title: Phalangodoidea

abstract: The Phalangodoidea are a superfamily of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with three recognized families and 220 species. It is not to be confused with the similarly spelled subfamily Phalangioidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Eupnoi.

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# Phalangodoidea

The **Phalangodoidea** are a superfamily of the harvestman infraorder Grassatores with three recognized families and 220 species. It is not to be confused with the similarly spelled subfamily Phalangioidea, which is also a harvestman superfamily, but within the suborder Eupnoi.

## Families

## InfoBox

| Phalangodoidea | |
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|  | |
| *Bishopella laciniosa* (Phalangodidae) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Opiliones |
| Suborder: | Laniatores |
| Infraorder: | Grassatores |
| Superfamily: | **Phalangodoidea** |
|
| Families | |
| See text for list. | |


title: Monomorium inquilinum

abstract: Monomorium inquilinum is a species of ant in the genus Monomorium. It is native to Mexico.

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# Monomorium inquilinum

***Monomorium inquilinum*** is a species of ant in the genus *Monomorium*. It is native to Mexico.

## InfoBox

| *Monomorium inquilinum* | |
| --- | --- |
| Conservation status | |
|
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | *Monomorium* |
| Species: | ***M. inquilinum*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Monomorium inquilinum***
DuBois, 1981 | |
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title: Radu Lucian Sulica

abstract: Radu Lucian Sulica is a Romanian-born American laryngologist and author. He currently serves as Professor and Chief, Laryngology and Voice Disorders at the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Sulica has published several books in the field, including Vocal Fold Paralysis, the compendium on this dominant topic in laryngology. He has written a review of a sub-category of vocal fold paralysis, the idiopathic cases. He is notable among contemporary practitioners of laryngology for his prolific writing and focus on the historical context of laryngology and its problems; for example, his paper "War, politics & the voice: The vocal fold paralysis of George Orwell". Further contributions include his early adoption and promotion of Gray's mini-thyrotomy, his singular description of laryngeal thrush, and being a major proponent of the significance of vocal fold paresis in voice complaints. His latest collaboration, with Ryan Branski, PhD of the New York University Voice Center is entitled Classics in Voice and Laryngology.

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# Radu Lucian Sulica

**Radu Lucian Sulica** is a Romanian-born American laryngologist and author. He currently serves as Professor and Chief, Laryngology and Voice Disorders at the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Sulica has published several books in the field, including *Vocal Fold Paralysis*, the compendium on this dominant topic in laryngology. He has written a review of a sub-category of vocal fold paralysis, the idiopathic cases.

He is notable among contemporary practitioners of laryngology for his prolific writing and focus on the historical context of laryngology and its problems; for example, his paper "War, politics & the voice: The vocal fold paralysis of George Orwell".

Further contributions include his early adoption and promotion of Gray's mini-thyrotomy, his singular description of laryngeal thrush, and being a major proponent of the significance of vocal fold paresis in voice complaints.

His latest collaboration, with Ryan Branski, PhD of the New York University Voice Center is entitled *Classics in Voice and Laryngology*.


title: Rafael Nantes

abstract: Rafael Puchero "Raffy" Nantes was the governor of the Province of Quezon, Philippines from 2007 to 2010. He was the national treasurer of the Liberal Party. He first served as a congressman of the 1st District of Quezon from 1998 to 2007.

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# Rafael Nantes

**Rafael Puchero** "**Raffy**" **Nantes** (January 4, 1957 – May 17, 2010) was the governor of the Province of Quezon, Philippines from 2007 to 2010. He was the national treasurer of the Liberal Party. He first served as a congressman of the 1st District of Quezon from 1998 to 2007.

## Early life

He was born on January 4, 1957, in Polillo, Quezon to Dr. Alban Nantes and Eufemia Puchero. As a boy, he grew up with his grandmother Eleuteria, fondly called Nana Teryang, who was a fish dealer. Raffy helped in selling fish going from house to house.

When their family moved to Manila and transferred near Camp Aguinaldo, he became a shoeshine boy, shining shoes of generals and other officers in the Camp, to have needed funds for his studies and daily family expenses.

## Personal life

He was married to Betty Buenaobra, the President of People's International Enterprises Company and 2022 vice gubernatorial candidate. They had only one son named Samuel, who served as the vice governor of Quezon from 2013 to 2022.

## Education

## Organization and position held

### Socio-civic organizations

* National University Alumni Foundation Inc., President (2000–2005)
* Boy Scout of the Philippines (Quezon Chapter), Provincial chairman (2001–2007)
* Tipan, Governor and Presiding chairman (1999–2007)
* Club Filipino, Member (1999) and Board Director (2000)
* Quezonians 1923 Inc., President (1999)
* Rotary Club of Lucban, Member (1998–2004)
* Southern Tagalog Inventors Association, Member (1997–2002)
* Infanta (Quezon) Lions Club, President (1996–1998) and Adviser (1999–2004)
* Tau Gamma Phi fraternity, Secretary General & Convenor of Supreme Grand Council
* World Safety Organization, Member
* Safety Organization of the Philippines Business Establishment, Member

### Positions

* Neutron Broadcasting Network, Inc. – President and chairman of the board (1997–1998)
* Banahaw Utilities Corporation – President and chairman of the board (1995–1998)
* Neutron Battery Company – President and general manager (1990–1998)
* People's International Enterprises Company – President and general manager (1984–1998)

## Awards received

* Kapalaran Award 2002 (Outstanding Congressman of the New Millennium, Best in Public Service and Landmark Legislation), Asia Pacific Youth Outreach Development, Inc. on July 27, 2002
* Handog kay Itay – 2002 Celebrity Father Awardee for Public Service, 22nd National Celebration of Father's Day, June 16, 2002
* Gawad Makamasa – Gawad Lingkod Uliran Award, May 25, 2002
* Hall of Fame Award – Top 20 Most Accomplished Personalities of the Philippines on May 12, 2002 (by ADE International Foundation)
* Leadership for Progress Awards 2002: Outstanding Congressman of the Year, Civic and Political Leader of the Philippines. Media Writer's Research for Community Development and Progress, Inc., March 16, 2002
* Most Consistent Outstanding Congressman for the Three Consecutive Years (From 1999 to 2001) on February 6, 2002 – by Congress Magazine, Makati Graduate School, Berhard Lending Investments and Reserved Soldiers Union Who's Who in the Philippines: 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, Huwarang Filipino Awardee for Government and Public Service On September 17, 2000
* Most Outstanding Legislator Award, Media Excellence Awards for Progress 2000 – Philippine Media Research and Progress Report Inc.,

September 9, 2000

* Most Outstanding Congressman – 11th Congress – by Phoenix Express Press Club, February 2, 2002
* Most Outstanding Neophyte Congressman of the 11th Congress on December 15, 1999 – by Congress Magazine, Makati Graduate School,

Berthard Lending Investments and Franco Cultural Properties Explosion System.

* Kapatiran Award 2002 (Outstanding Congressman of the New Millennium, Best in Public Service and Landmark Legislation), Asia Pacific Youth Outreach Development, Inc., on July 27, 2002
* The Golden Record of Excellence Award for Outstanding Inventor and Mechanical Engineer, Best in Entrepreneurship, given by the Sons and Daughters of Charity, Inc.
* 1997 Quezon Medalya ng Karangalan Awardee Lions Club International President's Award for Humanitarian Service

Outstanding Lions Club Leadership Awardee

* 1998 Infanta (Quezon) Lions Club Leadership Awardee Outstanding Triskelion Awardee – by Tau Gamma Phi Fraternity

International Region, U.S.A.

* Southern Tagalog Inventors Association Awardee
* Recipient of Appreciation from the National University Alumni Foundation Inc., for exemplary achievements in PUBLIC SERVICE and ENTREPRENEURSHIP, July 2000
* Kapatiran Award 2002 (Outstanding Congressman of the New Millennium, Best in Public Service and Landmark Legislation), Asia Pacific Youth Outreach Development, Inc. on July 27, 2002
* Best Utility Model Awardee – DOST Inventor's Week, November 2000
* Recipient of Congressional Commendation, Adopted by the House of Representatives (H. 163) on December 28, 2000, as Outstanding Filipino Inventor DOS Hall of Fame Awardee
* Parangal ng Bayan 2001 and Who's Who in the Philippines National Excellence Awardee for Government and Public Service.

## Death

Nantes died in a helicopter accident that crashed into two houses at Jael Subdivision 1, Barangay Iyam, Lucena on May 17, 2010, at about 3:15 p.m. He had just attended a regular weekly flag raising ceremony at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena.

## InfoBox

| Rafael P. Nantes | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| 27th Governor of Quezon | |
| **In office**
June 30, 2007  May 17, 2010 | |
| Vice Governor | Kelly Portes |
| Preceded by | Wilfrido Enverga |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Portes (Acting) |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Quezon's 1st district | |
| **In office**
June 30, 1998  June 30, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrido Enverga |
| Succeeded by | Mark Enverga |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rafael Puchero Nantes
(1957-01-04)January 4, 1957
Polillo, Quezon, Philippines |
| Died | May 17, 2010(2010-05-17) (aged 53)
Lucena City, Philippines |
| Political party | Liberal (2001-2010) |
| Other political
affiliations | LAMMP (1998-2001) |
| Spouse | Betty Buenaobra |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | National University (BS)
Philippine Christian University (MBA) |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer, businessman |
|  | |


title: Walter Meanwell

abstract: Walter E. Meanwell was an English college men's basketball coach in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. The Leeds, England native coached in the U.S. for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Missouri (1918–1920) to an overall record of 290–101. Meanwell became the fourth basketball coach in University of Wisconsin–Madison history in 1911. After earning a doctorate degree in 1915, he was nicknamed "Doc" or "Little Doc". During World War I era, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps and became a captain. After a two-year stint at University of Missouri, Meanwell was back at Wisconsin. The Badgers won or shared four Big Ten titles under his guidance. His 1912, 1914, and 1916 Wisconsin teams were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Meanwell taught a style of game that featured short passing, crisscross dribbles and a tight zone defense. In 1934 he retired from coaching and practiced medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, until his death. He was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959.

