title: You Wash... I'll Dry

abstract: You Wash... I'll Dry is the debut and only studio album from English group Everyday People. Produced by Stewart Levine, it was released in 1990 by SBK Records.

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# You Wash... I'll Dry

***You Wash... I'll Dry*** is the debut and only studio album from English group Everyday People. Produced by Stewart Levine, it was released in 1990 by SBK Records.

## Background

Everyday People were formed in 1990 by vocalist Desi Campbell, bassist Shaun Ward and guitarist Lloyd Richards. Having signed to the newly established record label SBK, the band flew out to Bearsville, New York to record their debut album with Stewart Levine as producer. In a 1990 interview, Ward said: "It was the same studio in which the Isley brothers cut all their big records, which made it quite special for us." All songs on the album were original songs written by the group, although "Second Nature" featured a co-writing credit to Ward's brother Michael Ward as well. *You Wash... I'll Dry* was released in 1990 by SBK. It was not a commercial success, except in Germany, where the album peaked at No. 26. During the year, the band toured Europe extensively, however the minor success caused the band to dissolve.

The album spawned five singles. The first was "Headline News" gained some minor interest, reaching No. 99 in the UK, No. 83 in the Netherlands and No. 53 in Germany. "I Guess It Doesn't Matter" followed as the second single and was the band's most successful release. The song peaked at No. 93 in the UK, No. 24 in Switzerland and No. 34 in Germany. "This Kind of Woman" failed to make any national impact. The fourth single "Second Nature" managed to peak at No. 54 in Germany. "Place in the Sun", the final single, failed to chart.

Speaking of working with Levine, Campbell said: "We'd had enough experience with producers and would really have preferred to do it ourselves. But Stewart didn't want to change a thing. He told us at the beginning that all he wanted to do was enhance what we already had, and that's exactly how it turned out. After listening to some other guy, who said he hoped we didn't mind if he changed the odd chorus here and there it was great relief!" Ward added: "The biggest relief for us was the relaxation Stewart engendered in the studio. In England you get the feeling of fear: Look guys were spending £1000 a day here, so lets get it done. Stewart wasn't like that at all. As long as we got something down on tape by the end of the day, he was happy. It never felt like work at any time."

## Release

The album was released on vinyl and CD across Europe. The CD version was purposely issued for the UK and Europe, while the LP was released across Europe in places such as Germany, Italy and Spain.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *Record Mirror* |  |

On its release, Pete Lewis of *Record Mirror* described Everyday People as having a "distinctive brand of unrestricted, non-formularised soul music", with the album being of "consistently high quality". He praised the songs for being "all well structured and rich in melody", the arrangements for being "quite rousing" and "frequently reaching strong climaxes", and Campbell's "flexible, soulful voice". He also noted the "melting pot of different styles", but with a "strong common base in Sixties R&B". *CD Review* felt the band had "evolved a sound that is a mix of styles and influences", adding, "As such, each track on the band's debut comes across as wholly familiar, yet somehow fashions an identity all its own."

*Blues & Soul* commented, "Although this album might not be of instant appeal to many, Everyday People have put together an album that revisits the almost sadly forgotten artform of 'real' music, as in musicians actually playing instruments. This said, \[they\] have gone off on their own tangent coming up with their brand of unaffected gritty, raw R&B with guitars, Hammond organs, live basses, (real) drums, etc firing on all cylinders." Peter Kinghorn of the *Newcastle Evening Chronicle* wrote, "Their soulful approach works best on the brass-punctuated "Make Him Wait", the slow, deliberate "I Guess It Doesn't Matter", Motown-style "Good as Gold", catchy "Place in the Sun" and punchy "Let Someone Love You"."

In North America, Scott Benarde of *The Palm Beach Post* described the album as a "fusion of pop, soul and R&B" and "one of the sleeper records of the year". He added it was "bursting with energy and passion", with "soaring melodies" and "sharp and imploring" vocals. Tom Harrison of *The Province* stated, "Inevitably comes a return to values once held so dear in soul and R&B circles - great songs, singing and spirit. These come dressed up in contemporary production considerations, but the intent is there and the lack of pretension is an unspoken plus."

## Track listing

| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Make Him Wait" | Desi Campbell, Lloyd T. Richards, Shaun Ward | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Headline News" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 5:00 |
| 3. | "I Guess It Doesn't Matter" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 4:15 |
| 4. | "More Than a Friend" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Good as Gold" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 3:56 |
| 6. | "This Kind of Woman" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 5:46 |
| 7. | "Second Nature" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward, Michael Ward | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Place in the Sun" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 5:10 |
| 9. | "I've Been There" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 4:00 |
| 10. | "All I See" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Let Somebody Love You" | Campbell, Richards, S. Ward | 3:47 |

## Personnel

Additional personnel

## InfoBox

| You Wash... I'll Dry | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Everyday People | |
| Released | 15 October 1990 |
| Length | 47:05 |
| Label | SBK |
| Producer | Stewart Levine |


title: Marks Gate (ward)

abstract: Marks Gate was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002.

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# Marks Gate (ward)

**Marks Gate** was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham from 1978 to 2002.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1978–1982 | Arthur Biles |  | Labour |
| 1982–1988 | Donald Pepper |  | Independent |
| 1988–2002 | Maureen Worby |  | Labour |
| 1994–1998 | Peter Melia |  | Labour |
| 1998–2001 | Colin Pond |  | Labour |
| 2001–2002 | Michael McCarthy |  | Labour |

## Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5  1  1.5  2    1978  1982  1986  1990  1994  1998     * Labour
* Independent

## 1994–2002 Barking and Dagenham council elections

The boundaries of the ward were adjusted on 1 April 1994. Marks Gate ward formed a salient of Barking and Dagenham surrounded by the boroughs of Havering and Redbridge. The adjustment transferred sufficient population from those boroughs to require an increase from one to two councillors representing the Marks Gate ward. The Padnall estate was united entirely within the ward.

### 2001 by-election

The by-election was held on 27 September 2001, following the resignation of Colin Pond.

2001 Marks Gate by-election
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Michael McCarthy** | **443** | **56.6** | **+23.0** |
|  | Conservative | Terence Justice | 290 | 37.0 | *N/A* |
|  | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Lopez-Real | 27 | 3.4 | −17.0 |
|  | Green | Geoffrey Hunwicks | 23 | 2.9 | *N/A* |
| Majority | | | 153 | 19.6 | *N/A* |
| Turnout | | |  | 20.0 | −5.0 |
| Registered electors | | |  |  |  |
|  | Labour **hold** | | Swing |  |  |

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1998 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Maureen Worby** | **651** | **79.6** | **+1.6** |
|  | **Labour** | **Colin Pond** | **524** |  |  |
|  | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pace | 167 | 20.4 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | | | 896 | 25.0 | −12.4 |
| Registered electors | | | 3,580 |  |  |
|  | Labour **hold** | | Swing |  |  |
|  | Labour **hold** | | Swing |  |  |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1994 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Maureen Worby** | **921** | **78.0** | **−5.3** |
|  | **Labour** | **Peter Melia** | **845** |  |  |
|  | Liberal Democrats | Winifred Chapman | 260 | 22.0 | *N/A* |
|  | Liberal Democrats | Roger Miller | 248 |  |  |
| Turnout | | | 1,322 | 37.4 | −7.4 |
| Registered electors | | | 3,539 |  |  |
|  | Labour **win** (new boundaries) | | | | |
|  | Labour **win** (new boundaries) | | | | |

## 1978–1994 Barking and Dagenham council elections

Marks Gate ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994

The name of the borough and council changed from Barking to Barking and Dagenham on 1 January 1980.

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1990 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Maureen Worby** | **785** | **83.33** |
|  | Conservative | Ernest Blackborow | 157 | 16.67 |  |
| Registered electors | | | 2,114 |  |  |
| Turnout | | | 947 | 44.80 |  |
| Rejected ballots | | | 4 | 0.4 |  |
|  | Labour **hold** | | Swing |  |  |

### 1988 by-election

The by-election was held on 10 March 1988, following the resignation of Donald Pepper.

1988 Marks Gate by-election
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Maureen Worby** | **477** | **64.0** | **+16.2** |
|  | Conservative | Terence Malladine | 268 | 36.0 | +36.0 |
| Majority | | | 209 | 28.0 | *N/A* |
| Turnout | | |  | 35.5 | −4.7 |
| Registered electors | | | 2,098 |  |  |
|  | Labour **gain** from Independent | | Swing |  |  |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1986 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Independent** | **Donald Pepper** | **457** | **52.2** | **−11.9** |
|  | Labour | Margaret West | 418 | 47.8 | +11.9 |
| Turnout | | |  | 40.2 | +3.7 |
| Registered electors | | | 2,178 |  |  |
|  | Independent **hold** | | Swing |  |  |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1982 Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Independent** | **Donald Pepper** | **542** | **64.1** | ***N/A*** |
|  | Labour | Alan Thomas | 303 | 35.9 | −22.8 |
| Turnout | | |  | 36.5 | +4.3 |
| Registered electors | | | 2,329 |  |  |
|  | Independent **gain** from Labour | | Swing |  |  |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1978 Barking London Borough Council election: Marks Gate
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | **Labour** | **Arthur Biles** | **458** | **58.7** | ***N/A*** |
|  | Conservative | Michael O'Brien | 300 | 38.5 | *N/A* |
|  | Communist | Daniel Connor | 22 | 2.8 | *N/A* |
| Turnout | | |  | 32.2 | *N/A* |
| Registered electors | | | 2,441 |  |  |
|  | Labour **win** (new seat) | | | | |

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## InfoBox

| Marks Gate | |
| --- | --- |
| Former electoral ward<br>for the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council | |
| Borough | Barking and Dagenham |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | * 2,441 (1978) * 2,329 (1982) * 2,178 (1986) * 3,539 (1994) * 3,580 (1998) |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Councillors | * 1978–1994: 1 * 1994–2002: 2 |
| Replaced by | Chadwell Heath |


title: Georg Christian Crollius

abstract: Georg Christian Crollius was a German historian and librarian. He was born in Zweibrücken, the son of the gymnasial headmaster Johann Philipp Crollius and Margaretha Gabriela Joannis. Crollius studied in Halle and Göttingen. He succeeded his father in the management of the Herzog-Wolfgang-Gymnasium in Zweibrücken, the most renowned school in Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Duke Christian IV appointed him also to the committee of the library, the present-day Bibliotheca Bipontina, and to court historiographer. Similar to his father he researched the history of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and of the Rhenish County Palatine. As a member of the Mannheim academy he wrote several essays, which were printed in the series of the academy. The Origines Bipontinae (1761–1769) might be cited as his main work. Starting in 1779 he contributed also to the Editiones Bipontinae. He died in his home town of Zweibrücken.

