Population (2001) | |
| Total | 12,131 |
| Languages | |
| Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |


title: Magnolia Hotel (Seguin, Texas)

abstract: The Magnolia Hotel is a historic structure located in Seguin, Texas. It was originally built 1840 by James Campbell, as a two room log cabin. It was in operation as a hotel as early as 1844. The building had been in poor repair for a number of years and was added to a list of the most endangered historic places in Texas in 2012. In 2013, the structure came under new ownership of Erin Ghedi and Jim and was being restored for use as a private residence. As of 2019, The Magnolia Hotel is a fully functioning hotel that can be rented out nightly. Tours are also given. It is touted as one of the most haunted hotels in Texas, and many ghost-hunting television shows have been hosted there.

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# Magnolia Hotel (Seguin, Texas)

The **Magnolia Hotel** is a historic structure located in Seguin, Texas. It was originally built 1840 by James Campbell, as a two room log cabin. It was in operation as a hotel as early as 1844. The building had been in poor repair for a number of years and was added to a list of the most endangered historic places in Texas in 2012. In 2013, the structure came under new ownership of Erin Ghedi and Jim and was being restored for use as a private residence.

As of 2019, The Magnolia Hotel is a fully functioning hotel that can be rented out nightly. Tours are also given. It is touted as one of the most haunted hotels in Texas, and many ghost-hunting television shows have been hosted there.

## History

During the Republic of Texas, a two-room log cabin in Seguin, Texas, and was built by James Campbell in 1840. sheltered travelers on the frontier as early as 1844, and became known as the Magnolia Hotel. An adjoining concrete building was erected by early 1846, and a larger, two-story frame building replaced the log cabin by 1853.

The Magnolia Hotel was included in the Historic American Buildings Survey (H.A.B.S.) in 1934, and contributes to the Seguin Commercial Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The Magnolia's limecrete section was built by John Park, a chemist and doctor who experimented with concrete after moving to Seguin in 1846. The hotel was the first 'Park's concrete' building in town, and is surely the oldest still standing. Park's work, with his imitators and rivals, led to Seguin having the largest concentration of mid-19th century concrete structures in the United States.

The dating of the concrete hotel is established because Captain Jack Hays, "perhaps the most famous Texas Ranger" according to Willie Mae Weinert's *Authentic History of Guadalupe County*, married Susan Calvert, daughter of Jeremiah Strother Calvert, the hotel's owner, "in the south room of the concrete portion of the hotel on April 29, 1847, Rev. John M. McCulloch presiding."

Park's concrete building was next to a two-room cabin built of logs originally gathered by Seguin citizens to build a stockade as defense against possible Indian raids. The logs were instead sold to Texas Ranger James Campbell, and his cabin became the point of defense. The two-story frame building that now sits atop the large basement, replacing the Campbell cabin, dates from the early 1850s. It shows graceful Greek Revival symmetry and detailing around the door, and a roof line similar to that of the concrete house known as Sebastopol built 1854–56.

Frederick Law Olmsted passed through Seguin in February 1854, and wrote about the town's many concrete buildings, noting, "The hotel is large and good." That he made no mention of the hotel itself being of concrete implies that he was referring to the much larger wooden building, dating it to about 1853.

Jeremiah Calvert sold the property to Dr. William Read, a dentist who operated the hotel from 1850 to 1860, then Colonel Thomas Dickey Johnson and Katherine Calvert Johnston owned it until 1900. Together they encompassed the years when the Magnolia served as an overnight stop for stagecoaches making their runs from the coastal ports to San Antonio and points west. A young slave rang a bell to announce the stage's arrival, to summon guests at mealtime, and in emergencies. The stone the youngster stood on remains in place. The bell actually came from the Alamo, having been found in the San Antonio River in 1845 then brought to the hotel by John Twohig, and was used at the Magnolia until about 1900. A Seguin woman purchased the bell and donated it to the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, then the managers of the Alamo shrine.

During the stagecoach years, from 1848 to about 1880, the Magnolia served as the stagecoach stop in Seguin. As such, the hotel served as a center of social life in the town, serving food, drink and hosting dances in the ballroom. Rival hotels, constructed of brick and boasting of "fire-proof" construction, opened in the last decade of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century displaced the Magnolia as the premier lodging in town.

In the 1930s, the property was bought by the Lannom couple, who lived downstairs and operated with small apartments upstairs for another 65 years or so. The building fell into disrepair, leading Preservation Texas to list it among the state's "Most Endangered Historic Places" in March 2012. On March 1, 2013, Jim Ghedi and Erin O Wallace-Ghedi purchased the building and have privately funded the restoration bringing it back to its original state. It now has become a private museum and personal residence to the Ghedis. Though much of the building remains a work in progress, the bottom floor has been fully renovated.

The building was visited by the *Ghost Adventures* and *Ghost Brothers* TV shows as well as the YouTube channel Watcher.

