title: Orders Are Orders (play)

abstract: Orders Are Orders is a 1932 comedy play by the British writers Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. A Hollywood film crew takes over a British Army barracks for a film shoot, with chaotic consequences. It premiered at the King's Theatre in Southsea, before transferring to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 193 performances from 8 August 1932 to 21 January 1933. The cast included Reginald Purdell, Marjorie Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, Olive Blakeney and Michael Shepley.

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# Orders Are Orders (play)

***Orders Are Orders*** is a 1932 comedy play by the British writers Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong. A Hollywood film crew takes over a British Army barracks for a film shoot, with chaotic consequences.

It premiered at the King's Theatre in Southsea, before transferring to the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 193 performances from 8 August 1932 to 21 January 1933. The cast included Reginald Purdell, Marjorie Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, Olive Blakeney and Michael Shepley.

## Film adaptation

In 1933 it was made into a film *Orders Is Orders* by Gainsborough Pictures, directed by Walter Forde and starring Charlotte Greenwood, James Gleason and Ian Hunter. In 1955 this was remade into the film *Orders Are Orders*.

## Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
* Wearing, J.P. *The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel*. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

## InfoBox

| Orders Are Orders | |
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| Written by | Ian Hay |
| Date premiered | 1 August 1932 |
| Place premiered | Kings Theatre, Southsea |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |


title: Paracossus hainanicus

abstract: Paracossus hainanicus is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2009. It is found in China (Hainan).

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# Paracossus hainanicus

***Paracossus hainanicus*** is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by Yakovlev in 2009. It is found in China (Hainan).

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| *Paracossus hainanicus* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cossidae |
| Genus: | *Paracossus* |
| Species: | ***P. hainanicus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Paracossus hainanicus***<br>Yakovlev, 2009 | |
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title: Tablón de Tamará Airport

abstract: Tablón de Tamará Airport is an airport serving the village of Tablón de Tamará in the Casanare Department of Colombia. The runway and village sit on a ridge in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Andes. The runway is adjacent to and south of the village.

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# Tablón de Tamará Airport

**Tablón de Tamará Airport** (IATA: **TTM**) is an airport serving the village of Tablón de Tamará in the Casanare Department of Colombia. The runway and village sit on a ridge in the eastern foothills of the Colombian Andes. The runway is adjacent to and south of the village.

## InfoBox

| Tablón de Tamará Airport | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Public |
| Serves | Tablón de Tamará, Colombia |
| Elevation AMSL | 1,605 ft / 489 m |
| Coordinates | 5°43′35″N 72°06′02″W / 5.72639°N 72.10056°W / 5.72639; -72.10056 |
| Map | |
| **TTM**Location of the airport in Colombia | |
| Runways | |
| Direction Length Surface  m ft  01/19 1,360 4,462 Grass | |
| Source: GCM Google Maps | |


title: Paul Steenhuisen

abstract: Paul Steenhuisen is a Canadian composer working with a broad range of acoustic and digital media. His concert music consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal music, and often includes live electronics and soundfiles. He creates electroacoustic, radio, and installation pieces. Steenhuisen's music is regularly performed and broadcast in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. He contributes all audio content and programming to the Hyposurface installation project, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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# Paul Steenhuisen

**Paul Steenhuisen** (born 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian composer working with a broad range of acoustic and digital media. His concert music consists of orchestral, chamber, solo, and vocal music, and often includes live electronics and soundfiles. He creates electroacoustic, radio, and installation pieces. Steenhuisen's music is regularly performed and broadcast in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. He contributes all audio content and programming to the *Hyposurface* installation project, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

## Education

Steenhuisen obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from the University of British Columbia, where he studied with Keith Hamel. Between academic degrees, he studied with Louis Andriessen and Gilius van Bergeijk at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. While living in Amsterdam, he worked with Michael Finnissy in Hove, England. He was one of ten composers selected to take part in the Cursus de Composition et Informatiques at IRCAM (Paris, 1996/97), where he had lessons with Tristan Murail. He attended master classes and individual lessons with Mauricio Kagel, Helmut Lachenmann, Jean-Claude Risset, Luciano Berio, Pierre Boulez, Brian Ferneyhough, Frederic Rzewski, Magnus Lindberg, and others.

## Career

During his student years, Steenhuisen was laureate of more than a dozen national and international awards for his music. These include four prizes in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Young Composers Competition, seven in the PROCAN/SOCAN Competition, first prize in the Vancouver New Music Composers Competition, and the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal as the outstanding student in all faculties (UBC, 1990). Music by Steenhuisen was selected for competition at the Gaudeamus Music Week. After a winter residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Steenhuisen became Associate Composer in Residence with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (1998–2000). At the behest of the TSO, he wrote the chamber work *Ciphering in Tongues*, and orchestral pieces *Airstream* and *Pensacola* (a melodrama for orchestra, computer, and spatialized brass). *Pensacola* has been performed by the Esprit Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. During this time, Bramwell Tovey and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra commissioned another orchestral piece, *Your Soul is a Bottle Full of Thirsting Salt*.

*Wonder*, for orchestra, tape, and soprano, was commissioned by the CBC for the CBC Radio Orchestra, and was selected to represent Canada at the International Rostrum of Composers (UNESCO, Paris). It was ranked third in the world, and ascribed the honour of recommended work, with subsequent broadcasts in twenty-five countries. As a result, the Austrian Radio Philharmonic performed the work and commissioned *Bread* for Sylvain Cambreling and Klangforum Wien to perform at MuzikProtokoll in Graz, Austria. *Bread* was also performed at the 2001 ISCM World Music Days in Yokohama, Japan, by the Tokyo Ensemble COmeT, and at the BONK festival (Tampa, Florida), where Steenhuisen was a frequent guest. In 2003, Dr. Steenhuisen was appointed assistant professor of composition at the University of Alberta, where he was the founder of the Electroacoustic Research Studios (UA-EARS). He served as director of the new studios until his resignation in 2007. In early 2009, the University of Alberta Press published its first music text, Steenhuisen's *Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers*, a collection of interviews with thirty-two composers.

In 2011 Steenhuisen was awarded the Victor Martyn Lynch Staunton Award as the outstanding mid-career artist in music by the Canada Council.

## Affiliations

Steenhuisen is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, served on the Council of the Canadian League of Composers (2000–2008), and was president of the International Society for Contemporary Music, Canadian Section (2003–2008). He serves on the editorial board of the *World New Music Magazine*.

## Writing

Since 1987, Paul Steenhuisen has made contributions to numerous magazines and journals, including *Discorder* (CiTR Radio, Vancouver), *MusicWorks*, *Circuit*, *Wholenote Magazine*, *Anjelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities*, Contemporary Music Review, and others. *Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers* (UA Press, 2009) is a 314-page collection of interviews with composers.

## Works

Orchestral *Pensacola* (2001/2002) Orchestra, spatialized brass, computer *Your Soul is a Bottle Full of Thirsting Salt* (2001) large orchestra *Airstream* (1999) orchestra *Wonder* (1996) orchestra, tape, soprano *Exegesis* (1990) string orchestra Ensemble *Intaglio sulla cervello* (2010) piano trio *Copralite Culture and Analysis Results #1–20* (2008–09) percussion and piano *Material / Ultramaterial* (2005) eight instruments and soundfiles *Sommes-nous pilotées par nos genes?* (2005) septet *Vorwissen* (2004) piano trio *Hobo Action Figures* (2003) jazz quintet and soundfiles *Bread* (1999) thirteen instruments and soundfiles *Ciphering in Tongues* (1998) twelve instruments *Mycenaean Wound* (1992) quintet *Your Golden Hair Margarethe ...* (1991) two violas *Corpus Inconnu* (1991) octet Solo *Revolutions per Minute* (2009–2010) *Every Joy Pop Turbo* (2008–09) piano *Toneland Security* (2005) bass flute *Recipes for the Common Man* (2001) oboe and CD *Cette obscure clarté qui tombe des étoiles* (2000) flute and CD *Pomme de terre* (1999) piccolo or E-flat clarinet *Now Is a Creature* (1997, revised 2003) trombone and live electronics *Plea* (1995) piano *Huskless (Freedman Etudes)* (1994) 12' bass clarinet *Tract* (1992) harp *Foundry* (1990) flute *Amaranth* (1989) cello Voice *Les enfers éternels des gens désespérés* (2003) four male voices and electronics *A Book From The Harbour, Chapter III* (1995) soprano and piano *On a Pin's Point My Love is Spinning* (1994) women's choir *A Book From The Harbour, Chapter II* (1994) soprano and piano *Between Lips and Lips There Are Cities* (1993) two 8-part antiphonal choirs *Millennia* (1991) soprano, violin, piccolo *Two Rivers* (1989) choir *A Book from the Harbour, Chapter I* (1988) soprano and piano Electroacoustic and installation works *LoK8Tr* internet project (2010) audio and video with live telematic improvisation *Blueblood* (2008) soundtrack for art installation *Hyposurface Interactive Audio* (2007–) architectural installation *dECOi I* (2006) *Frank O. Lunaire #10: Raub* (2005) *There's a Glacier in our Sink* (2004) radio documentary *Circumnavigating the Sea of Shit* (1996) *Poland is Not Yet Lost* (1992) *Tube Shelter Perspective* (1991) *Enclaves intèrieures* (1990) three percussionists and tape *Deep Mountain* (1989)


abstract: The Lichtenštejnský palác on Malostranské náměstí is one of two palaces in Prague that formerly belonged to the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. The other is the Liechtenstein Palace. The restored building now houses a music conservatory and is often the venue for recitals and concerts. The Liechtenstein Palace on the Kampa Island also occasionally hosts cultural events.

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# Liechtenstein Palace (Malostranské náměstí, Prague)

The **Lichtenštejnský palác** on Malostranské náměstí is one of two palaces in Prague that formerly belonged to the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. The other is the Liechtenstein Palace (Kampa Island, Prague).

The restored building now houses a music conservatory (the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague) and is often the venue for recitals and concerts. The Liechtenstein Palace on the Kampa Island also occasionally hosts cultural events.