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# Georg Christian Crollius

**Georg Christian Crollius** (21 July 1728 – 23 March 1790) was a German historian and librarian.

He was born in Zweibrücken, the son of the gymnasial headmaster Johann Philipp Crollius and Margaretha Gabriela Joannis. Crollius studied in Halle and Göttingen. He succeeded his father in the management of the Herzog-Wolfgang-Gymnasium in Zweibrücken, the most renowned school in Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Duke Christian IV appointed him also to the committee of the library, the present-day Bibliotheca Bipontina, and to court historiographer. Similar to his father he researched the history of Palatinate-Zweibrücken and of the Rhenish County Palatine. As a member of the Mannheim academy (since 1765) he wrote several essays, which were printed in the series of the academy. The *Origines Bipontinae* (1761–1769) might be cited as his main work. Starting in 1779 he contributed also to the *Editiones Bipontinae*. He died in his home town of Zweibrücken.

## Further reading

* Wegele, Franz Xaver von (1876), "Crollius, Georg Christian", *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* (in German), vol. 4, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 604–605
* Becker, Albert: *Georg Christian Crollius (1728-1790).* In *Zeitschrift für Bayerische Landesgeschichte.* 1. 1928, pp. 362365. Numerized

## InfoBox

| Georg Christian Crollius | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1728-07-21)21 July 1728
Zweibrücken |
| Died | 23 March 1790(1790-03-23) (aged 61)
Zweibrücken |
| Nationality | German |
|  | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
|  | |


title: Platymantis biak

abstract: Platymantis biak, also known as the Luzon limestone forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon, the Philippines, where it is known from the Biak-na-Bato National Park, its type locality, and from the immediate vicinity of the park. The specific name biak is Tagalog meaning "crevice" or "crack" and refers to the preferred limestone karst habitat at the type locality.

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# Platymantis biak

***Platymantis biak***, also known as the **Luzon limestone forest frog**, is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of Luzon, the Philippines, where it is known from the Biak-na-Bato National Park, its type locality, and from the immediate vicinity of the park. The specific name *biak* is Tagalog meaning "crevice" or "crack" and refers to the preferred limestone karst habitat at the type locality.

## Description

Adult males measure 32–40 mm (1.3–1.6 in) and adult females 37–42 mm (1.5–1.7 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is robust. The head is broader than the body. The tympanum is distinct. The supratympanic fold is smooth. The finger and the toe discs are moderately expanded, larger in the former than in the latter. The dorsum and head are mottled light green, dark green, and black. There is a distinct, black interorbital bar that is anteriorly bordered by lighter, green-brown border. The lower surfaces of the supratympanic fold are black, and there are black canthal and labial blotches by the eye. The dorsum has several large, irregularly distributed black blotches. The dorsal surfaces of the limbs have alternating dark brown and green transverse bars. There is an area of black blotches and cream speckles on anterior portion of flanks. The pupil is bordered by copper ciliary ring of iris, sharply blending into predominant mottled gold and brown color pattern of the iris.

Especially female *Platymantis biak* are well camouflaged in their limestone habitat.

## Habitat and conservation

These frogs have been found perched on top of limestone rocks within large rock formations in the forest and around the entrances to cave systems; males have also been observed up to 5 m inside caves, some perched above ground within depressions and holes in the karst rock walls. They occur at about 190 m (620 ft) above sea level. Development is probably direct (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage).

This species can be common to abundant in suitable habitat, but its known range is small. There is limestone quarrying and mining in the region in which the species occurs, although this activity is not threatening the known locations, most of which are within the Biak-na-Bato National Park.

## InfoBox

| *Platymantis biak* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Conservation status | |
|
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ceratobatrachidae |
| Genus: | *Platymantis* |
| Species: | ***P. biak*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platymantis biak***
Siler, Diesmos, Linkem, Diesmos, and Brown, 2010 | |
|


title: Seegeriella

abstract: Seegeriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America. The genus name of Seegeriella is in honour of Hans Gerhard Seeger, German gardener at botanical gardens in Göttingen, Hanover and Heidelberg. It was first described and published in J. Orchideenfr. Vol.4 on page 190 in 1997.

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# Seegeriella

***Seegeriella*** is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.

It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America.

The genus name of *Seegeriella* is in honour of Hans Gerhard Seeger (b. 1939), German gardener at botanical gardens in Göttingen, Hanover and Heidelberg. It was first described and published in J. Orchideenfr. Vol.4 on page 190 in 1997.

## Known species

According to Kew:

## InfoBox

| *Seegeriella* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | *Seegeriella*<br>Senghas |
|


title: Pietro Amendola

abstract: Pietro Amendola was a communist Italian politician and journalist, who served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1948 until 1968. A war hero, and anti-fascist partisan, his father was Giovanni Amendola, a noted anti-fascist in the 1920s, and his brother, Giorgio, was also a communist politician.

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# Pietro Amendola

**Pietro Amendola** (26 October 1918 - 7 December 2007) was a communist Italian politician and journalist, who served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1948 until 1968. A war hero, and anti-fascist partisan, his father was Giovanni Amendola, a noted anti-fascist in the 1920s, and his brother, Giorgio, was also a communist politician.

## Biography

### Early life

Pietro Amendola was born in Rome in 1918. He was the youngest child of Italian politician, journalist, and noted anti-fascist, Giovanni Amendola. In 1937, he joined the Italian Communist Party (Italian: *Partito Comunista Italiano*, PCI) following the example of his older brother Giorgio. He graduated with a degree law in 1939. In 1940, at the age of 22, he ended up before the Special Fascist Court, where he was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Pietro only served 3 years in prison, as he was set free, thanks to the fall of fascism in Italy

#### Partisan activity

After leaving prison, Pietro immediately resumed his position in the anti-fascist struggle, becoming one of the organizers of the partisan resistance in Lazio, working in a formation of the Volunteer Corps of Freedom with the rank of captain.

### Political career

After the end of World War II, Pietro became the secretary of the Communist Federation of Salerno in 1946 and later the president of the National Association of Partisans of Italy of Naples. In 1947, he became the editor of the Naples newspaper *La Voce*. In 1948 he was elected as a deputy on the PCI lists, and was re-elected for five legislatures, until 1968.

He continued his political activity, despite leaving the chamber of deputies. Becoming the president of the National Association of Persecuted Italian Anti-Fascists (ANPI), Founding and becoming president of the Tenants Syndicate, and remaining in the leadership of the National Association for Reconstruction of War Damage.

#### Last years

The last few years of his life, see him heavily involve himself in the transmission of historical memory. With him, together with his wife Lara, creating of the Matteotti Museum in Fratta Polesine.

### Death

Pietro died in Rome in 2007, at the age of 89. His death was mourned, with former Prime Minister Romano Prodi sending condolences to Pietro's family, and the mayors of Rome and Naples each commenting on his death.

> Whoever wrote that in Pietro Amendola's DNA was love for Italy, democracy and freedom. it is a piece of history of the country that is leaving ... I would like to remember his great interest in young people. Pietro said that his generation could appear to the children a little emphatic and preaching and for this it was necessary to 'meet the young people, understand them and make themselves understood.' Pietro met many Italian girls and boys, they, his loved ones, me and many others will miss him very much
>
> Walter Vetroni

> The death of Pietro Amendola, the last of Giovanni's children, takes away the courageous and coherent heir of a cultural and political tradition which, also through Giorgio Amendola, he has given so much to the aspirations for freedom of our people and to the democratic institutions of the country.
>
> Rosa Russo Jervolino

## Personal life

Pietro married Lara Morticini, and together they have four children.

1. "Donne e Uomini della Resistenza: Pietro Amendola". *ANPI* (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
2. "Camera dei Deputati - Portale Storico - Pietro Amendola". *Chamber of Deputies (Italy)* (in Italian). Government of Italy. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
3. "ANR Associazione Nazionale per la Ricostruzione fra danneggiati di guerra - Grazia Pasanisi de' Foscarini". *www.anrd-guerra.it*. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

## Bibliography

## InfoBox

| Pietro Amendola | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| **In office**
1948–1968 | |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pietro Amendola
26 October 1918
Rome, Italy |
| Died | 7 December 2007
Rome, Italy |
|  | |


title: Natalya Spiridonova

abstract: Natalya Spiridonova is a Russian athlete who specializes in the high jump, she however competes as part of the authorized neutral athletes. She was the gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2021.

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# Natalya Spiridonova

**Natalya Spiridonova** (born 31 July 2002) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the high jump, she however competes as part of the authorized neutral athletes. She was the gold medallist at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2021.

1. "MIL-OSI Russia: CSKA athlete Maria Lasitskene won the high jump at the Path to Olympus tournament ahead of her performance at the Tokyo Olympics | Global.ForeignAffairs.co.nz". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
2. "Natalya SPIRIDONOVA | Profile | World Athletics". *worldathletics.org*. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
3. "Kenyan middle-distance double as World Athletics Under-20 Championships conclude". *www.insidethegames.biz*. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
4. "World Athletics approves the applications of 20 Russians to compete internationally as neutral athletes". *boxscorenews.com*. Retrieved 2021-08-26.

## InfoBox

Natalya Spiridonova
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | 31 July 2002 (2002-07-31) (age 22) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Authorised Neutral Athletes |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High Jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | * Outdoor: 1.92 m (2021) * Indoor: 1.91 m (2022) |
| Medal record      World U20 Championships  2021 Nairobi  high Jump | |


title: Omoglymmius hornabrooki

abstract: Omoglymmius hornabrooki is a species of beetle in the subfamily Rhysodidae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1978.

