title: Yummy Bingham

abstract: Elizabeth T. Wyce "Yummy" Bingham is an American singer.

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# Yummy Bingham

**Elizabeth T. Wyce** "**Yummy**" **Bingham** (born January 7, 1986) is an American singer.

## Biography

Bingham was born on January 7, 1986, to R&B producer Dinky Bingham and Patricia Wyce. She was put into her grandparents care in South Jamaica, Queens, New York. She is the god-daughter of Chaka Khan and Aaron Hall.

## Career

In 2000, at age 14, Bingham was recruited by producer KayGee to form the group Tha' Rayne, signed to Arista. The group recorded an album, appeared on a bunch of labelmates tracks including Jaheim's Fabulous that hit #1 on the US Billboard Adult R&B chart for three weeks from February 1, 2003, to February 22, 2003. The group released the single "Didn't You Know", peaking at #76 in September 2003 on the US Billboard R&B chart. Their debut album, "Reign Supreme" never came out and the group disbanded in 2005.

While being a member of Tha' Rayne, Bingham was also getting a name for herself as the appointed vocalist of veteran hip-hop group De La Soul, being featured on various of their songs and singles, and accompanying them on tour between 2000 and 2004. From 2003, Bingham started to collaborate to various artists, getting writing and/or vocals credits on songs from Talib Kweli, Patti LaBelle, Lupe Fiasco, Black Sheep, P. Diddy, Christina Aguilera Mary J. Blige, Sunshine Anderson, Busta Rhymes, Nas, Keyshia Cole, Amerie, Mýa or Monica.

At age 18, Bingham became the youngest female CEO of a major-affiliated label and the youngest female record executive. She formed the label "Muzic Park" with Grammy award-winning beatmaker Rockwilder and was the label's first artist through a record deal with Motown in the United States and Island Records in the United Kingdom,. She released the singles "Come Get It", "Is It Good To You" and "One More Chance" and released her debut album *The First Seed* in the UK in October 2006.

She continued writing and recording for other artists and gave birth to her daughter Aviela in September 2007. She took some time out of the record industry to do Gospel/Inspirational music but eventually returned to secular R&B in 2010 with a new song called "Circles" that was featured in the movie "King of Paper Chasin". She also announced acting projects.

In 2013, she teamed up with alternative R&B producer Nyce Hitz to record new material. From October 29 to December 31, 2013, Bingham offered a music series entitled "Taste Tuesdays" consisting of the release through the online music magazine Singersroom, of 10 unreleased songs, most of them being exclusive songs not appearing on her 10-tracks mixtape "No Artificial Flavorz" that she released subsequently, on January 7, 2014, promoted by singles "Cuffin" and "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall). The same year Bingham was featured on Cam'ron's single "So Bad" with Nicki Minaj.

In April 2015, Bingham released the single "Hard to Love".

## Discography

### Albums

| Year | Album | Chart positions | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | **US** | **UK** |
| 2006 | ***The First Seed*** |  |  |
| 2014 | ***No Artificial Flavorz**** EP * Released: January 7, 2014 (US) * Formats: Digital download |  |  |
|

### Singles as a solo performer

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions\[a\] | | | | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | US | US
R&B | UK | UK R&B | |
| 2015 | "Hard To Love" * Digital Download (US) : April 20, 2015 | - | - | - | - | *Non-album single* |
| 2014 | "Can We Stay" (featuring Kardinal Offishall)* Digital Download (US) : January 7, 2014 | - | - | - | - | *No Artificial Flavorz* |
| 2013 | "Cuffin" * Digital Download (US) : June 2013 | - | - | - | - | |
|
| 2006 | "One More Chance" * Radio Impact (US) : April 24, 2006 * Digital Download (US) : May 2, 2006 * 12" Single (US) : May 23, 2006 | - | - | - | - | *The First Seed* |
| | "Is It Good To You" * 12" Single (US) : December 20, 2005 * Digital Download (US) : January 3, 2006 * Radio Impact (US) : March 7, 2006 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 US, 2006 UK | "Come Get It" (featuring Jadakiss)* Digital Download (US): May 10, 2005 * Radio Impact (US): August 2, 2005 * Digital Download (UK) : June 12, 2006 * 12" Single (UK) : October 2, 2006 * CD Single (UK) : October 2, 2006 | - | - | 82 | 38 | |
|

| Year | Title | Chart positions | | | | Album |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | US Hot 100 | US R&B | UK | UK R&B | |
|
| 2017 | "Heads Up Eyes Open" (Talib Kweli featuring Rick Ross and Yummy Bingham)* Digital Download (US): September 29, 2017 |  |  |  |  | *Radio Silence* |
| 2016 | "I'm Done" (B. Slade featuring Yummy Bingham) |  |  |  |  | TBA |
| 2014 | "So Bad" (Cam'ron featuring Nicki Minaj and Yummy)* Digital Download (US) : July 15, 2014 |  | 85 |  |  | *1st of the Month Vol. 2* |
| | "Melody" (Gene Noble featuring Yummy Bingham)* Digital Download (US) : July 2, 2014 |  |  |  |  | *Gun Hill* soundtrack |
| 2011 | "All My Love" (Tiron & Ayomari featuring Yummy Bingham)* Digital Download (US): September 23, 2011 |  |  |  |  | *Sucker For Pumps* |
| 2003 | "Much More" (De La Soul featuring DJ Premier and Yummy)* 12" Single (UK) : August 4, 2003 |  |  | 85 |  | *The Grind Date* |
| 2001 US, 2002 UK | "Baby Phat" (De La Soul featuring Devin The Dude and Yummy)* Radio Impact (US) : November 2001 * 12" Single (US) : November 6, 2001 * CD Single (UK) : February 18, 2002 |  |  | 81 | 55 | *AOI: Bionix* |
|

### Soundtrack appearances

| Year | Song | Artists | Movie |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | "Melody" | Gene Noble feat. Yummy Bingham | Gun Hill |
| 2010 | "Circles" | Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2010 | "Major Grind" | Cheese feat. Yummy Bingham | King of Paper Chasin |
| 2005 | "I'm Caught Up" | Yummy Bingham | Beauty Shop |
| 2001 | "Turn It Out" | De La Soul feat. Yummy Bingham | Osmosis Jones |
|

### Other appearances

| Year | Song | Artists | Credits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | "Greaner Grass/Cleaner Water" | Tiron & Ayomari | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| | "Black Business" | Princess Good Good | Co-writer, Vocalist |
| 2017 | "All of Us" | Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| | "Heads Up Eyes Open" | Talib Kweli, Rick Ross | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| | "It's Me and You" | Mall G | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| 2016 | "Sincerly Yours" | Swerv-O | Featured artist |
| | "Make Me Feel" | RK | Featured artist |
| 2015 | "Watch How You Move" | Busta Rhymes, Raekwon | Featured artist |
| | "Deeper Love" | Jayo Cote | Co-writer, Featured artist |
| | "Unnecessary Pain" | Joe Budden, Felicia Temple | Featured artist |
| | "Happy Tears" | John Brackett | Featured artist |
| 2014 | "Chosen" | Scoe | Featured artist |
| | "Too Much" | Zendaya | Co-writer |
| | "In a Perfect World" | Ginette Claudette | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
|
| 2013 | "Live To Love You (Remix)" | J Hoard | Featured artist |
| |
| "Get Right" | EvitaN, Casual | Featured artist |
|
| 2012 | "Reach High" | Kardinal Offishall, Nottz | Featured artist |
| | "Wonder Love" | Wonder Girls | Co-writer |
| | "You Are My Reason" | Miho Fukuhara, AI | Co-writer |
| | "Just Anybody" | Big Brother Biz | Featured vocalist |
| | "Get Out" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist |
| | "Deja" | Nilo G | Featured vocalist |
| | "So Bad" | Cam'ron, Nicki Minaj | Featured vocalist |
| 2011 | "All My Love" | Tiron & Ayomari | Featured vocalist |
| | "M.F.G." | Tiron & Ayomari | Background vocalist |
| | "F\*** You" | Slim da Mobster | Featured vocalist |
| | "The One" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist |
| | "Melody" | Gene Noble | Featured vocalist |
| | "Scream" | Jaila Simms | Featured vocalist |
| | "I'm Done" | B.Slade | Featured vocalist |
| | "Don't Wanna Be" | A-Plus | Featured vocalist |
| | "Thought You Had Me" | Monica | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
| | "When I Look At You" | Q.U.E. | Featured vocalist |
| | "More Than I Can Say" | Nas, Keyshia Cole | Co-writer |
| | "Always Love Thy Family" | Busta Rhymes | Featured vocalist |
| 2010 | "Go Harder" | Yes Lord | Featured vocalist |
| | "Foot On The Pedal" | T.F. Mafia & MontBangers | Featured vocalist |
| | "The Parking Lot" | Tonex | Background vocalist |
| | "Everything Alright Everything OK" | Chipz Da General | Featured vocalist |
| 2009 | "Loving Out The Box" | Judacamp | Featured vocalist |
| | "DreamMaker" | Paula Campbell | Co-writer |
| 2008 | "Numba 1 (Tide Is High) Remix" | Kardinal Offishall | Featured vocalist |
| | "Ego Trippin" | Mýa | Co-writer |
| | "High Off You" | Billy Guy | Featured vocalist |
| 2007 | "Feels Good" | The Game | Featured vocalist |
| | "I've Changed" | Jaheim, Keyshia Cole, | Background vocalist |
| | "Gangsta Paradise" | Ja Rule | Featured vocalist |
| | "We Got The Street" | Flipmode Squad | Featured vocalist |
| | "Trust" | Sunshine Anderson | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
| 2006 | "The Bomb" | Ray Cash | Featured vocalist |
| | "Tell Me" | P. Diddy, Christina Aguilera | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
| | "Making It Hard" | P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige | Co-writer |
| | "Be About Yours" | Keshia Chanté | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
| | "Breathe" | Shayla G | Featured vocalist |
| | "Wonder" | Black Sheep | Featured vocalist |
| | "Hold Me Down" | Merlino | Featured vocalist |
| 2005 | "Out On Bail" (Supa Dave West Mix) | Tupac Shakur | Featured vocalist |
| | "Pardon Me" | Salt | Featured vocalist |
| | "Man Up" | Amerie | Co-writer |
| | "Magic" | Crystal Kay | Co-writer, Background vocals |
| 2004 | "Appreciate" | Spazzout | Featured vocalist |
| | "Much More" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist |
| | "Welcome Back Chilly" | Lupe Fiasco | Featured vocalist |
| | "Much More" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist |
| | "No" | De La Soul, Butta Verses | Featured vocalist |
| | "Black Girl Pain" | Talib Kweli | Background vocalist |
| | "Back It Up" | Shawn Kane | Featured vocalist |
| | "My Baby" | Philly's Most Wanted, Ryan Toby | Background vocalist |
| | "Dolo" | Tarralyn Ramsey | Co-writer, Background vocalist |
| | "Unpredictable" | Patti LaBelle | Background vocalist |
| | "Mama Can You Hear Me" | Billy Guy | Background vocalist |
| 2003 | "Ghetto Love Song" | Jaron, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| | "Doin My Thang" | Jae Millz, Juelz Santana | Featured vocalist |
| 2002 | "Juicy" | Next, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| | "Fabulous" | Jaheim, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| | "Something Wikid" | Midwikid | Background vocalist |
| | "She's a Queen" | Queen Latifah, Tha' Rayne | Featured vocalist |
| | "Ain't A Thang Wrong" | Boyz II Men, Rob Jackson | Background vocalist |
| 2001 | "Baby Phat" | De La Soul, Devin The Dude | Featured vocalist |
| | "Special" | De La Soul | Featured vocalist |
| | "Finers Keepers" | Jaheim, Lil' Mo | Background vocalist |
| | "Remarkable" | Jaheim, Terry Dexter | Background vocalist |