50°05′17″N 14°24′07″E / 50.08806°N 14.40194°E / 50.08806; 14.40194


title: Long-tailed meadowlark

abstract: The long-tailed meadowlark is a passerine bird of southern South America and the Falkland Islands, belonging to the meadowlark genus Leistes in the icterid family that looks very similar to the related endangered species, the Pampas meadowlark. It is 25 to 28 cm long with a fairly long tail and a long, pointed bill. The male is mostly dark brown with blackish streaking. The breast and throat are bright red and there is a white spot on the face near the base of the bill. The bold supercilium is white behind the eye and red in front of it. Females are paler than the males with the red markings restricted to a wash on the belly and the supercilium and throat are buff. It breeds in southern Chile and southern and western parts of Argentina. Some birds migrate northwards in winter. An endemic subspecies, L. loyca falklandica, occurs in the Falkland Islands, where it is known as the military starling. Long-tailed meadowlarks are found in open habitats such as grassland where they forage on the ground, feeding mainly on invertebrates. The nest is made of dry grass and is built by the female. It is placed on or near the ground amongst grass. Whenever the female leaves the nest, she first walks a few meters from it hiding among the dry grass in order to prevent the nest from being found by predators who see her leave. The same method is used when arriving at the nest, she first lands a few meters from the nest and then walks towards it. Two clutches of two to four eggs are laid during the breeding season. They are bluish-white with dark blotches and streaks.

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# Long-tailed meadowlark

The **long-tailed meadowlark** (***Leistes loyca***) is a passerine bird of southern South America and the Falkland Islands, belonging to the meadowlark genus *Leistes* in the icterid family that looks very similar to the related endangered species, the Pampas meadowlark.

It is 25 to 28 cm long with a fairly long tail and a long, pointed bill. The male is mostly dark brown with blackish streaking. The breast and throat are bright red and there is a white spot on the face near the base of the bill. The bold supercilium is white behind the eye and red in front of it. Females are paler than the males with the red markings restricted to a wash on the belly and the supercilium and throat are buff.

It breeds in southern Chile and southern and western parts of Argentina. Some birds migrate northwards in winter. An endemic subspecies, *L. loyca falklandica*, occurs in the Falkland Islands, where it is known as the military starling. Long-tailed meadowlarks are found in open habitats such as grassland where they forage on the ground, feeding mainly on invertebrates.

The nest is made of dry grass and is built by the female. It is placed on or near the ground amongst grass. Whenever the female leaves the nest, she first walks a few meters from it hiding among the dry grass in order to prevent the nest from being found by predators who see her leave. The same method is used when arriving at the nest, she first lands a few meters from the nest and then walks towards it. Two clutches of two to four eggs are laid during the breeding season. They are bluish-white with dark blotches and streaks.

* Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) *Field Guide to the Birds of Chile*, Christopher Helm, London.
* Woods, Robin W. (1988) *Guide to Birds of the Falkland Islands*, Anthony Nelson, Oswestry.

## InfoBox

| Long-tailed meadowlark | |
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| Conservation status | |
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Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Icteridae |
| Genus: | *Leistes* |
| Species: | ***L. loyca*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Leistes loyca***
(Molina, 1782) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| *Sturnella loyca* | |


title: Vernon Township High School

abstract: Vernon Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school opened in 1975 and serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the years including a new wing with several classrooms; the gymnasium was doubled in size. In April 2007, renovations were started on the auditorium and outdoor fields. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 929 students and 92.6 classroom teachers, for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. There were 122 students eligible for free lunch and 38 eligible for reduced-cost lunch. Since the 2010–11 year, the school has offered a parent-student portal, which provides parents and students access grades online any time they want. It also shows attendance and where a student stands academically.

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# Vernon Township High School

**Vernon Township High School** is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school opened in 1975 and serves students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Vernon Township School District. The school has gone through expansions over the years including a new wing with several classrooms; the gymnasium was doubled in size. In April 2007, renovations were started on the auditorium and outdoor fields.

As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 929 students and 92.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.0:1. There were 122 students (13.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 38 (4.1% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

Since the 2010–11 year, the school has offered a parent-student portal, which provides parents and students access grades online any time they want. It also shows attendance and where a student stands academically.

## History

In the face of "badly overcrowded conditions" at Franklin High School, voters in Vernon approved in 1972 the construction of a new high school for township students that was expected to cost $6.5 million (equivalent to $47.3 million in 2023). The school, constructed on a 65-acre (26 ha) site and a maximum capacity of 1,150, opened in September 1975 with an enrollment of 850 students. Seniors could choose to complete their education at Franklin High School or switch over to the new high school.

## Awards, recognition and rankings

Peggy Stewart was recognized by the New Jersey Department of Education as the New Jersey Teacher of the Year for the 2004-05 school year. Stewart, a history, social studies and enrichment teacher, has been on the faculty of Vernon Township High School since 1991.

The school was the 134th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in *New Jersey Monthly* magazine's September 2014 cover story on the state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 108th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 152nd in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine ranked the school 156th in 2008 out of 316 schools. The school was ranked 124th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. Schooldigger.com ranked the school 162nd out of 381 public high schools statewide in its 2011 rankings (an increase of 7 positions from the 2010 ranking) which were based on the combined percentage of students classified as proficient or above proficient on the mathematics (80.5%) and language arts literacy (94.6%) components of the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA).

In the 2013-14 school year, Vernon Township High School ranked fourth in Sussex County out of nine other public high schools in SAT scores.

## Extracurricular activities

### Sports

The Vernon Township High School Vikings participate in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, which includes public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren counties and was established following a reorganization of sports leagues in Northern New Jersey by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The school had participated in the Sussex County Interscholastic League until the SCIL was dissolved in 2009 as part of the NJSIAA realignment. With 751 students in grades 10-12, the school was classified by the NJSIAA for the 2019–20 school year as Group II for most athletic competition purposes, which included schools with an enrollment of 486 to 758 students in that grade range. The football team competes in the Patriot Blue division of the North Jersey Super Football Conference, which includes 112 schools competing in 20 divisions, making it the nation's biggest football-only high school sports league. The school was classified by the NJSIAA as Group II North for football for 2024–2026, which included schools with 484 to 683 students.

The school participates as the host school / lead agency for a joint wrestling team with Wallkill Valley Regional High School. This co-op program operates under agreements scheduled to expire at the end of the 2023–24 school year.

In early 2021, plans were made for the high school to renovate the football field and surrounding track through FieldTurf. It is expected to be approved on May 1, 2021.

Since the school has begun participating in league sports throughout the county and state, the Vernon Vikings have received numerous awards and championships.

Two such teams are the boys' and girls' cross country; Ray Morris and Brian Cummins have been in charge of the teams, winning many championships. In the 2007 season, the boys' team was third in the S.C.I.L. and moved on to rank second in Group IV Sectionals at the Garret Mountain course in West Paterson, during the season being ranked as high as 7th in the state. In the 1980s, Doug Castellana led the team to a number of SCIL championships. In 2009, coaches Jim Shenise and girl coach took over and in 2010, they led the girls' team to take 3rd at the New Jersey Group IV sectionals. The school's legacy of success in cross country dates from the 1978 season, when the team was undefeated and won the S.C.I.L. championship.

The field hockey team won the North I Group II state sectional championship in 1980, the North I Group IV title in 1988-1991, 1995 and 1996, and the North I/II combined Group IV title in 1993.

The wrestling team won the North I Group IV state sectional championship in 1995 and 2002.

The ice hockey team won the McMullen Cup in 2005 with a 5-3 come-from-behind win against Ridgewood High School in the championship game played at South Mountain Arena.

The girls' varsity ski team won the 2009 New Jersey Interscholastic Ski Racing Association (NJISRA) overall state championship.

The Varsity Softball team won the North I Group II, 2017 Northwest New Jersey Athletic Conference, Freedom League Championship. In 2018, the team won their first Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex (HWS) tri-county tournament with a victory against North Hunterdon High School.

### Music

The school band program includes a Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Marching Band, Jazz Express, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble and a Flute Choir. The choir program consists of a Symphonic Choir, Meistersingers, Concert Choir Mixed, Concert Choir Women, Close Harmony, Les Chanteuses and Chanticleer. Both have a regular program of performances. VTHS also has an orchestral program, which students can take at CP level if so desired.

### Academic Decathlon team

The Vernon Township High School Academic Decathlon team competes every year in the United States Academic Decathlon. The Vikings's Academic Decathlon team finished fourth in their region overall in 2018 with a second place "Super Quiz" finish, but were not able to compete in the state competition due to hazardous weather. The curricular theme that season was Africa. In 2019, improved to a third place overall finish despite a drop to third place in the "Super Quiz" in their region. The curricular theme that season was The 1960s: A Transformational Decade.

### Robotics Team

The school's FIRST Robotics Competition team started in 2007, and was designated the team number "1989". In the 2007 "Rack 'n Roll" season, the Viking Robotics Team finished 24th out of 53 teams in the New York City FRC Regional. On May 12, 2007, the team finished in 2nd place at PARC X, an off-season competition held at the Tunkhannock Area High School.

In the 2008 "Overdrive" season, the Vernon Robotics Team won the FRC NYC Regionals along with FRC teams 41 and 555, and attended the FIRST Championship in Atlanta, Georgia.

During the 2009 "Lunacy" season, the team placed 44th out of 66 teams at the NYC Regional, but were 2nd place finalists along with teams 1807 and 56 at Brunswick Eruption 8, an off-season competition held at North Brunswick Township High School on October 31, 2009.

In 2010 game "Breakaway", the team did not win the NYC Regional, but won the PARC XIII off-season competition also at the Tunkhannock Area High School with FRC teams 25 and 341.

The 2011 season, "Logo Motion", was the first time the team was ranked within the highest eight teams at the NYC Regional, thus allowing them to choose partner teams 1279 and 2070 to compete in the elimination rounds, before being defeated in a semi-final match.

The Viking Robotics team maintains a website that gives updates for the community and competitive events that they partake in.

## Co-curricular activities

Vernon High School organizes several trips abroad associated with foreign language classes every year. Currently, students can go on trips to Germany, Spain, Italy, and as far as China and Pakistan. On the 2007 excursion to China, students toured Beijing, Xinjiang, and the remote northern regions of Pakistan. The purpose of such trips is to increase the students' awareness and respect of other cultures and their impact on modern society.

## Financial

In 2006, a multimillion-dollar budget was approved to renovate Vernon Township High School as well as Walnut Ridge and Rolling Hills Elementary Schools. Included were two more tennis courts in addition to the existing four, a renovated auditorium with new sound systems and more seating, replacement of the current six-lane track with a state-of-the art eight-lane track along with artificial turf on the football field, more seating, bathroom facilities, and lighting.