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# Walter Meanwell

**Walter E. Meanwell** (26 January 1884 – 2 December 1953) was an English college men's basketball coach in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. The Leeds, England native coached in the U.S. for the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1911–1917, 1920–1934) and the University of Missouri (1918–1920) to an overall record of 290–101.

Meanwell became the fourth basketball coach in University of Wisconsin–Madison history in 1911. After earning a doctorate degree in 1915, he was nicknamed "Doc" or "Little Doc" (due to his 5'6" frame). During World War I era, he served in the United States Army Medical Corps and became a captain. After a two-year stint at University of Missouri, Meanwell was back at Wisconsin. The Badgers won or shared four Big Ten titles under his guidance (1921, 1923–24, 1929). His 1912, 1914, and 1916 Wisconsin teams were retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Meanwell taught a style of game that featured short passing, crisscross dribbles and a tight zone defense. In 1934 he retired from coaching and practiced medicine in Madison, Wisconsin, until his death. He was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 1959.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Wisconsin Badgers**  *(Western Conference)* (1911–1917) | | | | | | | | |
| 1911–12 | Wisconsin | 15–0 | 12–0 | 1st | Helms National Champions, Premo-Porretta National Champions |
| 1912–13 | Wisconsin | 14–1 | 11–1 | 1st |  |
| 1913–14 | Wisconsin | 15–0 | 12–0 | 1st | Helms National Champions, Premo-Porretta National Champions |
| 1914–15 | Wisconsin | 13–4 | 8–4 | 3rd |  |
| 1915–16 | Wisconsin | 20–1 | 11–1 | 1st | Helms National Champions, Premo-Porretta National Champions |
| 1916–17 | Wisconsin | 15–3 | 9–3 | 4th |  |
| **Missouri Tigers**  *(Missouri Valley Conference)* (1917–1918) | | | | | | | | |
| 1917–18 | Missouri | 17–1 | 15–1 | 1st |  |
| **Missouri Tigers**  *(Missouri Valley Conference)* (1919–1920) | | | | | | | | |
| 1919–20 | Missouri | 17–1 | 17–1 | 1st |  |
| **Missouri:** | | 34–2 | 32–2 |  | | | | |
| **Wisconsin Badgers**  *(Big Ten Conference)* (1920–1934) | | | | | | | | |
| 1920–21 | Wisconsin | 13–4 | 8–4 | T–1st |  |
| 1921–22 | Wisconsin | 14–5 | 8–4 | 2nd |  |
| 1922–23 | Wisconsin | 12–3 | 11–1 | T–1st |  |
| 1923–24 | Wisconsin | 11–5 | 8–4 | T–1st |  |
| 1924–25 | Wisconsin | 6–11 | 3–9 | 9th |  |
| 1925–26 | Wisconsin | 8–9 | 4–8 | T–8th |  |
| 1926–27 | Wisconsin | 10–7 | 7–5 | T–4th |  |
| 1927–28 | Wisconsin | 13–4 | 9–3 | T–3rd |  |
| 1928–29 | Wisconsin | 15–2 | 10–2 | T–1st |  |
| 1929–30 | Wisconsin | 15–2 | 8–2 | 2nd |  |
| 1930–31 | Wisconsin | 8–9 | 4–8 | T–7th |  |
| 1931–32 | Wisconsin | 8–10 | 3–9 | T–8th |  |
| 1932–33 | Wisconsin | 7–13 | 4–8 | 8th |  |
| 1933–34 | Wisconsin | 14–6 | 8–4 | T–2nd |  |
| **Wisconsin:** | | 246–99 | 158–80 |  | | | | |
| **Total:** | | 280–101 |  | | | | | | |
| National champion         Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion          Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion | | | | | | | | |

## InfoBox

Walter Meanwell
| University of Wisconsin photo | |
| --- | --- |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1884-01-26)26 January 1884
Leeds, England |
| Died | 2 December 1953(1953-12-02) (aged 69)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1911–1917 | Wisconsin |
| 1917–1918 | Missouri |
| 1919–1920 | Missouri |
| 1920–1934 | Wisconsin |
|  | |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1920 | Missouri |
| 1933–1935 | Wisconsin |
|  | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 280–101 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3 Helms National (1912, 1914, 1916)
3 Premo-Porretta National (1912, 1914, 1916)
2 MVC (1918, 1920)
8 Western Conference / Big Ten (1912–1914, 1916, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929) | |
|  | |
|  | |
| Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1959 (profile) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006 | |
|  | |


title: Nicholas Street Historic District

abstract: The Nicholas Street Historic District is a historic district in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is roughly bounded by 11th Street on the east, 14th Street to the west, and centered around Nicholas Street.

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# Nicholas Street Historic District

The **Nicholas Street Historic District** is a historic district in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is roughly bounded by 11th Street on the east, 14th Street to the west, and centered around Nicholas Street.

## History

The Nicholas Street Historic District was a swarm of brick industrial buildings. It was founded near 1890 as a place to collect goods and ship them over the Missouri River. It was also originally a spot for residential purposes. It retained this motive in the central part of the district, but was cleared out in the south part when industrialization took over.

The district was surrounded on three sides by railroad tracks laid by Union Pacific. Its proximity to Union Pacific Railroads, being only a mile away, made it a prime spot for industrialization.

After the Great Depression, the area saw little change, and shrunk soon after. The appeal of the area was low after WWII, and with the changing industrial landscape in Omaha businesses began moving out. Many of the buildings in the area were bought up by the City of Omaha. Being surrounded on three sides by railroads, the area was hard to access and limited the number of people and businesses in the district.

## Modern developments

In 2009, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places Since that time, the district has been subject to a redevelopment with the complete renovation of many of its historic structures, resurfacing of its streets and the marketing of its image. The Hot Shots Art Center and other buildings are included in this redevelopment as well. Some of the buildings are included in the Millwork Commons, a new neighborhood promoted by an architectural firm. As of 2024, there are also new buildings constructed and in the planning stages, including hotels, apartments, retail and more.

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title: Goldbachia

abstract: Goldbachia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.

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# Goldbachia

***Goldbachia*** is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.

## General description

Goldbachia are annual, herbaceous plants. They lack trichomes (hairs) and have branched stems.

The basal leaves are petiolate (without stalk), entire, and dentate (with toothed margins). Some species are rosulate (in a rosette), while others are not. The cauline leaves are sessile, auriculate (rarely they are not) or amplexicaul (clasping the stem) at the base, and entire, with the margins either repand (a slightly undulating margin) or dentate. The cotyledons (primary leaves) are incumbent.

The racemes are ebracteate (having no bracts) and elongated when in fruit. Fruiting pedicels are filiform (thread-like), recurved or reflexed, and articulate at the base or both ends. The sepals are ovate or oblong shaped, suberect, base of lateral pair, and either not saccate (pouch shaped) or sub-saccate. The petals are white, pink, or purplish and are longer than the sepals. The blade is spatulate (spoon shaped) with an obtuse apex. The claw is different than the sepals. It has 6 stamens, which are slightly tetradynamous (four of which are longer than the others). The median filament pairs are flattened at the base, with the lateral pair filiform. The anthers are ovate and obtuse at the apex. It has 4 nectar glands, which are minute; the median glands are free or confluent with laterals. The lateral glands are semi-annular and intrastaminal (inside the stamens). The ovules are 1-3 per ovary, and are subapical.

The fruit (seed capsule) is an indehiscent nutlet-like silicle or silicula, often breaking into 1-seeded units, and are oblong, ovoid, or ellipsoid. They are 1-loculed or transversely 2- or 3-loculed, terete (circular in cross-section) or 4-angled, sessile, woody, often prominently veined, glabrous or papillate (paper-like), smooth or torulose (a cylindrical or ellipsoid body; swollen and constricted at intervals). It is sometimes verrucose-reticulate; replum (a framework-like placenta) rounded; septum absent; style absent, obsolete, or distinct, thickened and sub-conical; stigma capitate, entire. The seeds are uniseriate (arranged in a single row), wingless, oblong and plump. The seed coat is smooth, and not mucilaginous (having a viscous or gelatinous consistency) when damp.

## Taxonomy

The genus name of *Goldbachia* is in honour of Carl Ludwig Goldbach (1793–1824), German-born Russian professor of botany in Moscow, and it was first described and published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in Carl Linnaeus's book Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 576 in 1821.

## Known species

Includes 7 accepted Species, according to Kew;

The genus was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 31 July 2018.

## Range and habitat

Its native range is eastern Europe, Transcaucasia, to Mongolia and Pakistan.

It is found in the countries of Afghanistan, China (including the regions of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia and Qinghai), Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva (part of Russia), Uzbekistan, and western Siberia.

*Goldbachia laevigata*, *Goldbachia pendula* and *Goldbachia ikonnikovii* are found in China.

## InfoBox

| *Goldbachia* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Goldbachia pendula* and *Goldbachia torulosa* | |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | *Goldbachia*<br>DC. |
|
| Synonyms | |
| * *Anguillicarpus* Burkill * *Spirorhynchus* Kar. & Kir. | |


title: Onno Jacobs

abstract: Onno Jacobs is a Dutch business man and former Director Finance and Operations of Feyenoord Rotterdam. In January 2016, he was appointed as Interim Director of FC Twente.