## InfoBox

| Yummy Bingham | |
| --- | --- |
| Birth name | Elizabeth T. Wyce Bingham |
| Born | (1986-01-07) January 7, 1986 |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres |  |
| Occupations | * Singer * songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels |  |


title: William Austin Starmer

abstract: The brothers William Austin Starmer and Frederick Waite Starmer were noted sheet music cover artists born in Leeds.

text:
# William Austin Starmer

The brothers **William Austin Starmer** and **Frederick Waite Starmer** were noted sheet music cover artists born in Leeds.

"Oh, You Beautiful Doll" sheet music cover (1911)"Afghanistan" sheet music cover (1920)

## Career

"Starmer" is a household name to collectors of sheet music and appears on innumerable covers dating from the early 1900s to the 1940s. Their work was of consistently high quality and they were turning out nearly a quarter of all large format covers from the late 1890s to around 1919. The identity of the artists was unknown until an invoice was discovered from William A. Starmer to the Jerome Remick Music Company, with a printed heading describing Starmer as artist and medical draughtsman.

They were sons of James Starmer, a shoemaker, married to Ann E. and living at 26 Woodsley Grove in Leeds. The couple had 3 sons and were still living at the same address with the 1891 census, with William recorded as a litho-artist.

* Edwin J. Starmer \*1868
* William \*March 1872
* Frederick \*2 September 1878

William Starmer arrived in North America in 1898, with Frederick following two years later. William made a return trip to England in June 1900 to marry Julitta M. Dawson, with the entire family, parents James and Ann, and William and Julitta, arriving from Liverpool on 10 June 1904 aboard the *Carpathia*. William and Frederick made frequent visits to England until 1924, when they became naturalised. The 1910 U.S. Census lists the family as living in Long Island, William being noted as a commercial artist and Frederick an illustrator. William and Julitta had a son named William J. in 1907, who is not reflected in the census. The 1920 census records the two brothers on West 91st Street with Julitta, who died shortly after on 26 February 1922.

The 1930 census records William Starmer as having in 1925 taken a new wife, Edith Mary, born 1871, an Englishwoman who came to North America with her family in 1877. William and Edith were living at 2734 8th Street in Queens, and later, in the 1930s, at 27-34 8th Street, Astoria, Long Island. Frederick Starmer is not recorded in the 1930 census.


title: Ōnohara Kofun cluster

abstract: Ōnohara Kofun cluster The Ōnohara Kofun cluster is a group of kofun burial mounds located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku of Japan. The tumuli were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 2015 with the area under protection expanded in 2020.

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# Ōnohara Kofun cluster

The **Ōnohara Kofun cluster** (大野原古墳群, *Ōnohara Kofun-gun*) is a group of *kofun* burial mounds located in the city of Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku of Japan. The tumuli were collectively designated a National Historic Site in 2015 with the area under protection expanded in 2020.

## Overview

The Ōnohara Kofun cluster is located in the western part of Kagawa Prefecture, in the center of an alluvial fan formed by the Kushita River, overlooking the Seto Inland Sea. The site once consisted of over 170 tumuli, but most have been destroyed through urban encroachment and farmland improvement, and only the four largest tumuli have survived under National Historic Site protection. Archaeological excavations have been carried out since 2006. The Wankashizuka Kofun, Hirazuka Kofun and Iwakurazuka Kofun are large circular burial mounds ( *empun* (円墳)), whereas the Kakuzuka Kofun is a large rectangular burial mound (*hōfun* (方墳)). All have large stone burial chambers measuring 10 or more meters in length. In particular, the Wankashizuka Kofun has a total length of 14.8 meters and floor area of 24.6 square meters, or 72.7 cubic meters, making it the largest in Shikoku. From artifacts and grave goods recovered, these tumuli are presumed to have been constructed from the late Kofun period from the end of the 6th century to the early 7th century. In the Shikoku region, there are many examples of individual tumuli of a class similar to the ones in this group, but the Ōnohara Kofun cluster is unique in that several large tumuli were built in a group over three generations for about 50 years.

The **Wankashizuka Kofun** is located behind the main hall of Onohara Hachiman Shrine. The tumulus is circular, measuring 37.2 meters in diameter and 9.5 meters in height, and was surrounded by a double moat, with a small embankment in between the moats. The burial chamber is a multi-room structure, consisting of a ear chamber, an antechamber, and a passageway, and opens to the southwest. It has a total length of 14.8 meters, with the rear chamber measuring 6.8 meters long, 3.6 meters widest, currently 3.9 meters high. Among the excavated items are pieces of Sue ware pottery and fragments of a wooden coffin. These artifacts date the tumulus to the end of the 6th century.

The **Hirazuka Kofun** has a chapel of the Onohara Hachiman Shrine on its summit. The tumulus is circular, and with a diameter of 50.2 meters is the largest tumulus in Kagawa Prefecture. It is surrounded by an 8.4-meter wide moat. The burial chamber opens in the south-southwest direction and is a single-room structure with a total length of 13.2 meters. The rear chamber is 6.5 meters long, 3 meters wide at maximum, and 2.6 meters high and was found to contain Sure ware Haji ware and other items which date it to the beginning of the 7th century.

The **Kakuzuka Kofun** is a square tumulus located adjacent to Onohara Central Park. It measures 41.7 x 37.8 meters, making it then largest square tumuli in Kagawa Prefecture. It was surrounded by a moat with a width of approximately 3.3 meters. The burial chamber opened to the south-southeast and has a length of 12.5 meters, with an inner chamber measuring 4.7 meters long, 2.6 meters widest, and 2.4 meters high. The stone used was mostly granite. Inside, fragments of Sue ware pottery were found, which were dated to around the first half of the 7th century

The **Iwakurazuka Kofun** is located in the precincts of Onohara Hachiman Shrine, close to the Wankarizuka Tumulus, and excavations revealed that it was built over a portion of the outer moat of that tumulus. The Iwakurazuka Kofun is elliptical, with a major axis of 38.2 meters and minor axis of 36.4 meters and contained two burial chambers, both orientated to the east. Only the west chamber retains its stone walls. During excavation, late quantities of flat stones with single-character Buddhist votive inscriptions dating from the Edo Period were discovered.

The site is open to the public as an archaeological park, but the interior of the burial chambers are not accessible.

Ōnohara Kofun cluster
| Name | Location | Type | Size | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Wankashizuka Kofun** (椀貸塚古墳) | 34°5′15.75″N 133°39′47.65″E / 34.0877083°N 133.6632361°E / 34.0877083; 133.6632361 | circular | diameter 37.2m dia x 9.5m high; burial chamber: 14.8m | late 6th C |
| **Hirazuka Kofun** (平塚古墳) | 34°5′1.08″N 133°39′34.8″E / 34.0836333°N 133.659667°E / 34.0836333; 133.659667 | circular | dia 50.2 m dia x 7m high | early 7th C |
| **Kakuzuka Kofun** (角塚古墳) | 34°5′5.85″N 133°39′38.3″E / 34.0849583°N 133.660639°E / 34.0849583; 133.660639 | square | 41.7m x 37.8m x 9 m high | early 7th C |
| **Iwakurazuka Kofun** (岩倉塚古墳) | 34°5′16.18″N 133°39′48.87″E / 34.0878278°N 133.6635750°E / 34.0878278; 133.6635750 | circular | 36.4-38.2m dia | late 6th C |

Media related to Onohara Kofun Group (Kan'onji) at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

Ōnohara Kofun cluster
| 大野原古墳群 | |
| --- | --- |
| Wankashizuka Kofun entry | |
| Ōnohara Kofun clusterŌnohara Kofun cluster (Japan) | |
| Location | Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Coordinates | 34°05′16″N 133°39′48″E / 34.08778°N 133.66333°E / 34.08778; 133.66333 |
| Type | Kofun |
| History | |
| Founded | late 6th - mid-7th century AD |
| Periods | Kofun period |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
| National Historic Site of Japan | |


title: TorrentLocker

abstract: TorrentLocker is a ransomware trojan targeting Microsoft Windows. It was first observed in February 2014, with at least five of its major releases made available by December 2014. The malware encrypts the victim's files in a similar manner to CryptoLocker by implementing symmetric block cipher AES where the key is encrypted with an asymmetric cipher. TorrentLocker scans the system for programs and files, and conceals the contents through AES encryption leaving ransom instructions to the victim on what has to be done, and how to pay the decryption ransom. The operator demands from the victim an amount that usually starts around US$550 within 3 days. The victim is told to pay the amount in Bitcoins, and is sent a unique Bitcoin address that differs for each infected user.