## Administration

The school's principal is Lindsay Leduc-Young. Core members of her administration include the two assistant principals.

## Notable alumni

## InfoBox

| Vernon Township High School | |
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|  | |
| Address | |
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| 1834 Route 565
Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey 07462
United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°15′01″N 74°29′25″W / 41.250367°N 74.49028°W / 41.250367; -74.49028 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | September 1975 |
| NCES School ID | 341671005422 |
| Principal | Lindsay Leduc-Young |
| Faculty | 92.6 FTEs |
| Grades | 12 |
| Enrollment | 929 (as of 2022–23) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.0:1 |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and
gold |
| Athletics conference | Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (general)
North Jersey Super Football Conference (football) |
| Mascot | Vernon Viking |
| Team name | Vikings |
| Website | www.vtsd.com/o/vths |


# List of King George V Playing Fields in Lancashire

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| Location | Formal name | Local name (if any) | National Grid Reference | Dates | | External links |
| | | | | Purchase | Opening | |
| Adlington | King George's Field | n/a | SD605138 |  | 1937 | Recreation in Adlington |
| Gorton | King George V Playing Field | Peter Pan Park | SJ887967 |  |  | Park info |
| Newburgh | King George's Field | n/a | SD481099 |  |  | Recreation in Newburgh |
| Penwortham | King George V Playing Field | n/a | SD515288 |  |  |  |
| Skerton | King George's Field | n/a | SD474634 |  |  | Skerton, from "This is Lancashire" archive for 20 February 1997 |


title: Yoldiidae

abstract: Yoldiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida.

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# Yoldiidae

**Yoldiidae** is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the order Nuculanida.

## Genera and species

Genera and species within the family Yoldiidae include:

* "*Yoldiidae*". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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| Yoldiidae | |
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| Internal and external views of a right valve of *Yoldia lanceolata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | Nuculanida |
| Superfamily: | Nuculanoidea |
| Family: | Yoldiidae<br>Habe, 1977 |
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| Genera | |
| See text | |


title: Tufi

abstract: Tufi is a town located on the south eastern peninsula of Cape Nelson, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Tufi is located on one of many rias, or drowned river valleys, locally referred to as 'fjords', on Cape Nelson surrounded by many uncharted reefs. The area is also famous for its production of tapa cloth. The Tufi Dive Resort provides diving experiences of the reefs, sunken ships and aircraft. Tufi is serviced by Tufi Airport. The town is located within Tufi Rural LLG.

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# Tufi

**Tufi** is a town located on the south eastern peninsula of Cape Nelson, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Tufi is located on one of many rias, or drowned river valleys, locally referred to as 'fjords', on Cape Nelson surrounded by many uncharted reefs. The area is also famous for its production of tapa cloth.

The Tufi Dive Resort provides diving experiences of the reefs, sunken ships and aircraft. Tufi is serviced by Tufi Airport. The town is located within Tufi Rural LLG.

## History

Tufi was an Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) Station during World War II. The United States Navy built an PT boat advanced base at Tufi which commenced operations on 20 December 1942 to support the Battle of Buna–Gona. Two PT boats, PT-67 & PT-119 caught fire while refueling at the bases wharf and sank on 17 March 1943 at the wharf along with the Australian army vessel AS 16. The PT boat base was relocated to Morobe on 20 April 1943.

9°05′S 149°19′E / 9.083°S 149.317°E / -9.083; 149.317


title: Original Artist Hit List

abstract: Original Artist Hit List is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2003. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for track re-release of Nasty from 1996. The album was simply retitled and given new cover art.

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# Original Artist Hit List

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***Original Artist Hit List*** is a live album released by the funk/R&B group Cameo in 2003. In addition to the live material, two studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and "Nasty", both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. This album is a track for track re-release of *Nasty* from 1996. The album was simply retitled and given new cover art.

## Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:03
2. "Flirt" – 1:36 – Blackmon, Jenkins
3. "She's Strange" – 2:37 – Blackmon, Jenkins, Leftenant, Singleton
4. "Back and Forth" – 5:54 – Blackmon, Jenkins, Kendrick, Leftenant
5. "Skin I'm In" – 5:09 – Blackmon
6. "Why Have I Lost You" – 6:10 – Blackmon
7. "Sparkle" – 4:23 – Blackmon, Lockett
8. "Candy" – 4:45 – Blackmon, Jenkins
9. "Shake Your Pants" (Intro) – 0:42
10. "Shake Your Pants" – 4:00 – Blackmon
11. "I Just Want to Be" – 1:38 – Blackmon, Johnson
12. "Keep It Hot" – 5:12 – Blackmon, Lockett
13. "Word Up!" – 6:44 – Blackmon, Jenkins
14. "Come Fly With Me" – 3:57 – Blackmon
15. "Nasty" – 3:44 – Blackmon
16. "Mega-Mix" – 6:27 – Cameo

## InfoBox

| Original Artist Hit List | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by Cameo | |
| Released | January 28, 2003 (2003-01-28) |
| Genre | R&B, funk |
| Length | 64:08 |
| Label | Intersound |
| Producer | Larry Blackmon |
| Cameo chronology | |
| *Anthology*
(2002) ***Original Artist Hit List***
(2003) *Classic Cameo*
(2003) | |


title: Paradise Garden (Georgia)

abstract: Paradise Garden in Summerville, Georgia, was the home and workplace of Baptist minister and folk artist Howard Finster and is now a public park dedicated to his life and art. Paradise Garden, located at 200 North Lewis Street, is open to the public. It encompasses two and half acres densely filled with buildings, constructions, sculptures, and thousands of objects. Finster's former studio, a yellow, plank-sided bungalow, is now a visitors' center. From it, a path leads to a multi-layered, multi-sided building, the World Folk Art Chapel.

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# Paradise Garden (Georgia)

34°30′46″N 85°18′59″W / 34.51290100°N 85.31641200°W / 34.51290100; -85.31641200

**Paradise Garden** in Summerville, Georgia, was the home and workplace of Baptist minister and folk artist Howard Finster and is now a public park dedicated to his life and art.

Paradise Garden, located at 200 North Lewis Street, is open to the public. It encompasses two and half acres densely filled with buildings, constructions, sculptures, and thousands of objects. Finster's former studio, a yellow, plank-sided bungalow, is now a visitors' center. From it, a path leads to a multi-layered, multi-sided building, the World Folk Art Chapel.

## History

In 1961 Finster purchased four acres of land in Summerville, Georgia, and a few years later retired from his pastoral duties and devoted his time to working this land. It was always a work-in-progress, originally called Plant Farm Museum, but later known as Paradise Garden. Much of the land was swampy, which Finster drained himself. He laid out his collections of found objects which he had spent years accumulating. He built numerous sculptures, one made from castoff bicycle parts and another from old hubcaps. He built a structure lined inside and out with pieces of mirrors. As an extension of his preaching duties, he erected signs covered with Biblical verses or simple exhortations, such as "Yo Jesus."

In 1976, at the age of sixty-one, Finster began a new chapter of his life. While repairing a bicycle in his workshop at Paradise Garden, Finster had another vision. A smear of white paint on his finger tip looked to him like a human face and he heard a voice command that he "paint sacred art." This he did with boundless energy until his death.

These objects, largely based in the Bible, American history, and popular culture, filled Paradise Garden. Mostly painted on rough wood, they combined flat, two-dimensional images with dense writing. Roberta Smith, a critic for the *New York Times*, described Finster's work as "apocalyptic text-image paintings, which he seemed to produce at assembly-line rates. Their lush, extravagantly crowded surfaces form later-day illuminated manuscripts and cover subjects that included heaven and hell, tales from the Bible and American history and popular culture." Finster's interests were seemingly endless. He painted Jesus, Elvis Presley, winged angels, George Washington, self-portraits, Marilyn Monroe wearing an American flag dress, demons, Coca-Cola bottles, the *Mona Lisa*, Mickey Mouse, policemen, cowboys, Old Testament prophets, and other subjects in a torrent. Stylistically, they were all of a piece: singular, simple, and bold.

Interest grew over the years and in 1991 Howard and his wife, Pauline, moved from Paradise Garden in order to escape the crush of visitors. He continued to work until his death in 2001. In the twenty-five years after hearing a voice in his workshop he had created an astonishing 46,000 sacred objects.

After Finster's death Paradise Garden began to decay into the heat and humidity of rural Georgia. His family tried to maintain the site, with little success. The buildings' walls became water logged and decayed and their foundations crumbled. The paintings done on untreated lumber rotted. Kudzu and other vines engulfed what had been created. Finster's home and work began to sink into the rich mud of the Chattooga River valley.

Eventually, Chattooga County acquired the site. In 2012 a non-profit group, Paradise Garden Foundation, signed a fifty-year lease with the county and took possession of Finster's property. The cost was one dollar.

The foundation's director has characterized its on-going work as a revival, "a way to restore the spirit of the place." Structures have been reinforced. Sunken paintings and objects have been dug out of the ground, cleaned, and put on display. Other objects remain where they were originally placed, degenerating with time. Rotten lumber has been replaced. Buildings have been adapted to different uses. A brook has been dredged and now freely meanders through the site.

## Garden details

In 1982 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Finster had purchased a small church adjacent to his property. It was a simple ranch building which he went on to expand dramatically, Finster's vision of "heavenly mansions". On top of the original structure, he built a four layer, twelve sided "wedding cake", ending with a spire shaped like an upside-down funnel. One level is a circular balcony, giving views of the entire site. A large painting inside the church illustrates Finster's cosmos. It is a landscape full of whirling stars and erupting volcanoes. Written across it is "Visions of Other Worlds I took the pieces you threw away—put them together by night & day—washed by rain and dried by sun—a million pieces all in one."

Thousands of these pieces are used in a section called Mosaic Garden. Walls and pathways are embedded with shards of colored glass, shells, bits of mirrors, and broken pottery. Gaudi-esque follies of concrete glisten in the sun. The bicycle and hubcap sculptures remain. Finster's rusting objects fill sheds. There are two chapels decorated with his art. Trees are randomly hung with used bottles. Scattered through the site are colored glass domes from telephone poles. A fully illustrated and inscribed Cadillac sedan is parked. Nearby is a welded sculpture done by Finster's friend, Keith Haring.