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# Omoglymmius hornabrooki

***Omoglymmius hornabrooki*** is a species of beetle in the subfamily Rhysodidae. It was described by R.T. & J.R. Bell in 1978.

## InfoBox

| *Omoglymmius hornabrooki* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | *Omoglymmius* |
| Species: | ***O. hornabrooki*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Omoglymmius hornabrooki***<br>R.T. Bell & J.R. Bell, 1978 | |
|


title: Pierre F. Brault

abstract: Pierre Florent Brault was a Quebec film and television composer, who is best known for creating theme music and songs for the popular children's TV series Passe-Partout. He wrote music for many films created by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and worked with directors Gilles Carle and Claude Jutra.

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# Pierre F. Brault

**Pierre Florent Brault** (August 3, 1939 – January 14, 2014) was a Quebec film and television composer, who is best known for creating theme music and songs for the popular children's TV series *Passe-Partout*. He wrote music for many films created by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and worked with directors Gilles Carle and Claude Jutra.

## Early life

Brault was born in Montreal. He learned to play the accordion, and lived in Chicoutimi until age 18.

## Career

Brault began playing the accordion professionally in Montreal in 1961. Later in the 1960s he composed music for the theatrical group Les Apprentis Sorciers, and created music and arrangements for Clémence Desrochers.

Brault began his film scoring career with Jutra's 1965 skateboarding film *Rouli-roulant*. He went on to compose soundtracks for many films at the NFB, developing his skill as a composer and songwriter. His film scores included the films *A Child in His Country (Un enfant...un pays)*, *Red*, *The Time of the Hunt (Le Temps d'une chasse)* and *Panic (Panique)*.

Brault composed music for the children's television show *Passe-Partout*. In 1985, an album of songs for the show, *Le Noël de Cannelle et Pruneau*, was released. The album was remixed and re-released in 2013.

Brault died in Sherbrooke, Quebec, in 2014.

In 2019, an album with cover versions of Brault's music, *Coucou Passe-Partout*, was recorded.

## InfoBox

| Pierre Florent Brault | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1939-08-03)August 3, 1939
Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | January 14, 2014(2014-01-14) (aged 74)
Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Composer |


title: NGC 6790

abstract: NGC 6790 is a young, compact planetary nebula with a high surface brightness located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. Imaging by the Hubble Space Telescope shows elongated shells surrounding the central star. The distance to this nebula is poorly known, but is estimated at 19 kilolight-years, and it is roughly 6,000 years old. The expansion velocity of the neutral hydrogen component is in the range 15−19 km s−1. The central star is a white dwarf with a temperature of around 73,500 K and a photographic magnitude of 11.1. It has a mass of 0.6 M☉, having evolved from a star with a mass about the same as the Sun.

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# NGC 6790

**NGC 6790** is a young, compact planetary nebula with a high surface brightness located in the equatorial constellation of Aquila. Imaging by the Hubble Space Telescope shows elongated shells surrounding the central star. The distance to this nebula is poorly known, but is estimated at 19 kilolight-years, and it is roughly 6,000 years old. The expansion velocity of the neutral hydrogen component is in the range 15−19 km s−1. The central star is a white dwarf with a temperature of around 73,500 K and a photographic magnitude of 11.1. It has a mass of 0.6 *M*, having evolved from a star with a mass about the same as the Sun.

## InfoBox

NGC 6790
| Emission nebula | |
| --- | --- |
| Planetary nebula | |
| Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6790 | |
| Observation data: J2000 epoch | |
| Right ascension | 19h 22m 56.966s |
| Declination | +1° 30 46.46 |
| Distance | 19 kly (5.7 kpc) ly |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 10.45 |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 4″ × 3″ |
| Constellation | Aquila |
|  | |
| Designations | BD+01 3979, HD 182083, NSV 11959 |
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title: WGTI

abstract: WGTI is an Air1-affiliated radio station broadcasting a worship music format. Licensed to Winfall, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area as well as the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

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# WGTI

**WGTI** (97.7 FM) is an Air1-affiliated radio station broadcasting a worship music format. Licensed to Winfall, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Elizabeth City-Nags Head area as well as the Hampton Roads area. The station is currently owned by the Educational Media Foundation.

1. "Facility Technical Data for WGTI". *Licensing and Management System*. Federal Communications Commission.

## InfoBox

WGTI
|  | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Broadcast area |  |
| Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
| Branding | *Air1* |
| Programming | |
| Format | Worship music |
| Network | Air1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 173 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 31,000 watts |
| HAAT | 157 meters (515 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°18′40″N 76°17′34″W / 36.31111°N 76.29278°W / 36.31111; -76.29278 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | air1.com |


title: Geoff Diego Litherland

abstract: Geoff Diego Litherland, the son of the geologist Martin Litherland, is a painter working internationally, based in the UK.

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# Geoff Diego Litherland

**Geoff Diego Litherland** (born 1979 in Tehuacan, Mexico), the son of the geologist Martin Litherland, is a painter working internationally, based in the UK.

## Life and career

Litherland is a Mexican-born artist based in London. Having had a colourful upbringing in Bolivia and Ecuador, he moved to England and graduated from Falmouth College of Arts in 2002. Litherland has exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally and recognition to date has included being selected for the 25th John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool which was judged by Sacha Craddock, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Paul Morrison and Graham Crowley and in 2008 he won the Nottingham Castle Open.

In 2010, Litherland jointly curated the exhibition *Closely Held Secrets*, which featured Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry. The exhibition was an artistic collaboration between Nottingham Trent University’s Bonington Gallery, nine visual artists and a skilled digital embroidery technician who has translated and transformed a series of original artworks into a collection of digitally embroidered artefacts.

In 2011, Litherland was selected by Matthew Collings to be included in the exhibition *Crash* at the Charlie Dutton Gallery. He also had a solo show at Art Work Space within the Hempel Hotel London and was selected by Patricia Bickers, Pippa Hale and Robert Leckie for inclusion in the Salon Art Prize, at the Matt Roberts Arts Project Space on Vyner Street in London.

Litherland graduated with an MFA at Goldsmiths College of Art in 2012 where he was awarded The Warden's Purchase Prize. In 2012 his painting, *All Animals Lead us to Light* was picked for the Oriel Davis Open, in Newtown, Wales.

In 2013, Litherland was picked by Antlers Gallery, Bristol, along with five other artists to exhibit his work in their exhibition Spatial.

In 2014, Antlers Gallery approached Litherland again to exhibit at their project Exploration. This exhibition was shown at Purifier House by Bristol's Harbourside.

## Exhibitions

* 2014 *Exploration*, Antlers Gallery, Bristol.
* 2013 *Spatial*, Antlers Gallery, Bristol.
* 2012 *MA Show*, Goldsmiths College, London.
* 2012 *Oriel Davis Open*, Newtown, Wales.
* 2012 *Geoff Diego Litherland & Thomas M Wright*, Tarpey Gallery, Derby.
* 2011 *Collisions*, Art Work Space at the Hempel Hotel, London.
* 2011 *The Bookmark Project*, Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham.
* 2011 *Salon Art Prize*, Matt Roberts Art Space, Vyner Street. London.
* 2010 *Crash*, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London.
* 2011 *Open 23* (shortlisted for the Attenborough Prize), New Walk Museum, Leicester.
* 2010 *Closely Held Secrets*, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham.
* 2010 *Race for the Prize*, Tether, Nottingham.
* 2009 *Conjuntos*, Nottingham Castle Galleries, Nottingham.
* 2009 *Multiverses*, Wallner Gallery, Lakeside Art Centre, Nottingham.
* 2008 *Nottingham Castle Open*, Nottingham.
* 2008 *John Moores 25*, Liverpool, UK.
* 2004 *Luxa*, Arizona, USA.
* 2003 *BAC! Contemporary art in the Ravel*, Barcelona, Spain.


title: Platycheirus granditarsus

abstract: Platycheirus granditarsus, the Hornhand Sedgesitter, is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain North America and Europe. Typical habitat includes marshy meadows and ditches, where it can be found between May and October, though it is at its commonest between July and September. The most distinctive feature of this fly is the red-orange abdomen most easily seen as it takes off or alights.

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# Platycheirus granditarsus

***Platycheirus granditarsus***, the Hornhand Sedgesitter, is a species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain North America and Europe. Typical habitat includes marshy meadows and ditches, where it can be found between May and October, though it is at its commonest between July and September. The most distinctive feature of this fly is the red-orange abdomen most easily seen as it takes off or alights.

## Description

For terminology Speight key to genera and glossary

Size

7.7–10.5 mm (0.30–0.41 in)

Head

The face is nearly vertical and the anterior oral margin is produced forward. It is shining, with silver pollinosity present only at lateral edges. The tubercle is somewhat large and abruptly pointed. The vertex is narrow, approximately two times as wide as the ocellar triangle. The antenna is black.

Thorax

The thorax is shining to subshining black and the pile is white or pale yellow. The longest scutellar pile is approximately equal in length to the arista, while other thoracic pile is half as long.

Abdomen

For male specimens, the abdomen is oval, with extensive orange areas. Segment 2 usually has only the anterior and lateral edges black, sometimes with a median black line. Segment 3 has only posterolateral edges black, while segment 4 usually has a basal half that is black, occasionally with a median black line that divides the orange anterior half of the segment into two large spots. Segment 5 is dark and unmarked. The surstylus has a poorly developed basal process. external images

For female specimens, the abdomen is broadly oval, with orange areas similar to males. Segment 2 usually has all edges black, sometimes with a median black line. Segment 3 has a complete posterior black band and sometimes also a median black band that divides the orange area into two spots. Segment 4 usually has a basal half that is black, often with a median black line that divides the orange anterior half of the segment into two large spots. Segment 5 has anterior orange spots.

Wings

The wing is darkened, entirely microtrichose.

Legs

The legs are mostly dark, with broad apices of femora and bases of tibiae pale. The fore femur has short, stiff black setae spaced irregularly on the anteroventral and posteroventral surface. The first fore tarsomere has a large, anterior triangular process on the apical half. The first 4 tarsomeres of the mid leg are strongly flattened, each with a broad, apically rounded process which are progressively shorter from the first to third tarsomere. External images

See references for determination.