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# Onno Jacobs

**Onno Jacobs** (born 1964, Bleiswijk) is a Dutch business man and former Director Finance and Operations of Feyenoord Rotterdam. In January 2016, he was appointed as Interim Director of FC Twente.

## Information

He was appointed in August 2005, as the replacement of Jan Willem van Dop. Prior to his spell at Feyenoord Jacobs was director Finance and IT at CSM/PURAC, a company with over 300 million euros revenue. Jacobs supported Feyenoord since he was a kid and is one of the founders of the Feyenoord talent pools that helped the club to restructure after chairman Jorien van den Herik was forced to resign in December 2006.

Lately Jacobs was criticized by many Feyenoord supporters for not being able to solve the financial problems of the club. Many say Jacobs is a part of the problem and even made the situation worse by bad financial management. Jacobs announced that he will leave Feyenoord at the end of 2011.


title: Punit Balan

abstract: Punit Balan is an Indian film producer and owner of several sporting teams. He owns Pune Jaguars (tennis), Mumbai Khiladis and Maharashtra Ironmen (handball), Kolhapur Tuskers (Cricket), Bengaluru Smashers, Mumbai Muscle. Balan has also provided sponsorship money to several players.

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# Punit Balan

**Punit Balan** is an Indian film producer and owner of several sporting teams. He owns Pune Jaguars (tennis), Mumbai Khiladis (kho kho) and Maharashtra Ironmen (handball), Kolhapur Tuskers (Cricket), Bengaluru Smashers (Table Tennis), Mumbai Muscle (Pro Panja). Balan has also provided sponsorship money to several players.

## Film

| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Ref |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | *Mulshi Pattern* | No | Yes |  |
| 2020 | *Bappache Gharich Visarjan Surakshit Visarjan* | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2020 | *Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari online cultural festival* | No | Yes |  |
| 2020 | *Punaragamanaya Cha* | Yes | Yes |  |
| 2020 | *Aashechi Roshnai* | No | Yes |  |
| 2021 | *Good Shot* | No | Yes |  |
| 2021 | *Aman ka Ashiyana* | No | Yes |  |
| 2022 | *Bhadrakali* | No | Yes |  |
| 2023 | *The Hindu Boy* | No | Yes |  |
| 2023 | *Jaggu Ani Juliet* | No | Yes |  |
| 2023 | *Raanti* | No | Yes |  |
| 2024 | *75 Years Of NDA* | No | Yes |  |
|

## InfoBox

| Punit Balan | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | Pune, India |
| Spouse | Janhavi R. Dhariwal (m. 2022) |


title: Ivor William Evans

abstract: Ivor William Evans was an Australian businessman. As a 14-year-old schoolboy, he was one of five winners of the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition, held to design a national flag for Australia.

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# Ivor William Evans

**Ivor William Evans** (24 July 1887 – 25 April 1960) was an Australian businessman. As a 14-year-old schoolboy, he was one of five winners of the 1901 Federal Flag Design Competition, held to design a national flag for Australia.

## Biography

Evans was born on 24 July 1887 in Carlton, Victoria, the third son of Sally Clara (née Russell) and Evan Evans. His father, an immigrant from Wales, was the founder of a firm that manufactured canvas goods. Evans attended Princes Hill State School before completing his education at the New College on a scholarship. He joined the Commercial Bank of Australia in 1904 and subsequently became manager of its Chillingollah branch.

At the age of 17, he played a single game of senior Australian rules football with the St Kilda Football Club during the 1904 VFL season.

### Business career

In 1912, Evans left the Commercial Bank to join his father's company, becoming a partner in 1914. It was a significant supplier to the military during World War I, and in 1920 was incorporated as Evan Evans Pty Ltd. He became managing director in 1922 and oversaw further expansion, including the construction of a factory on Bourke Street, Melbourne, and the opening a retail store in Carlton. In 1944, Evans was appointed as an honorary controller of canvas goods within the Department of Supply. During World War II the company supplied "flags, tents, haversacks, waterbags, troughs, baths, aprons, chairs, beds, sleeping-bags, hammocks, tarpaulins and stretchers". It had outlets in four other states, and by 1952 had over 100 employees. He retired as managing director in 1956.

### Personal life

Evans married Stella Arthur in 1917, with whom he had three children. His son Thomas was killed in action with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1945. He died at his home in Beaumaris on 25 April 1960, aged 72.

## Flag design

In 1901, aged 13, Evans submitted a design to the Federal Flag Design Competition held by the Barton government to choose a national flag for Australia. He shared the £200 prize with four others, including Annie Dorrington, as their designs were nearly identical. One of the five judges, John Evans, praised the technical accuracy of Evans' design in relation to his sizing of the stars of the Southern Cross based on their brightness. The winning entrants were invited to the Royal Exhibition Building to watch the first unveiling of the new flag.

In 1951, Evans wrote to Prime Minister Robert Menzies suggesting that each school should be presented with an Australian flag to mark the 50th anniversary of Federation, which resulted in over 10,000 flags being distributed. He continued to give interviews about the flag until a year prior to his death.

1. Ritchie, John (1996). "Evans, Ivor William (1887–1960)". *Australian Dictionary of Biography*. Vol. 14. Melbourne University Press.
2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). *The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897* (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
3. "Ivor Evans: co-designer of the Australian National Flag". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
4. "Flag's link with Tasmania". *Burnie Advocate*. 10 May 1951.

## InfoBox

| Ivor Evans | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1887-07-24)24 July 1887
Carlton, Colony of Victoria |
| Died | 25 April 1960(1960-04-25) (aged 72)
Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia |
| Education | Princes Hill State School
New College |
| Occupation | Company executive |
| Known for | Joint winner of the Federal Flag Design Competition |
| Spouse | Stella Arthur (m. 1917) |
| ---  **Australian rules football career** Personal information  Original team(s)  Hawksburn  Playing career  Years **Club** **Games (Goals)**  1904 St Kilda  1 (0)  Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |


title: Phalansterium

abstract: Phalansterium is a genus of single-celled flagellated organisms comprising several species, which form colonies. Phalansterium produces tetraspores. Phalansterium is hard to classify; it has a distinctive ultrastructure of its pericentriolar material. Molecular evidence places it in the Amoebozoa. It has been suggested that it is similar to the ancestral eukaryote.

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# Phalansterium

***Phalansterium*** is a genus of single-celled flagellated organisms comprising several species, which form colonies. *Phalansterium* produces tetraspores.

*Phalansterium* is hard to classify; it has a distinctive ultrastructure of its pericentriolar material. Molecular evidence places it in the Amoebozoa.

It has been suggested that it is similar to the ancestral eukaryote.

## Species

Genus *Phalansterium* Cienkowsky 1870

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| *Phalansterium* | |
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| *Phalansterium digitatum* (figure 8) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Amoebozoa |
| Subphylum: | Conosa |
| Class: | Variosea |
| Order: | Phalansteriida
Hibberd, 1983 |
| Family: | Phalansteriidae
Kent, 1880-1881 |
| Genus: | ***Phalansterium***
Cienkowski, 1870 |
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title: Monica (radar)

abstract: Monica was a range-only tail warning radar for bombers, introduced by the RAF in June 1942. Officially known as ARI 5664, it operated at frequencies of around 300 MHz. The system was also used by the US Army Air Forces, under the name AN/APS-13, and the nickname Archie.

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# Monica (radar)

**Monica** was a range-only tail warning radar for bombers, introduced by the RAF in June 1942. Officially known as **ARI 5664**, it operated at frequencies of around 300 MHz (on the boundary between VHF and UHF). The system was also used by the US Army Air Forces, under the name **AN/APS-13**, and the nickname **Archie**.

## History

Monica was developed at the Bomber Support Development Unit (BSDU) in Worcestershire. After the *Luftwaffe* became aware of Monica from a crashed bomber, German scientists developed a passive radar receiver, named Flensburg (FuG 227). From early 1944, FuG 227 was used by nightfighter crews to home in on Allied bombers using Monica. However, on the morning of 13 July 1944, a 7.*Staffel*/NJG 2-flown Junkers Ju 88 G-1 nightfighter equipped with Flensburg mistakenly landed at RAF Woodbridge. After examining the Flensburg equipment, the RAF ordered Monica withdrawn from all Bomber Command aircraft. An AN/APS-13 was used as a radar altimeter during the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the 509th Composite Group, USAAF.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

Monica
| Monica Mk III Indicator Unit | |
| --- | --- |
| Country of origin | the United Kingdom |
| Introduced | June 1942 |


title: Walter Mears

abstract: Walter Robert Mears was an American journalist, author, and educator. Mears worked for the Associated Press (AP) from 1956 until his retirement in 2001. In 1977, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his coverage of the 1976 United States presidential election. After retirement, he taught journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University.

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# Walter Mears

**Walter Robert Mears** (January 11, 1935 – March 3, 2022) was an American journalist, author, and educator. Mears worked for the Associated Press (AP) from 1956 until his retirement in 2001. In 1977, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his coverage of the 1976 United States presidential election. After retirement, he taught journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University.

## Early life and education

Mears was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, on January 11, 1935, and raised in Lexington. He graduated in 1956 from Middlebury College, where he was editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, the *Campus*, later referring to his four years of work with the paper as his "journalism school".