Different areas of the Paradise Garden are connected by a L-shaped gallery on raised stilts. Its corrugated metal roof and planked siding echo the area's traditional agricultural buildings. Large windows bring in light and air. Inside, benches line both sides of the narrow, long space. Finster's paintings and writings are hung on the white walls. The Foundation treats the gallery as a work in progress. Newspaper clippings and testimonials are posted. Visitors have added graffiti. Others have left their works of art and objects as gifts.

The current Paradise Garden is both a restoration and expansion of Howard Finster's vision. Art Place America and the Educational Foundation of America have been major benefactors. The site is managed by the Paradise Garden Foundation and is staffed by hired professionals and a large body of volunteers. It is open to the public for self-guided tours. A guest cottage is available for over night stays. The Garden also may be rented for events with up to 250 people. An annual Finster Fest brings visitors, performers and artists from around the world.

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* paradisegardenfoundation.org
* "The Daily Telecraft". dailytelecraft.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
* "When Rock Bands Flocked to Howard Finster's Remote, Bizarre Artist Compound | Travel | Smithsonian". smithsonianmag.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
* Dehayes, Alyssa (14 July 2015). "The Weird Wonderland of Howard Finster's Paradise Garden". *The Daily Beast*. thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
* http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/23/arts/howard-finster-folk-artist-and-preacher-dies-at-84.html


title: Paul Steckle

abstract: Paul Daniel Steckle is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

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# Paul Steckle

**Paul Daniel Steckle** (born 10 May 1942) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for Huron—Bruce and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

## Political positions

Born in Zurich, Ontario, Steckle served as a Councillor in Stanley Township, Ontario from 1970 to 1980 and was subsequently elected as Reeve from 1980 to 1985. In 1993, Steckle was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from the riding of Huron-Bruce in the 1993 election. He continued to represent the riding of Huron-Bruce until his retirement in 2008.

During his tenure, Steckle played a significant role in contributing to the committee process and served as a member on a number of different Standing Committees. Steckle also served in the role of Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans as well as Co-Chair and Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

During the 35th Canadian Parliament, Steckle was opposed to *Bill C-68, An Act Respecting Firearms and Other Weapons* (now the Firearms Act). In opposition to this Bill, he stated in the House of Commons "that we have adequate controls in place but we are simply not enforcing them" and that "Canadians must bear the responsibility of using their firearms in a responsible manner. The Government of Canada should not be asked to shoulder this burden. We must congratulate firearms owners in this nation for their initiatives into the area of the safe handling of firearms, not condemn them for their efforts." Steckle was one of three Liberal backbenchers who voted with the opposition against Bill C-68 and as a result, Steckle was subsequently removed from his assignment on the Standing Committee of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

## Criticism

In 2004, Steckle mailed a controversial Christmas card which featured members of the Steckle family wearing camouflage hunting gear in front of a corn field sitting on and around two four-wheel-all-terrain vehicles while holding rifles. In response to the controversy surrounding the card, Steckle stated "I had to think, is this really a news issue? It must be a really slow news day." He further noted that "his family enjoys hunting and the photograph seemed like a natural choice." In an interview with the London Free Press, Steckle stated that the Christmas card "was never done with an intent to raise an issue."

## Controversial views

On many occasions in and outside of the House of Commons, Steckle reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage indicating his support for the then current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. On 4 June 2003, he called "upon Parliament to use all possible legislative and administrative measures, including invoking section 33 of the charter, the notwithstanding clause, if necessary, to preserve and protect the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman." In 2005, Steckle voted against *Bill C-38, An Act respecting certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes* (now the Civil Marriage Act). Although Steckle remains an opponent of same-sex marriage, he has acknowledged that the legislation is unlikely to be changed stating that "\[w\]e’ve had that fight" and that "\[t\]he law is the law, and I have to accept that. I’m a legislator and I have to accept the majority rule." On 7 December 2006, Steckle voted in favour of a "Conservative motion to reopen the debate on the definition of marriage. The motion called on the government ‘to introduce legislation to restore the traditional definition of marriage without affecting civil unions and while respecting existing same-sex marriages.’"

In the first and second session of the 39th Canadian Parliament, Steckle introduced a Private Members Bill entitled *Bill C-338, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (procuring a miscarriage after twenty weeks of gestation)*.

Steckle was a strong supporter of Steven Truscott and believed him to have been wrongly convicted. As a Member of Parliament he lobbied successive Ministers of Justice to reopen the case and Justice Minister Irwin Cotler eventually referred the matter to the Ontario Court of Appeal where Truscott was acquitted and the Court ruled that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

## Character

During his time as a Member of Parliament, Steckle was known for putting his constituents first and not simply voting along party lines. As a result, in the local media, this eventually earned him the title of being a maverick. "Priority: the People" was his self-proclaimed motto throughout his time as a federal Member of Parliament.

Over the years of his tenure, there was a recurring and false rumour that he might cross the floor to sit with the conservative party caucus. Steckle directly addressed the issue during the controversial same-sex marriage debate when he affirmed "he would ‘absolutely not’ consider crossing the floor." Steckle’s occasional willingness to vote against his own party on certain issues such as the gun registry, same-sex marriage and Canada's military role in Afghanistan may have contributed to this recurring rumour as he indicated that "‘up until 1993, very few MPs voted against their own party.’"

In 2007, Greg McClinchey, Steckle's former aide, published a biography on Paul Steckle, entitled *Stickin’ to His Guns*. The book is a "through-the-keyhole" look at the private elements of Paul Steckle’s public life.

On 6 March 2007, Steckle announced that he would not run for re-election.

## Electoral record (partial)

| 1993 Canadian federal election: Huron—Bruce | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
|  | Liberal | Paul Steckle | 21,845 | 44.11 |  | $38,357 |
|  | Progressive Conservative | Murray Cardiff | 13,852 | 27.97 |  | $43,681*a* |
|  | Reform | Len Lobb | 10,464 | 21.13 |  | $35,469 |
|  | New Democratic | Tony McQuail | 2,064 | 4.17 |  | $16,652 |
|  | Christian Heritage | Henry Zekveld | 782 | 1.58 |  | $2,364 |
|  | Libertarian | Allan Dettweiler | 272 | 0.55 |  | $0 |
|  | Natural Law | Rick Alexander | 243 | 0.49 |  | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | | | 49,522 | 100.00 |  | $57,202 |
| Total rejected ballots | | | 307 |
| Turnout | | | 49,829 | 72.52 |
| Electors on the lists | | | 68,712 |
| *a* Does not include unpaid claims. | | | | | | |
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: official voting results, published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from official contributions and expenses provided by Elections Canada. | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

| Paul Daniel Steckle | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Member of Parliament
for Huron—Bruce | |
| **In office**
25 October 1993  14 October 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Murray Cardiff |
| Succeeded by | Ben Lobb |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1942-05-10) 10 May 1942
Zurich, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Kathy Steckle |
| Residence(s) | Zurich, Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Businessman, farmer |
|  | |


title: Liga 3 Aceh

abstract: Liga 3 Aceh is a third level Indonesian Football competition held by Asprov PSSI Aceh since 2017. It is also a qualification to qualify for the Liga 3 National round. Kuala Nanggroe, Persidi, and PSBL became the most successful teams.

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# Liga 3 Aceh

**Liga 3 Aceh** is a third level Indonesian Football competition held by Asprov PSSI Aceh since 2017. It is also a qualification to qualify for the Liga 3 National round.

Kuala Nanggroe, Persidi, and PSBL became the most successful teams (1 title each).

## Championship history

| Season | Teams | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 25 | **Kuala Nanggroe** | 1-0 | **Aceh United** |  |
| 2018 | Not held | | | |  |
| 2019 | 22 | **Persidi** | 2-1 | **PSLS** |  |
| 2020 | *Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic* | | | | |
| 2021 | 27 | **PSBL** | 2-2
(5-4 ) | **Galacticos** |  |
|

## InfoBox

Liga 3 Aceh
| Founded | 2017 (2017) |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Liga 3 National round |
| Domestic cup(s) | Piala Indonesia |
| Most championships | Kuala Nanggroe
Persidi
PSBL (1 title) |
| *Current: 2021* | |


title: Lochnager

abstract: Lochnager was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he raced mainly in the North of England winning nine of his sixteen starts and was regarded as the best horse in Europe over sprint distances in 1976. He won one minor race as a two-year-old but made relentless progress when campaigned in handicap races in 1975, winning several valuable events. He emerged as a top-class performer as a four-year-old, establishing himself as the year's best sprinter with a run of four successive wins in the Temple Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and William Hill Sprint Championship. He made little impact at stud, but was the damsire of Lochsong.

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# Lochnager

**Lochnager** (4 March 1972  1994) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist sprinter, he raced mainly in the North of England winning nine of his sixteen starts and was regarded as the best horse in Europe over sprint distances in 1976. He won one minor race as a two-year-old but made relentless progress when campaigned in handicap races in 1975, winning several valuable events. He emerged as a top-class performer as a four-year-old, establishing himself as the year's best sprinter with a run of four successive wins in the Temple Stakes, King's Stand Stakes, July Cup and William Hill Sprint Championship. He made little impact at stud, but was the damsire of Lochsong.

## Background

Lochnager was a big, powerful brown horse bred in England by E A Dandy. He was by far the best horse sired by Dumbarnie (a son of the Derby winner Dante) who won several races at sprint distances and was placed in the Gimcrack Stakes and the Diadem Stakes in the early 1950s. Lochnager's dam Miss Barbara did not come from a particularly distinguished family but won six races.

As a foal Lochnager was sold for a "modest sum" to Charles Spence. The colt was sent into training with Mick Easterby at his stable near Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire. In his early life his size and strength meant that he was viewed as a potential National Hunt horse. Lochnager was ridden in most of his races by the leading northern jockey Edward Hide.

## Racing career

### 1974: two-year-old season

As a two-year-old, Lochnager raced exclusively over the minimum distances of five furlongs. After finishing second on his debut and unplaced on his next start he contested the Studley Stakes, a minor event at Thirsk Racecourse in August. Racing against eight opponents, he recorded his first success, beating Bello Baletta by one and a half lengths. In September, over the same course and distance, he was matched against better opposition and finished fourth.