## Distribution

Palearctic: Fennoscandia south to France and the Alps, Ireland east through Northern Europe and Central Europe into European Russia then across Siberia and the Russian Far East to the Pacific coast. Nearctic: Alaska to Quebec and south to Colorado.

## Biology

Habitat: humid grassland subject to flooding, marsh, fen, edges of raised bogs. Flies May to September. It flies May to August.

## InfoBox

| *Platycheirus granditarsus* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | *Platycheirus* |
| Subgenus: | *Pyrophaena* |
| Species: | ***P. granditarsus*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Platycheirus granditarsus***<br>(Forster, 1771) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Musca confusa* Harris, 1780 * *Musca granditarsa* Forster, 1771 * *Platycheirus confusus* (Harris, 1780) * *Platycheirus ocymi* (Fabricius, 1794) * *Pyrophaena granditarsa* (Forster, 1771) * *Syrphus ocymi\]* Fabricius, 1794 | |


title: Seegebiet Mansfelder Land

abstract: Seegebiet Mansfelder Land is a municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Amsdorf, Aseleben, Erdeborn, Hornburg, Lüttchendorf, Neehausen, Röblingen am See, Seeburg, Stedten and Wansleben am See. On 1 September 2010 Dederstedt was absorbed into the municipality. These 11 former municipalities are now Ortschaften or municipal divisions of Seegebiet Mansfelder Land.

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# Seegebiet Mansfelder Land

**Seegebiet Mansfelder Land** is a municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities Amsdorf, Aseleben, Erdeborn, Hornburg, Lüttchendorf, Neehausen, Röblingen am See, Seeburg, Stedten and Wansleben am See. On 1 September 2010 Dederstedt was absorbed into the municipality. These 11 former municipalities are now *Ortschaften* or municipal divisions of Seegebiet Mansfelder Land.

## InfoBox

| Seegebiet Mansfelder Land | |
| --- | --- |
| Municipality | |
| Location of Seegebiet Mansfelder Land within Mansfeld-Südharz district | |
| Seegebiet Mansfelder Land Seegebiet Mansfelder Land | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′N 11°41′E / 51.467°N 11.683°E / 51.467; 11.683 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
| Government | |
| Mayor (202330) | Martin Blümel |
| Area | |
| Total | 107.92 km2 (41.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31) | |
| Total | 8,812 |
| Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06317, 06295 |
| Dialling codes | 034776, 034774, 034601 (Amsdorf, Wansleben am See), 034773 (Dederstedt, Neehausen), 03475 (Lüttchendorf, Neehausen) |
| Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |


title: Pietro Veronesi

abstract: Pietro Veronesi is the Chicago Board of Trade Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a research fellow of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Additionally, he is a former director of the American Finance Association and co-editor of the Review of Financial Studies. Veronesi conducts research that focuses on asset pricing, stock and bond valuation under uncertainty, bubbles and crashes, return predictability and stochastic volatility. Most recently, he has been interested in studying, both theoretically and empirically, the interaction between government interventions and the behavior of asset prices. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies. He is the recipient of several awards, including the 2015 AQR Insight award, the 2012 and 2003 Smith Breeden prizes from the Journal of Finance; the 2008 WFA award; the 2006 Barclays Global Investors Prize from the EFA; the 2006 Fama/DFA prizes from the Journal of Financial Economics; and the 1999 Barclays Global Investors/Michael Brennan First Prize from the Review of Financial Studies. Veronesi teaches both master's- and PhD-level courses. He is the recipient of the 2009 McKinsey Award for Excellence in Teaching. His undergraduate work was in economics at Bocconi University, where he graduated Magna cum laude in 1992. He earned a master's degree with distinction in 1993 from the London School of Economics. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty upon obtaining his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1997.

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# Pietro Veronesi

**Pietro Veronesi** is the Chicago Board of Trade Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He is also a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a research fellow of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Additionally, he is a former director of the American Finance Association and co-editor of the *Review of Financial Studies*.

Veronesi conducts research that focuses on asset pricing, stock and bond valuation under uncertainty, bubbles and crashes, return predictability and stochastic volatility. Most recently, he has been interested in studying, both theoretically and empirically, the interaction between government interventions and the behavior of asset prices. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the *Journal of Political Economy*, *American Economic Review*, *Quarterly Journal of Economics*, *Journal of Finance*, *Journal of Financial Economics*, and *Review of Financial Studies*. He is the recipient of several awards, including the 2015 AQR Insight award, the 2012 and 2003 Smith Breeden prizes from the *Journal of Finance*; the 2008 WFA award; the 2006 Barclays Global Investors Prize from the EFA; the 2006 Fama/DFA prizes from the *Journal of Financial Economics*; and the 1999 Barclays Global Investors/Michael Brennan First Prize from the *Review of Financial Studies*.

Veronesi teaches both master's- and PhD-level courses. He is the recipient of the 2009 McKinsey Award for Excellence in Teaching.

His undergraduate work was in economics at Bocconi University, where he graduated *Magna cum laude* in 1992. He earned a master's degree with distinction in 1993 from the London School of Economics. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty upon obtaining his PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1997.


title: WQZX

abstract: WQZX is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Greenville, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Haynes Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio.

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# WQZX

**WQZX** (94.3 FM, "Q94") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Greenville, Alabama, United States. The station is currently owned by Haynes Broadcasting, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio.

## InfoBox

WQZX
|  | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | *Q94* |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Haynes Broadcasting, Inc. |
| History | |
| First air date | 1984 |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 26479 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 3,900 watts |
| HAAT | 125.0 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 31°54′40″N 86°36′19″W / 31.91111°N 86.60528°W / 31.91111; -86.60528 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Website | http://www.q94.net |


title: Olpium

abstract: Olpium is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Olpiidae family. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.

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# Olpium

***Olpium*** is a genus of pseudoscorpions in the Olpiidae family. It was described in 1873 by German arachnologist Ludwig Carl Christian Koch.

## Species

The genus contains the following species:

NB: *Olpium savignyi* Simon, 1879 is considered a *nomen nudum*.

## InfoBox

| *Olpium* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Olpium pallipes* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family: | Olpiidae |
| Genus: | *Olpium*
L.Koch, 1873 |
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| Type species | |
| *Obisium pallipes*
Lucas, 1849 | |


title: On Mark Marksman

abstract: The On Mark Marksman was an American high-speed civil executive aircraft converted from surplus Douglas A-26 Invader airframes by On Mark Engineering. Its antecedents were the On Mark Executive and the On Mark Marketeer.

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# On Mark Marksman

The **On Mark Marksman** was an American high-speed civil executive aircraft converted from surplus Douglas A-26 Invader airframes by On Mark Engineering. Its antecedents were the **On Mark Executive** and the **On Mark Marketeer**.

## Development

The On Mark Engineering Company was involved in the maintenance and conversion of Douglas A-26 Invaders for both civil and military customers from 1954 to mid-1970s, The first conversions mainly involved the removal of military equipment and replacement with fairings and civil avionics, sealing of the bomb bay doors, soundproofing, and additional cabin windows. The original "gunner's hatch" was replaced with a larger retractable entrance door, and room for baggage was provided in the nose section. They had improved brake systems and fuel systems and uprated engines with reversible-pitch propellers.

About 1957 the company had developed a major modification that replaced the "carry-through" section of the rear wing spar with a circumferential steel "ring spar" that freed the fuselage space for better passenger accommodation and cockpit access. Other major improvements included a broad-chord metal-skinned rudder, Douglas DC-6 wheels and brakes, an Auxiliary Power Unit, autopilot and additional fuel tanks inside the wing and the addition of wingtip fuel tanks. It also had an extended fiberglass nose for baggage (or a radar) which increased the overall length by about 26".

The typical package of optional improvements was standardized and marketed as the **On Mark Executive**. One aircraft (registered N40Y) had all the options embodied and was used for development and was renamed in 1957 as the **On Mark Marketeer**.

Further development continued into the 1960s into what became the **On Mark Marksman**. The major difference was the addition of full pressurization. Improvements were also made to the cockpit with the incorporation of Douglas DC-6 flat glass windscreens and cockpit side windows. A replacement fuselage roof structure was added from the new windscreens, tapering back to the original tail section. In January 1961 the first Marksman conversion (registered N100Y) was test flown. A Supplementary Type Certificate was issued in January 1961 and deliveries commenced soon after. With the third Marksman conversion (registered N400E), designated the Marksman C, On Mark further altered the upper fuselage by creating a constant interior height to provide a headroom of about 6 ft in the passenger cabin, fitted for six or eight passengers with toilet and galley.

By 1963, six Marksman conversions had been carried out for civil customers, the final seventh and eighth being a special purpose version with terrain-following radar and a cargo-dropping hatch for low level air-drops, designed by and delivered to CIA-associated companies.

## Operational history

In April 1967, two On Mark Marksmans were transferred from Intermountain Aviation, an air service related to the US Central Intelligence Agency, to Air America, another air service connected to the Agency. The official role of these aircraft as stated in the specifications provided to Air America from Intermountain in March 1967 was "Aerial resupply, \[and\] low level penetration." Both aircraft had been highly modified with a variety of navigation and other electronic equipment for this role.

Between June and October 1967, the first aircraft, re-registered from N900V to N46598, conducted low level nighttime supply drops to CIA related forces in Laos during the so-called "Secret War". The program was discontinued because the aircraft was too fast for accurate drops even with the special onboard equipment, and looked too much like a type of strike aircraft known to operate in the theater. This was cited as often causing forces on the ground to be wary of turning on their marking lamps. The aircraft was damaged on takeoff at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base after being transferred to Overseas Aeromarine, Inc.

The second aircraft, officially re-registered from N800V to N67623, was intended for the same role but never used. Both aircraft were initially painted in Insignia Blue, plus white trim areas outlined with black pinstripe that led the type to be nicknamed "the Blue Goose."