## Career

Mears began working as a newsman with the AP immediately after graduation in 1956, initially covering Vermont state politics from the Montpelier office and moving to national politics in 1960. He became chief of the Washington bureau, in the 1980s was executive editor in the New York bureau, and retired in 2001 as vice president of the Washington bureau, where he wrote a widely syndicated *Washington Today* column. In the 1970s, he was one of the subjects of Timothy Crouse's book *The Boys on the Bus* about reporters covering the 1972 presidential election between Richard Nixon and George McGovern. and was such a well known reporter that he was featured in *Doonesbury* comics; one Trudeau comic strip, published on February 5, 1973, depicted Mears questioning Richard Nixon's so-called "Energy Czar", John A. Love, during the embargo and oil crisis. He won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his coverage of the 1976 Presidential campaign and election.

After retirement, Mears occasionally published articles on his AP blog, and taught journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Duke University, where he also became a volunteer instructor at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in 2016.

| External videos | |
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| *Booknotes* interview with Mears on *Deadlines Past*, January 11, 2004, C-SPAN | |
| Presentation by Mears on *Deadlines Past*, March 27, 2004, C-SPAN | |

With colleague John Chancellor, Mears co-wrote two books on journalism, *The News Business* (1993) and *The New News Business: A Guide to Writing and Reporting* (1995). In 2003, he published *Deadlines Past: Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning: A Reporter's Story*, a book about his experiences covering 11 presidential campaigns over his career. He also worked for two years with reporters of the Associated Press in writing *Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace and Everything Else*,published in 2004.

## Honors

In addition to the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, Mears won several awards over the course of his career. From the AP, he won the Managing Editors Association's Top Performance Award in 1973, and the Robert R. Eunson Distinguished Journalist Award in 1986. The AP also awarded him a membership to the Burning Tree Club following his Pulizer Prize win. Middlebury College awarded him an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1977 and the Alumni Award in 2011; he served on the Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1984.

## Political and philosophical views

Mears believed the newspaper business had a duty to report facts and maintain a neutral point of view; he believed that personal opinions had no place in good journalism. Even after retiring, he continued to encourage transparent campaign coverage and spoke about the need for good background and fact checking, especially in the digital age of reporting. He believed that "print news is the best place to look for information."

In 2004, two questions were directed to Mears during the first session of a bloggers conference sponsored by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. The questioner, David Weinberger, wanted to know whom Mears supported for president; Mears refused to say, asking "How could you trust what I write?" In response, Mears was asked how could he be trusted in what he writes about on his blog. Mears responded to the second question in his AP blog by speaking to the importance of transparency and ethics in campaign reporting. He decried the lack of content and accuracy in much of today's reporting. He wrote about the need to "get the facts straight," and, while he acknowledged the difference and difficulties in reporting between his days and now, he implicitly responded to the question asked by Weinberger by explaining how to earn trust. Mears' point in the blog was emphasized by Bill Mitchell and Bob Steel in a report for the Poynter Institute after the conference.

During his years of reporting and after, Mears was critical of all candidates, no matter their political affiliation. Earlier in 2004, speaking at Montgomery College's Lycem series, he called the political conventions "all show and no decision." During a question-and-answer session, he said the word *media* "had become convoluted in the context of 24-hour cable news and the 'echo chamber' it \[had\] created."

In a 2016 interview for *Duke Today*, when questioned about "getting the journalism that our democracy needs," Mears responded:

> "You can always make it better. But I think the information that the AP and other solid outlets are delivering is there, it's available. The problem is that you can write the best story in the world and if no one reads it, what difference does it make? And as I say, the attention spans have decreased to fit the size of the tweet. And it takes time to read an 800-word explanation of where a candidate stands on a particularly difficult issue. I think too many of us don't take the time to find out the facts and accept as the truth something that someone tells them. They accept opinion as truth".

In the same interview, he was questioned about the presidential election campaign. Mears remained analytical in his responses. When asked about Trump speeches and if they reminded of him of an earlier era, Mears compared him to populist senator Huey Long, saying "If you want to go back to another time when someone matched Trump in simple answers – 'I'll fix this for you' – you have to go all the way back to Huey Long. The Roosevelt people were concerned about Long running for president back in 1936. He was assassinated before he got there, but he had much of the same approach that Trump does. You know, don't ask a lot of questions. I'll make every man a king. And that's Donald Trump."

In 2019, Mears described his views on the impeachment hearings of Donald Trump in the context of previous hearings of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.

## Personal life

Mears was married four times. His first wife, Sally Danton, and their two children died in a house fire on December 24, 1962. He and his second wife, Joyce Lund Mears, a former reporter, had two daughters; the couple later divorced. He and Carroll Ann Rambo Mears, a producer for NBC News, married in 1986; that marriage also ended in divorce. He met AP journalist Frances Richardson in 1994, and they married in 1997. Following Mears' retirement in 2001, the couple moved to Arlington County, Virginia. After his book *Deadlines Past* was published, they left the Washington area in 2005 and moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they lived in Governors Club, a private community. Frances Mears died in 2019.

Mears died from cancer at his home in Chapel Hill on March 3, 2022, at the age of 87.

## InfoBox

| Walter Mears | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1935-01-11)January 11, 1935
Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 2022(2022-03-03) (aged 87)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Middlebury College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1956–2001 |
| Employer | Associated Press |
| Spouses | * Sally Danton (died 1962) * Joyce Lund (divorced) * Carroll Ann Rambo  (m. 1986, divorced) * Frances Richardson  (m. 1997; died 2019) |
| Children | 4 |


title: Nicole Rencken

abstract: Nicole Rencken is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

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# Nicole Rencken

**Nicole Rencken** (born 12 June 1981) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

## Career

Rencken was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 1999 Australian Open, partnering Natalie Grandin.

On the professional circuit, she reached a best singles ranking of 283 and won ten ITF titles in doubles.

Both of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances were in doubles, in Oklahoma City in 2001, and then the following year at the Madrid Open.

From 2002 to 2004, Rencken played nine Fed Cup ties for South Africa, including a World Group Play-off against the Czech Republic in 2003.

## ITF Circuit finals

| $25,000 tournaments |
| --- |
| $10,000 tournaments |

### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loss | 1. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Ludmila Richterová | 1–6, 0–6 |

### Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Win | 1. | 18 July 1999 | ITF Frinton, Great Britain | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Leanne Baker
Nicole Sewell | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 12 March 2000 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Jenny Belobrajdic
Kristen van Elden | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 19 March 2000 | ITF Benalla, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4. | 26 March 2000 | ITF Wodonga, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Kylie Hunt
Mareze Joubert | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 2 April 2000 | ITF Corona, Australia | Grass | Natalie Grandin | Cindy Watson
Christina Wheeler | 3–6, 6–7(11–13) |
| Win | 6. | 21 May 2000 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Selima Sfar
Lorna Woodroffe | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7. | 28 May 2000 | ITF Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Angela Cardoso
Carlota Santos | 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | 11 June 2000 | ITF Pretoria, South Africa | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Chanelle Scheepers
Carien Venter | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| Loss | 9. | 18 June 2000 | ITF Benoni, South Africa | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Lucinda Gibbs
Giselle Swart | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10. | 13 August 2000 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Natalie Grandin | Miriam D'Agostini
Angelika Rösch | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 11. | 20 August 2000 | ITF London, England | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Susi Bensch
Manisha Malhotra | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–6) |
| Loss | 12. | 5 November 2000 | ITF Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Natalie Grandin | Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 13. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Camaiore, Italy | Clay | Melisa Arévalo | Petra Dizdar
Mia Marovic | 4–5 ret. |
| Loss | 14. | 1 June 2003 | ITF Houston, United States | Hard (i) | Yvonne Doyle | Seiko Okamoto
Remi Tezuka | 7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Hilton Head, United States | Hard | Yvonne Doyle | Beau Jones
Anžela Žguna | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 16. | 27 April 2004 | ITF Bournemouth, England | Clay | Jaslyn Hewitt | Raissa Gourevitch
Ekaterina Kozhokina | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 17. | 4 May 2004 | ITF Edinburgh, Scotland | Clay | Anna Hawkins | Raissa Gourevitch
Ekaterina Kozhokina | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 18. | 15 August 2004 | ITF Hampstead, England | Hard | Anna Hawkins | Rushmi Chakravarthi
Sania Mirza | 3–6, 2–6 |

## InfoBox

Nicole Rencken
| Country (sports) | South Africa |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981
Durban, South Africa |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $48,425 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 119–114 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 283 (7 July 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 122–102 |
| Career titles | 10 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 164 (4 December 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 7–4 |


title: Goldbach (Ems)

abstract: Goldbach is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Ems near Gudensberg.

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# Goldbach (Ems)

**Goldbach** is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Ems near Gudensberg.

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| Goldbach | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth |  |
| location | Ems |
| coordinates | 51°09′11″N 9°23′09″E / 51.1530°N 9.3859°E / 51.1530; 9.3859 |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | EmsEderFuldaWeserNorth Sea |


title: Online charging system

abstract: Online charging system (OCS) is a system allowing a communications service provider to charge their customers, in real time, based on service usage.

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# Online charging system

**Online charging system** (**OCS**) is a system allowing a communications service provider to charge their customers, in real time, based on service usage.

## Architecture

### Event based charging

An event-based charging function (EBCF) is used to charge events based on their occurrence rather than their duration or volume used in the event. Typical events are SMS, MMS, purchase of content (application, game, music, video on demand, etc.).

Event-based charging function is used when the CC-Request-Type AVP = 4 i.e. for event request ex: diameter-sms or diameter-.....

Let us consider one example of Event-based charging. 1. Cost of one apple is Rupees 25/- You pay the amount, take the apple and go. Similarly, if you send a text message it may cost you Rupee 1/- and that's it. You subscribe to Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) which costs you Rs.30/- a month irrespective of the number of calls you receive in a month. So we can term event-based charging as a one-time cost or one-time occurrence cost.