### 1975: three-year-old season

As a three-year-old, Lochnager made steady improvement throughout the season as he competed in handicap races. After finishing unplaced on his seasonal debut he won the Bass Apprentices Handicap over five furlongs at Haydock Park. He then beat Walk By by three lengths in the Finch Decanter Handicap over the same distance at Ascot Racecourse, ridden by Ernie Johnson and carrying a weight of 106 pounds. On his next appearance he was up in distance to six furlongs for the Northumberland Sprint Trophy at Newcastle and winning by a length from the Stewards' Cup-winner Import. When starting favourite for the Ayr Gold Cup in September he finished third, beaten a short head and half a length by Roman Warrior (who carried top weight of 140 pounds) and Import. On his final appearance of the season Lochnager carried a weight of 125 pounds in the Bovis Handicap over five furlongs at Ascot. He looked "magnificent" before the race and dominated the race to win "very impressively" by three lengths from Import.

### 1976: four-year-old season

Lochnager began his third season by finishing fifth in a handicap at York and then finished second over the same distance in a minor at Thirsk but was never beaten again. In May was moved up in class to contest his first Group race, the Temple Stakes over five furlongs at Sandown Park Racecourse. Matched against Roman Warrior at level weights he started at odds of 5/1 and produced his best performance up to that time taking the lead approaching the final furlong and drawing away to win by two lengths. Lochnager then started the 6/4 favourite in a field of thirteen runners for the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot after being backed down from 5/2 in "one of the biggest gambles seen at Ascot for years" and produced another impressive performance. He was among the leaders from the start, opened up a clear advantage and held the late challenge of the French-trained filly Realty to win by three-quarters of a length. Timeform described his victory as a "sparkling display". Remembering the race in 2002, Mick Easterby, speaking his distinctive Yorkshire dialect said "Lochnager was such a good 'oss and so strongly fancied, I don't think I've ever been so nervous before a race. I couldn't stop sweatin', just thinking about it. The one thing I told \[Hide\], over and over again, was not to come too soon. Lochnager was an 'oss with all the gears. What made him so brilliant was that he was so switched off - he'd pick grass on't side of a gallop at home while others galloped past him. But when you asked him to pick up in a race, he was like a Ferrari in overdrive, he had an unbelievable burst of speed. I couldn't watch t'race from the stands. I ended up watching it from t'weighing room ... I've never had an 'oss like him and never seen a better sprinter. He was a machine." He also recalled that he was reprimanded by the racecourse stewards for failing to wear appropriate dress as he appeared at the course in his usual suit and trilby.

Lochnager was moved up in distance for the Group One July Cup over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse. He was heavily supported in the ante-post betting but his odds drifted out to 3/1 following rumours that he was not at his best. As in Lochnager's last two races, Hide sent the colt to the front approaching the final furlong and won decisively, holding off challenges from Three Legs (winner of that year's Duke of York Stakes) and Import (Wokingham Stakes) to win by three-quarters of a length and a neck. After the race Easterby was somewhat critical of Hide, offering the opinion that the horse would be better suited to more exaggerated waiting tactics. In August, Lochnager returned to five furlongs and started the 4/5 favourite for the William Hill Sprint Championship (formerly known as the Nunthorpe Stakes) at York Racecourse. Having already beaten most of his opponents he was expected to win easily, but after taking the lead a furlong out he had to be driven out by Hide to prevail by half a length from Faliraki with the 100/1 outsider Polly Peachum (also trained by Easterby) a neck away in third. Lochnager's win made him the first horse to complete the King's Stand-July Cup-Nunthorpe treble since Abernant in 1949.

It was expected that Lochnager would end his career in the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp Racecourse in October but he was withdrawn from the race. It was believed that his trainer did not wish to run him on the prevailing soft ground.

## Assessment

Lochnager was not rated in the 1974 Free Handicap, a listing of the best two-year-olds to race in the United Kingdom. In their annual *Racehorses of 1974*, the independent Timeform organisation gave him a rating of 88, forty-six pounds below their top-rated two-year-old Grundy. Lochnager's Timeform rating improved to 120 pounds in 1975, fourteen pounds behind their Best Sprinter Flirting Around and seventeen behind their Horse of the Year Grundy. The official British handicapper rated him fourteen pounds inferior to Grundy, making him the seventeenth best three-year-old colt of his generation in the United Kingdom. At the end of 1976 he was rated 132 by Timeform, three pounds behind their Horse of the Year Youth and was named their Best Sprinter of the season. In their annual *Racehorses of 1976* Timeform described him as an outstanding sprinter and bemoaned the fact that he had received few votes in the British Horse of the Year poll won by Pawneese. In the official British handicap for older horses he was rated second, level with Bruni and two pounds below the French-trained stayer Sagaro.

## Stud record

Lochnager was retired from racing at the end of the 1976 season with a valuation of £260,000 and became a breeding stallion at the Easthorpe Hall Stud, near Malton, North Yorkshire.

He was not a successful sire of winners, but did get some fast horses including Reesh (winner of the Palace House Stakes, Temple Stakes and Greenlands Stakes) and Imperial Jade (placed in the Lowther Stakes and Palace House Stakes). His most important offspring however, was the filly Peckitt's Well who produced the outstanding racemare Lochsong who was twice named Cartier Champion Sprinter and was voted Cartier Horse of the Year in 1993.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Lochnager (GB), brown stallion, 1972
| Sire
Dumbarnie (GB)
1949 | Dante (GB)
1942 | Nearco | Pharos |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Nogara |
| | Rosy Legend | Dark Legend |
| | Rosy Cheeks |
| | Lost Soul (GB)
1931 | Solario | Gainsborough |
| | | Sun Worship |
| | Orlass | Orby |
| | Simon Lass |
| Dam
Miss Barbara (GB)
1961 | Le Dieu d'Or (GB)
1952 | Petition | Fair Trial |
| | | Art Paper |
| | Gilded Bee | Gold Bridge |
| | Lady Buzzer |
| | Barbarona (GB)
1947 | Punt Gun | Roar |
| | | Lily Willy |
| | Bessarona | Thyestes |
| | Obscure (Family 20-b) |

## InfoBox

| Lochnager | |
| --- | --- |
| Sire | Dumbarnie |
| Grandsire | Dante |
| Dam | Miss Barbara |
| Damsire | Le Dieu d'Or |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 4 March 1972 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | E A Dandy |
| Owner | Charles Spence |
| Trainer | Mick Easterby |
| Record | 16:9-2-1 |
| Major wins | |
| Temple Stakes (1976)
King's Stand Stakes (1976)
July Cup (1976)
William Hill Sprint Championship (1976) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 88 (1974), 120 (1975), 132 (1976)
Timeform Best Sprinter (1976) | |


abstract: Vernon Township is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 667 and it contained 263 housing units.

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# Vernon Township, Washington County, Indiana

**Vernon Township** is one of thirteen townships in Washington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 667 and it contained 263 housing units.

Historical population
| Census | Pop. | Note |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1890 | 1,013 |  |  |
| 1900 | 1,072 |  | 5.8% |
| 1910 | 878 |  | −18.1% |
| 1920 | 813 |  | −7.4% |
| 1930 | 727 |  | −10.6% |
| 1940 | 644 |  | −11.4% |
| 1950 | 688 |  | 6.8% |
| 1960 | 637 |  | −7.4% |
| 1970 | 654 |  | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 659 |  | 0.8% |
| 1990 | 727 |  | 10.3% |
| 2000 | 684 |  | −5.9% |
| 2010 | 669 |  | −2.2% |
| 2020 | 667 |  | −0.3% |
| Source: US Decennial Census | | | |

## Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km2), of which 34.03 square miles (88.1 km2) (or 99.79%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.21%) is water.

### Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

### Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Hamilton, Mount Tabor and Old Smedley.

## School districts

* West Washington School Corporation

## Political districts

## InfoBox

| Vernon Township | |
| --- | --- |
| Township | |
| Location in Washington County | |
| Coordinates: 38°36′23″N 86°15′14″W / 38.60639°N 86.25389°W / 38.60639; -86.25389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Washington |
| Government | |
| Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| Total | 34.1 sq mi (88 km2) |
| Land | 34.03 sq mi (88.1 km2) |
| Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.21% |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| Total | 667 |
| Density | 20/sq mi (7.6/km2) |
| ZIP codes | 47108, 47167, 47452 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453958 |


# List of MPs elected in the 1999 Nepalese general election

This is a list of members of parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Representatives at the 1999 Nepalese legislative election and subsequent by-elections.

The list is arranged by constituency. Tara Nath Ranabhat served as the Speaker. There were three prime ministers before the parliament was dissolved in 2002. Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Girija Prasad Koirala and Sher Bahadur Deuba served as prime ministers during the term of this parliament.

## House of Representatives composition

| Party | | Members | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | After election | At dissolution |
|  | Nepali Congress | 111 | 113 |
|  | CPN (UML) | 71 | 69 |
|  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 11 | 11 |
|  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party | 5 | 5 |
|  | Rastriya Janamorcha | 5 | 5 |
|  | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | 1 | 1 |
|  | Samyukta Janamorcha | 1 | 1 |
| Total | | 205 | 205 |