In the end, both aircraft were handed over to the 1198th Operational Evaluation and Training (OT&E) Squadron at Norton Air Force Base, San Bernardino, California, a unit known for alleged participation in agent dropping and other clandestine missions in Southeast Asia (Project **Heavy Chain**). The Squadron evaluated the two Marksmen, but apparently found no use for them and scrapped both aircraft, which suffered from a chronic Invader issue of nose gear failure.

## Variants

Executive Basic conversion of the A-26 as an executive transport. Marketeer Further developed executive transport conversion of the A-26. Marksman Pressurized executive transport conversion of the A-26. Marksman ABasic conversion with 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m) nose section, hydraulically-operated airstair and toilet compartment. Marksman BSimilar to the A model, with 2,100 hp (1,566 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-83AM-4A Double Wasp engines driving Hamilton Standard 33E60 high-activity propellers, 2x 160 US gal (130 imp gal; 610 L) tip tanks, DC-6 wheels and brakes with chromium-plated landing gear. Marksman CSimilar to the B model, with 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16/17 Double Wasp engines, Hamilton-Standard Model 43E60 reversible-pitch propellers, 2x 100 US gal (83 imp gal; 380 L) auxiliary fuel tanks and a cargo hatch / air-drop door in the floor of the pressurised compartment. Marksman (Special Purpose version) Development for covert low level supply drops.

## Survivors

Intact Disassembled ( Last known locations )

## Specifications (Marksman C)

*Data from* *Air America: Douglas B-26s/ On Marks,* *McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I,* *Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1965-66.*

**General characteristics**

* **Crew:** 2
* **Capacity:** 6-8 or 12 in high-density seating
* **Length:** 53 ft 10 in (16.41 m)
* **Wingspan:** 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m) with tip-tanks
* **Height:** 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
* **Wing area:** 540 sq ft (50 m2)
* **Empty weight:** 25,200 lb (11,431 kg)

27,150 lb (12,315 kg) for the CIA's Special Purpose version * **Gross weight:** 35,000 lb (15,876 kg)
* Maximum landing weight:31,000 lb (14,061 kg)
* **Fuel capacity:** 800 US gal (670 imp gal; 3,000 L) standard (**Marksman A**) + 2x 160 US gal (130 imp gal; 610 L) tip tanks (**Marksman B**) + 2x 100 US gal (83 imp gal; 380 L) auxiliary tanks (**Marksman C**)
* **Powerplant:** 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB-16/17 Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW) each
* **Propellers:** 3-bladed constant-speed reversible propellers

**Performance**

* **Cruise speed:** 365 mph (587 km/h, 317 kn) at 23,000 ft (7,010 m)
* **Stall speed:** 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn) at 29,000 lb (13,154 kg)
* **Never exceed speed:** 365 mph (587 km/h, 317 kn)
* **Range:** 2,100 mi (3,400 km, 1,800 nmi) normal operation with reserve

1,600 mi (1,390 nmi; 2,575 km) for the CIA's Special Purpose version * **Ferry range:** 2,600 mi (4,200 km, 2,300 nmi) maximum fuel with reserve
* **Service ceiling:** 25,000 ft (7,600 m) ::::16,400 ft (4,999 m) on one engine
* **Rate of climb:** 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s) 32,000 lb (14,515 kg)
* **Wing loading:** 64.8 lb/sq ft (316 kg/m2)
* **Power/mass:** 0.143 hp/lb (0.235 kW/kg)
* **Take-off run:** 2,450 ft (747 m) at 32,600 lb (14,787 kg)
* **Take-off distance to 50 ft (15 m):** 3,495 ft (1,065 m) at 32,600 lb (14,787 kg)
* **Landing run:** 1,700 ft (518 m) at 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) (1,290 ft (393 m) with anti-skid brakes)
* **Landing distance from 50 ft (15 m):** 3,000 ft (914 m) at 30,000 lb (13,608 kg)

**Avionics**

* Terrain Following Radar (TFR) in the CIA's Special Purpose version
* IFR instrumentation
* radio/nav aids

**Related development**

## Further reading

* *The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft*. London: Orbis Publications. 1985. p. 1498.

## InfoBox

| Marksman | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| On Mark Marksman C *N60XX* fitted with deepened pressurised fuselage, R-2800 engines and wing tip tanks | |
| Role | Executive transport |
| Manufacturer | On Mark Engineering |
| First flight | January 1961 |
| Introduction | 1961 |
| Produced | 19611964 |
| Number built | 8 |
| Developed from | Douglas A-26 Invader |


title: Oman at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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# Oman at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Oman competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Four athletes from Oman were selected to the team, competing only in athletics and shooting. This was also the nation's smallest delegation sent to the Olympics since 2004. Double trap shooter Ahmed Al-Hatmi was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Oman, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

## Athletics

Athletes from Oman have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

Key * **Note** – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* **Q** = Qualified for the next round
* **q** = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser *or*, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* **NR** = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | | Quarterfinal | | Semifinal | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi | 100 m | Bye | | 10.41 | 7 | did not advance | | | |
| Ahmed Mohamed Al-Merjabi | 400 m | DNS | |  | | did not advance | | | |

Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | | Quarterfinal | | Semifinal | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Shinoona Salah Al-Habsi | 100 m | 12.45 | 4 | did not advance | | | | | |

## Shooting

Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | | Final | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ahmed Al-Hatmi | Double trap | 129 | 19 | did not advance | |

## InfoBox

| Oman at the<br>2012 Summer Olympics | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| IOC code | OMA |
| NOC | Oman Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | **4** in **2** sports |
| Flag bearer | Ahmed Al-Hatmi |
| Medals | Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0 |
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
|  | |


title: WMBB

abstract: WMBB is a television station in Panama City, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on Harrison Avenue/US 231 in downtown Panama City, and its transmitter is located in unincorporated Youngstown along the Bay–Calhoun county line.

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# WMBB

**WMBB** (channel 13) is a television station in Panama City, Florida, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW Plus. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on Harrison Avenue/US 231 in downtown Panama City, and its transmitter is located in unincorporated Youngstown along the BayCalhoun county line.

## History

Channel 13 first began broadcast operations on October 4, 1973, as WDTB. The station was started by Panhandle Broadcasting Corporation (run by attorney Denver T. Brannen, from where the original call letters were derived from), financed by local businessman/car dealer Tommy Thomas, and attorneys Julian Bennett and Dick Arnold. When it first took to the air, the station was originally an NBC affiliate. The station was a relatively late start for a VHF frequency; most of the allocations on that band elsewhere in the U.S. had been taken by that point. On April 18, 1977, WDTB was sold to Octagon Broadcasting, an Atlanta-based outfit. Upon the change, Octagon changed the station's call sign to the current WMBB (which stands for "The World's Most Beautiful Beaches").

Originally, the station was positioned to be the NBC affiliate for Tallahassee as well since the market did not have one until April 21, 1983, when WTWC-TV signed on. At the time, WMBB's transmitter was in Frink, Calhoun County, well over fifty miles (80 km) away from Tallahassee at approximately 30°22′9″N 85°12′29″W / 30.36917°N 85.20806°W / 30.36917; -85.20806. In addition, many viewers in the capital city already received NBC from Albany, Georgia's WALB which provided a better signal to the area.

On January 4, 1982, WMBB became an ABC affiliate, swapping affiliations with crosstown rival WJHG, which had been the market's original NBC station prior to 1972. Then on December 5, 1986, Buford Television of Tyler, Texas, purchased the station and began investing in equipment and news talent in order to make the station more competitive, not only with WJHG, but also with Dothan, Alabama's WTVY, the CBS station serving the eastern part of the northwestern Florida Panhandle region. It was also around this time that this station moved from its location in Downtown Panama City to its current location on Harrison Avenue that formerly housed a Buick dealership. The new facilities offered three times the space of the previous location.

Unexpectedly at 2:03 p.m. Central Time on May 18, 1989, an Air Force F-15 fighter jet clipped a wire at WMBB's Frink tower. This caused the tower, antenna, and transmitter to be completely destroyed. Not long after this incident, channel 13 was sold once again. This time, it joined Spartan Communications of Spartanburg, South Carolina, as the construction of new transmission equipment got underway. The company completed the acquisition on April 12, 1990. On August 6 of that same year, WMBB began broadcasting from a new 1,500-foot (457 m) state-of-the-art antenna and transmitter tower now in Youngstown. This allowed for better viewing of the station in the western half of the market including the rapidly growing southern Walton County area and Destin.

In 1993, WMBB became one of several ABC affiliates across the country that refused clearance to the ABC show *NYPD Blue*. Instead, it aired syndicated programming during the timeslot. Then-general manager Hugh Roche kept the show off the station until 1997 when the parental rating system was adopted by the networks. By the time WMBB finally allowed the program to air, it was the last station in the country to lift its ban on the show.

In March 2000, this station became one of 13 in a package acquired by Media General worth $605 million. Later that year, Media General purchased the *Jackson County Floridan* newspaper. WMBB then established a Jackson County Bureau and used the resources of the *Floridan* to cover Jackson County as well. This caught the eye of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) because of the common ownership of a newspaper and television station in the same market. With the sale of WMBB to Hoak Media, the issue became moot. By the time Media General sold the station, Media General was granted a permanent waiver by the FCC to operate both properties in the same market. Media General later divested all of their newspapers (with the exception of the *Tampa Tribune*) to Warren Buffett's World Media Holdings in June 2012.

On March 14, 2008, it was announced that Media General would sell the station (and then-sister KALB-TV in Alexandria, Louisiana) to Hoak Media. The deal was closed on July 16. At the time of the closing, WMBB was Hoak's only television station east of the Mississippi River. In July 2010, the station replaced its second digital subchannel broadcast of weather radar with This TV. That network originally aired on WBIF after that channel stopped airing content from the Retro Television Network (RTV). Its replacement was supposed to be WPGX-DT2 but this never made it to air.

On November 20, 2013, Hoak announced the sale of most of its stations, including WMBB, to Gray Television. Due to Gray's existing ownership of WJHG-TV and WECP-LD, Gray immediately placed the station, along with KREX-TV in Grand Junction, Colorado, up for sale to comply with FCC regulations. On December 19, Gray announced that the overlap properties, including WMBB, would be sold to Nexstar Broadcasting Group, for $37.5 million. The sale was completed on June 13, 2014. The deal made WMBB a sister station to Dothan's ABC affiliate, WDHN. On January 17, 2017, Nexstar completed its purchase of Media General, which reunited WMBB with most of its former Media General sister stations.