## InfoBox

| Magnolia Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Restoration |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Seguin, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 29°34′05″N 97°57′46″W / 29.5680°N 97.9627°W / 29.5680; -97.9627 |
| Opening | 1847 (1847) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Lifts/elevators | 0 |


title: Magical Michael

abstract: Magical Michael basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum. The plants reliably grow to 15 inches tall and 16–17 inches wide. This degree of uniformity is unusual in basil varieties. The flowers of the plant are also unusual, with purple calyxes and white corollas. The flavor is similar to sweet basil. Magical Michael is a past winner of the All-American Selection award.

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# Magical Michael

**Magical Michael basil** is a cultivar of *Ocimum basilicum* (sweet basil). The plants reliably grow to 15 inches tall and 16–17 inches wide. This degree of uniformity is unusual in basil varieties. The flowers of the plant are also unusual, with purple calyxes and white corollas. The flavor is similar to sweet basil. Magical Michael is a past winner of the *All-American Selection* award.

1. "Basil "Magical Michael"". CSU/Denver County Cooperative Extension. Archived from the original on 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
2. "All American Selections". CSU/Denver County Cooperative Extension. Retrieved 2007-01-05.


title: Pepe Luis Vázquez Silva

abstract: José Luis Vázquez Silva, better known as Pepe Luis Vázquez, the same name that his father had used professionally, was a Spanish bullfighter, the youngest in a bullfighting "dynasty" in Seville that stretches back to the nineteenth century.

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# Pepe Luis Vázquez Silva

**José Luis Vázquez Silva** (Spanish: \[xoˈse ˈlwiz ˈβaθkeθ ˈsilβa\]; 9 June 1957 – 26 July 2024), better known as **Pepe Luis Vázquez** (Spanish: \[ˈpepe\]), the same name that his father had used professionally, was a Spanish bullfighter, the youngest in a bullfighting "dynasty" in Seville that stretches back to the nineteenth century.

## Early life

Vázquez was born on 9 June 1957, the eldest of what would eventually be seven siblings from the marriage between Pepe Luis Vázquez Garcés and Mercedes Silva Giménez. By the time when Vázquez was born into this bullfighting family, his father had retired from bullfighting but in 1959, when the younger Pepe was two years old, the elder Pepe went back to the bullring for one season. Since Vázquez Garcés was one of Spain's most celebrated bullfighters, even eventually being named one of the twentieth century's ten most important, bullfighting was a pervasive influence in the Vázquez household. Nevertheless, the two-year-old's mother was determined to keep him, and all her other children, away from the profession of tauromachy; however, in the end, her efforts were futile. Although her eldest son began by finishing high school and then going to college and studying agronomy, he soon changed his mind about his future, and decided that he would follow in his father's footsteps. He wanted to be a bullfighter.

## Vázquez's *novillada*

Vázquez achieved considerable fame as a *novillero* (novice bullfighter who fights yearling bulls), with commentator Antonio Lorca observing that Vázquez's fame as a *novillero* reached quite a bit higher than it ever would later in his career as a matador. For instance, on 13 March 1979, he made a great impression on the bullfight-goers at Valencia and was obliged to walk a lap of the bullfighting ground after each one of the bulls that he had slain, both of which had been supplied by the Marqués de Domecq ranch. This was late in his *novillada*, and he shared billing on this afternoon with Juan Antonio Ruiz (known as "Espartaco") and Francisco Ojeda. His form and his personality – along with his prominent "dynastic" name – drew attention on this occasion.

He had his début with picadores on 22 May 1979 in Alburquerque, alternating with Mary Fortes, a *novillera* who would leave the bullring four years later, without ever rising to matadora, to become a businesswoman, a bullfighting critic, a bull breeder and a teacher at a bullfighting school in Málaga. Thereafter, though, Vázquez still fought yearling bulls without picadores, with some successes that rather stood out, such as the one that he achieved on 20 August 1979 at Lloret de Mar, a town in Catalonia, when he was awarded both the ears from his second bull, with his two companions who shared billing that day, the Mexican matador Mariano Ramos, and the rejoneadora Emi Zambrano.

Vázquez first trod the bullfighting ground at Madrid's Las Ventas, Spain's foremost bullring, on 9 September 1979, alternating with Fernando Vera and Aguilar Granada, and facing bulls supplied by the Torrestrella ranch. He fulfilled 35 contracts that year and 41 the next. His name was very fashionable on minor bullfighting bills, but the results at many of these events fell rather short of what he had hoped for, as witnessed by the mere fourteen ears that he cut in 1980; this was considered a small number against what other bullfighters achieved. As commentator Paco March diplomatically put it many years later, Vázquez's mark in bullfighting arose not so much from his statistics as from his bullfighting itself, which he did with fondness and charisma, among other qualities, "to the rhythm of a heart that beat systoles and diastoles of art and purity." He did leave an impression during these seasons, though.