## Leaders

### Officeholders

### Whips

## List of MPs elected in the election

| Constituency | Winner | Party | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taplejung 1 | Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu |  | CPN (UML) |
| Taplejung 2 | Om Prasad Ojha |  | CPN (UML) |
| Panchthar 1 | Basanta Kumar Nemwang |  | CPN (UML) |
| Panchthar 2 | Damber Singh Sambahamphe |  | CPN (UML) |
| Ilam 1 | Benup Raj Prasai |  | Nepali Congress |
| Ilam 2 | Subaschandra Nemwang |  | CPN (UML) |
| Ilam 3 | Keshav Thapa |  | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 1 | Krishna Prasad Sitaula |  | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 2 | K.P. Sharma Oli |  | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 3 | Narendra Bikram Nemwang |  | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 4 | Chakra Prasad Bastola |  | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 5 | Tara Sam Yongya |  | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 6 | Gopal Prasad Koirala |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sankhuwasabha 1 | Tanka Prasad Rai |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sankhuwasabha 2 | Parshuram Megi Gurung |  | CPN (UML) |
| Tehrathum 1 | Bijay Subba |  | CPN (UML) |
| Bhojpur 1 | Ghanendra Basnet |  | CPN (UML) |
| Bhojpur 2 | Sher Dhan Rai |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dhankuta 1 | Durga Linkha |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dhankuta 2 | Surya Bahadur Thapa |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Morang 1 | Amod Prasad Upadhyay |  | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 2 | Bharat Mohan Adhikari |  | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 3 | Lal Babu Pandit |  | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 4 | Harka Man Tamang |  | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 5 | Mahesh Acharya |  | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 6 | Hari Narayan Chaudhary |  | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 7 | Badri Prasad Mandal |  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| Sunsari 1 | Kunta Sharma |  | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 2 | Bijay Kumar Gachhadar |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 3 | Laxman Prasad Mehta |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 4 | Hari Prasad Sapkota |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 5 | Girija Prasad Koirala |  | Nepali Congress |
| Solukhumbu 1 | Bal Bahadur K.C. |  | Nepali Congress |
| Khotang 1 | Sarba Dhan Rai |  | Nepali Congress |
| Khotang 2 | Shiva Kumar Basnet |  | Nepali Congress |
| Okhaldhunga 1 | Hom Nath Dhakal |  | Nepali Congress |
| Okhaldhunga 2 | Gopal Rai |  | Nepali Congress |
| Udayapur 1 | Suresh Kumar Rai |  | CPN (UML) |
| Udayapur 2 | Jagannath Khatiwada |  | CPN (UML) |
| Saptari 1 | Jay Prakash Gupta |  | Nepali Congress |
| Saptari 2 | Ram Kumar Chaudhary |  | Nepali Congress |
| Saptari 3 | Renu Kumari Yadav |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Saptari 4 | Jagadish Prasad Sah |  | CPN (UML) |
| Saptari 5 | Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav |  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| Siraha 1 | Ram Chandra Yadav |  | CPN (UML) |
| Siraha 2 | Chitra Lekha Yadav |  | Nepali Congress |
| Siraha 3 | Krishna Charan Shrestha |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Siraha 4 | Hem Narayan Yadav |  | CPN (UML) |
| Siraha 5 | Dharmanath Prasad Sah |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dolakha 1 | Pashupati Chaulagain |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dolakha 2 | Anand Prasad Pokharel |  | CPN (UML) |
| Ramechhap 1 | Kamal Prakash Sunuwar |  | CPN (UML) |
| Ramechhap 2 | Ram Hari Dhungel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sindhuli 1 | Ganga Prasad Nepal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Sindhuli 2 | Shankar Nath Sharma Adhikari |  | CPN (UML) |
| Sindhuli 3 | Lila Mani Pokharel |  | Samyukta Janamorcha |
| Dhanusha 1 | Smriti Narayan Chaudhari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dhanusha 2 | Yog Narayan Yadav |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dhanusha 3 | Ananda Prasad Dhungana |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dhanusha 4 | Krishna Pratap Malla |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Dhanusha 5 | Ram Baran Yadav |  | Nepali Congress |
| Mahottari 1 | Mahendra Yadav |  | Nepali Congress |
| Mahottari 2 | Ram Chandra Tiwari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Mahottari 3 | Sharat Singh Bhandari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Mahottari 4 | Mahendra Kumar Raya |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sarlahi 1 | Mahindra Ray Yadav |  | CPN (UML) |
| Sarlahi 2 | Rajendra Mahato |  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| Sarlahi 3 | Ram Chandra Ray |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Sarlahi 4 | Nagendra Kumar Ray |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sarlahi 5 | Mahantha Thakur |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rasuwa 1 | Dil Bahadur Lama |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dhading 1 | Budhhiman Tamang |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Dhading 2 | Ram Nath Adhikari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dhading 3 | Rajendra Prasad Pandey |  | CPN (UML) |
| Nuwakot 1 | Rajendra Prakash Lohani |  | CPN (UML) |
| Nuwakot 2 | Ram Saran Mahat |  | Nepali Congress |
| Nuwakot 3 | Mahendra Bahadur Pandey |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 1 | Pradeep Nepal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 2 | Bidhya Devi Bhandari |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 3 | Ishwar Pokhrel |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 4 | Prem Lal Singh |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kathmandu 5 | Mangal Siddhi Manandhar |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 6 | Astalaxmi Shakya |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kathmandu 7 | Tirtha Ram Dangol |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bhaktapur 1 | Narayan Man Bijukchhe |  | Nepal Workers Peasants Party |
| Bhaktapur 2 | Lekh Nath Neupane |  | Nepali Congress |
| Lalitpur 1 | Sushila Nepal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Lalitpur 2 | Krishna Lal Maharjan |  | CPN (UML) |
| Lalitpur 3 | Raghuji Pant |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kavrepalanchok 1 | Shiva Bahadur Deuja |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kavrepalanchok 2 | Shiva Prasad Humagain |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kavrepalanchok 3 | Rajendra Kharel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sindhupalchok 1 | Mohan Bahadur Basnet |  | Nepali Congress |
| Sindhupalchok 2 | Subash Karmacharya |  | CPN (UML) |
| Sindhupalchok 3 | Pashupati S.J.B. Rana |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Makwanpur 1 | Krishna Prasad Dulal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Makwanpur 2 | Birodh Khatiwada |  | CPN (UML) |
| Makwanpur 3 | Bir Bahadur Lama |  | CPN (UML) |
| Rautahat 1 | Madhav Kumar Nepal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Rautahat 2 | Mohammad Aftab Alam |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rautahat 3 | Bansidhar Mishra |  | CPN (UML) |
| Rautahat 4 | Prakash Koirala |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bara 1 | Uma Kanta Chaudhari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bara 2 | Sohan Prasad Chaudhary |  | CPN (UML) |
| Bara 3 | Rishikesh Gautam |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bara 4 | Farmulla Mansur |  | Nepali Congress |
| Parsa 1 | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai |  | Nepali Congress |
| Parsa 2 | Ajaya Kumar Chaurasiya |  | Nepali Congress |
| Parsa 3 | Surendra Prasad Chaudhary |  | Nepali Congress |
| Parsa 4 | Urmila Aryal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Chitwan 1 | Sabitri Bogati |  | Nepali Congress |
| Chitwan 2 | Eknath Ranabhat |  | Nepali Congress |
| Chitwan 3 | Gangadhar Lamsal |  | Nepali Congress |
| Chitwan 4 | Narayan Sharma Paudel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Gorkha 1 | Chiranjibi Wagle |  | Nepali Congress |
| Gorkha 2 | Kamala Devi Panta |  | Nepali Congress |
| Gorkha 3 | Hari Lal Joshi |  | Nepali Congress |
| Manang 1 | Palten Gurung |  | Nepali Congress |
| Lamjung 1 | Ram Bahadur Gurung |  | Nepali Congress |
| Lamjung 2 | Hari Bhakta Adhikari |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kaski 1 | Taranath Ranabhat |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kaski 2 | Mahadev Gurung |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kaski 3 | Prakash Bahadur Gurung |  | Nepali Congress |
| Tanahu 1 | Govinda Raj Joshi |  | Nepali Congress |
| Tanahu 2 | Ram Chandra Poudel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Tanahu 3 | Tuk Raj Sigdel |  | CPN (UML) |
| Syangja 1 | Hit Kaji Gurung |  | CPN (UML) |
| Syangja 2 | Gopal Man Shrestha |  | Nepali Congress |
| Syangja 3 | Shankar Prasad Pandey |  | Nepali Congress |
| Gulmi 1 | Fatik Bahadur Thapa |  | CPN (UML) |
| Gulmi 2 | Pradeep Kumar Gyawali |  | CPN (UML) |
| Gulmi 3 | Gokarna Raj Bista |  | CPN (UML) |
| Palpa 1 | Bhadra Bahadur Thapa |  | CPN (UML) |
| Palpa 2 | Som Prasad Pandey |  | CPN (UML) |
| Palpa 3 | Yadav Bahadur Rayamajhi |  | CPN (UML) |
| Arghakhanchi 1 | Dilaram Acharya |  | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| Arghakhanchi 2 | Dilli Raj Khanal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Nawalparasi 1 | Damodar Bastakoti |  | Nepali Congress |
| Nawalparasi 2 | Chandra Mani Kharel |  | CPN (UML) |
| Nawalparasi 3 | Hridayesh Tripathi |  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| Nawalparasi 4 | Devendra Raj Kandel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rupandehi 1 | Duryodhan Singh |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rupandehi 2 | Ram Krishna Tamrakar |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rupandehi 3 | Surya Prasad Pradhan |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rupandehi 4 | Bharat Kumar Shah |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rupandehi 5 | Yagyajit Shah |  | Nepal Sadbhawana Party |
| Kapilvastu 1 | Dan Bahadur Chaudhary |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kapilvastu 2 | Brijesh Kumar Gupta |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Kapilvastu 3 | Birendra Kumar Kanudiya |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kapilvastu 4 | Ajaya Pratap Shah |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Mustang 1 | Romy Gauchan Thakali |  | Nepali Congress |
| Myagdi 1 | Narayan Singh Pun |  | Nepali Congress |
| Baglung 1 | Tanka Prasad Sharma Kadel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Baglung 2 | Chitra Bahadur K.C. |  | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| Baglung 3 | Pari Thapa |  | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| Parbat 1 | Arjun Prasad Joshi |  | Nepali Congress |
| Parbat 2 | Dilli Raj Sharma |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rukum 1 | Keshar Man Rokka |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rukum 2 | Tirtha Gautam |  | CPN (UML) |
| Rolpa 1 | Lekh Nath Acharya |  | Nepali Congress |
| Rolpa 2 | Surendra Hamal |  | Nepali Congress |
| Pyuthan 1 | Hari Acharya |  | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| Pyuthan 2 | Nava Raj Subedi |  | Rastriya Janamorcha |
| Salyan 1 | Prakash Jwala |  | CPN (UML) |
| Salyan 2 | Netra Lal Shrestha |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Dang Deukhuri 1 | Khum Bahadur Khadka |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dang Deukhuri 2 | Bal Dev Sharma |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dang Deukhuri 3 | Krishna Kishor Ghimire |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dang Deukhuri 4 | Gehendra Giri |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dolpa 1 | Nar Bahadur Budhathoki |  | CPN (UML) |
| Mugu 1 | Chandra Bahadur Shahi |  | CPN (UML) |
| Jumla 1 | Devi Lal Thapa |  | CPN (UML) |
| Kalikot 1 | Prem Bahadur Singh |  | CPN (UML) |
| Humla 1 | Gorakh Bahadur Bogati |  | CPN (UML) |
| Jajarkot 1 | Govinda Bikram Shah |  | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Jajarkot 2 | Ratna Prasad Sharma Neupane |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dailekh 1 | Nar Bahadur Hamal |  | CPN (UML) |
| Dailekh 2 | Shiv Raj Joshi |  | Nepali Congress |
| Surkhet 1 | Purna Bahadur Khadka |  | Nepali Congress |
| Surkhet 2 | Rhidya Ram Thani |  | Nepali Congress |
| Surkhet 3 | Shiv Raj Joshi |  | Nepali Congress |
| Banke 1 | Gyanu K.C. |  | Nepali Congress |
| Banke 2 | Sushil Koirala |  | Nepali Congress |
| Banke 3 | Kailash Nath Kasudhan |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bardiya 1 | Kashi Paudel |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bardiya 2 | Mangal Prasad Tharu |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bardiya 3 | Khem Raj Bhatt |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bajura 1 | Janak Raj Giri |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bajhang 1 | Arjun Jang Bahadur Singh |  | Nepali Congress |
| Bajhang 2 | Suresh Malla |  | Nepali Congress |
| Achham 1 | Gobinda Bahadur Shah |  | Nepali Congress |
| Achham 2 | Ram Bahadur Bista |  | Nepali Congress |
| Doti 1 | Bhakta Bahadur Balayar |  | Nepali Congress |
| Doti 2 | Siddha Raj Ojha |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kailali 1 | Sushila Swar |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kailali 2 | Ram Janam Chaudhary |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kailali 3 | Pushkar Nath Oja |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kailali 4 | Tek Bahadur Chokhyal |  | Nepali Congress |
| Dadeldhura 1 | Sher Bahadur Deuba |  | Nepali Congress |
| Darchula 1 | Dilendra Prasad Badu |  | Nepali Congress |
| Baitadi 1 | Narendra Bahadur Bum |  | Nepali Congress |
| Baitadi 2 | Binayadhoj Chand |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kanchanpur 1 | Narayan Prakash Saud |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kanchanpur 2 | Tarini Dutt Chataut |  | Nepali Congress |
| Kanchanpur 3 | Ramesh Lekhak |  | Nepali Congress |