### Session based charging

The session based charging function (SBCF) is responsible for online charging of network / user sessions, e.g. voice calls, IP CAN bearers, IP CAN session or IMS sessions.

Let us consider an example for session-based charging. Utility services like electricity or water is charged based on overall usage, for a certain time duration. You consume 'x' units of power in a month and pay for units consumed in that month. The usage may vary month to month and hence the charges. Similarly for consuming water, etc. Hence, charging based on how much one consumes is termed as metered charging or session-based charging.

#### Account and balance management

The account balance management function (ABMF) is the location of the subscriber’s account balance within the OCS.

1. *Packet Switched (PS) domain charging (Release 15)*, Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; Telecommunication management; Charging management (15.0.0 ed.), 3rd Generation Partnership Project, September 2017, retrieved 2017-11-02
* 3GPP Telecommunication management; Charging management; Online Charging System (OCS): Applications and interfaces 3GPP 32.296
* 3GPP Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging architecture and principles 3GPP 32.240
* Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Charging V1.0 OMA Charging V1.0

1. Dixit, Kumud. "Why Online Charging Solution is Indispensable for Telecom Operators?". *Online Charging system*. Online Charging system. Retrieved 19 November 2020.


title: Gigant Neo

abstract: Gigant Neo was a Swedish breeding stallion and racing trotter by Super Arnie out of Clorita Lobell by Speedy Crown. His most prestigious victories included the Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2001), Grand Criterium de Vitesse (2003) and Prix d'Amérique (2006). At the end of his career, the stallion had earned US$2,596,145. Gigant Neo was trained by Swedish trotting trainer Stefan Melander, and driven by Jorma Kontio, Jean-Michel Bazire, Dominiek Locqueneux, Joseph Verbeeck and trainer Melander himself. Gigant Neo won the 3-year-old of the Year Award in Sweden in 2001.

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# Gigant Neo

**Gigant Neo** (17 May 1998 – 20 October 2021) was a Swedish breeding stallion and racing trotter by Super Arnie out of Clorita Lobell by Speedy Crown.

His most prestigious victories included the Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2001), Grand Criterium de Vitesse (2003) and Prix d'Amérique (2006). At the end of his career, the stallion had earned US$2,596,145. Gigant Neo was trained by Swedish trotting trainer Stefan Melander, and driven by Jorma Kontio, Jean-Michel Bazire, Dominiek Locqueneux, Joseph Verbeeck and trainer Melander himself. Gigant Neo won the 3-year-old of the Year Award in Sweden in 2001.

## Victory in Prix d'Amérique

In 2006, Gigant Neo raced his fourth Prix d'Amérique, arguably the most prestigious trotting event in Europe. He had made attempts to claim the title the three previous years, without success. He came fairly close in 2005, when he finished second behind French Jag de Bellouet.

In the 2006 Prix d'Amérique, the field was recalled three times, and one horse lost his driver and went loose on the track. Gigant Neo took the lead in the fourth starting attempt. Soon, reigning champion and favourite Jag de Bellouet went up front while second favourite Kazire de Guez was parked outside. In the stretch, Kazire du Guez broke stride, and Jag de Bellouet won by two lengths before Gigant Neo.

A little more than a month after the race, it was announced that Jag de Bellouet had been disqualified due to a failed doping test. Traces of tolfenamic acid, an anti-inflammatory substance, had been discovered. As a result, Gigant Neo become the new winner of the title and US$600,000, which was the winner's share of the purse in 2006's edition of the richest trotting race in Europe. Upon getting the news, Gigant Neo's trainer Melander was shocked and reacted by sitting down on a hay bale, staring straight forward.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Gigant Neo
| Sire
Super Arnie | Super Bowl | Star's Pride | Worthy Boy |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Star Drift |
| | Pillow Talk | Rodney |
| | Bewitch |
| | Arnies Likeness | Arnie Almahurst | Speedy Scot |
| | | Ambitious Blaze |
| | Picture Dart | Dartmouth |
| | Picturesque |
| Dam
Clorita Lobell | Speedy Crown | Speedy Scot | Speedster |
| | | Scotch Love |
| | Missile Toe | Florican |
| | Worth A Plenty |
| | Countess Advocate | Speedy Count | Speedster |
| | | Countess Song |
| | Lovie Hanover | Star's Pride |
| | Lovely Hanover |

## InfoBox

| Gigant Neo | |
| --- | --- |
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Super Arnie |
| Grandsire | Super Bowl |
| Dam | Clorita Lobell |
| Maternal grandsire | Speedy Crown |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 17 May 1998 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Nils-Erik Ohlsson, C & M Olsson |
| Owner | Stall T.Z. & Lövis |
| Trainer | Stefan Melander |
| Record | |
| 63: 32-8-3 | |
| Earnings | |
| US$2,596,145 | |
| Major wins | |
| Konung Gustaf V:s Pokal (2002)
Prix d'Amérique (2006) | |
| Awards | |
| Three-year-old of the Year Award (Sweden) (2001) | |
| Last updated on: 2009-03-18. | |


title: Ivor Wynne Jones

abstract: Ivor Wynne Jones was a Welsh journalist and a noted historian. Wynne Jones was born in the Liverpool suburb of Allerton. He served in World War II as a paratrooper, and later joined the Forces Broadcasting Service in Jerusalem. Finally, he worked in broadcasting in Cyprus before returning to the UK in 1948. Jones was editor of the Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald before joining the Liverpool Daily Post, to which he contributed for 52 years. He was the paper's chief foreign correspondent. His weekly column, which continued to appear until two months before his death, was entitled "Forthright and Fearless". He was also a founder member of the Lewis Carroll Society in 1969. He died in hospital at Colwyn Bay aged 80 and the funeral was on 10 April at Llanrhos, Llandudno. He was survived by his wife, Jeanette, son Mervyn, an army spokesman in Northern Ireland, daughter Sian and two grandchildren.

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# Ivor Wynne Jones

**Ivor Wynne Jones** (1927 – 1 April 2007) was a Welsh journalist and a noted historian.

Wynne Jones was born in the Liverpool suburb of Allerton. He served in World War II as a paratrooper, and later joined the Forces Broadcasting Service in Jerusalem. Finally, he worked in broadcasting in Cyprus before returning to the UK in 1948.

Jones was editor of the *Caernarvon and Denbigh Herald* before joining the *Liverpool Daily Post*, to which he contributed for 52 years. He was the paper's chief foreign correspondent. His weekly column, which continued to appear until two months before his death, was entitled "Forthright and Fearless".

He was also a founder member of the Lewis Carroll Society in 1969.

He died in hospital at Colwyn Bay aged 80 and the funeral was on 10 April at Llanrhos, Llandudno. He was survived by his wife, Jeanette, son Mervyn, an army spokesman in Northern Ireland, daughter Sian and two grandchildren.

## Works

* *Llandudno Regina, the Queen of Welsh Resorts* (1973)
* *Shipwrecks of North Wales* (1986)
* *The Llechwedd Strike of 1893* (1993)
* *Colwyn Bay: a Brief History* (1995)
* *Gold, Frankincense and Manure* (1997)
* *Alice's Welsh Wonderland* (1999)
* *Hitler’s Celtic Echo*
* *Victorian Slate Mining* (2003)


title: Monica (2011 film)

abstract: Monica is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, starring Divya Dutta, Ashutosh Rana and Rajit Kapur, and produced by Anup Jalota and Kush Bhargava. It is directed by Sushen Bhatnagar and is inspired from real life incidents such as the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and the 2G spectrum case.

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# Monica (2011 film)

**Monica** is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Sushen Bhatnagar, starring Divya Dutta, Ashutosh Rana and Rajit Kapur, and produced by Anup Jalota and Kush Bhargava. It is directed by Sushen Bhatnagar and is inspired from real life incidents such as the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case and the 2G spectrum case.

## Plot

The film traces the story of Monica Jaitley (Divya Dutta), who is an ambitious woman who wants to rise to the top at any cost. She has had a tormented life as a child, as she was sexually abused in her childhood. Leaving her horrid past behind, she falls in love with journalist Raj Jaitley (Rajit Kapoor). They do get married; however, they have an unhappy married life. She becomes a journalist herself, and this creates a rift between them. The story traces her rise to the top and the compromises she ends up making and their impact on her personal life.

## Cast

* Divya Dutta ... Monica Jaitley (Journalist)
* Rajit Kapur ... Raj Jaitley (Monica's husband)
* Ashutosh Rana ... Chandrakant Pandit (Politician)
* Kitu Gidwani ... Pamela Grewal (Industrialist)
* Yashpal Sharma ... Public Prosecutor Mathur
* Tinnu Anand ... Assem Ray
* Kunika ... Judge
* Yatin Karyekar ... M.J.
* Mithilesh Chaturvedi ... Defence Lawyer
* Saurabh Dubey ... Shrikant Vohra
* Dadhey Pandey ... Sandeep Mishra (Broker)
* Anil Rastogi ... Monica's Father
* Veda Rakesh ... Monica's Mother
* Padam Singh ... Gopinath Pandey
* Zarine Viccajee ... House Owner - Nainita

## Soundtrack

## Reception

Mahesh Bhatt tweeted, "Monica is a brave film, and Divya Dutta bears her soul on the screen like Shabana Azmi once did in the movie Arth".