## Vázquez's *alternativa*

Vázquez took his *alternativa* – thus ending his *novillada* – in a ceremony at the *Maestranza* bullring in Seville on 19 April 1981. Standing as his "godfather" was his own uncle, Manolo Vázquez Garcés, while famous Spanish bullfighter Curro Romero stood as the witness, making this event a very strong draw for aficionados. Two ranches supplied the bulls for this important event in Vázquez's professional life, with some from Juan Pedro Domecq, and some from Jandilla, including the bull used in the ceremony, named Desesperado and weighing 482 kg. The bullfighting itself did not stand out, with nothing worthy of note happening. He did receive an ovation for the fight with the Jandilla bull, however, but silence for his second fight that day.

Vázquez had confirmation of his *alternativa* on 23 May that same year at Las Ventas in Madrid. Standing once again as "godfather" was his uncle Manolo, but the witness this time was bullfighter Curro Vázquez (no kin). He fought four bulls supplied by the Socorro Sánchez-Dalp ranch at this event, although the fights were rather lacklustre, with nothing worthy of note happening in any.

## Career as a matador

After Vázquez's confirmation as a fully-fledged matador, he had good and bad afternoons.

On home ground at the *Maestranza* on 21 June 1984, Vázquez slew six bulls at the *la Prensa* bullfights, supplied by Gabriel Rojas. Otherwise, nothing extraordinary happened in those fights.

On the other hand, Vázquez also took part in Saint Michael's Fair (*Feria de San Miguel*) in Seville in 1984 in a morning bullfight on 29 September, the day after Paquirri's funeral (the *corrida* had been postponed), substituting for José María Manzanares (the elder). The bullfighting featured two bulls from the Jandilla ranch. Tomás Campuzano and Espartaco rounded out the billing that day, and for his efforts, Vázquez was awarded two ears.

Vázquez appeared in only five bullfights that whole year, and those two ears that he was awarded led to a total of only five in 1984, together with the three that he was awarded at an engagement in Huelva. In 1985, Vázquez appeared on the bullfighting bill only 23 times, but at none of these events did he emerge triumphant. This series of disappointing performances led to a downturn in the number of contracts that he could secure, and thus in his fortunes. Some of his appearances in the 1985 season were, however, noteworthy. During the Seville Fair, he faced a tame bull supplied by Gabriel Hernández that caught him in spectacular fashion, but Vázquez avoided serious injury and finished the bullfight with pleasure and mastery. On 22 May, he appeared at a *corrida* in Madrid with bulls supplied by Torrealta. Also on the bill that day were Curro Romero and Curro Vázquez. The afternoon's third bull was Ropavieja ("Old Clothing"), a thoroughbred bull with which Vázquez scored 15 perfect *naturales*. Vázquez himself described it thus:

> I liked the starting bull. I couldn't stop him with the cape because he attacked abruptly. When I took the muleta, I knew I had a tough job. I had to do everything soon. It was windy and it didn't draw him into the *medios* (central third of the bullring). It wasn't many strokes of the muleta, about fourteen or fifteen, but everything was done with great pleasure. It was not a complete task, but it reached the public. I struck with the sword and cut off his ear.

On 7 June 1985, Vázquez was on the bill at Las Ventas along with Curro Romero and Julio Robles, fighting bulls from the Torrealta ranch.

That same year, during Huelva's Columbian Festivals, Vázquez faced a bull from the ranch of Hermanos Sampedro in a fight that was quite memorable for its artistic quality. Thereafter, Vázquez's bullfighting career had its upturns and downturns, and something needed to be done. It was in 1988 that Vázquez's *apoderado* ("manager" or "agent"), Manuel Morilla managed to get him on the bill at the *Maestranza* for four afternoons in an attempt to breathe new life into his bullfighting career, but nothing much came of this.

On 25 May 1989, also in Seville, Vázquez was seriously gored. He had not appeared at the Seville Fair that year and was instead performing in the *La Prensa* bullfights. He performed the *paseíllo* with José Luis Parada and the *novillero* Martín Pareja Obregón. The bull that Vázquez faced that day was supplied by Gabriel Rojas, and was named Estudiante ("Student"). Estudiante caught Vázquez squarely, grievously wounding him. At first, the injury did not seem very bad, but as Don Ramón Vila's mandatory medical report makes clear, Vázquez's wound needed serious attention, a "wound with an entrance hole at the level of the upper third of the left thigh, on its inner side, which reaches up to the abdominal cavity." Nevertheless, on 13 August the same year, he appeared at a *corrida* once again, this time at La Monumental in Barcelona, sharing billing with Lucio Sandín and two rejoneadores, Antonio Correas and Luis Domecq, with bulls supplied by Antonio Pérez de San Fernando.

The 1991 bullfighting season got off to a disappointing start for Vázquez. It was on 24 March that he did his first *paseíllo* in Madrid, and it was a hellish day that found the city in the grips of a windstorm. It might have made sense to suspend the Palm Sunday celebrations, but the *corrida* went ahead nonetheless. He alternated with Frascuelo and Pepín Jiménez. The wind, every bullfighter's foe, hindered any truly impressive bullfighting. The bulls bore the old Aleas brand (now known as Don José Vázquez Fernández). Vázquez got to fight two of the six.