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# TorrentLocker

**TorrentLocker** is a ransomware trojan targeting Microsoft Windows. It was first observed in February 2014, with at least five of its major releases made available by December 2014. The malware encrypts the victim's files in a similar manner to CryptoLocker by implementing symmetric block cipher AES where the key is encrypted with an asymmetric cipher.

TorrentLocker scans the system for programs and files, and conceals the contents through AES encryption leaving ransom instructions to the victim on what has to be done, and how to pay the decryption ransom. The operator demands from the victim an amount that usually starts around US$550 within 3 days. The victim is told to pay the amount in Bitcoins, and is sent a unique Bitcoin address that differs for each infected user.


title: Still Waiting (Prince song)

abstract: "Still Waiting" was the third US single from Prince's second album, Prince. It was Prince's first ballad to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the R&B chart, reaching number 65. The ballad speaks from the perspective of a young man who has not yet found love but yearns for it. The track is mainly piano, acoustic guitar and synth-based and was often played live with extended instrumental solos and audience teasing. The song is a more traditional R&B ballad, before Prince established himself with trademark sexual romps like "Do Me, Baby" and "International Lover". The song was remade by Rainy Davis in 1987 and appeared on her album Sweetheart. Her version was also released as a single and charted higher than Prince's version on the R&B chart, reaching number 41. British female duo Dorothy covered the song in 1988, peaking at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart.

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# Still Waiting (Prince song)

"**Still Waiting**" was the third US single from Prince's second album, *Prince*. It was Prince's first ballad to be released as a single and was mildly popular on the R&B chart, reaching number 65. The ballad speaks from the perspective of a young man who has not yet found love but yearns for it. The track is mainly piano, acoustic guitar and synth-based and was often played live with extended instrumental solos and audience teasing. The song is a more traditional R&B ballad, before Prince established himself with trademark sexual romps like "Do Me, Baby" and "International Lover".

The song was remade by Rainy Davis in 1987 and appeared on her album *Sweetheart*. Her version was also released as a single and charted higher than Prince's version on the R&B chart, reaching number 41.

British female duo Dorothy covered the song in 1988, peaking at number 81 on the UK Singles Chart.

## "Bambi"

The B-side of the song was the album track rocker, "Bambi". In Belgium, "Bambi" was released as a single with "Still Waiting" as the B-side.

## Personnel

Information taken from Benoît Clerc and Guitarcloud.

* Prince – lead and backing vocals, piano, Minimoog, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums

## InfoBox

| "Still Waiting" | |
| --- | --- |
| US 7" single | |
| Single by Prince | |
| from the album  *Prince* | |
| B-side | "Bambi" |
| Released | March 25, 1980 (1980-03-25) |
| Recorded | April–May 1979 |
| Studio | Alpha Studios, Burbank, California |
| Genre | R&B |
| Length | 3:48 (7" edit)
4:24 (album version) |
| Label | Warner Bros. |
| Songwriter(s) | Prince |
| Producer(s) | Prince |
| Prince singles chronology | |
| "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?"
(1980) "**Still Waiting**"
(1980) "Sexy Dancer"
(1980) | |
|  | |
| "Bambi" | |
|  | |
| Belgian "Bambi" 7" single | |
|  | |
|  | |


# List of listed buildings in Cargill, Perth and Kinross

This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Cargill in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

## List

## Key

The scheme for classifying buildings in Scotland is:

* **Category A**: "buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic; or fine, little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type."
* **Category B**: "buildings of regional or more than local importance; or major examples of some particular period, style or building type, which may have been altered."
* **Category C**: "buildings of local importance; lesser examples of any period, style, or building type, as originally constructed or moderately altered; and simple traditional buildings which group well with other listed buildings."

In March 2016 there were 47,288 listed buildings in Scotland. Of these, 8% were Category A, and 50% were Category B, with the remaining 42% being Category C.

1. "What is Listing?". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
2. *Scotland's Historic Environment Audit 2016* (PDF). Historic Environment Scotland and the Built Environment Forum Scotland. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


title: Nebula Science Fiction

abstract: Nebula Science Fiction was the first Scottish science fiction magazine. It was published from 1952 to 1959, and was edited by Peter Hamilton, a young Scot who was able to take advantage of spare capacity at his parents' printing company, Crownpoint, to launch the magazine. Because Hamilton could only print Nebula when Crownpoint had no other work, the schedule was initially erratic. In 1955 he moved the printing to a Dublin-based firm, and the schedule became a little more regular, with a steady monthly run beginning in 1958 that lasted into the following year. Nebula's circulation was international, with only a quarter of the sales in the United Kingdom; this led to disaster when South Africa and Australia imposed import controls on foreign periodicals at the end of the 1950s. Excise duties imposed in the UK added to Hamilton's financial burdens, and he was rapidly forced to close the magazine. The last issue was dated June 1959. The magazine was popular with writers, partly because Hamilton went to great lengths to encourage new writers, and partly because he paid better rates per word than much of his competition. Initially he could not compete with the American market, but he offered a bonus for the most popular story in the issue, and was eventually able to match the leading American magazines. He published the first stories of several well-known writers, including Robert Silverberg, Brian Aldiss, and Bob Shaw. Nebula was also a fan favourite: author Ken Bulmer recalled that it became "what many fans regard as the best-loved British SF magazine".

text:
# Nebula Science Fiction

***Nebula Science Fiction*** was the first Scottish science fiction magazine. It was published from 1952 to 1959, and was edited by Peter Hamilton, a young Scot who was able to take advantage of spare capacity at his parents' printing company, Crownpoint, to launch the magazine. Because Hamilton could only print *Nebula* when Crownpoint had no other work, the schedule was initially erratic. In 1955 he moved the printing to a Dublin-based firm, and the schedule became a little more regular, with a steady monthly run beginning in 1958 that lasted into the following year. *Nebula*'s circulation was international, with only a quarter of the sales in the United Kingdom; this led to disaster when South Africa and Australia imposed import controls on foreign periodicals at the end of the 1950s. Excise duties imposed in the UK added to Hamilton's financial burdens, and he was rapidly forced to close the magazine. The last issue was dated June 1959.

The magazine was popular with writers, partly because Hamilton went to great lengths to encourage new writers, and partly because he paid better rates per word than much of his competition. Initially he could not compete with the American market, but he offered a bonus for the most popular story in the issue, and was eventually able to match the leading American magazines. He published the first stories of several well-known writers, including Robert Silverberg, Brian Aldiss, and Bob Shaw. *Nebula* was also a fan favourite: author Ken Bulmer recalled that it became "what many fans regard as the best-loved British SF magazine".

## Publishing history

In 1952 Peter Hamilton was 18 years old and had just left school; he was looking for a job, but was not healthy enough for hard physical work. His parents ran a printing house in Glasgow, Crownpoint Publications, and occasionally had spare capacity: they were interested in using the idle time on their machinery to enter the publishing business, and Peter persuaded them to publish paperback science fiction (sf) novels. Two novels were acquired, but when Crownpoint approached a local wholesaler to handle the distribution, they were told that paperbacks would be a mistake, and that a magazine, with a regular publication schedule, would be more likely to sell well. The result was *Nebula Science Fiction*. The first issue was dated Autumn 1952, and sold 4,000 copies.

|  | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 1952 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1/1 |  |  |  |
| 1953 | 1/2 |  | 1/3 |  | 1/4 |  |  | 2/1 |  |  |  | 2/2 |
| 1954 |  | 2/3 |  | 2/4 |  |  |  | 9 |  | 10 |  | 11 |
| 1955 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 13 |  | 14 |  |
| 1956 | 15 |  | 16 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 18 | 19 |
| 1957 |  |  | 20 |  | 21 |  | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |  |  |
| 1958 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| 1959 | 38 | 39 |  |  | 40 | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Issues of *Nebula* showing volume/issue number. The first four issues were
dated Autumn 1952, Spring 1953, Summer 1953 and Autumn 1953; from
issue 5 they were dated with the month. | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Advertisements stated that *Nebula* was "Scotland's first S.F. magazine!!" Several British science fiction fans helped Hamilton with the production of the magazine, including Ken Slater, Vin¢ Clarke, and John Brunner. William F. Temple was involved as an editorial consultant and also assisted with editing the manuscripts. Hamilton provided all the financing, but he had to wait for the money to come in from each issue before he could afford to produce the next. In addition, Crownpoint only intermittently had enough spare capacity to print *Nebula*, so the first few issues appeared on an erratic schedule. After a dozen issues, the conflicts led to Hamilton moving *Nebula* to a printing firm based in Dublin, and breaking the connection with Crownpoint. He was then able to publish on a slightly more regular schedule, although the planned bi-monthly issues were still sometimes delayed. Hamilton paid 21 shillings (£1.05) per thousand words, the equivalent of three-tenths of a cent per word; this was a low rate compared to the American market, but was marginally better than the contemporary British magazine *Authentic Science Fiction*, which paid £1 per thousand words. Hamilton offered a bonus of £2 or £5 to the story that turned out to be the readers' favourite in each issue, which helped attract writers; and he later increased the rates, paying as much as 2d (0.8p, or 2.3 cents) per word for well-known authors. This was higher than the best UK markets, such as *New Worlds*, and was close to the rates paid by the top magazines in the US at that time. Both the high rates of pay and Hamilton's willingness to work with new authors were designed to encourage writers to submit their work to *Nebula* before trying the other magazines.

Hamilton's editorial in the September 1957 issue reported a circulation of 40,000, and starting in January 1958 *Nebula* went on a regular monthly schedule that was maintained until early 1959. Although *Nebula*'s circulation was strong, only about a quarter of its sales were in the UK. A further quarter of the sales were in Australia, another third in the US, and nearly a tenth in South Africa. At the end of the 1950s, first South Africa and then Australia began to limit foreign magazine imports, for economic reasons, and when this was followed by UK excise duties the magazine was quickly in debt. Hamilton was forced to cease publication with issue 41, dated June 1959. Hamilton had also had health problems which contributed to his decision to stop publication.

## Contents and reception

The first two issues of *Nebula* contained the two novels Hamilton had bought before changing his plans from a paperback series to a magazine: *Robots Never Weep* by E.R. James, and *Thou Pasture Us* by F.G. Rayer. These left little room for other material, but Hamilton was able to reprint a short story by A. E. van Vogt in the first issue, and stories by John Brunner and E. C. Tubb in the second issue, along with material by lesser known writers. There was also a column by Walt Willis called "The Electric Fan", later renamed "Fanorama", which covered science fiction fandom.

Many of the better-known British writers began to appear in *Nebula*, including William F. Temple and Eric Frank Russell; new authors also began to be published. Hamilton was glad to work with beginning writers, and in 1953 several writers who later became very well known, including Brian Aldiss, Barrington Bayley, and Bob Shaw, each sold their first story to *Nebula*. Not all these stories reached print that year: Aldiss's "T" appeared in the November 1956 issue, by which time other stories of Aldiss's were in print, and the first story by Bayley is not certainly identified – it may have been "Consolidation", which appeared in November 1959, but it is also possible that it was never printed. Robert Silverberg had begun submitting stories to Hamilton as soon as he heard of *Nebula*, realising that Hamilton was unlikely to be getting many submissions from US writers, and found Hamilton very helpful. Silverberg's first story, "Gorgon Planet", was accepted by Hamilton on 11 January 1954. Brian Aldiss echoes Silverberg's assessment of Hamilton, commenting that Hamilton was "a sympathetic editor to a beginner. He was also a patient editor."

Other authors who appeared in *Nebula* early in their careers included Harlan Ellison, John Rackham, and James White. Science fiction historian Mike Ashley regards the stories Hamilton selected as demonstrating a "wide range of material by excellent writers" that was "seldom predictable", but adds that the stories have become dated, with the result that few are now well-known. Among a short list of exceptions Ashley includes Brian Aldiss's "Legends of Smith's Burst" and "Dumb Show". Because of the erratic schedule, Hamilton only serialised one novel: *Wisdom of the Gods*, by Ken Bulmer, which appeared in four parts, starting in the July 1958 issue. Hamilton was planning to serialise a novel by Robert Heinlein when the magazine ceased publication.

Cover art came from artists such as Gerard Quinn, and included some of Eddie Jones' earliest work. According to sf historian Philip Harbottle, the best of the Scottish artists that Hamilton worked with was James Stark, who painted nine covers for *Nebula* between 1956 and 1958; sf artist and art historian David Hardy describes Stark's work as "severe portrayals of technology against which men were mere ants". Interior artists included Harry Turner, whose work is described by Harbottle as "visually striking" and "semi-impressionistic". From the October 1954 issue the back cover was given over to black and white artwork, often drawn by Arthur Thomson. Author Ken Bulmer regards these back covers as having given the magazine a "tremendously individual flavor".

*Nebula* became an established part of the British science fiction scene in the 1950s. The magazine was well-liked by writers, and Bulmer recalls that, overall, *Nebula* "created a special kind of charisma that, in the view of many writers and readers, no other magazine ever had", and adds that it became "what many fans regard as the best-loved British SF magazine". Tubb, who sold many popular stories to Hamilton, comments that "Authors wrote for *Nebula* with financial reward taking secondary place; the desire of submitting a good story being of primary importance ... the writers and the contributors felt as if *Nebula* was 'their' magazine, and all that became a happy, well-integrated family."

## Bibliographic details

The publisher was Crownpoint Publications for the first twelve issues, though the name was dropped from the indicia starting with the December 1953 issue. From September 1955 the publisher was Peter Hamilton, who was editor throughout. The price was 2/- (10p) for all but the last two issues, which were priced at 2/6 (12.5p).

*Nebula* was printed in large digest format, 8.5 by 5.5 inches (220 mm × 140 mm). The first three issues were 120 pages; this increased to 128 pages for the next three issues, to 130 pages for issue 7, and to 136 pages for issue 8. Issues 9 through 12 were 128 pages, and the remaining issues were 112 pages. The issues were numbered consecutively throughout; the first eight issues were given volume numberings as well, with two volumes of four numbers each.

Issues 30 through 39 of *Nebula* were distributed in the US; they were stamped at 35 cents and post-dated four months, thus the American copies ran from September 1958 to June 1959.

1. David Hardy, "Art and Artists", in Holdstock,*Encyclopedia of Science Fiction*, p. 129.
2. Ken Bulmer, quoted in Harbottle & Holland, *Vultures of the Void*, pp. 81–85.
3. Ashley, *Transformations*, pp. 86–89.
4. Mike Ashley, "Nebula Science Fiction", in Tymn & Ashley, *Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines*, pp. 419–423.
5. "Nebula!". *Galaxy* (advertisement). March 1953. p. 128. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
6. Philip Harbottle, "Introduction", in Bounds, *Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Vol. 1*, p. 12.
7. "Measuring Worth". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
8. Ashley, *History of the Science Fiction Magazine Vol. 3*, pp. 68–71
9. Philip Harbottle, "Remembering Phil High", in *Fantasy Adventures 13*, p. 122.
10. Ashley, *Transformations*, p. 230.
11. Ashley, *History of the Science Fiction Magazine Part 4*, p. 42.
12. See the individual issues. For convenience, an online index is available at "Magazine:Nebula Science Fiction — ISFDB". Al von Ruff. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
13. Brian Aldiss, "Magic and Bare Boards", in Aldiss & Harrison, *Hell's Cartographers*, p. 191.
14. Silverberg, *Phases of the Moon*, pp. 12–13.
15. Clute, *Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia*, p. 103.
16. Richard Dalby & Mike Ashley, "Gerard Quinn", in Weinberg, *Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists*, pp. 224–225.
17. Richard Dalby, "Eddie Jones", in Weinberg, *Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists*, pp. 157–158.
18. Philip Harbottle, "James Stark", in Weinberg, *Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists*, pp. 257–258.
19. Philip Harbottle, "Harry Turner", in Weinberg, *Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists*, pp. 274–275.
20. Peter Nicholls and Frank H. Parnell, "Nebula Science Fiction", in Clute & Nicholls, *Encyclopedia of Science Fiction*, p. 861.
21. "Nebula Science Fiction", in Tuck, *Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 3*, p. 578.

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title: Merci d'être

abstract: "Merci d'être" is a song performed by French singer M. Pokora. It serves as the third single from Pokora's fifth studio album "À la poursuite du bonheur". It was written by Pokora, Bina and Fred Château and produced by Asdorve and Antoine Angelelli. It is a midtempo song, with strong elements of reggae music. Lyrically, it is a tribute for women around the world. The song has charted on the Belgium Singles Chart and on the French Singles Chart.

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# Merci d'être

"**Merci d'être**" is a song performed by French singer M. Pokora. It serves as the third single from Pokora's fifth studio album "À la poursuite du bonheur". It was written by Pokora, Bina and Fred Château and produced by Asdorve and Antoine Angelelli. It is a midtempo song, with strong elements of reggae music. Lyrically, it is a tribute for women around the world. The song has charted on the Belgium Singles Chart and on the French Singles Chart.

## Background

After releasing "On est là" as the second single from his fifth studio album "À la Poursuite du Bonheur", Pokora revealed through his Twitter account that "Merci d'être" was going to be the third single.

"Merci d'être" was written by Pokora, Bina and Fred Château and produced by Asdorve and Antoine Angelelli. Similar to "On est là", it was slightly change for the single version. The version was uploaded on his YouTube account. The song is a tribute to all women around the world, who bear the brunt of the world with their simple arms.

Pokora commented about the song, saying:

> "I think this song is a tribute because we talk about different cultures and civilizations. Every woman that we take as an example with its difficulties, we see them carry everything at arm's length. What I meant is that we men, we would be unable to make a quarter of what they do, live and suffer with the same anxieties that are not the same as a man. It's one of my favorite on this album".

## Track listing

Digital download 1. Merci d'être (radio version) - 3:31

## Music video

The video was filmed at a concert at the Zenith de Lille, on May 31, 2012, during his "À la poursuite du bonheur Tour".

## Chart performance

The song debuted on the Belgian Tip Chart at number 47 and has reached number 11, so far. On the French Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 122. It later, climbed from 122 to 85. The song peaked at number 70, in its third week. Later, it fell to number 76.

## Charts

| Chart (2011-2012) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) | 6 |
| France (SNEP) | 55 |

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3. "M.POKORA - "Merci d'être" (remix) - A LA POURSUITE DU BONHEUR". *YouTube*. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
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## InfoBox

| "Merci d'être" | |
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|  | |
| Single by M. Pokora | |
| from the album  *"À la poursuite du bonheur"* | |
| Released | July 2, 2012 |
| Genre | Pop, reggae |
| Length | 3:34 (album version)
3:31 (radio version) |
| Label | EMI Music France |
| Songwriter(s) | Matt Pokora, Bina, Fred Château |
| Producer(s) | Asdorve, Antoine Angelelli |
| M. Pokora singles chronology | |
| "On est là"
(2012) "**Merci d'être**"
(2012) "Envole-moi"
(2012) | |


title: Mercy Amua-Quarshie

abstract: Mercy Amua-Quarshie is a Ghanaian obstetrician-gynecologist in Dallas, Texas. She earned the Berlex Labs award for best OBGYN teaching resident while completing her OBGYN residency at Boston Medical Center/Boston University.

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# Mercy Amua-Quarshie

**Mercy Amua-Quarshie** is a Ghanaian obstetrician-gynecologist in Dallas, Texas. She earned the Berlex Labs award for best OBGYN teaching resident while completing her OBGYN residency at Boston Medical Center/Boston University.

## Early life

She was born in Ghana, West Africa, but grew up in New York, where she obtained her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1995 and then went on to Boston Medical Center/Boston University for residency study in OBGYN.

## Education and career

Amua-Quarshie completed Master of Public Health program at Columbia University in the city of New York in 1991. She graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1995 and went on to Boston Medical Center/Boston University for OBGYN residency study in 1999. She was named best OBGYN teaching resident and got a Berlex Labs award during her time there. She returned to the greater New York region after completing her residency training in 1999, where she worked in both teaching hospitals and private practice settings.