Koimoi.com gave it a half star and a very unflattering review - *"On the whole, Monica is a dull show and will not be able to prove itself at the ticket windows. Resounding flop!"*

Glamsham.com gave it 1.5/5 and their final take on the movie was *"The hotchpotch film is a disappointment. MONICA, no my darling!"*

Indian Express review - *"Monica has the intention, and a couple of effective performances, but doesn't keep up with its execution."*

Hindustan Times - Mayank Shekhar gave it 1/5 stars

The Times of India gave it 3/5 stars and a decent review - *"Don't be mislead by the title and don't be foxed by the low key publicity. This one's truly a surprise. Check it out."*

1. "Monica". *British Board of Film Classification*.
2. "Indian Express - Foxxy ladies".
3. "One cannot survive on ghazals only: Anup Jalota". *The Times of India*.
4. "Monica Movie Review - Glamsham.com".
5. "Monica Movie Review - Indian Express".
6. "No actress would dare to attempt Monica: Divya Dutta". *The Times of India*.
7. "Koimoi.com - Monica Review".
8. "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Monica". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
9. "ToI Review: Monica". *The Times of India*.

## InfoBox

| Monica | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Directed by | Sushen Bhatnagar |
| Written by | Sushen Bhatnagar |
| Produced by | Kush Bhargava |
| Starring |  |
| Cinematography | Chandan Goswami |
| Edited by | * Santosh Kumar * Aadesh Verma |
| Music by | Raju Rao |
| Distributed by | Aj Media Corporation |
| Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |


title: Rafael Navarro (painter)

abstract: Rafael Navarro Núñez was a Spanish painter.

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# Rafael Navarro (painter)

**Rafael Navarro Núñez** (April 25, 1946 – July 27, 2015) was a Spanish painter.

## Biography

Nuñez studied at *la* *Escuela de Artes Aplicadas* *y Oficios Artísticos de Córdoba* (the Córdoba School of Arts and Crafts), and in 1968 began advanced studies in the Santa Isabel of Hungary School of Fine Arts in Seville. In 1970, he joined the Saint Fernando School of Fine Arts of Madrid, where he spent three years dedicated to painting, silkscreen printing, mural art, the xylography and chalcography. At the same time, he undertook four courses in Drawing in the *Círculo de Bellas Artes* in Madrid.

From 1980 to 1986, Nuñez served as professor at the Córdoba School of Arts and Crafts, eventually leaving to devote himself entirely to painting.

He died in 2015.

## Career

His first individual exhibition was at the Madrilenian Gallery Novart in 1978. More than thirty individual exhibitions followed as well as other collective exhibitions.

Navarro liked to classify his work as expressionist, somewhere between the Spanish "figuración" and abstract. Madrid, where he spent ten years training, has always been a clear influence, especially in his grandmasters projects Goya (the Goya of the Black Paintings) as well as painters Francis Bacon and Antonio Saura.

He participated in the collective sample, "60 Years of Contemporary Art", in Córdoba (1953–2013) which was celebrated in four headquarters at the same time in December 2014.

### Kassel exhibition

In October 2012, he prepared a sample of his works, a magna exhibition with more than 130 works that covered more than 30 years of his work. Organized by Michael Wilkens, architect and chair of Theory of the Architecture of the University of Kassel and founder of the group Baufrösche (Ranitas constructors), Navarro exhibited in the Atelier of Langestrasse (Kassel, Germany) a group of works that were painted from 1980 to 2012. The exhibition displayed one of Navarro's last series, titled *Nosferatu*, in addition to the series *Matador* and *Toxic Landscape*, painted between 2004 and 2010. Eighteen pictures were added to the exhibition from the collector and commissioner of the exhibition, Alfonso Rodríguez, who contributed works between 1984 and 2004.

## Exhibitions

Stand-out individual exhibitions:

* Gallery Arlanzón, C.A.m. (Boroughs, 1979);
* Gallery Lawns (Córdoba, 1979);
* Gallery Studio 52 (Córdoba, 1982);
* Gallery Harras (Málaga, 1983);
* Gallery Arc-in-Ciel (Córdoba, 1983);
* Room Mateo Inurria (Córdoba, 1983 and 1987);
* Gallery Melchor (Seville, 1984).
* Provincial box of Savings (Granada, 1984);
* School of Architects (Córdoba, 1986);
* Palace of the Favour (Córdoba, 1988);
* Room of Exhibitions Box of Salamanca (itinerant by Palencia, Valladolid, Zamora and Ávila, 1988);
* Room of Exhibitions Box of Savings of Asturias (itinerant by Gijón, Avilés, Mieres and The Felguera, Oviedo, 1989);
* Gallery Velázquez (Valladolid, 1990);
* Room of Exhibitions Postal Box of Savings (itinerant by Cádiz and Jerez of the Border, Cádiz, 1990);
* Gallery Of the Ship (Seville, 1993);
* Palace of Viana (Córdoba, 1994); Gallery Open Window (Seville, 1999);
* Palace of the Favour (Córdoba, 2001);
* Room of Exhibitions The Pergola (Córdoba, 2003);
* Galeria Art 21. (Córdoba, 2006) and Atelier of Langestrasse (Kassel, Germany, 2012).

## InfoBox

| Rafael Navarro | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Born | (1946-04-25)25 April 1946
Córdoba, Spain |
| Died | 27 July 2015(2015-07-27) (aged 69)
Córdoba, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Surrealism |


title: Walter Mebane

abstract: Walter Richard Mebane, Jr. is a University of Michigan professor of political science and statistics and an expert on detecting electoral fraud. He has studied potentially fraudulent election results, including those of the 2009 Iranian presidential election and of 1930s elections in Argentina. He authored a paper disputing the Organization of American States's claim of fraud in the 2019 Bolivian general election.

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# Walter Mebane

**Walter Richard Mebane, Jr.** (born November 30, 1958) is a University of Michigan professor of political science and statistics and an expert on detecting electoral fraud. He has studied potentially fraudulent election results, including those of the 2009 Iranian presidential election and of 1930s elections in Argentina. He authored a paper disputing the Organization of American States's claim of fraud in the 2019 Bolivian general election.

## InfoBox

| Walter R. Mebane | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1958-11-30) November 30, 1958
Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University
Harvard College |
| **Scientific career** | |
| Fields | Political science |
| Institutions | University of Michigan |
|  | |


title: Nick Carter, Master Detective (film)

abstract: Nick Carter, Master Detective is a 1939 film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Walter Pidgeon. It is based original stories created for the screen featuring the Nick Carter character from the long-running literary series. Pidgeon and Donald Meek went on to reprise their roles in two sequels, Phantom Raiders (1940) and Sky Murder (1941).

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# Nick Carter, Master Detective (film)

***Nick Carter, Master Detective*** is a 1939 film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Walter Pidgeon. It is based original stories created for the screen featuring the Nick Carter character from the long-running literary series.

Pidgeon and Donald Meek went on to reprise their roles in two sequels, *Phantom Raiders* (1940) and *Sky Murder* (1941).

## Plot

Detective Nick Carter boards an airliner with John Keller, the inventor of a revolutionary new aircraft at the Radex Aviation Company. The pilot makes an unscheduled landing so that his confederates can try to steal Keller's plans, but Carter holds them off, and stewardess Lou Farnsby manages to fly them to safety. Carter poses as Robert Chalmers, the new assistant to Hiram Streeter, the boss of the California factory, and has Lou reassigned to the infirmary.

During his investigation, Carter receives the unwanted help of his companion Bartholomew, who fancies himself an amateur sleuth.

A test flight of the new aircraft ends in disaster; the wings are ripped off during a high-speed dive, and the test pilot is killed. It is found that bolts attaching the wings had been cut. Later, Carter finds Keller's body in a running car in a closed garage. Carter suspects that Keller was strangled with the scene staged to resemble that of a suicide.

Carter notices that each time a part of the blueprints goes missing, a worker has a serious accident and is sent home by company doctor Dr. Frankton. He surmises that sections of the plans have been photographed, with photos hidden under bandages. He goes to apprehend Frankton. Unable to leave the factory in time, he has the unsuspecting Lou escort a "patient" home. When Carter arrives, Frankton tells him that Lou will be killed unless the doctor shows up at a prearranged rendezvous soon.

Carter lets him leave, but secretly has the roof of Frankton's car painted with a white cross. This enables Carter to track the doctor in an aircraft to a section of the Los Angeles docks. Frankton races to a waiting ship with Lou and his associates. Carter engages in a firefight with the crew using a Tommy gun borrowed from the police.

Although his aircraft is shot down, Carter prevents Frankton's getaway. A harbor patrol gunboat arrives and the villains are forced to surrender.

## Cast

## Production

The aircraft shown in the film is a Ryan ST c/n NC17344. Most of the aerial footage was staged in the studio backlots and incorporated into background scenes.

## Reception

According to MGM records, *Nick Carter, Master Detective* earned $276,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $180,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss to the studio of $93,000.

In *The New York Times*, reviewer Frank S. Nugent wrote: "No, this isn't Nick Carter as we remember him, but it's an amusing fiction for all that, with enough action to compensate for the arch unoriginality of the plot and with pleasantly casual performances all around. ... They \[Pidgeon and Meek\] make a gay crime-solving combination".

In a modern-day review in *Time Out*, Tom Milne wrote: "Tourneur's second film in Hollywood, it's briskly and competently done, but the best thing about it is Donald Meek's performance as Bartholomew, the Bee Man, a mousy little apiculturist who fancies himself as a private eye".

### Notes

### Citations

1. *The Eddie Mannix Ledger*, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
2. Quinlan 2000, pp. 415–416.
3. Santoir, Christian. "Ryan ST (1934)", *Aeromovies*, September 9, 2015. Retrieved: June 15, 2019.
4. Nugent, Frank S. "The screen: 'Nick Carter, Master Detective' belatedly joins the ranks of the Hollywood spy-chasing fraternity at the Miami Theatre", *The New York Times*, December 14, 1939.
5. Milne 2004, p. 830.