## By-elections

| Constituency | Incumbent | Party | | Cause of vacation | Elected MP | Party | | By-election |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jhapa 6 | KP Sharma Oli |  | CPN (UML) | Elected from Jhapa 2 | Gopal Prasad Koirala |  | Congress | 1999 |
| Morang 1 | Girija Prasad Koirala |  | Congress | Elected from Sunsari 5 | Amod Prasad Upadhyay |  | Congress | |
| Rautahat 4 | Madhav Kumar Nepal |  | CPN (UML) | Elected from Rautahat 1 | Prakash Koirala |  | Congress | |

## InfoBox

| 4th House of Representatives of Nepal | |
| --- | --- |
| 3rd HoR Interim Legislature | |
| Gallery Baithak | |
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Parliament of the Kingdom of Nepal |
| Jurisdiction | Kingdom of Nepal |
| Meeting place | Gallery Baithak |
| Term | May 1999 – May 2002 |
| Election | 1999 general election |
| Government | K.P. Bhattarai cabinet
Fourth G.P. Koirala cabinet
Third Deuba cabinet |
| House of Representatives | |
| Members | 205 |
| Speaker | Taranath Ranabhat (NC) |
| Prime Minister | Krishna Prasad Bhattarai (NC)
Girija Prasad Koirala (NC)
Sher Bahadur Deuba (NC) |
| Leader of Opposition | Madhav Kumar Nepal (UML) |


title: Talking to Yourself

abstract: "Talking to Yourself" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen from her sixth studio album, The Loneliest Time (2022). Jepsen wrote it with songwriter Simon Wilcox and its producers, Benjamin Berger and Ryan Rabin from the production team Captain Cuts. School Boy and Interscope Records released it as the album's third single on September 16, 2022. "Talking to Yourself" is a dance-pop and synth-pop song, in which Jepsen recalls a relationship with an ex-lover and wonders if he still has feelings for her. "Talking to Yourself" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its production as catchy, comparing its lyrical themes to Jepsen's other music. It peaked at number eight on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. The music video for "Talking to Yourself" was released alongside it. She included the song on the set list of her 2022–2023 concert tour, the So Nice Tour, and performed it at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.

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# Talking to Yourself

"**Talking to Yourself**" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen from her sixth studio album, *The Loneliest Time* (2022). Jepsen wrote it with songwriter Simon Wilcox and its producers, Benjamin Berger and Ryan Rabin from the production team Captain Cuts. School Boy and Interscope Records released it as the album's third single on September 16, 2022. "Talking to Yourself" is a dance-pop and synth-pop song, in which Jepsen recalls a relationship with an ex-lover and wonders if he still has feelings for her.

"Talking to Yourself" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its production as catchy, comparing its lyrical themes to Jepsen's other music. It peaked at number eight on the *Billboard* Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. The music video for "Talking to Yourself" was released alongside it. She included the song on the set list of her 2022–2023 concert tour, the So Nice Tour, and performed it at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.

## Background and release

While on the Dedicated Tour, which ran from May 2019 to February 2020, Carly Rae Jepsen began collecting ideas for her sixth studio album in February. Her creativity was stimulated by lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, and she transformed an old office space that was a part of her Los Angeles residence into a home studio. Jepsen endured problems in her personal life, being unable to join her family in Canada due to travelling restrictions, dealing with the death of her grandmother, and being newly single. She created more than 100 songs, eventually deciding on a track list of just 13. On August 1, 2022, Jepsen announced that the album, titled *The Loneliest Time*, would be released on October 21, 2022. It was preceded by the singles "Western Wind" and "Beach House" (both 2022), which were included on it.

Jepsen wrote "Talking to Yourself" alongside songwriter Simon Wilcox, and Benjamin Berger and Ryan Rabin from the production team Captain Cuts. On September 13, 2022, she shared a 17-second snippet of the song on social media and wrote that it would come out the following Friday so her fans could memorize the words before the So Nice Tour began. School Boy and Interscope Records released it along with a music video as the album's third single three days later. "Talking to Yourself" peaked at number eight on the *Billboard* Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart. The song was included on the set list of the So Nice Tour, and Jepsen performed it at the Glastonbury Festival 2023.

## Composition and lyrics

"Talking to Yourself" is two minutes and 53 seconds long. Captain Cuts produced the song and recorded it at their namesake studio in Los Angeles, also handling engineering with Rob Kinelski and Eli Heisler; Berger and Wilcox provided programming. Trevor Rabin plays the guitar. Emily Lazar and Chris Allgood mastered it at the Lodge in New York City and Kinelski handled mixing at the Fortress of Amplitude in Los Angeles.

A dance-pop and synth-pop song with a strong beat and influences from 1980s music, "Talking to Yourself" includes a guitar solo, which "battles synth" according to *Clash*'s Gem Stokes. *Entertainment Weekly*'s Maura Johnston observed that warped 1980s guitar weaves through Jepsen's persistent vocals, succeeded by a piercing bass line and unwavering beat. Chris DeVille of *Stereogum* thought it kept with the 1980s pastiche of Jepsen's albums *Emotion* (2015) and *Dedicated* (2019), and Jeffrey Davies of *PopMatters* said it continued the shimmering and buoyant pop of her previous music. Peter Piatkowski from the same website described the style of "Talking to Yourself" as new wave.

In the lyrics of "Talking to Yourself", Jepsen recalls a relationship with an ex-lover and wonders if he still has feelings for her. She obsesses over him and thinks about the possibility that he is unable to sleep at night without her. *Consequence*'s Mary Siroky believed the song's lyrics were ambiguous about whether the topic was a serious relationship, friends-with-benefits, or just a crush. According to Ben Kaye of the same website, it is "for those who come out on the winning side of a breakup".

## Critical reception

The song's production received generally positive reviews. Critics like Siroky and *The A.V. Club*'s Gabrielle Sanchez believed "Talking to Yourself" has a catchy chorus. The former picked the track as "Song of the Week". *Rolling Stone*'s Emily Zemler described it as a sanguine track and a "dance-pop anthem". *American Songwriter* critic Alli Patton and Kaye thought "Talking to Yourself" was suitable to dance to; Patton believed it complemented Jepsen's lively vocals, and Kaye said it struck the perfect balance between seductive and dance-floor-ready. Ben Devlin of *MusicOMH* named it the "first big hit" on *The Loneliest Time*'s tracklist and compared its topline to the work of Divinyls. Writing for *The Line of Best Fit*, Sam Franzini cited "Talking to Yourself" among the pop treasures on the album and named it as one of Jepsen's most high-energy songs. On the other hand, *Pitchfork*'s Olivia Horn wrote that the song sounds like "two different Dua Lipa outtakes cut-and-pasted together", using some diverting production flourishes.

Some critics commented on the lyrics of "Talking to Yourself", comparing its lyrical themes to Jepsen's other music. Siroky called the song unashamedly compulsive, and she opined it gives a voice to the "delightfully unhinged" while demonstrating Jepsen's pop sensibilities. Todd Dedman of *Beats Per Minute* thought it shared its concept of inconspicuousness in relationships with the *Emotion* track "When I Needed You". Writing for AllMusic, Heather Phares believed "Talking to Yourself" demonstrated feeling both detached and attached simultaneously, a running motif on *The Loneliest Time*, and Patton thought the lyrics realized the album's general theme of loneliness.

## Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of *The Loneliest Time*.