The station was knocked off the air on October 10, 2018, by Hurricane Michael.

## News operation

WMBB made history during Hurricane Dennis in July 2005 when it became the first station in Panama City to broadcast live storm coverage over the internet. It was one of the first stations in the country to use Weather Services International's Titan forecasting tool (a 3D forecasting system which showed the collapse of the storm just before it struck Santa Rosa Island).

On July 21, 2011, WMBB announced on their Facebook page that they would add another newscast starting September 12, *News 13 Midday*, that runs from 11 a.m. until noon each weekday. This is actually a return to doing a news program during the midday time slot since the station used to produce a midday program until the late-1990s.

In February 2016, Tom Lewis returned to WMBB to become their news director. He was the primary anchor from the late 1980s until 2001, and left for rival station WJHG to become their primary anchor until 2014. He also served as their news director from 2005 to 2010.

On June 1, 2020, WMBB began producing an hour-long 9 p.m. weeknight newscast for Fox affiliate WPGX.

## Technical information

### Subchannels

The station's signal is multiplexed:

Subchannels of WMBB
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13.1 | 720p | 16:9 | WMBB-DT | ABC |
| 13.2 | | 480i | CW Plus | The CW Plus |
| | | 13.3 | Laff | Laff |
| | | 13.4 | Escape | Ion Mystery |

### Analog-to-digital conversion

WMBB shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 13, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. The station's digital signal relocated from its pre-transition UHF channel 19 to VHF channel 13.

## InfoBox

WMBB
|  | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Channels |  |
| Branding | * *WMBB News 13* * The CW Panama City (on DT2) |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations |  |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |  |
| History | |
| First air date | October 4, 1973 (1973-10-04) |
| Former call signs | WDTB (1973-1977) |
| Former channel number(s) | * **Analog:** 13 (VHF, 1973–2009) * **Digital:** 19 (UHF, 2002–2009) |
| Former affiliations | NBC (1973–1982) |
| Call sign meaning | "World's Most Beautiful Beaches" |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 66398 |
| ERP | 42 kW |
| HAAT | 434 m (1,424 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°21′8″N 85°23′28″W / 30.35222°N 85.39111°W / 30.35222; -85.39111 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Website | www.mypanhandle.com |


title: W. Horsfall Carter

abstract: William Horsfall Carter, most commonly known in print as W. Horsfall Carter was a British journalist and European civil servant. He wrote and lectured on international affairs, and translated into English from French, German and Spanish.

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# W. Horsfall Carter

**William Horsfall Carter**, most commonly known in print as **W. Horsfall Carter** (25 March 1900 – 9 June 1976) was a British journalist and European civil servant. He wrote and lectured on international affairs, and translated into English from French, German and Spanish.

## Life

W. Horsfall Carter was educated at St John's College, Oxford, where he gained a first in modern languages in 1922. After a while as Laming Travelling Fellow at Queen's College, Oxford, Carter entered journalism. He was editorial assistant and assistant leader-writer at *The Spectator* from 1928 to 1930, and on the editorial staff of the *Christian Science Monitor* in 1931. From 1932 to 1933 he was Secretary of the New Commonwealth Society and was also editor of *The New Commonwealth* from 1932 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939 he edited *The Fortnightly Review*. He wrote leaders for the *Manchester Guardian* in 1940–42, and was European Publicity Officer for the BBC in 1942–43.

Becoming a civil servant, Carter worked for the Research Department of the Foreign Office from 1943 to 1951, rising to be Head of the Western Europe Section from 1947 to 1951. From 1951 until 1961 he was Head of the Publications Division of the Secretariat of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg.

## Works

* (tr. with Mrs Krassin) *The Life of Leonid Krassin*, 1928
* (tr.) *War again to-morrow*, London: Faber & Faber, Ltd, 1932
* he assisted R. Ashley Audra and Cloudesley Brereton) with the translation of *The two sources of morality and religion* by Henri Bergson. New York: H. Holt and Co., 1935.
* (tr.) *The Law of Peace* by Cornelis van Vollenhoven. London: Macmillan and Co., 1936.
* (tr.) *Modern language teaching by television : A survey based on the principal experiments carried out in Western Europe* by Raymond Hickel. Strasbourg., 1965.
* *Speaking European: the Anglo-Continental cleavage*, London: Allen & Unwin, 1966


title: Oman at the 2010 Asian Games

abstract: Oman participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China from 12 to 27 November 2010. Its contingent comprised 95 members, including 75 athletes. It will take part in six disciplines namely athletics, football, field hockey, shooting, tennis, and beach volleyball.

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# Oman at the 2010 Asian Games

**Oman** participated in the **16th Asian Games** in Guangzhou, China from 12 to 27 November 2010. Its contingent comprised 95 members, including 75 athletes. It will take part in six disciplines namely athletics, football, field hockey, shooting, tennis, and beach volleyball.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bronze | Barakat Al Harthi | Athletics | Men's 100m | 22 November |

## Athletics

## Football

Oman was in Group F with Pakistan, Thailand and Maldives.

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
| 3 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 |

Source: RSSSF

| Oman | 2–0 | Pakistan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Al-Gheilani  10'
Al-Saadi  65' | Report |  |

Guangdong People's Stadium, GuangzhouReferee: Vo Minh Tri (Vietnam)

## Field hockey

Oman is placed in Group A along with Malaysia, South Korea, China and Singapore.

### Team

* Abduljabbar al Balushi (goalkeeper)
* Asim Dawood al Hasni (goalkeeper)
* Hussain Abdullah al Hasni,
* Mohammed Hubeis al Shar,
* Basim Khatir Rajab Said,
* Sameer Huleis al Shibli,
* Younis Ghabish al Nofli
* Hussain Ali Mubarak
* Salah Nasser al Saadi
* Ikram Juman Ramadhan
* Shakir Awadh Said
* Hashim Ghanim al Shatri
* Waleed Abdullah al Hasani
* Yousuf Khalfan al Riyami
* Marwan Abdulrahman
* Murshid Rabe’ea Said Huwait

## Shooting

## Tennis

1. Oman delegation leaves for Guanzhou Asian Games today Oman Daily Observer 10 November 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2010
2. Pakistan to face Oman in Asian Games football Dawn 9 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2010

## InfoBox

| Oman at the
2010 Asian Games | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| IOC code | OMA |
| NOC | Oman Olympic Committee |
| in Guangzhou | |
| Competitors | 75 |
| Medals
Ranked 34th | Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1 |
| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
|  | |


abstract: Melrose Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. The township includes the northern two-thirds of the City of Melrose.

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# Melrose Township, Stearns County, Minnesota

**Melrose Township** is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. The township includes the northern two-thirds of the City of Melrose.

## History

The area of Melrose Township was first settled in the 1840s and was formally founded in 1866. The township's name is a portmanteau of Melissa and Rose, the names of two local pioneer women.

## Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.0 square miles (103.6 km2); 39.3 square miles (101.8 km2) is land and 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), or 1.66%, is water.

Melrose Township is located in Township 126 North of the Arkansas Base Line and Range 33 West of the 5th Principal Meridian.

## Demographics

At the 2000 census, there were 772 people, 255 households and 207 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.5 per square mile (7.5/km2). There were 281 housing units at an average density of 7.1/sq mi (2.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.09% White, 0.13% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 255 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.41.

Age distribution was 31.0% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.2 males.

The median household income was $42,589, and the median family income was $45,865. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $22,396 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,462. About 3.9% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

## InfoBox

| Melrose Township, Minnesota | |
| --- | --- |
| Township | |
| Melrose Township, MinnesotaLocation within the state of MinnesotaMelrose Township, MinnesotaMelrose Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′N 94°50′W / 45.717°N 94.833°W / 45.717; -94.833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Stearns |
| Area | |
| Total | 40.0 sq mi (103.6 km2) |
| Land | 39.3 sq mi (101.8 km2) |
| Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,260 ft (384 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| Total | 759 |
| Density | 19/sq mi (7.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56352 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-41588 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664954 |


title: WRSN

abstract: WRSN/88.1 is an FM radio station licensed to Lebanon, Tennessee. It airs a Catholic religious format. It was assigned the WRSN callsign on November 20, 2008.

text:
# WRSN

**WRSN**/88.1 is an FM radio station licensed to Lebanon, Tennessee. It airs a Catholic religious format. It was assigned the WRSN callsign on November 20, 2008.

## Repeater

* 89.9

## InfoBox

WRSN
| * Lebanon, Tennessee | |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | 88.1 MHz<br>Channel 201 |
| Branding | Risen Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliations | EWTN |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Risen Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
| Call sign meaning | **W** **R**i**S**e**N** |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 176028 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 185 watts |
| HAAT | 92.4 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°17′36.3″N 86°15′27″W / 36.293417°N 86.25750°W / 36.293417; -86.25750 |
| Repeater(s) | WRIM 89.9: Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |


title: WRSV

abstract: WRSV is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Elm City, North Carolina. It is owned by Northstar Broadcasting and airs a Mainstream urban radio format. WRSV uses the branding "Choice FM" and carries the nationally syndicated Breakfast Club in the mornings.

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# WRSV

**WRSV** (92.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Elm City, North Carolina. It is owned by Northstar Broadcasting and airs a Mainstream urban radio format. WRSV uses the branding "Choice FM" and carries the nationally syndicated *Breakfast Club* in the mornings.

## History

WRSV, owned by Northstar Broadcasting, is an African-American family owned Broadcast station. It was started by the late William Avera Wynne, passed to his son William "Billy" Wynne, Jr. and later sold to the station's General Manager Charles O. Johnson, as a result of the great relationship between Wynne and Johnson.