### Bibliography

## InfoBox

| Nick Carter, Master Detective | |
| --- | --- |
| Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Written by | Bertram Millhauser |
| Based on | original story by Bertram Millhauser and Harold Buckley |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Starring | Walter Pidgeon
Rita Johnson |
| Cinematography | Charles Lawton Jr. |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
| Production
company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
| Release date | * December 13, 1939 (1939-12-13) (New York) |
| Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $379,000 |
| Box office | $456,000 |


title: Goda-ikka

abstract: Goda-ikka The Goda-ikka is a yakuza group based in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is a designated yakuza group and Yamaguchi Prefecture's largest, with an estimated 60 members.

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# Goda-ikka

The **Goda-ikka** (合田一家, *Gōda-ikka*) is a yakuza group based in Yamaguchi, Japan. It is a designated yakuza group and Yamaguchi Prefecture's largest, with an estimated 60 members.

## History

The group was formed in 1948 as the Goda-gumi (合田組, *Gōda-gumi*) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi by Koichi Goda, then a member of an old yakuza clan, the Kagotora-gumi. The Goda-gumi was renamed the Goda-ikka in 1968. It was registered as a designated yakuza group under the Organized Crime Countermeasures Law in July 1992.

Kanji Nukui became its six-generation president in 1994. In October 2009, following his retirement, Makoto Suehiro became the seventh-generation president.

## Description

Based in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, the Goda-ikka has known offices in two other prefectures.

It is the largest yakuza group in Yamaguchi Prefecture, followed by the Yamaguchi-gumi. As of 2008, about 64% of yakuza members in Yamaguchi Prefecture belong to the Goda-ikka.

Since 1996, the Goda-ikka has been a member of an anti-Yamaguchi federation, the Gosha-kai, along with three other Chugoku-based organizations, the Kyosei-kai, the Kyodo-kai, the Asano-gumi, and the Shikoku-based Shinwa-kai.

## InfoBox

Goda-ikku
| The daimon of Goda-ikka | |
| --- | --- |
| Founder | Koichi Goda |
| Founding location | Yamaguchi, Japan |
| Membership | 60 |
| Leader(s) | Makoto Suehiro |


title: Online college fair

abstract: An online college fair, or virtual college fair, is an online event held by colleges in the US, where colleges jointly give information to potential students. An online college fair operates according to several of the usual conventions of a “brick and mortar” college recruitment fair: there are event halls, schools have booths that prospective students or parents can visit to exchange information, and there are speaker sessions by various admissions and education experts. The entire fair is contained online, and therefore an online college fair can also have many of the characteristics of a virtual world.

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# Online college fair

An **online college fair**, or **virtual college fair**, is an online event held by colleges in the US, where colleges jointly give information to potential students. An online college fair operates according to several of the usual conventions of a “brick and mortar” college recruitment fair: there are event halls, schools have booths that prospective students or parents can visit to exchange information, and there are speaker sessions by various admissions and education experts. The entire fair is contained online, and therefore an online college fair can also have many of the characteristics of a virtual world.

## History

The first such online college fair was organized by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and held on October 9, 2001. Approximately 200 institutions participated; the number of participating students is unknown. This first online college fair was widely considered a failure as the number of students trying to log on overloaded the system. NACAC, which planned on conducting online college fairs on a regular basis, discontinued the program after the initial event.

Gradschools.com hosted an online college fair in conjunction with a live fair. This event also ran into technical difficulties; namely firewall problems and recruiters that were not prepared to use the online chat features. In November 2002, the Big Apple College Fair also had an online college fair in conjunction with a live fair.

In October 2007 *BusinessWeek*, which produces annual rankings of United States business school Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs, held MBA Expo 2007 for prospective students with the tagline “Find the B-School that fits you best.” A total of eight US and international business schools attended.

CollegeWeekLive entered the market on November 13, 2007. CollegeWeekLive grew 67% in 2012.

On March 23 and 24, 2011, CollegeWeekLive conducted the largest online college fair up until that date, with over 60,000 event attendees. The fair allowed attendees to interact with college admissions officials and college students from 250 schools via instant messaging and video chat. The fair also included 15 keynote speakers addressing several topics including financial aid, diversity, college essays. etc. Speakers included Lynn O'Shaughnessy, college blogger at CBS MoneyWatch and Harlan Cohen, author of *The Naked Roommate*.

Univision Media, in collaboration with CollegeWeekLive, held a virtual college fair in 2012, with several presentations in Spanish.

CappexConnect launched in 2013. Part of the Cappex group of websites, CappexConnect hosts online college fairs and online open houses. On September 10, 2013, and October 9, 2013, CappexConnect hosted a fall fair series that included over 15,000 student attendees visiting online booths from over 90 colleges and universities.


title: Pygospila imperialis

abstract: Pygospila imperialis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea. It has a wingspan of 36mm.

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# Pygospila imperialis

***Pygospila imperialis*** is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea.

It has a wingspan of 36mm.

Media related to Pygospila imperialis at Wikimedia Commons

## InfoBox

| *Pygospila imperialis* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | *Pygospila* |
| Species: | ***P. imperialis*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pygospila imperialis***<br>Kenrick, 1907 | |
|


title: Isthmiade macilenta

abstract: Isthmiade macilenta is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1873.

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# Isthmiade macilenta

***Isthmiade macilenta*** is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Bates in 1873.

## InfoBox

| *Isthmiade macilenta* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | *Isthmiade* |
| Species: | ***I. macilenta*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Isthmiade macilenta***<br>Bates, 1873 | |
|


title: Peñafiel Castle

abstract: Peñafiel Castle is located in Peñafiel, Valladolid Province, Spain. The castle is more than 200 metres (660 ft) long and encloses an area about 35 m (115 ft) wide. Standing in the middle is a 34 m (112 ft) high three storey keep. Fernan Gonzalez began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defense against the Arabs. A castle was built in 1013 by Sancho Garcia to protect the land. Several other members of the Spanish nobility added to the castle including Juan Manuel and Pedro Girón. Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the Charles, Prince of Viana in the keep of Peñafiel in 1421.

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# Peñafiel Castle

**Peñafiel Castle** is located in Peñafiel, Valladolid Province, Spain. The castle is more than 200 metres (660 ft) long and encloses an area about 35 m (115 ft) wide. Standing in the middle is a 34 m (112 ft) high three storey keep.

Fernan Gonzalez began construction on the Peñafiel site in 947, as a frontier outpost in defense against the Arabs. A castle was built in 1013 by Sancho Garcia to protect the land. Several other members of the Spanish nobility added to the castle including Juan Manuel and Pedro Girón. Blanche I, Queen of Navarre gave birth to the Charles, Prince of Viana in the keep of Peñafiel in 1421.

41°35′48″N 4°06′52″W / 41.5967°N 4.11431°W / 41.5967; -4.11431

## InfoBox

| Castle of Peñafiel | |
| --- | --- |
| *Castillo de Peñafiel* | |
| Peñafiel,
Province of Valladolid,
Castile and León, in Spain | |
| Peñafiel Castle on the hill. | |
| Type | Castle |
| Height | 34 m |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Municipality of Peñafiel |
| Open to
the public | Yes |
| Condition | Spanish Property of Cultural Interest
*Castle of Peñafiel*
1 June 1917
RI-51-0000148 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 10th century |
| In use | The Wine Museum |
| Materials | Rocks |


title: Mont Grand-Fonds

abstract: Mont Grand-Fonds is a ski resort in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated in a rural part of the municipality of La Malbaie, north of its urban area. It has 14 alpine trails without false flats, with 3 glades and 1 teaching trail, 3 training trails and a snow park. It also has 140 kilometers of standard cross-country skiing trails and 46 km of skate-step cross-country trails. It has a top elevation of 735 meters, a base elevation of 400 meters with a vertical of 335 meters.

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# Mont Grand-Fonds

**Mont Grand-Fonds** is a ski resort in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated in a rural part of the municipality of La Malbaie, north of its urban area. It has 14 alpine trails without false flats, with 3 glades and 1 teaching trail, 3 training trails and a snow park. It also has 140 kilometers of standard cross-country skiing trails and 46 km of skate-step cross-country trails.

It has a top elevation of 735 meters, a base elevation of 400 meters with a vertical of 335 meters.