## Charts

Chart position for "Talking to Yourself"
| Chart (2022) | Peak
position |
| --- | --- |
| Japan Hot Overseas (*Billboard Japan*) | 8 |

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## InfoBox

| "Talking to Yourself" | |
| --- | --- |
| Single by Carly Rae Jepsen | |
| from the album  *The Loneliest Time* | |
| Released | September 16, 2022 (2022-09-16) |
| Studio | Captain Cuts (Los Angeles) |
| Genre |  |
| Length | 2:53 |
| Label |  |
| Songwriter(s) |  |
| Producer(s) | Captain Cuts |
| Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology | |
| "Beach House"
(2022) "**Talking to Yourself**"
(2022) "The Loneliest Time"
(2022) | |
|  | |
| Music video | |
| "Talking to Yourself" on YouTube | |
|  | |


title: Tukino

abstract: Tukino skifield is located on the eastern face of Mount Ruapehu, in the central area of the North Island, New Zealand. A club managed field, Tukino is open to the general public and both skiing and snowboarding are popular. The ski field area is serviced by two permanent rope tows, a portable rope tow, and an over-snow vehicle providing 'cat skiing' where customers are driven to the upper reaches of the ski area, enabling them to ski or board the entire height of the field. The terrain includes a learner slope, intermediate and advanced technical terrain, and off piste areas. Tukino is known for its untouched trails, uncrowded slopes, friendly atmosphere and good weather being on the lee side of the mountain. Day visitors will want to pack a lunch as there is no food service available.

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# Tukino

**Tukino** skifield is located on the eastern face of Mount Ruapehu, in the central area of the North Island, New Zealand.

A club managed field, Tukino is open to the general public and both skiing and snowboarding are popular.

The ski field area is serviced by two permanent rope tows, a portable rope tow, and an over-snow vehicle providing 'cat skiing' where customers are driven to the upper reaches of the ski area, enabling them to ski or board the entire height of the field. The terrain includes a learner slope, intermediate and advanced technical terrain, and off piste areas.

Tukino is known for its untouched trails, uncrowded slopes, friendly atmosphere and good weather being on the lee side of the mountain. Day visitors will want to pack a lunch as there is no food service available.

## Access

Access is via the Tukino access Road from the Desert Road, and is suitable for four wheel drive vehicles only during the winter months. There is a carpark for 2WD vehicles 6 km in from the Desert Road turnoff. Transport from the 2WD carpark can be arranged by contacting the skifield during the winter season. The road may be closed for safety reasons during the winter season, phone the ski field for up to date information.

## Accommodation at affiliated clubs

Accommodation is available at Tukino for those that want to stay and play. This is provided by the three clubs who have lodges at the top of the access road. Bookings are essential. There are three clubs which have lodges at Tukino Skifield:

* Tukino Alpine Sports Club
* Aorangi Ski Club
* Desert Alpine Club

Aorangi and Desert Alpine lodges operate in the winter season only, while the Tukino Alpine Sports Club lodge is available for accommodation year round.

## Rock and ice climbing at Tukino

There are over 200 established rockclimbing routes in the Tukino area, with scope for further development. The volcanic rock is generally sound and offers reasonable protection and tends to stay clean in the alpine environment.

The generally southeast aspect and multitude of climbs at low altitude make it a particularly good location for ice climbing on Ruapehu.

1. "Tukino". *Skimap.org*. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. "Tukino - Ski Mt Ruapehu, New Zealand - Where the Sun Shines First". *Tukino Skifield*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
3. "Tukino Alpine Sports Club". *www.tukino.nz*. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
4. "Aorangi ski club". *www.aorangi.org*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
5. "Home | DesertAlpine.Club | Tukino Skifield | Mt Ruapehu I NZ". *DesertAlpine.Club*. Retrieved 11 June 2020.

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title: Eswatini Airlink

abstract: Eswatini Airlink was a regional airline based in Matsapha, Eswatini, and was the flag carrier of that country.

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# Eswatini Airlink

**Eswatini Airlink** was a regional airline based in Matsapha, Eswatini, and was the flag carrier of that country.

## History

Eswatini Airlink was formed as a joint venture company between the Swaziland Government (60%) and Airlink (40%) to take over operations from Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation (RSNAC), the previous flag carrier of Eswatini. Swaziland Airlink started operations in July 1999 with a leased Fokker F28 aircraft from RSNAC linking Matsapha Airport with Johannesburg and Dar-es-Salaam.

In June 2000, the Fokker F28 was replaced with a BAe Jetstream 41 aircraft. Swaziland Airlink became Eswatini Airlink after the country's name was changed.

The airline ceased operations on June 1, 2022.

## Destinations

Eswatini Airlink served the following destinations as part of Airlink:

| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eswatini | Manzini | King Mswati III International Airport | Hub |  |
| | | Matsapha Airport | Terminated |  |
| South Africa | Johannesburg | O. R. Tambo International Airport |  |  |

## Fleet

Eswatini Airlink did not maintain a dedicated fleet at the time of closure. Flights were operated under Airlink's AOC as part of the Airlink schedule using Embraer ERJ-135 or Embraer ERJ-140 aircraft. Eswatini Airlink previously operated the BAe Jetstream 41, Fokker F28, and Embraer ERJ-135 under their own AOC.

## InfoBox

Eswatini Airlink
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| IATA ICAO Call sign  4Z SZL SWAZILINK | |
| Founded | 1999 (1999) <br>(as *Swaziland Airlink*) |
| Ceased operations | 1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) |
| Hubs | King Mswati III International Airport |
| Focus cities | O. R. Tambo International Airport |
| Fleet size | 0 |
| Destinations | 2 |
| Parent company | Airlink |
| Headquarters | Matsapha, Eswatini |
| Website | flyeswatiniairlink.com |


title: Paradise Glacier

abstract: Paradise Glacier is a glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.4 square miles (1.0 km⁲) and contains 0.8 billion ft⁳ with Stevens Glacier included. The glacier is bounded to the west by the Muir Snowfield, Anvil Rock and McClure Rock. There is a single extant main lobe of the glacier, ranging from 9,000 feet (2,700 m) to 7,200 feet (2,200 m), that is connected to the larger Cowlitz Glacier. To the south, there was a smaller portion which was near the Cowlitz Rocks and the tiny Williwakas Glacier, ranging from 6,900 feet (2,100 m) to 6,400 ft (2,000 m) in elevation and containing the Paradise Ice Caves until the 1990s. This smaller lobe melted between 2004 and 2006. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Cowlitz River.

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# Paradise Glacier

**Paradise Glacier** is a glacier on the southeast flank of Mount Rainier in Washington. It covers 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) and contains 0.8 billion ft3 (23 million m3) with Stevens Glacier included. The glacier is bounded to the west by the Muir Snowfield, Anvil Rock and McClure Rock. There is a single extant main lobe of the glacier, ranging from 9,000 feet (2,700 m) to 7,200 feet (2,200 m), that is connected to the larger Cowlitz Glacier. To the south, there was a smaller portion which was near the Cowlitz Rocks and the tiny Williwakas Glacier, ranging from 6,900 feet (2,100 m) to 6,400 ft (2,000 m) in elevation and containing the Paradise Ice Caves until the 1990s. This smaller lobe melted between 2004 and 2006. Meltwater from the glacier drains into the Cowlitz River.

## Glacier loss

The Williwakas was declared a dead glacier in the 1930s and the ice caves were lost in the 1980s. In a June 2023 report from the National Park Service (NPS), the Stevens Glacier was removed from the NPS glacier list for lack of ice flow and size.

## InfoBox

| Paradise Glacier | |
| --- | --- |
| Paradise Glacier, viewed from the south | |
| Type | Mountain glacier |
| Location | Mount Rainier, Pierce County, Washington, USA |
| Coordinates | 46°49′03″N 121°42′51″W / 46.81750°N 121.71417°W / 46.81750; -121.71417 |
| Area | 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), 1983 including Stevens Glacier |


title: Paul Steed

abstract: Paul Howard Steed Jr. was a video game modeller and artist. He worked for Origin Systems, Electronic Arts, id Software, WildTangent, Microsoft's Xbox, Atari, and Exigent. He created artwork or models for several prominent game series including Wing Commander and Quake. He was employed by id Software until he was fired in retaliation for conflict over the creation of Doom 3.

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# Paul Steed

**Paul Howard Steed Jr.** (November 6, 1964  August 11, 2012) was a video game modeller and artist. He worked for Origin Systems, Electronic Arts, id Software, WildTangent, Microsoft's Xbox, Atari, and Exigent. He created artwork or models for several prominent game series including *Wing Commander* and *Quake*. He was employed by id Software until he was fired in retaliation for conflict over the creation of *Doom 3* (according to John Carmack).

## Biography

Steed began his career with video games in 1991 at Origin Systems, after answering a newspaper ad that said "Fantasy artist wanted". Starting as a game design sketcher, he moved up to art director and then project director. Steed has indicated he "didn't touch a mouse until I was 27." He worked as an art director at Virgin Entertainment and a designer at Iguana Entertainment as well. In 2000, after being fired from id Software, he went to work for WildTangent making several dancing girl visualizers for Winamp and a third-person shooter called *Betty Bad* (an homage to Steed's favorite arcade game, *Tempest*).

Steed gained press and controversy with the release of a "Crackwhore" female model for *Quake II* in response to a skin (character texture) contest for the first *Quake* sponsored by a group of female gamers who called themselves the "Crackwhore Clan". The Crackwhore model was released as a downloadable character for *Quake II* as an homage to that same female gamer clan. While *Quake II* included a female character as an option when playing, both the phraseology and approach to the Crackwhore model received some amount of criticism despite the Crackwhore Clan having been created and organized by and composed solely of female gamers and not Paul Steed.

Steed was active in the game development community and gave talks not only at the annual Game Developers Conference, but also at universities and art institutes. He initiated and sponsored several modeling contests such as the Bad Girl and Cute Doll contests by which he challenged any and all other modelers to compete against him for sponsored prizes. He convinced many vendors like Autodesk to contribute those prizes as well as recognition to the contest winners.

A published author, Steed wrote three books on modeling and animating game characters for 3D games. He served on the advisory board for GDC for many years, and as creative director for Microsoft's Xbox and Atari he gained experience on the other side of the developer fence. He left Atari in 2006 to co-found Exigent with Garland Wong and Jesse Rapczak. As president and chief creative officer at Exigent, a global game art company for next generation and casual games, Steed oversaw more than 100 artists in India and China while consulting with top developers and publishers. Lately, he provided creative and managerial leadership for an unannounced UTV Ignition Entertainment project, but subsequently moved on to a series of casual and console projects.

Steed died on August 11, 2012.

## Bibliography

* Steed, Paul (2001). *Modelling a Character in 3DS Max*. Wordware Publishing. ISBN 1-55622-815-5.
* Steed, Paul (2002). *Animating Real-Time Game Characters*. Charles River Media. ISBN 1-58450-270-3.
* Steed, Paul (2005). *Modelling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition*. Wordware Publishing. ISBN 1-55622-088-X