She and her family later went to the south, to the Dallas Fort Worth region, where she worked as an OBGYN Hospitalist Physician for several years in the Methodist Health system. She is a Certified Menopause Practitioner with the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

1. "Dr. Mercy Amua-Quarshie". *Dekalb Women’s Specialists*. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
2. "Dr. Mercy Amua-Quarshie, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology Specialist - Camden, NJ". *Sharecare*. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
3. "Mercy I. Amua Quarshie, MD - OBGYN / Obstetrician Gynecologist in Tyler, TX". *MD.com*. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
4. HealthCare4PPL. "Dr. Mercy I Amua Quarshie - Obstetrics / Gynecology, Milford DE". *www.healthcare4ppl.com*. Retrieved 2022-03-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


title: Mesh-29

abstract: Mesh-29 were an English indie rock band from Whittlesey, Peterborough, England. The band formed in 1999 and consisted of Adam Mezzatesta on lead vocals and guitar and Anthony Shiels on the piano. Mesh-29 entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with their single "Over The Barricade", reaching number 35 on 8 July 2007; only the second unsigned band in history of the UK chart to achieve such a result. The band played their last gig on 9 October 2010.

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# Mesh-29

**Mesh-29** were an English indie rock band from Whittlesey, Peterborough, England. The band formed in 1999 and consisted of Adam Mezzatesta on lead vocals and guitar and Anthony Shiels on the piano.

Mesh-29 entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with their single "Over The Barricade", reaching number 35 on 8 July 2007; only the second unsigned band in history of the UK chart to achieve such a result.

The band played their last gig on 9 October 2010.

## Biography

On 2 July 2007, Mesh-29 released their single "Over The Barricade", which reached number 35 in the UK Singles Chart. The band supported Scouting for Girls and Air Traffic amongst others. On 30 August 2007, they were interviewed (and played three live tracks) on the Janice Long show on BBC Radio 2.

The album closer, "Alone", was used on the soundtrack to the MTV series, *The Hills*.

Their second album *Secret Traffic* was released in the UK in October 2008 after their promotion single "White Light" was released on 13 October. During the 'Secret Traffic' tour, Adam and Anthony have been joined on stage by 'The Secret Traffic Band' consisting of Scott McEwan on bass and John Wright on drums.

## Present day

Anthony Shiels continues to write and perform with his new band, The Candle Thieves. Adam Mezzatesta has since set up music agency, Bands For Hire, and continues to perform at private events.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | *Dead Machine* | AMS Records |
| 2008 | *Secret Traffic* | Media Addiction Records |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Chart position | | Label |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | UK | UK Indie Chart | |
| 2007 | "Over the Barricade" | 35 |  | Media Addiction Records |
| 2009 | "Wide Awake" |  | 7 | Media Addiction Records |
| | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

| Mesh-29 | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Whittlesey, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, acoustic, pop-rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Guitar |
| Years active | 2005–2010 |
| Labels | Media Addiction Records |
|  | |
| Past members | Adam Mezzatesta
Anthony Shiels
Dave Jackson
Lee Reynolds |
|  | |
| Website | Mesh29.com |


title: Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon

abstract:
Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon is a collection of articles and quotations denouncing H. L. Mencken, collected and arranged by Mencken himself, with the assistance of Sara Haardt, his bride-to-be. The word “schimpflexikon” is from the German language, which Mencken spoke fluently; it means, roughly, a dictionary of vituperation. Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon was printed in a very small quantity by Alfred A. Knopf in 1928. A second edition was printed by Octagon Books in 1977. Publishers Note "This collection is not exhaustive, but an effort has been made to keep it representative.
The original materials would fill many volumes: they include hundreds of savage articles
and newspaper editorials, and a number of whole pamphlets. During the single year 1926
more than 500 separate editorials upon the sayings and doings of Mr. Mencken were printed
in the United States, and at least four-fifths of them were unfavorable. Himself given
to somewhat ludicrous utterance, he has probably been denounced more vigorously and at greater length than any other American of his time, not even excepting Henry Ford, Robert
M. LaFollette, Clarence Darrow, and Sacco and Vanzetti. Here there is room only to offer
some salient specimens of this anti-Mencken invective—mainly single sentences or phrases, torn from their incandescent context. Some were chosen for their wit—for there are palpable hits among them!—, some for their blistering ferocity, and some for their charming idiocy.
The rest of the material awaits the literary resurrection men of another and perhaps
less indignant day." Chapters Zoölogical - Genealogical - Pathological - Freudian Diagnoses - Penalogical - As a Critic - As an Artist - As an Evangelist - As an American - As an Intellectual - As a Journalist - As a Truth-Seeker - As an Editor - As a Statesmen - As a Voluptuary - As a Scoundrel - Kosher or Terefah? - Ex-Cathedra - Counter-Offensive - Winces of the Galled - The Voice of the Motherland - Miscellaneous Elegancies - Verdicts in Brief

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# Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon

***Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon*** is a collection of articles and quotations denouncing H. L. Mencken, collected and arranged by Mencken himself, with the assistance of Sara Haardt, his bride-to-be.

The word “schimpflexikon” is from the German language, which Mencken spoke fluently; it means, roughly, a dictionary of vituperation.

*Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon* was printed in a very small quantity by Alfred A. Knopf in 1928. A second edition was printed by Octagon Books in 1977.

**Publishers Note**
"*This collection is not exhaustive, but an effort has been made to keep it representative.* *The original materials would fill many volumes: they include hundreds of savage articles* *and newspaper editorials, and a number of whole pamphlets. During the single year 1926* *more than 500 separate editorials upon the sayings and doings of Mr. Mencken were printed* *in the United States, and at least four-fifths of them were unfavorable. Himself given* *to somewhat ludicrous utterance, he has probably been denounced more vigorously and at greater length than any other American of his time, not even excepting Henry Ford, Robert* *M. LaFollette, Clarence Darrow, and Sacco and Vanzetti. Here there is room only to offer* *some salient specimens of this anti-Mencken invective—mainly single sentences or phrases, torn from their incandescent context. Some were chosen for their wit—for there are palpable hits among them!—, some for their blistering ferocity, and some for their charming idiocy.* *The rest of the material awaits the literary resurrection men of another and perhaps* *less indignant day.*"

**Chapters**
Zoölogical - Genealogical - Pathological - Freudian Diagnoses - Penalogical - As a Critic - As an Artist - As an Evangelist - As an American - As an Intellectual - As a Journalist - As a Truth-Seeker - As an Editor - As a Statesmen - As a Voluptuary - As a Scoundrel - Kosher or Terefah? - Ex-Cathedra - Counter-Offensive - Winces of the Galled - The Voice of the Motherland - Miscellaneous Elegancies - Verdicts in Brief


title: Metarhizium pinghaense

abstract: Metarhizium pinghaense is a species of entomopathogenic fungus in the family Clavicipitaceae. Some authorities have it as a synonym of Metarhizium anisopliae. DNA studies show that it is a good species, with strong bootstrap support. Researchers in Burkina Faso have created a strain of M. metarhizium genetically engineered to produce the venom of an Australian funnel-web spider; exposure to the fungus caused populations of anopheles mosquitoes, which spread malaria, to crash by 99% in a controlled trial.

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# Metarhizium pinghaense

***Metarhizium pinghaense*** is a species of entomopathogenic fungus in the family Clavicipitaceae. Some authorities have it as a synonym of *Metarhizium anisopliae*. DNA studies show that it is a good species, with strong bootstrap support.

Researchers in Burkina Faso have created a strain of *M. metarhizium* genetically engineered to produce the venom of an Australian funnel-web spider; exposure to the fungus caused populations of anopheles mosquitoes, which spread malaria, to crash by 99% in a controlled trial.

## InfoBox

| *Metarhizium pinghaense* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | *Metarhizium* |
| Species: | ***M. pinghaense*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Metarhizium pinghaense***<br>Q.T. Chen & H.L. Guo | |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Metarhizium pingshaense* (orth. var.) | |


title: Mental Health Parity Act

abstract: The Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits to be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered by a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan. Prior to MHPA and similar legislation, insurers were not required to cover mental health care and so access to treatment was limited, underscoring the importance of the act. The MHPA was largely superseded by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which the 110th United States Congress passed as rider legislation on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in Public Law 110-343, signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2008. Notably, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act extended the reach of MHPAEA provisions to many health insurance plans outside its previous scope.

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# Mental Health Parity Act

The **Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA)** is legislation signed into United States law on September 26, 1996 that requires annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits to be no lower than any such dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered by a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering coverage in connection with a group health plan. Prior to MHPA and similar legislation, insurers were not required to cover mental health care and so access to treatment was limited, underscoring the importance of the act.

The MHPA was largely superseded by the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici **Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)**, which the 110th United States Congress passed as rider legislation on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in Public Law 110-343, signed into law by President George W. Bush in October 2008. Notably, the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act extended the reach of MHPAEA provisions to many health insurance plans outside its previous scope.

## Scope

The MHPA applies to group health plans for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1998. The original sunset provision provided that the parity requirements would not apply to benefits for services furnished on or after September 30, 2001. It was extended six times, with the final extension running through December 31, 2007. Insurers promptly were able to "circumvent" the consumer protections arguably intended in the legislation by imposing maximum numbers of provider visits and/or caps on the number of days an insurer would cover for inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations. In essence, the law had little or no effect on mental health coverage by group insurance plans. The rider on TARP prohibits all group health plans that offer mental health coverage from imposing any greater limit on co-pays, co-insurance, numbers of visits, and/or number of days covered for hospital stays due to mental health conditions. The rider legislation was the culmination of a long campaign fought by Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) and his successors to enact mental health parity at the federal level. The new law's requirements will be phased in over several years

## Requirements

Generally the act required parity of mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits with respect to the application of aggregate lifetime and annual dollar limits under a group health plan. It provided that employers retain discretion regarding the extent and scope of mental health benefits offered to workers and their families, including cost sharing, limits on numbers of visits or days of coverage, and requirements relating to medical necessity.

The law also contained three exemptions:

No mental health coverage Business that chose not to provide mental health coverage. Small employers Businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Increased cost Businesses that documented at least one percent increase in premiums due to implementation of parity requirements.

## Issues with the MHPA

Immediately after MHPA was enacted, insurers and employers began finding ways to circumvent the legislation. Larger emphasis on cost sharing, primarily implemented through higher copayments, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums, was one strategy used by insurers. In addition, limits and caps on the number of visits with a care provider or number of days in a hospital visit were imposed. MHPA also did not provide benefits for substance abuse and dependency issues. Lastly, MHPA contained a sunset provision that meant that the law would go out of effect after a certain date. The original sunset date was extended six times, through 2007.

## Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
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| Long title | A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. |
| Acronyms (colloquial) | MHPAEA |
| Enacted by | the 110th United States Congress |
| Effective | 1 January 2010 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 110–343 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 122 Stat. 3765 |
| Legislative history | |
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The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was enacted in October 2008 and took effect on 1 January 2009. The main purpose of MHPAEA was to fill the loopholes left by the MHPA. The act requires health insurers as well as group health plans to guarantee that financial requirements on benefits, including co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket maximums, and limitations on treatment benefits such as caps on visits with a provider or days in a hospital visit, for mental health or substance use disorders are not more restrictive than the insurer's requirements and restrictions for medical and surgical benefits. MHPAEA only applies to insurance plans for public and private sector employers with over 50 employees and health insurance issuers who sell coverage to employers with more than 50 employees. Similar to MHPA, MHPAEA requires parity in terms of total annual dollar limits, as well as aggregate lifetime benefits. It is important to note however, that MHPAEA does not explicitly require that any insurance plan offer benefits for mental health and substance abuse disorders. Instead, it enacts parity rules for plans that choose to offer both medical and surgical benefits as well as mental health and substance abuse disorder benefits. This includes out-of-network benefits. If plans choose to offer both types of benefits, MHPAEA mandates that insurers define and make available specific criteria for medical necessity when it comes to mental health and substance abuse disorder benefits. In addition, MHPAEA also requires that insurers provide specific information and reasons in the event that reimbursement or payment for treatment is denied.

### Implementation challenges

One main challenge to the implementation of MHPAEA is what is known as "carve-out" health benefits. This refers to mental health benefits that are purchased by employers separately from medical benefits. The "carve-out" vendor may be separate from any number of other vendors providing medical benefits. The law would require the "carve-out" vendor to ensure parity with medical benefits provided by a separate vendor or vendors. In addition, the legislation itself did not create a mechanism to regularly monitor or evaluate the enforcement or implementation of the act.

The Federal Parity Law and the follow-up regulatory/sub-regulatory guidance is complex and sometimes ambiguous. Solutions are needed to help implement and enforce the Federal Parity Law and applicable state laws. This includes opportunities to help automate and document NQTL comparability analyses in writing and in operation to further validate that the plan is treating MH/SUD coverage requirements/payments in the same manner as medical/surgical care. Several tools exist that can help promote parity compliance including the U.S. DOL Self-Compliance Tool, the CMS Parity Compliance Toolkit for Medicaid/CHIP, the Six Step Parity Compliance Guide, and ClearHealth Quality Institute’s Online Parity Tool.

## Further reading

* Beronio, Kirsten; Po, Rosa; Skopec, Laura; Glied, Sherry (20 February 2013). Affordable Care Act Expands Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits and Federal Parity Protections for 62 Million Americans (Report). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
* Internal Revenue Service; Employee Benefits Security Administration; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (13 November 2013). "Final rules under the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; technical amendment to external review for multi-state plan program: Final rules". *Federal Register*. **78** (219): 68239–96. PMID 24228295. 78 FR 68239
* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (30 March 2016). "Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; the Application of Mental Health Parity Requirements to Coverage Offered by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Alternative Benefit Plans: Final rule". *Federal Register*. **81** (61): 18389–445. PMID 27029080. 81 FR 18389

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Mental Health Parity Act
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| Other short titles | * National Aeronautics and Space Administration Federal Employment Reduction Assistance Act of 1996 * Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 |
| Long title | Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 |
| Acronyms (colloquial) | MHPA |
| Enacted by | the 104th United States Congress |
| Citations | |
| Public law | Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 104–204 (text) (PDF) |
| Legislative history | |
| * **Introduced** in the House as H.R. 3666 by Jerry Lewis (CA) on 18 June 1996 * **Committee consideration** by House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations * **Passed the House** on 26 June 1996 (269 - 147) * **Passed the Senate** on 5 September 1996 (95 - 2) * **Reported by the joint conference committee** on 20 September 1996; **agreed to by the House** on 24 September 1996 (388 - 25) and by the **Senate** on 25 September 1996 (Unanimous Consent) * **Signed into law** by President Bill Clinton on 26 September 1996 | |


title: Mental Health Review Tribunal (NT)

abstract: The Mental Health Review Tribunal is a specialist tribunal established in the Northern Territory of Australia, a territory of Australia which has jurisdiction to deal with mental health issues within its boundaries. It has exclusive jurisdiction in terms of most mental health issues, although it may share jurisdiction on some issue with other courts, such as the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. The tribunal came into existence in 1998 and it is located on Level 3, 9–11 Cavenagh Street, Darwin.

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# Mental Health Review Tribunal (NT)

The **Mental Health Review Tribunal** is a specialist tribunal established in the Northern Territory of Australia, a territory of Australia which has jurisdiction to deal with mental health issues within its boundaries. It has exclusive jurisdiction in terms of most mental health issues, although it may share jurisdiction on some issue with other courts, such as the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory. The tribunal came into existence in 1998 and it is located on Level 3, 9–11 Cavenagh Street, Darwin.

## Constitution

The tribunal is established under the Mental Health & Related Services Act (NT). The act gives the tribunal a wide range of powers to deal with the treatment and care of people with a mental illness. The Administrator of the Northern Territory may appoint members to the tribunal. To be appointed, a person must be either:

* a legal practitioner who has not less than 5 years experience as a solicitor or barrister; or
* a medical practitioner; or
* a person who has a special interest or expertise in mental illness or mental disturbances.

From those members, the Administrator may appoint one to be the president of the tribunal. At present there is no permanent or full-time president of the tribunal. Most legal members are either current or retired stipendiary magistrates appointed in the territory. All medical members are interstate based psychiatrists who also undertake similar tribunal duties in their state. As a result, all sittings involve video or telephone conferencing.

## Functions of the tribunal

The tribunal is required to conduct period reviews of the admission and treatment of involuntary or voluntary patients into institutions. It also decides applications to administer non-standard treatments in respect of patients. It also hears appeals against decisions concerning admission or treatment and to review decisions to withhold information from patients. The tribunal may also make orders for the transfer of persons to treatment facilities in other Australian states or territories.

## Work of the tribunal

The Tribunal sits as a three-member panel. The legal member presides and decides any legal issues that may arise. The other members of the panel consist of the medical member and the community member.

The tribunal sits in Darwin and Alice Springs on a weekly basis. Tribunal hearings for remote locations may be held by video or telephone conferencing. Tribunal hearings usually take place on Wednesdays in Darwin and on Fridays in Alice Springs.

In 2006, the workload of the tribunal decreased from 208 in 2005 to 191 new patients.

## Appeals

In certain circumstances, there may be an appeal to the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory concerning the decisions of the tribunal.

## Sources


title: Mesøya

abstract: Mesøya is an island in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located just southwest of the village of Ørnes on the mainland and east of the island of Meløya. The island sits at the mouth of the Glomfjorden. Mesøya is only accessible by boat, and it has no regular ferry service. Mesøya has an area of 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and the highest point on the island is the 364-metre (1,194 ft) tall Mesøytoppen.

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# Mesøya

**Mesøya** is an island in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located just southwest of the village of Ørnes on the mainland and east of the island of Meløya. The island sits at the mouth of the Glomfjorden. Mesøya is only accessible by boat, and it has no regular ferry service. Mesøya has an area of 8 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi) and the highest point on the island is the 364-metre (1,194 ft) tall *Mesøytoppen*.

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Mesøya
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 66°51′35″N 13°38′19″E / 66.8596°N 13.6386°E / 66.8596; 13.6386 |
| Area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 364 m (1194 ft) |
| Highest point | Mesøytoppen |
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| **Norway** | |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipality | Meløy Municipality |


title: Menwith Hill Elementary/High School

abstract: Menwith Hill Elementary/High School was an American facility located at RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire, England. It closed in 2015.

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# Menwith Hill Elementary/High School

**Menwith Hill Elementary/High School** was an American facility located at RAF Menwith Hill in North Yorkshire, England. It closed in 2015.

## Academics

### Teaching

Core classes were taught on site by DODDS certified teachers. There was a staff of about 30 teachers.

#### Elementary school

Elementary grades were taught by one core teacher with multiple "specials." These included art, PE, music and Host Nation cultural studies.

#### Middle and high school

Menwith followed the DODDS high school/middle school calendar of an eight-block, two-day schedule, with one seminar period. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders made up the middle school.

##### Gifted ed

Menwith Hill followed the DODDS Gifted Ed requirements.

## Activities

### Sports

Menwith Hill was the home of the Mustangs. The teams played D-III football (boys), soccer (boys, girls), basketball (boys, girls), volleyball (girls), cross-country (boys, girls), track (boys, girls) and wrestling (boys, girls).

Due to the small school size, there was generally no need to qualify for any of the sports, as cutoffs would be meaningless and there was simply not a large enough applicant pool to allow cuts. In later years, higher demand led to cuts in both cheerleading, basketball, and girls' football (soccer). While this allowed for a large percentage of the student body to participate (an estimated 85% of students are involved in athletics), some teams were less successful than larger more-competitive schools.

### NHS/NJHS

The National Junior Honor Society and National Honor Society were both available to middle or high school students. There were four students in NHS for the 2009 school year and twelve in NJHS.

### Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh Award was available at MHS. It required commitment in volunteering, physical fitness, skills and expeditions, with an added stipulation of residential work for those who competed for the top tier. Three tiers were available: bronze, silver and gold. Several middle and high school students pursued DofE awards.

### Student government

There were three student governments at MHS: elementary, middle and high school. There had also been an overarching student council responsible for the well-being of the entire school. For the middle and high school, each class elected a president and vice president. The high school student government was responsible for fund-raising, planning for and coordinating dances, Spirit Week, prom, and the commencement ceremony, which was traditionally held at Fountains Abbey in Ripon.

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title: Metathrinca ophiura

abstract: Metathrinca ophiura is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka. The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are shining white with an irregular moderate pale greyish-silvery partially brownish-suffused fascia extending around the apical fourth of the costa and upper half of the termen, then suddenly curved inwards and terminating on the dorsum before the tornus, edged with blackish on the costal portion and around the apical margin, and suffusedly blackish edged towards the dorsum, the anterior edge in the middle emitting a cloudy fuscous streak-like projection. The hindwings are whitish.