## Climate

Mont Grand-Fonds has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: *Dfb*), although it approaches a continental subarctic climate (*Dfc*), categorized in the highest mountains to the northwest. The high amount of snow attracts people by performing winter activities such as skiing.

| Climate data for Mont Grand-Fonds, elevation: 365.8 m or 1,200 ft, 1971-2000 normals, extremes 1968-1991 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.0
(50.0) | 8.5
(47.3) | 16.5
(61.7) | 25.0
(77.0) | 33.3
(91.9) | 34.0
(93.2) | 32.0
(89.6) | 35.0
(95.0) | 28.0
(82.4) | 23.9
(75.0) | 16.7
(62.1) | 10.0
(50.0) | 35.0
(95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.6
(14.7) | −7.9
(17.8) | −1.8
(28.8) | 5.9
(42.6) | 14.6
(58.3) | 20.1
(68.2) | 23.0
(73.4) | 21.2
(70.2) | 15.8
(60.4) | 8.1
(46.6) | 1.1
(34.0) | −6.5
(20.3) | 7.0
(44.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.1
(3.0) | −14.2
(6.4) | −7.4
(18.7) | 1.0
(33.8) | 8.2
(46.8) | 13.3
(55.9) | 15.8
(60.4) | 14.3
(57.7) | 9.3
(48.7) | 3.2
(37.8) | −3.4
(25.9) | −12.5
(9.5) | 1.0
(33.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.5
(−8.5) | −20.5
(−4.9) | −13.0
(8.6) | −3.9
(25.0) | 1.7
(35.1) | 6.4
(43.5) | 8.6
(47.5) | 7.3
(45.1) | 2.8
(37.0) | −1.8
(28.8) | −7.9
(17.8) | −18.5
(−1.3) | −5.1
(22.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.6
(−41.1) | −42.2
(−44.0) | −37.5
(−35.5) | −25.0
(−13.0) | −8.3
(17.1) | −5.0
(23.0) | −2.5
(27.5) | −2.5
(27.5) | −10.0
(14.0) | −13.9
(7.0) | −26.7
(−16.1) | −39.0
(−38.2) | −42.2
(−44.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.6
(2.94) | 62.0
(2.44) | 97.6
(3.84) | 87.9
(3.46) | 95.5
(3.76) | 95.0
(3.74) | 86.3
(3.40) | 94.7
(3.73) | 88.5
(3.48) | 93.6
(3.69) | 78.6
(3.09) | 99.9
(3.93) | 1,054.2
(41.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 7.4
(0.29) | 1.3
(0.05) | 26.0
(1.02) | 49.3
(1.94) | 93.7
(3.69) | 95.0
(3.74) | 86.3
(3.40) | 94.7
(3.73) | 88.5
(3.48) | 87.9
(3.46) | 31.3
(1.23) | 10.1
(0.40) | 671.5
(26.43) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 67.2
(26.5) | 60.7
(23.9) | 71.5
(28.1) | 38.6
(15.2) | 1.8
(0.7) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 0.0
(0.0) | 5.7
(2.2) | 47.4
(18.7) | 89.7
(35.3) | 382.6
(150.6) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 8.0 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 123.9 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.4 | 0.35 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 89.15 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 37.45 |
| Source: Environment Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

1. "Interactive Canada Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map". *www.plantmaps.com*. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
2. "Mont Grand-Fonds - La Malbaie | Cross-country ski centres - Charlevoix". *QuébecOriginal*. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
3. "Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 - Grand Fonds". Environment Canada. Retrieved November 21, 2019.

47°46′17″N 70°06′09″W / 47.77139°N 70.10250°W / 47.77139; -70.10250


title: Radek Buchta

abstract: Radek Buchta is a Czech football player who currently plays for Blansko.

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# Radek Buchta

**Radek Buchta** (born 22 April 1989) is a Czech football player who currently plays for Blansko.

## InfoBox

Radek Buchta
| Personal information | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Date of birth | (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 | | |
| Place of birth | Brno, Czechoslovakia | | |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | | |
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | | |
| Team information | | | |
| Current team | Blansko | | |
| Number | 17 | | |
| Youth career | | | |
| 1995−2000 | Sokol Tvarožná | | |
| 2000−2011 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | | |
| Senior career\* | | | |
| Years | **Team** | **Apps** | **(Gls)** |
| 2011−2012 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | 18 | (0) |
| 2012−2014 | 1. SC Znojmo | 65 | (2) |
| 2012−2013 | FC Slovan Rosice (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015−2018 | FC Zbrojovka Brno | 52 | (0) |
| 2018− | FK Blansko | 2 | (0) |
| \*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2020 | | | |


title: Radek Bukowski

abstract: Radek Bukowski is a doctor, academic physician, scientist and an inventor. He is the director of Computational Health & Medicine Initiatives at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, at University of Texas at Austin. Bukowski is most known for his works in the fields of computational medicine, preterm birth, maternal fetal, and neonatal mortality and morbidity and fetal growth abnormalities. His works have been published in New England Journal of Medicine and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He is also the recipient of 2008 March of Dimes Award for his research in prematurity.

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# Radek Bukowski

**Radek Bukowski** is a doctor, academic physician, scientist and an inventor. He is the director of Computational Health & Medicine Initiatives at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, at University of Texas at Austin.

Bukowski is most known for his works in the fields of computational medicine, preterm birth, maternal fetal, and neonatal mortality and morbidity and fetal growth abnormalities. His works have been published in *New England Journal of Medicine* and *American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology*. He is also the recipient of 2008 March of Dimes Award for his research in prematurity.

## Education

Bukowski completed his M.D. degree from Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland in 1986. He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the same institution between 1986 and 1990. Later in 1993, he obtained a Ph.D. in Reproductive Sciences from Freie Universitaet Berlin. In 2002, he completed another Masters in Medical Sciences from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

## Career

In 1998, Bukowski joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch as an Assistant Professor, a position he held until 1999. Subsequently, he pursued a fellowship in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch from 1999 to 2002. Following this, he assumed the role of assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch. Between 2005 and 2010, he served as an associate professor. This led to his appointment as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the same department, where he served from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, he moved to the Yale School of Medicine, holding the position of professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences. From 2016 to 2023, he held the position of professor in the department of Women's Health at the University of Texas at Austin.

Between 2014 and 2016, Bukowski held the position of director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine.

Bukowski holds patent to a framework that utilizes a computer system and machine learning model to predict the probability of Cesarean delivery during attempted vaginal delivery based on characteristic values of a pregnancy.

## Research

Bukowski's work has been featured in various media outlets, including *New York Times*, *Time Magazine*, *The Guardian* and *CNN*.

In 2005, Bukowski served as a key contributor in a clinical trial focusing on Down's syndrome screening methods. His collaborative efforts demonstrated the superiority of first-trimester combined screening, showcasing comparable results to second-trimester quadruple screening. Building on this, he delved into obstetric challenges related to stillbirths in 2007. Partnering with other experts in the area, he discussed the challenges in determining their precise causes, reviewing known and suspected factors, and highlighted the importance of systematic evaluation and ongoing research efforts by the NICHD Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network. In 2011, with other members of the Network, he conducted a population-based study investigating causes of death among stillbirths. The results revealed that systematic evaluations identified probable or possible causes in the majority of cases, with obstetric conditions and placental abnormalities emerging as the most common factors. Moreover, notable racial disparities in stillbirth rates and causes were also highlighted. In 2012 research, he and other members of the Network, compared microarray and karyotype analyses in stillbirth cases, concluding that microarray analysis, particularly successful with nonviable tissue, is more likely to provide a genetic diagnosis, especially in cases involving congenital anomalies or when karyotype results are unattainable.

Further expanding his research work, Bukowski, along with FD Malone and others, explored the correlation between first-trimester fetal growth, measured by crown-rump length, and birth outcomes in a collaborative study from 2007. This research unveiled a significant association between early fetal growth and birth weight, duration of pregnancy, and a reduced risk of small-for-gestational-age infants. Moreover, in 2009, he investigated preconceptional folate supplementation and its impact on spontaneous preterm birth in low-risk pregnancies. His findings demonstrated a 50%-70% reduction in the risk of early preterm birth (20–32 weeks) with one or more years of preconceptional folate supplementation. The study also revealed a decreasing risk with longer supplementation periods and no association with other complications. In a related research article, he with others introduced a comprehensive system for classifying spontaneous preterm birth. This system allowed for identifying groups of women with similar spontaneous preterm birth origins.

Bukowski's collaborative study with Karen E. Davis and Peter W. F. Wilson found that delivering a small for gestational age (SGA) infant significantly increases a mother's risk of developing ischemic heart disease (IHD) independently of traditional risk factors, suggesting pregnancy-related factors may cause long-term cardiovascular changes. He conducted another study, which revealed that women who give birth to infants with higher birth weights are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life, a risk that is independent of their own birth weight, traditional breast cancer risk factors, and is associated with a pregnancy hormonal environment that may promote breast cancer development. Moreover, investigating the association between fetal growth abnormalities, specifically small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA), and the risk of stillbirth, his 2014 research revealed that both severe SGA and severe LGA are associated with an increased risk.

Concentrating his research efforts on computational medicine, Bukowski's 2021 collaborative study emphasized the constraints of conventional medical decision-making, highlighting the need for individualized care, and proposed the role of computational models in revolutionizing medicine for improved outcomes and cost-of-care reduction.

## Awards and honors

## Selected articles

* Malone, F. D., Canick, J. A., Ball, R. H., Nyberg, D. A., Comstock, C. H., Bukowski, R., ... & D'Alton, M. E. (2005). First-trimester or second-trimester screening, or both, for Down's syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine, 353(19), 2001–2011.
* Silver, R. M., Varner, M. W., Reddy, U., Goldenberg, R., Pinar, H., Conway, D., ... & Stoll, B. (2007). Work-up of stillbirth: a review of the evidence. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 196(5), 433–444.
* Bukowski, R., Smith, G. C., Malone, F. D., Ball, R. H., Nyberg, D. A., Comstock, C. H., ... & D'Alton, M. E. (2007). Fetal growth in early pregnancy and risk of delivering low birth weight infant: prospective cohort study. Bmj, 334(7598), 836.
* Bukowski, R., Carpenter, M., Conway, D., Coustan, D., Dudley, D. J., Goldenberg, R. L., ... & Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network Writing Group. (2012). Causes of death among stillbirths. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 67(4), 223–225.
* Reddy, U. M., Page, G. P., Saade, G. R., Silver, R. M., Thorsten, V. R., Parker, C. B., ... & Levy, B. (2012). Karyotype versus microarray testing for genetic abnormalities after stillbirth. New England journal of medicine, 367(23), 2185–2193.

## InfoBox

| Radek Bukowski | |
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| Occupation(s) | Doctor, academic physician scientist and inventor |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | M.D.
Ph.D., Reproductive Sciences
M.S., Medical Sciences |
| Alma mater | Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Freie Universitaet Berlin |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Texas at Austin |
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