The next month, Vázquez was billed alongside José Luis Parada and Fernando Lozano at the Seville Fair for 8 April. The bulls were supplied by the Portuguese ranch João António Romão de Moura. Vázquez got an ear from one of the bulls.

Later that month, on 21 April, much to some people's surprise, Vázquez went into the *Maestranza* bullring in Seville to fight Miura bulls, known for their sheer size and aggressiveness, and even cunning. Vázquez's father had made something of a name for himself fighting Miuras over many years, and was even good friends with the Miura rancher. The billing was shared with Ruiz Miguel and Manili. The younger Vázquez came through the *corrida* with his dignity intact, and he did cut something of a figure in his father's honour, with his feet tightly together.

Vázquez faced Miuras again at the *Maestranza* on 3 May 1991 (one source says 1992) with the same fellow bullfighters as before, but in a somewhat unseemly incident, when Vázquez was in the bullring with the afternoon's sixth bull, three warnings were sounded without him ever delivering the *estocada* (the sword thrust meant to kill the bull), and as a result, the bull was sent back to the corrals.

In the seasons that followed, Vázquez's presence at Spain's bullrings was reduced to token appearances, although almost every year he would announce a bullfight in Seville. However, 9 April 2002 was the last time that he was ever seen at the *Maestranza* in a suit of lights.

After years away from bullfighting, Vázquez announced his retirement at the Fair of the Consolation in Utrera on 8 September 2012. He in fact did participate in bullfighting after this, and indeed, his last bullfight took place on 6 October 2018 in Osuna.

## Later life and death

Less than a year after his last bullfight, in late July 2019, Vázquez suffered a stroke at his farm near Seville. This left him paralysed on the right side of his body. He made a partial recovery, having undergone rehabilitation thereafter. He even appeared at a few bullfighting events in Seville.

Vázquez died at his farm, El Canto, in Carmona, on 26 July 2024, at the age of 67. His lifeless body was found by the landlord. He had undergone minor surgery only days before his death. An autopsy confirmed shortly thereafter that Vázquez's death had been caused by an ischemic stroke, described by his brother Manuel Vázquez Silva as "fulminant".

Officiating at Vázquez's funeral was diocesan priest Antonio Romero Padilla. Among those who attended the funeral were many bullfighters, including ninety-year-old Curro Romero, considered the dean among Seville's bullfighters. Francisco "Paco" Ojeda, Espartaco, and Martín Pareja Obregón – with all of whom Vázquez had shared billing in his bullfighting days – were also there. His remains were cremated in Alcalá de Guadaíra, and the ashes were buried privately by his family.

Vázquez remained single throughout his life, and was described as being of an "introverted character".

## InfoBox

José Luis Vázquez Silva
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nickname | Pepe Luis Vázquez |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | (1957-06-09)9 June 1957
Seville, Spain |
| Died | 26 July 2024(2024-07-26) (aged 67)
Carmona, Spain |
| Resting place | Private |
| Home town | Seville |
| Occupation | Bullfighter |
| Years active | 1979–2018 |
| Agent | Manuel Morilla (*apoderado*) |
| Parents |  |
| Relative(s) | Manuel Vázquez Silva (brother)
six other siblings
Manolo Vázquez Garcés (uncle) |


abstract: William Owen was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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# William Owen (Wisconsin politician, born 1825)

**William Owen** (September 10, 1825 – August 21, 1894) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

## Biography

Owen was born on September 10, 1825, in Llanelltyd, Wales. His parents were John and Mary (Maesygarnedd) Owen. His family immigrated to Wisconsin in 1846. He married Margaret Jones in 1853. After residing in Portage, Wisconsin, he moved to Cambria, Wisconsin, in 1858 and became involved in the wheat and lumber industries. He moved to Randolph, Wisconsin, in 1867 and began farming. Owen and his family were Calvinistic Methodists. His brother, David, was also a member of the Assembly. He died on August 21, 1894, in Caledonia, Wisconsin.

## Assembly career

Owen was a member of the Assembly during the Legislature of 1865. He was a Republican.