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# Metathrinca ophiura

***Metathrinca ophiura*** is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The forewings are shining white with an irregular moderate pale greyish-silvery partially brownish-suffused fascia extending around the apical fourth of the costa and upper half of the termen, then suddenly curved inwards and terminating on the dorsum before the tornus, edged with blackish on the costal portion and around the apical margin, and suffusedly blackish edged towards the dorsum, the anterior edge in the middle emitting a cloudy fuscous streak-like projection. The hindwings are whitish.

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| *Metathrinca ophiura* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | *Metathrinca* |
| Species: | ***M. ophiura*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Metathrinca ophiura***<br>Meyrick, 1908 | |
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title: Metathrinca parabola

abstract: Metathrinca parabola is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in southern India. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and the dorsal area tinged with ochreous. There is a submarginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen, that between veins 5 and 6 is absent, one on each side of this minute, one above the apex and two nearest the tornus large. The hindwings are ochreous white.

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# Metathrinca parabola

***Metathrinca parabola*** is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in southern India.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are silvery white with the costal edge dark fuscous towards the base and the dorsal area tinged with ochreous. There is a submarginal series of blackish dots around the apex and termen, that between veins 5 and 6 is absent, one on each side of this minute, one above the apex and two nearest the tornus large. The hindwings are ochreous white.

## InfoBox

| *Metathrinca parabola* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | *Metathrinca* |
| Species: | ***M. parabola*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Metathrinca parabola***<br>(Meyrick, 1914) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Ptochryctis parabola* Meyrick, 1914 | |


title: Merle Aiko Okawara

abstract: (大河原 愛子) Merle Aiko Okawara is a Japanese American businesswoman. She has worked at the top of major companies like JC Foods, Avon Products, and Ebay.

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# Merle Aiko Okawara

**Merle Aiko Okawara** (大河原 愛子) (November 15, 1941-) is a Japanese American businesswoman. She has worked at the top of major companies like JC Foods, Avon Products, and Ebay.

## Early life and education

Okawara was born **Merle Higa** on November 15, 1941 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father, Yetsuo Higa, was a businessman known for bringing Pepsi to Japan. Ernest Higa is her brother. She attended Punahou School, and when she was 15 years old she and her family moved to Japan. She returned to the United States to attend Northwestern University, then went to Europe to study law at the University of Geneva.

## Career

After graduating from the University of Geneva in 1964, Okawara returned to Japan and worked as an interpreter in French and English (her Japanese wasn't very strong at the time). She had difficulty finding work as a lawyer, so she entered business. Her father and a Californian businessman were working to bring pizza to Japan, but Higa gave Merle the business for a year. The business steadily grew as Japanese people became more familiar with Western foods. She got supermarket chains to sell pizza in their stores, and in 1970 she got pizza added to Royal Host's menu. During her time at JC Foods, she successfully grew the business to include six factories in multiple prefectures. The company was also the first to be publicly listed by a woman in Japan.

Okawara became the chairwoman of JC Foods, a director at Avon Products, and the president of several other food companies. She also served as the CEO of Ebay's Japanese branch. She sits on the board of directors for several organizations and is also part of the business advisory council of UNOPS. She also won several awards.


title: Michael Coleman (dancer)

abstract: Michael Bruce Coleman is a British ballet dancer, a former dancer of The Royal Ballet and a character artist with the English National Ballet.

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# Michael Coleman (dancer)

**Michael Bruce Coleman** MBE (born 10 June 1940) is a British ballet dancer, a former dancer of The Royal Ballet and a character artist with the English National Ballet.

## Early life

Coleman, was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. He worked as a photographer's assistant then joined The Royal Ballet School, aged 15 before joining The Royal Ballet touring company in 1959 and then The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden.

## Career

Coleman's notable stage performances with The Royal Ballet included *Romeo and Juliet* (Mercutio), "The Concert" (Husband), *Giselle*, (Hilarion), *Cinderella* (Ugly Sister), "Song of the Earth" (Death), "La Fille Mal Gardee" (Colas), "Manon" (Lescaut), "The Sleeping Beauty" (Bluebird), "The Firebird", "Symphonic Variations", "Concerto", "Dances at a Gathering", "Monotones". Coleman has also appeared in the televised performances of *The Tales of Beatrix Potter* (as Mr. Jeremy Fisher), *The Slipper and The Rose*, and as Drosselmeyer in *The Nutcracker*.

Coleman was also part of the original cast of Kenneth Macmillan's *Elite Syncopations* which premiered on 7 October 1974 in Covent Garden.

Coleman first appeared with The English National Ballet in 1995 as a Guest Artist and continues to work with them in character roles in the UK and abroad.

He danced 'The Husband' in Jerome Robbins' *The Concert*., when the ballet was first staged at Covent Garden in a gala performance to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Coleman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to ballet.


title: Michael Coleman (blues musician)

abstract: Michael Coleman was a Chicago blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was voted one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World magazine. He released five solo albums and worked with James Cotton, Aron Burton, Junior Wells, John Primer and Malik Yusef.

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# Michael Coleman (blues musician)

**Michael Coleman** (June 24, 1956 – November 2, 2014) was a Chicago blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was voted one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by *Guitar World* magazine. He released five solo albums and worked with James Cotton, Aron Burton, Junior Wells, John Primer and Malik Yusef.

## Biography

Coleman was born in 1956 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his musical career at a young age, playing alongside his father, Cleother "Baldhead Pete" Williams. As a teenager he played with the Top 40 showband Midnight Sun and with the blues musicians Aron Burton and Johnny Dollar on Chicago's North Side. In 1975 he became a full-time professional musician. He toured Europe with Eddy Clearwater four years later. This led to work for James Cotton, in whose band Coleman played for almost ten years. Coleman backed Cotton on three albums, including *Live from Chicago: Mr. Superharp Himself*, released by Alligator Records.

Coleman backed Junior Wells, Buster Benton, and Jimmy Dawkins and also worked with Syl Johnson in the 1980s. He embarked on a solo career in the early 1990s. His 1987 song "Woman Loves a Woman" contained a controversial lyric, in which he confessed he was in love with a woman, but "She's in love with a woman too". Coleman formed the Backbreakers as his backing ensemble in 1991. His album *Shake Your Booty* was released by the Austrian label Wolf Records in 1995.

His U.S. debut album was *Do Your Thing!*, issued by Delmark Records in 2000. It featured a mixture of material encompassing blues, soul and funk, with cover versions of songs previously recorded by Jimmy Reed, Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes. It was noted that the quality of his guitar playing compensated for a lightweight vocal accompaniment.

In 2006, Coleman led a group of Delmark musicians on the album *Blues Brunch at the Mart*.

Coleman was overweight and had diabetes, which severely affected his health. His doctor advised a change in lifestyle, and Coleman subsequently lost 150 pounds. He started his 2010 Chicago Blues Tour by performing at Rosa's Lounge in Chicago.

Coleman died in November 2014, aged 58.

## Discography

### Albums

| Year | Title | Record label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | *Back Breaking Blues (Chicago Blues Sessions Vol. 18)* | Wolf (Austria) |
| 1995 | *Self-Rising Blues* | SAAR (Italy) |
| 1995 | *Shake Your Booty* | Wolf Records (Austria) |
| 1997 | *You Can't Take What I Got* | SAAR (Italy) |
| 2000 | *Do Your Thing!* | Delmark |
| 2002 | *Chicago Blues Festival 1991* | Black & Blue |
| 2006 | *Blues Brunch at the Mart* | Delmark |
| 2008 | *Harmony Mill* | Minefield |

### Selected work with other musicians

* *High Compression*, James Cotton (1984)
* *Live from Chicago Mr. Superharp Himself*, James Cotton (1986)
* *Harp Attack!*, James Cotton (1990)
* *Poor Man Blues*, John Primer (1991)
* *The Great Chicago Fire: A Cold Day in Hell*, Malik Yusef (2003)
* "Wouldn't You Like to Ride", Malik Yusef (2005)

## InfoBox

| Michael Coleman | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1956-06-24)June 24, 1956<br>Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | November 2, 2014(2014-11-02) (aged 58) |
| Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues, soul blues, funk, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | Mid 1970s–2014 |
| Labels | Delmark |


title: Mi Pais (political party)

abstract: Mi País was a political party in Guatemala.

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# Mi Pais (political party)

**Mi País** (lit: *My Country*) was a political party in Guatemala.

## History

Mi País was founded and registered in 2011 and participated in the legislative elections of Guatemala in 2015, it won no seats. The General Secretary of the party is General Alfredo Augusto Rabbé Tejada, brother of former Congress President Luis Rabbé Tejada. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal suspended the party in 2016 for not complying with the imposed economic sanctions.

## InfoBox

| Mi Pais | |
| --- | --- |
| Leader | Luis Rabbé Tejada |
| Secretary-General | Alfredo Augusto Rabbé Tejada |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | February 27, 2020 |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colors | Skyblue |
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title: Michael Crotta

abstract: Michael John Crotta is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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# Michael Crotta

**Michael John Crotta** (born September 25, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

## Personal

He is the son of Buddy Crotta and Tammy Crotta.

## Amateur career

Crotta attended Martin County High School in Stuart, Florida. He was drafted in the 47th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, however he opted to attend Florida Atlantic University, where he played baseball for the Owls under head coach Kevin Cooney. In the summer of 2005, he played for the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was next drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 17th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, beginning his professional career that year.

## Professional career

### Pittsburgh Pirates

Crotta was assigned to Short-Season Williamsport, where he appeared in 11 games before earning a promotion to Single-A Hickory. In 15 games (11 starts) in 2006, he went 2–5 with a 4.87 ERA, striking out 35 in 61 innings. Crotta played 2007 with the Crawdads, but he also made one spot start with Double-A Altoona. In 27 games (26 starts) in 2007, he went 10–6 with a 4.50 ERA, striking out 74 in 140 innings. Crotta played all of 2008 with High-A Lynchburg, where in a league-leading 28 starts, he went 9–10 with a 4.67 ERA, striking out 97 in 146.1 innings while giving up a league-leading 171 hits. Crotta played in the Arizona Fall League with Scottsdale, where in 12 games, he went 1–1 with a 4.76 ERA, striking out 14 in 17 innings. Crotta pitched 2009 with Altoona, where in 27 starts, he went 7–8 with a 4.76 ERA, striking out 97 in 143.2 innings. Crotta was Altoona's Opening Day starter in 2010, where he made 4 starts before earning a promotion to Triple-A Indianapolis, where he made 24 more starts. In 28 starts in 2010, he went 7–10 with a 4.42 ERA, striking out 105 in 156.2 innings.

In 2011, Crotta made the Pirates' 25-man roster coming out of Spring Training. He made his Major League debut on April 3, 2011, against the Chicago Cubs coming into relief in the 7th inning. He retired all three batters he faced, recording one strike-out. On May 11, Crotta was placed on the disabled list with elbow inflammation. After making 4 rehab appearances (1 in Altoona and 3 in Indianapolis), Crotta was officially optioned to Indianapolis. On July 17, Crotta was placed on the disabled list in Indianapolis, and he didn't pitch for the rest of the season. In 15 games with Pittsburgh, he went 0–1 with a 9.28 ERA and 2 holds, striking out 7 in 10.2 innings.

On July 31, Crotta was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for recently acquired Derrek Lee and Ryan Ludwick. The club released him on August 8. He signed a minor league contract with Pittsburgh on August 11. In April 2012, Crotta had surgery, sidelining him for all of 2012. After the season, he became a minor league free agent.

### Washington Nationals

On February 13, 2013, Crotta signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. Crotta played 2013 with Triple-A Syracuse, where in 51 games (3rd in league), he went 6–7 with a 3.57 ERA and 29 games finished (9th in league), striking out 44 in 58 innings.

### Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On November 12, 2013, Crotta signed a two-year, $1 million deal with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball.

During the 2014 season, Crotta posted a 4–5 record with a 2.62 ERA and six saves for the Nippon Ham Fighters in. During the 2015 season, he posted a 2–2 record with a 6.59 ERA.

### Detroit Tigers

On December 30, 2015, Crotta signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. He was released on May 9, 2016.

On June 12, 2017, Crotta retired and became a coach for the Little Wrigley Baseball Academy.

## InfoBox

| Michael Crotta | |
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| Crotta with the Hickory Crawdads in 2007 | |
| **Pitcher** | |
| **Born:**  (1984-09-25) September 25, 1984<br>Fort Lauderdale, Florida | |
| **Batted:** Right**Threw:** Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| **MLB:** April 3, 2011, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| **NPB:** March 28, 2014, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Last appearance | |
| **MLB:** May 10, 2011, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| **NPB:** August 22, 2015, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–1 |
| Earned run average | 9.28 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 6–7 |
| Earned run average | 3.93 |
| Strikeouts | 54 |
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title: Merry's Museum

abstract: Merry's Museum (1841–1872) was an illustrated children's magazine established by Samuel Griswold Goodrich in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1841. Louisa May Alcott served as editor for a year or so, and also contributed stories, as did Lucretia Peabody Hale, Caroline Hewins, Rebecca Sophia Clarke, Helen W. Pierson, and others. For some time it was published in New York.

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# Merry's Museum

***Merry's Museum*** (1841–1872) was an illustrated children's magazine established by Samuel Griswold Goodrich in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1841. Louisa May Alcott served as editor for a year or so, and also contributed stories, as did Lucretia Peabody Hale, Caroline Hewins, Rebecca Sophia Clarke, Helen W. Pierson, and others. For some time it was published in New York.

## Overview

Samuel Griswold Goodrich established the magazine in Boston in 1841. He continued to oversee the magazine until 1854. Goodrich had previously written books for children under the guise of a character named Peter Parley. For his new project, he created a similar figure named Robert Merry who "narrated" the contents of the magazine.

In 1868 Boston's Horace B. Fuller bought the enterprise, and remained as publisher until 1872, when the magazine ceased. At the departure of John N. Stearns, Fuller invited Louisa May Alcott to serve as editor for an annual salary of $500. She found the offer more attractive than another that came around the same time from publisher Thomas Niles suggesting she write a girls' book (which eventually became the novel *Little Women*), though she had never written juvenile fiction. Alcott hoped to improve the magazine with content that was not only entertaining but also instructive.

Editors included Goodrich (1841–1850); Rev. S.T. Allen (ca.1850); and Alcott (ca.1868–1870). Among the many contributors were Mary Bedford, Katherine Bertha, Emer Birdsey, Kitty Carroll, Margaret Field, Lilian Louise Gilbert, E.B. Greene, Mary B. Harris, Annie Moore, Anna North, Annie Phillips, Mary N. Prescott, Rose Scott, M.G. Sleeper, Olive Thorne, and Elisabeth A. Thurston.

## Further reading

Media related to Merry's Museum at Wikimedia Commons


title: Mesostoinae

abstract: The Mesostoinae is a subfamily of braconid wasps with a Gondwanan distribution. The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings.

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# Mesostoinae

The **Mesostoinae** is a subfamily of braconid wasps with a Gondwanan distribution. The members of this family display sexual dimorphism, males are brachypterous, which means that they have reduced, non-functional wings.

## Biology

The Mesostoini and Hydrangeocolini include primary gall formers on *Banksia* and parasites of the gall-forming Cecidomyiidae. The Avgini include parasitoids of leaf-mining and leaf-rolling Lepidoptera.

## Genera

This subfamily contains the following thirteen genera:

### Avgini (Austrohormiini)

### Hydrangeocolini

### Mesostoini

## Further reading

Data related to Mesostoinae at Wikispecies

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| Mesostoinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Braconidae |
| Subfamily: | Mesostoinae<br>van Achterberg, 1975 |
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title: Metsanurme

abstract: Metsanurme is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.

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# Metsanurme

**Metsanurme** is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.

59°15′59″N 24°39′49″E / 59.26639°N 24.66361°E / 59.26639; 24.66361

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| Metsanurme | |
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| Village | |
| Aerial photogtaph of Metsanurme in 2008. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| Parish | Saku Parish |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |


title: Michael Baiamonte

abstract: Michael Baiamonte is an American professional basketball announcer. He is the current public address voice of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat, a position he has held since 1990.

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# Michael Baiamonte

**Michael Baiamonte** is an American professional basketball announcer. He is the current public address voice of the National Basketball Association's Miami Heat, a position he has held since 1990.

## Career

In addition to being the Heat's public address announcer, Baiamonte has hosted several events for various organizations and corporations as an emcee. Such organizations he has emceed for include Top Rank Boxing, Ritz-Carlton, Hilton Hotels, Nike, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Nevertheless, Baiamonte is best known for being the arena voice for the Heat. He has seen his team make seven appearances in the NBA Finals, winning the NBA Championship in 2006, 2012, and 2013. The Miami media has praised his unique style and creativity, referring to him as "One of the Most Recognizable Voices in the South Florida Sports Market". Baiamonte has also received recognition from national media outlets, such as USA Today, who referred to his "Good Mourning!" call for an Alonzo Mourning dunk as "The best call by a Public Address Announcer".

His style includes stretching long vowels for trademark phrases. An example is the game introduction of "And Now Stand Up and make some Noise...For your Miami Heat!" Some of Baiamonte's other signature calls include, "Too Many Steps!", "Three!", and at two minutes left in a quarter, "Two minutes... Dos! Minutos!".

On May 10, 2012, the Miami Heat publicly apologized for a call that Baiamonte made during a playoff game against the New York Knicks. In Game 2 of the series, Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire injured his left hand when he punched a fire-extinguisher case. In Game 5, Baiamonte announced Stoudemire had been "extinguished" when he was disqualified with his sixth foul.

*Last night at our game, our PA Announcer had a momentary lapse of judgment and used a poor choice of words in describing Amar'e Stoudemire's fouling out of the game. This is not who we are as an organization or who he is as an announcer. Both the Miami Heat and Michael Baiamonte apologize to Amar'e and the New York Knicks for the inappropriate choice of words.*

## Personal life

Baiamonte and his wife, Natalie, have 3 daughters and live in Miami, Florida.

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Heat intro 04-10-11". *YouTube*.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Heat/Celtics Game 7- Dos Minutos". *YouTube*.
3. "Miami Heat apologize for announcer Mike Baiamonte's 'extinguisher' comment - Sun Sentinel". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11.


title: MicX sRNA

abstract: MicX sRNA is a small non-coding RNA found in Vibrio cholerae. It was given the name MicX as it has a similar function to MicA, MicC and MicF in E. coli. MicX sRNA negatively regulates an outer membrane protein and also a component of an ABC transporter. These interactions were predicted and then confirmed using a DNA microarray. MicX was identified through a bioinformatics screen of V. cholerae having been previously predicted. Levels of transcription of this sRNA were compared under several conditions: it was found to be expressed on all tested mediums; richer mediums slightly reduced transcription; repression of certain sigma factors did not change transcription but it was dramatically reduced in the absence of Hfq protein. This observation is in accordance with other sRNA expression patterns. The MicX RNA gene overlaps with VCA0943 - a gene coding for a maltose transporter permease - but the ribonuclease RNAase E processes the MicX transcript to create an active and stable form containing only the VCA0943 3′ UTR.

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# MicX sRNA

**MicX sRNA** (formerly known as **A10**) is a small non-coding RNA found in *Vibrio cholerae*. It was given the name MicX as it has a similar function to MicA, MicC and MicF in *E. coli*. MicX sRNA negatively regulates an outer membrane protein (coded for by VC0972) and also a component of an ABC transporter (gene VC0620). These interactions were predicted and then confirmed using a DNA microarray.

MicX was identified through a bioinformatics screen of *V. cholerae* having been previously predicted. Levels of transcription of this sRNA were compared under several conditions: it was found to be expressed on all tested mediums; richer mediums slightly reduced transcription; repression of certain sigma factorsS and δE) did not change transcription but it was dramatically reduced in the absence of Hfq protein. This observation is in accordance with other sRNA expression patterns.

The MicX RNA gene overlaps with VCA0943 \- a gene coding for a maltose transporter permease - but the ribonuclease RNAase E processes the MicX transcript to create an active and stable form containing only the VCA0943 3′ UTR.

## Further reading

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| MicX *Vibrio cholerae* sRNA | |
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| Secondary structure of MicX sRNA. | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | MicX |
| Rfam | RF01808 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | sRNA |
| Domain(s) | *Vibrio cholerae* |
| PDB structures | PDBe |