William Avera Wynne, Sr. started WEED radio in 1933, later adding an FM station. In 1974 WEED-FM became WRSV-FM (Rocky Mount's Soul Voice), one of the first stations in North Carolina geared toward African-Americans. Bill Wynne took over the stations from his father, later selling to his General Manager Charles O. Johnson, who formed Northstar Broadcasting. Subsequently, Wynne retired in 1989, but was a friend and advisor to Johnson and his family throughout his retirement and remainder of his life.

Charles O. Johnson, got his start in radio in the 1960s hosting programs on gospel and rhythm and blues to the local Rocky Mount audience. His first step with radio was as a janitor. Eventually, he got an announcer's position with a station in Scotland Neck, NC. To further his career, he moved on to station WCEC-WFMA locally. Club 810 became synonymous with Charles O. Johnson, the radio personality. It gave him and identity apart from everyone else locally and allowed him to reach the black audience in a way that had not been done. The program included Charles' unmatched commentary and exceptional music from black artists from everywhere in the country. In 1988, Charles realized a dream he had for many years, Billy Wynne presented the opportunity to arrange a purchase of stations WRSV 92.1 FM and WEED 1390 AM. Both of them operated under the same roof. Charles had been with these stations for a number of years and saw an opportunity to become an owner and general manager.. Johnson spent over 40 years in the broadcasting business serving the African American community. He was inducted into Edgecombe and Nash County's Twin Counties Hall of Fame in 2009.

Charles' passed in 1996 with Northstar Broadcasting and its stations transferring to his wife Sarah and his children Sonya and Charles II "Chuck". Sarah took the helm as President of Northstar Broadcasting. Chuck, at age 24, became the immediate Vice President of Northstar Broadcasting and General Manager of WRSV-FM and WEED-AM and remains the General Manager of both stations today. Chuck was a natural for the task considering his being one of UNC-Chapel Hill's Radio, TV and Motion Picture last graduating class members. Sonya, an IT professional, serves as the stations Corporate Secretary and was one of the first to graduate from the National Association of Broadcasting's Broadcast Leadership Training Program in 2001. Between what the family naturally learned of radio from Charles Sr., along with, Chuck's and Sonya's formal training the stations continue to thrive amongst their corporate competition.

On September 2, 2015, after completing its transmitter move to west of Rocky Mount and shifting markets from Rocky Mount/Greenville to Raleigh-Durham, WRSV rebranded its station from *Soul 92 Jams* to *Choice FM 92.10*, and positioned themselves as "The People's Station" maintaining its urban format. Another shift was replacing the Rickey Smiley morning show syndicated by Urban 1's Reach Media with *The Breakfast Club* syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. WRSV Choice-FM, as well as, WEED Joy 1390-AM remain as leaders in the Eastern NC!

## InfoBox

WRSV
|  | |
| --- | --- |
| Broadcast area | Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
| Frequency | 92.1 (MHz) |
| Branding | *"Choice FM 92.1"* |
| Programming | |
| Format | Mainstream Urban |
| Affiliations | The Breakfast Club (Premiere Radio Networks) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Northstar Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WEED |
| History | |
| First air date | 1974 |
| Call sign meaning | **W** **R**ocky Mount **S**oul **V**oice |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 54823 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,300 watts |
| HAAT | 162 meters (531 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°48′40″N 77°44′33″W / 35.81111°N 77.74250°W / 35.81111; -77.74250 |
| Links | |
| Public license information |  |
| Webcast | Listen Live (may not work) |
| Website | ilovechoicefm.com |


title: Mellow Out

abstract: Mellow Out is the debut studio album of Mainliner, released in 1996 through Charnel Music.

text:
# Mellow Out

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  |
| *Alternative Press* |  |

***Mellow Out*** is the debut studio album of Mainliner, released in 1996 through Charnel Music.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Asahito Nanjo; all music is composed by Kawabata Makoto and Asahito Nanjo

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Cockamamie" | 1:51 |
| 2. | "Black Sky" | 15:17 |
| 3. | "M." | 18:37 |

## Personnel

Adapted from the *Mellow Out* liner notes.

## Release history

| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1996 | Charnel Music | CD | CHCD-19 |
| United Kingdom | 2003 | Riot Season | CD, LP | REPOSE 01 |
| | 2013 | | LP | REPOSE 038 |

## InfoBox

| Mellow Out | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Studio album by Mainliner | |
| Released | 1996 (1996) |
| Recorded | 1995 (1995) |
| Studio | La Musica Studio
(Tokyo, JP) |
| Genre | Noise rock, psychedelic rock |
| Length | 35:45 |
| Label | Charnel Music |
| Producer | Asahito Nanjo |
| Mainliner chronology | |
| ***Mellow Out***
(1996) *Mainliner Sonic*
(1997) | |


title: Omote-sandō Station

abstract: Omote-sando Station is a Tokyo Metro subway station located at the intersection of Omotesandō and Aoyama-dori in Aoyama, Minato ward, Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Chiyoda Line platforms extends into Shibuya ward.

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# Omote-sandō Station

**Omote-sando Station** (表参道駅, *Omote-sandō-eki*) is a Tokyo Metro subway station located at the intersection of Omotesandō (Avenue Omotesandō) and Aoyama-dori (Aoyama Street) in Aoyama, Minato ward, Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Chiyoda Line platforms extends into Shibuya ward.

## Lines

Omote-sando Station is served by the following three lines.

## Station layout

There are three levels at this station:

* B1: Ginza and Hanzomon Line platforms
* B2: Ticket hall / ticket gates / main concourse
* B3: Chiyoda Line platforms

All platforms are wheelchair accessible. There is same-direction cross-platform interchange between the Ginza and Hanzomon lines, making this a convenient transfer point on the Aoyama-dōri section of these lines. Passengers who wish to change to the JR lines or the Keio Inokashira Line at Shibuya often change to the Ginza line here; those who want the Tokyu Toyoko Line, the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line or the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line often change to the Hanzomon Line. While both the west-bound Ginza and Hanzomon Line goes to Shibuya station, they have separate fare control area at Shibuya, making transfers inconvenient.

## Platforms

The Chiyoda Line station has one island platform and two tracks. The Ginza/Hanzomon Lines station has two island platforms and four tracks. There are same-direction cross-platform interchanges in the Ginza/Hanzomon Lines station.

| **1** | C Chiyoda Line | for Meiji-jingumae and Yoyogi-uehara
Odakyu Odawara Line for Hon-Atsugi and Isehara |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **2** | C Chiyoda Line | for Otemachi, Kita-senju, Ayase, and Kita-ayase
JL Joban Line (Local) for Matsudo, Kashiwa and Toride (via Ayase) |
| **3** | Z Hanzōmon Line | for Shibuya
DT Den-en-toshi Line for Chūō-Rinkan |
| **4** | G Ginza Line | for Shibuya |
| **5** | G Ginza Line | for Akasaka-mitsuke, Ginza, Ueno, and Asakusa |
| **6** | Z Hanzomon Line | for Otemachi and Oshiage
TS Tobu Skytree Line for Tōbu-Dōbutsu-Kōen
TI Tobu Isesaki Line for Kuki
TN Tōbu Nikkō Line for Minami-Kurihashi |

## History

The station was opened as the terminus of the Tokyo Rapid Railway from Toranomon as **Aoyama-rokuchōme Station** (青山六丁目駅) on November 18, 1938, at a site approx. 180 m southwest of its current location (between the current station and Shibuya Station). It became a through station later that year when the section to Shibuya opened on December 20. When through services from the Tokyo Underground Railway (from Asakusa) began on September 16, 1939, the station became **Jingūmae Station** (神宮前駅). This makes it the only Tokyo Metro station to have been renamed twice.

The Chiyoda Line platforms at Omotesando Station opened on October 20, 1972; the Omotesando name was used to avoid confusion with Meiji-Jingūmae Station, the next stop on the Chiyoda Line toward Yoyogi-Uehara. From 1972 to 1977, Omotesando and Jingumae were separate stations for the Chiyoda and Ginza lines respectively. In 1977, the Ginza Line moved to a temporary station on the northeast side of Omotesando Station, pending completion of the Hanzomon Line platforms. The new platforms for the Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line opened on August 1, 1978. The space used for the old Jingumae Station remains visible from the Ginza Line tunnel as of 2015.

Scenes of the 2003 film *Lost in Translation* were filmed there at the Hanzōmon and Ginza lines platform.

The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.

PASMO smart card coverage at this station began operation on 18 March 2007.

## Surrounding area

35°39′54.5328″N 139°42′45.0756″E / 35.665148000°N 139.712521000°E / 35.665148000; 139.712521000

## InfoBox

| C04 G02 Z02
Omote-sando Station
表参道駅 | |
| --- | --- |
| Omote-sando Station entrance, May 2010 | |
|  | |
| Japanese name | |
| **Shinjitai** | 表参道駅 |
| **Kyūjitai** | 表参道駅 |
| **Hiragana** | おもてさんどうえき |
| **Literal meaning** | Chart Join Way Station |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3-6-12 Kita-aoyama, Minato City, Tokyo
Japan |
| Operated by | Tokyo Metro |
| Line(s) |  |
| Platforms | 3 island platforms |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| Other information | |
| Station code | C-04, G-02, Z-02 |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 December 1938 (1938-12-20) |
| Previous names | Aoyama-rokuchōme (until 1978) |
| Passengers | |
|  | |
| FY2007 | 151,667 daily |
|  | |
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title: Ombretta Colli

abstract: Ombretta Colli is an Italian singer, actress and politician. She was president of the Province of Milan from June 1999 to June 2004.

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# Ombretta Colli

**Ombretta Colli** (born **Ombretta Comelli** on 21 September 1943) is an Italian singer, actress and politician. She was president of the Province of Milan from June 1999 to June 2004.

## Biography

Colli's father was a singer, drummer and bassist from Milan. Because of his work he traveled with family around Italy and abroad. Thus Colli was born in Genoa, finished her sixth grade in Turin, seventh grade in Venice, and then lived in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. After she turned 17 her family resettled in Milan.