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| William Owen | |
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| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| **In office**
1865 | |
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| Born | (1825-09-10)September 10, 1825
Llanelltyd, Wales |
| Died | August 21, 1894(1894-08-21) (aged 68)
Caledonia, Wisconsin, US |
| Spouse | Margaret Jones (m. 1853) |
| Children | 10 |
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title: Lisa Lapinski

abstract: Lisa Lapinski is an American visual artist who creates dense, formally complex sculptures which utilize both the language of traditional craft and advanced semiotics. Her uncanny objects interrogate the production of desire and the exchange of meaning in an image-based society. Discussing a group show in 2007, New York Times Art Writer Holland Cotter noted, "An installation by Lisa Lapinski carries a hefty theory- studies title: 'Christmas Tea-Meeting, Presented by Dialogue and Humanism, Formerly Dialectics and Humanism.' But the piece itself just looks breezily enigmatic." It is often remarked that viewers of Lapinski's sculptures are enticed into an elaborate set of ritualistic decodings. In a review of her work published in ArtForum, Michael Ned Holte noted, "At such moments, it becomes clear that Lapinski's entire systemic logic is less circular than accumulative: What at first seems hermetically sealed is often surprisingly generous upon sustained investigation." Lapinski's work has been exhibited widely in the US and Europe, and she was included in the 2006 Whitney Biennial.

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# Lisa Lapinski

**Lisa Lapinski** (born in 1967 in Palo Alto, California) is an American visual artist who creates dense, formally complex sculptures which utilize both the language of traditional craft and advanced semiotics. Her uncanny objects interrogate the production of desire and the exchange of meaning in an image-based society. Discussing a group show in 2007, New York Times Art Writer Holland Cotter noted, "An installation by Lisa Lapinski carries a hefty theory- studies title: 'Christmas Tea-Meeting, Presented by Dialogue and Humanism, Formerly Dialectics and Humanism.' But the piece itself just looks breezily enigmatic." It is often remarked that viewers of Lapinski's sculptures are enticed into an elaborate set of ritualistic decodings. In a review of her work published in ArtForum, Michael Ned Holte noted, "At such moments, it becomes clear that Lapinski's entire systemic logic is less circular than accumulative: What at first seems hermetically sealed is often surprisingly generous upon sustained investigation." Lapinski's work has been exhibited widely in the US and Europe, and she was included in the 2006 Whitney Biennial.

## Life and career

Lapinski received an MFA from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 2000 and a BA in Philosophy from University of California in 1990. She also attended an advanced course in visual arts taught by Haim Steinbach in Como, Italy in 1999. Her work is included in public collections that include the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; the Rubell Family Collection; and the Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2004 and participated in the 2006 Whitney Biennial exhibition, Day for Night, curated by Chrissie Iles and Philippe Vergne. In 2006 Lisa's daughter Nina was born, Nina continued to be included in Lapinski's art throughout her childhood. Lapinski received the American Center Foundation grant for exhibition at Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2007. Lapinski has studied and worked internationally, with exhibitions in Japan, Milan, Los Angeles, and New York.

## Work

In response to Lapinski's exhibition at MOCA in 2008, curator Bennett Simpson writes, "Throughout her work, Lapinski has made \[...\] symbolic iconography an important part of her lexicon. The prevalence of faces, cartoon silhouettes, swastikas, Stars of David, Christian crosses, corporate logotypes, and many less specific geometric figures (circles, triangles, checkerboards, and frets), which themselves contain symbolism of nature, science, or machinery, lend her sculptures and drawings a representational dimension that teeters between scientific reference and abstract decoration." Lapinski's work uses a variety of medium including word, wire, cement, and clay in addition to painting, photography, drawing, and found material with work often containing philosophical and historical references. With an unorthodox formalism and style, she uses the history and uncertain narratives of objects to create new meaning. Lapinski states, "I don't think any material dies."

## Solo exhibitions

Recent exhibitions of works by Lapinski include:

* 2001: *Untitled (Rimbaud),* Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
* 2003: *Analysandom,* Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
* 2003: *Speech Model from the Flies; Fruits of Crime; Goose Fair* (with Catherine Sullivan), Galerie Mezzanin, Vienna
* 2004: *Fine Evening Sir!,* Johann König, Berlin
* 2004: *Goose Fair,* Studio Guenzani, Milan
* 2005: *Bit by Bit,* Kim Light Gallery / LightBox Gallery (inaugural exhibition), Los Angeles
* 2007: *When Things Collapse,* Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
* 2007: *Wet Paintings in the Womb,* Sprüth Magers Projekte, Munich, Germany
* 2007: *Linz Wedding Song,* Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
* 2008: Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
* 2008: *Lisa Lapinski, The Fret and Its Variants* (curated by Bennet Simpson)
* 2008: MOCA, Los Angeles
* 2009: *Light Breaks Out of Prism,* Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles
* 2009: *Living Color*, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
* 2009: Schürmann Berlin
* 2010: *Froing and Toing*, Light and Wire Gallery
* 2010: *Information Leaks*, Josh Lilley Gallery, London
* 2011: *Dig*, Praz-Delavallade, Paris, France
* 2011: *Derrames*, 11x7 Galeria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* 2011: *Grayscale*, Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles
* 2012: *Gag*, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York City
* 2013: *Bathroom Sink, etc*, Sprüth Magers, Berlin
* 2013: *Datum*, Josh Lilley Gallery, London

1. "Lisa Lapinski in Group Exhibition". USC Roski. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
2. "Art in Review". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
3. "Lisa Lapinski by Michael Ned Holte". Artforum. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
4. "Lisa Lapinski". Whitney Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
5. "Artadoo – Artist: LISA LAPINSKI". *Artadoo*. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
6. "Artist Talk: Lisa Lapinski : Events : Rice University School of Humanities". *humanities.rice.edu*. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
7. Lapinski, Lisa (2008). *The Fret and its Variants*. Los Angeles: MOCA Focus. p. 44. ISBN 9781933751115.
8. "Whitney Biennial 2006 :: Day for Night". *whitney.org*. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
9. "Whitney Biennial 2006 :: Day for Night". *whitney.org*. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
10. "Lisa Lapinski Bio". Johann Koenig Gallery. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
11. "Biography " Lisa Lapinski " Galerie Mezzanin Vienna/Geneva". *www.galeriemezzanin.com*. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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## InfoBox

| Lisa Lapinski | |
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| Born | 1967<br>Palo Alto, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, Sculpture Professor |


title: Mark Sargeant

abstract: Mark Sargeant is an English chef and restaurateur from Larkfield, Kent.

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# Mark Sargeant

**Mark Sargeant** (born August 1973) is an English chef and restaurateur from Larkfield, Kent.

## Early life

Born in Kent, Sargeant grew up in Larkfield, Kent and attended Oakwood Park Grammar School in Maidstone. From an early age, Sargeant's interest in food and cooking grew strongly, leading to his first work experience cooking in the kitchens of the Larkfield Priory Hotel in 1988.

## Career

Having graduated from West Kent College in 1991, Sargeant landed his first professional job at Boodle's Gentleman's Club in St James, London working with Keith Podmore in 1991. During his early years as a professional chef, Mark also worked at several respected restaurants including the role of chef de partie at Read's Restaurant in Faversham. In 1994, Mark took up a position at Le Souffle Restaurant at the Hyde Park Hotel for 18 months where he then moved onto Oliver Peyton's Coast restaurant in 1996. Within the same year, Mark Sargeant was awarded 'Young Chef of the Year'.

Sargeant first worked with Gordon Ramsay at Aubergine in 1997 before spending three years as sous-chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea from 1998 to 2001, gaining 3 Michelin Starred Awards also in 2001. He then opened the highly acclaimed Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's where he was chef de cuisine from 2001 to 2008, which earned a Michelin star in 2002. At the time of his career at Claridges, Mark was awarded 'Chef of the Year' in 2002.

He also oversaw the openings of the Gordon Ramsay Holdings pubs including The Narrow, The Warrington, The Devonshire and The Foxtrot Oscar. Throughout his time with Gordon Ramsay, Mark was responsible for all of his media activities and co-authored his 12 books, wrote regular columns for the Times Magazine, Olive and BBC Good Food magazines, as well as assisting with the production of his television work both in the UK and abroad. After 13 years working under Ramsay, Sargeant resigned in November 2009 and joined The Swan Collection with The Swan in West Malling and The Swan at The Globe as Creative Director.

In 2011 Mark joined Canteen as consultant chef. June 2011 Mark Sargeant opened his first two solo projects in the coastal town of Folkestone in Kent, Rocksalt Restaurant and The Smokehouse Fish and Chips, where he first became a restaurateur. The opening of the two restaurants became part of the Regeneration Plan for Folkestone, and quickly became the hot spot destination for tourists and foodies alike. Rocksalt has since won a string of awards including 84th best restaurant in the Restaurant Magazine top 100 uk restaurants 2013, Best Restaurant in Kent 2014, 5th best restaurant by the sea in the Times magazine, 2 AA Rosettes and 4 AA stars for Rocksalt Rooms.

Mark's first cookbook was published in October 2011 "My Kind of Cooking" and is published by Quercus.

Sargeant was later approached in 2012 to create exclusive dishes for Royal Ascot where he developed five new dishes for the event.

ITV produced flagship Saturday morning cookery show ‘Saturday Cookbook’ which premiered on 14 April 2012, presented by Mark Sargeant and Nadia Sawalha.

In 2013, Mark became Chef Director of Plum and Spilt Milk, located within the Great Northern Hotel. Sargeant also became involved with Oxwell & Co in Singapore, where he became Chef Director.

Sargeant became the Chef Director at The Strand Dining Rooms in 2015, helping to devise a brand new menu for the restaurant.

Mark's first establishment The Duke William a country pub situated in Ickham, Kent, was launched early 2015. Shortly after, Rooms at The Duke William opened to the public after a full refurbishment in the spring 2015.

June 2015 saw Mark open Morden & Lea his first central London restaurant in Soho, serving a variety of modern and contemporary British dishes.

in February 2016 After an amicable agreement, Sargeant parted ways with Morden & Lea.

In 2021 Mark decided to leave the Rocksalt Group and sold his minor stake (Rocksalt Restaurant and bar, The Smokehouse, The Wife of Bath, The Duke William Pub)

In August 2022, Mark opened his first solo restaurant as Chef Patron at the self-named Brasserie MS in Clifton Gardens, Folkestone. Art-deco in style with a classic French menu, Mark is taking inspiration from the great French chefs of the 90s and re-imagining these ideas for the modern day, in a relaxed and comfortable setting. The Brasserie MS achieved 2AA rosettes within ten weeks of opening.

## Awards

* Young Chef of the Year - 1996
* Chef of the Year - 2002

## Restaurants

### Current restaurants

| Restaurant | Location | Position |
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| Plum & Spilt Milk | Great Northern Hotel, London, England | Chef Director |
| GNH Bar | Great Northern Hotel, London, England | Chef Director |
| KIOSK | King's Cross station, London, England | Chef Director |

### Previous restaurants

| Restaurant | Location | Position |
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| The Wife of Bath | Wye, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| The Waterleaf Restaurant | Reynolds Retreat, Borough Green, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| Morden & Lea | London, England | Chef Director |
| The Strand Dining Rooms | London, England | Chef Director |
| Oxwell & Co | Singapore | Chef Director |
| Canteen | London | Consultant Chef |
| The Swan at The Globe Theatre | Globe Theatre, London | Creative Director |
| The Swan | West Malling, Kent, England | Creative Director |
| Foxtrot Oscar | Chelsea, London | Chef de Cuisine |
| The Warrington | Maida Vale, London | Executive Chef |
| The Devonshire | Chiswick, London | Executive Chef |
| The Narrow | Limehouse, London | Executive Chef |
| Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's | Claridge's Hotel, London | Chef de Cuisine |
| Restaurant Gordon Ramsay | Claridge's Hotel, London | Sous Chef |
| Aubergine | Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London | Sous Chef |
| Oliver Peyton's Coast Restaurant | Mayfair London | Sous Chef |
| Chez Nico | Park Lane, London | Sous Chef |
| Le Souffle Restaurant | Intercontinental Hotel, Hyde Park Corner, London | Junior Sous Chef |
| Read's Restaurant | Faversham, Kent | Chef de Partie |
| Boodle's Gentleman's Club | St James, London | Sous Che |
| Rocksalt Restaurant & Bar | Folkestone, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| Smokehouse Fish & Chips | Folkestone, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| The Duke William | Ickham, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| The Radnor Arms | Folkestone, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| The Woolpack | Warehorne, Kent, England | Chef Director |
| The Five Bells | Brabourne, Kent, England | Chef Director |

## Television appearances

Beat the chef (channel 4),(2019–present)

## Bibliography

* Gordon Ramsay's Just Desserts (2001), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1902757193
* Gordon Ramsay's Secret's (2003), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1844000371
* Gordon Ramsay Makes it Easy (2005), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1844001163
* Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch (2006), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1844002801
* Gordon Ramsay's 3 Star Chef (2008), Key Porter Books, ISBN 978-1554700905
* Cooking for Friends:Food from My Table (Gordon Ramsay),(2008), HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0007267033
* Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite, (2008), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1849491891
* Gordon Ramsay's Great British Pub Food, (2009), HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0007289820
* Gordon Ramsay's World Kitchen, (2009), Quadrille Publishing Ltd, ISBN 978-1844007134
* Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape, (2010), HarperCollins, ISBN 978-0007353101
* My Kind of Cooking, (2011), Quercus, ISBN 978-0857381651
* We Love Potatoes, (2012), The Little Big Voice, ISBN 978-0-9569248-1-0
* Saturday Kitchen Cooking Bible, (2013), W&N, ISBN 978-0297869108

## InfoBox

| Mark Sargeant | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | August 1973 (age 51)
Kent, England |
| Education | West Kent College (1991) |
| **Culinary career** | |
| Cooking style | Modern British |
| Previous restaurant(s) * Morden & Lea
The Strand Dining Rooms
Oxwell & Co
The Swan at The Globe Theatre
The Swan
Foxtrot Oscar
The Warrington
The Devonshire
The Narrow
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Aubergine
Coast Restaurant
Chez Nico
Le Souffle Restaurant
Read's Restaurant
Boodle's Gentleman's Club
Rocksalt Folkestone
The Smokehouse Folkestone
Plum and Spilt Milk
The Duke William | |
| Television show(s) | |
| Award(s) won * Young Chef of the Year
National Chef of the Year
1 Michelin Star | |
|  | |
| Website | marksargeant.net |


title: Trichura

abstract: Trichura is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

text:
# Trichura

***Trichura*** is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.

## Species

## InfoBox

| *Trichura* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Arctiini |
| Genus: | *Trichura*<br>Hübner, \[1819\] |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Cercophora* Herrich-Schäffer, \[1854\] | |


title: Miss Grand Ethiopia

abstract: Miss Grand Ethiopia is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Ethiopian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. From 2013 to 2018, the license belonged to the national contest of the Miss Ethiopia pageant, but most of the country representatives were appointed instead of directly determined through such a national pageant. The contract between Miss Ethiopia and Miss Grand International was discontinued in 2019, and no other Ethiopian body renewed the license, resulting in no Ethiopian representatives on such an international stage since then. Since the first participation in 2013, the highest and only placement in Miss Grand International of Ethiopian representatives was the first runner-up which was obtained in 2014 by the vice-Miss Ethiopia 2014, Hiwot Bekele. Three months after winning the position, Hiwot was appointed to compete at the Miss Universe 2014, but was unplaced.

text:
# Miss Grand Ethiopia

**Miss Grand Ethiopia** is a national beauty pageant title awarded to Ethiopian representatives competing at the Miss Grand International contest. From 2013 to 2018, the license belonged to the national contest of the Miss Ethiopia pageant, but most of the country representatives were appointed instead of directly determined through such a national pageant. The contract between Miss Ethiopia and Miss Grand International was discontinued in 2019, and no other Ethiopian body renewed the license, resulting in no Ethiopian representatives on such an international stage since then.

Since the first participation in 2013, the highest and only placement in Miss Grand International of Ethiopian representatives was the first runner-up which was obtained in 2014 by the vice-Miss Ethiopia 2014, Hiwot Bekele. Three months after winning the position, Hiwot was appointed to compete at the Miss Universe 2014, but was unplaced.

## History

Ethiopia joined the Miss Grand International contest for the first time in 2013 after former Miss Universe Ethiopia, Helen Getachew, was assigned by the Miss Grand Ethiopia license holder who was also the Miss Ethiopia organizer, Ethiopian Village Adventure Playground (EVAP), to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2013 in Thailand, but Getachew failed to make a cut into the top 20 round. The following country's representatives were directly hand-picked by the licensees in that particular year, except for the 2018 candidate, Samrawit Azmeraw, who was selected through the Ethiopian Beauty Queens pageant as one of the supplemental positions.

Due to a lack of franchise holders, Ethiopia has not sent its representatives to compete on the Miss Grand International stage since 2019.

## International competition

The following is a list of Ethiopian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

| Year | Representative | Original national title | Competition performance | | National director |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | Placement | Other awards | |
| 2013 | Helen Getachew | Miss Universe Ethiopia 2012 | Unplaced |  | Murad Mohammed |
| 2014 | Hiwot Bekele | 1st runner-up Miss Ethiopia 2014 | 1st runner-up | |  |
| 2015 | Bethelhem Belay | 1st runner-up Miss Ethiopia 2015 | Unplaced | |  |
| 2016 | Genet Tsegay | Miss Ethiopia 2012 | Unplaced | |  |
| 2017 | Hanna Abate |  | *Unable to compete* | | Genet Tsegay |
| | Selamawit Teklay | Miss Ethiopia 2015 finalist | Unplaced | |  |
| 2018 | Samrawit Azmeraw | Miss Grand Ethiopia 2018 | Unplaced | |  |
| ***2019  Present:** No Representatives* | | | | | |

Media related to Miss Grand Ethiopia at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

Miss Grand Ethiopia
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|  |
| Formation | 2013 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
| Location |  |
| Membership | Miss Grand International |
| Official language | English |
| National director | Genet Tsegay |
| Parent organization | * Miss Ethiopia *(2014  2016)* * Ethiopian Beauty Queens *(2017  2018)* |


title: Rate integrating gyroscope

abstract: A Rate integrating gyroscope is a rate gyro with a built in integrator. It is usually a component of an Inertial Measurement Unit or a stabilization system.

text:
# Rate integrating gyroscope

A **Rate integrating gyroscope** is a rate gyro with a built in integrator. It is usually a component of an Inertial Measurement Unit or a stabilization system.

## Principle of operation

In a rate integrating gyroscope, the gyroscope is turned at a steady rate about its input axis and a torque is applied to the spin axis. This causes the gyroscope to precess about the output axis. The rate indicating gyroscope consists of a damping fluid between the float assembly can and the outer casing. This viscous fluid resists the motion of the gimbal precession. This causes the gimbal to accelerate initially in the fluid, until the damping effect is equal to the precessing force. The rate of precession, will hence be directly proportional to the rate of turn of the gyroscope about its input axis and the total angle of movement about the output axis will be proportional to the speed and length of time the input axis is turning.

In a typical application (e.g. an aircraft), the output axis could have revolved 180 degrees clockwise in 20 seconds, then 80° anti-clockwise (say if the aircraft was changing direction again). This output would then be fed to a computer to calculate the total distance traveled (Inertial Navigation Platform).

### Key

* **Spin Axis**: Spin Axis is the axis of rotation of the rotor (rotating mass).
* **Input Axis**: Input Axis is the Axis about which the torque is applied.
* **Output Axis**: Output axis is the Axis perpendicular to the input axis and the spin axis.

## Gimbal gain

Gimbal gain is the amount of precession that can be varied by varying the viscosity of the damping fluid. For (for example) increased sensitivity of a gyroscopic instrument.