In 1961–1962 Colli debuted as a film and stage actress, and was later featured as a model on the cover of a disk recorded by Giorgio Gaber, an Italian singer, composer, actor and playwright; they married on 12 April 1965. At the time Colli was studying Chinese and Russian languages at the University of Milan, and was active as a film actress, appearing in at least 10 movies in 1961–1967, including several peplum films. In 1966 she gave birth to daughter Dalia. Colli had a hiatus as an actress between 1967 and late 1970s, and focused on her singing career. She returned to film acting in 1979–1989, and after that turned to television and politics. In 1994 she became Member of the European Parliament, where she worked at the office of social affairs. From 1997 to 1999 Colli was councilor for social services in Milan, and in June 1999 was elected as president of the Province of Milan. Gaber, who did not vote since 1976, came to vote for her in 1999. She lost re-elections in 2004, and moved to other posts in the city of Milan.

## Selected filmography

## InfoBox

| Ombretta Colli | |
| --- | --- |
| Ombretta Colli with Giorgio Gaber in 1964 | |
| Born | Ombretta Comelli
(1943-09-21) 21 September 1943
Genoa, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
| Occupations | * Singer * actress * politician |
| Years active | 1961–1989 |
| Spouse | Giorgio Gaber  (m. 1965; died 2003) |
| Children | 1 |


title: Waenavon railway station

abstract: Waenavon railway station, also known as Waen Avon, was a station on the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway in South East Wales. To the south of the station a short line served Milfraen Colliery. At an altitude of 1,392 feet (424 m) above sea level, Waenavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in Wales. It was the highest on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the closure of Leadhills in 1939.

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# Waenavon railway station

**Waenavon railway station**, also known as *Waen Avon*, was a station on the Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway in South East Wales. To the south of the station a short line served Milfraen Colliery.

At an altitude of 1,392 feet (424 m) above sea level, Waenavon was the highest railway station on a standard gauge line in Wales. It was the highest on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway following the closure of Leadhills in 1939.

## History

The Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway constructed a 4 miles 6 furlongs (7.6 km) line to Blaenavon High Level which opened to goods traffic on 1 November 1869 and to passengers on 1 January 1870. An extension to Pontypool Crane Street opened in September 1879. The line was leased to the London and North Western Railway to transport coal to the Midlands via the Heads of the Valleys line. Waenavon station opened on 1 September 1871.

From the turn of the 20th century, the line served mining activity centred on several pits and collieries. The branch served several collieries between Brynmawr and Waen Avon. The first of these was the Waen Nantyglo Colliery, which was situated a little east of a tramway which later carried the B4248 Brynmawr to Blaenavon Road. The connection was removed by 1925. As Waenavon was approached on a facing branch to the left was built, leading to Clydach colliery, but these had gone by 1915, to be replaced by New Clydach Colliery sidings. Vestiges of these remained until 1950. Some 300 metres (980 ft) south of Waenavon station a gated siding, laid in 1870, veered to the west to serve Milfraen Colliery. The space between the single platform station at Waenavon and the branch was occupied by a series of loops and sidings.

By 1931, Milfraen Colliery had ceased production having exhausted its coal reserves and the branch line that served it was lifted in 1937. After the Depression and unemployment of the 1930s, passenger services were withdrawn from the station and the line on 5 May 1941 due to the exigencies of the Second World War. Blaenavon shed closed on 5 September 1942 and eventually goods services also ceased on 23 June 1954. The line was retained for wagon storage until 1953, and around 1950, a temporary siding was laid in connection with opencast workings on the Blorenge, branching east roughly at the point where the Milfraen Colliery branch had previously diverged west.

In 1972, a section of the line from Abersychan and Talywain to Waenavon was relaid by the National Coal Board for opencast mine workings. Coal traffic from Blaenavon continued until 8 October 1979 and the pit was closed in 1980 but the track remained down due to the prospect of its sale. A section from Big Pit, Blaenavon was subsequently sold to the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.

| Preceding station |  | Disused railways |  | Following station |
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| Brynmawr
Line and station closed |  | London and North Western Railway
Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway
 |  | Garn-Yr-Erw Halt
Line and station closed |

## Present and future

The track from Brynmawr was lifted in July 1961 and the platforms were demolished. The station building still survives to this day and has now become a private residence known as 'Station House'.

Reopening the station to the public has become one of the long-term aims of the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. With the extensions to Blaenavon High Level and Big Pit Halt now open, the railway has turned towards extending the line northwards, under a small road bridge and along the still intact track bed to Waenavon, the summit of the line.

There is also growing political interest for the line to extend further again to Brynmawr which would take the railway over the local authority boundary from Torfaen into Blaenau Gwent and also the historic county boundary from Monmouthshire into Brecknockshire. However, the emphasis with the local authority is that this reopening will serve as a community link, rather than a tourist attraction.

### Notes

### Sources

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| Waenavon | |
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| Station site in August 2012. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Waen Wen, Clydach Gorge, Torfaen
Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°47′33″N 3°08′05″W / 51.7924°N 3.1348°W / 51.7924; -3.1348 |
| Grid reference | SO218110 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Brynmawr and Blaenavon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1871 (1871-09-01) | Opened |
| 5 May 1941 | Closed to passengers |
| 23 June 1954 | Closed to goods traffic |
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title: Waelz process

abstract: The Waelz process is a method of recovering zinc and other relatively low boiling point metals from metallurgical waste and other recycled materials using a rotary kiln. The zinc enriched product is referred to as waelz oxide, and the reduced zinc by product as waelz slag.

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# Waelz process

The **Waelz process** is a method of recovering zinc and other relatively low boiling point metals from metallurgical waste (typically electric arc furnace flue dust) and other recycled materials using a rotary kiln (***waelz kiln***).

The zinc enriched product is referred to as ***waelz oxide***, and the reduced zinc by product as ***waelz slag***.

## History and description

The concept of using a rotary kiln for the recovery of Zinc by volatization dates to at least 1888. A process was patented by Edward Dedolph in 1910. Subsequently, the Dedpolph patent was taken up and developed by Metallgesellschaft (Frankfurt) with Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron but without leading to a production scale ready process. In 1923 the Krupp Grusonwerk independently developed a process (1923), named the *Waelz process* (from the German *Waelzen*, a reference to the motion of the materials in the kiln); the two German firms later collaborated and improved the process marketing under the name *Waelz-Gemeinschaft* (German for Waelz association).

The process consists of treating zinc containing material, in which zinc can be in the form zinc oxide, zinc silicate, zinc ferrite, zinc sulphide together with a carbon containing reductant/fuel, within a rotary kiln at 1000 °C to 1500 °C. The kiln feed material comprising zinc 'waste', fluxes and reductant (coke) is typically pelletized before addition to the kiln. The chemical process involves the reduction of zinc compounds to elemental zinc (boiling point 907 °C) which volatilises, which oxidises in the vapour phase to zinc oxide. The zinc oxide is collected from the kiln outlet exhaust by filters/electrostatic precipitators/settling chambers etc.

Kiln size is typically 50 by 3.6 metres (164 by 12 ft) long / internal diameter, with a rotation speed of around 1 rpm. The recovered dust (*Waelz oxide*) is enriched in zinc oxide and is a feed product for zinc smelters, the zinc reduced by-product is known as *Waelz slag*. Sub-optimal features of the process are high energy consumption, and lack of iron recovery (and iron rich slag). The process also captures other low boiling metals in the *waelz oxide* including lead, cadmium and silver. Halogen compounds are also present in the product oxide.

Increased use of galvanised steel has resulted in increased levels of zinc in steel scrap which in turn leads to higher levels of zinc in electric arc furnace flue dusts. As of 2000, the waelz process is considered to be a "best available technology" for flue dust zinc recovery and the process is used at industrial scale worldwide.

As of 2014, the Waelz process is the preferred or most widely used process for zinc recovery of zinc from electric arc furnace dust (90%).

Alternative production and experimental scale zinc recovery processes include the rotary hearth treatment of pelletised zinc containing dust (Kimitsu works, Nippon Steel); the SDHL (Saage, Dittrich, Hasche, Langbein) process, an efficiency modification of the Waelz process; the "DK process" a modified blast furnace process producing pig iron and zinc (oxide) dust from blast furnace dusts, sludges and other wastes; and the PRIMUS process (multi-stage zinc volatilisation furnace).

### Sources

* Clay, J.E.; Schoonraad, G.P. (Aug 1976), "Treatment of zinc silicates by the Waelz Process" (PDF), *Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy*: 11–14
* Harris, William E. (1936), "The Waelz Process", *AIME Transactions*, 121 Metallurgy of Lead and Zinc: 702–720
* Stewart, Donald L. (Jr.); Daley, James C.; Stephens, Robert L., eds. (2000), "Fourth International Symposium on Recycling of Metals and Engineered Materials. Part 1", *Proceedings of a Symposium organized by the Recycling Committee of the Extraction & processing Division of the Light Metals Division of TMS, 22-25 Oct 2000*
* Antrekowitsch, Jürgen; Steinlechner, Stefan; Unger, Alois; Rösler, Gernot; Pichler, Christoph; Rumpold, Rene (2014), "9. Zinc and Residue Recycling", in Worrell, Ernst; Reuter, Markus (eds.), *Handbook of Recycling: State-of-the-art for Practitioners, Analysts, and Scientists*


title: WWII Aces

abstract: WWII Aces is a flight simulator video game set in World War II for the Wii, developed by Slovak studio Arcade Moon.

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# WWII Aces

***WWII Aces*** is a flight simulator video game set in World War II for the Wii, developed by Slovak studio Arcade Moon.

## Gameplay

*WWII Aces* allows players to choose to play as a pilot in the Royal Air Force, Luftwaffe, or the Red Army Air Force. It features 12 planes including: Spitfire, Stuka, and Mosquito bomber. The game also puts players in battles such as the Battle of Dunkirk, and the Battle of the Bulge. The game has similar controls to that of the Wii version of *Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII*. The game also features over 70 missions where the player is given the task of strategic bombing, air support, paratrooper drops, etc.

Each country in the game has four planes to choose from: a fighter, a dive bomber, a heavy bomber, and a special project plane.

## Reception

The game received negative reviews. Criticism was focused on unresponsive controls, bad graphics, and being frustrating.

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| WWII Aces | |
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| Cover Art | |
| Developer(s) | Arcade Moon |
| Publisher(s) | Destineer |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | * NA: March 21, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Flight simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |